Is JBGS a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

JBGS is classified a Foe under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the JBGS distribution?

A Foe is an income asset whose long-term distributions have historically outrun its economic total return, or whose distribution or working capital has eroded over time. It describes a weak historical income-quality record — it is not a prediction or a recommendation to sell.

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JBGS Income Quality Score

Name: JBGS Income Quality Score
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JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) has an Income Quality Score of 16/100, classified as a Foe with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 6 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

16/100

FoeHigh confidence

Asset Type

REIT

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

4.8%

Rank in REIT Universe

149 of 162

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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JBGSJBG SMITH Properties

16FoeHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: REIT

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

0/100

Distribution Trend

50/100

Total Return

0/100

Max Drawdown

0/100

Volatility

46/100

Yield Consistency

100/100

What to watch

Weak long-term total return
Distributions exceed long-term total return
drawdown severe

Flags & gates

Negative Total Return
Deep Unrecovered Drawdown

Distribution Safety

2Years raised

0Years cut

10Years of data

DownCurrent trend

20170.45Held
20181.0Raised
20190.9Lower total
20200.9Held
20210.9Held
20220.9Held
20230.675Lower total
20240.875Raised
20250.7Lower total
20260.175Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.