A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns, operates, or finances income-generating real estate. REITs offer investors the opportunity to invest in real estate without directly owning real estate and offer benefits such as regular income through dividends, portfolio diversification, potential tax benefits, professional management, and liquidity through publicly traded shares.

While the REIT industry has struggled and underperformed the stock market since the 2020 Covid pandemic, the three REITs I’m talking about here have outperformed the industry and the broader market.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners GDP, EastGroup properties EGPAnd Eisenberg IRM All have high Zacks ranks and above-average performance. Additionally, they come from three different verticals within the REIT sector and offer diverse investment opportunities.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is a leading global infrastructure company that owns and operates a diversified portfolio of quality infrastructure assets. With a focus on sectors such as utilities, transport, energy and data infrastructure, the partnership aims to offer its investors long-term, stable cash flows and attractive returns.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners leverages its asset management expertise and actively seeks investment opportunities that offer growth potential and contribute to the vital infrastructure needs of societies around the world.

GDP annual sales have exploded since 2016, growing from $2.1 billion to over $15 billion today. Brookfield’s reputation as an asset manager has grown to be one of the most respected in the industry, and rightly so. This reputation has enabled them to increase AUM and acquire new infrastructure assets.

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One of the best parts of owning REITs is the regular dividend payments. GDP offers a dividend yield of 4.3%, increased by … on average.