Confirming there are benefits when active management is applied in the real estate sector, the ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT) is up more than 13% year-to-date and is beating the largest passive ETF in the category by about 500 basis points since the start of the year.
Every storage REIT bull is pointing at Public Storage (NYSE:PSA | PSA Price Prediction), the $53 billion mega-cap that just printed a Q1 Core FFO of $4.22 and announced a $10.5 billion all-stock takeover of National Storage Affiliates.
Real estate investment trust (REIT) distributions do not qualify for preferential dividend tax rates.
Owning rental property promises income but delivers tenants, maintenance calls, vacancies, and property tax surprises.
Despite the lack of help from the Federal Reserve in the form of interest rate cuts this year, real estate stocks and the related ETFs are performing well. Just look at the ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT).
Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, track the broader economy more closely than many investors realize. In fact, a research framework published by SS&C ALPS Advisors maps out exactly what drives that connection.
One source of allure with the real estate sector is its reputation for delivering above-average payouts. Knowing that is only part of the equation for income investors.
Broad gauges of real estate investment trusts (REITs) aren't setting the investment world ablaze in the first quarter of 2026. However, the real estate sector is outperforming the broader market.
The ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT) surged 10.4% year-to-date through mid-February, marking a sharp reversal for real estate investment trusts after ending 2025 down 0.68%, according to a Tuesday webinar, “REITs are Recovering: Here's What to do Next,” hosted by SS&C ALPS Advisors.
Advisors and investors know that one source of allure with the real estate sector is its history of above-average dividends.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and the related ETFs didn't set the investing world ablaze last year, even as the Federal Reserve pared interest rates three times. However, that disappointment could give way to better things in 2026.
Owing in part to its capital-intensive nature, the real estate sector is often viewed as one of the groups most sensitive to interest rate fluctuations. Yet even with some help from the Federal Reserve over the past two years, the sector has disappointed.