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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 June 2026 · 50 stocks · refreshed daily

#CompanyYieldGrowth StreakSafety
1BITBITBlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust11.81%1 yrB · 79
2FCELBFCELBFuelCell Energy, Inc.11.63%0 yrB · 77
3CRWSCRWSCrown Crafts, Inc.11.55%0 yrA · 81
4THWTHWAbrdn World Healthcare Fund11.44%0 yrA · 83
5RANDRANDRand Capital Corporation11.43%4 yrB · 76
6AATCAATCAutoscope Technologies Corporation11.32%3 yrB · 76
7AVKAVKAdvent Convertible and Income Fund10.95%2 yrA · 86
8GABGABThe Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.10.62%0 yrA · 86
9GREELGREELGreenidge Generation Holdings Inc. 8.50% Senior Notes due 20269.93%0 yrB · 78
10BHFALBHFALBrighthouse Financial, Inc.9.80%0 yrB · 75
11LFMDPLFMDPLifeMD, Inc.9.50%0 yrB · 76
12GUTGUTThe Gabelli Utility Trust9.43%2 yrB · 78
13CCDCCDCalamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund9.35%0 yrA · 82
14HOVNPHOVNPHovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A9.33%0 yrA · 80
15MLPRMLPRETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN9.13%5 yrA · 80
16NIENIEVirtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund8.73%1 yrA · 87
17DKLDKLDelek Logistics Partners, LP8.47%12 yrB · 78
18IMPPPIMPPPImperial Petroleum Inc.8.45%0 yrB · 78
19RMRRMRThe RMR Group Inc.8.42%4 yrB · 77
20JSMJSMNavient Corporation SR NT 6% 1215438.36%0 yrA · 83
21EOIEOIEaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund8.26%2 yrA · 81
22WLKPWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners LP8.08%0 yrA · 81
23FGNXFGNXPFG Nexus Inc.8.00%0 yrB · 75
24AIOAIOVirtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund8.00%0 yrA · 80
25VLYPPVLYPPValley National Bancorp7.96%1 yrB · 78
26LBRDPLBRDPLiberty Broadband Corporation7.95%0 yrB · 75
27BDJBDJBlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust7.94%4 yrB · 77
28PLDGPPLDGPPrologis, Inc.7.93%0 yrA · 89
29ACVACVVirtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund7.83%0 yrA · 82
30DHCNIDHCNIDiversified Healthcare Trust -7.74%0 yrA · 82
31BMEBMEBlackRock Health Sciences Trust7.68%2 yrA · 85
32MPLXMPLXMPLX LP7.57%4 yrB · 79
33MNSBPMNSBPMainStreet Bancshares, Inc.7.47%0 yrB · 78
34CHSCOCHSCOCHS Inc.7.47%0 yrA · 88
35FRMEPFRMEPFirst Merchants Corporation7.46%0 yrB · 76
36UHTUHTUniversal Health Realty Income Trust7.45%38 yrA · 82
37ACCOACCOAcco Brands Corporation7.43%0 yrB · 76
38GRXGRXThe Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Trust7.38%1 yrB · 76
39HTDHTDJohn Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund7.36%1 yrA · 84
40MGRMGRAffiliated Managers Group, Inc.7.35%0 yrB · 75
41FIISOFIISOFinancial Institutions, Inc. 8.48% SRB1 PFD B7.33%0 yrA · 85
42CSQCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return Fund7.32%1 yrA · 86
43OLPOLPOne Liberty Properties, Inc.7.32%0 yrB · 76
44RHIRHIRobert Half Inc.7.26%22 yrB · 79
45CHSCLCHSCLCHS Inc.7.24%0 yrA · 87
46DNPDNPDNP Select Income Fund Inc.7.24%0 yrA · 95
47ETDETDEthan Allen Interiors Inc.7.23%7 yrB · 77
48LANDOLANDOGladstone Land Corporation7.22%0 yrB · 76
49ECFECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.7.21%2 yrA · 84
50CCNEPCCNEPCNB Financial Corporation7.20%0 yrB · 78

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