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S&P Global Timber & Forestry Index

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THEMATIC CHAPTER: Timber and forestry assets include a broad range of forest and paper products companies who have significant amount of forestland under management, timber investment management organizations, and real estate investment trusts which invest solely in timber. Investments in timber and forestry by large institutional investors and endowment funds have increased significantly in the last few years. This increased interest is driven by this segments behavior as an asset which provides stable returns and low correlation to traditional financial assets. In addition, timberland possesses unique investment qualities such as biological growth, which is a principle driver of the timberland returns, and finite supply. On the flip side, there is beta risk.

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