| Company/Ticker symbol | Property focus/ # of properties | One-year total return* | Dividend yield* | Implied market capitalization ($M)* | 2014 funds from operations per share/growth | Debt-to-total capitalization 2014/2013 | Fixed-charge coverage ratio (multiple) 2014/2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Estates Realty Corp. (AEC) | Multifamily/51 | 70.6% | 2.9% | $1,656.8 | $1.26/ -0.8% | 35.9%/46.8% | 3.9/3.2 |
| CoreSite Realty Corp. (COR) | Data center/17 | 49.5% | 3.5% | $2,238.5 | $2.22/22.0% | 14%/12.6% | 9.3/9.1 |
| QTS Realty Trust Inc. (QTS) | Data center/12 | 39.4% | 3.4% | $1,823.0 | $1.91/N/A | 33.8%/27.6% | 6.2/8.5 |
| Sun Communities Inc. (SUI) | Manufactured home/243 | 35.0% | 4.0% | $3,678.0 | $3.06/-1.6% | 36.2%/45.9% | 2.7/2.5 |
| Extra Space Storage Inc. (EXR) | Self-storage/835 | 34.8% | 3.4% | $8,788.3 | $2.52/28.6% | 24.9%/27.5% | 4.9/4.5 |
| CyrusOne Inc. (CONE) | Data center/27 | 34.8% | 4.1% | $2,003.3 | $1.73/41.8% | 28.8%/29.3% | 4.0/3.0 |
| CubeSmart (CUBE) | Self-storage/463 | 33.9% | 2.7% | $4,071.7 | $1.03/18.4% | 23.9%/32.8% | 3.7/3.4 |
| Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PEI) | Regional mall/39 | 33.3% | 3.7% | $1,770.6 | $1.82/0.65 | 45.3%/51.6% | 2.2/2.0 |
| Equinix Inc. (REIT) | Data center/104 | 31.9% | 2.6% | $14,876.9 | $2.76/-67.5% | 26.8%/31.8% | 3.7/3.6 |
| Summit Hotel Properties Inc. (INN) | Hotel/90 | 30.4% | 3.6% | $1,148.7 | $0.9/36.4% | 32.8%/30.6% | 2.8/2.5 |
| Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT) | Hotel/131 | 28.7% | 4.3% | $1,076.2 | $1.91/28.2% | 35.7%/33.6% | 2.7/2.9 |
| Macerich Company (MAC) | Regional mall/68 | 28.6% | 3.2% | $13,921.0 | $3.54/0.3% | 30.3%/33.2% | 3.5/3.2 |
| Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (ELS) | Manufactured home/386 | 27.6% | 2.7% | $5,018.5 | $2.69/28.7% | 31.4%/39.0% | 3.0/2.7 |
| DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. (DFT) | Data center/11 | 27.3% | 5.3% | $2,582.4 | $2.37/62.3% | 25.2%/27.1% | 4.1/3.1 |
| Iron Mountain Inc. (IRM) | Data center/264 | 27.0% | 5.8% | $6,891.0 | $2.55/N/A | 36.5%/N/A | 3.4/N/A |
| Essex Property Trust Inc. (ESS) | Multifamily/244 | 25.7% | 2.6% | $15,063.8 | $7.89/4.0% | 27.1%/34.4% | 3.9/3.4 |
| UDR Inc. (UDR) | Multifamily/166 | 25.6% | 3.3% | $8,961.7 | $1.56/8.3% | 29.8%/35.9% | 3.6/3.4 |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc. (DLR) | Data center/130 | 25.4% | 4.9% | $9,542.8 | $5.04/6.3% | 31.3%/40.9% | 3.7/3.7 |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (ARE) | Office/183 | 24.9% | 3.3% | $6,721.3 | $4.42/2.1% | 35.2%/38.2% | 4.3/4.2 |
| Apartment Investment and Management Co. (AIV) | Multifamily/198 | 24.8% | 3.1% | $6,305.6 | $2.07/1.5% | 40.1%/50.1% | 2.5/2.4 |
| Equity Residential (EQR) | Multifamily/387 | 24.6% | 3.0% | $28,298.0 | $3.15/34% | 28.5%/35.4% | 3.5/3.0 |
| Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) | Casino/N/A | 24.5% | 5.8% | $4,331.5 | $2.37/690% | 44%/34.3% | 3.5/5.1 |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. (RHP) | Hotel/12 | 24.0% | 4.7% | $2,863.1 | $4.27/14.2% | 33.3%/35.4% | 4.6/3.9 |
| Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. (APTS) | Multifamily/22 | 23.7% | 7.0% | $234.3 | $0.63/N/A | 51.1%/45.3% | 1.6/1.0 |
| Winthrop Realty Trust (FUR) | Diversified/47 | 23.3% | 0.0% | $553.7 | N/A/N/A | 39.3%/50.7% | 1.8/2.0 |
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