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Best Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center REITs: Defensive Retail

Necessity-based suburban open-air centers anchored by Kroger, Publix, and Whole Foods.

Unlike enclosed apparel malls, grocery-anchored retail plazas generate recurring foot traffic driven by essential daily necessities, pharmacy pickups, and off-price value retail. Occupancies sit at multi-decade highs above 95%.

Collection Average Yield 4.84%

Average Safety Score 82.3 / 100

Constituent Count 6 REITs

Audit Year 2026

Ranked Institutional Leaderboard

Real-time quantitative scoring • SEC EDGAR

KIM

Shopping Centers

#1 Ranked

KIMCO REALTY CORP

Yield 4.83%

Safety 86/100

P/AFFO 14.5x

KIMCO REALTY CORP is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Shopping Centers properties....

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REG

Grocery-Anchored Retail

#2 Ranked

REGENCY CENTERS CORP

Yield 4.60%

Safety 87/100

P/AFFO 15.0x

REGENCY CENTERS CORP is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Grocery-Anchored Retail properties....

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BRX

Shopping Centers

#3 Ranked

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

Yield 4.83%

Safety 86/100

P/AFFO 14.5x

Brixmor Property Group Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Shopping Centers properties....

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FRT

Premier Shopping Centers

#4 Ranked

FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST

Yield 5.14%

Safety 80/100

P/AFFO 14.0x

FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Premier Shopping Centers properties....

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ROIC

Real Estate

#5 Ranked

ROIC

Yield 4.50%

Safety 75/100

P/AFFO 18.0x

Real Estate Investment Trust ROIC...

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SKT

Diversified REIT

#6 Ranked

TANGER INC.

Yield 5.13%

Safety 80/100

P/AFFO 14.0x

TANGER INC. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Diversified REIT properties....

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