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Data last updated: Aug 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 17, 2026): Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund (FZROX) pays a $0.24 annual dividend ($0.06 quarterly), yielding 0.89% at $27.24/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-12. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.89%
Annual Dividend: $0.24 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-12
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 8
The Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund dividend comes from a fund that holds common stocks across the entire U.S. market, from large-cap to small-cap, weighted by float-adjusted market value. FZROX currently yields 0.93%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.2420 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is December 12, 2025. With a beta of 1.03, the fund moves nearly in lockstep with the broader market, making it a fit for growth-and-income investors who accept market-level volatility in exchange for broad diversification.
Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund dividend safety is therefore tied to the aggregate dividend income produced by its portfolio of U.S. stocks across all market caps, rather than a single company's earnings. The primary pressure on the payout is market-wide: a broad decline in dividends paid by U.S. companies would directly reduce what FZROX passes through to shareholders.
Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 20.7% per year from 2018 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.0650 to $0.2420 over that window (2026 is a partial year and not included in the CAGR calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 0% in 2020, when the dividend held flat at $0.1710 rather than advancing.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +4.8% | $0.21 (2022) | $0.24 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.2% | $0.17 (2020) | $0.24 (2025) |
FZROX fits growth-and-income investors who want exposure to the full U.S. stock market and are willing to accept a low current yield in exchange for above-average dividend growth. The yield is low (below 2%) at 0.93%, though that sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 0.84%, so current income is modestly better than the recent norm. The 20.7% annual CAGR from 2018 to 2025 is the defining characteristic here: the dividend has grown fast, but the starting base was small. What an investor gets is broad market participation and a rising income stream. What they give up is meaningful current income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | $0.2420 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.2360 |
| 2023-12-27 | $0.0040 |
| 2023-12-15 | $0.2220 |
| 2022-12-16 | $0.2100 |
| 2021-12-03 | $0.1810 |
| 2020-12-04 | $0.1710 |
| 2019-12-13 | $0.1710 |
| 2018-12-28 | $0.0090 |
| 2018-12-14 | $0.0560 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2420 |
| 2024 | $0.2360 |
| 2023 | $0.2260 |
| 2022 | $0.2100 |
| 2021 | $0.1810 |
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