If you’re looking for a solid investment to protect your portfolio from excessive volatility and generate income, you may want to jump into real estate investment trusts or REITs. 

For one, real estate serves as a hedge against inflation. 

That’s because when inflation runs hot, rents will rise. Plus, some of the leading REITs provide exposure to offices, apartment buildings, warehouses, hospitals, shopping centers and hotels, or a combination of all. All while paying out high attractive yields.

One to consider is the First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI).

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With an expense ratio of 0.53% and a yield of 3.38%, the FRI ETF seeks investment results similar to the S&P United States REIT Index. Some of the top FRI ETF holdings include Prologis, Welltower, Equinix, Simon Property, Realty Income, Public Storage, Digital Realty Trust and AvalonBay Communities to name just a few. About 16.75% of its portfolio is made up of retail ETFs. About 16.08% of the portfolio is invested in health care REITs.The FRI ETF just paid a quarterly dividend of $0.4349 on December 31.

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Ian Cooper