High Yield Dividend Stocks

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

Company	Current Price	Dividend Yield	Annual Payout	Payout Ratio	Annualized 5-Year Dividend Growth	Ex-Dividend Date	Indicator(s)
MST Defiance Leveraged Long + Income MSTR ETF	$26.12 +9.4%	567.50%	$148.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
TSYY GraniteShares Yieldboost TSLA ETF	$3.06 -1.0%	265.03%	$8.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Cut
CANG Cango	$0.44 +2.6%	222.22%	$0.98	153.13%	-100.00%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Upgrade Gap Up
XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF	$6.43 -0.2%	221.00%	$14.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Cut
RBCN Rubicon Technology	$5.50 -0.8%	200.00%	$11.00	6,875.00%	N/A	N/A
BTF Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$19.43 +0.1%	195.21%	$37.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NVYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF	$13.62 -0.8%	141.19%	$19.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Cut
SBNY Signature Bank	$0.50 +25.0%	140.00%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSLQ Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF	$16.64 +2.9%	134.50%	$22.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
NVDS Tradr 1.5X Short NVDA Daily ETF	$21.57 +2.0%	98.98%	$21.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
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FEAT YieldMax Dorsey Wright Featured 5 Income ETF	$18.81 -0.3%	85.49%	$16.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ENGN enGene	$1.85 +3.9%	85.46%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry and Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF	$24.75 +1.2%	75.64%	$18.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares	$3.30 +0.3%	72.73%	$2.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF	$7.96 -1.1%	66.71%	$5.31	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut
HUYA HUYA	$2.56 -0.6%	60.67%	$1.55	1,107.14%	N/A	6/17/2026
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$10.47 +0.2%	58.74%	$6.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement Ex-Dividend Short Interest Increase
CCG Cheche Group	$0.62 +12.7%	58.06%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume
BMR Beamr Imaging	$1.83 +1.7%	56.83%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
YSPY GraniteShares YieldBOOST SPY ETF	$15.57 -0.5%	53.56%	$8.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Dividend Cut Short Interest Decrease High Trading Volume
GLDY Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF	$14.36 +0.6%	52.37%	$7.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase Short Interest Increase
MSTX Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF	$28.14 +9.8%	51.24%	$14.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
STI Solidion Technology	$4.65 -1.9%	48.17%	$2.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF	$35.51 +0.5%	44.80%	$15.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TCBX Third Coast Bancshares	$38.32 +0.0%	44.02%	$16.87	515.90%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
RDTY YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$38.10 -0.6%	44.02%	$16.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$9.98 +0.3%	43.59%	$4.35	395.45%	N/A	6/16/2026	Positive News
HERZ Herzfeld Credit Income Fund	$18.00 -4.0%	40.06%	$7.21	N/A	N/A	6/16/2026	News Coverage Short Interest Decrease
TSL GraniteShares 1.25X Long TSLA Daily ETF	$17.57 -1.8%	37.85%	$6.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$1.29 +0.8%	37.21%	$0.48	117.07%	-8.02%	N/A
PLTU Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares	$47.59 +18.5%	36.50%	$17.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase Gap Up High Trading Volume
AIPI REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF	$39.21 +1.1%	36.32%	$14.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease High Trading Volume
MVO MV Oil Trust	$1.89 +1.4%	36.06%	$0.68	N/A	13.18%	N/A
MSW Ming Shing Group	$1.45 +1.4%	35.86%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease Gap Down
OCCI OFS Credit	$3.35 +1.2%	35.22%	$1.18	137.21%	N/A	6/15/2026	Short Interest Increase
ECC Eagle Point Credit	$4.17 -0.6%	34.57%	$1.44	153.19%	6.26%	6/10/2026	News Coverage
MIND MIND Technology	$6.75 -2.3%	33.33%	$2.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
SABR Sabre	$1.76 +5.4%	31.82%	$0.56	140.00%	-100.00%	N/A	Analyst Revision
QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$43.40 +0.4%	31.22%	$13.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF	$9.98 -0.4%	31.16%	$3.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase Short Interest Increase
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OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$1.35 +1.5%	31.11%	$0.42	175.00%	-7.19%	6/16/2026	Positive News
XIFR XPLR Infrastructure	$12.47 +5.2%	29.44%	$3.67	206.18%	-100.00%	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade
EU enCore Energy	$1.60 +1.9%	29.25%	$0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
YRD Yirendai	$1.39 -5.4%	28.78%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings Gap Down
IEP Icahn Enterprises	$7.44 -0.4%	26.88%	$2.00	253.16%	-24.21%	N/A
SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$42.91 -0.1%	25.89%	$11.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MUD Direxion Daily MU Bear 1X Shares	$13.22 -5.2%	25.79%	$3.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$7.61 +2.0%	24.70%	$1.88	89.52%	-2.92%	N/A
FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF	$46.66 +0.7%	24.47%	$11.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SARK Tradr 1X Short Innovation Daily ETF	$26.92 -0.9%	24.18%	$6.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MNDO MIND C.T.I.	$0.98 +1.0%	22.45%	$0.22	N/A	-1.72%	N/A	Short Interest Increase
CABO Cable One	$52.65 -6.8%	22.41%	$11.80	38.97%	-20.86%	N/A
FEDU Four Seasons Education (Cayman)	$10.32 -5.5%	22.10%	$2.28	N/A	-6.55%	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
RILY B. Riley Financial	$9.33 -9.2%	21.44%	$2.00	N/A	-100.00%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
SPMC Sound Point Meridian Capital	$11.30 +1.2%	21.24%	$2.40	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$6.47 -0.9%	20.40%	$1.32	85.71%	N/A	N/A
GGT Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$4.35 +0.6%	20.25%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	Positive News
EARN Ellington Credit	$4.76 -3.4%	20.19%	$0.96	88.89%	-3.04%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
BITS Global X Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$70.24 -0.2%	19.99%	$14.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SI Shoulder Innovations	$14.74 -2.6%	19.97%	$2.94	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$15.92 +0.6%	19.86%	$3.16	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026
TOUR Tuniu	$5.91 -3.0%	19.80%	$1.17	688.24%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
AVL Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares	$65.81 +9.8%	19.63%	$12.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
OFS OFS Capital	$3.47	19.60%	$0.68	87.18%	6.71%	6/18/2026
IFN India Fund	$11.26 +0.3%	19.36%	$2.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
MNR Mach Natural Resources	$13.29 -1.3%	19.27%	$2.56	115.32%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
OP OceanPal	$10.40 -7.6%	19.23%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
QQQT Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF	$19.39 +0.4%	18.77%	$3.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease High Trading Volume
BGS B&G Foods	$4.09 -1.1%	18.57%	$0.76	126.67%	-16.74%	6/30/2026
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital	$7.88 +0.1%	18.29%	$1.44	69.23%	-33.61%	N/A	Negative News Ex-Dividend Analyst Downgrade
JFIN Jiayin Group	$4.33 +2.1%	18.24%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
FRO Frontline	$34.63 +0.2%	17.91%	$6.20	205.98%	-10.28%	6/12/2026	Analyst Downgrade
NFE New Fortress Energy	$0.56 -5.8%	17.83%	$0.10	N/A	-100.00%	N/A
CION CION Investment	$6.76 -0.4%	17.76%	$1.20	95.24%	N/A	6/12/2026
ORC Orchid Island Capital	$6.78 -2.5%	17.71%	$1.20	151.90%	-18.27%	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
TCPC Blackrock Tcp Capital	$3.85	17.66%	$0.68	63.55%	-3.23%	6/16/2026	Positive News
ELME Elme Communities	$2.06 +2.2%	17.52%	$0.36	N/A	66.18%	N/A
PSEC Prospect Capital	$2.41 +1.7%	17.43%	$0.42	89.36%	-2.02%	6/26/2026	Positive News Insider Trade
AMDD Direxion Daily AMD Bear 1X Shares	$3.15 +0.3%	17.14%	$0.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest Increase
NVD GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF	$4.90 +3.2%	17.14%	$0.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers	$47.26 -1.8%	16.93%	$8.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$17.15 +0.2%	16.80%	$2.88	82.05%	-13.65%	6/15/2026	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF	$24.73 +0.2%	16.78%	$4.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$2.39 -1.4%	16.77%	$0.40	62.50%	-16.20%	N/A	High Trading Volume
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$5.54 -0.2%	16.60%	$0.92	85.98%	-6.85%	6/16/2026
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$11.37 -1.0%	16.53%	$1.88	89.95%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$4.39 +4.8%	16.40%	$0.72	62.61%	1.10%	6/17/2026
GECC Great Elm Capital Group	$6.11 +2.3%	16.37%	$1.00	62.89%	-24.34%	6/15/2026	News Coverage Positive News Gap Up
CMTG Claros Mortgage Trust	$2.45 +4.0%	16.36%	$0.40	1,333.33%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
QYLG Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	$30.15 +0.3%	16.15%	$4.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
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FATBB FAT Brands	$0.89	15.78%	$0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
DHT DHT	$16.31 -0.2%	15.69%	$2.56	166.23%	-11.33%	N/A
DX Dynex Capital	$13.08 +0.3%	15.60%	$2.04	133.33%	3.59%	N/A
AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$8.25 -0.7%	15.51%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A
FSK FS KKR Capital	$10.87 +0.6%	15.46%	$1.68	69.14%	1.81%	6/17/2026	Trending News
USEA United Maritime	$2.59 -0.4%	15.44%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	6/29/2026	Positive News
LFT Lument Finance Trust	$1.04 -2.5%	15.34%	$0.16	48.48%	-9.88%	N/A	Positive News
PDCC Pearl Diver Credit	$10.20 +1.0%	15.29%	$1.56	N/A	N/A	6/16/2026	Negative News Short Interest Increase
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$10.47 -0.6%	15.29%	$1.60	101.91%	1.03%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$8.95 -2.6%	15.19%	$1.36	107.94%	6.83%	6/30/2026
FTGC First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	$29.07 -0.6%	15.07%	$4.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest Increase
BAK Braskem	$4.18 -6.2%	15.06%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MFA MFA Financial	$9.60 +0.0%	15.00%	$1.44	104.35%	23.56%	N/A
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$6.69 -0.1%	14.95%	$1.00	87.72%	-5.39%	N/A	Positive News Insider Trade
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$8.24 +0.2%	14.94%	$1.23	N/A	1.53%	N/A
TUSK Mammoth Energy Services	$3.35 +4.4%	14.93%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF	$32.90 +0.4%	14.89%	$4.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CULP Culp	$3.10 +2.6%	14.84%	$0.46	76.67%	-100.00%	N/A
CCAP Crescent Capital BDC	$11.41 -0.3%	14.72%	$1.68	97.67%	2.22%	6/30/2026	News Coverage
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$2.75 -2.5%	14.55%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$8.97 +0.8%	14.27%	$1.28	92.09%	0.87%	6/30/2026
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$5.04 -0.7%	14.10%	$0.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest Increase
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$12.56 +0.2%	14.01%	$1.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
AGNC AGNC Investment	$10.41 -1.3%	13.83%	$1.44	88.34%	-1.59%	N/A	Options Volume
ATHM Autohome	$17.49 +1.1%	13.78%	$2.41	124.87%	17.84%	7/2/2026	Trending News Dividend Announcement
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$1.47 -2.3%	13.65%	$0.20	N/A	-21.00%	N/A	Gap Down
LX LexinFintech	$2.20 -0.9%	13.64%	$0.30	13.39%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Gap Up
LIEN Chicago Atlantic BDC	$10.00 +0.2%	13.60%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	6/26/2026	Short Interest Increase
PCF High Income Securities Fund	$5.60 +0.1%	13.58%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	6/16/2026	Short Interest Increase
PCM Pcm Fund	$5.67 +0.2%	13.58%	$0.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
CV CapsoVision	$6.78 +2.0%	13.57%	$0.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSPY TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF	$26.17 +0.2%	13.49%	$3.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
SUNS Sunrise Realty Trust	$8.90 +2.4%	13.48%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$46.01 +0.4%	13.41%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$11.96 +1.0%	13.38%	$1.60	69.26%	9.48%	6/15/2026
GSHD Goosehead Insurance	$34.39 -2.4%	13.38%	$4.60	180.39%	38.73%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Insider Trade High Trading Volume
SAR Saratoga Investment	$22.51 +0.2%	13.33%	$3.00	90.36%	24.91%	6/4/2026
RWT Redwood Trust	$5.41 +0.8%	13.32%	$0.72	86.75%	-0.28%	N/A	Positive News
KQQQ Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF	$31.53 +0.2%	13.29%	$4.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PSBD Palmer Square Capital BDC	$10.84	13.28%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	6/26/2026	Analyst Forecast
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF	$57.22 +0.2%	13.26%	$7.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAT Nordic American Tankers	$5.14 +2.0%	13.23%	$0.68	194.29%	-4.36%	6/10/2026	Trending News Earnings Report Upcoming Earnings Dividend Increase Analyst Upgrade Gap Up
CIM Chimera Investment	$13.62 +0.3%	13.22%	$1.80	94.74%	-18.83%	N/A
UAN CVR Partners	$121.16 -1.3%	13.21%	$16.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
VOC VOC Energy Trust	$2.89 -6.8%	13.15%	$0.38	N/A	13.85%	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$11.27 +1.4%	13.13%	$1.48	97.37%	N/A	6/30/2026	Positive News
UWMC UWM	$3.06 -2.7%	13.09%	$0.40	83.33%	N/A	6/18/2026
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$58.20 +0.4%	13.06%	$7.60	176.74%	11.20%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
FLO Flowers Foods	$7.63 -1.0%	12.98%	$0.99	87.61%	4.40%	6/12/2026
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$23.74 +0.9%	12.98%	$3.08	101.32%	N/A	6/30/2026	Positive News
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CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$10.81 -1.0%	12.95%	$1.40	74.47%	-2.16%	6/30/2026	Positive News
TMET iShares Transition-Enabling Metals ETF	$32.43	12.95%	$4.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
NLY Annaly Capital Management	$21.85 +1.2%	12.81%	$2.80	96.22%	-5.11%	N/A	High Trading Volume
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$15.66 +0.4%	12.77%	$2.00	99.50%	7.09%	6/15/2026
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$44.04 -1.1%	12.76%	$5.62	N/A	N/A	6/3/2026	News Coverage Negative News Short Interest Increase
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$4.57 -0.1%	12.71%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
PDBA Invesco Agriculture Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$36.30 -1.1%	12.67%	$4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$13.34 +0.1%	12.60%	$1.68	101.82%	6.40%	6/15/2026
SLRC SLR Investment	$13.08 -0.8%	12.54%	$1.64	100.61%	N/A	6/12/2026
HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF	$24.10 +0.7%	12.53%	$3.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase Short Interest Decrease
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$8.00 -0.1%	12.50%	$1.00	71.94%	0.64%	6/16/2026	Positive News
MITT AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$7.75 -0.6%	12.40%	$0.96	88.07%	56.69%	N/A	Positive News
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$3.90 -0.2%	12.30%	$0.48	67.61%	9.86%	N/A
QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$15.57 +0.1%	12.20%	$1.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ	$38.08 -1.0%	12.18%	$4.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$4.95 -0.7%	12.13%	$0.60	260.87%	-14.59%	6/30/2026	Negative News Analyst Downgrade
TSQ Townsquare Media	$6.60 -2.4%	12.13%	$0.80	71.43%	58.49%	7/27/2026	Insider Trade
TRIN Trinity Capital	$16.86 +0.2%	12.10%	$2.04	100.00%	N/A	6/11/2026
PTY Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$11.89 +0.3%	12.03%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	$9.82 -0.3%	12.02%	$1.18	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026
CLPR Clipper Realty	$3.17 -0.8%	12.01%	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend
BBDC Barings Bdc	$8.69 +0.2%	11.97%	$1.04	105.05%	12.86%	6/3/2026	Positive News
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$5.74 +1.7%	11.86%	$0.68	57.14%	1.58%	N/A	Positive News
SPOK Spok	$10.59 +0.3%	11.80%	$1.25	158.23%	20.11%	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
MLCO Melco Resorts & Entertainment	$5.56 +0.4%	11.73%	$0.65	130.40%	-100.00%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
BGSF BGSF	$5.12 +0.4%	11.72%	$0.60	N/A	31.95%	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	$15.45 +1.1%	11.65%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	6/30/2026
USA Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	$5.84 +0.3%	11.65%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWLP BW LPG	$19.58 -4.6%	11.65%	$2.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings Gap Down
ELIL Direxion Daily LLY Bull 2X Shares	$26.98 -3.8%	11.64%	$3.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors	$19.97 +1.6%	11.62%	$2.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF	$23.29 -1.0%	11.59%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
WU Western Union	$8.14 +0.3%	11.56%	$0.94	50.81%	0.87%	6/16/2026
EFC Ellington Financial	$13.57 -0.2%	11.50%	$1.56	91.23%	4.36%	N/A	Positive News
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$18.08 +0.2%	11.45%	$2.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$8.39 -0.5%	11.44%	$0.96	87.27%	-10.16%	N/A
HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors	$17.87 +1.1%	11.42%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$10.88 +0.4%	11.40%	$1.24	82.67%	-1.27%	6/9/2026
TXO TXO Partners	$12.80 -1.3%	11.25%	$1.44	125.22%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Insider Trade
XYF X Financial	$4.81 +1.6%	11.24%	$0.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
STWD Starwood Property Trust	$17.10 +0.0%	11.23%	$1.92	94.58%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
CURI CuriosityStream	$2.86 +4.4%	11.19%	$0.32	1,066.67%	N/A	6/5/2026	Insider Trade Gap Up
CHCT Community Healthcare Trust	$17.18 -1.1%	11.18%	$1.92	426.67%	2.26%	N/A
CRWS Crown Crafts	$2.87 -1.0%	11.15%	$0.32	N/A	-10.90%	6/11/2026	Positive News High Trading Volume
PAGS PagSeguro Digital	$9.34 +0.1%	11.14%	$1.04	69.80%	N/A	N/A
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$5.77 +0.3%	11.10%	$0.64	90.14%	16.36%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
BBBY Bed Bath & Beyond	$6.14 -4.4%	11.08%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
MCI Barings Corporate Investors	$18.09 +0.3%	11.05%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest Increase Gap Down
NRT North European Oil Royality Trust	$7.98 -1.8%	11.03%	$0.88	N/A	2.48%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	$13.07 +0.7%	11.02%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	6/30/2026	Analyst Downgrade High Trading Volume
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TWO Two Harbors Investments	$12.35 -0.3%	11.02%	$1.36	90.67%	-4.01%	N/A
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$21.92 0.0%	10.95%	$2.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RAND Rand Capital	$10.60 -0.9%	10.94%	$1.16	N/A	-35.91%	N/A	Short Interest Increase
KRP Kimbell Royalty	$15.03 +2.9%	10.91%	$1.64	115.49%	12.96%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$14.07 +0.3%	10.88%	$1.53	N/A	N/A	6/16/2026	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$5.53 +2.4%	10.85%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
KBDC Kayne Anderson BDC	$14.80 +0.2%	10.81%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	6/30/2026
MRP Millrose Properties	$28.18 +0.1%	10.79%	$3.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VLT INV VK HI INC2	$10.51 -0.1%	10.75%	$1.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest Increase
RITM Rithm Capital	$9.32 +0.6%	10.74%	$1.00	46.51%	14.87%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$10.66 -0.7%	10.69%	$1.14	N/A	N/A	6/23/2026
GAB Gabelli Equity Trust	$5.62 -0.3%	10.69%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$19.80 -0.3%	10.61%	$2.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$5.29 +1.0%	10.58%	$0.56	35.00%	6.27%	N/A
SGA Saga Communications	$9.48 -1.6%	10.55%	$1.00	135.14%	25.59%	N/A	Positive News
TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$28.54 +0.5%	10.55%	$3.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
STG Sunlands Technology Group	$5.97 +119.6%	10.55%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume
CAG Conagra Brands	$13.29 -0.7%	10.54%	$1.40	56.00%	10.50%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
CIF MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	$1.62 -0.3%	10.53%	$0.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest Increase
SALM Salem Media Group	$0.95 +0.1%	10.52%	$0.10	N/A	-100.00%	N/A
PRGO Perrigo	$11.03 -3.6%	10.52%	$1.16	35.47%	5.21%	N/A	Trending News Analyst Downgrade Analyst Revision Gap Down
GT Goodyear Tire & Rubber	$6.10 -1.6%	10.49%	$0.64	32.82%	-100.00%	N/A	Positive News
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$4.22 +0.2%	10.43%	$0.44	91.67%	1.84%	7/8/2026	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade
NFXL Direxion Daily NFLX Bull 2X Shares	$23.22 -0.7%	10.42%	$2.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
HTGC Hercules Capital	$15.46 +0.2%	10.35%	$1.60	80.40%	6.38%	N/A
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$3.11 +1.5%	10.31%	$0.32	N/A	-6.95%	7/8/2026	News Coverage Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$18.26 -0.1%	10.29%	$1.88	104.44%	-5.39%	N/A	Positive News
GCV Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund	$4.67 +0.5%	10.29%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
VTS Vitesse Energy	$17.25 -0.4%	10.15%	$1.75	160.55%	N/A	6/15/2026
ARCC Ares Capital	$18.99 +1.0%	10.11%	$1.92	96.00%	3.71%	6/15/2026
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$61.15 +0.3%	10.09%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease High Trading Volume
FLNG Flex LNG	$29.76 -3.2%	10.08%	$3.00	136.99%	75.54%	N/A	Gap Down
WF Woori Bank	$60.75 -0.8%	10.04%	$6.10	66.81%	22.17%	N/A	News Coverage
BKT Blackrock Income Trust	$10.56 +0.4%	10.04%	$1.06	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	High Trading Volume
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$13.16 +0.5%	10.03%	$1.32	73.33%	3.79%	6/15/2026
SSIC Silver Spike Investment	$9.98 +0.1%	10.02%	$1.00	101.01%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
CSWC Capital Southwest	$23.22 -0.4%	9.99%	$2.32	99.15%	4.54%	6/15/2026	Dividend Announcement
GAM General American Investors	$64.21 +0.3%	9.97%	$6.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$4.02 -4.2%	9.94%	$0.40	166.67%	N/A	6/11/2026
MATH Metalpha Technology	$1.05 -0.5%	9.90%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
MSFU Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 2X Shares	$33.09 +10.6%	9.85%	$3.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up High Trading Volume
TU TELUS	$12.57 +0.4%	9.79%	$1.23	153.75%	5.80%	6/10/2026
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$17.27 -0.5%	9.73%	$1.68	75.00%	-2.28%	6/15/2026
SSTK Shutterstock	$14.83 -4.6%	9.71%	$1.44	54.14%	14.19%	6/4/2026	High Trading Volume
ASC Ardmore Shipping	$16.11 -3.1%	9.68%	$1.56	123.81%	43.10%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$21.70 -1.7%	9.68%	$2.10	411.76%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$24.85 -1.9%	9.66%	$2.40	90.23%	45.41%	N/A	Positive News
GGAL Grupo Financiero Galicia	$50.64 +3.7%	9.60%	$4.86	58.41%	95.08%	N/A	Earnings Report
QFIN Qfin	$16.08 +4.6%	9.58%	$1.54	19.08%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$12.61 -0.9%	9.52%	$1.20	413.79%	-4.36%	6/23/2026	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.46 +0.2%	9.37%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest Increase
INDY iShares India 50 ETF	$42.70 -0.1%	9.34%	$3.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
QQA Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF	$57.80 +0.3%	9.34%	$5.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
VIOT Viomi Technology	$0.97 +1.3%	9.33%	$0.09	69.23%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest Decrease High Trading Volume
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$19.37 +0.1%	9.29%	$1.80	89.55%	8.89%	6/23/2026	Positive News
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$13.42 +0.5%	9.24%	$1.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
TSDD GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF	$7.04 +2.9%	9.23%	$0.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest Decrease
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$8.67 +0.3%	9.23%	$0.80	58.39%	-4.84%	N/A	Positive News
ITRN Ituran Location and Control	$65.55 +1.0%	9.15%	$6.00	184.62%	52.81%	6/24/2026	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Cut Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision High Trading Volume
FAAR First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	$33.88 -0.1%	9.15%	$3.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$49.49 -2.2%	9.13%	$4.52	103.91%	4.45%	N/A	Positive News
HAFN Hafnia	$7.67 -1.5%	9.13%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	6/4/2026	News Coverage Earnings Report Dividend Increase Analyst Downgrade Short Interest Decrease
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$10.97 -0.2%	9.12%	$1.00	98.04%	-7.16%	N/A
LUMN Lumen Technologies	$10.97 +2.5%	9.12%	$1.00	N/A	-100.00%	N/A
GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF	$59.47 +0.3%	9.11%	$5.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FDUS Fidus Investment	$18.88 -0.4%	9.11%	$1.72	79.26%	10.08%	6/16/2026
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$4.86 -1.7%	9.06%	$0.44	65.67%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
RMR The RMR Group	$19.95 -2.2%	9.02%	$1.80	123.29%	3.44%	N/A
IRS IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	$15.53 +4.8%	9.02%	$1.40	N/A	51.57%	N/A	High Trading Volume
LADR Ladder Capital	$10.23 +0.1%	9.00%	$0.92	80.00%	-0.43%	N/A
ZTR Virtus Total Return Fund	$6.68 -1.0%	8.98%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease High Trading Volume
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.46 +1.0%	8.96%	$0.22	N/A	N/A	6/5/2026	News Coverage
AB AllianceBernstein	$37.11 +0.3%	8.95%	$3.32	94.05%	4.46%	N/A
OWL Blue Owl Capital	$10.30 +3.7%	8.94%	$0.92	87.62%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
EEA The European Equity Fund	$10.75 +0.5%	8.93%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend Short Interest Decrease
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.49 +0.7%	8.90%	$0.31	N/A	N/A	6/23/2026	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$13.54 +1.7%	8.86%	$1.20	77.92%	14.70%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$7.35 +0.1%	8.85%	$0.65	N/A	N/A	N/A
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.54 +0.3%	8.82%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
ERNZ TrueShares Active Yield ETF	$21.32	8.82%	$1.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
CODI Compass Diversified	$11.34 -0.7%	8.82%	$1.00	42.02%	-19.07%	N/A
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth Fund	$5.35 +0.1%	8.79%	$0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest Decrease
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$23.81	8.74%	$2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MPV Barings Participation Investors	$17.00 -2.7%	8.71%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
WES Western Midstream Partners	$42.80 -2.5%	8.69%	$3.72	103.05%	18.27%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$5.54 +3.2%	8.66%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMPY Amplify Energy	$4.65 -0.7%	8.61%	$0.40	57.97%	-100.00%	N/A
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$17.47 -0.9%	8.59%	$1.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
MARPS Marine Petroleum Trust	$4.85 -5.6%	8.45%	$0.41	N/A	5.39%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
DXC DXC Technology	$9.96 +7.5%	8.43%	$0.84	25.61%	N/A	N/A
PVL Permianville Royalty Trust	$1.91 -0.3%	8.40%	$0.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
CIG Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS	$2.15 -0.7%	8.39%	$0.18	81.82%	29.20%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
CXW CoreCivic	$21.06 -3.3%	8.36%	$1.76	119.73%	-100.00%	N/A
JOF Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	$11.80 +1.3%	8.31%	$0.98	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	News Coverage Dividend Increase
XRN Global Medical REIT	$36.15 -1.1%	8.30%	$3.00	6,000.00%	-3.77%	6/22/2026	Analyst Forecast
WHR Whirlpool	$43.38 -1.6%	8.30%	$3.60	33.77%	1.79%	N/A
HESM Hess Midstream Partners	$37.56 -2.0%	8.28%	$3.11	95.40%	10.88%	N/A
NOG Northern Oil and Gas	$21.74 +0.0%	8.28%	$1.80	48.39%	N/A	6/29/2026
PK Park Hotels & Resorts	$12.13 -0.4%	8.25%	$1.00	172.41%	17.32%	6/30/2026	Analyst Forecast
AHRT Armada Hoffler Properties	$6.80 -0.3%	8.24%	$0.56	400.00%	4.94%	6/24/2026	High Trading Volume
NWL Newell Brands	$3.40 -4.8%	8.24%	$0.28	37.84%	-21.18%	N/A	Insider Trade Gap Down
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management	$37.40 +0.4%	8.23%	$3.08	90.86%	1.38%	N/A	Positive News
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$22.92 +0.7%	8.20%	$1.88	92.61%	N/A	N/A
PIM Putnam Mast Int	$3.18 +0.2%	8.19%	$0.26	N/A	N/A	6/23/2026
FORTY Formula Systems (1985)	$132.54	8.17%	$10.83	N/A	36.91%	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report Short Interest Increase High Trading Volume
JOYY JOYY	$67.43 +2.3%	8.16%	$5.50	N/A	27.93%	6/29/2026	Positive News Dividend Increase
GNL Global Net Lease	$9.36 -1.4%	8.12%	$0.76	N/A	-13.25%	N/A
UPBD Upbound Group	$19.21 -1.1%	8.12%	$1.56	30.41%	1.20%	N/A	Positive News
SABA Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	$8.64 +0.6%	8.11%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BHR BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	$2.48 -1.4%	8.08%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
MGF Mfs Govt Mkts	$2.87 +0.2%	8.03%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease High Trading Volume
CO Global Cord Blood	$1.00	8.00%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
RHI Robert Half	$29.50 +3.9%	8.00%	$2.36	88.06%	11.65%	N/A
CRT Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	$10.53 -1.7%	7.98%	$0.84	N/A	-0.78%	N/A	Positive News Insider Trade
GTN Gray Media	$4.02 -3.7%	7.97%	$0.32	12.12%	N/A	6/15/2026	Positive News
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust	$74.91 -1.0%	7.97%	$5.97	N/A	16.35%	N/A
SFL SFL	$11.05 -2.4%	7.97%	$0.88	303.45%	-1.23%	N/A
DEC Diversified Energy	$14.57 -1.8%	7.96%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	8/28/2026	Positive News
BRHY iShares High Yield Active ETF	$51.24 -0.3%	7.94%	$4.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$25.43 -0.7%	7.90%	$2.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MPLX Mplx	$54.85 -1.2%	7.86%	$4.31	88.87%	7.51%	N/A
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$22.50 -0.2%	7.82%	$1.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF	$56.09 +0.1%	7.81%	$4.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$12.89 -0.1%	7.68%	$0.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Negative News Short Interest Increase
RVT Royce Small-Cap Trust	$18.50 -0.6%	7.68%	$1.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HIW Highwoods Properties	$26.13 +0.2%	7.66%	$2.00	289.86%	0.82%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
OLP One Liberty Properties	$23.63 -0.3%	7.62%	$1.80	339.62%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
USAC USA Compression Partners	$27.66 -3.7%	7.59%	$2.10	185.84%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision
OMF OneMain	$55.35 +2.4%	7.59%	$4.20	52.43%	-6.83%	N/A
FSP Franklin Street Properties	$0.53 -5.9%	7.59%	$0.04	N/A	-35.56%	N/A
ETD Ethan Allen Interiors	$20.65 -1.8%	7.55%	$1.56	73.93%	19.04%	N/A	Negative News
ACCO Acco Brands	$3.98 -1.8%	7.55%	$0.30	27.78%	2.90%	N/A	Negative News Insider Trade
NWG NatWest Group	$16.07 +1.5%	7.53%	$1.21	69.94%	60.04%	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
MERC Mercer International	$0.93 -4.6%	7.53%	$0.07	175.00%	-14.59%	N/A	Gap Up
DEA Easterly Government Properties	$23.98 -1.2%	7.51%	$1.80	225.00%	-7.72%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
WB Weibo	$7.86 +0.3%	7.51%	$0.59	32.60%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
TRMD Torm	$27.24 -2.6%	7.49%	$2.04	78.46%	7.58%	N/A
NAVI Navient	$8.56 +3.0%	7.48%	$0.64	47.76%	N/A	6/5/2026	High Trading Volume
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$22.43 -1.6%	7.45%	$1.67	110.60%	11.05%	N/A
SAMG Silvercrest Asset Management Group	$11.33 +1.4%	7.41%	$0.84	58.33%	5.08%	6/12/2026	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$20.52 -1.6%	7.41%	$1.52	633.33%	-19.79%	6/11/2026	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement
CPB Campbell's	$21.11 +1.5%	7.39%	$1.56	N/A	1.92%	7/2/2026
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$12.37 -0.1%	7.36%	$0.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$25.48 +0.4%	7.34%	$1.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$10.65 -1.0%	7.33%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	6/30/2026	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
ALX Alexander's	$246.42 -1.3%	7.30%	$18.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
NXRT NexPoint Residential Trust	$29.03 -2.0%	7.30%	$2.12	N/A	9.98%	6/15/2026	Positive News
QQQH NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF	$56.09 -0.1%	7.29%	$4.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
WEN Wendy's	$7.70 +2.7%	7.27%	$0.56	53.33%	18.23%	6/1/2026	Analyst Revision
QQQX Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$31.75 +1.1%	7.24%	$2.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
SBGI Sinclair	$13.83 -3.3%	7.23%	$1.00	66.67%	4.56%	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
GIS General Mills	$33.82 -0.2%	7.22%	$2.44	58.23%	4.13%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
UG United-Guardian	$6.93 -1.3%	7.22%	$0.50	N/A	-5.11%	N/A	Positive News
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$9.85	7.21%	$0.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
GME GameStop	$21.15 -2.5%	7.19%	$1.52	323.40%	N/A	N/A
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$41.58 -0.7%	7.17%	$2.98	N/A	1.41%	N/A	Positive News
AWF AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	$10.33 -0.1%	7.17%	$0.74	N/A	N/A	6/4/2026	Dividend Announcement Short Interest Decrease
AU AngloGold Ashanti	$96.88 +0.6%	7.14%	$6.92	216.25%	99.53%	N/A
CIB Grupo Cibest	$68.74 -0.7%	7.13%	$4.90	75.38%	21.71%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
TFSL TFS Financial	$15.91 +0.6%	7.10%	$1.13	353.13%	0.36%	6/10/2026	Dividend Announcement
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$36.79 +0.6%	7.07%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
TSI TCW Strategic Income Fund	$4.53 +0.2%	7.06%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$22.39 0.0%	7.06%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
KNTK Kinetik	$45.91 -1.6%	7.06%	$3.24	141.48%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ET Energy Transfer	$19.16 -1.3%	7.05%	$1.35	86.54%	4.29%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$27.08 +0.8%	7.02%	$1.90	N/A	14.87%	N/A	Positive News
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	$9.20 +0.5%	6.95%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	6/23/2026	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest Decrease
NSP Insperity	$34.65 +1.8%	6.93%	$2.40	65.04%	8.45%	6/4/2026	Positive News
BRT BRT Apartments	$14.48 -0.8%	6.91%	$1.00	N/A	2.59%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$32.57 +0.6%	6.88%	$2.24	73.44%	1.79%	N/A	Positive News
GSL Global Ship Lease	$36.44 -0.1%	6.86%	$2.50	27.41%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade
PAGP Plains GP	$24.35 -1.4%	6.86%	$1.67	105.03%	11.05%	N/A	Dividend Announcement
YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF	$55.59 -0.3%	6.84%	$3.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CHA Chagee	$12.76 +25.6%	6.82%	$0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Gap Up High Trading Volume
MNRO Monro Muffler Brake	$16.45 -1.0%	6.81%	$1.12	131.76%	4.94%	6/2/2026	Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade
AAPU Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X Shares	$41.61 -0.3%	6.80%	$2.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase Short Interest Decrease
BFS Saul Centers	$34.72 +0.1%	6.80%	$2.36	181.54%	2.17%	N/A
SWP SWP Growth & Income ETF	$29.16 +0.6%	6.79%	$1.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HNDL Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF	$22.89 -0.1%	6.77%	$1.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$24.01 +0.3%	6.75%	$1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
BSJT Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.23 +0.2%	6.74%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
SPH Suburban Propane Partners	$19.36 -1.0%	6.72%	$1.30	76.47%	-9.15%	N/A
VINP Vinci Compass Investments	$10.13 +0.1%	6.71%	$0.68	77.27%	N/A	N/A
VRTS Virtus Investment Partners	$143.14 +0.7%	6.71%	$9.60	N/A	26.45%	7/31/2026
ASR Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$296.20 -1.5%	6.70%	$19.86	81.56%	N/A	N/A
NOMD Nomad Foods	$10.15 +0.2%	6.70%	$0.68	29.82%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
PCMM BondBloxx Private Credit CLO ETF	$49.58 +0.2%	6.70%	$3.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SID National Steel	$1.35 -1.1%	6.69%	$0.09	50.00%	N/A	N/A
TG Tredegar	$7.77 -2.3%	6.69%	$0.52	N/A	-100.00%	N/A
AMCR Amcor	$38.87 -1.0%	6.69%	$2.60	317.07%	1.74%	N/A	Analyst Revision
HYLS First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	$40.90 +0.1%	6.67%	$2.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
KHC Kraft Heinz	$24.01 -1.9%	6.66%	$1.60	59.93%	N/A	6/5/2026
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties	$46.97 -1.0%	6.64%	$3.12	100.00%	8.94%	6/12/2026	Positive News High Trading Volume
MTN Vail Resorts	$133.76 -0.2%	6.64%	$8.88	109.49%	10.96%	N/A
BSJW Invesco BulletShares 2032 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.37 +0.2%	6.62%	$1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KRT Karat Packaging	$27.19 -0.6%	6.62%	$1.80	97.83%	N/A	N/A
NL NL Industries	$6.05 -17.8%	6.61%	$0.40	45.98%	28.93%	6/4/2026	News Coverage High Trading Volume
XT iShares Exponential Technologies ETF	$83.82 +0.5%	6.61%	$5.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.88 +0.2%	6.61%	$1.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
MDV Modiv Industrial	$18.18 -2.1%	6.60%	$1.20	857.14%	N/A	6/30/2026	Short Interest Decrease
ENR Energizer	$18.21 -1.8%	6.59%	$1.20	33.99%	N/A	N/A
DLO DLocal	$11.86 +1.6%	6.58%	$0.78	98.73%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
BSJV Invesco BulletShares 2031 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$26.32 +0.1%	6.57%	$1.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PFE Pfizer	$26.18 +0.2%	6.57%	$1.72	55.84%	-13.20%	N/A	Trending News Analyst Forecast
TEF Telefonica	$3.81	6.56%	$0.25	53.19%	-7.52%	N/A
BTX BlackRock Tchnlgy nd Prvt Eqty Trm Trst	$9.18 +0.2%	6.54%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	6/15/2026	Negative News Short Interest Increase
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$14.69 -1.9%	6.54%	$0.96	124.68%	26.19%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
DEI Douglas Emmett	$11.66 +0.9%	6.52%	$0.76	N/A	-7.46%	6/30/2026	Positive News Dividend Announcement
EPR EPR Properties	$57.08 -1.3%	6.52%	$3.72	126.10%	18.29%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
AOHY Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF	$11.07 -0.4%	6.50%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Cut Short Interest Decrease
GLP Global Partners	$47.41 -1.4%	6.45%	$3.06	100.99%	9.72%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$44.94	6.45%	$2.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest Decrease
BMA Macro Bank	$90.69 +3.3%	6.44%	$5.84	49.74%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Earnings Report Dividend Cut
TLK PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$16.43 -1.3%	6.39%	$1.05	67.74%	5.59%	N/A	Earnings Report
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$11.27 -0.7%	6.39%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	6/9/2026	Short Interest Decrease
NPFI Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF	$26.13 +0.1%	6.39%	$1.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
BSJX Invesco BulletShares 2033 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.22 +0.2%	6.38%	$1.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest Increase
VICI VICI Properties	$28.23 -0.4%	6.38%	$1.80	63.38%	7.03%	N/A
DOC Healthpeak Properties	$19.17 -1.8%	6.36%	$1.22	369.70%	-3.79%	6/15/2026	Positive News Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	$27.20 +0.3%	6.36%	$1.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MDIV First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund	$16.52 -0.4%	6.36%	$1.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
FT Franklin Universal Trust	$8.04	6.34%	$0.51	N/A	N/A	6/23/2026	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
UVV Universal	$51.77 +1.2%	6.34%	$3.28	N/A	1.29%	7/13/2026	Trending News Earnings Report Gap Down High Trading Volume
ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	$29.23 +0.3%	6.33%	$1.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
BWMX Betterware de Mexico SAPI de C	$17.39 +0.7%	6.33%	$1.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRC Kilroy Realty	$34.22 -0.4%	6.31%	$2.16	284.21%	1.86%	6/30/2026	Positive News
SGU Star Group	$12.55 -1.7%	6.30%	$0.79	N/A	6.72%	N/A
OXM Oxford Industries	$44.60 -5.1%	6.28%	$2.80	60.74%	22.51%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Upgrade
TWN Taiwan Fund	$98.97 -1.1%	6.26%	$6.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZTOP F/m High Yield 100 ETF	$51.81	6.23%	$3.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
UNB Union Bankshares	$23.10 -1.7%	6.23%	$1.44	N/A	2.38%	N/A	News Coverage
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.83 +0.1%	6.23%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$19.29 -1.7%	6.22%	$1.20	4,000.00%	6.81%	6/11/2026	News Coverage
RGP Resources Connection	$4.52 +4.1%	6.19%	$0.28	53.85%	-5.59%	N/A	Positive News
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust	$9.74 -2.7%	6.16%	$0.60	600.00%	71.88%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
UPS United Parcel Service	$106.85 +0.2%	6.14%	$6.56	82.72%	10.18%	N/A	Positive News
HYXF iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$46.87 +0.2%	6.12%	$2.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
PHI PLDT	$18.17 -1.5%	6.11%	$1.11	36.88%	3.07%	N/A
SUN Sunoco	$64.82 -2.4%	6.11%	$3.96	70.21%	1.81%	N/A
TSLL Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares	$15.92 -2.9%	6.09%	$0.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
LTC LTC Properties	$37.43 -1.0%	6.09%	$2.28	118.75%	N/A	6/22/2026	Positive News
MO Altria Group	$69.63 -3.2%	6.09%	$4.24	76.53%	4.12%	6/15/2026	Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
MAIN Main Street Capital	$51.25 -0.1%	6.09%	$3.12	82.11%	13.36%	6/8/2026
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$15.80 -0.1%	6.08%	$0.96	91.43%	10.03%	6/23/2026	Dividend Announcement
SBRA Sabra Healthcare REIT	$19.89 -1.9%	6.03%	$1.20	153.85%	-2.33%	N/A
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF	$29.46 +0.3%	6.01%	$1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
JMM Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund	$5.83 +0.8%	6.00%	$0.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
ENIC Enel Chile	$4.34 +1.0%	6.00%	$0.26	65.00%	5.92%	N/A
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$6.68 -0.2%	5.99%	$0.40	43.01%	-10.28%	6/30/2026	High Trading Volume
UMH UMH Properties	$15.04 -3.9%	5.99%	$0.90	409.09%	4.33%	N/A
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$36.80 -1.9%	5.98%	$2.20	73.09%	3.95%	N/A	Positive News
DSWL Deswell Industries	$3.35 -0.9%	5.97%	$0.20	N/A	5.92%	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest Increase Gap Up
CARY Angel Oak Income ETF	$20.78 -0.3%	5.97%	$1.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Cut
GTY Getty Realty	$32.54 -0.8%	5.96%	$1.94	144.78%	4.84%	6/25/2026
VZ Verizon Communications	$47.84 -0.3%	5.92%	$2.83	58.59%	1.95%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
LAND Gladstone Land	$9.48 -1.1%	5.91%	$0.56	N/A	-3.23%	6/23/2026
SOR Source Capital	$45.74 +0.7%	5.90%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	6/16/2026	Short Interest Decrease
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund	$22.42 -0.4%	5.89%	$1.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend Short Interest Increase High Trading Volume
JRSH Jerash Holdings (US)	$3.40 +0.3%	5.88%	$0.20	42.55%	-4.36%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
KOSS Koss	$4.08 +0.2%	5.88%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
HNNA Hennessy Advisors	$10.21 +1.0%	5.88%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
COLD Americold Realty Trust	$15.69 -0.8%	5.87%	$0.92	255.56%	1.84%	6/30/2026	Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
EMCB WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund	$65.96 -0.2%	5.85%	$3.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend Short Interest Decrease
FCPT Four Corners Property Trust	$24.96 -0.3%	5.85%	$1.46	126.96%	-1.47%	N/A
AAT American Assets Trust	$23.28 -0.4%	5.84%	$1.36	302.22%	6.34%	6/4/2026	News Coverage Positive News
GNK Genco Shipping & Trading	$24.02 -0.3%	5.83%	$1.40	115.70%	25.59%	N/A
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$23.02 +0.0%	5.82%	$1.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
MKTW MarketWise	$17.24 -0.3%	5.80%	$1.00	80.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Insider Trade
VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF	$67.25 +0.2%	5.80%	$3.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$49.73 -0.7%	5.79%	$2.88	125.22%	1.99%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision
FF FutureFuel	$4.15 -0.6%	5.79%	$0.24	N/A	-40.58%	6/4/2026
BKSC Bank of South Carolina	$15.89	5.79%	$0.92	N/A	5.44%	N/A
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$20.22 -0.6%	5.79%	$1.17	151.95%	24.36%	6/30/2026
MFIN Medallion Financial	$9.73 +0.6%	5.76%	$0.56	34.36%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors	$46.83 -0.5%	5.72%	$2.68	148.07%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.42 +0.1%	5.71%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
HTHT H World Group	$44.89 +0.4%	5.70%	$2.56	116.89%	40.31%	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
APWC Asia Pacific Wire & Cable	$1.40 -1.8%	5.70%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease
USDX SGI Enhanced Core ETF	$25.81 +0.3%	5.70%	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement Short Interest Increase
HVT Haverty Furniture Companies	$23.31 -2.2%	5.66%	$1.32	53.88%	-14.17%	6/1/2026	Negative News Analyst Downgrade
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$14.15 +0.6%	5.65%	$0.80	61.07%	1.03%	N/A	Positive News Insider Trade
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$10.26 +0.4%	5.65%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
JCAP Jernigan Capital	$16.99 -0.9%	5.65%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Ex-Dividend
YY JOYY	$65.93 +0.7%	5.64%	$3.72	71.26%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
RMT Royce Otc Micro	$14.03 +0.2%	5.63%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
VIV Telefonica Brasil	$13.15 -1.4%	5.63%	$0.74	90.24%	-20.73%	N/A	Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
MNSO MINISO Group	$12.97 +3.2%	5.63%	$0.73	47.10%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Gap Up
SELF Global Self Storage	$5.16 +1.2%	5.62%	$0.29	N/A	2.21%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
CS Credit Suisse Group	$0.89	5.62%	$0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PAX Patria Investments	$11.59 +1.4%	5.61%	$0.65	50.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Insider Trade
DUKH Ocean Park High Income ETF	$24.10 +0.1%	5.60%	$1.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GPRF Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Preferred Stock and Hybrid Securities ETF	$50.35 +0.1%	5.60%	$2.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MBS Angel Oak Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF	$8.62 -0.3%	5.57%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Cut Short Interest Decrease
PRU Prudential Financial	$100.61 0.0%	5.57%	$5.60	37.99%	4.18%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Analyst Revision High Trading Volume
SOBO South Bow	$35.97 -3.0%	5.56%	$2.00	109.89%	N/A	6/30/2026	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
INN Summit Hotel Properties	$5.77 -1.1%	5.55%	$0.32	N/A	12.20%	N/A
TPG TPG	$42.57 +1.7%	5.54%	$2.36	82.23%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
IP International Paper	$33.47 +0.5%	5.53%	$1.85	54.73%	-2.03%	N/A
VBF Invesco Bond Fund	$15.02 -0.1%	5.53%	$0.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest Decrease
VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF	$75.43 +0.1%	5.52%	$4.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$31.56 +0.2%	5.51%	$1.74	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLX Clorox	$89.98 -6.5%	5.51%	$4.96	72.73%	2.85%	N/A	Gap Down
FFIC Flushing Financial	$15.97 +0.1%	5.51%	$0.88	59.46%	0.93%	N/A
JKS JinkoSolar	$23.27 +2.3%	5.50%	$1.28	76.65%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
JHS John Hancock Income Securities Trust	$11.14 0.0%	5.48%	$0.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
NEWT NewtekOne	$13.88 -0.1%	5.48%	$0.76	33.33%	-18.00%	N/A	Positive News
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Why Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

Written by MarketBeat Staff

Key Points

High-yield dividend stocks pay a higher dividend in percentage terms than stocks with a lower yield.
Stocks with high dividend yields may carry less risk than other dividend payers.
MarketBeat has many dividend tools that make it easy to determine if a high-yield dividend stock is also one of the best fits for your portfolio.
5 stocks we like better than Duke Energy

A dividend is a portion of a company's profits paid to shareholders. High-yield dividend stocks pay a higher dividend in percentage terms than stocks with a lower yield.

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

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

What is a High-Yielding Dividend Stock?

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

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

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

Annual dividend per share/price per share

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

5/200 = .025 (2.5%)

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

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

Infographic about high-yield dividend stocks

Why Are High-Yielding Dividend Stocks Important?

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

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

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

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

Step 1: Use the dividend screener.

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

Dividend screener on MarketBeat

Step 2: Look for monthly dividend stocks.

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

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

Monthly dividend stocks on MarketBeat

Step 3: Follow a dividend calendar.

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

U.S. dividend announcements on MarketBeat

Step 4: Understand the ex-dividend date.

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

The ex-dividend calendar on MarketBeat

How to Use a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pros and Cons of High-Yielding Dividend Stocks

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

Pros

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

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

Cons

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

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

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

Should You Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

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

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

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

FAQs

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

What is the best high-yield dividend stock?

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

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

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

What stock has the highest monthly dividend yield?

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

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