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REIT Index Closes Over 400

NEW YORK CITY-For the fourth week in a row, the RMS has closed at a record high, over 400 for the first time. Despite that stellar performance, however, the 30-day trading volume for real estate mutual funds slipped, as did the average dividend yield for the RMS.

By John Howe | Updated on July 03, 2001

NEW YORK CITY-For the last month, the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Index (RMS) has been posting new all-time highs, closing last Friday at 403.99, up from its previous all-time high on June 21 of 398.62. As in weeks past, the RMS outperformed the major equity indexes. Year-to-date, it has provided a total return of 10.4% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have been down 2.6%, 7.3% and 12.5%, respectively, according to the Bear Stearns REIT Monitor that appeared June 29.

The Monitor notes that it is difficult to say what is responsible for this upswing, although it speculates that several factors may be responsible. First, there is the possibility that REITs may be included in the S&P 500 index and second, changes to the Russell indexes at the end of 2Q may have had an impact on smaller cap firms. Also, changes to portfolios at the end of the second quarter may also have played a role.

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