The FTSE Nareit Americas REIT Index, by comparison, has a current yield of 2.9%.
The NAREIT Composite REIT Index, made up of all publicly traded REITs, currently yields 7.4%.
As explained by Brad Case , PhD, Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Information at NAREIT.
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There are 11 health care REITs included in the composite FTSE NAREIT All Equity REIT Index.
You can quickly buy a basket via the iShares FTSE NAREIT Income REIT ( REM) that yields about 11%.
To see a complete list of holdings by the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Capped Index Fund, visit the REM Holdings page.
And with exposure to NLY, HTS, AGNC and CIM, the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund portfolio is well rounded.
LCDIG1The iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail Index Fund (RTL) is a great example of a fund with low costs but poor holdings.
The iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Capped Index Fund ( REM) holds shares of both CYS and CMO, as well as 47 other mortgage REIT holdings.
All have matched or beaten the Nareit index in the past five years and score high in our Best Buy ratings system, which measures performance against risk and expenses.
Jay Hyde, spokesman for the National Association of Real Estate Investments Trust (NAREIT), says most institutions have a 5% to 10% allocation in real estate stocks.
The iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential Plus Capped Index Fund (REZ) has doubled in value since the spring of 2009, despite historically high rates of foreclosures and short sales.
Seems like NAREIT and FTSE are launching these indices in response to investor demand for a new benchmark and new investment vehicles that reflect interest in sustainable real estate projects.
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"REITs are a creation of the tax code, so it's no surprise that all parts of the tax code would subject to a review, " said Tony Edwards, general counsel of Nareit.
According to NAREIT, the U.S. equity REIT sector boasts an overall year-to-date total return of 23.57 percent (through August 1), outperforming the average equity REIT sector by around 36 percent.
The FTSE NAREIT Retail Capped Index Fund ( RTL) has 23.2% in Simon Property (SPG), 11.94% in Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) and 10.81% in Macerich Co. (NYSE:MAC) for a total of 45.95% of the ETF.
The iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund has climbed steadily over the past three months, gaining more than 9.4% in the fourth quarter, and gaining more than 16% over the past six months.
Virginia-based AvalonBay has outpaced the residential REIT sector by a wide margin in 2010, surging 23 percent year-to-date, compared with a 13 percent advance for the iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential Plus Capped Index Fund ETF.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MTGE makes up 1.51% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund ETF ( AMEX: REM )which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Thursday.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, FRT makes up 4.33% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail Capped Index Fund ETF ( AMEX: RTL )which is trading up by about 0.2% on the day Friday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, Realty Income Corp. ( NYSE: O) makes up 4.51% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail Capped Index Fund ETF (RTL)which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Wednesday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, AGNC makes up 16.19% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund ETF ( AMEX: REM )which is trading lower by about 1.4% on the day Monday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, AGNC makes up 16.19% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund ETF ( AMEX: REM )which is trading lower by about 1.2% on the day Monday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, BRE makes up 2.50% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential Plus Capped Index Fund ETF ( AMEX: REZ )which is trading lower by about 0.2% on the day Friday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, AGNC makes up 16.63% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund ETF ( AMEX: REM )which is trading lower by about 1.2% on the day Friday.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, PSA makes up 9.08% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential Plus Capped Index Fund ETF ( AMEX: REZ )which is trading higher by about 0.1% on the day Thursday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, AGNC makes up 15.16% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund ETF ( AMEX: REM )which is trading lower by about 0.1% on the day Monday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, NLY makes up 20.60% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund ETF ( AMEX: REM )which is trading lower by about 0.8% on the day Friday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, NLY makes up 20.53% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund ETF ( AMEX: REM )which is trading up by about 0.4% on the day Wednesday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, HME makes up 2.23% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential Plus Capped Index Fund ETF ( AMEX: REZ )which is trading lower by about 0.4% on the day Friday.
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