High yields from growing REITs

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RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25.02 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 320.4 million; Market cap: $7.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.6%; www.riocan.com) is Canada’s largest real estate investment trust. In the three months ended September 30, 2015, RioCan’s cash flow rose 5.0%, to $140.2 million from $133.6 million a year earlier. Per-unit cash flow gained 2.3%, to $0.44 from $0.43, on more units outstanding. The trust has now agreed to sell its 49 U.S. malls for $1.2 billion (Canadian). It expects to complete the sale in April 2016. RioCan will put $510 million of the proceeds toward its recent deal to buy out its joint venture with U.S.-based Kimco Realty (New York symbol KIM). Formed in 2000, this business owns and manages 35 malls in six provinces. Under the deal, RioCan will acquire Kimco’s 50% stake in 22 of these properties for $715 million. The partners then plan to sell 10 other properties. They haven’t yet made a..