You probably don't think about how natural gas gets to your house or who owns the bridges and roads you drive over; you just assume that they will be there. And while you probably don't own a gas pipeline, a bridge, or a road, you can own a piece of them with investments in companies like Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE: BIPC) , Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) , and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) . And the best part? They all pay reliable dividends supported by the cash flows from the vital assets they own. They all trade for well under $100 per share, so a $5,000 investment could get you a lot of shares.
When it comes to infrastructure, it would be difficult to find a better all-in-one investment than Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation, which is selling for about $40 per share. Its portfolio of assets spans across North America (44% of funds from operations), Asia/Pacific (20%), South America (19%), and Europe (17%). That global diversification is just the start, because it further includes utilities, transportation (toll roads and bridges), energy infrastructure (pipelines), and data (data centers and cell towers). If you want a simple way to have broad exposure to infrastructure, this is probably the best game in town.
There is one drawback, though: Investors are fairly well aware of the benefits on offer here. That includes the benefit of having Brookfield Asset Management , a company with over 100 years of history overseeing global infrastructure assets, running Brookfield Infrastructure. As such, its shares are generally afforded a premium to the other options on this list, offering a comparably modest dividend yield of 3.5%. However, dividend growth has been a fairly robust 10% annualized since 2019. That makes Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation a particularly worthwhile option for growth and income investors. Investors may also want to consider Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP) , which is essentially a share class of Brookfield Infrastructure that is structured as a master limited partnership (MLP).
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