Fidelity California Municipal Income · FCTFX · NASDAQ
Distribution report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$11.95 -0.42% on the day, -$0.05
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.41·3.41%
$0.034 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.034/mo
pays ~Dec 1 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 29est.
ex in 15 days ⓘ
Paying since
1984
524 payments on file
Pays
Monthly
12 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
84
Well above its usual yield
FCTFX share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
FCTFX Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +3.1%3Y +5.6%5Y +5.7%10Y +1.0%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 524 payments since 1984.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.

How Many FCTFX Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.41 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 14,706 FCTFX shares, about $175,737 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $11.95. $1,000 a month takes about 29,412 shares, about $351,473. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Fidelity California Municipal Income (FCTFX) pays $0.034 a share monthly, $0.41 a year, a 3.41% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $11.95. It has made 524 distribution payments since 1984.

At today’s rate of $0.034 monthly and the last close of $11.95, this is what FCTFX pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.034$0.03$0.41
100 shares$3.40$3.40$40.80
$10,000 invested (836.8 shares)$28.45$28.45$341.42
14,706 shares ($500/mo)$500.00$500.00$6,000.05
29,412 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.01$1,000.01$12,000.10

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 FCTFX shares reinvest into 0.28 new shares each payment, about 3.5 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 352 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with FCTFX’s own history in the FCTFX DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026, FCTFX paid $0.48 a share while its share price fell from $12.39 to $11.95. Distributions exceeded total return by $0.44 a share, so part of every payment above was your own money coming back.

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  • NAV trend: is the fund’s share price holding up report
  • Distribution funded by NAV: is it paying you with your own money report
  • Distribution stability: how much the payout jumps around history
  • Distribution trend: is the payout growing or shrinking history
  • Crash test: how the fund held up in market drops history
  • Yield sanity: is the yield too high to be believable rating

FCTFX Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

84/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • FCTFX yields 3.41% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $11.95.
  • Its own 10-year median is 2.81%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.96% low3.44% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is FCTFX’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

FCTFX has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 30 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 29, 2026, with the cash around Dec 1, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.034 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 30 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does FCTFX Pay?

FCTFX pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026
$0.48 a share, in 16 payments.
+12.9% against the 12 months before ($0.42 in 15 payments).
By ex-date, the same 12 months the NAV check on this page reads. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct. Ex-dates fall in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct (latest 12 payments).

FCTFX vs Similar Dividend Funds (NUV, SWYMX...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to FCTFX in fund size, FCTFX’s 3.41% run-rate yield is close to the group’s middle yield of 3.57%. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: in income funds it often comes with a faster-falling share price, so read it next to the NAV trend and the rating.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating
FCTFX $11.95Fidelity California Municipal Income $0.034/mo$0.41/yr fwd 3.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
NUV $8.29Nuveen Municipal Value Fund $0.033/mo$0.40/yr fwd 4.78% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SWYMX $24.13Schwab Target 2050 Index Fund Institutional Shares $0.436/yr 1.81% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
GABSX $46.24Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund (The) $0.004/yr 0.01% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SWYFX $20.53Schwab Target 2035 Index Fund Institutional Shares $0.433/yr 2.11% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
NEAGX $61.60Needham Aggressive Growth Fund Retail Class $1.224/qtr$4.90/yr fwd 7.95% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
BDJ $9.65BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust $0.0619/mo$0.74/yr fwd 7.70% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
GABUX $4.56Gabelli Utilities Fd Class AAA $0.009/mo$0.11/yr fwd 2.37% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
GAB $5.38Gabelli Equity Trust $0.15/qtr$0.60/yr fwd 11.15% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FSLVX $33.43Fidelity Stock Selector Large Cap Value Fund $0.017/yr 0.05% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
AHIVX $8.28American Century High Income Fund;Investor $0.048/mo$0.58/yr fwd 6.95% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

FCTFX Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1984

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 30, 2026—$0.034MonthlyRegular
Sep 30, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.033MonthlyRegular
Aug 31, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.033MonthlyRegular
Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.033MonthlyRegular
Jun 30, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.032MonthlyRegular
May 31, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.0322MonthlyRegular
May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.032MonthlyRegular
Apr 30, 2026May 4, 2026$0.031MonthlyRegular
Mar 31, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.032MonthlyRegular
Feb 28, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.0275MonthlyRegular
The other 514 FCTFX payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for FCTFX

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FCTFX Dividend Questions

How often does FCTFX pay distributions?

FCTFX pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does FCTFX pay distributions monthly?

Yes. FCTFX pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next FCTFX distribution?

FCTFX has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 30 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 29, 2026, with the cash around Dec 1, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.034 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026. The current rate is $0.034 per share, $0.41 a year.

Does FCTFX pay a distribution in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 29, 2026, with the cash around Dec 1, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does FCTFX pay per share?

FCTFX pays $0.034 a share monthly, $0.41 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $11.95 that is a 3.41% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 2.81%.

Does FCTFX’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.0317, +10.3% against $0.0287 for the 12 before. Its payout floats with the income the fund earns each period, so there is no fixed rate to raise. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed +3.1%.

Is FCTFX’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 it paid $0.48 a share while its share price went from $12.39 to $11.95. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my FCTFX distributions?

Add FCTFX to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run FCTFX in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular distribution per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 6 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.