Prologis

Equinix

Welltower

Digital Realty Trust

Simon Property Group

Public Storage

Realty Income Corp

Extra Space Storage

Iron Mountain

AvalonBay Communities

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

USRT tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US-listed REITs. It excludes mortgage, timber and infrastructure REITs.

Dimensional US Real Estate ETF

Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF

Fidelity MSCI Real Estate ETF

iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

Lennar

PotlatchDeltic

SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF

Schwab U.S. REIT ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Weyerhaeuser

Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

Residential real estate supply is limited due to construction costs relative to NOI. In 2025 and 2026, housing will be increasingly undersupplied. The undersupply should drive up property revenues until such a point that development becomes viable.

An Inflection Point In Residential Real Estate

JPMorgan BetaBuilders MSCI US REIT ETF

Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3x Shares

Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3x Shares

First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund

Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund

Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc

US Diversified Real Estate ETF

Invesco Active US Real Estate

ALPS Active REIT ETF

ProShares Short Real Estate

Cohen And Steers Total Return Realty Fund

Cohen & Steers Reit And Preferred Income Fund Inc

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund

Seven Hills Realty Trust

ProShares UltraShort Real Estate

Pacer Funds Trust-Pacer Benchmark Data & Infrastructure Real Estate Sector ETF

ProShares Ultra Real Estate

Public REITs have benefited from a great rotation within equity markets since the end of June, with U.S. REITs returning 13.2% vs. S&P 500 3.7%. Clear evidence of a growth slowdown and moderating inflation has increased the market's conviction Fed rate cuts are imminent. REITs in sectors such as senior housing, single-family rental, cold warehouse storage, and wireless towers are a compelling opportunity with visible, defensive cash flows that offer attractive growth under a variety of economic outcomes.

Perspectives: Listed REITs - Fall Edition

Over 200 U.S. REITs and homebuilders have reported second-quarter earnings results over the past six weeks, providing critical information on the state of the commercial and residential real estate industry. In this report, we highlight some quick incremental positives and negatives we've observed across each of the major property sectors. Next week, we'll publish our detailed "Winners & Losers" Report. Of the 96 equity REITs that provide full-year FFO guidance, 57 (59%) raised their outlook, while 13 (14%) lowered - well above the historical second-quarter average "raise rate" of 40-45%.

The REIT Comeback: Earnings Recap

USRT invests in U.S. REITs, historically underperforming in economic recessions and sensitive to rate changes. USRT's fund price has stagnated in the past 3 years, negatively impacted by elevated rates. Anticipated rate cuts may not benefit USRT if driven by a weakening economy, suggesting caution for investors.

USRT: Do Not Ignore The Risk Of Recession

We're at the halfway point of another consequential real estate earnings season, with 75 of the roughly 150 equity REITs and 19 of 38 mortgage REITs now having reported results. Amid an otherwise underwhelming earnings season across the broader equity market, REIT earnings results thus far have been materially better than anticipated, providing an added tailwind to rate-related optimism. Of the 65 equity REITs that have provided full-year guidance for Funds from Operations ("FFO"), 44 (68%) have raised their full-year outlook, while just 6 (8%) have lowered their outlook.

REIT Earnings Halftime Report

Virtus Real Asset Income ETF

Rate cuts have finally arrived, but why hasn't it benefitted REITs? What's needed to lift the REITs market. Why REITs are still struggling.

Why More Rate Cuts May Be Needed To Help Lift REITs

Hudson Pacific Properties

Pacer Benchmark Industrial Real Estate SCTR ETF

Summit Hotel Properties

JPMorgan Realty Income ETF

Office Properties Income Trust

OUTFRONT Media

Power REIT

iShares Residential Real Estate ETF

IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF

Global Self Storage

Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF

Terreno Realty

UMH Properties

Uniti Group

After a rough start to the year, REITs partially bounced back in May with a +2.51% average total return. Small-cap REITs (-0.48%) averaged a negative return in May, but micro caps (+5.09%), large caps (+4.28%) and mid caps (+3.35%) were solidly in the black. 74.03% of REIT securities had a positive total return in May.

The State Of REITs: June 2024 Edition

U.S. equity markets posted mixed performance as investors parsed a perplexing slate of employment data, showing clear signs of cooling across essentially all metrics except for the "headline" payrolls print. The BLS reported that the U.S. economy added a robust 272k jobs in May, but prior months were revised substantially lower while the twin Household Survey showed a half-million job losses. The conflicting - and perhaps erroneous - employment data delayed the expected timeline for the Federal Reserve's rate-cutting cycle, while also raising the prospects of a data-driven policy error.

Jobs Data Dilemma

American Healthcare REIT Inc

ARMOUR Residential REIT

Blackstone Group

Chatham Lodging Trust

iShares CMBS ETF

Camden Property

CTO Realty Growth

Easterly Government Properties

Douglas Emmett

Diversified Healthcare Trust

Ellington Financial

Equity Residential

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

Host Hotels & Resorts

Industrial Logistics Properties

InvenTrust Properties Corp

iShares MBS ETF

AG Mortgage Investment Trust

VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF

Medical Properties Trust

Alpine Income Property Trust

Rexford Industrial Realty

Strawberry Fields REIT Ltd

U.S. equity and bond markets staged a late-week rebound, erasing early-week declines prompted by disappointing Eurozone inflation data, after the crucial PCE inflation gauge posted its smallest increase of 2024. Posting a second week of modest declines following four-straight weekly gains, the S&P 500 finished lower by 0.4% on the week, but still notched its best month since February. Real estate equities also rebounded following steep declines in the prior week as a handful of REITs provided positive business updates ahead of the annual REITweek industry conference.

Eyes On The ECB

REIT FFO/share growth in 2023 was stalled due to increased insurance premiums and property taxes. Property taxes jumped from $170B to almost $200B in 2023, while insurance costs doubled as a percentage of revenue. Higher insurance premiums reduced FFO margins by nearly 100 basis points, impacting FFO/share growth.

Why REIT's Didn't Grow In 2023

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF (USRT) warrants a hold rating due to lack of convincing reasons to buy. REITs have underperformed the market and face challenges in the post-COVID environment including work-from-home policies and an increase in online retail. While the U.S. Federal Reserve may not increase interest rates, a significant reduction back to pre-pandemic levels is unlikely.

USRT: REIT Fans Claim 3 Reasons To Buy - I'm Not Convinced

REITs experienced a 26% drop in prices due to rising interest rates, creating opportunities for investors. Despite the overall decline, many REIT sectors, such as industrial, multifamily, and manufactured housing, showed strong FFO/share growth. The market pricing of REITs did not align with their fundamental performance, creating mispricing in sectors like retail, towers, and self-storage.

2 Years Of Gloom Have Done Interesting Things To REIT Valuation

The iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF has been the best-performing REIT ETF over the last three years. This period does not include the sharp sell off in 2020. USRT's exposure and diversification meant it performed poorly in 2020 compared to XLRE.

USRT: A Closer Look At This Top Performer

The yield on 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities TIPS fell significantly from ~2.5% to ~1.7% in the last two months of 2023. How does this affect real estate? As long-lived, fixed assets with inflation-protective characteristics, quality real estate can be viewed as an equivalent to TIPS plus a risk premium.

An Opportunity For REITs To Shine In 2024

VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

Retirement planning is overwhelming, leading to inaction and a poor investment selection.

How To Build A Portfolio With Four ETFs

After lagging equities for the past two years, REITs offer an attractive investment opportunity in 2024. Peaking or falling yields have historically been a catalyst for strong REIT market outperformance.

2024 Listed REITs Outlook

Federal Reserve's decision to stop hiking rates could benefit Real Estate Investment Trusts. iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF is a recommended fund for investing in the REIT sector. USRT offers diversified exposure, low expense ratio, and steady yield but has sector concentration and underperformance risks.

USRT: A Good Time For REITs To Outperform

American Tower

Investing directly in real estate can be hard for many people and impossible for some. Fortunately, you can easily invest in real estate via real estate investment trusts (REITs).

You Don't Have to Pick a Winner In REITs. Here's Why.

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF

Investing directly in real estate properties requires a large amount of capital and many other resources that most average investors cannot access. But, for investors looking to gain exposure to the real estate market and the many benefits of real estate investing, REITs (real estate investment trusts) are the way to go.

3 REIT ETFs to Buy for Massive Long-Term Gains

The S&P 500 has massively outperformed REITs in recent years. But we expect this outperformance to soon reverse. I explain why I expect REITs to easily beat the S&P 500 going forward.

Why REITs Will Likely Pummel The S&P 500

Hoya Capital Housing ETF

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

Janus Henderson U.S. Real Estate ETF

Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X Shares

Nuveen Short-Term REIT ETF

Invesco Dynamic Building & Construction ETF

iShares Global REIT ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETF

SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund

DoubleLine Commercial Real Estate ETF

First Trust Alerian Disruptive

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund

Invesco Real Assets ESG ETF

NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF

SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF

SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

iShares International Developed Property ETF

The history of construction spending since 1993 reveals that this data tends to weaken prior to recessions. For a recent dip in Residential Construction attributed to the rise in mortgage rates, this indicator is charging higher.

Construction Spending Rises

Why Warren Buffett And Charlie Munger Don't Like REITs But You Should

Alerian MLP ETF

Saba Closed-End Funds ETF

First Trust Income Opportunity ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF

VanEck CEF Municipal Income ETF 

YieldShares High Income ETF

ETFs Of CEFs: Diversification And Higher Distributions

Closed-end funds typically appeal to a niche group of income investors. But when you package these into ETFs, you have the potential to do two things: 1) attract new investors and 2) create a core holding for CEF investors.

ETFs of CEFs: Diversification and Higher Distributions

Entry point alone, with VNQ down 30% could beat the market in the next decade with the current massive, growing dividend yield. REITs are the most interest rate sensitive sector of the economy, and the government will eventually need to lower rates to fuel their own expansion. Vanguard is my favorite ETF operator and the one private asset manager without the pressure of corporate profitability.

3 REIT ETFs: A Call On A Rate Cut Next Year

News for iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF ETF (USRT)