REITs lost ground in September, as a combination of concerns about interest rate movements, property valuations and new supply appeared to weigh on investors.
The total return of the FTSE/NAREIT All REIT Index dropped 1.4 percent in September, while the S&P 500 index added 0.02 percent.
For the year through Sept. 30, the total return of the FTSE/NAREIT All REIT Index was 12.6 percent, while the S&P 500 posted a total return of 7.8 percent. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped 0.7 percent in the first nine months of 2016.