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
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

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