Highest Yield Dividend Stocks

Highest Dividend YieldDividend yield is one of the main factors to consider when investing in dividend-paying stocks. Watch out for "dividend traps," however -- stocks having a dividend yield of 10% and above are usually very risky investments.

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Stock
Symbol
Company
Name
DARS™
Rating [?]
Dividend
Yield**
Current
Price*
Annual
Dividend
Ex-Div
Date
Pay
Date
PT Portugal Telecom S.A. ADR Login/Signup for Ratings 20.69% 4.64 0.96 5/14 N/A
NTI Northern Tier Energy LP Login/Signup for Ratings 19.94% 24.67 4.92 5/21 5/30
PDH PetroLogistics LP Login/Signup for Ratings 19.66% 13.63 2.68 5/2 5/14
CHKR Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Login/Signup for Ratings 19.19% 14.38 2.76 5/17 5/31
WHZ Whiting USA Trust II Login/Signup for Ratings 19.12% 13.23 2.53 5/16 5/30
WMC Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp REIT Login/Signup for Ratings 19.11% 19.88 3.80 4/10 4/30
SDT SandRidge Mississippian Trust Login/Signup for Ratings 18.06% 13.07 2.36 5/13 5/30
SDR SandRidge Mississippian Trust II Login/Signup for Ratings 17.97% 12.41 2.23 5/13 5/30
AGNC American Capital Agency REIT Login/Signup for Ratings 17.83% 28.05 5.00 3/18 4/26
PER Sandridge Permian Trust Login/Signup for Ratings 16.44% 14.05 2.31 5/13 5/30
MTGE American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp REIT Login/Signup for Ratings 16.08% 22.39 3.60 3/18 4/26
SID Companhia Sider ADR Login/Signup for Ratings 14.57% 3.46 0.50 4/10 N/A
VOC VOC Energy Trust Login/Signup for Ratings 14.26% 13.46 1.92 4/26 5/15
AMTG Apollo Residential Mortgage Inc Login/Signup for Ratings 13.67% 20.48 2.80 3/26 4/30
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital REIT Login/Signup for Ratings 13.39% 19.42 2.60 3/27 4/26
LRE LRR Energy L.P. MLP Login/Signup for Ratings 13.00% 14.85 1.93 4/29 5/15
NLY Annaly Capital REIT Login/Signup for Ratings 12.48% 14.42 1.80 3/27 4/29
RSO Resource Capital REIT Login/Signup for Ratings 12.38% 6.46 0.80 3/26 4/26
PSEC Prospect Capital Corporation Login/Signup for Ratings 12.19% 10.83 1.32 5/29 6/20
NMM Navios Maritime Partners L.P. MLP Login/Signup for Ratings 11.99% 14.76 1.77 5/8 5/14

* Stock Price shown is previous day's closing price.
** Dividend yield is calculated from Dividend Payout and previous day's closing price.

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