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
3.11%
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 |
2.35% |
|
|
58 |
4.17% |
|
|
187 |
3.27% |
|
|
82 |
8.36% |
|
|
25 |
5.31% |
|
|
26 |
2.74% |
|
|
46 |
6.16% |
|
|
21 |
3.1% |
|
|
21 |
2.17% |
|
|
10 |
1.34% |
|
|
19 |
2.38% |
|
|
10 |
3.72% |
|
|
19 |
2.22% |
|
|
25 |
2.46% |
|
|
14 |
7.56% |
|
|
59 |
2.03% |
|
|
16 |
5.27% |
|
|
43 |
5.69% |
|
|
18 |
4.22% |
|
|
16 |
6.36% |
|
|
20 |
3.96% |
|
|
18 |
3.76% |
|
|
29 |
5.88% |
|
|
34 |
5.65% |
|
|
42 |
3.74% |
|
|
51 |
2.23% |
|
|
48 |
2.61% |
|
|
76 |
2.4% |
|
|
43 |
2.68% |
|
|
39 |
2.2% |
|
|
23 |
2.13% |
|
|
62 |
1.98% |
|
|
6 |
2.16% |
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Top 1211 Financial Dividend Stocks
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| Stock Symbol | Company Name | DARS™ Rating | Dividend Yield | Current Price | Annual Dividend | Ex-Div Date | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMHD | ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN | locked | 24.59% | $11.71 | $2.88 | 2019-10-10 | 2019-10-21 |
| WPG | Washington Prime Group Inc | locked | 24.27% | $4.07 | $1.00 | 2019-08-30 | 2019-09-16 |
| CRF | Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc | locked | 22.37% | $10.65 | $2.38 | 2019-11-14 | 2019-11-29 |
| CLM | Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. | locked | 22.36% | $11.02 | $2.46 | 2019-11-14 | 2019-11-29 |
| SDT | SandRidge Mississippian Trust | locked | 21.39% | $0.49 | $0.10 | 2019-08-08 | 2019-08-23 |
| CUBA | Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc | locked | 17.84% | $6.38 | $1.14 | 2019-09-19 | 2019-09-30 |
| MDRR | Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc. | locked | 17.11% | $4.05 | $0.70 | 2019-07-11 | 2019-07-17 |
| OXLC | Oxford Lane Capital Corp | locked | 16.60% | $9.45 | $1.62 | 2019-11-14 | 2019-11-29 |
| ORC | Orchid Island Capital Inc | locked | 16.30% | $5.79 | $0.96 | 2019-10-30 | 2019-11-29 |
| MARPS | Marine Petroleum Trust Units Ben. Int. | locked | 16.29% | $2.11 | $0.34 | 2019-08-29 | 2019-09-30 |
| FMO | Fiduciary / Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund | locked | 16.05% | $8.05 | $1.29 | 2019-08-14 | 2019-08-30 |
| PEI | Penn Real Estate Trust | locked | 15.38% | $5.62 | $0.84 | 2019-08-30 | 2019-09-17 |
| NRT | North European Oil Royalty Trust Ctf Ben Int | locked | 15.30% | $5.81 | $0.88 | 2019-08-15 | 2019-08-28 |
| MSB | Mesabi Trust | locked | 15.05% | $23.42 | $3.48 | 2019-10-29 | 2019-11-20 |
| ECC | Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. | locked | 15.00% | $16.00 | $2.40 | 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-29 |
| DSE | Duff & Phelps Select Energy MLP | locked | 14.89% | $4.03 | $0.60 | 2019-08-09 | 2019-08-19 |
| GGN | Gabelli Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust Com Shs Ben Int | locked | 14.25% | $4.21 | $0.60 | 2019-11-13 | 2019-11-21 |
| TYG | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp | locked | 14.06% | $18.98 | $2.62 | 2019-08-22 | 2019-08-30 |
| GARS | Garrison Capital Inc | locked | 13.94% | $6.60 | $0.92 | 2019-09-05 | 2019-09-20 |
| OXSQ | Oxford Square Capital Corp. | locked | 13.44% | $5.93 | $0.80 | 2019-11-14 | 2019-11-29 |
* 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.
