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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Fidelity Small Cap Index (FSSNX) pays a $0.05 annual dividend, yielding 1.13% at $34.20/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.13%
Annual Dividend: $0.05 per share
Dividend Frequency: annually
Years of Dividend History: 15
The Fidelity Small Cap Index dividend comes from a fund that tracks the Russell 2000 Index, investing at least 80% of its assets in the small-cap securities that make up that benchmark. The fund currently yields 1.1%, with the most recent dividend payment of $0.0530 per share. FSSNX pays on an annual basis. That low yield makes this fund a secondary income source rather than a primary one, a characteristic consistent with its small-cap equity mandate.
Fidelity Small Cap Index dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions generated by the roughly 2,000 small-cap companies held through the Russell 2000 Index, not on a single company's earnings or cash flow. A payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF), since distributions pass through from underlying holdings rather than being set by management discretion. The history table shows multiple years with year-over-year declines, including a drop from $0.9300 in 2018 to $0.6230 in 2019, which reflects the variability inherent in small-cap dividend streams.
Fidelity Small Cap Index dividend history shows a CAGR of 3.7% per year from 2012 to 2023. Per-share payments grew from $0.2400 to $0.3590 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 88.1% in 2014, which shows how much single-year swings can distort the longer trend.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +7.1% | $0.27 (2022) | $0.34 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.4% | $0.23 (2020) | $0.34 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -6.1% | $0.63 (2015) | $0.34 (2025) |
FSSNX fits dividend investors who want broad small-cap equity exposure and are willing to accept income as a secondary benefit. The yield is low (below 2%), and no 5-year average yield is available for direct comparison. The 3.7% annual dividend growth rate over 2012 to 2023 is real but modest, and the history includes meaningful year-over-year declines. What an investor gets is diversified exposure to the Russell 2000 universe with some income attached. The trade-off is that the income itself is variable and low, making FSSNX a growth-oriented holding with a dividend component rather than a core income position.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $0.0530 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.3350 |
| 2024-12-20 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.0340 |
| 2023-12-15 | $0.2740 |
| 2023-06-23 | $0.0850 |
| 2022-12-16 | $0.2730 |
| 2021-12-10 | $1.0130 |
| 2021-06-04 | $0.0680 |
| 2020-12-11 | $0.1930 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0530 |
| 2025 | $0.3350 |
| 2024 | $0.2840 |
| 2023 | $0.3590 |
| 2022 | $0.2730 |
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