"Freehold Royalty Trust (FRU.UN) on the Toronto exchange has converted to a Corporation (without lessening its payout). Its new symbol is FRU and I believe if you change to this symbol the chart will update from January 6 where it is now stuck.

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Eoin Treacy's view Thank you for your kind words and for informing us about this reincorporation. While the tax treatment of income trusts has changed, Canada remains a country where respectable yields can be found particularly in the energy sector.

Freehold Royalty Trust currently yields 7.73%. It broke upwards to new recovery highs in October and has improved on that performance considerably over the last few months. It is now somewhat overextended relative to the 200-day MA as it approaches the 2008 peak near C$24. However, a sustained move below the 200-day MA, currently near C$18 would be required to question medium-term upside potential.

This list of 56 S&P/TSX Dividend Aristocrats contains 11 energy related companies and trusts that had not cut their dividends in at least 5 years. It appeared in Comment of the Day on September 16th

Altagas has one of the better yields at 6.06%. It also converted from an income trust to a corporation and has sustained its dividend throughout. The share broke upwards to new recovery highs in July, found support mostly above C$20 and is currently testing the upper side of the three-month range. A sustained move below C$20 would be required to question potential for additional medium-term upside.

Parkland Fuel Corp converted to a corporation this month and lowered its monthly dividend by 2¢. However it still has a respectable indicated yield of 8.85%. It has been ranging above C$10 for more than year and has posted a progression of higher reaction lows since June. These would need to be broken, with a sustained move below $10.50 to question potential for some additional higher to lateral ranging.

The UK listed Middlefield Canadian Income Trusts yields 5.36% and remains in a relatively consistent uptrend. It has sustained a progression of higher reaction lows since March 2009 and a sustained move below 80p would be required to question medium-term upside potential.