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)
NVDS Tradr 1.5X Short NVDA Daily ETF	$11.96 +1.4%	178.51%	$21.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSLQ Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF	$18.05 +0.5%	123.99%	$22.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBNY Signature Bank	$0.58	120.69%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
TSYY GraniteShares Yieldboost TSLA ETF	$8.43 +0.1%	119.81%	$10.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut High Trading Volume
IPW iPower	$0.62 -1.6%	114.98%	$0.71	375.79%	N/A	N/A
USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF	$8.74 -1.0%	102.97%	$9.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
HUYA HUYA	$3.41 -3.3%	83.99%	$2.86	2,042.86%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
TSL GraniteShares 1.25X Long TSLA Daily ETF	$12.03 -0.2%	55.28%	$6.65	N/A	N/A	N/A
QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF	$25.93 +0.4%	49.33%	$12.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
BTF Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$16.03 -2.0%	47.72%	$7.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
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MSTX Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF	$32.09 -7.3%	44.94%	$14.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry and Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF	$36.06 -1.4%	39.21%	$14.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
AIPI REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF	$42.72 -0.1%	38.30%	$16.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$3.44 -0.3%	34.01%	$1.17	106.36%	N/A	8/15/2025	Positive News
PRME Prime Medicine	$4.37 -2.9%	33.09%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$30.20 -1.9%	30.36%	$9.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
FEAT YieldMax Dorsey Wright Featured 5 Income ETF	$35.00 -2.1%	29.83%	$10.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSLW Tradr 1.5X Long TSLA Weekly ETF	$30.92 -0.3%	29.62%	$9.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF	$13.79 +0.5%	29.15%	$4.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
NVD GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF	$9.76 +2.0%	26.64%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF	$45.68 +0.1%	26.44%	$12.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF	$39.07 -0.5%	26.31%	$10.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
QYLG Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	$28.06 -0.5%	25.62%	$7.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
BITS Global X Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$76.37 -0.9%	25.31%	$19.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
ECC Eagle Point Credit	$7.00 +1.6%	24.00%	$1.68	178.72%	N/A	8/11/2025	News Coverage Positive News Upcoming Earnings Dividend Announcement
OCCI OFS Credit	$5.97 -0.3%	23.12%	$1.38	160.47%	N/A	8/15/2025	Positive News
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$14.92 -0.1%	22.92%	$3.42	N/A	N/A	8/15/2025	News Coverage Dividend Cut
GGT Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$4.21 -1.3%	22.59%	$0.95	N/A	N/A	9/16/2025
AAPB GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily ETF	$19.48 -0.7%	22.07%	$4.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
IEP Icahn Enterprises	$9.10 +1.7%	21.98%	$2.00	253.16%	N/A	8/18/2025	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
SPYT Defiance S&P 500 Target Income ETF	$17.82 -0.4%	21.38%	$3.81	N/A	N/A	N/A
MNR Mach Natural Resources	$14.82 +0.9%	21.32%	$3.16	142.34%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
QQQT Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF	$17.71 -0.5%	21.12%	$3.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$2.85 +3.3%	21.05%	$0.60	93.75%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
SI Shoulder Innovations	$14.06 -1.5%	20.92%	$2.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Insider Trade
MST Defiance Leveraged Long + Income MSTR ETF	$14.23 -5.4%	20.87%	$2.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut Gap Down
ORC Orchid Island Capital	$7.11 -0.8%	20.25%	$1.44	182.28%	N/A	N/A
FIVY YieldMax Dorsey Wright Hybrid 5 Income ETF	$38.46 -2.2%	19.73%	$7.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
HERZ Herzfeld Credit Income Fund	$2.39 -1.6%	19.67%	$0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF	$23.55 -0.5%	19.32%	$4.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut High Trading Volume
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BGS B&G Foods	$3.99 -2.9%	19.05%	$0.76	126.67%	N/A	9/30/2025	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Gap Down High Trading Volume
SARK Tradr 1X Short Innovation Daily ETF	$34.31 +1.3%	18.97%	$6.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
PSEC Prospect Capital	$2.90 -0.3%	18.62%	$0.54	114.89%	N/A	8/27/2025	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$2.35 +0.9%	17.87%	$0.42	175.00%	N/A	8/15/2025	Upcoming Earnings
NVYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF	$27.76 -0.3%	17.87%	$4.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase High Trading Volume
EC Ecopetrol	$8.48 +1.6%	17.81%	$1.51	98.69%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$2.71 -1.8%	17.71%	$0.48	117.07%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$21.41 -0.3%	17.70%	$3.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital	$7.76 +0.6%	17.53%	$1.36	65.38%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$8.80 +1.4%	17.50%	$1.54	135.09%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$6.89 +1.5%	17.42%	$1.20	112.15%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$7.58 +1.2%	17.41%	$1.32	114.78%	N/A	8/18/2025	Upcoming Earnings
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$16.82 +0.1%	17.12%	$2.88	82.05%	N/A	8/15/2025
EARN Ellington Credit	$5.68 -0.9%	16.90%	$0.96	88.89%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
NVDW Tradr 1.75X Long NVDA Weekly ETF	$51.83 -1.2%	16.71%	$8.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
SPMC Sound Point Meridian Capital	$18.06 -0.1%	16.62%	$3.00	N/A	N/A	9/15/2025	News Coverage Positive News Upcoming Earnings
MNDO MIND C.T.I.	$1.33 -2.5%	16.60%	$0.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
FBL GraniteShares 2x Long META Daily ETF	$47.80 -3.3%	16.49%	$7.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
OPI Office Properties Income Trust	$0.24 +6.4%	16.43%	$0.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Earnings Report
DX Dynex Capital	$12.53 -0.3%	16.28%	$2.04	133.33%	N/A	N/A
TXO TXO Partners	$15.01 +0.9%	16.26%	$2.44	212.17%	N/A	N/A
PDCC Pearl Diver Credit	$16.30 +0.7%	16.20%	$2.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
MRCC Monroe Capital	$6.20	16.13%	$1.00	123.46%	N/A	N/A
TWN Taiwan Fund	$45.98 -0.5%	16.09%	$7.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$4.98 +4.0%	16.06%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	8/12/2025	High Trading Volume
FEDU Four Seasons Education (Cayman)	$14.35 -0.2%	15.89%	$2.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MFA MFA Financial	$9.17 -0.2%	15.71%	$1.44	104.35%	N/A	N/A
TWO Two Harbors Investments	$10.03 +0.5%	15.56%	$1.56	104.00%	N/A	N/A
VOC VOC Energy Trust	$2.83 -2.7%	15.55%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$12.14 -1.1%	15.49%	$1.88	89.52%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$3.93 +1.9%	15.29%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TROX Tronox	$3.31 +4.1%	15.11%	$0.50	62.50%	N/A	8/11/2025	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
AGNC AGNC Investment	$9.60 -0.3%	15.00%	$1.44	88.34%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$20.94 -0.5%	14.95%	$3.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
IFN India Fund	$15.39 -0.4%	14.88%	$2.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$8.67 -8.1%	14.77%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Gap Down High Trading Volume
CION CION Investment	$9.81 +1.6%	14.68%	$1.44	114.29%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors	$15.81 -0.6%	14.68%	$2.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$52.24 +1.1%	14.55%	$7.60	176.74%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$13.83 +1.4%	14.46%	$2.00	99.50%	N/A	9/15/2025	Analyst Forecast
NRT North European Oil Royality Trust	$5.56 +1.0%	14.40%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$4.17 -7.7%	14.39%	$0.60	260.87%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Announcement Gap Down High Trading Volume
HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors	$13.19 -1.0%	14.32%	$1.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
CODI Compass Diversified	$7.05 +8.3%	14.18%	$1.00	42.02%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$13.30 +1.7%	14.14%	$1.88	89.95%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares	$3.47 +0.3%	14.12%	$0.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF	$52.33 -0.6%	14.03%	$7.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
TCPC Blackrock Tcp Capital	$7.17 +2.0%	13.95%	$1.00	93.46%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF	$41.11 -0.7%	13.50%	$5.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
TRIN Trinity Capital	$15.12 +1.1%	13.49%	$2.04	100.00%	N/A	N/A
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GECC Great Elm Capital Group	$11.00 +0.5%	13.45%	$1.48	93.08%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report
NLY Annaly Capital Management	$20.82 -0.4%	13.45%	$2.80	96.22%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FAT FAT Brands	$2.09 -1.9%	13.40%	$0.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Revision
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$16.73 -0.2%	13.39%	$2.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PCM Pcm Fund	$6.37	13.34%	$0.85	N/A	N/A	8/11/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
PDBA Invesco Agriculture Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$34.56 +0.8%	13.31%	$4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
LIEN Chicago Atlantic BDC	$10.22 +0.7%	13.31%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$7.23 +0.8%	13.29%	$0.96	135.21%	N/A	9/15/2025	News Coverage
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$12.09 -0.3%	13.24%	$1.60	101.91%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Options Volume
AFCG AFC Gamma	$4.54	13.22%	$0.60	51.28%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$10.90 +0.7%	13.03%	$1.42	103.65%	N/A	N/A
WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF	$20.74 +0.0%	13.02%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MVO MV Oil Trust	$5.68 +0.9%	13.02%	$0.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$15.80 -0.5%	12.79%	$2.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$44.51 -0.6%	12.78%	$5.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$13.87 +0.2%	12.76%	$1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
BTX Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics	$7.37 -0.3%	12.75%	$0.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
JKS JinkoSolar	$21.70 +1.9%	12.72%	$2.76	165.27%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CIB BanColombia	$44.92 +0.6%	12.67%	$5.69	87.54%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KRP Kimbell Royalty	$14.86 +0.8%	12.65%	$1.88	132.39%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
RWT Redwood Trust	$5.70 -0.5%	12.63%	$0.72	86.75%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$10.18 -1.5%	12.57%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	9/16/2025	News Coverage Positive News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
DOW DOW	$22.39 +3.7%	12.51%	$2.80	197.18%	N/A	8/29/2025	Analyst Upgrade
GCV Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund	$3.89 -1.8%	12.34%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$10.74 +1.1%	12.29%	$1.32	85.71%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ	$18.84 +2.1%	12.21%	$2.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHCT Community Healthcare Trust	$15.48 +0.1%	12.14%	$1.88	417.78%	N/A	8/8/2025	Analyst Forecast
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$12.55 +1.6%	12.11%	$1.52	101.33%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
SUNS Sunrise Realty Trust	$9.94 +0.1%	12.07%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
EFC Ellington Financial	$12.93 -0.2%	12.06%	$1.56	91.23%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$13.28 -1.7%	12.05%	$1.60	69.26%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report Gap Down High Trading Volume
SAR Saratoga Investment	$24.93 +1.8%	12.03%	$3.00	90.36%	N/A	8/6/2025	Dividend Announcement
MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$7.41 -0.2%	12.02%	$0.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$19.90 -0.4%	12.01%	$2.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
MITT AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$7.00 -0.5%	12.01%	$0.84	77.06%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
RC Ready Capital	$4.17 -0.2%	11.99%	$0.50	89.29%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
NYMT New York Mortgage Trust	$6.68 -0.6%	11.98%	$0.80	96.39%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Earnings Report Analyst Revision
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$5.37 +0.9%	11.92%	$0.64	90.14%	N/A	N/A
SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$44.93 -0.4%	11.89%	$5.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
TY Tri Continental	$32.49 +0.2%	11.88%	$3.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
TSPY TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF	$24.27 -1.7%	11.78%	$2.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase
SSSS SURO Capital	$8.49 +1.8%	11.78%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$4.93 +0.3%	11.78%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	8/11/2025	Dividend Announcement
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$10.45 +0.2%	11.78%	$1.23	N/A	N/A	8/15/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$12.75 +1.2%	11.77%	$1.50	97.40%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Earnings Report
FLNG Flex LNG	$25.56 +0.8%	11.74%	$3.00	136.99%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Upcoming Earnings
WU Western Union	$8.04 +0.1%	11.69%	$0.94	50.81%	N/A	N/A
TSQ Townsquare Media	$6.86 +0.1%	11.66%	$0.80	71.43%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
TX Ternium	$30.90 +0.7%	11.65%	$3.60	73.47%	N/A	N/A
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$13.74 +0.2%	11.64%	$1.60	85.11%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report
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PCF High Income Securities Fund	$6.33 -0.1%	11.54%	$0.73	N/A	N/A	9/16/2025
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$11.10 -0.1%	11.53%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$24.56 -0.8%	11.48%	$2.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$14.02 +0.4%	11.41%	$1.60	126.98%	N/A	9/30/2025	Upcoming Earnings
SFL SFL	$9.47 +2.9%	11.41%	$1.08	372.41%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$54.34 -0.5%	11.39%	$6.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$10.14 -0.4%	11.34%	$1.15	N/A	N/A	8/22/2025	News Coverage Positive News
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$14.82 +1.0%	11.34%	$1.68	101.82%	N/A	12/16/2025	News Coverage Earnings Report
BBDC Barings Bdc	$9.19 +0.2%	11.32%	$1.04	105.05%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	$15.95 -0.1%	11.29%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
CO Global Cord Blood	$0.71	11.27%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRWS Crown Crafts	$2.86	11.19%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	$10.56 -0.1%	11.18%	$1.18	N/A	N/A	8/15/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
KEN Kenon	$43.25 -3.7%	11.10%	$4.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$10.83 -0.6%	11.08%	$1.20	75.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
GNL Global Net Lease	$6.87 -0.7%	11.06%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RMR The RMR Group	$16.42 +1.8%	10.96%	$1.80	123.29%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF	$49.75 -0.5%	10.91%	$5.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
CIM Chimera Investment	$13.58 -0.7%	10.90%	$1.48	77.89%	N/A	N/A
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$9.20 +0.1%	10.87%	$1.00	107.53%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	$18.47 -0.2%	10.83%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$8.90 -0.2%	10.79%	$0.96	87.27%	N/A	N/A
LFT Lument Finance Trust	$2.25 +3.5%	10.69%	$0.24	72.73%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Upcoming Earnings
DYTA SGI Dynamic Tactical ETF	$28.18 0.0%	10.61%	$2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$26.41 -1.2%	10.60%	$2.80	105.26%	N/A	8/7/2025
CLPR Clipper Realty	$3.59 +0.7%	10.57%	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$14.79 +0.5%	10.55%	$1.56	86.67%	N/A	9/15/2025	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
FATBB FAT Brands	$2.66 +2.9%	10.55%	$0.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Short Interest ↑ Gap Down
VLT INV VK HI INC2	$11.00 -0.6%	10.55%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	8/18/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement
LYB LyondellBasell Industries	$52.01 +2.2%	10.54%	$5.48	89.84%	N/A	8/25/2025	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast Options Volume
HUN Huntsman	$9.51 +1.6%	10.52%	$1.00	384.62%	N/A	9/15/2025	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$20.09 +0.5%	10.46%	$2.10	411.76%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
SALM Salem Media Group	$0.96 +3.8%	10.42%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$14.21 +0.9%	10.42%	$1.48	97.37%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
KBDC Kayne Anderson BDC	$15.44 +0.2%	10.36%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$43.38 -0.4%	10.33%	$4.48	N/A	N/A	8/22/2025	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest ↑
PSBD Palmer Square Capital BDC	$13.99 +0.4%	10.30%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
CIF MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	$1.75 -1.1%	10.29%	$0.18	N/A	N/A	8/19/2025	Dividend Increase Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
CSWC Capital Southwest	$22.62 +0.7%	10.26%	$2.32	99.15%	N/A	8/15/2025
GAB Gabelli Equity Trust	$5.87 -0.3%	10.23%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$3.93 +0.5%	10.18%	$0.40	166.67%	N/A	8/7/2025
PTY Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$14.06 +0.0%	10.17%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	8/11/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$11.81 +3.6%	10.17%	$1.20	100.84%	N/A	8/15/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$9.93 +0.2%	10.08%	$1.00	98.04%	N/A	N/A
EPM Evolution Petroleum	$4.78 +2.8%	10.04%	$0.48	4,800.00%	N/A	N/A
QQA Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF	$50.61 -0.6%	10.02%	$5.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund	$27.01 +0.1%	10.00%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$18.89 -0.1%	9.95%	$1.88	104.44%	N/A	N/A
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$31.13 +0.2%	9.89%	$3.08	101.32%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HOFT Hooker Furnishings	$9.30 -0.5%	9.89%	$0.92	68.15%	N/A	N/A
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SSIC Silver Spike Investment	$10.15 -0.2%	9.85%	$1.00	101.01%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
JFIN Jiayin Group	$13.02 +1.9%	9.83%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$15.48 +0.6%	9.82%	$1.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$45.24 +0.4%	9.81%	$4.44	102.07%	N/A	8/8/2025	News Coverage
STWD Starwood Property Trust	$19.59 +0.4%	9.80%	$1.92	94.58%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF	$23.30 +0.5%	9.79%	$2.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
PRT PermRock Royalty Trust	$4.02 +2.3%	9.70%	$0.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
NAT Nordic American Tankers	$2.91 +2.7%	9.64%	$0.28	80.00%	N/A	N/A
ZTR Virtus Total Return Fund	$6.24	9.62%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	8/11/2025	Upcoming Earnings
PK Park Hotels & Resorts	$10.47 +0.7%	9.55%	$1.00	172.41%	N/A	9/30/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
DIN DINE BRANDS GLOBAL	$21.84 +0.1%	9.34%	$2.04	39.08%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
BHR BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	$2.15 -1.6%	9.32%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	Earnings Report
UAN CVR Partners	$96.96 -0.2%	9.32%	$9.04	N/A	N/A	8/11/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Increase
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$26.61 -0.2%	9.32%	$2.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings High Trading Volume
TAIT Taitron Components	$2.15 +2.4%	9.30%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	8/15/2025	Upcoming Earnings Dividend Cut
GES Guess?	$12.96 -1.1%	9.26%	$1.20	70.59%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MERC Mercer International	$3.24 -2.7%	9.26%	$0.30	750.00%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$66.73 +2.1%	9.25%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$16.47 -1.1%	9.23%	$1.52	633.33%	N/A	N/A
ERNZ TrueShares Active Yield ETF	$22.27 +0.4%	9.21%	$2.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut
UWMC UWM	$4.35 +1.6%	9.20%	$0.40	83.33%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Insider Trade
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$7.51 -1.0%	9.19%	$0.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
WES Western Midstream Partners	$39.78 -0.6%	9.15%	$3.64	100.83%	N/A	N/A
TSDD GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF	$22.56 +0.4%	9.13%	$2.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$4.84 +1.0%	9.09%	$0.44	65.67%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$13.23 -0.1%	9.07%	$1.20	413.79%	N/A	8/20/2025	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
PLTK Playtika	$4.42 -1.1%	9.05%	$0.40	63.49%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
JACK Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF	$19.50 +2.4%	9.03%	$1.76	33.78%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
MOV Movado Group	$15.56 +0.6%	9.00%	$1.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CALM Cal-Maine Foods	$105.03 +1.4%	8.97%	$9.42	287.20%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF	$49.91 -0.4%	8.96%	$4.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
USAC USA Compression Partners	$23.49 +0.5%	8.94%	$2.10	185.84%	N/A	N/A
GMRE Global Medical REIT	$6.75 +0.9%	8.89%	$0.60	1,200.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
GPRK Geopark	$6.64 +4.1%	8.89%	$0.59	67.82%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report
MRP Millrose Properties	$31.22 +3.0%	8.84%	$2.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Earnings Report
CCOI Cogent Communications	$45.70 +0.9%	8.84%	$4.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$23.04 -0.3%	8.81%	$2.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
TFSL TFS Financial	$12.86 +0.5%	8.79%	$1.13	353.13%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$20.50 -0.1%	8.78%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
EVC Entravision Communications	$2.28 -2.6%	8.77%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report
VTS Vitesse Energy	$25.88 +10.0%	8.69%	$2.25	206.42%	N/A	9/15/2025	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Gap Up High Trading Volume
RVT Royce Small-Cap Trust	$15.24 +0.1%	8.60%	$1.31	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$22.04 +1.1%	8.58%	$1.89	93.10%	N/A	8/12/2025	News Coverage Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$17.76 -0.9%	8.56%	$1.52	100.66%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
COPJ Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF	$25.14 -0.4%	8.55%	$2.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.69 -0.4%	8.55%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	8/19/2025	News Coverage Dividend Cut
ARCC Ares Capital	$22.48 +0.4%	8.54%	$1.92	96.00%	N/A	9/15/2025
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.69 +0.2%	8.53%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	8/19/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Increase
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.59 -0.2%	8.51%	$0.22	N/A	N/A	8/6/2025
ACCO Acco Brands	$3.53 +1.1%	8.50%	$0.30	27.78%	N/A	8/22/2025	Earnings Report Analyst Revision
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$14.06 0.0%	8.47%	$1.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$21.19 -1.0%	8.40%	$1.78	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement
LADR Ladder Capital	$10.98 -0.5%	8.38%	$0.92	80.00%	N/A	N/A
FDUS Fidus Investment	$20.65 +0.3%	8.33%	$1.72	79.26%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$5.55 -1.4%	8.29%	$0.46	95.83%	N/A	10/8/2025
AHH Armada Hoffler Properties	$6.76 -0.1%	8.28%	$0.56	400.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report
WHR Whirlpool	$84.62 +1.8%	8.27%	$7.00	65.67%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$27.08 +0.4%	8.27%	$2.24	73.44%	N/A	N/A
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$6.05 -0.2%	8.26%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BWMX Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V.	$13.19 -5.1%	8.26%	$1.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
GAM General American Investors	$57.51 +0.9%	8.26%	$4.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$15.19 -0.3%	8.23%	$1.25	N/A	N/A	9/16/2025
HTGC Hercules Capital	$19.51 +0.7%	8.20%	$1.60	80.40%	N/A	8/12/2025	News Coverage Positive News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
WB Weibo	$9.76 +1.5%	8.20%	$0.80	44.20%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↑
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$11.72 +0.7%	8.19%	$0.96	124.68%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RITM Rithm Capital	$12.29 +0.7%	8.14%	$1.00	46.51%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$11.69 -0.8%	8.13%	$0.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust	$7.40 +1.8%	8.11%	$0.60	600.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Upcoming Earnings
MDV Modiv Industrial	$14.50 +0.1%	8.07%	$1.17	835.71%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
RMT ROYCE OTC MICRO	$9.45 +0.1%	8.05%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↑
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$11.98 +0.7%	8.01%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	9/9/2025
OLP One Liberty Properties	$22.57 +0.5%	7.98%	$1.80	339.62%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Earnings Report
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$9.79 -0.6%	7.97%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	8/29/2025	News Coverage Positive News
ALX Alexander's	$226.08 +5.9%	7.96%	$18.00	N/A	N/A	8/11/2025	News Coverage Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$14.33	7.96%	$1.14	3,800.00%	N/A	N/A
SGA Saga Communications	$12.58 -4.3%	7.95%	$1.00	135.14%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
AESI Atlas Energy Solutions	$12.62 +1.8%	7.92%	$1.00	97.09%	N/A	8/14/2025	Trending News Dividend Announcement
QQQX Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$26.51 -0.3%	7.92%	$2.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PAGP Plains GP	$19.19 -0.4%	7.92%	$1.52	95.60%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.67 +0.1%	7.91%	$0.29	N/A	N/A	N/A
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$7.60 +0.7%	7.89%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
CPAC Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$6.34 +1.4%	7.89%	$0.50	73.53%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$2.54 -1.9%	7.87%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
MCI Barings Corporate Investors	$20.35 -1.6%	7.86%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
PIM Putnam Mast Int	$3.34 -0.1%	7.80%	$0.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
MPV Barings Participation Investors	$19.02 +0.9%	7.78%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$7.72 +1.2%	7.77%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$23.78 -0.1%	7.74%	$1.84	82.14%	N/A	9/15/2025	News Coverage Positive News Earnings Report Dividend Increase Short Interest ↑ Analyst Revision
BWMX Betterware de Mexico SAPI de C	$13.19 -5.1%	7.73%	$1.02	N/A	N/A	8/11/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade
QQQH NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF	$52.77 -0.2%	7.73%	$4.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
PBR Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	$12.91 +1.2%	7.67%	$0.99	40.57%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TU TELUS	$15.79 +0.2%	7.67%	$1.21	151.25%	N/A	9/10/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Increase Short Interest ↑
BCBP BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	$8.35 +1.3%	7.66%	$0.64	46.38%	N/A	8/11/2025	Analyst Revision
BWLP BW LPG	$14.64 +5.6%	7.65%	$1.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
MPW Medical Properties Trust	$4.19 +3.6%	7.65%	$0.32	188.24%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report Options Volume
AB AllianceBernstein	$39.90 -1.0%	7.62%	$3.04	86.12%	N/A	N/A
VALE Vale	$9.86 +0.1%	7.61%	$0.75	42.37%	N/A	8/13/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Cut Analyst Forecast
UPS United Parcel Service	$86.79 +2.1%	7.56%	$6.56	82.72%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Short Interest ↑
LRFC Logan Ridge Finance	$19.08	7.55%	$1.44	102.86%	N/A	N/A
ASR Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$306.69 +1.3%	7.55%	$23.14	95.03%	N/A	N/A
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$7.17 +0.6%	7.54%	$0.54	N/A	N/A	8/11/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$34.51 +0.3%	7.53%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MPLX Mplx	$50.86 -3.5%	7.53%	$3.83	78.97%	N/A	8/8/2025	News Coverage Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Downgrade High Trading Volume
NSA National Storage Affiliates Trust	$30.31 +3.0%	7.52%	$2.28	268.24%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Earnings Report Gap Down High Trading Volume
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$39.38 +0.4%	7.52%	$2.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SID National Steel	$1.34 -2.6%	7.49%	$0.10	55.56%	N/A	N/A	Negative News Earnings Report
SOBO South Bow	$26.70 +1.3%	7.49%	$2.00	109.89%	N/A	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto	$59.66 -0.6%	7.48%	$4.46	72.05%	N/A	8/15/2025	Dividend Cut
TIGO Millicom International Cellular	$40.26 -1.4%	7.45%	$3.00	86.21%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Upcoming Earnings
CAG Conagra Brands	$18.79 +0.5%	7.45%	$1.40	56.00%	N/A	N/A
SABA Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	$9.41 -0.1%	7.44%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	8/11/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement
KRNY Kearny Financial	$5.92 +0.5%	7.43%	$0.44	55.70%	N/A	8/12/2025	Positive News
MSBI Midland States Bancorp	$16.71 -0.1%	7.42%	$1.24	46.62%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Increase
MGF Mfs Govt Mkts	$3.10	7.42%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	8/19/2025	News Coverage Dividend Cut
YY JOYY	$50.19 -0.7%	7.41%	$3.72	71.26%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$26.72 -0.7%	7.41%	$1.98	98.51%	N/A	8/20/2025	News Coverage Earnings Report
CLCO Cool	$7.56 +2.4%	7.41%	$0.56	116.67%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
KNTK Kinetik	$42.13 -2.3%	7.41%	$3.12	136.24%	N/A	N/A
OMF OneMain	$56.21 +0.7%	7.40%	$4.16	51.94%	N/A	N/A
ET Energy Transfer	$17.72 -0.4%	7.39%	$1.31	83.97%	N/A	8/8/2025
DLX Deluxe	$16.26 +2.1%	7.38%	$1.20	33.33%	N/A	N/A
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$13.44 +0.3%	7.37%	$0.99	N/A	N/A	8/11/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
BFS Saul Centers	$32.19 +0.6%	7.33%	$2.36	181.54%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
KQQQ Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF	$27.59 -0.5%	7.32%	$2.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
HR Healthcare Realty Trust	$16.95 -0.1%	7.32%	$1.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Earnings Report Dividend Cut
FFIC Flushing Financial	$12.09 +0.8%	7.28%	$0.88	59.46%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision
MNRO Monro Muffler Brake	$15.42 +6.9%	7.26%	$1.12	131.76%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
HYBI NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF	$50.44	7.26%	$3.66	N/A	N/A	N/A
UPBD Upbound Group	$21.53 +1.4%	7.25%	$1.56	30.41%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
CSAN Cosan	$4.28 +2.4%	7.24%	$0.31	17.51%	N/A	N/A
FVR FrontView REIT	$11.90 +1.8%	7.22%	$0.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
GORO Gold Resource	$0.56 -2.2%	7.19%	$0.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up
GSL Global Ship Lease	$29.24 +2.3%	7.18%	$2.10	23.03%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast Gap Up High Trading Volume
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$22.59	7.17%	$1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
BRHY iShares High Yield Active ETF	$51.60 +0.1%	7.17%	$3.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut High Trading Volume
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$22.47 -0.3%	7.17%	$1.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
CIG Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS	$1.83 +0.3%	7.12%	$0.13	59.09%	N/A	N/A
SPH Suburban Propane Partners	$18.31 -3.6%	7.10%	$1.30	76.47%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
DOC Healthpeak Properties	$17.19 +1.7%	7.10%	$1.22	369.70%	N/A	9/19/2025	Positive News
AAT American Assets Trust	$19.21 +2.2%	7.08%	$1.36	302.22%	N/A	9/4/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
SBGI Sinclair	$14.18 -0.6%	7.05%	$1.00	66.67%	N/A	N/A
GTN Gray Media	$4.55 +1.3%	7.03%	$0.32	12.12%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
OXM Oxford Industries	$39.26 +2.1%	7.03%	$2.76	59.87%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$45.96 +0.1%	7.03%	$3.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
NOG Northern Oil and Gas	$25.66 +2.2%	7.01%	$1.80	48.39%	N/A	9/29/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision
CIVI Civitas Resources	$28.53 -0.5%	7.01%	$2.00	33.44%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$31.16 +0.4%	7.00%	$2.18	72.43%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DBI Designer Brands	$2.86 +3.6%	6.99%	$0.20	57.14%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
HIW Highwoods Properties	$28.62 +0.5%	6.99%	$2.00	289.86%	N/A	8/18/2025
PFE Pfizer	$24.69 +4.9%	6.97%	$1.72	55.84%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Earnings Report High Trading Volume
YRD Yirendai	$5.76 -0.7%	6.94%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$13.86 -0.2%	6.93%	$0.96	91.43%	N/A	8/20/2025	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
HAFN Hafnia	$5.94 +5.3%	6.90%	$0.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Up High Trading Volume
HNDL Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF	$21.78 -0.4%	6.89%	$1.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$16.87 +0.9%	6.88%	$1.16	150.65%	N/A	9/30/2025	Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade
SWZ Total Return Securities	$6.13 -0.5%	6.85%	$0.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
BSJT Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.46 -0.1%	6.85%	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$11.72 -0.4%	6.83%	$0.80	61.07%	N/A	8/8/2025
SPOK Spok	$18.36 -1.2%	6.81%	$1.25	158.23%	N/A	8/19/2025	News Coverage Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$26.00 +0.1%	6.81%	$1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
CURI CuriosityStream	$4.71 -4.5%	6.79%	$0.32	1,066.67%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report
EGY Vaalco Energy	$3.68 +2.5%	6.79%	$0.25	92.59%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings Analyst Revision
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.00 -0.1%	6.77%	$1.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
HESM Hess Midstream Partners	$41.97 -2.6%	6.77%	$2.84	87.12%	N/A	8/7/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Increase Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
KRT Karat Packaging	$26.64 +0.8%	6.76%	$1.80	97.83%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$78.19 +1.4%	6.75%	$5.28	229.57%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LXP LXP Industrial Trust	$8.01 +2.0%	6.74%	$0.54	771.43%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Earnings Report
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties	$46.53 -1.2%	6.71%	$3.12	100.00%	N/A	N/A
BLMN Bloomin' Brands	$8.95 -0.1%	6.70%	$0.60	47.62%	N/A	N/A
RHI Robert Half	$35.22 -0.1%	6.70%	$2.36	88.06%	N/A	8/25/2025	Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors	$40.03 +0.6%	6.69%	$2.68	148.07%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
ATNI ATN International	$16.44 -2.7%	6.69%	$1.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
NVEC NVE	$59.79 -0.6%	6.69%	$4.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
BRT BRT Apartments	$14.95 +0.1%	6.69%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
NEWT NewtekOne	$11.37	6.68%	$0.76	33.33%	N/A	N/A
SUN Sunoco	$53.79 -0.8%	6.67%	$3.59	63.65%	N/A	8/8/2025	Upcoming Earnings
WABF Western Asset Bond ETF	$25.22 +0.1%	6.66%	$1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
PSTL Postal Realty Trust	$14.61 +4.6%	6.64%	$0.97	262.16%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Analyst Forecast
MPX Marine Products	$8.44 -0.4%	6.64%	$0.56	112.00%	N/A	8/11/2025
BSJV Invesco BulletShares 2031 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$26.55 -0.1%	6.63%	$1.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
LND Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	$3.78 +1.3%	6.61%	$0.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTY Getty Realty	$28.46 -0.3%	6.61%	$1.88	140.30%	N/A	9/25/2025	Positive News
SBRA Sabra Healthcare REIT	$18.18 -1.2%	6.60%	$1.20	153.85%	N/A	8/15/2025	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Gap Up
PLYM Plymouth Industrial REIT	$14.56 +0.7%	6.59%	$0.96	1,371.43%	N/A	N/A
DSWL Deswell Industries	$3.03 +0.5%	6.59%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
HASI HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$25.60 -0.2%	6.56%	$1.68	57.53%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Revision
OUT OUTFRONT Media	$18.30 +1.9%	6.56%	$1.20	141.18%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
SSTK Shutterstock	$20.19 +0.6%	6.54%	$1.32	49.62%	N/A	9/4/2025
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$31.21 -0.1%	6.54%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Cut
RAND Rand Capital	$17.75 +0.3%	6.54%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	8/29/2025	News Coverage Earnings Report Short Interest ↑ Gap Up
MO Altria Group	$62.47 +0.9%	6.53%	$4.08	73.65%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Earnings Report
KW Kennedy-Wilson	$7.35 -0.5%	6.53%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
BSJW Invesco BulletShares 2032 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.59	6.53%	$1.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.70 -0.1%	6.52%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
LTC LTC Properties	$35.11 +1.1%	6.49%	$2.28	118.75%	N/A	9/22/2025	Trending News Earnings Report
NXRT NexPoint Residential Trust	$31.49 +3.1%	6.48%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	9/15/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade
AOHY Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF	$11.13 +0.2%	6.47%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase Short Interest ↑
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	$9.29 +0.1%	6.46%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	10/24/2025
PKST Peakstone Realty Trust	$13.93 +0.6%	6.46%	$0.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
BCV Bancroft Fund	$19.82 -0.7%	6.46%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A
EPR EPR Properties	$54.90 0.0%	6.45%	$3.54	120.00%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade
FT Franklin Universal Trust	$7.91 +0.3%	6.44%	$0.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
SWBI Smith & Wesson Brands	$8.07 +2.5%	6.44%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LITP Sprott Lithium Miners ETF	$6.84 +1.5%	6.43%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Up
AWF AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	$11.20 +0.2%	6.43%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	8/7/2025	News Coverage Positive News
VINP Vinci Compass Investments	$9.36 -1.9%	6.41%	$0.60	68.18%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
HP Helmerich & Payne	$15.65 +1.5%	6.39%	$1.00	69.44%	N/A	8/15/2025	Positive News
EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	$14.91 +0.6%	6.37%	$0.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
SXC SunCoke Energy	$7.55 +3.1%	6.36%	$0.48	70.59%	N/A	8/15/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
VZ Verizon Communications	$42.70 -0.6%	6.35%	$2.71	56.11%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↑
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$23.33 -0.1%	6.34%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↑
HYXF iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$47.03 -0.1%	6.34%	$2.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Cut
FIBK First Interstate BancSystem	$29.71 +1.5%	6.33%	$1.88	71.21%	N/A	8/11/2025	Analyst Upgrade Analyst Revision
SILA Sila Realty Trust	$25.32 +0.2%	6.32%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TS Tenaris	$35.77 +3.2%	6.26%	$2.24	65.31%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
SGU Star Group	$11.85 +0.2%	6.24%	$0.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund	$22.28 +0.1%	6.24%	$1.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
INN Summit Hotel Properties	$5.13 +1.4%	6.24%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	8/15/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
CARY Angel Oak Income ETF	$20.85 +0.0%	6.24%	$1.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
UG United-Guardian	$8.02 -0.5%	6.23%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
HTHT H World Group	$30.48 -1.9%	6.23%	$1.90	86.76%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	$26.96 +0.0%	6.23%	$1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Increase
IRS IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	$15.47 +1.6%	6.21%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A
VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF	$65.68 +0.0%	6.20%	$4.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	$29.06 +0.2%	6.19%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Increase
USDX SGI Enhanced Core ETF	$25.66 +0.0%	6.16%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FLO Flowers Foods	$16.10	6.15%	$0.99	87.61%	N/A	N/A
HYLS First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	$41.83 +0.1%	6.14%	$2.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
FF FutureFuel	$3.91 +2.1%	6.14%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	12/4/2025	Upcoming Earnings
FMC FMC	$37.83 +0.3%	6.13%	$2.32	58.00%	N/A	9/30/2025	Earnings Report Analyst Revision
BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior	$40.94 +0.9%	6.11%	$2.50	39.00%	N/A	8/15/2025	News Coverage Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Gap Up
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust	$68.04 +2.9%	6.10%	$4.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
JRSH Jerash Holdings (US)	$3.28 -0.6%	6.10%	$0.20	42.55%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
MATV Mativ	$6.57 +3.1%	6.09%	$0.40	43.01%	N/A	N/A
M Macy's	$12.00 +0.8%	6.08%	$0.73	38.83%	N/A	N/A
PPBI Pacific Premier Bancorp	$21.72 0.0%	6.08%	$1.32	86.27%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
UVV Universal	$54.00 +1.1%	6.07%	$3.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
NL NL Industries	$5.93 +2.1%	6.07%	$0.36	41.38%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
LAND Gladstone Land	$9.23 +1.1%	6.07%	$0.56	N/A	N/A	8/20/2025	Upcoming Earnings
CZNC Citizens & Northern	$18.46 -0.3%	6.07%	$1.12	56.00%	N/A	N/A
EMBC Embecta	$9.92 +1.3%	6.05%	$0.60	20.98%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
DWSH AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF	$7.14 -0.8%	6.02%	$0.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
RGP Resources Connection	$4.65	6.02%	$0.28	53.85%	N/A	8/29/2025	Dividend Announcement
HVT Haverty Furniture Companies	$21.34 +2.4%	6.00%	$1.28	52.24%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Revision
EIX Edison International	$55.27 +0.1%	5.99%	$3.31	54.00%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Options Volume
LCNB LCNB	$14.74 +1.0%	5.97%	$0.88	53.01%	N/A	N/A
COLB Columbia Banking System	$24.17 +1.2%	5.96%	$1.44	47.06%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
MTN Vail Resorts	$149.18 +0.5%	5.95%	$8.88	109.49%	N/A	N/A
BXP BXP	$66.11 +0.6%	5.93%	$3.92	206.32%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
WDS Woodside Energy Group	$17.23 +1.7%	5.92%	$1.02	145.71%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KHC Kraft Heinz	$27.04 +0.9%	5.92%	$1.60	59.93%	N/A	8/29/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
TRMD Torm	$19.81 +4.6%	5.91%	$1.17	45.00%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
FNLC First Bancorp, Inc (ME)	$25.06	5.91%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
REPX Riley Exploration Permian	$25.87 +1.6%	5.88%	$1.52	27.29%	N/A	N/A
ING ING Group	$23.20 +1.0%	5.86%	$1.36	53.75%	N/A	8/11/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Cut
SGC Superior Group of Companies	$9.58 -2.1%	5.85%	$0.56	67.47%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report
CPA Copa	$110.17 +0.0%	5.85%	$6.44	35.88%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
NPFI Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF	$26.02 +0.0%	5.84%	$1.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
CFFN Capitol Federal Financial	$5.82 +0.9%	5.84%	$0.34	61.82%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	$15.93 +1.1%	5.84%	$0.93	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLP Global Partners	$51.10 -2.0%	5.83%	$2.98	98.35%	N/A	8/8/2025	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
JAKK JAKKS Pacific	$17.16 -0.1%	5.83%	$1.00	30.30%	N/A	8/29/2025	Positive News
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management	$46.69 +0.2%	5.83%	$2.72	80.24%	N/A	8/15/2025	Positive News Dividend Increase
ENB Enbridge	$46.74 +0.3%	5.82%	$2.72	119.30%	N/A	8/15/2025	Positive News Earnings Report Dividend Increase
TLK PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$18.08 -0.8%	5.81%	$1.05	67.74%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BNS Bank of Nova Scotia	$55.65 -0.6%	5.80%	$3.23	58.62%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HVT.A Haverty Furniture Companies	$20.70 -0.8%	5.80%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$28.31 +0.1%	5.79%	$1.64	49.55%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BEP Brookfield Renewable Partners	$25.95 -1.2%	5.74%	$1.49	N/A	N/A	8/29/2025	News Coverage Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
UBFO United Security Bancshares	$8.36 -1.1%	5.74%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CIO City Office REIT	$6.98 +0.4%	5.73%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy	$5.59 +2.2%	5.72%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	9/2/2025	Positive News
KRC Kilroy Realty	$37.82 +0.7%	5.71%	$2.16	284.21%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NNN NNN REIT	$42.04 -2.3%	5.71%	$2.40	115.94%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report High Trading Volume
SOR Source Capital	$43.81 -0.2%	5.71%	$2.50	N/A	N/A	8/14/2025	News Coverage Positive News
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF	$28.74 +0.3%	5.71%	$1.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLOA iShares AAA CLO Active ETF	$51.74 0.0%	5.70%	$2.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
UEVM VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF	$52.80 +0.6%	5.70%	$3.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
KGS Kodiak Gas Services	$31.63 +0.1%	5.69%	$1.80	82.95%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
TEN Tsakos Energy Navigation	$21.10 +5.2%	5.69%	$1.20	17.88%	N/A	N/A
CSR Centerspace	$54.16 -0.5%	5.69%	$3.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Trending News Earnings Report Gap Up
BBY Best Buy	$67.03 +1.2%	5.67%	$3.80	56.63%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BP BP	$33.55 +3.3%	5.66%	$1.90	64.41%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Earnings Report Options Volume
BTI British American Tobacco	$55.81 +0.5%	5.64%	$3.15	64.81%	N/A	12/30/2025	Positive News
O Realty Income	$57.26 -0.3%	5.64%	$3.23	213.91%	N/A	N/A	Trending News
NGG National Grid Transco	$72.29 -0.5%	5.63%	$4.07	73.47%	N/A	N/A
WEN Wendy's	$9.95 +1.3%	5.63%	$0.56	53.33%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest ↑
CS Credit Suisse Group	$0.89	5.62%	$0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
COLD Americold Realty Trust	$16.41 +4.2%	5.61%	$0.92	255.56%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings High Trading Volume
SELF Global Self Storage	$5.18 +0.6%	5.60%	$0.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
BCH Banco De Chile	$28.06 +0.4%	5.60%	$1.57	61.33%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Earnings Report
NMR Nomura	$6.80 +0.6%	5.59%	$0.38	53.52%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
MTR Mesa Royalty Trust	$5.91 +1.2%	5.58%	$0.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Gap Down
NVDD Direxion Daily NVDA Bear 1X Shares	$4.12 +1.0%	5.58%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
HTBK Heritage Commerce	$9.32 -0.7%	5.58%	$0.52	60.47%	N/A	8/7/2025	Insider Trade
SLG SL Green Realty	$55.45 -1.1%	5.57%	$3.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DEC Diversified Energy	$14.56 +0.6%	5.56%	$0.81	N/A	N/A	8/29/2025	News Coverage Positive News Upcoming Earnings
FCPT Four Corners Property Trust	$25.54 -0.6%	5.56%	$1.42	123.48%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HOPE Hope Bancorp	$10.08 +1.4%	5.56%	$0.56	45.53%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PBA Pembina Pipeline	$37.32 +0.1%	5.55%	$2.07	91.19%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
BSJP Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$23.08 +0.1%	5.55%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
STRW Strawberry Fields REIT	$10.10	5.54%	$0.56	107.69%	N/A	N/A
CWEN Clearway Energy	$31.62 -3.3%	5.53%	$1.75	159.09%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Earnings Report
EBF Ennis	$18.07 +1.1%	5.53%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
XFIX F/m Opportunistic Income ETF	$51.69 +0.1%	5.53%	$2.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
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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.
5 stocks we like better than Duke Energy

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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