The Consequences of REIT Index Membership for Return Patterns |
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| Authors: | Andrey Pavlov Eva Steiner Susan Wachter |
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| Institution: | 1. Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver;2. School of Hotel Administration, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Ithaca, NY;3. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
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| Abstract: | The impact of stock market index membership on Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) stock returns is unclear. Returns may become more like those of other indexed stocks and less like those of their underlying properties. Taking advantage of the inclusion of REITs in major S&P indexes starting in 2001, we find that shared index membership significantly increases the correlation between REIT returns. However, index membership also enhances the link between REIT returns and the underlying real estate, consistent with improved pricing efficiency. |
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