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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Fidelity Freedom 2040 (FFFFX) pays a $0.92 annual dividend, yielding 6.24% at $14.70/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-05-08. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 6.24%
Annual Dividend: $0.92 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-05-08
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 26
Fidelity Freedom 2040 is a target-date fund that spreads holdings across U.S. and international stock funds, bond funds, and short-term money market options, all managed through a glide path that gradually shifts allocation toward more conservative assets over time. The Fidelity Freedom 2040 dividend currently yields 6.24%, with a trailing annual rate of $0.9170 per share. The next ex-dividend date is May 8, 2026. At a beta of 1.18, FFFFX carries slightly more volatility than the broader market, which income-focused investors should weigh against that headline yield.
Fidelity Freedom 2040 pays out dividends as a fund, making the payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). What supports the current distribution level is the fund's diversified structure across equity, bond, and money market holdings, which means payouts reflect the income generated across that entire mix rather than a single company's earnings. Fidelity Freedom 2040 dividend safety is therefore tied to the performance of underlying holdings, and the history table shows at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which is the most concrete data-supported pressure point in the record.
Fidelity Freedom 2040 dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.8% per year from 2004 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.1400 to $0.6790 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 186.5% in 2006, and the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the growth path has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -14.8% | $1.10 (2022) | $0.68 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +0.4% | $0.67 (2020) | $0.68 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +2.1% | $0.55 (2015) | $0.68 (2025) |
FFFFX fits income-focused investors who want exposure to a diversified, glide-path-managed fund and are comfortable with variable year-to-year distributions. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), and at 6.24% it sits well above the fund's own 5-year average of 5.08%, which means the current payout is running hotter than its recent norm. The trade-off is real: the fund's history includes meaningful year-over-year declines, and with a beta of 1.18, price volatility is not negligible. What an investor gets is a high current yield from a broadly diversified fund. What they accept is a distribution that can move around considerably from year to year.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | $0.5490 |
| 2025-12-30 | $0.3680 |
| 2025-05-09 | $0.3110 |
| 2024-12-30 | $0.2580 |
| 2024-05-10 | $0.0460 |
| 2023-12-28 | $0.1450 |
| 2023-05-12 | $0.0350 |
| 2022-12-29 | $0.3400 |
| 2022-05-06 | $0.7560 |
| 2021-12-30 | $0.8770 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5490 |
| 2025 | $0.6790 |
| 2024 | $0.3040 |
| 2023 | $0.1800 |
| 2022 | $1.0960 |
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