WHY COHEN & STEERS and IDR

Cohen & Steers

  • Pioneer in listed real estate investing
  • 40+ year track record
  • $62.6 billion real estate AUM
  • 20+ dedicated investment professionals

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IDR Investment Management

  • First and only U.S. patent to index private real estate
  • 13-year track record
  • $8.5 billion firm AUM
  • 11 dedicated professionals

Established investment capabilities

The strategy leverages the breadth of capabilities of listed and private real estate industry pioneers.

WHY TACTICAL REAL ESTATE

Enhanced risk-adjusted returns

Combining REITs and core private index replication strategy offers potential for better total returns and lower drawdown risk

Improved liquidity compared to direct private investments

Innovative blend of listed real estate and core private index replication offers potentially greater portfolio liquidity for tactical allocations and LP flexibility with subscriptions/redemptions

REITs

Greater sector and property diversification

Exposure to next-generation REIT sectors and traditional core/ODCE sectors results in better diversification and positioning for potential future growth

For core real estate allocations, institutional investors have traditionally favored private real estate investments while relegating listed real estate to a satellite bucket or avoiding the asset class altogether.

While private real estate plays an important role in core allocations, we believe this approach ignores several key benefits of blending listed and private real estate.

The Cohen & Steers Tactical Real Estate Strategy, developed in partnership with IDR Investment Management, is designed to tactically allocate to both listed real estate securities and core private real estate in a single portfolio. Blending listed and private real estate allocations can lead to higher returns, reduced risk and lower drawdowns over a full cycle when compared to core private real estate.

 

WHY INVEST WITH US:

Delivering value to our clients

Cohen & Steers has been at the forefront of real estate investing for 40+ years. As one of the first investment advisors to focus on real estate securities, with a long-standing commitment to the asset class, our top priority is to deliver strong investment performance through our industry-leading real estate securities platform. Our dedication and drive for excellence have allowed us to build a foundation designed to provide sustainable outperformance relative to our peers.

IDR has provided private equity real estate investment management services for over 15 years to institutional investors. IDR developed a patented process to replicate the NCREIF Fund Index — Open End Diversified Core Equity (the “NFI-ODCE Index”).

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INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

An experienced team

Jon Cheigh
Jon Cheigh

President and Chief Investment Officer

31 years of experience

Jason Yablon
Jason A. Yablon

Head of Listed Real Estate

26 years of experience

Jeffrey Palma
Jeffrey Palma

Head of Multi-Asset Solutions

29 years of experience

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Garrett Zdolshek

IDR Investment Management, Chief Investment Officer

0 years of experience

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Brian Thomas

IDR Investment Management, Head of Analytics

0 years of experience

We believe that a lead-lag relationship exists between listed and private real estate markets, and that this dynamic can present the potential for attractive opportunities for investors. By combining listed and private real estate within a single strategy, we aim to help investors take advantage of these valuation discrepancies, potentially enhancing total returns while improving portfolio liquidity.

APPROACH

Our investment process

The Tactical Real Estate Strategy is designed to tactically allocate to both listed real estate securities and core private real estate in a single portfolio.

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Listed Real Estate
Cohen & Steers’ flagship core U.S. listed real estate portfolio
High conviction active management

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Private Real Estate
Core U.S. private real estate allocation via IDR
Access the return and diversification potential of private real estate

Real Assets

Tactical Asset Allocation
Seeks to capitalize on the lead/lag relationship between listed and private real estate markets
Allocation decisions made at least quarterly by the Investment Committee
Driven by proprietary framework which considers valuation, macro and risk appetite indicators