13 High Yielding Stocks
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Dan's approach to selecting the stocks was to review the WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend ETF (DES) which uses a methodology that weights small-cap companies by their dividend payout. Here are the top stocks with the largest weighting in the ETF:
Company |
Trailing Dividend Yield |
Weighting in ETF |
---|---|---|
Vector Group (NYSE: VGR) | 9.5% | 1.44% |
UIL Holdings (NYSE: UIL) | 5.4% | 1.21% |
Prospect Capital (Nasdaq: PSEC) | 14.5% | 1.06% |
Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) | 8.7% | 1.02% |
Potlatch (Nasdaq: PCH) | 6.6% | 1.00% |
Solar Capital (Nasdaq: SLRC) | 12% | 0.89% |
National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) | 5.6% | 0.87% |
Source: WisdomTree; Yahoo! Finance.