Winners Of REIT Earnings Season

REITs concluded a surprisingly strong earnings season, with 83 REITs - or 83% - raising full-year FFO guidance, just 4% lowering, and the average outlook increasing 1.4% from prior guidance. Strong Fundamentals, Weak Tape: REITs slipped modestly during earnings season despite widespread guidance raises, as renewed interest-rate pressure outweighed improving property-level trends and earnings momentum. Upside standouts included Hotel, Industrial, Data Center, Billboard, Office, Senior Housing/Skilled Nursing, and Single-Family Rental REITs, while Self-Storage finally showed a convincing pricing inflection.

Seeking Alpha • a day ago

The REIT Recovery Broadens Beyond Rates

As REIT earnings season kicks into gear this week, we preview results and major sector trends based on recent operating indicators, company commentary, and real estate market data. REITs enter earnings season with solid momentum, outperforming the market despite elevated Treasury yields and geopolitical volatility, as investors refocus on earnings growth, property fundamentals, dividends, M&A, and capital allocation. Encouraging green shoots have become more plentiful, including resilient hotel demand, robust senior housing growth, improving apartment and industrial fundamentals, and a rebound in retail leasing following a softer Q1.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 22, 2026

3 Preferred-Stock Income Traps Retirees Cannot Afford To Ignore

Preferred shares can offer enticing high-single-digit yields, but they can create a misleading sense of safety. I detail some of the biggest potential traps that retirees often fall into. I also share some of my top preferred picks of the moment.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 21, 2026

Sleep Better In A Shaky Market: Two 8% Yielders

Current market conditions—tight spreads, rich valuations, and geopolitical risks—do not favor aggressive equity or high-risk allocations. Remaining fully invested carries opportunity cost, but defensive repositioning toward high-quality fixed income is increasingly prudent. A balanced approach targeting 8%+ yielding picks can offer reasonable returns and dividend income while mitigating permanent capital loss risk.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 20, 2026

REITs: Cheap, Unloved, And Finally Showing Life

REITs have refused to break in 2026 despite oil-driven inflation pressure, rising Treasury yields, and a Fed narrative that flipped from multiple rate cuts to potential hikes. The “Rates Up, REITs Down” regime has weakened, with REIT-rate correlations falling sharply as fundamentals, strategy, capital allocation, and valuation catalysts increasingly drive performance. M&A has helped break the rate-driven narrative, validating public-market discounts to NAV and proving that REITs can unlock value through consolidation, privatizations, and strategic alternatives.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 18, 2026

Inflation Reignites, Yields Spike

Surging oil prices and hotter inflation reports reignited rate-hike concerns, sending Treasury yields to one-year highs as the Iran conflict remained stalemated despite the highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit.

Seeking Alpha • May 17, 2026

REITs Excel, Earnings Swell, Fed Rebels

U.S. equity markets advanced for a fifth straight week - their longest winning streak since 2024 - as strong earnings, resilient data, and hopes for lasting Iran peace fueled optimism. Investors looked through another oil-price surge and inflationary pressure, focusing instead on corporate resilience and economic strength despite a complex macro backdrop shaped by geopolitical and policy uncertainty. The Fed held rates steady in an unusually fractured 8-4 vote, while Powell's plan to remain on the Board broke precedent and raised politically charged succession questions.

Seeking Alpha • May 3, 2026

PFFR: An 8% Yield With Incremental Interest Rate Optionality

iShares REIT Preferred ETF, a passive index tracking preferred shares ETF, presently offers a ~7.94% SEC yield and ~8.3% distribution yield, with a moderate 0.45% expense ratio. PFFR's recent five-year CAGR return was a nominal ~1.3%, primarily due to interest rate-driven price declines, not underlying credit issues at large. REITs presently are better in valuations versus the S&P 500. PFFR could see a meaningful enhancement in total returns in addition to an ~8% dividend yield; in case interest rates decline from current levels, an incremental factor increases the appeal.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 28, 2026

PFFR: A Good Tactical Risk-On Option At Its Current Price

The InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF offers a tactical risk-on opportunity, trading at a steep discount with a 30-day 7.47% SEC yield. PFFR is diversified across REIT sectors but carries notable risk, with 61.65% exposure to unrated issuers and sensitivity to credit events. REIT preferred shares are currently discounted by ~28% and yield above 11%, presenting a value play ahead of potential sector mean reversion.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 9, 2026

Virtus Infrastructure Capital ETFs (AMZA/PFFA/PFFR) Declare Monthly Distributions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The InfraCap MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: AMZA) has declared a monthly distribution of $0.34 ($4.08 per share on an annualized basis). The distribution will be paid on January 27, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business January 20, 2026. AMZA Cash Distribution: Ex-Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Record Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Payable Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 The Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (NYSE Arca: PFFA) has declared a monthly.

Business Wire • Jan 16, 2026