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)
BBBY Bed Bath & Beyond	$0.08 -37.2%	905.46%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
SI Silvergate Capital	$1.25 +0.8%	235.36%	$2.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	$14.26 +0.4%	179.52%	$25.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
DBD Diebold Nixdorf	$0.27 +7.6%	147.87%	$0.40	33.61%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
UAN CVR Partners	$82.41 -6.7%	50.62%	$41.72	N/A	69.04%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Gap Down
SARK AXS Short Innovation Daily ETF	$36.84 +0.5%	37.30%	$13.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
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IEP Icahn Enterprises	$24.85 +0.6%	32.19%	$8.00	567.38%	N/A	8/17/2023	Short Interest ↓
CURO CURO Group	$1.40 -4.3%	31.43%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Gap Down
NRT North European Oil Royalty Trust	$13.64 +3.2%	30.79%	$4.20	N/A	30.68%	8/17/2023	Upcoming Earnings
COMT iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF	$28.41 -0.2%	29.53%	$8.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
OCCI OFS Credit	$7.77 -0.4%	28.31%	$2.20	198.20%	3.01%	N/A	Positive News
DAPP VanEck Digital Transformation ETF	$7.37 +2.6%	25.37%	$1.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
USOI X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN	$80.72 +0.2%	22.55%	$18.20	N/A	N/A	8/21/2023	Positive News
PVL Permianville Royalty Trust	$3.00 flat	21.33%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest ↑
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$5.28 +15.5%	19.70%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up High Trading Volume
ORC Orchid Island Capital	$10.04 -0.4%	19.12%	$1.92	6,400.00%	-18.12%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Negative News
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$5.06 flat	18.97%	$0.96	93.20%	-17.54%	8/14/2023	Positive News
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$33.92 +0.8%	18.19%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund	$22.06 -0.5%	18.04%	$3.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$5.38 flat	17.84%	$0.96	84.96%	-17.79%	8/16/2023
EC Ecopetrol	$11.56 +1.0%	17.82%	$2.06	100.49%	N/A	9/26/2023
IRS IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima	$7.39 -0.8%	17.05%	$1.26	1,400.00%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
SID Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional	$2.50 -1.2%	16.80%	$0.42	127.27%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
TRMD TORM	$26.26 +1.9%	16.22%	$4.26	56.20%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
ECC Eagle Point Credit	$10.36 -0.3%	16.22%	$1.68	116.67%	-11.21%	9/8/2023	Upcoming Earnings Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
ZTR Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund	$5.99 +0.5%	16.03%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A
FRO Frontline	$17.55 -0.4%	15.95%	$2.80	88.89%	14.47%	N/A
DSX Diana Shipping	$3.77 -3.7%	15.92%	$0.60	107.14%	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend Short Interest ↓ Gap Down
LPG Dorian LPG	$25.44 -3.1%	15.72%	$4.00	125.79%	N/A	N/A	Insider Selling Short Interest ↑
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$4.90 +1.2%	15.51%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
SLVO Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN	$73.01 -0.1%	15.46%	$11.29	N/A	N/A	8/21/2023	Positive News
PBR Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	$13.63 -0.4%	15.04%	$2.05	65.71%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
DALN DallasNews	$4.26 -1.2%	15.02%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News High Trading Volume
AFCG AFC Gamma	$12.91 -2.0%	14.87%	$1.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
CUBA The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund	$3.92 -0.3%	14.80%	$0.58	N/A	15.48%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$5.43 -1.5%	14.73%	$0.80	129.03%	-17.31%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
KF The Korea Fund	$22.52 -1.1%	14.70%	$3.31	N/A	-9.56%	N/A
GECC Great Elm Capital	$9.56 +2.1%	14.64%	$1.40	83.83%	-31.11%	9/14/2023	Short Interest ↓ Positive News Gap Up
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$4.10 +0.5%	14.63%	$0.60	66.67%	-15.34%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision
AGNC AGNC Investment	$9.85 -1.3%	14.62%	$1.44	64.86%	-10.37%	8/30/2023	Dividend Announcement Positive News

NAT Nordic American Tankers	$4.13 -7.0%	14.53%	$0.60	74.07%	3.23%	N/A	Positive News
WILC G. Willi-Food International	$12.19 -0.1%	14.52%	$1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital	$11.09 -1.5%	14.43%	$1.60	33.83%	-44.87%	N/A	Positive News
MPW Medical Properties Trust	$8.08 -0.6%	14.36%	$1.16	116.00%	4.38%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade Gap Down High Trading Volume
GNL Global Net Lease	$11.15 +0.9%	14.35%	$1.60	120.30%	-3.40%	N/A	Positive News
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$5.60 -0.7%	14.29%	$0.80	N/A	71.00%	8/14/2023	Short Interest ↓ Positive News High Trading Volume
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$11.24 +0.6%	14.23%	$1.60	91.43%	0.23%	9/14/2023
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$19.79 -0.2%	14.15%	$2.80	51.38%	-11.24%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Short Interest ↓ Positive News
BIG Big Lots	$8.50 -2.8%	14.12%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
GGT The Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$6.27 -0.5%	14.04%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$12.27 +0.2%	14.02%	$1.72	119.44%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
EARN Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT	$6.87 -2.0%	13.97%	$0.96	82.76%	-4.12%	8/30/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓
TDF Templeton Dragon Fund	$9.37 -2.9%	13.87%	$1.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$7.04 -0.1%	13.64%	$0.96	154.84%	-17.67%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Gap Down
EFC Ellington Financial	$13.29 +0.2%	13.54%	$1.80	97.30%	-0.18%	8/30/2023	Dividend Announcement
TWO Two Harbors Investment	$13.44 -0.7%	13.39%	$1.80	80.72%	-26.61%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$20.65 +1.6%	13.37%	$2.76	91.39%	-4.27%	8/21/2023	Dividend Announcement
TRIN Trinity Capital	$14.39 +0.6%	13.34%	$1.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$3.15 +3.5%	13.33%	$0.42	87.50%	-25.21%	8/16/2023	Earnings Report News Coverage
WMC Western Asset Mortgage Capital	$10.51 -0.9%	13.32%	$1.40	N/A	-53.58%	N/A	Positive News
GPP Green Plains Partners	$13.71 -1.4%	13.27%	$1.82	N/A	-1.97%	N/A	Analyst Report
NYMT New York Mortgage Trust	$9.05 flat	13.26%	$1.20	150.00%	-20.63%	N/A	Positive News
AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$9.67 +0.9%	13.24%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	8/21/2023	Dividend Announcement
CMTG Claros Mortgage Trust	$11.19 -0.4%	13.23%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OPI Office Properties Income Trust	$7.58 +1.3%	13.19%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MFA MFA Financial	$10.63 -0.5%	13.17%	$1.40	67.63%	-25.19%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$5.18 +0.8%	13.13%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	8/22/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓ Positive News
PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$14.66 -0.1%	13.10%	$1.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
NLY Annaly Capital Management	$19.87 -0.7%	13.09%	$2.60	91.23%	-3.79%	N/A	Positive News
OFS OFS Capital	$10.13 +1.3%	13.03%	$1.32	93.62%	-5.16%	9/21/2023	Short Interest ↑
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$10.75 -0.3%	13.02%	$1.40	104.48%	-8.71%	N/A
FSK FS KKR Capital	$20.16 +0.1%	12.70%	$2.56	86.78%	-5.08%	8/15/2023	Earnings Report
MRCC Monroe Capital	$7.92 -2.9%	12.63%	$1.00	91.74%	-10.61%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Report Short Interest ↑ Analyst Revision
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$10.46 +0.2%	12.62%	$1.32	117.86%	N/A	9/28/2023	Short Interest ↓ Gap Down
TGS Transportadora de Gas del Sur	$12.25 +0.6%	12.59%	$1.54	137.68%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$15.00 -1.2%	12.53%	$1.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Short Interest ↓
MNDO MIND C.T.I.	$1.92 +1.0%	12.50%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$14.41 -0.6%	12.49%	$1.80	83.33%	N/A	9/28/2023	Short Interest ↓
ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$4.18 -3.8%	12.44%	$0.52	73.24%	5.07%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$12.89 -0.9%	12.41%	$1.60	108.84%	-1.26%	N/A
CIM Chimera Investment	$5.82 flat	12.37%	$0.72	87.80%	-17.57%	9/28/2023
QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$17.88 -0.5%	12.36%	$2.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
DX Dynex Capital	$12.92 -0.5%	12.07%	$1.56	N/A	-8.11%	8/22/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓
CION CION Investment	$11.28 -3.3%	12.06%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	8/31/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓
FTGC First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	$24.19 -0.2%	11.86%	$2.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
GIPR Generation Income Properties	$3.97 -2.5%	11.84%	$0.47	146.88%	N/A	8/14/2023
PCF High Income Securities Fund	$6.69 +1.8%	11.81%	$0.79	N/A	43.83%	8/21/2023	Short Interest ↓ Positive News High Trading Volume
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$13.55 +0.5%	11.81%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	Analyst Revision Positive News
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$47.82 -0.5%	11.77%	$5.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Positive News
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$17.03 -0.5%	11.74%	$2.00	100.50%	N/A	9/14/2023

AJX Great Ajax	$6.82 +0.6%	11.73%	$0.80	129.03%	-5.01%	8/14/2023	Analyst Report Short Interest ↑
PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust	$7.17 +3.5%	11.72%	$0.84	N/A	N/A	8/24/2023
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$6.84 -1.2%	11.70%	$0.80	N/A	-42.07%	9/15/2023	Dividend Increase Analyst Report
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$12.72 +1.1%	11.64%	$1.48	85.55%	N/A	9/18/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Revision
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$6.88 +0.3%	11.63%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BGFV Big 5 Sporting Goods	$8.61 +2.0%	11.61%	$1.00	196.08%	71.00%	8/31/2023	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$5.01 +0.2%	11.58%	$0.58	N/A	-10.15%	N/A
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$19.47 -0.3%	11.56%	$2.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News High Trading Volume
USEA United Maritime	2.60 -3.8%	11.54%	$0.30	N/A	N/A	9/21/2023	Positive News
RTL Necessity Retail REIT	$7.39 +0.9%	11.50%	$0.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$17.70 -0.5%	11.47%	$2.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Positive News
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$10.76 -0.6%	11.43%	$1.23	95.35%	N/A	8/15/2023	Positive News
PSEC Prospect Capital	$6.31 -0.2%	11.41%	$0.72	87.80%	-9.14%	8/28/2023
CLCO Cool	$14.38 +1.3%	11.40%	$1.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Down
GCV The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	$4.21 -0.5%	11.40%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Negative News
WDS Woodside Energy Group	$24.94 -1.0%	11.39%	$2.84	N/A	N/A	N/A
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$21.81 -1.1%	11.37%	$2.48	95.75%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$16.83 -0.2%	11.29%	$1.90	125.00%	1.33%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$5.41 -0.7%	11.28%	$0.61	N/A	-7.24%	N/A
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$3.56 +0.6%	11.24%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	9/13/2023	Positive News
TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$22.39 -0.3%	11.17%	$2.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$13.63 -1.5%	11.15%	$1.52	90.48%	-10.05%	9/11/2023	Positive News
LFT Lument Finance Trust	$2.16 +2.8%	11.11%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report Short Interest ↑
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$16.12 -0.2%	11.10%	$1.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
BKCC BlackRock Capital Investment	$3.61 -0.6%	11.08%	$0.40	86.96%	-14.50%	9/14/2023	Positive News
MITT AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$6.52 -0.9%	11.04%	$0.72	101.41%	-47.83%	N/A	Earnings Report Short Interest ↑
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$19.94 -0.5%	11.03%	$2.20	88.35%	21.11%	9/14/2023
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$15.31 -0.5%	10.97%	$1.68	87.05%	-5.59%	9/28/2023	Dividend Increase
KEN Kenon	$25.43 +0.2%	10.97%	$2.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
BBDC Barings BDC	$9.13 +1.9%	10.95%	$1.00	84.75%	20.72%	9/5/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Cut Analyst Report Short Interest ↓
GAB The Gabelli Equity Trust	$5.50 -0.4%	10.91%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
GGB Gerdau	$5.18 -1.5%	10.81%	$0.56	78.87%	N/A	8/21/2023	Dividend Increase Short Interest ↑
HBI Hanesbrands	$5.56 +5.2%	10.79%	$0.60	93.75%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Short Interest ↓
MFV MFS Special Value Trust	$4.17 -0.2%	10.79%	$0.45	N/A	-4.09%	8/15/2023	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$14.83 +2.3%	10.79%	$1.60	90.91%	-6.27%	8/30/2023	Earnings Report Short Interest ↑
SLRC SLR Investment	$15.24 -1.4%	10.76%	$1.64	97.62%	N/A	8/17/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Downgrade Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision
VLT Invesco High Income Trust II	$10.83 +1.3%	10.71%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	Short Interest ↑ Negative News
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$10.65 -0.2%	10.70%	$1.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Negative News
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$11.53 flat	10.67%	$1.23	N/A	N/A	8/15/2023	Negative News
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$12.39 +0.9%	10.65%	$1.32	80.98%	0.83%	8/16/2023	Short Interest ↑
IFN The India Fund	$16.46 -1.0%	10.63%	$1.75	N/A	10.92%	8/23/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑
ASC Ardmore Shipping	$13.25 -3.1%	10.57%	$1.40	50.36%	N/A	8/30/2023
SAR Saratoga Investment	$26.57 -0.3%	10.54%	$2.80	73.88%	11.38%	N/A	Short Interest ↓
MVO MV Oil Trust	$12.36 +0.8%	10.52%	$1.30	N/A	28.35%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
SQFT Presidio Property Trust	$0.86 -1.5%	10.51%	$0.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$20.00 -0.2%	10.50%	$2.10	262.50%	N/A	N/A
UNIT Uniti Group	$5.77 -0.3%	10.40%	$0.60	142.86%	17.49%	9/7/2023	Positive News
OUT OUTFRONT Media	$11.63 -2.2%	10.32%	$1.20	155.84%	-5.90%	8/31/2023	Analyst Report
USAC USA Compression Partners	$20.36 +0.8%	10.31%	$2.10	388.89%	N/A	N/A
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$27.20 +0.4%	10.29%	$2.80	N/A	N/A	9/28/2023	Analyst Report Positive News

VOD Vodafone Group Public	$9.33 -0.2%	10.29%	$0.96	93.20%	N/A	N/A
NS NuStar Energy	$15.59 +0.2%	10.26%	$1.60	96.97%	-12.64%	N/A	Analyst Report
GLDI Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN	$139.45 -0.3%	10.21%	$14.24	N/A	N/A	8/21/2023	Short Interest ↑
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$13.97 +0.9%	10.16%	$1.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report Short Interest ↓ Positive News
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$16.58 -0.1%	10.13%	$1.68	92.82%	10.54%	8/14/2023
CIF MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	$1.68 -0.6%	10.12%	$0.17	N/A	-7.38%	8/15/2023	Positive News
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$15.14 -0.6%	10.11%	$1.53	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$11.50 +0.1%	10.09%	$1.16	N/A	27.87%	8/21/2023
PTY PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$14.26 -0.6%	10.03%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ News Coverage
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$12.81 -0.5%	9.99%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	9/14/2023
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$12.81 -0.5%	9.99%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	9/14/2023
VIOT Viomi Technology	$0.91 -1.7%	9.94%	$0.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
PCM PCM Fund	$9.68 -1.3%	9.92%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A
CEQP Crestwood Equity Partners	$26.43 +3.4%	9.91%	$2.62	152.33%	2.57%	N/A	Short Interest ↓
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$9.08 +0.4%	9.91%	$0.90	N/A	-6.21%	8/23/2023	Short Interest ↓
RITM Rithm Capital	$10.12 -0.2%	9.88%	$1.00	66.67%	-20.63%	N/A
TG Tredegar	$5.27 +0.6%	9.87%	$0.52	N/A	2.82%	N/A
ARCC Ares Capital	$19.54 -0.1%	9.83%	$1.92	84.21%	3.03%	9/14/2023	Short Interest ↑
CSWC Capital Southwest	$22.02 -1.4%	9.81%	$2.16	84.05%	8.04%	9/14/2023	Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$15.09 -0.5%	9.81%	$1.48	75.90%	-3.26%	9/28/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Report Analyst Revision News Coverage Positive News
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.77 flat	9.75%	$0.27	N/A	-6.92%	8/15/2023
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$42.73 +3.3%	9.69%	$4.14	95.39%	5.36%	N/A	Earnings Report Short Interest ↑
ET Energy Transfer	$12.76 -2.4%	9.64%	$1.23	86.01%	-10.66%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Short Interest ↑ Gap Down
CCAP Crescent Capital BDC	$17.05 +2.4%	9.62%	$1.64	83.67%	N/A	8/30/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
SFL SFL	$9.99 -0.3%	9.61%	$0.96	80.00%	-14.34%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
DHT DHT	$9.58 -1.4%	9.60%	$0.92	44.44%	-15.66%	8/22/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
KRP Kimbell Royalty Partners	$14.62 -1.8%	9.58%	$1.40	100.72%	5.97%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision
SRL Scully Royalty	$6.18 -1.5%	9.55%	$0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$13.84 -0.5%	9.54%	$1.32	76.30%	26.67%	8/30/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Report Analyst Revision Positive News
USA Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	$6.41 -0.6%	9.52%	$0.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	$11.91 -2.1%	9.49%	$1.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBRA Sabra Health Care REIT	$12.67 +1.9%	9.47%	$1.20	250.00%	-12.64%	8/16/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade
STWD Starwood Property Trust	$20.38 +0.1%	9.42%	$1.92	93.66%	N/A	N/A
HQL Tekla Life Sciences Investors	$13.50 +0.4%	9.41%	$1.27	N/A	-0.96%	N/A
GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$15.74 -0.3%	9.40%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
HQH Tekla Healthcare Investors	$17.13 +0.4%	9.40%	$1.61	N/A	-0.19%	N/A	Positive News
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$16.60 +0.8%	9.40%	$1.56	68.72%	0.87%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
PETS PetMed Express	$12.77 -0.9%	9.40%	$1.20	222.22%	3.57%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Positive News
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$4.81 -0.2%	9.36%	$0.45	93.75%	1.37%	10/6/2023
MDV Modiv	$12.31 -2.7%	9.34%	$1.15	N/A	N/A	8/30/2023	Positive News
SVC Service Properties Trust	$8.57 -0.5%	9.33%	$0.80	N/A	-24.76%	N/A	Analyst Revision
SLG SL Green Realty	$34.87 -0.3%	9.32%	$3.25	N/A	0.42%	N/A
RMT Royce Micro-Cap Trust	$9.02 -0.4%	9.31%	$0.84	N/A	11.79%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
ALX Alexander's	$195.15 +0.9%	9.22%	$18.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
OMF OneMain	$43.52 -0.9%	9.19%	$4.00	52.98%	56.05%	N/A	Positive News
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$10.78 -0.9%	9.18%	$0.99	84.62%	-1.20%	9/6/2023	Positive News
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$31.12 +1.3%	9.13%	$2.84	N/A	N/A	8/23/2023	Dividend Announcement Positive News
HTGC Hercules Capital	$17.15 +0.1%	9.10%	$1.56	81.68%	2.56%	8/17/2023	Analyst Report
DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	$10.13 +0.6%	9.08%	$0.92	N/A	-5.81%	8/14/2023	Short Interest ↓
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$20.31 +0.1%	9.06%	$1.84	84.40%	2.70%	8/30/2023	Dividend Increase Short Interest ↑

CWH Camping World	$27.60 -0.4%	9.06%	$2.50	107.30%	98.43%	9/13/2023
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$29.95 +2.4%	9.05%	$2.71	N/A	20.22%	N/A	Positive News
CPAC Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$5.42 -1.1%	9.04%	$0.49	70.00%	N/A	N/A	Negative News High Trading Volume
MATV Mativ	$17.71 +1.2%	9.03%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	8/24/2023	Dividend Cut
TX Ternium	$39.90 -1.7%	9.02%	$3.60	57.51%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BKT BlackRock Income Trust	$11.82 -0.3%	8.97%	$1.06	N/A	-7.78%	8/14/2023
OLP One Liberty Properties	$20.09 +0.3%	8.96%	$1.80	225.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$14.77 -0.1%	8.94%	$1.32	81.99%	-1.58%	8/17/2023	Dividend Announcement
GIM Templeton Global Income Fund	$4.16 -0.2%	8.89%	$0.37	N/A	N/A	8/16/2023	Dividend Increase Short Interest ↓ Positive News
TXO TXO Partners	$22.50 -0.8%	8.89%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	8/17/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision
TXO TXO Partners	$22.50 -0.8%	8.89%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	8/17/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$29.38 -0.1%	8.85%	$2.60	N/A	4.35%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
MPLX Mplx	$35.16 +0.9%	8.82%	$3.10	81.36%	2.93%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.54 -0.2%	8.81%	$0.40	N/A	-5.40%	8/15/2023	Negative News
SPH Suburban Propane Partners	$14.84 +0.4%	8.76%	$1.30	53.06%	-18.48%	N/A
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$82.30 +0.5%	8.75%	$7.20	128.80%	35.88%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
SPOK Spok	$14.29 -0.3%	8.75%	$1.25	131.58%	35.72%	8/16/2023	Positive News
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$13.84 -0.3%	8.67%	$1.20	N/A	0.11%	8/22/2023	Short Interest ↓
ENIC Enel Chile	$3.23 -1.5%	8.67%	$0.28	71.79%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$17.67 +0.1%	8.60%	$1.52	N/A	172.26%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Negative News
MO Altria Group	$43.73 -0.4%	8.60%	$3.76	72.31%	3.91%	N/A
TBNK Territorial Bancorp	$10.71 -2.7%	8.59%	$0.92	150.82%	1.11%	N/A	Positive News
CATO Cato	$7.92 -0.6%	8.59%	$0.68	N/A	-19.84%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
BTI British American Tobacco	$32.44 -1.1%	8.57%	$2.78	54.72%	N/A	12/21/2023	Short Interest ↑
LADR Ladder Capital	$10.77 +0.1%	8.54%	$0.92	70.77%	-13.51%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors	$31.55 +1.0%	8.49%	$2.68	186.11%	0.38%	N/A
GMRE Global Medical REIT	$9.89 -0.1%	8.49%	$0.84	840.00%	1.64%	N/A	Short Interest ↓
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.24 -0.4%	8.48%	$0.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Negative News
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.66 +0.5%	8.47%	$0.31	N/A	-9.43%	8/23/2023	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$22.35 -0.5%	8.46%	$1.89	93.56%	1.55%	N/A	Insider Buying Positive News
GLP Global Partners	$32.11 +2.1%	8.41%	$2.70	73.17%	5.63%	N/A
NCMI National CineMedia	$3.57 +0.8%	8.40%	$0.30	85.71%	-45.51%	N/A	Analyst Report
FRG Franchise Group	$29.75 -0.1%	8.40%	$2.50	93.28%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
KNTK Kinetik	$35.70 -0.1%	8.40%	$3.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KRO Kronos Worldwide	$9.07 +0.3%	8.38%	$0.76	102.70%	1.82%	8/31/2023	Short Interest ↑
LOMA Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	$6.57 +3.2%	8.37%	$0.55	33.95%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$19.20 +0.4%	8.33%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$21.04 +0.0%	8.32%	$1.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth Fund	$5.20 -0.6%	8.27%	$0.43	N/A	2.82%	N/A	News Coverage
FDUS Fidus Investment	$19.92 +0.3%	8.23%	$1.64	78.85%	-2.63%	9/19/2023	Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
MGF MFS Government Markets Income Trust	$3.18 -1.3%	8.18%	$0.26	N/A	N/A	8/15/2023
FTRI First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF	$13.01 -0.5%	8.15%	$1.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
ESEA Euroseas	$24.56 +4.6%	8.14%	$2.00	18.32%	N/A	9/7/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑
RWT Redwood Trust	$7.86 flat	8.14%	$0.64	74.42%	-8.48%	N/A	Positive News
HIW Highwoods Properties	$24.62 +1.4%	8.12%	$2.00	222.22%	1.72%	8/18/2023	Short Interest ↑
PIM Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust	$3.21 flat	8.10%	$0.26	N/A	-9.82%	8/23/2023
AB AllianceBernstein	$30.13 +2.4%	8.10%	$2.44	78.46%	15.13%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
RVT Royce Value Trust	$13.98 +0.1%	8.08%	$1.13	N/A	6.27%	N/A	Positive News
VTS Vitesse Energy	$24.81 +2.9%	8.06%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	9/14/2023	Analyst Revision News Coverage
WES Western Midstream Partners	$28.09 +1.3%	8.01%	$2.25	70.09%	-27.14%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Report Analyst Revision
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund	$7.92 +0.6%	7.95%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	8/23/2023
CMCT Creative Media & Community Trust Co.	$4.29 -0.2%	7.93%	$0.34	N/A	-27.73%	N/A	Gap Up
WU Western Union	$11.88 -1.3%	7.91%	$0.94	54.97%	5.52%	9/14/2023
SNLN Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF	$14.56 -0.6%	7.90%	$1.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
HPP Hudson Pacific Properties	$6.36 +1.4%	7.86%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade Short Interest ↓
HNNA Hennessy Advisors	$7.00 -2.4%	7.86%	$0.55	N/A	3.57%	8/22/2023	High Trading Volume
AY Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure	$22.67 -0.7%	7.85%	$1.78	240.54%	4.08%	8/30/2023	Short Interest ↑
VZ Verizon Communications	$33.36 +1.0%	7.82%	$2.61	56.01%	2.01%	N/A	Analyst Revision
PRT PermRock Royalty Trust	$6.19 +0.2%	7.75%	$0.48	N/A	11.66%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest ↑
QQQX Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$23.62 -0.7%	7.75%	$1.83	N/A	8.15%	N/A	Short Interest ↓
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$10.08 +0.3%	7.74%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	8/30/2023	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
T AT&T	$14.37 +1.4%	7.72%	$1.11	44.76%	-18.49%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Analyst Revision
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$21.88 0.0%	7.72%	$1.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CIO City Office REIT	$5.18 -0.8%	7.72%	$0.40	N/A	-5.23%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision
HESM Hess Midstream	$31.11 +0.3%	7.71%	$2.40	89.22%	11.84%	N/A	Short Interest ↓
EPR EPR Properties	$42.82 -0.4%	7.71%	$3.30	132.00%	-10.28%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
MARPS Marine Petroleum Trust	$5.72 -2.6%	7.69%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
CIG CEMIG	$2.47 +1.2%	7.69%	$0.19	48.72%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
RILY B. Riley Financial	$52.18 +3.7%	7.67%	$4.00	N/A	98.68%	N/A	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓
TRP TC Energy	$36.70 +1.1%	7.66%	$2.81	91.23%	6.56%	9/28/2023	Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision Positive News
TFSL TFS Financial	$14.95 +1.3%	7.56%	$1.13	565.00%	2.81%	N/A	Positive News
BCH Banco de Chile	$21.50 -2.0%	7.53%	$1.62	66.94%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
SBLK Star Bulk Carriers	$18.62 -1.2%	7.52%	$1.40	34.15%	406.58%	8/21/2023
AM Antero Midstream	$12.00 +0.7%	7.50%	$0.90	97.83%	-13.44%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Analyst Revision
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$17.20 +0.1%	7.50%	$1.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$5.22 -0.8%	7.47%	$0.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUN Sunoco	$45.12 -1.6%	7.47%	$3.37	66.21%	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$26.80 +0.6%	7.46%	$2.00	74.63%	2.32%	N/A	Positive News
FAAR First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	$28.49 0.0%	7.44%	$2.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$12.94 -1.1%	7.42%	$0.96	97.96%	3.89%	9/6/2023	Positive News High Trading Volume
GSL Global Ship Lease	$20.23 -0.7%	7.41%	$1.50	16.97%	N/A	8/22/2023	Short Interest ↓
RAND Rand Capital	$13.50 -3.4%	7.41%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	8/30/2023	Gap Down
NGG National Grid	$63.41 +0.0%	7.33%	$4.65	100.87%	N/A	N/A
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$19.46 -1.1%	7.25%	$1.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement Ex-Dividend Short Interest ↑
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$12.88 -1.1%	7.22%	$0.93	N/A	-0.67%	N/A
VGR Vector Group	$11.08 -1.5%	7.22%	$0.80	60.61%	-19.99%	N/A	Positive News
GSHD Goosehead Insurance	$63.84 -0.7%	7.21%	$4.60	291.14%	N/A	N/A	Insider Selling
KSS Kohl's	$27.83 -0.1%	7.19%	$2.00	68.49%	-9.29%	9/5/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓
HYB The New America High Income Fund	$6.83 -0.1%	7.17%	$0.49	N/A	-3.72%	8/16/2023
ENB Enbridge	$36.72 +0.7%	7.16%	$2.63	119.55%	5.01%	8/14/2023	Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$11.18 -0.7%	7.16%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$31.32 +1.6%	7.15%	$2.24	79.43%	2.91%	N/A
NEP NextEra Energy Partners	$47.85 -0.1%	7.15%	$3.42	136.25%	14.97%	N/A	Positive News
TSQ Townsquare Media	$10.50 +4.2%	7.14%	$0.75	37.50%	N/A	9/29/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Report
DEA Easterly Government Properties	$14.91 -0.5%	7.11%	$1.06	623.53%	0.64%	8/16/2023
FAT FAT Brands	$7.89 +1.5%	7.10%	$0.56	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	Short Interest ↓
KEY KeyCorp	$11.56 flat	7.09%	$0.82	61.19%	3.62%	8/28/2023	Short Interest ↓
SBGI Sinclair	$14.15 +0.6%	7.07%	$1.00	27.78%	7.72%	8/31/2023	Dividend Announcement
HNDL Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7 Handl Index ETF	$20.03 -0.9%	7.04%	$1.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement Ex-Dividend Short Interest ↓ Positive News High Trading Volume
JEQ Abrdn Japan Equity Fund	$5.83 -0.5%	7.03%	$0.41	N/A	N/A	8/23/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↑
RFEM First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF	$54.20 -1.1%	7.03%	$3.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MED Medifast	$93.91 +2.6%	7.03%	$6.60	74.32%	24.74%	N/A	Earnings Report
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$15.25 +1.4%	7.02%	$1.07	76.43%	-15.50%	N/A
EEX Emerald	$4.28 +1.9%	7.01%	$0.30	150.00%	N/A	N/A
JXN Jackson Financial	$35.48 +4.8%	6.99%	$2.48	N/A	N/A	8/30/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$23.36 +1.2%	6.98%	$1.63	N/A	-2.18%	8/17/2023
HIMX Himax Technologies	$6.76 +3.1%	6.95%	$0.47	78.33%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade Short Interest ↓
NHI National Health Investors	$51.96 +1.3%	6.93%	$3.60	118.42%	-5.01%	9/28/2023	Dividend Announcement
EFAS Global X MSCI SuperDividend EAFE ETF	$13.58 -0.1%	6.92%	$0.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
BCE BCE	$42.23 -0.2%	6.91%	$2.92	116.80%	N/A	9/14/2023	Short Interest ↑
KFFB Kentucky First Federal Bancorp	$5.80 -4.1%	6.90%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
NSA National Storage Affiliates Trust	$32.49 +1.6%	6.89%	$2.24	273.17%	19.18%	N/A
RMR The RMR Group	$23.25 +2.2%	6.88%	$1.60	86.96%	3.38%	N/A
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$30.70 +0.2%	6.87%	$2.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BHR Braemar Hotels & Resorts	$2.91 -1.0%	6.87%	$0.20	N/A	-50.00%	9/28/2023
HR Healthcare Realty Trust	$18.05 flat	6.87%	$1.24	N/A	1.10%	8/14/2023	Analyst Report Positive News
BAK Braskem	$9.77 -3.7%	6.86%	$0.67	101.52%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
BBVA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	$7.88 flat	6.85%	$0.54	41.54%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News High Trading Volume
SGC Superior Group of Companies	$8.18 -2.7%	6.85%	$0.56	43.41%	10.52%	8/24/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Revision News Coverage
FATBB FAT Brands	$8.18 +1.6%	6.85%	$0.56	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	Short Interest ↓
TSI TCW Strategic Income Fund	$4.68 flat	6.84%	$0.32	N/A	-12.74%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$16.41 -0.4%	6.83%	$1.12	196.49%	N/A	9/28/2023	Short Interest ↓
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$45.59 -0.1%	6.80%	$3.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MAIN Main Street Capital	$40.67 -0.3%	6.79%	$2.76	71.32%	2.40%	9/7/2023	Dividend Announcement
UVV Universal	$47.21 -0.6%	6.78%	$3.20	N/A	1.30%	10/5/2023
UBFO United Security Bancshares	$7.09 -0.6%	6.77%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
LTC LTC Properties	$33.74 +0.1%	6.76%	$2.28	120.63%	7.72%	8/22/2023	Positive News
PAGP Plains GP	$15.89 +1.4%	6.73%	$1.07	74.31%	-15.50%	N/A
MUA BlackRock MuniAssets Fund	$10.11 +1.2%	6.73%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	Short Interest ↑ Negative News
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$21.73 -0.1%	6.72%	$1.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LNC Lincoln National	$26.81 +1.9%	6.71%	$1.80	22.84%	6.03%	10/6/2023	Dividend Announcement
COLB Columbia Banking System	$21.47 -0.6%	6.71%	$1.44	46.30%	-18.78%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
CRWS Crown Crafts	$4.78 -0.8%	6.69%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest ↑
HASI Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$23.64 +2.2%	6.68%	$1.58	66.11%	3.83%	10/3/2023	Short Interest ↓
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$11.99 +0.3%	6.67%	$0.80	88.89%	3.57%	N/A	Positive News
BNS Bank of Nova Scotia	$48.03 +0.6%	6.66%	$3.20	56.64%	5.07%	N/A	Short Interest ↓
SRC Spirit Realty Capital	$39.80 +0.1%	6.66%	$2.65	186.62%	1.34%	9/28/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Increase
PANL Pangaea Logistics Solutions	$6.01 -2.5%	6.66%	$0.40	53.33%	41.90%	8/31/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Revision News Coverage
JFIN Jiayin Group	$5.72 -3.1%	6.64%	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest ↓ News Coverage
EGBN Eagle Bancorp	$27.33 +0.5%	6.59%	$1.80	64.29%	38.41%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
AHH Armada Hoffler Properties	$11.88 -0.6%	6.57%	$0.78	205.26%	-5.01%	N/A
TFC Truist Financial	$31.73 +0.8%	6.56%	$2.08	68.65%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance	$29.35 +0.4%	6.54%	$1.92	49.36%	2.18%	8/18/2023	Positive News
FIBK First Interstate BancSystem	$28.78 +0.2%	6.53%	$1.88	74.31%	11.09%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
SWZ The Swiss Helvetia Fund	$8.30 -0.4%	6.51%	$0.54	N/A	N/A	N/A
CALM Cal-Maine Foods	$46.49 -0.4%	6.50%	$3.02	194.84%	94.04%	N/A	Positive News
AVAL Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores	$2.62 -0.8%	6.49%	$0.17	34.69%	N/A	8/30/2023
VINP Vinci Partners Investments	$9.87 +2.3%	6.48%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	8/23/2023	Dividend Increase Gap Up High Trading Volume
UWMC UWM	$6.17 -0.6%	6.48%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	9/19/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Revision
XRX Xerox	$15.46 -0.4%	6.47%	$1.00	55.87%	N/A	9/28/2023	Analyst Revision
PSTL Postal Realty Trust	$14.71 -0.1%	6.46%	$0.95	2,375.00%	87.65%	N/A
HEP Holly Energy Partners	$21.74 +1.4%	6.44%	$1.40	66.35%	-19.49%	N/A	Analyst Report Short Interest ↑
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$20.97 -0.3%	6.44%	$1.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$14.92 -1.1%	6.43%	$0.96	109.09%	-17.25%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Analyst Revision
MMP Magellan Midstream Partners	$65.33 +1.6%	6.41%	$4.19	79.96%	1.02%	N/A	Analyst Report Short Interest ↑
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$24.65 -0.2%	6.41%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
WPC W. P. Carey	$66.86 +0.5%	6.40%	$4.28	129.70%	0.81%	N/A
SPG Simon Property Group	$118.87 +0.0%	6.39%	$7.60	117.28%	-5.97%	9/7/2023
DOC Physicians Realty Trust	$14.41 -0.3%	6.38%	$0.92	383.33%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LEG Leggett & Platt	$28.94 -1.0%	6.36%	$1.84	107.60%	3.27%	9/14/2023	Dividend Announcement
KMI Kinder Morgan	$17.78 +1.3%	6.36%	$1.13	96.58%	5.09%	N/A	Short Interest ↓
SBSW Sibanye Stillwater	$6.79 -1.6%	6.33%	$0.43	39.81%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$17.37 +1.7%	6.33%	$1.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
YY JOYY	$32.13 -1.0%	6.32%	$2.03	49.88%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023
WPP WPP	$49.43 -0.8%	6.31%	$3.12	46.92%	N/A	10/12/2023
NEXA Nexa Resources	$5.23 +2.7%	6.31%	$0.33	412.50%	-14.26%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Negative News
FL Foot Locker	$25.36 flat	6.31%	$1.60	54.79%	1.72%	N/A	Short Interest ↓
UMC United Microelectronics	$6.98 -1.6%	6.30%	$0.44	58.67%	N/A	N/A
HYLS First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	$39.76 -0.1%	6.26%	$2.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
PBA Pembina Pipeline	$31.49 +0.8%	6.26%	$1.97	90.78%	3.22%	9/14/2023
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.87 -0.1%	6.25%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Positive News
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$8.16 +1.1%	6.25%	$0.51	N/A	4.94%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
FISI Financial Institutions	$19.34 +0.9%	6.20%	$1.20	37.62%	5.07%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
UGI UGI	$24.18 +1.4%	6.20%	$1.50	47.62%	5.60%	9/14/2023	Short Interest ↑
NUS Nu Skin Enterprises	$25.19 -0.7%	6.19%	$1.56	58.21%	1.33%	8/24/2023	Short Interest ↓
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$17.40 -0.1%	6.15%	$1.07	N/A	N/A	8/17/2023	Short Interest ↑ News Coverage
CM Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	$41.67 0.0%	6.14%	$2.56	49.61%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
GEL Genesis Energy	$9.78 +4.5%	6.13%	$0.60	38.96%	-35.15%	N/A	Short Interest ↓
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.68 -0.2%	6.13%	$1.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ News Coverage
METC Ramaco Resources	$8.18 +1.2%	6.11%	$0.50	28.09%	N/A	8/31/2023	Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision News Coverage
TEF Telefónica	$3.93 flat	6.11%	$0.24	66.67%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares	$8.03 +0.4%	6.10%	$0.49	N/A	24.38%	N/A
CIZN Citizens	$10.49 +2.8%	6.10%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
ONL Orion Office REIT	$6.56 +2.3%	6.10%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	9/28/2023	Dividend Announcement
UNB Union Bankshares	$23.63 +0.8%	6.09%	$1.44	N/A	4.13%	N/A	Analyst Report Gap Down
BSJP Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.65 0.0%	6.09%	$1.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
BFS Saul Centers	$38.76 +2.9%	6.09%	$2.36	N/A	3.35%	N/A	Analyst Report Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision
WSBF Waterstone Financial	$13.15 -0.5%	6.08%	$0.80	77.67%	18.56%	N/A	Positive News
PMM Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust	$5.76 -1.4%	6.08%	$0.35	N/A	N/A	8/23/2023	Short Interest ↓ Positive News High Trading Volume
CWEN Clearway Energy	$25.57 +0.7%	6.06%	$1.55	95.09%	21.31%	8/31/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Increase
BSJT Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$20.31 -0.2%	6.06%	$1.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
TU TELUS	$17.70 -0.2%	6.05%	$1.07	120.22%	7.18%	9/7/2023	Short Interest ↑
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties	$47.79 -0.3%	6.03%	$2.88	102.13%	0.78%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
ETRN Equitrans Midstream	$9.97 +2.0%	6.02%	$0.60	64.52%	-30.14%	N/A
CCI Crown Castle	$104.41 -0.3%	6.00%	$6.26	193.81%	9.31%	9/14/2023	Short Interest ↑
ECOW Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF	$19.86 -0.7%	5.99%	$1.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
JRSH Jerash Holdings (US)	$3.35 +3.6%	5.97%	$0.20	54.05%	N/A	8/15/2023	Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
FLIC First of Long Island	$14.11 +0.9%	5.95%	$0.84	70.59%	5.42%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	$87.35 -0.6%	5.95%	$5.20	79.39%	0.32%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
NTB Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son	$29.57 -1.9%	5.95%	$1.76	35.63%	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend Short Interest ↑
PAX Patria Investments	$15.17 -0.1%	5.93%	$0.90	N/A	N/A	8/15/2023
SOR Source Capital	$38.60 -1.0%	5.93%	$2.29	N/A	30.45%	8/15/2023	Short Interest ↑
AAT American Assets Trust	$22.28 +0.4%	5.92%	$1.32	176.00%	3.94%	9/6/2023	Positive News
FNCB FNCB Bancorp	$6.08 -0.2%	5.92%	$0.36	N/A	18.17%	8/31/2023	Short Interest ↑
LU Lufax	$1.52 -5.9%	5.92%	$0.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Gap Down
SB Safe Bulkers	$3.38 +0.9%	5.92%	$0.20	18.35%	N/A	8/17/2023	News Coverage Positive News
JHG Janus Henderson Group	$26.42 -2.0%	5.90%	$1.56	64.20%	2.48%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Short Interest ↓ Gap Down
ORAN Orange	$11.19 +0.1%	5.90%	$0.66	50.00%	N/A	N/A
CRESY Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	$7.46 +1.5%	5.90%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$48.95 +1.3%	5.88%	$2.88	N/A	1.45%	N/A	Positive News
GES Guess?	$20.41 -2.8%	5.88%	$1.20	40.27%	16.96%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
KRC Kilroy Realty	$36.76 +0.5%	5.88%	$2.16	154.29%	3.54%	N/A
FEM First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund	$21.79 -0.6%	5.87%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News High Trading Volume
MDRR Medalist Diversified REIT	$5.46 +3.3%	5.86%	$0.32	N/A	-57.47%	N/A	Gap Up
BGS B&G Foods	$13.00 +2.5%	5.85%	$0.76	64.96%	-5.27%	9/28/2023	Gap Down
VFC V.F.	$20.61 +3.1%	5.82%	$1.20	50.63%	1.36%	9/8/2023
JMM Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund	$5.85 -0.5%	5.81%	$0.34	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	Positive News
KW Kennedy-Wilson	$16.53 +0.2%	5.81%	$0.96	282.35%	4.14%	9/28/2023	Analyst Upgrade Short Interest ↑
BSJO Invesco BulletShares 2024 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.58 -0.1%	5.80%	$1.31	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
DLX Deluxe	$20.69 +1.2%	5.80%	$1.20	35.93%	N/A	8/18/2023
PFC Premier Financial	$21.41 +1.4%	5.79%	$1.24	56.11%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LAZ Lazard	$34.56 +0.6%	5.79%	$2.00	54.35%	1.60%	N/A	Analyst Revision
RIO Rio Tinto Group	$61.02 -0.5%	5.78%	$3.53	53.32%	N/A	N/A
HYXF iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$43.93 -0.4%	5.78%	$2.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CTIB Yunhong CTI	$1.73 +1.2%	5.78%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report News Coverage Gap Up
OKE ONEOK	$66.24 +1.6%	5.77%	$3.82	80.08%	1.94%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Report
BXP Boston Properties	$68.12 +1.2%	5.75%	$3.92	186.67%	0.78%	N/A	Analyst Report
AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities	$7.48 -2.1%	5.75%	$0.43	72.88%	8.96%	9/27/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Cut Analyst Report Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision
CPF Central Pacific Financial	$18.11 -0.2%	5.74%	$1.04	51.23%	4.94%	8/30/2023	Short Interest ↑ Negative News
PEAK Healthpeak Properties	$20.90 -0.2%	5.74%	$1.20	315.79%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Analyst Revision
MMM 3M	$104.55 +0.6%	5.74%	$6.00	61.35%	1.14%	N/A	Dividend Announcement
BRY Berry	$8.39 +0.7%	5.72%	$0.48	71.64%	-20.63%	8/14/2023	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
PBI Pitney Bowes	$3.50 +0.6%	5.71%	$0.20	142.86%	N/A	8/21/2023
NNN NNN REIT	$39.66 -0.8%	5.70%	$2.26	115.31%	2.09%	N/A	Analyst Revision
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties	$15.80 +1.4%	5.70%	$0.90	N/A	N/A	8/16/2023	Short Interest ↑
SELF Global Self Storage	$5.10 -1.6%	5.69%	$0.29	N/A	1.89%	N/A
MTEX Mannatech	$14.08 +1.3%	5.68%	$0.80	N/A	16.96%	N/A	Analyst Report
ATLO Ames National	$19.01 -0.3%	5.68%	$1.08	N/A	4.00%	8/31/2023	Dividend Announcement Short Interest ↓ Positive News
MFC Manulife Financial	$19.46 -0.3%	5.65%	$1.10	41.35%	10.82%	8/22/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Increase Analyst Report Short Interest ↑ Analyst Revision
PMO Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust	$9.91 -0.7%	5.65%	$0.56	N/A	N/A	8/23/2023	Positive News
CS Credit Suisse Group	$0.89 +1.0%	5.64%	$0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund	$21.30 +0.0%	5.63%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
GPS GAP	$10.66 +1.0%	5.63%	$0.60	72.29%	-14.80%	N/A
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$27.76 +0.8%	5.62%	$1.56	43.94%	4.35%	N/A	Positive News
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust	$68.53 +0.5%	5.62%	$3.85	N/A	42.04%	8/14/2023	Short Interest ↑
ASX ASE Technology	$7.48 -2.0%	5.61%	$0.42	59.15%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
PMD Psychemedics	$5.00 flat	5.60%	$0.28	N/A	-33.68%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
FFIC Flushing Financial	$15.75 +1.0%	5.59%	$0.88	90.72%	1.56%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
ARC ARC Document Solutions	$3.59 +1.1%	5.57%	$0.20	64.52%	171.44%	10/30/2023
HTBK Heritage Commerce	$9.34 -0.6%	5.57%	$0.52	50.98%	2.70%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade Short Interest ↓ Gap Down
AROW Arrow Financial	$19.40 +0.7%	5.57%	$1.08	45.38%	4.30%	8/31/2023	Short Interest ↓
SASR Sandy Spring Bancorp	$24.43 +1.2%	5.57%	$1.36	55.28%	4.85%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
UBCP United Bancorp	$11.86 +1.9%	5.56%	$0.66	38.82%	4.67%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
LAMR Lamar Advertising	$90.01 +0.1%	5.55%	$5.00	95.79%	6.97%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
DEI Douglas Emmett	$13.70 +0.4%	5.55%	$0.76	1,900.00%	-0.95%	N/A
CTRE CareTrust REIT	$20.26 +0.4%	5.53%	$1.12	109.80%	6.92%	N/A
USEG U.S. Energy	$1.63 -1.2%	5.52%	$0.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$7.97 +11.3%	5.52%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Revision News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume
GTY Getty Realty	$31.16 +0.7%	5.52%	$1.72	134.38%	5.34%	9/27/2023
VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF	$61.65 -0.1%	5.52%	$3.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CEIX CONSOL Energy	$79.93 -1.1%	5.50%	$4.40	22.36%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision
SGU Star Group	$11.81 -0.1%	5.50%	$0.65	N/A	6.80%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
WHG Westwood Holdings Group	$10.95 -0.7%	5.48%	$0.60	N/A	-40.72%	8/31/2023
CVI CVR Energy	$36.55 -2.5%	5.47%	$2.00	79.68%	-26.72%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Positive News Gap Down
CFG Citizens Financial Group	$30.71 -0.1%	5.47%	$1.68	43.86%	6.00%	N/A	Short Interest ↓
CUZ Cousins Properties	$23.46 +0.6%	5.46%	$1.28	250.98%	3.34%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
CMA Comerica	$52.12 +0.1%	5.45%	$2.84	44.79%	0.50%	9/14/2023	Short Interest ↓
FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	$25.25 -0.1%	5.43%	$1.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FGBI First Guaranty Bancshares	$11.82 -0.3%	5.41%	$0.64	56.64%	5.69%	N/A	Analyst Revision
HOPE Hope Bancorp	$10.37 -0.2%	5.40%	$0.56	47.86%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓
CFFN Capitol Federal Financial	$6.31 flat	5.39%	$0.34	154.55%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
QYLG Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	$27.47 -0.7%	5.39%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
ICL ICL Group	$6.50 -0.5%	5.38%	$0.35	62.50%	N/A	8/29/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Cut Short Interest ↑
D Dominion Energy	$49.59 -0.6%	5.38%	$2.67	74.17%	-10.06%	8/31/2023
MAC Macerich	$12.63 +1.0%	5.38%	$0.68	N/A	-40.88%	8/17/2023	Earnings Report
CZNC Citizens & Northern	$20.82 -0.5%	5.38%	$1.12	70.00%	1.22%	N/A	Earnings Report Positive News
BGSF BGSF	$11.16 +3.0%	5.38%	$0.60	41.10%	-20.63%	8/18/2023	Dividend Announcement Gap Down High Trading Volume
CCOI Cogent Communications	$69.64 +5.3%	5.37%	$3.74	N/A	13.37%	8/23/2023	Analyst Upgrade Short Interest ↓ Gap Up High Trading Volume
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF	$28.52 -0.4%	5.36%	$1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
RPT RPT Realty	$10.44 -0.4%	5.36%	$0.56	N/A	-16.08%	9/19/2023	Short Interest ↑ Negative News

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Why Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

Thu., April 27, 2023 | MarketBeat Staff

Key Points

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

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

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

What is a High-Yielding Dividend Stock?

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

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

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

Annual dividend per share/price per share

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

5/200 = .025 (2.5%)

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

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

Infographic about high-yield dividend stocks

Why Are High-Yielding Dividend Stocks Important?

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

Ideally, investors will look for stocks that pay 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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