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Data last updated: Sep 21, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 21, 2026): Fidelity Total Bond (FTBFX) pays a $0.41 annual dividend ($0.03 monthly), yielding 4.46% at $9.27/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-31. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.46%
Annual Dividend: $0.41 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-31
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 24
The Fidelity Total Bond dividend comes from a fund that allocates at least 80% of its assets to fixed-income instruments, spanning investment-grade, high-yield, and emerging market bonds guided by the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index. The fund pays $0.4134 per share annually, distributed monthly, with the next ex-dividend date on August 31, 2026. The current yield stands at 4.46%. Income-focused investors drawn to monthly cash flow will find FTBFX's broad fixed-income mandate relevant, though the fund's 0.98 beta means it moves nearly in lockstep with the broader bond market.
Fidelity Total Bond pays out dividends as a fund, making the payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). The income stream is backed by a diversified portfolio of debt obligations, including investment-grade bonds that form the core of the fund's holdings. Fidelity Total Bond dividend safety is worth examining in light of the fund's up-to-20% allocation to high-yield or "junk" bonds, which carry higher default risk and can pressure distributions when credit conditions tighten. That allocation is the most data-supported factor that could weigh on the payout during periods of credit stress.
Fidelity Total Bond dividend history shows a CAGR of -0.2% per year from 2004 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.4430 at the start of the window to $0.4220 by 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 74.4% in 2020, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, and the overall trend across two decades is essentially flat.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.6% | $0.31 (2022) | $0.42 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -6.1% | $0.58 (2020) | $0.42 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +1.0% | $0.38 (2015) | $0.42 (2025) |
FTBFX fits income-focused investors who want monthly distributions from a diversified bond portfolio and can accept that the dividend amount has not grown in real terms over time. The current yield is classified as high (above 4%), and at 4.46% it sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 3.86%, which means the current entry point offers more income than the recent historical norm. The trade-off is clear: Fidelity Total Bond delivers a meaningful yield today, but the -0.2% CAGR over 21 years means the per-share payout has not kept pace with inflation. Income now, not income growth, is what this fund offers.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $0.0348 |
| 2026-07-31 | $0.0346 |
| 2026-06-30 | $0.0331 |
| 2026-05-31 | $0.0343 |
| 2026-04-30 | $0.0331 |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.0340 |
| 2026-02-28 | $0.0298 |
| 2026-01-31 | $0.0332 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.0337 |
| 2025-12-17 | $0.0100 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2669 |
| 2025 | $0.4220 |
| 2024 | $0.4245 |
| 2023 | $0.3977 |
| 2022 | $0.3118 |
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