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Highest Yielding US REITs Ranked by Dividend Safety (2026)

High-yield real estate equities yielding > 6.0% with institutional balance sheet filters.

Yield without safety is a yield trap. Our quantitative ranking screens US REITs yielding above 6.0% while filtering for AFFO payout ratios under 90% and investment-grade balance sheet liquidity.

Collection Average Yield 8.58%
Average Safety Score 66.7 / 100
Constituent Count 10 REITs
Audit Year 2026

Ranked Institutional Leaderboard

Real-time quantitative scoring • SEC EDGAR
VICI
Gaming & Experiential
#1 Ranked
VICI PROPERTIES INC.
Yield 7.28%
Safety 94/100
P/AFFO 10.4x
Owner of world-class gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations including Caesars Palace, MGM Grand, and The Venetian....
GLPI
Gaming & Hospitality
#2 Ranked
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.
Yield 7.69%
Safety 93/100
P/AFFO 10.3x
First gaming-focused REIT owning premier regional casino assets under master triple-net leases with ultra-long duration cash flows....
ARE
Life Science & R&D
#3 Ranked
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
Yield 12.09%
Safety 64/100
P/AFFO 5.3x
Pioneer and market leader in collaborative life science, agtech, and technology mega-campuses in AAA innovation clusters....
BXP
Premier Office
#4 Ranked
BXP, Inc.
Yield 8.21%
Safety 52/100
P/AFFO 9.5x
BXP, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Premier Office properties....
SLG
NYC Commercial Office
#5 Ranked
SL GREEN REALTY CORP
Yield 10.51%
Safety 40/100
P/AFFO 8.0x
SL GREEN REALTY CORP is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in NYC Commercial Office properties....
CHCT
Community Healthcare
#6 Ranked
Community Healthcare Trust Inc
Yield 14.31%
Safety 45/100
P/AFFO 8.8x
Non-urban healthcare real estate focused on outpatient and specialty healthcare clinics with elevated tenant concentration....
DOC
Healthcare & Medical Office
#7 Ranked
HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
Yield 5.30%
Safety 78/100
P/AFFO 14.5x
HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Healthcare & Medical Office properties....
VTR
Healthcare & Senior Housing
#8 Ranked
Ventas, Inc.
Yield 5.07%
Safety 75/100
P/AFFO 15.0x
Ventas, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Healthcare & Senior Housing properties....
VNO
NYC Commercial Office
#9 Ranked
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
Yield 10.49%
Safety 40/100
P/AFFO 8.0x
VORNADO REALTY TRUST is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in NYC Commercial Office properties....
KIM
Shopping Centers
#10 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....