The recent share price decline is indeed a painful one for REIT investors. However, the good thing about REITs investing is, regardless of share price movement, one could still receive dividends. Of course, with the fast and furious interest rate hike this year, DPU would definitely get impacted. Do refer to my previous post Why Invest in REITs? for the pros and cons of REIT investing. If you prefer a comic version, then refer to Comic Strip - Why Invest in REITs.
Anyway, it has been some time since the last update on the typical ex-dividend date for each REIT, today let's spend some time going through it again. At this moment, there are 33 REITs, 5 stapled Hospitality Trusts (combination of REIT & BizTrust) and 2 BizTrust which operate similarly to REITs.
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More and more REITs have adopted half-yearly distribution, which left only 9 quarterly distribution counters now. Gone were the days for many REITs with quarter...