Impacts on REIT Stock Capital Structures, Equity Costs, and Market Liquidities of Being Included in ETF Managed Portfolios

Long Ma, Ronald W. Spahr and Mark A. Sunderman

Journal of Real Estate Research, 2024, vol. 46, issue 2, 189-213

Abstract: In recent years, especially as compared to mutual funds, exchange traded fund (ETF) markets have grown and advanced significantly compared to other financial asset classes because of relative advantages. We found that inclusion of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in ETF assets under management (AUM) positively impacts REIT capital structure (financial leverage), cost of equity capital, and stock market liquidity. As percentages of REIT outstanding shares included in ETF AUM increased, we found corresponding reductions in financial leverage (both book and market leverage), reduced costs of equity capital, and greater market liquidity. This should be of particular interest to REIT and ETF managers as well as REIT and ETF investors. Partially because regulatory statutes incentivize REITs to rely more heavily on external equity financing, REIT stocks included as ETF AUM showed greater reductions in leverage compared to non-REIT stocks also held as ETF AUM. Our results, including applying difference-in-differences models, were robust with respect to these findings, REIT type, and firm fixed effects.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/08965803.2023.2254039

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