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Data last updated: Aug 18, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 18, 2026): Fidelity Global ex U.S. Index Fund (FSGGX) pays a $0.50 annual dividend ($0.13 quarterly), yielding 2.29% at $21.97/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-12. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.29%
Annual Dividend: $0.50 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-12
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 15
The Fidelity Global ex U.S. Index Fund dividend comes from a passively managed fund that tracks the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index, holding international equities across developed and emerging markets outside the United States. FSGGX currently yields 2.32%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.5040 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is December 12, 2025. With a beta of 0.91, the fund moves slightly less than the broader market, which suits dividend investors who want international equity exposure with somewhat lower volatility.
Fidelity Global ex U.S. 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 Global ex U.S. Index Fund dividend safety is therefore tied directly to the dividend income produced by the international equities in the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index, not to a single company's earnings. The primary pressure point is currency and market fluctuation: because FSGGX holds non-U.S. securities across both developed and emerging markets, dividend income in any given year can shift with foreign exchange rates and country-level economic conditions.
Fidelity Global ex U.S. Index Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 21.5% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.0330 to $0.5040 over that window, a 15-fold increase in absolute terms. The largest single-year jump was 427.3% in 2012, which reflects the fund's early-stage payout scaling rather than a repeatable growth rate. Year-over-year declines did occur within the window, in 2015, 2016, and 2020, confirming that FSGGX dividend growth is not linear and moves with the income generated by its international holdings.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +15.0% | $0.33 (2022) | $0.50 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +15.1% | $0.25 (2020) | $0.50 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.9% | $0.26 (2015) | $0.50 (2025) |
FSGGX fits dividend investors who want international equity income without concentrating in a single country or sector. The current yield of 2.32% falls in the moderate (2-4%) range and sits above the fund's own 5-year average yield of 1.89%, meaning today's income level is elevated relative to recent norms. The long-term CAGR of 21.5% looks impressive, but year-over-year declines in the history table show the payout is not a straight line upward. What an investor gets here is broad international diversification with a yield that currently runs ahead of its own historical average. The trade-off is accepting dividend variability tied to foreign market income and currency movements.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | $0.5040 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.4200 |
| 2023-12-15 | $0.4160 |
| 2022-12-16 | $0.3310 |
| 2021-12-28 | $0.0120 |
| 2021-12-03 | $0.3850 |
| 2020-12-04 | $0.2490 |
| 2019-12-06 | $0.3810 |
| 2018-12-07 | $0.3020 |
| 2017-12-08 | $0.2830 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.5040 |
| 2024 | $0.4200 |
| 2023 | $0.4160 |
| 2022 | $0.3310 |
| 2021 | $0.3970 |
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