5 Stocks Trading Under $10 That Pay Massive Monthly Ultra-High-Yield Dividends

By Lee Jackson Published Jul 20, 9:49AM EDT

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Some on Wall Street now feel that the Federal Reserve will cut rates three times in 2025.
Ultra-high-yield stocks will likely benefit from rate cuts.
Stocks that pay monthly can be a substantial passive income bonus to a pension and Social Security.

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While most of Wall Street focuses on large and mega-cap stocks, as they provide a degree of safety and liquidity, many investors are limited in the number of shares they can buy. Many of the most significant public companies, especially the technology giants, trade at prices up to $1,000 per share, while many are in the low to mid-hundreds. It is tough to get decent share count leverage at those steep prices.

Most stocks come with quarterly dividends, which is fine for many shareholders who reinvest dividends. However, many investors rely on dividends as part of a passive income stream. So, receiving a monthly dividend payout is more beneficial. Typically, real estate investment trusts, business development companies, and closed-end funds are among the investment vehicles that pay distributions every month. We found five stocks trading under $10 that are tremendous bargains.

Why do we cover monthly pay stocks under $10?

We enjoy scouring the stock market for the next big winner, as it allows investors to buy a larger position in lower-priced stocks and potentially achieve a parabolic home run, similar to Nvidia or Netflix. Over the years, we have written about stocks like Zynga, which Take-Two Interactive acquired. Northern Oil & Gas was under $3 when we started covering the company. It underwent a reverse split and subsequently rose higher. While these ultra-high-yield monthly pay stocks may not be the next technology home run, they can generate substantial streams of passive income right now, and every month thereafter. Note that all five stocks were trading below the $10 level at the time of this writing.

AGNC Investment

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: AGNC | AGNC Price Prediction) has paid solid monthly dividends for years. It provides private capital to the U.S. housing market, enhancing liquidity in the residential real estate mortgage markets and, in turn, facilitating home ownership in the United States.

The company invests primarily in agency residential mortgage-backed securities on a leveraged basis. These investments consist of residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise guarantees the principal and interest payments.

AGNC buys debt from the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Together, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are known as the GSEs, or government-sponsored enterprises. Alternatively, AGNC may purchase debt from a U.S. government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae).

BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust

This fund has lowered the dividend, which is a massive positive for shareholders who buy now. BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (NYSE: BTX) has investment objectives to provide total return and income through a combination of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation. The trust will invest, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in a combination of equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. technology and privately held companies.

BTX holds well-known tech stocks, including Spotify Technology S.A. (NASDAQ: SPOT) and Reddit Inc. (NYSE: RDDT). The most prominent position is in AI chip giant Nvidia Inc. (NASDAQ: NVDA). It also holds a collection of private-equity holdings that give it hedge fund-type qualities. Think of this fund as a Cathie Wood-style vehicle for new technology with a massive dividend yield.

Trading at a small 2% discount to the fund’s net asset value, those seeking a substantial monthly income with growth potential should consider purchasing these shares now.

DNP Select Income Fund

While off the radar, this stock offers a more conservative approach to investing and a very dependable 8% dividend. DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE: DNP) is a closed-end diversified management investment company. The primary investment objectives of the fund are to generate current income and achieve long-term growth of income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective.

The fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed income securities of companies in the public utilities industry.

It invests more than 65% of its total assets in securities of public utility companies engaged in the production, transmission, or distribution of electric energy, gas, or telephone services.

DNP Select Income invests in master limited partnerships, which make distributions that are primarily attributable to the return of capital. The fund’s policy of concentrating its investments in the utilities industry has been developed to capitalize on the characteristics of securities of companies in that industry. The investment advisor of the Fund is Duff & Phelps Investment Management.

Horizon Technology Finance

This is a venture lending platform that provides structured debt products to life sciences and technology companies. With a gigantic dividend, this stock has tremendous upside potential. Horizon Technology Finance Corp. (NASDAQ: HRZN) is a business development company that specializes in lending and investing in development-stage companies.

It focuses on making secured debt and venture lending investments to venture capital-backed companies in these industries:

Technology
Life science
Healthcare information and services
Cleantech
Sustainability

Horizon Technology Finance is a leading venture lending platform that offers structured debt products to life science and technology companies. Its experienced investment and operations team has provided debt capital to some of the most exciting companies for decades.

PermRock Royalty Trust

PermRock Royalty Trust (NYSE: PRT) acquires, develops, and operates oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin. With a substantial dividend, this energy trust makes sense as spot oil prices appear poised to rebound. This statutory trust owns a net profits interest representing the right to receive 80% of the net profits from the sale of oil and natural gas production from the underlying properties. T2S Permian Acquisition II owns and operates the underlying properties.

The underlying properties comprise about 31,354 gross (22,394 net) acres in the Permian Basin, which extends over 75,000 square miles in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.

The underlying properties consist of four operating areas.

The Permian Clearfork area consists of about 2,434 net acres on the Central Basin Platform of the Permian Basin in Hockley and Terry Counties, Texas.
Permian Abo area consists of about 1,667 net acres on the Central Basin Platform of the Permian Basin in Terry and Cochran Counties, Texas.
The Permian Shelf area consists of 14,390 net acres on the Eastern Shelf of the Permian Basin.
The Permian Platform area consists of 3,903 net acres.

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Lee Jackson has covered Wall Street analysts' equity and debt research and equity strategy daily for 24/7 Wall St. since 2012. His broad and diverse career, which included a stint as the creative services director at the NBC affiliate in Austin, Texas, gives him unique insight into the financial industry and world.

Lee Jackson's journey in the financial industry spans over 30 years, with nearly two decades as an institutional equity salesperson at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley. His career was marked by his presence on the sell side during pivotal Wall Street events, from the dot.com rise and bubble to the Long Term Capital Management debacle, 9/11, and the Great Recession of 2008. This is a testament to his resilience and adaptability in the face of market volatility.

Lee Jackson’s practical financial industry experience, acquired from a career at some of the biggest banks and brokerage firms, is complemented by a lifetime of writing on various platforms. This unique combination allows him to shed light on the intricacies and workings of Wall Street in a way that only someone with deep insider experience and knowledge can. Moreover, his extensive network across Wall Street continues to provide direct access for him and 24/7 Wall St., a privilege few firms enjoy.

Since 2012, Jackson’s work for 24/7 Wall St. has been featured in Barron’s, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, Business Insider, TradingView, Real Money, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Benzinga, and other media outlets. He attended the prestigious Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and has a degree in broadcasting from the Specs Howard School of Media Arts.