Top1031.com analysis of SEC filings: the 1031 DST market raised a record $7.8 billion in the twelve months through June 2026, while mature cohorts of Delaware statutory trusts exited at a median 6.5 years and the median completed deal ran 4.9, against a marketed up-to-ten-year horizon.
Fundraising, exits, Sponsor structure, and the property map.
The Top1031 DST Barometer, Q2 2026: sponsors of securitized 1031 Delaware statutory trusts reported $7.8 billion of new equity in SEC filings in the 12 months through June 30, 2026, the fastest trailing-year pace on record, with $1.32 billion reported in the second quarter and 111 new trusts launched so far this year.
Top1031.com analysis of SEC filings through August 7, 2026: Section 721 REIT conversions were 9 of the 24 dated 1031 DST exit events in the first seven months of 2026, or 38%, and 27% of the 111 dated exits across 2024–26, versus zero in 2018–19; 70 trusts have converted in all.
Top1031.com analysis of SEC filings, August 7, 2026: 153 named sponsors have launched 1031 DST offerings since 2009; the top five's share of each vintage's new equity fell from 90.1% in 2016 to 49.2% in 2023, the lowest in records back to 2012, then rebounded to 63.3% in 2024 and 59.6% in 2025, while nearly half of all sponsors launched exactly one trust and Ares became the biggest raiser of the 2023–26 era.
Top1031.com analysis of SEC filings, as of August 7, 2026, places 690 DST property records across 48 states: Texas holds 119 of the 686 with a state, one in six, and the Sun Belt holds 57% of located properties.