With decades of experience in real estate, the Principal Real Estate Securities Fund relies on a dedicated and consistent team. Kelly D. Rush, who has managed the fund since inception, believes in diversifying sources of alpha, with security selection being a key factor in this process.

Since REITs tend to be less correlated to stocks and bonds than to the fundamentals of the underlying properties, they can serve as a great portfolio diversifier, providing both income and growth. At the helm of the American Century Real Estate Fund, Steve Brown runs a concentrated REIT portfolio driven

By investing in REITs and TIPS, the PIMCO RealEstateRealReturn Strategy Fund aims to provide returns and protect against inflationary pressures with a single allocation. Portfolio manager Nicholas Johnson explains how in the long term REITs provide returns that reflect the valuations linked to physical assets while TIPS offer an added

Globally listed real estate has many advantages, but it requires an active and selective approach toward equities, properties and markets. Greg Kuhl, portfolio manager of Janus Henderson Global Real Estate Fund, believes in forward-looking analysis, a highly concentrated portfolio of the best ideas, and the flexibility to deviate from the

Real estate investments require patience given the multi-year nature of opportunities, according to Frank Haggerty, portfolio manager of the Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund. With a consistent approach to security selection, a structured process and an experienced team, the fund focuses on companies with above-average cash

In the current age of real-time digital feeds, there is no such thing as an information advantage, according to Timothy Rudderow, portfolio manager of the Mount Lucas U.S. Focused Equity Fund. Instead of looking for an information edge, the fund team explores opportunities created by behavioral biases, relying on a

Recognizing that securitized credit markets can and do rapidly change, Dave S. Goodson, portfolio manager of Voya Securitized Credit Fund, stresses the importance of a dynamic approach, nimbleness and diversification to generate steady returns through the cycle. Investing across the entire spectrum of securitized credit, the fund relies on its

Real estate securities ultimately track the private real estate market, according to Jason Yablon, portfolio manager of the Cohen & Steers Real Estate Securities Fund. With this premise in mind, the portfolio team keeps a steady focus on real estate fundamentals and relies on thorough research of

Investing in real estate offers three key advantages – non-correlated asset, inflation hedge and dividend yield. For three decades, Scott Craig, portfolio manager of the Eaton Vance Real Estate Fund, has been investing in commercial real estate with a focus on higher-quality companies with capable management teams and attractive valuations.

Well-positioned real estate can be a reliable cash-generating asset that ensures predictability over a period of time. Michael Magiera, portfolio manager of the Manning & Napier Real Estate Series Fund, focuses on understanding the long-term, free cash-flow generating capabilities of investments, their quality and valuations. The fund