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
3.99%
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 |
2.23% |
|
|
58 |
3.97% |
|
|
185 |
5.34% |
|
|
82 |
8.05% |
|
|
24 |
4.68% |
|
|
26 |
2.89% |
|
|
44 |
5.44% |
|
|
21 |
3.42% |
|
|
21 |
2.05% |
|
|
10 |
1.26% |
|
|
19 |
2.13% |
|
|
10 |
3.66% |
|
|
19 |
2.33% |
|
|
24 |
2.55% |
|
|
14 |
7.71% |
|
|
59 |
1.9% |
|
|
17 |
5.11% |
|
|
42 |
5.58% |
|
|
18 |
4.16% |
|
|
16 |
6.34% |
|
|
20 |
3.99% |
|
|
18 |
3.34% |
|
|
29 |
5.72% |
|
|
34 |
5.5% |
|
|
42 |
3.65% |
|
|
49 |
2.23% |
|
|
47 |
2.57% |
|
|
74 |
2.28% |
|
|
43 |
2.62% |
|
|
39 |
2.21% |
|
|
23 |
2.03% |
|
|
59 |
2.14% |
|
|
6 |
2.18% |
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| Stock Symbol | Company Name | DARS™ Rating | Dividend Yield | Current Price | Annual Dividend | Ex-Div Date | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPG | Washington Prime Group Inc | locked | 27.03% | $3.75 | $1.0000 | 2019-11-29 | 2019-12-16 |
| SMHD | ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN | locked | 24.91% | $11.83 | $2.9988 | 2020-01-10 | 2020-01-22 |
| CLM | Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. | locked | 19.40% | $11.46 | $2.2236 | 2020-02-13 | 2020-02-28 |
| CRF | Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc | locked | 19.40% | $11.13 | $2.1552 | 2020-02-13 | 2020-02-28 |
| OXLC | Oxford Lane Capital Corp | locked | 18.08% | $9.12 | $1.6200 | 2020-02-13 | 2020-02-28 |
| CUBA | Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc | locked | 16.92% | $6.73 | $1.1385 | 2019-12-19 | 2019-12-31 |
| PEI | Penn Real Estate Trust | locked | 16.83% | $4.87 | $0.8400 | 2019-11-29 | 2019-12-16 |
| FMO | Fiduciary / Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund | locked | 15.80% | $8.07 | $1.2924 | 2019-11-14 | 2019-11-29 |
| ECC | Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. | locked | 15.55% | $15.45 | $2.4000 | 2020-02-11 | 2020-02-28 |
| ORC | Orchid Island Capital Inc | locked | 15.53% | $6.31 | $0.9600 | 2020-01-30 | 2020-02-26 |
| DSE | Duff & Phelps Select Energy MLP | locked | 15.31% | $3.80 | $0.6000 | 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-19 |
| BCV | Bancroft Fund Ltd | locked | 14.89% | $26.31 | $3.8800 | 2019-11-25 | 2019-12-27 |
| ECF | Ellsworth Fund Ltd | locked | 14.37% | $11.81 | $1.6800 | 2019-11-25 | 2019-12-27 |
| GGN | Gabelli Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust Com Shs Ben Int | locked | 13.73% | $4.37 | $0.6000 | 2020-02-12 | 2020-02-21 |
| OXSQ | Oxford Square Capital Corp. | locked | 13.49% | $6.00 | $0.8040 | 2020-02-13 | 2020-02-28 |
| TYG | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp | locked | 13.45% | $18.37 | $2.6200 | 2019-11-21 | 2019-11-29 |
| TCRD | THL Credit, Inc. | locked | 13.23% | $6.42 | $0.8400 | 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-31 |
| MDRR | Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc. | locked | 13.09% | $3.88 | $0.5000 | 2020-02-10 | 2020-03-10 |
| RIV | Rivernorth Opportunities Fund Inc. | locked | 12.70% | $16.99 | $2.1600 | 2020-02-13 | 2020-02-28 |
| NYMT | New York Mortgage Trust Inc | locked | 12.68% | $6.36 | $0.8000 | 2019-12-19 | 2020-01-27 |
* 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.
