Reit-oriented funds: should you invest?
Executive Brief • Key Highlights
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- ✓Mutual fund houses are launching new funds focused on real estate investment trusts.
- ✓These funds offer an easy way to access commercial property, but portfolios currently include real estate stocks too.
- ✓Radhika Gupta said, "There are only six Reits available in the listed space as of now." Exposure will grow later.
Story at a Glance
- Category
- Indian Markets
- Reported By
- mint
- Reading Speed
- 7 Minute(s)
- Market Focus
- India Economy
Summary
Reit-oriented funds offer an easy way into real estate trusts, but with only a handful of listed Reits, their portfolios are not pure Reit plays yet.
A growing number of mutual fund houses are launching funds focused on real estate investment trusts (Reits), following regulatory changes that have classified Reits as equities and allowed them to be included in market indices. But while these funds offer a simpler way to access the asset class, their portfolios may not provide pure Reit exposure, and their tax treatment differs from direct investments.
Reits pool investors' money to own income-generating commercial real estate. They can add diversification and rental-income exposure to a portfolio, but investing directly involves selecting trusts and navigating the tax treatment of different payouts. Should investors take the mutual fund route instead?
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