Best High Dividend Stocks in USA (August 2025)
High-yield dividend stocks this month include Sterling Bancorp, Inc. (SBT), Argo Blockchain plc 8.75% Senior Notes due 2026 (ARBKL), and Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (OXLCM). Meyka AI screens for U.S. companies with +4% dividend yields across defensive and income-rich sectors. Updated for August 2025.
| Symbol | Price | Change | Volume | Dividend Yield | Market Cap | Sector / Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBT Sterling Bancorp, Inc. | $4.84 | -0.82% -0.04 | 566.2K | +1.00% | 253.1M | Financial Services Banks - Regional |
| ARBKL Argo Blockchain plc 8.75% Senior Notes due 2026 | $2.73 | +4.11% +0.11 | 7.8K | +0.86% | 1.4B | Financial Services Asset Management - Cryptocurrency |
| OXLCM Oxford Lane Capital Corp. | $24.99 | +0.04% +0.01 | 1.3K | +0.33% | 466.4M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OXLCO Oxford Lane Capital Corp. | $23.27 | +0.74% +0.17 | 300 | +0.33% | 11.3B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OXLCZ Oxford Lane Capital Corp. 5.00% Notes due 2027 | $24.22 | +0.33% +0.08 | 1.6K | +0.33% | 11.6B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OXLCP Oxford Lane Capital Corp. | $24.45 | +0.20% +0.05 | 3.2K | +0.33% | 11.7B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OXLC Oxford Lane Capital Corp. | $3.36 | +3.70% +0.12 | 10.3M | +0.33% | 1.6B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OXLCL Oxford Lane Capital Corp. 6.75% Notes due 2031 | $23.61 | +1.37% +0.32 | 6.9K | +0.33% | 11.3B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OXLCN Oxford Lane Capital Corp. | $24.17 | -0.21% -0.05 | 900 | +0.33% | 11.7B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| USOI Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETNs | $52.00 | +0.78% +0.40 | 66.6K | +0.32% | 300.9M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| RAND Rand Capital Corporation | $17.56 | +3.29% +0.56 | 2.2K | +0.30% | 50.5M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| ECCF Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. | $25.13 | -0.20% -0.05 | 2K | +0.29% | 3B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| ECCU Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. | $24.99 | +0.48% +0.12 | 8.6K | +0.29% | 3B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| ECCX Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. 6.6875% NT 28 | $25.02 | +0.52% +0.13 | 726 | +0.29% | 453.2M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| ECCV Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. | $23.45 | +0.43% +0.10 | 3.4K | +0.29% | 769.4M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| ECCW Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. | $23.55 | +0.86% +0.20 | 6.2K | +0.29% | 766.2M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| ECC Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. | $6.82 | +6.38% +0.41 | 1.9M | +0.29% | 748.1M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| ECCC Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. | $23.53 | -1.34% -0.32 | 5.5K | +0.29% | 2.8B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| ECC-PD Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. | $19.63 | +1.03% +0.20 | 8.8K | +0.29% | 2.3B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OCCI OFS Credit Company, Inc. | $5.91 | +7.85% +0.43 | 312.3K | +0.25% | 148.4M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OCCIN OFS Credit Company, Inc. | $24.44 | -0.08% -0.02 | 1.5K | +0.25% | 670.4M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OCCIO OFS Credit Company, Inc. | $24.97 | -0.28% -0.07 | 920 | +0.25% | 685.8M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| SMHB ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN | $4.25 | +1.19% +0.05 | 27K | +0.23% | 21.6M | Financial Services Asset Management - Leveraged |
| WHF WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. | $8.78 | +3.05% +0.26 | 44.8K | +0.21% | 196.9M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| PSEC-PA Prospect Capital Corporation | $17.39 | +1.31% +0.23 | 5.7K | +0.21% | 7.8B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| PSEC Prospect Capital Corporation | $2.83 | +2.54% +0.07 | 6.5M | +0.21% | 1.3B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| PBY Prospect Capital Corporation | $25.00 | -0.17% -0.04 | 10.5K | +0.21% | 1.5B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| AAPU Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares | $23.35 | -6.00% -1.49 | 12.5M | +0.21% | 313.1M | Financial Services Asset Management - Leveraged |
| SLVO Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN | $84.07 | -0.63% -0.53 | 21.3K | +0.20% | 205.7M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| MVRL ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN | $14.67 | -0.74% -0.11 | 1K | +0.20% | 14M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| PTMN Portman Ridge Finance Corporation | $12.41 | +1.31% +0.16 | 47.6K | +0.19% | 162.7M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. | $6.90 | +9.00% +0.57 | 236.7K | +0.19% | 250.8M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| TPVY TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. | $25.30 | -0.00% -0.00 | 5.4K | +0.19% | 288.1M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| EIC Eagle Point Income Company Inc. | $12.45 | +1.63% +0.20 | 271.6K | +0.19% | 309.2M | Financial Services Asset Management - Income |
| EICA Eagle Point Income Company Inc. | $24.52 | -0.00% -0.00 | 135 | +0.19% | 623.8M | Financial Services Asset Management - Income |
| EICB Eagle Point Income Company Inc. | $25.10 | -0.12% -0.03 | 23.8K | +0.19% | 640.2M | Financial Services Asset Management - Income |
| EICC Eagle Point Income Company Inc. | $25.24 | -0.04% -0.01 | 28.7K | +0.19% | 642.7M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| TCPC BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. | $7.20 | +3.75% +0.26 | 556K | +0.19% | 601.2M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| BGS B&G Foods, Inc. | $4.08 | +0.49% +0.02 | 2.3M | +0.19% | 325.2M | Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods |
| HRZN Horizon Technology Finance Corporation | $7.74 | +4.45% +0.33 | 313.6K | +0.18% | 289.3M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| HTFB Horizon Technology Finance Corporation | $24.88 | -0.04% -0.01 | 103 | +0.18% | 1B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| HTFC Horizon Technology Finance Corp | $24.79 | +0.36% +0.09 | 479 | +0.18% | 996.8M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OXSQ Oxford Square Capital Corp. | $2.35 | +1.29% +0.03 | 311.4K | +0.18% | 179.4M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OXSQG Oxford Square Capital Corp. 5.50% Notes due 2028 | $23.90 | +0.02% +0.00 | 1.3K | +0.18% | 176.4M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OXSQL Oxford Square Capital Corp. 6.50% NT 24 | $25.32 | -0.04% -0.01 | 133 | +0.18% | 181.9M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OXSQZ Oxford Square Capital Corp. - 6 | $25.05 | +0.20% +0.05 | 1 | +0.18% | 176.7M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. | $2.73 | -0.73% -0.02 | 21K | +0.18% | 38.9M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| BDCX ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Wells Fargo BDC Index ETN | $27.97 | +1.58% +0.44 | 4.1K | +0.17% | 8.5M | Financial Services Asset Management - Leveraged |
| GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. | $11.23 | +1.81% +0.20 | 493.6K | +0.17% | 1.3B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OFS OFS Capital Corporation | $8.35 | +0.97% +0.08 | 27.8K | +0.16% | 112.5M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| PDCC Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc. | $16.40 | +0.03% +0.00 | 700 | +0.16% | 111.5M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| GLDI Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN | $160.49 | -0.53% -0.85 | 7.9K | +0.16% | 110.7M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| FSK FS KKR Capital Corp. | $20.24 | +8.93% +1.66 | 1.3M | +0.16% | 5B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| SPMC Sound Point Meridian Capital Inc | $18.06 | +0.06% +0.01 | 13.7K | +0.15% | 367.4M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| SAR Saratoga Investment Corp. | $24.63 | +0.37% +0.09 | 101.2K | +0.15% | 400.2M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| HQH Tekla Healthcare Investors | $15.70 | +0.77% +0.12 | 164.3K | +0.15% | 841.3M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation | $13.36 | +0.53% +0.07 | 738.7K | +0.15% | 1.2B | Financial Services Financial - Credit Services |
| MRCC Monroe Capital Corporation | $6.16 | -1.28% -0.08 | 165.6K | +0.15% | 148.4M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| HQL Tekla Life Sciences Investors | $13.20 | -0.45% -0.06 | 117.6K | +0.14% | 381.5M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| SSG ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors | $10.97 | +2.14% +0.23 | 668.1K | +0.14% | 14M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| CION CION Investment Corporation | $9.87 | -4.45% -0.46 | 215.5K | +0.14% | 564M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP | $10.71 | +4.49% +0.46 | 34.5K | +0.14% | 241.9M | Financial Services Financial - Mortgages |
| MFICL MidCap Financial Investment Corporation 8.00% Notes due 2028 | $25.45 | +0.28% +0.07 | 2.3K | +0.14% | 1.7B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| MFIC MidCap Financial Investment Corporation | $12.64 | +1.44% +0.18 | 320.7K | +0.14% | 1.2B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| GECC Great Elm Capital Corp. | $10.99 | +0.37% +0.04 | 18.9K | +0.14% | 126.5M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| GECCZ Great Elm Capital Corp. 8.75% Notes due 2028 | $25.45 | -0.39% -0.10 | 1.7K | +0.14% | 126.9M | Financial Services Investment - Banking & Investment Services |
| CCAP Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. | $14.22 | +0.21% +0.03 | 99.6K | +0.13% | 535.5M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| FCRD First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc. | $4.54 | -3.40% -0.16 | 286.4K | +0.13% | 135.8M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| PNNT PennantPark Investment Corporation | $7.29 | +0.90% +0.07 | 373.2K | +0.13% | 474.4M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ | $18.13 | +0.97% +0.18 | 118.2M | +0.13% | 3B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. | $16.06 | +0.19% +0.03 | 187.5K | +0.13% | 802M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| TRINL Trinity Capital Inc. - 7.00% No | $25.07 | -0.24% -0.06 | 16.8K | +0.13% | 1B | Financial Services Investment - Banking & Investment Services |
| TRIN Trinity Capital Inc. | $15.33 | -0.97% -0.15 | 1.2M | +0.13% | 1B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| PSBD Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. | $14.11 | +2.25% +0.31 | 28.3K | +0.13% | 438.2M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| NMFC New Mountain Finance Corporation | $10.05 | -1.47% -0.15 | 801.6K | +0.13% | 1.1B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| NMFCZ New Mountain Finance Corporation 8.250% Notes due 2028 | $25.33 | -0.04% -0.01 | 4.4K | +0.13% | 1.1B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| CIG-C Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais | $2.60 | -2.99% -0.08 | 2.2K | +0.13% | 6.2B | Utilities Diversified Utilities |
| CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. | $13.60 | -0.44% -0.06 | 671.2K | +0.13% | 1B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| PFFL ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN | $8.63 | +0.58% +0.05 | 100 | +0.13% | 6.5M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | $49.32 | -1.18% -0.59 | 914.4K | +0.13% | 11.9B | Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods |
| KBDC Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. | $15.40 | +1.12% +0.17 | 76.9K | +0.12% | 1.1B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| NVDU Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 2X Shares | $125.58 | -1.55% -1.98 | 418K | +0.12% | 719M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| LIEN Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. | $10.17 | +0.49% +0.05 | 6.5K | +0.12% | 234.1M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| CIB Bancolombia S.A. | $45.40 | -2.66% -1.24 | 309.8K | +0.12% | 11.8B | Financial Services Banks - Regional |
| CSWCZ Capital Southwest Corporation | $25.56 | -0.12% -0.03 | 3.9K | +0.12% | 1.2B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| CSWC Capital Southwest Corporation | $22.63 | +0.58% +0.13 | 444.8K | +0.12% | 1.3B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| BBDC Barings BDC, Inc. | $9.30 | +1.20% +0.11 | 263K | +0.12% | 1B | Financial Services Financial - Credit Services |
| BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | $15.15 | +1.37% +0.21 | 300.3K | +0.12% | 986M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| GBDC Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | $14.78 | +0.34% +0.05 | 1.1M | +0.12% | 4B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| WU The Western Union Company | $8.05 | +0.63% +0.05 | 8.7M | +0.12% | 2.6B | Financial Services Financial - Credit Services |
| PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. | $10.50 | +0.96% +0.10 | 604.9K | +0.12% | 1B | Financial Services Asset Management |
| OBDC Blue Owl Capital Corporation | $14.11 | +0.21% +0.03 | 2.5M | +0.12% | 7.2B | Financial Services Financial - Credit Services |
| VIASP Via Renewables, Inc. | $25.39 | -0.04% -0.01 | 4.3K | +0.11% | 96.7M | Utilities Regulated Electric |
| SPKEP Spark Energy, Inc. | $25.96 | +0.14% +0.04 | 3.4K | +0.11% | 409.9M | Utilities Regulated Electric |
| VIA Via Renewables, Inc. | $11.00 | +0.05% +0.00 | 37.5K | +0.11% | 79.5M | Utilities Regulated Electric |
| SPKE Spark Energy, Inc. | $11.37 | +3.08% +0.34 | 87.1K | +0.11% | 431.6M | Utilities Regulated Electric |
| RMPL-P RiverNorth Specialty Finance Corporation | $25.29 | +0.04% +0.01 | 195 | +0.11% | 59.8M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| XXCH Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Bull 2X Shares | $26.76 | -2.59% -0.71 | 100 | +0.11% | 2.7M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| SCM Stellus Capital Investment Corporation | $14.06 | -1.40% -0.20 | 152.4K | +0.11% | 412.9M | Financial Services Asset Management |
| RWAY Runway Growth Finance Corp. | $10.86 | -0.09% -0.01 | 320K | +0.11% | 410.1M | Financial Services Financial - Credit Services |
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Understanding High Dividend Stocks
High dividend stocks are companies that return a significant portion of their earnings to shareholders through dividends. Investors use them to generate passive income and reduce volatility in their portfolios. Our curated list for USA highlights stocks in utilities, consumer defensive, and financial sectors with dividend yields of 4% or more. Meyka AI updates this list monthly using current yield, payout ratios, and price trends.
Why Track High Dividend Stocks?
Income Generation
- Earn stable income even in uncertain markets
- Use dividends to reinvest or supplement cash flow
- Build long-term passive income portfolios
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- Spot value in defensive and essential sectors
- Reduce portfolio risk with income-generating assets
- Benchmark against inflation and index returns
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We list top-performing dividend-paying stocks in key sectors like utilities, finance, and consumer defensive, all yielding 4% or more.
Our system filters stocks by yield, payout history, sector strength, and financial stability to surface reliable income picks.
Yes. In volatile markets, high-dividend stocks offer consistent income and lower downside risk.
Utilities, financial services, and consumer defensive stocks often provide stable dividends above market average.
Some offer quarterly or even monthly dividends, making them useful for building a passive income stream.