KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's Series A Preferred Stock Shares Cross 8.5% Yield Mark

In trading on Friday, shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc's 6.50% Series A Cumulative Red Prfd Stock (KREF. RA) were yielding above the 8.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.625), with shares changing hands as low as $18.90 on the day.