COPT Defense Properties (COPT Defense) (NYSE: CDP) is an equity real estate investment trust (REIT) whose 22.2 million square foot portfolio of office and data center properties was 96.5% leased on September 30, 2024. Classified by Nareit as an “Office REIT,” COPT Defense’s specialized capability to provide real estate solutions to the U.S. Government and its defense contractors, most of whom are engaged in national security, defense, and information technology (IT) related activities (collectively referred to as the Defense/IT Portfolio) is unique in the REIT industry and makes COPT Defense more of a specialty REIT.
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is an energy company providing electric and gas service to nine million customers across the United States through its subsidiaries. The company is focused on making, moving and selling reliable, low-cost energy solutions from traditional and renewable power sources, as well as providing superior customer service. Recognizing the rapid evolution of the energy sector, including new technologies, customer preferences, and environmental, social, and governance initiatives, Southern Company is working to advance its solar, wind, and nuclear holdings, develop microgrids and significantly reduce its system’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Founded in 1992, LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE: LTC) is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in seniors housing and health care properties. LTC’s portfolio encompasses Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Communities, Independent Living Communities, Memory Care Communities and combinations thereof. The company’s main objective is to build and grow a diversified portfolio that creates and sustains shareholder value while providing stockholders current distribution income. To meet this objective, the company seeks properties operated by regional operators, ideally offering upside and portfolio diversification.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) is a publicly traded partnership listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Our origins began with Enterprise Products Company, formed in 1968 by Dan Duncan and two partners as a wholesale marketer of natural gas liquids. Today, our integrated energy infrastructure network provides midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. We link producers from some of the largest North American supply basins with domestic consumers and international markets.
NNN REIT (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust, invests in single-tenant net-leased retail properties throughout the United States. As of March 31, 2024, the company owned 3,546 properties in 49 states with a gross leasable area of approximately 36.1 million square feet and with a weighted average remaining lease term of 10.0 years.
Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) is one of the largest publicly traded water, wastewater service, and natural gas providers in the U.S., serving approximately five and a half million people across 10 states under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company recognizes the importance water and natural gas play in everyday life and is proud to deliver safe, reliable services that contribute to a better quality of life in the communities it serves.