Monthly payers
86
38 stocks, 48 funds
Median yield
8.20%
at the last close
Raised past year
13 of 34
steady stocks, rate up
Green after 1 year
60 of 83
price change + payouts
Weekly Dividend Payers » Quarterly Dividend Stocks » Dividend Raises This Month »
Ticker Safety Rating Rate → Yield Price 1-yr price 1-yr total return Mkt cap Type
ORealty Income Corporation UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only $3.26/yr → 5.48%$0.272 monthly $59.55 +5.6% +11.4% $56.1B REIT - Retail
JEPIJPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only $4.09/yr → 7.10%$0.341 monthly $57.66 +1.7% +9.1% $46.0B Option-income ETF
JEPQJPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only $6.47/yr → 11.59%$0.5392 monthly $55.82 −5.0% +6.8% $41.4B Option-income ETF
VIVTelefônica Brasil S.A.Payout changes from one payment to the next UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only $0.67/yr → 5.79%$0.056 monthly $11.61 −7.8% +0.1% $18.6B Telecommunications Services
See the other 82 monthly payers. Each with its 1-year price check, total return and Dividend Safety Rating. It all comes with any paid plan, from Pro up.
Show the Full List »
Ticker Safety Rating Rate → Yield Price 1-yr price 1-yr total return Mkt cap Type

These are the U.S.-listed stocks that pay a dividend every month, plus the large stock-based funds that do. Most are REITs and business development companies (BDCs), the businesses built to hand out most of what they earn. Each row shows the monthly rate, what it yields at the last close, and the part most lists skip: what the price did over the past year, and the total return once the payouts are added back.

A monthly check is easier to budget around and, if you DRIP, each payment buys new shares a few weeks sooner. It says nothing about safety. A payer whose price keeps sliding hands you your own money back, one month at a time.

Monthly Payers by Yield: Price vs. Total Return
For each yield range, the middle 1-year price change of the payers on this list, and the middle total return once a year of payouts is added back. Payers yielding 12%+: middle price change −25.9%, middle total return −7.1%. Payers yielding under 4%: +14.5% and +16.6%.

Who Pays a Monthly Dividend

Monthly payers cluster in a few kinds of business. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) such as Realty Income, which calls itself “The Monthly Dividend Company”, collect rent every month and must pay out most of their taxable income. BDCs lend to private companies and pass most of the interest through. Mortgage REITs hold home loans and pay big, but their payouts move with interest rates. The funds on the list are large stock-based ETFs and closed-end funds, many of them option-income funds such as JEPI and QQQI.

Bond funds also pay monthly, but they are left out here: this page is for stocks and the stock funds people compare them with. For a fund-by-fund comparison see the dividend ETFs page.

The 1-Year Price Check, and Why It Matters

The yield tells you what a payer hands out. The price change tells you what it cost to get it. A fund yielding 12% whose price fell 15% left its holders behind, even though every payment arrived on time. That is why the table puts the 1-year price change and the total return (price change plus a year of payouts) right next to the yield. Of the payers here with a full year of history, 60 of 83 are in the green once payouts are counted.

The rate itself is the other tell. A monthly stock that cut its rate in the past year gets a note under the ticker; 8 of the 34 steady-paying stocks with a year of history did, and 13 raised. Fund payouts float by design, so a fund gets a note only when its payout fell 10% or more.

Building a Monthly Paycheck

Most people who want monthly dividends are planning around bills. Monthly payers make that simple, but you don’t need them for it: quarterly payers on three different cycles do the same job, and many have longer raise records (see the quarterly dividend stocks list, sorted by the months they pay). To see what a mix pays month by month, try the dividend cashflow calculator, and to work backwards from the amount you need, the dividend income calculator.

Questions About Monthly Dividend Stocks

Which stocks pay dividends monthly?

Mostly REITs, business development companies (BDCs) and mortgage REITs, plus stock-based income funds. Realty Income (O) is the best known. This page lists every U.S.-listed monthly payer worth at least $250 million, plus stock funds above $1 billion: 38 stocks and 48 funds right now.

Are monthly dividend stocks better than quarterly ones?

Not by themselves. What matters is the total paid in a year and whether it keeps growing; monthly payments only change the timing. They make budgeting easier and, if you DRIP, put each payment to work a little sooner. Many quarterly payers have longer raise records.

Why do some monthly payers yield so much?

A high yield usually means the price has fallen, often because the market expects a cut, or that the payer is a lender whose payout swings with interest rates. Check the 1-year price change and total return columns: a big yield with a falling price has cost holders money.

How much do I need invested to get $1,000 a month in dividends?

$12,000 a year divided by the yield. At a 6% yield that is about $200,000; at 4%, about $300,000. Higher yields need less money but carry more risk of a cut. The dividend income calculator works it out with raises, DRIP and taxes.

How is the yield on this page calculated?

The latest regular monthly rate times 12, divided by the last closing price. It is not a trailing 12-month figure, so a recent raise or cut shows up right away. Specials are left out of the rate.

More Dividend Lists and Tools

All Dividend Lists & Tools »Dividend Portfolio Builder HOT »Recession-Proof Dividend Stocks HOT »Best Crash Recovery Stocks NEW »Safest Dividend Stocks NEW »Ex-Dividend Calendar »Dividend Raises This Month »Latest Dividend Cuts »Dividend Kings (50+ yrs) »Track Your Own Stocks »
How this list is built: every stock that pays a regular dividend every month and is worth at least $250 million, plus stock-based ETFs and closed-end funds above $1 billion in assets (bond funds left out), largest first. The latest four payments must keep a monthly rhythm. Yield = the latest regular dividend per share × payouts per year ÷ last close (never a trailing 12-month figure; specials are left out of the rate). 1-yr price = change in the split-adjusted close over 365 days; 1-yr total return adds every payout over those 365 days to the price change, without reinvesting. Rate change compares the yearly run rate now with the regular rate in force 13 months ago. U.S. exchanges only; dead and delisted tickers, preferred shares, notes and mutual funds are left out, and a company with two share classes is listed once. Prices, market caps and dividend history come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database; prices as of Nov 10, 2026. This is data, not investment advice.