FINANCIAL -- An Analysis of the Financial Sector's top 25 Dividend Payers 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025
The top 25 Financial Sector dividend payers ranked by yield
As always, please read our disclaimer.
The following stocks are sorted in descending order of greatest “yield.”
Please note some of these may have had “special” dividends or spinoff payments which will not repeat.
All dividends are calculated based on the “Ex-EFF Date.”
Here’s a “table of averages” for the 25 issues below; not definitive, but kind of interesting.
[1] Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. Common Stock [SWZ]
SWZ had total dividends of $3.4206 from 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025. During that time frame it had a starting price of $8.07, a high price of $9.43, a low price of $6.01, and a 6/30/2025 price of $6.34. This means that it had a yield of 42.39%, or an average monthly yield of 3.55%. The peak-to-valley is -36.27%. The capital gains were -21.44%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is 20.95%, or a gain/loss per month of 1.75%. The average volume since inception was 42,757.
[2] Rand Capital Corp [RAND]
RAND had total dividends of $5.0700 from 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025. During that time frame it had a starting price of $12.20, a high price of $31.89, a low price of $12.20, and a 6/30/2025 price of $16.12. This means that it had a yield of 41.56%, or an average monthly yield of 3.48%. The peak-to-valley is -61.74%. The capital gains were 32.13%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is 73.69%, or a gain/loss per month of 6.16%. The average volume since inception was 8,232.
[3] Mesabi Trust [MSB]
MSB had total dividends of $7.2000 from 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025. During that time frame it had a starting price of $17.44, a high price of $37.00, a low price of $15.93, and a 6/30/2025 price of $23.96. This means that it had a yield of 41.28%, or an average monthly yield of 3.45%. The peak-to-valley is -56.95%. The capital gains were 37.39%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is 78.67%, or a gain/loss per month of 6.58%. The average volume since inception was 42,170.