5 Best High-Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now

4. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 55
Dividend Yield as of March 12: 4.11%

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) is an American biopharmaceutical company that is known for developing innovative therapies for the treatment of various diseases. The company offers a quarterly dividend of $0.77 per share, growing it by 2.7% in February this year, This marked the company’s ninth consecutive year of dividend growth. With a dividend yield of 4.11% as of March 12, GILD is one of the best dividend stocks with high yields.

At the end of December 2023, 55 hedge funds invested in Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), the same as in the previous quarter, according to Insider Monkey’s database. The total value of these stakes is nearly $2.3 billion. With over 3.8 million shares, AQR Capital Management was the company’s leading stakeholder in Q4.

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