Virtus Real Asset Income Price, Forecast, Insider, Ratings, Fundamentals & Signals

New york, sept. 17, 2021 /prnewswire/ -- the virtus real asset income etf (nyse arca: vrai) (the "fund") has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.18 per share.

New york, june 18, 2021 /prnewswire/ -- the virtus real asset income etf (nyse arca: vrai) (the "fund") has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.18 per share.  the distribution will be paid june 29, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business june 22, 2021.

U.S. equity markets declined this week while benchmark interest rates jumped to the highest level since November after stronger-than-expected employment data showed robust hiring trends in early 2024. Stagflation has crept back into the economic discussion over the past several weeks amid a resurgence in oil prices alongside economic data showing stubbornly lukewarm inflationary trends. Following two straight weeks of gains which had lifted the benchmark to record-highs, the S&P 500 declined by 0.9% this week. Real estate equities were among the laggards this week.

U.S. equity markets climbed to their highs of the year as investors took positions ahead of a critical slate of inflation data and an anticipated "pause" in the Fed's rate hike cycle.

Wall Street experts differ in their outlooks for America's housing market.  Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel, real estate tycoon Jeff Greene, and others have warned that home prices will drop, while others like "Shark Tank" star Barbara Corcoran are more optimistic.

The REIT sector fell again in March with a -6.11% total return. Large cap (-1.99%) and mid cap (-4.56%) REITs saw modestly negative total returns in March, while small caps (-6.76%) and micro caps (-15.50%) were deeper in the red.

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Although the change in public REIT equity prices over the past 12 months would not suggest it, 2022 actually saw earnings growth arrive above our initial expectations. We forecast total returns for REITs in 2023 to be between +8% to +12%.

Mall REITs - which endured a dismal stretch of underperformance from 2015-2020 - enter the critical holiday season on surprisingly stable footing as resilient consumer spending has offset broader macro-headwinds. The momentum from the stimulus-fueled ‘spending spree' appears likely to carry retailers through the holiday season. Store openings continue to outpace store closings in 2022 by the widest-margin in decades.

Pressured by the broader housing cooldown, Apartment REITs have been among the weaker-performing property sectors over the past quarter despite achieving record-setting rent growth throughout the summer. While the era of 20% rent increases on new leases is over, there remains significant “embedded” rent growth in below-market renewals that should power impressive FFO growth into 2023.

Self-Storage REITs have defied expectations to the upside as comprehensively as any real estate sector since the start of the pandemic, delivering earnings growth of over 50% since 2019. Incremental storage demand is driven by change- particularly home moving rates and household formations. Surging mortgage rates have had a "lock-in" effect among existing homeowners while also pricing-out new formations.

Today, you have a “once in a decade” chance to win big with REITs. REITs have dropped heavily despite enjoying strong fundamentals.