ISerg Introduction REITs are back! Looking at the ratio between the Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (VNQ) and the S&P 500 in the chart below, we see that the past few weeks have been kind to REITs, allowing them to outperform the market for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2023. Data by YCharts Although it needs to be seen if this is the start of a long-term trend or just a brief countertrend in a downtrend that started in 2016, there's certainly a lot to be upbeat about. For starte ...