And during the plunge of Aug. 5 — WPC held and rallied by 0.23% while the S&P 500 fell by 2.97%. For the general REIT market — the easy-peasy way to gain crisis protection can by found in the Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:). Core PCE Source Bloomberg U.S. bonds continue to perform well with the lower inflation and improving supply-and-demand conditions noted above.