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Data last updated: Aug 18, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 18, 2026): Fidelity 500 Index Fund (FXAIX) pays a $2.76 annual dividend ($0.69 quarterly), yielding 1.02% at $269.39/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-07-10. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.02%
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 comes from a fund that holds at least 80% of its assets in S&P 500 stocks, mirroring the broad U.S. equity market. FXAIX currently yields 1.02%, 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 payment was $0.695 per share. At a beta of 0.996, FXAIX moves almost in lockstep with the broader market, making it a fit for investors who want market-rate income without significant volatility relative to the index itself.
Fidelity 500 Index Fund pays out dividends sourced from the underlying income of its S&P 500 holdings, with a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). Fidelity 500 Index Fund dividend safety is tied directly to the aggregate dividend activity of hundreds of large-cap U.S. companies, plus supplemental revenue the fund generates through securities lending. The primary pressure point is that the fund passes through whatever income its holdings produce, so a broad pullback in corporate dividends across the S&P 500 would reduce distributions without any buffer from a fixed payout policy.
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 in 2012 to $2.648 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 33.7% in 2015, but the history also includes 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 want broad U.S. equity exposure and are comfortable accepting a low (below 2%) yield in exchange for long-term dividend growth. At 1.02%, the current yield sits above the fund's 5-year average of 0.88%, which means income relative to price is modestly elevated by recent standards. Four consecutive years of dividend increases point to a recent upward trend, but the history also contains meaningful year-over-year declines, so income is not guaranteed to rise every year. The trade-off is clear: investors get diversified exposure to S&P 500 dividend streams and a 7.0% annualized growth rate over 13 years, but the absolute income level stays low.
| 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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