Week end REIT index

I got a number of e-mails asking about the REITs I mentioned on December 7. So I updated the numbers and put together an “e-FinancialWriter REIT Index.” And I plan on posting this each week so we can see how they do.

REIT	Blog date	Price	Closing price 12/9/11	Return to date %	Dividend yield %	1-yr return %
PSA	3/14/2010	90.75	130.17	43	3.42	34.79
VTR	12/30/2010	52.87	53.40	1	4.23	11.63
HCP		36.81	38.81	5.4	4.95	26.36
HCN		47.53	50.74	6.75	5.59	18.04
SNH		22.00	21.57	0	6.91	8.81
IAECREIN:CN	9/27/2011	19.45cn	21.98cn	13	0	15.68
ZRE:CN		16.29cn	18.19cn	11.6	7	15.48
INVRLPRA:CN		5.41cn	5.42 cn	0	2.03	6.79
Index return				10.09		17.20
SPY					1.95	3.27
Source: Bloomberg

If I add or remove any REITs during the week, they’ll show up in the index at the end of the week.

Best wishes, 

George