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Investors looking for high dividend yields often turn to real estate investment trusts, or REITs. REITs exist virtually entirely to generate income that is then substantially completely returned to shareholders via dividends.

In this way, REITs can be an excellent way to generate passive streams of income.

This article will discuss 3 high-yield REITs that have yields above 4% and sustainable dividends for the long run, making them attractive for income investors.

STAG Industrial is an owner and operator of industrial real estate. It is focused on single-tenant industrial properties and has 563 buildings across 41 states in the United States. STAG Industrial went public in 2011.

STAG Industrial executes a deep quantitative and qualitative analysis on its tenants. As a result, it has incurred credit losses that have been less than 0.1% of its revenues since its IPO. As per the latest data, 53% of the tenants are publicly rated and 31% of the tenants are rated “investment grade.” The company typically does business with established tenants to reduce risk.

In mid-February, STAG Industrial reported (2/11/26) results for the fourth quarter of 2025. Core FFO per share grew 8% over the prior year’s quarter, from $0.61 to $0.66, beating the analysts’ consensus by $0.02, thanks to hikes in rent rates. Net operating income grew 5% over the prior year’s quarter while the occupancy rate improved sequentially from 95.8% to 96.4%.