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Data last updated: Aug 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 17, 2026): Fidelity Total Market Index Fund (FSKAX) pays a $1.95 annual dividend ($0.16 monthly), yielding 0.91% at $215.04/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-04-10. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.91%
Annual Dividend: $1.95 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-04-10
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 15
The Fidelity Total Market Index Fund dividend comes from a fund that holds a broad basket of U.S. equities, tracking the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index through statistical sampling across market caps, sectors, and valuation characteristics. FSKAX currently yields 0.95%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.95 per share paid monthly, and the next ex-dividend date falls on April 10, 2026. With a beta of 1.03, the fund moves nearly in lockstep with the broader U.S. market, making it a fit for investors who want market-rate income alongside broad equity exposure rather than a high-yield focus.
Fidelity Total Market Index Fund pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying U.S. equity holdings, and the payout ratio is classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). Fidelity Total Market Index Fund dividend safety is therefore tied directly to the dividend income produced by the hundreds of U.S. companies the fund holds, not to a single corporate balance sheet. The primary pressure on the payout is market-wide: a broad decline in dividends paid by U.S. equities, as seen in 2020 and 2021 when annual distributions dropped materially from prior-year levels, flows directly through to FSKAX distributions.
Fidelity Total Market Index Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 6.9% per year from 2012 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.7940 to $1.8940 over that span (with 2026 a partial year, not yet complete). The largest single-year jump in the window was 49.4% in 2015, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +3.2% | $1.72 (2022) | $1.89 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +2.6% | $1.46 (2015) | $1.89 (2025) |
FSKAX fits dividend investors who want broad U.S. equity exposure and are comfortable accepting a low (below 2%) yield in exchange for market-rate dividend growth. At 0.95%, the current yield sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 0.86%, which means income relative to price is modestly elevated by recent standards. The 6.9% annualized growth rate over 13 years is the real draw here, not the absolute yield level. The trade-off is clear: income today is thin, but the fund's pass-through structure means distributions rise and fall with the broader U.S. dividend environment, not with a single company's decisions.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | $0.1640 |
| 2025-12-19 | $1.7860 |
| 2025-04-11 | $0.1080 |
| 2024-12-20 | $1.6520 |
| 2024-04-12 | $0.2600 |
| 2023-12-27 | $0.0300 |
| 2023-12-15 | $1.6100 |
| 2023-04-14 | $0.2190 |
| 2022-12-16 | $1.5440 |
| 2022-04-08 | $0.1780 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1640 |
| 2025 | $1.8940 |
| 2024 | $1.9120 |
| 2023 | $1.8590 |
| 2022 | $1.7220 |
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