By Chris Owens, analyst, Atchison Consultants
Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs), as represented by the S&P/ASX 200 AREIT Index, returned 0.4% in the month ending 31 December 2020. The AREIT index has marginally underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 return of 1.2% over the month. Over the 12 months to December 2020, AREITs posted a total return of -4.6%, which is 6.0% lower than the S&P/ASX 200 return of 1.4%. AREITs have rallied in recent months,...