Specialization and Institutional Investors’ Performance – Evidence from Publicly Traded Real Estate

Authors

Eli Beracha, Florida International University
George D. Cashman, Marquette UniversityFollow
Hilla Skiba, Colorado State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2021

Publisher

Springer

Source Publication

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Source ISSN

0895-5638

Abstract

We examine the extent to which 50,620 global institutional investors’ specialization in publicly traded real estate securities is related to their investment performance. Consistent with the information advantage theory (Merton Journal of Finance 42, 483–510, 1987; Van Nieuwerburgh and Veldkamp Journal of Finance, 64, 1187–1215, 2009), we show a positive relation between the percentage of the institution’s portfolio invested in real estate securities and the return generated on those securities. Moreover, we present evidence that the institution’s level of active share to real estate securities is positively related to performance. Additionally, we find that the benefits related to specialization are more pronounced for investors specializing in a narrow set of securities that requires a unique set of skills to analyze.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 62 (2021): 48-80. DOI. © 2021 Springer. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Beracha, Eli; Cashman, George D.; and Skiba, Hilla, "Specialization and Institutional Investors’ Performance – Evidence from Publicly Traded Real Estate" (2021). Finance Faculty Research and Publications. 141.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/fin_fac/141