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Monthly Dividend Stocks — Get Paid Every Month

Monthly dividend stocks pay you 12 times a year instead of four — ideal for covering monthly bills or compounding faster through reinvestment. Below are the 60 largest confirmed monthly payers we track (largest: O, DOC, AGNC), with yields up to 25.77% (GOF). Only companies and funds with a steady payment every month make the list — ADRs that happen to pay irregular amounts a dozen times a year are excluded.

See exactly when each one pays on the dividend calendar, or go even more frequent with weekly dividend stocks.

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Key facts: Monthly Dividend Stocks

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 19, 2026, SmarterDividends' Monthly Dividend Stocks list includes 60 stocks.
  • Ranked first on SmarterDividends' Monthly Dividend Stocks list as of Oct 19, 2026 is Realty Income Corporation (O), with a forward dividend yield of 5.81% and 30 consecutive years of dividend increases on record.
  • The median forward dividend yield of the 60 stocks on SmarterDividends' Monthly Dividend Stocks list is 8.31% as of Oct 19, 2026.
  • The highest-yielding stock on SmarterDividends' Monthly Dividend Stocks list as of Oct 19, 2026 is Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (GOF), at 25.77%.
  • By SmarterDividends' count, Realty Income Corporation (O) has the longest dividend-growth streak on SmarterDividends' Monthly Dividend Stocks list, at 30 consecutive years as of Oct 19, 2026.
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SmarterDividends, "Monthly Dividend Stocks," updated Oct 19, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/monthly-dividend-stocks

#CompanyYieldGrowth Streak
1OORealty Income CorporationDividend history5.81%30 yr
2DOCDOCHealthpeak Properties, Inc.Dividend history6.43%0 yr
3AGNCAGNCAGNC Investment Corp.Dividend history16.51%0 yr
4ADCADCAgree Realty CorporationDividend history4.85%4 yr
5PDIPDIPIMCO Dynamic Income FundDividend history18.56%0 yr
6AVALAVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.Dividend history4.09%0 yr
7PECOPECOPhillips Edison & Company, Inc.Dividend history3.61%4 yr
8MAINMAINMain Street Capital CorporationDividend history5.91%3 yr
9EPREPREPR PropertiesDividend history6.68%4 yr
10APLEAPLEApple Hospitality REIT, Inc.Dividend history5.63%0 yr
11DNPDNPDNP Select Income Fund Inc.Dividend history7.79%0 yr
12UTGUTGReaves Utility Income FundDividend history7.18%1 yr
13CSQCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundDividend history8.19%1 yr
14NEANEANuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income FundDividend history8.10%2 yr
15EXGEXGEaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income FundDividend history8.36%2 yr
16UTFUTFCohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, IncDividend history7.70%1 yr
17DXDXDynex Capital, Inc.Dividend history18.66%2 yr
18JPCJPCNuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities FundDividend history11.06%2 yr
19GDVGDVThe Gabelli Dividend & Income TrustDividend history6.36%1 yr
20NADNADNuveen Quality Municipal Income FundDividend history8.17%2 yr
21KYNKYNKayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.Dividend history8.06%0 yr
22PTYPTYPIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity FundDividend history13.31%0 yr
23LTCLTCLTC Properties, Inc.Dividend history5.22%0 yr
24NVGNVGNuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income FundDividend history8.71%2 yr
25ETYETYEaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income FundDividend history8.60%2 yr
26NZFNZFNuveen Municipal Credit Income FundDividend history8.65%2 yr
27EVTEVTEaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income FundDividend history7.27%2 yr
28NMZNMZNuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity FundDividend history8.61%2 yr
29SMASMASmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.Dividend history4.68%0 yr
30CLMCLMCornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc.Dividend history23.59%1 yr
31GOFGOFGuggenheim Strategic Opportunities FundDividend history25.77%0 yr
32ARRARRARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.Dividend history21.82%0 yr
33MHDMHDBlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.Dividend history6.81%2 yr
34ETGETGEaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income FundDividend history6.79%2 yr
35NUVNUVNuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc.Dividend history4.74%3 yr
36PDOPDOPimco Dynamic Income Opportunities FundDividend history13.02%0 yr
37ETVETVEaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities FundDividend history8.16%2 yr
38NACNACNuveen California Quality Municipal Income FundDividend history8.27%2 yr
39MQYMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.Dividend history6.76%0 yr
40EFCEFCEllington Financial Inc.Dividend history13.39%0 yr
41HYTHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.Dividend history12.09%0 yr
42RQIRQICohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.Dividend history9.64%0 yr
43CSWCCSWCCapital Southwest CorporationDividend history13.17%0 yr
44BTTBTTBlackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term TrustDividend history2.54%0 yr
45BCATBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustDividend history23.05%3 yr
46ECATECATBlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term TrustDividend history24.00%3 yr
47MUCMUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.Dividend history6.60%2 yr
48MYIMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc.Dividend history6.75%0 yr
49JFRJFRNuveen Floating Rate Income FundDividend history12.91%0 yr
50NBXGNBXGNeuberger Berman Income Funds - Neuberger Next Generation Connectivity Fund Inc.Dividend history10.84%1 yr
51DSLDSLDoubleLine Income Solutions FundDividend history13.51%0 yr
52EOSEOSEaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund IIDividend history8.89%2 yr
53AODAODAbrdn Total Dynamic Dividend FundDividend history11.87%1 yr
54SBRSBRSabine Royalty TrustDividend history5.88%0 yr
55ETWETWEaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities FundDividend history8.46%2 yr
56FSCOFSCOFS Credit Opportunities Corp.Dividend history14.14%3 yr
57BMEZBMEZBlackRock Health Sciences Term TrustDividend history8.10%2 yr
58EMOEMOClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund IncDividend history8.61%1 yr
59CRFCRFCornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc.Dividend history23.92%1 yr
60TYGTYGTortoise Energy Infrastructure CorporationDividend history14.62%0 yr

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Frequently Asked Questions

What stocks pay dividends monthly?

Most monthly dividend payers are REITs (like Realty Income), BDCs, and covered-call or income ETFs. This list shows confirmed monthly payers, largest first. Realty Income (ticker O) is the best-known — it even trademarked the nickname 'The Monthly Dividend Company.'

Why choose monthly dividend stocks?

Monthly payers smooth your income into 12 payments a year instead of four, which lines up nicely with monthly bills and makes dividend reinvestment compound a little faster. The trade-off is that monthly payers are concentrated in REITs and income funds, so diversify accordingly.

Are monthly dividends safe?

Payment frequency doesn't determine safety — the payout ratio and business quality do. Check each stock's growth streak and payout coverage on its detail page before relying on the income.

Can I build a monthly dividend portfolio with quarterly stocks?

Yes. By combining quarterly payers with staggered ex-dividend months, you can engineer income in every month of the year. The dividend calendar shows exactly when each holding pays.

Data is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Yields and figures refresh daily.