Fidelity Freedom Retirement Fund · FFFAX · NASDAQ
Distribution report · updated Nov 12, 2026
$11.35 -0.61% on the day, -$0.07
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.19·1.69%
$0.016 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.016/mo
not declared yet ⓘ
Next ex-date
—
was due ~Oct 7 ⓘ
Paying since
1996
342 payments on file
Pays
Monthly
12 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
65
Above its usual yield
plus special dividends: $0.287 total in the last year — not in the rate
FFFAX share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
FFFAX Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +107.6%3Y +35.8%5Y -15.8%10Y +12.6%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). A red dashed stub marks a payment that was due by its usual rhythm but is not on file. Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 342 payments since 1996.
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. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.

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

At $0.19 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 31,250 FFFAX shares, about $354,688 at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $11.35. $1,000 a month takes about 62,500 shares, about $709,375. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Fidelity Freedom Retirement Fund (FFFAX) pays $0.016 a share monthly, $0.19 a year, a 1.69% run-rate yield at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $11.35. Special dividends added $0.287 in the last year; they are paid case by case, so they never count in the rate or the yield here. It has made 342 distribution payments since 1996.

At today’s rate of $0.016 monthly and the last close of $11.35, this is what FFFAX pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.016$0.02$0.19
100 shares$1.60$1.60$19.20
$10,000 invested (881.1 shares)$14.10$14.10$169.16
31,250 shares ($500/mo)$500.00$500.00$6,000.00
62,500 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.00$1,000.00$12,000.00

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 FFFAX shares reinvest into 0.14 new shares each payment, about 1.7 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 710 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 FFFAX’s own history in the FFFAX DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026, FFFAX paid $0.38 a share while its share price fell from $11.39 to $11.35. Distributions exceeded total return by $0.04 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

FFFAX Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

65/100Above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • FFFAX yields 1.69% today, at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $11.35.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.28%, so today’s yield is above its usual level.
  • No steady norm: its payout changed too much in 3 years to read a steady norm. So this reads today’s yield against its own 10-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.42% low3.86% 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 FFFAX’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

FFFAX has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual gap of about 33 days the next ex-date was due around Oct 7, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.016 a share, went ex on Sep 4, 2026 and paid Sep 7, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 28 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date

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

How Often Does FFFAX Pay?

FFFAX pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 28 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026
$0.38 a share, in 10 payments, $0.287 of it special.
+9.3% against the 12 months before ($0.35 in 11 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov. Ex-dates fall in Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (latest 12 payments).

FFFAX vs Similar Dividend Funds (MTCAX, DSEEX...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to FFFAX in fund size, FFFAX’s 1.69% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 3.16%. 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
FFFAX $11.35Fidelity Freedom Retirement Fund $0.016/mo$0.19/yr fwd 1.69% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
MTCAX $70.41MFS Technology Fund - Class A $9.977/yr 14.17% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
DSEEX $15.45DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Class I $0.057/mo$0.68/yr fwd 4.43% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FCVSX $38.64Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund $0.241/qtr$0.96/yr fwd 2.49% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SFSNX $22.06Schwab Fundamental US Small Company Idx $0.257/yr 1.17% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FBMPX $136.13Fidelity Select Multimedia Portfolio $1.612/yr 1.18% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
KYN $13.83Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund $0.095/mo$1.14/yr fwd 8.24% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
RYOCX $105.41Rydex NASDAQ-100 Fund Investor Class $4.035/yr 3.83% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
USAAX $40.23Victory Growth Fund $4.317/yr 10.73% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
NASDX $51.05Shelton Nasdaq-100 Index Investor $0.016/qtr$0.06/yr fwd 0.13% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
PARMX $41.82Parnassus Mid Cap Fund $0.873/yr 2.09% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

FFFAX Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1996

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 2, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.087MonthlySpecial
Sep 4, 2026Sep 7, 2026$0.016MonthlyRegular
Aug 7, 2026Aug 10, 2026$0.046MonthlySpecial
Jul 10, 2026Jul 13, 2026$0.011MonthlyRegular
Jun 5, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.015MonthlyRegular
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.014MonthlyRegular
Apr 1, 2026Apr 3, 2026$0.013MonthlyRegular
Mar 6, 2026Mar 9, 2026$0.013MonthlyRegular
Feb 6, 2026Feb 9, 2026$0.008MonthlyRegular
Dec 30, 2025Jan 1, 2026$0.154MonthlySpecial
The other 332 FFFAX payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 342 payments »
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 FFFAX

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FFFAX Dividend Questions

How often does FFFAX pay distributions?

FFFAX pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 28 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does FFFAX pay distributions monthly?

Yes. FFFAX pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next FFFAX distribution?

FFFAX has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual gap of about 33 days the next ex-date was due around Oct 7, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.016 a share, went ex on Sep 4, 2026 and paid Sep 7, 2026. The current rate is $0.016 per share, $0.19 a year.

Did FFFAX pay a distribution in September 2026?

Yes: $0.016 a share, ex-date Sep 4, 2026, paid Sep 7, 2026. The next one is not on file yet.

How much does FFFAX pay per share?

FFFAX pays $0.016 a share monthly, $0.19 a year. At the Nov 12, 2026 close of $11.35 that is a 1.69% run-rate yield, above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.28%.

Does FFFAX’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.0363, +20.8% against $0.03 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 +107.6%.

Is FFFAX’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026 it paid $0.38 a share while its share price went from $11.39 to $11.35. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my FFFAX distributions?

Add FFFAX 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 FFFAX 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 12, 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.