Niche REITs also may improve a portfolio's diversification thanks to their low correlations with other stocks. Timberland has less than a 14% correlation with the S&P stocks, and farmland is a low-risk investment that performs well during stock market meltdowns or spiraling inflation. SEE ALSO: 6 5G-Ready Telecom Stocks to Boost Your Portfolio Market value: $458.6 million Dividend yield: 7.7% CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust ( CORR , $38.96) is the only infrastructure REIT focusing solely on energy assets such as oil and gas pipelines, storage terminals and transmission and distribution facilities.