Stock exchange-listed Equity REITs significantly outperformed the rest of the equity market in March and the first quarter of 2016, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). The total return of the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index was 9.99 percent in March and 5.86 percent in the first quarter, while the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index was up 10.17 percent in March and 5.84 percent in the first quarter.