We offer several of our investment strategies through retail managed account platforms, including U.S. REIT and Select MLP & Energy. For more information on our offerings and availability please contact Teresa Poyner at [email protected].
A focus on quality rental businesses
At Duff & Phelps, we have been managing institutional REIT portfolios since 1995, applying a rigorous fundamental research discipline that is our hallmark. We focus on listed securities as opposed to private real estate, which provides the liquidity and transparency of the public equity markets and, over the last full real estate cycle, provided a performance premium, on average, compared with private real estate funds1. Our investment philosophy is based on the belief that owning high-quality listed owners and operators with a “rental” business model will produce superior risk-adjusted returns. Focusing on this investment profile, we believe, should result in a portfolio that offers stable cash flows with the potential to increase them over time.
We conduct intensive fundamental research, spending considerable time analyzing managements’ capabilities and the quality of firm assets in order to identify candidates we determine are the most attractive in the listed REIT universe. In-depth cash flow modeling based on detailed ten year projections allows us to make reasoned judgements and invest in those securities we believe have the best chance of producing attractive risk-adjusted returns. We apply these disciplines to each of our listed real estate strategies.
We view real estate as a core building block for most portfolios. It offers the potential for the following benefits:
Lower Correlations
Real estate typically does not move in lock-step with stocks and bonds.
Market Inefficiencies
Active management can add value by capitalizing on inefficiencies within small- and mid-cap names.
Income Stability
Because rentals are contractual revenues, they have historically been able to produce stable cash flows and consistent income.
Lower Volatility
Shares of rental property companies have delivered higher risk-adjusted returns over the long term than non-rental companies, such as home builders.
Our Investment Process
