What is REIT(Real Estate Investment Trust)? REIT works as mutual funds for stocks in which a firm takes money from investors and from that money they buy real estate properties and manages investors' money. REITs buy properties and lease the properties and collect the rent. Collected rent is distributed among shareholders as dividends. All the small and big investors can buy REITs. The minimum investment amount in REITs is ₹50,000(approx), the amount may vary from REIT to REIT. REITs have also divided their assets into parts called units similar to mutual funds. Properties bought by REITs can be any segment healthcare, apartments, etc. REITs give investors to be part of highly valued real estate properties. Rates of properties are extensively high in cities like Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, etc. these cities being expensive get out of reach of common people so REITs help common investors excess to these properties and become a part of it and take advantage of the growth of real estate
What is Nifty 50 and Sensex? Sensex was launched in 1986 by BSE and Nifty 50 was launched on 22 April in 1996. Nifty 50 and Sensex are the indices of India. Nifty 50 represents the top 50 companies of India listed on NSE and Sensex shows represent the top 30 companies of India on BSE. Indices represent the country's stock markets. Almost every having a portfolio in the same market of indices can compare their portfolio returns with indices and even mutual also compare their fund returns with indices. How to Nifty is calculated? Step 1: Calculate IWF(Investible Weight Factors) IWF is a unit of floating stock available for trading. IWF is total shares minus (addition of shareholding of the promoter, government holding in the capacity o strategic investor, shares held by promoters through ADR/GDRs, cross-holdings by associates or group companies, Employee Welfare Trust and Shares under lock-in category) and the answer is then divided by total shares. For this, an example is given b