<prompt> Human: At the end of 2016, I went through my 401k looking at how many dividends I had received. As expected, my REIT paid out every quarter. However, none of my index funds SP500, RUSSELL2000, MSCI paid out any dividends except when I did a rebalance. Is this normal? I contacted Fidelity and they didnt know and suggested I talk to my plan administrator and Im waiting for their response, interested in your thoughts as well.  <response>: Some funds pay monthly, some pay quarterly, some annually. You can look up distribution dates for the specific funds you own. 