REIT returns lost ground in April as broader macroeconomic factors exerted pressure throughout the sector.
The total returns of the FTSE/NAREIT All REIT Index slipped 4.7 percent in April, while the S&P 500 Index gained 1.0 percent. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose 0.1 percent for the month.
Jeffrey Langbaum, senior REIT analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, said negative economic indicators released in April, including weaker-than-expected first quarter gross domestic product, caused a pullback in REIT share prices.