Date updated:12-29-2007
In its latest U.S. High Dividend Yielding Stocks Update screen, Bear Stearns surveyed issues in the Russell 3000, the Nasdaq 100 and the Standard & Poor's 1500 that yield around 20% but no less than 4%. All told, the firm's Global Equity Linked Strategy Team came up with 206 names. Many are real-estate investment trusts, including four of the top five Big Board-listed companies that follow.

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NCT
Newcastle Inv Cp - $0.77
- +11.59%
- $0.71
The leader of the pack is Newcastle Investment (ticker: NCT), which puts its money into real-estate securities and other real-estate-related assets. It recently traded at 12.76, for a 22.57% yield.

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DFR
Deerfield Capital - $3.33
- -0.60%
- $3.35
Deerfield Capital (DFR) yields 21.99%. It invests in residential mortgage-backed securities, which account for nearly 90% of its portfolio. Recent price: 7.64.

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RAS
Rait Financial Tr - $2.91
- +0.69%
- $2.92
RAIT Financial Trust (RAS), with a 21.15% return and priced at 8.70, specializes in providing commercial mezzanine and short-term bridge financing.

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GHS
Ghs - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
One of the largest publishers of locally based print and online media, GateHouse Media (GHS) changes hands close to 9 and returns 18% currently.

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NRF
Northstar Rlty Fi - $4.81
- +8.09%
- $4.57
NorthStar Realty Finance's (NRF) forte is just about every kind of real-estate finance and investment. It is yielding 16.63% and is priced at 8.66.
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