September 13, 2021 – Boyd Watterson

Despite large differences in the risk and return profiles of publicly traded REITs and private real estate funds, the risk-adjusted returns of these two real estate investment types tend to follow each other more closely, most notably during recessions.

September 13, 2021Brant Goodrich, CFAEconomic and Market Commentary

Although both publicly traded REITs and private real estate funds follow the same investment thesis (invest in real estate by pooling investor capital), both fund types have historically provided different risk and return profiles to investors. To examine these differences, we will use the FTSE Nareit All REITs index (FNAR) as a proxy for publicly...

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Despite large differences in the risk and return profiles of publicly traded REITs and private real estate funds, the risk-adjusted returns of these two real estate investment types tend to follow each other more closely, most notably during recessions.