US Home Prices Rise: Time to Invest in REITs?
Home-price gains accelerated in February for the 70th-consecutive month with no sign of slowing down. However, what may be a challenging time…
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ETF Issuer March Madness
By Toroso Asset Management In last week’s post, we paid homage to St. Patrick’s Day with a deep dive into Gold ETFs. Since it’s…
REIT ETFs Could Still Hold Up in Rising Rate Environment
With interest rates set to rise, income investors are understandably concerned about the potentially negative effect of higher borrowing costs on their…
New Tax Plan is Good for REITs ETF Investors
The new U.S. tax law legislation could be a boon for real estate investment trusts and REITs-related exchange traded funds as they…
Vanguard Changes Indexes on Big REIT ETF
Vanguard, the second-largest issuer of ETFs, confirmed it is changing the underlying index for the popular Vanguard REIT ETF (NYSEArca: VNQ) and…
A Big REIT Could Make Some Big Changes
Home to $34 billion in assets under management at the end of the second quarter, the Vanguard REIT ETF (NYSEArca: VNQ) is…
Real Estate ETFs Struggle to Start July
Real estate stocks, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), and the relevant exchange traded funds are believed to be solid performers in…
Investors Turned to Cheap, International ETFs Over April
Exchange traded fund flows over April suggest investors are taking a harder look at the cheap valuations in international markets after the…
Don’t Flee Real Estate ETFs Following Fed Rate Hike
Last week, the Federal Reserve boosted U.S. interest rates by 25 basis points, setting the stage for rate hikes as 2017 moves…
With Interest Rates Set to Rise, It’s Not All Bad News for REIT ETFs
With interest rates set to rise, perhaps as soon as this week, income investors are understandably concerned about the potentially erosive effect…
Fed Aside, Real Estate ETFs Have Potential
Real estate assets, including exchange traded funds tracking real estate investment trusts (REITs), have struggled since the group was separated from the…
REIT ETFs Are Making a Comeback
Real estate investment trusts weakened since the summer months on prospects of a rising interest rate environment, but sector-related exchange traded funds…
A Contrarian Catalyst for Real Estate ETFs
Buoyed by the Federal Reserve’s lower for longer stance on interest rates and investors’ seemingly unquenchable desire for income, real estate investment…
REIT ETFs Can Rally Again
As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve boosted interest rates last week for the first time this year. With the jobs market…