Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 12/28/12, Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE: IRET) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.13, payable on 1/15/13. As a percentage of IRET's recent stock price of $8.87, this dividend works out to approximately 1.47%, so look for shares of Investors Real Estate Trust to trade 1.47% lower — all else being equal — when IRET shares open for trading on 12/28/12.
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Below is a dividend history chart for IRET, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.13 declared by Investors Real Estate Trust:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from IRET is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 5.86% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, IRET makes up 1.15% of the SuperDividend ETF (AMEX: SDIV)which is trading higher by about 0.5% on the day Wednesday.
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In Wednesday trading, Investors Real Estate Trust shares are currently off about 0.5% on the day.
