Total Return
2020 REIT Total Returns
Hotel and retail REITs dragged down year-over-year returns for the sector.
Retail REIT Returns Down 19% Y-O-Y
The manufactured homes REIT sector topped the chart with a 54.2 percent total return, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
2019 REIT Returns
The Manufactured Homes REIT sector topped the chart with a 45.1 percent total return.
Manufactured Home Sector Beats U.S. Equity REIT Index
S&P Global Market Intelligence reports positive one-year total returns across property sectors, with the notable exception of office and retail.
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.