Week end REIT index

Here is the e-FinancialWriter REIT Index for the week ending January 27, 2012.  

REIT	Sector	Blog date	Price	Closing price 01/27/12	Return to date %	Dividend yield %
PSA	Self storage	3/14/2010	90.75	137.52	51.54	2.66
VTR	Health care	12/30/2010	52.87	58.82	11.25	3.91
HCP	Health care		36.81	41.92	13.88	4.58
HCN	Health care		47.53	57.25	20.25	4.95
SNH	Health care		22.00	22.36	0	6.71
IAECREIN:CN	Canada	9/27/2011	19.45cn	22.89cn	17.71	0
ZRE:CN	Canada		16.29cn	18.99cn	16.57	5.31
INVRLPRA:CN	Canada		5.45cn	5.46 cn	0	1.97
Index return					25.44

Source: Bloomberg

Some insider buying is going on with one of the Index’s REITs. Richard Gilchrist, a director at Ventas (VTR), indicated that he purchased 2,500 shares for $140,000, increasing his holdings to 10,987 shares (and options to purchase 7,520 shares).

When insiders buy, it often means they see something good going on that the rest of us don’t.

To read the posting where I introduced a specific REIT, click the “Blog date” link. And if you’d like to see past week’s reports, just type “reit index” in the search box.

Have a good weekend!  

George