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Data last updated: Oct 02, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 02, 2026): Fidelity 500 Index Fund (FXAIX) pays a $2.76 annual dividend ($0.69 quarterly), yielding 1.03% at $267.05/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-07-10. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.03%
Annual Dividend: $2.76 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-07-10
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 16
The Fidelity 500 Index Fund dividend reflects the payouts generated by holding at least 80% of assets in S&P 500 stocks, giving investors broad exposure to large-cap U.S. equities. The fund currently yields 1.04%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.76 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is July 10, 2026, and the last quarterly payment was $0.695 per share. With a beta of 0.996, FXAIX moves almost in lockstep with the broader U.S. market, making it a fit for investors who want market-rate income without single-stock concentration risk.
Fidelity 500 Index Fund pays out dividends sourced from the underlying S&P 500 holdings, and the payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). Fidelity 500 Index Fund dividend safety is anchored to the aggregate dividend activity of 500 large-cap U.S. companies, supplemented by additional revenue the fund generates through securities lending. The primary pressure on the payout is the collective dividend behavior of those underlying holdings: when S&P 500 companies cut or suspend dividends broadly, as seen in 2020 and 2021 when annual payments dropped from $2.307 to $2.082 and then to $2.019, the fund's distributions follow.
Fidelity 500 Index Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.0% per year from 2012 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.101 to $2.648 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 33.7% in 2015, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +5.5% | $2.26 (2022) | $2.65 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +4.9% | $2.08 (2020) | $2.65 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +2.7% | $2.03 (2015) | $2.65 (2025) |
FXAIX fits dividend investors who treat income as secondary to broad U.S. equity exposure. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 1.04%, though that sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 0.89%, meaning the current payout is modestly elevated relative to recent norms. Four consecutive years of dividend increases show recent momentum, but the history also includes multi-year pullbacks tied to the underlying S&P 500 holdings. What an investor gets is diversified, market-rate income backed by 500 large-cap companies and supplemented by securities lending revenue. The trade-off is a yield that will not satisfy income-focused portfolios on its own.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | $0.6950 |
| 2026-04-10 | $0.6680 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.7250 |
| 2025-10-03 | $0.6720 |
| 2025-07-11 | $0.6540 |
| 2025-04-04 | $0.5970 |
| 2024-12-20 | $0.7230 |
| 2024-10-04 | $0.6420 |
| 2024-07-05 | $0.6250 |
| 2024-04-05 | $0.5530 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3630 |
| 2025 | $2.6480 |
| 2024 | $2.5430 |
| 2023 | $2.4010 |
| 2022 | $2.2560 |
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