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Long Pond's Active ETF Holds 20 to 25 Cheapest Among 80 Target Real Estate Firms

John Khoury · John Khoury – Asymmetry and Opportunity in Public Real Estate at Long Pond (EP.474) · Dec 1, 2025 · at 53:38

John Khoury, founder of Long Pond Capital, outlines the portfolio construction and investment strategy for Long Pond's actively managed real estate ETF.

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“What we've done is we've taken the data that we have over the last 15 years of analyzing these companies, and we've said, there are 80 high-quality real estate companies. These are secular winners, compounders like Hilton. That will be the investable universe for the ETF. From an active perspective, we're going to own The 20 to 25 cheapest of those companies at any given point in time.”

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