Total Return

2018 REIT Returns

As of October 31, publicly traded U.S. Equity REITs posted a 0.98 percent one-year total return.

REIT Returns

As of Nov. 3, publicly traded SNL U.S. REIT Equity Index posted a 13.7 percent one-year total return.

Specialty REITs Raise Most Capital Year-to-Date

The specialty sector raised $25.9 billion in capital year-to-date through Sept. 29, with communications REITs raising more than 40 percent of that total, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

Industrial, Self-Storage REITs Performing Well

The two sectors were among the leaders of all publicly traded U.S. equity REITs in terms of the last 12 months funds from operations, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

REIT Returns

Among the SNL U.S. REIT sector indexes, the manufactured homes sector recorded the highest one-year total return at 23.5 percent, beating the broader U.S. Equity REIT index by 18.4 percentage points.

Hotels Hit Highest Dividend Yields

The hotel sector posted the highest one-year average dividend yield among all U.S. equity REIT sectors, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, outperforming the broader SNL U.S. REIT Equity Index.

Specialty REITs Top Capital Raising

Publicly traded U.S. REITs raised some $23.4 billion through capital offerings in the first three months of 2017, with senior debt offerings making up the majority of the capital raises.

Health Care REITs Start 2017 Strong

How do the other REIT sectors measure up?

REIT Returns

U.S. equity REITs one-year total return comparison