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Data last updated: Aug 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 17, 2026): Fidelity Select Technology Portfolio (FSPTX) pays a $4.35 annual dividend ($1.09 quarterly), yielding 7.80% at $55.73/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-04-10. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 7.80%
Annual Dividend: $4.35 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-04-10
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 27
The Fidelity Select Technology Portfolio dividend comes from a non-diversified fund that puts at least 80% of its assets into companies creating, deploying, or developing technology products and services. The fund pays quarterly, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $4.3480 per share and a next ex-dividend date of April 10, 2026. At a current yield of 7.8%, FSPTX sits well above what most equity funds offer. That yield level, combined with a beta of 1.428, makes this a fund for income-focused investors who can tolerate above-average price swings.
Fidelity Select Technology Portfolio pays out dividends as a fund, so a traditional payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). The dividend distributions reflect the fund's realized capital gains and income from its underlying technology equity holdings, which are selected through fundamental analysis of financial strength and industry position. Fidelity Select Technology Portfolio dividend safety is shaped heavily by the performance of those underlying holdings, and with a beta of 1.428, the portfolio's value, and therefore its distributable income, can move sharply with technology sector conditions. The most significant pressure point is that distributions from a non-diversified equity fund are not tied to a fixed earnings stream, meaning payouts can vary substantially from year to year.
Fidelity Select Technology Portfolio dividend history shows a CAGR of -0.1% per year from 1993 to 2025. Per-share dividends moved from $3.8300 at the start of the window to $3.7550 by 2025 (with 2026 a partial year). The largest single-year increase in the window was 110.2% in 1995, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, and the overall 32-year trend is essentially flat. Growth is nonexistent on a long-run basis, which means income investors cannot count on rising distributions to offset inflation over time.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | -5.8% | $5.07 (2020) | $3.75 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -2.7% | $4.95 (2015) | $3.75 (2025) |
FSPTX fits income-focused investors who want exposure to technology equity performance packaged with a high current payout. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), and at 7.8% it sits more than double the fund's own 5-year average of 3.44%, which reflects how much distributions can swing year to year. The fund's non-diversified structure and 1.428 beta mean price volatility is real and frequent. What an investor gets is a high current yield from a technology-focused equity portfolio; what they accept is a distribution history that has shown sharp declines, no meaningful long-run growth, and price swings that come with concentrated sector exposure.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | $1.4070 |
| 2025-12-29 | $0.0220 |
| 2025-11-11 | $2.9190 |
| 2025-04-11 | $0.8140 |
| 2024-12-13 | $1.7370 |
| 2023-04-14 | $0.0030 |
| 2022-04-08 | $0.7050 |
| 2021-12-17 | $1.7970 |
| 2021-04-09 | $1.5860 |
| 2020-12-18 | $4.3410 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4070 |
| 2025 | $3.7550 |
| 2024 | $1.7370 |
| 2023 | $0.0030 |
| 2022 | $0.7050 |
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