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Is it wise to invest in a stock with a large Div yield?
BHP Billiton has room to answer doubters as commodities rout batters debt notes in part: There has been speculation that the company could cut its shareholder   dividend, while Liberum Capital analyst Richard Knights has suggested   BHP might look to raise as much as $US10 billion ($14.3 billion) in   new equity capital. If the dividend is cut, you won't see 11% and the share price may well decline further. There is a possibility of big losses here given the change in the prices of the products the company sells. To add from another source The only reason BHP trades on a yield of more than 8% is because the   market is pricing in a cut to the dividend. According to consensus   earnings estimates for 2016 and 2017, earnings per share will be $0.86   and $1.27 respectively. Dividends per share forecasts are $1.83 and   $1.81 respectively.