 Self-Storage REITs stumbled into 2020 as perennial underperformers with challenged fundamentals amid oversupply headwinds and a strained outlook which appeared certain to deteriorate further amid the pandemic. Reversal of fortunes? Self-storage REITs were unexpected leaders in 2020, producing the second-best returns of any property sector. Four-of the six storage REITs boosted their dividends above pre-pandemic rates. 