FNCMX Dividend Yield 2026: Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund

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Data last updated: Aug 31, 2026

Snapshot (as of Aug 31, 2026): Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund (FNCMX) pays a $1.52 annual dividend ($0.38 quarterly), yielding 0.45% at $336.17/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-26. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.

Dividend Yield: 0.45%

Annual Dividend: $1.52 per share

Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-26

Dividend Frequency: quarterly

Sector: Financial Services

Years of Dividend History: 23

About Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund Dividend

The Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund dividend reflects a fund that holds at least 80% of its assets in common equity securities mirroring its benchmark index. The fund currently yields 0.45%, paying $1.5170 per share on a trailing annual basis, with the next ex-dividend date on December 26, 2025. FNCMX pays quarterly. With a beta of 1.222, this fund moves more than the broader market, which makes it a growth-oriented holding rather than a pure income play.

Dividend Safety

Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund dividend safety is tied directly to the income produced by its equity portfolio, which the fund supplements through securities lending revenue. The most significant pressure on the payout is the fund's equity-heavy composition: dividend distributions fluctuate with the income generated by index constituents, and the history table shows year-over-year declines in multiple years, including a drop from $4.9670 in 2019 to $1.0860 in 2020 (partial year).

Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund (FNCMX) Dividend Growth Rate, CAGR, and History

Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 4.0% per year from 2007 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.7500 to $1.5170 over that window. The data also contains a spike to $4.9670 in 2019, the largest single-year increase at 199.2%, followed by sharp reversals in subsequent years, which illustrates how volatile annual distributions from this fund can be.

Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund Dividend Growth Rate (CAGR)

Period	CAGR	From	To
3-Year	+9.4%	$1.16 (2022)	$1.52 (2025)
5-Year	+6.9%	$1.09 (2020)	$1.52 (2025)
10-Year	+4.4%	$0.98 (2015)	$1.52 (2025)

Is Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund a Good Dividend Stock?

FNCMX fits dividend investors who treat income as secondary to index exposure, not those who depend on predictable quarterly cash flow. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.45%, which sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 0.38%, but the gap is narrow and the distribution history is volatile. Three consecutive years of dividend increases through 2025 show recent momentum, but the longer record includes meaningful year-over-year declines. What an investor gets is broad equity index exposure with a modest income component generated by constituent dividends and securities lending. The trade-off is unpredictable distribution size from year to year.

Recent Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund Dividend Payments

Payment Date	Amount per Share
2025-12-26	$1.5170
2024-12-26	$1.4820
2023-12-26	$1.2660
2022-12-27	$1.1590
2021-12-28	$0.9240
2020-12-29	$1.0860
2019-12-27	$4.9670
2018-12-26	$1.6600
2017-12-26	$0.6590
2016-12-27	$0.6720

Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund Annual Dividend History

Year	Total Dividends
2025	$1.5170
2024	$1.4820
2023	$1.2660
2022	$1.1590
2021	$0.9240

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does FNCMX pay dividends?

Yes, Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund (FNCMX) pays a $0.38 quarterly dividend per share, yielding 0.45%.

How often does Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund pay dividends?

Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund pays dividends quarterly. The last dividend amount was $1.5170 per share, with an ex-dividend date of December 26, 2025.

What is Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund's current dividend yield?

The current yield is 0.45%, above the fund's 5-year average yield of 0.38%. Both figures are low relative to typical income-focused investments, reflecting the fund's growth-oriented equity composition.

Has Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund ever cut its dividend?

Yes, the available history shows multiple year-over-year declines. The most dramatic was from $4.9670 in 2019 to lower levels in subsequent years, and 2014 and 2017 also showed declines from the prior year.

How fast has Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund grown its dividend?

The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is 4.0% per year from 2007 to 2025, growing from $0.7500 to $1.5170 per share. That headline rate masks significant year-to-year volatility in the distribution.

Is Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund a good dividend stock for income investors?

At 0.45%, the yield is low (below 2%), and the distribution history includes multiple year-over-year declines. Income investors who require predictable, growing cash flow will find the fund's volatile payout structure a poor fit.

Why is Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund dividend yield low?

The fund tracks an index weighted toward growth-oriented equities, which tend to pay little or no dividends. Because distributions pass through the income of underlying holdings, the yield reflects the low aggregate dividend payout of those constituents.

How does Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund compare to its own historical yield?

The current yield of 0.45% is modestly above the 5-year average of 0.38%, so the fund is generating slightly more income relative to its price than it has over the past five years.

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