High Dividend Stocks
Dividend yield is one of the 6 points we use to rank dividend stocks. Not all high yielding stocks make good investments. It’s important to examine the fundamentals of each company before making a decision to buy or sell a stock.
A dividend yield is the percentage that a stock yields in dividends per year. You can calculate the dividend yield by dividing the total dividend paid per year by the stock price. As stock prices fluctuate, so will the dividend yield. Please use caution when investing and be sure to do your own research before buying any stocks. This is not a buy list. Consult a financial advisor before making any decision to buy or sell a stock.
The highest yielding stocks do not always provide the highest return. It’s important to consider other factors like growth, return on investment and the payout ratio. Take a look at our top dividend membership to get more information on each stock listed on our high yield stock list.
The two lists below contain stocks and funds that yield 3% or higher and pay monthly dividends. Monthly distributions can be a good source of income for investors and retirees. Some investors choose to live off the dividend income they receive each month while others will reinvest their income using a DRIP program. There are over 200 funds and trusts that seek to provide monthly income to investors. We have provided a short description of each fund for our premium members.
Last Update: 1/13/2021
Monthly Dividend Payers
NAME | SYMBOL | YIELD % | BETA | 1 YEAR CHANGE | 5YR AVG YIELD |
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Whitestone | WSR | 5.15 | 1.43 | -39.81 | 9.47 |
LTC Properties | LTC | 5.82 | 0.89 | -15.24 | 5.14 |
Realty Income Corp | O | 4.87 | 0.64 | -23.91 | 4.22 |
Shaw Communications | SJR | 5.01 | 0.43 | -11.38 | 4.60 |
AGNC Investment | AGNC | 9.25 | 0.96 | -14.32 | 12.04 |
Horizon Tech Finance | HRZN | 8.76 | 1.10 | -0.29 | 11.00 |
Stag Industrial | STAG | 4.76 | 0.92 | -5.56 | 5.36 |
Main Street | MAIN | 7.77 | 1.42 | -28.92 | 6.46 |
Gladstone Investment | GAIN | 8.10 | 1.44 | -23.60 | 8.03 |
Gladstone Land | LAND | 3.65 | 0.71 | 10.48 | 4.25 |
Monthly Dividend Funds and Trusts
Name | Symbol | Yield % | Beta |
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund | CLM | 15.68 | 1.15 |
PIMCO High Income Fund | PHK | 9.41 | 0.8 |
AGIC Convertible & Income Fund | NCV | 8.66 | 1.34 |
AGIC Convertible and Income Fund II | NCZ | 8.74 | 1.33 |
Prospect Capital Corporation | PSEC | 12.83 | 0.96 |
Gamco Global Gold Ntrl Rsrcs&Incm | GGN | 9.97 | 1.14 |
Western Asset Mrtg Defined Oppn | DMO | 9.56 | N/A |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities | GOF | 10.9 | N/A |
MFS Intermediate Income Trust | MIN | 8.92 | 0.16 |
Calamos Conv. Opptys. & Income Fund | CHI | 6.99 | 1.25 |
Avenue Income Credit Strategies Fund | ACP | 11.11 | N/A |
MFS Special Value Trust | MFV | 9.34 | 0.78 |
Wells Fargo Adv Multi-Sector Inco Fund | ERC | 9.37 | 0.69 |
MFS Charter Income Trust | MCR | 8.25 | 0.42 |
PIMCO Corporate&Income Opportunity | PTY | 8.67 | 0.77 |
Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund | AWP | 9.07 | N/A |
Pimco Income Strategy Fund | PFL | 9.34 | 0.7 |
Pimco Income Strategy Fund II | PFN | 9.5 | 0.72 |
First Trust High Income Long/short | FSD | 8.99 | N/A |
Calamos Global Total Return Fund | CGO | 7.86 | 1.39 |
Gladstone Capital Corporation | GLAD | 8.65 | 1.48 |
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Divide | ETO | 6.55 | 1.37 |
PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund | PKO | 8.96 | N/A |
PIMCO Strategic Global Government | RCS | 8.81 | 0.79 |
Gabelli Utility Trust | GUT | 7.49 | 0.71 |
MFS Government Markets Income Trust | MGF | 7.54 | 0.03 |
Advent Claymore Convertible Sec Fund | AVK | 8.37 | 1.26 |
ING International High Dividend Equity | IID | 7.74 | N/A |
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund | CSQ | 7.14 | 1.36 |
Western Asset High Income Fund II | HIX | 8.69 | 0.84 |
PCM Fund | PCM | 8.82 | 0.76 |
Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund | FAX | 7.48 | 0.7 |
Pioneer High Income Trust | PHT | 9.71 | 0.95 |
Eaton V.Tax-Advantaged Dividend | EVT | 7.23 | 1.34 |
Western Asset Global High Income | EHI | 8.03 | 0.78 |
Pimco Corporate & Income Strategy | PCN | 7.83 | 0.75 |
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund | HPI | 7.94 | 0.86 |
John Hancock Pref. Income Fund II | HPF | 8.02 | 0.79 |
ING Clarion Global Real Estate Income | IGR | 8.85 | 1.12 |
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income | EOI | 6.51 | 1.02 |
First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity | FAM | 9.1 | 0.62 |
BlackRock Corporate High Yield VI | HYT | 8.35 | 0.73 |
Cohen & Steers Select Pref & Income | PSF | 6.94 | N/A |
Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities | JPC | 6.95 | 0.79 |
Western Asset Global Corp Defind Opp | GDO | 6.81 | N/A |
Neuberger Berman High Yield | NHS | 9.21 | 0.9 |
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global | ETG | 6.77 | 1.37 |
Invesco Van Kampen Dyn Cr Opp Fund | VTA | 8.3 | 0.77 |
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Inc | EOS | 5.51 | 1.15 |
John Hancock Patriot Premium Div II | PDT | 8.49 | 0.89 |
DNP Select Income Fund | DNP | 7.66 | 0.51 |
Wells Fargo Advantage Utilities & High | ERH | 7.21 | 0.72 |
Flaherty & Crumrine Pref. Income | PFO | 6.52 | 0.6 |
LMP Corporate Loan Fund | TLI | N/A | N/A |
Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income | JQC | 14.34 | 0.66 |
Invesco Van Kampen High income II | VLT | 8.53 | 0.67 |
Putnam Master Int. Income | PIM | 6.29 | 0.42 |
John Hancock Tax-Advantage Dvd | HTD | 7.89 | 0.89 |
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc | AFT | 6.08 | 0.59 |
AllianceBernstein Global Hgh Income | AWF | 6.71 | 0.69 |
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust | PHD | 7.22 | 0.76 |
BlackRock Ltd. Duration Income Trust | BLW | 7.42 | 0.69 |
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust | GDV | 5.9 | 1.37 |
First Trust/Four Corners SFRI II | FCT | 10.91 | 0.73 |
Lazard Global Total Return & Income | LGI | 7.02 | 1.19 |
Putnam Premier Income Trust | PPT | 6.71 | 0.42 |
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate | EFR | 6.06 | 0.68 |
Reaves Utility Income Fund | UTG | 6.62 | 0.61 |
Invesco Van Kampen Trust For Mun | VGM | 4.9 | 0.19 |
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income | EFT | 5.76 | 0.67 |
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust | EVF | 6.66 | 0.73 |
Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income | VVR | 6.21 | 0.73 |
Franklin Universal Trust | FT | 5.2 | 0.61 |
BlackRock Income Trust | BKT | 6.78 | 0.15 |