Contrarian Ideas: 25 High-Yield Stocks Being Targeted by Short Sellers
Published Mar 9, 2011 on Seeking Alpha

The following is a list of high yield dividend stocks that have seen a significant increase in shares shorted between 1/15 - 2/15.Is this excessive pessimism justified, or will the inevitable short-covering provide support to these high yielding stocks? If you're a contrarian, these trends might raise a flag. Full details below.Short trends data sourced from Yahoo! Finance. click for expanded image The list has been sorted by the change in shares shorted between 1/15 - 2/15.1. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A (BLX): Foreign Money Center Banks Industry. Market cap of $640.42M. Dividend yield 4.58%. Shares shorted increased from 646.53K to 912.45K (41.13% change). The stock has had a good month, gaining 33.72%.2. HCP, Inc. (HCP): REIT. Market cap of $13.62B. Dividend yield 5.23%. Shares shorted increased from 14.91M to 19.10M (28.1% change). The stock has had a couple of great days, gaining 10.77% over... Read more