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	Annualized 5-Year Dividend Growth	Ex-Dividend Date	Indicator(s)
MST Defiance Leveraged Long + Income MSTR ETF	$23.45 -10.2%	601.36%	$141.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
TSYY GraniteShares Yieldboost TSLA ETF	$3.01 -1.6%	270.43%	$8.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Ex-Dividend
XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF	$6.28 -2.3%	227.07%	$14.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Ex-Dividend
BTF Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$18.86 -2.9%	201.11%	$37.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
RBCN Rubicon Technology	$5.75 +3.8%	191.30%	$11.00	6,875.00%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
NVYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF	$13.70 +0.6%	141.31%	$19.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Ex-Dividend
SBNY Signature Bank	$0.50	140.00%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
TSLQ Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF	$17.86 +7.3%	125.31%	$22.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase Gap Up
HUYA HUYA	$2.61 +4.5%	109.45%	$2.86	2,042.86%	N/A	6/17/2026	Gap Up
NVDS Tradr 1.5X Short NVDA Daily ETF	$20.01 -7.2%	106.70%	$21.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
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FEAT YieldMax Dorsey Wright Featured 5 Income ETF	$18.88 +0.4%	85.17%	$16.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry and Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF	$24.70 -0.2%	73.81%	$18.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares	$3.26 -1.4%	73.73%	$2.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF	$8.40 +5.5%	64.17%	$5.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Gap Up
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$10.10 -3.5%	60.89%	$6.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase Gap Down
MSTX Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF	$25.07 -10.9%	57.52%	$14.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
YSPY GraniteShares YieldBOOST SPY ETF	$15.59 +0.1%	53.88%	$8.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Ex-Dividend
GLDY Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF	$14.12 -1.7%	53.82%	$7.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase
TCBX Third Coast Bancshares	$37.39 -2.3%	45.12%	$16.87	515.90%	N/A	N/A
CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF	$35.67 +0.5%	44.60%	$15.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$9.90 -0.9%	43.96%	$4.35	395.45%	N/A	6/16/2026	Positive News
RDTY YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$37.95 -0.4%	43.24%	$16.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HERZ Herzfeld Credit Income Fund	$17.49 -2.7%	41.22%	$7.21	N/A	N/A	6/16/2026	Short Interest Decrease
TSL GraniteShares 1.25X Long TSLA Daily ETF	$16.79 -4.4%	39.61%	$6.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease Gap Down
SRG Seritage Growth Properties	$2.66 +3.7%	37.54%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
ECC Eagle Point Credit	$4.13 +0.1%	36.85%	$1.52	161.70%	6.26%	6/10/2026
MVO MV Oil Trust	$1.91 +1.3%	35.70%	$0.68	N/A	13.18%	N/A
OCCI OFS Credit	$3.32 -1.0%	35.60%	$1.18	137.21%	N/A	6/15/2026	Short Interest Increase
PLTU Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares	$50.54 +6.2%	34.37%	$17.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase Gap Up
AIPI REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF	$39.40 +0.5%	33.68%	$13.27	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF	$9.97 -0.1%	31.59%	$3.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase Short Interest Increase
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$1.37 +1.1%	30.77%	$0.42	175.00%	-7.19%	6/16/2026	Positive News Gap Down
QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$43.59 +0.4%	30.37%	$13.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
YRD Yirendai	$1.36	29.41%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
SNT Senstar Technologies	$2.75 -0.9%	29.14%	$0.80	N/A	-100.00%	N/A	Earnings Report Short Interest Decrease
MUD Direxion Daily MU Bear 1X Shares	$12.35 -6.6%	27.61%	$3.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
IEP Icahn Enterprises	$7.49 +0.6%	26.72%	$2.00	253.16%	-24.21%	N/A
PDCC Pearl Diver Credit	$10.09 -1.1%	26.16%	$2.64	N/A	N/A	6/16/2026	Negative News Short Interest Increase
SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$42.95 +0.1%	25.87%	$11.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$7.52 -1.2%	25.00%	$1.88	89.52%	-2.92%	N/A	High Trading Volume
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SARK Tradr 1X Short Innovation Daily ETF	$27.11 +0.7%	24.01%	$6.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF	$46.50 -0.3%	23.05%	$10.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VIA Via Transportation	$16.69 +9.6%	21.69%	$3.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Up
SPMC Sound Point Meridian Capital	$11.43 +1.6%	21.01%	$2.40	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	Earnings Report
EARN Ellington Credit	$4.70 -0.9%	20.45%	$0.96	88.89%	-3.04%	N/A	Ex-Dividend
GGT Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$4.32 -0.6%	20.39%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026
BITS Global X Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$69.24 -1.4%	20.28%	$14.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$6.56 +1.5%	20.11%	$1.32	85.71%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OP OceanPal	$10.00 -3.8%	20.00%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$15.90 -0.1%	19.87%	$3.16	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026
OFS OFS Capital	$3.44 -1.0%	19.80%	$0.68	87.18%	6.71%	6/18/2026
IFN India Fund	$11.08 -1.6%	19.68%	$2.18	N/A	N/A	N/A
TOUR Tuniu	$6.00 +1.5%	19.67%	$1.18	694.12%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
MNR Mach Natural Resources	$13.41 +0.9%	19.10%	$2.56	115.32%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
BGS B&G Foods	$3.99 -2.6%	19.07%	$0.76	126.67%	-16.74%	6/30/2026
QQQT Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF	$19.11 -1.4%	19.05%	$3.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NVD GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF	$4.43 -9.6%	18.96%	$0.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase Gap Down
GECC Great Elm Capital Group	$6.37 +4.2%	18.85%	$1.20	75.47%	-24.34%	6/15/2026	Positive News
AVL Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares	$70.13 +6.6%	18.42%	$12.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital	$7.88 +0.1%	18.29%	$1.44	69.23%	-33.61%	N/A	Negative News
JFIN Jiayin Group	$4.37 +0.8%	18.09%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
ORC Orchid Island Capital	$6.80 +0.2%	17.66%	$1.20	151.90%	-18.27%	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend Short Interest Decrease
ELME Elme Communities	$2.06 +0.2%	17.52%	$0.36	N/A	66.18%	N/A
CION CION Investment	$6.86 +1.6%	17.51%	$1.20	95.24%	N/A	6/12/2026
TCPC Blackrock Tcp Capital	$3.93 +1.9%	17.32%	$0.68	63.55%	-3.23%	6/16/2026	Positive News
PSEC Prospect Capital	$2.45 +1.5%	17.18%	$0.42	89.36%	-2.02%	6/26/2026	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
AMDD Direxion Daily AMD Bear 1X Shares	$3.21 +1.9%	16.82%	$0.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase Gap Up
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$17.14 -0.1%	16.81%	$2.88	82.05%	-13.65%	6/15/2026	Dividend Announcement
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$11.31 -0.6%	16.63%	$1.88	89.95%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$2.42 +1.9%	16.56%	$0.40	62.50%	-16.20%	N/A
FSK FS KKR Capital	$10.88 +0.0%	16.55%	$1.80	74.07%	1.81%	6/17/2026
QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF	$24.79 +0.2%	16.54%	$4.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$5.57 +0.8%	16.53%	$0.92	85.98%	-6.85%	6/16/2026
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers	$48.64 +3.0%	16.45%	$8.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
QYLG Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	$30.25 +0.3%	16.10%	$4.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$4.53 +3.1%	15.91%	$0.72	62.61%	1.10%	6/17/2026
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$8.08 +0.9%	15.85%	$1.28	92.09%	0.64%	6/16/2026	Positive News
FATBB FAT Brands	$0.89	15.78%	$0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
USEA United Maritime	$2.54 -1.9%	15.75%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	6/29/2026	Positive News
DX Dynex Capital	$13.01 -0.6%	15.69%	$2.04	133.33%	3.59%	N/A
AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$8.18 -0.6%	15.65%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A
LFT Lument Finance Trust	$1.04 -1.4%	15.46%	$0.16	48.48%	-9.88%	N/A	Positive News
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$10.38 -0.8%	15.42%	$1.60	101.91%	1.03%	N/A
DHT DHT	$16.75 +2.6%	15.29%	$2.56	166.23%	-11.33%	N/A
MFA MFA Financial	$9.50 -1.1%	15.17%	$1.44	104.35%	23.56%	N/A
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$2.65 -3.8%	15.12%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FTGC First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	$29.20 +0.4%	15.00%	$4.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$9.07 +1.1%	14.99%	$1.36	107.94%	6.83%	6/30/2026	Ex-Dividend
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$6.73 +0.8%	14.87%	$1.00	107.53%	-10.28%	6/30/2026	News Coverage Positive News
QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF	$33.03 +0.4%	14.83%	$4.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
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PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$8.33 +1.4%	14.77%	$1.23	N/A	1.53%	N/A
CULP Culp	$3.14 +1.1%	14.67%	$0.46	76.67%	-100.00%	N/A
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$11.02 +2.0%	14.52%	$1.60	85.11%	-2.16%	6/30/2026	Positive News
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$6.92 +3.4%	14.45%	$1.00	87.72%	-5.39%	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
CCAP Crescent Capital BDC	$11.70 +2.5%	14.36%	$1.68	97.67%	2.22%	6/30/2026	Ex-Dividend
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$4.96 -1.9%	14.33%	$0.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$12.55 -0.1%	14.02%	$1.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$9.17 +2.3%	13.97%	$1.28	92.09%	0.87%	6/30/2026
AGNC AGNC Investment	$10.33 -0.8%	13.95%	$1.44	88.34%	-1.59%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Gap Down
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$1.46 -0.3%	13.75%	$0.20	N/A	-21.00%	N/A
LIEN Chicago Atlantic BDC	$9.96 -0.4%	13.65%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	6/26/2026	Short Interest Increase
SUNS Sunrise Realty Trust	$8.82 -0.9%	13.61%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KQQQ Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF	$31.60 +0.2%	13.58%	$4.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PCM Pcm Fund	$5.68 +0.2%	13.56%	$0.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$45.58 -0.9%	13.54%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSPY TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF	$26.22 +0.2%	13.46%	$3.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
RWT Redwood Trust	$5.37 -1.0%	13.42%	$0.72	86.75%	-0.28%	N/A	Positive News
LX LexinFintech	$2.25 +2.0%	13.36%	$0.30	13.39%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
PSBD Palmer Square Capital BDC	$10.80 -0.5%	13.34%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	6/26/2026	Positive News
UWMC UWM	$3.01 -1.8%	13.31%	$0.40	83.33%	N/A	6/18/2026
CIM Chimera Investment	$13.53 -0.6%	13.30%	$1.80	94.74%	-18.83%	N/A
UAN CVR Partners	$120.42 -0.7%	13.29%	$16.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$57.31 -1.2%	13.26%	$7.60	176.74%	11.20%	N/A
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF	$57.41 +0.3%	13.22%	$7.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$12.11 +1.3%	13.21%	$1.60	69.26%	9.48%	6/15/2026	Positive News
SAR Saratoga Investment	$22.73 +1.0%	13.20%	$3.00	90.36%	24.91%	6/4/2026
FLO Flowers Foods	$7.56 -1.1%	13.10%	$0.99	87.61%	4.40%	6/12/2026
TMET iShares Transition-Enabling Metals ETF	$32.43	12.95%	$4.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$11.45 +1.6%	12.93%	$1.48	97.37%	N/A	6/30/2026	Positive News
NLY Annaly Capital Management	$21.76 -0.4%	12.87%	$2.80	96.22%	-5.11%	N/A	Positive News
NAT Nordic American Tankers	$5.29 +2.6%	12.87%	$0.68	194.29%	-4.36%	6/10/2026	Earnings Report Upcoming Earnings Dividend Increase Analyst Upgrade
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$23.96 +0.9%	12.86%	$3.08	101.32%	N/A	6/30/2026	Positive News
VOC VOC Energy Trust	$2.97 +2.8%	12.79%	$0.38	N/A	13.85%	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease Gap Up
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$15.65 +0.3%	12.78%	$2.00	99.50%	7.09%	6/15/2026
PDBA Invesco Agriculture Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$36.33 +0.1%	12.66%	$4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$4.60 +0.8%	12.62%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
PCF High Income Securities Fund	$5.65 +0.6%	12.58%	$0.71	N/A	N/A	6/16/2026	News Coverage Short Interest Increase
HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF	$24.10	12.53%	$3.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase Short Interest Decrease
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$13.48 +1.3%	12.46%	$1.68	101.82%	6.40%	6/15/2026
MITT AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$7.71 -0.2%	12.46%	$0.96	88.07%	56.69%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ	$37.47 -1.6%	12.38%	$4.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLRC SLR Investment	$13.32 +1.8%	12.31%	$1.64	100.61%	N/A	6/12/2026	Positive News
ELIL Direxion Daily LLY Bull 2X Shares	$25.53 -5.4%	12.30%	$3.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$3.92 +0.1%	12.26%	$0.48	67.61%	9.86%	N/A
QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$15.59 +0.1%	12.19%	$1.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$4.93 -0.3%	12.18%	$0.60	260.87%	-14.59%	6/30/2026	Analyst Downgrade
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$5.61 -2.5%	12.13%	$0.68	57.14%	1.58%	N/A	Positive News
DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	$9.79 -0.3%	12.06%	$1.18	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	News Coverage
PTY Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$11.88 0.0%	12.04%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSQ Townsquare Media	$6.66 +0.8%	12.02%	$0.80	71.43%	58.49%	7/27/2026	Insider Trade
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TRIN Trinity Capital	$17.08 +1.3%	11.95%	$2.04	100.00%	N/A	6/11/2026
CLPR Clipper Realty	$3.19 +1.6%	11.92%	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
BBDC Barings Bdc	$8.86 +2.3%	11.74%	$1.04	105.05%	12.86%	6/3/2026	Positive News
HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors	$19.76 -1.2%	11.74%	$2.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
FRO Frontline	$35.15 +1.4%	11.72%	$4.12	136.88%	-10.28%	6/12/2026
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$44.07 +0.2%	11.69%	$5.15	N/A	N/A	6/3/2026
SPOK Spok	$10.76 +1.6%	11.62%	$1.25	158.23%	20.11%	N/A	Positive News
USA Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	$5.87 +0.4%	11.59%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
EFC Ellington Financial	$13.48 -0.7%	11.58%	$1.56	91.23%	4.36%	N/A	Ex-Dividend
HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors	$17.66 -1.1%	11.55%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	$15.66 +1.5%	11.50%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	6/30/2026
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$18.10 +0.1%	11.44%	$2.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF	$23.63 +1.5%	11.43%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
WU Western Union	$8.24 +1.3%	11.41%	$0.94	50.81%	0.87%	6/16/2026
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$8.44 +0.4%	11.38%	$0.96	87.27%	-10.16%	N/A
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$5.65 -2.2%	11.34%	$0.64	90.14%	16.36%	N/A
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$10.94 +0.6%	11.33%	$1.24	82.67%	-1.27%	6/9/2026	Positive News
STWD Starwood Property Trust	$16.95 -0.8%	11.33%	$1.92	94.58%	N/A	N/A
BWLP BW LPG	$20.18 +2.9%	11.30%	$2.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Gap Up
MCI Barings Corporate Investors	$17.83 -1.2%	11.22%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Ex-Dividend Short Interest Increase
CRWS Crown Crafts	$2.87 +0.0%	11.15%	$0.32	N/A	-10.90%	6/11/2026	Positive News
CHCT Community Healthcare Trust	$17.34 +0.7%	11.08%	$1.92	426.67%	2.26%	N/A
TXO TXO Partners	$13.01 +2.3%	11.07%	$1.44	125.22%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PAGS PagSeguro Digital	$9.42 +0.8%	11.04%	$1.04	69.80%	N/A	N/A
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$21.83 -0.4%	10.99%	$2.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TWO Two Harbors Investments	$12.40 +0.5%	10.97%	$1.36	90.67%	-4.01%	N/A
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$5.48 -0.9%	10.95%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
PRGO Perrigo	$10.62 -3.9%	10.92%	$1.16	35.47%	5.21%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Analyst Revision
MRP Millrose Properties	$27.85 -1.3%	10.91%	$3.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$14.03 -0.3%	10.91%	$1.53	N/A	N/A	6/16/2026	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
RITM Rithm Capital	$9.18 -1.6%	10.90%	$1.00	46.51%	14.87%	N/A
MPV Barings Participation Investors	$17.08 +0.0%	10.83%	$1.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend
NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	$13.30 +1.8%	10.83%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	6/30/2026
KBDC Kayne Anderson BDC	$14.78 -0.1%	10.83%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	6/30/2026
KRP Kimbell Royalty	$15.16 +1.0%	10.82%	$1.64	115.49%	12.96%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
VLT INV VK HI INC2	$10.46 -0.5%	10.81%	$1.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest Increase
RAND Rand Capital	$10.76 +1.5%	10.78%	$1.16	N/A	-35.91%	N/A	Short Interest Increase
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$10.59 -0.8%	10.76%	$1.14	N/A	N/A	6/23/2026
XYF X Financial	$5.02 +4.4%	10.76%	$0.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
GAB Gabelli Equity Trust	$5.62 +0.1%	10.69%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	Positive News
CAG Conagra Brands	$13.19 -0.7%	10.62%	$1.40	56.00%	10.50%	N/A
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$19.80 +0.0%	10.60%	$2.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
SGA Saga Communications	$9.46 -0.2%	10.57%	$1.00	135.14%	25.59%	N/A	Positive News
CIF MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	$1.62 -0.3%	10.53%	$0.17	N/A	N/A	6/8/2026	Negative News Dividend Cut Short Interest Increase
SALM Salem Media Group	$0.95 -0.1%	10.53%	$0.10	N/A	-100.00%	N/A
TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$28.65 +0.4%	10.51%	$3.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
NRT North European Oil Royality Trust	$8.41 +4.9%	10.47%	$0.88	N/A	2.48%	N/A	Positive News
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$18.05 -1.3%	10.42%	$1.88	104.44%	-5.39%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
NFXL Direxion Daily NFLX Bull 2X Shares	$23.24 +0.1%	10.41%	$2.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$4.23 +0.2%	10.40%	$0.44	91.67%	1.84%	7/8/2026
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GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$5.43 +2.3%	10.31%	$0.56	35.00%	6.27%	N/A
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$3.11 +0.2%	10.31%	$0.32	N/A	-6.95%	7/8/2026	Dividend Announcement
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$17.88 +3.8%	10.29%	$1.84	82.14%	-2.28%	6/15/2026	Positive News
GCV Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund	$4.68 +0.1%	10.27%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
WF Woori Bank	$59.60 -2.0%	10.23%	$6.10	66.81%	22.17%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
HTGC Hercules Capital	$15.71 +1.7%	10.19%	$1.60	80.40%	6.38%	N/A
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$60.69 -0.8%	10.17%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
SSTK Shutterstock	$14.20 -4.7%	10.14%	$1.44	54.14%	14.19%	6/4/2026
BKT Blackrock Income Trust	$10.53 -0.2%	10.07%	$1.06	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026
ARCC Ares Capital	$19.14 +0.8%	10.03%	$1.92	96.00%	3.71%	6/15/2026
GAM General American Investors	$63.82 0.0%	10.03%	$6.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
CURI CuriosityStream	$3.20 +11.7%	10.02%	$0.32	1,066.67%	N/A	6/5/2026	Positive News Insider Trade Gap Up
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$4.00 -0.9%	10.01%	$0.40	166.67%	N/A	6/11/2026
SSIC Silver Spike Investment	$10.00 +0.2%	10.00%	$1.00	101.01%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
ATHM Autohome	$17.60 +0.8%	9.94%	$1.75	90.67%	17.84%	7/2/2026	Dividend Announcement
CSWC Capital Southwest	$23.42 +0.9%	9.91%	$2.32	99.15%	4.54%	6/15/2026	Dividend Announcement
VTS Vitesse Energy	$17.70 +2.4%	9.89%	$1.75	160.55%	N/A	6/15/2026
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$13.42 +1.9%	9.84%	$1.32	73.33%	3.79%	6/15/2026	Positive News
FLNG Flex LNG	$30.51 +2.5%	9.83%	$3.00	136.99%	75.54%	N/A	Ex-Dividend
TU TELUS	$12.54 -0.1%	9.81%	$1.23	153.75%	5.80%	6/10/2026
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$12.51 -0.8%	9.59%	$1.20	413.79%	-4.36%	6/23/2026	Positive News
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$22.11 +2.3%	9.50%	$2.10	411.76%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$8.43 -2.8%	9.50%	$0.80	58.39%	-4.84%	N/A	Positive News
INDY iShares India 50 ETF	$42.15 -1.3%	9.47%	$3.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$25.39 +2.2%	9.45%	$2.40	90.23%	45.41%	N/A	Positive News
ASC Ardmore Shipping	$16.56 +3.0%	9.42%	$1.56	123.81%	43.10%	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
GGAL Grupo Financiero Galicia	$51.60 +1.8%	9.42%	$4.86	58.41%	95.08%	N/A	Earnings Report
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.45 -0.6%	9.41%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest Increase
MSFU Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 2X Shares	$34.88 +5.4%	9.35%	$3.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Up High Trading Volume
QQA Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF	$57.97 +0.3%	9.32%	$5.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$13.38 -0.3%	9.27%	$1.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$19.53 +0.8%	9.22%	$1.80	89.55%	8.89%	6/23/2026	Positive News
GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF	$59.13 -0.6%	9.17%	$5.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LADR Ladder Capital	$10.07 -1.5%	9.14%	$0.92	80.00%	-0.43%	N/A
ZTR Virtus Total Return Fund	$6.58 -1.4%	9.13%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
FAAR First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	$34.00 +0.4%	9.12%	$3.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
EEA The European Equity Fund	$10.65 -0.7%	9.11%	$0.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$11.00 +0.3%	9.10%	$1.00	98.04%	-7.16%	N/A
RMR The RMR Group	$19.86 -0.5%	9.06%	$1.80	123.29%	3.44%	N/A
FDUS Fidus Investment	$19.02 +0.7%	9.04%	$1.72	79.26%	10.08%	6/16/2026
ITRN Ituran Location and Control	$66.61 +1.6%	9.01%	$6.00	184.62%	52.81%	6/24/2026	Earnings Report Dividend Cut Analyst Revision
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.45 -0.6%	9.00%	$0.22	N/A	N/A	6/5/2026
MERC Mercer International	$0.89 -4.2%	8.98%	$0.08	200.00%	-14.59%	N/A	Gap Up
QFIN Qfin	$17.17 +6.7%	8.97%	$1.54	19.08%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
HAFN Hafnia	$7.81 +2.0%	8.97%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	6/4/2026	Earnings Report Dividend Increase Short Interest Decrease
AB AllianceBernstein	$37.06 -0.2%	8.96%	$3.32	94.05%	4.46%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$50.66 +2.6%	8.92%	$4.52	103.91%	4.45%	N/A
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.48 -0.4%	8.92%	$0.31	N/A	N/A	6/23/2026	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$7.29 -0.7%	8.92%	$0.65	N/A	N/A	N/A
PVL Permianville Royalty Trust	$1.93 +1.9%	8.83%	$0.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$13.59 +0.2%	8.83%	$1.20	77.92%	14.70%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.53 -0.1%	8.82%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	6/8/2026	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
ERNZ TrueShares Active Yield ETF	$21.32	8.82%	$1.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth Fund	$5.35 +0.3%	8.79%	$0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$23.71 -0.4%	8.77%	$2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
IRS IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	$15.98 +3.5%	8.76%	$1.40	N/A	51.57%	N/A
OWL Blue Owl Capital	$10.57 +2.8%	8.71%	$0.92	87.62%	N/A	N/A
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$5.06 +4.0%	8.70%	$0.44	65.67%	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend Gap Up
WES Western Midstream Partners	$42.97 +0.2%	8.66%	$3.72	103.05%	18.27%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$17.40 -0.4%	8.62%	$1.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
TSDD GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF	$7.55 +7.2%	8.61%	$0.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease Gap Up
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$5.63 +1.9%	8.53%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
NWL Newell Brands	$3.29 -3.4%	8.52%	$0.28	37.84%	-21.18%	N/A	Ex-Dividend
CIG Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS	$2.12 -1.6%	8.51%	$0.18	81.82%	29.20%	N/A	Positive News
WHR Whirlpool	$42.46 -2.2%	8.48%	$3.60	33.77%	1.79%	N/A
CO Global Cord Blood	$0.95 -5.0%	8.42%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
XRN Global Medical REIT	$35.90 -0.4%	8.36%	$3.00	6,000.00%	-3.77%	6/22/2026
JOF Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	$11.79 -0.1%	8.32%	$0.98	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	Positive News
GNL Global Net Lease	$9.20 -1.9%	8.26%	$0.76	N/A	-13.25%	N/A
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management	$37.35 -0.3%	8.25%	$3.08	90.86%	1.38%	N/A	Positive News
PIM Putnam Mast Int	$3.17 -0.3%	8.20%	$0.26	N/A	N/A	6/23/2026
AHRT Armada Hoffler Properties	$6.84 +0.4%	8.19%	$0.56	400.00%	4.94%	6/24/2026
HESM Hess Midstream Partners	$38.13 +1.7%	8.18%	$3.12	95.71%	10.88%	N/A
SABA Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	$8.56 -0.6%	8.18%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
FORTY Formula Systems (1985)	$132.54	8.17%	$10.83	N/A	36.91%	N/A	Earnings Report Short Interest Increase
UPBD Upbound Group	$19.13 -0.4%	8.15%	$1.56	30.41%	1.20%	N/A	Positive News
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$23.21 +1.2%	8.14%	$1.89	93.10%	N/A	N/A
MGF Mfs Govt Mkts	$2.84 -0.9%	8.11%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
JOYY JOYY	$68.11 +1.0%	8.08%	$5.50	N/A	27.93%	6/29/2026	Positive News Dividend Increase
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$10.54 -0.8%	8.07%	$0.85	N/A	N/A	6/30/2026	Dividend Announcement Ex-Dividend
QQQH NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF	$56.26 +0.3%	8.02%	$4.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
NOG Northern Oil and Gas	$22.47 +3.2%	8.01%	$1.80	48.39%	N/A	6/29/2026
TACT TransAct Technologies	$4.50 +0.6%	8.01%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
BRHY iShares High Yield Active ETF	$50.94 -0.6%	7.99%	$4.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase Trading Halted
GTN Gray Media	$4.03 +0.4%	7.95%	$0.32	12.12%	N/A	6/15/2026	Positive News
PK Park Hotels & Resorts	$12.59 +3.8%	7.95%	$1.00	172.41%	17.32%	6/30/2026	Positive News Analyst Forecast
SFL SFL	$11.09 +0.4%	7.94%	$0.88	303.45%	-1.23%	N/A
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$22.25 -1.1%	7.91%	$1.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust	$75.85 +1.4%	7.87%	$5.97	N/A	16.35%	N/A
MPLX Mplx	$54.78 +0.2%	7.87%	$4.31	88.87%	7.51%	N/A
ACCO Acco Brands	$3.82 -3.7%	7.86%	$0.30	27.78%	2.90%	N/A	Insider Trade
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF	$55.72 -0.7%	7.86%	$4.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$25.67 +0.7%	7.83%	$2.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$12.76 -0.9%	7.76%	$0.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
RHI Robert Half	$30.42 +3.3%	7.76%	$2.36	88.06%	11.65%	N/A
RVT Royce Small-Cap Trust	$18.33 -1.2%	7.75%	$1.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
OLP One Liberty Properties	$23.36 -0.8%	7.71%	$1.80	339.62%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DEC Diversified Energy	$15.08 +3.6%	7.69%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	8/28/2026	Positive News Ex-Dividend
OMF OneMain	$54.96 -0.6%	7.64%	$4.20	52.43%	-6.83%	N/A	Positive News
CLMT Calumet	$36.00 +1.5%	7.61%	$2.74	N/A	N/A	N/A
NWG NatWest Group	$15.90 -0.8%	7.61%	$1.21	69.94%	60.04%	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
DEA Easterly Government Properties	$23.72 -1.1%	7.59%	$1.80	225.00%	-7.72%	N/A
NAVI Navient	$8.45 -1.3%	7.58%	$0.64	47.76%	N/A	6/5/2026
FSP Franklin Street Properties	$0.53 +0.3%	7.56%	$0.04	N/A	-35.56%	N/A
HIW Highwoods Properties	$26.49 +1.5%	7.55%	$2.00	289.86%	0.82%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
ETD Ethan Allen Interiors	$20.71 +0.4%	7.53%	$1.56	73.93%	19.04%	N/A
USAC USA Compression Partners	$27.89 +1.3%	7.53%	$2.10	185.84%	N/A	N/A
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$20.42 -0.7%	7.45%	$1.52	633.33%	-19.79%	6/11/2026	Dividend Announcement
SAMG Silvercrest Asset Management Group	$11.32 -0.1%	7.42%	$0.84	58.33%	5.08%	6/12/2026	Positive News
WB Weibo	$7.99 +1.6%	7.39%	$0.59	32.60%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
CPB Campbell's	$21.12 +0.0%	7.39%	$1.56	N/A	1.92%	7/2/2026	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$12.35 -0.2%	7.37%	$0.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$25.49 0.0%	7.34%	$1.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
NXRT NexPoint Residential Trust	$28.96 -0.3%	7.32%	$2.12	N/A	9.98%	6/15/2026	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
ALX Alexander's	$246.52 +0.2%	7.30%	$18.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
WEN Wendy's	$7.69 -0.2%	7.29%	$0.56	53.33%	18.23%	6/1/2026
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$40.91 -1.3%	7.28%	$2.98	N/A	1.41%	N/A
GIS General Mills	$33.62 -0.6%	7.26%	$2.44	58.23%	4.13%	N/A	Positive News
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$23.03 +2.7%	7.25%	$1.67	110.60%	11.05%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
QQQX Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$31.77 +0.1%	7.24%	$2.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
TFSL TFS Financial	$15.62 -1.8%	7.23%	$1.13	353.13%	0.36%	6/10/2026	Dividend Announcement
TRMD Torm	$28.21 +3.6%	7.23%	$2.04	78.46%	7.58%	N/A
AWF AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	$10.29 -0.3%	7.19%	$0.74	N/A	N/A	6/4/2026	Short Interest Decrease
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$36.33 -0.9%	7.16%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
UG United-Guardian	$7.00 +1.0%	7.14%	$0.50	N/A	-5.11%	N/A	Positive News
MNRO Monro Muffler Brake	$15.75 -4.3%	7.11%	$1.12	131.76%	4.94%	6/2/2026	Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade
AAPU Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X Shares	$39.97 -3.9%	7.08%	$2.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase Short Interest Decrease
SBGI Sinclair	$14.14 +2.2%	7.07%	$1.00	66.67%	4.56%	N/A	Positive News
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$10.04 +1.9%	7.07%	$0.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSI TCW Strategic Income Fund	$4.53 -0.2%	7.06%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$22.41 +0.1%	7.05%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBLK Star Bulk Carriers	$28.39 +4.2%	7.04%	$2.00	69.44%	43.10%	6/12/2026
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$31.94 -1.9%	7.01%	$2.24	73.44%	1.79%	N/A	Positive News
KNTK Kinetik	$46.33 +0.8%	6.99%	$3.24	141.48%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	$9.17 -0.4%	6.98%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	6/23/2026	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
ET Energy Transfer	$19.37 +1.0%	6.97%	$1.35	86.54%	4.29%	N/A
BRT BRT Apartments	$14.36 -0.9%	6.97%	$1.00	N/A	2.59%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF	$54.97 -1.1%	6.91%	$3.80	N/A	N/A	6/1/2026	Positive News
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$27.55 +1.8%	6.90%	$1.90	N/A	14.87%	N/A
AMCR Amcor	$37.77 -2.7%	6.88%	$2.60	317.07%	1.74%	N/A
BFS Saul Centers	$34.63 -0.1%	6.82%	$2.36	181.54%	2.17%	N/A
KHC Kraft Heinz	$23.53 -2.0%	6.80%	$1.60	59.93%	N/A	6/5/2026	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$23.83 -0.7%	6.80%	$1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease High Trading Volume
SPH Suburban Propane Partners	$19.14 -1.3%	6.79%	$1.30	76.47%	-9.15%	N/A
HNDL Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF	$22.83 -0.3%	6.79%	$1.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
CHA Chagee	$12.83 +0.5%	6.78%	$0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
SWP SWP Growth & Income ETF	$29.26 +0.3%	6.77%	$1.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ASR Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$294.06 -0.8%	6.76%	$19.87	81.60%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BSJT Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.20 0.0%	6.75%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
NL NL Industries	$5.94 -2.1%	6.73%	$0.40	45.98%	28.93%	6/4/2026
PCMM BondBloxx Private Credit CLO ETF	$49.48 -0.2%	6.71%	$3.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VINP Vinci Compass Investments	$10.14 +0.0%	6.71%	$0.68	77.27%	N/A	N/A
MDV Modiv Industrial	$17.89 -1.5%	6.71%	$1.20	857.14%	N/A	6/30/2026	Ex-Dividend Short Interest Decrease
PAGP Plains GP	$24.94 +2.4%	6.70%	$1.67	105.03%	11.05%	N/A	Negative News Dividend Announcement Analyst Downgrade
PFE Pfizer	$25.70 -1.9%	6.69%	$1.72	55.84%	-13.20%	N/A	Trending News Analyst Forecast
HYLS First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	$40.82 -0.2%	6.69%	$2.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties	$46.79 -0.4%	6.67%	$3.12	100.00%	8.94%	6/12/2026	Positive News
BOLT Bolt Biotherapeutics	$5.41 +3.0%	6.66%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest Increase Analyst Revision
NOMD Nomad Foods	$10.22 +0.7%	6.66%	$0.68	29.82%	N/A	N/A
VRTS Virtus Investment Partners	$144.29 +0.9%	6.65%	$9.60	N/A	26.45%	7/31/2026
KRT Karat Packaging	$27.08 -0.1%	6.65%	$1.80	97.83%	N/A	N/A
BSJW Invesco BulletShares 2032 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.34 -0.1%	6.63%	$1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
XT iShares Exponential Technologies ETF	$83.60 -0.3%	6.63%	$5.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.83 -0.2%	6.62%	$1.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MTN Vail Resorts	$134.16 +0.4%	6.62%	$8.88	109.49%	10.96%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
GSL Global Ship Lease	$37.84 +3.9%	6.61%	$2.50	27.41%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$14.60 -0.6%	6.58%	$0.96	124.68%	26.19%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Analyst Forecast
BSJV Invesco BulletShares 2031 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$26.31 0.0%	6.58%	$1.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NSP Insperity	$36.52 +5.9%	6.57%	$2.40	65.04%	8.45%	6/4/2026	Positive News
TSLL Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares	$14.76 -7.3%	6.57%	$0.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
TEF Telefonica	$3.81	6.56%	$0.25	53.19%	-7.52%	N/A
EPR EPR Properties	$56.71 -0.6%	6.56%	$3.72	126.10%	18.29%	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
ENR Energizer	$18.31 +0.5%	6.55%	$1.20	33.99%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CIB Grupo Cibest	$74.98 +9.3%	6.54%	$4.90	75.38%	21.71%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Gap Up High Trading Volume
BTX BlackRock Tchnlgy nd Prvt Eqty Trm Trst	$9.20 +0.2%	6.53%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	Negative News Short Interest Increase
AOHY Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF	$11.05 -0.2%	6.52%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Ex-Dividend
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$44.94	6.45%	$2.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TLK PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$16.31 -0.7%	6.44%	$1.05	67.74%	5.59%	N/A	Earnings Report
DEI Douglas Emmett	$11.81 +1.4%	6.44%	$0.76	N/A	-7.46%	6/30/2026	Positive News Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
VICI VICI Properties	$27.99 -0.8%	6.43%	$1.80	63.38%	7.03%	N/A	Positive News
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$11.20 -0.6%	6.43%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	6/9/2026	Short Interest Decrease
NPFI Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF	$26.00 -0.5%	6.42%	$1.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
DLO DLocal	$12.15 +2.5%	6.42%	$0.78	98.73%	N/A	N/A
FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	$27.00 -0.7%	6.41%	$1.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BSJX Invesco BulletShares 2033 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.17 -0.2%	6.40%	$1.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
FT Franklin Universal Trust	$7.99 -0.8%	6.39%	$0.51	N/A	N/A	6/23/2026	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
DOC Healthpeak Properties	$19.11 -0.2%	6.39%	$1.22	369.70%	-3.79%	6/15/2026	Positive News Analyst Forecast
ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	$29.03 -0.7%	6.37%	$1.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
MDIV First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund	$16.51 -0.1%	6.36%	$1.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
BMA Macro Bank	$92.12 +1.5%	6.34%	$5.84	49.74%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Dividend Cut
GLP Global Partners	$48.29 +2.0%	6.34%	$3.06	100.99%	9.72%	N/A
BWMX Betterware de Mexico SAPI de C	$17.37 +0.3%	6.33%	$1.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
KRC Kilroy Realty	$34.19 -0.2%	6.32%	$2.16	284.21%	1.86%	6/30/2026	Analyst Forecast
OXM Oxford Industries	$44.51 -0.2%	6.29%	$2.80	60.74%	22.51%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.80 -0.1%	6.24%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
LTC LTC Properties	$36.56 -2.3%	6.24%	$2.28	118.75%	N/A	6/22/2026	Analyst Forecast
ZTOP F/m High Yield 100 ETF	$51.91	6.22%	$3.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SGU Star Group	$12.71 +1.2%	6.22%	$0.79	N/A	6.72%	N/A
SBRA Sabra Healthcare REIT	$19.32 -2.9%	6.21%	$1.20	153.85%	-2.33%	N/A
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$19.40 +0.6%	6.19%	$1.20	4,000.00%	6.81%	6/11/2026
UNB Union Bankshares	$23.33 +1.0%	6.17%	$1.44	N/A	2.38%	N/A
MO Altria Group	$68.68 -1.3%	6.17%	$4.24	76.53%	4.12%	6/15/2026	Positive News
HYXF iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$46.53 -0.7%	6.17%	$2.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
PHI PLDT	$18.09 -0.5%	6.14%	$1.11	36.88%	3.07%	N/A
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust	$9.79 +0.6%	6.13%	$0.60	600.00%	71.88%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
UVV Universal	$53.63 +3.4%	6.12%	$3.28	N/A	1.29%	7/13/2026	Earnings Report
TWN Taiwan Fund	$101.70 +2.6%	6.10%	$6.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
UPS United Parcel Service	$108.02 +1.2%	6.07%	$6.56	82.72%	10.18%	N/A	Positive News
UMH UMH Properties	$14.86 -1.0%	6.05%	$0.90	409.09%	4.33%	N/A
ENIC Enel Chile	$4.30 -0.8%	6.05%	$0.26	65.00%	5.92%	N/A	News Coverage
VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF	$74.79 -0.8%	6.04%	$4.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF	$29.31 -0.5%	6.04%	$1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
JMM Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund	$5.82 -0.1%	6.02%	$0.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$15.96 +1.0%	6.02%	$0.96	91.43%	10.03%	6/23/2026	Positive News Dividend Announcement
FCPT Four Corners Property Trust	$24.47 -1.7%	6.01%	$1.47	127.83%	-1.47%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
GTY Getty Realty	$32.30 -0.7%	6.01%	$1.94	144.78%	4.84%	6/25/2026	Positive News
LAND Gladstone Land	$9.33 -1.6%	6.01%	$0.56	N/A	-3.23%	6/23/2026
HNNA Hennessy Advisors	$10.00 -2.2%	6.00%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MAIN Main Street Capital	$51.99 +1.5%	6.00%	$3.12	82.11%	13.36%	6/8/2026
SUN Sunoco	$66.11 +1.8%	5.99%	$3.96	70.21%	1.81%	N/A
DSWL Deswell Industries	$3.34 -0.3%	5.99%	$0.20	N/A	5.92%	N/A	Short Interest Increase
CARY Angel Oak Income ETF	$20.75 -0.1%	5.98%	$1.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Ex-Dividend
VZ Verizon Communications	$47.64 -0.3%	5.94%	$2.83	58.59%	1.95%	N/A	Positive News
COLD Americold Realty Trust	$15.49 -1.3%	5.94%	$0.92	255.56%	1.84%	6/30/2026	Analyst Forecast
RGP Resources Connection	$4.74 +4.8%	5.91%	$0.28	53.85%	-5.59%	N/A	News Coverage
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$37.35 +1.5%	5.89%	$2.20	73.09%	3.95%	N/A	Positive News
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$49.04 -1.3%	5.87%	$2.88	125.22%	1.99%	N/A	Analyst Revision
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$19.96 -1.4%	5.86%	$1.17	151.95%	24.36%	6/30/2026	News Coverage
USDX SGI Enhanced Core ETF	$25.76 -0.2%	5.86%	$1.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement Short Interest Increase
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund	$22.53 +0.5%	5.86%	$1.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest Increase
JKS JinkoSolar	$21.86 -6.2%	5.85%	$1.28	76.65%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
HVT Haverty Furniture Companies	$22.56 -2.7%	5.85%	$1.32	53.88%	-14.17%	6/1/2026
VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF	$66.75 -0.7%	5.84%	$3.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
JRSH Jerash Holdings (US)	$3.43 +0.7%	5.84%	$0.20	42.55%	-4.36%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
BKSC Bank of South Carolina	$15.78 -0.7%	5.83%	$0.92	N/A	5.44%	N/A
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$23.01 0.0%	5.82%	$1.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
JCAP Jernigan Capital	$16.50 -2.9%	5.82%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors	$46.13 -1.3%	5.81%	$2.68	148.07%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
MFIN Medallion Financial	$9.66 -0.8%	5.80%	$0.56	34.36%	N/A	N/A
MKTW MarketWise	$17.31 +0.4%	5.78%	$1.00	80.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GNK Genco Shipping & Trading	$24.25 +0.8%	5.77%	$1.40	115.70%	25.59%	N/A
AAT American Assets Trust	$23.57 +1.1%	5.77%	$1.36	302.22%	6.34%	6/4/2026	Positive News
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$13.92 -1.6%	5.75%	$0.80	61.07%	1.03%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
HTHT H World Group	$44.57 -0.7%	5.74%	$2.56	116.89%	40.31%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade Short Interest Decrease
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.38 -0.2%	5.72%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
FF FutureFuel	$4.21 +1.7%	5.70%	$0.24	N/A	-40.58%	6/4/2026
RMT Royce Otc Micro	$13.96 -0.6%	5.66%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$10.30 +0.4%	5.63%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
FFIC Flushing Financial	$15.66 -1.9%	5.62%	$0.88	59.46%	0.93%	N/A
DUKH Ocean Park High Income ETF	$24.03 -0.3%	5.62%	$1.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CS Credit Suisse Group	$0.89	5.62%	$0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
SELF Global Self Storage	$5.17 +0.1%	5.61%	$0.29	N/A	2.21%	N/A	Positive News
WD Walker & Dunlop	$48.55 -3.3%	5.60%	$2.72	61.54%	13.23%	N/A	Positive News
GPRF Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Preferred Stock and Hybrid Securities ETF	$50.35	5.60%	$2.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VIV Telefonica Brasil	$13.24 +0.7%	5.59%	$0.74	90.24%	-20.73%	N/A	Dividend Announcement
PAX Patria Investments	$11.66 +0.6%	5.58%	$0.65	50.00%	N/A	N/A
MBS Angel Oak Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF	$8.61 -0.1%	5.57%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Ex-Dividend Short Interest Decrease
CLX Clorox	$89.04 -1.1%	5.57%	$4.96	72.73%	2.85%	N/A
IP International Paper	$33.23 -0.7%	5.57%	$1.85	54.73%	-2.03%	N/A	Positive News
PRU Prudential Financial	$100.59 0.0%	5.57%	$5.60	37.99%	4.18%	N/A	Positive News
NEWT NewtekOne	$13.66 -1.6%	5.57%	$0.76	33.33%	-18.00%	N/A
VBF Invesco Bond Fund	$14.96 -0.5%	5.55%	$0.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$31.40 -0.5%	5.54%	$1.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
INN Summit Hotel Properties	$5.78 +0.1%	5.54%	$0.32	N/A	12.20%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
LXP LXP Industrial Trust	$50.57 -2.1%	5.54%	$2.80	4,000.00%	0.56%	N/A	Positive News
YY JOYY	$67.43 +2.3%	5.52%	$3.72	71.26%	N/A	N/A
SOBO South Bow	$36.43 +1.3%	5.49%	$2.00	109.89%	N/A	6/30/2026
SOR Source Capital	$45.63 -0.3%	5.48%	$2.50	N/A	N/A	6/16/2026
NNN NNN REIT	$43.83 -1.5%	5.48%	$2.40	115.94%	2.66%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
NSA National Storage Affiliates Trust	$41.67 -2.3%	5.47%	$2.28	268.24%	11.05%	6/15/2026
MXF Mexico Fund	$21.93 -1.5%	5.47%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SLG SL Green Realty	$45.17 -0.5%	5.47%	$2.47	N/A	-10.54%	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
KRNY Kearny Financial	$8.06 -2.2%	5.46%	$0.44	55.70%	8.69%	N/A	Positive News
FIBK First Interstate BancSystem	$34.52 -3.0%	5.45%	$1.88	71.21%	-1.23%	N/A
SKRE Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF	$7.72 +3.6%	5.44%	$0.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
TPG TPG	$43.39 +1.9%	5.44%	$2.36	82.23%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
CZNC Citizens & Northern	$20.61 -2.1%	5.43%	$1.12	56.00%	0.73%	N/A	Positive News
APC Anadarko Petroleum	$19.15 +0.7%	5.43%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMSF AMERISAFE	$30.21 -1.4%	5.43%	$1.64	74.55%	-10.98%	6/12/2026	Positive News Analyst Revision
AFCG AFC Gamma	$3.69 -1.2%	5.43%	$0.20	17.09%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
PZZA Papa John's International	$33.92 -0.9%	5.43%	$1.84	81.78%	15.38%	N/A
BSET Bassett Furniture Industries	$14.77 -1.3%	5.42%	$0.80	65.04%	6.64%	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade
XFIX F/m Opportunistic Income ETF	$51.35 +0.1%	5.41%	$2.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
O Realty Income	$60.10 -1.9%	5.41%	$3.25	215.23%	4.50%	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend Analyst Upgrade
JHS John Hancock Income Securities Trust	$11.11 -0.4%	5.40%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
CUBE CubeSmart	$39.26 -1.9%	5.40%	$2.12	135.03%	9.36%	7/1/2026
NGG National Grid Transco	$80.03 -1.8%	5.39%	$4.31	77.80%	-0.13%	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend Analyst Forecast
MNSO MINISO Group	$13.56 +4.5%	5.39%	$0.73	47.10%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Up
BSBR Banco Santander Brasil	$5.40 -0.8%	5.38%	$0.29	34.94%	-17.45%	N/A
EMCB WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund	$66.08 +0.2%	5.37%	$3.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BTI British American Tobacco	$61.53 -0.4%	5.36%	$3.30	67.90%	2.85%	7/10/2026	Analyst Upgrade
CMCSA Comcast	$24.63 -1.0%	5.36%	$1.32	28.45%	7.63%	7/1/2026	Positive News
TX Ternium	$48.58 +0.7%	5.35%	$2.60	53.06%	17.61%	N/A
LCNB LCNB	$16.50 -3.2%	5.33%	$0.88	53.01%	3.81%	6/1/2026
SAFT Safety Insurance Group	$69.26 -1.3%	5.31%	$3.68	52.57%	0.22%	6/1/2026	Positive News
QUAD Quad Graphics	$7.53 +1.1%	5.31%	$0.40	38.10%	14.87%	N/A
TY Tri Continental	$35.33 +0.2%	5.29%	$1.87	N/A	N/A	6/16/2026
SILA Sila Realty Trust	$30.24 0.0%	5.29%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GTR WisdomTree Target Range Fund	$27.23 +0.2%	5.29%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SMA Smartstop Self Storage REIT	$30.89 -1.2%	5.28%	$1.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend Analyst Forecast
CPAC Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$10.62 +0.9%	5.28%	$0.56	82.35%	13.30%	N/A	Negative News Short Interest Increase
NOAH Noah	$10.62 +0.4%	5.28%	$0.56	42.11%	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Analyst Upgrade
KMB Kimberly-Clark	$97.61 +0.0%	5.25%	$5.12	67.02%	3.32%	6/5/2026	Positive News
NCPB Nuveen Core Plus Bond ETF	$24.84 -0.6%	5.23%	$1.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DLNG Dynagas LNG Partners	$3.83 +1.5%	5.23%	$0.20	17.24%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
HVT.A Haverty Furniture Companies	$23.74	5.22%	$1.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
PAI Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund	$12.11 -0.2%	5.20%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	6/23/2026
SXC SunCoke Energy	$9.23 +2.4%	5.20%	$0.48	70.59%	14.87%	N/A
LNC Lincoln National	$34.65 -1.8%	5.19%	$1.80	23.35%	2.38%	7/10/2026	Positive News Dividend Announcement
GBLI Global Indemnity Group	$27.00 0.0%	5.19%	$1.40	39.33%	6.96%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume

Why Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

Written by MarketBeat Staff

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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