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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 July 2026 · 50 stocks · refreshed daily

#CompanyYieldGrowth StreakSafety
1BITBITBlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust12.07%1 yrB · 76
2RANDRANDRand Capital Corporation11.53%4 yrB · 76
3AVKAVKAdvent Convertible and Income Fund11.20%2 yrA · 86
4CRWSCRWSCrown Crafts, Inc.10.70%0 yrA · 81
5GABGABThe Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.10.66%0 yrA · 86
6WUWUThe Western Union Company10.59%0 yrB · 76
7THWTHWAbrdn World Healthcare Fund10.55%0 yrA · 85
8FCELBFCELBFuelCell Energy, Inc.10.10%0 yrA · 80
9BHFALBHFALBrighthouse Financial, Inc.9.84%0 yrB · 75
10LFMDPLFMDPLifeMD, Inc.9.51%0 yrB · 78
11CCDCCDCalamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund9.39%0 yrA · 81
12GUTGUTThe Gabelli Utility Trust9.29%2 yrB · 78
13HOVNPHOVNPHovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A9.28%0 yrA · 80
14MLPRMLPRETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN9.08%5 yrA · 81
15NIENIEVirtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund8.85%1 yrA · 87
16RMRRMRThe RMR Group Inc.8.71%4 yrB · 77
17GREELGREELGreenidge Generation Holdings Inc. 8.50% Senior Notes due 20268.65%0 yrA · 80
18XOMAPXOMAPXOMA Royalty Corp8.63%0 yrB · 75
19CAGCAGConagra Brands, Inc.8.58%0 yrB · 78
20WLKPWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners LP8.57%0 yrA · 81
21AIOAIOVirtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund8.48%0 yrA · 80
22JSMJSMNavient Corporation SR NT 6% 1215438.45%0 yrA · 83
23IMPPPIMPPPImperial Petroleum Inc.8.39%0 yrB · 78
24PLDGPPLDGPPrologis, Inc.8.20%0 yrA · 89
25DKLDKLDelek Logistics Partners, LP8.18%12 yrB · 78
26EOIEOIEaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund8.15%2 yrA · 81
27LBRDPLBRDPLiberty Broadband Corporation8.03%0 yrB · 75
28ACVACVVirtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund7.99%0 yrA · 82
29VLYPPVLYPPValley National Bancorp7.98%1 yrB · 78
30WVVIPWVVIPWillamette Valley Vineyards, Inc.7.97%0 yrB · 78
31NHPAPNHPAPNational Healthcare Properties, Inc.7.94%0 yrB · 76
32FGNXFGNXPFG Nexus Inc.7.92%0 yrB · 75
33BKZHBKZHYErste Bank Polska S.A.7.77%4 yrB · 79
34BDJBDJBlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust7.73%4 yrB · 77
35ECFECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.7.68%2 yrA · 84
36DHCNIDHCNIDiversified Healthcare Trust -7.66%0 yrA · 83
37CHSCOCHSCOCHS Inc.7.61%0 yrA · 88
38MPLXMPLXMPLX LP7.55%4 yrB · 79
39CHSCPCHSCPCHS Inc.7.49%0 yrA · 92
40MNSBPMNSBPMainStreet Bancshares, Inc.7.41%0 yrB · 78
41BMEBMEBlackRock Health Sciences Trust7.39%2 yrA · 85
42CHSCLCHSCLCHS Inc.7.37%0 yrA · 87
43HTDHTDJohn Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund7.36%1 yrA · 87
44ACCOACCOACCO Brands Corporation7.35%0 yrB · 77
45FIISOFIISOFinancial Institutions, Inc. 8.48% SRB1 PFD B7.33%0 yrA · 85
46FRMEPFRMEPFirst Merchants Corporation7.32%0 yrB · 76
47UNMAUNMAUnum Group 6.250% JR NT587.23%0 yrB · 78
48SIGIPSIGIPSelective Insurance Group, Inc.7.21%0 yrB · 77
49PPCPPCPilgrim's Pride Corporation7.20%1 yrA · 85
50CCNEPCCNEPCNB Financial Corporation7.17%0 yrB · 78

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