This new REIT pays a high yield

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PRIMARIS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $13 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol PMZ.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 98.9 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Distribution yield: 6.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.primarisreit.com) owns 35 enclosed shopping malls in Canada. The occupancy rate is 91.1%. In January 2022, H&R REIT (Toronto smbol HR.UN) spun off most of its retail properties to Primaris. Unitholders received one unit of Primaris for every four H&R units they held. At that time, H&R investors owned 74% of Primaris, while the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) held the remaining 26%. With the January 2023 payment, Primaris increased your monthly distribution by 2.4%, to $0.0683 a unit from $0.0667. The new annual rate of $0.82 yields a high 6.3%. The units also trade at a 34.9% discount to Primaris’ net asset value of $21.49 a unit (as of December 31, 2022). Primaris REIT is a buy. buy…