Best High Dividend Stocks in USA (July 2025)

High-yield dividend stocks this month include Sterling Bancorp, Inc. (SBT), Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares (YANG), and ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ). Meyka AI screens for U.S. companies with +4% dividend yields across defensive and income-rich sectors. Updated for July 2025.

SymbolPriceChangeVolumeDividend YieldMarket CapSector / Industry
SBT
Sterling Bancorp, Inc.
$4.84
-0.82%
-0.04
566.2K+1.00%253.1M
Financial Services
Banks - Regional
YANG
Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares
$31.53
+1.96%
+0.60
843.4K+0.60%273.8M
Financial Services
Asset Management
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
$19.30
-1.18%
-0.23
40.7M+0.33%2.6B
Financial Services
Asset Management
RAND
Rand Capital Corporation
$16.70
+1.03%
+0.17
3.4K+0.32%50M
Financial Services
Asset Management
USOI
Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETNs
$55.12
-0.68%
-0.38
72.5K+0.27%290M
Financial Services
Asset Management
WEBS
Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bear 3X Shares
$21.34
+0.73%
+0.16
50.7K+0.27%8M
Financial Services
Asset Management
TECS
Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares
$25.67
-0.60%
-0.16
382K+0.27%66M
Financial Services
Asset Management - Leveraged
OXLC
Oxford Lane Capital Corp.
$4.17
+0.28%
+0.01
1.2M+0.26%2B
Financial Services
Asset Management
OXLCZ
Oxford Lane Capital Corp. 5.00% Notes due 2027
$24.06
+0.02%
+0.00
1.6K+0.26%11.6B
Financial Services
Asset Management
OXLCM
Oxford Lane Capital Corp.
$24.99
+0.04%
+0.01
1.3K+0.26%466.4M
Financial Services
Asset Management
OXLCP
Oxford Lane Capital Corp.
$24.43
+0.17%
+0.04
1.9K+0.26%11.8B
Financial Services
Asset Management
OXLCL
Oxford Lane Capital Corp. 6.75% Notes due 2031
$23.70
+0.21%
+0.05
675+0.26%11.4B
Financial Services
Asset Management
OXLCO
Oxford Lane Capital Corp.
$23.30
+0.26%
+0.06
29+0.26%11.2B
Financial Services
Asset Management
OXLCN
Oxford Lane Capital Corp.
$24.24
-0.74%
-0.18
126+0.26%11.8B
Financial Services
Asset Management
ECCC
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.
$23.30
-0.04%
-0.01
2.3K+0.25%2.8B
Financial Services
Asset Management
ECC
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.
$7.81
+0.27%
+0.02
907.6K+0.25%931.4M
Financial Services
Asset Management
ECCF
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.
$25.06
+0.08%
+0.02
4.3K+0.25%3B
Financial Services
Asset Management
ECCW
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.
$23.75
+0.44%
+0.10
671+0.25%924M
Financial Services
Asset Management
ECC-PD
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.
$19.98
+0.86%
+0.17
5.7K+0.25%2.4B
Financial Services
Asset Management
ECCV
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.
$23.22
+0.10%
+0.02
532+0.25%934.2M
Financial Services
Asset Management
ECCX
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. 6.6875% NT 28
$24.62
-0.22%
-0.05
204+0.25%447.3M
Financial Services
Asset Management
SSG
ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors
$12.43
-2.75%
-0.35
37.8K+0.24%9.5M
Financial Services
Asset Management
AAPU
Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares
$23.35
+1.93%
+0.44
2.2M+0.24%216.2M
Financial Services
Asset Management - Leveraged
SLVO
Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN
$81.47
-0.04%
-0.03
5.9K+0.24%191.4M
Financial Services
Asset Management
SMHB
ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN
$4.98
+2.37%
+0.12
31.9K+0.22%25.5M
Financial Services
Asset Management - Leveraged
OCCIO
OFS Credit Company, Inc.
$24.80
-0.02%
-0.00
659+0.22%642.7M
Financial Services
Asset Management
OCCI
OFS Credit Company, Inc.
$6.29
+0.48%
+0.03
73.5K+0.22%162.2M
Financial Services
Asset Management
OCCIN
OFS Credit Company, Inc.
$24.26
+0.32%
+0.08
93+0.22%628.6M
Financial Services
Asset Management
CIB
Bancolombia S.A.
$44.77
-0.37%
-0.16
79.8K+0.22%11.6B
Financial Services
Banks - Regional
BDCX
ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Wells Fargo BDC Index ETN
$30.20
+1.91%
+0.57
487+0.21%11.7M
Financial Services
Asset Management - Leveraged
WHF
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
$8.96
-2.34%
-0.21
14.2K+0.20%205.9M
Financial Services
Asset Management
WHFCL
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. 7.875% Notes due 2028
$25.19
-0.12%
-0.03
300+0.20%203.5M
Financial Services
Investment - Banking & Investment Services
MVRL
ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN
$15.42
+1.06%
+0.16
4.3K+0.20%22.3M
Financial Services
Asset Management
PSEC
Prospect Capital Corporation
$3.33
+0.15%
+0.01
712.8K+0.20%1.5B
Financial Services
Asset Management
PBY
Prospect Capital Corporation
$25.00
-0.17%
-0.04
10.5K+0.20%1.4B
Financial Services
Asset Management
PSEC-PA
Prospect Capital Corporation
$17.14
+0.12%
+0.02
3.2K+0.20%7.7B
Financial Services
Asset Management
FEDU
Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc.
$11.90
+8.28%
+0.91
173+0.20%2.4M
Consumer Defensive
Education & Training Services
MRCC
Monroe Capital Corporation
$6.37
+0.79%
+0.05
27.1K+0.20%137.4M
Financial Services
Asset Management
EIC
Eagle Point Income Company Inc.
$14.00
+1.63%
+0.22
68.2K+0.19%352.7M
Financial Services
Asset Management - Income
EICA
Eagle Point Income Company Inc.
$24.61
+0.43%
+0.10
3K+0.19%625.8M
Financial Services
Asset Management - Income
EICB
Eagle Point Income Company Inc.
$25.11
+0.18%
+0.05
2.1K+0.19%637.8M
Financial Services
Asset Management - Income
EICC
Eagle Point Income Company Inc.
$25.19
+0.08%
+0.02
6.7K+0.19%640.1M
Financial Services
Asset Management
OXSQZ
Oxford Square Capital Corp. - 6
$25.22
+0.82%
+0.21
252+0.19%166.2M
Financial Services
Asset Management
OXSQG
Oxford Square Capital Corp. 5.50% Notes due 2028
$23.94
+0.17%
+0.04
1.4K+0.19%160.2M
Financial Services
Asset Management
OXSQL
Oxford Square Capital Corp. 6.50% NT 24
$25.32
-0.04%
-0.01
133+0.19%181.9M
Financial Services
Asset Management
OXSQ
Oxford Square Capital Corp.
$2.27
-0.44%
-0.01
186.6K+0.19%161.7M
Financial Services
Asset Management
HQH
Tekla Healthcare Investors
$16.07
+2.11%
+0.33
76.5K+0.18%861.3M
Financial Services
Asset Management
BGS
B&G Foods, Inc.
$4.33
+2.61%
+0.11
1.6M+0.18%335.6M
Consumer Defensive
Packaged Foods
SDOW
ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30
$39.87
-2.95%
-1.21
1.2M+0.18%192.5M
Financial Services
Asset Management - Leveraged
HRZN
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation
$8.09
+3.79%
+0.30
212.2K+0.18%323.4M
Financial Services
Asset Management
HTFB
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation
$24.84
+0.38%
+0.09
264+0.18%1B
Financial Services
Asset Management
HTFC
Horizon Technology Finance Corp
$24.65
+0.33%
+0.08
412+0.18%998.2M
Financial Services
Asset Management
HQL
Tekla Life Sciences Investors
$13.35
+2.69%
+0.35
71.9K+0.18%383.1M
Financial Services
Asset Management
TCPC
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
$7.87
+0.64%
+0.05
129.1K+0.17%659M
Financial Services
Asset Management
CIG
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais
$1.93
-3.27%
-0.06
1.5M+0.17%6.1B
Utilities
Diversified Utilities
NEP
NextEra Energy Partners, LP
$10.54
+0.96%
+0.10
4.6M+0.17%985.9M
Utilities
Renewable Utilities
TPVY
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
$25.30
-0.00%
-0.00
5.4K+0.17%282.8M
Financial Services
Asset Management
TPVG
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
$7.26
+0.83%
+0.06
76.9K+0.17%286.7M
Financial Services
Asset Management
ICMB
Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.
$2.87
+1.77%
+0.05
11.2K+0.17%40.8M
Financial Services
Asset Management
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.
$11.79
+1.51%
+0.18
466.1K+0.16%1.4B
Financial Services
Asset Management
OFS
OFS Capital Corporation
$8.43
-2.47%
-0.21
18.6K+0.16%113M
Financial Services
Asset Management
OFSSH
OFS Capital Corporation 4.95% Notes due 2028
$23.36
+0.78%
+0.18
60+0.16%114.4M
Financial Services
Asset Management
GLDI
Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN
$160.54
+0.72%
+1.14
2.8K+0.16%111.3M
Financial Services
Asset Management
SPMC
Sound Point Meridian Capital Inc
$18.45
+1.32%
+0.24
6.8K+0.16%369M
Financial Services
Asset Management
PSBD
Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc.
$14.17
+0.11%
+0.01
3.3K+0.15%453.9M
Financial Services
Asset Management
CION
CION Investment Corporation
$9.82
+1.08%
+0.10
113K+0.15%508M
Financial Services
Asset Management
NVDU
Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 2X Shares
$104.70
+3.39%
+3.43
466.5K+0.15%760.2M
Financial Services
Asset Management
BBDC
Barings BDC, Inc.
$9.43
+1.34%
+0.13
136.9K+0.15%976.8M
Financial Services
Financial - Credit Services
EPV
ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe
$25.32
-1.71%
-0.44
6.1K+0.15%16.3M
Financial Services
Asset Management
BCSF
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.
$15.44
+2.29%
+0.35
111.8K+0.15%990.5M
Financial Services
Asset Management
SAR
Saratoga Investment Corp.
$24.53
-2.04%
-0.51
68.7K+0.15%373.2M
Financial Services
Asset Management
JDST
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares
$9.95
-1.92%
-0.20
4.1M+0.14%74.6M
Financial Services
Asset Management - Leveraged
SPKE
Spark Energy, Inc.
$11.37
+3.08%
+0.34
87.1K+0.14%431.6M
Utilities
Regulated Electric
SPKEP
Spark Energy, Inc.
$25.96
+0.14%
+0.04
3.4K+0.14%409.9M
Utilities
Regulated Electric
VIASP
Via Renewables, Inc.
$25.17
-0.17%
-0.04
879+0.14%95.5M
Utilities
Regulated Electric
VIA
Via Renewables, Inc.
$11.00
+0.05%
+0.00
37.5K+0.14%79.5M
Utilities
Regulated Electric
PFFL
ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN
$8.68
+2.72%
+0.23
3.2K+0.14%8.5M
Financial Services
Asset Management
TRINL
Trinity Capital Inc. - 7.00% No
$25.07
-0.24%
-0.06
16.8K+0.14%1B
Financial Services
Investment - Banking & Investment Services
TRIN
Trinity Capital Inc.
$14.43
+1.98%
+0.28
784K+0.14%915.1M
Financial Services
Asset Management
SOXS
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares
$7.14
-4.03%
-0.30
137.8M+0.14%781.3M
Financial Services
Asset Management - Leveraged
OCSL
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
$14.35
+1.70%
+0.24
235.8K+0.14%1.2B
Financial Services
Financial - Credit Services
CSWCZ
Capital Southwest Corporation
$25.60
-0.00%
-0.00
1.5K+0.14%1.2B
Financial Services
Asset Management
CSWC
Capital Southwest Corporation
$23.15
+1.80%
+0.41
270.2K+0.14%1.2B
Financial Services
Asset Management
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
$44.93
-1.81%
-0.83
250.3K+0.14%10.7B
Consumer Defensive
Packaged Foods
SKF
ProShares UltraShort Financials
$27.85
-1.56%
-0.44
5K+0.14%10.4M
Financial Services
Asset Management - Leveraged
PNNT
PennantPark Investment Corporation
$7.17
+2.36%
+0.17
379.2K+0.14%457.1M
Financial Services
Asset Management
FDUS
Fidus Investment Corporation
$21.03
+0.96%
+0.20
35.7K+0.14%727.5M
Financial Services
Asset Management
GECC
Great Elm Capital Corp.
$10.90
+0.59%
+0.06
13.9K+0.14%126.4M
Financial Services
Asset Management
FCRD
First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc.
$4.54
-3.40%
-0.16
286.4K+0.14%135.8M
Financial Services
Asset Management
CCAP
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.
$14.53
+2.83%
+0.40
135K+0.14%528.5M
Financial Services
Asset Management
PDCC
Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc.
$17.98
+0.78%
+0.14
421+0.14%120.8M
Financial Services
Asset Management
MFICL
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation 8.00% Notes due 2028
$25.54
+0.31%
+0.08
1.8K+0.13%1.7B
Financial Services
Asset Management
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation
$13.02
+1.81%
+0.23
180.4K+0.13%1.2B
Financial Services
Asset Management
FSK
FS KKR Capital Corp.
$21.64
+2.10%
+0.45
356.9K+0.13%6B
Financial Services
Asset Management
HTGC
Hercules Capital, Inc.
$18.76
+1.21%
+0.22
306.4K+0.13%3.3B
Financial Services
Asset Management
HCXY
Hercules Capital, Inc.
$25.25
-0.47%
-0.12
596+0.13%3.2B
Financial Services
Asset Management
CGBD
Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.
$13.99
+1.09%
+0.15
191.9K+0.13%1B
Financial Services
Asset Management
SLRC
SLR Investment Corp.
$16.33
+0.62%
+0.10
90.8K+0.13%886.5M
Financial Services
Asset Management
ABLLL
Abacus Life, Inc. 9.875% Fixed Rate Senior Notes due 2028
$24.54
-1.52%
-0.38
4.6K+0.13%499.5M
Financial Services
Insurance - Life
NCDL
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp.
$16.97
+2.04%
+0.34
93.4K+0.12%844.2M
Financial Services
Asset Management
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Understanding High Dividend Stocks

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