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FCGSX Mutual Fund — Fidelity Series Growth Company Fund
Fidelity Series Growth Company Fund (FCGSX)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
FCGSX's distribution is rated generally safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (68/100, low confidence). It pays annual and its distribution rate is 0.33%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $2.86 with an ex-date of December 12, 2025, was 4.6% lower than the previous $2.99. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Fidelity Investments, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
FCGSX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.33%, its trailing-12-month yield is 8.55%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 68/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1040.6% over the past 12.9 years, 604.0 points ahead of SPY at 436.6%.
Fidelity Series Growth Company Fund is a mutual fund that invests primarily in common stocks of both domestic and foreign companies with above-average growth potential, selected through fundamental analysis of financial condition, industry position, and market conditions; the fund is non-diversified. It currently distributes at a high rate with no set frequency. The fund carries no published expense ratio and has a substantial asset base.
FCGSX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (0.33%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (8.55%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $2.856. The ex-dividend date is 12/12/2025.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | $2.856 | -4.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-13 | $2.993 | 391.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-13 | $0.609 | 625.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-14 | $0.084 | -98.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-15 | $7.888 | 8.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-12-16 | $7.285 | 271.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-18 | $1.963 | 5.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-12-19 | $1.866 | 6.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-12-15 | $1.748 | 436.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-12-16 | $0.326 | 986.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-12-11 | $0.03 | 1400.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-01-20 | $0.002 | -97.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-12-15 | $0.089 | 1171.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-12-16 | $0.007 | — |
| 2013 total (partial launch year) | $0.007 | — |
| 2014 total | $0.089 | — |
| 2015 total | $0.032 | -64.0% |
| 2016 total | $0.326 | 918.8% |
| 2017 total | $1.748 | 436.2% |
| 2018 total | $1.866 | 6.8% |
| 2019 total | $1.963 | 5.2% |
| 2020 total | $7.285 | 271.1% |
| 2021 total | $7.888 | 8.3% |
| 2022 total | $0.084 | -98.9% |
| 2023 total | $0.609 | 625.0% |
| 2024 total | $2.993 | 391.5% |
| 2025 total | $2.856 | -4.6% |
FCGSX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -4.6%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -91.64%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -4.6% |
| 3Y | 3300.0% |
| 5Y | -60.8% |
| 10Y | 8825.0% |
FCGSX holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
FCGSX performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 1040.6% over the past 12.9 years, 604.0 points ahead of SPY at 436.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 28.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.4%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.3% | — |
| 3M | 2.9% | — |
| 6M | 11.8% | — |
| YTD | 22.6% | — |
| 1Y | 28.7% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 27.10% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 33.20% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 16.90% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 24.10% |
| Since inception (12.9 years) | 1040.6% | 20.70% |
FCGSX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 68 · Generally safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 0.22%
- Issuer
- Fidelity Investments
- Asset type
- Mutual Fund
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 11/07/2013
- Distribution rate
- 0.33%
- Distribution frequency
- Annual
- Trailing yield
- 8.55%
- Last close
- $33.42 (as of 2026-10-16)
- NAV
- $35.25 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)
- Premium / discount
- N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)
- AUM
- $24,310,530,000
- Average volume
- 0.0
- Dividend
- $2.856
- Ex-dividend date
- 12/12/2025
- Beta
- 1.36
Expense ratio unavailable in this published snapshot. Missing values do not mean zero or complete coverage.
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (0.33%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (8.55%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Fidelity Investments; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
FCGSX risks and drawbacks
FCGSX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.4%.
Who may consider FCGSX — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FCGSX pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does FCGSX pay monthly?
No. FCGSX currently pays annual, not monthly.
What is FCGSX's dividend yield?
FCGSX's distribution rate is 0.33%, paid annual — calculation basis unavailable.
How has FCGSX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -4.6%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does FCGSX pay a dividend?
FCGSX pays annual. The dividend amount is $2.856. The ex-dividend date is 12/12/2025.
How has FCGSX performed?
Total return is 1040.6% over the past 12.9 years, 604.0 points ahead of SPY at 436.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 28.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.4%.
Is FCGSX a good investment?
FCGSX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 68 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 0.33% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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