WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) holds small companies in Taiwan, South Africa, India, and Brazil screened and weighted by cash dividends paid. DGS distributes quarterly, with a trailing twelve-month payout of roughly…
The Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (NASDAQ:PDBC) sits in a strange spot for income investors. PDBC trades at $18 and paid a single annual distribution of $0.50862 per share in…
If you own the InfraCap MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:AMZA) for income, the question is simple: can the fund keep cutting those $0.34 monthly checks? AMZA pays a roughly 7.5% to 8% distribution yield from a…
The SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (NYSEARCA:BOAT) has become the cleanest way for income investors to play the Strait of Hormuz blockade, and the tape shows it. BOAT closed near $43, up about 37% year…
The First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) gives U.S. investors access to a group of non-American companies with the rarest trait in equity income: managed, stable, or rising dividends stretching back at…
Historically, the concept of paper currency was invented in 7th Century Tang Dynasty China. These initial promissory notes lasted until 1023, when Emperor Renzong decreed the first government-issued paper money during the Sung Dynasty.…
Silver bugs face a persistent question. Which vehicle gets them closest to ounces in a vault rather than a mining stock or a leveraged contract? The Sprott Physical Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:PSLV) is built specifically…
The ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (NASDAQ:RDOG) is a concentrated bet that the highest-yielding real estate trusts in each property sub-sector deserve a spot in your income portfolio. RDOG currently throws off a 6.3%…
The Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) is a closed-end equity fund that has paid distributions to shareholders every year since 2000, and management has committed to a 8% minimum annual distribution rate funded by…
Many Americans reach retirement age only to realize they may not have enough money saved to comfortably support themselves long-term. Whether due to rising living costs, healthcare expenses, inflation, or poor money habits, many…
Contrary to conventional wisdom, not all commodity futures markets operate the same way. In the West, bullion markets are based on a credit model, where customers hold paper claims on the clearing bank, such…
Silver has done something this year that gold-obsessed portfolios were not built for. The iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) is up 132% over the past year and trades around $70 a share, the kind of…
Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) is the income-focused business development company that pays shareholders a $0.08 monthly distribution plus periodic supplemental payouts tied to portfolio exits. Income investors lean on GAIN for that monthly check, so…
The Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF (NASDAQ:KBWY) concentrates in roughly 30 small and mid-cap REITs that pass a high-yield screen. KBWY currently distributes a 7.6% SEC 30-day yield with a 0.35% expense…
The Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (NASDAQ:XSHD) promises small-cap yield with smoother price action. Monthly distributions have shrunk meaningfully over the past two years, and the fund’s core holdings reveal the…
Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:SRET) holds roughly 30 of the highest-yielding REITs worldwide, equally weighted, with monthly distributions. SRET investors own this fund primarily for the income stream, which raises a fair question:…
The iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:REM) gives income investors exposure to roughly two dozen mortgage REITs in a single ticker, smoothing out the cuts and surprises that routinely hit individual mREITs. With net…
Income investors chasing a double-digit yield from Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) just absorbed the company’s first dividend cut in 13 years. The monthly payout dropped from $0.1333 to $0.1133 effective January 2026, a 15%…
Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) keeps writing checks while the high-yield BDC space struggles this year. The Dallas-based business development company pays a $0.1934 monthly regular dividend plus a $0.06 quarterly supplemental, working out to roughly…
The Putnam BDC Income ETF (NYSE:PBDC) was designed to give yield-hungry investors a one-ticket basket of business development companies. The selection process leans into the largest, most liquid BDCs and ends up overweighting Blue…
