Financial Sector Dividend Stocks
Finance companies engage in the management and investment of money to most efficiently allocate capital. These companies have a variety of different structures, such as consumer-facing retail banks, insurance companies and closed-ended funds. The dividend yields within this sector are much higher than the wider market.
If you’re looking to invest in dividend-paying financial stocks, you may also be interested in dividend-paying financial exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These funds offer a diversified dividend payment based on a basket of financial stock holdings. ETFs trade on stock exchanges, similar to equities and they’re also similar to mutual funds in that they hold securities of many companies.
3 Reasons to Invest in dividend-paying Financials ETFs:
- Instead of putting all your eggs in one basket, you get a diversified dividend payment based on a basket of financial stocks.
- All ETFs have very low fees and can be traded just like stocks.
- It’s easy to gain exposure to many dividend-paying financial stocks with just one vehicle (ETF)
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Whereas, if you’re interested in investing in individual Financial stocks, check out the tables below.
Financial Breakdown by Industry
3.41%
Financial Sector Dividend Stocks
*Calculated as the simple average of company dividend yields in this group, excluding inactive stocks.
|
Industry |
Company Count |
Industry Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|
|
5 |
2.25% |
|
|
58 |
4.05% |
|
|
185 |
5.61% |
|
|
82 |
8.9% |
|
|
25 |
6.07% |
|
|
26 |
2.94% |
|
|
44 |
5.34% |
|
|
21 |
3.61% |
|
|
21 |
2.09% |
|
|
10 |
1.28% |
|
|
19 |
2.24% |
|
|
10 |
3.64% |
|
|
19 |
2.38% |
|
|
25 |
2.59% |
|
|
14 |
7.87% |
|
|
59 |
1.94% |
|
|
16 |
5.59% |
|
|
43 |
5.51% |
|
|
18 |
4.38% |
|
|
16 |
5.79% |
|
|
20 |
4.17% |
|
|
18 |
3.43% |
|
|
29 |
5.58% |
|
|
34 |
5.29% |
|
|
42 |
3.82% |
|
|
51 |
2.22% |
|
|
48 |
2.58% |
|
|
75 |
2.39% |
|
|
43 |
2.66% |
|
|
39 |
2.22% |
|
|
23 |
2.05% |
|
|
60 |
2.13% |
|
|
6 |
2.16% |
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| Stock Symbol | Company Name | DARS™ Rating | Dividend Yield | Current Price | Annual Dividend | Ex-Div Date | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADX | Adams Express Co. Com. | locked | 30.45% | $15.50 | $4.72 | 2019-11-22 | 2019-12-26 |
| WPG | Washington Prime Group Inc | locked | 27.86% | $3.76 | $1.00 | 2019-11-29 | 2019-12-16 |
| CLM | Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. | locked | 19.70% | $11.29 | $2.22 | 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-31 |
| CRF | Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc | locked | 19.61% | $10.99 | $2.16 | 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-31 |
| OXLC | Oxford Lane Capital Corp | locked | 19.54% | $8.31 | $1.62 | 2019-12-17 | 2019-12-31 |
| FMO | Fiduciary / Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund | locked | 18.31% | $7.06 | $1.29 | 2019-11-14 | 2019-11-29 |
| DSE | Duff & Phelps Select Energy MLP | locked | 17.75% | $3.38 | $0.60 | 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-19 |
| ORC | Orchid Island Capital Inc | locked | 17.08% | $5.69 | $0.96 | 2019-11-27 | 2019-12-31 |
| CUBA | Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc | locked | 16.94% | $6.72 | $1.14 | 2019-09-19 | 2019-09-30 |
| KF | Korea Fund, Inc. (The) | locked | 16.67% | $27.70 | $4.62 | 2018-12-21 | 2019-01-04 |
| PEI | Penn Real Estate Trust | locked | 16.09% | $5.34 | $0.84 | 2019-11-29 | 2019-12-16 |
| ECC | Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. | locked | 15.96% | $15.04 | $2.40 | 2019-12-11 | 2019-12-31 |
| TYG | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp | locked | 15.89% | $16.69 | $2.62 | 2019-11-21 | 2019-11-29 |
| BCV | Bancroft Fund Ltd | locked | 15.80% | $24.56 | $3.88 | 2019-11-25 | 2019-12-27 |
| OXSQ | Oxford Square Capital Corp. | locked | 15.08% | $5.37 | $0.80 | 2019-12-17 | 2019-12-31 |
| MSB | Mesabi Trust | locked | 15.00% | $23.25 | $3.48 | 2019-10-29 | 2019-11-20 |
| ECF | Ellsworth Fund Ltd | locked | 14.96% | $11.23 | $1.68 | 2019-11-25 | 2019-12-27 |
| GGN | Gabelli Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust Com Shs Ben Int | locked | 13.92% | $4.31 | $0.60 | 2019-12-12 | 2019-12-20 |
| PBT | Permian Basin Royalty Trust Units Ben. Int. | locked | 13.25% | $3.54 | $0.47 | 2019-11-27 | 2019-12-13 |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | locked | 12.98% | $61.61 | $8.00 | 2019-11-14 | 2019-12-20 |
* Stock Price shown is previous day’s closing price.
** Recommended date/price reflects the stock’s price on the day the stock was added to the list.
