FFR News and Press, First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index Fund From 02/18/22

January was a brutal month for nearly all asset classes including the REIT sector, which endured a -5.66% total return. Micro cap (-1.65%) and small cap REITs (-5.47%) outperformed as mid caps (-5.87%) and large caps (-7.2%) suffered heavier losses. Only 12.57% of REIT securities ...

U.S. equity markets declined on another volatile week as red-hot inflation data and amplified tensions on the Russia/Ukraine border reversed early-week gains while data showed consumer confidence dipping to decade-lows. Ending the week with a volatile two-day skid, the S&P 500 fin...

REIT earnings season has kicked into high gear this week with reports from more than two dozen equity and mortgage REITs. Results have continued their positive trend with a 75% beat rate. We got our first look at retail REIT earnings over the last several days which showed that fundam...

For investors who want to earn a reasonable return without taking excessive risks, diversification still works, and we think you’re going to need more of it this year. The weighing of the high-flyers is not over. Commodities had another good week, and the 1-year return is getti...

U.S. equity markets finished higher for a second-straight week as relatively solid employment data and strong corporate earnings results- with some exceptions- eased jitters over rising rates and slowing economic growth. Gaining ground in four-of-five trading sessions after dipping in...

We're two weeks into another newsworthy real estate earnings season with roughly one-third of the real estate sector by market cap reporting fourth-quarter results. In this report, we compile our Earnings QuickTake commentaries and updated Ratings and Price Targets for our portfolio h...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index edged down in January from the previous month’s estimate. Using short-term momentum and medium-term mean-reversion market factors to adjust the forecast reduces GMI’s ex-ante risk premium to an annualized 5.4%. Th...

First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets Real Estate Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FFR) - $1.0969. 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.58% as of Aug. 31. Payable Dec 31; for shareholders of record Dec 27; ex-div Dec 23. For further details see: First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets Real Estate ...

Riding the historic surge in housing rents, Single Family Rental REITs are one of the best performing property sectors since the start of the pandemic, gaining another 40% this year. SFR REITs are one of the great success stories of the Modern REIT Era, becoming a "core" institutional...

REITs have only had negative total returns in 2 of the first 11 months of 2021, including November’s -3.90% average return. Large-cap (-1.41%) and mid-cap REITs (-3.61%) outperformed with only modest share price declines, while micro caps (-7.49%) suffered heavier losses. O...