# S&P 500 REITs, Ranked by Dividend Yield

Every real estate investment trust (REIT) in the S&P 500, highest dividend yield first, with its fundamentals score so you can see which payouts the business can back. REITs pay out most of their income, so their yields run higher than most stocks. A payout above 100% means the REIT paid out more than its reported profit that year.

**Quick answer:** S&P 500 REITs: 28. Median dividend yield: 4.1%. Highest yields: Vici Properties (7.4%), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (7.2%) and Host Hotels & Resorts (6.6%). Highest scores: Federal Realty Investment Trust (74), Regency Centers (74) and Vici Properties (73). Paid out more than their reported profit: 17. Market data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Showing the top 28 by score out of 28.

| Rank | Stock | Ticker | Score | Dividend yield | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Federal Realty Investment Trust](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/frt-federal-realty-investment-trust) | FRT | 74/100 | 4.1% | 90.3% |
| 2 | [Regency Centers](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/reg-regency-centers) | REG | 74/100 | 4.1% | 121.1% |
| 3 | [Vici Properties](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/vici-vici-properties) | VICI | 73/100 | 7.4% | 82.6% |
| 4 | [Host Hotels & Resorts](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/hst-host-hotels-resorts) | HST | 73/100 | 6.6% | 63.5% |
| 5 | [American Tower](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/amt-american-tower) | AMT | 66/100 | 3.8% | 98.7% |
| 6 | [Realty Income](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/o-realty-income) | O | 65/100 | 5.7% | 236.4% |
| 7 | [Simon Property Group](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/spg-simon-property-group) | SPG | 65/100 | 4.1% | 72.3% |
| 8 | [Prologis](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/pld-prologis) | PLD | 64/100 | 3.3% | 93% |
| 9 | [Invitation Homes](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/invh-invitation-homes) | INVH | 61/100 | 4.5% | 105.5% |
| 10 | [SBA Communications](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/sbac-sba-communications) | SBAC | 60/100 | 2.6% | 51% |
| 11 | [Vivmark Residential](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/vmrk-vivmark-residential) | VMRK | 59/100 | 4.5% | 97.2% |
| 12 | [Kimco Realty](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/kim-kimco-realty) | KIM | 59/100 | 4.3% | 99.4% |
| 13 | [Extra Space Storage](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/exr-extra-space-storage) | EXR | 59/100 | 4.3% | 132.1% |
| 14 | [BXP](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/bxp-bxp) | BXP | 58/100 | 4.5% | 102.3% |
| 15 | [UDR](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/udr-udr) | UDR | 58/100 | 4.1% | 109.6% |
| 16 | [Digital Realty](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/dlr-digital-realty) | DLR | 56/100 | 2.7% | 189% |
| 17 | [Welltower](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/well-welltower) | WELL | 53/100 | 1.3% | 130.1% |
| 18 | [Public Storage](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/psa-public-storage) | PSA | 51/100 | 3.7% | 92.7% |
| 19 | [Camden Property Trust](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/cpt-camden-property-trust) | CPT | 49/100 | 4.2% | 140.6% |
| 20 | [Healthpeak Properties](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/doc-healthpeak-properties) | DOC | 47/100 | 6.4% | 347.7% |
| 21 | [Ventas](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/vtr-ventas) | VTR | 46/100 | 2.4% | 372.5% |
| 22 | [Iron Mountain](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/irm-iron-mountain) | IRM | 43/100 | 3% | 238.1% |
| 23 | [Equinix](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/eqix-equinix) | EQIX | 43/100 | 2% | 127.7% |
| 24 | [Crown Castle](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/cci-crown-castle) | CCI | 42/100 | 4.8% | 224.9% |
| 25 | [Weyerhaeuser](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/wy-weyerhaeuser) | WY | 40/100 | 4.1% | 133.8% |
| 26 | [Essex Property Trust](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ess-essex-property-trust) | ESS | 40/100 | 3.9% | 191% |
| 27 | [Mid-America Apartment Communities](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/maa-mid-america-apartment-communities) | MAA | 38/100 | 5.2% | 184.6% |
| 28 | [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/are-alexandria-real-estate-equities) | ARE | 25/100 | 7.2% | -41.9% |

## Common questions

### What is a REIT?

A real estate investment trust owns income-producing property such as offices, warehouses, data centres, cell towers, apartments and hospitals, and passes most of the rent to its shareholders. Buying a REIT share gives you a share of that rental income without buying property yourself.

### Why do US REITs pay high dividends?

A US REIT must pay out at least 90% of its taxable income as dividends each year to keep its REIT status, which lets it avoid most corporate income tax. That's why REIT yields usually sit above the wider market's.

### How many REITs are in the S&P 500?

This site scores 28 REITs in the S&P 500. Their median dividend yield is 4.1%.

### Which S&P 500 REIT has the highest dividend yield?

As of this site's latest data, VICI Properties Inc. Common Stock (VICI) has the highest dividend yield among S&P 500 REITs, at 7.4%. Its fundamentals score is 73/100.

### Which S&P 500 REIT has the highest score?

As of this site's latest data, Federal Realty Investment Trust Common Stock (FRT) has the highest fundamentals score among S&P 500 REITs, at 74/100, with a dividend yield of 4.1%.

### Is a REIT scored differently from other stocks?

A few measures use REIT-specific cutoffs because a REIT's business works differently: P/E, P/B, debt-to-equity, interest cover and payout are judged against REIT norms. For example, a high payout counts as a strength for a REIT. Full rules: https://scoreyourstock.com/how.

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