Here’s our Pick of the Month – April 2011

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DUNDEE REIT $30.90 (Toronto symbol D.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-365-3535; www.dundeereit.com; Shares outstanding: 41.9 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Dividend yield: 7.1%) owns and manages 14.5 million square feet of office, industrial and retail space. The trust’s occupancy rate is 96.1%. In the three months ended December 31, 2010, Dundee’s revenue rose 61.8%, to $72.8 million from $50.2 million a year earlier. That’s mainly because the trust bought a number of new properties. Over the past 18 months, the trust has doubled the size of its property portfolio. That includes purchases totalling $922 million in 2010, and $462 million so far this year. The best way to measure a real estate investment trust’s operating performance is by looking at its cash flow, and Dundee’s cash flow per unit rose 5.8% in the latest quarter, to $0.55 from $0.52. Dundee pays a monthly distribution of $0.183, for a 7.1% annual yield. Because it’s a REIT, Dundee is exempt from Ottawa’s tax on income-trust…