Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

Flashback: My Investment in EC World REIT

EC World REIT (SGX:BWCU) is a China-based REIT where its portfolio comprises of 8 e-commerce logistics, specialised logistics, and port logistics assets – all of them located in the country. In this post, you’ll read about reasons why I’ve added this REIT to my long-term investment portfolio back in January 2020, along with a review of its full-year financial performance, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, and its distribution payout to unitholders since post-IPO…

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Summary of Keppel DC REIT’s EGM on the Proposed Investment in NetCo Bonds and Preference Shares

This morning, Keppel DC REIT (SGX:AJBU) held an EGM to seek unitholders’ approval on its proposed investment in NetCo bonds and preference shares, which I’ve attended as a unitholder. For those who did not attend the meeting, here’s a summary of the CEO’s presentation, response to questions raised during the meeting, along with results of the 2 resolutions put to vote…

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A Lookback at My Investment in Ascendas REIT

Ascendas REIT (SGX:A17U) was the third company I’ve added to my long-term investment portfolio back in November 2019. Based on the unit price and also the distribution payout then, it yielded at 5.5%. As it has been about 2 years since I’ve invested in the REIT, I thought it’d be timely for me to do a lookback on it to find out whether or not some of the key statistics I’ve been looking at have continued to improve (and also whether my reasons to invest in this REIT continues to remain valid.) In this post, you’ll find my review of the REIT’s financial results, portfolio occupancy, debt profile, as well as its distribution payouts over the past 10 financial years…

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A Summary of SPH REIT’s AGM for FY2020/21

Earlier this afternoon, I attended SPH REIT’s (SGX:SK6U) latest annual general meeting for the financial year 2020/21 ended 31 August 2021 to seek out the latest updates from its management. For the benefit of those who did not manage to attend the meeting, I’ve summarised the most important points to take note of in this post. On top of that, you’ll also find results of the 3 resolutions put to vote during the meeting…

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SIAS-Keppel DC REIT Virtual Dialogue Session for the Proposed Investment in NetCo Bonds and Preference Shares – My Summary

SIAS conducted a virtual dialogue session yesterday evening (22 November 2021) with the management of Keppel DC REIT to discuss about its upcoming proposed transaction to invest in NetCo’s bonds and preference shares. Also, unitholders who attended the meeting were able to seek any clarifications they may have directly with the REIT’s management. In this post, you’ll find a list of questions raised during the session, together with responses provided by the REIT’s CEO and CFO…

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What will be the Impact of Impending Interest Rate Hikes on S-REITs?

A couple of days ago, a friend of mine asked for my thoughts about the impact of interest rate hikes on S-REITs, along with the impact on their unit prices. I felt that the question was an interesting one, and possibly one where my readers would also like me to cast some light on. As such, I’ve decided to pen down my response to the question in this post, which I hope you’ll find useful…

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What You Need to Know about Keppel DC REIT’s Proposed Transaction of NetCo’s Bonds and Preference Shares (and EGM Details)

Yesterday evening, data centre REIT in Keppel DC REIT (SGX:AJBU) released details about its upcoming EGM to seek unitholders’ approval on the proposed transaction where they will be subscribing to the bonds and preference shares issued by NetCo (a company established by M1 to own its mobile, fixed, and fibre assets.) In this post, I attempt to explain the transaction in layman terms (as best as I can) – which I hope will be able to help fellow unitholders better understand what the entire transaction is about. You’ll also find details about its upcoming EGM (along with information on how you can sign up to attend if you are a unitholder of the REIT…)

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A Summary of SPH REIT’s Annual Report for FY2020/21

SPH REIT (SGX:SK6U), whose portfolio consists of 5 retail malls (3 in Singapore, and 2 in Australia), released its latest annual report for the financial year 2020/21 ended 31 August 2021, along with notice of its upcoming AGM last Wednesday (27 October 2021.) For the benefit of those who do not have time to go through the entire report, I have compiled a summary containing the most important pointers to take note of in this post, along with details about its upcoming AGM, and my thoughts about the REIT’s latest financial year performance and outlook ahead…

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My Review (and Thoughts) on EC World REIT’s Q3 FY2021 Results

EC World REIT (SGX:BWCU), with its portfolio consisting of 8 logistics properties all located in China, have released its Q3 and 9M FY2021 results after market hours this evening. As a unitholder of the China-based REIT, I have studied the documents posted with interest and in this post, you’ll find a review (along with my thoughts) about its latest set of financial results, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, as well as distribution payouts declared this time round…

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A Summary (and My Thoughts) about Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust’s 1H FY2021/22 Results

The final Mapletree REIT – in Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (SGX:RW0U), have released its financial results for the second quarter, as well as for the first half of the financial year 2020/21 ended 30 September 2021 after market hours last Thursday (28 October 2021.) In this post, you will find a summary, along with my thoughts as a unitholder, about the REIT’s latest set of financial results, as well as its portfolio occupancy and debt profile, and also its distribution payout declared for unitholders for the period under review…

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