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Our public equity capabilities

Since 1997, we have used our knowledge of the various commercial real estate security property sectors and regions to exploit market inefficiencies and generate alpha for our clients. We boast a very stable portfolio management team that has historically generated outperformance across market cycles.

Our real estate securities team, based in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, uses fundamental research to analyze and invest in securities issued by real estate-related companies. Combine that with the insights from our in-house private real estate professionals and equity analysts, and the result is a higher conviction in a company’s performance potential—an important ingredient to help clients achieve the outcomes they want.

U.S. real estate securities

Global growth and income real estate securities

Custom real estate securities strategies

Global real estate securities

Global structural opportunities real estate securities

Our listed infrastructure strategy was founded in 2019 as a new capability within our public equity quadrant.

The opportunity for investors

Today’s market dynamics present compelling opportunities in public real estate equities. A disconnect between private market valuations and publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) has created potential value in listed REITs. REITs are liquid, with generally strong balance sheets and access to capital, positioning them to capitalize on dislocations in the broader real estate market. They are an attractive option to deploy capital in a timely fashion across a broad set of quality real estate assets with significant exposure to non-traditional property sectors. Learn more about the current market environment, the role public real estate equities can play in a diversified portfolio, and the potential for long-term total return.

Explore our featured strategies.

Our 360° view of global real estate gives us the insight needed to help you identify strategies that can offer compelling performance.

U.S. Real Estate Securities

Applying bottom-up stock selection, emphasizing owning quality companies at a reasonable price, and diversifying sources of alpha generation.

Global Real Estate Securities

Offers exposure to the global real estate market, applying bottom-up stock selection, emphasizing owning quality companies at a reasonable price, and diversifying sources of alpha generation.

Global Listed Infrastructure

Offers exposure to the global infrastructure market, emphasizing research-driven stock selection as the primary driver of excess returns.

A broad range of real estate investment solutions.

Our experienced investment teams provide comprehensive, specialized, and sustainable capabilities across all four quadrants of commercial real estate—public equity, private equity, public debt, and private debt—as well as infrastructure investing. Whatever real estate strategy or combination of strategies you believe is right for your objectives, we can help.

Private equity Core, Value-add, and Opportunistic Strategies
Private debt Commercial Mortgages and High Yield Debt
Public equity Listed REIT Securities
Public debt Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Listed infrastructure Listed Infrastructure Securities
Financing solutions Private Debt Origination
Additional capabilities
Real estate for Defined Contribution (DC) plans Real estate operating company (REOC) investments Responsible property investing
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Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

Real estate investment options are subject to some risks inherent in real estate and real estate investment trusts (REITs), such as risks associated with general and local economic conditions. Investing in REITs involves special risks, including interest rate fluctuation, credit risks, and liquidity risks, including interest conditions on real estate values and occupancy rates.

Principal Real Estate is a trade name of Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC, an affiliate of Principal Global Investors.