12 Highest Yielding Stocks Going Ex-Dividend End of August

If you are looking to buy dividends, there are plenty of high yielding stocks to choose from. Remember, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date in order to be entitled to the dividend, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date.

All of the following stocks have market caps over $800 million and yields over 3%.

The New York Times Company (NYT) a diversified media company. Ex-div date: 8/28/2008 Market cap: $1.9 billion Yield: 6.92% .

Park National Corporation (PRK) is a multi bank holding company. Ex-div date: 8/22/2008 Market cap: $825.7 million Yield: 6.25% .

Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG) an electric and natural gas utility. Ex-div date: 8/27/2008 Market cap: $3.8 billion Yield: 5.36% .

BT Group plc (BT) is a communications and broadband company. Ex-div date: 8/20/2008 Market cap: $30.3 billion Yield: 5.32% .

Carnival plc (CUK) the ADR of the cruise line. Ex-div date: 8/20/2008 Market cap: $29.4 billion Yield: 4.56% .

Carnival Corporation (CCL) the cruise line. Ex-div date: 8/20/2008 Market cap: $28.4 billion Yield: 4.26% .

Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI) is a provider of financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare, and media information. Ex-div date: 8/19/2008 Market cap: $25.1 billion Yield: 4.16% .

Vtech Holdings Limited (VTKHY.PK) is a telephone manufacturer. Ex-div date: 8/25/2008 Market cap: $1.4 billion Yield: 4.08% .

Northeast Utilities System (NU) is a a public utility holding company. Ex-div date: 8/27/2008 Market cap: $3.8 billion Yield: 3.26% .

Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) sells packaged, fresh, and frozen products. Ex-div date: 8/29/2008 Market cap: $9.3 billion Yield: 3.19% .

STMicroelectronics N.V. (STM) makes semiconductor products. Ex-div date: 8/18/2008 Market cap: $10.2 billion Yield: 3.17% .

Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) produces construction materials. Ex-div date: 8/25/2008 Market cap: $7.0 billion Yield: 3.04% .

If you need a refresher on dividend definitions, check out definitions of dividend dates.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Fred Fuld at Stockerblog.com