QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (QTS) will increase its quarterly dividend by 7.3 percent to $0.44 per share in the first quarter of 2019. This marks the 6th consecutive year of higher dividend paid by the data center REIT.

The next dividend is payable on April 4, 2019 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on March 20, 2019. A new annual dividend of $1.76 per share yields approximately 3.9% at a share price of $44.

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. is a provider of data center solutions. Through its software-defined technology platform, QTS delivers infrastructure and connectivity solutions to technology companies, enterprises, and government entities. The company operates data centers located throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. QTS is a Maryland corporation formed on May 17, 2013 and is the sole general partner and majority owner of QualityTech, LP, the company's operating partnership. QTS Realty Trust has paid a dividend since it became a public company in 2013.