SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>S-REITs increase exposure to data centre assets Recently, CapitaLand Investment (CLI) also announced the establishment of a China data centre development fund, which has committed to invest in two hyperscale data centre development projects in Greater Beijing.</li><li>Its data centre exposure increased from 41.2 per cent of AUM back in March 2021, to 53.5 per cent as at Dec 31, 2022.</li></ul>

S-REITs increase exposure to data centre assets Recently, CapitaLand Investment (CLI) also announced the establishment of a China data centre development fund, which has committed to invest in two hyperscale data centre development projects in Greater Beijing.Its data centre exposure increased from 41.2 per cent of AUM back in March 2021, to 53.5 per cent as at Dec 31, 2022.

REIT Watch - S-REITs increase exposure to data centre assets

<ul><li>5 S-Reits among top 10 institutional net buy stocks for the week Five Singapore Reits took up spots among the 10 stocks which recorded the largest institutional net inflows for most of last week.</li><li>The five S-Reits were CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Keppel DC Reit, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, and Keppel Reit.</li></ul>

5 S-Reits among top 10 institutional net buy stocks for the week Five Singapore Reits took up spots among the 10 stocks which recorded the largest institutional net inflows for most of last week.The five S-Reits were CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Keppel DC Reit, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, and Keppel Reit.

REIT Watch - 5 S-Reits among top 10 institutional net buy stocks for the week

<ul><li>The STI continues to be home to 30 different stocks that on the whole report generally as much revenue outside Singapore as within Singapore.</li><li>After Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) led the STI in 2022 with a 107.4% total return, it has been the least performing STI constituent in 1Q23 to Feb 9, with an 8.8% decline.</li><li>FLCT and KDCR maintain respective weights of 5.5% and 4.4% within the iEdge S-REIT Index, and both outpaced these benchmarks from the end of 2019 to Feb 9, 2022, with respective total returns of 26% and 11%.</li></ul>

The STI continues to be home to 30 different stocks that on the whole report generally as much revenue outside Singapore as within Singapore.After Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) led the STI in 2022 with a 107.4% total return, it has been the least performing STI constituent in 1Q23 to Feb 9, with an 8.8% decline.FLCT and KDCR maintain respective weights of 5.5% and 4.4% within the iEdge S-REIT Index, and both outpaced these benchmarks from the end of 2019 to Feb 9, 2022, with respective total returns of 26% and 11%.

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (FLT SP)

<ul><li>In January, S-Reits posted 7.1 per cent in total returns (based on the iEdge S-Reit Index) and booked net institutional fund inflows of S$3.2 million, outpacing STI’s 3.5 per cent total returns.</li><li>Within the STI, all seven S-Reits in the index outperformed the STI’s 3.5 per cent total returns for January.</li><li>The top five performing S-Reits were Keppel DC Reit (+15.3 per cent), Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (+9.0 per cent), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (+8.6 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (+7.7 per cent), and Mapletree Industrial Trust (+7.2 per cent).</li></ul>

In January, S-Reits posted 7.1 per cent in total returns (based on the iEdge S-Reit Index) and booked net institutional fund inflows of S$3.2 million, outpacing STI’s 3.5 per cent total returns.Within the STI, all seven S-Reits in the index outperformed the STI’s 3.5 per cent total returns for January.The top five performing S-Reits were Keppel DC Reit (+15.3 per cent), Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (+9.0 per cent), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (+8.6 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (+7.7 per cent), and Mapletree Industrial Trust (+7.2 per cent).

REIT Watch - S-Reits report 7 per cent gains in January

<ul><li>The STI gained 5.4% over the past fortnight, recovering half of the declines posted between 13 Sep and 21 Oct.</li><li>This has brought the STI’s 2022-to-date total return to 4%, which compares to an 18% decline for the FTSE Developed Index and 21% decline for the FTSE Asia Pacific Index.</li><li>UOB was among the most defensive STI stocks between 13 Sep and 21 Oct, in addition to YZJ Shipbuilding, Genting SG, DBS, Emperador.</li></ul>

The STI gained 5.4% over the past fortnight, recovering half of the declines posted between 13 Sep and 21 Oct.This has brought the STI’s 2022-to-date total return to 4%, which compares to an 18% decline for the FTSE Developed Index and 21% decline for the FTSE Asia Pacific Index.UOB was among the most defensive STI stocks between 13 Sep and 21 Oct, in addition to YZJ Shipbuilding, Genting SG, DBS, Emperador.

Wilmar, Sembcorp Ind & Keppel DC REIT Led STI’s 2-Week 5% Partial Rebound 

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Keppel DC REIT is Asia's first pure-play data centre real estate investment trust, investing in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate assets used primarily for data centre purposes and assets supporting the digital economy. Its properties are leased as colocation, fully fitted, and shell and core data centers across Asia and Europe. Headquartered in Singapore, the company was founded in 2014.

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REIT Watch - S-REITs increase exposure to data centre assets

S-REITs increase exposure to data centre assets Recently, CapitaLand Investment (CLI) also announced the establishment of a China data centre...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - 5 S-Reits among top 10 institutional net buy stocks for the week

5 S-Reits among top 10 institutional net buy stocks for the week Five Singapore Reits took up spots among the 10 stocks which recorded the largest...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Two S-REITs Lead the STI in Early 2023

The STI continues to be home to 30 different stocks that on the whole report generally as much revenue outside Singapore as within...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-Reits report 7 per cent gains in January

In January, S-Reits posted 7.1 per cent in total returns (based on the iEdge S-Reit Index) and booked net institutional fund inflows of S$3.2...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Wilmar, Sembcorp Ind & Keppel DC REIT Led STI’s 2-Week 5% Partial Rebound

The STI gained 5.4% over the past fortnight, recovering half of the declines posted between 13 Sep and 21 Oct. This has brought the STI’s...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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