Where to invest for dividend?

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For the record, the 3.5% figure is from the Vanguard web site's VGSIX report: "The current unadjusted effective yield is 3.47% as of

02/28/2007, which includes the entire distribution (dividend income, as well as return of capital and capital gain). The current adjusted effective yield is 3.01% as of 02/28/2007, which is the unadjusted yield reduced by an estimated return of capital. The estimated return of capital, based on the average weighted return of capital of all the REITs on the Morgan Stanley REIT Index, for the past 2 calendar years is 10.62% in 2006 and 5.68% in 2005."

It's also consistent with VGSIX's main holdings, which tend to be the less riskier REITs.

Yahoo's numbers for VGSIX's dividends of the past year also support a contention the yield is currently closer to 4% or so, depending on the share price. The share price varied from about 20 to 27 in 2006 but the price is running notably higher of late.

With the surge in REIT stock prices /in the last few years/, yields on older, larger, reputable REITs are way down. I know--I invest in large part for income and watch REITs pretty closely as one part of my portfolio.

I would have to see a citation for your original statement: "REIT funds. Average yields of 5% now... " REITs overall may average 5%, but since I think REIT mutual funds tend to have mostly more conservative REITs, I have my doubts the funds are averaging 5%.

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