REITs vary widely in quality; don’t just buy the one with the biggest yield. See how it stacks up against its competitors before making your investing decision. Here’s a selection of what was recently available.

Name
REIT subgroup
Total
assets*
Distribution
yield**
FFO
payout
ratio
Price/FFO
1-yr.
total
return
5-yr.
total
return
Office property
$385
5.4%
88%
16.0
39.2%
—
Diversified
$273
6.6%
165%
21.6
22.7%
—
Apartments
$1,914
3.2%
79%
28.1
114.6%
33.9%
Shopping ctr.
$3,584
5.3%
89%
17.3
15.8%
81.0%
Diversified
$1,805
3.9%
67%
17.2
53.5%
28.5%
Apartments
$2,023
5.1%
95%
18.6
39.2%
16.5%
Hotels
$537
6.1%
—
—
39.3%
21.2%
Diversified
$726
4.8%
88%
17.0
40.9%
25.3%
Diversified
$2,128
5.4%
65%
15.1
55.2%
25.7%
Health care
$1,315
6.5%
—
—
30.0%
42.8%
Diversified
$4,779
5.4%
74%
15.1
23.7%
21.2%
Hotels
$1,102
7.8%
91%
11.3
25.7%
—
Office & retail
$1,385
6.5%
99%
14.0
32.4%
14.8%
Shopping ctr.
$201
9.7%
309%
27.4
-1.2%
42.9%
Hotels
$1,883
2.4%
39%
23.3
67.6%
14.0%
Diversified
$1,341
6.0%
87%
14.6
42.0%
21.6%
Apartments
$427
5.4%
83%
15.6
27.2%
—
Shopping ctr.
$1,402
5.5%
83%
16.3
30.3%
—
Shopping ctr.
$4,608
5.0%
90%
8.1
24.1%
24.8%
Hotels
$421
9.4%
60%
12.2
26.5%
8.6%
Single tenant
$133
7.7%
—
—
26.7%
—
Health care
$1,134
5.0%
116%
22.6
47.7%
—
Diversified
$158
7.8%
—
32.0
26.6%
—

*Millions
**Indicated rate
Source: Bloomberg–>