nareit real estate august 2003 chartbook national association of investment trusts copyright disclaimer by the all rights reserved no part this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted any form means without following citation source for more information about reits and publicly traded companies visit s website at www com is exclusive registered mark inc report intended to provide regarding does not constitute advice recommendations chart book contents i indicators performance selected equity market year date markets major stock return indexes average daily dollar trading volume comparative total correlations 20 annual returns adjusted vs standard deviation reit