NSE’s index services subsidiary, NSE Indices Limited today launched India’s first ever Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) & Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) Index – Nifty REITs & InvITs Index.
The Nifty REITs & InvITs index aims to track the performance of REITs and InvITs that are publicly listed and traded (listed and traded or not listed but permitted to trade) at the National Stock Exchange. The weights of securities within the index are based on their free-float market capitalization subject to a security cap of 33% each and aggregate weight of top 3 securities is capped at 72%. The Nifty REITs & InvITs Index has a base date of July 01, 2019, and a base value of 1000. The index will be reviewed and rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
A real estate investment trust (REIT) or an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) is an investment vehicle that owns revenue-generating real estate or infrastructure assets. REITs invest in real estate projects whereas InvITs invest in infrastructure projects with long gestation period. Through REITs & InvITs investors get exposure to diversified regular income generating real estate and infrastructure asset.
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