High-Yield Dividend Stocks
Stocks currently yielding 6% or more — listed with the risk context a high yield demands.
A high yield is a price as much as a reward: the market charges less for cash flows it trusts less. Some names on this list are structures designed to distribute most of their income; others yield this much because their share price has fallen and the market is pricing in a possible cut.
That is why this page pairs the list with our rank score rather than sorting on yield alone at the top — the highest number on the page is rarely the most durable one.
| # | Company | Price | Yield | Frequency | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson Matthey Plc JMPLF | $38.15 | 33.69% | Semi-Annual | 31 |
| 2 | Oxford Square Capital Corp. OXSQ | $1.41 | 29.79% | Monthly | 33 |
| 3 | UWM Holdings Corporation UWMC | $1.40 | 28.57% | Quarterly | 17 |
| 4 | Oxford Lane Capital Corp. OXLC | $9.28 | 25.86% | Monthly | 30 |
| 5 | Lument Finance Trust, Inc. LFT | $0.67 | 24.02% | Quarterly | 39 |
| 6 | Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited HKGEF | $0.09 | 24.00% | Semi-Annual | 41 |
| 7 | OFS Credit Company, Inc. OCCI | $2.61 | 22.99% | 34 | |
| 8 | Horizon Technology Finance Corporation HRZN | $4.82 | 22.41% | Monthly | 37 |
| 9 | Shenzhen Investment Holdings Bay Area Development Company Limited SIHBY | $2.25 | 22.27% | 34 | |
| 10 | Mineros S.A. MSA.TO | $8.17 | 22.11% | Quarterly | 40 |
| 11 | New China Life Insurance Company Ltd. NWWCF | $5.75 | 21.02% | Semi-Annual | 48 |
| 12 | Vesuvius plc CKSNF | $4.42 | 20.12% | Semi-Annual | 42 |
| 13 | Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. IVR | $7.52 | 19.15% | Monthly | 36 |
| 14 | OFS Capital Corporation OFS | $3.59 | 18.94% | Quarterly | 38 |
| 15 | Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. ECC | $3.81 | 18.90% | Monthly | 34 |
| 16 | Prospect Capital Corporation PSEC | $2.33 | 18.03% | Monthly | 49 |
| 17 | Orchid Island Capital, Inc. ORC | $6.70 | 17.91% | Monthly | 34 |
| 18 | Shenzhen Investment Holdings Bay Area Development Company Limited SHIHF | $0.28 | 17.90% | 32 | |
| 19 | Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc. PDCC | $8.78 | 17.77% | Monthly | 34 |
| 20 | ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. ARR | $16.34 | 17.63% | Monthly | 38 |
| 21 | Tianjin Development Holdings Limited TJSCF | $0.26 | 17.42% | Semi-Annual | 51 |
| 22 | Sound Point Meridian Capital Inc SPMC | $9.07 | 17.20% | Monthly | 31 |
| 23 | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust PMT | $9.35 | 17.11% | Quarterly | 36 |
| 24 | New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. NYMT | $7.11 | 16.88% | Quarterly | 43 |
| 25 | CION Investment Corporation CION | $7.33 | 16.37% | Monthly | 35 |
| 26 | Saratoga Investment Corp. SAR | $18.43 | 16.28% | Monthly | 35 |
| 27 | MFA Financial, Inc. MFA | $8.91 | 16.16% | Quarterly | 55 |
| 28 | Himalaya Shipping Ltd. HSHP | $16.59 | 15.91% | Monthly | 25 |
| 29 | Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc. SUNS | $7.65 | 15.69% | Quarterly | 31 |
| 30 | Dynex Capital, Inc. DX | $13.03 | 15.66% | Monthly | 46 |
| 31 | Chimera Investment Corporation CIM | $11.52 | 15.62% | Quarterly | 40 |
| 32 | Maiden Holdings, Ltd. 6.625 NT 2046 MHLA | $10.61 | 15.61% | Quarterly | 27 |
| 33 | Redwood Trust, Inc. RWT | $4.80 | 15.00% | Quarterly | 43 |
| 34 | Noah Holdings Limited NOAH | $8.80 | 14.88% | 37 | |
| 35 | Gecina S.A. GECFF | $84.74 | 14.79% | Semi-Annual | 44 |
| 36 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. BMNP | $93.72 | 14.64% | Weekly | 46 |
| 37 | United Maritime Corporation USEA | $2.77 | 14.47% | Quarterly | 34 |
| 38 | TPG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc MITT | $6.71 | 14.31% | Quarterly | 37 |
| 39 | BCP Investment Corporation BCIC | $7.64 | 14.14% | Monthly | 39 |
| 40 | Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. PSBD | $10.27 | 14.02% | Quarterly | 32 |
| 41 | Qube Holdings Limited QUBHF | $3.48 | 13.87% | Semi-Annual | 27 |
| 42 | FS Credit Opportunities Corp. FSCO | $5.18 | 13.76% | Monthly | 30 |
| 43 | Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation CHMI | $2.94 | 13.61% | Quarterly | 37 |
| 44 | Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. LIEN | $10.01 | 13.59% | Quarterly | 37 |
| 45 | Townsquare Media, Inc. TSQ | $5.93 | 13.49% | Quarterly | 30 |
| 46 | Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. IIPR | $56.71 | 13.40% | Quarterly | 36 |
| 47 | AGNC Investment Corp. AGNC | $10.89 | 13.22% | Monthly | 36 |
| 48 | Eagle Point Income Company Inc. EIC | $10.00 | 13.20% | Monthly | 34 |
| 49 | Alibaba Health Information Technology Limited ALBHF | $0.44 | 13.18% | Semi-Annual | 40 |
| 50 | Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. BXMT | $14.27 | 13.17% | Quarterly | 42 |
Methodology
U.S.-listed common stocks in our coverage with a current yield of 6% or higher (computed from the latest regular payment, annualized, against the latest price; one-off specials excluded; yields our validation layer flags as data errors are suppressed site-wide). Ordered by yield, with DividendRank shown alongside.
What to Keep in Mind
Above roughly twice the market average, yield starts functioning as a warning: verify whether the payout grew or the price fell, and check coverage on each name's page. A yield that exists because the price collapsed is the classic yield-trap signature.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a high dividend yield?
Anything well above the large-cap average (~1.5–2%) deserves the label; this list starts at 6%. The higher above sector norms a yield sits, the more scrutiny the payout deserves.
Is a high dividend yield safe?
Not by itself. Yield rises mechanically when a share price falls, so a very high figure often reflects risk the market has already priced. Coverage and payment history — shown on each ticker page — are the relevant checks.
Related Pages
Data updated Aug 27, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.