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  "id": 8461626,
  "title": "5 Big Dividend Yields With Ex-Dividend Dates Coming Up Fast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/5-big-dividend-yields-with-ex-dividend-dates-coming-up-fast",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:28:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/5-big-dividend-yields-ex-112840425.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five high-yield dividend stocks are nearing their ex-dividend dates, creating a limited window for income investors to capitalize on their payouts. AGNC Investment Corp. offers a 14.5% yield with an ex-date of September 30, but it recently reduced its $0.12 dividend to $0.10 per share. Carlyle Secured Lending presents the strongest coverage among the group, backed by solid earnings and minimal credit losses, with an 13.6% yield and an ex-date of September 30. CCAP, the highest-yielding option at 16.3%, is facing significant challenges with a 25% year-to-date share price decline and a recent dividend cut. Wintrust Financial's preferred shares provide a 7.875% yield and have posted six consecutive record net incomes, though they are non-cumulative. Lastly, the AGNC Series C Fixed-to-Floating Preferred also offers a floating-rate coupon, with its ex-date on October 1 and payment on October 15.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}