On 12\/30\/14, Health Care REIT Inc.'s 6.50% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Symbol: HCN.PRJ) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4062, payable on 1\/15\/15. As a percentage of HCN.PRJ's recent share price of $26.32, this dividend works out to approximately 1.54%, so look for shares of HCN.PRJ to trade 1.54% lower - all else being equal - when HCN.PRJ shares open for trading on 12\/30\/14. On an annualized basis, the current yield is approximately 6.20%, which compares to an average yield of 6.93% in the \"Real Estate\" preferred stock category, according to Preferred Stock Channel . The chart below shows the one year performance of HCN.PRJ shares, versus HCN: <\/p>\n
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