REIT ETF Moves Higher: Also, Medical Properties Trust Up 1.37%, Host Hotels Off By 2.87% The real estate investment trust benchmark ETF closed strongly today with an advance of 1.99%, its 3rd straight day of gains: The Real Estate Select SPDR Fund (ARCA: XLRE) , as it’s known, represents a diversified group of the major REITs and trades on the New York Stock Exchange. About 7 million shares of this ETF changed hands today, a bit less than usual. The fund pays a dividend of 3.16%. Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW ) is bouncing off of the lows made earlier this month and today’s gain of 2.73% is good … Full story available on Benzinga.com