Get more expert commentary and daily trading ideas with our Benzinga Professional news and data platform. Find out how you can get exclusive, member-only access today with this deal. First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund ETF ETF:FRI, Brandywine Realty Trust NYSE:BDN - REIT ETFs Become Buyback Beneficiaries Share repurchases by S&P 500 companies declined during the second quarter from first-quarter levels. In the second quarter, share repurchases by S&P 500 member firms slid 8.7 percent to $131.6 billion, down from the $144.9 billion posted in Q1 2015, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. The silver lining: On a year-over-year basis, share repurchases increased 13.2 percent over the $116.2 billion reported during the second quarter of 2014, said S&P Dow Jones. REITs Join In Buybacks The technology and consumer discretionary sectors remained buyback leaders in the prior quarter, but real estate investment trusts (REITs), many of which are sporting... More