Some REITs attract investors by paying dividends monthly rather than the more commonly quarterly distribution. Let's take a look at what they are. All data is current as of December 2019:--- $ORC - 14.18% dividend yield | 64.4% payout ratio | $0.96 annualized payout $AGNC - 9.37% dividend yield | 78.7% payout ratio | $1.92 annualized payout $ARR - 10.90% dividend yield | 83.3% payout ratio | $2.04 annualized payout $PBT - 9.65% dividend yield | 100% payout ratio | $0.48 annualized payout $CLDT - 7.06% dividend yield | 68.8% payout ratio | $1.32 annualized payout $GOOD - 7.05% dividend yield | 94.3% payout ratio | $1.50 annualized payout $EPR - 5.99% dividend yield | 74.5% payout ratio | $4.50 annualized payout $MAIN - 5.91% dividend yield | 97.2% payout ratio | $2.46 annualized payout $LTC - 4.93% dividend yield | 75.7% payout ratio | $2.28 annualized payout $STAG - 4.72% dividend yield | 79.9% payout ratio | $1.43 annualized payout $SBR - 4.58% dividend yield | 100% payout ratio | $2.12 annualized payout $O - 3.92% dividend yield | 85.5% payout ratio | $2.72 annualized payout---The weighted average yield of these stocks is 7.36%If you wanted to make $50,000 in dividend income per year from an equal weight holding of these stocks, you would need to hold $680,000 worth of these stocks.