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<ul><li>Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP) to purchase 17 properties in China, Vietnam and Japan for ~S$1.4bn; DPU accretive by +2.2%</li><li>Ascendas India Trust (AIT SP) completes acquisition of Building Q1 in Aurum Q Parc at Navi Mumbai</li><li>Digital Realty seeks to list data centre-focused Digital Core REIT; FY22-23 dividend yield forecasts of 4.75-5%</li></ul>

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP) to purchase 17 properties in China, Vietnam and Japan for ~S$1.4bn; DPU accretive by +2.2%Ascendas India Trust (AIT SP) completes acquisition of Building Q1 in Aurum Q Parc at Navi MumbaiDigital Realty seeks to list data centre-focused Digital Core REIT; FY22-23 dividend yield forecasts of 4.75-5%

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (23Nov21) - MLT Acquires CN, VN, JPN Logistics for ~S$1.4bn

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CapitaLand Ascendas REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

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S-REITs have announced asset acquisitions exceeding S$9 billion in total purchase consideration over the past 10 months of 2021.

In the month of October, most acquisitions were in logistics and grocery-anchored retail assets and include several maiden acquisitions or forays into new market segments. 
Acquisitions in the month of October totalled S$765 million in purchase consideration and were by CapitaLand China Trust, Ascendas REIT, Mapletree Logistics Trust, and United Hampshire US REIT. 
CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT) made its first foray into China's logistics sector with the acquisition of 4 logistics properties in Shanghai, Kunshan, Wuhan and Chengdu worth 1.7 billion yuan (S$350.7 million).

This increases CLCT's exposure to new economy asset classes following its maiden purchase of a portfolio of 5 business park properties as part of its portfolio reconstitution strategy announced in 2020 to cover multi-assets used primarily for retail, office and industrial use.

The 4 properties have a committed portfolio occupancy of 96.3 per cent and a weighted average lease to expiry of 2.1 years as at Aug 31, 2021. Post-acquisition, CLCT's proportion of new economy assets by asset value will increase from 15.3 per cent to 21.4 per cent. 
CLCT has a 5-year acquisition growth roadmap and plans to achieve a balanced portfolio mix by 2026 comprising 40 per cent in commercial developments, 30 per cent in retail properties and 30 per cent in new economy assets such as business parks, logistics and data centres.

Ascendas Reit in October acquired 11 last mile logistics properties in Kansas City, in the United States for S$207.8 million, marking its first venture into the US logistics market.

Ascendas Reit notes that the Kansas City's logistics sector is well-supported by its central location within the US and its myriad businesses and sectors including transportation and distribution, e-commerce, manufacturing, animal health, technology and the financial industry.

The properties are 92.6 per cent occupied by 27 customers from diverse industries including third-party logistics, wholesale distribution, manufacturing and healthcare and no single customer makes up over 10 per cent of the portfolio's total rental income, lowering portfolio concentration risk.

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) announced the proposed acquisition of the Yeoju Logistics Centre in South Korea for 135 billion won (S$153.8 million), expanding MLT's presence in the Seoul Metropolitan Area to a total of 19 assets.

The property is fully leased to one of South Korea's largest online fashion platforms and a domestic third-party logistics service provider.

It is located in northern Yeoju, which is a newly established logistics hub situated near two major expressways providing enhanced accessibility to and from Seoul.

The acquisition raises MLT's e-commerce revenue exposure in South Korea to 31 per cent, from its previous 24 per cent.

United Hampshire US Reit (UHReit) made its maiden acquisition since listing, acquiring two dominant grocery-anchored retail assets for US$78.25 million (approximately S$105.7 million) in Pennsylvania and Virginia, and extending UHReit's focus on the Eastern seaboard.

The Pennsylvania property is 94.1 per cent occupied while the Virginia property has a 99.1 per cent occupancy rate.

Both properties are anchored by tenants including Publix, one of the largest US grocery chains, and ShopRite, which is a leading supermarket brand in the region, among other home improvement and variety stores.

UHReit notes that both assets fit well with their investment criteria given the locations with limited competition, densely populated communities and backed by cycle agnostic tenants providing essential services. REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times,<a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/s-reits-make-maiden-forays-into-new-segments"> read </a>the original version.
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S-REITs have announced asset acquisitions exceeding S$9 billion in total purchase consideration over the past 10 months of 2021.

In the month of October, most acquisitions were in logistics and grocery-anchored retail assets and include several maiden acquisitions or forays into new market segments.  
Acquisitions in the month of October totalled S$765 million in purchase consideration and were by CapitaLand China Trust, Ascendas REIT, Mapletree Logistics Trust, and United Hampshire US REIT.  
CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT) made its first foray into China's logistics sector with the acquisition of 4 logistics properties in Shanghai, Kunshan, Wuhan and Chengdu worth 1.7 billion yuan (S$350.7 million).

This increases CLCT's exposure to new economy asset classes following its maiden purchase of a portfolio of 5 business park properties as part of its portfolio reconstitution strategy announced in 2020 to cover multi-assets used primarily for retail, office and industrial use.

The 4 properties have a committed portfolio occupancy of 96.3 per cent and a weighted average lease to expiry of 2.1 years as at Aug 31, 2021. Post-acquisition, CLCT's proportion of new economy assets by asset value will increase from 15.3 per cent to 21.4 per cent.  
CLCT has a 5-year acquisition growth roadmap and plans to achieve a balanced portfolio mix by 2026 comprising 40 per cent in commercial developments, 30 per cent in retail properties and 30 per cent in new economy assets such as business parks, logistics and data centres.

Ascendas Reit in October acquired 11 last mile logistics properties in Kansas City, in the United States for S$207.8 million, marking its first venture into the US logistics market.

Ascendas Reit notes that the Kansas City's logistics sector is well-supported by its central location within the US and its myriad businesses and sectors including transportation and distribution, e-commerce, manufacturing, animal health, technology and the financial industry.

The properties are 92.6 per cent occupied by 27 customers from diverse industries including third-party logistics, wholesale distribution, manufacturing and healthcare and no single customer makes up over 10 per cent of the portfolio's total rental income, lowering portfolio concentration risk.

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) announced the proposed acquisition of the Yeoju Logistics Centre in South Korea for 135 billion won (S$153.8 million), expanding MLT's presence in the Seoul Metropolitan Area to a total of 19 assets.

The property is fully leased to one of South Korea's largest online fashion platforms and a domestic third-party logistics service provider.

It is located in northern Yeoju, which is a newly established logistics hub situated near two major expressways providing enhanced accessibility to and from Seoul.

The acquisition raises MLT's e-commerce revenue exposure in South Korea to 31 per cent, from its previous 24 per cent.

United Hampshire US Reit (UHReit) made its maiden acquisition since listing, acquiring two dominant grocery-anchored retail assets for US$78.25 million (approximately S$105.7 million) in Pennsylvania and Virginia, and extending UHReit's focus on the Eastern seaboard.

The Pennsylvania property is 94.1 per cent occupied while the Virginia property has a 99.1 per cent occupancy rate.

Both properties are anchored by tenants including Publix, one of the largest US grocery chains, and ShopRite, which is a leading supermarket brand in the region, among other home improvement and variety stores.

UHReit notes that both assets fit well with their investment criteria given the locations with limited competition, densely populated communities and backed by cycle agnostic tenants providing essential services.  REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, read the original version.



REIT Watch - S-Reits make maiden forays into new segments

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According to the UN Environmental Programme, the real estate sector has one of the largest carbon footprints, contributing to 30 per cent of global annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and consumes around 40 per cent of the world's energy.

This explains the increasing focus on climate change issues and responsible investment practices.

SGX and UOB Asset Management have jointly launched the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index, an index which tracks the performance of 50 higher-yielding Reits in Asia-Pacific (Apac) with positive environmental attributes based on the GRESB assessment framework. 
GRESB is the global leader for ESG research of real assets, covering more than 1,500 property companies, Reits, funds and developers with US$5.7 trillion in assets under management. 
Out of the 50 constituents, nine are S-REITs &amp; Property Trusts: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Mapletree Commercial Trust, Frasers Logistics &amp; Commercial Trust, Suntec REIT, Keppel REIT, Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust, and Ascendas India Trust. 
The iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index is the first index globally to go beyond using the overall GRESB score and focus on four key environmental indicators to determine the environmental attributes - energy consumption, water consumption, GHG emissions, and green building certifications. 
The index is expected to be fully investable and tradable, as Apac Reits are included into the index based on minimum size of US$1 billion in free-float market capitalisation, liquidity requirements of at least US$400,000 in median daily average traded value, dividend yield-ranking within market cap quartiles, and a minimum GRESB public disclosure score among others.

After which a green tilt is applied using the GRESB Real Estate Assessment environmental scores.

Reits that have more favourable environmental attributes will be rewarded with a higher weighting factor, compared to Reits that have relative lower environmental scores.

By applying the green portfolio tilt, the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index constituents emit 7 per cent less GHG, consume 12 per cent less water and 9 per cent less energy than the non-green market-cap weighted version of the index.

Green building certification by floor area is also 13 per cent for certifications obtained at the time of design, construction or renovation, and 10 per cent for operational green building certifications.

All constituent weights are capped at 7 per cent and overall country exposure capped at 40 per cent.

Japan makes up 40 per cent of the index, while Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong are at 36 per cent, 16 per cent and 8 per cent respectively.

The index has a trailing 12-month dividend yield of 4.25 per cent.

The UOB Apac Green Reit ETF, which has filed a prospectus with an expected listing on Nov 23, will track the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index.

The ETF has a target dividend distribution policy of up to 4 per cent of net asset value per annum on a quarterly basis.  REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times,<a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/retail-and-hospitality-sector-s-reits-outperform-in-october"> </a><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/nine-s-reits-in-yield-focus-index-based-on-positive-environmental-attributes">read</a><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/retail-and-hospitality-sector-s-reits-outperform-in-october"> </a>the original version.
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    Greener REIT


According to the UN Environmental Programme, the real estate sector has one of the largest carbon footprints, contributing to 30 per cent of global annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and consumes around 40 per cent of the world's energy.

This explains the increasing focus on climate change issues and responsible investment practices.

SGX and UOB Asset Management have jointly launched the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index, an index which tracks the performance of 50 higher-yielding Reits in Asia-Pacific (Apac) with positive environmental attributes based on the GRESB assessment framework.  
GRESB is the global leader for ESG research of real assets, covering more than 1,500 property companies, Reits, funds and developers with US$5.7 trillion in assets under management.  
Out of the 50 constituents, nine are S-REITs &amp; Property Trusts: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Mapletree Commercial Trust, Frasers Logistics &amp; Commercial Trust, Suntec REIT, Keppel REIT, Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust, and Ascendas India Trust.  
The iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index is the first index globally to go beyond using the overall GRESB score and focus on four key environmental indicators to determine the environmental attributes - energy consumption, water consumption, GHG emissions, and green building certifications.  
The index is expected to be fully investable and tradable, as Apac Reits are included into the index based on minimum size of US$1 billion in free-float market capitalisation, liquidity requirements of at least US$400,000 in median daily average traded value, dividend yield-ranking within market cap quartiles, and a minimum GRESB public disclosure score among others.

After which a green tilt is applied using the GRESB Real Estate Assessment environmental scores.

Reits that have more favourable environmental attributes will be rewarded with a higher weighting factor, compared to Reits that have relative lower environmental scores.

By applying the green portfolio tilt, the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index constituents emit 7 per cent less GHG, consume 12 per cent less water and 9 per cent less energy than the non-green market-cap weighted version of the index.

Green building certification by floor area is also 13 per cent for certifications obtained at the time of design, construction or renovation, and 10 per cent for operational green building certifications.

All constituent weights are capped at 7 per cent and overall country exposure capped at 40 per cent.

Japan makes up 40 per cent of the index, while Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong are at 36 per cent, 16 per cent and 8 per cent respectively.

The index has a trailing 12-month dividend yield of 4.25 per cent.

The UOB Apac Green Reit ETF, which has filed a prospectus with an expected listing on Nov 23, will track the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index.

The ETF has a target dividend distribution policy of up to 4 per cent of net asset value per annum on a quarterly basis.   REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, read the original version.



REIT Watch - Nine S-Reits in Yield Focus index based on positive environmental attributes

<h2>Singapore</h2>SREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/237/882/original/image_38758426221635344719889.png?1635344723" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="237882"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/frasers-centrepoint-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2870" rel="noopener">Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT SP)</a> 2H21 DPU +39.3% YoY; Resilient occupancy and tenants’ sales amidst Phase-2 temporary setbacks</h3>2H21 revenue and NPI surged by 159.9% and 213.2% YoY, respectively, to S$167.5m and S$120.9m, mainly boosted by ARF acquisition. This brought FY21 revenue and NPI to S$341.2m (+107.5% YoY) and S$246.6m (+122.4%) or 96%/98% of BBG estimates, respectively. On a HoH basis, 2H21 revenue and NPI fell 3.5% and 3.8%, respectively, due to rental rebates provided to tenants in Sep21

SingaporeSREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT SP) 2H21 DPU +39.3% YoY; Resilient occupancy and tenants’ sales amidst Phase-2 temporary setbacks2H21 revenue and NPI surged by 159.9% and 213.2% YoY, respectively, to S$167.5m and S$120.9m, mainly boosted by ARF acquisition. This brought FY21 revenue and NPI to S$341.2m (+107.5% YoY) and S$246.6m (+122.4%) or 96%/98% of BBG estimates, respectively. On a HoH basis, 2H21 revenue and NPI fell 3.5% and 3.8%, respectively, due to rental rebates provided to tenants in Sep21

<h2>Singapore</h2>SREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/237/629/original/image_32975221321635260585172.png?1635260588" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="237629"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keppel-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:192" rel="noopener">Keppel REIT (KREIT SP)</a> 3Q21 Business Updates – Robust growth from acquisitions, healthy occupancy and collections</h3><ul><li>9M21 revenue and NPI increased by 34.8% and 36.8% YoY to S$162.2m (74.8% of BB est.) and S$129.4m (75.0% of BB est.), respectively. 9M21 DI was up 20.8% YoY to S$159.9m (83.3% of BB est.), mainly due to contributions from Victoria Police Centre, Pinnacle Office Park and Keppel Bay Tower. The increase in DI was partially offset by the impact of the divestment of 275 George Street in Jul21</li></ul>

SingaporeSREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)Keppel REIT (KREIT SP) 3Q21 Business Updates – Robust growth from acquisitions, healthy occupancy and collections9M21 revenue and NPI increased by 34.8% and 36.8% YoY to S$162.2m (74.8% of BB est.) and S$129.4m (75.0% of BB est.), respectively. 9M21 DI was up 20.8% YoY to S$159.9m (83.3% of BB est.), mainly due to contributions from Victoria Police Centre, Pinnacle Office Park and Keppel Bay Tower. The increase in DI was partially offset by the impact of the divestment of 275 George Street in Jul21

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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.

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