REITs, though, may also experience a short-term boost in the months ahead as the S&P Dow Jones Indices stated it would add an 11th sector to its Global Industry Classification Standard, creating a new Real Estate Sector from the Financial Sector. The changes to the S&P 500 index will be implemented after the close of business on September 16, 2016.
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The changes will impact the way investors conduct sector investing. An additional $100 billion or more could flow into the newly formed REIT sector as fund managers re-allocate assets in response to their sector investment guidelines.
ETF investors interested in following the REITs space have a number of exchange traded product options available.
- Vanguard REIT ETF (NYSEArca: VNQ)
- iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate Index Fund (NYSEArca: IYR)
- iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors (NYSEArca: ICF)
- SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (NYSEArca: RWR)
- Schwab US REIT ETF (NYSEArca: SCHH)
- iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF (NYSEArca: REM)
- iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF (NYSEArca: REZ)
- First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (NYSEArca: FRI)
- PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio (NYSEArca: KBWY)
- Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF (NYSEArca: MORT)
- IndexIQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF (NYSEArca: ROOF)
- iShares Real Estate 50 ETF (NYSEArca: FTY)
- Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF (NYSEArca: FREL)
- PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate Fund (NYSEArca: PSR)
- Wilshire US REIT ETF (NYSEArca: WREI)
- Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (NasdaqGS: SRET)
- Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: EWRE)
- Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLRE)
- First Trust Heitman Global Prime Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: PRME)
Global REITs ETPs:
- SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: RWX)
- Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: VNQI)
- SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: RWO)
- iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF (NasdaqGM: IFGL)
- FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (NYSEArca: GQRE)
- iShares S&P Developed ex-U.S. Property Index Fund (NYSEArca: WPS)
- iShares Global REIT ETF (NYSEArca: REET)
- ALPS ETF Trust Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF (NYSEArca: GRI)
- WisdomTree Global ex-US Real Estate Fund (NYSEArca: DRW)
- First Trust EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Fund (NYSEArca: FFR)
- iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Europe Index Fund (NYSEArca: IFEU)
- Guggenheim China Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: TAO)
- Deutsche X-trackers Dow Jones Hedged International Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: DBRE)
- WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Hedged Real Estate Fund (NYSEarca: HDRW)
- Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: EMRE)
- Tierra XP Latin America Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: LARE)
Leveraged/inverse REITs ETPs:
- UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN (NYSEArca: MORL)
- ProShares Ultra Real Estate (NYSEArca: URE)
- Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3x Shares ETF (NYSEArca: DRN)
- ProShares UltraShort Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: SRS)
- ProShares Short Real Estate (NYSEArca: REK)
- UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged MSCI US REIT Index ETN (NYSEArca: LRET)
- Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3x Shares (NYSEArca: DRV)
- UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN (NYSEArca: RWXL)
- UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN Series B (NYSEArca: MRRL)