In 2023, real estate investment trusts (REITs) underperformed compared to other U.S. benchmarks such as S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. The 1-year total return of the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index, an index designed to track the performance of the equity REITs market, amounted to 11.36 percent. The Nasdaq Composite, which was the index with the best performance, had a four times higher total return during the same period.
On the longer run, REITs performed better. Over a 25-year period, the Nareit All Equity REITs index had a compound annual total return of 9.47 percent - higher than any other benchmark.
Total return of real estate investment trusts (REITs) compared to other U.S. benchmarks as of December 29, 2023, by time period
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FTSE Nareit All REITs
FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs
S&P 500
Russell 2000
Nasdaq Composite
Dow Jones Industrial Average
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Nareit. (December 29, 2023). Total return of real estate investment trusts (REITs) compared to other U.S. benchmarks as of December 29, 2023, by time period [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463437/ftse-nareit-all-reits-index-vs-other-investment-types/
Nareit. "Total return of real estate investment trusts (REITs) compared to other U.S. benchmarks as of December 29, 2023, by time period." Chart. December 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463437/ftse-nareit-all-reits-index-vs-other-investment-types/
Nareit. (2023). Total return of real estate investment trusts (REITs) compared to other U.S. benchmarks as of December 29, 2023, by time period. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463437/ftse-nareit-all-reits-index-vs-other-investment-types/
Nareit. "Total Return of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits) Compared to Other U.S. Benchmarks as of December 29, 2023, by Time Period." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463437/ftse-nareit-all-reits-index-vs-other-investment-types/
Nareit, Total return of real estate investment trusts (REITs) compared to other U.S. benchmarks as of December 29, 2023, by time period Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463437/ftse-nareit-all-reits-index-vs-other-investment-types/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Total return of real estate investment trusts (REITs) compared to other U.S. benchmarks as of December 29, 2023, by time period [Graph], Nareit, December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463437/ftse-nareit-all-reits-index-vs-other-investment-types/