High Yield Dividend Stocks

Below you will find a list of public companies that offer dividend yields of 4% or higher that trade on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. Some of these stocks represent the highest dividend-paying stocks in world. Please note that the listed annual payout and dividend yield is based on the previous 12 months of dividend payments. If a company has cut their dividend in the last 12 months, the indicated annual payout and dividend yield may not represent what the company plans to pay out in dividends moving forward. How to invest in high yield dividend stocks.

Company	Current Price	Dividend Yield	Annual Payout	Payout Ratio	3-Year Dividend Growth	Ex-Dividend Date	Indicator(s)
JEM 707 Cayman	$0.47 -1.5%	294.73%	$1.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Gap Down
RBCN Rubicon Technology	$4.21 -1.0%	261.53%	$11.00	6,875.00%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
TSLQ Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF	$8.90 -4.3%	251.46%	$22.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
NVDS Tradr 1.5X Short NVDA Daily ETF	$12.07 -0.3%	176.88%	$21.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
IPW iPower	$0.52 -5.5%	137.31%	$0.71	375.79%	N/A	N/A
TSYY GraniteShares Yieldboost TSLA ETF	$8.34 -2.3%	136.93%	$11.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase Gap Down High Trading Volume
USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF	$8.02 -1.1%	107.11%	$8.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
SBNY Signature Bank	$0.74 +5.7%	94.59%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
HUYA HUYA	$3.46 -1.4%	82.66%	$2.86	2,042.86%	N/A	N/A
MSTX Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF	$25.02 -2.9%	57.63%	$14.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
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LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry and Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF	$36.75 -0.5%	45.47%	$16.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
BTF Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$17.98 -2.5%	42.55%	$7.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase Short Interest ↓
MST Defiance Leveraged Long + Income MSTR ETF	$10.51 -2.7%	39.96%	$4.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF	$25.73 +0.4%	39.18%	$10.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
FEAT YieldMax Dorsey Wright Featured 5 Income ETF	$34.52 +1.0%	38.96%	$13.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
AIPI REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF	$43.18 +0.5%	37.36%	$16.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
TSL GraniteShares 1.25X Long TSLA Daily ETF	$17.81 +2.8%	37.34%	$6.65	N/A	N/A	N/A
XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF	$21.04 -4.1%	33.89%	$7.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut Gap Down
NVYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF	$23.56 -0.8%	33.70%	$7.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut
TSLW Tradr 1.5X Long TSLA Weekly ETF	$40.01 +2.4%	33.29%	$13.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$29.61 -2.4%	30.97%	$9.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$17.48 +0.2%	30.61%	$5.35	486.36%	N/A	10/17/2025	Ex-Dividend
PRME Prime Medicine	$4.89 -4.5%	29.57%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PRME Prime Medicine	$4.89 -4.5%	29.57%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Options Volume High Trading Volume
YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF	$12.97 -0.3%	29.53%	$3.83	N/A	N/A	N/A
CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF	$41.24 +0.4%	28.37%	$11.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
NVDW Tradr 1.75X Long NVDA Weekly ETF	$47.37 +0.2%	26.87%	$12.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
NVD GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF	$9.80 -0.3%	26.53%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
OCCI OFS Credit	$5.72 -0.9%	26.22%	$1.50	174.42%	N/A	10/15/2025	Positive News Earnings Report
FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF	$47.71 +0.5%	25.09%	$11.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
FIVY YieldMax Dorsey Wright Hybrid 5 Income ETF	$39.46 +1.3%	25.01%	$9.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
TMET iShares Transition-Enabling Metals ETF	$25.49 +1.0%	24.84%	$6.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
IEP Icahn Enterprises	$8.19 -0.5%	24.42%	$2.00	253.16%	N/A	N/A
ECC Eagle Point Credit	$6.88 -1.7%	24.42%	$1.68	178.72%	N/A	10/14/2025	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast Short Interest ↑
QYLG Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	$29.39 +0.6%	24.23%	$7.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$2.58 -1.3%	23.30%	$0.60	93.75%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Dividend Cut Analyst Upgrade
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$14.81 +0.3%	22.90%	$3.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
SARK Tradr 1X Short Innovation Daily ETF	$29.29 -2.1%	22.23%	$6.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$1.93 -4.5%	21.76%	$0.42	175.00%	N/A	10/17/2025	Ex-Dividend High Trading Volume
GGT Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$4.24 +0.1%	20.78%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	10/17/2025	Ex-Dividend

SPYT Defiance S&P 500 Target Income ETF	$18.44 +0.4%	20.61%	$3.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
ORC Orchid Island Capital	$7.01 -1.0%	20.54%	$1.44	182.28%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
BITS Global X Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$94.33 -0.9%	20.49%	$19.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
NRT North European Oil Royality Trust	$5.10 -1.2%	20.39%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
PSEC Prospect Capital	$2.66 -0.4%	20.30%	$0.54	114.89%	N/A	9/26/2025	High Trading Volume
QQQT Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF	$18.51 +0.5%	20.21%	$3.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$6.66 -0.7%	19.82%	$1.32	114.78%	N/A	10/16/2025
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$14.61 -0.9%	19.71%	$2.88	82.05%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
HERZ Herzfeld Credit Income Fund	$2.43 -0.4%	19.34%	$0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$8.04 -8.7%	19.15%	$1.54	135.09%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
DWSN Dawson Geophysical	$1.72 +5.5%	18.60%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSDD GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF	$11.12 -4.2%	18.53%	$2.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital	$7.35 -1.1%	18.50%	$1.36	65.38%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
MNDO MIND C.T.I.	$1.20 +2.6%	18.33%	$0.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$4.56 +0.4%	17.54%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
UAN CVR Partners	$91.00 -0.1%	17.10%	$15.56	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
EC Ecopetrol	$8.84 -1.9%	17.08%	$1.51	98.69%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
SPMC Sound Point Meridian Capital	$17.64 +0.1%	17.01%	$3.00	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025
ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$2.85 -1.4%	16.84%	$0.48	117.07%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
EARN Ellington Credit	$5.73 -0.1%	16.77%	$0.96	88.89%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↑
DX Dynex Capital	$12.32 -0.4%	16.56%	$2.04	133.33%	N/A	9/22/2025	News Coverage High Trading Volume
BGS B&G Foods	$4.64	16.38%	$0.76	126.67%	N/A	9/30/2025	High Trading Volume
FBL GraniteShares 2x Long META Daily ETF	$48.86 -0.6%	16.13%	$7.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
FEDU Four Seasons Education (Cayman)	$14.18 0.0%	16.08%	$2.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
VOC VOC Energy Trust	$2.79 -0.4%	15.77%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
TWO Two Harbors Investments	$9.91 -0.2%	15.74%	$1.56	104.00%	N/A	10/3/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$45.43 +0.6%	15.61%	$7.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$12.12 -1.5%	15.51%	$1.88	89.52%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
PDCC Pearl Diver Credit	$17.10 +0.6%	15.44%	$2.64	N/A	N/A	10/17/2025	Positive News Ex-Dividend
AAPB GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily ETF	$27.95 +6.1%	15.38%	$4.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
TCPC Blackrock Tcp Capital	$6.58 -1.1%	15.20%	$1.00	93.46%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Ex-Dividend High Trading Volume
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$22.36 +0.6%	14.98%	$3.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ	$15.55 -2.0%	14.79%	$2.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Options Volume
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$6.25 +0.6%	14.72%	$0.92	85.98%	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend
MFA MFA Financial	$9.85 +1.2%	14.62%	$1.44	104.35%	N/A	9/30/2025	High Trading Volume
BGFV Big 5 Sporting Goods	$1.37 -2.8%	14.60%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
CO Global Cord Blood	$0.55 -45.0%	14.55%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
AGNC AGNC Investment	$9.97 -1.3%	14.44%	$1.44	88.34%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↑
SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$45.90 +0.3%	14.38%	$6.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
CION CION Investment	$10.12 0.0%	14.24%	$1.44	114.29%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$13.46 -1.8%	13.97%	$1.88	89.95%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$14.37 +1.3%	13.92%	$2.00	99.50%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$6.92 -0.3%	13.88%	$0.96	135.21%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TWN Taiwan Fund	$54.50 +0.3%	13.58%	$7.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TSPY TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF	$25.47 +0.5%	13.55%	$3.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AFCG AFC Gamma	$4.43 -1.6%	13.54%	$0.60	51.28%	N/A	9/30/2025	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$4.47 -0.9%	13.42%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade High Trading Volume
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF	$54.62 +0.3%	13.42%	$7.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$12.08 -0.9%	13.25%	$1.60	101.91%	N/A	10/10/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$57.51 -1.3%	13.22%	$7.60	176.74%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume

NLY Annaly Capital Management	$21.39 -1.4%	13.09%	$2.80	96.22%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$9.80 +0.7%	13.06%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A	Insider Trade
MRCC Monroe Capital	$7.69 +0.8%	13.00%	$1.00	123.46%	N/A	9/22/2025	High Trading Volume
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$17.10 +0.5%	12.98%	$2.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GECC Great Elm Capital Group	$11.45 +1.1%	12.93%	$1.48	93.08%	N/A	N/A
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$9.91 +0.7%	12.92%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Ex-Dividend Insider Trade High Trading Volume
TXO TXO Partners	$13.94 -0.7%	12.91%	$1.80	156.52%	N/A	N/A
SDRL Seadrill	$30.98 -6.5%	12.91%	$4.00	174.67%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
PDBA Invesco Agriculture Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$35.80 -0.9%	12.85%	$4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF	$21.16 -1.0%	12.76%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
BTX BlackRock Tchnlgy nd Prvt Eqty Trm Trst	$6.99	12.73%	$0.89	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025	Dividend Announcement
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$11.26 -0.5%	12.61%	$1.42	103.65%	N/A	9/30/2025	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$15.97	12.59%	$2.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$9.78 -0.4%	12.58%	$1.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade
CHCT Community Healthcare Trust	$15.03 -2.7%	12.57%	$1.89	420.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$9.79 -0.4%	12.57%	$1.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
LIEN Chicago Atlantic BDC	$10.82 -2.7%	12.57%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	9/29/2025	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$13.99 -0.2%	12.51%	$1.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Negative News
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$10.57 +1.0%	12.49%	$1.32	85.71%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$4.82 -0.2%	12.45%	$0.60	260.87%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
TRIN Trinity Capital	$16.47 +1.2%	12.39%	$2.04	100.00%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$12.37 +0.7%	12.29%	$1.52	101.33%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NAT Nordic American Tankers	$3.26 -1.2%	12.27%	$0.40	114.29%	N/A	N/A
PCM Pcm Fund	$6.69 -0.2%	12.27%	$0.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
SAR Saratoga Investment	$24.85 -0.1%	12.07%	$3.00	90.36%	N/A	10/7/2025	Positive News
SALM Salem Media Group	$0.83 -4.0%	12.05%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
MVO MV Oil Trust	$6.15 -0.3%	12.03%	$0.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$21.53 -1.0%	12.03%	$2.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FLNG Flex LNG	$24.99 -0.4%	12.00%	$3.00	136.99%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	$15.03 -0.1%	11.98%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
RWT Redwood Trust	$6.02 -0.8%	11.96%	$0.72	86.75%	N/A	9/23/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$13.39 -0.2%	11.95%	$1.60	69.26%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
IFN India Fund	$15.08 +0.3%	11.94%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSTE Caesarstone	$1.60 +2.6%	11.88%	$0.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
EFC Ellington Financial	$13.16 -0.5%	11.85%	$1.56	91.23%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Options Volume High Trading Volume
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$13.52 +0.2%	11.83%	$1.60	85.11%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$4.92 -0.5%	11.80%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
GCV Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund	$4.10 +0.1%	11.72%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Ex-Dividend
PLTK Playtika	$3.44 -5.2%	11.63%	$0.40	63.49%	N/A	9/26/2025	High Trading Volume
MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$7.66 +0.5%	11.62%	$0.89	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
MNR Mach Natural Resources	$13.11 -3.2%	11.59%	$1.52	68.47%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Revision
RC Ready Capital	$4.32	11.57%	$0.50	89.29%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
WU Western Union	$8.14 -0.7%	11.55%	$0.94	50.81%	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$20.72 +0.3%	11.53%	$2.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	$17.52 -0.7%	11.42%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	Short Interest ↑
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$14.03 -0.5%	11.40%	$1.60	126.98%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage
GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$10.53 -2.0%	11.40%	$1.20	75.00%	N/A	9/30/2025	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares	$4.30 -0.9%	11.40%	$0.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$11.24	11.39%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
KRP Kimbell Royalty	$13.35 -2.3%	11.39%	$1.52	107.04%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade

TSQ Townsquare Media	$7.06 +2.8%	11.33%	$0.80	71.43%	N/A	10/27/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$14.83 -0.2%	11.33%	$1.68	101.82%	N/A	12/16/2025	Positive News Ex-Dividend High Trading Volume
BBDC BARINGS BDC	$9.21 -0.3%	11.29%	$1.04	105.05%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NYMT New York Mortgage Trust	$7.10 -1.7%	11.28%	$0.80	96.39%	N/A	N/A
KBDC Kayne Anderson BDC	$14.24 -0.7%	11.24%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	$10.55 +0.2%	11.18%	$1.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
BMA Macro Bank	$39.29 -2.8%	11.17%	$4.39	37.39%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF	$44.00 +0.7%	11.16%	$4.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KEN Kenon	$43.03 +0.3%	11.16%	$4.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PCF High Income Securities Fund	$6.46 +0.5%	11.15%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend Short Interest ↑
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$27.73 -1.2%	11.11%	$3.08	101.32%	N/A	9/30/2025	High Trading Volume
LFT Lument Finance Trust	$2.16 -2.1%	11.10%	$0.24	72.73%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Dividend Cut High Trading Volume
CCOI Cogent Communications	$36.62 -3.4%	11.09%	$4.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	Trending News Analyst Revision High Trading Volume
CRWS Crown Crafts	$2.90	11.03%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$5.81 +0.6%	11.02%	$0.64	90.14%	N/A	9/30/2025	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
CIB BanColombia	$51.93 +0.7%	10.96%	$5.69	87.54%	N/A	N/A
SSSS SURO Capital	$9.15 -0.7%	10.93%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$14.33 +0.9%	10.89%	$1.56	86.67%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RMR The RMR Group	$16.57 -2.6%	10.86%	$1.80	123.29%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$26.23 +0.6%	10.83%	$2.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
SUNS Sunrise Realty Trust	$11.10 -5.2%	10.81%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
MITT AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$7.81 -0.5%	10.76%	$0.84	77.06%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
KOS Kosmos Energy	$1.69 -3.7%	10.74%	$0.18	86.19%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
PSBD Palmer Square Capital BDC	$13.43 -1.1%	10.72%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	9/26/2025	High Trading Volume
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$57.16 +0.2%	10.64%	$6.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Options Volume
CIM Chimera Investment	$13.97 -0.5%	10.59%	$1.48	77.89%	N/A	9/30/2025	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$14.01 +1.2%	10.56%	$1.48	97.37%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
TY Tri Continental	$33.86 +0.1%	10.54%	$3.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
LYB LyondellBasell Industries	$52.04 -1.2%	10.53%	$5.48	89.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$9.51 -1.6%	10.52%	$1.00	107.53%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
MERC Mercer International	$2.86 -6.8%	10.49%	$0.30	750.00%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$9.24 -1.1%	10.40%	$0.96	87.27%	N/A	9/26/2025	News Coverage Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade Options Volume High Trading Volume
DYTA SGI Dynamic Tactical ETF	$28.87 +0.2%	10.36%	$2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$3.87 +2.7%	10.34%	$0.40	166.67%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors	$16.86 +0.4%	10.26%	$1.73	N/A	N/A	N/A
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$10.54 +0.1%	10.25%	$1.08	N/A	N/A	9/23/2025	Positive News
TX Ternium	$35.14 0.0%	10.24%	$3.60	73.47%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
VLT INV VK HI INC2	$11.26 -0.2%	10.22%	$1.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend
HUN Huntsman	$9.80 -4.8%	10.20%	$1.00	384.62%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
CIF MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	$1.77 -0.3%	10.20%	$0.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend
SFL SFL	$7.86 -2.5%	10.18%	$0.80	275.86%	N/A	N/A
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$23.68 -1.0%	10.14%	$2.40	90.23%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BRLT Brilliant Earth Group	$2.47 -8.2%	10.12%	$0.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Upgrade
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$11.86 +1.8%	10.12%	$1.20	100.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Options Volume High Trading Volume
CSWC Capital Southwest	$23.11 +0.7%	10.04%	$2.32	99.15%	N/A	10/15/2025	Positive News
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$21.05 -1.5%	9.98%	$2.10	411.76%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors	$14.08 -0.5%	9.94%	$1.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Insider Trade
PVL Permianville Royalty Trust	$1.92 -5.7%	9.92%	$0.19	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Increase High Trading Volume
PTY Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$14.42 +0.2%	9.92%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$45.13 -1.5%	9.88%	$4.46	102.53%	N/A	N/A

IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund	$27.33 +1.1%	9.88%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
GPRK Geopark	$5.98 -4.5%	9.87%	$0.59	67.82%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GAB Gabelli Equity Trust	$6.10 +0.1%	9.84%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$25.30 -1.3%	9.80%	$2.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$19.33 -0.6%	9.73%	$1.88	104.44%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
VTS Vitesse Energy	$23.18 -3.4%	9.71%	$2.25	206.42%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF	$24.29 -0.7%	9.67%	$2.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZTR Virtus Total Return Fund	$6.21 -0.6%	9.67%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↑
QQA Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF	$52.85 +0.3%	9.67%	$5.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF	$52.30 +0.5%	9.66%	$5.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$42.27 -0.4%	9.63%	$4.07	N/A	N/A	9/23/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↑
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers	$29.27 -3.0%	9.57%	$2.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
WES Western Midstream Partners	$38.30 -0.6%	9.50%	$3.64	100.83%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
STWD Starwood Property Trust	$20.22 -0.4%	9.50%	$1.92	94.58%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$10.56 -1.0%	9.47%	$1.00	98.04%	N/A	9/30/2025	Analyst Downgrade Insider Trade High Trading Volume
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$7.40	9.46%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	9/23/2025	News Coverage Positive News
GNL Global Net Lease	$8.06 -1.0%	9.44%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
CALM Cal-Maine Foods	$100.00 -4.3%	9.42%	$9.42	287.20%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$12.88 -1.2%	9.32%	$1.20	413.79%	N/A	9/22/2025	News Coverage
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$16.32 -0.9%	9.31%	$1.52	633.33%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$12.94 -0.2%	9.27%	$1.20	77.92%	N/A	N/A
SSIC Silver Spike Investment	$10.82 -2.7%	9.24%	$1.00	101.01%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
AESI Atlas Energy Solutions	$10.85 -1.8%	9.22%	$1.00	97.09%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision High Trading Volume
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$16.40 -1.3%	9.21%	$1.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
ERNZ TrueShares Active Yield ETF	$22.72 -0.6%	9.15%	$2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLPR Clipper Realty	$4.16 -1.7%	9.13%	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust	$76.79 -0.4%	9.13%	$7.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
EPM Evolution Petroleum	$5.30 -3.1%	9.06%	$0.48	4,800.00%	N/A	9/22/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Revision High Trading Volume
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$21.14 -1.6%	8.94%	$1.89	93.10%	N/A	N/A
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$17.02 -2.2%	8.93%	$1.52	100.66%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
USAC USA Compression Partners	$23.53 -3.2%	8.92%	$2.10	185.84%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision High Trading Volume
ARCC Ares Capital	$21.56 +0.7%	8.91%	$1.92	96.00%	N/A	N/A
DIN DINE BRANDS GLOBAL	$23.06 -5.3%	8.85%	$2.04	39.08%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$6.80 -0.1%	8.82%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
KARO Karooooo	$56.70 +0.8%	8.82%	$5.00	241.55%	N/A	N/A
PBR.A Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	$11.70 -0.9%	8.80%	$1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
BLMN Bloomin' Brands	$6.83 +0.3%	8.78%	$0.60	47.62%	N/A	N/A
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$6.52 -0.5%	8.74%	$0.57	N/A	N/A	9/23/2025
PRT PermRock Royalty Trust	$3.81 -0.5%	8.66%	$0.33	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Increase
HOFT Hooker Furnishings	$10.65 -4.1%	8.64%	$0.92	68.15%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$5.35 -1.8%	8.60%	$0.46	95.83%	N/A	10/8/2025	News Coverage Positive News
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$71.84 +1.7%	8.59%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.68 -0.4%	8.58%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend High Trading Volume
TFSL TFS Financial	$13.20 -1.0%	8.56%	$1.13	353.13%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$23.84 +0.3%	8.52%	$2.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$14.22 +0.7%	8.44%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↑
PIM PUTNAM MAST INT	$3.46 -0.1%	8.39%	$0.29	N/A	N/A	10/17/2025
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$23.62 +0.2%	8.38%	$1.98	98.51%	N/A	9/22/2025	Dividend Announcement
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.78	8.37%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.72 +0.3%	8.33%	$0.31	N/A	N/A	10/17/2025	Positive News
PK Park Hotels & Resorts	$12.00 -1.1%	8.33%	$1.00	172.41%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
HESM Hess Midstream Partners	$35.41 -10.3%	8.33%	$2.95	90.49%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Options Volume Gap Down High Trading Volume
SGA Saga Communications	$12.02 -3.8%	8.32%	$1.00	135.14%	N/A	N/A
PAGP Plains GP	$18.28 -1.6%	8.32%	$1.52	95.60%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
FDUS Fidus Investment	$20.79 +0.5%	8.27%	$1.72	79.26%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RITM Rithm Capital	$12.11 -1.5%	8.26%	$1.00	46.51%	N/A	10/1/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
QQQX Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$27.22 +0.4%	8.23%	$2.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$21.56 -0.7%	8.21%	$1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
HTGC Hercules Capital	$19.52 +0.9%	8.20%	$1.60	80.40%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PBR Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	$12.64 -1.3%	8.15%	$1.03	42.21%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$11.82 -0.5%	8.12%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
LADR Ladder Capital	$11.33 -0.4%	8.12%	$0.92	80.00%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$5.42 -3.2%	8.12%	$0.44	65.67%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$15.66 +0.4%	8.11%	$1.27	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
RVT Royce Small-Cap Trust	$16.29 -0.3%	8.10%	$1.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
EVC Entravision Communications	$2.48 -1.2%	8.06%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.61 -0.2%	8.06%	$0.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
IRS IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	$11.92 +3.5%	8.05%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up
MRP Millrose Properties	$34.31 -0.9%	8.04%	$2.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$11.95 -0.3%	8.03%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF	$52.04 +0.3%	7.97%	$4.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
GMRE Global Medical REIT	$7.54 -2.5%	7.96%	$0.60	1,200.00%	N/A	9/29/2025	News Coverage High Trading Volume
MDV Modiv Industrial	$14.72 -2.5%	7.95%	$1.17	835.71%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage High Trading Volume
CONI GraniteShares 2x Short COIN Daily ETF	$41.39 +0.2%	7.92%	$3.28	N/A	N/A	N/A
HAFN Hafnia	$6.06 -3.5%	7.92%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
OLP One Liberty Properties	$22.81 -1.4%	7.89%	$1.80	339.62%	N/A	9/24/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↓
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$22.85 +3.2%	7.88%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	9/22/2025	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$14.49 -1.0%	7.87%	$1.14	3,800.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$9.94 -0.2%	7.85%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement
DEA Easterly Government Properties	$22.96 -2.6%	7.84%	$1.80	225.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust	$7.68 -1.5%	7.82%	$0.60	600.00%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$23.59 +0.4%	7.80%	$1.84	82.14%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
UPS United Parcel Service	$84.14 -1.1%	7.80%	$6.56	82.72%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
AB AllianceBernstein	$39.03 +0.6%	7.79%	$3.04	86.12%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
RAND Rand Capital	$14.96 +1.4%	7.76%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ALX Alexander's	$232.18 -1.7%	7.75%	$18.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWMX Betterware de Mexico SAPI de C	$13.39 -0.8%	7.69%	$1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
GAM General American Investors	$61.78 +0.3%	7.69%	$4.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$12.49 -1.3%	7.69%	$0.96	124.68%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
DHT DHT	$12.49 -2.4%	7.69%	$0.96	62.34%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
QQQH NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF	$54.58 +0.2%	7.64%	$4.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
NSA National Storage Affiliates Trust	$29.89 -2.4%	7.63%	$2.28	268.24%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast
ET Energy Transfer	$17.32 -0.7%	7.62%	$1.32	84.62%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BWMX Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V.	$13.40 -0.8%	7.61%	$1.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AHH Armada Hoffler Properties	$7.36 -2.6%	7.61%	$0.56	400.00%	N/A	9/24/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
SABA Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	$9.20 +0.4%	7.61%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MPLX Mplx	$50.30 -0.9%	7.59%	$3.82	78.76%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FLO Flowers Foods	$13.09 -1.6%	7.56%	$0.99	87.61%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
CAG Conagra Brands	$18.53 -1.2%	7.56%	$1.40	56.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TU TELUS	$15.91 +0.6%	7.54%	$1.20	150.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KQQQ Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF	$29.77 +1.3%	7.52%	$2.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$29.87 -1.7%	7.50%	$2.24	73.44%	N/A	10/1/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
COPJ Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF	$28.69 +1.1%	7.49%	$2.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
KRT Karat Packaging	$24.12 -1.1%	7.46%	$1.80	97.83%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
MGF Mfs Govt Mkts	$3.09 -0.3%	7.44%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
MCI Barings Corporate Investors	$21.51 -4.1%	7.44%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
BFS Saul Centers	$31.75 -1.9%	7.43%	$2.36	181.54%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$13.34 -0.2%	7.42%	$0.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BCBP BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	$8.67 -2.4%	7.38%	$0.64	46.38%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
MPV Barings Participation Investors	$20.12 -0.3%	7.36%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
SUN Sunoco	$49.37 -1.7%	7.35%	$3.63	64.36%	N/A	N/A	Options Volume High Trading Volume
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$8.17 -0.1%	7.34%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FAT FAT Brands	$1.91 -1.0%	7.33%	$0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACCO Acco Brands	$4.12 -2.0%	7.29%	$0.30	27.78%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
RMT ROYCE OTC MICRO	$10.43 -0.1%	7.29%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
KNTK Kinetik	$43.07 -2.5%	7.24%	$3.12	136.24%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
ATNI ATN International	$15.22 -2.7%	7.23%	$1.10	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
JFIN Jiayin Group	$11.00 -1.4%	7.18%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPOK Spok	$17.42 -1.0%	7.18%	$1.25	158.23%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↑
SOBO South Bow	$27.89 -1.5%	7.17%	$2.00	109.89%	N/A	9/29/2025	Positive News
NOG Northern Oil and Gas	$25.11 -4.4%	7.17%	$1.80	48.39%	N/A	9/29/2025	High Trading Volume
HYBI NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF	$51.07 +0.1%	7.17%	$3.66	N/A	N/A	N/A
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$41.32 -1.7%	7.16%	$2.96	N/A	N/A	9/22/2025	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
PFE Pfizer	$24.03 -0.5%	7.16%	$1.72	55.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
MOV Movado Group	$19.57 -2.2%	7.15%	$1.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
COLD Americold Realty Trust	$12.87 -0.9%	7.15%	$0.92	255.56%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
MSBI Midland States Bancorp	$17.97 -2.8%	7.12%	$1.28	48.12%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	$16.49 -0.1%	7.10%	$1.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$22.84 0.0%	7.09%	$1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPH Suburban Propane Partners	$18.33 -2.6%	7.09%	$1.30	76.47%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
SBGI Sinclair	$14.13 -1.6%	7.08%	$1.00	66.67%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$36.75 +0.6%	7.07%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
BRHY iShares High Yield Active ETF	$52.33 +0.1%	7.01%	$3.67	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FT Franklin Universal Trust	$7.85 +0.1%	7.01%	$0.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
USEA United Maritime	$1.72 -2.3%	6.98%	$0.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$22.98 +0.1%	6.96%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
CPAC Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$7.20 +1.9%	6.95%	$0.50	73.53%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume
AWF AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	$11.37 0.0%	6.95%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↑
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$46.11 +0.0%	6.92%	$3.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
BHR BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	$2.90 -4.3%	6.90%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	High Trading Volume
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$31.65 -0.5%	6.89%	$2.18	72.43%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast Options Volume
ASR Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$336.22 -0.5%	6.88%	$23.14	95.03%	N/A	9/29/2025
SWZ Total Return Securities	$6.12 -0.2%	6.86%	$0.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
GTY Getty Realty	$27.43 -1.3%	6.85%	$1.88	140.30%	N/A	9/25/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
OMF OneMain	$60.80 -1.3%	6.84%	$4.16	51.94%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RHI Robert Half	$34.58 -1.5%	6.83%	$2.36	88.06%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
EBR Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	$9.53 +3.4%	6.82%	$0.65	72.22%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$14.09 +0.6%	6.81%	$0.96	91.43%	N/A	9/22/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$7.51 +0.1%	6.80%	$0.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
HNDL Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF	$22.18 -0.1%	6.76%	$1.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRNY Kearny Financial	$6.52 -3.3%	6.75%	$0.44	55.70%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
WDS Woodside Energy Group	$15.14 -0.9%	6.74%	$1.02	145.71%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
BSJT Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.70 +0.1%	6.73%	$1.46	N/A	N/A	N/A
VALE Vale	$10.87 +0.3%	6.72%	$0.73	41.24%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties	$46.62 -1.2%	6.69%	$3.12	100.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
SID National Steel	$1.50 -0.3%	6.69%	$0.10	55.56%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$26.32 +0.1%	6.69%	$1.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.19	6.67%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRESY Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	$8.85 +1.4%	6.67%	$0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
YRD Yirendai	$6.02 -0.4%	6.65%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025
DOC Healthpeak Properties	$18.48 -0.5%	6.60%	$1.22	369.70%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
GSL Global Ship Lease	$31.89 -3.5%	6.59%	$2.10	23.03%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PKST Peakstone Realty Trust	$13.67 -1.3%	6.58%	$0.90	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	High Trading Volume
AAT American Assets Trust	$20.75 -1.2%	6.55%	$1.36	302.22%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
MO Altria Group	$64.85 +1.4%	6.54%	$4.24	76.53%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$3.07 -1.0%	6.51%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	10/1/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
USDX SGI Enhanced Core ETF	$25.80	6.51%	$1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
WABF Western Asset Bond ETF	$25.53 -0.1%	6.50%	$1.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CIVI Civitas Resources	$30.79 -3.5%	6.50%	$2.00	33.44%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
BSJV Invesco BulletShares 2031 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$26.90 +0.1%	6.47%	$1.74	N/A	N/A	N/A
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors	$41.45 -0.7%	6.47%	$2.68	148.07%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
LND Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	$3.87 +0.3%	6.46%	$0.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
OUT OUTFRONT Media	$18.69 -0.6%	6.42%	$1.20	141.18%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SGU Star Group	$11.53 -0.2%	6.42%	$0.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SBRA Sabra Healthcare REIT	$18.71 -0.8%	6.41%	$1.20	153.85%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AMN AMN Healthcare Services	$18.73 -2.8%	6.41%	$1.20	83.92%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision
TS Tenaris	$34.97 -0.4%	6.41%	$2.24	65.31%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade
FMC FMC	$36.22 -2.7%	6.41%	$2.32	58.00%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
AOHY Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF	$11.25 -0.1%	6.40%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management	$45.68 -0.2%	6.39%	$2.92	86.14%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
WB Weibo	$12.53 +1.0%	6.38%	$0.80	44.20%	N/A	N/A
MPW Medical Properties Trust	$5.02 -0.4%	6.37%	$0.32	188.24%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Options Volume High Trading Volume
LTC LTC Properties	$35.77 -0.2%	6.37%	$2.28	118.75%	N/A	9/22/2025	High Trading Volume
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$12.57 -1.7%	6.36%	$0.80	61.07%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.83	6.35%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
DWSH AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF	$6.78 +1.6%	6.34%	$0.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
CWEN Clearway Energy	$28.10 0.0%	6.33%	$1.78	161.82%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
HIW Highwoods Properties	$31.58 -1.8%	6.33%	$2.00	289.86%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Insider Trade
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$18.33 -1.2%	6.33%	$1.16	150.65%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$32.13 +0.1%	6.32%	$2.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
UG United-Guardian	$7.95 +0.3%	6.29%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSLZ T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF	$0.80 -4.5%	6.29%	$0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$23.50	6.26%	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
HYXF iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$47.51 0.0%	6.25%	$2.97	N/A	N/A	N/A
CIG Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS	$2.08 -0.5%	6.25%	$0.13	59.09%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
RKT Rocket Companies	$20.54 -2.8%	6.24%	$1.28	178.06%	N/A	N/A
FVR FrontView REIT	$13.78 +1.4%	6.24%	$0.86	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage High Trading Volume
UWMC UWM	$6.41 -2.4%	6.24%	$0.40	83.33%	N/A	N/A	Insider Trade
EPR EPR Properties	$56.76 -0.2%	6.24%	$3.54	120.00%	N/A	9/30/2025	Dividend Announcement
FF FutureFuel	$3.85 -4.9%	6.23%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	12/4/2025	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
PHI PLDT	$19.58 +0.3%	6.23%	$1.22	40.53%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
BSJW Invesco BulletShares 2032 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$26.00 +0.1%	6.23%	$1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
VZ Verizon Communications	$43.53 -0.3%	6.23%	$2.71	56.11%	N/A	10/10/2025	Positive News
NXRT NexPoint Residential Trust	$32.81 +0.8%	6.22%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Downgrade High Trading Volume
OXM Oxford Industries	$44.39 -2.6%	6.22%	$2.76	59.87%	N/A	10/17/2025
FRO Frontline	$23.21 -2.8%	6.20%	$1.44	47.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	$9.83 +0.1%	6.20%	$0.61	N/A	N/A	9/23/2025	Positive News
DLX Deluxe	$19.35 -2.8%	6.20%	$1.20	33.33%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
FFIC Flushing Financial	$14.19 -1.4%	6.20%	$0.88	59.46%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
MNRO Monro Muffler Brake	$18.07 -1.0%	6.20%	$1.12	131.76%	N/A	N/A
SILA Sila Realty Trust	$25.86 -0.9%	6.19%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
NEWT NewtekOne	$12.30 -1.8%	6.18%	$0.76	33.33%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision
MPX Marine Products	$9.07 -3.3%	6.17%	$0.56	112.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
AMCR Amcor	$8.27 -0.5%	6.17%	$0.51	62.20%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund	$22.57 -0.2%	6.16%	$1.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HYLS First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	$42.27 0.0%	6.15%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRT BRT Apartments	$16.34 -1.3%	6.12%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	9/24/2025	Positive News Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
UMH UMH Properties	$14.75 -1.9%	6.10%	$0.90	409.09%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision High Trading Volume
SSTK Shutterstock	$21.64 -1.0%	6.10%	$1.32	49.62%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$86.61 -1.0%	6.10%	$5.28	229.57%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
CARY Angel Oak Income ETF	$21.03	6.09%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF	$66.73 -0.1%	6.08%	$4.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CURI CuriosityStream	$5.27 +7.1%	6.07%	$0.32	1,066.67%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
SXC SunCoke Energy	$7.91 -0.4%	6.07%	$0.48	70.59%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↑
ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	$29.71 +0.1%	6.06%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	$27.73 +0.1%	6.06%	$1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KHC Kraft Heinz	$26.42 +1.3%	6.06%	$1.60	59.93%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
MTN Vail Resorts	$146.74 -2.8%	6.05%	$8.88	109.49%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
NVEC NVE	$66.14 -1.3%	6.05%	$4.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
LAND Gladstone Land	$9.26 -1.2%	6.05%	$0.56	N/A	N/A	9/22/2025	News Coverage
EGY Vaalco Energy	$4.14 -3.7%	6.04%	$0.25	92.59%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TIGO Millicom International Cellular	$49.68 +3.4%	6.04%	$3.00	86.21%	N/A	10/8/2025	Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
GLP Global Partners	$49.75 -2.2%	6.03%	$3.00	99.01%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Insider Trade High Trading Volume
WEN Wendy's	$9.33 -2.0%	6.00%	$0.56	53.33%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
NL NL Industries	$6.01 -4.8%	5.99%	$0.36	41.38%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy	$5.35 -3.3%	5.98%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
PSTL Postal Realty Trust	$16.22 -0.8%	5.98%	$0.97	262.16%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
BEP Brookfield Renewable Partners	$24.93 -2.7%	5.98%	$1.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
JOYY JOYY	$62.63 -1.3%	5.97%	$3.74	N/A	N/A	9/22/2025
JRSH Jerash Holdings (US)	$3.35 -2.3%	5.97%	$0.20	42.55%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
DOW DOW	$23.52 -2.4%	5.95%	$1.40	98.59%	N/A	N/A	Trending News
EIX Edison International	$55.68 +0.2%	5.94%	$3.31	54.00%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision
YY JOYY	$62.63 -1.3%	5.94%	$3.72	71.26%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
UVV Universal	$55.27 -1.7%	5.93%	$3.28	N/A	N/A	10/10/2025	High Trading Volume
CQP Cheniere Energy Partners	$52.46 -2.4%	5.91%	$3.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BCV Bancroft Fund	$21.76 +0.7%	5.88%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend High Trading Volume
UPBD Upbound Group	$26.56 -2.9%	5.87%	$1.56	30.41%	N/A	9/30/2025	Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
NPFI Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF	$26.49 +0.1%	5.85%	$1.55	N/A	N/A	N/A
LXP LXP Industrial Trust	$9.23 -0.9%	5.85%	$0.54	771.43%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
HASI HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$28.90 +0.8%	5.81%	$1.68	57.53%	N/A	10/3/2025	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
TSLS Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X Shares	$5.68 -1.9%	5.81%	$0.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
BP BP	$34.12 -1.3%	5.80%	$1.98	67.12%	N/A	N/A
NGG National Grid Transco	$70.10 +0.2%	5.79%	$4.06	73.29%	N/A	N/A
GTN Gray Media	$5.53 +0.4%	5.79%	$0.32	12.12%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
DEC Diversified Energy	$14.04 -1.5%	5.77%	$0.81	N/A	N/A	12/1/2025	High Trading Volume
UBCP United Bancorp	$13.00 -4.2%	5.77%	$0.75	48.39%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up High Trading Volume
BTI British American Tobacco	$54.70 -0.4%	5.76%	$3.15	64.81%	N/A	10/3/2025	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
BWLP BW LPG	$15.29 -2.4%	5.76%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
OKE ONEOK	$71.63 -2.7%	5.75%	$4.12	66.99%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
CIO City Office REIT	$6.96 +0.1%	5.75%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
VINP Vinci Compass Investments	$10.45 +1.2%	5.74%	$0.60	68.18%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
SELF Global Self Storage	$5.06 -0.6%	5.73%	$0.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend
CRGY Crescent Energy	$8.41 -4.2%	5.71%	$0.48	31.37%	N/A	N/A
REPX Riley Exploration Permian	$26.64 -4.6%	5.71%	$1.52	27.29%	N/A	N/A
NNN NNN REIT	$42.11 -0.4%	5.70%	$2.40	115.94%	N/A	N/A
HVT Haverty Furniture Companies	$22.62 -4.8%	5.66%	$1.28	52.24%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Insider Trade High Trading Volume
VICI VICI Properties	$31.85 -0.8%	5.65%	$1.80	63.38%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
FATBB FAT Brands	$2.48 -3.9%	5.65%	$0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
FIBK First Interstate BancSystem	$33.45 -1.2%	5.62%	$1.88	71.21%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
CS Credit Suisse Group	$0.89	5.62%	$0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
FCPT Four Corners Property Trust	$25.30 -0.6%	5.61%	$1.42	123.48%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
ITRN Ituran Location and Control	$35.67 -1.9%	5.61%	$2.00	61.54%	N/A	9/25/2025	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
CZNC Citizens & Northern	$20.07 -2.3%	5.58%	$1.12	56.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
KW Kennedy-Wilson	$8.61 -3.2%	5.58%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	High Trading Volume
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF	$29.61 -0.2%	5.57%	$1.65	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLOA iShares AAA CLO Active ETF	$51.93 +0.1%	5.57%	$2.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
BIP Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	$30.94 -0.4%	5.56%	$1.72	117.81%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↑
JAKK JAKKS Pacific	$18.00 -1.7%	5.56%	$1.00	30.30%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FNLC First Bancorp, Inc (ME)	$26.67 -3.1%	5.55%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
SOR Source Capital	$45.05 -0.1%	5.55%	$2.50	N/A	N/A	10/16/2025
SWBI Smith & Wesson Brands	$9.38 -1.2%	5.54%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ENB Enbridge	$49.49 +0.8%	5.54%	$2.74	120.18%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Analyst Downgrade Options Volume
EBF Ennis	$18.09 -1.1%	5.53%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Upcoming Earnings High Trading Volume
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb	$45.05 -1.2%	5.50%	$2.48	40.86%	N/A	10/3/2025	Trending News Dividend Announcement Analyst Revision High Trading Volume
NVDD Direxion Daily NVDA Bear 1X Shares	$4.18	5.50%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
LCNB LCNB	$16.02 -2.0%	5.49%	$0.88	53.01%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
UNB Union Bankshares	$26.27 +1.0%	5.48%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
PRGO Perrigo	$21.21 -0.8%	5.47%	$1.16	35.47%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade High Trading Volume
O Realty Income	$59.21 +0.2%	5.46%	$3.23	213.91%	N/A	10/1/2025	Trending News High Trading Volume
XFIX F/m Opportunistic Income ETF	$52.26 0.0%	5.45%	$2.85	N/A	N/A	N/A
INN Summit Hotel Properties	$5.89 -1.5%	5.43%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
BCE BCE	$23.22 +0.5%	5.43%	$1.26	66.67%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
COLB Columbia Banking System	$26.55 -1.3%	5.42%	$1.44	47.06%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade High Trading Volume
GEF.B Greif Bros.	$61.95 -2.2%	5.42%	$3.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend High Trading Volume
WPC W.P. Carey	$67.17 -0.4%	5.42%	$3.64	135.32%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Increase High Trading Volume
KGS Kodiak Gas Services	$33.26 -2.3%	5.41%	$1.80	82.95%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
CNQ Canadian Natural Resources	$31.61 -2.8%	5.41%	$1.71	70.95%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
JOF Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	$10.73 -1.2%	5.41%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement
AVA Avista	$36.36 -0.1%	5.39%	$1.96	71.53%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Insider Trade High Trading Volume
PPBI Pacific Premier Bancorp	$24.49	5.39%	$1.32	86.27%	N/A	N/A
BKSC Bank of South Carolina	$15.60 +0.3%	5.38%	$0.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$30.48 -2.0%	5.38%	$1.64	49.55%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
CPA Copa	$119.77 +0.9%	5.38%	$6.44	35.88%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TLK PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$19.53 -0.5%	5.38%	$1.05	67.74%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LX LexinFintech	$5.77 +0.5%	5.37%	$0.31	13.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
AES AES	$13.03 +0.6%	5.37%	$0.70	31.39%	N/A	N/A
GES Guess?	$16.77 +0.2%	5.37%	$0.90	52.94%	N/A	N/A
BSJP Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$23.12 +0.0%	5.36%	$1.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCH Banco De Chile	$29.31 +0.0%	5.36%	$1.57	61.33%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Upgrade Short Interest ↑
DLNG Dynagas LNG Partners	$3.74 -2.5%	5.35%	$0.20	17.24%	N/A	N/A

Why Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

Written by MarketBeat Staff

Updated August 30, 2023

Key Points

High-yield dividend stocks pay a higher dividend in percentage terms than stocks with a lower yield.
Stocks with high dividend yields may carry less risk than other dividend payers.
MarketBeat has many dividend tools that make it easy to determine if a high-yield dividend stock is also one of the best fits for your portfolio.
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A dividend is a portion of a company's profits paid to shareholders. High-yield dividend stocks pay a higher dividend in percentage terms than stocks with a lower yield.

If you're an income-oriented investor, stocks with high dividend yields may carry less risk than other dividend payers. That's because high dividend yield stocks are generally perceived to mean the company is more financially stable. And in fact, one attribute of high dividend-yielding stocks is that the companies frequently operate in mature, defensive sectors of the economy that perform well regardless of what is happening in the broader economy.

However, high yield dividend stocks do not always pay investors the best or most attractive dividend. A mistake that many investors make is to chase after the highest yield. This article will explain why investors should consider buying high-yielding dividend stocks and when they may want to look in other directions.

What is a High-Yielding Dividend Stock?

To help you better understand the significance of high-yield dividend stocks, let's start by answering two questions. First, what are dividends? And second, why are dividends and high dividend yielding stocks important to investors?

In short, a dividend is a portion of a company's profit that it returns to shareholders as a cash payment. Companies make these payments on a regular schedule. Most companies pay dividends quarterly. Others will pay them on a monthly, annual or semi-annual basis.

A dividend yield is a financial ratio that measures how much money per share a company pays out as a dividend. The yield is expressed as a percentage. The formula for dividend yield is:

Annual dividend per share/price per share

For example, a company with a share price of $200 that pays a $5 dividend per share will have a dividend yield of 2.5%.

5/200 = .025 (2.5%)

But would a 2.5% dividend yield be considered a high-yield dividend? As of April 24, 2023, the average dividend yield for all the dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 index is 1.67%. So by that measure, the answer would be yes.

However, you must also check a dividend yield in context with other stocks in the company's sector. In some cases, a dividend yield of 2.5% may be considered below average. For example, it's not uncommon to see stocks with dividend yields above 3% or 3.5% in the energy sector. In that context, a 2.5% yield means the stock is underperforming.

Infographic about high-yield dividend stocks

Why Are High-Yielding Dividend Stocks Important?

Now to the next question. Why are dividend stocks, particularly high yielding dividend stocks, important to investors? Dividend payments are part of an investor's total return on a stock.

Ideally, investors will look for stocks that pay the best high dividends and yields.

How to Use Fundamentals to Find the Highest-Yielding Dividend Stocks

How do you find quality high-yield dividend stocks? MarketBeat has several tools that can help you do just that.

Step 1: Use the dividend screener.

One of the dividend resources available is the MarketBeat dividend screener, which allows you to quickly sort through a range of dividend stocks based on your specific criteria. For example, you can choose stocks with a yield above 4%.

Dividend screener on MarketBeat

Step 2: Look for monthly dividend stocks.

Although many stocks pay dividends quarterly, some pay dividends monthly. Consider looking into two kinds of dividend stocks: real estate investment trusts (REITs) and business development companies (BDCs).

Both types of companies are required to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends. Many of these companies will pay their dividends monthly rather than quarterly, which can provide an additional benefit for fixed-income investors. The MarketBeat dividend screener allows you to find stocks that pay monthly dividends.

Monthly dividend stocks on MarketBeat

Step 3: Follow a dividend calendar.

MarketBeat makes it easy to know which companies are paying dividends and on what day they are making their dividend announcements.

U.S. dividend announcements on MarketBeat

Step 4: Understand the ex-dividend date.

The ex-dividend date is when the stock begins to trade without the dividend price included in the stock price (i.e., ex-dividend). A shareholder must be a shareholder of record before the ex-dividend date to capture the dividend for that period. MarketBeat's dividend calendar provides a list of stocks that are going ex-dividend. The calendar can be sorted by week.

The ex-dividend calendar on MarketBeat

How to Use a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)

Investors can use a dividend in several different ways. You can take your dividends as cash payments if you're at or near retirement age. This means having cash directly deposited into your bank or brokerage accounts in the modern era. You can then choose to use that cash as you see fit.

However, dividend stocks are a vital part of every investor's portfolio. And if you have a longer time horizon, a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) can be a way to make dividends with high yields even more attractive. By participating in a DRIP, the regular dividend payment you receive goes into purchasing additional company stock shares.

Let's look at an example. Utility stocks are good choices for dividend investors. Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) is known as one of the highest dividend stocks in the sector. As of April 24, the company pays an annual dividend of $4.02 per share. The share price is $98.47, which makes the dividend yield 4.08% (4.02/98.47 = 0.04.08).

If you invested $10,000 in Duke Energy stock, you would own 101.55 shares of the company's stock. That means every quarter, you would receive $102.06 in dividends. That's because Duke Energy pays its dividend quarterly. So, the quarterly dividend payment is $1.006 ($4.02/4).

But here's where the real magic happens. That $102.06 would buy you just over one share of DUK stock. In the following quarter, if the dividend payment remained the same, you could calculate your dividend yield on owning 102.58 shares of the company's stock. That would change your payout to $103.19.

You can see why reinvesting dividends can make a long-term difference to your portfolio. Even if a company's stock price goes up (which means you're buying fewer shares), you're still allowing the benefit of compounding to do its work for you.

Pros and Cons of High-Yielding Dividend Stocks

Review the pros and cons now that you know what high-yield dividend stocks are, why they're important and how to find them.

Pros

Here are some pros of dividend stocks and high-yielding dividend stocks in particular:

Financial strength: A high dividend yield is considered a sign of financial strength, but it is not always true.
Devotion to increasing dividends: Companies that issue dividends will typically go to great lengths to preserve and increase their dividends. The best have names such as dividend princes, aristocrats and kings. These designations mean that a company has increased its dividend per share (not the yield) for 10, 25 or 50 years, respectively.
Mature business cycle phase: They are at a mature phase of their business cycle. This means the company's cash flow is increasing, but the opportunity for growth through reinvestment is getting smaller. When this happens, they may reward their shareholders by paying dividends. The dividend should grow over time as long as revenue is not interrupted.
Defensive industries: They are in defensive industries. A defensive industry holds up against market volatility. During bull markets, these stocks will not show the highest growth, but during bear markets, they will hold their share price better. It's the difference between riding a roller coaster or a carousel.

Cons

Of course, there are also some potential negatives to consider with high-yield dividend stocks. These include the following:

Not strong growth stocks: They are not strong growth stocks. Investors may enjoy some capital appreciation from the stock price over time. But in general, these returns will underperform the broader market. These stocks will not be the best candidates if you want to grow your portfolio.
Difference between dividend payout and yield: Know the distinction between a company's dividend payout and dividend yield. The company's dividend yield will move up and down depending on the company's stock price. But the payout generally only changes once a year, if that.
A high yield may be a yield trap: This occurs when a stock's dividend yield has increased because the stock price is falling because analysts believe the dividend may get cut. Here are a few things to watch for to help avoid a yield trap:

Check the stock's dividend yield relative to its peers. A significantly higher yield may be a sign of distress rather than an opportunity.
Look at other metrics, including the dividend payout ratio, that can let you know if the company's dividend is sustainable.
Review the company's financials. Does it carry a lot of debt? Does it have insufficient cash to return to shareholders?
Ask yourself tough questions about the company. Does it have a strong moat, or does it have many competitors? Is demand consistent? Is there a risk of the company being displaced by disruptive technology?

Should You Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

High-yield dividend stocks can be a great addition to every investor's portfolio. But an internet search for "stocks with highest dividends" or "highest dividend stocks" will not likely give you the desired results.

The best dividend stocks do not always have the highest dividend yields. To find the top dividend stocks, you should consider many other factors, like the dividend payout ratio, the company's overall health and how it compares with others in its sector.

MarketBeat has many dividend tools that make it easy to determine if a high-yield dividend stock is also one of the best fits for your portfolio.

FAQs

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions we hear from investors.

What is the best high-yield dividend stock?

There is no simple answer to this question. A dividend yield is a "headline number" that draws much attention. But to understand if a high-yield dividend stock is a good option for your portfolio, you have to look at the company's historical performance and its prospects for future growth.

How do you make $1,000 a month in dividends?

Making $1,000 a month in dividends is aggressive, but it can be done and finding quality high-yield dividend stocks is one strategy. However, one way to think about it may be to think about it in annual terms. The MarketBeat dividend calculator lets you learn how much income your dividend stock portfolio will generate over time.

What stock has the highest monthly dividend yield?

MarketBeat provides a real-time list of the best monthly dividend stocks and ETFs. This list lets you quickly sort through hundreds of monthly dividend-paying stocks to identify the ones that may be right for your portfolio.

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