Own Realty Income By Sept. 30 to Qualify for Its Oct. 15 Dividend. Here's How Many Shares You'd Need for $1,251 in Yearly Dividends.

Key Points Realty Income's next dividend will be paid on Oct. 15 to shareowners as of Sept. 30. To get $1,251 in annual payouts, you'd need to buy about 385 shares. 10 stocks we like better than Realty Income › Realty Income Corp. (NYSE: O) is one of the best-known real estate investment trusts (REITs) around. Like most REITs, it receives favorable tax treatment in exchange for paying out most of its operating income as dividends to its shareholders. That's why REITs have significant yields. Realty Income is currently yielding 5.2% on a trailing-12-month basis. Missed AI’s "Act 1"? Act 2 Could Be 15x Bigger. Most investors think they missed the AI boat because they didn't buy Nvidia in 2005.