REIT Performance After a couple of tough months, the REIT sector rebounded in November with a +1.02% return. This narrows the year-to-date negative total return to -2.55% for the average REIT. REITs outperformed the broader market in November with average returns exceeding that of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.5%), S&P 500 (+0.2%) and NASDAQ (-1.4%). The market cap weighted Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) more than doubled the return of the average REIT in November (+2.42% vs. +1.02%) and has handily ...