Vici Properties stock trades down about 12% from its 52-week high and 16% from its mid-2022 highs. The casino REIT has built-in rent escalators and a huge average lease term of 40 years. The stock has an attractive 5.

Some dividend ETFs only invest in stocks within sectors for both risk and return reasons. Among these, Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF ( KBWD) has the highest dividend yield, at 12.35%. As the name implies, this ETF only selects stocks within the financial sector.

Read here for an analysis of 2 high-yield investments, a midstream player & a REIT, offering quality income, growth, and potential to outperform the S&P 500.

NNN REIT (NYSE: NNN) has been a wealth-building machine over the years. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has increased its high-yielding dividend (currently 5.8%) for 35 straight years. That steadily rising income stream has enabled the REIT to deliver strong total returns over the past few decades.

These sensational income stocks -- sporting an average yield of 6.15% -- can fatten investors' pocketbooks for a long time to come.

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