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	$0.35 -23.9%	840.57%	$2.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
LDI loanDepot	$1.26 +2.9%	382.47%	$4.80	2,526.32%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
ESGL ESGL	$1.83 -3.7%	225.25%	$4.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
BPT BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust	$0.58 +0.3%	205.88%	$1.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Positive News Gap Down
GAME GameSquare	$0.52 +1.0%	196.15%	$1.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLI Standard Lithium	$1.26 -4.5%	158.73%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision Gap Down
IPW iPower	$0.46 -2.3%	155.22%	$0.71	375.79%	N/A	N/A
ENZ Enzo Biochem	$0.32 -4.4%	125.79%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
ALTM Arcadium Lithium	$5.85 +0.1%	102.65%	$6.00	3,157.89%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
SST System1	$0.34 -10.9%	94.94%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
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MSB Mesabi Trust	$25.73 -4.1%	92.52%	$23.80	N/A	18.64%	N/A	Positive News
BOLT Bolt Biotherapeutics	$0.40 -1.2%	91.05%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
PRME Prime Medicine	$1.61 -10.1%	89.81%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF	$25.23 -6.1%	86.76%	$21.89	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Negative News Gap Down
USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF	$11.18 -6.1%	83.63%	$9.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase Ex-Dividend Positive News Gap Down
BTF Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$9.77 -6.2%	79.02%	$7.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
SOHO Sotherly Hotels	$0.67 -4.3%	77.60%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
SBNY Signature Bank	$0.95 -2.1%	73.68%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
PRE Prenetics Global	$3.91 -0.6%	71.70%	$2.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest ↑ Negative News
NVDS Tradr 1.5X Short NVDA Daily ETF	$31.94 +11.3%	66.84%	$21.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
TSL GraniteShares 1.25X Long TSLA Daily ETF	$10.49 -6.8%	63.39%	$6.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MSTX Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF	$24.27 -19.7%	59.41%	$14.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
CLRO ClearOne	$0.49 -5.8%	57.14%	$0.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report News Coverage Gap Down
TCBX Third Coast Bancshares	$30.20 -7.4%	55.86%	$16.87	490.41%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Gap Down
RILY B. Riley Financial	$3.66 -5.9%	54.64%	$2.00	N/A	-7.17%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
TSLQ Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF	$42.17 +10.9%	53.07%	$22.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up High Trading Volume
ORGN Origin Materials	$0.63 -8.0%	50.95%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MED Medifast	$13.06 -4.4%	50.56%	$6.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
HTCO Caravelle International Group	$1.22 +6.1%	49.18%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$18.30 -16.9%	46.28%	$8.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
BMR Beamr Imaging	$2.30 -0.4%	45.22%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
AGL agilon health	$4.00 -1.8%	45.06%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
HUYA HUYA	$3.28 -0.8%	43.57%	$1.43	841.18%	N/A	6/17/2025	Options Volume Gap Down
XIFR XPLR Infrastructure	$9.25 -0.5%	39.68%	$3.67	253.10%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
EU enCore Energy	$1.18 -7.1%	39.66%	$0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
BITS Global X Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$50.15 -7.4%	39.30%	$19.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
TRIB Trinity Biotech	$0.57 -2.6%	38.60%	$0.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
CIB Bancolombia	$42.23 +0.4%	36.09%	$15.24	237.38%	141.88%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
MHLD Maiden	$0.56 -8.0%	35.42%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
ENGN enGene	$4.50 +1.4%	35.13%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
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SRG Seritage Growth Properties	$2.89 -5.1%	34.66%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Upcoming Earnings Gap Down
AIPI REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF	$38.40 -6.1%	33.75%	$12.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
ISSC Innovative Solutions and Support	$6.09 -7.9%	32.84%	$2.00	294.12%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF	$39.79 -5.6%	32.40%	$12.89	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ News Coverage Gap Down
AMPS Altus Power	$4.96 +0.1%	32.09%	$1.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
FBL GraniteShares 2x Long META Daily ETF	$25.64 -17.9%	30.73%	$7.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
DM Desktop Metal	$4.96 +1.0%	29.76%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
AMLX Amylyx Pharmaceuticals	$3.51 -7.1%	28.95%	$1.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
PL Planet Labs PBC	$3.35 -6.6%	28.70%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
LUMN Lumen Technologies	$3.50 -13.1%	28.61%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
PLCE Children's Place	$7.85 -14.8%	28.54%	$2.24	106.16%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage Gap Down
QYLG Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	$24.85 -4.2%	28.53%	$7.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
SMRT SmartRent	$1.08 -6.5%	27.91%	$0.30	300.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
OXBR Oxbridge Re	$1.81 -5.7%	26.52%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
TUSK Mammoth Energy Services	$1.90 -8.7%	26.32%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ALTS Janone	$4.75 +1.9%	25.68%	$1.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Gap Down
SNT Senstar Technologies	$3.16 -5.7%	25.32%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
DWSN Dawson Geophysical	$1.27 +2.1%	25.28%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Upcoming Earnings Gap Down
PETS PetMed Express	$3.61 -9.8%	24.93%	$0.90	1,285.71%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
FEDU Four Seasons Education (Cayman)	$9.23 -8.0%	24.70%	$2.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
AAPU Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X Shares	$23.22 -18.5%	24.33%	$5.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Down High Trading Volume
CANG Cango	$4.05 -4.0%	24.18%	$0.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
SABR Sabre	$2.34 -13.0%	23.93%	$0.56	186.67%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Options Volume Gap Down High Trading Volume
OB Outbrain	$3.52 -9.7%	23.86%	$0.84	118.31%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Down
SPYT Defiance S&P 500 Target Income ETF	$16.61 -4.5%	23.84%	$3.96	N/A	N/A	N/A
TWN The Taiwan Fund	$31.75 -4.2%	23.28%	$7.39	N/A	149.21%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
CLMT Calumet Specialty Products Partners	$11.96 -9.0%	22.91%	$2.74	1,611.76%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
OCCI OFS Credit	$6.33 -2.2%	22.91%	$1.45	168.60%	32.50%	4/17/2025	Gap Down
USOI ETRACS Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN	$59.06 -4.1%	22.69%	$13.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$4.68 -5.3%	22.65%	$1.06	N/A	14.70%	4/16/2025	Dividend Announcement Gap Down High Trading Volume
IEP Icahn Enterprises	$8.97 -1.8%	22.30%	$2.00	235.29%	-24.09%	N/A	Gap Down
RIG Transocean	$2.72 -14.1%	22.10%	$0.60	352.94%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$14.34 -1.9%	21.83%	$3.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ECC Eagle Point Credit	$7.76 -6.7%	21.66%	$1.68	166.34%	13.57%	4/10/2025	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
GCI Gannett	$3.01 -7.5%	21.30%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
BGFV Big 5 Sporting Goods	$0.95 -2.6%	21.05%	$0.20	N/A	-44.75%	N/A	Gap Down
PLL Piedmont Lithium	$5.90 -5.8%	20.68%	$1.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
FAT FAT Brands	$2.72 -6.5%	20.59%	$0.56	N/A	2.50%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Down
AAPB GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily ETF	$21.15 -18.5%	20.33%	$4.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
ORC Orchid Island Capital	$7.16 -1.0%	20.13%	$1.44	240.00%	8.28%	N/A	High Trading Volume
EC Ecopetrol	$9.59 -9.8%	20.03%	$1.92	118.52%	155.16%	6/26/2025	Gap Down
FATBB FAT Brands	$2.82 -11.8%	19.83%	$0.56	N/A	29.14%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
GGT The Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$4.52 -2.7%	19.49%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$3.11 -3.0%	19.32%	$0.60	96.77%	24.81%	N/A	High Trading Volume
EARN Ellington Credit	$5.13 -2.8%	18.73%	$0.96	85.71%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ News Coverage High Trading Volume
QQQT Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF	$15.70 -5.3%	18.22%	$2.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Ex-Dividend Negative News Gap Down
MVO MV Oil Trust	$5.40 -4.0%	17.79%	$0.96	N/A	0.64%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ News Coverage
SILA Sila Realty Trust	$26.99 -0.8%	17.79%	$4.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$6.76 -2.7%	17.76%	$1.20	104.35%	0.48%	N/A	Positive News
SALM Salem Media Group	$0.56 +0.6%	17.76%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Up
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SUP Superior Industries International	$2.03 -6.9%	17.73%	$0.36	720.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$16.42 -1.9%	17.54%	$2.88	77.01%	N/A	4/15/2025	Gap Down
LZ LegalZoom.com	$8.23 -7.2%	17.50%	$1.44	205.71%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
CATO Cato	$2.93 -10.3%	17.44%	$0.51	N/A	14.75%	N/A	Gap Down
BAK Braskem	$3.64 -1.8%	17.33%	$0.63	180.00%	N/A	N/A
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital	$7.88 -1.7%	17.27%	$1.36	58.12%	N/A	4/7/2025	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
AFCG AFC Gamma	$5.43 -5.1%	16.94%	$0.92	71.88%	-1.01%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
AP Ampco-Pittsburgh	$2.14 +1.4%	16.82%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$9.35 -0.2%	16.47%	$1.54	119.38%	4.30%	N/A
BWLP BW LPG	$10.21 -6.0%	16.46%	$1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
ACTG Acacia Research	$3.04 -9.3%	16.45%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
NU NU	$10.26 -3.2%	16.28%	$1.67	216.88%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Down
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$2.58 +0.8%	16.28%	$0.42	N/A	6.53%	4/16/2025	Positive News
LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry and Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF	$33.89 -7.6%	16.26%	$5.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
DX Dynex Capital	$12.71 -0.8%	16.06%	$2.04	125.15%	120.93%	N/A	Stock Split High Trading Volume
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF	$45.88 -4.4%	16.02%	$7.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
BGSF BGSF	$3.77 +3.8%	15.92%	$0.60	N/A	10.89%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
CRT Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	$11.85 +0.7%	15.87%	$1.88	N/A	-7.99%	N/A	Positive News
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$18.49 -3.9%	15.79%	$2.92	N/A	-5.69%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares	$3.11 -5.8%	15.76%	$0.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$3.08 -4.0%	15.58%	$0.48	111.63%	-8.67%	4/25/2025	High Trading Volume
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$5.16 -0.6%	15.50%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Positive News
AGNC AGNC Investment	$9.34 -1.5%	15.42%	$1.44	92.31%	133.05%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
DALN DallasNews	$4.18 -6.1%	15.31%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
IFN The India Fund	$15.38 -1.7%	15.15%	$2.33	N/A	-1.55%	N/A	Positive News
OFS OFS Capital	$9.07 -3.4%	14.99%	$1.36	138.78%	20.29%	N/A	Gap Down
HQH Abrdn Healthcare Investors	$15.81 -0.5%	14.99%	$2.37	N/A	101.58%	N/A	News Coverage
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$4.02 -10.6%	14.94%	$0.60	N/A	-2.14%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
GECC Great Elm Capital	$9.92 -1.3%	14.92%	$1.48	103.50%	-16.45%	N/A	Positive News
SPMC Sound Point Meridian Capital	$20.23 +0.2%	14.83%	$3.00	N/A	N/A	4/15/2025	Positive News
BTX Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics	$5.90 -5.8%	14.75%	$0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$11.72 -0.5%	14.68%	$1.72	126.47%	7.62%	N/A	Gap Down
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$9.01 -4.4%	14.65%	$1.32	107.32%	3.23%	4/16/2025	Short Interest ↑
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$52.44 -7.2%	14.49%	$7.60	152.61%	9.55%	N/A	Analyst Revision Gap Down
PCM PCM Fund	$6.48 +0.2%	14.35%	$0.93	N/A	-0.40%	4/11/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
NLY Annaly Capital Management	$19.63 -2.4%	14.26%	$2.80	98.25%	43.49%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
MFA MFA Financial	$10.14 -1.5%	14.21%	$1.44	95.36%	206.13%	N/A	Gap Down
HLF Herbalife	$8.47 -4.1%	14.18%	$1.20	49.59%	N/A	N/A
CUBA The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund	$2.54 -3.8%	14.17%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
CION CION Investment	$10.22 -2.4%	14.10%	$1.44	113.39%	78.15%	N/A	Gap Down
GNL Global Net Lease	$7.81 -1.8%	14.09%	$1.10	N/A	26.47%	4/11/2025	Dividend Cut
PDCC Pearl Diver Credit	$18.74 -0.1%	14.09%	$2.64	N/A	N/A	4/16/2025	Gap Down
MKZR MacKenzie Realty Capital	$1.42 +0.2%	14.08%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up
AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$9.10 -2.3%	14.07%	$1.28	90.14%	44.09%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down
MSW Ming Shing Group	$3.70 -3.9%	14.05%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$4.28 -4.1%	14.04%	$0.60	113.21%	-9.63%	N/A	Gap Down
BBDO Banco Bradesco	$2.07 +1.5%	14.01%	$0.29	N/A	-15.47%	N/A
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$16.15 -3.8%	13.99%	$2.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
FEAT YieldMax Dorsey Wright Featured 5 Income ETF	$34.25 -5.9%	13.99%	$4.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
SFL SFL	$7.73 -6.3%	13.98%	$1.08	317.65%	19.31%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
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SID Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional	$1.58 -1.6%	13.97%	$0.22	137.50%	-14.47%	N/A
TWO Two Harbors Investment	$12.90 -1.8%	13.96%	$1.80	108.43%	38.16%	4/4/2025	High Trading Volume
FLNG FLEX LNG	$21.55 -3.5%	13.92%	$3.00	139.53%	17.49%	N/A
HE Hawaiian Electric Industries	$10.41 -4.7%	13.84%	$1.44	137.14%	N/A	N/A
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$13.65 -3.1%	13.77%	$1.88	78.99%	4.48%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ News Coverage Positive News
KFFB Kentucky First Federal Bancorp	$2.91 -2.5%	13.77%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$7.02 +0.2%	13.67%	$0.96	120.00%	24.22%	4/15/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$20.85 -4.8%	13.62%	$2.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$14.69 -1.5%	13.61%	$2.00	103.09%	6.39%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$18.18 -4.7%	13.48%	$2.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
HSBC HSBC	$53.45 -7.8%	13.43%	$7.18	101.84%	40.49%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
PSEC Prospect Capital	$4.05 +0.2%	13.33%	$0.54	101.89%	-2.13%	4/28/2025	Gap Down
TAL TAL Education Group	$13.51 -1.5%	13.33%	$1.80	246.58%	N/A	N/A	Stock Split News Coverage Gap Down
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$3.01 -2.8%	13.31%	$0.40	173.91%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MRCC Monroe Capital	$7.52 -1.8%	13.30%	$1.00	99.01%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
TRIN Trinity Capital	$15.44 -0.5%	13.21%	$2.04	97.61%	17.42%	N/A	News Coverage
GCV The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	$3.65 -2.7%	13.15%	$0.48	N/A	-20.23%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
NNBR NN	$2.13 -9.4%	13.15%	$0.28	233.33%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF	$36.03 -6.4%	13.13%	$4.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MNR Mach Natural Resources	$15.24 -2.6%	13.13%	$2.00	80.32%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
TXO TXO Partners	$18.73 +0.6%	13.03%	$2.44	162.67%	N/A	N/A	Insider Trade
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$14.05 -2.8%	12.95%	$1.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
FL Foot Locker	$12.47 -15.3%	12.84%	$1.60	90.40%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Gap Down High Trading Volume
CUK Carnival Co. &	$15.63 -13.2%	12.80%	$2.00	92.59%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$14.72 -0.5%	12.77%	$1.88	88.68%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PDBA Invesco Agriculture Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$36.05 -0.4%	12.76%	$4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
TCPC BlackRock TCP Capital	$7.84 -1.5%	12.76%	$1.00	87.72%	4.26%	N/A	Gap Down
IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF	$37.10 -4.3%	12.75%	$4.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase Ex-Dividend News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
CMTG Claros Mortgage Trust	$3.15 -7.2%	12.72%	$0.40	166.67%	38.82%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
MNDO MIND C.T.I.	$1.73 -1.7%	12.72%	$0.22	N/A	-2.63%	N/A
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$10.39 -0.7%	12.70%	$1.32	89.19%	85.66%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Positive News Gap Down
NYMT New York Mortgage Trust	$6.35 -2.0%	12.60%	$0.80	108.11%	30.08%	N/A	Positive News
QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$16.43 -1.9%	12.48%	$2.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
FSK FS KKR Capital	$20.77 -2.4%	12.32%	$2.56	101.59%	-7.11%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
LIEN Chicago Atlantic BDC	$11.06 +0.5%	12.30%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Gap Up High Trading Volume
AMPY Amplify Energy	$3.26 -12.0%	12.29%	$0.40	57.97%	N/A	N/A	Options Volume Analyst Revision Gap Down High Trading Volume
MLCO Melco Resorts & Entertainment	$5.32 -0.2%	12.26%	$0.65	101.88%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
RWT Redwood Trust	$5.88 -2.2%	12.26%	$0.72	94.74%	-4.94%	N/A
LFT Lument Finance Trust	$2.62 +1.0%	12.24%	$0.32	84.21%	-4.86%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
HBI Hanesbrands	$4.92 -17.4%	12.21%	$0.60	90.91%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$7.87 -3.3%	12.21%	$0.96	88.89%	1.46%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$12.49 -2.0%	12.17%	$1.52	96.20%	6.10%	N/A	News Coverage
BCE BCE	$22.67 +3.9%	12.13%	$2.75	144.74%	4.66%	N/A
TX Ternium	$29.68 -5.1%	12.13%	$3.60	59.50%	2.25%	5/9/2025	Analyst Forecast Short Interest ↑ News Coverage Gap Down
GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$12.26 +1.3%	12.07%	$1.48	93.67%	6.85%	N/A	Positive News
HQL Abrdn Life Sciences Investors	$12.19 -1.0%	12.06%	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Insider Trade News Coverage
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$10.70 -2.4%	11.96%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
XRX Xerox	$4.18 -14.9%	11.96%	$0.50	30.67%	N/A	N/A	Options Volume Gap Down High Trading Volume
AIV Apartment Investment and Management	$8.44 -4.5%	11.96%	$1.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
SAR Saratoga Investment	$25.16 -0.6%	11.93%	$3.00	90.36%	N/A	4/8/2025	Analyst Downgrade
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METCB Ramaco Resources	$6.55 -9.7%	11.91%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
EFC Ellington Financial	$13.11 -0.6%	11.90%	$1.56	91.76%	2.56%	N/A
GES Guess?	$10.09 -11.4%	11.90%	$1.20	122.45%	28.73%	N/A	Earnings Report Buyback Announcement News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$4.88 -0.1%	11.90%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	4/11/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
CIM Chimera Investment	$12.52 -2.2%	11.83%	$1.48	87.06%	-26.97%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$5.43 -3.0%	11.80%	$0.64	77.11%	15.45%	N/A	Gap Down
KRP Kimbell Royalty Partners	$13.60 -5.0%	11.77%	$1.60	112.68%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
KEN Kenon	$32.36 -0.5%	11.74%	$3.80	N/A	26.89%	N/A	News Coverage
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$13.64 -1.1%	11.73%	$1.60	112.68%	16.62%	N/A
CLCO Cool	$5.12 -4.9%	11.73%	$0.60	136.36%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF	$42.60 -4.9%	11.69%	$4.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Ex-Dividend Negative News Gap Down High Trading Volume
PRT PermRock Royalty Trust	$4.11 +0.2%	11.68%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report Upcoming Earnings Positive News
TRMD TORM	$14.99 -8.3%	11.67%	$1.75	55.73%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF	$21.40 -7.1%	11.59%	$2.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
CCL Carnival Co. &	$17.29 -13.7%	11.57%	$2.00	92.17%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
SARK Tradr 2X Short Innovation Daily ETF	$56.27 +15.7%	11.57%	$6.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
BGS B&G Foods	$6.59 -2.2%	11.54%	$0.76	104.11%	46.35%	N/A
PBR Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	$14.01 -2.7%	11.50%	$1.61	54.95%	10.76%	4/22/2025	Positive News Gap Down
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$53.75 +3.0%	11.48%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$49.35 -4.9%	11.45%	$5.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Increase Ex-Dividend Gap Down High Trading Volume
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$12.47 -1.6%	11.38%	$1.42	92.21%	72.42%	N/A
MITT AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$7.05 -2.0%	11.36%	$0.80	75.47%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
SUNS Sunrise Realty Trust	$10.57 -3.4%	11.35%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Insider Trade Positive News Gap Down
IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund	$23.88 -1.7%	11.31%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
RMR The RMR Group	$16.00 -1.4%	11.25%	$1.80	116.88%	5.80%	N/A	High Trading Volume
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$11.40 -1.8%	11.23%	$1.28	87.07%	N/A	N/A
NOAH Noah	$9.17 -3.9%	11.23%	$1.03	68.67%	N/A	N/A
PCF High Income Securities Fund	$6.52 -1.1%	11.20%	$0.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ News Coverage Positive News
BBDC Barings BDC	$9.30 -1.8%	11.19%	$1.04	99.05%	9.37%	N/A	Positive News
GAB The Gabelli Equity Trust	$5.38 -2.3%	11.16%	$0.60	N/A	-19.54%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
STG Sunlands Technology Group	$5.65 +2.1%	11.16%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News Gap Down
COPJ Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF	$19.29 -2.6%	11.15%	$2.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News Gap Down
TEN Tsakos Energy Navigation	$16.15 -5.8%	11.15%	$1.80	34.68%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$11.07 -0.1%	11.12%	$1.23	N/A	-35.15%	4/15/2025	Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade News Coverage High Trading Volume
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$14.44 -1.0%	11.08%	$1.60	100.63%	-1.84%	4/11/2025	News Coverage Positive News
AB AllianceBernstein	$37.95 -2.7%	11.07%	$4.20	104.22%	-5.93%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Gap Down
USA Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	$6.43 -2.7%	11.05%	$0.71	N/A	-4.30%	N/A	Positive News
VOC VOC Energy Trust	$3.08 -3.4%	11.04%	$0.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
GPRE Green Plains	$4.35 -13.2%	11.03%	$0.48	96.00%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
DYTA SGI Dynamic Tactical ETF	$27.28 -1.4%	11.00%	$3.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$9.25 -2.5%	10.82%	$1.00	86.21%	1.27%	N/A	Positive News
CIF MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	$1.69 -1.2%	10.68%	$0.18	N/A	3.99%	4/15/2025	Dividend Cut Negative News
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$6.84 -2.9%	10.68%	$0.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
CSWC Capital Southwest	$21.77 -1.3%	10.66%	$2.32	94.31%	-1.99%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$9.67 -1.9%	10.65%	$1.03	N/A	N/A	4/23/2025	Positive News
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$15.03 -1.9%	10.65%	$1.60	69.26%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	$17.06 +0.1%	10.55%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
RGP Resources Connection	$5.32 -19.8%	10.53%	$0.56	62.22%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$14.82 -2.2%	10.53%	$1.56	86.67%	N/A	N/A
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$26.66 -1.4%	10.50%	$2.80	88.89%	91.29%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
CHCT Community Healthcare Trust	$17.82 -1.7%	10.50%	$1.87	352.83%	0.23%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
GMRE Global Medical REIT	$8.03 -6.6%	10.47%	$0.84	2,100.00%	-0.20%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Positive News
TY Tri-Continental	$29.61 -3.8%	10.44%	$3.09	N/A	N/A	N/A
PSBD Palmer Square Capital BDC	$13.82 +0.4%	10.42%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$42.49 -2.6%	10.40%	$4.42	97.79%	7.02%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
TSQ Townsquare Media	$7.70 -6.2%	10.39%	$0.80	59.70%	N/A	4/17/2025	Gap Down
DEA Easterly Government Properties	$10.24 -3.3%	10.35%	$1.06	311.76%	17.44%	N/A	Positive News
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$16.24 -1.3%	10.35%	$1.68	91.80%	7.30%	12/16/2025	Positive News Gap Down
PK Park Hotels & Resorts	$9.72 -10.6%	10.29%	$1.00	142.86%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
RC Ready Capital	$4.87 -4.8%	10.28%	$0.50	67.57%	-16.40%	N/A	Gap Down
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$14.41 -2.5%	10.27%	$1.48	91.93%	5.60%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$21.50 -6.4%	10.23%	$2.20	N/A	24.83%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
CLPR Clipper Realty	$3.72 -2.6%	10.22%	$0.38	N/A	15.73%	N/A	News Coverage
HOFT Hooker Furnishings	$9.02 -13.2%	10.20%	$0.92	55.76%	7.53%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Gap Down High Trading Volume
NAT Nordic American Tankers	$2.36 -3.5%	10.19%	$0.24	58.54%	88.21%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth Fund	$4.75 -5.1%	10.12%	$0.48	N/A	-22.22%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
TACT TransAct Technologies	$3.57 -4.0%	10.08%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
KOS Kosmos Energy	$1.80 -21.3%	10.08%	$0.18	53.24%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
CULP Culp	$4.57 -2.9%	10.08%	$0.46	127.78%	N/A	N/A
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$14.90 -3.0%	10.06%	$1.50	97.40%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$15.97 -1.7%	10.02%	$1.60	85.11%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
STWD Starwood Property Trust	$19.18 -3.3%	10.01%	$1.92	95.05%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
SLRC SLR Investment	$16.44 -1.9%	9.98%	$1.64	100.00%	N/A	N/A
MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending	$20.07 -1.0%	9.97%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CCAP Crescent Capital BDC	$16.88 -1.1%	9.95%	$1.68	88.42%	0.61%	N/A	Dividend Announcement
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$29.65 -2.4%	9.95%	$2.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
OBDE Blue Owl Capital Co. III	$14.14	9.90%	$1.40	N/A	N/A	5/30/2025
BWMX Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V.	$11.65 +2.6%	9.88%	$1.15	N/A	0.08%	N/A
OPI Office Properties Income Trust	$0.41 -7.1%	9.87%	$0.04	N/A	-73.70%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down
TIGO Millicom International Cellular	$30.50 +3.3%	9.84%	$3.00	82.87%	N/A	4/8/2025	Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume
PTY PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$14.45 -0.5%	9.83%	$1.42	N/A	N/A	4/11/2025	Dividend Announcement Positive News
KBDC Kayne Anderson BDC	$16.33 -0.3%	9.80%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$10.21 -3.6%	9.80%	$1.00	72.46%	-12.45%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
EPM Evolution Petroleum	$4.91 -4.7%	9.78%	$0.48	300.00%	27.79%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$41.93 -3.8%	9.75%	$4.09	N/A	N/A	4/23/2025	Positive News
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$19.31 -2.8%	9.74%	$1.88	93.53%	-0.15%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News Gap Down
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$31.72 -2.4%	9.71%	$3.08	98.72%	79.79%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$21.18 -4.0%	9.63%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$15.99 -4.3%	9.63%	$1.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
COTY Coty	$5.20 -8.0%	9.62%	$0.50	92.59%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
SPRO Spero Therapeutics	$0.62 -11.6%	9.62%	$0.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
EVC Entravision Communications	$2.09 -2.6%	9.59%	$0.20	N/A	25.99%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
GAM General American Investors	$49.67 -2.4%	9.56%	$4.75	N/A	13.84%	N/A	Insider Trade News Coverage Positive News
MEI Methode Electronics	$5.88 -10.4%	9.53%	$0.56	53.33%	1.85%	4/17/2025	Gap Down
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$6.20 -0.6%	9.52%	$0.59	N/A	-0.54%	4/11/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
TFSL TFS Financial	$11.95 -4.6%	9.46%	$1.13	364.52%	0.15%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
GNK Genco Shipping & Trading	$12.70 -6.2%	9.45%	$1.20	83.33%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
RVT Royce Value Trust	$13.77 -4.9%	9.44%	$1.30	N/A	-8.72%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
MOV Movado Group	$14.87 -13.2%	9.42%	$1.40	N/A	13.80%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News Gap Down
VTS Vitesse Energy	$23.98 -4.6%	9.38%	$2.25	214.29%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
DIN Dine Brands Global	$21.81 -8.5%	9.36%	$2.04	37.50%	72.13%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
OMF OneMain	$44.72 -11.6%	9.30%	$4.16	51.55%	17.34%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
RKT Rocket Companies	$13.82 -0.3%	9.28%	$1.28	166.49%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Options Volume News Coverage High Trading Volume
UAN CVR Partners	$75.51 -1.6%	9.27%	$7.00	N/A	12.89%	N/A	Insider Trade News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
CRWS Crown Crafts	$3.47 -3.6%	9.22%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
ADNT Adient	$11.95 -6.8%	9.21%	$1.10	42.31%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage Gap Down
RMT Royce Micro-Cap Trust	$8.06 -5.5%	9.19%	$0.74	N/A	-4.14%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF	$44.65 -4.4%	9.16%	$4.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Ex-Dividend Negative News Gap Down High Trading Volume
PANL Pangaea Logistics Solutions	$4.37 -10.1%	9.15%	$0.40	48.78%	47.36%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$4.92 -1.6%	9.15%	$0.45	N/A	-9.89%	N/A	Positive News
UNIT Uniti Group	$4.94 -5.7%	9.11%	$0.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
SSIC Silver Spike Investment	$11.00 -1.0%	9.09%	$1.00	101.01%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management	$37.06 -7.9%	9.07%	$3.36	88.19%	-10.40%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance	$11.06 -1.1%	9.04%	$1.00	67.11%	-19.12%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
CRI Carter's	$35.53 -15.7%	9.01%	$3.20	83.33%	31.73%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
WU Western Union	$10.50 -1.3%	8.96%	$0.94	49.74%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision News Coverage Gap Down
ARCC Ares Capital	$21.52 -4.0%	8.92%	$1.92	90.14%	5.83%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
DOW DOW	$31.47 -9.8%	8.90%	$2.80	111.55%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down High Trading Volume
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.70	8.89%	$0.24	N/A	29.91%	4/15/2025	Dividend Increase News Coverage Positive News
RITM Rithm Capital	$11.26 -2.5%	8.88%	$1.00	48.08%	3.57%	N/A	Gap Down
BKT BlackRock Income Trust	$11.98 +0.6%	8.85%	$1.06	N/A	N/A	4/15/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
ALX Alexander's	$203.67 -4.3%	8.84%	$18.00	N/A	13.30%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
YY JOYY	$42.30 +0.4%	8.79%	$3.72	71.26%	N/A	4/17/2025	Positive News
ESEA Euroseas	$29.58 -4.7%	8.79%	$2.60	21.33%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$20.52 -1.4%	8.77%	$1.80	N/A	5.80%	N/A	News Coverage
CC Chemours	$11.42 -12.6%	8.76%	$1.00	36.10%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Short Interest ↑ Gap Down High Trading Volume
MPV Barings Participation Investors	$16.80 -1.0%	8.75%	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TAIT Taitron Components	$2.29 -3.0%	8.73%	$0.20	N/A	6.62%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast News Coverage
NGL NGL Energy Partners	$4.59 -1.6%	8.72%	$0.40	75.47%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
WB Weibo	$9.17 -2.9%	8.72%	$0.80	43.24%	N/A	4/9/2025	Positive News Gap Down
WES Western Midstream Partners	$40.27 -3.2%	8.69%	$3.50	94.09%	36.15%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.61 -1.6%	8.69%	$0.40	N/A	5.22%	4/15/2025	Dividend Cut News Coverage
HTGC Hercules Capital	$18.43 -3.3%	8.68%	$1.60	78.82%	14.35%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
FORR Forrester Research	$9.22 -2.4%	8.68%	$0.80	51.28%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
RMAX RE/MAX	$7.97 -4.9%	8.66%	$0.69	52.67%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Down
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.59 -1.5%	8.65%	$0.31	N/A	28.02%	N/A	Positive News
DSWL Deswell Industries	$2.32 -6.5%	8.62%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
GSL Global Ship Lease	$20.88 -9.8%	8.62%	$1.80	19.59%	28.06%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
CPAC Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$5.81 -0.1%	8.61%	$0.50	80.65%	-18.34%	N/A	Positive News
CXW CoreCivic	$20.46 -1.2%	8.60%	$1.76	157.14%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	$13.52 -16.2%	8.58%	$1.16	N/A	16.67%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
TROX Tronox	$5.85 -14.8%	8.54%	$0.50	49.50%	11.57%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$20.77 -1.8%	8.52%	$1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut
FDUS Fidus Investment	$20.20 -1.5%	8.51%	$1.72	79.26%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
LYB LyondellBasell Industries	$63.04 -10.8%	8.50%	$5.36	65.05%	5.88%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Short Interest ↑ Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
HCSG Healthcare Services Group	$10.13 -0.9%	8.49%	$0.86	98.85%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$24.78 -1.4%	8.47%	$2.10	381.82%	N/A	N/A
JAMF Jamf	$11.60 -8.3%	8.47%	$0.98	100.31%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
QQQX Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$23.18 -3.6%	8.46%	$1.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$7.11 -4.6%	8.44%	$0.60	N/A	-11.05%	N/A	Insider Trade Positive News Gap Down
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$21.87 -1.9%	8.41%	$1.84	82.14%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust	$7.14 -10.4%	8.41%	$0.60	375.00%	307.94%	N/A	High Trading Volume
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$2.39 -6.1%	8.39%	$0.20	N/A	-33.06%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Short Interest ↑ Gap Down
BHR Braemar Hotels & Resorts	$2.39 -8.6%	8.39%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
JKS JinkoSolar	$17.65 -5.0%	8.39%	$1.48	20.73%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Gap Down
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.51 -1.4%	8.38%	$0.21	N/A	N/A	4/9/2025	Positive News
CVI CVR Energy	$17.96 -8.1%	8.35%	$1.50	104.90%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down
BLMN Bloomin' Brands	$7.21 -7.8%	8.32%	$0.60	41.96%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$13.48 -0.6%	8.24%	$1.11	N/A	-9.59%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
LADR Ladder Capital	$11.21 -1.7%	8.21%	$0.92	73.02%	4.77%	N/A	Gap Down
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$11.70 -9.3%	8.21%	$0.96	115.66%	188.45%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$14.66 -2.7%	8.19%	$1.20	545.45%	41.37%	N/A
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$11.75 -3.3%	8.17%	$0.96	N/A	54.87%	4/8/2025	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
GTN Gray Television	$3.92 -10.2%	8.17%	$0.32	11.07%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
SWI SolarWinds	$18.42 -0.1%	8.15%	$1.50	131.58%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
WHR Whirlpool	$86.08 -5.2%	8.13%	$7.00	61.78%	8.70%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
USAC USA Compression Partners	$25.85 -6.6%	8.12%	$2.10	175.00%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
SSTK Shutterstock	$16.30 -10.1%	8.10%	$1.32	46.32%	12.62%	N/A	Gap Down
CIO City Office REIT	$4.94 -5.2%	8.10%	$0.40	N/A	-21.99%	4/10/2025	Gap Down
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$9.64 -1.5%	8.10%	$0.78	N/A	-7.02%	4/30/2025	Positive News
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$32.13 -6.0%	8.09%	$2.60	N/A	5.73%	N/A	Gap Down
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$27.72 -7.8%	8.08%	$2.24	71.34%	2.17%	N/A	Ex-Dividend Short Interest ↓ Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
AHH Armada Hoffler Properties	$6.94 -5.7%	8.07%	$0.56	430.77%	8.61%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ High Trading Volume
GORO Gold Resource	$0.50 -2.0%	8.06%	$0.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
SABA Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	$8.58 -1.0%	8.04%	$0.69	N/A	N/A	4/9/2025	Dividend Announcement Positive News
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$23.41 +0.8%	8.03%	$1.88	87.85%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
ERNZ TrueShares Active Yield ETF	$22.80 -1.4%	8.03%	$1.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$18.95 -2.5%	8.02%	$1.52	760.00%	2.58%	N/A	Positive News
BBAR Banco BBVA Argentina	$17.84 -3.7%	8.02%	$1.43	137.50%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
PLTK Playtika	$4.99 -5.7%	8.02%	$0.40	62.50%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$11.49 -2.4%	8.01%	$0.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement
SGA Saga Communications	$12.49 -0.2%	8.01%	$1.00	N/A	27.72%	N/A	Positive News
OUT OUTFRONT Media	$15.00 -8.7%	8.00%	$1.20	122.45%	59.43%	N/A	Gap Down
CSTE Caesarstone	$2.38 -3.3%	7.98%	$0.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Down
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	$5.90 -6.1%	7.97%	$0.47	70.15%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$14.73 -2.6%	7.95%	$1.17	N/A	-3.44%	N/A
SOBO South Bow	$25.23 -2.5%	7.93%	$2.00	108.70%	N/A	N/A
DLX Deluxe	$15.17 -6.6%	7.91%	$1.20	33.15%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$19.24 -5.1%	7.90%	$1.52	97.44%	20.83%	5/1/2025	Dividend Announcement Positive News Gap Down
GPRK GeoPark	$7.35 -8.3%	7.90%	$0.58	32.95%	67.40%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
DK Delek US	$12.93 -16.5%	7.89%	$1.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
CIG CEMIG	$1.78 +3.2%	7.89%	$0.14	58.33%	-100.00%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade Short Interest ↓ News Coverage Gap Up
PIM Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust	$3.30 -0.6%	7.88%	$0.26	N/A	40.39%	N/A	Positive News
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$5.59 -9.1%	7.87%	$0.44	58.67%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
TSPY TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF	$22.26 -4.7%	7.86%	$1.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut Negative News Gap Down High Trading Volume
SSP E.W. Scripps	$2.55 -14.4%	7.84%	$0.20	80.00%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Positive News Gap Down
UG United-Guardian	$8.93 -1.3%	7.84%	$0.70	N/A	-26.43%	N/A
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$5.87 -1.2%	7.84%	$0.46	93.88%	-1.75%	4/8/2025
MSBI Midland States Bancorp	$15.84 -8.2%	7.83%	$1.24	45.26%	3.45%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
USEG U.S. Energy	$1.15 -6.5%	7.83%	$0.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Short Interest ↓ Gap Down
OGN Organon & Co.	$14.42 -2.1%	7.77%	$1.12	27.79%	25.99%	N/A	Positive News
MNRO Monro	$14.48 -3.8%	7.73%	$1.12	140.00%	4.55%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down High Trading Volume
QQA Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF	$44.25 -4.7%	7.73%	$3.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$12.84 -1.6%	7.71%	$0.99	N/A	-5.42%	4/11/2025	Dividend Announcement Positive News
VALE Vale	$9.74 -3.5%	7.70%	$0.75	39.47%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Positive News
EDUC Educational Development	$1.30 +2.6%	7.67%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
KRNY Kearny Financial	$5.76 -9.3%	7.64%	$0.44	55.00%	3.23%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
SPOK Spok	$16.38 -1.2%	7.63%	$1.25	156.25%	35.72%	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	$58.47 -2.4%	7.63%	$4.46	69.04%	-14.05%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
TU TELUS	$14.55 +4.0%	7.63%	$1.11	140.51%	6.99%	N/A	Analyst Revision Positive News
CO Global Cord Blood	$1.05 +10.5%	7.62%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MGF MFS Government Markets Income Trust	$3.17 -0.2%	7.58%	$0.24	N/A	41.25%	4/15/2025	Dividend Increase News Coverage Positive News
KSPI Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz	$90.43 -4.3%	7.57%	$6.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MATV Mativ	$5.29 -16.8%	7.57%	$0.40	43.48%	-38.97%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
FLIC First of Long Island	$11.12 -9.5%	7.55%	$0.84	N/A	2.50%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage Gap Down
FFIC Flushing Financial	$11.66 -8.8%	7.55%	$0.88	59.46%	1.56%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
ARCT Arcturus Therapeutics	$9.48 -7.1%	7.54%	$0.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
KSS Kohl's	$6.65 -22.7%	7.52%	$0.50	94.34%	25.99%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision Gap Down High Trading Volume
AWF AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	$10.56 -2.1%	7.48%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
WDS Woodside Energy Group	$13.65 -6.2%	7.48%	$1.02	122.89%	45.36%	N/A	Gap Down
SKM SK Telecom	$21.59 +1.4%	7.46%	$1.61	73.85%	28.13%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
HR Healthcare Realty Trust	$16.65 -1.2%	7.45%	$1.24	N/A	10.47%	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
ACCO ACCO Brands	$4.04 -5.7%	7.43%	$0.30	25.86%	3.57%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$8.08 +0.1%	7.43%	$0.60	N/A	14.47%	N/A
GOGL Golden Ocean Group	$8.08 -3.7%	7.43%	$0.60	37.04%	-9.14%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$45.39 -0.5%	7.42%	$3.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$21.33 -1.9%	7.41%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
PII Polaris	$36.20 -15.1%	7.40%	$2.68	95.04%	1.56%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
IRS IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima	$13.01 -2.3%	7.38%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$22.10 -1.4%	7.38%	$1.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
PAGP Plains GP	$20.65 -4.4%	7.36%	$1.52	96.20%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Gap Down
MDV Modiv Industrial	$15.91 -1.7%	7.35%	$1.17	3,900.00%	N/A	4/30/2025
NQP Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund	$11.44 +0.8%	7.34%	$0.84	N/A	5.88%	4/15/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
ET Energy Transfer	$17.71 -6.5%	7.34%	$1.30	84.42%	27.86%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
BCV Bancroft Fund	$17.44 -1.7%	7.34%	$1.28	N/A	-39.54%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
FIBK First Interstate BancSystem	$25.64 -10.7%	7.33%	$1.88	68.12%	4.66%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$27.04 -2.1%	7.32%	$1.98	98.02%	8.27%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
MPLX Mplx	$52.18 -3.2%	7.32%	$3.82	79.58%	8.21%	N/A
EPR EPR Properties	$48.74 -5.4%	7.26%	$3.54	122.92%	23.54%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
EGY VAALCO Energy	$3.46 -9.1%	7.24%	$0.25	43.10%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$40.68 -1.0%	7.23%	$2.94	N/A	-4.38%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
HNDL Strategy Shares NASDAQ 7 HANDL ETF	$20.77 -1.6%	7.22%	$1.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$13.30 -1.7%	7.22%	$0.96	91.43%	N/A	N/A
PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust	$6.94 -8.3%	7.21%	$0.50	N/A	-15.88%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
HUN Huntsman	$13.88 -10.6%	7.21%	$1.00	120.48%	11.32%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.26 -1.3%	7.21%	$1.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
RAIL FreightCar America	$5.00 -6.5%	7.20%	$0.36	48.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GME GameStop	$21.12 -6.9%	7.20%	$1.52	422.22%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision Gap Down
UWMC UWM	$5.57 -3.9%	7.19%	$0.40	76.92%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
PKST Peakstone Realty Trust	$12.54 -1.3%	7.18%	$0.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
HIW Highwoods Properties	$27.91 -6.5%	7.17%	$2.00	266.67%	0.68%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
SILC Silicom	$13.96 -4.5%	7.17%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
HVT Haverty Furniture Companies	$17.88 -13.0%	7.16%	$1.28	50.20%	9.11%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
CMTL Comtech Telecommunications	$1.40 -14.1%	7.14%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
FVR FrontView REIT	$12.05 -5.3%	7.14%	$0.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	Lockup Expiration Positive News Gap Down
BEN Franklin Resources	$17.96 -7.6%	7.13%	$1.28	52.46%	3.42%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
UPBD Upbound Group	$21.91 -9.7%	7.12%	$1.56	31.01%	5.71%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
WEN Wendy's	$14.07 -4.0%	7.11%	$1.00	88.50%	32.49%	N/A	Analyst Revision Gap Down
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.54 -0.8%	7.10%	$1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRT Karat Packaging	$25.40 -5.6%	7.09%	$1.80	98.90%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
PFE Pfizer	$24.30 -1.6%	7.08%	$1.72	56.77%	2.50%	N/A
KRC Kilroy Realty	$30.54 -8.3%	7.07%	$2.16	194.59%	1.92%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down
BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	$35.37 -4.5%	7.07%	$2.50	41.39%	25.99%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
MO Altria Group	$57.93 +1.4%	7.04%	$4.08	73.78%	4.35%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
BMA Banco Macro	$75.08 -2.2%	7.03%	$5.28	35.44%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
CPA Copa	$91.68 +1.6%	7.02%	$6.44	36.93%	N/A	N/A	Short Interest ↓ Positive News High Trading Volume
BTI British American Tobacco	$42.03 +4.4%	7.02%	$2.95	61.46%	0.40%	12/30/2025	Positive News Gap Up
MCI Barings Corporate Investors	$22.66 +2.1%	7.02%	$1.59	N/A	18.32%	N/A	Insider Trade News Coverage Gap Down
AAT American Assets Trust	$19.40 -4.9%	7.01%	$1.36	151.11%	18.78%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
INN Summit Hotel Properties	$4.58 -16.4%	6.99%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
OLP One Liberty Properties	$25.77 -2.9%	6.99%	$1.80	339.62%	N/A	N/A
KTF DWS Municipal Income Trust	$9.46 +0.6%	6.98%	$0.66	N/A	7.93%	N/A	Positive News
MPX Marine Products	$8.03 -4.6%	6.97%	$0.56	112.00%	6.78%	N/A	News Coverage
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$11.50 -5.5%	6.96%	$0.80	61.07%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
STLA Stellantis	$10.21 -9.4%	6.96%	$0.71	22.98%	N/A	N/A	Options Volume Gap Down High Trading Volume
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors	$38.61 +1.9%	6.94%	$2.68	151.41%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$16.71 -2.4%	6.94%	$1.16	154.67%	12.77%	N/A
TG Tredegar	$7.51 -3.2%	6.93%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News Gap Down
NOG Northern Oil and Gas	$26.01 -15.0%	6.92%	$1.80	37.97%	119.54%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Short Interest ↑ Analyst Revision News Coverage Gap Down
SHIP Seanergy Maritime	$5.78 -8.8%	6.92%	$0.40	19.90%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
BCBP BCB Bancorp	$9.26 -6.6%	6.91%	$0.64	39.51%	2.17%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
OMAB Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$81.17 +1.7%	6.91%	$5.61	79.46%	35.06%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ News Coverage Gap Down
KEP Korea Electric Power	$7.39 +1.0%	6.91%	$0.51	13.53%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$16.52 -1.3%	6.90%	$1.14	1,628.57%	1.16%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Positive News
GHLD Guild	$14.52 +0.2%	6.89%	$1.00	50.51%	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
BSJT Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$20.95 -1.0%	6.87%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEWT NewtekOne	$11.06 -9.1%	6.87%	$0.76	32.34%	-37.75%	4/15/2025	Dividend Announcement Gap Down High Trading Volume
PSTL Postal Realty Trust	$14.12 -0.7%	6.87%	$0.97	346.43%	17.01%	N/A	Short Interest ↑
ECOW Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF	$20.25 -1.4%	6.86%	$1.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
ING ING Groep	$18.99 -3.9%	6.84%	$1.30	54.17%	19.74%	4/25/2025
BSJV InvescoBulletShares2031 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.87 -1.1%	6.84%	$1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
JACK Jack in the Box	$25.73 -3.0%	6.84%	$1.76	30.88%	0.77%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
FT Franklin Universal Trust	$7.47 -0.9%	6.83%	$0.51	N/A	-1.90%	N/A
DINO HF Sinclair	$29.32 -12.8%	6.82%	$2.00	57.80%	78.78%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down
NVEC NVE	$58.67 -7.8%	6.82%	$4.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
CIVI Civitas Resources	$29.37 -16.3%	6.81%	$2.00	23.81%	19.82%	N/A	Short Interest ↑ Gap Down High Trading Volume
TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	$14.85 -2.9%	6.81%	$1.01	37.31%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Short Interest ↑ Gap Down
HESM Hess Midstream	$41.12 -4.1%	6.81%	$2.80	83.33%	11.28%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
SBRA Sabra Health Care REIT	$17.65 +1.7%	6.80%	$1.20	153.85%	21.82%	N/A	Positive News
DHT DHT	$10.02 -3.4%	6.79%	$0.68	37.78%	97.40%	N/A	Gap Down
SBGI Sinclair	$14.74 -8.4%	6.78%	$1.00	51.28%	7.72%	N/A	Gap Down
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.30 -0.8%	6.77%	$1.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
LRFC Logan Ridge Finance	$21.37 -1.9%	6.74%	$1.44	102.86%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
NVD GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF	$38.62 +15.3%	6.73%	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	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.
MarketBeat has many dividend tools that make it easy to determine if a high-yield dividend stock is also one of the best fits for your portfolio.
5 stocks we like better than Duke Energy

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

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

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

What is a High-Yielding Dividend Stock?

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

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

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

Annual dividend per share/price per share

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

5/200 = .025 (2.5%)

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

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

Infographic about high-yield dividend stocks

Why Are High-Yielding Dividend Stocks Important?

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

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

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

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

Step 1: Use the dividend screener.

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

Dividend screener on MarketBeat

Step 2: Look for monthly dividend stocks.

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

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

Monthly dividend stocks on MarketBeat

Step 3: Follow a dividend calendar.

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

U.S. dividend announcements on MarketBeat

Step 4: Understand the ex-dividend date.

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

The ex-dividend calendar on MarketBeat

How to Use a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pros and Cons of High-Yielding Dividend Stocks

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

Pros

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

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

Cons

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

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

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

Should You Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

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

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

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

FAQs

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

What is the best high-yield dividend stock?

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

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

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

What stock has the highest monthly dividend yield?

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

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