Another View on the REIT ETF Trade

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FFO is the key metric REIT investors and analysts use to evaluate a REIT’s ability to sustain and grow dividends, the primary reason income investors are drawn to the asset class.

“I’m betting that we see another repeat of the scenario we had a year ago. Then, as now, bond yields ended the year relatively high, and REITs were under pressure. But when yields started to ease, REITs enjoyed a spectacular rally,” according to ETF Daily News.

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