ELS Stock — Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS)

ELS is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.50%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.51%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 6661.7% over the past 33.6 years, 3576.4 points ahead of SPY at 3085.3%.

At the current 3.50% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $350 per year, or about $87.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Equity LifeStyle Properties is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust that owns or has interests in hundreds of properties across 35 states and British Columbia, comprising tens of thousands of residential sites. The trust distributes quarterly at a modest current distribution rate. The REIT appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to residential real estate properties.

ELS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-22.

Total return is 6661.7% over the past 33.6 years, 3576.4 points ahead of SPY at 3085.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.2%.

ELS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.33%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/25/1993

Distribution rate

3.50%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.51%

5-year average yield

2.59

Last close

$60.26 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$11,694,333,941

Average volume

1737963.0

Next dividend

$0.543

Next ex-dividend date

09/25/2026

Next payment date

10/09/2026

Beta

0.654

Payout ratio

0.9401

P/E ratio

29.25

Forward P/E

28.7356

EPS

$2.06

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.50%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (3.51%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ELS risks and drawbacks

ELS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.2%.

Who may consider ELS — and who may not

ELS may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ELS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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