5 High-Yielding ETFs Paying Fat Dividends

4) Guggenheim S&P Global Dividend Opps

Our next ETF dividend winner proves that not all high yields require preferred stock. The Guggenheim S&P Global Dividend Opps (NYSE:LVL) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance of an equity index called the S&P Global Dividend Opportunities Index.

The index consists of a variety of equities, including Penn West Petroleum (NYSE:PWE), Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) and National Retail Properties (NYSE:NNN) common stock. As of March 31, the annual dividend yield on LVL was 5.08%.

5) WisdomTree Equity Income

Rounding out our top-five list is the WisdomTree Equity Income (NYSE:DHS). Appropriately, this ETF seeks to track the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Equity Income index.

That index tracks many of the biggest large-cap stocks in the market today, including AT&T (NYSE:T), Verizon (NYSE:VZ), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). With DHS, you get the best of the best in dividend paying common stock. As of March 31, the annual dividend yield on DHS was 3.71%