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Safe High-Yield Dividend Stocks

High yield is easy to find; safe high yield is the hard part. These dividend stocks pair an above-market forward yield (4–13%) with a dividend-safety score of 75 or higher — so you get the income without the yield-trap risk.

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Updated September 2026 · 50 stocks · refreshed daily

#CompanyYieldGrowth StreakSafety
1BITBITBlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust12.67%1 yrB · 77
2AGDAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund12.18%1 yrB · 75
3NRSANRSAXNexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund11.71%0 yrB · 75
4AVKAVKAdvent Convertible and Income Fund11.50%2 yrA · 87
5THQTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund11.42%2 yrB · 75
6RANDRANDRand Capital Corporation10.86%4 yrA · 80
7GABGABThe Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.10.75%0 yrB · 79
8THWTHWAbrdn World Healthcare Fund10.46%0 yrA · 86
9BHFALBHFALBrighthouse Financial, Inc.10.31%0 yrB · 76
10MEGIMEGINYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund10.30%0 yrB · 79
11FCELBFCELBFuelCell Energy, Inc.10.20%0 yrA · 82
12BPYPPBPYPPBrookfield Property Partners L.P.10.09%0 yrB · 78
13QVCDQVCDQQVC INC9.99%0 yrB · 77
14HOVNPHOVNPHovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A9.89%0 yrB · 77
15CCDCCDCalamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund9.75%0 yrA · 81
16LFMDPLFMDPLifeMD, Inc.9.65%0 yrB · 76
17RMRRMRThe RMR Group Inc.9.44%4 yrB · 79
18GUTGUTThe Gabelli Utility Trust9.36%2 yrA · 81
19MITNMITNTPG Mortgage Investment Trust, 9.33%0 yrB · 77
20NIENIEVirtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund8.92%1 yrA · 87
21RLTYRLTYCohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities & Income Fund8.89%0 yrB · 76
22WLKPWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners LP8.76%0 yrA · 82
23FGNXFGNXPFG Nexus Inc.8.58%0 yrB · 76
24GREELGREELGreenidge Generation Holdings Inc. 8.50% Senior Notes due 20268.49%0 yrA · 80
25AIOAIOVirtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund8.49%0 yrA · 82
26IMPPPIMPPPImperial Petroleum Inc.8.49%0 yrB · 78
27MLPRMLPRETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN8.42%5 yrA · 81
28CAGCAGConagra Brands, Inc.8.39%0 yrB · 78
29PLDGPPLDGPPrologis, Inc.8.36%0 yrA · 89
30SDHYSDHYPGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund8.28%0 yrB · 75
31ACVACVVirtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund8.27%0 yrA · 83
32EOIEOIEaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund8.15%2 yrA · 83
33FOFFOFCohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc.8.09%0 yrB · 75
34DKLDKLDelek Logistics Partners, LP7.93%12 yrB · 79
35LBRDPLBRDPLiberty Broadband Corp7.91%0 yrB · 76
36VLYPPVLYPPValley National Bancorp7.90%1 yrB · 78
37DHCNIDHCNIDiversified Healthcare Trust -7.87%0 yrA · 83
38CSQCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return Fund7.78%1 yrA · 86
39OLPOLPOne Liberty Properties, Inc.7.76%0 yrB · 76
40ADXADXAdams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.7.75%2 yrB · 79
41BDJBDJBlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust7.67%4 yrB · 79
42HTDHTDJohn Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund7.66%1 yrA · 88
43CHSCOCHSCOCHS Inc.7.60%0 yrA · 88
44WVVIPWVVIPWillamette Valley Vineyards, Inc.7.55%0 yrB · 77
45CHSCPCHSCPCHS Inc.7.55%0 yrA · 92
46SIGIPSIGIPSelective Insurance Group, Inc.7.47%0 yrB · 79
47TFSLTFSLTFS Financial Corporation7.47%0 yrB · 77
48OZKAPOZKAPBank OZK7.46%0 yrB · 77
49FRMEPFRMEPFirst Merchants Corporation7.46%0 yrA · 80
50UHTUHTUniversal Health Realty Income Trust7.43%38 yrA · 82

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