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Is REIT a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT) is a real estate and infrastructure ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores REIT 2.5 out of 10 — highest on Risk (4.7), lowest on Growth (0.4). It trades at 29.9 times earnings, against its own median of 31.5. Its ten largest holdings are 57% of the fund.

What stands out in REIT's data

Publicly traded REITs for income, actively picked by a manager.

Trades at a richer price than nearly any real-estate peer — you pay more for each dollar of earnings before interest and taxes.

Trailing EBITDA multiple of 20.6x sits above the category median of 18.6x and the fund's own historical median of 19.5x. Return on invested capital of 4.5% trails most peers.

The income anchor of a real-estate allocation, built on actively selected REITs.

How is REIT rated? ETF Copilot scores ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT) 2.5 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT) 2.5 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 2.5 / 10
  • Growth: 0.4 / 10
  • Value: 3.5 / 10
  • Risk: 4.7 / 10
  • Quality: 3.4 / 10
  • Return: 1.9 / 10

Is REIT expensive right now? It trades at 29.9 times earnings, against its own median of 31.5

As of October 9, 2026, REIT is cheaper than 69% of its own last 3 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from REIT's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside REIT?

What's inside REIT: Size (Large 40%, Mid 48%, Small 12%); Geography (International 0%, US 100%).

What are REIT's top holdings? The ten largest are 57% of the fund

Welltower, Equinix, Prologis, Simon Property, Essex Property Trust, WP Carey, Macerich, Equity Lifestyle Properties, Host Hotels & Resorts and Terreno Realty are REIT's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 74% of Real Estate & Infra ETFs.

Half of REIT's weight sits in its 8 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 21 equally weighted holdings.

What is REIT's expense ratio? 0.68% a year

As of October 9, 2026, REIT charges 0.68% a year, yields 3.06% and holds $53M in assets across 31 positions.

ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT) — cost, income and size
MeasureREIT
Expense ratio0.68%
Dividend yield3.06%
Assets under management$53M
Holdings31

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/reit

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