2018 REIT Dividend Yields

As of Nov. 30, 2018.
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence

As of November 30, publicly traded U.S. Equity REITs had a one-year average dividend yield of 4.1 percent. The Healthcare REIT sector posted the highest one-year average dividend yield among the group, at 6.1 percent, outperforming the broader SNL U.S. REIT Equity Index by 2 percentage points. The Shopping Center and Hotel sectors followed with 5.2 percent and 5.1 percent one-year average dividend yields, respectively. On the other end of the spectrum, the Manufactured Homes sector logged the lowest average dividend yield at 2.7 percent, trailing the 10-Year T-Note by 15 basis points.

Carter Phillips is an analyst in the real estate client operations department of S&P Global Market Intelligence.

—Posted on Dec. 14, 2018

As of July 2, 2018.
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence

As of July 2, publicly traded U.S. Equity REITs had a one-year average dividend yield of 4 percent. The Health Care REIT sector posted the highest one-year average dividend yield among the group, at 5.9 percent, outperforming the broader SNL U.S. REIT Equity Index by 1.9 percentage points. The Hotel and Shopping Center sectors followed with 5.3 percent and 5 percent one-year average dividend yields, respectively.

The 10-Year T-Note, on the other hand, registered the lowest one-year average yield at 2.6 percent. The Manufactured Homes sector logged the lowest average dividend yield among U.S. REIT sectors at 2.7 percent.

Khamile Armhynn Sabas is a senior analyst in the real estate client operations department of S&P Global Market Intelligence.

—Posted on July 11, 2018

As of Feb. 2, 2018.
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence

As of Feb. 2, publicly traded U.S. equity REITs had a one-year average dividend yield of 3.9 percent. The Health Care REIT sector posted the highest one-year average dividend yield among the group, at 5.4 percent, outperforming the broader SNL U.S. REIT Equity Index by 1.5 percentage points. The Hotel and Diversified REIT sectors followed with 5.3 percent and 4.7 percent one-year average dividend yields, respectively. The 10-Year T Note, on the other hand, registered the lowest one-year average yield at 2.4 percent. The Manufactured Homes sector logged the lowest dividend yield among U.S. REIT sectors at 2.7 percent.

Khamile Armhynn Sabas is an associate in the real estate product operations department of S&P Global Market Intelligence.

—Posted on Feb. 21, 2018