Top 20 Highest Yielding Monthly Dividend Stocks Now | Yields Up To 18.1% (2024)

Updated on August 8th, 2024 by Bob Ciura

Monthly dividend stocks have instant appeal for many income investors. Stocks that pay their dividends each month offer more frequent payouts than traditional quarterly or semi-annual dividend payers.

For this reason, we created a full list of ~80 monthly dividend stocks.

You can download our full Excel spreadsheet of all monthly dividend stocks (along with metrics that matter like dividend yield and payout ratio) by clicking on the link below:

In addition, stocks that have high dividend yields are also attractive for income investors.

With the average S&P 500 yield hovering around 1.3%, investors can generate much more income with high-yield stocks. Screening for monthly dividend stocks that also have high dividend yields makes for an appealing combination.

This article will list the 20 highest-yielding monthly dividend stocks.

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The following 20 monthly dividend stocks have high dividend yields above 5%. Stocks are listed by their dividend yields, from lowest to highest.

The list excludes oil and gas royalty trust, which have extreme fluctuations in their dividend payouts from one quarter to the next due to the underlying volatility of commodity prices.

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• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #20: Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #19: Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #18: EPR Properties (EPR)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #17: Modiv Industrial (MDV)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #16: Gladstone Commercial (GOOD)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #15: Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (ITUB)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #14: Gladstone Capital (GLAD)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #13: Fortitude Gold Corp. (FTCO)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #12: Generation Income Properties (GIPR)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #11: PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #10: Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #9: Stellus Capital (SCM)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #8: Ellington Financial (EFC)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #7: Dynex Capital (DX)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #6: Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #5: Ellington Credit Co. (EARN)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #4: ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #3: AGNC Investment Corporation (AGNC)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #2: Prospect Capital (PSEC)
• High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #1: Orchid Island Capital (ORC)

High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #20: Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE)

• Dividend Yield: 6.9%

Apple Hospitality REIT is a hotel REIT that owns a portfolio of hotels with tens of thousands of rooms located across dozens of states.

It franchises its properties out to leading brands, including Marriott-branded hotels, Hilton-branded hotels, and Hyatt-branded hotels.

As of December 31, 2023, Apple Hospitality owned 225 hotels with a total of 29,900 guest rooms across 88 markets in 38 states.

Source: Investor Presentation

Apple Hospitality REIT announced its first-quarter results for 2024. The company reported a net income of $54.1 million, a 64.2% increase from the previous year, with net income per share rising to $0.22.

Operating income grew by 45.4% to $71.6 million, and Adjusted EBITDAre increased by 5.8% to $100.8 million. The company’s average daily rate (ADR) was $153.18, and occupancy remained steady at 72.0%, resulting in a RevPAR of $110.25.

Despite these gains, Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA slightly declined by 3.2% to $111.7 million. The company acquired the AC Hotel Washington DC Convention Center for $116.8 million and sold two Hilton hotels in Arkansas for $33.5 million.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #19: Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN)

• Dividend Yield: 7.6%

Gladstone Investment is a business development company (BDC) that focuses on US-based small- and medium-sized companies. Industries which Gladstone Investment targets include aerospace & defense, oil & gas, machinery, electronics, and media & communications.

Gladstone Investment reported its fourth quarter (Q4 2023 ended March 31) earnings results on May 8. The company generated total investment income of $23.7 million during the quarter, which represents an increase of 19% compared to the prior quarter. This number beat the analyst consensus estimate by $0.5 million, as analysts expected a slightly weaker performance for the company’s top line.

Gladstone Investment’s adjusted net investment income-per-share totaled $0.24 during the fiscal fourth quarter. That was up from the previous quarter’s level. Gladstone Investment‘s net asset value per share totaled $13.43 on a per share basis at the end of the quarter.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #18: EPR Properties (EPR)

• Dividend Yield: 7.8%

EPR Properties is a specialty real estate investment trust, or REIT, that invests in properties in specific market segments that require industry knowledge to operate effectively.

It selects properties it believes have strong return potential in Entertainment, Recreation, and Education. The portfolio includes about $7 billion in investments across 350+ locations in 44 states, including over 200 tenants.

Source: Investor Presentation

EPR posted first quarter earnings on May 1st, 2024. The company posted adjusted funds-from-operations of $1.12 per share.

In the year-ago period, adjusted FFO-per-share was $1.30. Revenue was down 2.4% year-over-year to $167 million.

EPR enjoys high occupancy rates, which afford it pricing power and higher margins over time. Recent results seem to indicate that the worst is behind EPR, and the Regal restructuring is a big step forward.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #17: Modiv Industrial (MDV)

• Dividend Yield: 7.8%

Modiv Industrial acquires, owns, and actively manages single-tenant net-lease industrial, retail, and office properties in the United States, focusing on strategically essential and mission-critical properties with predominantly investment-grade tenants.

As of its most recent filings, the company’s portfolio comprised 44 properties that occupied 4.6 million square feet of aggregate leasable area.

On March 4th, 2024, Modiv reported its Q4 and full-year results for the period ending December 31st, 2023. For the quarter, total revenues came in at $12.3 million, up 23% year-over-year, excluding the 2022 lease termination fee.

AFFO was $4.5 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, versus AFFO of $6.9 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, in the prior year period.

For the year, AFFO declined to $1.94 from $2.22 in FY2022. The decline in AFFO for both periods was due to higher interest expenses as a result of rising interest rates. For context, in Q4, interest expenses skyrocketed by 149% to $7.05 million.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #16: Gladstone Commercial (GOOD)

• Dividend Yield: 8.3%

Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that specializes in single-tenant and anchored multi-tenant net leased industrial and office properties across the U.S.

The trust targets primary and secondary markets that possess favorable economic growth trends, growing populations, strong employment, and robust growth trends.

Source: Investor Presentation

The trust’s stated goal is to pay shareholders monthly distributions, which it has done for more than 17 consecutive years. Gladstone owns over 100 properties in 24 states that are leased to about 100 unique tenants.

Gladstone posted first quarter earnings on May 6th, 2024, and results were largely in line with expectations. Funds-from-operations were $0.34 per share, which was in line with expectations. Revenue was $35.7 million, off 2.3% from the year-ago period.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #15: Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ITUB)

• Dividend Yield: 8.3%

Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. is a bank headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The bank has operations across South America and other places like the United States, Portugal, Switzerland, China, Japan, etc.

On May 6th, 2024, Itaú Unibanco reported first-quarter results for 2023. The company showcased significant financial growth, with a recurring managerial result totaling $1.9 billion, marking a notable 15.8% increase compared to the previous year. This surge was supported by an annualized recurring managerial return on average equity of 21.9%.

Key drivers behind these impressive results included an augmented financial margin with clients, attributed to a larger loan portfolio and improved margins on liabilities, as well as increased commissions, fees, and profits from insurance operations.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #14: Gladstone Capital (GLAD)

• Dividend Yield: 8.9%

Gladstone Capital is a business development company, or BDC, that primarily invests in small and medium businesses. These investments are made via a variety of equity (10% of portfolio) and debt instruments (90% of portfolio), generally with very high yields.

Loan size is typically in the $7 million to $30 million range and has terms up to seven years.

Source: Investor Presentation

Gladstone posted first quarter earnings on May 1st, 2024. Total investment income increased $0.8 million, or about 3.3%, from the year-ago period.

The gain was driven by a $0.7 million increase in interest income, which itself was driven by a 3.5% increase in the weighted average principal balance of interest-bearing investments. Net investment income came to $0.25 per share for the quarter.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #13: Fortitude Gold (FTCO)

• Dividend Yield: 10.5%

Fortitude Gold is a junior gold producer with operations in Nevada, U.S.A, one of the world’s premier mining friendly jurisdictions. The company targets high-grade gold open pit heap leach operations averaging one gram per tonne of gold or greater.

Its property portfolio currently consists of 100% ownership in six high-grade gold properties. All six properties are within an approximate 30-mile radius of one another within the prolific Walker Lane Mineral Belt.

Source: Investor Presentation

On May 7th, 2024, Fortitude Gold posted its Q1 results. For the quarter, revenue came in at $8.2 million, 62% lower compared to last year. The decline in revenue was driven by a 65% drop in ounces of gold sold.

However, a 19% increase in ounces of silver sold, combined with 10% higher gold and 2% higher silver prices, slightly offset this setback.

The company recorded a mine gross profit of $4.2 million compared to $12.3 million last year due to lower net sales.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #12: Generation Income Properties (GIPR)

• Dividend Yield: 10.6%

Generation Income Properties, Inc. is an internally managed REIT focused on acquiring and managing income-producing retail, office, and industrial properties.

At the end of the year, 96% of the company’s portfolio was leased, with all rents due collected.

On May 20th, 2024, Generation Income reported its Q1 results for the period ending March 31st, 2024. For the quarter, total revenues from operations came in at $2.43 million as compared to $1.43 million in the prior-year period. This represented a year-over-year increase of 81%, mainly driven by property acquisitions.

Core AFFO came in at $241.2K, or $0.05 per share, compared to a negative $14,849, or ($0.006) per share last year. At the end of the year, 93% of the company’s portfolio was leased and occupied, with all rents due collected. We now forecast an AFFO/share power of $0.25 for the fiscal year 2024.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #11: PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT)

• Dividend Yield: 11.5%

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a business development company that seeks to make secondary direct, debt, equity, and loan investments.

The fund also aims to invest through floating rate loans in private or thinly traded or small market-cap, public middle market companies, equity securities, preferred stock, common stock, warrants or options received in connection with debt investments or through direct investments.

PennantPark recently released its financial results for the second quarter ending March 31, 2024. The company reported a $1.478 billion investment portfolio. Net assets totaled $721 million, with a GAAP net asset value per share of $11.40.

There was a 1.8% quarterly increase in both GAAP and adjusted net asset value per share. The credit facility stood at $169 million, with various asset-backed debts ranging from $183.4 million to $283.8 million.

The regulatory debt-to-equity ratio was reported at 1.21x, and the weighted average yield on debt investments at quarter-end was 12.3%.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #10: Horizon Technology (HRZN)

• Dividend Yield: 11.6%

Horizon Technology Finance Corp. is a BDC that provides venture capital to small and medium–sized companies in the technology, life sciences, and healthcare–IT sectors.

The company has generated attractive risk–adjusted returns through directly originated senior secured loans and additional capital appreciation through warrants.

Source: Investor Presentation

On April 30th, 2024, Horizon released its Q1 results. For the quarter, total investment income fell 6.8% year-over-year to $26.1 million, primarily due to lower interest income on investments from the debt investment portfolio.

The dollar-weighted annualized yield on average debt investments in Q1 of 2024 and Q1 of 2023 was 15.6% and 16.3%, respectively.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #9: Stellus Capital (SCM)

• Dividend Yield: 11.7%

Stellus Capital Management provides capital solutions to companies with $5 million to $50 million of EBITDA and does so with a variety of instruments, the majority of which are debt.

Stellus provides first lien, second lien, mezzanine, convertible debt, and equity investments to a diverse group of customers, generally at high yields, in the US and Canada.

Source: Investor Presentation

Stellus posted first quarter earnings on May 9th, 2024. Stellus generated $0.44 in adjusted earnings-per-share. Total investment income was $26 million, up 8% year-over-year.

Operating expenses came to $16 million, up from $15 million a year ago. The increase was driven by higher incentive fees, as the base management fees for both periods was roughly equal. Net investment income was $10.2 million, up from $9.1 million.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #8: Ellington Financial (EFC)

• Dividend Yield: 12.4%

Ellington Financial Inc. acquires and manages mortgage, consumer, corporate, and otherrelatedfinancial assets in theUnited States.

The company acquires and manages residential mortgage–backed securities (RMBS) backed by primejumbo, Alt–A, manufactured housing, and subprime residential mortgage loans.

Source: Investor Presentation

Additionally, it manages RMBS, for whichthe U.S. government guarantees the principal and interest payments. It also provides collateralized loan obligations,mortgage–related and non–mortgage–related derivatives, equity investments in mortgage originators and other strategicinvestments.

On May 12th, 2024, Ellington Financial reported its Q1 results for the period ending March 31st, 2024. Due to the company’s business model, Ellington doesn’t report any revenues. Instead, it records only income.

For the quarter, gross interest income came in at $101.5 million, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #7: Dynex Capital (DX)

• Dividend Yield: 12.9%

Dynex Capital invests in mortgage–backed securities (MBS) on a leveraged basis in the United States. It invests in agency and non–agency MBS consisting of residential MBS, commercial MBS (CMBS), and CMBS interest–only securities.

Source: Investor Presentation

In the first quarter of 2024, the company demonstrated solid financial performance with a total economic return of $0.28 per common share, equivalent to 2.1% of the beginning book value. Book value per common share stood at $13.20 as of March 31, 2024.

Comprehensive income amounted to $0.35 per common share, with net income reaching $0.65 per common share. Dividends declared for the quarter amounted to $0.39 per common share.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #6: Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ)

• Dividend Yield: 14.1%

Oxford Square Capital Corp. is a BDC specializing in financing early and middle–stage businesses through loans and CLOs.

The company holds an equally split portfolio of First–Lien, Second–Lien, and CLO equity assets spread across multiple industries, with the highest exposure in software and business services.

Source: Investor Presentation

On May 2nd, 2024, Oxford Square reported its Q1 results for the period ending March 31st, 2024. For the quarter, the company generated approximately $10.7 million of total investment income, down from $12.3 million in the previous quarter.

The weighted average cash distribution yield of its cash income producing CLO equity investments at current also rose sequentially from 13.6% to 13.7%.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #5: Ellington Credit Co. (EARN)

• Dividend Yield: 14.3%

Ellington Credit Co. acquires, invests in, and manages residential mortgage and real estate related assets. Ellington focuses primarily on residential mortgage-backed securities, specifically those backed by a U.S. Government agency or U.S. government–sponsored enterprise.

Agency MBS are created and backed by government agencies or enterprises, while non-agency MBS are not guaranteed by the government.

On May 14th, 2024, Ellington Residential reported its first quarter results for the period ending March 31st, 2024. The company generated net income of $4.0 million, or $0.20 per share.

Ellington achieved adjusted distributable earnings of $5.3 million in the quarter, leading to adjusted earnings of $0.27 per share, which covered the dividend paid in the period. Ellington’s net interest margin was 3.03% overall.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #4: ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR)

• Dividend Yield: 14.3%

ARMOUR Residential invests in residential mortgage-backed securities that include U.S. Government-sponsored entities (GSE) such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

It also includes Ginnie Mae, the Government National Mortgage Administration’s issued or guaranteed securities backed by fixed-rate, hybrid adjustable-rate, and adjustable-rate home loans.

Unsecured notes and bonds issued by the GSE and the US Treasury, money market instruments, and non-GSE or government agency-backed securities are examples of other types of investments.

ARMOUR’s first-quarter 2024 results showed GAAP net income available to common stockholders of $11.5 million or $0.24 per common share, with net interest income amounting to $5.3 million.

Distributable Earnings available to common stockholders stood at $40.4 million, representing $0.82 per common share. The company paid common stock dividends of $0.24 per share per month or $0.72 per share for the first quarter.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #3: AGNC Investment Corporation (AGNC)

• Dividend Yield: 14.5%

American Capital Agency Corp is a mortgage real estate investment trust that invests primarily in agency mortgage–backed securities (or MBS) on a leveraged basis.

The firm’s asset portfolio is comprised of residential mortgage pass–through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (or CMO), and non–agency MBS. Many of these are guaranteed by government–sponsored enterprises.

AGNC Investment’s first-quarter non-GAAP earnings continued their downward trend amid the company’s operation in a higher interest rate environment.

Source: Investor Presentation

Q1 net spread and dollar roll income per share of $0.58, slightly surpassing expectations, declined from previous quarters.

The quarter’s earnings excluded an estimated “catch-up” premium amortization benefit. Tangible net book value per common share increased to $8.84, although the economic return on tangible common equity declined.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #2: Prospect Capital (PSEC)

• Dividend Yield: 14.7%

Prospect Capital Corporation is a Business Development Company, or BDC, that provides private debt and private equity to middle–market companies in the U.S.

The company focuses on direct lending to owner–operated companies, as well as sponsor–backed transactions. Prospect invests primarily in first and second lien senior loans and mezzanine debt, with occasional equity investments.

Source: Investor Presentation

Prospect posted third quarter earnings on May 8th, 2024. Net investment income came to $94.4 million, off from just under $97 million in the December quarter, and down from $102.2 million a year ago.

As a percentage of total net investment income, interest income was 91%, slightly lower than prior quarters.

On a per-share basis, NII came to 23 cents, down from 24 cents in the December quarter, and down from 26 cents in the March period a year ago.

NAV declined from $9.48 in the March quarter last year to $8.99, but up slightly from $8.92 in the December quarter.

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High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stock #1: Orchid Island Capital (ORC)

• Dividend Yield: 18.1%

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. is a mortgage REIT that invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), including pass-through and structured agency RMBSs.

These financial instruments generate cash flow based on residential loans such as mortgages, subprime, and home-equity loans.

Source: Investor Presentation

Orchid Island reported its first-quarter 2024 results, revealing a net income of $19.8 million, equivalent to $0.38 per common share. This figure includes net interest expense of $2.5 million, or $0.05 per common share, and total expenses of $3.7 million, or $0.07 per common share.

The company recorded net realized and unrealized gains of $26.0 million, or $0.50 per common share, on RMBS and derivative instruments, inclusive of net interest income on interest rate swaps.

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Final Thoughts

Monthly dividend stocks could be more appealing to income investors than quarterly or semi-annual dividend stocks. This is because monthly dividend stocks make 12 dividend payments per year, instead of the usual 4 or 2.

Furthermore, monthly dividend stocks with high yields above 5% are even more attractive for income investors.

The 20 stocks on this list have not been vetted for dividend safety, meaning each investor should understand the unique risk factors of each company.

That said, these 20 dividend stocks make monthly payments to shareholders, and all have high dividend yields.

Further Reading

If you are interested in finding high-quality dividend growth stocks and/or other high-yield securities and income securities, the following Sure Dividend resources will be useful:

Monthly Dividend Stock Individual Security Research

• 3 Top ‘Hold Forever’ Monthly Dividend Stocks

Other Sure Dividend Resources

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