3 U.S.-Based Dividend Stocks to Buy Today

It is possible to invest in U.S.-based companies that pay dividends of up to 6.5% with 100% certainty that the assets they own are American through and through. How? By focusing on real estate investment trusts (REITs) like Essex Property Trust (NYSE: ESS), Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE: REXR), and Kilroy Realty (NYSE: KRC). By design, these three REITs are U.S.-based businesses.

Here's what you need to know about each one.

Essex Property Trust's physical assets are apartment buildings. Its portfolio consists of 256 apartment complexes containing around 62,000 units across three broad markets: Seattle (17% of net operating income), Southern California (40%), and Northern California (43%). That's not just 100% American, that's 100% West Coast.

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