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)
ALTM Arcadium Lithium	4.60 +3.6%	130.43%	$6.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
ENTR ERShares Entrepreneurs ETF	$14.34 +0.9%	60.81%	$8.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	$12.20 -7.9%	52.46%	$6.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
FBL GraniteShares 1.5x Long META Daily ETF	$125.98 +0.1%	31.77%	$40.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
NVD GraniteShares 1.5x Short NVDA Daily ETF	$9.90 -1.0%	30.30%	$3.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
IRS IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima	$7.54 -3.8%	28.65%	$2.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage
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MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$20.38 +3.5%	28.61%	$5.83	N/A	N/A	N/A
QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options Income ETF	$17.29 +0.3%	26.03%	$4.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PK Park Hotels & Resorts	$15.26 +1.3%	24.38%	$3.72	448.19%	10.06%	N/A
NVDS AXS 1.25X NVDA Bear Daily ETF	$18.75 +0.9%	22.77%	$4.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
DAPP VanEck Digital Transformation ETF	$8.40 +10.7%	22.26%	$1.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
RILY B. Riley Financial	$18.15 -1.0%	22.04%	$4.00	N/A	50.43%	N/A	Options Volume News Coverage
IEP Icahn Enterprises	$19.28 +3.4%	20.75%	$4.00	N/A	-9.14%	N/A	Positive News
DSX Diana Shipping	$2.93 +0.7%	20.48%	$0.60	81.08%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital	$8.40 -0.1%	19.06%	$1.60	39.02%	-26.64%	N/A
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$5.19 -1.3%	18.50%	$0.96	121.52%	-2.32%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
MPW Medical Properties Trust	$3.29 +0.9%	18.26%	$0.60	86.96%	-6.60%	N/A	Positive News
ORC Orchid Island Capital	$8.00 +0.1%	18.01%	$1.44	N/A	-23.05%	N/A
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$5.39 +1.3%	17.81%	$0.96	N/A	-8.53%	2/14/2024	Positive News
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$9.69 -4.4%	17.75%	$1.72	104.88%	N/A	3/27/2024	Dividend Cut Analyst Report News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
GNL Global Net Lease	$8.15 +1.5%	17.43%	$1.42	105.97%	-3.56%	N/A	Positive News
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$3.48 +0.3%	17.24%	$0.60	65.22%	-15.89%	N/A
OCCI OFS Credit	$6.97 -0.1%	17.22%	$1.20	N/A	-6.32%	2/15/2024	Dividend Announcement Insider Selling News Coverage Positive News
AFCG AFC Gamma	$11.33 +0.8%	16.95%	$1.92	93.66%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ECC Eagle Point Credit	$9.96 +0.3%	16.87%	$1.68	107.69%	8.37%	2/8/2024
EARN Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT	$5.70 +2.7%	16.86%	$0.96	88.89%	-5.01%	N/A	News Coverage
GGT The Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$5.39 -0.4%	16.33%	$0.88	N/A	-9.14%	N/A
NYCB New York Community Bancorp	$4.19 -6.7%	16.25%	$0.68	72.34%	N/A	2/13/2024	Analyst Downgrade Options Volume Analyst Revision News Coverage Gap Down
CLCO Cool	$10.36 -2.5%	15.83%	$1.64	65.86%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
DALN DallasNews	$4.07 -8.1%	15.72%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	2/8/2024	Gap Down High Trading Volume
MVO MV Oil Trust	$11.86 +3.0%	15.68%	$1.86	N/A	43.90%	N/A
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$39.68 +0.2%	15.55%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$18.56 +0.4%	15.52%	$2.88	64.29%	-8.37%	2/14/2024	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
AGNC AGNC Investment	$9.35 +0.3%	15.40%	$1.44	71.64%	-2.63%	N/A	Dividend Announcement
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$5.20 +0.4%	15.40%	$0.80	111.11%	25.99%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage Positive News
ZTR Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund	$5.28 -0.4%	15.34%	$0.81	N/A	-3.85%	2/9/2024	News Coverage
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$8.67 -1.3%	15.23%	$1.32	116.81%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
EFC Ellington Financial	$11.99 +1.4%	15.01%	$1.80	93.26%	11.36%	N/A	News Coverage
BTF Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$14.28 +1.6%	14.92%	$2.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
JFIN Jiayin Group	$5.11 +1.2%	14.87%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A

PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$18.57 +0.6%	14.86%	$2.76	96.17%	4.64%	N/A
GPP Green Plains Partners	$12.31 -0.6%	14.78%	$1.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$10.89 -0.5%	14.69%	$1.60	98.16%	3.57%	N/A
TWO Two Harbors Investment	$12.29 +1.0%	14.65%	$1.80	91.84%	1.64%	N/A	Gap Down
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$4.12 +1.7%	14.56%	$0.60	N/A	-1.79%	N/A
TRIN Trinity Capital	$13.97 +0.2%	14.32%	$2.00	93.90%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BITS Global X Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$50.85 +6.7%	14.30%	$7.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$14.04 +0.6%	14.25%	$2.00	93.02%	18.56%	N/A
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$12.12 -1.1%	14.19%	$1.72	85.15%	10.95%	N/A
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$19.85 -1.5%	14.11%	$2.80	71.43%	91.29%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
CUBA The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund	$2.63 +0.4%	14.07%	$0.37	N/A	-13.68%	N/A
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$3.03 -0.3%	13.86%	$0.42	N/A	-11.79%	2/14/2024
NLY Annaly Capital Management	$18.80 +1.2%	13.83%	$2.60	95.94%	-10.61%	N/A	Analyst Report News Coverage
IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund	$22.73 -0.6%	13.81%	$3.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
MRCC Monroe Capital	$7.29 +0.1%	13.72%	$1.00	N/A	-3.13%	N/A
GECC Great Elm Capital	$10.26 -0.9%	13.65%	$1.40	N/A	-38.31%	N/A
RC Ready Capital	$8.88 +0.6%	13.51%	$1.20	84.51%	3.94%	N/A	News Coverage
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$29.94 +1.3%	13.46%	$4.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$3.58	13.41%	$0.48	92.31%	-10.61%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$18.54 +1.0%	13.38%	$2.48	94.30%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Options Volume Positive News
KRP Kimbell Royalty Partners	$15.27 +1.3%	13.36%	$2.04	143.66%	N/A	N/A
GCV The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	$3.64 +0.3%	13.19%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$10.66 +1.3%	13.14%	$1.40	101.45%	-1.16%	N/A	News Coverage
MFA MFA Financial	$10.73 +0.6%	13.05%	$1.40	76.50%	2.50%	N/A
DX Dynex Capital	$12.00 +1.3%	13.00%	$1.56	195.00%	-2.05%	N/A
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$6.16 -0.2%	12.99%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	2/16/2024	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
LND BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas	$4.91 -1.0%	12.83%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage High Trading Volume
FSK FS KKR Capital	$20.00 -0.3%	12.80%	$2.56	90.14%	-1.12%	2/13/2024	Positive News
TRMD TORM	$33.63 -1.1%	12.67%	$4.26	61.03%	94.68%	N/A	Positive News
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$12.74 +1.0%	12.56%	$1.60	98.77%	13.64%	2/28/2024
NEP NextEra Energy Partners	$28.06 -0.9%	12.54%	$3.52	233.11%	14.28%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Positive News
SAR Saratoga Investment	$22.97 +0.7%	12.54%	$2.88	74.04%	27.21%	N/A
LFT Lument Finance Trust	$2.24 -0.4%	12.50%	$0.28	58.33%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$6.76 -1.2%	12.43%	$0.84	89.36%	N/A	2/14/2024	Dividend Cut News Coverage
SSIC Silver Spike Investment	$8.05	12.42%	$1.00	58.82%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PSEC Prospect Capital	$5.81	12.39%	$0.72	84.71%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
CION CION Investment	$10.98	12.39%	$1.36	86.08%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
UNIT Uniti Group	$4.86 -2.0%	12.35%	$0.60	125.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$10.37 +1.7%	12.34%	$1.28	91.43%	N/A	2/21/2024	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$14.68 -0.1%	12.33%	$1.81	N/A	N/A	N/A
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$12.55 +0.2%	12.27%	$1.54	92.22%	1.39%	N/A	News Coverage
QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$17.46 +0.3%	12.14%	$2.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$14.86 -0.2%	12.11%	$1.80	95.24%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
MED Medifast	$54.68 +1.2%	12.07%	$6.60	107.67%	3.08%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$6.65 -0.2%	12.03%	$0.80	78.43%	N/A	N/A
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$15.74 +1.3%	11.94%	$1.88	79.66%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$13.47 -0.1%	11.88%	$1.60	84.66%	N/A	2/9/2024	Dividend Announcement Positive News
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$16.02 +0.4%	11.86%	$1.90	123.38%	N/A	2/15/2024
BBDC Barings BDC	$8.78 -0.3%	11.85%	$1.04	87.39%	16.21%	N/A	News Coverage
OFS OFS Capital	$11.49 -1.5%	11.84%	$1.36	N/A	15.93%	N/A

PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$13.56 +0.1%	11.80%	$1.60	112.68%	1.72%	N/A	Analyst Report Analyst Revision News Coverage
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$5.79 -0.2%	11.74%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SARK AXS Short Innovation Daily ETF	$27.96 -2.6%	11.66%	$3.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
KEN Kenon	$23.99 -2.1%	11.63%	$2.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
LX LexinFintech	$1.72 -2.3%	11.63%	$0.20	13.79%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$5.00 -0.2%	11.61%	$0.58	N/A	-3.58%	2/9/2024	Dividend Announcement
MNDO MIND C.T.I.	$2.07 -0.5%	11.59%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
TXO TXO Partners	$17.95 +1.5%	11.59%	$2.08	118.18%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
TXO TXO Partners	$17.95 +1.5%	11.59%	$2.08	118.18%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$12.29 +0.2%	11.55%	$1.42	80.68%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
VOD Vodafone Group Public	$8.16	11.52%	$0.94	89.52%	-2.88%	N/A
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$17.86 +0.1%	11.48%	$2.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
PCM PCM Fund	$8.42 +0.6%	11.40%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	2/9/2024	Dividend Announcement
GAB The Gabelli Equity Trust	$5.29 +0.6%	11.34%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$20.32 +0.2%	11.27%	$2.29	N/A	N/A	N/A
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$19.68 +0.4%	11.18%	$2.20	91.67%	21.84%	3/14/2024	Earnings Report Dividend Cut Analyst Revision
PCF High Income Securities Fund	$6.54	11.16%	$0.73	N/A	-9.69%	2/16/2024
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$13.68 +0.1%	11.11%	$1.52	92.68%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
USEA United Maritime	2.71 +0.7%	11.07%	$0.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLRC SLR Investment	$14.84 -0.6%	11.05%	$1.64	100.61%	N/A	N/A
TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$23.65 -0.5%	11.04%	$2.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
VLT Invesco High Income Trust II	$10.55 -0.3%	11.00%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	2/15/2024
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$3.66 +0.8%	10.93%	$0.40	133.33%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$11.30 +1.3%	10.88%	$1.23	98.40%	N/A	2/14/2024	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
NYMT New York Mortgage Trust	$7.38 +0.4%	10.84%	$0.80	97.56%	10.06%	N/A	Positive News
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$28.45 +0.4%	10.83%	$3.08	91.39%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LU Lufax	$2.31 -4.9%	10.82%	$0.25	18.94%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
BKCC BlackRock Capital Investment	$3.72	10.75%	$0.40	86.96%	-3.13%	N/A
MFV MFS Special Value Trust	$4.13	10.65%	$0.44	N/A	-5.92%	2/13/2024	Dividend Announcement Positive News
ENIC Enel Chile	$2.77 -1.1%	10.49%	$0.29	82.86%	8.49%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage
SVC Service Properties Trust	$7.72 +2.8%	10.36%	$0.80	N/A	11.96%	N/A
SSL Sasol	$8.13 -1.2%	10.33%	$0.84	29.07%	N/A	N/A
TSLQ AXS Tesla Bear Daily ETF	$36.12 -1.0%	10.33%	$3.73	N/A	N/A	N/A
KFFB Kentucky First Federal Bancorp	$3.90 -2.3%	10.26%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
CCAP Crescent Capital BDC	$16.03 -0.4%	10.23%	$1.64	80.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CMCT Creative Media & Community Trust Co.	$3.35 -4.0%	10.15%	$0.34	9.60%	4.26%	N/A	Gap Down
PTY PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$14.10 +0.1%	10.14%	$1.43	N/A	-2.96%	2/9/2024	Dividend Cut News Coverage
ABEV Ambev	$2.57 -0.8%	10.14%	$0.26	130.00%	N/A	N/A
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$12.63 -0.1%	10.13%	$1.28	88.89%	28.73%	N/A
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$12.63 -0.1%	10.13%	$1.28	88.89%	28.73%	N/A
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$13.09	10.08%	$1.32	91.67%	3.23%	2/15/2024
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$9.15 -0.9%	10.05%	$0.92	N/A	-7.90%	2/21/2024
STWD Starwood Property Trust	$19.12 -1.1%	10.04%	$1.92	91.43%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CMTG Claros Mortgage Trust	$10.00 -3.6%	10.01%	$1.00	92.59%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$9.91 +1.2%	9.99%	$0.99	84.62%	6.49%	2/20/2024
CRT Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	$17.15 +1.8%	9.97%	$1.71	N/A	35.18%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$14.86 +0.1%	9.96%	$1.48	78.72%	2.36%	N/A	Positive News
CATO Cato	$6.84 +0.3%	9.94%	$0.68	N/A	27.25%	N/A
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$28.60 -0.2%	9.93%	$2.84	N/A	9.22%	2/21/2024	Dividend Announcement
VTS Vitesse Energy	$20.19 +1.5%	9.91%	$2.00	113.64%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News

BGFV Big 5 Sporting Goods	$5.06 -1.6%	9.88%	$0.50	N/A	80.01%	N/A
RITM Rithm Capital	$10.13 -0.5%	9.87%	$1.00	58.48%	25.99%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Revision News Coverage
RWT Redwood Trust	$6.50 +1.2%	9.85%	$0.64	85.33%	-0.69%	N/A	Positive News
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$15.54 -0.6%	9.85%	$1.53	N/A	143.70%	2/14/2024	Dividend Cut Insider Buying
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$6.20 -0.2%	9.84%	$0.61	N/A	-2.63%	2/9/2024	Dividend Announcement
CIF MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	$1.73	9.82%	$0.17	N/A	-9.00%	2/13/2024	Dividend Announcement Positive News
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$10.90 -0.4%	9.82%	$1.07	N/A	-2.63%	2/9/2024	Dividend Announcement
MO Altria Group	$40.08 -0.4%	9.78%	$3.92	74.52%	4.14%	N/A	Earnings Report Buyback Announcement
AJX Great Ajax	$4.50 -6.4%	9.78%	$0.44	220.00%	14.22%	N/A	Analyst Report Positive News
KW Kennedy-Wilson	$9.82 +2.7%	9.78%	$0.96	79.34%	2.94%	N/A
DWSH AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF	$7.39 -0.4%	9.74%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$18.51 +0.1%	9.72%	$1.80	N/A	3.39%	N/A
AY Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure	$18.40 -2.0%	9.67%	$1.78	445.00%	2.35%	N/A	News Coverage
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$15.32 -0.6%	9.66%	$1.48	85.06%	5.27%	2/14/2024	Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade News Coverage
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$4.66	9.66%	$0.45	N/A	2.33%	4/9/2024	Dividend Increase
ARCC Ares Capital	$20.01 -0.9%	9.60%	$1.92	87.67%	6.27%	3/14/2024	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement News Coverage
CIM Chimera Investment	$4.60 +1.8%	9.57%	$0.44	69.84%	-20.63%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$14.66 -0.1%	9.55%	$1.40	79.55%	2.62%	3/27/2024
CSWC Capital Southwest	$23.95 -0.8%	9.52%	$2.28	90.84%	10.29%	3/14/2024	High Trading Volume
DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	$11.24 -0.1%	9.52%	$1.07	N/A	7.94%	2/14/2024	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$44.33 +0.1%	9.52%	$4.22	86.12%	4.84%	N/A	High Trading Volume
USA Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	$6.63 +0.2%	9.50%	$0.63	N/A	-1.07%	N/A
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$12.71 +1.8%	9.44%	$1.20	1,200.00%	-7.21%	2/20/2024	News Coverage
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$52.30 +0.2%	9.37%	$4.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$22.42 +2.1%	9.37%	$2.10	205.88%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ	$11.45 -0.5%	9.34%	$1.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
OUT OUTFRONT Media	$12.85 +1.0%	9.34%	$1.20	169.01%	46.71%	N/A	Analyst Revision
HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors	$17.15 -0.3%	9.33%	$1.60	N/A	-4.72%	N/A
HTGC Hercules Capital	$17.18 +0.5%	9.32%	$1.60	82.47%	7.27%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
BHR Braemar Hotels & Resorts	$2.16	9.28%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	3/27/2024	News Coverage Negative News
BTI British American Tobacco	$31.47 +7.0%	9.25%	$2.91	57.51%	1.97%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$28.14 -0.3%	9.24%	$2.60	N/A	5.73%	N/A	News Coverage
KNTK Kinetik	$32.57 -0.8%	9.21%	$3.00	133.33%	N/A	2/21/2024
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$16.53 +1.0%	9.20%	$1.52	N/A	33.89%	N/A
USOI X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN	$73.70 +1.9%	9.19%	$6.77	N/A	N/A	2/20/2024	Dividend Increase
HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors	$13.85 -0.2%	9.17%	$1.27	N/A	-6.22%	N/A	Positive News
OMF OneMain	$43.93 -2.1%	9.11%	$4.00	47.85%	40.57%	2/16/2024	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade News Coverage
FDUS Fidus Investment	$18.90 +0.6%	9.10%	$1.72	83.90%	8.77%	N/A
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.75 -1.4%	9.09%	$0.25	N/A	-9.58%	2/13/2024	Dividend Announcement
ET Energy Transfer	$13.92 +0.1%	9.05%	$1.26	78.75%	4.98%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Options Volume Positive News
DEA Easterly Government Properties	$11.78 +0.9%	9.00%	$1.06	341.94%	0.64%	N/A
MPLX Mplx	$37.78 +0.2%	9.00%	$3.40	80.95%	4.91%	N/A
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$8.67 -0.7%	9.00%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	2/28/2024
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors	$29.91 +6.5%	8.96%	$2.68	184.83%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume
SBRA Sabra Health Care REIT	$13.40 +3.5%	8.96%	$1.20	184.62%	-3.85%	2/12/2024	Dividend Announcement Positive News
GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$16.60 +0.8%	8.92%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
OLP One Liberty Properties	$20.20 +0.6%	8.91%	$1.80	400.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$17.86 +1.8%	8.90%	$1.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
BKT BlackRock Income Trust	$11.95 -1.0%	8.87%	$1.06	N/A	-5.13%	2/14/2024	Dividend Announcement Positive News
GMRE Global Medical REIT	$9.55 +1.3%	8.80%	$0.84	1,200.00%	1.64%	N/A

METCB Ramaco Resources	$11.27 +2.0%	8.78%	$0.99	N/A	N/A	2/29/2024	Dividend Cut Gap Up
NUS Nu Skin Enterprises	$17.82 +2.2%	8.75%	$1.56	65.55%	1.32%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage Positive News
SQFT Presidio Property Trust	$1.03 -1.9%	8.74%	$0.09	N/A	-3.09%	N/A	Positive News
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$25.64 -0.3%	8.74%	$2.24	86.82%	3.00%	N/A
UAN CVR Partners	$71.69 -1.1%	8.65%	$6.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
LADR Ladder Capital	$10.65 +0.6%	8.64%	$0.92	61.33%	-0.71%	N/A	News Coverage
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$12.15	8.64%	$1.05	N/A	-2.66%	2/16/2024
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$21.31 -0.6%	8.64%	$1.84	85.19%	3.91%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
TFSL TFS Financial	$13.09 +1.5%	8.63%	$1.13	470.83%	0.30%	N/A	News Coverage
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$21.94 -0.7%	8.61%	$1.89	98.44%	N/A	N/A
KRO Kronos Worldwide	$8.85 +0.2%	8.59%	$0.76	107.04%	1.82%	N/A	News Coverage
USAC USA Compression Partners	$24.47 +0.2%	8.58%	$2.10	280.00%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings High Trading Volume
WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance	$22.54 -1.2%	8.52%	$1.92	53.93%	1.25%	2/16/2024
HIMX Himax Technologies	$5.52 +0.4%	8.51%	$0.47	123.68%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report News Coverage
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust	$62.04 +1.0%	8.46%	$5.25	N/A	N/A	2/14/2024	Dividend Cut
CIO City Office REIT	$4.73 +2.6%	8.46%	$0.40	N/A	-4.32%	N/A	Positive News
HNNA Hennessy Advisors	$6.52 -1.2%	8.44%	$0.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.70	8.38%	$0.31	N/A	-8.78%	2/22/2024	Positive News
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.66 +0.2%	8.37%	$0.39	N/A	-7.24%	2/13/2024	Dividend Announcement Positive News
SFL SFL	$11.97 +0.8%	8.35%	$1.00	81.30%	-1.01%	N/A
BCV Bancroft Fund	$15.34 +0.9%	8.35%	$1.28	N/A	-25.69%	N/A
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$21.96 +0.4%	8.33%	$1.83	N/A	N/A	N/A
LPG Dorian LPG	$36.03 +0.7%	8.33%	$3.00	73.89%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
ALX Alexander's	$216.36 +0.8%	8.32%	$18.00	N/A	N/A	2/16/2024	Upcoming Earnings Dividend Announcement
HIW Highwoods Properties	$24.07 +6.3%	8.31%	$2.00	370.37%	1.37%	2/16/2024
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$15.35	8.27%	$1.27	86.39%	5.94%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
IFN The India Fund	$19.83 -0.6%	8.27%	$1.64	N/A	-5.61%	N/A
MATH Metalpha Technology	$1.26 -8.0%	8.25%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
PRT PermRock Royalty Trust	$4.37 +2.1%	8.24%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
ONL Orion Office REIT	$4.86 +4.7%	8.23%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
WES Western Midstream Partners	$27.97 -0.1%	8.22%	$2.30	66.09%	17.05%	N/A
CIZN Citizens	$7.89 +1.2%	8.11%	$0.64	N/A	-9.14%	N/A
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$11.86 +0.3%	8.09%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	2/13/2024
VGR Vector Group	$9.90 -1.6%	8.08%	$0.80	50.96%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
RMT Royce Micro-Cap Trust	$9.16 +0.9%	8.08%	$0.74	N/A	6.65%	N/A	Positive News
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.36 +0.4%	8.05%	$0.19	N/A	-11.31%	N/A
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$5.50	8.01%	$0.44	67.69%	N/A	N/A
PIM Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust	$3.25 -0.3%	8.00%	$0.26	N/A	-9.14%	2/22/2024
BWMX Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V.	$13.39 +1.3%	7.99%	$1.07	N/A	1.29%	N/A	News Coverage
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth Fund	$5.38 +0.6%	7.99%	$0.43	N/A	-5.53%	N/A	Positive News
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$91.32 +1.5%	7.97%	$7.28	128.62%	17.33%	N/A	Positive News
HR Healthcare Realty Trust	$15.57 -0.3%	7.97%	$1.24	N/A	1.10%	N/A
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$19.97 +0.6%	7.96%	$1.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement Ex-Dividend
LEG Leggett & Platt	$23.28 +0.6%	7.90%	$1.84	117.95%	4.39%	N/A	Earnings Report News Coverage
PAGP Plains GP	$16.07 +0.1%	7.90%	$1.27	77.91%	5.94%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
AB AllianceBernstein	$32.91 -0.7%	7.90%	$2.60	76.02%	-2.07%	2/16/2024	Earnings Report Dividend Increase News Coverage
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$4.97 -0.8%	7.85%	$0.39	N/A	26.12%	N/A
EGBN Eagle Bancorp	$22.92 +0.5%	7.85%	$1.80	63.60%	26.94%	N/A
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$26.25	7.85%	$2.06	73.57%	3.61%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Report
MGF MFS Government Markets Income Trust	$3.20	7.81%	$0.25	N/A	-10.58%	2/13/2024	Dividend Announcement
WU Western Union	$12.08 +2.0%	7.78%	$0.94	53.11%	1.46%	3/14/2024	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Report Analyst Revision News Coverage
BGS B&G Foods	$9.79 +1.0%	7.76%	$0.76	83.52%	-26.32%	N/A	News Coverage
EPR EPR Properties	$42.59 -1.0%	7.75%	$3.30	123.13%	29.63%	N/A	Positive News
MDV Modiv Industrial	$14.85 +0.1%	7.74%	$1.15	255.56%	N/A	2/28/2024
DOC Physicians Realty Trust	$11.89 +0.6%	7.74%	$0.92	368.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
COLB Columbia Banking System	$18.78 +2.2%	7.67%	$1.44	56.47%	7.21%	N/A
CLPR Clipper Realty	$4.97 +2.1%	7.65%	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$46.09	7.64%	$3.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCE BCE	$37.96 -3.6%	7.61%	$2.89	116.06%	4.32%	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
HESM Hess Midstream	$32.55 -0.2%	7.59%	$2.47	79.17%	11.01%	N/A	Insider Selling
ENB Enbridge	$34.33 -0.3%	7.57%	$2.60	115.04%	2.88%	2/14/2024	Upcoming Earnings Options Volume Analyst Revision News Coverage
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$38.35 +1.8%	7.56%	$2.90	N/A	1.43%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
AM Antero Midstream	$11.92 -0.7%	7.55%	$0.90	91.84%	-9.89%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust	$6.62 +5.4%	7.55%	$0.50	N/A	-7.26%	2/22/2024	Dividend Announcement Positive News
FLIC First of Long Island	$11.15 -1.2%	7.53%	$0.84	67.20%	4.79%	N/A
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$6.92 -0.9%	7.51%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
TRP TC Energy	$37.45 -0.7%	7.50%	$2.81	89.78%	5.03%	N/A	Options Volume Analyst Revision
TSLZ T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF	$36.80 -1.8%	7.50%	$2.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities	$5.75 -0.7%	7.48%	$0.43	82.69%	-10.55%	N/A	Analyst Revision
RVT Royce Value Trust	$14.33 +0.9%	7.47%	$1.07	N/A	0.95%	N/A	Positive News
VALE Vale	$13.26 -1.7%	7.47%	$0.99	41.08%	-8.14%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
LTC LTC Properties	$30.64 +1.1%	7.44%	$2.28	125.97%	N/A	2/20/2024	Upcoming Earnings
KSS Kohl's	$26.89 +3.2%	7.44%	$2.00	68.03%	41.63%	N/A	News Coverage
BRY Berry	$6.49 +0.6%	7.40%	$0.48	54.55%	51.83%	N/A
FIBK First Interstate BancSystem	$25.42 +0.5%	7.40%	$1.88	73.15%	10.33%	2/8/2024	Analyst Revision
GSL Global Ship Lease	$20.31 -2.1%	7.39%	$1.50	28.90%	N/A	N/A
WDS Woodside Energy Group	$21.18 0.0%	7.37%	$1.56	127.87%	N/A	N/A
SPOK Spok	$16.99 +1.7%	7.36%	$1.25	115.74%	35.72%	N/A
BCH Banco de Chile	$22.20 -2.2%	7.30%	$1.62	71.68%	36.99%	3/21/2024	Dividend Announcement
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$11.24 +0.3%	7.30%	$0.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Ex-Dividend Negative News
GGB Gerdau	$4.26 -2.7%	7.28%	$0.31	51.67%	0.11%	N/A	Positive News
BRDG Bridge Investment Group	$9.36 -3.0%	7.26%	$0.68	53.54%	N/A	N/A
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$15.22 -0.1%	7.23%	$1.10	N/A	10.29%	N/A	News Coverage
POTX Global X Cannabis ETF	$5.13 -0.4%	7.21%	$0.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
BSJP Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.93 +0.2%	7.20%	$1.65	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHCT Community Healthcare Trust	$25.41 +1.4%	7.16%	$1.82	221.95%	2.32%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
NS NuStar Energy	$22.43 +0.4%	7.13%	$1.60	108.84%	-3.85%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
SBGI Sinclair	$14.03 +7.0%	7.13%	$1.00	N/A	7.72%	N/A	Gap Up
QQQX Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$23.61 +0.6%	7.12%	$1.68	N/A	2.50%	N/A	Positive News
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$16.05 +1.1%	7.11%	$1.14	144.30%	20.82%	N/A	Positive News
OPRA Opera	$10.98 -2.1%	7.10%	$0.78	67.24%	N/A	N/A
TSQ Townsquare Media	$10.57 +1.7%	7.10%	$0.75	53.57%	115.44%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Up
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$20.05 -0.1%	7.08%	$1.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$13.62 +1.0%	7.05%	$0.96	N/A	4.55%	2/20/2024
DRD DRDGOLD	$7.55 -2.7%	7.02%	$0.53	71.62%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
AVAL Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores	$2.58 -0.4%	6.98%	$0.18	38.30%	-19.39%	2/28/2024
QFIN Qifu Technology	$14.12 -2.8%	6.94%	$0.98	19.84%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CWEN Clearway Energy	$22.95 -2.0%	6.93%	$1.59	114.39%	13.64%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$18.79 +0.2%	6.92%	$1.30	N/A	-3.64%	2/8/2024	Upcoming Earnings
DHT DHT	$10.99 -0.2%	6.92%	$0.76	31.54%	-5.20%	2/20/2024	Earnings Report Dividend Increase Analyst Upgrade News Coverage
IVZ Invesco	$15.91 -0.1%	6.91%	$1.10	58.20%	0.53%	2/15/2024
FTRI First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF	$12.33 -0.6%	6.89%	$0.85	N/A	N/A	N/A
OGN Organon & Co.	$16.31 +0.4%	6.87%	$1.12	25.51%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund	$8.17 -0.5%	6.85%	$0.56	N/A	-9.87%	2/21/2024	Positive News
JEQ Abrdn Japan Equity Fund	$5.99 -0.2%	6.85%	$0.41	N/A	88.43%	N/A
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$22.24 -0.2%	6.83%	$1.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
KRNY Kearny Financial	$6.44 +5.7%	6.83%	$0.44	83.02%	1.03%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
NHI National Health Investors	$52.79 +2.3%	6.82%	$3.60	121.62%	-6.54%	N/A	News Coverage
LNC Lincoln National	$26.41 -2.5%	6.82%	$1.80	23.26%	4.00%	N/A	Options Volume News Coverage
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$11.74 +0.4%	6.81%	$0.80	77.67%	1.72%	N/A	Positive News
BNS Bank of Nova Scotia	$45.85 -1.3%	6.80%	$3.12	60.00%	5.21%	N/A	Analyst Revision
KMI Kinder Morgan	$16.63 -0.1%	6.79%	$1.13	89.68%	2.74%	N/A
ARC ARC Document Solutions	$2.95 +1.0%	6.78%	$0.20	55.56%	115.44%	N/A
HNDL Strategy Shares NASDAQ 7 HANDL ETF	$20.79	6.73%	$1.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
HAFC Hanmi Financial	$14.86 +0.1%	6.73%	$1.00	42.37%	24.36%	N/A
FFIC Flushing Financial	$13.10 -2.5%	6.72%	$0.88	69.84%	1.56%	N/A	Positive News
TSLL Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 1.5X Shares	$9.38 +1.4%	6.72%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	Options Volume
HASI Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$23.53 -0.6%	6.71%	$1.58	63.71%	5.13%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Report News Coverage
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.60 -0.1%	6.71%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLG SL Green Realty	$44.76 +4.7%	6.70%	$3.00	N/A	0.96%	N/A
SELF Global Self Storage	$4.33 +0.5%	6.70%	$0.29	N/A	3.71%	N/A
PSTL Postal Realty Trust	$14.19 -0.2%	6.69%	$0.95	593.75%	6.34%	2/15/2024	Dividend Increase Positive News
UBFO United Security Bancshares	$7.19 +0.6%	6.68%	$0.48	N/A	1.49%	N/A	Positive News
PEAK Healthpeak Properties	$17.99 +0.7%	6.67%	$1.20	226.42%	-6.75%	2/13/2024	News Coverage
VZ Verizon Communications	$39.91 -1.3%	6.67%	$2.66	56.36%	1.98%	N/A
LXFR Luxfer	$7.81 +0.8%	6.66%	$0.52	63.41%	1.32%	N/A
CRK Comstock Resources	$7.52 +0.7%	6.65%	$0.50	23.58%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.56 -0.1%	6.65%	$1.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUZ Suzano	$10.68 -1.2%	6.65%	$0.71	61.21%	N/A	N/A
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$13.25 +0.2%	6.64%	$0.88	N/A	-13.76%	N/A	Positive News
GTY Getty Realty	$27.25 +1.5%	6.61%	$1.80	141.73%	5.07%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings High Trading Volume
AHH Armada Hoffler Properties	$11.82 +0.4%	6.60%	$0.78	300.00%	20.77%	N/A	Positive News
T AT&T	$16.82 -2.9%	6.60%	$1.11	48.05%	-18.89%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$23.16	6.56%	$1.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPH Suburban Propane Partners	$19.84 +0.7%	6.55%	$1.30	51.79%	-10.28%	N/A	Ex-Dividend News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
ITCL Banco Itaú Chile	$2.60 +3.2%	6.54%	$0.17	27.42%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up High Trading Volume
ECF Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund	$7.96 +0.5%	6.53%	$0.52	N/A	-26.88%	N/A	News Coverage
TU TELUS	$17.07 -2.2%	6.50%	$1.11	118.09%	-1.28%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$7.69 +0.7%	6.50%	$0.50	N/A	-3.10%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$20.80 +1.4%	6.49%	$1.35	N/A	14.20%	2/8/2024	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage Positive News
REPX Riley Exploration Permian	$22.21 +1.9%	6.48%	$1.44	16.07%	N/A	N/A
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.38 +0.1%	6.48%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAIN Main Street Capital	$44.58 -1.0%	6.46%	$2.88	77.63%	6.77%	3/7/2024	Dividend Increase
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	$80.59 +3.1%	6.45%	$5.20	97.20%	25.99%	N/A
VINP Vinci Partners Investments	$10.54	6.45%	$0.68	64.15%	N/A	2/21/2024	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$31.81 +0.3%	6.44%	$2.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEWT NewtekOne	$11.18 +1.4%	6.44%	$0.72	34.12%	-29.45%	N/A	Positive News
MMM 3M	$93.20 -0.7%	6.44%	$6.00	58.03%	0.68%	2/15/2024	Dividend Increase Positive News
EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	$11.34 -1.1%	6.44%	$0.73	N/A	59.16%	N/A
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties	$45.39 +0.2%	6.43%	$2.92	101.39%	5.07%	N/A	Analyst Report News Coverage
LOMA Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	$6.22 -3.3%	6.43%	$0.40	19.32%	N/A	N/A
JRSH Jerash Holdings (US)	$3.11 +1.6%	6.43%	$0.20	32.26%	N/A	2/15/2024	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Gap Up
PWOD Penns Woods Bancorp	$19.96 -2.5%	6.41%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
UGI UGI	$23.43 +0.4%	6.40%	$1.50	51.37%	4.14%	3/14/2024
CO Global Cord Blood	$1.25 +0.8%	6.40%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report
NVDL GraniteShares 1.5x Long NVDA Daily ETF	$158.17 -1.3%	6.39%	$10.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
SOI Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure	$7.51 +2.5%	6.39%	$0.48	44.86%	2.33%	N/A
PDBA Invesco Agriculture Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$31.80 +0.7%	6.38%	$2.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
BSJT Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.17 0.0%	6.38%	$1.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
FISI Financial Institutions	$18.88 +0.2%	6.36%	$1.20	35.82%	4.89%	N/A
WHR Whirlpool	$110.21 +1.1%	6.35%	$7.00	48.48%	21.74%	N/A	Gap Down
PFS Provident Financial Services	$15.14 +0.3%	6.34%	$0.96	44.65%	1.43%	2/8/2024	Analyst Revision News Coverage
KGS Kodiak Gas Services	$23.99 +3.0%	6.34%	$1.52	104.11%	N/A	2/15/2024	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
SRC Spirit Realty Capital	$42.31 -1.6%	6.33%	$2.68	187.41%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
SWZ The Swiss Helvetia Fund	$7.90 -0.1%	6.33%	$0.50	N/A	-3.79%	N/A
HTBK Heritage Commerce	$8.25 +1.4%	6.30%	$0.52	59.77%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
CLOA BlackRock AAA CLO ETF	$51.57	6.30%	$3.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TAIT Taitron Components	$3.18 -1.5%	6.29%	$0.20	N/A	11.32%	2/15/2024	Upcoming Earnings Dividend Announcement Analyst Downgrade News Coverage
GPRK GeoPark	$8.59 +1.5%	6.29%	$0.54	17.03%	104.06%	N/A	Positive News
LCNB LCNB	$14.01 +2.6%	6.28%	$0.88	47.57%	5.20%	N/A
PFC Premier Financial	$19.85 +1.9%	6.25%	$1.24	51.45%	41.25%	2/8/2024
RMR The RMR Group	$25.62 +3.6%	6.25%	$1.60	81.63%	1.72%	N/A	Positive News
FNCB FNCB Bancorp	$5.77 +0.9%	6.24%	$0.36	N/A	17.84%	2/29/2024
BCBP BCB Bancorp	$10.29 -1.8%	6.22%	$0.64	36.99%	4.55%	N/A
TEF Telefónica	$3.86 -0.8%	6.22%	$0.24	63.16%	-10.35%	N/A	News Coverage
BFS Saul Centers	$38.00 +2.0%	6.21%	$2.36	N/A	3.64%	N/A	Negative News
FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF	$56.70 +0.1%	6.21%	$3.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRC Kilroy Realty	$34.97 +1.9%	6.18%	$2.16	129.34%	3.12%	N/A	News Coverage
MGIC Magic Software Enterprises	$10.57 +1.5%	6.15%	$0.65	61.90%	34.97%	N/A	Gap Up
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management	$42.42 -0.4%	6.13%	$2.60	74.29%	-6.10%	2/14/2024	Positive News
BRT BRT Apartments	$16.33 -0.2%	6.12%	$1.00	N/A	4.35%	N/A
CRWS Crown Crafts	$5.24	6.11%	$0.32	N/A	10.06%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
PFE Pfizer	$27.56	6.10%	$1.68	61.54%	12.89%	N/A
AGZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund	$21.97 0.0%	6.05%	$1.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
VRIG Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF	$25.13 +0.1%	6.05%	$1.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
NSA National Storage Affiliates Trust	$37.03 +0.9%	6.05%	$2.24	287.18%	18.21%	N/A	Positive News
CZNC Citizens & Northern	$18.53 -3.6%	6.04%	$1.12	62.57%	1.22%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Positive News
HYLS First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	$41.20 0.0%	6.04%	$2.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
D Dominion Energy	$44.18 -0.7%	6.04%	$2.67	77.39%	-8.19%	2/29/2024	Positive News
BSJO Invesco BulletShares 2024 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.74 +0.0%	6.02%	$1.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
BXP Boston Properties	$65.07 +2.0%	6.02%	$3.92	192.16%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision
NXRT NexPoint Residential Trust	$30.71 +0.1%	6.02%	$1.85	N/A	10.44%	N/A
FCPT Four Corners Property Trust	$22.95 +0.2%	6.01%	$1.38	124.32%	-3.89%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
NTB Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son	$29.27 -0.5%	6.01%	$1.76	37.45%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings High Trading Volume
HYB The New America High Income Fund	$7.32 -0.1%	6.01%	$0.44	N/A	-7.72%	2/14/2024	Dividend Announcement
PKST Peakstone Realty Trust	$15.00 +5.3%	6.00%	$0.90	85.71%	N/A	N/A
HYXF iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$45.37	6.00%	$2.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SASR Sandy Spring Bancorp	$22.70 +0.1%	5.99%	$1.36	48.40%	4.26%	2/13/2024
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$16.07 +0.8%	5.98%	$0.96	107.87%	47.36%	N/A
UVV Universal	$53.64 -5.9%	5.97%	$3.20	N/A	1.29%	4/5/2024	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
FAT FAT Brands	$9.40 +0.9%	5.96%	$0.56	N/A	N/A	2/14/2024	News Coverage High Trading Volume
AAT American Assets Trust	$22.19 +2.7%	5.95%	$1.32	160.98%	9.70%	3/6/2024	Dividend Increase News Coverage
SOR Source Capital	$40.60 +0.2%	5.94%	$2.41	N/A	33.57%	2/15/2024	News Coverage
GAM General American Investors	$44.77	5.92%	$2.65	N/A	33.72%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
KEY KeyCorp	$13.87 -0.2%	5.91%	$0.82	49.10%	3.48%	2/26/2024	Analyst Report Positive News
EGY VAALCO Energy	$4.23 +1.4%	5.91%	$0.25	22.73%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund	$21.70 -0.3%	5.90%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
ATLO Ames National	$18.31 +0.3%	5.90%	$1.08	N/A	2.94%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
FNLC First Bancorp	$23.80 +1.9%	5.88%	$1.40	N/A	14.89%	N/A	News Coverage
DLX Deluxe	$20.42 +0.1%	5.88%	$1.20	34.88%	N/A	2/16/2024	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
BGSF BGSF	$10.22 -0.2%	5.87%	$0.60	N/A	6.27%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
ETRN Equitrans Midstream	$10.23 +1.1%	5.87%	$0.60	56.07%	-12.64%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Positive News
AGR Avangrid	$30.02 -1.3%	5.86%	$1.76	72.13%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
TFC Truist Financial	$35.51 +0.1%	5.86%	$2.08	53.33%	4.94%	2/8/2024	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage
UBCP United Bancorp	$11.62 -1.0%	5.85%	$0.68	38.86%	5.27%	N/A	News Coverage
PM Philip Morris International	$89.01 -2.7%	5.84%	$5.20	72.02%	2.74%	N/A	Earnings Report News Coverage Gap Down
GLP Global Partners	$46.92 +5.3%	5.84%	$2.74	63.57%	12.17%	N/A	High Trading Volume
PBA Pembina Pipeline	$33.76 +0.1%	5.84%	$1.97	84.19%	1.44%	N/A	Analyst Revision
TX Ternium	$37.74 -1.6%	5.83%	$2.20	29.33%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
JKS JinkoSolar	$25.40 -3.5%	5.83%	$1.48	22.39%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report
CCI Crown Castle	$107.47 +0.6%	5.82%	$6.26	246.46%	8.29%	N/A	Positive News
UWMC UWM	$6.88 -0.1%	5.81%	$0.40	93.02%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
WILC G. Willi-Food International	$9.81 -2.1%	5.81%	$0.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
O Realty Income	$53.16 -0.4%	5.79%	$3.08	226.47%	2.98%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
VIRT Virtu Financial	$16.61 +2.0%	5.78%	$0.96	41.74%	N/A	2/29/2024	Dividend Announcement Insider Buying Gap Up
BMRC Bank of Marin Bancorp	$17.31 +0.1%	5.78%	$1.00	62.50%	2.82%	N/A
CM Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	$44.67 -0.2%	5.78%	$2.58	50.59%	6.41%	N/A	Analyst Revision News Coverage
GLBZ Glen Burnie Bancorp	$6.93 +1.3%	5.77%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
LXP LXP Industrial Trust	$9.03 +2.5%	5.76%	$0.52	N/A	6.13%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
FGBI First Guaranty Bancshares	$11.13 -2.5%	5.75%	$0.64	80.00%	3.23%	N/A	Negative News
PARAP Paramount Global	$16.71 +1.2%	5.75%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A
CFFN Capitol Federal Financial	$5.92 +1.5%	5.74%	$0.34	64.15%	N/A	N/A
OKE ONEOK	$68.97 +0.6%	5.74%	$3.96	73.20%	0.71%	N/A
NAT Nordic American Tankers	$4.19 +0.2%	5.73%	$0.24	28.92%	2.88%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage
TTEC TTEC	$18.22 +3.8%	5.71%	$1.04	40.78%	12.01%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
CVI CVR Energy	$35.04 +1.7%	5.71%	$2.00	103.63%	18.56%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
MEDX Horizon Kinetics Medical ETF	$28.90 +0.0%	5.67%	$1.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
NNN NNN REIT	$39.86 -0.3%	5.67%	$2.26	111.88%	10.53%	N/A	News Coverage
WTBA West Bancorporation	$17.66 +1.3%	5.66%	$1.00	64.52%	5.98%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
ECOW Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF	$19.50 -0.7%	5.64%	$1.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
BEP Brookfield Renewable Partners	$23.96 -3.8%	5.63%	$1.35	675.00%	-2.28%	2/28/2024	Earnings Report Dividend Increase Analyst Downgrade
CS Credit Suisse Group	$0.89	5.62%	$0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
WPC W. P. Carey	$61.34 +0.7%	5.61%	$3.44	150.22%	-0.85%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$27.85 -0.3%	5.60%	$1.56	44.32%	4.20%	N/A	Positive News
VICI VICI Properties	$29.67 -0.1%	5.60%	$1.66	59.71%	8.66%	N/A	Positive News
VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF	$62.55 -0.1%	5.60%	$3.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
SGU Star Group	$11.62 +11.4%	5.59%	$0.65	N/A	7.00%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up
AVA Avista	$32.90 +0.8%	5.59%	$1.84	70.50%	4.34%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
CUZ Cousins Properties	$22.90 +4.2%	5.59%	$1.28	272.34%	2.46%	N/A	Earnings Report News Coverage High Trading Volume
AIRC Apartment Income REIT	$32.25 -0.1%	5.58%	$1.80	500.00%	N/A	2/15/2024	News Coverage
UMH UMH Properties	$14.71 +0.8%	5.58%	$0.82	455.56%	4.43%	2/14/2024	Positive News
DEI Douglas Emmett	$13.64 +4.2%	5.57%	$0.76	N/A	-12.13%	N/A	News Coverage
CMA Comerica	$51.07 +1.7%	5.56%	$2.84	45.81%	1.45%	N/A	Analyst Report
SUN Sunoco	$60.71 +0.8%	5.55%	$3.37	50.52%	0.50%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings High Trading Volume
SDSI American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF	$50.76 -0.1%	5.54%	$2.81	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRKL Brookline Bancorp	$9.76 +0.5%	5.53%	$0.54	46.15%	-4.16%	2/8/2024	Positive News
HAS Hasbro	$50.68 +1.6%	5.52%	$2.80	66.19%	0.97%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Revision
NWN Northwest Natural	$35.34 -0.8%	5.52%	$1.95	65.44%	0.52%	N/A	Positive News
FL Foot Locker	$29.15 +2.3%	5.49%	$1.60	63.75%	19.82%	N/A	News Coverage
PPBI Pacific Premier Bancorp	$24.06 +0.7%	5.49%	$1.32	62.86%	8.62%	2/8/2024
RMBI Richmond Mutual Bancorporation	$10.23 -2.3%	5.47%	$0.56	N/A	55.13%	N/A
JMM Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund	$6.03 -0.3%	5.47%	$0.33	N/A	0.77%	2/14/2024	Dividend Announcement
UMC United Microelectronics	$8.05 +1.9%	5.47%	$0.44	57.14%	61.58%	N/A
CPF Central Pacific Financial	$19.05 +1.2%	5.46%	$1.04	46.64%	4.17%	2/28/2024
AMCR Amcor	$9.16 -2.3%	5.46%	$0.50	67.57%	2.12%	2/27/2024	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
NWE NorthWestern Energy Group	$47.08 +1.0%	5.44%	$2.56	69.57%	2.17%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
NWE NorthWestern Energy Group	$47.08 +1.0%	5.44%	$2.56	69.57%	2.17%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
WIZ Alpha Architect Merlyn.AI Bull-Rider Bear-Fighter ETF	$27.05	5.43%	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
FRO Frontline	$22.09 -1.1%	5.43%	$1.20	31.75%	21.50%	N/A	Positive News
CSR Centerspace	$53.78 +0.3%	5.43%	$2.92	N/A	60.98%	N/A
XRX Xerox	$18.48 +2.8%	5.41%	$1.00	41.15%	N/A	N/A	Options Volume
NL NL Industries	$5.18 +0.2%	5.41%	$0.28	30.11%	20.51%	N/A	Analyst Report News Coverage
PHI PLDT	$23.16 -0.8%	5.40%	$1.25	45.29%	2.57%	N/A
GEL Genesis Energy	$11.18 +0.9%	5.37%	$0.60	36.81%	-15.66%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings High Trading Volume
RF Regions Financial	$17.89 +0.3%	5.37%	$0.96	43.05%	12.38%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
LRFC Logan Ridge Finance	$22.38 -0.2%	5.36%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
CFG Citizens Financial Group	$31.37 +0.2%	5.36%	$1.68	41.58%	2.50%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Analyst Revision
FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	$26.56 +0.2%	5.35%	$1.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
MPX Marine Products	$10.48 -0.3%	5.34%	$0.56	N/A	15.87%	2/8/2024
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties	$16.85 +3.1%	5.34%	$0.90	N/A	-9.14%	N/A	Positive News
DTM DT Midstream	$51.71 -0.8%	5.34%	$2.76	66.51%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
VLY Valley National Bancorp	$8.25 +3.3%	5.34%	$0.44	36.67%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report
CTRE CareTrust REIT	$21.00 +1.7%	5.33%	$1.12	107.69%	3.85%	N/A	News Coverage
NKSH National Bankshares	$29.27 +0.3%	5.33%	$1.56	56.73%	2.80%	N/A
QYLG Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	$30.10 0.0%	5.32%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
BEPC Brookfield Renewable	$25.40 -3.9%	5.31%	$1.35	N/A	23.12%	2/27/2024	Dividend Increase
ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	$28.83 +0.1%	5.31%	$1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
AUBN Auburn National Bancorporation	$20.36 -2.1%	5.30%	$1.08	N/A	1.92%	N/A	Gap Down
IP International Paper	$34.89 +3.0%	5.30%	$1.85	66.31%	-3.36%	2/21/2024	Earnings Report Analyst Revision
PNW Pinnacle West Capital	$66.39 -1.3%	5.30%	$3.52	68.88%	3.03%	N/A
BKSC Bank of South Carolina	$12.83 +0.5%	5.30%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
TRST TrustCo Bank Corp NY	$27.20 +0.3%	5.29%	$1.44	46.30%	1.86%	N/A
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF	$28.35 -0.5%	5.29%	$1.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
EVRG Evergy	$48.62 -1.5%	5.29%	$2.57	64.41%	N/A	N/A
BHP BHP Group	$60.04 -0.8%	5.28%	$3.17	60.15%	12.31%	N/A
HOPE Hope Bancorp	$10.61 +1.1%	5.28%	$0.56	42.42%	N/A	2/8/2024	Analyst Revision
SPG Simon Property Group	$144.10 +0.5%	5.27%	$7.60	120.25%	7.48%	3/7/2024	Earnings Report Dividend Increase
CAC Camden National	$31.89 -0.3%	5.27%	$1.68	50.30%	8.37%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage
LYB LyondellBasell Industries	$94.98 +0.5%	5.26%	$5.00	47.35%	5.56%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Report
BSAC Banco Santander-Chile	$18.05 -1.8%	5.26%	$0.95	42.41%	13.03%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
WMB Williams Companies	$34.04 -0.7%	5.26%	$1.79	84.04%	3.81%	3/7/2024	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
OCFC OceanFirst Financial	$15.26 -0.8%	5.24%	$0.80	37.74%	5.57%	N/A
HBNC Horizon Bancorp	$12.21 +0.9%	5.24%	$0.64	41.03%	10.06%	N/A
WEN Wendy's	$19.08 +0.8%	5.24%	$1.00	80.65%	51.08%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Report
ARKR Ark Restaurants	$14.36 +1.8%	5.22%	$0.75	N/A	N/A	2/28/2024	Upcoming Earnings Dividend Announcement Analyst Report Gap Up
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Why Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

Written by MarketBeat Staff

Updated August 30, 2023

Key Points

High-yield dividend stocks pay a higher dividend in percentage terms than stocks with a lower yield.
Stocks with high dividend yields may carry less risk than other dividend payers.
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A dividend is a portion of a company's profits paid to shareholders. High-yield dividend stocks pay a higher dividend in percentage terms than stocks with a lower yield.

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

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

What is a High-Yielding Dividend Stock?

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

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

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

Annual dividend per share/price per share

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

5/200 = .025 (2.5%)

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

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

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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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