Build Your Own Annuity Portfolio

Use the power of Fidelity to build a portfolio that’s right for you.

You’ve chosen a specific annuity product to help you with your retirement goals. Now, let Fidelity help make it easier for you to custom design a portfolio for your annuity and manage it all in one place. On Fidelity.com you’ll have convenient access to pricing and performance information, along with tools and calculators to help you determine your asset allocation and keep on track.

About designing your custom portfolio
  • Choose from a wide range of Fidelity VIP and non-Fidelity funds (will vary by annuity)
  • Use online tools and worksheets to help determine your optimal asset allocation
  • Learn about and compare specific funds in an easy-to-read format
How your portfolio works
  • We offer resources to help you with rebalancing, reallocation and monitoring returns
  • You may change the underlying investments at any time1
This may be right for you if
  • You prefer to do your own research and select your own investments
  • You have the time to monitor and rebalance your portfolio on an ongoing basis

What types of investments can I choose for my annuity?

Whether you are a conservative or aggressive investor, Fidelity provides a wide range of Fidelity VIP and non-Fidelity funds across different asset classes. After you determine your target asset allocation, choose from the funds available for your annuity product. The table below highlights some of the funds (but not asset allocation funds) available in the Fidelity Personal Retirement Annuity®, our deferred variable annuity.

Money Market Portfolios Domestic Equity Portfolios3 International Equity Portfolios Asset Allocation Portfolios Sector Portfolios5
  • Fidelity VIP Money Market2
Fixed Income Portfolios
  • Fidelity VIP High Income
  • Fidelity VIP Investment Grade Bond
  • Fidelity VIP Strategic Income
  • Franklin U.S. Government
  • Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt
  • PIMCO VIT Low Duration
  • PIMCO VIT Real Return
  • PIMCO VIT Total Return
  • Templeton Global Bond Securities
  • Large-Cap Value
  • Fidelity VIP Equity-Income
  • Fidelity VIP Value Leaders
  • Mid-Cap Value
  • Fidelity VIP Value
  • Large-Cap Blend
  • Fidelity VIP Contrafund®
  • Fidelity VIP Index 500
  • Mid-Cap Blend
  • Fidelity VIP Value Strategies
  • Small-Cap Blend
  • Fidelity VIP Disciplined Small Cap
  • Large-Cap Growth
  • Fidelity VIP Dynamic Capital Appreciation
  • Fidelity VIP Growth
  • Fidelity VIP Growth & Income
  • Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities
  • Fidelity VIP Growth Stock
  • Mid-Cap Growth
  • Fidelity VIP Growth Strategies4
  • Fidelity VIP Mid Cap
  • Global Markets
  • Fidelity VIP International Capital Appreciation5
  • Fidelity VIP Overseas5
  • Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity6
  • Emerging Markets
  • Fidelity VIP Emerging Markets5
  • Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity
  • Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Equity
  • BlackRock Global Allocation V.I.
  • Fidelity VIP Asset Manager
  • Fidelity VIP Asset Manager: Growth
  • Fidelity VIP Balanced
  • Morgan Stanley Global Tactical Asset Allocation7
  • Fidelity VIP Consumer Discretionary
  • Fidelity VIP Consumer Staples
  • Fidelity VIP Energy
  • Fidelity VIP Financial Services
  • Fidelity VIP Health Care
  • Fidelity VIP Industrials
  • Fidelity VIP Materials
  • Fidelity VIP Technology
  • Fidelity VIP Telecommunications
  • Fidelity VIP Utilities
  • Specialty Portfolio
  • Fidelity VIP Real Estate8
  • PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy

What information is available to help me in selecting my own investments?

In the Annuities research section, go to each product's funds performance pages where you’ll find a variety of information to access which includes important fund information such as performance reports (average annual returns by quarter and month and short-term performance), Morningstar ratings, and daily pricing for annuity funds.

Click on any portfolio name and you’ll be able to pull up a comprehensive overview of the current fund details, including expenses, holdings, and objectives. These powerful compare-and-contrast tools make it faster and easier for you to make your investment decisions.

Principal value and investment returns of a variable annuity will fluctuate and you may have a gain or loss when money is withdrawn.

  1. Certain Funds impose a 1% short-term redemption fee on interests in separate accounts held less than 60 days. For more details about this fee, including a list of funds that impose it, please refer to the prospectus.
  2. An investment in the Fidelity VIP Money Market Portfolio is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the underlying fund seeks to preserve the value of investments at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money in the portfolio.
  3. Placement is based on each fund's Morningstar Category as of 10/31/2011. While the prospectus objective identifies a fund's investment goals based on the wording in the fund prospectus, the Morningstar Category classifies funds based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings (portfolio statistics and compositions over the past three years). If the fund is new and has no portfolio, Morningstar estimates where it will fall before assigning a more permanent category. When necessary, Morningstar may change a category assignment based on current information.
  4. Formerly known as Fidelity VIP Aggressive Growth.
  5. Investments in Fidelity VIP sector funds, Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio, Fidelity VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio, and Fidelity VIP International Capital Appreciation Portfolio transferred or withdrawn in less than 60 days of purchase will be assessed a 1% fee, which is retained by the fund. Investing in sector funds may be more volatile because of their narrow investment concentration.
  6. Formerly known as Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity.
  7. Formerly known as Morgan Stanley International Magnum.
  8. Changes in real estate values or economic conditions can have a positive or negative effect on issuers in the real estate industry, which may affect the fund. Non-diversified funds that focus on a relatively small number of stocks tend to be more volatile than diversified funds and the market as a whole.

© 2012 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or redistributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Fidelity does not review the Morningstar data.

Withdrawals of taxable amounts from annuities are subject to ordinary income tax, and, if taken before age 59½, may be subject to a 10% IRS penalty.

Fidelity Personal Retirement Annuity (Policy Form No. DVA-2005, et al.) is issued by Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company and, for New York residents, Personal Retirement Annuity (Policy Form No. EDVA-2005, et al.) is issued by Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company,® New York, N.Y. Fidelity Brokerage Services, Member NYSE, SIPC, and Fidelity Insurance Agency, Inc. are the distributors. The contract’s financial guarantees are solely the responsibility of the issuing insurance company.

VIP refers to Variable Insurance Products.

VIT refers to Variable Insurance Trust.

Bond funds entail interest rate risk (as interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall), the risk of issuer default, issuer credit risk, and inflation risk. Lower-quality bonds can be more volatile and have greater risk of default than higher-quality bonds.

Before investing, consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the variable annuity and its investment options. Call or write to Fidelity or visit Fidelity.com for a free prospectus and, if available, summary prospectus containing this information. Read it carefully.