Finance Sector Factoid, from Kim Zussman
In the SP500 Financial sector over the past 3-years, REITs comprised 9 of the top 20 performers and 2 of the bottom 20:
Symbol Company Name Industry Total Return 3 Year
DFS Discover Financial Svcs Consumer Finance 96.97%
AVB AvalonBay Communities Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 76.37%
EQR Equity Residential Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 75.15%
PSA Public Storage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 60.62%
FHN First Horizon Natl Commercial Banks 58.61%
BEN Franklin Resources Capital Markets 56.50%
SPG Simon Property Group Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 51.61%
VTR Ventas Inc Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 48.09%
AMP Ameriprise Financial Capital Markets 47.82%
TRV Travelers Cos Insurance 42.68%
HCN Health Care REIT Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 40.75%
HCP HCP Inc Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 40.66%
COF Capital One Financial Consumer Finance 38.45%
CB Chubb Corp Insurance 38.35%
AXP Amer Express Consumer Finance 37.44%
HST Host Hotels & Resorts Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 37.21%
CMA Comerica Inc Commercial Banks 36.35%
CINF Cincinnati Financial Insurance 36.01%
MTB M&T Bank Commercial Banks 34.60%
BXP Boston Properties Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 30.82%
Symbol Company Name Industry Total Return 3 Year
STI SunTrust Banks Commercial Banks -23.01%
PFG Principal Financial Grp Insurance -23.03%
STT State Street Corp Capital Markets -23.64%
KEY KeyCorp Commercial Banks -24.81%
BK Bank of New York Mellon Capital Markets -26.70%
ALL Allstate Corp Insurance -28.30%
NTRS Northern Trust Capital Markets -31.10%
KIM Kimco Realty Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) -32.92%
MS Morgan Stanley Capital Markets -35.63%
GNW Genworth Financial'A' Insurance -39.22%
RF Regions Financial Commercial Banks -40.30%
AIZ Assurant Inc Insurance -45.39%
HCBK Hudson City Bancorp Thrifts & Mortgage Finance -45.74%
BAC Bank of America Diversified Financial Services -52.23%
HIG Hartford Finl Svcs Gp Insurance -56.92%
ETFC E Trade Financial Capital Markets -57.54%
JNS Janus Capital Group Capital Markets -59.93%
PLD ProLogis Inc Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) -61.70%
C Citigroup Inc Diversified Financial Services -75.05%
AIG Amer Intl Group Insurance -93.36%