I screened some interesting high yield stocks with ex-dividend date within September 2013. As a result of my screening, I found 68 higher dividend yielding companies paying forthcoming dividends and having ex-dividend within September 2013. The average yield amounts to 6.39%. Here are the results:
 
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Company 
 | 
  
   
Ticker 
 | 
  
   
Ex-Date 
 | 
  
   
Pay 
 | 
  
   
Yield 
 | 
 
| 
   
Date 
 | 
  
   
Date 
 | 
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| 
   
Windstream Corp 
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WIN 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
12.41 
 | 
 
| 
   
Box Ships Inc 
 | 
  
   
TEU 
 | 
  
   
6-Sep 
 | 
  
   
17-Sep 
 | 
  
   
20.5 
 | 
 
| 
   
TICC Capital Corp 
 | 
  
   
TICC 
 | 
  
   
12-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
11.91 
 | 
 
| 
   
Horizon Technology Finance 
 | 
  
   
HRZN 
 | 
  
   
16-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
14.28 
 | 
 
| 
   
Prospect Capital Corporation 
 | 
  
   
PSEC 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
24-Oct 
 | 
  
   
11.44 
 | 
 
| 
   
Full Circle Capital Corporation 
 | 
  
   
FULL 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
11.28 
 | 
 
| 
   
Fifth Street Finance 
 | 
  
   
FSC 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
10.89 
 | 
 
| 
   
Apollo Commercial REIT 
 | 
  
   
ARI 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
11-Oct 
 | 
  
   
10.65 
 | 
 
| 
   
Brookfield Canada Office 
 | 
  
   
BOXC 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4.78 
 | 
 
| 
   
NTELOS Holdings Corp 
 | 
  
   
NTLS 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
11-Oct 
 | 
  
   
10.38 
 | 
 
| 
   
Apollo Investment Corporation 
 | 
  
   
AINV 
 | 
  
   
18-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4-Oct 
 | 
  
   
10.01 
 | 
 
| 
   
TCP Capital Corp 
 | 
  
   
TCPC 
 | 
  
   
5-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
9.13 
 | 
 
| 
   
New Mountain Finance Corp. 
 | 
  
   
NMFC 
 | 
  
   
12-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
9.32 
 | 
 
| 
   
Frontier Communications 
 | 
  
   
FTR 
 | 
  
   
5-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
8.89 
 | 
 
| 
   
Gladstone Investment 
 | 
  
   
GAIN 
 | 
  
   
16-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
8.73 
 | 
 
| 
   
Ares Capital 
 | 
  
   
ARCC 
 | 
  
   
12-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
8.61 
 | 
 
| 
   
Gladstone Commercial 
 | 
  
   
GOOD 
 | 
  
   
16-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
8.34 
 | 
 
| 
   
Starwood Property Trust 
 | 
  
   
STWD 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
7.12 
 | 
 
| 
   
PDL BioPharma Inc 
 | 
  
   
PDLI 
 | 
  
   
3-Sep 
 | 
  
   
12-Sep 
 | 
  
   
7.33 
 | 
 
| 
   
Solar Capital Ltd. 
 | 
  
   
SLRC 
 | 
  
   
17-Sep 
 | 
  
   
2-Oct 
 | 
  
   
10.9 
 | 
 
| 
   
Fidus Investment Corp 
 | 
  
   
FDUS 
 | 
  
   
10-Sep 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
7.94 
 | 
 
| 
   
Preferred Apartment Comm 
 | 
  
   
APTS 
 | 
  
   
12-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
6.78 
 | 
 
| 
   
THL Credit, Inc. 
 | 
  
   
TCRD 
 | 
  
   
12-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
8.62 
 | 
 
| 
   
Redwood Trust REIT 
 | 
  
   
RWT 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
6.09 
 | 
 
| 
   
Campus Crest Communities 
 | 
  
   
CCG 
 | 
  
   
23-Sep 
 | 
  
   
9-Oct 
 | 
  
   
6.15 
 | 
 
| 
   
Valley National Bancorp 
 | 
  
   
VLY 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
1-Oct 
 | 
  
   
6.16 
 | 
 
| 
   
STAG Industrial, Inc. 
 | 
  
   
STAG 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
5.71 
 | 
 
| 
   
Digital Realty Trust REIT 
 | 
  
   
DLR 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
5.67 
 | 
 
| 
   
Corrections Corp of Amercia 
 | 
  
   
CXW 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4.22 
 | 
 
| 
   
Cedar Fair L.P. MLP 
 | 
  
   
FUN 
 | 
  
   
3-Sep 
 | 
  
   
16-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.68 
 | 
 
| 
   
Pepco Holdings 
 | 
  
   
POM 
 | 
  
   
6-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
5.71 
 | 
 
| 
   
Lincoln Educational Services 
 | 
  
   
LINC 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
5.66 
 | 
 
| 
   
Excel Trust Inc. 
 | 
  
   
EXL 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
5.54 
 | 
 
| 
   
Communications Systems 
 | 
  
   
JCS 
 | 
  
   
12-Sep 
 | 
  
   
1-Oct 
 | 
  
   
5.62 
 | 
 
| 
   
Mercury General 
 | 
  
   
MCY 
 | 
  
   
10-Sep 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
5.57 
 | 
 
| 
   
Winthrop Realty Trust REIT 
 | 
  
   
FUR 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
5.36 
 | 
 
| 
   
Reynolds American 
 | 
  
   
RAI 
 | 
  
   
6-Sep 
 | 
  
   
1-Oct 
 | 
  
   
5.01 
 | 
 
| 
   
Retail Properties of Am 
 | 
  
   
RPAI 
 | 
  
   
25-Sep 
 | 
  
   
10-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4.98 
 | 
 
| 
   
Penn West Petroleum Ltd 
 | 
  
   
PWE 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
9.43 
 | 
 
| 
   
LTC Properties REIT 
 | 
  
   
LTC 
 | 
  
   
18-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
5.18 
 | 
 
| 
   
Old Republic International 
 | 
  
   
ORI 
 | 
  
   
4-Sep 
 | 
  
   
16-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.85 
 | 
 
| 
   
World Wrestling Entertain 
 | 
  
   
WWE 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
25-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.77 
 | 
 
| 
   
Ameren Corp 
 | 
  
   
AEE 
 | 
  
   
9-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.76 
 | 
 
| 
   
AmREIT Inc REIT 
 | 
  
   
AMRE 
 | 
  
   
18-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.72 
 | 
 
| 
   
UIL Holdings 
 | 
  
   
UIL 
 | 
  
   
16-Sep 
 | 
  
   
1-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4.66 
 | 
 
| 
   
Koss Corp 
 | 
  
   
KOSS 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4.59 
 | 
 
| 
   
Encana 
 | 
  
   
ECA 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.55 
 | 
 
| 
   
Chesapeake Lodging Trust 
 | 
  
   
CHSP 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4.02 
 | 
 
| 
   
Regal Entertainment Group 
 | 
  
   
RGC 
 | 
  
   
5-Sep 
 | 
  
   
17-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.51 
 | 
 
| 
   
Rogers Communications 
 | 
  
   
RCI 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
2-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4.27 
 | 
 
| 
   
Public Service Enterprise 
 | 
  
   
PEG 
 | 
  
   
4-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.4 
 | 
 
| 
   
Garmin 
 | 
  
   
GRMN 
 | 
  
   
12-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.43 
 | 
 
| 
   
Crown Crafts, Inc. Com. 
 | 
  
   
CRWS 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4.42 
 | 
 
| 
   
DineEquity Inc. 
 | 
  
   
DIN 
 | 
  
   
6-Sep 
 | 
  
   
27-Sep 
 | 
  
   
2.19 
 | 
 
| 
   
NL Industries 
 | 
  
   
NL 
 | 
  
   
3-Sep 
 | 
  
   
24-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.38 
 | 
 
| 
   
Tower Group, Inc. 
 | 
  
   
TWGP 
 | 
  
   
5-Sep 
 | 
  
   
20-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.71 
 | 
 
| 
   
Telus Corp 
 | 
  
   
TU 
 | 
  
   
6-Sep 
 | 
  
   
1-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4.19 
 | 
 
| 
   
Getty Realty Corp REIT 
 | 
  
   
GTY 
 | 
  
   
24-Sep 
 | 
  
   
10-Oct 
 | 
  
   
3.43 
 | 
 
| 
   
TrustCo Bank 
 | 
  
   
TRST 
 | 
  
   
4-Sep 
 | 
  
   
1-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4.23 
 | 
 
| 
   
SCANA Corp. 
 | 
  
   
SCG 
 | 
  
   
6-Sep 
 | 
  
   
1-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4.13 
 | 
 
| 
   
Weingarten Realty REIT 
 | 
  
   
WRI 
 | 
  
   
3-Sep 
 | 
  
   
13-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.07 
 | 
 
| 
   
LaSalle Hotel Properties 
 | 
  
   
LHO 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
2.97 
 | 
 
| 
   
Elmira Savings Bank 
 | 
  
   
ESBK 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
27-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.05 
 | 
 
| 
   
Williams Cos. 
 | 
  
   
WMB 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
3.7 
 | 
 
| 
   
Leggett & Platt 
 | 
  
   
LEG 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
15-Oct 
 | 
  
   
3.93 
 | 
 
| 
   
United Bancorp 
 | 
  
   
UBCP 
 | 
  
   
6-Sep 
 | 
  
   
20-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.06 
 | 
 
| 
   
Kronos Worldwide Inc 
 | 
  
   
KRO 
 | 
  
   
3-Sep 
 | 
  
   
19-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.04 
 | 
 
| 
   
Xcel Energy 
 | 
  
   
XEL 
 | 
  
   
17-Sep 
 | 
  
   
20-Oct 
 | 
  
   
3.94 
 | 
 
| 
   
Shaw Communications 
 | 
  
   
SJR 
 | 
  
   
11-Sep 
 | 
  
   
27-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.1 
 | 
 
| 
   
Equity One, Inc. REIT 
 | 
  
   
EQY 
 | 
  
   
12-Sep 
 | 
  
   
30-Sep 
 | 
  
   
4.01 
 | 
 
| 
   
Univest Corp of Penn 
 | 
  
   
UVSP 
 | 
  
   
9-Sep 
 | 
  
   
1-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4 
 | 
 
| 
   
Diversicare Healthcare 
 | 
  
   
DVCR 
 | 
  
   
26-Sep 
 | 
  
   
14-Oct 
 | 
  
   
4 
 |