HICAP-1000 -- An Analysis of the Top 25 Hicap-1000 Dividend Payers 2/1/2024 to 1/31/2025

The top 25 Hicap-1000 dividend payers ranked by yield

That’s an awfully big cap! Time for the Hicap-1000!

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.

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[1] 3M Company [MMM]

MMM had total dividends of $20.9975 from 2/1/2024 to 1/31/2025. During that time frame it had a starting price of $80.19, a high price of $155.00, a low price of $75.65, and a 1/31/2025 price of $152.20. This means that it had a yield of 26.18%, or an average monthly yield of 2.18%. The peak-to-valley is -51.19%. The capital gains were 89.80%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is 115.98%, or a gain/loss per month of 9.68%. The average volume from 2/1/2024 to 1/31/2025 was 4,356,475.

Please note MMM had a HUGE spinoff payment on 4/1/2024 which is unlikely to repeat.

For further information, please see the following link:

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/etf/MMM/dividend-history

[2] AGNC Investment Corp. [AGNC]

AGNC had total dividends of $1.4400 from 2/1/2024 to 1/31/2025. During that time frame it had a starting price of $9.67, a high price of $10.85, a low price of $8.92, and a 1/31/2025 price of $9.97. This means that it had a yield of 14.89%, or an average monthly yield of 1.24%. The peak-to-valley is -17.79%. The capital gains were 3.10%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is 17.99%, or a gain/loss per month of 1.50%. The average volume from 2/1/2024 to 1/31/2025 was 14,806,896.

For further information, please see the following link:

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/etf/AGNC/dividend-history

[3] Annaly Capital Management Inc. [NLY]

NLY had total dividends of $2.6000 from 2/1/2024 to 1/31/2025. During that time frame it had a starting price of $19.57, a high price of $21.11, a low price of $17.67, and a 1/31/2025 price of $20.41. This means that it had a yield of 13.29%, or an average monthly yield of 1.11%. The peak-to-valley is -16.30%. The capital gains were 4.29%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is 17.58%, or a gain/loss per month of 1.47%. The average volume from 2/1/2024 to 1/31/2025 was 4,798,038.

For further information, please see the following link:

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/etf/NLY/dividend-history