Is AAT a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

AAT is classified a Foe under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the AAT distribution?

A Foe is an income asset whose long-term distributions have historically outrun its economic total return, or whose distribution or working capital has eroded over time. It describes a weak historical income-quality record — it is not a prediction or a recommendation to sell.

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AAT Income Quality Score

Name: AAT Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
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American Assets Trust, Inc. (AAT) has an Income Quality Score of 33/100, classified as a Foe with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

American Assets Trust, Inc. (AAT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 7 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

33/100

FoeHigh confidence

Asset Type

REIT

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

5.5%

Rank in REIT Universe

116 of 162

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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AATAmerican Assets Trust, Inc.

33FoeHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: REIT

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

0/100

Distribution Cut Score

70/100

Distribution Trend

51/100

Total Return

23/100

Max Drawdown

27/100

Volatility

49/100

Yield Consistency

100/100

What to watch

Weak long-term total return
Distributions exceed long-term total return
drawdown severe
1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Flags & gates

Negative Total Return
Deep Unrecovered Drawdown

Distribution Safety

12Years raised

1Years cut

16Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20110.8Held
20120.84Raised
20130.85Held
20140.8925Raised
20150.9475Raised
20161.01Raised
20171.05Raised
20181.09Raised
20191.14Raised
20201.0Cut
20211.16Raised
20221.28Raised
20231.32Raised
20241.34Raised
20251.36Raised
20260.68Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.