The securities in GRI are measured against the Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors Index which is a free-float, market cap-weighted total return index that employs intelligent quantitative and qualitative screens. The Index construction methodology identifies the largest, most liquid real estate companies that have leading market positions and focus primarily on ownership of income-producing properties. In other words, it targets those companies that may lead the global securitization of real estate.

As the global real estate securities markets expand and mature, the index will continue to evolve to represent the global real estate universe. This makes Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF (GRI ) a smart way to invest in the world’s best real estate companies. The index construction methodology is shown below.