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Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF

RIET

Market cap $96.9M

8.23 USD

-0.04

0.48%

At close Updated Nov 6, 4:00 PM EST

Pre-market

After hours

8.30

+0.07

0.85%

1 day

-0.48%

5 days

0.98%

1 month

-1.79%

3 months

-13.19%

6 months

-14.72%

Year to date

-12.17%

1 year

-10.54%

5 years

-47.58%

10 years

-46.9%

News

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Neutral

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Sentiment 3-Months

Positive 57.1%

Neutral 42.9%

Negative 0%

AI Cracks Fuel REIT Comeback

U.S. equities were mixed in another volatile week as renewed weakness across AI and mega-cap technology stocks raised fresh concerns about the durability of the AI investment boom. The Fed held rates steady following September's hike, with two dissenters favoring another increase, while upgrading its assessment of economic activity from a "solid" to "strong" pace. Despite the hawkish vote, Chair Warsh struck a relatively dovish tone, declining to pre-commit to December as Treasury yields retreated for a fourth straight week.

AI Cracks Fuel REIT Comeback

AI Reality Check, Inflation Stress Test

U.S. equities stumbled as AI-bubble concerns overwhelmed otherwise resilient fundamentals, while September inflation ran hot but remained heavily energy-driven, complicating the Fed's path without clearly forcing an October hike. Treasuries rallied sharply despite hotter CPI and PPI, with the 2-Year reversing from 4.95% to 4.71% as dovish Fed signals and risk-off flows pushed October hike odds. Oil reemerged as the key macro pressure point, with WTI surging above $100 as Saudi and Hormuz risks intensified, threatening to reverse recent relief in gasoline and diesel prices.

AI Reality Check, Inflation Stress Test

The Rate Shock That Didn't Break REITs

REITs are refusing to break despite another rate shock: the 10-Year Treasury reached 5%, yet REITs remain higher by roughly 7% in 2026 as the once-dominant rate correlation weakens further. Solid fundamentals are increasingly doing the heavy lifting, with healthy property-level cash flows, improving earnings visibility, strong dividend coverage, and better balance sheets helping REITs absorb the rate shock. Cooling supply increasingly reinforces fundamentals: excluding Data Centers, REIT development pipelines are roughly 40% below their 2022 peak and 2019 levels; Data Centers remain the exception at seven times 2019 levels.

The Rate Shock That Didn't Break REITs

RIET: An 11% Yield With More Risk Than What Meets The Eye

Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF (RIET) offers an almost 11% yield without leverage or options, focusing on riskier small- and mid-cap REITs. RIET's strategy structurally overweights high-yielding, smaller REITs and preferreds, making it highly sensitive to credit and refinancing conditions. Despite the high yield, RIET has underperformed broader REIT benchmarks, with the yield serving as compensation for elevated risk rather than superior returns.

RIET: An 11% Yield With More Risk Than What Meets The Eye

Rates Retake The Spotlight

U.S. equity markets pulled back from record highs this week as long-term Treasury yields remained elevated, with renewed fiscal concerns after federal debt crossed $40T. Oil prices extended their rebound as stalled Iran negotiations and severely depressed Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic kept geopolitical risk elevated, pushing WTI crude another 5% higher to nearly $87/barrel. Housing data remained soft as starts, pending sales, and builder sentiment stayed depressed amid mortgage rates near 6.7%, but weak construction continued to reinforce the underlying housing shortage.

Rates Retake The Spotlight

2 Income Plays For The Long-Term Investor

Income investors often prefer a more regular monthly payout as opposed to the traditional quarterly dividends paid by companies. By investing in funds, one can get significant diversification, either broadly across the market or even within one specific sector. Today, we are looking at two income plays delivering high distribution rates for their investors.

2 Income Plays For The Long-Term Investor

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.

Winners Of REIT Earnings Season

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Rate Cuts Are Finally Here and These 3 Real Estate ETFs Pay Up to 10 Percent

The Federal Reserve has now cut its target rate three times since September 2025, bringing the upper bound down to 3.75% as of July 28, 2026.

Rate Cuts Are Finally Here and These 3 Real Estate ETFs Pay Up to 10 Percent

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.

The REIT Recovery Broadens Beyond Rates

RIET: The High Yield Focus Limits Growth Potential

Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF offers a 10.4% yield but suffers from persistent NAV and price erosion. RIET's high-yield strategy pays out more than it earns, forcing NAV declines and unsustainable distributions. The fund's performance is tightly linked to interest rates, with limited upside if rates remain elevated.

RIET: The High Yield Focus Limits Growth Potential

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