U.S. REIT returns continued to outpace those of the broader equity market in the first three quarters of 2016, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index, the broadest benchmark of the U.S. REIT industry containing both Equity and Mortgage REITs, delivered a 12.57 percent total return in the first nine months of 2016.