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Data last updated: Oct 02, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 02, 2026): Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund (FPADX) pays a $0.32 annual dividend, yielding 1.90% at $16.94/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-12. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.90%
Annual Dividend: $0.32 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-12
Dividend Frequency: annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 15
The Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund dividend comes from a fund that tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, investing at least 80% of assets in large and mid-cap companies across emerging market countries worldwide. The fund currently yields 1.87%, with an annual dividend rate of $0.3220 per share paid once a year. The next ex-dividend date is December 12, 2025. With a beta of 1.02, FPADX moves closely with the broader market, making it a fit for growth-and-income investors comfortable with emerging market volatility in exchange for long-run dividend growth.
Fidelity Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets Index Fund dividend safety is tied directly to the income produced by the large and mid-cap emerging market securities in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, not to a single company's earnings. The most significant pressure on the payout is the inherent variability of income from emerging market equities, which has produced year-over-year declines in the dividend history on multiple occasions.
Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 17.7% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.0330 to $0.3220 over that window (2026 data is not yet complete). The largest single-year jump in the window was 351.5% in 2012, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting the variable income nature of emerging market index holdings.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +11.4% | $0.23 (2022) | $0.32 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +11.0% | $0.19 (2020) | $0.32 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +5.4% | $0.19 (2015) | $0.32 (2025) |
FPADX fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield and are comfortable holding large and mid-cap emerging market equities. The current yield is low (below 2%), though at 1.87% it already sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 1.58%, which means income has been running ahead of its recent norm. The 17.7% annualized dividend CAGR from 2011 to 2025 is the defining trait here. What an investor gains is meaningful long-run dividend growth from a diversified emerging market index. The trade-off is a low starting yield and a payout that can decline in any given year depending on what the underlying holdings generate.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | $0.3220 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.2820 |
| 2023-12-15 | $0.2690 |
| 2022-12-16 | $0.2330 |
| 2021-12-03 | $0.2590 |
| 2020-12-04 | $0.1910 |
| 2019-12-06 | $0.2840 |
| 2018-12-07 | $0.2100 |
| 2017-12-08 | $0.2010 |
| 2016-12-09 | $0.1430 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.3220 |
| 2024 | $0.2820 |
| 2023 | $0.2690 |
| 2022 | $0.2330 |
| 2021 | $0.2590 |
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