Earn high yields from both parent and spinoff

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H&R’s spinoff of its retail properties to Primaris let both REITs focus on what they do best. The split should also lift their long-term asset values and unit prices, and give them more cash flow for distributions. H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $12 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol HR.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 265.9 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; Distribution yield: 5.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.hr-reit.com) spun off most of its retail properties to Primaris REIT (see below) in January 2022. The spinoff is part of H&R’s strategy to focus on its more-promising residential and industrial properties in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and the U.S. Sun Belt. It also focuses on U.S. Gateway cities (which contain corporate headquarters, educational and cultural institutions). H&R will increase your monthly distribution by 9.1% with the January 2023 payment. The new annual rate of $0.60 a unit yields an attractive 5.0%. It will also pay a special distribution of $0.40 a unit ($0.35 in units…