What happened? One of the most durable and popular real estate investment trusts on the market, Realty Income, increased its monthly dividend. The company added half a cent to its payout, which now stands at just over $0.19 per share. The REIT bills itself as "the monthly dividend company," and true to its name, it pays a distribution every 30 days or so. The raise is its 83rd since it went public in 1994; across that span of time, it has made nearly 550 dividend payments. Collectively, these amount to $3.8 billion.