Realty Income Has a New Revenue Stream, and It's Growing Fast

Key Points The U.S. Core Plus Fund generates management fees. It also allows the REIT to invest in different types of properties. 10 stocks we like better than Realty Income › Realty Income (NYSE: O) is known among dividend investors as the real estate investment trust (REIT) that pays monthly dividends and has increased its dividend for 116 consecutive quarters. It's paid a monthly dividend for 673 consecutive quarters. With an annual dividend of $3.258 after the most recent increase in September, the REIT's dividend yield is 5.3%, a handsome yield by any measure. If you owned 100 shares today (valued at around $6,000), you'd receive $27.15 in dividend income each month. Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.