Each month, Nareit provides a statistical snapshot of the overall REIT market. More detailed information is available in REIT indexes. 

REIT Industry Monthly Data for September 2024

Industry Size

  • FTSE Nareit All REITs equity market capitalization = $1.554 trillion
  • FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs equity market capitalization = $1.492 trillion
  • 194 REITs are in the FTSE Nareit All REITs Index.
  • 157 REITs trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • NYSE listed REITs equity market capitalization = $1.321 trillion

Dividends

Yield Comparison

  • FTSE Nareit All REITs: 3.85%
  • FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs: 3.58%
  • S&P 500: 1.22%
  • Listed REITs (equity REITs and mREITs) paid out approximately $63.6 billion and public non-listed REITs paid out approximately $5.1 billion in dividends during 2023.
  • By market cap-weighted average, 79 percent of the annual dividends paid by REITs qualify as ordinary taxable income, 10 percent qualify as return of capital and 11 percent qualify as long-term capital gains in 2023.

Leverage and Coverage Ratios

(Balance sheet data as of Q2 2024)

All Equity REITs

  • Debt Ratio: 34.1%
  • Coverage Ratio: 4.9x

Average Daily Dollar Trading Volume

  • September 2024: $10.2 billion
  • September 2019: $8.5 billion
  • September 2014: $5.5 billion

Data as of September 30, 2024, except where noted.

All data are derived from, and apply only to, listed U.S. REITs unless otherwise noted.

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