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)
RBCN Rubicon Technology	$4.31 +1.2%	255.22%	$11.00	6,875.00%	N/A	N/A
TSLQ Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF	$9.37 +2.9%	238.82%	$22.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Options Volume
NVDS Tradr 1.5X Short NVDA Daily ETF	$12.67 +3.1%	168.57%	$21.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↑
TSYY GraniteShares Yieldboost TSLA ETF	$8.48	134.67%	$11.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut
IPW iPower	$0.58 -3.1%	124.17%	$0.71	375.79%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
SBNY Signature Bank	$0.62 -19.5%	112.90%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF	$8.27 +0.4%	103.87%	$8.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase
HUYA HUYA	$3.49 +3.4%	82.07%	$2.86	2,042.86%	N/A	N/A
MSTX Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF	$24.14 +1.4%	59.74%	$14.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry and Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF	$36.55 +0.1%	45.72%	$16.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
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BTF Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$18.25 -0.2%	41.92%	$7.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
FEAT YieldMax Dorsey Wright Featured 5 Income ETF	$33.53 +0.5%	40.11%	$13.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MST Defiance Leveraged Long + Income MSTR ETF	$10.13 -2.5%	39.98%	$4.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF	$25.67 0.0%	39.27%	$10.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
TSL GraniteShares 1.25X Long TSLA Daily ETF	$17.28 -1.8%	38.49%	$6.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AIPI REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF	$42.28 0.0%	38.15%	$16.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NVYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF	$23.26 -1.1%	34.14%	$7.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Cut
TSLW Tradr 1.5X Long TSLA Weekly ETF	$38.70 -2.1%	33.33%	$12.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF	$21.54 -0.2%	33.10%	$7.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$17.44 +0.4%	30.97%	$5.40	490.91%	N/A	10/17/2025	Positive News Gap Down
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$29.84 -0.9%	30.73%	$9.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PRME Prime Medicine	$4.81 +3.0%	30.07%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF	$13.11 +0.1%	29.21%	$3.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF	$40.24 -0.4%	29.08%	$11.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NVDW Tradr 1.75X Long NVDA Weekly ETF	$45.76 -2.5%	27.16%	$12.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
FIVY YieldMax Dorsey Wright Hybrid 5 Income ETF	$38.16 +0.7%	25.86%	$9.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF	$46.89 -0.3%	25.53%	$11.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
OCCI OFS Credit	$5.97 +0.6%	25.15%	$1.50	174.42%	N/A	10/15/2025	Earnings Report
NVD GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF	$10.45 +4.1%	24.88%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$14.78 +0.6%	24.83%	$3.67	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
TMET iShares Transition-Enabling Metals ETF	$25.69 -0.1%	24.64%	$6.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
IEP Icahn Enterprises	$8.14 -0.5%	24.57%	$2.00	253.16%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
QYLG Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	$29.08 -0.1%	24.49%	$7.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GGT Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$4.23 -0.2%	24.11%	$1.02	N/A	N/A	10/17/2025
ECC Eagle Point Credit	$7.03 +0.4%	23.91%	$1.68	178.72%	N/A	10/14/2025	Negative News Short Interest ↑
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$2.65 +1.0%	22.68%	$0.60	93.75%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Dividend Cut Gap Down
SARK Tradr 1X Short Innovation Daily ETF	$30.73 +0.0%	21.19%	$6.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BITS Global X Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$92.76 0.0%	20.84%	$19.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPYT Defiance S&P 500 Target Income ETF	$18.33 +0.1%	20.73%	$3.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
QQQT Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF	$18.32 +0.2%	20.41%	$3.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑

ORC Orchid Island Capital	$7.18 +0.9%	20.07%	$1.44	182.28%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↑
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$6.63 +1.1%	19.91%	$1.32	114.78%	N/A	9/17/2025	News Coverage
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$2.12 -0.2%	19.86%	$0.42	175.00%	N/A	10/17/2025	Positive News
NRT North European Oil Royality Trust	$5.29 -1.1%	19.66%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HERZ Herzfeld Credit Income Fund	$2.43 -0.4%	19.34%	$0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PSEC Prospect Capital	$2.80 -0.2%	19.32%	$0.54	114.89%	N/A	9/26/2025	Positive News
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$6.23 -2.8%	19.26%	$1.20	112.15%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$15.03 +1.1%	19.16%	$2.88	82.05%	N/A	N/A
MNDO MIND C.T.I.	$1.17 +0.4%	18.88%	$0.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital	$7.59 +0.6%	17.93%	$1.36	65.38%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TSDD GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF	$11.70 +2.9%	17.61%	$2.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$4.54 +0.8%	17.61%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FEDU Four Seasons Education (Cayman)	$13.00 -3.3%	17.54%	$2.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$8.88 +0.5%	17.35%	$1.54	135.09%	N/A	9/19/2025	Gap Up
SPMC Sound Point Meridian Capital	$17.55 -0.9%	17.09%	$3.00	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
EARN Ellington Credit	$5.72 +0.8%	16.80%	$0.96	88.89%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↑
UAN CVR Partners	$93.25 +7.2%	16.69%	$15.56	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
BGS B&G Foods	$4.58 -0.3%	16.61%	$0.76	126.67%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
DX Dynex Capital	$12.47 +1.0%	16.37%	$2.04	133.33%	N/A	9/22/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
FBL GraniteShares 2x Long META Daily ETF	$48.19 -1.7%	16.35%	$7.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
EC Ecopetrol	$9.34 +1.2%	16.17%	$1.51	98.69%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AAPB GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily ETF	$26.70 +1.1%	16.10%	$4.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$3.02 +0.5%	15.92%	$0.48	117.07%	N/A	9/18/2025	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings Gap Up
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$11.96 -1.1%	15.72%	$1.88	89.52%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$45.36 +0.9%	15.63%	$7.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut
PDCC Pearl Diver Credit	$16.95 -2.6%	15.58%	$2.64	N/A	N/A	10/17/2025	Positive News Gap Down
TWO Two Harbors Investments	$10.03 +0.5%	15.56%	$1.56	104.00%	N/A	10/3/2025	Positive News
VOC VOC Energy Trust	$2.89 +4.0%	15.22%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$22.20 +0.4%	15.09%	$3.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TCPC Blackrock Tcp Capital	$6.78 +0.8%	14.76%	$1.00	93.46%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
CION CION Investment	$9.84 +0.7%	14.63%	$1.44	114.29%	N/A	N/A
BTX BlackRock Tchnlgy nd Prvt Eqty Trm Trst	$6.93 +1.0%	14.57%	$1.01	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025	Dividend Announcement
MFA MFA Financial	$9.92 -0.8%	14.52%	$1.44	104.35%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$14.07 +0.9%	14.21%	$2.00	99.50%	N/A	N/A
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ	$16.26 +0.4%	14.15%	$2.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$45.65 +0.2%	14.11%	$6.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Cut
AGNC AGNC Investment	$10.24 +1.0%	14.07%	$1.44	88.34%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$13.50 +0.8%	13.93%	$1.88	89.95%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$6.92 +0.9%	13.87%	$0.96	135.21%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
TSPY TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF	$25.21 -0.1%	13.68%	$3.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
TWN Taiwan Fund	$54.34 +0.6%	13.62%	$7.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↑
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF	$54.14 0.0%	13.54%	$7.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GECC Great Elm Capital Group	$10.95 +0.4%	13.52%	$1.48	93.08%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CODI Compass Diversified	$7.40 +5.4%	13.51%	$1.00	42.02%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AFCG AFC Gamma	$4.53 -0.5%	13.26%	$0.60	51.28%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑
MRCC Monroe Capital	$7.56 -0.2%	13.24%	$1.00	123.46%	N/A	9/22/2025	Dividend Announcement
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$57.80 +1.0%	13.15%	$7.60	176.74%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$4.57 -0.2%	13.13%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade Gap Down
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$17.00 -0.1%	13.06%	$2.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$12.25 +0.8%	13.06%	$1.60	101.91%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement

AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$9.84 +0.1%	13.01%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$9.91 +1.3%	12.92%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$10.29 +0.6%	12.83%	$1.32	85.71%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
TXO TXO Partners	$14.05 +2.1%	12.81%	$1.80	156.52%	N/A	N/A
NLY Annaly Capital Management	$21.95 +0.5%	12.76%	$2.80	96.22%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF	$21.34 +1.0%	12.65%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TRIN Trinity Capital	$16.15 +0.6%	12.63%	$2.04	100.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$15.94	12.61%	$2.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PDBA Invesco Agriculture Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$36.53 -1.1%	12.59%	$4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$9.84 +1.2%	12.51%	$1.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$11.36 -0.6%	12.50%	$1.42	103.65%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$14.03 +0.8%	12.48%	$1.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$4.83 -0.1%	12.44%	$0.60	260.87%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$12.23 +0.9%	12.42%	$1.52	101.33%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PCM Pcm Fund	$6.65 +0.6%	12.33%	$0.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
LIEN Chicago Atlantic BDC	$11.03 +0.3%	12.33%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	9/29/2025	News Coverage Positive News
NAT Nordic American Tankers	$3.25 +1.1%	12.33%	$0.40	114.29%	N/A	N/A
SAR Saratoga Investment	$24.46 +1.1%	12.27%	$3.00	90.36%	N/A	10/7/2025	Dividend Announcement
CHCT Community Healthcare Trust	$15.43 -0.1%	12.25%	$1.89	420.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MVO MV Oil Trust	$6.07 +1.0%	12.19%	$0.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	$10.55 -0.2%	12.14%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A
NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	$14.98 +1.1%	12.02%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Positive News
FLNG Flex LNG	$24.97 +0.8%	12.02%	$3.00	136.99%	N/A	N/A
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$13.43 +0.9%	11.92%	$1.60	85.11%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$21.75 +1.4%	11.91%	$2.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RWT Redwood Trust	$6.06 +0.2%	11.89%	$0.72	86.75%	N/A	9/23/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
IFN India Fund	$15.18 +0.4%	11.86%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$13.53 +1.5%	11.83%	$1.60	69.26%	N/A	N/A
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$4.92 +0.3%	11.80%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GCV Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund	$4.08 -3.7%	11.78%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares	$4.17 -0.4%	11.76%	$0.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
EFC Ellington Financial	$13.32 +0.7%	11.71%	$1.56	91.23%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$7.65 +1.5%	11.64%	$0.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$20.59 0.0%	11.61%	$2.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
RC Ready Capital	$4.36 +0.3%	11.48%	$0.50	89.29%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
KEN Kenon	$41.82 -4.3%	11.48%	$4.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KRP Kimbell Royalty	$13.28 +0.4%	11.45%	$1.52	107.04%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TSQ Townsquare Media	$7.00 +1.1%	11.44%	$0.80	71.43%	N/A	10/27/2025	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$14.72 +1.1%	11.41%	$1.68	101.82%	N/A	12/16/2025	Gap Down
MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	$17.56 +0.6%	11.39%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Short Interest ↑
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$14.07 +0.1%	11.38%	$1.60	126.98%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF	$43.26 -0.3%	11.35%	$4.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↑
MNR Mach Natural Resources	$13.43 +0.3%	11.32%	$1.52	68.47%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
WU Western Union	$8.30 +1.3%	11.32%	$0.94	50.81%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
BBDC BARINGS BDC	$9.21 +0.7%	11.30%	$1.04	105.05%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NYMT New York Mortgage Trust	$7.10 -1.7%	11.28%	$0.80	96.39%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$11.38 +0.6%	11.25%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Positive News Insider Trade
SALM Salem Media Group	$0.89 +3.3%	11.24%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
PCF High Income Securities Fund	$6.44 -0.5%	11.19%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↑
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$5.73 -1.4%	11.17%	$0.64	90.14%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement

LFT Lument Finance Trust	$2.16 +0.7%	11.14%	$0.24	72.73%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Dividend Cut Gap Down
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$27.68 +0.5%	11.13%	$3.08	101.32%	N/A	9/30/2025
KBDC Kayne Anderson BDC	$14.42 +0.0%	11.10%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
PLTK Playtika	$3.61 +0.4%	11.10%	$0.40	63.49%	N/A	9/26/2025
GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$10.84 +0.3%	11.08%	$1.20	75.00%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$25.81 -0.4%	11.01%	$2.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$14.21 +1.0%	10.98%	$1.56	86.67%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$3.65 +1.3%	10.97%	$0.40	166.67%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SSSS SURO Capital	$9.13 +0.3%	10.95%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
CRWS Crown Crafts	$2.93 +1.0%	10.93%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CIB BanColombia	$52.34 +1.1%	10.87%	$5.69	87.54%	N/A	N/A
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$13.77 +0.5%	10.75%	$1.48	97.37%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↑
MITT AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$7.84 +0.5%	10.71%	$0.84	77.06%	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$56.79 -0.1%	10.71%	$6.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Options Volume
CCOI Cogent Communications	$38.09 +1.0%	10.66%	$4.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$9.41 -1.0%	10.63%	$1.00	107.53%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
SUNS Sunrise Realty Trust	$11.29 +0.7%	10.63%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
PSBD Palmer Square Capital BDC	$13.62 +2.1%	10.58%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	9/26/2025	Positive News
TY Tri Continental	$33.76 -0.4%	10.57%	$3.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
CIM Chimera Investment	$14.05 -1.3%	10.54%	$1.48	77.89%	N/A	N/A
HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors	$16.55 +0.5%	10.46%	$1.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$9.19 -0.9%	10.45%	$0.96	87.27%	N/A	9/26/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade Options Volume
RMR The RMR Group	$17.32 +0.2%	10.39%	$1.80	123.29%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DYTA SGI Dynamic Tactical ETF	$28.81 +0.0%	10.38%	$2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$11.63 +0.8%	10.32%	$1.20	100.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LYB LyondellBasell Industries	$53.14 +0.9%	10.31%	$5.48	89.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VLT INV VK HI INC2	$11.28 -0.3%	10.28%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$10.52 +0.3%	10.27%	$1.08	N/A	N/A	9/23/2025	News Coverage Positive News
CIF MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	$1.76 -2.0%	10.26%	$0.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
TX Ternium	$35.42 +0.1%	10.16%	$3.60	73.47%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CSWC Capital Southwest	$22.96 +2.7%	10.11%	$2.32	99.15%	N/A	10/15/2025	Positive News
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$23.78 +0.3%	10.09%	$2.40	90.23%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$21.05 +0.2%	9.98%	$2.10	411.76%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors	$14.04 +0.8%	9.97%	$1.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Insider Trade
PTY Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$14.39 0.0%	9.94%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
SFL SFL	$8.06 +1.2%	9.93%	$0.80	275.86%	N/A	N/A
BMA Macro Bank	$44.50 +1.5%	9.87%	$4.39	37.39%	N/A	9/19/2025	Dividend Increase Short Interest ↓
IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund	$27.38 +0.8%	9.86%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$45.27 +0.6%	9.85%	$4.46	102.53%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
GAB Gabelli Equity Trust	$6.10 -3.6%	9.84%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓ Gap Down High Trading Volume
GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF	$51.73 -0.1%	9.76%	$5.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
QQA Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF	$52.41 0.0%	9.75%	$5.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$25.48 +0.3%	9.74%	$2.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$19.38 +0.1%	9.70%	$1.88	104.44%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF	$24.43 +0.6%	9.62%	$2.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZTR Virtus Total Return Fund	$6.28 +0.4%	9.56%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	Short Interest ↑
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$42.64 +0.2%	9.55%	$4.07	N/A	N/A	9/23/2025	Short Interest ↑
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$10.53 +0.1%	9.50%	$1.00	98.04%	N/A	9/30/2025	Insider Trade
WES Western Midstream Partners	$38.50 +0.5%	9.45%	$3.64	100.83%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PVL Permianville Royalty Trust	$2.01 +1.5%	9.45%	$0.19	N/A	N/A	N/A

STWD Starwood Property Trust	$20.32 +0.7%	9.45%	$1.92	94.58%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$7.43 -0.1%	9.43%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	9/23/2025	Positive News
MERC Mercer International	$3.19 +0.7%	9.40%	$0.30	750.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GNL Global Net Lease	$8.13 -0.6%	9.35%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$12.84 +0.1%	9.35%	$1.20	77.92%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KARO Karooooo	$53.76 -2.2%	9.30%	$5.00	241.55%	N/A	N/A
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$12.98 +0.6%	9.25%	$1.20	413.79%	N/A	9/22/2025	News Coverage Gap Down
HUN Huntsman	$10.83 +3.7%	9.24%	$1.00	384.62%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers	$30.42 +0.8%	9.21%	$2.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$16.52 +1.0%	9.20%	$1.52	633.33%	N/A	N/A
ERNZ TrueShares Active Yield ETF	$22.71 -0.4%	9.16%	$2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust	$76.53 -0.1%	9.16%	$7.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CALM Cal-Maine Foods	$103.32 +0.3%	9.12%	$9.42	287.20%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SSIC Silver Spike Investment	$10.98 +3.9%	9.11%	$1.00	101.01%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up High Trading Volume
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$16.60 +0.8%	9.10%	$1.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
VTS Vitesse Energy	$24.76 +2.7%	9.09%	$2.25	206.42%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HOFT Hooker Furnishings	$10.18 +0.2%	9.03%	$0.92	68.15%	N/A	9/19/2025	Earnings Report Analyst Revision
ARCC Ares Capital	$21.29 +0.6%	9.02%	$1.92	96.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$6.69 +2.5%	8.97%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
CLPR Clipper Realty	$4.25 -0.7%	8.94%	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
AESI Atlas Energy Solutions	$11.21 +0.0%	8.92%	$1.00	97.09%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Analyst Revision
GPRK Geopark	$6.62 +0.8%	8.91%	$0.59	67.82%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$8.20 +0.3%	8.91%	$0.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$69.39 +2.1%	8.89%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BLMN Bloomin' Brands	$6.81 +0.1%	8.81%	$0.60	47.62%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$17.38 +0.1%	8.75%	$1.52	100.66%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$21.64 -0.5%	8.74%	$1.89	93.10%	N/A	N/A
USAC USA Compression Partners	$24.21 +0.9%	8.68%	$2.10	185.84%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Revision
PRT PermRock Royalty Trust	$3.81 +0.4%	8.67%	$0.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$6.58 +1.3%	8.67%	$0.57	N/A	N/A	9/23/2025	Dividend Announcement
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$5.33 +0.4%	8.63%	$0.46	95.83%	N/A	10/8/2025	News Coverage Positive News
PBR.A Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	$11.97 +0.3%	8.61%	$1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
EPM Evolution Petroleum	$5.60 +1.8%	8.57%	$0.48	4,800.00%	N/A	9/22/2025	News Coverage Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
TFSL TFS Financial	$13.19 +0.3%	8.57%	$1.13	353.13%	N/A	N/A
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$23.71 +0.1%	8.56%	$2.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.70 -0.6%	8.53%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$23.31 +1.6%	8.49%	$1.98	98.51%	N/A	9/22/2025	Dividend Announcement
DIN DINE BRANDS GLOBAL	$24.18 -1.8%	8.44%	$2.04	39.08%	N/A	9/19/2025	Positive News
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$14.34 -0.2%	8.37%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
HTGC Hercules Capital	$19.27 +0.8%	8.31%	$1.60	80.40%	N/A	N/A
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.84 -0.1%	8.27%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
QQQX Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$27.10 -0.5%	8.27%	$2.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
PK Park Hotels & Resorts	$12.18 +0.8%	8.21%	$1.00	172.41%	N/A	9/30/2025
RVT Royce Small-Cap Trust	$16.13 +0.2%	8.19%	$1.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
PAGP Plains GP	$18.65 -0.1%	8.15%	$1.52	95.60%	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement Analyst Downgrade
EVC Entravision Communications	$2.47 -1.0%	8.11%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$22.22 +0.1%	8.10%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	9/22/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓
FDUS Fidus Investment	$21.27 +1.0%	8.09%	$1.72	79.26%	N/A	9/18/2025	Positive News
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$21.92 +0.5%	8.07%	$1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$11.89 +0.3%	8.07%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
RITM Rithm Capital	$12.41 +2.8%	8.06%	$1.00	46.51%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
LADR Ladder Capital	$11.45 -0.2%	8.04%	$0.92	80.00%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
SGA Saga Communications	$12.45 -0.1%	8.03%	$1.00	135.14%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF	$51.73 +0.0%	8.02%	$4.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$15.72 -0.8%	8.02%	$1.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↑
CO Global Cord Blood	$1.00	8.00%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.63 +0.6%	8.00%	$0.21	N/A	N/A	N/A
MDV Modiv Industrial	$14.64 +0.1%	7.99%	$1.17	835.71%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$12.04 +0.2%	7.97%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
PBR Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	$12.96 +0.1%	7.95%	$1.03	42.21%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AB AllianceBernstein	$38.35 +0.5%	7.93%	$3.04	86.12%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$5.56 -0.1%	7.92%	$0.44	65.67%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
IRS IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	$12.14 +3.0%	7.91%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$23.37 -0.1%	7.88%	$1.84	82.14%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$9.97 +0.2%	7.83%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑
OLP One Liberty Properties	$23.04 0.0%	7.81%	$1.80	339.62%	N/A	9/24/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$14.60 -0.8%	7.81%	$1.14	3,800.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust	$7.69 +1.3%	7.81%	$0.60	600.00%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
GMRE Global Medical REIT	$7.71 +1.2%	7.78%	$0.60	1,200.00%	N/A	9/29/2025
MRP Millrose Properties	$35.50 +2.6%	7.77%	$2.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RAND Rand Capital	$15.00 +3.0%	7.73%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Up
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.76 +0.4%	7.72%	$0.29	N/A	N/A	9/18/2025	News Coverage Positive News
QQQH NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF	$54.06 -0.3%	7.71%	$4.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GAM General American Investors	$61.61 +0.5%	7.71%	$4.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
SABA Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	$9.11 -0.6%	7.69%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$29.20 +0.7%	7.67%	$2.24	73.44%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
UPS United Parcel Service	$85.63 +0.5%	7.66%	$6.56	82.72%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KQQQ Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF	$29.33 -0.9%	7.64%	$2.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DEA Easterly Government Properties	$23.58 +0.9%	7.63%	$1.80	225.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BWMX Betterware de Mexico SAPI de C	$13.50 -0.1%	7.63%	$1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$12.63 +0.8%	7.60%	$0.96	124.68%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BWMX Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V.	$13.48 -0.3%	7.57%	$1.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ALX Alexander's	$238.04 +0.8%	7.56%	$18.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HAFN Hafnia	$6.35 +0.4%	7.55%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
COPJ Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF	$28.47 -0.4%	7.55%	$2.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TU TELUS	$15.99 +0.0%	7.50%	$1.20	150.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DHT DHT	$12.80 +0.7%	7.50%	$0.96	62.34%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MPLX Mplx	$51.20 +0.3%	7.48%	$3.83	78.97%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ET Energy Transfer	$17.66 +0.4%	7.48%	$1.32	84.62%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PIM PUTNAM MAST INT	$3.49 -0.4%	7.46%	$0.26	N/A	N/A	9/18/2025	News Coverage
HESM Hess Midstream Partners	$39.58 +0.5%	7.45%	$2.95	90.49%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KRT Karat Packaging	$24.19 +0.2%	7.44%	$1.80	97.83%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
AHH Armada Hoffler Properties	$7.56 +1.1%	7.41%	$0.56	400.00%	N/A	9/24/2025	Dividend Announcement
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$13.36 -0.3%	7.41%	$0.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACCO Acco Brands	$4.06 +1.6%	7.40%	$0.30	27.78%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BFS Saul Centers	$31.94 -0.8%	7.39%	$2.36	181.54%	N/A	N/A
MGF Mfs Govt Mkts	$3.12 +0.8%	7.38%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RMT ROYCE OTC MICRO	$10.30 +0.6%	7.38%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BCBP BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	$8.70 +0.6%	7.36%	$0.64	46.38%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HNDL Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF	$22.22 +0.3%	7.34%	$1.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NSA National Storage Affiliates Trust	$31.20 +0.9%	7.31%	$2.28	268.24%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast
CAG Conagra Brands	$19.17 +1.2%	7.30%	$1.40	56.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KNTK Kinetik	$42.77 +0.6%	7.29%	$3.12	136.24%	N/A	N/A
FAT FAT Brands	$1.92 -1.0%	7.29%	$0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
MPV Barings Participation Investors	$20.32 +0.0%	7.29%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$35.83 +1.0%	7.26%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
MSBI Midland States Bancorp	$17.66 +0.1%	7.25%	$1.28	48.12%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SUN Sunoco	$50.45 +0.9%	7.21%	$3.64	64.54%	N/A	N/A
FLO Flowers Foods	$13.74 +0.3%	7.21%	$0.99	87.61%	N/A	N/A
JFIN Jiayin Group	$10.99 +0.8%	7.19%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$41.22 +0.5%	7.18%	$2.96	N/A	N/A	9/22/2025	Dividend Announcement
HYBI NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF	$51.01 0.0%	7.18%	$3.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SPOK Spok	$17.54 +1.1%	7.13%	$1.25	158.23%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
EBR Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	$9.15 +0.9%	7.11%	$0.65	72.22%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$22.80 -0.2%	7.11%	$1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓
PFE Pfizer	$24.22 +1.3%	7.10%	$1.72	55.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MOV Movado Group	$19.71 -1.2%	7.10%	$1.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SOBO South Bow	$28.24	7.08%	$2.00	109.89%	N/A	9/29/2025	Positive News
SBGI Sinclair	$14.12 +1.3%	7.08%	$1.00	66.67%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MCI Barings Corporate Investors	$22.67 -0.7%	7.06%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATNI ATN International	$15.62 +1.4%	7.04%	$1.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SPH Suburban Propane Partners	$18.51 -1.0%	7.02%	$1.30	76.47%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BRHY iShares High Yield Active ETF	$52.26 0.0%	7.02%	$3.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
CONI GraniteShares 2x Short COIN Daily ETF	$46.72 +1.8%	7.02%	$3.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
CPAC Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$7.13 +2.5%	7.02%	$0.50	73.53%	N/A	N/A
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$22.93	6.98%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AWF AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	$11.33 +0.1%	6.98%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
NOG Northern Oil and Gas	$25.91 +3.8%	6.95%	$1.80	48.39%	N/A	9/29/2025	Analyst Forecast
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$46.06 0.0%	6.93%	$3.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
USEA United Maritime	$1.74 -0.6%	6.92%	$0.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ASR Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$336.26 -0.3%	6.88%	$23.14	95.03%	N/A	9/29/2025	Short Interest ↑
VIA Via Renewables	$52.62 +0.8%	6.88%	$3.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Insider Trade Gap Up
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$7.44 -0.3%	6.86%	$0.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
SWZ Total Return Securities	$6.14 -0.2%	6.84%	$0.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$14.08 +0.3%	6.82%	$0.96	91.43%	N/A	9/22/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
OMF OneMain	$61.02 -0.7%	6.82%	$4.16	51.94%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KRNY Kearny Financial	$6.46 +0.6%	6.81%	$0.44	55.70%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$32.13 +1.1%	6.79%	$2.18	72.43%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
YRD Yirendai	$5.90 -0.1%	6.79%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
BSJT Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.63 +0.0%	6.75%	$1.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GTY Getty Realty	$28.00 -0.5%	6.72%	$1.88	140.30%	N/A	9/25/2025	Positive News
CURI CuriosityStream	$4.77 -0.5%	6.70%	$0.32	1,066.67%	N/A	N/A
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$2.99 +0.8%	6.70%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$26.30 -0.1%	6.69%	$1.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VALE Vale	$10.92 +0.0%	6.69%	$0.73	41.24%	N/A	N/A
PKST Peakstone Realty Trust	$13.48 -0.4%	6.68%	$0.90	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	Analyst Downgrade
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.20 +0.1%	6.67%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
COLD Americold Realty Trust	$13.86 +0.8%	6.64%	$0.92	255.56%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
DOC Healthpeak Properties	$18.42 +0.9%	6.62%	$1.22	369.70%	N/A	9/19/2025	Analyst Upgrade
CRESY Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	$8.94 +1.5%	6.60%	$0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Downgrade
RHI Robert Half	$35.81 +2.4%	6.59%	$2.36	88.06%	N/A	N/A
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties	$47.49 +0.7%	6.57%	$3.12	100.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BHR BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	$3.05 +1.1%	6.55%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025
GSL Global Ship Lease	$32.11 +0.5%	6.54%	$2.10	23.03%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
USDX SGI Enhanced Core ETF	$25.78 +0.1%	6.52%	$1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
AAT American Assets Trust	$20.89 +1.1%	6.51%	$1.36	302.22%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
MO Altria Group	$65.32 +0.8%	6.49%	$4.24	76.53%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
WABF Western Asset Bond ETF	$25.67 +0.2%	6.47%	$1.66	N/A	N/A	N/A
BSJV Invesco BulletShares 2031 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$26.93 +0.1%	6.46%	$1.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DWSH AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF	$6.66 -1.5%	6.46%	$0.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$12.39 +0.7%	6.45%	$0.80	61.07%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management	$45.25 +0.3%	6.45%	$2.92	86.14%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
AOHY Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF	$11.22 +0.1%	6.42%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SGU Star Group	$11.55 +0.5%	6.41%	$0.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FT Franklin Universal Trust	$7.96 +0.4%	6.41%	$0.51	N/A	N/A	9/18/2025	Positive News
LTC LTC Properties	$35.67 -1.6%	6.39%	$2.28	118.75%	N/A	9/22/2025	News Coverage
SID National Steel	$1.57 +3.0%	6.39%	$0.10	55.56%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
LND Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	$3.91 -0.2%	6.39%	$0.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEWT NewtekOne	$11.91 +0.5%	6.38%	$0.76	33.33%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Analyst Upgrade Analyst Revision
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors	$42.16 +0.2%	6.36%	$2.68	148.07%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OUT OUTFRONT Media	$18.89 -0.9%	6.35%	$1.20	141.18%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SBRA Sabra Healthcare REIT	$18.90 +0.1%	6.35%	$1.20	153.85%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.84 0.0%	6.35%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TS Tenaris	$35.48 -2.2%	6.31%	$2.24	65.31%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
FFIC Flushing Financial	$13.95 +0.6%	6.31%	$0.88	59.46%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$32.18 +0.2%	6.31%	$2.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
MPW Medical Properties Trust	$5.07 +4.6%	6.31%	$0.32	188.24%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Options Volume
FVR FrontView REIT	$13.66 -0.2%	6.30%	$0.86	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
CWEN Clearway Energy	$28.38 -0.9%	6.27%	$1.78	161.82%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
WB Weibo	$12.76 +1.4%	6.27%	$0.80	44.20%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
NXRT NexPoint Residential Trust	$32.56 +0.1%	6.27%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	$9.74 +1.3%	6.27%	$0.61	N/A	N/A	9/23/2025	Positive News
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$23.50 0.0%	6.26%	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
HYXF iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$47.47 0.0%	6.26%	$2.97	N/A	N/A	N/A
WDS Woodside Energy Group	$16.31 +1.1%	6.25%	$1.02	145.71%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SILA Sila Realty Trust	$25.59 +1.1%	6.25%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$18.58 +0.4%	6.24%	$1.16	150.65%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
TIGO Millicom International Cellular	$48.10 +0.8%	6.24%	$3.00	86.21%	N/A	10/8/2025	Short Interest ↑
BSJW Invesco BulletShares 2032 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.99 +0.0%	6.23%	$1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LAND Gladstone Land	$9.02 +0.9%	6.21%	$0.56	N/A	N/A	9/22/2025	Positive News
FMC FMC	$37.39 -0.7%	6.21%	$2.32	58.00%	N/A	9/30/2025
EPR EPR Properties	$57.12 -2.0%	6.20%	$3.54	120.00%	N/A	9/30/2025	Dividend Announcement
HIW Highwoods Properties	$32.33 +0.4%	6.19%	$2.00	289.86%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CIG Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS	$2.11 +1.2%	6.18%	$0.13	59.09%	N/A	N/A
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund	$22.58 +0.0%	6.16%	$1.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
HYLS First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	$42.28 +0.1%	6.15%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
PHI PLDT	$19.86 +1.0%	6.14%	$1.22	40.53%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
MNRO Monro Muffler Brake	$18.24 +1.5%	6.14%	$1.12	131.76%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VZ Verizon Communications	$44.19 +1.0%	6.13%	$2.71	56.11%	N/A	10/10/2025	Positive News
MPX Marine Products	$9.14 -3.1%	6.13%	$0.56	112.00%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
UG United-Guardian	$8.17 +2.7%	6.12%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
KHC Kraft Heinz	$26.15 +0.8%	6.12%	$1.60	59.93%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BRT BRT Apartments	$16.37 +0.9%	6.11%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	9/24/2025	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement
PSTL Postal Realty Trust	$15.92 +0.6%	6.09%	$0.97	262.16%	N/A	N/A
CARY Angel Oak Income ETF	$21.05 +0.1%	6.08%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$86.99 +1.7%	6.07%	$5.28	229.57%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	$27.69 +0.1%	6.07%	$1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
DLX Deluxe	$19.78 +1.2%	6.07%	$1.20	33.33%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	$29.69 +0.1%	6.06%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AMCR Amcor	$8.41 +0.3%	6.06%	$0.51	62.20%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF	$67.26 +0.2%	6.04%	$4.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SXC SunCoke Energy	$7.96 +0.7%	6.03%	$0.48	70.59%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
FF FutureFuel	$3.99 +1.1%	6.01%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	12/4/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↓
FRO Frontline	$23.99 +1.4%	6.00%	$1.44	47.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
CIVI Civitas Resources	$33.39 -0.5%	5.99%	$2.00	33.44%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Short Interest ↓
SKM SK Telecom	$22.26 +1.4%	5.97%	$1.33	62.15%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SSTK Shutterstock	$22.11 +0.5%	5.97%	$1.32	49.62%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
TSLZ T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF	$0.84 +2.5%	5.97%	$0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCV Bancroft Fund	$21.53 -0.3%	5.95%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
NVEC NVE	$67.29 -0.5%	5.94%	$4.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VINP Vinci Compass Investments	$10.11 -0.3%	5.94%	$0.60	68.18%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
UMH UMH Properties	$15.20 +0.5%	5.92%	$0.90	409.09%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
YY JOYY	$62.90 +0.6%	5.91%	$3.72	71.26%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MTN Vail Resorts	$150.19 +2.2%	5.91%	$8.88	109.49%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
UWMC UWM	$6.78 +1.9%	5.90%	$0.40	83.33%	N/A	9/18/2025	Insider Trade
HASI HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$28.49 +0.4%	5.90%	$1.68	57.53%	N/A	10/3/2025	Positive News
JOYY JOYY	$63.49 +0.9%	5.89%	$3.74	N/A	N/A	9/22/2025	Positive News
OXM Oxford Industries	$46.86 +0.2%	5.89%	$2.76	59.87%	N/A	10/17/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Revision
UVV Universal	$55.74 +1.5%	5.88%	$3.28	N/A	N/A	10/10/2025
NL NL Industries	$6.12 -1.6%	5.88%	$0.36	41.38%	N/A	N/A
EIX Edison International	$56.34 +2.1%	5.88%	$3.31	54.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NPFI Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF	$26.41 -0.1%	5.87%	$1.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
EGY Vaalco Energy	$4.28 -0.1%	5.85%	$0.25	92.59%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GLP Global Partners	$51.31 +1.9%	5.85%	$3.00	99.01%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Insider Trade
CQP Cheniere Energy Partners	$53.25 +2.6%	5.82%	$3.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
LXP LXP Industrial Trust	$9.28 +1.3%	5.82%	$0.54	771.43%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑
WEN Wendy's	$9.63 +0.7%	5.82%	$0.56	53.33%	N/A	N/A	Trending News Analyst Forecast
FIBK First Interstate BancSystem	$32.43 +1.2%	5.80%	$1.88	71.21%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BEP Brookfield Renewable Partners	$25.71 +0.3%	5.80%	$1.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BP BP	$34.36 -0.2%	5.76%	$1.98	67.12%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
CIO City Office REIT	$6.95 +0.1%	5.76%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
JRSH Jerash Holdings (US)	$3.49 +0.6%	5.73%	$0.20	42.55%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy	$5.59 -0.6%	5.73%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	$16.62 +0.7%	5.72%	$0.95	N/A	N/A	9/18/2025	Positive News
UPBD Upbound Group	$27.33 -0.1%	5.71%	$1.56	30.41%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade
SELF Global Self Storage	$5.11 +0.5%	5.68%	$0.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TSLS Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X Shares	$5.82 +1.3%	5.67%	$0.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
CZNC Citizens & Northern	$19.74 -0.5%	5.67%	$1.12	56.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NGG National Grid Transco	$71.76 +1.2%	5.67%	$4.07	73.47%	N/A	N/A
TAIT Taitron Components	$2.47 -2.0%	5.67%	$0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTN Gray Media	$5.66 +1.4%	5.66%	$0.32	12.12%	N/A	N/A
DEC Diversified Energy	$14.35 -6.9%	5.64%	$0.81	N/A	N/A	12/1/2025	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast
DOW DOW	$24.83 +1.4%	5.64%	$1.40	98.59%	N/A	N/A
OKE ONEOK	$73.12 +0.7%	5.63%	$4.12	66.99%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ITRN Ituran Location and Control	$35.55 +0.3%	5.63%	$2.00	61.54%	N/A	9/25/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↓
CS Credit Suisse Group	$0.89	5.62%	$0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
COLB Columbia Banking System	$25.65 +1.1%	5.61%	$1.44	47.06%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
NNN NNN REIT	$42.81 +0.6%	5.61%	$2.40	115.94%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
BTI British American Tobacco	$56.21 +0.7%	5.60%	$3.15	64.81%	N/A	10/3/2025	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
OPI Office Properties Income Trust	$0.72 -14.0%	5.59%	$0.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Up
ENB Enbridge	$49.20 +0.6%	5.57%	$2.74	120.18%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
CLOA iShares AAA CLO Active ETF	$51.91 0.0%	5.57%	$2.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
FNLC First Bancorp, Inc (ME)	$26.60 -1.0%	5.56%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF	$29.67 -0.2%	5.56%	$1.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FCPT Four Corners Property Trust	$25.56 -0.3%	5.56%	$1.42	123.48%	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
LITP Sprott Lithium Miners ETF	$7.93 +1.0%	5.55%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
SOR Source Capital	$45.07 +0.8%	5.55%	$2.50	N/A	N/A	9/17/2025	News Coverage High Trading Volume
SWBI Smith & Wesson Brands	$9.38 -0.1%	5.54%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	9/18/2025
LCNB LCNB	$15.89 -0.3%	5.54%	$0.88	53.01%	N/A	N/A
UNB Union Bankshares	$26.03 -0.8%	5.53%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HVT Haverty Furniture Companies	$23.18 +0.1%	5.52%	$1.28	52.24%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CPA Copa	$116.78 +0.5%	5.51%	$6.44	35.88%	N/A	N/A
BIP Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	$31.30 +1.5%	5.50%	$1.72	117.81%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
BWLP BW LPG	$16.01 -0.3%	5.50%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
JAKK JAKKS Pacific	$18.22 +1.1%	5.49%	$1.00	30.30%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
EBF Ennis	$18.24 +1.0%	5.48%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Upcoming Earnings
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$29.96 +0.6%	5.47%	$1.64	49.55%	N/A	N/A
AES AES	$12.80 +0.8%	5.47%	$0.70	31.39%	N/A	N/A
AVA Avista	$35.86 -0.5%	5.47%	$1.96	71.53%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KW Kennedy-Wilson	$8.80 +0.4%	5.46%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	9/30/2025	Positive News
XFIX F/m Opportunistic Income ETF	$52.26 +0.0%	5.45%	$2.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CRGY Crescent Energy	$8.83 +4.9%	5.44%	$0.48	31.37%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
INN Summit Hotel Properties	$5.89 +1.6%	5.43%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
REPX Riley Exploration Permian	$27.98 +2.8%	5.43%	$1.52	27.29%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FATBB FAT Brands	$2.58 -0.8%	5.43%	$0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BKSC Bank of South Carolina	$15.53	5.41%	$0.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
PRGO Perrigo	$21.49 +0.6%	5.40%	$1.16	35.47%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CSR Centerspace	$57.10 -0.6%	5.39%	$3.08	N/A	N/A	9/29/2025	Positive News
KGS Kodiak Gas Services	$33.40 +0.6%	5.39%	$1.80	82.95%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
PPBI Pacific Premier Bancorp	$24.49	5.39%	$1.32	86.27%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HR Healthcare Realty Trust	$17.83 +0.2%	5.38%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
GES Guess?	$16.72 +0.0%	5.38%	$0.90	52.94%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CFFN Capitol Federal Financial	$6.33 +0.6%	5.37%	$0.34	61.82%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BCE BCE	$23.47 +0.2%	5.37%	$1.26	66.67%	N/A	N/A
BSJP Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$23.12 0.0%	5.36%	$1.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
LX LexinFintech	$5.79 +1.8%	5.36%	$0.31	13.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
O Realty Income	$60.37 +0.6%	5.35%	$3.23	213.91%	N/A	10/1/2025	Positive News
UMC United Microelectronics	$6.93 +1.4%	5.34%	$0.37	60.66%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NVDD Direxion Daily NVDA Bear 1X Shares	$4.31 +1.9%	5.34%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RGP Resources Connection	$5.26 +1.3%	5.33%	$0.28	53.85%	N/A	N/A
VRIG Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF	$25.16 +0.0%	5.33%	$1.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
UYLD Angel Oak UltraShort Income ETF	$51.30 0.0%	5.32%	$2.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
JOF Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	$10.91 +0.7%	5.32%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025	Dividend Announcement
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb	$46.68 +0.7%	5.31%	$2.48	40.86%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
JMM Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund	$6.40 +0.6%	5.31%	$0.34	N/A	N/A	N/A
ETD Ethan Allen Interiors	$29.42 +1.0%	5.30%	$1.56	73.93%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Insider Trade
NCPB Nuveen Core Plus Bond ETF	$25.49 +0.0%	5.30%	$1.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF	$78.58 +0.2%	5.29%	$4.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
GPRF Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Preferred Stock and Hybrid Securities ETF	$51.76 +0.1%	5.29%	$2.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior	$47.24 -0.8%	5.29%	$2.50	39.00%	N/A	N/A

Why Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

Written by MarketBeat Staff

Updated August 30, 2023

Key Points

High-yield dividend stocks pay a higher dividend in percentage terms than stocks with a lower yield.
Stocks with high dividend yields may carry less risk than other dividend payers.
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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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