Over the last 22 years, 8.3 percentage points of the 13.3 percent compound annual total return of the NAREIT Equity REIT Index has come from dividends. The significant income component of REIT investments provides investors with a stable and predictable flow of income through all market conditions.
NAREIT Equity REIT Annual Returns (1981-2003)
Source: NAREIT
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