Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF (FNCL) — Dividend Profile
11y payment streak2y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.22%
@ $72.77
TTM Yield
1.69%
Forward Annual
$1.61
Quarterly
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.4030
Ex 2026-03-20
3y CAGR
-26.6%
5y CAGR
-16.3%
10y CAGR
-0.6%
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-12-19.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +0.0%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.89%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
25 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
5 days
4 – 17 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.52%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (41)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-03-20$0.4030Quarterly2026-03-24recurring
2025-12-19$0.2710Quarterly2025-12-23recurring
2025-09-19$0.2800Quarterly2025-09-23recurring
2025-06-20$0.2760Quarterly2025-06-24recurring
2025-03-21$0.2980Quarterly2025-03-25recurring
2024-12-20$0.2710Quarterly2024-12-24recurring
2024-09-20$0.2650Quarterly2024-09-24recurring
2024-06-21$0.2480Quarterly2024-06-25recurring
2024-03-15$0.2610Quarterly2024-03-20recurring
2023-12-15$0.2290Quarterly2023-12-20recurring
2023-09-15$0.2440Quarterly2023-09-20recurring
2023-06-16$0.2720Quarterly2023-06-22recurring
2023-03-17$0.2760Quarterly2023-03-22recurring
2022-12-16$0.2700Quarterly2022-12-21recurring
2022-09-16$0.2760Quarterly2022-09-21recurring
2022-06-17$0.2800Quarterly2022-06-23recurring
2022-03-18$0.2730Quarterly2022-03-23recurring
2021-12-17$0.2690Quarterly2021-12-22recurring
2021-09-17$0.2620Quarterly2021-09-22recurring
2021-06-18$0.2260Quarterly2021-06-23recurring
2021-03-19$0.2220Quarterly2021-03-24recurring
2020-12-18$0.2190Quarterly2020-12-23recurring
2020-09-18$0.2200Quarterly2020-09-23recurring
2020-06-19$0.2250Quarterly2020-06-24recurring
2020-03-20$0.2900Quarterly2020-03-25recurring
2019-12-20$0.2300Quarterly2019-12-26recurring
2019-09-20$0.2650Quarterly2019-09-25recurring
2019-06-21$0.2280Quarterly2019-06-26recurring
2019-03-15$0.2400Quarterly2019-03-20recurring
2018-12-21$0.2330Quarterly2018-12-27recurring
2018-09-21$0.1960Quarterly2018-09-26recurring
2018-06-15$0.1980Quarterly2018-06-20recurring
2018-03-16$0.1910Quarterly2018-03-21recurring
2017-12-15$0.1790Quarterly2017-12-20recurring
2017-09-15$0.1770Quarterly2017-09-20recurring
2017-06-16$0.1630Quarterly2017-06-22recurring
2017-03-17$0.1350Quarterly2017-03-23recurring
2016-12-28$0.00502017-01-03unknown
2016-12-16$0.1100Quarterly2016-12-22recurring
2016-09-16$0.1500Quarterly2016-09-22recurring
2016-06-17$0.1690Quarterly2016-06-23recurring