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If you’re a fan of real estate investment trusts, you’ve likely noticed that all of your REIT holdings have been doing exceptionally well in 2026. Despite the new year just starting, nearly all of these investments have been booming over the past couple of weeks. The Vanguard Real Estate Investment Trust index fund, ticker VNQ, is up 4.67%, compared to the S&P 500 only being up 1.43%. So on average, REITs have been performing three times as well compared to the broad market. And many of my individual REITs have been doing exceptionally well to start the new year. Realty Income is up an incredible 8.96% in just a little over two weeks and is now trading at its 52-week high. Also doing very well is Triple N REIT, another dividend aristocrat. This investment is up 7.6% so far this year. The only REIT dividend king, Federal Realty Trust, is up 4.69% in 2026. And it’s not just equity REITs that are seeing some impressive growth. Even mortgage REITs, as I pointed out in a video last week, have been doing exceptionally well recently. The iShares Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust ETF, ticker REM, is up 6.47% year to date. Annaly Capital is up 6.55%. AGNC is up 9.15%, and Dynex Capital is up 4.05%. For many REITs, this growth we’ve been seeing has been a continuation of progress that’s been made starting in late October of 2023.
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