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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund (FSMAX) pays a $0.58 annual dividend, yielding 0.49% at $117.39/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-19. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.49%
Annual Dividend: $0.58 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-19
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 15
The Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund dividend comes from a fund that tracks mid- and small-cap U.S. equities through the Dow Jones U.S. Completion Total Stock Market Index, investing at least 80% of assets in the stocks that make up that benchmark. The trailing annual dividend rate stands at $0.5760 per share, with the next ex-dividend date set for December 19, 2025. Current yield is 0.49%, which is low by income standards. FSMAX suits growth-and-income investors more than pure income seekers, given a beta of 1.13 that reflects its exposure to smaller, more volatile companies.
Fidelity Extended Market 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 Extended Market Index Fund dividend safety is therefore tied to the income produced by the mid- and small-cap equities the fund holds, rather than to a corporate earnings buffer. The primary pressure point is that smaller-cap stocks tend to generate less dividend income than large-cap peers, which keeps the fund's yield structurally low and subject to swings in the underlying portfolio's income.
Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 14.7% per year from 2012 to 2021. Per-share payments grew from $1.8950 to $6.5300 over that window (2025 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 133.5% in 2021, though the data also includes at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which reflects the volatility inherent in a fund whose distributions depend on the income of mid- and small-cap holdings.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -21.7% | $1.20 (2022) | $0.58 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -20.3% | $1.79 (2020) | $0.58 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -15.7% | $3.18 (2015) | $0.58 (2025) |
FSMAX fits growth-and-income investors who can accept a low current yield in exchange for historically fast dividend growth from a diversified mid- and small-cap index fund. The current yield of 0.49% is classified as low (below 2%), and it sits well below the fund's own 5-year average yield of 1.65%, meaning today's income is thin by the fund's own standards. The 14.7% annual CAGR from 2012 to 2021 is the real draw, but that growth has been uneven, with declines in multiple years. The trade-off is clear: strong long-run growth potential, but low and variable current income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | $0.5760 |
| 2024-12-20 | $0.4400 |
| 2023-12-15 | $0.8300 |
| 2023-04-14 | $0.0860 |
| 2022-12-16 | $0.8440 |
| 2022-04-08 | $0.3560 |
| 2021-12-10 | $1.1660 |
| 2021-04-09 | $5.3640 |
| 2020-12-11 | $0.8170 |
| 2020-04-08 | $0.9700 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.5760 |
| 2024 | $0.4400 |
| 2023 | $0.9160 |
| 2022 | $1.2000 |
| 2021 | $6.5300 |
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