Trimmed Some Profits In Our Real Estate Equities Today (REZ) 11-28-18

Today we trimmed some profits in our Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) holdings. I don’t see any problems with continuing to invest in REITs at this time; this sell was simply part of our tactical rebalancing process. We prefer and invest in the iShares Residential Real Estate ETF (REZ). You can read why we invest in REZ right here: Best Long-Term Performance Real Estate ETFs 1.2

Price paid $61.56. Price sold $66.02.

 

Best Long-Term Performance Real Estate ETFs 1.2

  • The oldest available Real Estate ETF has outperformed an S&P 500 index fund by 3.49% CAGR over the last 18 years.
  • The REIT asset class has had great returns since the 1970’s when this asset class started to be tracked.
  • Real Estate funds have been excellent low correlation asset diversifiers for investor’s portfolios
  • Evidence shows us that REIT funds can outperform owning investment real estate directly
  • There are currently 27 ETFs that fall under the Morningstar Category called Real Estate. 8 of those ETFs are 10 years old or older.

IYR vs S&P 500: July 2000 – September 2018

Source: https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/

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REITs Are A Slam Dunk Deal (REZ)

Summary:

  • Equity REITs are normally valued by three fundamentals.
  • I generally focus on individual companies within the REIT sector.
  • Within each REIT subsector, there are great stocks on sale.
  • REITs with strong balance sheets are less exposed to rising interest rates.

Continue reading the full article at Seeking Alpha right here:  REITs Are A Slam Dunk Deal

Read why the Deep Value ETF Accumulator invests in REZ right here: Discovering Value in the Top 3 REIT ETF’s

 

Accumulated Some More REIT Equities Today (REZ)

There’s not much left in the market today that’s on sale. So, I went back to the old trusty iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF (REZ : $REZ) It’s currently sporting a 3.59% yield, but it is only 6.16% off it’s all-time-high. Folks, you gotta buy this stuff when it’s on sale.  I wrote about REZ in January 2017 right here: Discovering Value in the Top 3 REIT ETF Very little has changed in the REIT sector since January, so please take a look.

Avoid The Mall With This REIT ETF – iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF (NYSEARCA:REZ) | Seeking Alpha

The Deep Value ETF Accumulator invests in The iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF REZ. $REZ This ETF is the featured ETF of this article. This article supports just one of many reasons I choose to own this ETF in our Retirement accounts.

I examine the iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF, which excludes retail REITs.The iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF only includes residential, health-care and self-storage REITs.The i

Source: Avoid The Mall With This REIT ETF – iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF (NYSEARCA:REZ) | Seeking Alpha

The Best REIT ETFs For Your IRA (Seeking Alpha article)

The Deep Value ETF Accumulator invests in REZ

The full article can be read at Seeking Alpha right here: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3975128-best-reit-etfs-ira

Here’s the punchline of this article that was published on May 15, 2016:

The Winners

Here we have what we consider the best REIT ETFs for your IRA:

Conclusion

REITs are providing some of the market’s best yield, and should have a place in your IRA. ETFs can help diversify away the risk of individual stocks, and a REIT ETF in an IRA is an especially good idea in this low interest rate environment. We think the best three REIT ETFs for your IRA are the Vanguard REIT ETF, iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF, and PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio ETF.

 

Discovering Value in the Top 3 REIT ETF’s 1.1

Do you own an IRA, 401k or other tax sheltered Retirement Savings Account? If so, you would be wise to consider adding a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) ETF to your portfolio. The two main reasons I recommend REIT ETF’s are 1.) they have a relatively low correlation to the US Stock Market (0.57 over the last 22 years) and 2.)  they have outperformed the S&P 500 during that same time by 68 basis points (CAGR Compounded Annual Growth Rate). Continue reading “Discovering Value in the Top 3 REIT ETF’s 1.1”