US Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are still firmly in the lead among the major asset classes for the trailing one-year period. The Vanguard REIT (VNQ) has gained a hefty 28.6% on a total return basis through yesterday (Mar. 24) over the past 250 trading days (aka the one-year performance window). For the moment, no other broadly defined asset group comes close to that red-hot record.
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Daily Archives: March 25, 2015
US REITs Retain Their Lead As Commodities Trend Lower
Initial Guidance | 25 March 2015
● New-home sales in US soar to 7-year high in Feb | USA Today
● U.S. consumer prices rebound, underlying inflation firming | Reuters
● US Manufacturing PMI hits five-month high in March | Markit
● French Business Confidence Weakens In March, But Near Long-Term Avg | RTT
● Germnay’s Ifo Business Climate Index Edges Upwards | Ifo
● Oil prices dip as China’s strategic reserves fill, U.S. stocks balloon | Reuters