SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION |
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PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) |
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Preliminary Proxy Statement |
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Definitive Proxy Statement |
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Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II
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Proxy
Materials
PLEASE
CAST YOUR VOTE NOW
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund, Strategic Advisers®
Core Income Fund, Strategic Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund,
Strategic Advisers® Fidelity®
Core Income Fund, Strategic Advisers® Fidelity®
Emerging Markets Fund, Strategic Advisers® Fidelity®
International Fund, Strategic Advisers® Fidelity®
U.S. Total Stock Fund, Strategic Advisers® Income Opportunities
Fund, Strategic Advisers® International Fund, Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund, Strategic Advisers®
Municipal Bond Fund, Strategic Advisers® Short Duration
Fund, Strategic Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund, and Strategic
Advisers® Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund
Dear
Shareholder:
As
a shareholder of one or more of the Strategic Advisers funds named above, you have the opportunity to voice your opinion on the matters
that affect investments in your Fidelity managed account. This letter and accompanying proxy statement contain important information about
the proposals and the materials to use when casting your vote.
A
special meeting of shareholders will be held on July 9, 2024.
To
help you better understand the different proposals, we have included a Q&A as well as the complete proxy statement, which describes
each proposal in greater detail. Please know that each proposal was carefully reviewed by each fund’s Board of Trustees (most of
whom are not affiliated with Fidelity and are responsible for protecting your interests as a shareholder). The Trustees believe these
proposals are in your best interests as a shareholder and recommend that you vote for the proposals.
Voting
is quick and easy. To cast your vote, you may:
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Visit the website indicated
on your proxy card(s) or notice(s), enter the control number found on the card(s) or
notice(s), and follow the online instructions; OR |
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Call the toll-free number
on your proxy card(s) or available to you on the website indicated on your notice(s), enter the control number found on the card(s) or
notice(s), and follow the recorded instructions; OR |
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If you have received a paper
copy of the proxy card(s), complete the proxy card(s) and return the signed card(s) in
the postage-paid envelope. |
Your
vote is important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be. Please vote on these important
proposals that affect the funds you hold. You may cast your vote by telephone or through the internet up until 11:59 p.m. ET, on July 8,
2024.
If
you have any questions before you vote, please contact us at 800-544-3455. We’ll be glad
to help you get your vote in quickly. Thank you for your participation.
Sincerely,
Nancy
D. Prior
Chairman
of the Board
Q&A:
A summary to help you understand and vote on the proposals
What
am I being asked to vote on?
You
are being asked to vote on the following proposals, depending on the funds in which you are invested:
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To
elect a Board of Trustees. |
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Strategic
Advisers Alternatives Fund, Strategic Advisers Core Income Fund, Strategic Advisers Emerging Markets Fund, Strategic Advisers Fidelity
Core Income Fund, Strategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund, Strategic Advisers Fidelity International Fund, Strategic Advisers
Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund, Strategic Advisers Income Opportunities Fund, Strategic Advisers International Fund, Strategic Advisers
Large Cap Fund, Strategic Advisers Municipal Bond Fund, Strategic Advisers Short Duration Fund, Strategic Advisers Small-Mid Cap Fund,
and Strategic Advisers Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund |
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To
approve a sub-advisory agreement among Strategic Advisers, FIL Investment Advisors (FIA), and Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (the trust)
and a sub-subadvisory agreement between FIA and FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited (FIA (UK)). |
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Strategic
Advisers Alternatives Fund |
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To
approve a sub-advisory agreement among Strategic Advisers, Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (FDS), and the trust, and sub-subadvisory
agreements between FDS and each of FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited (FMR UK), Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
(FMR H.K.), and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (FMR Japan). |
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Strategic
Advisers Emerging Markets Fund, Strategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund, Strategic Advisers Fidelity International Fund, Strategic
Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund, Strategic Advisers International Fund, Strategic Advisers Large Cap Fund, and Strategic Advisers
Small-Mid Cap Fund |
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Questions
on Proposal 1
What
role does the Board play?
The
Trustees serve as representatives of the funds’ shareholders. Members of the Board are fiduciaries and have an obligation to serve
the best interests of shareholders. In addition, the Trustees review fund performance, oversee fund activities, consider fund policy changes
and review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the funds.
What
is the affiliation of the Board and Fidelity?
The
Board has nominated seven individuals to serve as trustees for your funds. There are two “interested” and five “independent”
trustee nominees. Trustees are determined to be “interested” by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with
the funds, Strategic Advisers, or other entities under common control with Strategic Advisers. Interested trustees are compensated by
Strategic Advisers or an affiliate. Independent trustees have no affiliation with Strategic Advisers and are compensated by the funds.
Trustee compensation information for each fund covered by the proxy is included in the proxy statement.
The
Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the proposal and recommends that you vote to approve it.
Questions
on Proposals 2 and 3
Why
am I being asked to approve new sub-advisory and sub-subadvisory agreements?
The
primary purpose of proposals 2 and 3 is to provide additional investment flexibility to Strategic Advisers to allocate assets to FIA or
FDS, for FIA to allocate assets to FIA (UK), and for FDS to allocate assets to FMR UK, FMR H.K., or FMR Japan, as applicable, consistent
with each fund’s investment objective and strategies, as disclosed in each fund’s registration statement.
What
role do sub-advisers and sub-subadvisers play in managing the funds?
As
each fund’s adviser, Strategic Advisers has overall responsibility for directing the fund’s investments and is authorized,
in its discretion, to grant investment management authority over an allocated portion of the fund’s assets to a sub-adviser. Subject
to Board oversight, Strategic Advisers has the ultimate responsibility to oversee each fund’s sub-advisers and recommend their hiring,
termination and replacement. Under its respective sub-advisory agreement and subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, each
sub-adviser directs the investment of its allocated portion of the fund’s assets in accordance with the fund’s investment
objective, policies and limitations.
In
certain arrangements, a sub-adviser retains an affiliate to serve as a sub-subadviser to the fund. The sub-subadviser may provide investment
research and advice to the sub-adviser and/or may be granted authority to manage all or a portion of the fund’s assets that were
allocated by Strategic Advisers to the sub-adviser, as applicable. The sub-adviser, and not the fund, pays the sub-subadviser under each
sub-subadvisory agreement.
How
will the proposed sub-advisory or sub-subadvisory agreements affect the day-to-day management of the funds?
If
the proposed sub-advisory and sub-subadvisory agreements are approved by shareholders, there will be no change to the portfolio management
team at Strategic Advisers currently responsible for allocating assets of each fund among various sub-advisers and/or underlying funds.
Strategic Advisers, as each fund’s adviser, will continue to direct the investments of each fund, consistent with each fund’s
investment objective, policies and limitations, as disclosed in each fund’s registration statement.
Strategic
Advisers initially does not intend to allocate assets to each sub-adviser under the proposed sub-advisory agreements discussed within
proposals 2 and 3, with the exception of FDS with respect to Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund, but may do so in the future.
For Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund, Strategic Advisers expects to transition the management of one mandate (U.S. Equity
Large Cap Plus) from an existing sub-adviser, FIAM LLC, to its affiliate FDS. FIA and FDS initially do not intend to allocate assets to
any of the proposed sub-subadvisers but may do so in the future.
Will
fund expenses increase if the proposed sub-advisory and sub-subadvisory agreements are approved?
As
mentioned above, Strategic Advisers initially does not intend to allocate assets to each sub-adviser under the proposed sub-advisory agreements
discussed within proposals 2 and 3, with the exception of FDS with respect to Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund, but may
do so in the future. For Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund, Strategic Advisers expects to transition the management of
one mandate (U.S. Equity Large Cap Plus) from an existing sub-adviser, FIAM LLC, to its affiliate FDS, but this transition is not expected
to result in any changes to the sub-advisory fee schedule and is expected to result in a similar funding level to the current funding
level for the mandate. Therefore, total annual operating expenses for funds affected by proposals 2 and 3 are not initially expected to
change as a result of the approval of each proposed sub-advisory agreement.
For
proposal 2, FIA, not the applicable fund, will compensate FIA (UK) under the proposed sub-subadvisory agreement. For proposal 3, FDS,
not the applicable fund, will compensate FMR H.K., FMR U.K., and/or FMR Japan under the proposed sub-subadvisory agreements. Accordingly,
there is no anticipated effect on each applicable fund’s management fee or total annual operating expenses.
To
illustrate the potential impact of approving each proposed agreement (for mandates to which Strategic Advisers does not initially intend
to allocate assets), based on a hypothetical initial maximum allocation to the proposed mandate, and further assuming that assets were
shifted from lower priced manager(s), Strategic Advisers estimates that the fund’s total management fee rate and total net expenses
may increase by up to the amounts reflected in the table below:
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Strategic
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Equity
Market Neutral |
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Approximately
0.02% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers Emerging Markets Fund |
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Emerging
Markets Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund |
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Emerging
Markets Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers Fidelity International Fund |
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International
Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Small Cap Plus |
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Less
than 0.01% |
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Strategic
Advisers International Fund |
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International
Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers Large Cap Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Large Cap Plus |
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Less
than 0.01% |
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Strategic
Advisers Small-Mid Cap Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Small Cap Plus |
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Less
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The
Board of Trustees has unanimously approved each proposal and recommends that you vote to approve them.
General
Questions on the Proxy Statement
Who
bears the expenses associated with this proxy solicitation?
The
expenses associated with (i) preparing this proxy statement, its enclosures, and all solicitations; and (ii) reimbursing brokerage
firms and others for their reasonable expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of shares, will be borne
by each fund.
What
do I need to do?
How
many votes am I entitled to cast?
As
a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value you own of each of the funds on the record date. The record
date is May 13, 2024.
How
do I vote my shares?
You
can vote your shares by visiting the website indicated on your proxy card(s) or notice(s), entering the control number found on the card(s)
or notice(s), and following the online instructions. You may also vote by touch-tone telephone by calling the toll-free number on your
proxy card(s) or available to you on the website indicated on your notice(s), entering the control number found on the card(s) or notice(s)
and following the recorded instructions. In addition, if you have requested paper proxy materials, you may vote by completing and signing
the proxy card(s) and mailing them in the postage-paid envelope.
If
you need any assistance or have any questions regarding the proposals or how to vote your shares, please contact us at 800-544-3455.
How
do I sign the proxy card?
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Individual
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Shareholders
should sign exactly as their name appears on the account registration shown on the card. |
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Accounts: |
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Either
owner may sign, but the name of the person signing should conform exactly to one of the names shown in the registration. |
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Other Accounts: |
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The
person signing must indicate his or her capacity. For example, a trustee for a trust or other entity should sign, “Ann B. Collins,
Trustee.” |
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Who
is Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge)?
Broadridge
is a third-party proxy vendor that Fidelity has hired to call shareholders and record proxy votes. In order to hold a shareholder meeting,
a quorum must be reached. If a quorum is not attained, the meeting may adjourn to a future date. Fidelity attempts to reach shareholders
via multiple mailings to remind them to cast their vote. As the meeting approaches, phone calls may be made to clients who have not yet
voted their shares so that the shareholder meeting does not have to be postponed.
Voting
your shares immediately will help minimize additional solicitation expenses and prevent the need to make a call to you to solicit your
vote.
Remember,
the above is only a summary of the proposals. Please read the proxy statement for complete details on the proposals.
Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder
Meeting to be held on
July 9,
2024
The
Letter to Shareholders, Notice of Meeting, and Proxy Statement are available at www.proxyvote.com/proxy
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® ALTERNATIVES FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® CORE INCOME FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® EMERGING MARKETS FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® FIDELITY® CORE INCOME FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® FIDELITY® EMERGING MARKETS FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® FIDELITY® INTERNATIONAL FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® FIDELITY® U.S. TOTAL STOCK FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® INTERNATIONAL FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® LARGE CAP FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® SHORT DURATION FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® SMALL-MID CAP FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® TAX-SENSITIVE SHORT DURATION FUND
FUNDS
OF
FIDELITY
RUTLAND SQUARE TRUST II
245
Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
1-800-544-3455
NOTICE
OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the Meeting) of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (the trust) will be held on July 9,
2024, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).
The
purpose of the Meeting is to consider and act upon the following proposals and to transact such other business as may properly come before
the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
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To elect a Board of Trustees.
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For shareholders of Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund to approve a sub-advisory agreement among Strategic Advisers LLC (Strategic Advisers), FIL
Investment Advisors (FIA), and the trust, and a sub-subadvisory agreement between FIA and FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited (FIA (UK)).
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For shareholders of certain
funds to approve sub-advisory agreements among Strategic Advisers, Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (FDS), and the trust, and sub-subadvisory
agreements between FDS and each of FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited (FMR UK), Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
(FMR H.K.), and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (FMR Japan). |
The
Board of Trustees has fixed the close of business on May 13, 2024 as the record date for the determination of the shareholders of
each of the funds entitled to notice of, and to vote at, such Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
By
order of the Board of Trustees,
CHRISTINA
H. LEE
Secretary
May 13,
2024
Your
vote is important – please vote your shares promptly.
The
Meeting will be held in a virtual format only. Shareholders are invited to attend the Meeting by means of remote audio communication.
You will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. To participate in the Meeting, you must register at https://viewproxy.com/fidelityfunds/broadridgevsm/.
You will be required to enter your name, an email address, and the control number found on your proxy card or notice you previously received.
If you have lost or misplaced your control number, call Fidelity 1-800-544-3455 to verify your identity and obtain your control number.
Requests for registration must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, July 8, 2024. Once your registration is approved,
you will receive an email confirming your registration with an event link and optional dial-in information to attend the Meeting. A separate
email will follow containing a password to enter at the event link in order to access the Meeting. You may vote during the Meeting at
www.proxyvote.com/proxy. You will need your control number to vote.
Questions
from shareholders to be considered at the Meeting must be submitted to Broadridge at https://viewproxy.com/fidelityfunds/broadridgevsm/
no later than 8:00 a.m. ET on Monday, July 8, 2024.
Shareholders
whose shares are held by a broker, bank or other nominee must first obtain a “legal proxy” from the applicable nominee/record
holder, who will then provide the shareholder with a newly-issued control number. We note that obtaining a legal proxy may take several
days. Requests for registration should be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, July 8, 2024. Once shareholders have obtained
a new control number, they must visit https://viewproxy.com/fidelityfunds/broadridgevsm/ and submit their name and newly issued control
number in order to register to participate in and vote at the Meeting.
Any
shareholder who does not expect to virtually attend the Meeting is urged to vote using the touch-tone telephone or internet voting instructions
that follow or by indicating voting instructions on the enclosed proxy card, dating and signing it, and returning it in the envelope provided,
which needs no postage if mailed in the United States. In order to avoid unnecessary expense, we ask for your cooperation in responding
promptly, no matter how large or small your holdings may be. If you wish to wait until the Meeting to vote your shares, you will need
to follow the instructions available on the Meeting’s website during the Meeting in order to do so.
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR EXECUTING PROXY CARD
The
following general rules for executing proxy cards may be of assistance to you and help avoid the time and expense involved in validating
your vote if you fail to execute your proxy card properly.
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Individual
Accounts: Your name should be signed exactly as it appears in the registration on the proxy card. |
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Joint
Accounts: Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing should conform exactly to a name shown in the registration.
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All
other accounts should show the capacity of the individual signing. This can be shown either in the form of the account registration
itself or by the individual executing the proxy card. For example: |
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ABC
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John
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ABC
Corp.
c/o
John Smith, Treasurer |
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John
Smith, Treasurer |
B.
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ABC
Corp. Profit Sharing Plan |
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Ann
B. Collins, Trustee |
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ABC
Trust |
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Ann
B. Collins, Trustee |
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Ann
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u/t/d
12/28/78 |
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Ann
B. Collins, Trustee |
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Anthony
B. Craft, Cust.
f/b/o
Anthony B. Craft, Jr.
UGMA |
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B. Craft |
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INSTRUCTIONS
FOR VOTING BY TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE OR THROUGH THE INTERNET
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Read the proxy statement, and
have your proxy card or notice handy. |
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Call the toll-free
number or visit the web site indicated on your proxy card or notice . |
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Enter the number found
in either the box on the front of your proxy card or on the first page of your notice . |
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Follow the recorded or on-line
instructions to cast your vote up until 11:59 p.m. ET on July 8, 2024. |
PROXY
STATEMENT
SPECIAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
FIDELITY
RUTLAND SQUARE TRUST II
245
Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® ALTERNATIVES FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® CORE INCOME FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® EMERGING MARKETS FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® FIDELITY® CORE INCOME FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® FIDELITY® EMERGING MARKETS FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® FIDELITY® INTERNATIONAL FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® FIDELITY® U.S. TOTAL STOCK FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® INTERNATIONAL FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® LARGE CAP FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® SHORT DURATION FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® SMALL-MID CAP FUND
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS® TAX-SENSITIVE SHORT DURATION FUND
TO
BE HELD ON JULY 9, 2024
This
Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with a solicitation of proxies made by, and on behalf of, the Board of Trustees of Fidelity
Rutland Square Trust II (the trust) to be used at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the above-named funds (the funds) and at any
adjournments thereof (the Meeting), to be held on July 9, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The Board of Trustees and Strategic
Advisers LLC (Strategic Advisers) have determined that the Meeting will be held in a virtual format only. The Meeting will be accessible
solely by means of remote audio communication.
Shareholders
of Strategic Advisers® Large Cap Fund and Strategic Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund will also participate
in the Meeting to vote on certain other proposals that are included in a notice and proxy statement mailed separately to such shareholders.
The
purpose of the Meeting is set forth in the accompanying Notice. The solicitation is being made primarily by the mailing of Notice of Internet
Availability of Proxy Materials and the distribution of this Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card on or about May 13,
2024.
The
following table summarizes the proposals applicable to each fund:
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To
approve a sub-advisory agreement among Strategic Advisers, FIL Investment Advisors (FIA), and the trust and a sub-subadvisory agreement
between FIA and FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited (FIA (UK)). |
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Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
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To
approve a sub-advisory agreement among Strategic Advisers, Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (FDS), and the trust, and sub-subadvisory
agreements between FDS and each of FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited (FMR UK), Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
(FMR H.K.), and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (FMR Japan). |
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Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund, Strategic Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund,
Strategic Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund, Strategic Advisers® Fidelity®
U.S. Total Stock Fund, Strategic Advisers® International Fund, Strategic Advisers® Large Cap Fund, and
Strategic Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
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Supplementary
solicitations may be made by mail, telephone, facsimile, electronic means or by personal interview by representatives of the trust. In
addition, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge) may be paid on a per-call basis to solicit shareholders by telephone on behalf
of the funds in the trust. The funds may also arrange to have votes recorded by telephone. Broadridge may be paid on a per-call basis
for vote-by-phone solicitations on behalf of the funds. The approximate anticipated total cost of these services is detailed in Appendix
A.
If
the funds record votes by telephone or through the internet, they will use procedures designed to authenticate shareholders’ identities,
to allow shareholders to authorize the voting of their shares in accordance with their instructions, and to confirm that their instructions
have been properly recorded. Proxies voted by telephone or through the internet may be revoked at any time before they are voted at the
Meeting.
Some
shareholders will not automatically receive a copy of this entire Proxy Statement in the mail, but will instead receive a notice that
informs them of how to access all of the proxy materials on a publicly available website (commonly referred to as “notice and access”).
Shareholders who receive such a notice will not be able to return the notice to have their vote recorded. However, they can access the
proxy materials at www.proxyvote.com/proxy to vote eligible shares or may use the instructions on the notice to request a paper or email
copy of the proxy materials at no charge.
The
expenses associated with: (i) preparing this Proxy Statement, its enclosures, and all solicitations; and (ii) reimbursing brokerage firms
and others for their reasonable expenses in forwarding solicitation material to the beneficial owners of shares, will be borne by each
fund.
If
the enclosed proxy is executed and returned, or an internet or telephonic vote is delivered, that vote may nevertheless be revoked at
any time prior to its use by written notification received by the trust, by the execution of a later-dated proxy, by the trust’s
receipt of a subsequent valid internet or telephonic vote, or by attending the virtual Meeting and voting.
All
proxies solicited by the Board of Trustees that are properly executed and received by the Secretary prior to the Meeting, and are not
revoked, will be voted at the Meeting. Shares represented by such proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions thereon.
If no specification is made on a properly executed proxy, it will be voted FOR the matters specified on the proxy. All shares that are
voted and votes to ABSTAIN will be counted towards establishing a quorum.
With
respect to fund shares held in Fidelity® individual retirement accounts (IRA) (including Traditional, Rollover, SEP, SARSEP,
Roth and SIMPLE IRAs), the IRA Custodian will vote those shares for which it has received instructions from shareholders only in accordance
with such instructions. If Fidelity® IRA shareholders do not vote their shares, the IRA Custodian will vote their shares
for them, in the same proportion as other Fidelity® IRA shareholders have voted.
With
respect to Proposal 1, one-third of the trust’s outstanding voting securities entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction
of business at the Meeting. With respect to Proposals 2 and 3, one-third of the aggregate number of the relevant fund’s outstanding
voting securities entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting. If a quorum is not present at
the Meeting, or if a quorum is present at the Meeting but sufficient votes to approve one or more of the proposed items are not received,
or if other matters arise requiring shareholder attention, the persons named as proxy agents may propose one or more adjournments of the
Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of a majority of those shares
present at the Meeting or represented by proxy. When voting on a proposed adjournment, the persons named as proxy agents will vote FOR
the proposed adjournment all shares that they are entitled to vote with respect to each item, unless directed to vote AGAINST an item,
in which case such shares will be voted AGAINST the proposed adjournment with respect to that item. A shareholder vote may be taken on
one or more of the items in this Proxy Statement prior to such adjournment if sufficient votes have been received and it is otherwise
appropriate.
Information
regarding the number of shares of each fund issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024, is included in Appendix B.
To
the knowledge of the trust, as of March 31, 2024, the nominees for election as Trustees, and officers of the trust and the funds
owned, in the aggregate, less than 1% of each fund’s outstanding shares.
To
the knowledge of the trust, no shareholder owned of record or beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of each fund on that
date as of March 31, 2024.
Certain
shares are registered to Strategic Advisers or a Strategic Advisers affiliate. To the extent that Strategic Advisers or another entity
or entities of which FMR LLC is the ultimate parent has discretion to vote, these shares will be voted at the Meeting FOR each proposal.
Otherwise, these shares will be voted in accordance with the plan or agreement governing the shares. Although the terms of the plans and
agreements vary, generally the shares must be voted either (i) in accordance with instructions received from shareholders or (ii) in accordance
with instructions received from shareholders and, for shareholders who do not vote, in the same proportion as certain other shareholders
have voted.
Strategic
Advisers does not generally acquire authority for, or exercise, proxy voting on a client’s behalf in connection with managing client
accounts and such clients must exercise any proxy voting directly. However, certain clients enrolled in Fidelity® managed
account
programs
have elected Strategic Advisers to act as agent to receive proxy voting materials for Fidelity® Funds (including Strategic
Advisers funds) and non-Fidelity funds held in their accounts. For Fidelity® Funds, such shareholders have instructed
Strategic Advisers to vote proxies of a Fidelity® Fund in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such
Fidelity® Fund.
Shareholders
of record at the close of business on May 13, 2024 will be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting. Each such shareholder
will be entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value held on that date, with fractional dollar amounts entitled to a proportional
fractional vote.
For
a free copy of each fund’s annual and/or semiannual reports, call 1-800-544-3455, visit Fidelity’s web site at www.fidelity.com,
or write to Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC) at 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917.
VOTE
REQUIRED: Approval of Proposal 1 requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares of the entire trust present or represented
by proxy at the Meeting. Approval of Proposals 2 and 3 requires the affirmative vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities”
of the appropriate fund. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), the vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting
securities” means the affirmative vote of the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the voting securities present at the Meeting or represented
by proxy if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy or (b) more than 50%
of the outstanding voting securities. With respect to Proposals 2 and 3, votes to ABSTAIN will have the same effect as votes cast AGAINST
the Proposal. With respect to Proposal 1, votes to ABSTAIN will have no effect.
SYNOPSIS
OF PROPOSALS
The
following is a summary of the Proposals contained in this Proxy Statement. Shareholders should read the entire Proxy Statement carefully
for more complete information.
What
proposals am I being asked to vote on and what is the primary purpose of the proposals?
As
more fully described in each Proposal section below, shareholders of each fund are being asked to elect a Board of Trustees (Proposal
1) and shareholders of certain funds are being asked to approve a sub-advisory agreement with FIA and a sub-subadvisory agreement between
FIA and FIA (UK) (Proposal 2), and sub-advisory agreements with FDS, and sub-subadvisory agreements between FDS and each of FMR UK, FMR
H.K., and FMR Japan (Proposal 3) (Proposed Sub-Advisers and Proposed Sub-Subadvisers, respectively). Shareholders of record as of the
close of business on May 13, 2024 will be entitled to vote at the Meeting.
The
primary purpose of Proposals 2 and 3 is to facilitate approval by shareholders of sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements
with the Proposed Sub-Advisers and Proposed Sub-Subadvisers on behalf of the applicable fund to allocate a portion of the fund’s
assets to the Proposed Sub-Adviser and/or Proposed Sub-Subadvisers, if needed. If the proposed agreements are approved, with the exception
of FDS with respect to Strategic Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund, Strategic Advisers initially
does not intend to allocate assets to any of the Proposed Sub-Advisers but may do so in the future. FIA and FDS initially do not intend
to allocate assets to any of the Proposed Sub-Subadvisers, but may do so in the future.
What
are the potential expense impacts of Proposals 2 and 3?
As
discussed in the Proxy Statement, Strategic Advisers initially does not intend to allocate assets to any of the Proposed Sub-Advisers
in Proposals 2 and 3, with the exception of FDS with respect to Strategic Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total
Stock Fund, but may do so in the future. For Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund, Strategic Advisers expects to transition
the management of one mandate (U.S. Equity Large Cap Plus) from an existing sub-adviser, FIAM LLC (FIAM), to its affiliate
FDS, but this transition is not expected to result in any changes to the sub-advisory fee schedule and is expected to result in a similar
funding level to the current funding level for the mandate. Therefore, total annual operating expenses for funds impacted by Proposals
2 and 3 are not initially expected to change as a result of the approval of the new agreements with the Proposed Sub-Advisers.
Proposal
2 also includes request for approval of a sub-subadvisory agreement between FIA and FIA (UK). FIA, not the applicable fund, will
compensate FIA (UK) under the proposed sub-subadvisory agreement. Accordingly, there is no anticipated effect of the sub-subadvisory
arrangement with FIA (UK) on the fund’s management fee or total net expenses if FIA allocates assets to the Proposed Sub-Subadviser.
FIA initially does not intend to allocate assets to FIA (UK), but may do so in the future.
Proposal
3 also includes request for approval of sub-subadvisory agreements between FDS and each of FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan. FDS, not the
applicable fund, will compensate the Proposed Sub-Subadvisers under the sub-subadvisory agreements. Accordingly, there is no anticipated
effect on the applicable fund’s management fee or total net expenses if FDS allocates assets to any of the Proposed Sub-Subadvisers.
FDS initially does not intend to allocate assets to any of the Proposed Sub-Subadvisers, but may do so in the future.
To
illustrate the potential impact of approving each proposed agreement (for mandates to which Strategic Advisers does not initially intend
to allocate assets), based on a hypothetical initial maximum allocation to the proposed mandate, and further assuming that assets were
shifted from lower priced manager(s), Strategic Advisers estimates that the fund’s total management fee rate and total net expenses
may increase by up to the amounts reflected in the table below:
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Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
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Equity
Market Neutral |
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Approximately
0.02% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
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Emerging
Markets Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
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Emerging
Markets Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
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International
Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Small Cap Plus |
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Less
than 0.01% |
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Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
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International
Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Large Cap Plus |
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Less
than 0.01% |
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Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Small Cap Plus |
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Less
than 0.01% |
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PROPOSAL
1
TO
ELECT A BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The
purpose of this proposal is to elect a Board of Trustees. Pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Instrument of the trust, the Trustees
have determined that the number of Trustees shall be fixed at 7. It is intended that the enclosed proxy will be voted for the following
nominees unless such authority has been withheld in the proxy.
Appendix
C shows the composition of the Board of Trustees of the trust and the length of service of each Trustee. All nominees are currently Trustees
of the trust and have served in that capacity continuously since originally elected or appointed. Certain nominees were previously elected
by shareholders to serve as Trustees of the trust, while other nominees were initially appointed by the Trustees and have not yet been
elected by shareholders. With respect to the nominees not previously elected by shareholders, a third-party search firm retained by the
Independent Trustees identified Harold Singleton III as a candidate, and an executive officer of Strategic Advisers or an affiliate
identified Nancy D. Prior as a candidate. The Governance and Nominating Committee has recommended all Independent Trustee candidates.
In
the election of Trustees, those nominees receiving the highest number of votes cast at the Meeting, provided a quorum is present, shall
be elected. A nominee shall be elected immediately upon shareholder approval. The election of the nominees will result in a board comprised
of 7 Trustees.
Each
of the nominees currently oversees 14 funds. If elected, each nominee will oversee 15 funds upon effectiveness of their election.
The
nominees you are being asked to elect as Trustees of the funds are as follows:
Interested
Nominees*:
Correspondence
intended for each Interested Nominee (that is, the nominees that are interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (1940 Act)) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name,
Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience**
Charles
S. Morrison (1960)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Morrison
also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as President (2017-2018) and Director (2014-2018) of Fidelity
SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm), President of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) (investment adviser firm, 2016-2018),
a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2014-2018), President, Asset Management (2014-2018),
Trustee of the Fidelity Equity and High Income Funds (283 funds as of December 2018) (2014-2018), and was an employee of Fidelity Investments.
Mr. Morrison also previously served as Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-2014), President,
Fixed Income (2011-2014), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009),
and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds
(2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005)
of Fidelity's Bond Division.
Nancy
D. Prior (1967)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2024
Trustee
Chair
of the Board of Trustees
Ms. Prior
also serves as Trustee of other funds. Ms. Prior serves as a Senior Adviser at Fidelity Investments (investment adviser firm, 2021-present),
member of the Board of Directors of Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company (2018-present) and member of the Board of Directors of
Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company (2018-present). Prior to her retirement, Ms. Prior held a variety of positions
at Fidelity Investments (2002-2020), including President of Fixed Income (2014-2020), President of Multi-Asset Class Strategies (2017-2018),
President of Money Markets and Short Duration Bonds (2013-2014), and President of Money Markets (2011-2013). Ms. Prior also served
as President (2016-2019) and Director (2014-2019) of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm), Vice
Chairman of FIAM LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-2018), a Director of FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited (investment adviser firm,
2015-2018), Vice President of Global Asset Allocation Funds (2017-2019), Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2014-2020), and Vice
President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2012-2020).
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Determined to be an “Interested
Nominee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with Strategic
Advisers. |
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The information includes
each nominee’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and
skills relevant to each nominee’s qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the nominee should serve
as a Trustee for each fund. |
Independent
Nominees:
Correspondence
intended for each Independent Nominee (that is, the nominees that are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act)) may be sent
to Fidelity Investments, P. O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name,
Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience*
Mary
C. Farrell (1949)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2013
Trustee
Ms. Farrell
also serves as Trustee of other funds. Ms. Farrell is a Director of the W.R. Berkley Corporation (insurance provider) and Director
(2006-present) and Chair (2021-present) of the Howard Gilman Foundation (charitable organization). Previously, Ms. Farrell was Managing
Director and Chief Investment Strategist at UBS Wealth Management USA and Co-Head of UBS Wealth Management Investment Strategy & Research
Group (2003-2005) and President (2009-2021) of the Howard Gilman Foundation (charitable organization). Ms. Farrell also served as
Investment Strategist at PaineWebber (1982-2000) and UBS PaineWebber (2000-2002). Ms. Farrell serves as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Yale-New Haven Hospital and Vice Chairman of the Yale New Haven Health System Board and previously served as Trustee on the
Board of Overseers of the New York University Stern School of Business.
Karen
Kaplan (1960)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2006
Trustee
Ms.
Kaplan also serves as Trustee of other funds. Ms. Kaplan is Chair Emerita (2024-present) and past Chair (2014-2023) and Chief Executive
Officer (2013-2023) of Hill Holliday (advertising and specialized marketing). Ms. Kaplan is a Member of the Board of Governors of the
Chief Executives’ Club of Boston (2010-present), Member of the Executive Committee and past Chair of the Greater Boston Chamber
of Commerce (2006-present), Advisory Board Member of the National Association of Corporate Directors Chapter (2012-present), Member of
the Board of Trustees of the Post Office Square Trust (2012-present), Trustee of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2016-present),
and Member of the Ron Burton Training Village Executive Board of Advisors (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Kaplan served as an Advisory
Board Member of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust (2006-2010), Overseer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (2014-2023), Member of the Board
of Directors (2016-2023), Member of the Executive Committee (2019-2023) and Secretary (2022-2023) of The Advertising Council, Inc., Member
of the Board of Directors of The Ad Club of Boston (2020-2023), Director of The Michaels Companies, Inc. (specialty retailer, 2015-2021),
a member of the Clinton Global Initiative (2010-2015), Director of DSM (dba Delta Dental and DentaQuest) (2004-2014), Formal Appointee
of the 2015 Baker-Polito Economic Development Council, Director of Vera Bradley Inc. (designer of women’s accessories, 2012-2015),
Member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Conference for Women (2008-2015), Member of the Board of Directors of Jobs for Massachusetts
(2012-2015), President of the Massachusetts Women’s Forum (2008-2010), Treasurer of the Massachusetts Women’s Forum (2002-2006),
and Vice Chair of the Board of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (2003-2010).
Christine
Marcks (1955)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Marcks
also serves as Trustee of other funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Marcks served as Chief Executive Officer and President - Prudential
Retirement (2007-2017) and Vice President for Rollover and Retirement Income Strategies (2005-2007), Prudential Financial, Inc. (financial
services). Previously, Ms. Marcks served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2020), was Senior
Vice President and Head of Financial Horizons (2002-2004) and Vice President, Strategic Marketing (2000-2002) of Voya Financial (formerly
ING U.S.) (financial services), held numerous positions at Aetna Financial Services (financial services, 1987-2000) and served as an International
Economist for the United States Department of the Treasury (1980-1987). Ms. Marcks also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees,
Audit Committee and Benefits & Operations Committee of the YMCA Retirement Fund (2018-present), a non-profit organization providing
retirement plan benefits to YMCA staff members, and as a member of the Board of Trustees of Assumption University (2019-present).
Harold
Singleton III (1962)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2024
Trustee
Mr. Singleton
also serves as Trustee of other funds. Mr. Singleton is a member of the Board of Directors of Hershey Trust Company (2023-present).
Previously, Mr. Singleton served as a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of WisdomTree, Inc. (global
investment manager, 2022-2023). He also served as Vice President, Managing Director/Head of Manager Selection and Portfolio Construction
(2016-2022) and Vice President/Head of Client Portfolio Management (2014-2016) of Lincoln Financial Group (insurance and retirement services).
Mr. Singleton also served as a member of the Board of Directors and Investment Committee of The Vantagepoint Funds (2013-2014). Mr. Singleton
served in various capacities at PineBridge Investments (global investment manager), including Managing Director, Head of Asset Management
Companies and Global Head of Retail and Intermediary Sales (2010-2012), Managing Director, Global Head of Equity and Fixed Income Product
Specialists (2009-2010) and Managing Director, Equity Product Specialist (Client Portfolio Manager) (2007-2010). He also served as Chairman
of the Board of Directors of PineBridge East Africa (2011-2012) and PineBridge Taiwan (2011-2012). Mr. Singleton formerly served
in various equity portfolio management and analyst positions, including at UBS Global Asset Management (2003-2006), Metropolitan West
Capital Management (2000-2003) and Brinson Partners (investment manager, 1996-2000). Mr. Singleton is a Life Trustee, member of the
Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Institute of Technology (2012-present)
and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Executive Leadership Council (nonprofit).
Heidi
L. Steiger (1953)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2017
Trustee
Ms. Steiger
also serves as Trustee of other funds. Ms. Steiger serves as Managing Partner of Topridge Associates, LLC (consulting, 2005-present)
and Chair of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Compensation Committee of Live Current Media, Inc. (2022-present). Previously, Ms. Steiger
served as a member of the Board of Directors (2013-2021) and member of the Membership and Executive Committee (2017-2021) of Business
Executives for National Security (nonprofit), a member of the Board of Directors Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Imagine Intelligent
Materials Limited (2019-2021) (technology company), a member of the Advisory Board of the joint degree program in Global Luxury Management
at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) and Skema (Paris) (2018-2021), a Non-Executive Director of CrowdBureau Corporation (financial
technology company and index provider, 2018-2021), a member of the Global Advisory Board and Of Counsel to Signum Global Advisors (international
policy and strategy, 2018-2020), Eastern Region President of The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bancorp (banking and financial services,
2010-2015), Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Securities, LLC (financial services, 2009-2010), President and Senior Advisor of Lowenhaupt
Global Advisors, LLC (financial services, 2005-2007), and President and Contributing Editor of Worth Magazine (2004-2005) and held a variety
of positions at Neuberger Berman Group, LLC (financial services, 1986-2004), including Partner and Executive Vice President and Global
Head of Private Asset Management at Neuberger Berman (1999-2004). Ms. Steiger also served as a member of the Board of Directors of
Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd (insurer of nuclear utilities, 2006-2017), a member of the Board of Trustees and Audit Committee of the
Eaton Vance Funds (2007-2010), a member of the Board of Directors of Aviva USA (formerly AmerUs) (insurance, 2004-2014), and a member
of the Board of Trustees and Audit Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee of CIFG (financial guaranty insurance, 2009-2012),
and a member of the Board of Directors of Kin Group Plc (formerly, Fitbug Holdings) (health and technology, 2016-2017).
*
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The information
includes the nominee’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience,
attributes, and skills relevant to the nominee’s qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that
the nominee should serve as a Trustee for each fund. |
As
of March 31, 2024, the nominees for election as Trustees and officers of the trust and the funds owned, in the aggregate, less than
1% of each fund’s outstanding shares.
Interested
Nominees hold securities issued by FMR LLC and/or its affiliates. During the period January 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024,
no transactions were entered into by Trustees and the nominees as Trustee of the trust involving more than 1% of the voting common, non-voting
common and equivalent stock, or preferred stock of FMR LLC or entities directly or indirectly controlled by FMR LLC .
If
elected, the Trustees will hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by
written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be
retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees;
and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of
the trust. In case a vacancy shall for any reason exist, the remaining Trustees will fill such vacancy by appointing another Trustee,
so long as, immediately after such appointment, at least two-thirds of the Trustees have been elected by shareholders. If, at any time,
less than a
majority
of the Trustees holding office has been elected by the shareholders, the Trustees then in office will promptly call a shareholders’
meeting for the purpose of electing a Board of Trustees. Otherwise, there will normally be no meeting of shareholders for the purpose
of electing Trustees. Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time except that any Advisory Board Member may resign or may
be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees.
Appendix
D sets forth the number of Board and Standing Committee meetings held during each fund’s last fiscal year and a list of each fund’s
fiscal year end. Following the election, it is expected that the trust’s Board will continue to include two interested Trustees
and five Independent Trustees, and will meet at least four times a year at regularly scheduled meetings. For additional information about
the committees of the funds’ Trustees, refer to the section entitled “Board Structure and Oversight Function and Standing
Committees of the Trust’s Current Trustees.”
The
dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned as of March 31, 2024 by each Trustee in each fund and in all funds in the aggregate
within the same fund family overseen or to be overseen by the nominee is included in Appendix E.
Trustee
compensation information for each fund covered by this proxy is included in Appendix F.
The
Board of Trustees recommends that shareholders vote FOR Proposal 1.
PROPOSALS
2 and 3
TO
APPROVE SUB-ADVISORY AND SUB-SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN FUNDS
As
the funds’ investment adviser, Strategic Advisers is responsible for implementing each fund’s investment strategies and directing
the investments of each fund. See “Management Contracts with Strategic Advisers” section for additional information regarding
the services provided by Strategic Advisers to the funds. Pursuant to an exemptive order granted to the trust by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) on November 28, 2006 (SEC Order), Strategic Advisers employs a so-called “manager of managers” structure
to manage the funds by allocating some or all of the assets of each fund to one more sub-advisers who manage a portion of the fund’s
assets pursuant to separate investment strategies reflected in sub-advisory agreements approved by the Trustees. Information regarding
each fund’s currently approved sub-advisers and sub-subadvisers (if applicable), including their principal business address, the
date of each sub-advisory and sub-subadvisory agreement, the date each agreement was last submitted to shareholders, and the date on which
the agreement was last approved by the Trustees, is listed in Appendix G. Additional information regarding each of the existing sub-advisers
is available in each fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information (SAI), which are available at www.fidelity.com. Strategic
Advisers may change a sub-adviser’s asset allocation at any time, including allocating no assets to one or more sub-advisers at
any given time or from time to time.
The
SEC Order allows the Trustees, subject to certain conditions, to appoint new unaffiliated sub-advisers and approve their respective sub-advisory
agreements on behalf of the funds without requiring a shareholder vote. The conditions of the SEC Order require shareholder approval of
any sub-advisory and sub-subadvisory agreements with affiliated sub-advisers and sub-subadvisers and in other instances when the conditions
of the SEC Order cannot be satisfied. FDS, FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan (Proposal 3) are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of FMR
LLC, the parent company of Strategic Advisers. In addition, certain other conditions within the SEC Order prevent its use with respect
to FIA and FIA (UK) (Proposal 2). As such, shareholder approval is required in order for each of the agreements discussed below to take
effect.
Conclusion.
The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, has unanimously approved, and recommends that shareholders of each fund approve,
each of the proposed sub-advisory and sub-subadvisory agreements in Proposals 2 and 3 below. The Board
of Trustees believes that the approval of each sub-advisory and sub-subadvisory agreement is in the best interest of each fund’s
shareholders because such approval will provide access to additional investment strategies should Strategic Advisers decide to allocate
assets to any of the Proposed Sub-Advisers and Proposed Sub-Subadvisers, if needed, consistent with each fund’s investment objective.
If
shareholders do not approve a proposal, the Board of Trustees and Strategic Advisers will evaluate other options for obtaining the desired
investment strategies, which may include allocating assets to one or more existing sub-advisers and/or approving new sub-advisory agreements
consistent with the terms of the SEC Order, if needed.
PROPOSAL
2
SUB-ADVISORY
AGREEMENT WITH FIA AND SUB-SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN FIA AND FIA (UK)
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund
The
primary purpose of Proposal 2 is to facilitate approval by shareholders of a sub-advisory agreement with FIA and a sub-subadvisory agreement
between FIA and FIA (UK) on behalf of the above-referenced fund, which will provide Strategic Advisers with access to additional investment
strategies should Strategic Advisers determine to allocate a portion of a fund’s assets to FIA and for FIA (UK) to provide investment
management and/or advice to FIA, if needed (the “Proposed Agreements”). The approval of the Proposed Agreements will not
result in any changes to the portfolio management team at Strategic Advisers currently responsible for allocating assets of the fund
among various sub-advisers and/or underlying funds or the fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies. If Strategic
Advisers were to allocate assets to FIA pursuant to the Proposed Agreements, FIA would exercise investment management authority with
respect to the portion of fund assets allocated to FIA and, if needed, FIA (UK) would provide investment management and/or advice to
FIA in accordance with the fund’s investment objective, policies and limitations, as disclosed in the fund’s prospectus and
SAI, subject to supervision of Strategic Advisers and oversight by the Trustees. Additional information regarding the investment strategy
to be utilized by FIA under the sub-advisory agreement is provided in the table below.
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Equity
Market Neutral |
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A
long-short market neutral strategy that aims to deliver an absolute return over the medium to long term through returns from high conviction
stock recommendations while seeking to mitigate general stock market risk (beta) and style biases. |
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If
the Proposed Agreements are approved, Strategic Advisers initially does not intend to allocate assets to FIA but may do so in the future.
Therefore, total annual operating expenses are not initially expected to change as a result of the approval of each Proposed Agreement.
However, to illustrate the potential impact of approving the Proposed Agreements, based on a hypothetical initial maximum allocation to
the proposed mandate, and further assuming that assets were shifted from lower priced manager(s), Strategic Advisers estimates that the
fund’s total management fee rate and total net expenses may increase by up to 0.02%.
Activities
and Management of FIA and FIA (UK)
FIL
Limited, a Bermuda company formed in 1969, is the ultimate parent company of FIA and FIA (UK). Members of the Johnson family, including
Abigail Johnson, are the predominant owners, directly or indirectly through trusts or other legal structures, of FIL Limited. While the
Johnson family’s ownership of FIL Limited voting stock may fluctuate from time to time as a result of changes in the total number
of shares of FIL Limited voting stock outstanding, it normally represents more than 25% of the total votes which may be cast by all holders
of FIL Limited voting stock. No natural person, directly or indirectly, owns 25% or more of the shares or holds 25% or more of the voting
rights in FIL Limited, or directly or indirectly has the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors of FIL Limited. At present,
the primary business activities of FIL Limited and its subsidiaries are the provision of investment advisory services to non-U.S. investment
companies and private accounts investing in securities throughout the world.
FIA
provides research and investment recommendations with respect to companies based outside of the United States for certain funds for which
affiliates of Strategic Advisers act as investment adviser. They may also provide investment advisory services. FIA focuses primarily
on companies based in Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia (other than Japan). FIA (UK) focuses primarily on
companies based in the U.K. and Europe.
FIA
does not currently serve as adviser or sub-adviser to any other registered investment companies with similar investment objectives
as the investment strategy FIA would utilize on behalf of the fund in Proposal 2.
FIA
(UK) does not currently serve as sub-adviser or sub-subadviser to any other registered investment companies with similar investment objectives
as the investment strategy FIA could delegate to FIA (UK) on behalf of the fund in Proposal 2.
The
Directors of FIA are Martin Dropkin, Richard McBrearty, Katrina Nusum, Adam Outerbridge, Matthew Quaife, Stacey Ramsay, and Deborah Speight.
The principal executive officers of FIA are Adrian Lam, SFC Emergency Contact Person and Compliant Officer; May Huimei Li, Authorized
Representative of FIA; Rohit Mangla, Chief Compliance Officer; Keira Petty, AML/ATF Compliance Officer and AML/ATF Reporting Officer;
and Rosalie Powell, Company Secretary. The principal business address of each of the Directors and officers is Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow
Lane, Pembroke HM 19, Bermuda.
The
Directors of FIA (UK) are Maria Abbonizio, Romain Boscher, Victoria Kelly, Andrew McCaffery, and Malcolm Palmer. FIL Investment Management
Limited serves as the Company Secretary. The principal business address of each of the Directors and officers is Beech Gate, Millfield
Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6RP, United Kingdom.
Material
Terms of Proposed Agreements
The
following summary of material terms of the Proposed Agreements with FIA and between FIA and FIA (UK) is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the forms of the Proposed Agreements attached in Exhibit 1.
Sub-Advisory
Services. Pursuant to the Proposed Agreement with FIA, if Strategic Advisers were
to allocate all or a portion of the fund’s assets to FIA, FIA would provide a program of continuous investment management for the
portion of the fund’s assets allocated to it in accordance with the fund’s investment objective and policies as stated in
the fund’s Registration Statement, and such other limitations as the trust, the fund, the Trustees, or Strategic Advisers may impose.
FIA would also vote the fund’s proxies in accordance with the sub-adviser’s proxy voting policies as approved by the Board.
FIA’s investment authority includes authority to invest and reinvest the assets of the fund allocated to it by selecting the securities,
instruments, repurchase agreements, financial futures contracts, options and other investments and techniques that the fund may purchase,
sell, enter into or use.
Pursuant
to the Proposed Agreement between FIA and FIA (UK), FIA may request that FIA (UK) provide non-discretionary investment advice to FIA with
respect to all or a portion of the fund’s assets allocated to FIA pursuant to the Proposed Agreement between Strategic Advisers
and FIA. Such advice may include factual information, research reports and investment recommendations, as requested by FIA. If requested
by FIA, FIA (UK) may also provide discretionary investment management services with respect to all or a portion of the assets allocated
to FIA in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations stated in the fund’s Registration Statement.
Sub-Advisory
Fee Rates. Under the terms of the Proposed Agreement with FIA, for providing investment
management services to the fund, Strategic Advisers will pay FIA sub-advisory fees based on the net assets of the portion of the fund
managed by FIA. Strategic Advisers, and not the fund, will pay FIA out of its management fees, subject to the fee schedule below:
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Rate
– Equity Market Neutral
0.55%
(55 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.50%
(50 basis points) on the next $50 million in assets
0.40%
(40 basis points) on the next $100 million in assets
0.30%
(30 basis points) on the next $250 million in assets
0.25%
(25 basis points) on assets over $500 million in assets |
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– FIA (UK)
FIA,
not Strategic Advisers or the funds, will pay sub-subadvisory fees to FIA (UK) |
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assets of all registered investment companies managed by Strategic Advisers and sub-advised by FIA pursuant to the same investment strategy
are aggregated for purposes of calculating the effective fee rate to be paid to FIA on behalf of the fund.
Duration.
If approved by shareholders, the Proposed Sub-Advisory and Sub-Subadvisory Agreement would take effect on or about the first day following
shareholder approval and would continue in force for a term of two years, and from year to year thereafter, as long as its continuance
was approved at least annually by (i) the vote, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose, of a majority of the Independent Trustees,
and (ii) either the vote of the Trustees or the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the fund.
The
Proposed Agreements could be transferred to a successor of FIA or FIA (UK), as applicable, without resulting in a termination and without
shareholder approval, as long as the transfer would not constitute an assignment under applicable securities laws and regulations. The
Proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement would be terminable on 60 days’ written notice by the trust or Strategic Advisers and upon 90 days’
written notice by FIA. The Proposed Sub-Subadvisory Agreement would be terminable by Strategic Advisers, FIA, FIA (UK) or the fund at
any time on 60 days’ written notice. Each of the Proposed Agreements would terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
Board
Approval of Proposed Agreements with FIA and FIA (UK). The factors the Board considered
in approving the Proposed Agreements are discussed in Appendix H .
Conclusion.
The Board of Trustees has concluded that the proposal will benefit the fund and its shareholders. The Trustees recommend voting
FOR the proposal.
PROPOSAL
3
SUB-ADVISORY
AGREEMENT WITH FDS AND SUB-SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS BETWEEN FDS AND EACH OF FMR UK, FMR
H.K., AND FMR JAPAN
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund, Strategic Advisers®
Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund, Strategic Advisers®
Fidelity® International Fund, Strategic Advisers®
Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund, Strategic Advisers®
International Fund, Strategic Advisers® Large Cap Fund, and Strategic Advisers®
Small-Mid Cap Fund
The
primary purpose of Proposal 3 is to facilitate approval by shareholders of a sub-advisory agreement with FDS, and sub-subadvisory agreements
between FDS and each of FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan, on behalf of each above-referenced fund, which will provide Strategic Advisers
with access to additional investment strategies should Strategic Advisers determine to allocate a portion of a fund’s assets to
FDS and for FMR UK, FMR H.K., and/or FMR Japan to provide investment management and/or advice to FDS, if needed (the “Proposed
Agreements”). The approval of the Proposed Agreements will not result in any changes to the portfolio management team at Strategic
Advisers currently responsible for allocating assets of each fund among various sub-advisers and/or underlying funds or each fund’s
investment objective and principal investment strategies. If Strategic Advisers were to allocate assets to FDS pursuant to the Proposed
Agreements, FDS would exercise investment management authority with respect to the portion of fund assets allocated to FDS and, if needed,
FMR UK, FMR H.K., and/or FMR Japan would provide investment management and/or advice to FDS in accordance with each fund’s investment
objective, policies and limitations, as disclosed in each fund’s prospectus and SAI, subject to supervision of Strategic Advisers
and oversight by the Trustees. Additional information regarding the investment strategies to be utilized by FDS under the Proposed Agreements
is provided in the table below.
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Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
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Emerging
Markets Equity Plus |
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MSCI
Emerging Markets Index |
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The
strategy seeks to provide enhanced returns relative to the applicable strategy benchmark by replicating the performance of the benchmark
using index futures, total return swaps, and/or exchange traded funds and investing primarily in short term bonds with the goal of generating
an excess return. |
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Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
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Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
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International
Equity Plus |
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MSCI
EAFE Index |
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Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
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3. |
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Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Large Cap Plus |
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S&P
500 Index |
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U.S.
Equity Small Cap Plus |
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Russell
2000 Index |
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Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Large Cap Plus |
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S&P
500 Index |
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Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Small Cap Plus |
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Russell
2000 Index |
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If
the Proposed Agreements are approved, Strategic Advisers initially does not intend to allocate assets to FDS, with the exception of Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund, but may do so in the future. For Strategic Advisers®
Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund, Strategic Advisers expects to transition the management of one mandate
(U.S. Equity Large Cap Plus) from an existing sub-adviser, FIAM, to its affiliate FDS, but this transition is expected to result in a
similar funding level to the current funding level for the mandate and is not expected to result in any changes to the sub-advisory fee
schedule or the total net expenses of the fund. Therefore, total annual operating expenses are not initially expected to change as a
result of the approval of each Proposed Agreement.
To
illustrate the potential impact of approving each proposed Agreement (for mandates to which Strategic Advisers does not initially
intend to allocate assets) , based on a hypothetical initial maximum allocation to the proposed mandate, and further assuming that
assets were shifted from lower priced manager(s), Strategic Advisers estimates that the fund’s total management fee rate and total
net expenses may increase by up to the amounts reflected in the table below:
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Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
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Emerging
Markets Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
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Emerging
Markets Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
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International
Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Small Cap Plus |
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Less
than 0.01% |
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Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
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International
Equity Plus |
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Approximately
0.01% or less |
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Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Large Cap Plus |
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Less
than 0.01% |
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Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
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U.S.
Equity Small Cap Plus |
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Less
than 0.01% |
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You
are being asked to vote separately on Proposal 3 solely with respect to the fund(s) that you own.
Activities
and Management of FDS, FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan
FDS,
a registered investment adviser, is a subsidiary of FMR LLC and an affiliate of Strategic Advisers. FDS has principal offices at 245 Summer
Street, Boston MA, 02110.
Each
of FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan provides research and investment recommendations with respect to companies based outside of the United
States for certain funds for which affiliates of Strategic Advisers act as investment adviser. Each of FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan
is an affiliate of both FDS and Strategic Advisers.
FDS
does not currently serve as adviser or sub-adviser to any other registered investment companies with similar investment objectives
as the investment strategy FDS would utilize on behalf of each fund in Proposal 3.
FMR
UK, FMR H.K., and/or FMR Japan do not currently serve as sub-adviser or sub-subadviser to any other registered investment
companies with similar investment objectives as the investment strategy FDS could delegate to FMR UK, FMR H.K., and/or FMR Japan on behalf
of each fund in Proposal 3.
The
Directors of FDS are William Irving, Martin McGee, and Kimberly L. Perry. The principal executive officers of FDS are William Irving,
President; Stephanie J. Brown, Chief Compliance Officer; Christopher J. Rimmer, Treasurer; John Slyconish, Assistant Treasurer; Michael
Shulman, Assistant Treasurer; Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary; Lisa D. Krieser, Assistant Secretary; and Jospeh Benedetti, Assistant Secretary.
The principal business address of each of the Directors of FDS is 245 Summer Street, Boston MA, 02110.
The
Directors of FMR UK are Mark D. Flaherty, Kyle Johnson, Jean-Philippe Provost, and Christopher J. Rimmer. The principal executive officers
of FMR UK are Adrian J. Tyerman, Compliance Officer; Stephanie J. Brown, Chief Compliance Officer; and Margaret Cary, Chief Legal Officer.
The principal business address of each of the Directors and officers is 1 St. Martin’s Le Grand, London, EC1A 4AS, United Kingdom.
The
Directors of FMR H.K. are Sharon Yau Lecornu, James Lenton, and William F. Shanley III. The principal executive officers of FMR H.K. are
Sharon Yau Lecornu, Chief Executive Officer; Adrian J. Tyerman, Compliance Officer; Stephanie J. Brown, Chief Compliance Officer; Christopher
J. Rimmer, Treasurer; and Margaret Carey, Chief Legal Officer. The principal business address of each of the Directors and officers is
Floor 19, 41 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong.
The
Directors of FMR Japan are Timothy M. Cohen, Rieko Hirai, Kirk Roland Neureiter, Nathaniel Norr Salter, William F. Shanley III, and Kan
Man Wong. The principal executive officers of FMR Japan are Kenji Kanemasu, Compliance Officer; Koichi Iwabuchi, Statutory Auditor; Stephanie
J. Brown, Chief Compliance Officer; Christopher J. Rimmer, Treasurer; and Margaret Carey, Chief Legal Officer. The principal business
address of each of the Directors and officers is Kamiyacho Prime Place, 1-17, Toranomon-4-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
FMR
LLC is the ultimate parent company of FDS, FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan. Information regarding FMR LLC is contained under the section
captioned “Activities and Management of Strategic Advisers.”
Material
Terms of Proposed Agreements
The
following summary of material terms of the Proposed Agreements with FDS and between FDS and each of FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the forms of the Proposed Agreements and relevant Schedule A for each fund attached in Exhibit
2. The Proposed Agreements between FDS and each of FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan are identical for each applicable fund.
Sub-Advisory
Services. Pursuant to the Proposed Agreements with FDS, if Strategic Advisers were
to allocate all or a portion of a fund’s assets to FDS, FDS would provide a program of continuous investment management for the
portion of each fund’s assets allocated to it in accordance with that fund’s investment objective and policies as stated in
the fund’s Registration Statement, and such other limitations as the trust, each fund, the Trustees, or Strategic Advisers may impose.
FDS would also vote each fund’s proxies in accordance with FDS’ proxy voting policies as approved by the Board. FDS’
investment authority includes authority to invest and reinvest the assets of each fund allocated to it by selecting the securities, instruments,
repurchase agreements, financial futures contracts, options and other investments and techniques that the fund may purchase, sell, enter
into or use.
Pursuant
to the Proposed Agreements between FDS and each of FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan, FDS may request that FMR UK, FMR H.K., and/or FMR
Japan provide non-discretionary investment advice to FDS with respect to all or a portion of each fund’s assets
allocated
to FDS. Such advice may include factual information, research reports and investment recommendations, as requested by FDS. If requested
by FDS, FMR UK, FMR H.K., and/or FMR Japan may also provide discretionary investment management services with respect to all or a portion
of the assets allocated to FDS in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations stated in each fund’s Registration
Statement.
Sub-Advisory
Fee Rates. Under the terms of the Proposed Agreement with FDS for each fund, for
providing investment management services to the fund, Strategic Advisers will pay FDS sub-advisory fees based on the net assets of the
portion of the fund managed by FDS. Strategic Advisers, and not each fund, will pay FDS out of its management fees, subject to the fee
schedule(s) below, as applicable:
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Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
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Rate
– Emerging Markets Equity Plus
0.40%
(40 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.35%
(35 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.29%
(29 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets |
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Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
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– International Equity Plus
0.35%
(35 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.30%
(30 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.24%
(24 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets |
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Advisers® Large Cap Fund
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
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Rate
– U.S. Equity Large Cap Plus
0.28%
(28 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.24%
(24 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.17%
(17 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets |
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Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
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Rate
– U.S. Equity Small Cap Plus
0.28%
(28 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.24%
(24 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.17%
(17 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets |
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– FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan
FDS,
not Strategic Advisers or the funds, will pay sub-subadvisory fees to each of FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan. |
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The
assets of all registered investment companies managed by Strategic Advisers and sub-advised by FDS pursuant to the same investment strategy
are aggregated for purposes of calculating the effective fee rate to be paid to FDS on behalf of the applicable fund.
Duration.
If approved by shareholders, each Proposed Agreement would take effect on or about the first day following shareholder approval and would
continue in force for a term of two years and from year to year thereafter, as long as its continuance was approved at least annually
by (i) the vote, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose, of a majority of the Independent Trustees and (ii) either a vote
of the Trustees or a vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the fund.
The
Proposed Agreements could be transferred to a successor of FDS or each applicable Sub-Subadviser, as applicable, without resulting in
a termination and without shareholder approval, as long as the transfer would not constitute an assignment under applicable securities
laws and regulations. The Proposed Sub-Advisory Agreements would be terminable on 60 days’ written notice by the trust or Strategic
Advisers and on 90 days’ written notice by FDS. Each Proposed Sub-Subadvisory Agreement would be terminable by the applicable fund,
FDS, and FMR UK, FMR H.K or FMR Japan, as applicable, on 60 days’ written notice. Each of the Proposed Agreements would terminate
automatically in the event of its assignment.
Board
Approval of Proposed Agreements with FDS, FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan. The factors
the Board considered in approving the Proposed Agreements are discussed in Appendix H .
Conclusion.
The Board of Trustees has concluded that the proposal will benefit each fund and its shareholders. The Trustees recommend voting
FOR the proposal.
The
Board knows of no other business to be brought before the Meeting. However, if any other matters properly come before the Meeting, it
is the intention that proxies that do not contain specific instructions to the contrary will be voted on such matters in accordance with
the judgment of the persons therein designated.
ADVISORY
BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST
Howard
E. Cox, Jr. is a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II. The executive officers of the funds include: Heather
Bonner, Craig S. Brown, John J. Burke III, Margaret Carey, Jonathan Davis, Laura M. Del Prato, James D. Gryglewicz, Colm A. Hogan, Christina
H. Lee, Chris Maher, Brett Segaloff, Stacie M. Smith, and Jim Wegmann. Additional information about Mr. Cox and other executive officers
of the funds can be found in the following table.
The
executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may
resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Correspondence
intended for each Advisory Board Member and executive officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name,
Year of Birth; Principal Occupation*
Howard
E. Cox, Jr. (1944)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2009
Member
of the Advisory Board
Mr.
Cox also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Mr. Cox is a Partner of Greylock (venture capital, 1971-present) and
a Director of Stryker Corporation (medical products and services, 1974-present). Previously, Mr. Cox served as an Advisory Board Member
of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust (2006-2010). Mr. Cox also serves as a Member of the Secretary of Defense’s Business Board of Directors
(2008-present), a Director of Business Executives for National Security (1997-present), a Director of the Brookings Institution (2010-present),
a Director of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders Foundation (2009-present), and is a Member of the Harvard Medical
School Board of Fellows (2002-present).
Heather
Bonner (1977)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2023
President
and Treasurer
Ms.
Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity
Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Senior Vice President , Vice President, Treasurer, or Director of certain
Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig
S. Brown (1977)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant
Treasurer
Mr. Brown
also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of
certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).
John
J. Burke III (1964)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief
Financial Officer
Mr. Burke
also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present)
and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity
entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret
Carey (1973)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant
Secretary
Ms. Carey
also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General
Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
Name,
Year of Birth; Principal Occupation*
Jonathan
Davis (1968)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant
Treasurer
Mr. Davis
also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer or Director of certain Fidelity entities.
Laura
M. Del Prato (1964)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant
Treasurer
Ms. Del
Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity
Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del
Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).
James
D. Gryglewicz (1972)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2015
Chief
Compliance Officer
Mr. Gryglewicz
also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Gryglewicz is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance
(2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Gryglewicz serves as Compliance Officer of Strategic Advisers LLC
(investment adviser firm, 2015-present. Previously, Mr. Gryglewicz served as Compliance Officer of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment
adviser firm, 2014-2019), and as Chief Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity® funds (2014-2018).
Colm
A. Hogan (1973)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2016
Assistant
Treasurer
Mr. Hogan
also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain
Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Christina
H. Lee (1975)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2020
Secretary
and Chief Legal Officer
Ms. Lee
also serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. Ms. Lee is a Vice President, Associate General Counsel (2014-present) and is an
employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lee served as Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2018-2019).
Chris
Maher (1972)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2016
Assistant
Treasurer
Mr. Maher
also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of
certain funds (2013-2020).
Brett
Segaloff (1972)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money
Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff
also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain
Fidelity entities.
Name,
Year of Birth; Principal Occupation*
Stacie
M. Smith (1974)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant
Treasurer
Ms. Smith
also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim
Wegmann (1979)
Year
of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant
Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann
also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer
of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
*
|
The information
includes principal occupation during the last five years. |
BOARD
STRUCTURE AND OVERSIGHT FUNCTION AND
STANDING
COMMITTEES OF THE TRUST’S CURRENT TRUSTEES
Correspondence
intended for each Independent Trustee may be sent to the attention of the individual Trustee or to the Board of Trustees at Fidelity Investments,
P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each Interested Trustee may be sent to the attention of
the individual Trustee or to the Board of Trustees at Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02210. The current
process for collecting and organizing shareholder communications requires that the Board of Trustees receive copies of all communications
addressed to it. All communications addressed to the Board of Trustees or any individual Trustee are logged and sent to the Board or individual
Trustee. The funds do not hold annual meetings and therefore do not have a policy with regard to Trustees’ attendance at such meetings.
However, as a matter of practice, at least one Trustee attends special meetings of shareholders.
Nancy
D. Prior currently is an interested person of the trust and currently serves as an Interested Trustee and Chairman. The Trustees have
determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an Interested Trustee and Chairman has a personal
and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the funds. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business
judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent
or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an
Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the
Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session.
Mary C. Farrell serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with
respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
The
Board of Trustees has established two committees to supplement the work of the Board as a whole. The members of each committee are Independent
Trustees. See Appendix D for the number of meetings each standing committee held during each fund’s last fiscal year end.
The
Audit and Compliance Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Ms. Steiger currently serving as Chair. All committee
members must be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, income statement,
and cash flow statement. The committee determines whether at least one member of the committee is an “audit committee financial
expert” as defined in rules promulgated by the SEC under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The committee normally meets in conjunction
with in person meetings of the Board of Trustees, or more frequently as called by the Chair or a majority of committee members. The committee
meets separately periodically with the fund’s Treasurer, the fund's Chief Financial Officer, the fund’s Chief Compliance Officer
(CCO), personnel responsible for the internal audit function of FMR LLC, and the fund's outside auditors. The committee has direct responsibility
for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the outside auditors employed by the fund for the purpose of preparing
or issuing an audit report or related work. The committee assists the Trustees in overseeing and monitoring: (i) the systems of internal
accounting and financial controls of the fund and the fund's service providers, (ii) the financial reporting processes of the fund,
(iii) the independence, objectivity and qualification of the auditors to the fund, (iv) the annual audits of the fund's financial
statements, and (v) the accounting policies and disclosures of the fund. The committee considers and acts upon (i) the provision
by any outside auditor of any non-audit services for any fund, and (ii) the provision by any outside auditor of certain non-audit
services to fund service providers and their affiliates to the extent that such approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required
under applicable regulations (auditor independence regulations) of the SEC. It is responsible for approving all audit engagement fees
and terms for the fund and for resolving disagreements between the fund and any outside auditor regarding any fund's financial reporting,
and has
sole
authority to hire and fire any auditor. Auditors of the fund report directly to the committee. The committee will obtain assurance of
independence and objectivity from the outside auditors, including a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the
auditor and the fund and any service providers consistent with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Ethics and Independence
Rule 3526, Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence. The committee will discuss with the outside auditors any such
disclosed relationships and their impact on the auditor's independence and objectivity. The committee will receive reports of compliance
with provisions of the auditor independence regulations relating to the hiring of employees or former employees of the outside auditors.
It oversees and receives reports on the fund's service providers' internal controls and reviews with management, internal audit personnel
of FMR LLC, and outside auditors the adequacy and effectiveness of the fund's and service providers' accounting and financial controls,
including: (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial
reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the fund's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data;
(ii) any change in the fund's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the fund's internal control over financial reporting; and (iii) any fraud, whether material or not, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the fund's or service provider's internal controls over financial reporting.
The committee will review with counsel any legal matters that may have a material impact on the fund's financial statements and any material
reports or inquiries received from regulators or governmental agencies. The committee reviews at least annually a report from the outside
auditor describing (i) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control review, peer review, or PCAOB examination
of the auditing firm and (ii) any material issues raised by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities
of the auditing firm since the most recent report and in each case any steps taken to deal with such issues. The committee will oversee
and receive reports on the fund's financial reporting process from the fund's Treasurer and outside auditors and will receive reports
from any outside auditor relating to (i) critical accounting policies and practices used by the fund, (ii) alternative accounting
treatments that the auditor has discussed with Strategic Advisers, and (iii) other material written communications between the auditor
and Strategic Advisers (as determined by the auditor). The committee will discuss with Strategic Advisers, the fund's Treasurer, outside
auditors and, if appropriate, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC, their qualitative judgments about the appropriateness and acceptability
of accounting principles and financial disclosure practices used or proposed for adoption by the fund. The committee will review with
Strategic Advisers, the fund's Treasurer, outside auditors, and internal audit personnel of FMR LLC (to the extent relevant) the results
of audits of the fund's financial statements. The committee will discuss regularly and oversee the review of the fund's major internal
controls exposures, the steps that have been taken to monitor and control such exposures, and any risk management programs relating to
the fund. The committee also oversees the administration and operation of the compliance policies and procedures of the fund and fund's
service providers as required by Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act. The committee is responsible for the review and approval of policies and
procedures relating to (i) provisions of the Code of Ethics, (ii) anti-money laundering requirements, (iii) compliance
with investment restrictions and limitations, (iv) privacy, (v) recordkeeping, and (vi) other compliance policies and procedures
which are not otherwise delegated to another committee of the Board of Trustees or reserved to the Board itself. The committee has responsibility
for recommending to the Board the designation of a CCO of the fund. The committee serves as the primary point of contact between the CCO
and the Board, it oversees the annual performance review and compensation of the CCO and, if required, makes recommendations to the Board
with respect to the removal of the appointed CCO. The committee receives reports on significant correspondence with regulators or governmental
agencies, employee complaints or published reports which raise concerns regarding compliance matters, and copies of significant non-routine
correspondence with the SEC. The committee receives reports from the CCO including the annual report concerning the fund's compliance
policies as required by Rule 38a-1 and quarterly reports in respect of any breaches of fiduciary duty or violations of federal securities
laws.
The
Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Ms. Farrell currently serving as Chair.
The committee meets as called by the Chair. With respect to fund governance and board administration matters, the committee periodically
reviews procedures of the Board of Trustees and its committees (including committee charters) and periodically reviews compensation of
Independent Trustees. The committee monitors corporate governance matters and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the frequency
and structure of the Board of Trustee meetings and on any other aspect of Board procedures. It reviews the performance of legal counsel
employed by the funds and the Independent Trustees. On behalf of the Independent Trustees, the committee will make such findings and determinations
as to the independence of counsel for the Independent Trustees as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise.
The committee is also responsible for Board administrative matters applicable to Independent Trustees, such as expense reimbursement policies
and compensation for attendance at meetings, conferences and other events. The committee monitors compliance with, acts as the administrator
of, and makes determinations in respect of, the provisions of the Statement of Policy Relating to Personal Investing by the Independent
Trustees and Independent Advisory Board Members. The committee monitors the functioning of each Board committee and makes recommendations
for any changes, including the creation or elimination of standing or ad hoc Board committees. The committee monitors regulatory and other
developments to determine whether to recommend modifications to the committee's responsibilities or other Trustee policies and procedures
in light of rule changes, reports concerning “best practices” in corporate governance and other developments in mutual fund
governance. The committee recommends that the Board establish such special or ad hoc Board committees as may be desirable or necessary
from time to time in order to address ethical, legal, or other matters that may arise. The committee also oversees the annual self-evaluation
of the Board of Trustees and establishes procedures to allow it to exercise this oversight function. In conducting this oversight, the
committee shall address all matters that it considers relevant to the performance of the Board of Trustees and shall report the results
of its evaluation to the Board of
Trustees,
including any recommended amendments to the principles of governance, and any recommended changes to the fund’s or the Board of
Trustees’ policies, procedures, and structures. The committee reviews periodically the size and composition of the Board of Trustees
as a whole and recommends, if necessary, measures to be taken so that the Board of Trustees reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge,
experience, skills, expertise, and diversity required for the Board as a whole and contains at least the minimum number of Independent
Trustees required by law. The committee makes nominations for the election or appointment of Independent Trustees and for membership on
committees. The committee shall have authority to retain and terminate any third-party advisers, including authority to approve fees and
other retention terms. Such advisers may include search firms to identify Independent Trustee candidates and board compensation consultants.
The committee may conduct or authorize investigations into or studies of matters within the committee's scope of responsibilities, and
may retain, at the fund's expense, such independent counsel or other advisers as it deems necessary. The committee will consider nominees
to the Board of Trustees recommended by shareholders based upon the criteria applied to candidates presented to the committee by a search
firm or other source. Recommendations, along with appropriate background material concerning the candidate that demonstrates his or her
ability to serve as an Independent Trustee of the fund, should be submitted to the Chair of the committee at the address maintained for
communications with Independent Trustees. If the committee retains a search firm, the Chair will generally forward all such submissions
to the search firm for evaluation. A current copy of the Governance and Nominating Committee Charter is attached as Exhibit 6.
MANAGEMENT
CONTRACTS WITH STRATEGIC ADVISERS
The
disclosure and related appendices in this section are applicable to those funds included in any of Proposals 2 or 3.
Each
fund has entered into a management contract with Strategic Advisers, pursuant to which Strategic Advisers furnishes investment advisory
and other services.
Strategic
Advisers, located at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, is the funds’ investment adviser. Information regarding the
date of each fund’s management contract with Strategic Advisers and the date of the last shareholder vote is provided in Appendix
I . The management contract for each fund was last approved by Trustees at a meeting held on September 6, 2023.
Management
and Sub-Advisory Services. Under the terms of its management contract with each fund, Strategic
Advisers acts as investment adviser and, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of each fund in
accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. Strategic Advisers is authorized, in its discretion, to allocate each
fund’s assets pursuant to its investment strategy. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates provide each fund with all necessary office
facilities and personnel for servicing each fund’s investments, compensate all officers of each fund and all Trustees who are interested
persons of the trust or of Strategic Advisers, and compensate all personnel of each fund or Strategic Advisers performing services relating
to research, statistical and investment activities.
In
addition, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, provide the management and administrative
services necessary for the operation of each fund. These services include providing facilities for maintaining each fund’s organization;
supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with each fund;
preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting shareholder relations; maintaining each fund’s records and the registration
of each fund’s shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws; developing management
and shareholder services for each fund; and furnishing reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the Trustees.
Under
its respective sub-advisory agreement, and subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, each sub-adviser directs the investment
of its allocated portion of each fund’s assets in accordance with each fund’s investment objective, policies and limitations.
Management-Related
Expenses. In addition to the management fee payable to Strategic Advisers, each fund pays all of
its expenses that are not assumed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates. Under the terms of separate agreements between Strategic Advisers
and each fund’s transfer agent and service agent, Strategic Advisers or an affiliate is responsible for the payment of any fees
associated with the transfer agent and service agent agreements. Each fund pays for the typesetting, printing, and mailing of its proxy
materials to shareholders, legal expenses, and the fees of the custodian, auditor, and Independent Trustees. Each fund’s management
contract further provides that each fund will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information,
notices, and reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of the fund’s transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears
these costs. Other expenses paid by each fund include interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, fees and expenses associated with the fund’s
securities lending program, if applicable, each fund’s proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment Company Institute
dues, and the costs of registering shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws. Each
fund is also liable for such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which each fund may be a party,
and any obligation it may have to indemnify its officers and Trustees with respect to litigation.
Management
Fees.
For
the services of Strategic Advisers under each management contract, each fund pays Strategic Advisers a monthly management fee calculated
by adding the annual rate of 0.25% of each fund’s average daily net assets throughout the month (Strategic Advisers’ portion
of the management fees) plus the total fees payable monthly to each fund’s sub-advisers, if any, pursuant to the applicable investment
sub-advisory agreement(s); provided, however, that each fund’s maximum aggregate annual management fee rate, as a percentage of
its respective average daily net assets, will not exceed the rates outlined in the table in Appendix J .
Strategic
Advisers has contractually agreed to waive its portion of the management fee for each fund (0.25% of each fund’s average daily
net assets) through September 30, 2026. Strategic Advisers may not discontinue or modify the management fee waiver prior to their expiration
date without the approval of the Board of Trustees. For each fund, the approval of the proposed sub-advisory agreement will not result
in a change to the maximum aggregate annual management fee payable by shareholders (as indicated in Appendix J ), the portion of
the management fee retained by Strategic Advisers, if any, or the management fee waiver discussed above.
For
purposes of Proposals 2 and 3, the following tables show the amount of management fees paid by each applicable fund to Strategic Advisers
for the past fiscal year and the amount of waivers reducing management fees for each fund.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
2023(A) |
|
|
$4,042,784 |
|
|
$848,686 |
|
|
0.05%(B) |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$21,272,444 |
|
|
$17,562,871 |
|
|
0.21% |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$171,289,723 |
|
|
$83,678,926 |
|
|
0.12% |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$128,076,977 |
|
|
$91,244,355 |
|
|
0.18% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
Fund
commenced operations on July 12, 2022. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$19,160,420 |
|
|
$20,815,398 |
|
|
0.28% |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$59,523,566 |
|
|
$16,847,338 |
|
|
0.07% |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$40,834,659 |
|
|
$25,120,634 |
|
|
0.15% |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$20,094,589 |
|
|
$23,651,678 |
|
|
0.29% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers may, from time to time, voluntarily reimburse all or a portion of each fund’s operating expenses. Strategic Advisers retains
the ability to be repaid for these expense reimbursements in the amount that expenses fall below the limit prior to the end of the fiscal
year.
Expense
reimbursements will increase returns, and repayment of the reimbursement will decrease returns.
ACTIVITIES
AND MANAGEMENT OF STRATEGIC ADVISERS
The
disclosure in this section is applicable to those funds included in any of Proposals 2 or 3.
Strategic
Advisers, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of FMR LLC formed in 1988, serves as investment adviser to a number of investment companies.
The
Directors of Strategic Advisers are Richard Compson, David Coyne, and Peter Brian Enyeart. The principal executive officers of Strategic
Advisers are Peter Brian Enyeart, President; Lisa D. Krieser, Secretary; Stephanie J. Brown, Chief Compliance Officer; James D. Gryglewicz,
Compliance Officer; Christopher J. Rimmer, Treasurer; Stephanie A. Caron, Chief Operating Officer; John A. Stone, Chief Investment Officer;
and Catherine Pena, Chief Investment Officer. The following people are currently officers of the trust and officers or employees of FMR
or FMR LLC: Heather Bonner, President and Treasurer of the trust; Stacie M. Smith, Assistant Treasurer of the trust; John J. Burke III,
Chief Financial Officer of the trust; James D. Gryglewicz, Chief Compliance Officer of the trust; Christina H. Lee, Secretary and Chief
Legal Officer of the trust; Craig S. Brown, Assistant Treasurer of the trust; Jonathan Davis, Assistant Treasurer of the trust; Laura
M. Del Prato, Assistant Treasurer of the trust; Colm A. Hogan, Assistant Treasurer of the trust; Chris Maher, Assistant Treasurer of
the trust; Jim Wegmann, Assistant Treasurer of the trust; Brett Segaloff, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the trust; and Margaret
Carey, Assistant Secretary of the trust. All of these persons hold or have options to acquire stock or other securities of FMR LLC and/or
its affiliates . The principal business address of each of the Directors of Strategic Advisers is 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02210.
FMR
LLC, as successor by merger to FMR Corp., is the ultimate parent company of Strategic Advisers, FIAM, FDS, FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan.
The voting common shares of FMR LLC are divided into two series. Series B is held predominantly by members of the Johnson family, including
Abigail P. Johnson, directly or through trusts, and is entitled to 49% of the vote on any matter acted upon by the voting common shares.
Series A is held predominantly by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR LLC and its affiliates and is entitled to 51% of the vote
on any such matter. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under
which all Series B shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B shares. Under the 1940 Act, control of a company
is presumed where one individual or group of individuals owns more than 25% of the voting securities of that company. Therefore, through
their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be
deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC.
At
present, the primary business activities of FMR LLC and its subsidiaries are: (i) the provision of investment advisory, management,
shareholder, investment information and assistance and certain fiduciary services for individual and institutional investors; (ii) the
provision of securities brokerage services; (iii) the management and development of real estate; and (iv) the investment in
and operation of a number of emerging businesses.
SUB-ADVISORY
AGREEMENTS
The
disclosure and related appendices in this section are applicable to those funds included in any of Proposals 2 or 3.
Strategic
Advisers has retained the entities outlined in Appendix G to serve as sub-advisers for each fund subject to Proposals 2 and 3. Each fund
and Strategic Advisers have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with each respective sub-adviser, as applicable, pursuant to which each
sub-adviser may provide investment advisory services for each respective fund, as applicable. Under the terms of each sub-advisory agreement,
for providing investment management services to the applicable fund, Strategic Advisers pays the sub-adviser fees based on the average
net assets of the portion of the fund managed by that sub-adviser pursuant to an approved strategy. For most sub-advisory agreements,
the fees are calculated using the effective rate applicable to Aggregated Assets managed by the sub-adviser under the applicable strategy.
“Aggregated Assets” for a particular strategy generally means the assets of all registered investment companies managed by
Strategic Advisers that are managed by the sub-adviser pursuant to that strategy.
The
following tables show the aggregate amount of sub-advisory fees (if any) paid by Strategic Advisers, on behalf of each fund, to sub-adviser(s)
other than FDS, FIAM, FIA and Geode under existing sub-advisory agreements for each fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.
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Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
2023(B) |
|
|
$633,615 |
|
|
0.07%(C) |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$84,739,817 |
|
|
0.17% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
Excludes
sub-advisory fees paid to FIA and Geode, if applicable. |
(B) |
Fund
commenced operations on July 12, 2022. |
(C) |
Annualized
based on date sub-adviser(s) began managing a portion of the fund’s assets. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$14,171,258 |
|
|
0.19% |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$24,997,053 |
|
|
0.15% |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$23,388,960 |
|
|
0.29% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
Excludes
sub-advisory fees paid to FIA and Geode, if applicable. |
The
following tables show the aggregate amount of sub-advisory fees (if any) paid by Strategic Advisers, on behalf of Strategic Advisers®
Alternatives Fund, to FDS for the fund’s most recently completed fiscal year. Appendix K shows the rate of compensation
paid to FDS under its existing agreements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
2023(A) |
|
|
$217,579 |
|
|
0.01%(B) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
Fund
commenced operations on July 12, 2022. |
The
following tables show the aggregate amount of sub-advisory fees (if any) paid by Strategic Advisers to FIAM, on behalf of each fund for
which FIAM serves sub-adviser, for each fund’s most recently completed fiscal year. Appendix K shows the rate of compensation
paid to FIAM under each existing agreement.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$12,148,320 |
|
|
0.14% |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$83,332,724 |
|
|
0.12% |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$7,351,005 |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$5,271,71 5 |
|
|
0.07% |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$16,857,629 |
|
|
0.07% |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
2024(A) |
|
|
$312,928 |
|
|
0.01%(B) |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
2024(C) |
|
|
$73,064 |
|
|
0.00%(D) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
FIAM
began managing a portion of the fund’s assets on November 20, 2023 (inception date). |
(B) |
Annualized
from inception date. |
(C) |
Fees
paid to FIAM through April 18, 2023. |
The
following tables show the aggregate amount of sub-advisory fees (if any) paid by Strategic Advisers to FIA, on behalf of each fund for
which FIA serves as sub-adviser, for each fund’s most recently completed fiscal year. Appendix K shows the rate of compensation
paid to FIA under each existing agreement.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$5,406,421 |
|
|
0.06% |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$1,514,357 |
|
|
0.02% |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
following tables show the aggregate amount of sub-advisory fees (if any) paid by Strategic Advisers to Geode, on behalf of each fund
for which Geode serves as sub-adviser, for each fund’s most recently completed fiscal year. Appendix K shows the rate of
compensation paid to Geode under each existing agreement.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$352,471 |
|
|
0.00% |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$238,842 |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
Strategic Advisers has agreed to waive its portion of the management fee for each fund, differences between the amount of the management
fees paid by each fund, as outlined in the “Management Contracts with Strategic Advisers” section, and the aggregate amount
of the sub-advisory fees paid by Strategic Advisers on behalf of the applicable fund to the sub-advisers, may be due to expense estimates,
which are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjusted when actual amounts are known.
PORTFOLIO
TRANSACTIONS
The
disclosure and related appendices in this section are applicable to those funds included in any of Proposals 2 or 3.
To
the extent that Strategic Advisers grants investment management authority over an allocated portion of a fund’s assets to a sub-adviser
and, if applicable, the sub-adviser in turn delegates investment management authority to a sub-subadviser (see the section entitled “Management
Contracts with Strategic Advisers”), that sub-adviser and/or sub-subadviser, as applicable, is authorized to provide the services
described in the respective sub-advisory and/or sub-subadvisory agreement, and in accordance with the policies described in this section.
Orders
for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities are placed on behalf of each fund by Strategic Advisers (either directly or through its
affiliates), a sub-adviser or a sub-subadviser, pursuant to authority contained in each management contract and the respective sub-advisory
or sub-subadvisory agreement.
Strategic
Advisers, a sub-adviser or a sub-subadviser may be responsible for the placement of portfolio securities transactions for other investment
companies and investment accounts for which it has or its affiliates have investment discretion.
Each
fund will not incur any commissions or sales charges when it invests in affiliated mutual funds, but it may incur such costs when it invests
in non-affiliated funds and if it invests directly in other types of securities, including exchanged traded funds (ETFs).
Strategic
Advisers or its delegates are authorized to place portfolio transactions with affiliated registered brokers or transfer agents. In particular,
Strategic Advisers can place trades with National Financial Services LLC (NFS), through its Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM) division, and
Kezar Trading LLC (formerly Luminex Trading & Analytics LLC) (Kezar Trading). Strategic Advisers will arrange for the execution of
transactions through those brokers or dealers if Strategic Advisers reasonably believes that the quality of the execution of the transaction
is comparable to what could be obtained through other qualified brokers or dealers. In determining the ability of a broker or dealer to
obtain best execution, Strategic Advisers will consider a number of factors, including the broker's or dealer's execution capabilities,
reputation, and access to the markets for the securities being traded. Sub-advisers of the fund are authorized to place portfolio transactions
with Strategic Advisers' affiliated brokers in accordance with regulatory guidelines. For certain funds, trades are facilitated through
FMR's trading desk and then allocated to affiliated or unaffiliated executing brokers. In addition, from time to time, Strategic Advisers
or its affiliates may place trades with brokers that use NFS or Fidelity Clearing Canada ULC (FCC) as a clearing agent and/or use Level
ATS, an alternative trading system that is deemed to be affiliated with the Adviser, for execution services.
Appendix
L provides information regarding brokerage commissions paid by each fund to affiliated broker-dealers of Strategic Advisers and
each sub-adviser, if any.
DISTRIBUTION
SERVICES
The
disclosure and related appendices in this section are applicable to those funds included in any of Proposals 2 or 3.
Each
fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers. The principal business address of FDC is
900 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917. FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is
a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. The distribution agreement calls for FDC to use all reasonable efforts,
consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of each fund, which are continuously offered. Promotional and administrative
expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by Strategic Advisers.
If
the Proposed Agreements in Proposals 2 or 3 are approved, FDC will continue to provide distribution services to the funds.
TRANSFER
AND SERVICE AGENT SERVICES
The
disclosure and related appendices in this section are applicable to those funds included in Proposals 2 or 3.
Each
fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate
of Strategic Advisers, which is located at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Under the terms of each agreement, FIIOC (or
an agent, including an affiliate) performs transfer agency services.
For
providing transfer agency services, FIIOC receives no fees from each fund; however, certain underlying Fidelity® funds
pay their respective transfer agent (either FIIOC or an affiliate of FIIOC) fees based, in part, on the number of positions
in and/or assets of the fund invested in such underlying Fidelity® fund , or pay a management fee that covers certain administrative
services such as transfer agency services . Strategic Advisers or an affiliate of Strategic Advisers will bear the costs
of the transfer agency services with respect to assets managed by one or more sub-advisers and assets invested in non-affiliated ETFs
under the terms of an agreement between Strategic Advisers and FIIOC.
FIIOC
may collect fees charged in connection with providing certain types of services such as exchanges, closing out fund balances, checkwriting,
wire transactions, and providing historical account research, as applicable.
FIIOC
bears the expense of typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and all other reports, notices,
and statements to existing shareholders, with the exception of proxy statements.
Each
fund has also entered into a service agent agreement with Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of Strategic Advisers (or
an agent, including an affiliate). Under the terms of each agreement, FSC calculates the net asset value and dividends for shares, maintains
each fund’s portfolio and general accounting records and administers each fund’s securities lending program.
For
providing pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a monthly fee based on each fund’s average daily net assets throughout
the month. Strategic Advisers or its affiliate bears the cost of pricing and bookkeeping services for each fund under the terms of an
agreement between Strategic Advisers and FSC.
If
the Proposed Agreements in Proposals 2 and 3 are approved, FIIOC and FSC will continue to provide transfer agency services and pricing
and bookkeeping services, respectively, to the funds.
SECURITIES
LENDING
The
disclosure and related appendices in this section are applicable to those funds included in Proposal 2 or Proposal 3.
The
funds have retained agents, including National Financial Services LLC (NFS), an affiliate of the funds, to act as securities lending agent.
If NFS acts as securities lending agent for a fund, it is subject to the overall supervision of the fund's adviser, and NFS will administer
the lending program in accordance with guidelines approved by the fund's Trustees.
If
the Proposed Agreements in Proposals 2 and 3 are approved, the funds will continue to participate in a securities lending program for
which NFS will continue to act as securities lending agent.
Appendix
M provides information regarding lending agent fees paid by each fund to NFS.
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The
firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has been selected as the independent registered public accounting firm for each fund. PwC, in
accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, has confirmed to the trust’s Audit and Compliance Committee that
it is the independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the funds.
The
independent registered public accounting firm examines annual financial statements for the funds and provides other audit-related, non-audit,
and tax-related services to the funds. Representatives of PwC are not expected to be present at the Meeting, but have been given the opportunity
to make a statement if they so desire and will be available should any matter arise requiring their presence.
The
trust’s Audit and Compliance Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a funds’ independent
registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit
or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit and Compliance Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and
permissible under applicable law.
The
trust’s Audit and Compliance Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the
Committee’s consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity® funds. The policies
and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to the trust and any non-audit service provided by a fund
auditor to Strategic Advisers and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Strategic Advisers that provide ongoing
services to the funds (Fund Service Providers) that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the trust (Covered Service)
are subject to approval by the Audit and Compliance Committee before such service is provided. All Covered Services must be approved in
advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit and Compliance Committee, or (ii) by oral or written
approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit
and Compliance Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair’s absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above
is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit and Compliance
Committee.
Non-audit
services provided by a fund audit firm to a fund service provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting
of the trust (Non-Covered Service) are reported to the Audit and Compliance Committee on a periodic basis.
The
trust’s Audit and Compliance Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by PwC to
fund service providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC in its audit of the funds, taking into account representations
from PwC, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding its independence from the funds and their related
entities and Strategic Advisers’ review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services
prior to their provision to the fund service providers.
Fees
and Services
Appendix
N presents fees billed by PwC in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to the funds.
Appendix
O presents fees billed by PwC that were required to be approved by the trust’s Audit and Compliance Committee for services
that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the funds that are rendered on behalf of Fund Service providers.
Appendix
P presents the aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to the funds and any Fund Service Provider for each
of the last two fiscal years of the funds.
There
were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the trust’s Audit and Compliance Committee pursuant to the de
minimis exception during the funds’ last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the funds or (ii) any Fund Service
Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the funds.
SUBMISSION
OF CERTAIN SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
The
trust does not hold annual shareholder meetings. Shareholders wishing to submit proposals for inclusion in a proxy statement for a subsequent
shareholder meeting should send their written proposals to the Secretary of the trust, attention “Fund Shareholder Meetings,”
245 Summer Street, Mailzone V10A, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Proposals should identify the fund or funds implicated and must be received
a reasonable time before a fund begins to print and send its proxy materials to be considered for inclusion in the proxy materials for
the meeting. Timely submission of a proposal does not, however, necessarily mean the proposal will be included. With respect to proposals
submitted on an untimely basis and presented at a shareholder meeting, persons named as proxy agents will vote in their discretion.
NOTICE
TO BANKS, BROKER-DEALERS AND
VOTING
TRUSTEES AND THEIR NOMINEES
Please
advise the trust, in care of Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC., 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210,
whether other persons are beneficial owners of shares for which proxies are being solicited and, if so, the number of copies of the Proxy
Statement and Annual Reports, if available, you wish to receive in order to supply copies to the beneficial owners of the respective shares.
EXHIBIT
1
FORM
OF
INVESTMENT
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMONG
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS LLC,
FIL
INVESTMENT ADVISORS
AND
FIDELITY
RUTLAND SQUARE TRUST II
THIS
AGREEMENT, made this _______ day of _____, by and among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (“Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust,
on behalf of Strategic Advisers Alternatives Fund (the “Fund”), Strategic Advisers LLC (“Adviser”), a Delaware
limited liability company, and FIL Investment Advisors (“Sub-Adviser”), a Bermuda company (this “Agreement”).
WHEREAS,
the Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940
Act”);
WHEREAS,
the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are each registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers
Act”);
WHEREAS,
the Trust has retained the Adviser to render investment advisory services to the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, pursuant to a Management
Contract dated June 2, 2022, as may be amended from time to time (“Advisory Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
the Advisory Agreement authorizes the Adviser to delegate to one or more other investment advisers any or all of the Adviser’s duties
and obligations under the Advisory Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Trust and the Adviser wish to retain the Sub-Adviser to render certain investment advisory services to the Fund with respect to the
portion of the Fund’s assets allocated to the Sub-Adviser, as determined from time to time by the Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser is
willing to render such services.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed among the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and
the Trust as follows:
The
Trust and the Adviser hereby appoint the Sub-Adviser to act as investment sub-adviser to the Fund with respect to the portion of the Fund’s
assets allocated, from time to time, by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser (the “Portfolio”), for the periods and on the terms
set forth herein. The Sub-Adviser accepts the appointment and agrees to furnish the services set forth herein for the compensation provided
in Section 7 of this Agreement.
2.
|
Services
and Duties of Investment Sub-Adviser |
Subject
to the general supervision and oversight of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), the Sub-Adviser
will:
(a) provide
a program of continuous investment management for the Portfolio in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies
as stated in the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
on Form N-1A, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), and such other limitations as
the Trust, the Fund, the Board or the Adviser may impose with respect to the Portfolio by notice to the Sub- Adviser;
(b) invest
and reinvest the assets of the Portfolio by selecting the securities, instruments, repurchase agreements, financial futures contracts,
options and other investments and techniques that the Fund may purchase, sell, enter into or use in respect of the Portfolio;
(c) oversee
the placement of purchase and sale orders on behalf of the Fund in respect of the Portfolio;
(d) employ
portfolio managers to make investment decisions and securities analysts to provide research services to the Fund in respect of the Portfolio;
(e) subject
to the understanding set forth in Section 10(a)(1) of this Agreement, vote all proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of
securities in which the assets of the Portfolio may be invested in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures
and in a manner that complies with applicable law; maintain records of all proxies voted on behalf of the Fund in respect of the Portfolio;
and provide information to the Trust, the Adviser or their designated agent in a manner that is sufficiently complete and timely to ensure
the Trust’s compliance with its filing obligations under Rule 30b1-4 of the 1940 Act;
(f) maintain
books and records with respect to the Fund’s securities transactions in respect of the Portfolio, in accordance with applicable
laws, rules and regulations; and
(g) to
the extent reasonably requested by the Adviser or officers of the Fund, cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to the Adviser
and the Trust’s other service providers by (1) keeping them fully informed as to such matters that they may reasonably deem necessary
with respect to the performance of their obligations to the Fund, (2) providing prompt responses to reasonable requests for information
or assistance, and (3) establishing appropriate processes to promote the efficient exchange of information.
In
providing those services, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Adviser and the Fund with an ongoing and continuous investment program in respect
of the Portfolio. In addition, the Sub-Adviser will furnish the Adviser and/or the Fund with statistical information as the Adviser and/or
the Fund may reasonably request with respect to the securities or other investments in which the assets of the Portfolio may be invested.
The
Sub-Adviser further agrees that, in performing its duties hereunder, it will:
(h) The
Sub-Adviser further agrees that, in performing its duties hereunder, it will comply in all material respects with the applicable sections
of (1) the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act and all rules and regulations thereunder, (2) any other applicable laws and regulations, including
but not limited to applicable securities and anti-corruption laws and regulations, (3) the Sub-Adviser’s compliance policies and
procedures, (4) the rules and regulations of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, (5) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(“Code”), (6) the investment objectives, strategies, policies, limitations and restrictions of the Fund as described in the
Registration Statement, (7) the Trust’s Trust Instrument and By-Laws and (8) any written instructions of the Adviser or the Board;
(i) manage
the assets of the Portfolio to comply with the following requirements of the Code and regulations issued thereunder: section 851(b)(2)
and section 851(b)(3) (and, if applicable, section 817(h)); provided, however, that with respect to the 10% voting securities test contained
in section 851(b)(3)(A)(ii), the Sub-Adviser will comply with such requirements as the Trust, the Fund or its Adviser shall furnish to
the Sub-Adviser from time to time;
(j) keep
the Adviser and/or the Board informed of developments materially affecting the Fund’s portfolio;
(k) make
available to the Board, the Adviser, the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and the Trust’s administrator,
promptly upon their request, such copies of its records with respect to the Fund as may be required to assist in their compliance with
applicable laws and regulations. As reasonably requested by the Board or the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser will complete periodic or special
questionnaires and furnish to the Board and/or the Adviser such periodic and special reports regarding the Fund and the Sub-Adviser including,
but not limited to, reports concerning transactions and performance of the Portfolio, quarterly and annual compliance reports and certifications,
reports regarding compliance with the Trust’s procedures pursuant to Rules 17e-1, 17a-7, 10f-3 and 12d3-1 under the 1940 Act (as
applicable), quarterly reports identifying material compliance matters and any material changes to the Sub-Adviser’s compliance
program (including revisions to compliance policies and procedures), fundamental investment restrictions, procedures for opening brokerage
accounts and commodity trading accounts, liquidity determinations for securities or other instruments held by the Portfolio such as, among
others, securities purchased pursuant to Rule 144A and 4(2) commercial paper, compliance with the Sub-Adviser’s Code of Ethics,
and such other procedures or requirements that the Adviser may reasonably request from time to time;
(l) make
available to the Board and the Adviser at reasonable times its portfolio managers and other appropriate personnel as mutually agreed by
the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, either in person or, at the mutual convenience of the Board, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, by telephone
or other electronic media, in order to review the investment policies, performance and other matters relating to the management of the
Fund;
(m) review
draft reports to shareholders, registration statements or portions thereof that relate to the Portfolio or the Sub-Adviser and other documents
provided to the Sub-Adviser, provide comments on such drafts on a timely basis, and provide certifications or sub-certifications on a
timely basis as to the accuracy of the information contained in such reports or other documents;
(n) use
no material, non-public information concerning portfolio companies that may be in its possession or the possession of any of its affiliates,
nor will the Sub-Adviser seek to obtain any such information, in providing investment advice or investment management services to the
Fund;
(o) promptly
notify the Trust, the Adviser and the Board in the event that the Sub-Adviser or any of its affiliates becomes aware that the Sub-Adviser:
(i) is subject to a statutory disqualification that prevents the Sub-Adviser from serving as investment adviser pursuant to this
Agreement; (ii) fails to be registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act or under the laws of any jurisdiction in which
the Sub-Adviser is required to be registered as an investment adviser in order to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (iii) is
the subject of an administrative proceeding or enforcement action by the SEC or other regulatory authority; or (iv) is served or
otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public
board or body, or governmental authority, involving the affairs of the Trust or the Adviser or their affiliates; or is involved in any
pending litigation or administrative proceeding brought against the Sub-Adviser or any of its management persons. The Sub-Adviser further
agrees to notify the Trust and the Adviser promptly of any material fact known to the Sub-Adviser respecting or relating to the Sub-Adviser
that is not
contained
in the Trust’s Registration Statement, as amended and supplemented from time to time, regarding the Fund, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, but that is required to be disclosed therein, and of any statement contained therein that becomes untrue in any material respect.
The Sub-Adviser will promptly notify the Trust, the Adviser and the Board if its chief executive officer or any member of the portfolio
management team for the Fund changes, or if there is an actual change in control or management of the Sub-Adviser within the meaning of
Rules 2a-6 and 202(a)(1)-1 under the 1940 Act and Advisers Act, respectively;
(p) not
disclose information regarding Portfolio or Fund characteristics, trading history, portfolio holdings, performance information or any
other related information to any third-party, except in compliance with the Trust’s policies on disclosure of portfolio holdings;
(q) provide
the Adviser, the Trust or the Board with such information and assurances (including certifications and sub-certifications) as the Adviser,
the Trust or the Board may reasonably request from time to time in order to assist the Adviser, the Trust or the Board in complying with
applicable laws, rules and regulations, including requirements in connection with the preparation and/or filing of the Fund’s Form
N-CSRs and Form N-PORTs;
(r) provide
assistance to the Adviser, custodian or recordkeeping agent for the Trust in determining or confirming, consistent with the procedures
and policies stated in the Registration Statement, the value of any portfolio securities or other assets of the Fund for which the Adviser,
custodian or recordkeeping agent seeks assistance from the Sub-Adviser or identifies for review by the Sub-Adviser. This assistance includes
(but is not limited to): (i) designating and providing access to one or more employees of the Sub-Adviser who are knowledgeable about
the security/issuer, its financial condition, trading and/or other relevant factors for valuation, which employees shall be available
for consultation when the Board’s Valuation Committee convenes; (ii) assisting the Adviser or the custodian in obtaining bids
and offers or quotes from broker/dealers or market-makers with respect to securities held by the Fund, upon the reasonable request of
the Adviser or custodian; (iii) upon the request of the Adviser or the custodian, confirming pricing and providing recommendations
for fair valuations; and (iv) maintaining adequate records and written backup information with respect to the securities valuation
assistance provided hereunder, and providing such information to the Adviser or the Trust upon request, with such records being deemed
Fund records;
(s) not
consult with any other investment sub-adviser of the Trust (if any), or with the sub- adviser to any other investment company (or separate
series thereof) managed by the Adviser concerning the Fund’s transactions in securities or other assets, except for purposes of
complying with the conditions of Rule 12d3-1(a) and (b) under the 1940 Act, and, to the extent that multiple sub-advisers may be engaged
to provide services to the Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be responsible for providing investment advisory services only with respect to
the Portfolio allocated to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser; and
(t) provide
the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC, notify the Adviser on a quarterly basis of
any amendments to the Sub-Adviser’s Form ADV and furnish a copy of such amendments to the Trust and the Adviser; and provide the
Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV Part 2A as updated from time to time.
The
Sub-Adviser further agrees that it may perform any or all the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through such of its
subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as it believes reasonably necessary to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Agreement.
However, the Sub-Adviser may not retain the services of any entity that would be an “investment adviser”, as that term is
defined in the 1940 Act, to the Fund unless any agreement with such entity has been approved by (i) a majority of the Trust’s
Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, and (ii) to the extent necessary, the vote of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.
The
parties acknowledge and agree that the Sub-Adviser may, at its expense and in its discretion, utilize personnel employed by affiliates
of the Sub-Adviser to perform services pursuant to this Agreement by way of a “participating affiliate” agreement in accordance
with, and to the extent permitted by, the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, including the published interpretations thereof by the SEC or
its staff. Such participating affiliate agreement shall subject the personnel providing such services to the Sub-Adviser’s compliance
and other programs with respect to their activities on behalf of the Fund or Portfolio. For the avoidance of doubt, it is acknowledged
and agreed that the Sub-Adviser assumes full responsibility for all actions, and any failure to act, by each person utilized by the Sub-Adviser
to perform services under this Agreement. All fees and/or other compensation payable to a participating affiliate shall be the sole responsibility
of the Sub-Adviser and neither the Fund nor the Adviser shall have any obligation to pay any fee or compensation to such participating
affiliate.
3.
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Brokerage;
Trading Agreements |
The
Sub-Adviser may place orders pursuant to its investment determinations for the Fund directly with the issuers of the securities, or with
derivative and other counterparties, brokers or dealers (including but not limited to prime brokers and/or futures commission merchants)
(“Trading Entities”) selected by the Sub-Adviser. In connection with the transactions permitted hereunder, the Adviser hereby
grants to the Sub-Adviser, as its agent, the authority in respect of the Portfolio to open and maintain brokerage accounts of all types
on behalf of and in the name of the Fund, and to negotiate and execute trading agreements, account opening and other agreements, ancillary
documents, and any other reasonable and customary documents and representation letters as the Sub-Adviser deems appropriate in respect
of the Portfolio with appropriate Trading Entities that conform to the Trading Entity suitability standards established by the Sub- Adviser
(“Documentation”) and to perform on the Fund’s behalf any and all of the obligations contemplated under such Documentation.
This
authority includes, among other things, the authority to: (i) open trading accounts with Trading Entities; (ii) provide relevant
Fund-related information to Trading Entities, provided that the Sub-Adviser shall only send information pursuant to this clause (a) which
is reasonably required to open and maintain trading accounts with such Trading Entities; (b) to such Trading Entities whom the Sub- Adviser
selected with due care in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s policies and procedures; and (c) if the Sub-Adviser reasonably believes
that such information shall only be used by the applicable Trading Entity for the purpose of opening and maintaining trading accounts;
and (iii) receive, review, and accept on the Fund’s behalf, any industry standard disclosures and other information Trading
Entities may provide; and (iv) instruct the Fund’s custodian to deliver margin to and deposit collateral and margin with or
for the benefit of the Trading Entity, in each case in a manner that is consistent with applicable limitations under the 1940 Act. The
Sub-Adviser may also enter into standard customer agreements with Trading Entities and direct payments of cash, cash equivalents and securities
and other property into such brokerage and other accounts as the Sub-Adviser deems desirable or appropriate.
In
selecting Trading Entities to execute transactions on behalf of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser will use its best efforts to seek the best overall
terms available. In assessing the best overall terms available for the Fund transaction, the Sub-Adviser will consider all factors it
deems relevant, including, but not limited to, the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition
and execution capability of the broker or dealer and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, for the specific transaction and on
a continuing basis. In selecting broker-dealers to execute a particular transaction, and in evaluating the best overall terms available,
the Sub-Adviser is authorized to consider the brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) provided to the Fund and/or other accounts over which the Sub-Adviser or
its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The parties hereto acknowledge that it is desirable for the Trust that the Sub-Adviser
have access to supplemental investment and market research and security and economic analysis provided by broker-dealers who may execute
brokerage transactions at a higher cost to the Fund than may result when allocating brokerage to other brokers on the basis of seeking
the most favorable price and efficient execution. Therefore, the Sub-Adviser may cause the Fund to pay a broker- dealer that furnishes
brokerage and research services a higher commission than that which might be charged by another broker-dealer for effecting the same transaction,
provided that the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and
research services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or the overall responsibilities
of the Sub-Adviser to the Fund in compliance with Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act. It is understood that the services provided by such brokers
may be useful to the Sub-Adviser in connection with the Sub-Adviser’s services to other clients. In accordance with Section 11(a)
of the 1934 Act and Rule 11a2-2(T) thereunder and subject to any other applicable laws and regulations, the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates
are authorized to effect portfolio transactions for the Fund and to retain brokerage commissions on such transactions. The Sub-Adviser
may, but shall not be obligated to, aggregate or bunch orders for the purchase or sale of securities for the Fund with orders for its
other clients where: (i) such aggregation or bunching of orders is not inconsistent with the Fund’s investment objectives,
policies and procedures, (ii) the allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the allocation of expenses incurred
in any such transaction, shall be made by the Sub-Adviser in a manner that complies with the trade allocation policies and procedures
approved by the Board and is fair and equitable in the judgment of the Sub-Adviser and is consistent with the Sub-Adviser’s fiduciary
obligations to the Fund and each of its other clients.
Except
where it has received the Adviser’s written consent in advance, the Sub-Adviser agrees that it shall not enter into agreements with
appropriate derivative counterparties and/or futures commission merchants with respect to the Fund unless the counterparty to such agreements
is either (a) a “U.S. person” as that term is used in Treas. Reg. 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) and Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code
or (b) a “qualified derivatives dealer” as defined in Treas. Reg. 1.1441-1(e)(6) and acting in its capacity as such, and,
in each case, has agreed to provide appropriate documentation certifying its tax status under clause (a) or (b).
4.
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Books, Records
and Regulatory Filings |
(a) The
Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain and to preserve for the applicable periods any such records as are required to be maintained by the Sub-Adviser
with respect to the Fund by the 1940 Act and rules adopted thereunder, and by any other applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Sub-Adviser
further agrees that all records that it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund and it will promptly surrender any of such
records upon request; provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser may retain copies of such records for the applicable periods they are required
by law to be retained, and thereafter shall destroy such records.
(b) The
Sub-Adviser agrees that it shall furnish to regulatory authorities having the requisite authority any information or reports in connection
with its services hereunder that may be requested in order to determine whether the operations of the Fund are being conducted in accordance
with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
(c) The
Sub-Adviser shall make all filings with the SEC required of it pursuant to Section 13 of the 1934 Act with respect to its duties as are
set forth herein. The Sub-Adviser also shall make all required filings on Schedule 13D or 13G and Form 13F (as well as other filings triggered
by ownership in securities under other applicable laws, rules and regulations) in respect of the Portfolio as may be required of the Fund
due to the activities of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall be the sole filer of Form 13F with respect to the Portfolio of the Fund.
5.Class
Action Filings
The
Sub-Adviser is not responsible for making any class action filings on behalf of the Trust.
6.
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Standard
of Care, Limitation of Liability and Indemnification |
(a) The
Sub-Adviser shall exercise its best judgment in rendering the services under this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any
error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust, the Adviser or the Fund, or affiliated persons of the Adviser
or the Fund (collectively, the “Adviser Indemnitees”) in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates except
a loss resulting from the Sub-Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations
and duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties, under this Agreement; provided, however, that
nothing herein shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect the Sub- Adviser against any liability to the Adviser Indemnitees for,
and the Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser Indemnitees from, any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations
and liabilities (including reasonable attorney’s fees) to which any of the Adviser Indemnitees may become subject arising out of
or resulting from (i) the Sub-Adviser causing the Fund to be in violation of any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation
or any investment policy or restriction set forth in the Fund’s current Registration Statement or the most current written guidelines,
policies or instruction provided in writing by the Board or the Adviser, (ii) the Sub-Adviser causing the Fund to fail to satisfy
the requirements set forth in Section 2(i) hereof, (iii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, proxy materials, reports, advertisements, sales literature, or other materials pertaining to the Sub-Adviser or the Portfolio
managed by the Sub-Adviser or the omission to state therein a material fact known to the Sub-Adviser that was required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished
to the Adviser or the Trust by the Sub-Adviser for use therein, or (iv) a breach of this Agreement by the Sub-Adviser. In addition,
the Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and the Fund from any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and liabilities
(including reasonable attorney’s fees) to which either the Trust or the Fund may become subject directly arising out of or resulting
from a breach of fiduciary duty by the Sub-Adviser under Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act with respect to the receipt of compensation for
its services under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or limitation
of rights that the Trust or the Fund may have under federal or state securities laws.
(b) The
Sub-Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust Instrument or other
organizational document of the Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Fund arising in connection with this Agreement
shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Sub-Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from
any other fund of the Trust or the shareholders or any individual shareholder of the Fund. Nor shall the Sub- Adviser seek satisfaction
of any such obligation from the trustees of the Trust (each, a “Trustee” and, together, the “Trustees”) or any
individual Trustee or any officers.
(c) As
used in this Section 6, the term “Sub-Adviser” shall include any officers, directors, employees, independent contractors or
other affiliates of the Sub-Adviser performing services with respect to the Fund.
(d) The
Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Sub-Adviser from and against any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and liabilities
(including reasonable attorney’s fees) to which the Sub-Adviser may become subject directly arising out of or resulting from, the
Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement,
or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
The
Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth on Schedule
A attached hereto.
The
Sub-Adviser will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, excluding those costs of the
Fund associated with brokerage activities. The Sub-Adviser shall bear all expenses and costs of the Trust (including reasonable attorney’s
fees), if any, arising out of a termination or possible termination of this Agreement as a result of an assignment caused by a change
of control or management of the Sub-Adviser, including the preparation and mailing of an information statement to shareholders pursuant
to a “manager-of-managers” exemptive order from the SEC, or the preparation, mailing, solicitation and other costs associated
with the use of a proxy statement relating to a shareholder vote in respect of a new sub-advisory agreement. The foregoing obligations
of the Sub-Adviser shall apply in any circumstance in which the Adviser, in consultation with internal or outside counsel to the Trust,
deems that an actual or possible assignment of this Agreement has or may occur, and determines that an information statement should be
used, or a vote of shareholders should be obtained, as the case may be.
9.
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Services
to Other Companies or Accounts |
The
investment advisory services of the Sub-Adviser to the Fund under this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Sub-Adviser shall
be free to render similar services to other investment companies and clients (whether or not their investment objective and policies are
similar to those of the Fund) and to engage in other activities, provided that such other services and activities do not interfere with
or impair the Sub-Adviser’s ability to fulfill its duties and obligations under this Agreement. If the Sub- Adviser provides any
advice to its clients concerning investment in the shares of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall act solely for such clients in that regard
and not in any way on behalf of the Adviser, the Trust or the Fund.
(a) The
Sub-Adviser understands and agrees that it is a “service provider” to the Trust as contemplated by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940
Act. As such, the Sub-Adviser agrees to cooperate fully with the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers, including the Fund’s
CCO, with respect to (i) any and all compliance-related matters, and (ii) the Trust’s efforts to assure that each of its
service providers adopts and maintains policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the “federal
securities laws” (as that term is defined by Rule 38a-1) by the Trust, the Adviser and the Sub- Adviser. In this regard, the Sub-Adviser
shall:
(1) submit
to the Board for its consideration and approval, prior to the effective date of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program,
it being understood that the Sub- Adviser’s obligation under Section 2(e) of this Agreement to vote all proxies solicited by or
with respect to the issuers of securities in which the assets of the Portfolio may be invested shall be subject to the fulfillment of
the condition that the Board approve the Sub-Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures;
(2) submit
annually (and at such other times as the Trust may reasonably request) to the Fund’s CCO and the Adviser for consideration by the
Board, a report discussing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program, and fully describing any material
amendments to such compliance program since the most recent such report;
(3) provide
periodic reports, certifications and information concerning the Sub- Adviser’s compliance program including, but not limited to,
the following;
(i) Quarterly
Compliance Certifications, including any required attachments, no later than the tenth (10th) business day after each calendar
quarter; and
(ii) Annual
Report on Code of Ethics Matters, including any required attachments, no later than the fifteenth (15th) business day
of October each year.
(4) provide
the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers with reasonable access to information regarding the Sub-Adviser’s compliance
program, which access shall include on-site visits with the Sub-Adviser as may be reasonably requested from time to time;
(5) permit
the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers to maintain an active working relationship with the Sub-Adviser’s compliance
personnel by, among other things, providing the Adviser and the Fund’s CCO and other officers with a specified individual within
the Sub-Adviser’s organization to discuss and address compliance-related matters;
(6) provide
the Adviser and its chief compliance officer and the Trust and its Trustees and officers, including the Fund’s CCO, with such certifications
as may be reasonably requested;
(7) provide
a list of any participating affiliate that provides, or assists in providing, services under the Agreement, which includes the identity
of the participating affiliate and such other information reasonably requested by the Adviser and its chief compliance officer and the
Trust and its Trustees and officers, including the Fund’s CCO; and
(8) reasonably
cooperate with any independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Trust, ensure that all reasonably necessary information
and the appropriate personnel are made available to such independent registered public accounting firm, to support the expression of the
independent registered public accounting firm’s opinion, and each year provide the Adviser and such independent registered public
accounting firm with a copy of the most recent SSAE 18 Report (or applicable successor report) prepared by the Sub-Adviser’s independent
auditors regarding the Sub-Adviser’s internal controls.
(b) The
Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and covenants that it has implemented and shall maintain a compliance program in accordance with the
requirements of Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act.
11.
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Duration
and Termination |
(a) This
Agreement shall be effective immediately as of the date set forth above and shall continue in effect for two years from its effective
date with respect to the Fund, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, and shall continue year to year thereafter, provided each
continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the Trustees or (ii) a vote of a “majority”
(as
defined
in the 1940 Act) of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities, provided that in either event the continuance is also approved by
a majority of the Trustees who are neither (A) parties to this Agreement nor (B) “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940
Act) of any party to this Agreement, by vote cast in person (to the extent required by the 1940 Act) at a meeting called for the purpose
of voting on such approval.
(b) This
Agreement is terminable with respect to the Fund, without penalty, on sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Sub-Adviser: (i) by
the Trust, pursuant to (A) action by the Board or (B) the vote of the holders of a “majority” (as defined in the 1940 Act)
of the shares of the Fund or (ii) by the Adviser. This Agreement is terminable with respect to the Fund, without penalty, by the
Sub-Adviser upon ninety (90) days’ written notice to the Adviser and the Trust. In addition, this Agreement will terminate with
respect to the Fund in the event of the termination of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund.
This
Agreement will be terminated automatically in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act).
(c) In
the event of a termination of this Agreement for any reason with respect to the Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with
any transition manager or successor investment sub-adviser and with the Adviser in transitioning the management of the Portfolio to one
or more new sub-advisers or to the Adviser, including, without limitation, providing the transition manager, at such intervals as the
transition manager may request, with a list of holdings for the Portfolio and such other information as required by the transition management
agreement, into which the Adviser and the transition manager will, at that time, enter. The Sub-Adviser shall deliver to Adviser all periodic
compliance reports, certifications and information applicable to the period of Sub-Adviser’s services provided under this Agreement,
including annual compliance reports and certifications.
(d) Termination
of this Agreement shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Adviser, the Adviser Indemnitees and the Sub-Adviser under Section
6 of this Agreement.
(a) The
Sub-Adviser hereby consents to the use of its name and the names of its affiliates in the Fund’s disclosure documents, shareholder
communications, advertising, sales literature and similar communications. The Sub-Adviser shall not use the name or any tradename, trademark,
trade device, service mark, symbol or any abbreviation, contraction or simulation thereof of the Adviser, the Trust, the Fund or any of
their affiliates in its marketing materials unless it first receives prior written approval of the Trust and the Adviser.
(b) It
is understood that the name of each party to this Agreement, and any derivatives thereof or logos associated with that name, is the valuable
property of the party in question and its affiliates, and that each other party has the right to use such names pursuant to the relationship
created by, and in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement only so long as this Agreement shall continue in effect. Upon termination
of this Agreement, the parties shall forthwith cease to use the names of the other parties (or any derivative or logo) as appropriate
and to the extent that continued use is not required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.
13.
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Confidential
Information |
(a) Each
party agrees that it will treat confidentially all information provided by any other party (the “Discloser”) regarding the
Discloser’s businesses and operations, including without limitation the investment activities or holdings of the Portfolio or the
Fund (“Confidential Information”). All Confidential Information provided by the Discloser shall be used only by the other
party hereto (the “Recipient”) solely for the purposes of rendering services pursuant to this Agreement, and shall not be
disclosed to any third party, without the prior consent of the Discloser, except for a limited number of (i) attorneys, accountants
and other advisers of the Recipient and its affiliates and (ii) employees of the Recipient’s affiliates, on a need-to-know
basis and solely for the purposes of rendering services under this Agreement.
(b) Confidential
Information shall not include any information that: (i) is public when provided or thereafter becomes public through no wrongful
act of the Recipient; (ii) is demonstrably known to the Recipient prior to execution of this Agreement; (iii) is independently
developed by the Recipient through no wrongful act of the Recipient in the ordinary course of business outside of this Agreement; (iv) is
generally employed by the trade at the time that the Recipient learns of such information or knowledge; or (v) has been rightfully
and lawfully obtained by the Recipient from any third party.
(c) In
the event that the Recipient is requested or required (by deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal
proceedings, subpoenas, civil investigative demand or similar process), in connection with any proceeding, to disclose any of the Discloser’s
Confidential Information, the Recipient will give the Discloser prompt written notice of such request or requirement to allow the Discloser
an opportunity to obtain a protective order or otherwise obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded to such Confidential
Information. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, disclosure shall be made of only that portion of
the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed. All Confidential Information disclosed as required by law shall
nonetheless continue to be deemed Confidential Information.
This
Agreement may be amended in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement in a manner that is in accordance with applicable laws, rules
and regulations, as modified or interpreted by any applicable order, exemptive relief or interpretative release issued by the SEC.
All
notices hereunder shall be provided in writing, by facsimile or by email. Notices shall be deemed given if delivered in person or by messenger,
certified mail with return receipt, or by a reputable overnight delivery service that provides evidence of receipt to the parties; upon
receipt if sent by fax; or upon read receipt or reply if delivered by email, at the following addresses:
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to the Trust/Board: |
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Fidelity
Rutland Square Trust II
245
Summer Street
Boston,
MA 02210
Attn.:
Chief Legal Officer |
If
to the Adviser: |
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Strategic
Advisers LLC
245
Summer Street
Boston,
MA 02210
Attn.:
Chief Operating Officer |
With
Copy to: |
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Strategic
Advisers LLC
245
Summer Street
Boston,
MA 02210
Attn.:
SVP, Head of Adviser Oversight |
If
to the Sub-Adviser: |
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FIL
Investment Advisors
Pembroke
Hall
42
Crow Lane
Pembroke,
Bermuda HM19 Attn.: Rosalie Powell |
With
a copy to: |
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FIL
Investment Advisors
4
Cannon Street
London,
EC4M 5AB Great Britain
Attn.:
Nick Birchall |
With
a copy to: |
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FIL
Investment Advisors
Kingswood
Fields,
Millfield
Lane
Tadworth,
KT20 6RP
Great
Britain
Attn.:
Charlie Wilson |
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(a) This
Agreement constitutes the full and complete agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(b) Titles
or captions of sections in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, and in no way define, limit,
extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provisions thereof.
(c) This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all of which together shall for all purposes constitute one Agreement, binding on all
the parties.
(d) This
Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by, and interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions of that or any other jurisdiction.
To the extent that the applicable laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the
latter shall control. The parties irrevocably consent to submit to the jurisdiction of any federal or state court sitting in The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
(e) If
any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement
shall not be affected hereby and, to this extent, the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be severable.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Sub-Adviser shall be an independent contractor. Nothing herein shall be construed as constituting
the Sub-Adviser as an agent of the Adviser, the Trust or the Fund, except to the extent expressly authorized by this Agreement.
(g) This
Agreement and any documents related hereto may be electronically signed. The parties agree that any electronic signatures appearing on
this Agreement and any related documents are the same as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility.
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Schedule
A
Pursuant
to Section 7 of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (“Trust”),
on behalf of Strategic Advisers Alternatives Fund (the “Fund”), Strategic Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”) and FIL
Investment Advisors (the “Sub-Adviser”), the Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services it performs on behalf of the
Fund as follows:
1. For
purposes of calculating the fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement:
“Portfolio
Assets” shall mean the portion of the net assets of the Fund managed by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to the following investment strategy
as agreed to by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in a separately negotiated investment mandate: Equity Market Neutral (the “Strategy”).
“Aggregated
Assets” for a particular Strategy shall mean the assets of all registered investment companies managed by the Adviser that are managed
by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to that Strategy, including Portfolio Assets.
2. The
Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly, based on average daily Portfolio Assets (computed in the manner set forth in
the Trust’s Trust Instrument) determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout the calendar month. The Sub-Adviser’s
fee shall be calculated using the effective rate applicable to Aggregated Assets managed pursuant to a specific Strategy based on the
following rate schedule.
Rate
0.55%
(55 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.50%
(50 basis points) on the next $50 million in assets
0.40%
(40 basis points) on the next $100 million in assets
0.30%
(30 basis points) on the next $250 million in assets
0.25%
(25 basis points) on assets over $500 million in assets
The
Sub-Adviser’s fee shall be computed monthly and, within twelve business days of the end of each calendar month, the Adviser shall
transmit to the Sub-Adviser the fee for the previous month. Payment shall be made in federal funds wired to a bank account designated
by the Sub-Adviser. If this Agreement becomes effective or terminates before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from
the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination, as the case may be, shall
be prorated on the basis of the number of business days it is so in effect for that month.
The
Sub-Adviser agrees to look exclusively to the Adviser, and not to any assets of the Trust or the Fund, for the payment of the Sub-Adviser’s
fees arising under this Section 2.
The
Sub-Adviser agrees that the fee rates paid to the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Schedule A shall not be in excess of the fee rates
at equivalent asset size charged by the Sub-Adviser to any other client with respect to a fund or account being managed by the Sub-Adviser
having a substantially similar investment objective, style and strategy as the Portfolio; provided, however, that the foregoing shall
not apply to any client fund or account (i) whose fees are structured to include a performance-based fee component, (ii) that
is disclosed to, and whose rate is exempted in writing by, the Adviser prior to the Board’s initial approval of the fee schedule
for the applicable Strategy, or (iii) that is otherwise exempted by the Board and the Adviser.
FORM
OF
SUB-ADVISORY
AGREEMENT
between
FIL
INVESTMENT ADVISORS (UK) LIMITED
and
FIL
INVESTMENT ADVISORS
AGREEMENT
made this 7th day of March 2024, by and between FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited, Beech Gate, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood,
Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RP, United Kingdom (hereinafter called the “UK Sub-Advisor”) and FIL Investment Advisors, a Bermuda
company with principal offices at Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke HM19, Bermuda (hereinafter called the “Sub-Advisor”).
WHEREAS
Strategic Advisers LLC, Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the “Advisor”), has entered into a Management
Contract with Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, which may issue one or more series (hereinafter called the
“Trust”) on behalf of the Funds stated in Schedule A hereto (hereinafter called the “Fund”), pursuant to which
the Advisor is to act as investment advisor to the Fund,
WHEREAS,
the Sub-Advisor has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with the Advisor (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) pursuant to which
the Sub-Advisor, directly or through certain of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons, shall provide investment advice or investment
management and order execution services to the Fund, and
WHEREAS
the UK Sub-Advisor has personnel in Western Europe and has been formed in part for the purpose of researching and compiling information
and recommendations with respect to the economies of various countries, and securities of issuers located outside of North America, principally
in the UK and Europe.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the Sub-Advisor and the UK Sub-Advisor agree
as follows:
1. Duties:
The Sub-Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the UK Sub-Advisor to perform one or more of the following services with respect
to all or a portion of the investments of the Fund, in connection with the Sub-Advisor’s duties under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
The services and the portion of the investments of the Fund advised or managed by the UK Sub-Advisor shall be as agreed upon from time
to time by the Sub-Advisor and the UK Sub-Advisor. The UK Sub-Advisor shall pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the UK Sub-Advisor
performing services for the Fund relating to research, statistical and investment activities.
(a) Investment
Advice: If and to the extent requested by the Sub-Advisor, the UK Sub-Advisor shall provide investment advice to the Sub-Advisor
with respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Fund, and in connection with such advice shall furnish the Sub-Advisor such
factual information, research reports and investment recommendations as the Advisor may reasonably require. Such information may include
written and oral reports and analyses.
(b) Investment
Management: If and to the extent requested by the Sub-Advisor, the UK Sub- Advisor shall manage all or a portion of the investments
of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations provided in the Fund’s Prospectus or other governing
instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and rules thereunder, as amended
from time to time, and such other limitations as the Trust or the Advisor may impose with respect to the Fund by notice to the UK Sub-Advisor.
With respect to the portion of the investments of the Fund under its management, the UK Sub-Advisor is authorized to make investment decisions
on behalf of the Fund with regard to any stock, bond, other security or investment instrument, and to place orders for the purchase and
sale of such securities through such broker-dealers as the UK Sub-Advisor may select. The UK Sub-Advisor may also be authorized, but only
to the extent such duties are delegated in writing by the Sub-Advisor, to provide additional investment management services to the Fund,
including but not limited to services such as managing foreign currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing futures and options
contracts, borrowing money or lending securities on behalf of the Fund. All investment management and any other activities of the UK Sub-Advisor
shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Sub-Advisor, the Advisor and the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2. Information
to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The UK Sub-Advisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses
to the Trust, the Advisor, and the Sub-Advisor as the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may reasonably request
from time to time, or as the UK Sub-Advisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage:
In connection with the services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the UK Sub-Advisor shall place
all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Fund’s account with brokers or dealers selected by the UK Sub-Advisor,
which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Advisor, Sub-Advisor or UK Sub-Advisor. The UK Sub- Advisor shall use its best
efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Fund and at commission rates which are reasonable
in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers
may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities
Exchange
Act of l934) to the Fund and/or to the other accounts over which the UK Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or Advisor exercise investment discretion.
The UK Sub-Advisor is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing
a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting
that transaction if the UK Sub-Advisor determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value
of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular
transaction or the overall responsibilities which the UK Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the Advisor
have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the
commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the
benefits to the Fund.
4. Compensation:
The Sub-Advisor shall compensate the UK Sub-Advisor on the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) Sub-Advisory
Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor agrees to pay the UK Sub-Advisor
a monthly sub-advisory fee (the “UK Sub-Advisory Fee”). The UK Sub-Advisory Fee shall be equal to 110% of the UK Sub- Advisor’s
costs incurred in connection with rendering the services referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement. The UK Sub-Advisory
Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense reimbursements or fee waivers by the Sub-Advisor or Advisor, if any, in effect from time to
time.
(b) Investment
Management Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor agrees to pay the
UK Sub-Advisor a monthly investment management fee (the “UK Investment Management Fee”). The UK Investment Management Fee
shall be equal to a percentage of the monthly average net assets of the Fund managed by the UK Sub-Advisor pursuant to subparagraph 1(b)
of this Agreement, calculated on a cumulative basis based upon a monthly average of the aggregate of all net assets managed by the UK
Sub-Advisor on behalf of the Sub-Advisor pursuant to sub-advisory arrangements (“Average Group Assets”) in accordance with
the following fee schedule:
[For
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provided that in no event shall the UK Investment Management Fee exceed 50% of the sub- advisory fees received by the Sub-Advisor in respect
of the Fund from the Advisor pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, and provided further that, for purposes of calculating the fee rates
set forth above, any assets managed by the UK Sub-Advisor on behalf of the Sub-Advisor pursuant to a sub-advisory arrangement where a
fee cap is being applied to reduce the UK Sub-Advisor’s fee to less than the rates set forth above shall be excluded from Average
Group Assets.
(c) Provision
of Multiple Services: If the UK Sub-Advisor shall have provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and investment
management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 for the same portion of the investments of the Fund for the same period, the
fees paid to the UK Sub-Advisor with respect to such investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b) of this paragraph
4.
5. Expenses:
It is understood that the Fund will pay all of its expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the UK Sub-Advisor
hereunder, by the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory Agreement or by the Advisor under the Management Contract with the Fund.
6. Interested
Persons: It is understood that the Trustees, officers, and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the UK Sub-Advisor as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the UK Sub-Advisor are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor
or the UK Sub-Advisor may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services
to Other Companies or Accounts: The Services of the UK Sub-Advisor to the Sub-Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the
UK Sub-Advisor being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and
activities do not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a material manner, with the UK Sub-Advisor’s ability to meet
all of its obligations hereunder. The UK Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes be an independent contractor and not an agent or employee
of the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the Trust.
Nothing
in this Agreement will constitute a partnership between the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor, the UK Sub-Advisor and the Trust. Nothing in this
Agreement makes the UK Sub-Advisor an agent of the Advisor, Sub-Advisor or the Trust and the UK Sub-Advisor has no authority whatsoever
to exercise discretionary powers over the global portfolios and investment funds, except as provided pursuant to paragraph 1(b) herein,
of the Advisor, Sub-Advisor and the Trust, or otherwise to bind the Advisor’s and the Trust’s assets under management.
The
UK Sub-Advisor shall furnish services as an independent contractor and not as an employee or agent of either the Advisor, Sub-Advisor
or the Trust. The UK Sub-Advisor has no power or authority to act for, represent, or bind the Advisor, Sub-Advisor or the Trust or any
company affiliated with either of them.
8. Standard
of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder
on the part of the UK Sub-Advisor, the UK Sub-Advisor shall not be subject to liability to the Sub-Advisor, the Advisor, the Trust or
to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses
that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
9. Duration
and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a)
Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until September 30,
2025 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least annually
by vote of the Trust’s Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.
(b)
This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor, the UK Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor and the Fund subject to the
provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of,
the Commission or its staff.
(c)
In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of
this Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement
or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d)
Either the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor, the UK Sub-Advisor or the Fund may, at any time on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice
to the other parties, terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with
respect to the Fund by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event
of its assignment.
10. Limitation
of Liability: The UK Sub-Advisor is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the
Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Fund arising in
connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the UK Sub-Advisor shall not seek satisfaction
of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund. Nor shall the UK Sub-Advisor seek satisfaction of any such
obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
11. Governing
Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without
giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.
The
terms “registered investment company,” “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “assignment,”
and “interested persons,” when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect
or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.
[Signature
Follows]
Schedule
A
to
the Sub-Advisory Agreement between FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited and
FIL
Investment Advisors
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March 7, 2024
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EXHIBIT
2
FORM
OF
INVESTMENT
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMONG
STRATEGIC
ADVISERS LLC,
FIDELITY
DIVERSIFYING SOLUTIONS LLC
AND
FIDELITY
RUTLAND SQUARE TRUST II
AGREEMENT,
made this [_____] day of [____], among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (“Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, on behalf of
[Strategic Advisers Emerging Markets Fund/Strategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund/Strategic Advisers Fidelity International
Fund/Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Stock Fund/Strategic Advisers International Fund/Strategic Advisers Large Cap Fund/Strategic Advisers
Small-Mid Cap Fund] (the “Fund”), Strategic Advisers LLC (“Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, and
Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (“Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company (this “Agreement”).
WHEREAS,
the Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940
Act”);
WHEREAS,
the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are each registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers
Act”);
WHEREAS,
the Trust has retained the Adviser to render investment advisory services to the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, pursuant to a Management
Contract dated as of [Date of Management Contract]], as may be further amended from time to time (“Advisory Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
the Advisory Agreement authorizes the Adviser to delegate to one or more other investment advisers any or all of the Adviser’s duties
and obligations under the Advisory Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Trust and the Adviser wish to retain the Sub-Adviser to render certain investment advisory services to the Fund with respect to the
portion of the Fund’s assets allocated to the Sub-Adviser, as determined from time to time by the Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser is
willing to render such services.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed among the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and
the Trust as follows:
With
respect to the portion of the assets of the Fund allocated, from time to time, by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser, the Trust and the Adviser
hereby appoint the Sub-Adviser to act as investment sub-adviser to the Fund for the periods and on the terms set forth herein. The Sub-Adviser
accepts the appointment and agrees to furnish the services set forth herein for the compensation provided in Section 8 of this Agreement.
2.
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Services
and Duties of Investment Sub-Adviser |
Subject
to the general supervision and oversight of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), the Sub-Adviser
will:
(a) provide
a program of continuous investment management for the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies as stated
in the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
on Form N-1A, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Registration Statement”) and as provided by the Adviser
to the Sub- Adviser; invest and reinvest the portion of the assets of the Fund allocated to the Sub-Adviser by selecting the securities,
instruments, repurchase agreements, financial futures contracts, options and other investments and techniques that the Fund may purchase,
sell, enter into or use;
(b) oversee
the placement of purchase and sale orders on behalf of the Fund;
(c) employ
portfolio managers to make investment decisions and securities analysts to provide research services to the Fund;
(d) subject
to the understanding set forth in Section 11(a)(1) of this Agreement, vote all proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of
securities in which the portion of the assets of the Fund allocated to the Sub-Adviser may be invested in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s
proxy voting policies and procedures as approved by the Board and in a manner that complies with applicable law; maintain records of all
proxies voted on behalf of the Fund; and provide information to the Trust, the Adviser or their designated agent in a manner that is sufficiently
complete and timely to ensure the Trust’s compliance with its filing obligations under Rule 30b1-4 of the 1940 Act;
(e) maintain
books and records with respect to the Fund’s securities transactions in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations;
(f) if
applicable, and subject to applicable law, to retain affiliated sub-subadvisers to furnish investment management and advisory services
to the Sub-Adviser, in connection with the Sub-Adviser’s portfolio management activities on behalf of the Fund, and to compensate
any such sub-subadviser out of the fees received by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement; and
(g) to
the extent reasonably requested by the Adviser or officers of the Fund, cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to the Adviser
and the Trust’s other service providers by (1) keeping them fully informed as to such matters that they may reasonably deem necessary
with respect to the performance of their obligations to the Fund, (2) providing prompt responses to reasonable requests for information
or assistance, including furnishing the Adviser and/or the Fund with statistical information as the Adviser and/or the Fund may reasonably
request with respect to the securities that the Fund may hold, and (3) establishing appropriate processes to promote the efficient exchange
of information.
The
Sub-Adviser further agrees that, in performing its duties hereunder, it will:
(h) comply
in all material respects with (1) the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act and all rules and regulations thereunder and any other applicable
federal and state laws and regulations, (2) the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and National Futures
Association, (3) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), (4) the investment objectives, strategies, policies,
limitations and restrictions of the Fund as described in the Registration Statement, (5) the Trust’s Trust Instrument and By-Laws
or other organizational documents of the Trust and (6) any written instructions of the Adviser or the Board, provided the Sub-Adviser
has had sufficient opportunity to implement such instructions;
The
Adviser will provide the Sub-Adviser with advance notice of any change in the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, policies,
limitations and restrictions as stated in the Registration Statement or in any procedures and policies adopted by the Board and/or the
Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser shall, in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement and with respect to the portion
of the Fund’s assets allocated to the Sub-Adviser, manage the Fund’s portfolio investments in compliance with such changes,
provided the Sub-Adviser has received prompt notice of the effectiveness of such changes from the Trust or the Adviser and has had sufficient
opportunity to implement such changes. In addition to such notice, the Adviser shall provide to the Sub-Adviser a copy of the modified
Registration Statement reflecting such changes provided that such Registration Statement was so modified.
(i) manage
the Fund so that it will qualify, and continue to qualify, as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M and, if applicable, section
817(h) of the Code and regulations issued thereunder;
(j) keep
the Adviser and/or the Board informed of developments materially affecting the Fund’s portfolio;
(k) make
available to the Board, the Adviser, the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and the Trust’s administrator,
promptly upon their request, such copies of its records with respect to the Fund as may be required to assist in their compliance with
applicable laws and regulations. As reasonably requested by the Board or the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser will complete periodic or special
questionnaires and furnish to the Board and/or the Adviser such periodic and special reports regarding the Fund and the Sub-Adviser including,
but not limited to, reports concerning transactions and performance of the Fund, quarterly and annual compliance reports and certifications,
reports regarding compliance with the Trust’s procedures pursuant to Rules 17e-1, 17a-7, 10f-3 and 12d3-1 under the 1940 Act (as
applicable), fundamental investment restrictions, procedures for opening brokerage accounts and commodity trading accounts, liquidity
determinations for securities or other instruments held by the Fund such as, among others, securities purchased pursuant to Rule 144A
and 4(2) commercial paper, compliance with the Sub- Adviser’s Code of Ethics, and such other procedures or requirements that the
Adviser may reasonably request from time to time;
(l) make
available to the Board and the Adviser at reasonable times its portfolio managers and other appropriate personnel as mutually agreed by
the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, either in person or, at the mutual convenience of the Board, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, by telephone,
in order to review the investment policies, performance and other matters relating to the management of the Fund;
(m) review
draft reports to shareholders and other documents provided to the Sub-Adviser with respect to the information therein that pertains to
the Sub-Adviser or the services provided by the Sub- Adviser, provide comments on such drafts on a timely basis, and provide certifications
or sub-certifications on a timely basis as to the accuracy of the information contained in such reports or other documents;
(n)
use no material, non-public information concerning portfolio companies that may be in its possession or the possession of any of its affiliates,
nor will the Sub-Adviser seek to obtain any such information, in providing investment advice or investment management services to the
Fund;
(o)
promptly notify the Trust, the Adviser and the Board in the event that the Sub-Adviser or any of its affiliates becomes aware that the
Sub-Adviser: (i) is subject to a statutory disqualification that prevents the Sub-Adviser from serving as investment adviser pursuant
to this Agreement; (ii) fails to be registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act or under the laws of any jurisdiction
in which the Sub-Adviser is required to be registered as an investment adviser in order to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iii) is the subject of an administrative proceeding or enforcement action by the SEC or other regulatory authority; or (iv) is
served or otherwise
receives
notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, or
governmental authority, involving the affairs of the Trust or the Adviser or their affiliates; or is involved in any pending litigation
or administrative proceeding involving the affairs of the Trust or the Adviser or their affiliates brought against the Sub-Adviser or
any of its management persons (as defined in Rule 206(4)-4 under the Advisers Act). The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify the Trust
and the Adviser promptly of any material fact known to the Sub-Adviser respecting or relating to the Sub-Adviser that is not contained
in the Trust’s Registration Statement, as amended and supplemented from time to time, regarding the Fund, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, but that is required to be disclosed therein, and of any statement contained therein that becomes untrue in any material respect.
The Sub-Adviser will promptly notify the Trust, the Adviser and the Board if its chief executive officer or any member of the portfolio
management team for the Fund changes, or if there is an actual change in control or management of the Sub-Adviser within the meaning of
Rules 2a-6 and 202(a)(1)-1 under the 1940 Act and Advisers Act, respectively;
(p) not
disclose information regarding Fund characteristics, trading history, portfolio holdings, performance information or any other related
information to any third -party, except in compliance with the Trust’s policies on disclosure of portfolio holdings or as requested
by the Adviser; however, Sub-Adviser may include the Fund’s performance information in the calculation of composite performance
information, provided that the Fund’s performance information is included in the composite in such a way as to prevent anyone
from identifying the information contributed by the Fund. In addition, the Adviser acknowledges that the Sub-Adviser manages other accounts
following the same investment strategy as the Fund and that these accounts may have different portfolio holdings disclosure policies;
(q)
provide the Adviser, the Trust or the Board with such information and assurances (including certifications and sub-certifications) as
the Adviser, the Trust or the Board may reasonably request from time to time in order to assist the Adviser, the Trust or the Board in
complying with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including requirements in connection with the preparation and/or filing of the
Fund’s Form N-CSRs and Form N-PORTs;
(r)
provide reasonable assistance to the Adviser, custodian or recordkeeping agent for the Trust in determining or confirming, consistent
with the procedures and policies stated in the Trust’s valuation procedures and/or the Registration Statement, the value of any
portfolio securities or other assets of the Fund for which the Adviser, custodian or recordkeeping agent seeks assistance from the Sub-Adviser
or identifies for review by the Sub-Adviser. This assistance may include (but is not limited to): (i) designating and providing access
to one or more employees of the Sub-Adviser or its affiliates who are knowledgeable about the security/issuer, its financial condition,
trading and/or other relevant factors for valuation, which employees shall be available for consultation when the Board’s Valuation
Committee convenes; (ii) providing reasonable assistance to the Adviser or the custodian in obtaining bids and offers or quotes from
broker/dealers or market-makers with respect to securities held by the Fund, upon the reasonable request of the Adviser or custodian;
(iii) upon the request of the Adviser or the custodian, provide assistance in fair valuation of the Trust; and (iv) maintaining
records as required by applicable law with respect to any securities valuation assistance provided hereunder, and providing such information
to the Adviser or the Trust upon request, with such records being deemed Fund records;
(s) not
consult with any other investment sub-adviser of the Trust (if any), or with the sub- adviser to any other investment company (or separate
series thereof) managed by the Adviser concerning the Fund’s transactions in securities or other assets, except for purposes of
complying with the conditions of Rule 12d3-1(a) and (b) under the 1940 Act, and, to the extent that multiple sub-advisers may be engaged
to provide services to the Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be responsible for providing investment advisory services only with respect to
such portion of the Fund’s assets as may from time to time be allocated to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser; and
(t) provide
the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and, promptly after filing any material amendment
to its Form ADV with the SEC, furnish a copy of such amendments to the Trust and the Adviser; and provide the Trust and the Adviser with
a copy of its Form ADV Part II as updated from time to time. The Adviser hereby acknowledges having received a current copy of the Sub-Adviser’s
Form ADV Part II, current as of the date hereof.
In
performing its obligations under this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser may rely upon information concerning the Fund’s books and records
provided to it by the Adviser, the custodian(s) or other agent(s) designated by the Adviser, and will not independently verify the accuracy
or completeness of such information. The Sub-Adviser (and its officers, directors/trustees, agents, employees, controlling persons, shareholders
and any other person or entity affiliated with the Sub-Adviser) shall not be liable for any loss, claim or damages related to such reliance.
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The
Adviser will provide, or has provided, to the Sub-Adviser, with a copy of the Registration Statement as filed with the SEC, and of the
policies and procedures adopted by the Board and/or the Adviser which the Sub-Adviser is required to implement in managing the portion
of the assets of the Fund allocated to the Sub-Adviser or such other information or documents necessary for the management of the Sub-
Adviser’s allocated portion of Fund assets as the Sub-Adviser shall reasonably request or as required by applicable law or regulation.
Throughout the term of this Agreement, the Adviser shall continue to provide such information and documents to the Sub-Adviser, including
any amendments, updates or supplements to such information or documents before or at the time the amendments, updates or supplements become
effective.
4.Brokerage;
Trading Agreements
The
Sub-Adviser may place orders pursuant to its investment determinations for the Fund directly with the issuers of the securities, or with
derivative and other counterparties, brokers or dealers (including but not limited to prime brokers and/or futures commission merchants)
(“Trading Entities”) selected by the Sub-Adviser. In connection with the transactions permitted hereunder, the Adviser hereby
grants to the Sub-Adviser, as its agent, the authority in respect of the Portfolio to open and maintain brokerage accounts of all types
on behalf of and in the name of the Fund, and to negotiate and execute trading agreements, account opening and other agreements, ancillary
documents, and any other reasonable and customary documents and representation letters as the Sub-Adviser deems appropriate in respect
of the Portfolio with appropriate Trading Entities that conform to the Trading Entity suitability standards established by the Sub- Adviser
(“Documentation”) and to perform on the Fund’s behalf any and all of the obligations contemplated under such Documentation.
This authority includes, among other things, the authority to: (i) open trading accounts with Trading Entities; (ii) provide
relevant Fund-related information to Trading Entities, provided that the Sub-Adviser shall only send information pursuant to this clause
(a) which is reasonably required to open and maintain trading accounts with such Trading Entities; (b) to such Trading Entities whom the
Sub- Adviser selected with due care in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s policies and procedures; and (c) if the Sub-Adviser reasonably
believes that such information shall only be used by the applicable Trading Entity for the purpose of opening and maintaining trading
accounts; and (iii) receive, review, and accept on the Fund’s behalf, any industry standard disclosures and other information
Trading Entities may provide; and (iv) instruct the Fund’s custodian to deliver margin to and deposit collateral and margin
with or for the benefit of the Trading Entity, in each case in a manner that is consistent with applicable limitations under the 1940
Act. The Sub-Adviser may also enter into standard customer agreements with Trading Entities and direct payments of cash, cash equivalents
and securities and other property into such brokerage and other accounts as the Sub-Adviser deems desirable or appropriate.
In
selecting Trading Entities to execute transactions on behalf of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser will use its best efforts to seek the best overall
terms available. In assessing the best overall terms available for the Fund transaction, the Sub-Adviser will consider all factors it
deems relevant, including, but not limited to, the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition
and execution capability of the broker or dealer and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, for the specific transaction and on
a continuing basis. In selecting broker-dealers to execute a particular transaction, and in evaluating the best overall terms available,
the Sub-Adviser is authorized to consider the brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) provided to the Fund and/or other accounts over which the Sub-Adviser or
its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The parties hereto acknowledge that it is desirable for the Trust that the Sub-Adviser
have access to supplemental investment and market research and security and economic analysis provided by broker-dealers who may execute
brokerage transactions at a higher cost to the Fund than may result when allocating brokerage to other brokers on the basis of seeking
the most favorable price and efficient execution. Therefore, the Sub-Adviser may cause the Fund to pay a broker- dealer that furnishes
brokerage and research services a higher commission than that which might be charged by another broker-dealer for effecting the same transaction,
provided that the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and
research services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or the overall responsibilities
of the Sub-Adviser to the Fund in compliance with Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act. It is understood that the services provided by such brokers
may be useful to the Sub-Adviser in connection with the Sub-Adviser’s services to other clients. In accordance with Section 11(a)
of the 1934 Act and Rule 11a2-2(T) thereunder and subject to any other applicable laws and regulations, the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates
are authorized to effect portfolio transactions for the Fund and to retain brokerage commissions on such transactions. The Sub-Adviser
may, but shall not be obligated to, aggregate or bunch orders for the purchase or sale of securities for the Fund with orders for its
other clients where: (i) such aggregation or bunching of orders is not inconsistent with the Fund’s investment objectives,
policies and procedures, (ii) the allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the allocation of expenses incurred
in any such transaction, shall be made by the Sub-Adviser in a manner that complies with the Sub-Adviser’s trade allocation policies
and procedures approved by the Board and is fair and equitable in the judgment of the Sub-Adviser and is consistent with the Sub-Adviser’s
fiduciary obligations to the Fund and each of its other clients.
Except
where it has received the Adviser’s written consent in advance, the Sub-Adviser agrees that it shall not enter into agreements with
derivative counterparties and/or futures commission merchants with respect to the Fund unless the counterparty to such agreements is either
(a) a “U.S. person” as that term is used in Treas. Reg. 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) and Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or (b)
a “qualified derivatives dealer” as defined in Treas. Reg. 1.1441-1(e)(6) and acting in its capacity as such, and, in each
case, has agreed to provide appropriate documentation certifying its tax status under clause (a) or (b).
5.Books,
Records and Regulatory Filings
(a) The
Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain and to preserve for the applicable periods any such records as are required to be maintained by the Sub-Adviser
with respect to the Fund by the 1940 Act and rules adopted thereunder, and by any other applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Sub-Adviser
further agrees that all records that it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund and it will promptly surrender any of such
records upon request.
(b) The
Sub-Adviser agrees that it shall furnish to regulatory authorities having the requisite authority any information or reports in connection
with its services hereunder that may be requested in order to determine whether the operations of the Fund are being conducted in accordance
with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
(c) The
Sub-Adviser shall make all filings with the SEC required of it pursuant to Section 13 of the 1934 Act with respect to its duties as are
set forth herein. The Sub-Adviser also shall make all required filings on Schedule 13D or 13G and Form 13F (as well as other filings triggered
by ownership in securities under other applicable laws, rules and regulations) as may be required of the Fund due to the activities of
the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall be the sole filer of Form 13F with respect to the portion of the assets of the Fund allocated to
the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser.
6.
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Standard
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(a) The
Sub-Adviser shall exercise its best judgment in rendering the services under this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any
error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust, the Adviser or the Fund, or affiliated persons of the Adviser
or the Fund (collectively, the “Adviser Indemnitees”) in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates except
a loss resulting from the Sub-Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations
and duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties, under this Agreement; provided, however, that
nothing herein shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect the Sub- Adviser against any liability to the Adviser Indemnitees for,
and the Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser Indemnitees from, any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations
and liabilities (including reasonable attorney’s fees) to which any of the Adviser Indemnitees may become subject arising out of
or resulting from (i) the Sub-Adviser’s failure to meet its standard of care and thereby causing the Fund to be in violation
of any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation or any investment policy or restriction set forth in the Fund’s current
Registration Statement or the most current written guidelines, policies or instruction provided in writing by the Board or the Adviser,
(ii) the Sub-Adviser causing the Fund to fail to satisfy the diversification or source of income requirements of Subchapter M and,
if applicable, section 817(h) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder, (iii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained
in the Registration Statement, proxy materials, shareholder reports, advertisements, sales literature, or other materials pertaining to
the Trust or the Fund or the omission to state therein a material fact known to the Sub-Adviser that was required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished
to the Adviser or the Trust by the Sub-Adviser for use therein, or (iv) the Sub-Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or
gross negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties,
under this Agreement, or otherwise for breach of this Agreement by the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Trust and the Fund from any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and liabilities (including reasonable attorney’s
fees) to which either the Trust or the Fund may become subject directly arising out of or resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty by
the Sub-Adviser under Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act with respect to the receipt of compensation for its services under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or limitation of rights that the Trust or
the Fund may have under federal or state securities laws.
(b) The
Sub-Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust Instrument or other
organizational document of the Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Fund arising in connection with this Agreement
shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Sub-Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from
any other fund of the Trust or the shareholders or any individual shareholder of the Fund. Nor shall the Sub- Adviser seek satisfaction
of any such obligation from the trustees of the Trust (each, a “Trustee” and, together, the “Trustees”) or any
individual Trustee or any officers.
(c) As
used in this Section 6, the term “Sub-Adviser” shall include any officers, directors, employees, independent contractors or
other affiliates of the Sub-Adviser performing services with respect to the Fund.
(d) The
Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Sub-Adviser from and against, any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and
liabilities (including reasonable attorney’s fees) to which the Sub-Adviser may become subject directly arising out of or resulting
from, the Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties under this
Agreement, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
The
Sub-Adviser makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, that any level of performance or investment results will be achieved
by the Fund, whether on a relative or absolute basis. The Adviser understands that investment decisions made for the Fund by the Sub-Adviser
are subject to various market, currency, economic, political, business and structure risks and that those investment decisions will not
always be profitable.
The
Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth on Schedule
A attached hereto.
9.Expenses
The
Sub-Adviser will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, excluding those costs of the
Fund associated with brokerage activities. The Sub-Adviser shall bear all expenses and costs of the Trust (including reasonable attorney’s
fees), if any, arising out of a termination or possible termination of this Agreement as a result of an assignment caused by a change
of control or management of the Sub-Adviser, including the preparation and mailing of an information statement to shareholders pursuant
to a “manager-of-managers” exemptive order from the SEC, or the preparation, mailing, solicitation and other costs associated
with the use of a proxy statement relating to a shareholder vote in respect of a new sub-advisory agreement. The foregoing obligations
of the Sub-Adviser shall apply in any circumstance in which the Adviser, in consultation with internal or outside counsel to the Trust,
deems that an actual or possible assignment of this Agreement has or may occur, and determines that an information statement should be
used, or a vote of shareholders should be obtained, as the case may be.
10.
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Services
to Other Companies or Accounts |
The
investment advisory services of the Sub-Adviser to the Fund under this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Sub-Adviser shall
be free to render similar services to other investment companies and clients (whether or not their investment objective and policies are
similar to those of the Fund) and to engage in other activities, provided that such other services and activities do not interfere with
or impair the Sub-Adviser’s ability to fulfill its duties and obligations under this Agreement. If the Sub-Adviser provides any
advice to its clients concerning investment in the shares of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall act solely for such clients in that regard
and not in any way on behalf of the Adviser, the Trust or the Fund.
(a) The
Sub-Adviser understands and agrees that it is a “service provider” to the Trust as contemplated by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940
Act. As such, the Sub-Adviser agrees to cooperate fully with the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers, including the Trust’s
CCO, with respect to (i) any and all compliance-related matters, and (ii) the Trust’s efforts to assure that each of its
service providers adopts and maintains policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the “federal
securities laws” (as that term is defined by Rule 38a-1) by the Trust, the Adviser and the Sub- Adviser. In this regard, the Sub-Adviser
shall:
(1) submit
to the Board for its consideration and approval, prior to the effective date of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser’s applicable compliance
policies and procedures;
(2) submit
annually (and at such other times as the Trust may reasonably request) to the Trust’s CCO and the Adviser for consideration by the
Board, a report discussing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program, and fully describing any material
amendments to such compliance program since the most recent such report;
(3) provide
periodic reports and certifications concerning the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program and special reports in the event of material
compliance matters;
(4) provide
the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers with reasonable access, including on-site visits with the Sub-Adviser as may be
reasonably requested from time to time, to information regarding the aspects of the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program that may expose
the Adviser and the Trust to compliance risks or lead to a violation by the Trust, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser of the federal securities
laws;
(5) permit
the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers to maintain an active working relationship with the Sub-Adviser’s compliance
personnel by, among other things, providing the Adviser and the Trust’s CCO and other officers with a specified individual within
the Sub-Adviser’s organization to discuss and address compliance-related matters;
(6) provide
the Adviser and its chief compliance officer and the Trust and its Trustees and officers, including the Trust’s CCO, with such certifications
as may be reasonably requested; and
(7) reasonably
cooperate with any independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Trust, ensure that all reasonably necessary information
and the appropriate personnel are made available to such independent registered public accounting firm, to support the expression of the
independent registered public accounting firm’s opinion, and each year provide the Adviser and such independent registered public
accounting firm with a copy of the most recent SSAE 18 Report (or applicable successor report) prepared by the Sub-Adviser’s independent
auditors regarding the Sub-Adviser’s internal controls.
(b) The
Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and covenants that it has implemented and shall maintain a compliance program in accordance with the
requirements of Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Adviser acknowledges that Sub- Adviser is not the compliance agent for the Trust or for the Adviser,
and does not have access to all of the Trust’s books and records necessary to perform certain compliance testing. Any of the Sub-Adviser’s
agreement to perform the services in this Section 11 or elsewhere in this Agreement is subject to the understanding that the Sub-Adviser
shall perform such services based upon its books and records with respect to the Fund, which comprise a portion of the Trust’s book
and records.
(d) The
Adviser will provide the Sub-Adviser records to facilitate the Sub-Adviser’s ability to meet the Sub-Adviser’s obligations
under Rule 206(4)-5 of the Advisers Act. The Sub-Adviser shall treat such records as subject to the applicable confidentiality provision(s)
under this Agreement, provided that at no time, unless so required by the applicable laws or relevant regulatory authorities, shall the
records be disclosed to or otherwise made available to and shared with any third party or the general public.
(e) The
Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that the Sub-Adviser is duly registered as an “investment adviser” under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, and as a “commodity pool operator” and a “commodity trading advisor”
under the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended from time to time.
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Duration
and Termination |
(a) This
Agreement shall be effective immediately as of the date set forth above and shall continue in effect for two years from its effective
date with respect to the Fund, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, and shall continue year to year thereafter, provided each
continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the Trustees or (ii) a vote of a “majority”
(as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities, provided that in either event the continuance is also
approved by a majority of the Trustees who are neither (A) parties to this Agreement nor (B) “interested persons” (as defined
in the 1940 Act) of any party to this Agreement, by vote cast in person (to the extent required by the 1940 Act) at a meeting called for
the purpose of voting on such approval.
(b) This
Agreement is terminable with respect to the Fund, without penalty, on sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Sub-Adviser: (i) by
the Trust, pursuant to (A) action by the Board or (B) the vote of the holders of a “majority” (as defined in the 1940 Act)
of the shares of the Fund or (ii) by the Adviser. This Agreement is terminable with respect to the Fund, without penalty, by the
Sub-Adviser upon ninety (90) days’ written notice to the Adviser and the Trust. In addition, this Agreement will terminate with
respect to the Fund in the event of the termination of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund. This Agreement will be terminated
automatically in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act).
(c) In
the event of a termination of this Agreement for any reason with respect to the Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with
any transition manager or successor investment sub-adviser and with the Adviser in transitioning the management of the Fund to one or
more new sub-advisers or to the Adviser, including, without limitation, providing the transition manager, at such intervals as the transition
manager may request, with a list of holdings for the portion of Fund assets under the Sub- Adviser’s management and such other information
as required by the transition management agreement, into which the Adviser and the transition manager will, at that time, enter.
(d) Termination
of this Agreement shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Adviser, the Adviser Indemnitees and the Sub-Adviser under Section
6 of this Agreement.
(a) The
Sub-Adviser hereby consents to the use of its name and the names of its affiliates in the Fund’s disclosure documents, shareholder
communications, advertising, sales literature and similar communications. The Sub-Adviser shall not use the name or any tradename, trademark,
trade device, service mark, symbol or any abbreviation, contraction or simulation thereof of the Adviser, the Trust, the Fund or any of
their affiliates in its marketing materials unless it first receives prior written approval of the Trust and the Adviser.
(b) It
is understood that the name of each party to this Agreement, and any derivatives thereof or logos associated with that name, is the valuable
property of the party in question and its affiliates, and that each other party has the right to use such names pursuant to the relationship
created by, and in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement only so long as this Agreement shall continue in effect. Upon termination
of this Agreement, the parties shall forthwith cease to use the names of the other parties (or any derivative or logo) as appropriate
and to the extent that continued use is not required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.
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Confidential
Information |
(a) Each
party agrees that it will treat confidentially all information provided by any other party (the “Discloser”) regarding the
Discloser’s businesses and operations, including without limitation the investment activities or holdings of the Fund (“Confidential
Information”). All Confidential Information provided by the Discloser shall be used only by the other party hereto (the “Recipient”)
solely for the purposes of rendering services pursuant to this Agreement, and shall not be disclosed to any third party without the prior
consent of the Discloser, except for any party that is under common control with the Recipient and except for a limited number of (i) attorneys,
accountants and other advisers of the Recipient and its affiliates and (ii) employees of the Recipient’s affiliates, on a need-to-know
basis and solely for the purposes of rendering services under this Agreement.
(b) Confidential
Information shall not include any information that: (i) is public when provided or thereafter becomes public through no wrongful
act of the Recipient; (ii) is demonstrably known to the Recipient prior to execution of this Agreement; (iii) is independently
developed by the Recipient through no wrongful act of the Recipient in the ordinary course of business outside of this Agreement; (iv) is
generally employed by the trade at the time that the Recipient learns of such information or knowledge; or (v) has been rightfully
and lawfully obtained by the Recipient from any third party.
(c) In
the event that the Recipient is requested or required (by deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal
proceedings, subpoenas, civil investigative demand or similar process), in connection with any proceeding, to disclose any of the Discloser’s
Confidential Information, the Recipient will give the Discloser prompt written notice of such request or requirement to allow the Discloser
an opportunity to obtain a protective order or otherwise obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded to such Confidential
Information. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, disclosure shall be made of only that portion of
the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed. All Confidential Information disclosed as required by law shall
nonetheless continue to be deemed Confidential Information.
This
Agreement may be amended in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement in a manner that is in accordance with applicable laws, rules
and regulations, as modified or interpreted by any applicable order, exemptive relief or interpretative release issued by the SEC.
All
notices hereunder shall be provided in writing, by facsimile or by email. Notices shall be deemed given if delivered in person or by messenger,
certified mail with return receipt, or by a reputable overnight delivery service that provides evidence of receipt to the parties; upon
receipt if sent by fax; or upon read receipt or reply if delivered by email, at the following addresses:
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Fidelity
Rutland Square Trust II
245
Summer Street
Boston,
MA 02210
Attn.:
Chief Legal Officer |
If
to the Adviser: |
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Strategic
Advisers LLC
245
Summer Street
Boston,
MA 02210
Attn.:
Chief Operating Officer |
With
Copy to: |
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Strategic
Advisers LLC
245
Summer Street
Boston,
MA 02210
Attn.:
SVP, Head of Adviser Oversight |
If
to the Sub-Adviser: |
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Fidelity
Diversifying Solutions LLC
245
Summer Street
Boston,
MA 02210
Attn.:
Casey Condron casey.condron@fmr.com |
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(a) This
Agreement constitutes the full and complete agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(b) Titles
or captions of sections in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, and in no way define, limit,
extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provisions thereof.
(c) This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all of which together shall for all purposes constitute one Agreement, binding on all
the parties.
(d) This
Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by, and interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions of that or any other jurisdiction.
To the extent that the applicable laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the
latter shall control. The parties irrevocably consent to submit to the jurisdiction of any federal or state court sitting in The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
(e) If
any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement
shall not be affected hereby and, to this extent, the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be severable.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Sub-Adviser shall be an independent contractor. Nothing herein shall be construed as constituting
the Sub-Adviser as an agent of the Adviser, the Trust or the Fund, except to the extent expressly authorized by this Agreement.
(g) This
Agreement and any documents related hereto may be electronically signed. The parties agree that any electronic signatures appearing on
this Agreement and any related documents are the same as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility.
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Schedule
A – Strategic Advisers Emerging Markets Fund
Pursuant
to Section 8 of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (“Trust”),
on behalf of Strategic Advisers Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”), Strategic Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”) and
Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (the “Sub- Adviser”), the Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services it performs
on behalf of the Fund as follows:
1. For
purposes of calculating the fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement:
“Portfolio
Assets” shall mean the portion of the net assets of the Fund managed by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to the following investment strategy
as agreed to by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in a separately negotiated investment mandate: Emerging Markets Equity Plus (the “Strategy”).
“Aggregated
Assets” for a particular Strategy shall mean the assets of all registered investment companies managed by the Adviser that are managed
by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to that Strategy, including Portfolio Assets.
2. The
Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly, based on average daily Portfolio Assets (computed in the manner set forth in
the Trust’s Trust Instrument) determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout the calendar month. The Sub-Adviser’s
fee shall be calculated using the effective rate applicable to Aggregated Assets managed pursuant to a specific Strategy based on the
following rate schedules.
Rate
0.40%
(40 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.35%
(35 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.29%
(29 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets
The
Sub-Adviser’s fee shall be computed monthly and, within twelve business days of the end of each calendar month, the Adviser shall
transmit to the Sub-Adviser the fee for the previous month. Payment shall be made in federal funds wired to a bank account designated
by the Sub-Adviser. If this Agreement becomes effective or terminates before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from
the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination, as the case may be, shall
be prorated on the basis of the number of business days it is so in effect for that month.
The
Sub-Adviser agrees to look exclusively to the Adviser, and not to any assets of the Trust or the Fund, for the payment of the Sub-Adviser’s
fees arising under this Paragraph 2.
Schedule
A – Strategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund
Pursuant
to Section 8 of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (“Trust”),
on behalf of Strategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”), Strategic Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”)
and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (the “Sub- Adviser”), the Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services it performs
on behalf of the Fund as follows:
1. For
purposes of calculating the fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement:
“Portfolio
Assets” shall mean the portion of the net assets of the Fund managed by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to the following investment strategy
as agreed to by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in a separately negotiated investment mandate: Emerging Markets Equity Plus (the “Strategy”).
“Aggregated
Assets” for a particular Strategy shall mean the assets of all registered investment companies managed by the Adviser that are managed
by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to that Strategy, including Portfolio Assets.
2. The
Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly, based on average daily Portfolio Assets (computed in the manner set forth in
the Trust’s Trust Instrument) determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout the calendar month. The Sub-Adviser’s
fee shall be calculated using the effective rate applicable to Aggregated Assets managed pursuant to a specific Strategy based on the
following rate schedules.
Rate
0.40%
(40 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.35%
(35 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.29%
(29 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets
The
Sub-Adviser’s fee shall be computed monthly and, within twelve business days of the end of each calendar month, the Adviser shall
transmit to the Sub-Adviser the fee for the previous month. Payment shall be made in federal funds wired to a bank account designated
by the Sub-Adviser. If this Agreement becomes effective or terminates before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from
the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination, as the case may be, shall
be prorated on the basis of the number of business days it is so in effect for that month.
The
Sub-Adviser agrees to look exclusively to the Adviser, and not to any assets of the Trust or the Fund, for the payment of the Sub-Adviser’s
fees arising under this Paragraph 2.
Schedule
A – Strategic Advisers Fidelity International Fund
Pursuant
to Section 8 of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (“Trust”),
on behalf of Strategic Advisers Fidelity International Fund (the “Fund”), Strategic Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”)
and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (the “Sub- Adviser”), the Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services it performs
on behalf of the Fund as follows:
1. For
purposes of calculating the fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement:
“Portfolio
Assets” shall mean the portion of the net assets of the Fund managed by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to the following investment strategy
as agreed to by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in a separately negotiated investment mandate: FDS International Equity Plus (the “Strategy”).
“Aggregated
Assets” for a particular Strategy shall mean the assets of all registered investment companies managed by the Adviser that are managed
by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to that Strategy, including Portfolio Assets.
2. The
Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly, based on average daily Portfolio Assets (computed in the manner set forth in
the Trust’s Trust Instrument) determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout the calendar month. The Sub-Adviser’s
fee shall be calculated using the effective rate applicable to Aggregated Assets managed pursuant to a specific Strategy based on the
following rate schedules.
Rate
0.35%
(35 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.30%
(30 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.24%
(24 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets
The
Sub-Adviser’s fee shall be computed monthly and, within twelve business days of the end of each calendar month, the Adviser shall
transmit to the Sub-Adviser the fee for the previous month. Payment shall be made in federal funds wired to a bank account designated
by the Sub-Adviser. If this Agreement becomes effective or terminates before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from
the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination, as the case may be, shall
be prorated on the basis of the number of business days it is so in effect for that month.
The
Sub-Adviser agrees to look exclusively to the Adviser, and not to any assets of the Trust or the Fund, for the payment of the Sub-Adviser’s
fees arising under this Paragraph 2.
Schedule
A – Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund
Pursuant
to Section 8 of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (“Trust”),
on behalf of Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund (the “Fund”), Strategic Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”)
and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (the “Sub- Adviser”), the Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services it performs
on behalf of the Fund as follows:
1. For
purposes of calculating the fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement:
“Portfolio
Assets” shall mean the portion of the net assets of the Fund managed by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to one of the following investment
strategies as agreed to by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in separately negotiated investment mandates: U.S. Equity Large Cap Plus and
U.S. Equity Small Cap Plus (each, a “Strategy”).
“Aggregated
Assets” for a particular Strategy shall mean the assets of all registered investment companies managed by the Adviser that are managed
by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to that Strategy, including Portfolio Assets.
2. The
Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly, based on average daily Portfolio Assets (computed in the manner set forth in
the Trust’s Trust Instrument) determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout the calendar month. The Sub-Adviser’s
fee shall be calculated using the effective rate applicable to Aggregated Assets managed pursuant to a specific Strategy based on the
following rate schedules.
Rate
- U.S. Equity Large Cap Plus
0.28%
(28.0 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.24%
(24.0 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.17%
(17.0 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets
Rate
- U.S. Equity Small Cap Plus
0.28%
(28.0 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.24%
(24.0 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.17%
(17.0 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets
The
Sub-Adviser’s fee shall be computed monthly and, within twelve business days of the end of each calendar month, the Adviser shall
transmit to the Sub-Adviser the fee for the previous month. Payment shall be made in federal funds wired to a bank account designated
by the Sub-Adviser. If this Agreement becomes effective or terminates before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from
the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination, as the case may be, shall
be prorated on the basis of the number of business days it is so in effect for that month.
The
Sub-Adviser agrees to look exclusively to the Adviser, and not to any assets of the Trust or the Fund, for the payment of the Sub-Adviser’s
fees arising under this Paragraph 2.
Schedule
A – Strategic Advisers International Fund
Pursuant
to Section 8 of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (“Trust”),
on behalf of Strategic Advisers International Fund (the “Fund”), Strategic Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”) and Fidelity
Diversifying Solutions LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), the Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services it performs on behalf
of the Fund as follows:
1. For
purposes of calculating the fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement:
“Portfolio
Assets” shall mean the portion of the net assets of the Fund managed by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to the following investment strategy
as agreed to by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in a separately negotiated investment mandate: FDS International Equity Plus (the “Strategy”).
“Aggregated
Assets” for a particular Strategy shall mean the assets of all registered investment companies managed by the Adviser that are managed
by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to that Strategy, including Portfolio Assets.
2. The
Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly, based on average daily Portfolio Assets (computed in the manner set forth in
the Trust’s Trust Instrument) determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout the calendar month. The Sub-Adviser’s
fee shall be calculated using the effective rate applicable to Aggregated Assets managed pursuant to a specific Strategy based on the
following rate schedules.
Rate
0.35%
(35 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.30%
(30 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.24%
(24 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets
The
Sub-Adviser’s fee shall be computed monthly and, within twelve business days of the end of each calendar month, the Adviser shall
transmit to the Sub-Adviser the fee for the previous month. Payment shall be made in federal funds wired to a bank account designated
by the Sub-Adviser. If this Agreement becomes effective or terminates before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from
the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination, as the case may be, shall
be prorated on the basis of the number of business days it is so in effect for that month.
The
Sub-Adviser agrees to look exclusively to the Adviser, and not to any assets of the Trust or the Fund, for the payment of the Sub-Adviser’s
fees arising under this Paragraph 2.
Schedule
A – Strategic Advisers Large Cap Fund
Pursuant
to Section 8 of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (“Trust”),
on behalf of Strategic Advisers Large Cap Fund (the “Fund”), Strategic Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”) and Fidelity
Diversifying Solutions LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), the Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services it performs on behalf
of the Fund as follows:
1. For
purposes of calculating the fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement:
“Portfolio
Assets” shall mean the portion of the net assets of the Fund managed by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to the following investment strategy
as agreed to by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in separately negotiated investment mandates: U.S. Equity Large Cap Plus (the “Strategy”).
“Aggregated
Assets” for a particular Strategy shall mean the assets of all registered investment companies managed by the Adviser that are managed
by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to that Strategy, including Portfolio Assets.
2. The
Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly, based on average daily Portfolio Assets (computed in the manner set forth in
the Trust’s Trust Instrument) determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout the calendar month. The Sub-Adviser’s
fee shall be calculated using the effective rate applicable to Aggregated Assets managed pursuant to a specific Strategy based on the
following rate schedules.
Rate
- U.S. Equity Large Cap Plus
0.28%
(28.0 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.24%
(24.0 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.17%
(17.0 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets
The
Sub-Adviser’s fee shall be computed monthly and, within twelve business days of the end of each calendar month, the Adviser shall
transmit to the Sub-Adviser the fee for the previous month. Payment shall be made in federal funds wired to a bank account designated
by the Sub-Adviser. If this Agreement becomes effective or terminates before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from
the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination, as the case may be, shall
be prorated on the basis of the number of business days it is so in effect for that month.
The
Sub-Adviser agrees to look exclusively to the Adviser, and not to any assets of the Trust or the Fund, for the payment of the Sub-Adviser’s
fees arising under this Paragraph 2.
Schedule
A – Strategic Advisers Small-Mid Cap Fund
Pursuant
to Section 8 of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (“Trust”),
on behalf of Strategic Advisers Small-Mid Cap Fund (the “Fund”), Strategic Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”) and Fidelity
Diversifying Solutions LLC (the “Sub- Adviser”), the Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services it performs on behalf
of the Fund as follows:
1. For
purposes of calculating the fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement:
“Portfolio
Assets” shall mean the portion of the net assets of the Fund managed by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to the following investment strategy
as agreed to by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in separately negotiated investment mandates: U.S. Equity Small Cap Plus (the “Strategy”).
“Aggregated
Assets” for a particular Strategy shall mean the assets of all registered investment companies managed by the Adviser that are managed
by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to that Strategy, including Portfolio Assets.
2. The
Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly, based on average daily Portfolio Assets (computed in the manner set forth in
the Trust’s Trust Instrument) determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout the calendar month. The Sub-Adviser’s
fee shall be calculated using the effective rate applicable to Aggregated Assets managed pursuant to a specific Strategy based on the
following rate schedules.
Rate
- U.S. Equity Small Cap Plus
0.28%
(28.0 basis points) on the first $100 million in assets
0.24%
(24.0 basis points) on the next $400 million in assets
0.17%
(17.0 basis points) on any amount in excess of $500 million in assets
The
Sub-Adviser’s fee shall be computed monthly and, within twelve business days of the end of each calendar month, the Adviser shall
transmit to the Sub-Adviser the fee for the previous month. Payment shall be made in federal funds wired to a bank account designated
by the Sub-Adviser. If this Agreement becomes effective or terminates before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from
the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination, as the case may be, shall
be prorated on the basis of the number of business days it is so in effect for that month.
The
Sub-Adviser agrees to look exclusively to the Adviser, and not to any assets of the Trust or the Fund, for the payment of the Sub-Adviser’s
fees arising under this Paragraph 2.
EXHIBIT
3
FORM
OF
SUB-SUBADVISORY
AGREEMENT
between
FIDELITY
DIVERSIFYING SOLUTIONS LLC
and
FMR
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED
AGREEMENT
as of this 2nd day of June 2022, by and between Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with principal
offices at 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA (hereinafter called the “Sub-Advisor”), and FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited
(hereinafter called the “Sub-Subadvisor”).
WHEREAS
the Sub-Advisor has entered into various investment sub-advisory agreements (each a “Sub-Advisory Agreement ”) with those
Delaware statutory trusts, each a registered investment company issuing one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (each a “Trust”)
on behalf of each of their respective portfolios listed on Schedule A attached hereto, as the same may be amended from time to time (each
a “Portfolio”) and the adviser to those trusts, Strategic Advisers LLC (“Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability
company, pursuant to which the Sub-Advisor acts as investment sub-advisor to each of the Portfolios; and
WHEREAS
the Sub-Subadvisor and its subsidiaries and other affiliated persons have personnel in various locations throughout the world and have
been formed in part for the purpose of researching and compiling information and recommendations with respect to the economies of various
countries, and securities of issuers located in such countries, and providing investment advisory services in connection therewith;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the Trust, the Sub-Advisor and the Sub-Subadvisor
agree as follows:
1. Duties:
The Sub-Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the Sub-Subadvisor to perform one or more of the following services with respect to all
or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio. The services and the portion of the investments of the Portfolio to be advised or managed
by the Sub-Subadvisor shall be as agreed upon from time to time by the Sub-Advisor and the Sub-Subadvisor. The Sub-Subadvisor shall pay
the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Sub- Subadvisor performing services for the Portfolio relating to research, statistical
and investment activities.
(a) Investment
Advice: If and to the extent requested by the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor shall provide investment advice to the Portfolio
and the Sub-Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall furnish
the Portfolio and the Sub-Advisor such factual information, research reports and investment recommendations as the Sub-Advisor may reasonably
require. Such information may include written and oral reports and analyses.
(b) Investment
Management: If and to the extent requested by the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor shall, subject to the supervision of the
Sub-Advisor, manage all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations
provided in the Portfolio’s Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time, and such other limitations as the Trust or Sub-Advisor
may impose with respect to the Portfolio by notice to the Sub-Subadvisor. With respect to the portion of the investments of the Portfolio
under its management, the Sub-Subadvisor is authorized to make investment decisions on behalf of the Portfolio with regard to any stock,
bond, other security or investment instrument, and to place orders for the purchase and sale of such securities through such broker-dealers
as the Sub-Subadvisor may select. The Sub-Subadvisor may also be authorized, but only to the extent such duties are delegated in writing
by the Sub-Advisor, to provide additional investment management services to the Portfolio, including but not limited to services such
as managing foreign currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing futures and options contracts, borrowing money or lending
securities on behalf of the Portfolio. All investment management and any other activities of the Sub-Subadvisor shall at all times be
subject to the control and direction of the Sub-Advisor and the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
(c) Subsidiaries
and Affiliates: The Sub-Subadvisor may perform any or all of the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through
such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the Sub-Subadvisor shall determine; provided, however, that performance of such
services through such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons shall have been approved by the Trust to the extent required pursuant to
the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.
2. Information
to be Provided to the Trust and the Sub-Advisor: The Sub-Subadvisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses
to the Trust and the Sub-Advisor as the Trust’s Board of Trustees or the Sub-Advisor may reasonably request from time to time, or
as the Sub-Subadvisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage:
In connection with the services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Subadvisor shall place all orders
for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Portfolio’s account with brokers or dealers selected by the Sub-Subadvisor,
which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Sub-Advisor or Sub-Subadvisor. The Sub-Subadvisor shall use its best efforts
to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are reasonable
in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers
may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) to the Portfolio and/or to the other accounts over which the Sub-Subadvisor or Sub-Advisor exercise investment discretion.
The Sub- Subadvisor is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing
a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for
effecting that transaction if the Sub-Subadvisor determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to
the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Sub- Subadvisor has with respect to accounts over which it exercises
investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine if the commissions
paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation:
The Sub-Advisor shall compensate the Sub-Subadvisor on the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) Investment
Advisory Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor agrees to pay
the Sub-Subadvisor a monthly Sub-Subadvisory Fee. The Sub-Subadvisory Fee shall be equal to 110% of the Sub-Subadvisor’s costs incurred
in connection with rendering the services referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement. The Sub-Subadvisory Fee shall
not be reduced to reflect expense reimbursements or fee waivers by the Sub-Advisor, if any, in effect from time to time.
(b) Investment
Management Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor agrees to pay
the Sub-Subadvisor a monthly Investment Management Fee. The Investment Management Fee shall be equal to: (i) 50% of the monthly management
fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that the Portfolio is obligated to pay the Sub-Advisor under its Sub-Advisory Agreement
with the Sub- Advisor, multiplied by: (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Subadvisor shall
have provided investment management services divided by the net assets of the Portfolio for that month; provided, however, that the Investment
Management Fee paid to the Sub-Subadvisor for any period hereunder shall in all circumstances be an amount not less than 110% of the Sub-Subadvisor’s
costs incurred in connection with rendering the services referred to in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement (but in no event
will the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Subadvisor exceed the management fee paid to the Sub-Advisor pursuant to its management
contract with respect to the Portfolio) (the minimum fee described in this proviso being referred to herein as the “Minimum Investment
Management Fee”). If in any fiscal year the aggregate expenses of the Portfolio exceed any applicable expense limitation imposed
by any state or federal securities laws or regulations, and the Sub-Advisor waives all or a portion of its management fee or reimburses
the Portfolio for expenses to the extent required to satisfy such limitation, the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Subadvisor
will be reduced by 50% of the amount of such waivers or reimbursements multiplied by the fraction determined in (ii), subject to the Minimum
Investment Management Fee. If the Sub-Subadvisor reduces its fees to reflect such waivers or reimbursements and the Sub- Advisor subsequently
recovers all or any portion of such waivers or reimbursements, then the Sub-Subadvisor shall be entitled to receive from the Sub-Advisor
a proportionate share of the amount recovered.
(c) Provision
of Multiple Services: If the Sub-Subadvisor shall have provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and
investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the
same period, the fees paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to such investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b)
of this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses:
It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the Sub-Subadvisor
hereunder or by the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory Agreement with the Portfolio.
6. Interested
Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers, and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Sub-Advisor
or the Sub-Subadvisor as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Sub-Advisor or the Sub-Subadvisor
are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Sub-Advisor or the Sub-Subadvisor may be or become interested
in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services
to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the Sub-Subadvisor to the Sub-Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the Sub-Subadvisor
being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do
not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a material manner, with the Sub-Subadvisor’s ability to meet all of its obligations
hereunder. The Sub-Subadvisor shall for all purposes be an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Sub-Advisor or the
Trust.
8. Standard
of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder
on the part of the Sub-Subadvisor, the Sub-Subadvisor shall not be subject to liability to the Sub-Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder
of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may
be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
9. Duration
and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a)
Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until September 30,
2023, and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least annually
by vote of the Trust’s Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b)
This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor and the Portfolio subject to the provisions
of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”) or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission
or its staff.
(c)
In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of
this Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement
or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval(unless the Commission
has granted relief from this provision of Section 15 of the 1940 Act due to exigent circumstances, in which case the conditions of such
relief may be followed).
(d)
Either the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor or the Portfolio may, at any time on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the
other parties, terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect
to the Portfolio by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event
of its assignment.
10. Limitation
of Liability: The Sub-Subadvisor is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the
Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio arising
in connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Sub-Subadvisor shall not seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Portfolio. Nor shall the Sub-Subadvisor seek satisfaction
of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
11. Governing
Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without
giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.
The
terms “registered investment company,” “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “assignment,”
and “interested persons,” when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect
or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.
SCHEDULE
A
Portfolios
Covered by the Sub-Subadvisory Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2022 between Fidelity Diversifying
Solutions
LLC
and
FMR
Investment Management (UK) Limited
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers Alternatives Fund |
|
|
June 2,
2022 |
|
Strategic
Advisers U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
March 7,
2024 |
|
Strategic
Advisers Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers International Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity International Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Large Cap Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
|
|
|
|
EXHIBIT
4
FORM
OF
SUB-SUBADVISORY
AGREEMENT
between
FIDELITY
DIVERSIFYING SOLUTIONS LLC
and
FIDELITY
MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
AGREEMENT
as of this 2nd day of June 2022, by and between Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with principal
offices at 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA (hereinafter called the “Sub-Advisor”), and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong
Kong) Limited (hereinafter called the “Sub-Subadvisor”).
WHEREAS
the Sub-Advisor has entered into various investment sub-advisory agreements (each a “Sub-Advisory Agreement ”) with those
Delaware statutory trusts, each a registered investment company issuing one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (each a “Trust”)
on behalf of each of their respective portfolios listed on Schedule A attached hereto, as the same may be amended from time to time (each
a “Portfolio”) and the adviser to those trusts, Strategic Advisers LLC (“Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability
company, pursuant to which the Sub-Advisor acts as investment sub-advisor to each of the Portfolios; and
WHEREAS
the Sub-Subadvisor and its subsidiaries and other affiliated persons have personnel in various locations throughout the world and have
been formed in part for the purpose of researching and compiling information and recommendations with respect to the economies of various
countries, and securities of issuers located in such countries, and providing investment advisory services in connection therewith;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the Trust, the Sub-Advisor and the Sub-Subadvisor
agree as follows:
1. Duties:
The Sub-Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the Sub-Subadvisor to perform one or more of the following services with respect to all
or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio. The services and the portion of the investments of the Portfolio to be advised or managed
by the Sub-Subadvisor shall be as agreed upon from time to time by the Sub-Advisor and the Sub-Subadvisor. The Sub-Subadvisor shall pay
the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Sub- Subadvisor performing services for the Portfolio relating to research, statistical
and investment activities.
(a) Investment
Advice: If and to the extent requested by the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor shall provide investment advice to the Portfolio
and the Sub-Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall furnish
the Portfolio and the Sub-Advisor such factual information, research reports and investment recommendations as the Sub-Advisor may reasonably
require. Such information may include written and oral reports and analyses.
(b) Investment
Management: If and to the extent requested by the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor shall, subject to the supervision of the
Sub-Advisor, manage all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations
provided in the Portfolio’s Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time, and such other limitations as the Trust or Sub-Advisor
may impose with respect to the Portfolio by notice to the Sub-Subadvisor. With respect to the portion of the investments of the Portfolio
under its management, the Sub-Subadvisor is authorized to make investment decisions on behalf of the Portfolio with regard to any stock,
bond, other security or investment instrument, and to place orders for the purchase and sale of such securities through such broker-dealers
as the Sub-Subadvisor may select. The Sub-Subadvisor may also be authorized, but only to the extent such duties are delegated in writing
by the Sub-Advisor, to provide additional investment management services to the Portfolio, including but not limited to services such
as managing foreign currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing futures and options contracts, borrowing money or lending
securities on behalf of the Portfolio. All investment management and any other activities of the Sub-Subadvisor shall at all times be
subject to the control and direction of the Sub-Advisor and the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
(c) Subsidiaries
and Affiliates: The Sub-Subadvisor may perform any or all of the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through
such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the Sub-Subadvisor shall determine; provided, however, that performance of such
services through such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons shall have been approved by the Trust to the extent required pursuant to
the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.
2. Information
to be Provided to the Trust and the Sub-Advisor: The Sub-Subadvisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses
to the Trust and the Sub-Advisor as the Trust’s Board of Trustees or the Sub-Advisor may reasonably request from time to time, or
as the Sub-Subadvisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage:
In connection with the services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Subadvisor shall place all orders
for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Portfolio’s account with brokers or dealers selected by the Sub-Subadvisor,
which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Sub-Advisor or Sub-Subadvisor. The Sub-Subadvisor shall use its best efforts
to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are reasonable
in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers
may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) to the Portfolio and/or to the other accounts over which the Sub-Subadvisor or Sub-Advisor exercise investment discretion.
The Sub- Subadvisor is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing
a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for
effecting that transaction if the Sub-Subadvisor determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to
the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Sub- Subadvisor has with respect to accounts over which it exercises
investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine if the commissions
paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation:
The Sub-Advisor shall compensate the Sub-Subadvisor on the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) Investment
Advisory Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor agrees to pay
the Sub-Subadvisor a monthly Sub-Subadvisory Fee. The Sub-Subadvisory Fee shall be equal to 110% of the Sub-Subadvisor’s costs incurred
in connection with rendering the services referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement. The Sub-Subadvisory Fee shall
not be reduced to reflect expense reimbursements or fee waivers by the Sub-Advisor, if any, in effect from time to time.
(b) Investment
Management Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor agrees to pay
the Sub-Subadvisor a monthly Investment Management Fee. The Investment Management Fee shall be equal to: (i) 50% of the monthly management
fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that the Portfolio is obligated to pay the Sub-Advisor under its Sub-Advisory Agreement
with the Sub- Advisor, multiplied by: (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Subadvisor shall
have provided investment management services divided by the net assets of the Portfolio for that month; provided, however, that the Investment
Management Fee paid to the Sub-Subadvisor for any period hereunder shall in all circumstances be an amount not less than 110% of the Sub-Subadvisor’s
costs incurred in connection with rendering the services referred to in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement (but in no event
will the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Subadvisor exceed the management fee paid to the Sub-Advisor pursuant to its management
contract with respect to the Portfolio) (the minimum fee described in this proviso being referred to herein as the “Minimum Investment
Management Fee”). If in any fiscal year the aggregate expenses of the Portfolio exceed any applicable expense limitation imposed
by any state or federal securities laws or regulations, and the Sub-Advisor waives all or a portion of its management fee or reimburses
the Portfolio for expenses to the extent required to satisfy such limitation, the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Subadvisor
will be reduced by 50% of the amount of such waivers or reimbursements multiplied by the fraction determined in (ii), subject to the Minimum
Investment Management Fee. If the Sub-Subadvisor reduces its fees to reflect such waivers or reimbursements and the Sub- Advisor subsequently
recovers all or any portion of such waivers or reimbursements, then the Sub-Subadvisor shall be entitled to receive from the Sub-Advisor
a proportionate share of the amount recovered.
(c) Provision
of Multiple Services: If the Sub-Subadvisor shall have provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and
investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the
same period, the fees paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to such investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b)
of this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses:
It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the Sub-Subadvisor
hereunder or by the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory Agreement with the Portfolio.
6. Interested
Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers, and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Sub-Advisor
or the Sub-Subadvisor as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Sub-Advisor or the Sub-Subadvisor
are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Sub-Advisor or the Sub-Subadvisor may be or become interested
in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services
to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the Sub-Subadvisor to the Sub-Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the Sub-Subadvisor
being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do
not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a material manner, with the Sub-Subadvisor’s ability to meet all of its obligations
hereunder. The Sub-Subadvisor shall for all purposes be an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Sub-Advisor or the
Trust.
8. Standard
of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder
on the part of the Sub-Subadvisor, the Sub-Subadvisor shall not be subject to liability to the Sub-Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder
of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may
be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
9. Duration
and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a)
Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until September 30,
2023, and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least annually
by vote of the Trust’s Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b)
This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor and the Portfolio subject to the provisions
of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”) or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission
or its staff.
(c)
In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of
this Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement
or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval(unless the Commission
has granted relief from this provision of Section 15 of the 1940 Act due to exigent circumstances, in which case the conditions of such
relief may be followed.).
(d)
Either the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor or the Portfolio may, at any time on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the
other parties, terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect
to the Portfolio by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event
of its assignment.
10. Limitation
of Liability: The Sub-Subadvisor is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the
Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio arising
in connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Sub-Subadvisor shall not seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Portfolio. Nor shall the Sub-Subadvisor seek satisfaction
of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
11. Governing
Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without
giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.
The
terms “registered investment company,” “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “assignment,”
and “interested persons,” when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect
or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.
SCHEDULE
A
Portfolios
Covered by the Sub-Subadvisory Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2022 between Fidelity Diversifying
Solutions
LLC
and
Fidelity
Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers Alternatives Fund |
|
|
June 2,
2022 |
|
Strategic
Advisers U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
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March 7,
2024 |
|
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
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[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers International Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity International Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Large Cap Fund |
|
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[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Small-Mid Cap Fund |
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[ , ] |
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EXHIBIT
5
FORM
OF
SUB-SUBADVISORY
AGREEMENT
between
FIDELITY
DIVERSIFYING SOLUTIONS LLC
and
FIDELITY
MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (JAPAN) LIMITED
AGREEMENT
as of this 2nd day of June 2022, by and between Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with principal
offices at 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA (hereinafter called the “Sub-Advisor”), and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan)
Limited (hereinafter called the “Sub-Subadvisor”).
WHEREAS
the Sub-Advisor has entered into various investment sub-advisory agreements (each a “Sub-Advisory Agreement ”) with those
Delaware statutory trusts, each a registered investment company issuing one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (each a “Trust”)
on behalf of each of their respective portfolios listed on Schedule A attached hereto, as the same may be amended from time to time (each
a “Portfolio”) and the adviser to those trusts, Strategic Advisers LLC (“Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability
company, pursuant to which the Sub-Advisor acts as investment sub-advisor to each of the Portfolios; and
WHEREAS
the Sub-Subadvisor and its subsidiaries and other affiliated persons have personnel in various locations throughout the world and have
been formed in part for the purpose of researching and compiling information and recommendations with respect to the economies of various
countries, and securities of issuers located in such countries, and providing investment advisory services in connection therewith;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the Trust, the Sub-Advisor and the Sub-Subadvisor
agree as follows:
1. Duties:
The Sub-Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the Sub-Subadvisor to perform one or more of the following services with respect to all
or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio. The services and the portion of the investments of the Portfolio to be advised or managed
by the Sub-Subadvisor shall be as agreed upon from time to time by the Sub-Advisor and the Sub-Subadvisor. The Sub-Subadvisor shall pay
the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Sub- Subadvisor performing services for the Portfolio relating to research, statistical
and investment activities.
(a) Investment
Advice: If and to the extent requested by the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor shall provide investment advice to the Portfolio
and the Sub-Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall furnish
the Portfolio and the Sub-Advisor such factual information, research reports and investment recommendations as the Sub-Advisor may reasonably
require. Such information may include written and oral reports and analyses.
(b) Investment
Management: If and to the extent requested by the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor shall, subject to the supervision of the
Sub-Advisor, manage all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations
provided in the Portfolio’s Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time, and such other limitations as the Trust or Sub-Advisor
may impose with respect to the Portfolio by notice to the Sub-Subadvisor. With respect to the portion of the investments of the Portfolio
under its management, the Sub-Subadvisor is authorized to make investment decisions on behalf of the Portfolio with regard to any stock,
bond, other security or investment instrument, and to place orders for the purchase and sale of such securities through such broker-dealers
as the Sub-Subadvisor may select. The Sub-Subadvisor may also be authorized, but only to the extent such duties are delegated in writing
by the Sub-Advisor, to provide additional investment management services to the Portfolio, including but not limited to services such
as managing foreign currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing futures and options contracts, borrowing money or lending
securities on behalf of the Portfolio. All investment management and any other activities of the Sub-Subadvisor shall at all times be
subject to the control and direction of the Sub-Advisor and the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
(c) Subsidiaries
and Affiliates: The Sub-Subadvisor may perform any or all of the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through
such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the Sub-Subadvisor shall determine; provided, however, that performance of such
services through such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons shall have been approved by the Trust to the extent required pursuant to
the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.
2. Information
to be Provided to the Trust and the Sub-Advisor: The Sub-Subadvisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses
to the Trust and the Sub-Advisor as the Trust’s Board of Trustees or the Sub-Advisor may reasonably request from time to time, or
as the Sub-Subadvisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage:
In connection with the services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Subadvisor shall place all orders
for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Portfolio’s account with brokers or dealers selected by the Sub-Subadvisor,
which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Sub-Advisor or Sub-Subadvisor. The Sub-Subadvisor shall use its best efforts
to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are reasonable
in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers
may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) to the Portfolio and/or to the other accounts over which the Sub-Subadvisor or Sub-Advisor exercise investment discretion.
The Sub- Subadvisor is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing
a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for
effecting that transaction if the Sub-Subadvisor determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to
the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Sub- Subadvisor has with respect to accounts over which it exercises
investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine if the commissions
paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation:
The Sub-Advisor shall compensate the Sub-Subadvisor on the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) Investment
Advisory Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor agrees to pay
the Sub-Subadvisor a monthly Sub-Subadvisory Fee. The Sub-Subadvisory Fee shall be equal to 110% of the Sub-Subadvisor’s costs incurred
in connection with rendering the services referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement. The Sub-Subadvisory Fee shall
not be reduced to reflect expense reimbursements or fee waivers by the Sub-Advisor, if any, in effect from time to time.
(b) Investment
Management Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor agrees to pay
the Sub-Subadvisor a monthly Investment Management Fee. The Investment Management Fee shall be equal to: (i) 50% of the monthly management
fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that the Portfolio is obligated to pay the Sub-Advisor under its Sub-Advisory Agreement
with the Sub- Advisor, multiplied by: (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Subadvisor shall
have provided investment management services divided by the net assets of the Portfolio for that month; provided, however, that the Investment
Management Fee paid to the Sub-Subadvisor for any period hereunder shall in all circumstances be an amount not less than 110% of the Sub-Subadvisor’s
costs incurred in connection with rendering the services referred to in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement (but in no event
will the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Subadvisor exceed the management fee paid to the Sub-Advisor pursuant to its management
contract with respect to the Portfolio) (the minimum fee described in this proviso being referred to herein as the “Minimum Investment
Management Fee”). If in any fiscal year the aggregate expenses of the Portfolio exceed any applicable expense limitation imposed
by any state or federal securities laws or regulations, and the Sub-Advisor waives all or a portion of its management fee or reimburses
the Portfolio for expenses to the extent required to satisfy such limitation, the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Subadvisor
will be reduced by 50% of the amount of such waivers or reimbursements multiplied by the fraction determined in (ii), subject to the Minimum
Investment Management Fee. If the Sub-Subadvisor reduces its fees to reflect such waivers or reimbursements and the Sub- Advisor subsequently
recovers all or any portion of such waivers or reimbursements, then the Sub-Subadvisor shall be entitled to receive from the Sub-Advisor
a proportionate share of the amount recovered.
(c) Provision
of Multiple Services: If the Sub-Subadvisor shall have provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and
investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the
same period, the fees paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to such investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b)
of this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses:
It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the Sub-Subadvisor
hereunder or by the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory Agreement with the Portfolio.
6. Interested
Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers, and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Sub-Advisor
or the Sub-Subadvisor as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Sub-Advisor or the Sub-Subadvisor
are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Sub-Advisor or the Sub-Subadvisor may be or become interested
in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services
to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the Sub-Subadvisor to the Sub-Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the Sub-Subadvisor
being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do
not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a material manner, with the Sub-Subadvisor’s ability to meet all of its obligations
hereunder. The Sub-Subadvisor shall for all purposes be an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Sub-Advisor or the
Trust.
8. Standard
of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder
on the part of the Sub-Subadvisor, the Sub-Subadvisor shall not be subject to liability to the Sub-Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder
of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may
be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
9. Duration
and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a)
Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until September 30,
2023, and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least annually
by vote of the Trust’s Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b)
This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor and the Portfolio subject to the provisions
of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”) or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission
or its staff.
(c)
In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of
this Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement
or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval(unless the Commission
has granted relief from this provision of Section 15 of the 1940 Act due to exigent circumstances, in which case the conditions of such
relief may be followed).
(d)
Either the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Subadvisor or the Portfolio may, at any time on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the
other parties, terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect
to the Portfolio by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event
of its assignment.
10. Limitation
of Liability: The Sub-Subadvisor is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the
Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio arising
in connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Sub-Subadvisor shall not seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Portfolio. Nor shall the Sub-Subadvisor seek satisfaction
of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
11. Governing
Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without
giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.
The
terms “registered investment company,” “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “assignment,”
and “interested persons,” when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect
or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.
SCHEDULE
A
Portfolios
Covered by the Sub-Subadvisory Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2022 between
Fidelity
Diversifying Solutions LLC
and
Fidelity
Management & Research (Japan) Limited
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers Alternatives Fund |
|
|
June 2,
2022 |
|
Strategic
Advisers U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
March 7,
2024 |
|
Strategic
Advisers Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers International Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity International Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Large Cap Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
Strategic
Advisers Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
[ , ] |
|
|
|
|
|
EXHIBIT
6
FIDELITY
RUTLAND SQUARE TRUST II
Governance
and Nominating Committee Charter
I.
Background
The
Trust and its series are referred to as the “Funds”; the Board of Trustees of the Funds is referred to as the “Board
of Trustees” and their members are referred to as the “Trustees”; Trustees who are not “interested persons”
(as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Funds are referred to as the “Independent Trustees”;
and committees of the Board of Trustees are referred to as “Board Committees”. The Board of Trustees, including at least a
majority of the Independent Trustees, have adopted this Charter, which may from time to time be amended or supplemented by vote of Board
of Trustees, including at least a majority of the Independent Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee.
II.
Organization
This
Section II describes the organization and governance functions of the Governance and Nominating Committee (the “Committee”).
A.
|
Composition
of the Committee |
The
Committee shall be comprised solely of Independent Trustees. If a Vice Chair of the Independent Trustees has been designated, such Vice
Chair will normally serve on the Committee.
B.
|
Chair; Functions
of the Chair |
The
Chair of the Committee (the “Chair”) shall be an Independent Trustee and shall serve as lead Independent Trustee. The Chair
shall be elected by majority vote of the Independent Trustees, and shall serve for a term of one year. A majority of the members of the
Committee may designate an acting lead Independent Trustee (and thus acting Chair of the Committee) in the absence of such Chair and any
Vice Chair. The Chair shall have the following responsibilities:
(1) The
Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and shall be responsible for preparing meeting agendas. The Vice Chair, if any, or
in such Vice Chair’s absence, any designated acting or other lead Independent Trustee alternate will preside in the Committee Chair’s
absence.
(2) The
Chair shall serve as the principal liaison between the Independent Trustees and the Funds’ management.
(3) At
meetings of the full Board of Trustees, the Chair will report on the Committee’s recommendations on applicable resolutions and on
any important actions by or discussions at the Committee.
(4) The
Chair may make temporary assignments of members and chairs of other Board Committees to fill vacancies or to provide for absences.
(5) The
Chair will coordinate with counsel for the Funds and/or counsel to the Independent Trustees on matters requiring legal advice.
C.
|
Meetings
and Procedures of the Committee |
(1) The
Committee may determine its own rules of procedure, which shall be consistent with the Trust Instrument of the Trust (or other charter
document of the Trust), the Bylaws of the Trust and this Charter. The Committee shall meet at least annually or more frequently as circumstances
require. The Chair or a majority of the members of the Committee may call a special meeting of the Committee.
(2) A
majority of the members of the Committee, present in person or by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by
means of which all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other, shall constitute a quorum. The Committee may
take action by written consent if at least the number of Trustees required for approval of such action at a meeting of Trustees consent
to the action in writing and the written consents are filed with the records of meetings of the Committee, unless otherwise required by
applicable law.
(3) The
Committee may form subcommittees for any purpose that the Committee deems appropriate and may delegate to such subcommittees such power
and authority as the Committee deems appropriate. No subcommittee shall consist of fewer than two members. The Committee shall not delegate
to a subcommittee any power or authority required by any law, regulation or listing standard to be exercised by the Committee or the Independent
Trustees as a whole.
(4) The
Committee may request that any trustees, officers or employees of the Trust or the Funds, or other persons whose advice and counsel are
sought by the Committee, attend any meeting of the Committee to provide such information as the Committee requests.
(5)
The Committee shall keep written minutes of its meetings, which minutes shall be maintained with the books and records of the Trust and
delivered to the Board of Trustees, including a description of all actions taken by the Committee.
D.
|
Consultants;
Investigations and Studies; Outside Advisors |
The
Committee shall have the authority to carry out its duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Charter. The Committee shall have
authority to retain and terminate any third-party advisors, including authority to approve fees and other retention terms. Such advisors
may include search firms to identify Independent Trustee candidates and board compensation consultants. The Committee may conduct or authorize
investigations into or studies of matters within the Committee’s scope of responsibilities, and may retain, at the Funds’
expense, such independent counsel or other advisors as it deems necessary.
E.
|
Particular
Actions of the Committee |
The
Committee may:
(1) Periodically
review Board and Committee procedures and Committee Charters.
(2) Periodically
review Trustee compensation, and recommend any changes deemed by the Committee to be appropriate.
(3) Monitor
corporate governance matters and make recommendations to the Board.
(4) Make
recommendations on the frequency and structure of Board of Trustees meetings.
(5) Make
recommendations concerning any other aspect of the procedures of the Board that the Committee considers warranted.
(6) Make
recommendations as to the size and members, the chair, vice chair if any, alternate presiding members and alternate members of each standing
or ad hoc Board Committee. The members and the chair of each Board Committee will be as determined by majority vote of the Independent
Trustees upon the recommendation of the Committee. If a Board Committee’s membership is not comprised of all of the Independent
Trustees, it is anticipated that the Board Committee’s members will be designated annually, with membership periodically rotated
to give Independent Trustees the opportunity to broaden their experience. Rotation will be accomplished in a manner that provides reasonable
continuity of membership.
(7) Review
the annual calendar of Board Committee meetings and the schedule for consideration of routine or recurring matters.
(8) Make
recommendations on the requirements for, and means of, Board of Trustees orientation and training.
(9) Monitor
the performance of legal counsel employed by the Funds and the Independent Trustees, and be responsible for the supervision of counsel
for the Independent Trustees. The selection and oversight of fund counsel shall be the joint responsibility of the Committee and the Funds’
management. On behalf of the Independent Trustees, the Committee will make such findings and determinations as to the independence of
counsel for the Independent Trustees as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise.
(10) Be
responsible for oversight of Independent Trustees administrative matters, such as expense reimbursement policies and compensation for
attendance at meetings, conferences and other events.
(11) Monitor
compliance with, act as the administrator of, and make determinations in respect of the provisions of the Statement of Policy Relating
to Personal Investing by the Independent Trustees and Independent Advisory Board Members.
(12) Monitor
the functioning of the Board Committees and make recommendations for any changes, including the creation or elimination of standing or
ad hoc Board Committees.
(13) Monitor
regulatory and other developments to determine whether to recommend modifications to the Committee’s responsibilities or other Trustee
policies and procedures in light of rule changes, reports concerning “best practices” in corporate governance and other developments
in mutual fund governance. If the Committee’s membership is not comprised of all of the Independent Trustees, the Committee will
meet with the Independent Trustees at least once a year to discuss matters relating to Fund governance.
(14) Recommend
that the Board establish such special or ad hoc Board Committees as may be desirable or necessary from time to time in order to address
ethical, legal or other matters that may arise. The Committee’s power to make such a recommendation under this Charter shall be
without prejudice to the right of any other committee of the Board, or any individual trustee/director, to make such a recommendation
at any time.
F.
|
Self-Evaluation
of the Board of Trustees |
The
Committee shall be responsible for overseeing the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Trustees. The Committee shall establish procedures
to allow it to exercise this oversight function.
In
conducting this oversight, the Committee shall address all matters that the Committee considers relevant to the Board of Trustees’
performance.
The
Committee shall report to the Board of Trustees on the results of its evaluation, including any recommended amendments to the principles
of governance, and any recommended changes to the Funds’ or the Board of Trustees’ policies, procedures and structures. This
report may be written or oral.
III.
|
Nominating
Committee Function |
This
Section III describes the nominating committee functions of the Committee.
A.
|
Identification
of Candidates |
The
Committee may:
(1) Review
periodically the size and composition of the Board of Trustees as a whole and recommend, if necessary, measures to be taken so that the
Board of Trustees reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise and diversity required for the Board as
a whole and contains at least the minimum number of Independent Trustees required by law.
(2) Periodically
review the Independent Trustee’s Statement of Policy on Criteria for Selecting Independent Trustees (“Statement of Policy”),
which may from time to time be revised by vote of a majority of Independent Trustees upon the recommendation of the Committee.
(3) Make
nominations for the appointment or election of Independent Trustees in accordance with the Statement of Policy. The selection of Independent
Trustees will be committed solely to the discretion of the Independent Trustees; persons so selected will be “disinterested”
in terms of both the letter and spirit of the Investment Company Act.
(4) Make
nominations for the appointment of any non-management member of any Advisory Board which the Board of Trustees shall have from time to
time established. Each member of any Advisory Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees. Any Advisory Board shall be
distinct from the Board of Trustees and shall serve such role as may be designated by the Board of Trustees, but shall have no advisory
functions as to investments. In the discretion of the Board of Trustees, each Advisory Board member may be indemnified in respect of claims
arising in connection with his or her services as such. Any member of an Advisory Board shall be compensated in accordance with policies
in respect thereof adopted by the Board of Trustees. Service by a person on an Advisory Board shall not preclude such person’s subsequent
service as a Trustee.
(5) Consider
Independent Trustee candidates recommended by Fund shareholders. Any such candidates will be considered based upon the criteria applied
to candidates presented to the Committee by a search firm or other sources, as set forth in the Statement of Policy. The names of such
candidates should be submitted to the Chair in writing at the address maintained for communications with Independent Trustees. The submission
should be accompanied by appropriate background material concerning the candidate that demonstrates his or her ability to serve as an
Independent Trustee of the Funds. If the Committee retains a search firm, the Chair will generally forward such submissions to the search
firm for evaluation unless the Committee concludes that the credentials of such candidate are not consistent with the criteria that are
to be applied by the Committee in such search.
B.
|
Selection
of Vice Chair |
A
Vice Chair of the Committee may be chosen in the discretion of the Independent Trustees by majority vote of the Independent Trustees.
If elected, such Vice Chair shall serve such functions as may from time to time be designated by the Chair, and shall preside in such
Chair’s absence.
APPENDIX
A
Estimated
aggregate costs for services to be provided by Broadridge to receive votes over the phone and to call and solicit votes are stated below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
$ 1,300 |
|
|
$ 325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Income Opportunities Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Municipal Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
$1,300 |
|
|
$325 |
Strategic
Advisers® Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$1,300
|
|
|
$325
|
Total |
|
|
$18,200 |
|
|
$4,550 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APPENDIX
B
Information
regarding the number of shares of each fund issued and outstanding is provided below.
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
206,921,076 |
Strategic
Advisers® Core Income Fund |
|
|
5,101,988,980 |
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
912,229,646 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Core Income Fund |
|
|
7,459,160,226 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
1,191,034,336 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
2,688,098,407 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
6,865,921,745 |
Strategic
Advisers® Income Opportunities Fund |
|
|
164,810,979 |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
1,659,987,932 |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
4,801,617,116 |
Strategic
Advisers® Municipal Bond Fund |
|
|
1,410,767,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Short Duration Fund |
|
|
403,304,527 |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
622,406,132 |
Strategic
Advisers® Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund |
|
|
399,435,223 |
|
|
|
|
APPENDIX
C
NOMINEE
LENGTH OF SERVICE WITH RESPECT TO THE TRUST
The
following chart lists the lengths of service of each nominee as Trustee of the trust.
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|
Fidelity
Rutland Square Trust II |
|
|
Trustee
since
2020 |
|
|
Trustee
since
2024 |
|
|
Trustee
since
2013 |
|
|
Trustee
since
2006 |
|
|
Trustee
since
2020 |
|
|
Trustee
since
2024 |
|
|
Trustee
since
2017 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
*
|
Nominees have been determined
to be “interested” by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with a trust or various entities under common control
with Strategic Advisers. |
APPENDIX
D
NUMBER
OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND
STANDING
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The
following table provides the number of meetings the Board of Trustees and each standing committee held during each fund’s last fiscal
year.
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|
|
2/29/2024A
|
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8
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
5/31/2023B |
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|
8 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A
|
Funds
with fiscal year ended 2/29 include: Strategic Advisers®
Core Income Fund; Strategic Advisers®
Emerging Markets Fund; Strategic Advisers®
Fidelity® International Fund; Strategic
Advisers® Income Opportunities Fund;
Strategic Advisers® International Fund;
and Strategic Advisers® Small-Mid Cap
Fund. |
B
|
Funds
with fiscal year ended 5/31 include: Strategic Advisers®
Alternatives Fund; Strategic Advisers®
Fidelity® Core Income Fund; Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity®
Emerging Markets Fund; Strategic Advisers®
Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund; Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund; Strategic
Advisers® Municipal Bond Fund; Strategic
Advisers® Short Duration Fund; and Strategic
Advisers® Tax-Sensitive Short Duration
Fund. |
APPENDIX
E
NOMINEE
OWNERSHIP OF FUND SHARES
Interested
Nominees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Core Income Fund |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
none |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Core Income Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Income Opportunities Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Municipal Bond Fund |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Short Duration Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
$50,001-$100,000 |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
AGGREGATE
DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND
SHARES
IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN
FUND
FAMILY |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
Nominees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Core Income Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
$10,001-$50,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Core Income Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
|
|
none |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
$10,001-$50,000 |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
|
|
none |
Strategic
Advisers® Income Opportunities Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
$10,001-$50,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
$50,001-$100,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Municipal Bond Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
Strategic
Advisers® Short Duration Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
|
|
none |
AGGREGATE
DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
|
|
none |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
none |
|
|
$1-$10,000 |
|
|
over
$100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APPENDIX
F
TRUSTEE
COMPENSATION
The
following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trustee for his or her services for the fiscal year ended February
29, 2024 or May 31, 2023, or calendar year ended December 31, 2023, as applicable. Charles S. Morrison, Nancy D. Prior, and Howard E.
Cox Jr. are interested persons and are compensated by Fidelity.
Compensation
Table
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
$1,880 |
|
|
$1,631 |
|
|
$1,631 |
Strategic
Advisers® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$50,470 |
|
|
$43,895 |
|
|
$43,896 |
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$7,738 |
|
|
$6,731 |
|
|
$6,731 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$61,767 |
|
|
$53,677 |
|
|
$53,677 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$9,558 |
|
|
$8,311 |
|
|
$8,311 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
$23,666 |
|
|
$20,572 |
|
|
$20,572 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
$76,633 |
|
|
$66,642 |
|
|
$66,642 |
Strategic
Advisers® Income Opportunities Fund |
|
|
$1,597 |
|
|
$1,389 |
|
|
$1,389 |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
$16,608 |
|
|
$14,443 |
|
|
$14,443 |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
$58,288 |
|
|
$50,704 |
|
|
$50,704 |
Strategic
Advisers® Municipal Bond Fund |
|
|
$12,792 |
|
|
$11,122 |
|
|
$11,122 |
Strategic
Advisers® Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$5,202 |
|
|
$4,525 |
|
|
$4,525 |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
$8,209 |
|
|
$7,138 |
|
|
$7,139 |
Strategic
Advisers® Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$4,846 |
|
|
$4,215 |
|
|
$4,215 |
TOTAL
COMPENSATION FROM THE FUND COMPLEX1 |
|
|
$ 345,000 |
|
|
$ 300,000 |
|
|
$ 300,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$1,885 |
Strategic
Advisers® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$5,466 |
|
|
$50,833 |
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$876 |
|
|
$7,792 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$62,612 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$9,696 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
$3,098 |
|
|
$23,834 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$77,740 |
Strategic
Advisers® Income Opportunities Fund |
|
|
$166 |
|
|
$1,608 |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
$2,001 |
|
|
$16,725 |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$59,160 |
Strategic
Advisers® Municipal Bond Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$12,961 |
Strategic
Advisers® Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$5,298 |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
$1,012 |
|
|
$8,267 |
Strategic
Advisers® Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$4,915 |
TOTAL
COMPENSATION FROM THE FUND COMPLEX1 |
|
|
$ 0 |
|
|
$ 347,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
$ 0 |
|
|
$ 0 |
Strategic
Advisers® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$5,137 |
|
|
$672 |
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$822 |
|
|
$108 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$0 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$0 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
$2,906 |
|
|
$380 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$0 |
Strategic
Advisers® Income Opportunities Fund |
|
|
$156 |
|
|
$20 |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
$1,878 |
|
|
$246 |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Municipal Bond Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$0 |
Strategic
Advisers® Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
$0 |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
$950 |
|
|
$124 |
Strategic
Advisers® Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$ 0 |
|
|
$ 0 |
VOLUNTARY
DEFERRED COMPENSATION FROM THE FUND COMPLEX3 |
|
|
$ 0 |
|
|
$ 0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Reflects
compensation received for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, for 14 funds of one trust. Compensation figures include cash and
may include amounts elected to be deferred. |
2
|
Mr. Singleton
serves as Trustee of the trust effective January 1, 2024. |
3 |
Reflects
voluntary deferred compensation for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, for 14 funds of one trust. |
APPENDIX
G
Each
fund employs a multi-manager and a fund of funds investment structure. Strategic Advisers may allocate the fund’s assets among any
number of sub-advisers or underlying funds. Strategic Advisers may adjust allocations among underlying funds or sub-advisers from time
to time, including making no allocation to, or terminating the sub-advisory contract with, a sub-adviser. For each fund included in any
of Proposals 2 or 3, a list of the fund’s sub-advisers and sub-subadvisers (if applicable), including their principal business address,
the date of each sub-advisory or sub-subadvisory agreement, the date each agreement was last submitted to shareholders, and the date each
agreement was last approved by the Board of Trustees is provided below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Fund Management SA |
|
|
23,
Rue de l’Université 75007
Paris,
France |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
Fidelity
Diversifying Solutions LLC (FDS)(1) |
|
|
245
Summer Street,
Boston,
Massachusetts 02210 |
|
|
6/2/2022 |
|
|
7/11/2022(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
Investment Management (UK) Limited (FMR UK) |
|
|
1
St. Martin’s Le Grand,
London,
EC1A 4AS, United Kingdom |
|
|
6/2/2022 |
|
|
7/11/2022(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Fidelity
Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (FMR H.K.) |
|
|
Floor
19, 41 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong |
|
|
6/2/2022 |
|
|
7/11/2022(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Fidelity
Management & Research (Japan) Limited (FMR Japan) |
|
|
Kamiyacho
Prime Place, 1-17, Toranomon-4-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
6/2/2022 |
|
|
7/11/2022(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Pacific
Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO) |
|
|
650
Newport Center Drive,
Newport
Beach, California 92660 |
|
|
6/2/2022 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acadian
Asset Management LLC |
|
|
260
Franklin Street,
Boston,
MA 02110 |
|
|
4/1/2021(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Causeway
Capital Management LLC (Causeway) |
|
|
11111
Santa Monica Boulevard,
15th
Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025 |
|
|
5/1/2021(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIAM
LLC (FIAM)(2) |
|
|
900
Salem Street, Smithfield, RI 02917 |
|
|
2/1/2023(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
UK |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
H.K. |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
Japan |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIL
Investment Advisors (FIA)(3) |
|
|
Pembroke
Hall, 42 Crow Lane,
Pembroke
HM19, Bermuda |
|
|
10/1/2019(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIL
Investment Advisors (UK) Limited (FIA(UK)) |
|
|
Beech
Gate, Millfield Lane,
Lower
Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6RP, United Kingdom |
|
|
3/07/2024(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
Geode
Capital Management, LLC (Geode) |
|
|
100
Summer Street, 12th Floor,
Boston,
MA 02110 |
|
|
6/2/2022(6) |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Schroder
Investment Management North America Inc. (SIMNA Inc.)(4) |
|
|
7
Bryant Park,
New
York, NY 10018 |
|
|
5/1/2021(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Schroder
Investment Management North America Ltd. (SIMNA Ltd.) |
|
|
1
London Wall Place, London,
EC2Y
5AU, United Kingdom |
|
|
7/1/2020(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
T.
Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price)(5) |
|
|
100
East Pratt Street,
Baltimore,
MD 21202 |
|
|
1/1/2022(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
T.
Rowe Price Singapore Private Ltd (TRPSING) |
|
|
501
Orchard Road, #10-02 Wheelock Place, Singapore 238880 |
|
|
3/4/2021 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FIAM(6) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
2/1/2023(6) |
|
|
10/29/2018(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
UK |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
9/13/2018 |
|
|
10/29/2018(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
H.K. |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
9/13/2018 |
|
|
10/29/2018(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
Japan |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
9/13/2018 |
|
|
10/29/2018(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIA(3) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
10/1/2019(6) |
|
|
10/29/2018(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIA(UK) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
3/7/2024(6) |
|
|
10/29/2018(7) |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
Geode |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/2/2022(6) |
|
|
10/29/2018(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FIAM(2) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
3/1/2024(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
UK |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
H.K. |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
Japan |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIA(3) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
10/1/2019(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIA(UK) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
3/7/2024(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
Geode |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/2/2022(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FIAM(2) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
3/1/2024(6) |
|
|
3/19/2018 |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
FMR
UK |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/3/2020(6) |
|
|
3/19/2018 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
H.K. |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/3/2020(6) |
|
|
3/19/2018 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
Japan |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/3/2020(6) |
|
|
3/19/2018 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIA(3) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/3/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIA(UK) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
3/7/2024(6) |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
Geode |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/2/2022(6) |
|
|
3/19/2018 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arrowstreet
Capital, Limited Partnership (Arrowstreet) |
|
|
200
Clarendon Street, 30th Floor,
Boston,
Massachusetts, 02116 |
|
|
10/1/2019(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Causeway |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
5/1/2021(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIAM(2) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
3/1/2024(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
FMR
UK |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
H.K. |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
Japan |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIA(3) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
10/1/2019(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIA(UK) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
3/7/2024(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
Geode |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/2/2022(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Massachusetts
Financial Services Company |
|
|
111
Huntington Avenue,
Boston,
Massachusetts 02199 |
|
|
6/1/2021(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
T.
Rowe Price |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
9/4/2019 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
T.
Rowe Price International Limited (TRPIL)(8) |
|
|
60
Queen Victoria Street, London EC4N 4TZ, United Kingdom |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
Thompson,
Siegel & Walmsley, LLC (TSW) |
|
|
6641
West Broad Street, Suite 600,
Richmond,
Virginia 23230 |
|
|
1/23/2023(9) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Wellington
Management Company LLP (Wellington) |
|
|
280
Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 |
|
|
6/1/2023 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
6/1/2023 |
William
Blair Investment Management, LLC (William Blair) |
|
|
150
North Riverside Plaza,
Chicago,
Illinois 60606 |
|
|
6/1/2023(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AllianceBernstein
L.P. (AllianceBernstein) |
|
|
501
Commerce Street,
Nashville,
TN 37203 |
|
|
5/1/2021(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Aristotle
Capital Management, LLC (Aristotle Capital)(10) |
|
|
11100
Santa Monica Boulevard,
Suite
1700, Los Angeles, CA 90025 |
|
|
6/3/2021 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Brandywine
Global Investment Management, LLC |
|
|
1735
Market Street,
Philadelphia,
PA 19103 |
|
|
7/31/2020 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
ClariVest
Asset Management LLC (ClariVest)(10) |
|
|
3611
Valley Centre Drive, Suite 100,
San
Diego, CA 92130 |
|
|
12/2/2020 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
D.
E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C. |
|
|
1166
Avenue of the Americas, Ninth Floor, New York, NY 10036 |
|
|
9/7/2022 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIAM(2) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
3/1/2024(6) |
|
|
11/20/2020(7) |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
FMR
UK |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/3/2020 |
|
|
11/20/2020(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
H.K. |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/3/2020 |
|
|
11/20/2020(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
Japan |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/3/2020 |
|
|
11/20/2020(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Geode |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/2/2022(6) |
|
|
11/20/2020(7) |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
J.P.
Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMorgan) |
|
|
277
Park Avenue,
New
York, NY 10172 |
|
|
10/1/2023(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Loomis,
Sayles & Company, L.P. |
|
|
One
Financial Center,
Boston,
MA 02111 |
|
|
6/3/2020 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
LSV
Asset Management (LSV) |
|
|
155
North Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, IL 60606 |
|
|
6/3/2020 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Neuberger
Berman Investment Advisers LLC |
|
|
1290
Avenue of the Americas,
New
York, New York 10104 |
|
|
6/2/2022 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
PIMCO |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
PineBridge
Investments LLC |
|
|
Park
Avenue Tower, 65 E 55th St, New York,
New
York 10022 |
|
|
6/3/2020 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Principal
Global Investors, LLC |
|
|
801
Grand Avenue,
Des
Moines, Iowa 50392 |
|
|
5/1/2022(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
T.
Rowe Price |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
10/1/2023(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Wellington |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
12/7/2022 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
12/7/2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AllianceBernstein |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
10/1/2020(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
ArrowMark
Colorado Holdings, LLC |
|
|
100
Fillmore Street, Suite 325,
Denver,
CO 80206 |
|
|
3/1/2023(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
BlackRock
Investment Management, LLC |
|
|
1
University Square Drive,
Princeton,
New Jersey 08540 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Boston
Partners Global Investors, Inc. |
|
|
One
Beacon Street, 30th Floor, Boston, MA 02108 |
|
|
10/1/2019(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIAM(2) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
10/1/2023(6) |
|
|
8/20/2010 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
UK |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
H.K. |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FMR
Japan |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIA(3) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
11/3/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
FIA(UK) |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
3/7/2024(6) |
|
|
11/2/2020 |
|
|
3/7/2024 |
Geode |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
6/2/2022(6) |
|
|
10/17/2016 |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
GW&K
Investment Management, LLC |
|
|
222
Berkeley Street,
Boston,
MA 02116 |
|
|
3/10/2022 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
JPMorgan |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
12/2/2020(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
LSV |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
4/1/2021(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
Portolan
Capital Management, LLC |
|
|
Two
International Place, 26th Floor,
Boston,
MA 02110 |
|
|
4/1/2023(6) |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
River
Road Asset Management, LLC |
|
|
462
South 4th Street, Suite 2000, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 |
|
|
12/2/2020 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
9/6/2023 |
William
Blair |
|
|
See
above |
|
|
3/2/2023 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
3/2/2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Not all sub-advisers are allocated
assets to manage under each sub-advisory agreement. |
**
|
Contracts that
were not submitted to shareholders for approval were approved by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the SEC Order discussed in
the proxy statement. Unless otherwise indicated, the date reflects the date that a shareholder vote was held to approve the
initial sub-advisory or sub-subadvisory contract. |
(1)
|
Strategic
Advisers, FDS, and the trust, on behalf of the fund, have entered into two sub-advisory agreements. FDS has also entered into sub-advisory
agreements with FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan on behalf of the fund. FDS is responsible for compensating each for FMR UK, FMR H.K.,
and FMR Japan. |
(2)
|
FIAM
has entered sub-advisory agreements with FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan on behalf of the fund. FIAM is responsible for compensating each
for FMR UK, FMR H.K., and FMR Japan. |
(3)
|
FIA
has entered into a sub-subadvisory agreement with FIA(UK) on behalf of the fund. FIA is responsible for compensating FIA(UK). |
(4)
|
SIMNA
Inc. and the trust, on behalf of the fund, have entered into a sub-subadvisory agreement with SIMNA Ltd. SIMNA Inc., and not the fund,
is responsible for compensating SIMNA Ltd. |
(5)
|
T.
Rowe Price has entered a sub-subadvisory agreement with TRPSING on behalf of the fund. T. Rowe Price is responsible for compensating TRPSING. |
(6)
|
Amended
and Restated date of contract. |
(7)
|
Date
of Sole Initial Shareholder Consent. |
(8)
|
T.
Rowe Price has entered into a sub-subadvisory agreement with TRPIL on behalf of the fund. T. Rowe Price is responsible for compensating
TRPIL. |
(9)
|
New
sub-advisory contract in connection with change of control of the parent company of TSW. |
(10)
|
Effective
May 10, 2024, Aristotle and Clarivest will no longer serve as sub-advisers for Large Cap Fund. |
APPENDIX
H
BOARD
APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AGREEMENTS
The
factors the Board considered in approving the Proposed Agreements with each of FIA and FDS, and between FIA and FIA (UK) and FDS and each
of FMR UK, FMR H.K. and FMR Japan.
Board
Approval of New Sub-Advisory Agreements and New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements
Strategic
Advisers Alternatives Fund
In
March 2024, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board) voted to approve (i) a new sub-advisory
agreement among Strategic Advisers LLC (Strategic Advisers), FIL Investment Advisors (FIA), and the Trust on behalf of the fund (New Sub-Advisory
Agreement); and (ii) a new sub-subadvisory agreement between FIA and FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited (FIA (UK)) with respect
to the fund (New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement and together with the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the New Agreements). The Board, assisted
by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees’ counsel, considered a broad range of information.
In
considering whether to approve each New Agreement, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the approval of each New Agreement is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and does not involve a conflict of interest from which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates derive an
inappropriate advantage. The Board's decision to approve each New Agreement was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on
a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board. In addition, individual Trustees did not necessarily attribute
the same weight or importance to each factor.
Nature,
Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the backgrounds of the investment personnel
that will provide services to the fund, the fund's investment objective, strategies and related investment philosophy, the current sub-adviser
line-up, and the structure of the investment personnel compensation programs and whether such structure provides appropriate incentives
to act in the best interests of the fund.
The
Board noted its familiarity with the nature, extent and quality of services provided by FIA and FIA (UK) to other Strategic Advisers funds
with different investment mandates, and that many of the same support staff, including compliance personnel, that currently provide services
to the other Strategic Advisers funds will also provide services to the fund. The Board also took into consideration additional information
regarding the new investment mandates provided by Strategic Advisers and FIA.
Resources
Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of FIA’s
investment staff, use of technology, and approach to managing and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that FIA’s
analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities which allow them to conduct sophisticated fundamental and/or quantitative analysis.
Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered FIA’s trading capabilities and resources and compliance infrastructure,
which are integral parts of the investment management process, and its investment in business continuity planning.
Shareholder
and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory services to be performed
by FIA under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement; and (ii) the resources to be devoted to the fund's compliance policies and procedures.
Investment
Performance. The Board considered the historical investment performance of FIA and its portfolio managers in managing accounts under
similar investment mandates.
Based
on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services that will be provided to the fund under the New Agreements
should benefit the fund’s shareholders.
Competitiveness
of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the amount and nature of the fees to
be paid by the fund to Strategic Advisers and by Strategic Advisers to FIA. The Board also considered the projected change in the fund’s
management fee and total operating expenses, if any, as a result of hiring FIA.
The
Board noted that the New Agreements will not result in changes to the maximum aggregate annual management fee payable by the fund or Strategic
Advisers’ portion of the management fee. The Board considered Strategic Advisers' contractual agreement to waive its portion of
the fund's management fee. The Board considered that the approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement will not initially result in any changes
to the fund's management fee or total net expenses because Strategic Advisers does not expect to allocate assets to FIA at this time.
The Board considered the hypothetical impact on the fund’s management fee rate if Strategic Advisers were to allocate assets to
FIA in the future.
With
respect to the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement, the Board considered that FIA, and not the fund, will compensate FIA (UK) under the terms
of the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement and that the fund and Strategic Advisers are not responsible for any such fees or expenses. The Board
also considered that the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement will not impact the fees paid under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Based
on its review, the Board concluded that the fund’s management fee structure and any changes to projected total expenses bear a reasonable
relationship to the services that the fund and its shareholders will receive and the other factors considered.
Costs
of the Services and Profitability. Because the New Agreements were negotiated at arm's length and will
have no impact on the maximum management fees payable by the fund or Strategic Advisers’ portion of the management fee, the Board
did not consider the costs of services and profitability to be significant factors in its decision to approve the New Agreements.
Potential
Fall-Out Benefits. The Board considered that it reviews information regarding the potential of direct
and indirect benefits to Strategic Advisers and its affiliates from their relationships with the fund, including non-advisory fee compensation
paid to affiliates of Strategic Advisers, if any, as well as information regarding potential fall-out benefits accruing to each sub-adviser,
if any, as a result of its relationship with the fund, during its annual renewal of the fund’s management contract, sub-advisory
agreements, and sub-subadvisory agreements. The Board considered Strategic Advisers’ representation that it does not anticipate
that the approval of the New Agreements will have a significant impact on the profitability of, or potential fall-out benefits to, Strategic
Advisers or its affiliates.
Possible
Economies of Scale. The Board considered that it reviews whether there have been economies of scale
in connection with the management of the fund during its annual renewal of the fund’s management contract, sub-advisory agreements,
and sub-subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the New Sub-Advisory Agreement provides for breakpoints that have the potential to
reduce sub-advisory fees paid to the sub-adviser as assets allocated to the sub-adviser grow. The Board also noted that it did not consider
the possible realization of economies of scale to be a significant factor in its decision to approve the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement
because the fund will not bear any additional management fees or expenses under the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement.
Conclusion.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded
that each New Agreement’s fee structure bears a reasonable relationship to the services to be rendered and that each New Agreement
is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and should be approved. In addition, the Board concluded that the approval of
each New Agreement does not involve a conflict of interest from which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates derive an inappropriate advantage.
Strategic
Advisers Emerging Markets Fund
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund
Strategic
Advisers Small-Mid Cap Fund
In
March 2024, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board) voted to approve (i) a new sub-advisory
agreement among Strategic Advisers LLC (Strategic Advisers), Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (FDS), and Fidelity Rutland Square Trust
II (Trust) on behalf of the fund (New Sub-Advisory Agreement), and (ii) new sub-subadvisory agreements between FDS and each of FMR
Investment Management (UK) Limited (FMR UK), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (FMR Japan), and Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong) Limited (FMR H.K., and together with FMR UK and FMR Japan, the New Sub-Subadvisers) with respect to the fund (New
Sub-Subadvisory Agreements and together with the New Sub-Advisory Agreements, the New Agreements). The Board, assisted by the advice of
fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, considered a broad range of information.
In
considering whether to approve each New Agreement, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the approval of each New Agreement is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and does not involve a conflict of interest from which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates derive an
inappropriate advantage. The Board’s decision to approve each New Agreement was not based on any single factor, but rather was based
on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board. In addition, individual Trustees did not necessarily attribute
the same weight or importance to each factor.
Nature,
Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the backgrounds of the investment personnel
that will provide services to the fund, the fund's investment objective, strategies and related investment philosophy, the current sub-adviser
line-up, and the structure of the investment personnel compensation programs and whether such structure provides appropriate incentives
to act in the best interests of the fund.
The
Board noted its familiarity with the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the FDS and the New Sub-Subadvisers to other Strategic
Advisers funds with different investment mandates, and that many of the same support staff, including compliance personnel, that currently
provide services to the other Strategic Advisers funds will also provide services to the fund. The Board also took into consideration
additional information regarding the new investment mandates provided by Strategic Advisers and FDS.
Resources
Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of FDS’
investment staff, use of technology, and approach to managing and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that the FDS’
analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities which allow them to conduct sophisticated fundamental and/or quantitative analysis.
Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered the FDS’ trading capabilities and resources and compliance infrastructure,
which are integral parts of the investment management process, and its investment in business continuity planning.
Shareholder
and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory services to be performed
by FDS’ under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement; and (ii) the resources to be devoted to the fund's compliance policies and procedures.
Investment
Performance. With respect to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the investment philosophy, investment process and
portfolio characteristics for the investment mandate. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of
services that will be provided to the fund under the New Agreements should benefit the fund’s shareholders.
Competitiveness
of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the amount and nature of the fees to
be paid by the fund to Strategic Advisers and by Strategic Advisers to FDS. The Board also considered the projected change in the fund’s
management fee and total operating expenses, if any, as a result of hiring the FDS.
The
Board noted that the New Agreements will not result in changes to the maximum aggregate annual management fee payable by the fund or Strategic
Advisers’ portion of the management fee. The Board considered Strategic Advisers' contractual agreement to waive its portion of
the fund's management fee. The Board noted that the approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement will not initially result in any changes
to the fund’s management fee or total net expenses because Strategic Advisers does not expect to allocate assets to FDS at this
time. The Board considered the hypothetical impact on the fund’s management fee rate if Strategic Advisers were to allocate assets
to FDS in the future.
With
respect to the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements, the Board considered that FDS, and not the fund, will compensate the New Sub-Subadvisers
under the terms of the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements and that the fund and Strategic Advisers are not responsible for any such fees or
expenses. The Board also considered that the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements will not result impact the fees paid under the New FDS Sub-Advisory
Agreement.
Based
on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee structure and any changes to projected total expenses bear a reasonable
relationship to the services that the fund and its shareholders will receive and the other factors considered.
Costs
of the Services and Profitability. Because the New Agreements were negotiated at arm's length and will
have no impact on the maximum management fees payable by the fund or Strategic Advisers’ portion of the management fee, the Board
did not consider the costs of services and profitability to be significant factors in its decision to approve the New Agreements.
Potential
Fall-Out Benefits. The Board considered that it reviews information regarding the potential of direct
and indirect benefits to Strategic Advisers and its affiliates from their relationships with the fund, including non-advisory fee compensation
paid to affiliates of Strategic Advisers, if any, as well as information regarding potential fall-out benefits accruing to each sub-adviser,
if any, as a result of its relationship with the fund, during its annual renewal of the fund’s management contract, sub-advisory
agreements, and sub-subadvisory agreements. The Board considered Strategic Advisers’ representation that it does not anticipate
that the approval of the New Agreements will have a significant impact on the profitability of, or potential fall-out benefits to, Strategic
Advisers or its affiliates.
Possible
Economies of Scale. The Board considered that it reviews whether there have been economies of scale
in connection with the management of the fund during its annual renewal of the fund’s management contract, sub-advisory agreements,
and sub-subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the New Sub-Advisory Agreement provides for breakpoints that have the potential to
reduce sub-advisory fees paid to the sub-adviser as assets allocated to the sub-adviser grow. The Board also noted that it did not consider
the possible realization of economies of scale to be a significant factor in its decision to approve the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements
because the fund will not bear any additional management fees or expenses under each New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement.
Conclusion.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it
believed relevant, the Board concluded that each New Agreement’s fee structure bears a reasonable relationship to the services to
be rendered and that each New Agreement is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and should be approved. In addition,
the Board concluded that the approval of each New Agreement does not involve a conflict of interest from which Strategic Advisers or its
affiliates derive an inappropriate advantage.
Strategic
Advisers International Fund
In
March 2024, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board) voted to approve (i) a new sub-advisory
agreement among Strategic Advisers LLC (Strategic Advisers), Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (FDS), and Fidelity Rutland Square Trust
II (Trust) on behalf of the fund (New Sub-Advisory Agreement), (ii) new sub-subadvisory agreements between FDS and each of FMR Investment
Management (UK) Limited (FMR UK), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (FMR Japan), and
Fidelity
Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (FMR H.K., and together with FMR UK and FMR Japan, the New FMR Sub-Subadvisers) with respect
to the fund (New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements and together with the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the New Agreements). The Board, assisted
by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, considered a broad range of information.
In
considering whether to approve each New Agreement, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the approval of each New Agreement is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and does not involve a conflict of interest from which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates derive an
inappropriate advantage. The Board’s decision to approve each New Agreement was not based on any single factor, but rather was based
on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board. In addition, individual Trustees did not necessarily attribute
the same weight or importance to each factor.
Nature,
Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. With respect to each New Agreement, the Board considered
the backgrounds of the investment personnel that will provide services to the fund, the fund's investment objective, strategies and related
investment philosophy, the current sub-adviser line-up, and the structure of the investment personnel compensation programs and whether
such structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.
The
Board noted its familiarity with the nature, extent and quality of services provided by FDS and the New Sub-Subadvisers to other Strategic
Advisers funds with different investment mandates, and that many of the same support staff, including compliance personnel, that currently
provide services to the other Strategic Advisers funds will also provide services to the fund. The Board also took into consideration
additional information regarding the investment mandates provided by Strategic Advisers and FDS.
Resources
Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. With respect to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed the general
qualifications and capabilities of FDS’ investment staff, use of technology, and approach to managing and compensating investment
personnel. The Board noted that the FDS’ analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities which allow them to conduct sophisticated
fundamental and/or quantitative analysis. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered the FDS’ trading capabilities
and resources and compliance infrastructure, which are integral parts of the investment management process, and its investment in business
continuity planning.
Shareholder
and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory services to be performed
by the FDS under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement; and (ii) the resources to be devoted to the fund's compliance policies and procedures.
Investment
Performance. With respect to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the investment philosophy, investment process and
portfolio characteristics for the new investment mandate.
Based
on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services that will be provided to the fund under each New Agreement
should benefit or continue to benefit the fund’s shareholders.
Competitiveness
of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the amount and nature of the fees to
be paid by the fund to Strategic Advisers and by Strategic Advisers to the New Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered the projected change
in the fund’s management fee and total operating expenses, if any, as a result of hiring the New Sub-Adviser.
The
Board noted that the New Agreements will not result in changes to the maximum aggregate annual management fee payable by the fund or Strategic
Advisers’ portion of the management fee. The Board considered Strategic Advisers' contractual agreement to waive its portion of
the fund's management fee. The Board noted that the approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement will not initially result in any changes
to the fund’s management fee or total net expenses because Strategic Advisers does not expect to allocate assets to FDS at this
time. The Board considered the hypothetical impact on the fund’s management fee rate if Strategic Advisers were to allocate assets
to FDS in the future.
With
respect to the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements, the Board considered that FDS, and not the fund, will compensate each New Sub-Subadviser
under the terms of the applicable New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement, and that the fund and Strategic Advisers are not responsible for any
such fees or expenses. The Board also considered that the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements will not impact the fees paid under the New Sub-Advisory
Agreement.
Based
on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee structure and any changes to projected total expenses bear a reasonable
relationship to the services that the fund and its shareholders will receive and the other factors considered.
Costs
of the Services and Profitability. Because each New was negotiated at arm's length and will have no
impact on the maximum management fees payable by the fund or Strategic Advisers’ portion of the management fee, the Board did not
consider the costs of services and profitability to be significant factors in its decision to approve each New Agreement.
Potential
Fall-Out Benefits. The Board considered that it reviews information regarding the potential of direct
and indirect benefits to Strategic Advisers and its affiliates from their relationships with the fund, including non-advisory fee compensation
paid to affiliates of
Strategic
Advisers, if any, as well as information regarding potential fall-out benefits accruing to each sub-adviser, if any, as a result of its
relationship with the fund, during its annual renewal of the fund’s management contract, sub-advisory agreements, and sub-subadvisory
agreements. The Board considered Strategic Advisers’ representation that it does not anticipate that the approval of each New Agreement
will have a significant impact on the profitability of, or potential fall-out benefits to, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates.
Possible
Economies of Scale. The Board considered that it reviews whether there have been economies of scale
in connection with the management of the fund during its annual renewal of the fund’s management contract, sub-advisory agreements,
and sub-subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the New Sub-Advisory Agreement provides for breakpoints that have the potential to
reduce sub-advisory fees paid to the sub-adviser as assets allocated to the sub-adviser grow. The Board also noted that it did not consider
the possible realization of economies of scale to be a significant factor in its decision to approve the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements
because the fund will not bear any additional management fees or expenses under each New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement.
Conclusion.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it
believed relevant, the Board concluded that each New Agreement’s fee structure bears a reasonable relationship to the services to
be rendered and that each New Agreement is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and should be approved. In addition,
the Board concluded that the approval of each New Agreement does not involve a conflict of interest from which Strategic Advisers or its
affiliates derive an inappropriate advantage.
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund
Strategic
Advisers Fidelity International Fund
In
March 2024, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board) voted to approve (i) a new sub-advisory
agreement [SA Fidelity U.S. Total Stock: for two investment mandates] among Strategic Advisers LLC (Strategic Advisers), Fidelity Diversifying
Solutions LLC (FDS), and Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (Trust) on behalf of the fund (New Sub-Advisory Agreement), and (ii) new
sub-subadvisory agreements between FDS and each of FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited (FMR UK), Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Limited (FMR Japan), and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (FMR H.K., and together with FMR UK and FMR Japan,
the New Sub-Subadvisers) with respect to the fund (New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements and together with the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the
New Agreements).The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees’ counsel, considered a broad range of
information.
In
considering whether to approve each New Agreement, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the approval of each New Agreement is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and does not involve a conflict of interest from which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates derive an
inappropriate advantage. The Board's decision to approve each New Agreement was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on
a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board. In addition, individual Trustees did not necessarily attribute
the same weight or importance to each factor.
Nature,
Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. With respect to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board
considered the backgrounds of the investment personnel that will provide services to the fund, the fund’s investment objective,
strategies and related investment philosophy, the current sub-adviser line-up, and the structure of the investment personnel compensation
programs and whether such structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.
The
Board noted its familiarity with the nature, extent and quality of services provided by FDS and the New Sub-Subadvisers to other Strategic
Advisers funds with different investment mandates, and that many of the same support staff, including compliance personnel, that currently
provide services to the other Strategic Advisers funds will also provide services to the fund. The Board also took into consideration
additional information regarding the new investment mandates provided by Strategic Advisers and FDS. For Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S.
Total Stock Fund, the Board also noted its familiarity with FIAM in managing one of the mandates proposed for FDS for the fund using the
same investment personnel and support staff that currently provide services to the fund.
Resources
Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. With respect to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed the general
qualifications and capabilities of FDS’ investment staff, use of technology, and approach to managing and compensating investment
personnel. The Board noted that FDS’ analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities which allow them to conduct sophisticated
fundamental and/or quantitative analysis. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered FDS’ trading capabilities and
resources and compliance infrastructure, which are integral parts of the investment management process, and its investment in business
continuity planning.
Shareholder
and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory services to be performed
by FDS under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement; and (ii) the resources to be devoted to the fund's compliance policies and procedures.
Investment
Performance. With respect to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement for Strategic Advisers U.S. Total Stock Fund, the Board considered the
historical investment performance of FIAM in managing one of the investment mandates for the fund with the same portfolio managers and
the investment philosophy, investment process and portfolio characteristics for the other investment mandate.
With
respect to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement for Strategic Advisers Fidelity International Fund, the Board considered the investment philosophy,
investment process and portfolio characteristics for the new investment mandate.
Based
on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services that will be provided to the fund under each New Agreement
should benefit or continue to benefit the fund’s shareholders.
Competitiveness
of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. With respect to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board
considered the amount and nature of the fees to be paid by the fund to Strategic Advisers and by Strategic Advisers to FDS. The Board
also considered the projected change in the fund’s management fee and total operating expenses, if any, as a result of hiring FDS.
The
Board noted that the New Agreements will not result in changes to the maximum aggregate annual management fee payable by the fund or Strategic
Advisers’ portion of the management fee. The Board considered Strategic Advisers' contractual agreement to waive its portion of
the fund's management fee. For Strategic Advisers Fidelity International Fund, the Board noted that the approval of the New Sub-Advisory
Agreement will not initially result in any changes to the fund’s management fee or total net expenses because Strategic Advisers
does not expect to allocate assets to FDS at this time. The Board considered the hypothetical impact on the fund’s management fee
rate if Strategic Advisers were to allocate assets to FDS in the future. For Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund, the Board
noted that the approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement will not initially result in any changes to the fund’s management fee
or total net expenses because: (i) with respect to one investment mandate, Strategic Advisers does not expect to allocate assets
to the mandate at this time (Unfunded Mandate); and (ii) with respect to the other investment mandate, the transition of the mandate
from FIAM to FDS is not expected to result in any changes to the fee schedule and is expected to result in a similar funding level to
the current funding level for the mandate. With respect to the Unfunded Mandate, the Board considered the hypothetical impact on the fund’s
management fee rate if Strategic Advisers were to allocate assets to the Unfunded Mandate in the future.
With
respect to the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements, the Board considered that FDS, and not the fund, will compensate the New Sub-Subadvisers
under the terms of the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements and that the fund and Strategic Advisers are not responsible for any such fees or
expenses. The Board also considered that the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements will not impact the fees paid under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Based
on its review, the Board concluded that the fund’s management fee structure and any changes to projected total expenses bear a reasonable
relationship to the services that the fund and its shareholders will receive and the other factors considered.
Costs
of the Services and Profitability. Because each New Agreement was negotiated at arm's length and will
have no impact on the maximum management fees payable by the fund or Strategic Advisers’ portion of the management fee, the Board
did not consider the costs of services and profitability to be significant factors in its decision to approve each New Agreement.
Potential
Fall-Out Benefits. The Board considered that it reviews information regarding the potential of direct
and indirect benefits to Strategic Advisers and its affiliates from their relationships with the fund, including non-advisory fee compensation
paid to affiliates of Strategic Advisers, if any, as well as information regarding potential fall-out benefits accruing to each sub-adviser,
if any, as a result of its relationship with the fund, during its annual renewal of the fund’s management contract, sub-advisory
agreements, and sub-subadvisory agreements. The Board considered Strategic Advisers’ representation that it does not anticipate
that the approval of each New Agreement will have a significant impact on the profitability of, or potential fall-out benefits to, Strategic
Advisers or its affiliates.
Possible
Economies of Scale. The Board considered that it reviews whether there have been economies of scale
in connection with the management of the fund during its annual renewal of the fund’s management contract, sub-advisory agreements,
and sub-subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the New Sub-Advisory Agreement provides for breakpoints with respect to each mandate,
if applicable, that have the potential to reduce sub-advisory fees paid to the sub-adviser as assets allocated to the sub-adviser grow.
The Board also noted that it did not consider the possible realization of economies of scale to be a significant factor in its decision
to approve the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements because the fund will not bear any additional expenses under the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements.
Conclusion.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded
that each New Agreement’s fee structure bears a reasonable relationship to the services to be rendered and that each New Agreement
is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and should be approved. In addition, the Board concluded that the approval of
each New Agreement does not involve a conflict of interest from which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates derive an inappropriate advantage.
Strategic
Advisers Large Cap Fund
In
March 2024, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board) voted to approve (i) a new sub-advisory
agreement among Strategic Advisers, Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (FDS), and the Trust on behalf of the fund (New Sub-Advisory Agreement);
and (ii) new sub-subadvisory agreements between FDS and each of FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited (FMR UK), Fidelity Management
& Research (Japan) Limited (FMR Japan), and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong)
Limited
(FMR H.K., and together with FMR UK and FMR Japan, the New Sub-Subadvisers) with respect to the fund (New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements and
together with the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the New Agreements). The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees’
counsel, considered a broad range of information.
In
considering whether to approve each New Agreement, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the approval of each New Agreement is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and does not involve a conflict of interest from which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates derive an
inappropriate advantage. The Board's decision to approve each New Agreement was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on
a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board. In addition, individual Trustees did not necessarily attribute
the same weight or importance to each factor.
Nature,
Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. With respect to each New Agreement, the Board considered
the backgrounds of the investment personnel that will provide services to the fund, the fund’s investment objective, strategies
and related investment philosophy, the current sub-adviser line-up, and the structure of the investment personnel compensation programs
and whether such structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.
The
Board noted its familiarity with the nature, extent and quality of services provided by FDS and each New Sub-Subadviser to other Strategic
Advisers funds with different investment mandates, and that many of the same support staff, including compliance personnel, that currently
provide services to the other Strategic Advisers funds will also provide services to the fund. The Board also noted its familiarity with
FIAM LLC in managing the same mandate proposed for FDS for another Strategic Advisers fund using the same investment personnel and support
staff that will provide services to the fund. The Board also took into consideration additional information regarding the investment mandates
provided by Strategic Advisers and FDS.
Resources
Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. With respect to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed the general
qualifications and capabilities of FDS’ investment staff, use of technology, and approach to managing and compensating investment
personnel. The Board noted that FDS’ analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities which allow them to conduct sophisticated
fundamental and/or quantitative analysis. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered FDS’ trading capabilities and
resources and compliance infrastructure, which are integral parts of the investment management process, and its investment in business
continuity planning.
Shareholder
and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory services to be performed
by FDS under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement; and (ii) the resources to be devoted to the fund's compliance policies and procedures.
Investment
Performance. With respect to the New FDS Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the historical investment performance of FIAM
in managing the same mandate with the same portfolio managers for another Strategic Advisers fund.
Based
on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services that will be provided to the fund under each New Agreement
should benefit or continue to benefit the fund’s shareholders.
Competitiveness
of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the amount and nature of the fees to
be paid by the fund to Strategic Advisers and by Strategic Advisers to FDS. The Board also considered the projected change in the fund’s
management fee and total operating expenses, if any, as a result of hiring FDS.
The
Board noted that the New Agreements will not result in changes to the maximum aggregate annual management fee payable by the fund or Strategic
Advisers’ portion of the management fee. The Board considered Strategic Advisers' contractual agreement to waive its portion of
the fund's management fee.
The
Board noted that the approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement will not initially result in any changes to the fund’s management
fee or total net expenses because Strategic Advisers does not expect to allocate assets to FDS at this time. The Board considered the
hypothetical impact on the fund’s management fee rate if Strategic Advisers were to allocate assets to FDS in the future.
With
respect to the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements, the Board considered that FDS, and not the fund, will compensate the New Sub-Subadvisers
under the terms of the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements and that the fund and Strategic Advisers are not responsible for any such fees or
expenses. The Board also considered that the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements will not impact the fees paid under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Based
on its review, the Board concluded that the fund’s management fee structure and any changes to projected total expenses bear a reasonable
relationship to the services that the fund and its shareholders will receive and the other factors considered.
Costs
of the Services and Profitability. Because each New Agreement was negotiated at arm's length and will
have no impact on the maximum management fees payable by the fund or Strategic Advisers’ portion of the management fee, the Board
did not consider the costs of services and profitability to be significant factors in its decision to approve each New Agreement.
Potential
Fall-Out Benefits. The Board considered that it reviews information regarding the potential of direct
and indirect benefits to Strategic Advisers and its affiliates from their relationships with the fund, including non-advisory fee compensation
paid to affiliates of Strategic Advisers, if any, as well as information regarding potential fall-out benefits accruing to each sub-adviser,
if any, as a result of its relationship with the fund, during its annual renewal of the fund’s management contract, sub-advisory
agreements, and sub-subadvisory agreements. The Board considered Strategic Advisers’ representation that it does not anticipate
that the approval of each New Agreement will have a significant impact on the profitability of, or potential fall-out benefits to, Strategic
Advisers or its affiliates.
Possible
Economies of Scale. The Board considered that it reviews whether there have been economies of scale
in connection with the management of the fund during its annual renewal of the fund’s management contract, sub-advisory agreements,
and sub-subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the New Sub-Advisory Agreement provides for breakpoints that have the potential to
reduce sub-advisory fees paid to the sub-adviser as assets allocated to the sub-adviser grow. The Board also noted that it did not consider
the possible realization of economies of scale to be a significant factor in its decision to approve the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements
because the fund will not bear any additional expenses under the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreements.
Conclusion.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded
that each New Agreement’s fee structure bears a reasonable relationship to the services to be rendered and that each New Agreement
is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and should be approved. In addition, the Board concluded that the approval of
each New Agreement does not involve a conflict of interest from which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates derive an inappropriate advantage.
APPENDIX
I
MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT WITH STRATEGIC ADVISERS
For
each fund included in any of Proposals 2 or 3, the date of the fund’s management contract with Strategic Advisers and the date of
the last shareholder vote on the management contract is provided below.
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|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
June 2,
2022 |
|
|
July 11,
2022 |
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
October
1, 20181 |
|
|
September
29, 2010 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
September 13,
2018 |
|
|
October 29,
2018 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
October
1, 20181 |
|
|
August
20, 2010 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
October
1, 20181 |
|
|
March
19, 2018 |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
October
1, 20181 |
|
|
August
20, 2010 |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
June 3,
2020 |
|
|
November 11,
2020 |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
October
1, 20181 |
|
|
August
20, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Amended
and Restated date of management contract. |
2
|
Initial
approval of management contract by sole initial shareholder. |
APPENDIX
J
For
each of the funds included in any of Proposals 2 or 3, Strategic Advisers has contractually agreed that the fund’s maximum annual
management fee, as a percentage of its respective average daily net assets, will not exceed the rates in the table below.
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|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
2.00%
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
1.20%
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
1.20%
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
1.00%
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
1.00%
|
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
1.00%
|
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
0.65%
|
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
1.10% |
|
|
|
|
APPENDIX
K
SUB-ADVISORY
FEES PAID TO FDS, FIAM, FIA AND GEODE
The
following table lists the sub-advisory fee rates paid to FDS for Strategic Advisers® Alternatives Fund pursuant to existing
sub-advisory agreements that have been approved by shareholders and the Board of Trustees (see Appendix G).
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
FIAM
Equity Market Protective Put Strategy* |
|
|
30bp
on the first $50 million of Designated Amount
25bp
on the next $50 million of Designated Amount
20bp
on the next $100 million of Designated Amount
17.5bp
on the next $300 million of Designated Amount
15
bp on any amount in excess of $500 million of Designated Amount |
|
|
|
|
FIAM
Convertible Arbitrage |
|
|
175bp
on all assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
The fees for this mandate
are calculated using the effective rate applicable to a Designated Amount. “Designated Amount” for a particular agreement
means the portion of the fund’s assets for which Strategic Advisers has requested the sub-adviser apply the strategy. |
For
purposes of calculating fees, the assets of funds invested in the same underlying strategy, or for which the same underlying strategy
is applied, as applicable, are aggregated to reach breakpoints.
The
following table lists the sub-advisory fee rates paid to FIAM by the applicable funds included in Proposal 3 pursuant to existing sub-advisory
agreements that have been approved by shareholders and the Board of Trustees (see Appendix G).
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
Select
Emerging Markets Equity |
|
|
30bp
on all assets |
|
Concentrated
Emerging Markets |
|
|
45bp
on all assets |
|
Emerging
Markets |
|
|
99bp
on the first $15 0M
95bp
over $150M |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
Select
Emerging Markets Equity |
|
|
30bp
on all assets |
|
Concentrated
Emerging Markets |
|
|
45bp
on all assets |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
Emerging
Markets |
|
|
99bp
on the first $150M
95bp
over $150M |
|
Select
Emerging Markets Equity |
|
|
30bp
on all assets |
|
Select
International |
|
|
24bp
on all assets |
|
Select
International Plus |
|
|
24bp
on all assets |
|
International
Equity Value |
|
|
32bp
on all assets |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
Intrinsic
Opportunities |
|
|
28.5bp
on all assets |
|
Sector
Managed |
|
|
25.5bp
on all assets |
|
Small-Mid
Cap Core |
|
|
30bp
on all assets |
|
U.S.
Equity |
|
|
26bp
on the first $500M
21.5bp
over $500M |
|
Value
Discovery |
|
|
25.5bp
on all assets |
|
Small
Cap Core |
|
|
35bp
on all assets |
|
Small
Company |
|
|
35bp
on all assets |
|
Large
Cap Value Enhanced Index |
|
|
14bp
on the first $100M
12bp
on the next $100M
10bp
over $200M |
|
U.S.
Equity Large Cap Plus |
|
|
28bp
on the first $100M
24bp
on the next $400M
17bp
over $500M |
|
U.S.
Equity Small Cap Plus |
|
|
28bp
on the first $100M
24bp
on the next $400M
17bp
over $500M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
Large
Cap Core |
|
|
40bp
on the first $100M
30bp
over $1000M |
|
Sector
Managed |
|
|
25.5bp
on all assets |
|
|
|
|
Quantitative
Large Cap Core |
|
|
40bp
on the first $100M
35bp
on the next $150M
30bp
on the next $100M
25bp
over $350M |
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Equity |
|
|
26bp
on the first $500M
21.5bp
over $500M |
|
|
|
|
Large
Cap Value |
|
|
40bp
on the first $100M
35bp
on the next $150M
30bp
on the next $100M
25bp
over $350M |
|
|
|
|
Large
Cap Value Enhanced Index |
|
|
14bp
on the first $100M
12bp
on the next $100M
10bp
over $200M |
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Equity Large Cap Plus |
|
|
28bp
on the first $100M
24bp
on the next $400M
17bp
over $500M |
|
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
Emerging
Markets |
|
|
99bp
on the first $150M
95bp
over $150M |
|
Select
Emerging Markets Equity |
|
|
30bp
on all assets |
|
Select
International |
|
|
24bp
on all assets |
|
Select
International Plus |
|
|
24bp
on all assets |
|
International
Equity Value |
|
|
32bp
on all assets |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
Small
Cap Core |
|
|
35bp
on all assets |
|
Small
Company |
|
|
35bp
on all assets |
|
U.S.
Equity Small Cap Plus |
|
|
28bp
on the first $100M
24bp
on the next $400M
17bp
over $500M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
purposes of calculating fees, the assets of funds invested in the same underlying strategy are aggregated to reach breakpoints.
The
following table lists the sub-advisory fee rates paid to FIA by the applicable funds included in any of Proposals 2 or 3 pursuant to existing
sub-advisory agreements that have been approved by shareholders and the Board of Trustees (see Appendix G).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund1 |
|
|
Global
Emerging Markets |
|
|
55bp
on the first $100M
52bp
on the next $200M
50bp
on the next $200M
40bp
over $500M |
|
|
|
|
Greater
China |
|
|
55bp
on the first $100M
52bp
on the next $200M
50bp
on the next $200M
40bp
over $500M |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund1 |
|
|
Global
Emerging Markets |
|
|
55bp
on the first $100M
52bp
on the next $200M
50bp
on the next $200M
40bp
over $500M |
|
|
|
|
Greater
China |
|
|
55bp
on the first $100M
52bp
on the next $200M
50bp
on the next $200M
40bp
over $500M |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
Regional |
|
|
55bp
on the first $100M
52bp
on the next $200M
50bp
on the next $200M
40bp
over $500M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
Small
Cap America |
|
|
65bp
on the first $100M
60bp
on the next $100M
50bp
over $200M |
|
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
Regional |
|
|
55bp
on the first $100M
52bp
on the next $200M
50bp
on the next $200M
40bp
over $500M |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
Small
Cap America |
|
|
65bp
on the first $100M
60bp
on the next $100M
50bp
over $200M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
purposes of calculating fees, the assets of funds invested in the same underlying strategy are aggregated to reach breakpoints.
1
|
FIA
has agreed to provide a voluntary fee reduction in an amount equal to 10% of the fees payable for the Strategy with the lowest
fees in dollars as determined monthly, provided that FIA manages at least two distinct funded Strategies for Strategic Advisers®
Emerging Markets Fund and/or Strategic Advisers® Fidelity®
Emerging Markets Fund in the aggregate. The discount will be allocated to each funded Strategy
based on fees payable to FIA. The voluntary arrangement may be discontinued at any time upon 30 days’ written notice to
Strategic Advisers. |
The
following table lists the sub-advisory fee rates paid to Geode by the applicable funds included in Proposal 3 pursuant to existing sub-advisory
agreements that have been approved by shareholders and the Board of Trustees (see Appendix G).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
Emerging
Markets Put Spread* |
|
|
27.5bp
on the first $500M
22.5bp
over $500M |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
Emerging
Markets Put Spread* |
|
|
27.5bp
on the first $500M
22.5bp
over $500M |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
International
Factor-Based |
|
|
15bp
on the first $500M
12.5bp
on the next $500M
10bp
over $1B |
|
|
|
|
International
Put Spread |
|
|
17.5bp
on the first $500M
15bp
on the next $500M
12.5bp
over $1B |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
U.S.
Small-Mid Cap Quality Focus Index |
|
|
3.5bp
on all assets |
|
|
|
|
Small
Cap Put Spread |
|
|
15bp
on the first $500M
12.5bp
on the next $500M
10bp
over $1B |
|
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
International
Factor-Based |
|
|
15bp
on the first $500M
12.5bp
on the next $500M
10bp
over $1B |
|
|
|
|
International
Put Spread |
|
|
17.5bp
on the first $500M
15bp
on the next $500M
12.5bp
over $1B |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
Factor-Based |
|
|
12.5bp
on the first $500M
10bp
on the next $500M
7.5bp
over $1B |
|
|
|
|
Large
Cap Put Spread |
|
|
12.5bp
on the first $500M
10bp
on the next $500M
7.5bp
over $1B |
|
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
U.S.
Small-Mid Cap Quality Focus Index |
|
|
3.5bp
on all assets |
|
|
|
|
Small
Cap Put Spread |
|
|
15bp
on the first $500M
12.5bp
on the next $500M
10bp
over $1B |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Subject to a $100,000 annual
minimum fee when the strategy is funded. |
For
purposes of calculating fees, the assets of funds invested in the same underlying strategy are aggregated to reach breakpoints.
APPENDIX
L
BROKERAGE
COMMISSIONS PAID TO AFFILIATED BROKERS
The
tables below show the total amount of brokerage commissions paid by applicable funds included in any of Proposals 2 or 3 to an affiliated
broker for the past fiscal year. The tables also show the approximate amount of aggregate brokerage commissions paid by a fund to an affiliated
broker as a percentage of the approximate aggregate dollar amount of transactions for which the fund paid brokerage commissions as well
as the percentage of transactions effected by a fund through an affiliated broker. Affiliated brokers are paid on a commission basis.
During
the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023, the following brokerage commissions were paid to affiliated brokers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
Fidelity
Capital Markets (FCM) |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
FIAM
LLC (FIAM) |
|
|
$4,201 |
|
|
0.07% |
|
|
0.09% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading LLC (Kezar Trading)(A) |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$1,761 |
|
|
0.03% |
|
|
0.04% |
|
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers
LLC
(Strategic
Advisers) |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
0.00% |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
FCM(C) |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$188,094 |
|
|
2.77% |
|
|
8.41% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$29,202 |
|
|
0.41% |
|
|
1.87% |
|
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
AllianceBernstein
L.P. (AllianceBernstein) |
|
|
$565 |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
0.02% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
AllianceBernstein |
|
|
$293 |
|
|
0.00%(B) |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
Brandywine
Global Investment Management,
LLC |
|
|
$44 |
|
|
0.00%(B) |
|
|
0.00%(B) |
|
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$16,579 |
|
|
0.17% |
|
|
0.41% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$3,109 |
|
|
0.02% |
|
|
0.09% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
J.P.
Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMorgan) |
|
|
$6,561 |
|
|
0.06% |
|
|
0.18% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
Principal
Global Investors, LLC |
|
|
$30 |
|
|
0.00%(B) |
|
|
0.00%(B) |
|
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$6,131 |
|
|
0.06% |
|
|
0.16% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$1,301 |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
0.06% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
T.
Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
(T.
Rowe Price) |
|
|
$8,149 |
|
|
0.08% |
|
|
0.21% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
Wellington
Management Company LLP |
|
|
$2 |
|
|
0.00%(B) |
|
|
0.00%(B) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
(A) |
Formerly
Luminex Trading & Analytics LLC. |
(B) |
The
amount shown rounds to less than 0.01%. |
(C) |
The
difference between the percentage of aggregate brokerage commissions paid to, and the percentage of the aggregate dollar amount
of transactions effected through, an affiliated broker is a result of the low commission rates charged by an affiliated broker.
|
During
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, the following brokerage commissions were paid to affiliated brokers:
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Funds
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Broker
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Affiliated
With |
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|
Transactions
Initiated
By |
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|
Commissions
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|
Percentage
of
Aggregate
Brokerage
Commissions
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Percentage
of
Aggregate
Dollar
Amount
of
Brokerage
Transactions
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$1,844 |
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|
0.04% |
|
|
0.06% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$383 |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Schroder
Investment Management North America Inc. |
|
|
$29 |
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|
0.00%(A) |
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|
0.00%(A) |
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FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$1,655 |
|
|
0.03% |
|
|
0.05% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$188 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.01% |
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|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
T.
Rowe Price |
|
|
$7 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$703 |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
0.03% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$51 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
0.00% |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$28 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
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|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
Massachusetts
Financial Services Company (MFS) |
|
|
$7 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
MFS |
|
|
$42 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.01%
|
|
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
T.
Rowe Price |
|
|
$2 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
Thompson,
Siegel & Walmsley LLC |
|
|
$54 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
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|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
AllianceBernstein |
|
|
$266 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.03% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
AllianceBernstein |
|
|
$130 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
BlackRock
Investment Management, LLC |
|
|
$63 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Boston
Partners Global Investors, Inc. (Boston Partners) |
|
|
$34,727 |
|
|
0.40% |
|
|
0.53% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Boston
Partners |
|
|
$1,657 |
|
|
0.02% |
|
|
0.07% |
|
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$2,523 |
|
|
0.03% |
|
|
0.21% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
FIAM |
|
|
$171 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
JPMorgan |
|
|
$125 |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
0.00%(A) |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
River
Road Asset Management, LLC |
|
|
$1,209 |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
0.05% |
|
|
|
FCM |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
Strategic
Advisers |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
Kezar
Trading |
|
|
FMR
LLC/ Strategic Advisers |
|
|
William
Blair Investment Management, LLC |
|
|
$3,161 |
|
|
0.04% |
|
|
0.13% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
The
amount shown rounds to less than 0.01%. |
APPENDIX
M
The
tables below show the total amount of lending agent fees paid to NFS by applicable funds included in any of Proposals 2 or 3 for the past
fiscal year.
During
the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023, the following lending agent fees were paid to NFS:
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|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
$ 0 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$41,574 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
$219,289 |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
$ 68,584 |
|
|
|
|
During
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, the following lending agent fees were paid to NFS:
|
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|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$ 49,287 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
$ 79,852 |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
$ 191,036 |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
$ 230,455 |
|
|
|
|
APPENDIX
N
Fees
billed by PwC in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to each fund are shown in the tables below.
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|
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|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$ 45,200 |
|
|
$ 4,000 |
|
|
$ 9,700 |
|
|
$ 8,400 |
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$29,600 |
|
|
$2,700 |
|
|
$66,700 |
|
|
$5,600 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
$41,600 |
|
|
$3,800 |
|
|
$19,600 |
|
|
$7,900 |
Strategic
Advisers® Income Opportunities Fund |
|
|
$26,000 |
|
|
$2,500 |
|
|
$6,700 |
|
|
$5,200 |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
$42,100 |
|
|
$3,800 |
|
|
$60,200 |
|
|
$8,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
$41,500 |
|
|
$3,800 |
|
|
$9,700 |
|
|
$7,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$ 44,700 |
|
|
$ 3,400 |
|
|
$ 9,700 |
|
|
$ 8,600 |
Strategic
Advisers® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$29,500 |
|
|
$2,200 |
|
|
$6,700 |
|
|
$5,800 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® International Fund |
|
|
$43,700 |
|
|
$3,200 |
|
|
$21,100 |
|
|
$8,100 |
Strategic
Advisers® Income Opportunities Fund |
|
|
$26,700 |
|
|
$2,100 |
|
|
$6,700 |
|
|
$5,300 |
Strategic
Advisers® International Fund |
|
|
$41,800 |
|
|
$3,200 |
|
|
$70,900 |
|
|
$8,200 |
Strategic
Advisers® Small-Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
$41,500 |
|
|
$3,200 |
|
|
$10,500 |
|
|
$8,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
$ 52,400 |
|
|
$ 3,600 |
|
|
$ 13,400 |
|
|
$ 8,400 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$50,300 |
|
|
$3,500 |
|
|
$10,700 |
|
|
$8,400 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$26,700 |
|
|
$2,200 |
|
|
$6,700 |
|
|
$5,200 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
$39,800 |
|
|
$3,100 |
|
|
$14,600 |
|
|
$7,400 |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
$42,200 |
|
|
$3,300 |
|
|
$14,700 |
|
|
$7,900 |
Strategic
Advisers® Municipal Bond Fund |
|
|
$73,000 |
|
|
$3,500 |
|
|
$6,600 |
|
|
$8,500 |
Strategic
Advisers® Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$38,800 |
|
|
$3,000 |
|
|
$7,900 |
|
|
$7,300 |
Strategic
Advisers® Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$39,400 |
|
|
$3,000 |
|
|
$6,700 |
|
|
$7,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Advisers® Alternatives Fund |
|
|
$- |
|
|
$- |
|
|
$- |
|
|
$- |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Core Income Fund |
|
|
$42,400 |
|
|
$ 3,700 |
|
|
$9,200 |
|
|
$9,200 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund |
|
|
$25,400 |
|
|
$2,300 |
|
|
$6,300 |
|
|
$5,700 |
Strategic
Advisers® Fidelity® U.S. Total Stock Fund |
|
|
$37,100 |
|
|
$3,200 |
|
|
$8,500 |
|
|
$8,100 |
Strategic
Advisers® Large Cap Fund |
|
|
$42,300 |
|
|
$3,200 |
|
|
$ 15,600 |
|
|
$8,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Municipal Bond Fund |
|
|
$44,400 |
|
|
$3,300 |
|
|
$5,200 |
|
|
$8,200 |
Strategic
Advisers® Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$42,000 |
|
|
$3,200 |
|
|
$8,500 |
|
|
$8,000 |
Strategic
Advisers® Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund |
|
|
$ 37,500 |
|
|
$ 3,100 |
|
|
$ 6,400 |
|
|
$ 7,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A
|
Amounts
may reflect rounding. |
B
|
Strategic
Advisers Alternatives Fund commenced operations on July 12, 2022. |
APPENDIX
O
Fees
billed by PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit and Compliance Committee for services rendered on behalf of the Fund Service
Providers that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of each fund are shown in the tables below.
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
PwC |
|
|
$ 9,422,800 |
|
|
$ 61,000 |
|
|
$ - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PwC |
|
|
$ 7,914,600 |
|
|
$ 1,000 |
|
|
$ - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PwC |
|
|
$ 8,284,200 |
|
|
$ 1,000 |
|
|
$ - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PwC |
|
|
$ 7,914,600 |
|
|
$ 353,200 |
|
|
$ - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A
|
Amounts
may reflect rounding. |
B
|
May
include amounts billed prior to the Strategic Advisers®
Alternatives Fund commencement of operations. |
“Audit
Fees” represent fees billed for services rendered for the audits of the financial statements, or services that are normally provided
in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
“Audit-Related
Fees” represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of a fund audit or
the review of a funds’ financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
“Tax
Fees” represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial
reporting of a fund.
“All
Other Fees” represent fees billed for services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are
assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported
under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance
services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
APPENDIX
P
Aggregate
non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to the funds and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of
the funds are shown below.
A
|
Amounts
may reflect rounding. |
B
|
May
include amounts billed prior to the Strategic Advisers®
Alternatives Fund commencement of operations. |
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**
After pressing the number 1; if shareholder does not enter a control number after three prompts, they will hear: “Sorry,
since your entry of the control number was invalid, we are not able to process your transaction at this time. You will be able to
access the system again in 24 hours. We have not recorded a vote. Good–bye.” |
Shareholder
Enters Consolidated Control number☐ |
You
have entered your EZ Vote consolidated control number. This allows you to cast one consolidated
vote for all of your accounts. All accounts will be voted in the same manner based on your
voting instructions. To cast a consolidated vote for all of your accounts, press 1 now. To
vote each of your accounts separately, press 2 now.
If shareholder presses
1 to vote consolidated, Script goes down Voting script:
If shareholder Press 2 to vote accounts separately, shareholder will hear:
You
have elected to vote each of your account separately. You will find these accounts on the subsequent pages. Please note: that each
account has it’s own control number. We are now ready to accept your vote for control number {---} (control number is read).
Script goes to Proposal Voting |
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Script
goes down to Voting Script
Valid
Control Number: (See “Voting” Script)
Invalid
(Input 1 or 2 times) less than 16 digits: “Sorry your input was invalid”. Please enter the control number, which
is located in the box indicated by the arrow on your proxy card or notice, followed by the pound sign.”
Invalid
(input 1 or 2 times) more than 16 digits: “Sorry your input was invalid.” Please enter the control number, which
is located in the box indicated by the arrow on your proxy card or notice, followed by the pound sign.”
Invalid
control number (input 1 or 2 times): 16 digits: “Control number is invalid”. Please enter the control number, which
is located in the box indicated by the arrow on your proxy card or notice, followed by the pound sign.”
Invalid
Input = (Input 3 times) less than or more than 16 digits: “Sorry, since your entry of the control number was invalid, we
are not able to process your transaction at this time. You will be able to access the system again in 24 hours. We have not recorded
a vote. Good–bye.”
Invalid
16 digit control number (Input 3 times): “Control number is invalid. Sorry, since your entry of the control number was
invalid, we are not able to process your transaction at this time. You will be able to access the system again in 24 hours. We have
not recorded a vote. Good–bye.”
If
shareholder calls back and tries to record a vote after Invalid Input = 3x. The following is heard: “Sorry, since your
entry of the control number was invalid, we are not able to process your transaction at this time. You will be able to access the
system again in 24 hours.”
Valid
control number, but Shareholder has already voted: “A vote has already been recorded for this control number. If you want
to change your vote, press 1, if you do not want to change your vote press 2. (See “Enter Control Number Script).
If
shareholder presses 1 – shareholder is directed to the “Voting“ Script
Valid
control number, but Shareholder has just voted a proxy with the same proposals: “The nominees and/or proposals for this
control number are the same as your last proxy vote. If you would like to vote this control number in the same manner as the
previous control number, press 1. If you would like to vote this control number differently, press 2.”
If
shareholder presses 1 - shareholder goes to “Completed Proposal Voting” Script #2
If
shareholder presses 2 - shareholder goes to “Voting” Script |
Voting:
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“Press
1 to vote each item individually. You are encouraged to specify your choices by voting each
item individually. However, if you do not vote each item individually, your vote will be
cast as recommended by the Board of Directors. Press 2 if you will not vote on each item
individually.” |
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If
shareholder doesn’t make a selection: the first two times the shareholder hears: “I
have not received your response” followed by a repeat of “Voting” Script;
Upon the third non–response the shareholder hears “We have not recorded a
vote - good–bye” and the call ends
|
Shareholder presses: |
Shareholder
hears: |
1 |
“If
you wish to vote for all nominees press 1. To withhold all nominees, press 2. To withhold specific nominees, press 3.” Upon
selection shareholder goes to “Nominee Vote Script” |
2 |
Shareholder
goes to “Completed Proposal Voting” Script #2 |
Nominee
Vote Script: (Trustee election proposal) |
|
Shareholder
presses: |
Shareholder
hears: |
1 |
“Proposal
Voting.” Goes to “Proposal Vote Script”. |
2 |
“Proposal
Voting.” Goes to “Proposal Vote Script”. |
3 |
“To
withhold a nominee, enter the 2 digit number that is in front of the name of the nominee
you wish to withhold. If you are finished, enter 00.”
After
each election shareholder hears: “O.K. If you wish to withhold another nominee enter the 2 digit number that is in front
of the name of the nominee you wish to withhold. If you are finished, enter 00.”
Upon
entering ‘00’ shareholder goes to “Proposal Vote Script.”
(Continued
and confirmed for each nominee(s))
See
Confirm Options below. |
Proposal
Vote Script: |
If
there are not additional proposals, Shareholder hears: |
“There
are no proposals for this proxy vote.” Goes to “Completed Proposal Voting” Script 2 |
If
there are additional proposals, Shareholder hears: |
“(There
are/There is)<#Proposals> (additional) proposal[s] to vote on.” Before each proposal
the Shareholder will hear “We are ready to accept your vote for proposal <n>.”
The
selections are:
For/Against/Abstain
For/Against
For/Abstain
For/Withhold
For/Against/Withhold
|
For/Against/Abstain
Script: |
“If
you are voting for this proposal, press 1. If you are voting against this proposal press
2, If you wish to abstain press 3.”
**Based
on the shareholder’s selection, the prompt will confirm their choice of [for/against/abstain] |
For/Against
Script: |
“If
you are voting for this proposal, press 1. If you are voting against this proposal press
2.”
**Based
on the shareholder’s selection, the prompt will confirm their choice of [for/against].
See
Confirm Options below. |
For/Abstain
Script: |
“If
you are voting for this proposal, press 1. If you wish to abstain press 2.”
**Based
on the shareholder’s selection, the prompt will confirm their choice of [for/abstain].
See
Confirm Options below. |
For/Withhold
Script: |
“If
you are voting for this proposal, press 1. If you wish to withhold press 2.”
**Based
on the shareholder’s selection, the prompt will confirm their choice of [for/withhold].
See
Confirm Options below. |
For/Against/Withhold
Script: |
“If
you are voting for this proposal, press 1. If you are voting against this proposal press
2, If you wish to withhold press 3.”
**Based
on the shareholder’s selection, the prompt will confirm their choice of [for/against/withhold].
See
Confirm Options below. |
Completed
Proposal Voting: |
Script
1: “You have completed Proposal Voting”
Script
2: “One moment, while I log your ballot. A vote has been recorded for control number <Control Number>.”
This
text will be heard following the final proposal on the voting ballot. |
Confirm
Options: |
“Let
me confirm.” [If shareholder pressed 2 in the “Voting” section to not
vote each item individually he/she will hear: “You have elected to vote as the
Board recommends” before the vote is summarized as detailed immediately below:
If
shareholder pressed 2 in the “Voting” section to not vote each item individually, when vote is summarized, he/she will
hear “No vote has been recorded {proposal #} for non applicable proposals.] |
Nominee Confirmation:
Proposal Confirmation:
|
[You
have voted for all nominees]/
[You have voted to withhold all nominees]/
[You have voted to withhold specific nominees. You have voted to withhold nominee ## (Repeated
as necessary)]
“You
have voted [For/Against/to Abstain from] Proposal ##.”
(Repeated
as necessary) |
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Vote
Logged |
Script:
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Vote
is sent to mainframe |
“If
these elections are correct, press 1. To vote again, press 2. To hear your vote again, press
3.”
If shareholder
presses 1: Shareholder then goes to “Vote Another?“ Script.
If
shareholder presses 2: they are directed to the “Voting” Section.
If
shareholder presses 3: they are directed to the “Confirmation Options” Section. |
Vote
Another?: |
Script:
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Shareholder
wants to/does not want to vote on another proposal. |
“If
this concludes your business press 1, if you would like to vote another proxy press 2.”
If
shareholder presses 1: “All of your votes have been recorded by the telephone proxy voting service. Do not mail in your
proxy card. Keep it as a record of your vote. Thank you for calling. This concludes your transaction. Good–bye.”
If
shareholder presses 2: Shareholder is directed to “Enter Control Number Script” Section. |
Error
Messages: |
Auto
Proxy Unavailable Error: |
“We
are sorry. The Automated Proxy Voting Service system is unavailable at this time. Please try your call again later.” |
Meeting
Date has passed: |
“Sorry,
the control number you entered is no longer valid. |
Control
number no longer valid: |
“Sorry,
the control number you entered is no longer valid. |
Invalid
Control Number entered 3 times: |
“Sorry,
since your entry of the Control Number was invalid we are not able to process your transaction at this time. You will be able to
access the system again in 24 hours.” |
Form of Notice and Access
IVR Script
866-749-0145
Generic
Greeting: |
“Thank
you for calling the automated Proxy material fulfillment service.” |
Shareholder
Hears: |
“You
must be calling from a touch-tone telephone in order to use this system and have your Notice
in hand.
Press 1 if you are calling from a touch-tone telephone and have your
Notice in front of you.” |
**
If shareholder does not press anything, they will hear: “I have not received
your response. Press 1 if you are calling from a touch-tone telephone and have
your Notice in front of you.”
**
If shareholder does not press anything, they will hear (wait for approx 5 seconds): “I
have not received your response. Press 1 if you are calling from a touch-tone
telephone and have your Notice in front of you.”
**
If shareholder does not press anything (even after 5 seconds) they will hear: “Please
call back when you have your notice available. Goodbye. ” |
Shareholder
presses “1” and hears: |
“Let’s
Begin” |
Enter
Control Number Script - Shareholder hears: |
“Please
enter the 16 digit control number which is located in the box indicated by the arrow on your Notice.” |
Shareholder
Enters Control number… |
Valid
Control Number: (See request options, below)
Invalid:
“Your control number is invalid. Please enter the 16 digit control number which is located in the box indicated by the arrow
on your Notice”
Invalid > 3 xs: “Sorry, since
your entry of the control number was invalid, we are not able to process your transaction at this time. You will be able
to access the system again in 24
hours. Goodbye” |
Valid
control number, but no material available: “Proxy material related to the control number entered is not being made available
through this service. However, you are already scheduled to receive this material. If you wish to request additional
material via hard copy, please contact the entity responsible for your account. Goodbye.”
Valid control number, but time has expired (i.e. meeting + 365 days): “Proxy
material related to the control number entered is no longer available through this service because the meeting concluded over a year
ago. Goodbye.” |
Request
already pending options : |
**
If shareholder already has pending request, they will hear: “Thank you for calling, there is already a fulfillment
request pending for this control number. The requested material should be arriving shortly.” |
Request
options : |
Request
Proxy Materials |
“If
you would like to request a one time hard copy fulfillment of Proxy materials related to
this control number be sent to the same address as the Notice, press 1.”
**Based
on the shareholder’s selection, the prompt will confirm their choice See Confirm Options, Below. |
Request
Future |
“If
you would like to enroll to receive all future proxy materials via hard copy and have the
materials related to this control number sent to the same address as the Notice, press 2.”
**Based
on the shareholder’s selection, the prompt will confirm their choice. See Confirm Options, Below. |
Refer
Web: |
“Please
note, If you would like to view or receive materials electronically go to www.proxyvote.com/proxy. Otherwise please make your selection
now.”
**Based on the shareholder’s selection, the prompt will confirm their choice. See Confirm Options, Below. |
If
shareholder presses (anything OTHER than 1 or 2) or NO RESPONSES |
“Your
input was valid.” Go to Request Option Script |
AFTER
3 ERRORS: If shareholder presses (anything OTHER than 1 or 2) or NO RESPONSES |
“We are not able to
process your request at this time. Please call back when you are ready to make your selection. Goodbye” |
Confirm
Options: If shareholder presses 1 or 2 |
Confirmation: |
This
request will be processed. If this concludes your business, press 1, if you would
like to enter another control number, press 2.
**Based
on the shareholder’s selection, the prompt will confirm their choice. See Confirm Options, Below |
Confirmation
Types |
Confirmation
1: If shareholder presses 1: “Do not mail in your
Notice. Keep it as a record of your transaction. Thank you for calling.”
Confirmation
2: If shareholder presses 2 they are directed to the
Enter Control Number Script. |
If shareholder
presses (anything OTHER than 1 or 2) or NO RESPONSES |
I
have not received your response. Go to Confirmation Script |
AFTER
3 ERRORS: If shareholder presses (anything OTHER than 1 or 2) or NO RESPONSES |
“Do
not mail in your Notice. Keep it as a record of your transaction. Thank you for calling.” |
Error Messages: |
Notice
and access service Unavailable Error: “We are sorry you are having problems entering your information. Please call back.” |
FORM OF
BROADRIDGE INTERNET SCREEN SCRIPT FOR INTERNET VOTING
AND NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
SCREEN 1
[Prior to entering a control number at
www.proxyvote.com/proxy, shareholder sees Screen 1]
Text – (centered )
Proxy Vote
Text - centered
POWERED BY {logo} Broadridge
Text – (centered )
Make your vote count today.
Text – (centered)
Enter ProxyVote.com below with your control number or sign in.
Page is divided into 2 sections
Left hand side
Vote without signing in
Enter Your Control Number:
Input - (indented)
[box in which to enter your control number appears here]
Question mark in which circle follows the box in which to enter control
number:
If shareholder clicks “?”, a pop-up box with the following
language appears:]
Postal Mail Recipients
Please enter your control number which is labeled as such or is located
in a box with an arrow
E-Mail Recipients
Your Control Number can be found next to the field labeled “Control
Number” in the body of your email.
Forgot your control Number? Sign in or Create an Account
Centered orange box: Get Started
[If shareholder clicks on “Get Started” before inputting
a valid control number, the following error message appears:]
No control number entered: “Caution symbol” Please enter
your control number to continue.
Invalid Control number entered: “Caution Symbol” We
weren’t able to verify the control number you entered. Please re-enter the number or contact your financial institution for more
help.
Control number entered is not 13 or 16 digits: “Caution Symbol”
Control number should be 13 or 16 digits.
[If shareholder clicks on “Get Started” after inputting
a valid control number, Screen 2 appears.]
If shareholder already has a proxyvote account set up and does
not sign into their account, they will receive the following pop up message:
Blue banner with which text: !We see that you have a ProxyVote
account. Sign in below, or skip sign in to go straight to the agenda.
White X will close the pop up if shareholder chooses to sign in
If shareholder click the ‘skip sign in’ url they will be
brought directly to agenda page
If shareholder clicks link to Create an Account they are brought
to the Create an Account page.
Heading: ProxyVote logo | Powered by Broadridge
<Sign In Create
an account – White circle with blue question mark *Required Field
If shareholder clicks on the question mark the following pop up
appears
Why Create a ProxyVote Account?
You’ll be able to enter ProxyVote.com without a Control
Number and access all of the open meeting agendas you are eligible to vote.
Shareholder inputs information in white boxes
Your first name* |
Email address* |
Your last name* |
Choose a password* (Minimum 8 characters, 1uppercase letter, |
|
1 lowercase letter, 1 number, 1 special character) |
Mobile number with country code (optional) |
Re-enter password* |
White Box: By checking this box, I agree to the Terms and Conditions
for creating a ProxyVote account and to receive emails regarding my account.
When shareholder clicks the box the following pop up window opens:
ProxyVote Account Establishment Terms
This website and mobile application (“ProxyVote”),
is a service of Broadridge and its affiliates, and is offered to you conditioned upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions set
forth in the Terms of Use and Linking Policy, our Privacy StatementOpens in new window and the additional terms set forth below (the
“ProxyVote Terms”).
We operate and host ProxyVote on behalf of our bank, broker/dealer,
and issuer clients. ProxyVote is being provided as an administrative convenience to users, and the platform and its contents do not constitute
an independent solicitation by Broadridge or its clients. We may collect personal information that you provide on ProxyVote, which may
include the log-in email address and password you provide when you create an account on ProxyVote, as well as information you may provide
to “link” accounts held through multiple clients to ProxyVote. This data is being collected by Broadridge, not directly,
but on behalf of our clients, to enable us to provide services through ProxyVote. All personal information collected via ProxyVote is
Confidential Information of each client where you have an account, and Broadridge may share such information with such clients upon request.
When you create an account on ProxyVote, and “link”
any accounts held through multiple clients, you instruct Broadridge, and Broadridge will, on behalf of our clients, display data for
multiple meetings relating to different client Control Numbers assigned to you (found on your mailed Voter Instruction Form), using only
your ProxyVote log-in email address and password.
When shareholder returns to the Create an account page, they must
click the Create Account button: Orange box with white text: Create Account.
The following message appears: Green background with white text
Please verify your email. Check your email at the address you provided
and click the “Verify My Email Address” button provided to return to ProxyVote.com, where you will have access to any available
meetings. This verification will expire after 10 minutes. Didn’t receive your verification email? Resent Verification Email
Below email sample
From: registrar@proxyvote.com
Date: April 25, 2024 at 12:52:26 PM EDT
To: khoyt1107@gmail.com
Subject: Complete your ProxyVote account setup
Your account setup is almost complete!
To complete your new ProxyVote account setup, please verify
this email address by pressing the “Verify My Email Address” button below. This verification email will expire after 10 minutes.
You will be taken to a screen that displays all of the meetings
that you are currently eligible to vote, as well as links to update your settings.
Blue button with white text: Verify My Email Address
If you did not initiate this email by creating a ProxyVote account,
you may ignore this email and the new account will not be created.
ProxyVote logo |
Powered by Broadridge |
When shareholder click the Verify my Email Address button they
are brought directly to the welcome page on proxyvote.com (Screen 2 Meeting Agenda tab)
Right hand side of the Landing Page
Sign In To Your Account
Your email address
Input - (indented)
[box in which to enter your control number appears here]
Your password
Input - (indented)
[box in which to enter your password appears here]
Forgot Your password?
If shareholder clicks the link Forgot Your password, the following
pop up appears:
Text centered: Enter Your Email Address
An email will be sent to you with a verification
code. Enter that code and your new password on the Reset Password Page.
Heading: Email address
Box in which to enter your Email address
Blue button with white text: Submit
Orange button with white text: Sign In
If shareholder signs in with incorrect email address or password
they receive the following message:
!Invalid email address and/or password. Please try again or create
an account.
Hit the X to get out of the message
If shareholder successfully enters their Email address and password
they are brought to Screen 2 by hitting the Sign In button (Orange box with white text: Sign In
What is a proxy vote? Followed by a question mark. If shareholder
clicks the ? the following pop-up opens
If shareholder does not have an account and wants to set up an
account, they can click the following:
Blue Box with white text: Create an Account
Shareholder is brought to the Create an Account page (see above
steps to create an account)
What is a proxy vote?
Public companies and mutual
funds hold shareholder meetings where key issues on business strategy or how the organization is governed are discussed. Shareholder
meeting attendees are asked to vote on issues that impact the future direction of the company or fund. And while many shareholders do
not attend these meetings, they are still able to have their voice heard by voting by proxy.
Go to www.shareholdereducation.com
to learn more.
To access materials without a control number: Click Here (link
appears here} to view Proxy Materials or Information Statements for the Fidelity funds. [If shareholder clicks on “Click here”,
they are taken to the Proxy Materials web page at materials.proxyvote.com.]
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© 2024 Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ProxyVote and
Broadridge are registered trademarks of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
CUSIP is a registered trademark of the American Bankers Association.
All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Links right justified
Accessibility Statement Privacy Statement Terms
of Use & Linking Policy.
SCREEN
2 – Meeting Agenda tab
Shareholder
has an account
[Upon
entering valid email address and password on page 1, shareholder sees screen 2]
Blue
banner with white text. Left Justified
Sign
In/Create Account Exit ProxyVote
If shareholder clicks
Exit ProxyVote, this pop up appears:
Text centered:
Exit ProxyVoteAre
you sure you want to sign out?
If you have any unsaved changes, they will be lost.
White button blue
text centered:
No, Cancel
If shareholder selects
No, Cancel they are brought back to voting page
Blue button white
text:
Yes, Sign Out Now >
If shareholder select
Sign Out Now they are brought back to the landing page to enter control number
Blue X in upper
right hand corner of pop up
If Shareholder clicks
blue X, Shareholder is brought back to agenda page
ProxyVote logo centered
2 tabs:
My Meetings Investor Education
Greeting: Hello,
{shareholder name}!
My Available Meetings
Enter your control
number
Blank box Blue
box with white text Get Started
If shareholder enters
a control number and hits the ‘Get Started’ button they are brought to the Agenda page
Here are the meetings
you can vote
3 tabs
Active Meetings
Recently Voted Meetings
Past Meetings –
Note: Shareholder
is in the Active Meetings tab which is underlined
Search active meetings
- Shareholder can enter their control number here. This will not populate unless shareholder does have other
active meetings.
Blank box with magnifying
glass symbol
The following meetings
are available now for you to vote. They are ordered by voting deadline date.
To access other
meetings you may link a new investment account or enter a control number above.
If shareholder click
the ‘link a new investment account’ url, they are brought to the My Settings page.
Text Centered: My
Settings
These settings will
apply to all your linked accounts across any investment entities you have associated with ProxyVote.com
My Account is underlined
and active
First name
{shareholders name}
Last name
{shareholders last
name}
Email address
{shareholder email
address}
Mobile number (optional)
Will be displayed
if previously provided
Password
***** (masked)
Blue button white
text: small pencil icon Edit
Shareholder can
update their account information above
Linked Accounts
Financial institutions named
here if applicable
Linked by method
of linking an account. Either by control number or by email address
Account number ********
(masked) icon unlink
If shareholder clicks
the unlink icon the following pop up message appears
Unlink Account
Are you sure you
want to unlink this account? This action cannot be undone.
White box blue
text: No, cancel |
Blue box white
text Yes, unlink this account |
Dark bolded line
Blue circle with
white + Add a new email address linked to another investment account
When shareholder
click the +
Enter a new email
address
White box
Blue Submit button
Blue circle with
white +
Add a control number
linked to another investment account
Enter your control
number
White box to input
Enter postal code
Which box to input
Blue submit button
Fund name |
Blue button with
white text: Vote> |
Meeting
Voting Deadline:
MM DD, YYYY
Control # xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
When shareholder
hits the Vote button they are brought to the Agenda page for voting
If shareholder selects
the Recently Voted Meetings tab
Message displayed
if not applicable: You have no recently voted Meetings
If shareholder has
a meeting they recently voted on
Fund name
Meeting
Control # xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
If there are no
recently voted meetings the message displayed is: You have no recently voted meetings
If shareholder selects
the Past Meetings tab
Search past meetings
Blank box with magnifying
glass symbol
The following meetings
are now closed. They are ordered by meeting date.
Fund Name |
Blue button with
white text: Review Your Vote> |
Meeting Date: mm
dd, yyyy
Control # xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
If shareholder clicks
the Review Your Vote button they are brought to the agenda page for that control number.
SCREEN 2 – Meeting Agenda tab
Shareholder does not have an account and entered
their control number on Page 1
Text Centered – Grey Banner
Applicable {FIDELITY FUND NAME} for a single control number or {Blank}
upon entering a consolidated control number
{Tabs - Centered}
My Meetings |
Meeting Agenda |
Learn Before You Vote |
Meeting Agenda Tab is underlined. This is the current view
Learn Before You Vote Tab brings shareholder to Screen 3
Text - (Centered)
[YYYY] [year of shareholder meeting appears
here] Special Meeting
To be held [DAY, MONTH DD, YYYY] [initial or subsequent
adjourned meeting date appears here]
Meeting Agenda
Not Voted / Voted
Vote by {Month DD, YYYY} 11:59 p.m. EDT / EST
Documents to Review Before You Vote: {Question mark
in blue circle)
Upon clicking question mark: In advance of a
meeting of shareholders, the company is required to provide proxy materials digitally or physically to all shareholders, including information
in the proxy statement regarding items to be considered at the meeting.
ICON {Piece of paper with folded right corner}
One ICON represents each applicable document e.g.,
Proxy statement, Prospectus
Hyperlink to Proxy Statement
Pop up appears upon clicking on materials link:
This link will open a page outside of ProxyVote.com
Don’t worry - ProxyVote.com
will remain open in this window for you to return and finish your session.
Shareholder click blue X to exit pop up
White box blue text – Cancel
- Pop up window closes
Blue box white text – Continue >
- Shareholder is brought to proxy material
Notice and Access link to request materials
Hyperlink underlined: Request Printed Materials for this
Meeting >
Pop Up box Opens
Blue X in right hand corner will close this box.
Request Printed Materials
The following documents will be delivered to the mailing address
you have on file for this account:
Radio Button with applicable materials {Proxy Statement}
Open Box Deliver printed documents for all meetings associated
with your account.
A check mark populates when shareholder clicks this box
Hyperlink in white text in blue box: Send Printed Documents
>
After selecting the Send Printed Documents link the following
box opens
Your request for materials has been submitted. Green check within
a green circle
Blue X in right hand corner will close this box
If shareholder makes additional request for hard copy the following
message appears in red text preceded by a red triangle caution symbol: You have a pending request on file.
Text - (left justified)
Proposal(s)
Text - (left justified) |
Text right justified (if not consolidated) |
Mark your selections below, using the options on the right
side of the page. |
Shares available: x.xxxxx |
Text (left justified) if Consolidated control number:
Grey Banner
You have multiple investments which are grouped together and can
be voted the same way or voted individually.
Vote Options are right justified
Radio button Group Proposals Radio
Button Vote Individually
*see below for details
01. [Title of proposal will be inserted]. |
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Text - (left justified) |
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Vote Board of Trustees: |
|
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Text (right justified) |
|
Box: Vote Trustees individually* |
|
Radio Button For All Radio Button Withhold All |
[Name of nominee for Trustee election] |
|
[Name of nominee for Trustee election] |
|
[Name of nominee for Trustee election] |
|
Board Recommendation: For |
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[If shareholder selects the “Vote
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Designation
Click the submit vote button to sign and submit
your proxy vote and to appoint [Name of Chairman], [Name of Proxy Agent], and [Name of Independent Trustee Proxy Agent], or any one
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Appointee Designation
Click the submit vote button to sign and submit
your proxy vote and to appoint [Name of Chairman], [Name of Proxy Agent], and [Name of Independent Trustee Proxy Agent], or any one
or more of them, attorneys, with full power of substitution to vote all Fund shares that you are entitled to vote. |
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Just a moment…
We noticed that you left at least one proposal unvoted. Please
note that any unvoted proposals will be counted as voting with the Board of {Trustees}
Shareholder can select blue X to exit the pop up
Shareholder can select Submit. If Submit is selected,
the shareholder is sent back to the Thank you Page Screen 4.
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and Broadridge are registered trademarks of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
CUSIP is a registered trademark of the American Bankers Association. All
other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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SCREEN 3 – Learn Before You Vote Tab
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Control #************1234 Sign Out
See Screen 2 for Sign Out button functionality
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Applicable {FIDELITY FUND NAME} for a single control number or {Blank)
upon entering a consolidated control number or clicking the smartlink from their email.
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Meeting Agenda tab Learn Before Your Vote
Learn Before You Vote tab is underlined. This is the active page
YYYY Special Meeting
To be held Day, Month DD, YYYY {Meeting Date}
Documents to Help You Learn Before You Vote {Blue
Circle with question mark}
If shareholder clicks the “?”, a pop-up
box with the following language appears:]
In advance of a meeting of shareholders, the company
is required to provide proxy materials digitally or physically to all shareholders, including information in the proxy statement regarding
items to be considered at the meeting.
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Be more informed before making your vote count. Download
and read these helpful documents to learn more about the proposals we’re asking our shareholders to vote on.
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corner
Hyperlink to Proxy materials
One ICON represents each applicable document e.g.,
Proxy statement, Prospectus
Notice and Access link to request materials
Hyperlink underlined: Request Printed Materials for this
Meeting >
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Blue X in right hand corner will close this box.
Request Printed Materials
The following documents will be delivered to the mailing address
you have on file for this account:
Radio Button with applicable materials {Proxy Statement}
Open Box Deliver printed documents for all meetings associated
with your account.
A check mark populates when shareholder clicks this box
Hyperlink in white text in blue box: Send Printed Documents
>
After selecting the Send Printed Documents link the following
box opens
Your request for materials has been submitted. Green check within a green
circle
Blue X in right hand corner will close this box
If shareholder makes additional request for hard copy the following
message appears in red text preceded by a red triangle caution symbol: You have a pending request on file.
Proxy Card Text Centered:
Appointee Designation
Click the submit vote button to sign and submit your
proxy vote and to appoint [Name of Chairman], [Name of Proxy Agent], and [Name of Independent Trustee Proxy Agent], or any one or more
of them, attorneys, with full power of substitution to vote all Fund shares that you are entitled to vote.
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Screen 4 - Vote Submission Page
[Upon casting a vote by clicking “SUBMIT VOTE”
on Screen 2, shareholder sees Screen 4]
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YYYY Special Meeting
To be held Day, Month DD, YYYY
Voted
Thank you for voting!
Your selections have been submitted successfully
(Applicable for Other Investments)
Please scroll down to see additional positions are
available for voting.
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My Voting Choices Blue Box with white text Back to Agenda >
If shareholder chooses Print My Voting Choices,
the Print box opens and shareholder proceeds to print the page
If shareholder chooses Back to Agenda button shareholder
is brought back to Voting Screen 2.
Text within Box – Would you like to receive an email with
your voting choices?
Label: Your email address
Box where shareholder enters their email address
Blue Box with white text: Send Email >
After shareholder enters their email address pop up box opens: The
email with your voting choices has been sent. Green circle with green checkmark.
Shareholder clicks the blue X to close the window
Box where shareholder can enter another control number.
Label: Enter another control number
Box where shareholder enters the control number
Blue box with white text: Vote This Control Number >
After shareholders enters their next control number, they are brought
back to the Agenda page
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More options for this meeting (if applicable)
Enter another control number followed by blank box Blue Box with White
Text: Vote This Control Number>
The following centered text appears for unvoted positions:
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Upon choosing the Vote> button, shareholder is brought to the voting
page. Only applicable proposals appear.
If E-delivery shareholder has additional proxies to vote, the following
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page. Only applicable proposals appear.
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meeting date is in the future
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FIDELITY FUND NAME
YYYY Special Meeting
Meeting to be held Month DD, YYYY
Control # XXXXXXXXXXXX1234
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If shareholder remains inactive on site the following pop up will appear
Your session is about to expire.
To continue using ProxyVote.com, click Continue below. Otherwise,
click Sign Out to exit ProxyVote.com.
White button with Blue Text: Sign Out
Blue button with white text: Continue>
If shareholder selects Continue they are brought back to most current page
If shareholder select Sign Out they are brought back to the log in page
[If shareholder selects the option to view Proxy Materials for the Fidelity
funds on Screen 1, a new window will open that presents information in the following format.]
MATERIAL HOSTING PAGE:
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RECORD EMAILS
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VOTE Consolidated – Vote each account individually
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Trustees as a group & Individually
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Proxy Voting Q&A posted on fidelity.com
Proxy Voting by Shareholders of Fidelity Funds
Thank you for investing with Fidelity!
A mutual fund is an investment company, and your
investment in shares of a Fidelity mutual fund makes you a shareholder of the fund. As a shareholder, you are entitled to vote on matters
presented at a fund’s shareholder meeting.
Mutual funds, like other companies, hold shareholder
meetings to present and discuss important management decisions that require shareholder input, including proposed changes to fund services
or certain policies.
| • | You
are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value you own. |
The Trustees of your Fidelity Fund— most
of whom are not affiliated with Fidelity—are responsible for considering your interests as a shareholder.
| • | One
privilege of a mutual fund shareholder is to participate in electing the Trustees for your
Fidelity Fund. |
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turn, the Trustees, after careful review, may request your vote on other proposals that affect
the fund and your investment in it. |
We believe that voting by proxy online or by phone
is the most convenient way for you to participate in a Fidelity Fund vote.
| • | You
can cast a proxy vote online, over the telephone, or through postal mail. |
| • | That
way, your vote can be counted without your having to attend the meeting in person. |
| • | Or
you may attend a shareholder meeting to vote in person. |
We appreciate your placing your trust in Fidelity,
and thank you for allowing us to help you achieve your financial goals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is proxy voting? |
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When will I receive the information I need to vote? |
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How can I submit a proxy vote? |
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I consented for eDelivery of proxy materials—is
it possible to receive hard copy paper materials instead? |
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I used to enter a PIN when voting proxy—why
is this no longer required? |
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I voted and I would like to change my vote—is
this possible? |
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Does my vote matter? |
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Who are “Computershare”, “Broadridge”
and D.F. King? |
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How can I opt out of telephone calls about shareholder
proxy voting? |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is proxy voting?
When your vote is requested on proposals that affect the fund and
your investment in it, you could, if you wanted, attend the shareholder meeting in person—or you could vote by proxy online or
by phone. This way, your vote can be counted without your having to attend the meeting in person.
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-When will I receive the information I need to vote?
A proxy statement, which provides details regarding the meeting
and the management and shareholder proposals, if any, that will be voted on at the meeting, is provided to shareholders before the meeting
is held. The proxy statement may be sent to you via U.S. mail or email, if you have consented to electronic delivery, or you may receive
a notice linking you to a website where you can review it online.
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-How can I submit a proxy vote?
You may submit a proxy vote through U.S. mail, over the telephone,
or online, based on the instructions contained in the proxy statement. Votes must be submitted prior to the close of voting in order
to be counted. Please vote your shares promptly. Your vote is extremely important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.
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-I consented for eDelivery of proxy materials—is it possible
to receive hard copy paper materials instead?
By consenting to eDelivery of proxy, you have agreed to online receipt
of important proxy materials. To request a written copy of any Fidelity Fund proxy materials via telephone please call 800-343-3548.
On the voting screen, you may also choose to change your eDelivery preferences for future proxy campaigns.
Your retirement benefit plan account mail preferences
for statements, prospectuses, proxies and other benefit information will apply to your Fidelity BrokerageLink® Account. You may change
this electronic delivery default for your BrokerageLinkSM account at any time by logging on to NetBenefits and updating your
mail preferences. [if shareholder clicks on the “log in” icon a window appears where they can log in to NetBenefits and
update their mail preferences.]
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-I used to enter a PIN when voting proxy—why is this no longer
required?
By using Fidelity.com to access the online voting site, a secure
transaction with your control number information has been established and the PIN is no longer required to securely complete this transaction.
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-I voted and I would like to change my vote—is this possible?
Yes, you can vote again using the “Voted” link in the
Action column as long as voting is still open. The latest valid vote cast will be recorded and the Last Action Taken date will update.
If you do not complete the process of re-voting, the last vote cast remains on record.
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Does my vote matter?
Your vote is extremely important, no matter how large or small your
holdings may be.
In order to take action at a Fidelity Funds shareholder meeting,
a quorum must be achieved. Quorum is achieved when a sufficient number of shareholders are represented in person or by proxy at the shareholder
meeting. If quorum is not achieved, the meeting may adjourn to a future date.
Fidelity and/or a third-party proxy vendor attempts to reach shareholders
via multiple mailings or emails to remind them to cast their votes. As the meeting date approaches, phone calls may be made to shareholders
who have not yet voted.
Voting your shares immediately when you receive notification will
help the meeting achieve quorum and minimize additional expense and efforts to contact you by email or phone to solicit your vote.
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-Who are “Computershare”, “Broadridge” and
D.F. King?
The shareholder proxy voting process is typically managed on behalf
of the Fidelity funds by a proxy vendor. Fidelity may hire a third-party proxy vendor to call shareholders and record proxy votes. Computershare,
Broadridge and D.F. King are examples of third-party proxy vendors that may have been retained by the Fidelity Funds.
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-How can I opt out of telephone calls about shareholder proxy voting?
Please call Fidelity at 800-343-3548 to make this request.
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Log Into Your Accounts For Proxy Materials (if
any)Log In Required . [if shareholder clicks on the “log in” icon a window appears where they can log in to NetBenefits
for proxy materials.]
Proxy Voting Q&A posted on institutional.fidelity.com
Learn More
What is Proxy Voting?
When will I receive the information I need to
vote?
How can I submit a proxy vote?
I consented for eDelivery of proxy materials,
is it possible to receive hard copy paper materials instead?
I used to enter a control number when voting proxy,
why is this now no longer required?
I voted and I would like to change my vote, is
this possible?
When can I expect to receive proxy materials?
Q: What is Proxy Voting?
A:
Mutual Funds may hold special meetings
of shareholders to seek approval of changes to fund services or policies that require shareholder approval. As a shareholder, you are
entitled to vote on these important matters. You could, if you wanted, attend the shareholder meeting to cast your vote, or you could
cast a proxy vote, which allows you to cast your vote through the mail, over the telephone, or online. This way, your vote can be counted
without you having to attend the meeting.
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Q: When will I receive the information I need
to vote?
A:
A proxy statement, which provides details
regarding the meeting and the management and shareholder proposals, if any, that will be voted on at the meeting, is provided to shareholders
before the meeting is held. The proxy statement may be sent to you via U.S. mail, or email, if you have consented to electronic delivery,
or you may receive a notice linking you to a website where you can review it online.
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Q: How can I submit a proxy vote?
A:
You may submit a proxy vote through U.S.
mail, over the telephone, or online, based on the instructions contained in the proxy statement. Votes must be submitted prior to the
close of voting in order to be counted. Please vote your shares promptly. Your vote is extremely important, no matter how large or small
your holdings may be. Please note, online and telephone voting is available up until 11:59 PM EST on the day prior to the scheduled meeting.
In order to vote on the day of the meeting, you must attend the meeting.
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Q: I consented for eDelivery of proxy materials,
is it possible to receive hard copy paper materials instead?
A:
By consenting to eDelivery, you have agreed to
online receipt of important proxy materials. You can request a written copy of the proxy materials by clicking on “Request copy
of shareholder materials,” on the same screen you are prompted to vote your shares. To request a written copy of any Fidelity Advisor
Fund or Fidelity Fund proxy material via telephone, please call 877-208-0098. If you would like to change your eDelivery preferences
for future proxy materials, click here to update your information or change your delivery method. [if shareholder clicks on “click
here” a window appears where they can change their edelivery preferences on institutional.fidelity.com.]
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Q: I used to enter a control number when voting
proxy, why is this now no longer required?
A:
By using institutional.fidelity.com to
access the online voting site, a secure transaction with your control number information has been established and the control number
is no longer required to securely complete this transaction.
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Q: I voted and I would like to change my vote,
is this possible?
A:
Yes, you can vote again using the “Voted”
link in the “Action” column as long as voting is still open for that holding. The latest vote cast will be recorded and the
“Last Action Taken” date will update. If you do not complete the process of re-voting, the last vote cast remains on record.
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Proxy Help posted on institutional.fidelity.com
Proxy Materials Table
Proxy Type/Control Number
This column explains what type of shareholder
meeting is taking place, and provides you with a unique control number that you’ll need to confirm your identity to submit a proxy
vote. You might be asked to insert a security code in addition to the control number.
Due Date
The Due Date column reflects the meeting
date minus one day. If you would like to cast a proxy vote online or by telephone, you will have the opportunity to do so up until 11:59
PM EST on the day prior to the scheduled meeting. If you would like to vote on the day of the meeting, you may do so by attending the
meeting.
Status
The status column tells you which action
you can take for a particular meeting, whether it’s casting a vote (Vote), changing a vote (Voted), or Meeting Closed.
Last Action Taken
This column shows the date on which you
last voted or changed your vote, regardless of the method you used to submit your vote – by mail, telephone, or online.
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