Dividends are an excellent way to diversify your investment portfolio. Individual investors can profit from dividend equities such as JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mastercard Incorporated, Abbot Laboratories, and Johnson & Johnson. When it comes to dividend equities, research has proven that yield is important. Stocks with higher yields outperform the benchmark S&P 500 index more frequently, regardless of yield.
Insider Monkey takes a look at the 10 dividend stocks with over 9% yield. Antero Midstream Corporation is a storage and transportation company for oil and gas. The company is divided into two segments: Gathering and Processing and Water Handling. It’s up 4.63 percent in the last six months and 27.39 percent for the year. The company’s revenue of $45.89 million was up 16.82 percent year over year, and it also outperformed the prior quarter’s revenue of $40.08 million. Ellington Financial Inc. has increased by 17.29% in the last six months and by 28.22% year to date. PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust is a mortgage real estate investment trust that operates as a specialty finance company. The company operates through three segments: Credit Sensitive Strategies, Interest Rate Sensitive Strategies, and Correspondent Production, and ranks eighth on our list of dividend stocks with a yield of above 9%. Sachem Capital Corp. has increased by 3.46 percent in the last six months and by 12.21 percent for the year, a portfolio of short-term loans originated, underwritten, funded, serviced, and managed by the company. Another mortgage REIT on our list of dividend companies with a yield of above 9% is Annaly Capital Management, Inc. It invests in a variety of assets, including residential and commercial properties. The stock has increased by 4.8 percent in the last six months and by 6.20 percent this year. For more details, click 10 Dividend Stocks With Over 9% Yield.
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