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)
SI Silvergate Capital	$0.33 +6.1%	891.52%	$2.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
BBBY Bed Bath & Beyond	$0.25 -8.1%	274.19%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
LDI loanDepot	$2.23 +0.4%	215.25%	$4.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	$14.16 -2.5%	180.79%	$25.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
UAN CVR Partners	$90.64 -0.2%	46.03%	$41.72	N/A	69.04%	8/11/2023	Analyst Downgrade
SARK AXS Short Innovation Daily ETF	$36.35 +3.4%	37.80%	$13.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
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AWH Aspira Women's Health	$2.80 flat	37.14%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
AWH Aspira Women's Health	$2.80 flat	37.14%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
AWH Aspira Women's Health	$2.80 flat	37.14%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
AWH Aspira Women's Health	$2.80 flat	37.14%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
AWH Aspira Women's Health	$2.80 flat	37.14%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
IEP Icahn Enterprises	$23.75 +1.0%	33.68%	$8.00	701.75%	N/A	8/17/2023	Analyst Report
NRT North European Oil Royalty Trust	$12.85 +3.2%	32.68%	$4.20	N/A	30.68%	8/17/2023	News Coverage Positive News
JOAN JOANN	$1.49 flat	29.53%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Options Volume Gap Down
COMT iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF	$28.60 +0.9%	29.34%	$8.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OCCI OFS Credit	$7.82 +0.8%	28.13%	$2.20	198.20%	3.01%	N/A
DAPP VanEck Digital Transformation ETF	$7.25 -3.9%	25.79%	$1.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$4.50 -1.3%	23.11%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
USOI X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN	$81.00 +0.4%	22.47%	$18.20	N/A	N/A	8/21/2023	Positive News
PVL Permianville Royalty Trust	$2.92 -2.4%	21.92%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
ORC Orchid Island Capital	$10.09 -0.8%	19.03%	$1.92	6,400.00%	-18.12%	N/A
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$5.11 +0.6%	18.79%	$0.96	93.20%	-17.54%	8/14/2023
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$33.12 -1.0%	18.63%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
EC Ecopetrol	$11.26 -2.8%	18.29%	$2.06	100.98%	N/A	9/26/2023	News Coverage
IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund	$22.25 +0.4%	17.89%	$3.98	N/A	N/A	N/A
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$5.45 flat	17.61%	$0.96	84.96%	-17.79%	8/16/2023	Dividend Announcement
IRS IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima	$7.40 -0.5%	17.03%	$1.26	1,400.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SID Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional	$2.53 -2.4%	16.60%	$0.42	127.27%	N/A	N/A
TRMD TORM	$26.08 +0.8%	16.33%	$4.26	54.20%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
FRO Frontline	$17.54 +1.5%	15.96%	$2.80	88.89%	14.47%	N/A	Positive News
ECC Eagle Point Credit	$10.53 +0.6%	15.95%	$1.68	116.67%	-11.21%	8/10/2023	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage Positive News
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$4.78 -3.8%	15.90%	$0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
ZTR Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund	$6.06 flat	15.84%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	8/10/2023
SLVO Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN	$73.00 -0.4%	15.47%	$11.29	N/A	N/A	8/21/2023	Positive News
DSX Diana Shipping	$3.88 -1.8%	15.46%	$0.60	107.14%	N/A	8/11/2023
PBR Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	$13.61 +0.9%	14.99%	$2.04	65.18%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
AFCG AFC Gamma	$12.96 -0.7%	14.81%	$1.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
GECC Great Elm Capital	$9.52 flat	14.71%	$1.40	83.83%	-31.11%	9/14/2023	Dividend Announcement Positive News
CUBA The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund	$3.96 -1.0%	14.65%	$0.58	N/A	15.48%	N/A
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$4.12 -1.7%	14.56%	$0.60	66.67%	-15.34%	N/A

KARO Karooooo	$23.49 -0.8%	14.47%	$3.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
LPG Dorian LPG	$27.64 -2.6%	14.47%	$4.00	125.79%	N/A	N/A	Insider Selling Gap Down
AGNC AGNC Investment	$9.99 -0.4%	14.41%	$1.44	65.45%	-10.37%	N/A	Dividend Announcement Analyst Revision Positive News
GNL Global Net Lease	$11.12 flat	14.39%	$1.60	120.30%	-3.40%	N/A
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$5.57 -2.7%	14.36%	$0.80	114.29%	-17.31%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
KF The Korea Fund	$23.15 +0.9%	14.34%	$3.32	N/A	-9.56%	N/A
KINS Kingstone Companies	$1.12 +4.5%	14.29%	$0.16	N/A	-28.26%	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$11.21 +0.1%	14.28%	$1.60	91.43%	0.23%	9/14/2023
WILC G. Willi-Food International	$12.45 -2.1%	14.22%	$1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$12.20 -2.0%	14.10%	$1.72	119.44%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$2.98 -0.3%	14.09%	$0.42	87.50%	-25.21%	8/16/2023
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital	$11.37 -0.9%	14.07%	$1.60	33.83%	-44.87%	N/A	Analyst Report
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$19.95 +1.4%	14.04%	$2.80	50.45%	-11.24%	N/A
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$5.73 flat	13.96%	$0.80	N/A	71.00%	8/14/2023	Positive News
GGT The Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$6.31 flat	13.95%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TRIN Trinity Capital	$14.05 -0.6%	13.67%	$1.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Analyst Revision
TDF Templeton Dragon Fund	$9.52 +1.4%	13.66%	$1.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
MPW Medical Properties Trust	$8.50 -2.1%	13.65%	$1.16	116.00%	4.38%	N/A	Options Volume
EARN Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT	$7.06 -0.8%	13.60%	$0.96	82.76%	-4.12%	8/30/2023	Dividend Announcement
DALN DallasNews	$4.72 +1.9%	13.56%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	8/10/2023	News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume
NAT Nordic American Tankers	$4.43 +2.9%	13.54%	$0.60	74.07%	3.23%	N/A
EFC Ellington Financial	$13.29 -0.1%	13.54%	$1.80	97.30%	-0.18%	8/30/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade
AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$9.48 +2.0%	13.50%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	8/21/2023	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
GEO The GEO Group	$7.41 +1.8%	13.50%	$1.00	81.30%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$7.13 +0.4%	13.46%	$0.96	131.51%	-17.67%	N/A	Positive News
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$20.61 -0.2%	13.39%	$2.76	91.39%	-4.27%	N/A	News Coverage
BIG Big Lots	$8.96 -2.1%	13.39%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$5.09 +0.2%	13.36%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
NYMT New York Mortgage Trust	$9.02 -0.3%	13.30%	$1.20	127.66%	-20.63%	N/A
CMTG Claros Mortgage Trust	$11.14 -1.2%	13.29%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
GPP Green Plains Partners	$13.72 +1.8%	13.27%	$1.82	N/A	-1.97%	N/A
TWO Two Harbors Investment	$13.57 -1.4%	13.26%	$1.80	80.72%	-26.61%	N/A	Analyst Report
WMC Western Asset Mortgage Capital	$10.57 +2.5%	13.25%	$1.40	N/A	-53.58%	N/A	Analyst Report News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
SWI SolarWinds	$11.34 -3.3%	13.23%	$1.50	172.41%	N/A	N/A
NM Navios Maritime	$1.82 -0.6%	13.22%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report
OPI Office Properties Income Trust	$7.57 -2.0%	13.21%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision News Coverage Positive News
OFS OFS Capital	$10.10 -1.2%	13.07%	$1.32	93.62%	-5.16%	9/21/2023	Dividend Increase Positive News High Trading Volume
NLY Annaly Capital Management	$19.97 -0.3%	13.02%	$2.60	91.23%	-3.79%	N/A	Positive News
PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$14.75 +0.6%	13.02%	$1.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$10.76 -0.3%	13.01%	$1.40	104.48%	-8.71%	N/A
ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$4.00 +2.3%	13.00%	$0.52	73.24%	5.07%	N/A
MFA MFA Financial	$10.86 -0.4%	12.90%	$1.40	67.63%	-25.19%	N/A
FSK FS KKR Capital	$20.25 -0.6%	12.64%	$2.56	86.78%	-5.08%	8/15/2023	Earnings Report
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$10.49 -1.0%	12.58%	$1.32	103.94%	N/A	9/28/2023
MNDO MIND C.T.I.	$1.92 flat	12.50%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$14.49 +0.1%	12.42%	$1.80	86.12%	N/A	9/28/2023	Dividend Announcement
QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$17.95 -0.6%	12.31%	$2.21	N/A	N/A	N/A
CIM Chimera Investment	$5.86 -0.3%	12.30%	$0.72	87.80%	-17.57%	9/28/2023	Dividend Announcement
PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust	$6.85 -2.5%	12.26%	$0.84	N/A	N/A	8/24/2023	Positive News
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$15.48 +0.3%	12.14%	$1.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage

PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$13.18 flat	12.14%	$1.60	108.84%	-1.26%	N/A	Analyst Report Analyst Revision News Coverage
PCF High Income Securities Fund	$6.55 +0.6%	12.06%	$0.79	N/A	43.83%	8/21/2023
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$13.28 +2.2%	12.05%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	Positive News Gap Up
DX Dynex Capital	$12.98 -0.5%	12.02%	$1.56	N/A	-8.11%	N/A
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$6.68 flat	11.98%	$0.80	N/A	-42.07%	N/A
NNBR NN	$2.34 -7.3%	11.97%	$0.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
BGFV Big 5 Sporting Goods	$8.36 -1.3%	11.96%	$1.00	175.44%	71.00%	8/31/2023	Analyst Downgrade
CION CION Investment	$11.44 +3.0%	11.89%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
FTGC First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	$24.37 +1.1%	11.78%	$2.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
AJX Great Ajax	$6.80 +0.3%	11.76%	$0.80	129.03%	-5.01%	8/14/2023	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
USEA United Maritime	2.55 -0.8%	11.76%	$0.30	N/A	N/A	9/21/2023	Dividend Announcement
CLCO Cool	$13.97 +2.7%	11.74%	$1.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
MRCC Monroe Capital	$8.52 -0.1%	11.74%	$1.00	91.74%	-10.61%	N/A
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$47.97 -0.9%	11.74%	$5.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
BBDC Barings BDC	$8.55 +0.9%	11.70%	$1.00	84.75%	20.72%	N/A
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$12.67 -3.4%	11.68%	$1.48	85.55%	N/A	9/18/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Gap Down
GIPR Generation Income Properties	$4.04 +0.7%	11.63%	$0.47	146.88%	N/A	8/14/2023	Upcoming Earnings
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$6.89 -1.6%	11.62%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCL Carnival Co. &	$17.27 -3.8%	11.58%	$2.00	210.53%	N/A	N/A
RTL Necessity Retail REIT	$7.35 +0.1%	11.56%	$0.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$19.47 -0.6%	11.56%	$2.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$17.31 -2.1%	11.55%	$2.00	100.50%	N/A	9/14/2023
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$3.47 -0.6%	11.53%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	9/13/2023
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$17.74 -0.8%	11.44%	$2.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$5.09 -0.2%	11.39%	$0.58	N/A	-10.15%	8/10/2023	Positive News
PSEC Prospect Capital	$6.34 +0.5%	11.36%	$0.72	87.80%	-9.14%	8/28/2023	Analyst Upgrade
GCV The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	$4.23 flat	11.35%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LFT Lument Finance Trust	$2.12 -2.4%	11.32%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
WDS Woodside Energy Group	$25.12 -0.7%	11.31%	$2.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$21.99 -2.8%	11.28%	$2.48	95.02%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$22.46 -0.9%	11.13%	$2.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$16.16 -0.4%	11.08%	$1.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BKCC BlackRock Capital Investment	$3.62 -0.8%	11.05%	$0.40	86.96%	-14.50%	9/14/2023
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$20.03 -1.3%	10.98%	$2.20	88.35%	21.11%	9/14/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Revision
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$13.85 -0.5%	10.97%	$1.52	93.25%	-10.05%	9/11/2023	Analyst Upgrade
VLT Invesco High Income Trust II	$10.58 +0.3%	10.96%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$11.27 -0.6%	10.91%	$1.23	95.35%	N/A	8/15/2023	News Coverage
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$5.59 -0.2%	10.91%	$0.61	N/A	-7.24%	8/10/2023
MITT AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$6.60 -2.9%	10.91%	$0.72	104.35%	-47.83%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Report News Coverage Gap Down
GAB The Gabelli Equity Trust	$5.51 +0.4%	10.90%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
KEN Kenon	$25.64 +1.2%	10.88%	$2.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$12.21 flat	10.81%	$1.32	80.98%	0.83%	8/16/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Revision
MFV MFS Special Value Trust	$4.17 +1.2%	10.79%	$0.45	N/A	-4.09%	8/15/2023
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$19.56 +3.5%	10.74%	$2.10	368.42%	N/A	N/A
GGB Gerdau	$5.22 -4.4%	10.73%	$0.56	78.87%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
SQFT Presidio Property Trust	$0.84 -2.4%	10.70%	$0.09	N/A	N/A	N/A
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$11.52 -0.3%	10.68%	$1.23	N/A	N/A	8/15/2023
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$10.78 -0.8%	10.67%	$1.15	N/A	N/A	8/10/2023
SLRC SLR Investment	$15.48 +1.0%	10.59%	$1.64	97.62%	N/A	N/A
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$15.12 -0.1%	10.58%	$1.60	90.91%	-6.27%	8/30/2023	News Coverage

UNIT Uniti Group	$5.69 +1.6%	10.54%	$0.60	125.00%	17.49%	9/7/2023	Positive News
SAR Saratoga Investment	$26.56 -0.5%	10.54%	$2.80	73.88%	11.38%	N/A
IFN The India Fund	$16.61 +0.3%	10.54%	$1.75	N/A	10.92%	N/A
MVO MV Oil Trust	$12.37 +1.5%	10.51%	$1.30	N/A	28.35%	N/A
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$18.14 +1.3%	10.47%	$1.90	125.00%	1.33%	8/10/2023	Analyst Revision High Trading Volume
USAC USA Compression Partners	$20.34 +0.8%	10.32%	$2.10	428.57%	N/A	N/A
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$40.13 +2.7%	10.32%	$4.14	95.39%	5.36%	N/A	Earnings Report
NS NuStar Energy	$15.53 -6.6%	10.30%	$1.60	96.97%	-12.64%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Gap Down High Trading Volume
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$13.82 -0.5%	10.27%	$1.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision News Coverage Positive News
TG Tredegar	$5.08 -25.4%	10.24%	$0.52	N/A	2.82%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
ASC Ardmore Shipping	$13.69 +1.3%	10.23%	$1.40	51.85%	N/A	8/30/2023
VOD Vodafone Group Public	$9.30 +0.2%	10.22%	$0.95	94.06%	N/A	N/A
GLDI Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN	$139.53 -0.7%	10.21%	$14.24	N/A	N/A	8/21/2023	Positive News
CIF MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	$1.67 flat	10.18%	$0.17	N/A	-7.38%	8/15/2023	Positive News
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$16.51 flat	10.18%	$1.68	92.82%	10.54%	8/14/2023
CEQP Crestwood Equity Partners	$25.89 -0.6%	10.12%	$2.62	135.05%	2.57%	N/A
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$11.48 -0.6%	10.10%	$1.16	N/A	27.87%	8/21/2023
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$15.25 +0.1%	10.03%	$1.53	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	Positive News
OUT OUTFRONT Media	$12.00 +3.3%	10.00%	$1.20	130.43%	-5.90%	8/31/2023	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$9.00 -0.8%	10.00%	$0.90	N/A	-6.21%	8/23/2023	Dividend Increase
CCAP Crescent Capital BDC	$16.67 +0.3%	9.84%	$1.64	83.67%	N/A	N/A
PTY PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$14.55 -1.3%	9.83%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	8/10/2023	News Coverage
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$13.03 +0.1%	9.82%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	9/14/2023	Analyst Revision
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$13.03 +0.1%	9.82%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	9/14/2023	Analyst Revision
ARCC Ares Capital	$19.56 -0.4%	9.82%	$1.92	84.21%	3.03%	9/14/2023
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$15.12 -2.2%	9.79%	$1.48	75.90%	-3.26%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
RITM Rithm Capital	$10.26 -0.3%	9.75%	$1.00	66.67%	-20.63%	N/A	Analyst Report Analyst Revision
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$28.77 +1.3%	9.73%	$2.80	N/A	N/A	9/28/2023	News Coverage Positive News
PCM PCM Fund	$9.90 -2.2%	9.70%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	8/10/2023
CSWC Capital Southwest	$22.48 -0.1%	9.61%	$2.16	84.71%	8.04%	9/14/2023	Dividend Increase Positive News
SFL SFL	$10.05 +0.9%	9.55%	$0.96	80.00%	-14.34%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
SBRA Sabra Health Care REIT	$12.61 -2.1%	9.52%	$1.20	279.07%	-12.64%	8/16/2023	Dividend Announcement
HQL Tekla Life Sciences Investors	$13.37 +0.3%	9.50%	$1.27	N/A	-0.96%	N/A
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$13.90 -0.8%	9.50%	$1.32	76.30%	26.67%	N/A
PETS PetMed Express	$12.66 -3.2%	9.48%	$1.20	179.10%	3.57%	8/11/2023
ET Energy Transfer	$12.99 +0.8%	9.47%	$1.23	83.67%	-10.66%	8/11/2023
USA Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	$6.44 -0.8%	9.47%	$0.61	N/A	N/A	N/A
DHT DHT	$9.74 -0.6%	9.45%	$0.92	44.44%	-15.66%	8/22/2023	Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade
HQH Tekla Healthcare Investors	$17.07 +0.1%	9.43%	$1.61	N/A	-0.19%	N/A	Positive News
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.23 flat	9.42%	$0.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$4.79 -0.2%	9.39%	$0.45	93.75%	1.37%	10/6/2023	Analyst Upgrade
EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	$12.03 -0.1%	9.39%	$1.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.77 flat	9.39%	$0.26	N/A	-6.92%	8/15/2023
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$16.65 -0.1%	9.37%	$1.56	68.72%	0.87%	N/A	Positive News
STWD Starwood Property Trust	$20.52 -1.7%	9.36%	$1.92	95.05%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KRP Kimbell Royalty Partners	$14.97 +1.3%	9.35%	$1.40	118.64%	5.97%	8/11/2023	Analyst Report High Trading Volume
GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$15.86 -0.1%	9.33%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$30.50 +1.2%	9.31%	$2.84	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGL agilon health	$19.34 -3.6%	9.31%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision
SRL Scully Royalty	$6.36 -3.6%	9.28%	$0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A

ALX Alexander's	$194.79 +0.1%	9.24%	$18.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
RMT Royce Micro-Cap Trust	$9.11 -0.4%	9.22%	$0.84	N/A	11.79%	N/A
SLG SL Green Realty	$35.36 -5.9%	9.19%	$3.25	N/A	0.42%	N/A	Analyst Report
MATV Mativ	$17.41 -0.9%	9.19%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	$10.06 +0.2%	9.15%	$0.92	N/A	-5.81%	8/14/2023	Positive News
HTGC Hercules Capital	$17.07 -0.1%	9.14%	$1.56	81.68%	2.56%	8/17/2023	Earnings Report
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$29.67 -1.7%	9.13%	$2.71	N/A	20.22%	N/A	Positive News
SVC Service Properties Trust	$8.76 +0.9%	9.13%	$0.80	N/A	-24.76%	N/A
OMF OneMain	$44.08 -2.2%	9.08%	$4.00	52.70%	56.05%	N/A	Analyst Revision Positive News
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$10.93 flat	9.06%	$0.99	84.62%	-1.20%	9/6/2023
CPAC Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$5.43 +0.7%	9.03%	$0.49	70.00%	N/A	N/A
TXO TXO Partners	$22.15 +0.9%	9.03%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	8/17/2023	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
TXO TXO Partners	$22.15 +0.9%	9.03%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	8/17/2023	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$20.40 -0.5%	9.02%	$1.84	84.40%	2.70%	8/30/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Report Analyst Revision
CWH Camping World	$27.72 -1.8%	9.02%	$2.50	103.73%	98.43%	9/13/2023	Analyst Upgrade Analyst Revision
ENIC Enel Chile	$3.23 flat	8.99%	$0.29	74.36%	N/A	N/A
OLP One Liberty Properties	$20.07 -0.4%	8.97%	$1.80	225.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BKT BlackRock Income Trust	$11.83 -0.7%	8.96%	$1.06	N/A	-7.78%	8/14/2023
MPLX Mplx	$34.89 flat	8.89%	$3.10	80.94%	2.93%	N/A
GIM Templeton Global Income Fund	$4.18 -0.2%	8.85%	$0.37	N/A	N/A	8/16/2023	Dividend Increase Positive News
TX Ternium	$40.76 -0.8%	8.83%	$3.60	56.69%	N/A	N/A
SPH Suburban Propane Partners	$14.72 -0.5%	8.83%	$1.30	53.06%	-18.48%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.54 +0.2%	8.81%	$0.40	N/A	-5.40%	8/15/2023
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$81.83 -0.1%	8.80%	$7.20	130.20%	35.88%	N/A
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$29.57 -2.2%	8.79%	$2.60	N/A	4.35%	N/A
ESEA Euroseas	$22.75 +4.3%	8.79%	$2.00	18.55%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up High Trading Volume
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$15.02 +4.3%	8.79%	$1.32	81.99%	-1.58%	8/17/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Upgrade News Coverage High Trading Volume
SPOK Spok	$14.26 +1.0%	8.77%	$1.25	131.58%	35.72%	8/16/2023
MDV Modiv	$13.14 +0.2%	8.75%	$1.15	N/A	N/A	8/30/2023	Upcoming Earnings Gap Down
GLP Global Partners	$30.87 -0.2%	8.75%	$2.70	73.17%	5.63%	N/A	Ex-Dividend
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$17.66 -0.1%	8.61%	$1.52	N/A	172.26%	N/A
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$13.95 +4.2%	8.61%	$1.20	N/A	0.11%	8/22/2023
KNTK Kinetik	$34.92 +0.3%	8.59%	$3.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
MO Altria Group	$44.09 -0.3%	8.53%	$3.76	72.31%	3.91%	N/A
LOMA Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	$6.48 -2.6%	8.49%	$0.55	50.93%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
LADR Ladder Capital	$10.84 -1.0%	8.49%	$0.92	71.88%	-13.51%	N/A	Positive News
BTI British American Tobacco	$32.78 +0.3%	8.48%	$2.78	54.83%	N/A	12/21/2023
GMRE Global Medical REIT	$9.91 -0.4%	8.48%	$0.84	840.00%	1.64%	N/A
PLCE Children's Place	$26.51 -11.3%	8.45%	$2.24	60.70%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Revision
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors	$31.72 +0.1%	8.45%	$2.68	186.11%	0.38%	N/A	Analyst Report
CATO Cato	$8.05 -0.9%	8.45%	$0.68	N/A	-19.84%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.67 +0.8%	8.45%	$0.31	N/A	-9.43%	8/23/2023	Dividend Announcement Positive News
FRG Franchise Group	$29.77 flat	8.40%	$2.50	93.28%	N/A	N/A
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$19.18 -1.0%	8.34%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRO Kronos Worldwide	$9.12 +0.9%	8.34%	$0.76	102.70%	1.82%	8/31/2023
BRFS BRF	$1.98 -4.0%	8.33%	$0.17	1,650.00%	N/A	N/A
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$21.02 -0.4%	8.33%	$1.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
AB AllianceBernstein	$29.40 -3.2%	8.30%	$2.44	78.96%	15.13%	N/A
TSQ Townsquare Media	$9.05 -24.5%	8.29%	$0.75	37.50%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
VTS Vitesse Energy	$24.25 -2.3%	8.25%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	9/14/2023	Analyst Downgrade
HIW Highwoods Properties	$24.26 -1.8%	8.25%	$2.00	222.22%	1.72%	8/18/2023	Analyst Revision
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth Fund	$5.22 -1.0%	8.25%	$0.43	N/A	2.82%	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
WES Western Midstream Partners	$27.34 -2.3%	8.23%	$2.25	70.09%	-27.14%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$23.02 +0.0%	8.21%	$1.89	93.56%	1.55%	8/10/2023	Insider Buying
RWT Redwood Trust	$7.80 +0.3%	8.21%	$0.64	74.42%	-8.48%	N/A
TBNK Territorial Bancorp	$11.22 -2.5%	8.20%	$0.92	139.39%	1.11%	8/10/2023
FDUS Fidus Investment	$20.03 -0.2%	8.19%	$1.64	78.85%	-2.63%	9/19/2023	Dividend Increase Analyst Revision News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
DSWL Deswell Industries	$2.45 flat	8.16%	$0.20	N/A	10.06%	N/A	Gap Up
GHLD Guild	$12.26 -1.5%	8.16%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	8/22/2023	Analyst Revision
HPP Hudson Pacific Properties	$6.13 -4.6%	8.16%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PIM Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust	$3.20 -0.9%	8.13%	$0.26	N/A	-9.82%	8/23/2023	Dividend Announcement Positive News
MGF MFS Government Markets Income Trust	$3.20 flat	8.13%	$0.26	N/A	N/A	8/15/2023	Positive News
NCMI National CineMedia	$3.70 +12.2%	8.11%	$0.30	750.00%	-45.51%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Stock Split Analyst Revision News Coverage
FTRI First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF	$13.10 +0.2%	8.09%	$1.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
RVT Royce Value Trust	$13.97 -0.9%	8.09%	$1.13	N/A	6.27%	N/A
NWG NatWest Group	$6.12 flat	8.01%	$0.49	41.88%	N/A	8/10/2023	Positive News
VZ Verizon Communications	$32.71 +0.4%	7.98%	$2.61	56.01%	2.01%	N/A
WU Western Union	$11.81 +0.8%	7.96%	$0.94	54.97%	5.52%	9/14/2023	Analyst Revision Positive News
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund	$7.92 -0.5%	7.95%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	8/23/2023
SNLN Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF	$14.64 +0.3%	7.86%	$1.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
AY Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure	$22.71 +1.0%	7.84%	$1.78	250.70%	4.08%	8/30/2023	Positive News
HNNA Hennessy Advisors	$7.02 -1.9%	7.83%	$0.55	N/A	3.57%	8/22/2023	High Trading Volume
CIG CEMIG	$2.44 +1.2%	7.79%	$0.19	50.00%	N/A	N/A
CMCT Creative Media & Community Trust Co.	$4.37 -1.1%	7.78%	$0.34	N/A	-27.73%	N/A	Analyst Report Positive News
T AT&T	$14.27 +0.6%	7.78%	$1.11	44.76%	-18.49%	N/A
HESM Hess Midstream	$30.96 +0.8%	7.75%	$2.40	89.22%	11.84%	N/A	Positive News
EPR EPR Properties	$42.67 -0.9%	7.73%	$3.30	132.00%	-10.28%	N/A	Analyst Report
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$10.11 +0.8%	7.72%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	8/30/2023
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$21.94 -0.5%	7.70%	$1.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
TRP TC Energy	$36.43 +0.6%	7.69%	$2.80	90.91%	6.56%	9/28/2023	Options Volume
CIO City Office REIT	$5.22 -3.1%	7.67%	$0.40	N/A	-5.23%	N/A
QQQX Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$23.74 -0.7%	7.67%	$1.82	N/A	8.15%	N/A
TFSL TFS Financial	$14.76 -0.8%	7.66%	$1.13	565.00%	2.81%	N/A
PRT PermRock Royalty Trust	$6.18 +1.3%	7.61%	$0.47	N/A	11.66%	N/A
MARPS Marine Petroleum Trust	$5.79 -1.0%	7.60%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report News Coverage Positive News
SBLK Star Bulk Carriers	$18.51 +1.6%	7.56%	$1.40	32.56%	406.58%	8/21/2023	Dividend Increase
RILY B. Riley Financial	$53.08 -3.9%	7.54%	$4.00	N/A	98.68%	8/10/2023	Dividend Announcement Positive News
AM Antero Midstream	$11.98 +0.2%	7.51%	$0.90	97.83%	-13.44%	N/A	Insider Selling
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$26.63 +0.5%	7.51%	$2.00	74.63%	2.32%	N/A	Insider Buying
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$17.19 -2.4%	7.50%	$1.29	N/A	N/A	N/A
JXN Jackson Financial	$33.17 +2.3%	7.48%	$2.48	N/A	N/A	8/30/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$5.23 +0.8%	7.46%	$0.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
FAAR First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	$28.44 +0.5%	7.46%	$2.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCH Banco de Chile	$21.74 +3.2%	7.45%	$1.62	65.59%	N/A	N/A
SUN Sunoco	$45.71 -0.8%	7.37%	$3.37	66.60%	N/A	8/11/2023	Analyst Downgrade
GSL Global Ship Lease	$20.36 -0.3%	7.37%	$1.50	16.47%	N/A	8/22/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Revision
NGG National Grid	$63.18 flat	7.36%	$4.65	101.09%	N/A	N/A
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$13.13 -1.7%	7.31%	$0.96	97.96%	3.89%	9/6/2023	Analyst Revision
SBGI Sinclair	$13.72 -0.8%	7.29%	$1.00	26.46%	7.72%	8/31/2023	Dividend Announcement
FAT FAT Brands	$7.69 +0.5%	7.28%	$0.56	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	Gap Down
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$30.88 -1.4%	7.25%	$2.24	79.43%	2.91%	N/A
WF Woori Financial Group	$26.09 -1.0%	7.24%	$1.89	19.46%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
BBVA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	$7.60 flat	7.24%	$0.55	44.00%	N/A	N/A
ENB Enbridge	$36.49 +1.3%	7.21%	$2.63	119.55%	5.01%	8/14/2023	Analyst Report Options Volume
KSS Kohl's	$27.79 -3.2%	7.20%	$2.00	68.49%	-9.29%	9/5/2023	Dividend Announcement
VGR Vector Group	$11.13 -1.9%	7.19%	$0.80	58.39%	-19.99%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
HIMX Himax Technologies	$6.55 +0.2%	7.18%	$0.47	71.21%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
HYB The New America High Income Fund	$6.84 +0.4%	7.16%	$0.49	N/A	-3.72%	8/16/2023	Positive News
RAND Rand Capital	$13.96 +3.1%	7.16%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	8/30/2023	Gap Up
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$11.19 -0.3%	7.15%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$13.02 flat	7.14%	$0.93	N/A	-0.67%	N/A
KEY KeyCorp	$11.51 -3.7%	7.12%	$0.82	61.19%	3.62%	8/28/2023	Gap Down
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$19.81 +1.1%	7.12%	$1.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
MED Medifast	$92.77 +3.6%	7.11%	$6.60	74.32%	24.74%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Report
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$15.04 -0.5%	7.11%	$1.07	76.43%	-15.50%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade
DEA Easterly Government Properties	$15.00 +0.1%	7.07%	$1.06	623.53%	0.64%	8/16/2023
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$23.09 +1.6%	7.06%	$1.63	N/A	-2.18%	8/17/2023	Positive News
RIO Rio Tinto Group	$63.69 +0.2%	7.05%	$4.49	68.87%	N/A	8/10/2023
JEQ Abrdn Japan Equity Fund	$5.82 -1.0%	7.04%	$0.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
HASI Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$22.46 +3.0%	7.03%	$1.58	66.11%	3.83%	10/3/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
RMR The RMR Group	$22.80 -1.0%	7.02%	$1.60	86.96%	3.38%	N/A
NHI National Health Investors	$51.41 -7.0%	7.00%	$3.60	118.42%	-5.01%	9/28/2023	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
HNDL Strategy Shares NASDAQ 7 HANDL ETF	$20.28 0.0%	7.00%	$1.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEP NextEra Energy Partners	$48.97 +1.8%	6.98%	$3.42	137.35%	14.97%	N/A	Analyst Revision Positive News
NSA National Storage Affiliates Trust	$32.08 +0.1%	6.98%	$2.24	240.86%	19.18%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
FATBB FAT Brands	$8.03 -2.1%	6.97%	$0.56	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	News Coverage Gap Down
RFEM First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF	$54.85 +0.3%	6.95%	$3.81	N/A	N/A	N/A
TEO Telecom Argentina	$5.76 -2.1%	6.94%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
EFAS Global X MSCI SuperDividend EAFE ETF	$13.65 +0.3%	6.89%	$0.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BHR Braemar Hotels & Resorts	$2.91 -6.5%	6.87%	$0.20	N/A	-50.00%	9/28/2023	High Trading Volume
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$30.71 flat	6.87%	$2.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
TSI TCW Strategic Income Fund	$4.67 -0.6%	6.85%	$0.32	N/A	-12.74%	N/A
BCE BCE	$42.19 +0.9%	6.85%	$2.89	115.60%	N/A	9/14/2023	Dividend Increase Analyst Report
CO Global Cord Blood	$1.17 flat	6.84%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report Gap Down
PAGP Plains GP	$15.70 -0.3%	6.82%	$1.07	74.83%	-15.50%	N/A
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$45.56 +0.0%	6.80%	$3.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MUA BlackRock MuniAssets Fund	$10.02 +0.5%	6.79%	$0.68	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$16.55 +0.2%	6.77%	$1.12	196.49%	N/A	9/28/2023
LNC Lincoln National	$26.64 -3.5%	6.76%	$1.80	22.84%	6.03%	N/A	Analyst Report
HCSG Healthcare Services Group	$12.76 -0.8%	6.74%	$0.86	111.69%	2.46%	N/A	Positive News
LTC LTC Properties	$33.84 -2.2%	6.74%	$2.28	120.63%	7.72%	8/22/2023	Positive News
UBFO United Security Bancshares	$7.13 +1.1%	6.73%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
BNS Bank of Nova Scotia	$47.55 0.0%	6.73%	$3.20	56.64%	5.07%	N/A
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$21.72 +0.0%	6.72%	$1.46	N/A	N/A	N/A
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$11.93 -0.9%	6.71%	$0.80	88.89%	3.57%	N/A	Positive News
HR Healthcare Realty Trust	$18.55 +0.3%	6.68%	$1.24	N/A	1.10%	8/14/2023	Positive News
MAIN Main Street Capital	$41.30 -1.2%	6.68%	$2.76	71.32%	2.40%	9/7/2023	Dividend Increase Analyst Report Analyst Revision
EGBN Eagle Bancorp	$26.95 -2.1%	6.68%	$1.80	64.29%	38.41%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
COLB Columbia Banking System	$21.59 -3.0%	6.67%	$1.44	46.30%	-18.78%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Positive News
GEL Genesis Energy	$9.00 +2.1%	6.67%	$0.60	38.96%	-35.15%	N/A	Earnings Report High Trading Volume
SGC Superior Group of Companies	$8.40 -7.1%	6.67%	$0.56	43.41%	10.52%	8/24/2023	Dividend Announcement
SRC Spirit Realty Capital	$39.78 -0.3%	6.66%	$2.65	186.62%	1.34%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Report
UVV Universal	$48.32 -0.6%	6.62%	$3.20	N/A	1.30%	10/5/2023
TFC Truist Financial	$31.47 -3.0%	6.61%	$2.08	68.65%	N/A	8/10/2023
PAX Patria Investments	$15.16 -1.1%	6.60%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	8/15/2023	Positive News
KFFB Kentucky First Federal Bancorp	$6.08 +0.5%	6.58%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
CALM Cal-Maine Foods	$45.98 +1.5%	6.57%	$3.02	194.84%	94.04%	N/A	Positive News
MMP Magellan Midstream Partners	$63.81 +0.4%	6.57%	$4.19	79.96%	1.02%	N/A
WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance	$29.26 -0.9%	6.56%	$1.92	48.98%	2.18%	8/18/2023
SWZ The Swiss Helvetia Fund	$8.24 -0.1%	6.55%	$0.54	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRWS Crown Crafts	$4.89 -0.6%	6.54%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage Positive News
FIBK First Interstate BancSystem	$28.78 -1.4%	6.53%	$1.88	74.31%	11.09%	N/A
VINP Vinci Partners Investments	$9.80 -0.9%	6.53%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
ONL Orion Office REIT	$6.14 -0.2%	6.51%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
HEP Holly Energy Partners	$21.49 +2.9%	6.51%	$1.40	65.12%	-19.49%	N/A	Earnings Report High Trading Volume
AVAL Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores	$2.62 +1.5%	6.49%	$0.17	34.69%	N/A	8/30/2023	Upcoming Earnings
AHH Armada Hoffler Properties	$12.05 +0.7%	6.47%	$0.78	205.26%	-5.01%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
JFIN Jiayin Group	$5.89 -6.3%	6.45%	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
BGSF BGSF	$9.30 -1.1%	6.45%	$0.60	41.10%	-20.63%	N/A	News Coverage
XRX Xerox	$15.53 -1.0%	6.44%	$1.00	56.82%	N/A	9/28/2023	Options Volume
KMI Kinder Morgan	$17.55 +0.4%	6.44%	$1.13	96.58%	5.09%	N/A	Insider Selling
PSTL Postal Realty Trust	$14.77 +1.0%	6.43%	$0.95	2,375.00%	87.65%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$17.13 +0.8%	6.42%	$1.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SBSW Sibanye Stillwater	$6.55 +0.2%	6.41%	$0.42	38.89%	N/A	N/A
CCOI Cogent Communications	$58.36 +0.3%	6.41%	$3.74	263.38%	13.37%	N/A
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.08 +0.2%	6.40%	$1.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
WPC W. P. Carey	$66.93 +0.7%	6.39%	$4.28	129.70%	0.81%	N/A
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$24.77 +0.1%	6.38%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
DOC Physicians Realty Trust	$14.51 -1.2%	6.34%	$0.92	383.33%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report Positive News
PBA Pembina Pipeline	$31.20 +1.2%	6.32%	$1.97	90.78%	3.22%	9/14/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Increase Analyst Report Analyst Revision
FISI Financial Institutions	$19.06 -4.4%	6.30%	$1.20	38.46%	5.07%	N/A
HYLS First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	$39.72 +0.1%	6.27%	$2.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$15.32 +1.2%	6.27%	$0.96	106.67%	-17.25%	N/A	Analyst Report
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$8.16 +0.1%	6.25%	$0.51	N/A	4.94%	N/A
BFS Saul Centers	$37.80 +0.8%	6.24%	$2.36	N/A	3.35%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.93 +0.1%	6.24%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
TEF Telefónica	$3.85 +1.0%	6.23%	$0.24	66.67%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
EDR Endeavor Group	$25.03 +5.8%	6.23%	$1.56	100.65%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report Gap Up
VFC V.F.	$19.26 -1.7%	6.23%	$1.20	49.59%	1.36%	9/8/2023	Analyst Revision
SPG Simon Property Group	$118.80 -0.2%	6.23%	$7.40	114.20%	-5.97%	9/7/2023
FL Foot Locker	$25.71 -1.9%	6.22%	$1.60	54.79%	1.72%	N/A
YY JOYY	$32.62 -0.4%	6.22%	$2.03	49.88%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LEG Leggett & Platt	$29.59 +0.3%	6.22%	$1.84	107.60%	3.27%	9/14/2023	Dividend Announcement
UMC United Microelectronics	$7.08 -0.4%	6.21%	$0.44	57.89%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
TU TELUS	$17.55 +2.5%	6.21%	$1.09	122.47%	7.18%	9/7/2023	Dividend Increase Analyst Report Analyst Revision
UNB Union Bankshares	$23.21 +3.1%	6.20%	$1.44	N/A	4.13%	N/A
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.39 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	10/12/2023	Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade
WPP WPP	$50.40 +0.3%	6.19%	$3.12	45.88%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
CHS Chico's FAS	$5.83 -1.4%	6.18%	$0.36	44.44%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
NUS Nu Skin Enterprises	$25.26 -1.8%	6.18%	$1.56	58.21%	1.33%	8/24/2023
CM Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	$41.56 -1.2%	6.16%	$2.56	49.61%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision Positive News
CIZN Citizens	$10.40 +2.5%	6.15%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
ZEPP Zepp Health	$1.30 -3.8%	6.15%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$17.41 -0.5%	6.15%	$1.07	N/A	N/A	8/17/2023
METC Ramaco Resources	$8.16 -13.7%	6.13%	$0.50	28.09%	N/A	8/31/2023	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.71 0.0%	6.13%	$1.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
UGI UGI	$24.51 +2.3%	6.12%	$1.50	47.62%	5.60%	9/14/2023	High Trading Volume
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares	$8.04 -2.6%	6.09%	$0.49	N/A	24.38%	N/A
BSJP Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.66 0.0%	6.09%	$1.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$7.24 +1.2%	6.08%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
ORAN Orange	$11.05 +0.2%	6.06%	$0.67	50.00%	N/A	N/A
CWEN Clearway Energy	$25.25 +3.2%	6.06%	$1.53	96.84%	21.31%	8/31/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Increase Analyst Downgrade
BSJT Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$20.36 +0.1%	6.04%	$1.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
MTEX Mannatech	$13.25 -2.3%	6.04%	$0.80	N/A	16.96%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Gap Down
ETRN Equitrans Midstream	$9.94 +1.0%	6.04%	$0.60	67.42%	-30.14%	N/A	Analyst Report
FLIC First of Long Island	$13.92 -1.8%	6.03%	$0.84	68.85%	5.42%	N/A
UWMC UWM	$6.64 +5.0%	6.03%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Gap Up
CRESY Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	$7.30 -0.3%	6.03%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMM Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust	$5.81 flat	6.02%	$0.35	N/A	N/A	8/23/2023	Positive News
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$47.99 +0.9%	6.00%	$2.88	N/A	1.45%	N/A	Positive News
LAZ Lazard	$33.35 +0.1%	6.00%	$2.00	54.64%	1.60%	N/A
SB Safe Bulkers	$3.34 -0.3%	5.99%	$0.20	17.54%	N/A	8/17/2023	Positive News
CCI Crown Castle	$104.63 +0.6%	5.98%	$6.26	193.81%	9.31%	9/14/2023
WSBF Waterstone Financial	$13.39 -0.6%	5.97%	$0.80	77.67%	18.56%	N/A	Positive News
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties	$48.31 +0.4%	5.96%	$2.88	102.13%	0.78%	N/A
PFC Premier Financial	$20.86 -1.2%	5.94%	$1.24	55.86%	N/A	N/A
ECOW Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF	$20.02 flat	5.94%	$1.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
OKE ONEOK	$64.35 +0.3%	5.94%	$3.82	80.08%	1.94%	N/A	Earnings Report
KRC Kilroy Realty	$36.39 -2.9%	5.94%	$2.16	154.29%	3.54%	N/A	Analyst Report
AAT American Assets Trust	$22.37 -0.7%	5.90%	$1.32	176.00%	3.94%	9/6/2023	Positive News
BGS B&G Foods	$12.94 -0.2%	5.88%	$0.76	64.96%	-5.27%	9/28/2023	Earnings Report
DLX Deluxe	$20.43 -5.1%	5.88%	$1.20	35.93%	N/A	8/18/2023	Dividend Announcement
KW Kennedy-Wilson	$16.38 -2.4%	5.86%	$0.96	282.35%	4.14%	9/28/2023
FNCB FNCB Bancorp	$6.15 +0.2%	5.85%	$0.36	N/A	18.17%	8/31/2023	Gap Down
BXP Boston Properties	$67.07 -2.3%	5.84%	$3.92	186.67%	0.78%	N/A	Analyst Report
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties	$15.41 -9.3%	5.84%	$0.90	N/A	N/A	8/16/2023	Dividend Announcement Gap Down
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	$89.36 -1.4%	5.82%	$5.20	79.39%	0.32%	N/A	Positive News
MDRR Medalist Diversified REIT	$5.50 +0.5%	5.82%	$0.32	N/A	-57.47%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
BSJO Invesco BulletShares 2024 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.58 -0.1%	5.80%	$1.31	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
JHG Janus Henderson Group	$26.90 flat	5.80%	$1.56	64.20%	2.48%	8/11/2023	Positive News
FEM First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund	$22.09 -0.2%	5.79%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A
SOR Source Capital	$39.19 -0.1%	5.79%	$2.27	N/A	30.45%	8/15/2023
MMM 3M	$103.71 -0.4%	5.79%	$6.00	61.35%	1.14%	N/A
GPS GAP	$10.40 -0.9%	5.77%	$0.60	72.29%	-14.80%	N/A
NTB Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son	$30.53 +0.3%	5.76%	$1.76	35.63%	N/A	8/11/2023
HYXF iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$44.07 0.0%	5.76%	$2.54	N/A	N/A	N/A
GES Guess'	$20.85 -0.5%	5.76%	$1.20	40.27%	16.96%	N/A	Positive News
UBCP United Bancorp	$11.47 -3.1%	5.75%	$0.66	38.82%	4.67%	N/A
JMM Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund	$5.91 +1.2%	5.75%	$0.34	N/A	N/A	8/14/2023	Positive News
PANL Pangaea Logistics Solutions	$6.97 -0.4%	5.74%	$0.40	39.22%	41.90%	N/A	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
ARC ARC Document Solutions	$3.50 -1.4%	5.71%	$0.20	58.82%	171.44%	10/30/2023
CPF Central Pacific Financial	$18.22 -0.7%	5.71%	$1.04	51.23%	4.94%	8/30/2023	Gap Down
PBI Pitney Bowes	$3.51 +1.4%	5.70%	$0.20	142.86%	N/A	8/21/2023	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement News Coverage
BRY Berry	$8.43 +1.4%	5.69%	$0.48	100.00%	-20.63%	8/14/2023	Analyst Revision
EGY VAALCO Energy	$4.40 +1.4%	5.68%	$0.25	19.69%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Positive News
PEAK Healthpeak Properties	$21.16 +0.5%	5.67%	$1.20	260.87%	N/A	N/A
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund	$21.18 +0.1%	5.67%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
SELF Global Self Storage	$5.12 -0.4%	5.66%	$0.29	N/A	1.89%	N/A
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust	$68.13 +1.7%	5.65%	$3.85	N/A	42.04%	8/14/2023	Dividend Cut Gap Up
NNN NNN REIT	$40.01 +0.3%	5.65%	$2.26	115.31%	2.09%	N/A	Analyst Report
LU Lufax	$1.60 +1.9%	5.63%	$0.09	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMO Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust	$9.96 -0.2%	5.62%	$0.56	N/A	N/A	8/23/2023	Dividend Announcement Positive News
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$27.76 +0.1%	5.62%	$1.56	43.94%	4.35%	N/A
CS Credit Suisse Group	$0.89 flat	5.62%	$0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Report
MFC Manulife Financial	$19.27 -0.9%	5.60%	$1.08	40.60%	10.82%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
HTBK Heritage Commerce	$9.28 -2.8%	5.60%	$0.52	49.52%	2.70%	N/A	Positive News
ATLO Ames National	$19.30 -0.3%	5.60%	$1.08	N/A	4.00%	N/A	Positive News
LAMR Lamar Advertising	$89.40 -0.1%	5.59%	$5.00	89.13%	6.97%	N/A	Earnings Report Analyst Report
PMD Psychemedics	$5.01 -0.6%	5.59%	$0.28	N/A	-33.68%	N/A
SGU Star Group	$11.66 -2.8%	5.57%	$0.65	N/A	6.80%	N/A
FFIC Flushing Financial	$15.79 -2.1%	5.57%	$0.88	90.72%	1.56%	N/A
JRSH Jerash Holdings (US)	$3.59 -0.6%	5.57%	$0.20	62.50%	N/A	8/15/2023	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Gap Up
SASR Sandy Spring Bancorp	$24.48 -0.7%	5.56%	$1.36	50.37%	4.85%	N/A	Insider Buying Positive News
AROW Arrow Financial	$19.46 -4.0%	5.55%	$1.08	44.81%	4.30%	8/31/2023
AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities	$7.76 -0.1%	5.54%	$0.43	72.88%	8.96%	N/A
DEI Douglas Emmett	$13.75 -3.9%	5.53%	$0.76	1,900.00%	-0.95%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
USEG U.S. Energy	$1.63 -1.2%	5.52%	$0.09	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTRE CareTrust REIT	$20.34 -1.1%	5.51%	$1.12	109.80%	6.92%	N/A
GCMG GCM Grosvenor	$8.00 +2.5%	5.50%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up
GTY Getty Realty	$31.29 -0.6%	5.50%	$1.72	134.38%	5.34%	9/27/2023
VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF	$61.88 +0.1%	5.49%	$3.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ASX ASE Technology	$7.65 +0.5%	5.49%	$0.42	59.15%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down

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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.
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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 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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