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)
TSLQ Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF	$7.74 +1.9%	289.33%	$22.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Gap Down
NVDS Tradr 1.5X Short NVDA Daily ETF	$11.03 -1.3%	193.51%	$21.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
LDI loanDepot	$3.05 +4.6%	157.17%	$4.80	3,000.00%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
TSYY GraniteShares Yieldboost TSLA ETF	$8.25 -0.4%	146.55%	$12.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase Short Interest ↓
IPW iPower	$0.55 -0.3%	129.11%	$0.71	375.79%	N/A	N/A
USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF	$7.60 -0.3%	108.82%	$8.27	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
SBNY Signature Bank	$0.65 -4.4%	107.69%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
ESGL ESGL	$3.98 -0.1%	103.70%	$4.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
HUYA HUYA	$3.26 -0.1%	87.78%	$2.86	2,042.86%	N/A	N/A
MSTX Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF	$25.79 -2.1%	55.92%	$14.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up

LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry and Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF	$38.60 +1.0%	46.92%	$18.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FEAT YieldMax Dorsey Wright Featured 5 Income ETF	$32.67 -1.4%	45.76%	$14.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
STI Solidion Technology	$5.13 +1.3%	43.71%	$2.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
MST Defiance Leveraged Long + Income MSTR ETF	$10.34 -0.4%	43.62%	$4.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase Gap Up
XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF	$19.35 +2.1%	42.84%	$8.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
NVYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF	$23.62 0.0%	39.20%	$9.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
BTF Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$19.38 +3.4%	39.16%	$7.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
AIPI REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF	$42.85 +0.2%	37.11%	$15.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSLW Tradr 1.5X Long TSLA Weekly ETF	$40.01 -1.5%	36.82%	$14.73	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSL GraniteShares 1.25X Long TSLA Daily ETF	$18.96 -1.2%	35.08%	$6.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Negative News Short Interest ↑ Gap Up
RILY B. Riley Financial	$5.79 -1.1%	34.57%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BMR Beamr Imaging	$3.14 -0.8%	33.17%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
XIFR XPLR Infrastructure	$11.10 +0.2%	33.06%	$3.67	206.18%	N/A	N/A
QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF	$25.89 +0.2%	32.72%	$8.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$16.74 +0.1%	31.97%	$5.35	486.36%	N/A	10/17/2025	Negative News Short Interest ↑
YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF	$12.66 -0.1%	31.92%	$4.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Negative News Short Interest ↑
MKZR Mackenzie Realty Capital	$6.30 +7.9%	31.75%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
NCT Intercont (Cayman)	$1.53 -1.9%	31.37%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF	$42.33 +1.3%	31.04%	$13.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up High Trading Volume
PLCE Children's Place	$7.30 +3.5%	30.68%	$2.24	243.48%	N/A	N/A
SABR Sabre	$1.84 -1.3%	30.52%	$0.56	140.00%	N/A	N/A
NVD GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF	$8.66 -1.6%	30.02%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
CCG Cheche Group	$1.20 +3.4%	30.00%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
YSPY GraniteShares YieldBOOST SPY ETF	$20.21 +0.4%	29.94%	$6.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase High Trading Volume
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$31.85 +2.9%	28.80%	$9.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Gap Up
NVDW Tradr 1.75X Long NVDA Weekly ETF	$48.40 +0.8%	28.51%	$13.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
FIVY YieldMax Dorsey Wright Hybrid 5 Income ETF	$38.58 -0.6%	28.33%	$10.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Short Interest ↓
OCCI OFS Credit	$5.54	26.90%	$1.49	173.26%	N/A	10/15/2025
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$1.66 -1.5%	25.38%	$0.42	175.00%	N/A	10/17/2025
FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF	$47.45 +0.3%	25.04%	$11.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News

ECC Eagle Point Credit	$6.75 -0.5%	24.91%	$1.68	178.72%	N/A	10/14/2025	Positive News
MIND MIND Technology	$9.13 +5.7%	24.65%	$2.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
BAK Braskem	$2.56 -1.5%	24.61%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
OXBR Oxbridge Re	$1.96 +6.2%	24.44%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Up
IEP Icahn Enterprises	$8.20 -0.6%	24.40%	$2.00	253.16%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PRME Prime Medicine	$5.95 -2.2%	24.31%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
SARK Tradr 1X Short Innovation Daily ETF	$27.11 +0.0%	24.02%	$6.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑ Gap Down
QYLG Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	$29.67 +0.8%	23.90%	$7.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
TMET iShares Transition-Enabling Metals ETF	$27.36 +0.3%	23.14%	$6.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CV CapsoVision	$4.01 -12.3%	22.94%	$0.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$14.93 -0.2%	22.58%	$3.37	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025	Dividend Cut Short Interest ↑
SI Shoulder Innovations	$13.26 +8.7%	22.20%	$2.94	N/A	N/A	N/A
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$7.03 +0.6%	21.92%	$1.54	135.09%	N/A	N/A
RDTY YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$45.19 +0.5%	21.42%	$9.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase
TSDD GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF	$9.64 +1.6%	21.37%	$2.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Gap Down
TUSK Mammoth Energy Services	$2.34 +1.7%	21.37%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLDY Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF	$18.20 +0.4%	21.10%	$3.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Increase
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$6.27 +0.4%	21.07%	$1.32	114.78%	N/A	10/16/2025
ENGN enGene	$7.61 -1.9%	20.79%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPYT Defiance S&P 500 Target Income ETF	$18.26 +0.1%	20.76%	$3.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CANG Cango	$4.76 -1.4%	20.58%	$0.98	153.13%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
GGT Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$4.28 +0.2%	20.56%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	10/17/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↓
ORC Orchid Island Capital	$7.07 -0.1%	20.38%	$1.44	182.28%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
QQQT Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF	$18.41 +0.7%	20.32%	$3.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑
MSW Ming Shing Group	$2.62 -1.5%	19.85%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
MNDO MIND C.T.I.	$1.11	19.82%	$0.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
PSEC Prospect Capital	$2.78 -0.2%	19.46%	$0.54	114.89%	N/A	10/29/2025	Positive News
FBL GraniteShares 2x Long META Daily ETF	$41.02 -0.4%	19.21%	$7.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Options Volume
NRT North European Oil Royality Trust	$5.46 -2.8%	19.05%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
GECC Great Elm Capital Group	$7.80 +1.6%	18.98%	$1.48	93.08%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
HERZ Herzfeld Credit Income Fund	$2.43 -0.4%	18.93%	$0.46	N/A	N/A	N/A
EARN Ellington Credit	$5.18 -1.2%	18.55%	$0.96	88.89%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$4.33 +0.1%	18.49%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$15.58 +0.8%	18.48%	$2.88	82.05%	N/A	10/15/2025
IVR INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL	$7.48 -0.2%	18.19%	$1.36	65.38%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
FSK FS KKR Capital	$14.57 -0.7%	17.57%	$2.56	105.35%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade
BITS Global X Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$110.80 +5.2%	17.45%	$19.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Up High Trading Volume
BGS B&G Foods	$4.39 +0.5%	17.30%	$0.76	126.67%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SNT Senstar Technologies	$4.64 -0.1%	17.26%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
TCPC Blackrock Tcp Capital	$5.94 +0.5%	16.84%	$1.00	93.46%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$45.68 +1.0%	16.77%	$7.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
EC Ecopetrol	$9.12 -0.5%	16.57%	$1.51	98.69%	N/A	N/A
SPMC Sound Point Meridian Capital	$18.14 +1.0%	16.54%	$3.00	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025	Short Interest ↓
FEDU Four Seasons Education (Cayman)	$13.80 -3.8%	16.53%	$2.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Gap Down
UAN CVR Partners	$94.34 +1.5%	16.49%	$15.56	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$2.44 -1.2%	16.39%	$0.40	62.50%	N/A	N/A
ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$2.93 -2.0%	16.38%	$0.48	117.07%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$5.66 +1.3%	16.27%	$0.92	85.98%	N/A	N/A
MFA MFA Financial	$8.94 -0.3%	16.12%	$1.44	104.35%	N/A	N/A
DX Dynex Capital	$12.70 +0.4%	16.07%	$2.04	133.33%	N/A	N/A	Positive News

AP Ampco-Pittsburgh	$2.25 -1.1%	16.04%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
PDCC Pearl Diver Credit	$16.55 -0.6%	15.95%	$2.64	N/A	N/A	10/17/2025	Positive News
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$11.81 +2.7%	15.92%	$1.88	89.52%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
AFCG AFC Gamma	$3.77 +0.5%	15.92%	$0.60	51.28%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OPI Office Properties Income Trust	$0.25 +4.6%	15.87%	$0.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
GCI Gannett	$4.07 -0.7%	15.72%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
CION CION Investment	$9.37 -1.3%	15.38%	$1.44	114.29%	N/A	N/A
SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$45.82 +0.4%	15.15%	$6.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
CLMT Calumet	$18.25 +0.1%	15.02%	$2.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PVL Permianville Royalty Trust	$1.81 +1.4%	14.96%	$0.27	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CODI Compass Diversified	$6.72 -0.1%	14.89%	$1.00	42.02%	N/A	N/A
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$12.67 +0.1%	14.84%	$1.88	89.95%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$22.64 +0.6%	14.80%	$3.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
BGSF BGSF	$4.07 -1.3%	14.76%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
VOC VOC Energy Trust	$3.01 -0.7%	14.62%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
AGNC AGNC Investment	$9.93 +0.5%	14.51%	$1.44	88.34%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$6.62 +0.6%	14.50%	$0.96	135.21%	N/A	10/15/2025	Dividend Announcement
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$13.94 -1.8%	14.35%	$2.00	99.50%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
MRCC Monroe Capital	$6.98 -0.9%	14.33%	$1.00	123.46%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AAPB GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily ETF	$30.50 +0.1%	14.10%	$4.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
RC Ready Capital	$3.56 -0.1%	14.06%	$0.50	89.29%	N/A	N/A
TWO Two Harbors Investments	$9.69 +0.3%	14.04%	$1.36	90.67%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LUMN Lumen Technologies	$7.17 +0.1%	13.96%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Options Volume Gap Up
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$8.88 +0.3%	13.85%	$1.23	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025	Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$8.90 +0.6%	13.82%	$1.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$55.06 -2.5%	13.80%	$7.60	176.74%	N/A	N/A
TRIN Trinity Capital	$14.93 -0.8%	13.66%	$2.04	100.00%	N/A	N/A
NLY Annaly Capital Management	$20.51 +0.3%	13.65%	$2.80	96.22%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$9.38 -1.2%	13.65%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$9.41 +0.7%	13.60%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A
EU enCore Energy	$3.47 +2.9%	13.50%	$0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF	$54.83 +0.2%	13.44%	$7.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
TWN Taiwan Fund	$55.33 +1.1%	13.36%	$7.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$10.77 -0.3%	13.19%	$1.42	103.65%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CHCT Community Healthcare Trust	$14.36 -4.4%	13.17%	$1.89	420.00%	N/A	N/A
LIEN Chicago Atlantic BDC	$10.34 -1.5%	13.15%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	$13.74 -2.1%	13.11%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$10.07 -1.1%	13.10%	$1.32	85.71%	N/A	N/A
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$4.60 -1.7%	13.04%	$0.60	260.87%	N/A	N/A
PDBA Invesco Agriculture Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$35.40 -0.4%	12.99%	$4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$13.51	12.95%	$1.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$12.38 +0.9%	12.92%	$1.60	85.11%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$9.90 -0.6%	12.92%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$17.14 +0.1%	12.90%	$2.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$11.80 +0.8%	12.88%	$1.52	101.33%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$12.43 -0.1%	12.88%	$1.60	101.91%	N/A	10/10/2025	News Coverage
BTX BlackRock Tchnlgy nd Prvt Eqty Trm Trst	$6.92 -0.1%	12.86%	$0.89	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025
WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF	$21.19 +0.3%	12.74%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
HE Hawaiian Electric Industries	$11.33 +0.8%	12.71%	$1.44	137.14%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$12.65 -0.1%	12.65%	$1.60	126.98%	N/A	N/A

QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$15.95 +0.3%	12.54%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
SAR Saratoga Investment	$23.94 -1.9%	12.53%	$3.00	90.36%	N/A	10/7/2025
MVO MV Oil Trust	$5.91 -0.4%	12.53%	$0.74	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025	Positive News Dividend Increase Short Interest ↓
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$5.12 -5.0%	12.50%	$0.64	90.14%	N/A	N/A
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$12.82 +0.1%	12.48%	$1.60	69.26%	N/A	N/A
RWT Redwood Trust	$5.78 -2.2%	12.46%	$0.72	86.75%	N/A	N/A
PCF High Income Securities Fund	$6.28 0.0%	12.43%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	10/21/2025	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
TXO TXO Partners	$14.54 +0.3%	12.38%	$1.80	156.52%	N/A	N/A
TSPY TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF	$25.54 -1.0%	12.34%	$3.15	N/A	N/A	10/7/2025
CMTG Claros Mortgage Trust	$3.25 -2.6%	12.33%	$0.40	1,333.33%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TSQ Townsquare Media	$6.49 +0.3%	12.33%	$0.80	71.43%	N/A	10/27/2025	Short Interest ↓
NAT Nordic American Tankers	$3.26 -2.3%	12.29%	$0.40	114.29%	N/A	N/A
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ	$14.61 -0.7%	12.26%	$1.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
PCM Pcm Fund	$6.70 -0.1%	12.25%	$0.82	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑
HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors	$18.44 +0.4%	12.15%	$2.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
BBDC Barings Bdc	$8.57 -0.1%	12.14%	$1.04	105.05%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
IFN India Fund	$14.84 +0.6%	12.13%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SUNS Sunrise Realty Trust	$9.92 -2.0%	12.10%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	$16.61 +0.3%	12.04%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$13.98 -0.5%	12.02%	$1.68	101.82%	N/A	12/16/2025	Positive News
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$21.70 +0.3%	11.93%	$2.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FLNG Flex LNG	$25.16 -0.8%	11.92%	$3.00	136.99%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SALM Salem Media Group	$0.84 -1.2%	11.90%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$26.16 +0.5%	11.77%	$3.08	101.32%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$12.59 +0.4%	11.76%	$1.48	97.37%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
EFC Ellington Financial	$13.29 +0.0%	11.74%	$1.56	91.23%	N/A	N/A
RMR The RMR Group	$15.33 -2.1%	11.74%	$1.80	123.29%	N/A	N/A
MITT AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$7.21 -0.1%	11.66%	$0.84	77.06%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$4.98 -0.1%	11.66%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	News Coverage Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑
KBDC Kayne Anderson BDC	$13.74 +1.2%	11.65%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade Gap Up
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares	$4.22 -0.3%	11.62%	$0.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$8.63 -4.7%	11.59%	$1.00	107.53%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ROMA Roma Green Finance	$2.76 -4.2%	11.59%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors	$15.74 -0.2%	11.56%	$1.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRFS BRF	$3.47 -9.2%	11.53%	$0.40	173.91%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$10.41 +0.4%	11.53%	$1.20	75.00%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
WU Western Union	$8.18 +1.3%	11.50%	$0.94	50.81%	N/A	N/A
MNR Mach Natural Resources	$13.22 +0.5%	11.50%	$1.52	68.47%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$7.41 +0.2%	11.48%	$0.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$20.79 +1.0%	11.45%	$2.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$13.69 -1.0%	11.40%	$1.56	86.67%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CIM Chimera Investment	$13.06 -2.5%	11.33%	$1.48	77.89%	N/A	N/A
GCV Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund	$4.25 -0.1%	11.30%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Negative News Short Interest ↑
DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	$10.48 -0.2%	11.26%	$1.18	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025	Dividend Announcement
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$8.53 -2.2%	11.25%	$0.96	87.27%	N/A	N/A
LYB LyondellBasell Industries	$49.17 +1.0%	11.15%	$5.48	89.84%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
KRP Kimbell Royalty	$13.68 -0.3%	11.11%	$1.52	107.04%	N/A	N/A
JEQ abrdn Japan Equity Fund	$8.34 -0.1%	11.04%	$0.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRWS Crown Crafts	$2.91 -2.2%	10.99%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
PSBD Palmer Square Capital BDC	$13.17 +1.7%	10.93%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up

TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$26.26 +0.6%	10.89%	$2.86	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSWC Capital Southwest	$21.53 -0.5%	10.78%	$2.32	99.15%	N/A	10/15/2025	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$3.73 -0.7%	10.74%	$0.40	166.67%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
PLTK Playtika	$3.74 -0.1%	10.71%	$0.40	63.49%	N/A	N/A
SFL SFL	$7.51 -3.1%	10.66%	$0.80	275.86%	N/A	N/A
HUN Huntsman	$9.45 +0.6%	10.59%	$1.00	384.62%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$10.34 +0.4%	10.54%	$1.09	N/A	N/A	10/24/2025	Positive News Short Interest ↓
CONI GraniteShares 2x Short COIN Daily ETF	$31.14 +0.1%	10.53%	$3.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓ Gap Down
IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF	$44.66 +0.2%	10.48%	$4.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
TY Tri Continental	$34.34 +0.1%	10.40%	$3.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$57.53 +0.1%	10.38%	$5.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase Short Interest ↓
DYTA SGI Dynamic Tactical ETF	$29.12 +0.1%	10.27%	$2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
KEN Kenon	$46.78 +3.5%	10.26%	$4.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$20.48 +0.5%	10.26%	$2.10	411.76%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
MERC Mercer International	$2.93 +3.9%	10.24%	$0.30	750.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$11.78 -0.5%	10.19%	$1.20	413.79%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$18.49 -1.8%	10.17%	$1.88	104.44%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SSSS SURO Capital	$9.84 +0.1%	10.16%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VLT INV VK HI INC2	$11.33 +0.6%	10.15%	$1.15	N/A	N/A	10/16/2025	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund	$26.63 +0.2%	10.14%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
CIF MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	$1.78 +1.4%	10.14%	$0.18	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	News Coverage Dividend Increase Short Interest ↑
BMA Macro Bank	$43.40 +0.7%	10.14%	$4.40	37.48%	N/A	N/A
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$43.73 +0.8%	10.13%	$4.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
STWD Starwood Property Trust	$18.97 -0.2%	10.12%	$1.92	94.58%	N/A	N/A
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$9.94 -0.7%	10.07%	$1.00	98.04%	N/A	N/A
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$6.96 +0.6%	10.06%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
EPM Evolution Petroleum	$4.80 -0.2%	10.00%	$0.48	4,800.00%	N/A	N/A
HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF	$24.31 +0.0%	10.00%	$2.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
TX Ternium	$36.22 +0.3%	9.94%	$3.60	73.47%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$44.92 +0.3%	9.93%	$4.46	102.53%	N/A	N/A
PTY Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$14.50 +0.1%	9.87%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	Dividend Announcement
GAB Gabelli Equity Trust	$6.12 -0.8%	9.80%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers	$28.58 -2.1%	9.80%	$2.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$15.53 -4.3%	9.79%	$1.52	633.33%	N/A	N/A
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$12.33 +0.4%	9.74%	$1.20	100.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HOFT Hooker Furnishings	$9.47 -5.0%	9.71%	$0.92	68.15%	N/A	N/A
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$25.57 +0.8%	9.70%	$2.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
GMRE Global Medical REIT	$30.96 -5.5%	9.69%	$3.00	6,000.00%	N/A	N/A
GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF	$52.58 +0.2%	9.68%	$5.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase
QQA Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF	$53.12 +0.6%	9.68%	$5.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↑
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$15.62 -0.1%	9.67%	$1.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
ARCC Ares Capital	$20.02 -0.5%	9.59%	$1.92	96.00%	N/A	N/A
VTS Vitesse Energy	$23.51 +0.4%	9.57%	$2.25	206.42%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
WES Western Midstream Partners	$38.08 +0.3%	9.56%	$3.64	100.83%	N/A	N/A
ASR Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$318.74 +0.8%	9.53%	$30.38	124.76%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
SSIC Silver Spike Investment	$10.50 +0.8%	9.52%	$1.00	101.01%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
CLPR Clipper Realty	$4.01	9.48%	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
JAMF Jamf	$10.38 -2.4%	9.47%	$0.98	101.34%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$25.36 +0.2%	9.46%	$2.40	90.23%	N/A	N/A
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$20.92 -0.2%	9.46%	$1.98	98.51%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
PRT PermRock Royalty Trust	$3.93 -0.6%	9.43%	$0.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GNL Global Net Lease	$8.07 -1.5%	9.42%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	10/10/2025	Dividend Announcement
CCOI Cogent Communications	$43.14 +3.5%	9.41%	$4.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust	$74.54 -1.1%	9.40%	$7.01	N/A	N/A	10/15/2025	Dividend Cut
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.67 +0.2%	9.38%	$0.25	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	Positive News Dividend Increase
CIB Grupo Cibest	$52.18 +0.0%	9.31%	$4.86	74.77%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RITM Rithm Capital	$10.88 -0.2%	9.20%	$1.00	46.51%	N/A	N/A
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$6.55 -1.7%	9.16%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
MRP Millrose Properties	$31.95 +0.2%	9.14%	$2.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KARO Karooooo	$54.75 -0.2%	9.13%	$5.00	241.55%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$16.65 -0.4%	9.13%	$1.52	100.66%	N/A	10/31/2025	Dividend Announcement
PK Park Hotels & Resorts	$10.96 +0.6%	9.12%	$1.00	172.41%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
ZTR Virtus Total Return Fund	$6.59 +0.5%	9.11%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
ERNZ TrueShares Active Yield ETF	$22.20 -0.2%	9.01%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
USAC USA Compression Partners	$23.36 +0.1%	8.99%	$2.10	185.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$68.77 +0.8%	8.97%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
GPRK Geopark	$6.47 -0.8%	8.97%	$0.58	66.67%	N/A	N/A
PBR.A Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	$11.52 -0.3%	8.94%	$1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$13.46 -0.5%	8.92%	$1.20	77.92%	N/A	N/A	Negative News
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$21.10 -1.4%	8.91%	$1.88	92.61%	N/A	N/A
EVC Entravision Communications	$2.25 -1.1%	8.91%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
LADR Ladder Capital	$10.36 -2.9%	8.88%	$0.92	80.00%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
HESM Hess Midstream Partners	$33.14 -0.5%	8.87%	$2.94	90.18%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
HTGC Hercules Capital	$18.15 -0.8%	8.82%	$1.60	80.40%	N/A	N/A
KQQQ Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF	$29.34 +0.6%	8.66%	$2.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$6.60 +0.7%	8.64%	$0.57	N/A	N/A	N/A
HBI Hanesbrands	$6.96 +0.4%	8.63%	$0.60	103.45%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$23.76 +0.1%	8.59%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHA Chagee	$16.91 +1.0%	8.58%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
LFT Lument Finance Trust	$1.87 -2.8%	8.57%	$0.16	48.48%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$13.95 -0.5%	8.53%	$1.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
PAGP Plains GP	$17.84 -0.5%	8.52%	$1.52	95.60%	N/A	10/31/2025	Dividend Announcement
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust	$7.07 +0.3%	8.49%	$0.60	600.00%	N/A	N/A
GT Goodyear Tire & Rubber	$7.57 +0.1%	8.46%	$0.64	32.82%	N/A	N/A
FDUS Fidus Investment	$20.37 0.0%	8.45%	$1.72	79.26%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade
DHT DHT	$11.44 -1.6%	8.40%	$0.96	62.34%	N/A	N/A
AESI Atlas Energy Solutions	$11.93 +0.2%	8.39%	$1.00	97.09%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PBR Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	$12.28 -0.6%	8.39%	$1.03	42.21%	N/A	N/A
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.78 +0.4%	8.37%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	Positive News Dividend Increase
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.71 +1.2%	8.37%	$0.31	N/A	N/A	10/17/2025	Positive News
IRS IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	$11.51 +0.0%	8.34%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$22.20 -0.2%	8.29%	$1.84	82.14%	N/A	N/A
TFSL TFS Financial	$13.67 +2.3%	8.27%	$1.13	353.13%	N/A	N/A
OLP One Liberty Properties	$21.81 +0.6%	8.25%	$1.80	339.62%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$15.42 -1.1%	8.24%	$1.27	N/A	N/A	10/21/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$13.86 -1.5%	8.23%	$1.14	3,800.00%	N/A	N/A
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$21.98 +0.0%	8.19%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	12/3/2025	Positive News
AHH Armada Hoffler Properties	$6.84	8.19%	$0.56	400.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$21.52 +0.1%	8.18%	$1.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$11.74 +0.2%	8.18%	$0.96	124.68%	N/A	N/A
BLMN Bloomin' Brands	$7.35 -1.0%	8.16%	$0.60	47.62%	N/A	N/A
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.58 -0.2%	8.16%	$0.21	N/A	N/A	10/8/2025
DEA Easterly Government Properties	$22.20 -1.5%	8.11%	$1.80	225.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$11.85 -0.1%	8.10%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$5.69 +1.2%	8.08%	$0.46	95.83%	N/A	10/8/2025	Negative News Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
QQQX Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$27.75 +1.1%	8.07%	$2.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
MDV Modiv Industrial	$14.53 -2.1%	8.06%	$1.17	835.71%	N/A	N/A
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$3.98 +0.1%	8.05%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	10/9/2025
RVT Royce Small-Cap Trust	$16.43 +0.6%	8.03%	$1.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BWMX Betterware de Mexico SAPI de C	$12.83 -0.9%	8.03%	$1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
KNTK Kinetik	$38.91 +0.9%	8.02%	$3.12	136.24%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
AMPY Amplify Energy	$5.00 -2.1%	8.01%	$0.40	57.97%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Up
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$11.99 -1.1%	8.01%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025
CO Global Cord Blood	$1.00	8.00%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF	$52.27 +0.1%	8.00%	$4.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase Short Interest ↓
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$5.52 -0.8%	7.98%	$0.44	65.67%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$37.23 -3.3%	7.95%	$2.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ET Energy Transfer	$16.64 -0.2%	7.94%	$1.32	84.62%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BWMX Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V.	$12.87 -0.6%	7.93%	$1.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HYBI NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF	$50.79 +0.1%	7.91%	$4.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
HAFN Hafnia	$6.07 -2.2%	7.91%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
RAND Rand Capital	$14.66 -2.6%	7.91%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
SPOK Spok	$15.83 -1.0%	7.90%	$1.25	158.23%	N/A	N/A
PBT Permian Basin Royalty Trust	$17.61 -1.7%	7.89%	$1.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AB AllianceBernstein	$38.66 +0.6%	7.86%	$3.04	86.12%	N/A	N/A
MCI Barings Corporate Investors	$20.41 -1.3%	7.84%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
MPLX Mplx	$49.03 -0.3%	7.81%	$3.83	78.97%	N/A	N/A
TU TELUS	$15.50 -1.2%	7.81%	$1.21	151.25%	N/A	N/A
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$10.00 +0.3%	7.80%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	10/31/2025	Dividend Announcement
FLO Flowers Foods	$12.74 -3.2%	7.77%	$0.99	87.61%	N/A	N/A
QQQH NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF	$54.80 +0.5%	7.76%	$4.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
KRT Karat Packaging	$23.38 -2.1%	7.70%	$1.80	97.83%	N/A	N/A
SGA Saga Communications	$13.05 +0.5%	7.66%	$1.00	135.14%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
OMF OneMain	$54.31 -2.1%	7.66%	$4.16	51.94%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
MLCO Melco Resorts & Entertainment	$8.52 -0.1%	7.66%	$0.65	130.40%	N/A	N/A
NSA National Storage Affiliates Trust	$29.84 -1.1%	7.64%	$2.28	268.24%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PIM Putnam Mast Int	$3.41 -0.1%	7.64%	$0.26	N/A	N/A	10/17/2025
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$29.43 +1.9%	7.61%	$2.24	73.44%	N/A	N/A
SABA Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	$9.10 +1.2%	7.59%	$0.69	N/A	N/A	10/9/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
STG Sunlands Technology Group	$8.33 +1.1%	7.56%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
CIG Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS	$1.99 -1.1%	7.55%	$0.15	68.18%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MSBI Midland States Bancorp	$16.96 +0.8%	7.55%	$1.28	48.12%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
UPS United Parcel Service	$87.06 +0.5%	7.54%	$6.56	82.72%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ALX Alexander's	$238.97 -1.8%	7.53%	$18.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
GAM General American Investors	$63.32 +0.8%	7.50%	$4.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCBP BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	$8.54 -0.1%	7.50%	$0.64	46.38%	N/A	N/A
BHR BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	$2.67 -1.5%	7.49%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
BFS Saul Centers	$31.56 +0.0%	7.48%	$2.36	181.54%	N/A	10/15/2025	Positive News
CAG Conagra Brands	$18.81 +0.5%	7.44%	$1.40	56.00%	N/A	10/30/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
FMC FMC	$31.25 -0.1%	7.42%	$2.32	58.00%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
MGF Mfs Govt Mkts	$3.10 -0.4%	7.42%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	Positive News Dividend Increase
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$13.43 +0.4%	7.37%	$0.99	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	Dividend Announcement
ACCO Acco Brands	$4.07 +0.2%	7.37%	$0.30	27.78%	N/A	N/A
MPV Barings Participation Investors	$20.22 0.0%	7.32%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest ↓
DIN DINE BRANDS GLOBAL	$28.02 -0.1%	7.28%	$2.04	39.08%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TSLZ T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF	$0.69 +0.8%	7.26%	$0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$35.83 +1.8%	7.26%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
MOV Movado Group	$19.32 -1.4%	7.25%	$1.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATNI ATN International	$15.25 +0.3%	7.22%	$1.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUN Sunoco	$50.55 -0.3%	7.20%	$3.64	64.54%	N/A	N/A
RMT Royce Otc Micro	$10.59 +1.8%	7.18%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
UPBD Upbound Group	$21.81 -1.0%	7.15%	$1.56	30.41%	N/A	N/A
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$8.40 -0.2%	7.15%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GTY Getty Realty	$26.33 -1.4%	7.14%	$1.88	140.30%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
CPAC Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$7.01 -1.1%	7.13%	$0.50	73.53%	N/A	N/A
AWF AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	$11.11 +0.1%	7.11%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
UWMC UWM	$5.63 +0.4%	7.11%	$0.40	83.33%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
SBGI Sinclair	$14.08 -3.0%	7.10%	$1.00	66.67%	N/A	N/A
NOG Northern Oil and Gas	$25.46 -0.2%	7.07%	$1.80	48.39%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SPH Suburban Propane Partners	$18.39 -0.7%	7.07%	$1.30	76.47%	N/A	N/A
USEA United Maritime	$1.70 +1.2%	7.06%	$0.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
BRHY iShares High Yield Active ETF	$52.07 +0.0%	7.03%	$3.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut High Trading Volume
GSL Global Ship Lease	$29.92	7.02%	$2.10	23.03%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$23.12 +0.3%	7.01%	$1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
OXM Oxford Industries	$39.45 -2.9%	7.00%	$2.76	59.87%	N/A	10/17/2025
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$2.87 +1.6%	6.98%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$22.81 -0.3%	6.97%	$1.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCL Carnival	$28.75 -1.2%	6.96%	$2.00	93.02%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
SOBO South Bow	$28.81 -0.4%	6.94%	$2.00	109.89%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$13.88 +0.2%	6.92%	$0.96	91.43%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
FAT FAT Brands	$2.03 +1.8%	6.91%	$0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$31.59 +0.3%	6.90%	$2.18	72.43%	N/A	N/A
COLD Americold Realty Trust	$13.35 -0.7%	6.89%	$0.92	255.56%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Downgrade Short Interest ↑ Gap Up
BOLT Bolt Biotherapeutics	$5.23 -1.6%	6.89%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
GSHD Goosehead Insurance	$66.80 0.0%	6.89%	$4.60	180.39%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	$17.05 +1.0%	6.86%	$1.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$45.90 +0.0%	6.84%	$3.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
JFIN Jiayin Group	$11.55 +2.1%	6.84%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
RHI Robert Half	$34.55 +0.3%	6.83%	$2.36	88.06%	N/A	N/A
BSJT Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.60 +0.0%	6.81%	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties	$45.99 -1.9%	6.78%	$3.12	100.00%	N/A	N/A
AAT American Assets Trust	$20.12 -1.4%	6.76%	$1.36	302.22%	N/A	N/A
NEWT NewtekOne	$11.26 -0.8%	6.75%	$0.76	33.33%	N/A	10/14/2025
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$26.16 -0.1%	6.73%	$1.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
EBR Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	$9.70 -1.9%	6.70%	$0.65	72.22%	N/A	N/A
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.08 0.0%	6.70%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
LND Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	$3.74 -0.1%	6.69%	$0.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBRA Sabra Healthcare REIT	$17.93 -1.2%	6.69%	$1.20	153.85%	N/A	N/A
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management	$43.65 -0.7%	6.69%	$2.92	86.14%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
WDS Woodside Energy Group	$15.26 -0.4%	6.68%	$1.02	145.71%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HNDL Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF	$22.46 +0.1%	6.68%	$1.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
SILA Sila Realty Trust	$23.96 -1.7%	6.68%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OUT OUTFRONT Media	$18.01 -0.8%	6.66%	$1.20	141.18%	N/A	N/A
VZ Verizon Communications	$41.77 +0.8%	6.61%	$2.76	57.14%	N/A	10/10/2025	Trending News Analyst Forecast
TG Tredegar	$7.87 +1.9%	6.61%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
USDX SGI Enhanced Core ETF	$25.82 -0.1%	6.58%	$1.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors	$40.73 -1.0%	6.58%	$2.68	148.07%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BSJV Invesco BulletShares 2031 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$26.77 0.0%	6.58%	$1.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$80.32 +0.4%	6.57%	$5.28	229.57%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
PFE Pfizer	$26.21 -0.8%	6.56%	$1.72	55.84%	N/A	N/A	Trending News
BWLP BW LPG	$13.46 -2.2%	6.54%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest ↓
AOHY Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF	$11.18 -0.1%	6.53%	$0.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VALE Vale	$11.18 -1.0%	6.53%	$0.73	41.24%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
LTC LTC Properties	$34.95 -0.3%	6.52%	$2.28	118.75%	N/A	10/23/2025	Dividend Announcement
NXRT NexPoint Residential Trust	$31.29 -1.1%	6.52%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↑
JOYY JOYY	$58.21 -0.2%	6.49%	$3.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLP Global Partners	$46.30 -0.3%	6.48%	$3.00	99.01%	N/A	N/A
MPX Marine Products	$8.65 -2.0%	6.48%	$0.56	112.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PSTL Postal Realty Trust	$14.99 -2.4%	6.47%	$0.97	262.16%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BRT BRT Apartments	$15.46 -1.4%	6.47%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
KRNY Kearny Financial	$6.81 +3.0%	6.47%	$0.44	55.70%	N/A	N/A
DWSH AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF	$6.67 +0.2%	6.45%	$0.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
WABF Western Asset Bond ETF	$25.44 -0.2%	6.45%	$1.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
FRO Frontline	$22.35 -2.7%	6.44%	$1.44	47.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MO Altria Group	$65.84 +0.7%	6.44%	$4.24	76.53%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PHI PLDT	$18.95 -0.3%	6.44%	$1.22	40.53%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$7.93 +2.3%	6.44%	$0.51	N/A	N/A	10/14/2025	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
TACT TransAct Technologies	$5.62 +11.2%	6.41%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$31.83 +0.1%	6.41%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase
EPR EPR Properties	$55.38 -3.6%	6.39%	$3.54	120.00%	N/A	N/A
UG United-Guardian	$7.83 +0.9%	6.39%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
WB Weibo	$12.54 +0.2%	6.38%	$0.80	44.20%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
CRESY Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	$9.26 -0.2%	6.37%	$0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
FT Franklin Universal Trust	$8.03 +0.6%	6.35%	$0.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$12.61 +0.4%	6.34%	$0.80	61.07%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
UMH UMH Properties	$14.20	6.34%	$0.90	409.09%	N/A	11/17/2025	Dividend Announcement
YY JOYY	$58.71 -0.1%	6.34%	$3.72	71.26%	N/A	N/A
KHC Kraft Heinz	$25.26 0.0%	6.33%	$1.60	59.93%	N/A	N/A
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.75 +0.0%	6.33%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
FFIC Flushing Financial	$13.93 +1.2%	6.32%	$0.88	59.46%	N/A	N/A
CARY Angel Oak Income ETF	$20.90 -0.1%	6.32%	$1.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
DOC Healthpeak Properties	$19.33 +0.5%	6.31%	$1.22	369.70%	N/A	10/17/2025	Positive News Dividend Announcement
AMCR Amcor	$8.10 +0.3%	6.30%	$0.51	62.20%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BSJW Invesco BulletShares 2032 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.81 0.0%	6.28%	$1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HYLS First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	$42.10 +0.0%	6.25%	$2.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$18.58 -0.5%	6.24%	$1.16	150.65%	N/A	N/A
FVR FrontView REIT	$13.80 -0.8%	6.23%	$0.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Revision
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$23.43 0.0%	6.23%	$1.46	N/A	N/A	N/A
TIGO Millicom International Cellular	$48.14 0.0%	6.23%	$3.00	86.21%	N/A	10/8/2025	Positive News
HYXF iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$47.36 +0.1%	6.23%	$2.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut
HIW Highwoods Properties	$32.15 -0.9%	6.22%	$2.00	289.86%	N/A	N/A
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	$9.82 +0.3%	6.21%	$0.61	N/A	N/A	10/24/2025
DXC DXC Technology	$13.54 -1.9%	6.20%	$0.84	25.61%	N/A	N/A
SGU Star Group	$11.95 +0.8%	6.19%	$0.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DLX Deluxe	$19.42 -1.1%	6.18%	$1.20	33.33%	N/A	N/A
EIX Edison International	$53.66 -2.1%	6.17%	$3.31	54.00%	N/A	10/7/2025
TS Tenaris	$36.33 +0.4%	6.17%	$2.24	65.31%	N/A	N/A
MNRO Monro Muffler Brake	$18.18 -1.9%	6.16%	$1.12	131.76%	N/A	N/A
COPJ Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF	$34.90 +6.4%	6.16%	$2.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest ↑
KW Kennedy-Wilson	$7.80 -6.8%	6.16%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
LAND Gladstone Land	$9.11 -0.3%	6.15%	$0.56	N/A	N/A	N/A
FF FutureFuel	$3.91 -0.8%	6.14%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	12/4/2025	News Coverage
EGY Vaalco Energy	$4.08 -0.1%	6.13%	$0.25	92.59%	N/A	N/A
ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	$29.62 -0.1%	6.11%	$1.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	$27.68 0.0%	6.11%	$1.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase
HVT Haverty Furniture Companies	$21.00 -2.3%	6.10%	$1.28	52.24%	N/A	N/A
JRSH Jerash Holdings (US)	$3.28 -0.2%	6.09%	$0.20	42.55%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
SITC Site Centers	$8.54 -0.3%	6.09%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
DEC Diversified Energy	$13.32 -0.6%	6.08%	$0.81	N/A	N/A	12/1/2025
NPFI Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF	$26.38 +0.0%	6.03%	$1.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Dividend Cut
VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF	$67.20 +0.5%	6.03%	$4.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
CURI CuriosityStream	$5.31 +3.5%	6.03%	$0.32	1,066.67%	N/A	N/A
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund	$22.77 +0.9%	6.02%	$1.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
WEN Wendy's	$9.37 +0.4%	5.98%	$0.56	53.33%	N/A	N/A
DOW DOW	$23.42 +0.0%	5.98%	$1.40	98.59%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
FCPT Four Corners Property Trust	$23.76 -2.1%	5.98%	$1.42	123.48%	N/A	N/A
ATHM Autohome	$28.90 +1.7%	5.95%	$1.72	89.12%	N/A	10/20/2025	Dividend Announcement
UVV Universal	$55.15 -0.5%	5.95%	$3.28	N/A	N/A	10/10/2025
LCNB LCNB	$14.81 -1.2%	5.94%	$0.88	53.01%	N/A	N/A
YRD Yirendai	$6.74 +2.1%	5.93%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest ↓
MPW Medical Properties Trust	$5.42 +0.3%	5.91%	$0.32	188.24%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
INN Summit Hotel Properties	$5.44 +0.5%	5.88%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
SSTK Shutterstock	$22.46 +0.6%	5.88%	$1.32	49.62%	N/A	N/A
CALM Cal-Maine Foods	$93.46 +0.7%	5.86%	$5.48	167.07%	N/A	10/29/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Cut Insider Trade
CIVI Civitas Resources	$34.12 -0.6%	5.86%	$2.00	33.44%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
FIBK First Interstate BancSystem	$32.14 +0.8%	5.85%	$1.88	71.21%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
LX LexinFintech	$5.30 -0.2%	5.85%	$0.31	13.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FNLC First Bancorp, Inc (ME)	$25.35 -2.0%	5.84%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
NL NL Industries	$6.19 +0.8%	5.82%	$0.36	41.38%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
NVEC NVE	$68.80 +0.5%	5.81%	$4.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LXP LXP Industrial Trust	$9.31 -0.5%	5.80%	$0.54	771.43%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast
BKSC Bank of South Carolina	$15.91 -0.6%	5.78%	$0.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
DBI Designer Brands	$3.47 -3.8%	5.77%	$0.20	57.14%	N/A	N/A
CQP Cheniere Energy Partners	$53.71 -0.1%	5.77%	$3.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Trending News Analyst Revision
SELF Global Self Storage	$5.03	5.77%	$0.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Negative News Short Interest ↑
BBBY Bed Bath & Beyond	$11.81 -2.5%	5.76%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
CIO City Office REIT	$6.97 -0.4%	5.74%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BTI British American Tobacco	$51.40 +0.4%	5.74%	$2.95	60.70%	N/A	12/30/2025	Positive News
MTN Vail Resorts	$155.03 -1.3%	5.73%	$8.88	109.49%	N/A	10/9/2025
GPRF Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Preferred Stock and Hybrid Securities ETF	$51.33 -0.1%	5.73%	$2.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
TLK PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$18.37 -0.5%	5.72%	$1.05	67.74%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
GTN Gray Media	$5.61 -0.8%	5.70%	$0.32	12.12%	N/A	N/A
CZNC Citizens & Northern	$19.65 +0.9%	5.70%	$1.12	56.00%	N/A	N/A
OKE ONEOK	$72.40 -0.5%	5.69%	$4.12	66.99%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SXC SunCoke Energy	$8.45 +0.2%	5.68%	$0.48	70.59%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NNN NNN REIT	$42.33 -1.2%	5.67%	$2.40	115.94%	N/A	N/A
SILC Silicom	$17.64 +1.3%	5.67%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
RGP Resources Connection	$4.94 +0.4%	5.67%	$0.28	53.85%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
BP BP	$34.94 +0.3%	5.67%	$1.98	67.12%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF	$29.37 -0.2%	5.65%	$1.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News

Why Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

Written by MarketBeat Staff

Updated August 30, 2023

Key Points

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

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

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

What is a High-Yielding Dividend Stock?

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

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

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

Annual dividend per share/price per share

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

5/200 = .025 (2.5%)

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

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

Infographic about high-yield dividend stocks

Why Are High-Yielding Dividend Stocks Important?

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

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

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

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

Step 1: Use the dividend screener.

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

Dividend screener on MarketBeat

Step 2: Look for monthly dividend stocks.

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

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

Monthly dividend stocks on MarketBeat

Step 3: Follow a dividend calendar.

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

U.S. dividend announcements on MarketBeat

Step 4: Understand the ex-dividend date.

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

The ex-dividend calendar on MarketBeat

How to Use a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pros and Cons of High-Yielding Dividend Stocks

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

Pros

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

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

Cons

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

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

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

Should You Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

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

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

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

FAQs

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

What is the best high-yield dividend stock?

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

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

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

What stock has the highest monthly dividend yield?

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

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