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

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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Mapletree Logistics Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than markets had anticipated, leading to higher expectations that the Federal Reserve will likely implement one more interest rate hike before the year ends.</li><li>The three S-Reits with the lowest gearing ratios are: Sasseur Reit (26.2 per cent), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (28.6 per cent) and Paragon Reit (29.8 per cent).</li></ul>

REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than markets had anticipated, leading to higher expectations that the Federal Reserve will likely implement one more interest rate hike before the year ends.The three S-Reits with the lowest gearing ratios are: Sasseur Reit (26.2 per cent), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (28.6 per cent) and Paragon Reit (29.8 per cent).

REIT Watch - S-Reits among top gainers in STI for week starting Oct 9

<ul><li>Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake Digital Core Reit Management bought back 210,000 units of Digital Core Reit.</li><li>On Apr 12, Plato Capital chairman and non-executive non-independent director Lim Kian Onn acquired 283,000 shares at an average price of S$2.21 per share.</li></ul>

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake Digital Core Reit Management bought back 210,000 units of Digital Core Reit.On Apr 12, Plato Capital chairman and non-executive non-independent director Lim Kian Onn acquired 283,000 shares at an average price of S$2.21 per share.

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake

<ul><li>Top 10 S-Reits & property trusts that gained during the week of FOMC June 2023 meeting Key news last week was the US Federal Reserve’s decision to put a pause on interest rates, keeping them unchanged as announced during this month’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.</li><li>The top 5 gainers among S-REITs & Property Trusts during the week until Thursday’s close were: Keppel REIT (5.9 per cent), Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (5.6 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (5.5 per cent), CapitaLand India Trust (4.7 per cent), and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (3.8 per cent).</li></ul>

Top 10 S-Reits & property trusts that gained during the week of FOMC June 2023 meeting Key news last week was the US Federal Reserve’s decision to put a pause on interest rates, keeping them unchanged as announced during this month’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.The top 5 gainers among S-REITs & Property Trusts during the week until Thursday’s close were: Keppel REIT (5.9 per cent), Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (5.6 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (5.5 per cent), CapitaLand India Trust (4.7 per cent), and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (3.8 per cent).

REIT Watch – S-REITs rally on sigh of relief post June FOMC pause

<ul><li>Listed in Singapore, the UOB Apac Green Reit ETF (stock codes: GRN and GRE) is a Reit ETF that provides portfolio exposure into higher-yielding Reits in Asia-Pacific with a focus on environmental performance based on the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark’s (GRESB’s) assessment.</li><li>Since inception, the ETF has recorded a net inflow of S$87 million with S$18 million shares traded.</li><li>The Reit ETF tracks the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index which comprises 50 constituents that meet certain environment factors across indicators such as energy and water consumptions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and green building certifications, while also maintaining a highly competitive dividend yield.</li></ul>

Listed in Singapore, the UOB Apac Green Reit ETF (stock codes: GRN and GRE) is a Reit ETF that provides portfolio exposure into higher-yielding Reits in Asia-Pacific with a focus on environmental performance based on the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark’s (GRESB’s) assessment.Since inception, the ETF has recorded a net inflow of S$87 million with S$18 million shares traded.The Reit ETF tracks the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index which comprises 50 constituents that meet certain environment factors across indicators such as energy and water consumptions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and green building certifications, while also maintaining a highly competitive dividend yield.

REIT Watch - Three more S-Reits added to iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index

<ul><li>Hospitality S-Reits among April’s top performers, averaging 6% gains However, by sub-segments within the index, hospitality S-Reits were the best performing segment with average total returns of 6.1 per cent followed by data centre S-Reits at 1.7 per cent.</li><li>The top five performing trusts and their respective total returns were: CapitaLand Ascott Trust (8.5 per cent), Frasers Hospitality Trust (6.7 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (5.6 per cent), Far East Hospitality Trust (5.1 per cent) and CDL Hospitality Trusts (4.2 per cent).</li></ul>

Hospitality S-Reits among April’s top performers, averaging 6% gains However, by sub-segments within the index, hospitality S-Reits were the best performing segment with average total returns of 6.1 per cent followed by data centre S-Reits at 1.7 per cent.The top five performing trusts and their respective total returns were: CapitaLand Ascott Trust (8.5 per cent), Frasers Hospitality Trust (6.7 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (5.6 per cent), Far East Hospitality Trust (5.1 per cent) and CDL Hospitality Trusts (4.2 per cent).

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits among April’s top performers, averaging 6% gains

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Mapletree Logistics Trust is an Asia-focused logistics real estate investment trust. The Company invests in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate which is used for logistics purposes.

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP)

REIT Watch - S-Reits among top gainers in STI for week starting Oct 9

REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake Digital Core Reit Management bought back 210,000 units of Digital Core Reit. On Apr 12, Plato...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch – S-REITs rally on sigh of relief post June FOMC pause

Top 10 S-Reits & property trusts that gained during the week of FOMC June 2023 meeting Key news last week was the US Federal Reserve’s...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Three more S-Reits added to iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index

Listed in Singapore, the UOB Apac Green Reit ETF (stock codes: GRN and GRE) is a Reit ETF that provides portfolio exposure into higher-yielding...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits among April’s top performers, averaging 6% gains

Hospitality S-Reits among April’s top performers, averaging 6% gains However, by sub-segments within the index, hospitality S-Reits were the best...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)