5 Best Dividend Champions to Buy for 2022

3. Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT)

Dividend Yield as of January 20: 4.98%

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 36

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 9

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) is a real estate investment trust focusing its investments in healthcare facilities including acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, sub-acute care facilities, medical/office buildings, free-standing emergency departments, and childcare centers. Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) operates in 20 American states. 

On December 1, Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) declared a $0.705 per share quarterly dividend, which is a 0.7% increase from the prior dividend of $0.700. The dividend was paid on December 30, to shareholders of record on December 15. 

Among the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey in the third quarter of 2021, 9 funds were bullish on Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT), with stakes totaling $27.9 million. Renaissance Technologies is the biggest stakeholder of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT), with 307,510 shares worth roughly $17 million.