Export and track your wheel trades from Fidelity

Fidelity's two CSV downloads hold everything a wheel tracker needs. Here is where they are, what is in them, and how WheelCopilot reads them.

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File 1: positions (what you hold today)

  1. Sign in at Fidelity.com and open Accounts & Trade → Portfolio → Positions.
  2. Choose All accounts so Roth, taxable and HSA positions come in one file with their account names.
  3. Click Download (the arrow icon above the table). The file is named Portfolio_Positions_<date>.csv.

Each row has the account, symbol, description, quantity, last price, current value, cost basis total and average cost. Short options appear with a leading minus sign and a negative quantity, for example -VZ261120C46, quantity -1: a VZ call expiring 2026-11-20 at a $46 strike. A bought (long) option has a positive quantity. Cash shows as SPAXX** and Pending activity.

File 2: activity (your trades, premiums and dividends)

  1. Open Accounts & Trade → Activity & Orders.
  2. Set the date range (up to the broker's maximum; several downloads cover several years).
  3. Click Download. The file is named Accounts_History.csv.

Rows read YOU SOLD OPENING TRANSACTION, YOU BOUGHT CLOSING TRANSACTION, EXPIRED, ASSIGNED, DIVIDEND RECEIVED and so on, with quantity, price and net amount. That action text is how a tracker knows a $0 close expired rather than was assigned.

Upload both

In WheelCopilot, Account Settings has two sections: Section 1 for the positions file, Section 2 for the activity file. CSV files are read directly in seconds, without AI, and reconcile to the cent; a few things to know:

  • The positions file is a snapshot. Positions no longer in it are removed for the accounts it covers; a contract you closed in the app that the file still lists is reopened.
  • Rows already imported are skipped, so re-uploading an overlapping history is safe.
  • Long calls and puts become holdings shown in contracts; short contracts become Active Options.
  • Money-market and "Pending activity" lines are cash, not shares.

Keeping it current

Upload a fresh positions file whenever you trade; the Holdings page warns you when your trade history has moved past your last positions upload. Upload the activity file monthly or after a run of trades.

Other brokers

Schwab, Vanguard, Robinhood, Interactive Brokers, E*TRADE and Merrill Edge CSV and PDF statements are read too, by the general CSV reader or by AI, and are marked beta in the app: check the result and tell us if anything comes through wrong.

Frequently asked questions

Why do my Fidelity option symbols start with a minus sign?

Fidelity prefixes short (sold) option positions with a minus sign and shows their quantity as negative. The rest of the symbol is the underlying, expiry (YYMMDD), C or P, and the strike.

How far back does the Fidelity activity download go?

Fidelity limits each download's date range; download several ranges to cover several years. WheelCopilot skips rows it has already imported, so overlapping files don't create duplicates.

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