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Critical Facts You Need to Know About Preferred Stocks
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Generating a meaningful stream of current income is a top priority for any dividend investor. Whether you’re retired, nearing retirement, or just starting out, a juicy dividend yield can make a great complement to your portfolio – just remember to look under the hood and steer clear of dividend value traps.
For those yield-starved investors out there, below we have compiled a list of high-yielding securities of all types, including:
- U.S. Large Cap Stocks
- U.S. Mid Cap Stocks
- U.S. Small Cap Stocks
- U.S. Micro Cap Stocks
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)
- American Depository Receipts (ADRs)
- Exchange-Traded Products (ETFs and ETNs)
Please note this list is limited to DARS-rated securities that boasted an annualized dividend yield above 5% as of 1/13/2015. To see a list of all dividend-paying securities, please visit the Dividend.com Screener.
U.S. Large Cap Stocks
This includes domestic equities with a market capitalization above $10 billion:
| Ticker | Name | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| (T ) | AT&T | 5.61% |
| (CTL ) | CenturyLink Inc. | 5.59% |
| (WMB ) | Williams Cos. | 5.52% |
| Liquid error: internal | Freeport McMoran | 5.42% |
| (CM ) | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 5.30% |
| (BNS ) | Bank of Nova Scotia | 5.10% |
U.S. Mid Cap Stocks
This includes domestic equities with a market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion:
| Ticker | Name | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid error: internal | Windstream Corp | 12.03% |
| Liquid error: internal | Noble Corp | 9.44% |
| Liquid error: internal | Baytex Energy Corp | 8.73% |
| (TAC ) | Transalta Corp | 7.89% |
| Liquid error: internal | Domtar Corp | 7.84% |
| (VGR ) | Vector Group | 7.30% |
| Liquid error: internal | Vermillion Energy, Inc. | 6.62% |
| Liquid error: internal | RR Donnelley | 6.52% |
| (ENBL ) | Enable Midstream Partners LP | 6.46% |
| (NYCB ) | NY Community Bancorp | 6.35% |
| (SLM ) | SLM Corporation | 6.20% |
| (LAMR ) | Lamar Advertising Co | 6.17% |
| (GEO ) | The Geo Group, Inc. | 6.02% |
| Liquid error: internal | Frontier Communications | 5.93% |
| Liquid error: internal | Foster Wheeler AG | 5.81% |
| Liquid error: internal | Golar LNG Ltd. | 5.79% |
| (OKE ) | ONEOK Inc. | 5.74% |
| Liquid error: internal | Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC | 5.64% |
| Liquid error: internal | Corrections Corp of Amercia | 5.40% |
| Liquid error: internal | CBS Outdoor Americas Inc | 5.38% |
| Liquid error: internal | Mattel | 5.26% |
| (ORI ) | Old Republic International Corp | 5.12% |
U.S. Small Cap Stocks
This includes domestic equities with a market capitalization between $300 million and $2 billion:
| Ticker | Name | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid error: internal | Penn West Petroleum Ltd | 34.57% |
| Liquid error: internal | Pengrowth Energy Corp | 17.27% |
| Liquid error: internal | TICC Capital Corp | 15.16% |
| Liquid error: internal | BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust | 15.12% |
| Liquid error: internal | Fifth Street Finance | 13.72% |
| (ERF ) | Enerplus Corporation | 13.09% |
| (PNNT ) | Pennantpark Investment Corp | 12.03% |
| Liquid error: internal | Apollo Residential Mortgage Inc | 11.31% |
| (SFL ) | Ship Finance International | 11.26% |
| (AINV ) | Apollo Investment Corporation | 10.90% |
| Liquid error: internal | Hugoton Royalty Trust | 10.40% |
| (BKCC ) | BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation | 10.17% |
| Liquid error: internal | Triangle Capital Corp | 10.10% |
| (ANH ) | Anworth Mortgage | 9.39% |
| (SBR ) | Sabine Royalty Trust | 9.14% |
| Liquid error: internal | Foresight Energy LP | 9.03% |
| (GOOD ) | Gladstone Commercial | 8.65% |
| (CODI ) | Compass Diversified Holdings | 8.47% |
| (HTGC ) | Hercules Technology Growth Capital | 8.44% |
| Liquid error: internal | Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | 7.79% |
| Liquid error: internal | Hi-Crush Partners LP | 7.74% |
| Liquid error: internal | Seaspan | 7.58% |
| (NAT ) | Nordic American Tankers | 7.55% |
| (ABR ) | Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. | 7.53% |
| (SJT ) | San Juan Basin Royalty Trust | 7.17% |
| Liquid error: internal | TAL International Group | 7.03% |
| Liquid error: internal | NuStar GP Holdings, LLC. | 6.81% |
| Liquid error: internal | Transocean Partners LLC | 6.80% |
| (MAIN ) | Main Street Capital Corp | 6.66% |
| Liquid error: internal | W&T Offshore Inc. | 6.63% |
| (NL ) | NL Industries | 6.54% |
| Liquid error: internal | Consolidated Communications Holdings | 6.42% |
| Liquid error: internal | Electro Rent | 6.00% |
| Liquid error: internal | Textainer Group Holdings | 5.95% |
| (NCMI ) | National Cinemedia | 5.95% |
| (PBT ) | Permian Basin Royalty Trust Units Ben. Int. | 5.84% |
| Liquid error: internal | Navios Maritime | 5.77% |
| (ARES ) | Ares Management LP | 5.50% |
| (EBF ) | Ennis, Inc. | 5.49% |
| Liquid error: internal | Quad Graphics | 5.45% |
| Liquid error: internal | General Cable Corporation | 5.41% |
| (BGCP ) | BGC Partners | 5.38% |
| (BLX ) | Banco Latinoamericano | 5.36% |
| (UVV ) | Universal Corp | 5.29% |
| Liquid error: internal | One Beacon Insurance Group | 5.19% |
| Liquid error: internal | Excel Trust Inc. | 5.07% |
| Liquid error: internal | Campus Crest Communities | 5.06% |
U.S. Micro Cap Stocks
This includes domestic equities with a market capitalization below $300 million:
| Ticker | Name | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid error: internal | Sandridge Permian Trust | 43.45% |
| Liquid error: internal | SandRidge Mississippian Trust II | 41.18% |
| Liquid error: internal | Whiting USA Trust II | 40.86% |
| (CHKR ) | Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust | 37.73% |
| (VOC ) | VOC Energy Trust | 29.02% |
| Liquid error: internal | SandRidge Mississippian Trust | 28.70% |
| (MSB ) | Mesabi Trust | 19.78% |
| Liquid error: internal | Pacific Coast Oil Trust | 16.70% |
| (KCAP ) | Kohlberg Capital | 14.88% |
| (CRT ) | Cross Timbers Royalty Trust Units | 13.66% |
| (NRT ) | North European Oil Royalty Trust Ctf Ben Int | 12.37% |
| Liquid error: internal | Dominion Resources Trust | 11.63% |
| Liquid error: internal | NGP Capital Resources | 10.44% |
| Liquid error: internal | Enduro Royalty Trust | 10.26% |
| Liquid error: internal | Medallion Financial | 9.79% |
| Liquid error: internal | Comstock Resources Inc | 9.71% |
| (KNOP ) | KNOT Offshore Partners LP | 9.09% |
| Liquid error: internal | Mesa Royalty Trust Units Ben Int | 8.31% |
| Liquid error: internal | CCA Industries | 8.24% |
| (GAIN ) | Gladstone Investment | 8.21% |
| Liquid error: internal | Landauer Inc. | 7.09% |
| Liquid error: internal | International Shipholding Corp. | 6.59% |
| (JCS ) | Communications Systems | 6.03% |
| Liquid error: internal | Courier Corp | 5.77% |
| (CZNC ) | Citizens & Northern Corp | 5.16% |
| Liquid error: internal | Destination Maternity Corporation | 5.05% |
| Liquid error: internal | Orchids Paper Products Co. | 5.03% |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
This includes special types of corporations that are federally obligated to invest only in real estate; more importantly, as long as REITs pay out at least 90% of their earnings in the form of dividends, the companies are not required to pay income taxes.
To learn more, please refer to The Definitive Guide To REITs.
| Ticker | Name | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| (WMC ) | Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp | 20.23% |
| Liquid error: internal | Resource Capital | 16.56% |
| Liquid error: internal | American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp | 13.70% |
| Liquid error: internal | CYS Investments, Inc. | 13.61% |
| (AGNC ) | American Capital Agency | 12.05% |
| (DX ) | Dynex Capital | 11.81% |
| (IVR ) | Invesco Mortgage Capital | 11.62% |
| (NLY ) | Annaly Capital | 11.10% |
| (CMO ) | Capstead Mortgage | 11.06% |
| Liquid error: internal | Hatteras Financial Corp | 10.76% |
| Liquid error: internal | American Realty Capital Properties Inc | 10.59% |
| (MFA ) | MFA Mortgage Investments | 10.04% |
| (ARI ) | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | 9.77% |
| (CSA ) | Cogdell Spencer | 9.41% |
| Liquid error: internal | Northstar Realty Financial Corp | 8.83% |
| (STWD ) | Starwood Property Trust | 8.08% |
| (UMH ) | UMH Properties | 7.42% |
| Liquid error: internal | Government Properties Income Trust | 7.41% |
| Liquid error: internal | Select Income REIT | 7.41% |
| Liquid error: internal | Senior Housing Properties Trust | 6.84% |
| (OLP ) | One Liberty Properties | 6.46% |
| Liquid error: internal | Mack-Cali Realty | 6.21% |
| Liquid error: internal | Hospitality Properties Trust | 6.11% |
| (IRET ) | Investors Real Estate Trust | 6.05% |
| (LXP ) | Lexington Realty Trust | 6.01% |
| Liquid error: internal | Colony Financial Inc. | 5.97% |
| (FSP ) | Franklin Street Properties | 5.97% |
| Liquid error: internal | Mission West Properties | 5.68% |
| (MPW ) | Medical Properties Trust | 5.67% |
| (RWT ) | Redwood Trust | 5.65% |
| (ADC ) | Agree Realty Corp | 5.61% |
| (SNR ) | New Senior Investment Group Inc | 5.43% |
| (SRC ) | Spirit Realty Capital Inc | 5.37% |
| (WPC ) | W.P. Carey Inc. | 5.29% |
| Liquid error: internal | Inland Real Estate | 5.16% |
| Liquid error: internal | EPR Properties | 5.15% |
| Liquid error: internal | CBL & Associates Properties | 5.15% |
| Liquid error: internal | PMC Commercial Trust | 5.15% |
| Liquid error: internal | Liberty Properties | 5.14% |
| (MNR ) | Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp | 5.11% |
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)
This includes limited partnerships that trade like normal stocks; because of their special tax designation, MLPs pass the tax burden on to their shareholders, but they are also required to pay the vast majority of their earnings out to their partners.
To learn more, please refer to Everything Dividend Investors Need To Know About MLPs.
| Ticker | Name | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid error: internal | Mid-Con Energy Partners LP | 38.36% |
| Liquid error: internal | LRR Energy L.P. | 31.39% |
| Liquid error: internal | Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. | 25.13% |
| Liquid error: internal | Legacy Reserves L.P. | 23.55% |
| Liquid error: internal | EV Energy Partners L.P. | 18.34% |
| Liquid error: internal | Northern Tier Energy LP | 17.71% |
| Liquid error: internal | Breitburn Energy Partners L.P. | 17.66% |
| Liquid error: internal | Vanguard Natural Resouces, LLC. | 16.81% |
| (NRP ) | National Resource Partners L.P. | 16.15% |
| Liquid error: internal | Memorial Production Partners LP | 14.74% |
| (NMM ) | Navios Maritime Partners L.P. | 14.26% |
| Liquid error: internal | QR Energy LP | 13.59% |
| Liquid error: internal | Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd. | 13.42% |
| Liquid error: internal | Eagle Rock Energy Partners L.P. | 13.08% |
| Liquid error: internal | Southcross Energy Partners, L.P. | 13.07% |
| (MMLP ) | Martin Midstream Partners L.P. | 12.21% |
| Liquid error: internal | Linn Energy LLC. | 12.09% |
| Liquid error: internal | Calumet Specialty Products L.P. | 12.02% |
| Liquid error: internal | PetroLogistics LP | 11.31% |
| (CPLP ) | Capital Product Partners L.P. | 11.20% |
| Liquid error: internal | Atlas Pipeline Partners LP | 10.46% |
| Liquid error: internal | Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P. | 10.31% |
| Liquid error: internal | CVR Partners L.P. | 10.12% |
| Liquid error: internal | Exterran Partners L.P. | 9.90% |
| Liquid error: internal | StoneMor Partners L.P. | 9.51% |
| (NGL ) | NGL Energy Partners L.P. | 9.37% |
| Liquid error: internal | Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. | 9.26% |
| Liquid error: internal | Williams Partners L.P. | 9.22% |
| Liquid error: internal | Regency Energy Partners L.P. | 9.21% |
| Liquid error: internal | Duff & Phelps Select Energy MLP | 9.06% |
| Liquid error: internal | Ferrellgas Partners L.P. | 8.66% |
| (GMLP ) | Golar LNG Partners LP | 8.50% |
| Liquid error: internal | Transmontaigne Partners L.P. | 8.17% |
| Liquid error: internal | Oneok Partners L.P. | 8.08% |
| (SPH ) | Suburban Propane L.P. | 8.07% |
| Liquid error: internal | Atlas Energy L.P. | 7.85% |
| (NS ) | NuStar Energy L.P. | 7.71% |
| Liquid error: internal | Targa Resources Partners L.P. | 7.33% |
| (GLP ) | Global Partners L.P. | 7.27% |
| Liquid error: internal | AmeriGas Partners L.P. | 7.13% |
| (DMLP ) | Dorchester Minerals, L.P. | 7.06% |
| Liquid error: internal | DCP Midstream Partners L.P. | 7.04% |
| (AB ) | AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. | 7.00% |
| (TGP ) | Teekay LNG Partners L.P. | 6.87% |
| Liquid error: internal | Och-Ziff Capital Management | 6.87% |
| Liquid error: internal | Inergy Midstream LP | 6.84% |
| (HEP ) | Holly Energy Partners L.P. | 6.77% |
| (IEP ) | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | 6.59% |
| Liquid error: internal | Markwest Energy Partners L.P. | 6.47% |
| Liquid error: internal | Alliance Resource Partners L.P. | 6.44% |
| Liquid error: internal | Energy Transfer Partners L.P. | 6.32% |
| Liquid error: internal | Buckeye Partners L.P. | 6.17% |
| Liquid error: internal | Alliance Holdings Group | 6.07% |
| Liquid error: internal | Lehigh Gas Partners | 5.97% |
| Liquid error: internal | Terra Nitrogen Company L.P. | 5.94% |
| Liquid error: internal | Enbridge Energy Partners L.P. | 5.92% |
| Liquid error: internal | El Paso Partners Pipeline L.P. | 5.90% |
| (GEL ) | Genesis Energy L.P. | 5.84% |
| Liquid error: internal | Summit Midstream Partners LP | 5.81% |
| Liquid error: internal | Cedar Fair L.P. | 5.78% |
| (CQP ) | Cheniere Energy Partners L.P. | 5.70% |
| Liquid error: internal | Rose Rock Midstream L.P. | 5.67% |
| (PAA ) | Plains All American Pipeline L.P. | 5.55% |
| (DKL ) | Delek Logistics Partners LP | 5.49% |
| Liquid error: internal | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. | 5.49% |
| Liquid error: internal | EnLink Midstream Partners LP | 5.24% |
| (TCP ) | TC Pipelines L.P. | 5.18% |
| Liquid error: internal | Access Midstream Partners LP | 5.01% |
American Depository Receipts (ADRs)
This includes foreign dividend stocks that are based outside of the U.S., but have shares that trade on U.S. exchanges:
| Ticker | Name | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| (SBS ) | Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo-SABESP ADR (Sponsored) | 15.82% |
| Liquid error: internal | Portugal Telecom S.A. | 15.56% |
| Liquid error: internal | Ensco plc | 10.57% |
| Liquid error: internal | Banco Santander, S.A. | 8.20% |
| Liquid error: internal | Fly Leasing Ltd. | 7.29% |
| Liquid error: internal | TransGlobe Energy Corporation (USA) | 6.85% |
| (MT ) | ArcelorMittal | 6.76% |
| (BP ) | BP PLC | 6.66% |
| (IBN ) | Icici Bank Ltd. | 6.55% |
| (E ) | Eni | 6.49% |
| Liquid error: internal | CPFL Energia S.A | 6.47% |
| Liquid error: internal | Statoil | 6.30% |
| (TOT ) | Total S.A. | 6.27% |
| (RDS-A ) | Royal Dutch Shell plc | 5.97% |
| (WBK ) | Westpac Banking | 5.92% |
| (GSK ) | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 5.71% |
| Liquid error: internal | Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo S.A. | 5.70% |
| Liquid error: internal | France Telecom | 5.61% |
| (BCE ) | BCE Inc. | 5.39% |
| Liquid error: internal | Giant Interactive Group | 5.37% |
| (BHP ) | BHP Billiton Ltd. | 5.27% |
Exchange-Traded Products (ETFs and ETNs)
This includes dividend-paying funds that trade like regular stocks:
| Ticker | Name | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid error: internal | UBS E-TRACS 2x Leveraged Long Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index | 13.54% |
| (YYY ) | YieldShares High Income ETF | 11.36% |
| Liquid error: internal | Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | 8.75% |
| (BDCS ) | UBS E-TRACS Linked to the Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index | 8.55% |
| (KBWD ) | Invesco PowerShares KBW High Dividend Yield Financial Portfolio | 8.51% |
| (GYLD ) | Arrow DJ Global Yield ETF | 8.02% |
| (EDIV ) | SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF | 7.96% |
| Liquid error: internal | UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2x Leveraged Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETN | 7.69% |
| (DVYE ) | iShares Emerging Markets Dividend Index Fund | 7.35% |
| (AMLP ) | Alerian MLP ETF | 6.97% |
| (SDIV ) | Global X SuperDividend ETF | 6.37% |
| (PGX ) | PowerShares Preferred Portfolio | 5.96% |
| (CVY ) | Claymore/Zacks Multi-Asset Inc Idx | 5.77% |
| (MLPG ) | UBS E-TRACS Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index | 5.75% |
| (PGF ) | PowerShares Financials Preferred Portfolio | 5.71% |
| (AMJ ) | JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN | 5.60% |
| (AMU ) | ETRACS Alerian MLP Index ETN | 5.60% |
| (PFF ) | iShares S&P US Preferred Stock Index Fund | 5.47% |
| (SDYL ) | ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged S&P Dividend ETN | 5.31% |
| Liquid error: internal | ETRACS Monthly Pay 2XLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN | 5.28% |
| Liquid error: internal | UBS E-TRACS Wells Fargo MLP Index | 5.18% |
| (MLPI ) | UBS E-TRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index | 5.16% |
The Bottom Line
High-yielding securities are lucrative for obvious reasons; however, what’s not so obvious is separating the “great bargains” from the “dividend traps” out there. Our Best Dividend Stocks list takes much of this guesswork out of the equation and this list can serve as a great starting point for those looking to hone in on fundamentally-sound, dividend paying stocks with attractive growth potential.
