Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)
NBIM manages Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global and oversees $1.7 trillion in assets under management (AUM), including approximately $58 billion in real estate. It invests 50% in REITs and 50% in private real estate to enhance diversification, access new and emerging property sectors, and optimize cost management.
Resolution Capital
Australia’s Resolution Capital worked with a European institutional investor to add global listed REITs to an existing private real estate portfolio. Integrating public and private real estate gave the investor greater liquidity, exposure to a broader range of sectors and geographies, and enable it to capitalize on valuation differences between public and private real estate.
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LaSalle Securities
LaSalle Securities and a group of institutional investors, including a U.S. state pension plan, used REITs to complement private real estate portfolios that were concentrated in traditional property sectors. From the first quarter of 2018 through the first quarter of 2026, LaSalle’s actively managed completion strategy generated a cumulative total return of 162%, compared with 80% for the broader REIT index and 35% for the NFI-ODCE Index.
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Additional institutional investor case studies
These additional case studies show other sophisticated institutional investors are using REITs and private real estate to meet specific investment objectives.
| Organization | Geographic Diversification | Property Sector Diversification | Tactical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Alternative Wealth Manager (Hazelview Client) | — | Used | Used |
| Sovereign Wealth Fund (DigitalBridge Client) | — | Used | — |
| MN | Used | Used | — |
| Bouwinvest | Used | Used | — |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) | — | — | Used |
| Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) | Used | Used | — |
| Australian Superannuation Fund (PGIM Client) | — | Used | — |
| National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) | — | Used | — |
| U.S. Healthcare System (LaSalle Securities Client) | — | Used | — |
| Institutional Investor (CenterSquare Client) | — | — | Used |