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Research from SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia)

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aims-amp-capital-industrial" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:933" rel="noopener">AIMS APAC REIT (AAREIT SP)</a> 2H22 DPU -4.8% YoY; Robust rent reversions to end the fiscal year</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10934" rel="noopener">ESR-REIT (EREIT SP)</a> 1Q22 DPU -9.6% YoY; Rising utilities costs despite steady underlying performance  </li><li><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> 1H22 DPU +2.3% YoY; Omicron wave tapering shopper traffic</li></ul>

AIMS APAC REIT (AAREIT SP) 2H22 DPU -4.8% YoY; Robust rent reversions to end the fiscal yearESR-REIT (EREIT SP) 1Q22 DPU -9.6% YoY; Rising utilities costs despite steady underlying performance  Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT SP) 1H22 DPU +2.3% YoY; Omicron wave tapering shopper traffic

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (27Apr22) - AAREIT Robust Rent Reversions

<ul><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:106" rel="noopener">Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP)</a> FY22 DPU +0.4% YoY; Losing growth momentum as reversions flatten</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keppel-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:192" rel="noopener">Keppel REIT (KREIT SP)</a> 1Q22 Business Updates – Riding on higher signing rents</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sabana-industrial-real-estate-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:911" rel="noopener">Sabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP)</a> 1Q22 Business Updates – Steady as she goes; Second major AEI plan underway  </li></ul>

Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP) FY22 DPU +0.4% YoY; Losing growth momentum as reversions flattenKeppel REIT (KREIT SP) 1Q22 Business Updates – Riding on higher signing rentsSabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP) 1Q22 Business Updates – Steady as she goes; Second major AEI plan underway  

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (21Apr22) - MCT Losing Growth Momentum

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

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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Equity Bottom-Up

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The Straits Times Index (STI) gained more than 5 per cent in the 2022 year to date (YTD) till Feb 24, while the iEdge S-Reit Index declined close to 4 per cent during the same period amid expectations of rate hikes.

During last week's Thursday (Feb 24) session after Russia's announcement of a military operation in Ukraine, the STI and iEdge S-Reit Index dipped more than 3 per cent and close to 2 per cent respectively. Despite the decline, the STI maintained its position as one of the best performing indices globally in 2022.

Similarly, the iEdge S-Reit Index is also one of the most resilient Reit benchmarks this year, outperforming the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index which declined more than 8 per cent in the 2022 YTD till Feb 24. 
S-REITs with positive total returns during this period include Suntec REIT (8.9 per cent), Sabana Industrial REIT (5.9 per cent), CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (3.6 per cent), Far East Hospitality Trust (1.7 per cent), Keppel REIT (1.7 per cent), Ascott Residence Trust (1.7 per cent), First REIT (0.5 per cent) and ARA US Hospitality Trust (0.4 per cent), while Sasseur REIT and Daiwa House Logistics Trust returned flat for the period. 
Retail investors continued to drive fund flow activities in the S-Reits and property trusts sector, accumulating net retail inflows of S$350 million in the 2022 YTD till Feb 24, while institutional investors have seen net outflows of S$250 million for the sector.

However, during Thursday's session, the S-Reits sector garnered more than S$30 million of net inflows from institutional investors. 
S-REITs which saw the most net institutional inflows during this session include – CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (+S$14 million), Ascendas REIT (+S$6 million), Suntec REIT (+S$5 million), Mapletree Industrial Trust (+S$4 million) and Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (+S$3 million). 
The S-Reits' earnings season is largely complete, with optimistic outlook and improving distribution per unit (DPU) a common theme.

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust posted distributable income of S$675 million for the full year FY21, an increase of more than 80 per cent from FY20's distributable income of S$369 million. The trust remains optimistic about its outlook for 2022, noting that its portfolio valuation as at end-2021 improved 3.5 per cent year on year, signifying an improving outlook for Singapore's retail and office market.

Suntec Reit reported its full year FY21 results last month and announced a DPU of 8.666 cents, which was 17 per cent higher than its FY20 DPU. The increase in DPU was a result of higher distribution income, driven by contributions from the 2 newly acquired assets in London and higher income from Suntec City Mall.

The Reit noted that the recovery of retail business at Suntec City Mall has been encouraging with December 2021 tenant sales exceeding that of December 2019.

ARA US Hospitality Trust, which reported its full year FY21 results last week, posted distributable income of US$2.0 million. This follows from reporting no distributable income in FY20.

The trust saw continued strong recovery in the US hospitality industry in H2 2021, riding on the success of a widespread vaccination programme and the reopening of the markets across the country.  REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times,<a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/green-shoots-for-retail-and-hospitality-s-reits-amid-new-pandemic-phase"> </a><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/s-reits-remain-optimistic-about-2022-growth-0">read</a><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/green-shoots-for-retail-and-hospitality-s-reits-amid-new-pandemic-phase"> </a>the original version.

 
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The Straits Times Index (STI) gained more than 5 per cent in the 2022 year to date (YTD) till Feb 24, while the iEdge S-Reit Index declined close to 4 per cent during the same period amid expectations of rate hikes.

During last week's Thursday (Feb 24) session after Russia's announcement of a military operation in Ukraine, the STI and iEdge S-Reit Index dipped more than 3 per cent and close to 2 per cent respectively. Despite the decline, the STI maintained its position as one of the best performing indices globally in 2022.

Similarly, the iEdge S-Reit Index is also one of the most resilient Reit benchmarks this year, outperforming the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index which declined more than 8 per cent in the 2022 YTD till Feb 24.  
S-REITs with positive total returns during this period include Suntec REIT (8.9 per cent), Sabana Industrial REIT (5.9 per cent), CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (3.6 per cent), Far East Hospitality Trust (1.7 per cent), Keppel REIT (1.7 per cent), Ascott Residence Trust (1.7 per cent), First REIT (0.5 per cent) and ARA US Hospitality Trust (0.4 per cent), while Sasseur REIT and Daiwa House Logistics Trust returned flat for the period.  
Retail investors continued to drive fund flow activities in the S-Reits and property trusts sector, accumulating net retail inflows of S$350 million in the 2022 YTD till Feb 24, while institutional investors have seen net outflows of S$250 million for the sector.

However, during Thursday's session, the S-Reits sector garnered more than S$30 million of net inflows from institutional investors.  
S-REITs which saw the most net institutional inflows during this session include – CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (+S$14 million), Ascendas REIT (+S$6 million), Suntec REIT (+S$5 million), Mapletree Industrial Trust (+S$4 million) and Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (+S$3 million).  
The S-Reits' earnings season is largely complete, with optimistic outlook and improving distribution per unit (DPU) a common theme.

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust posted distributable income of S$675 million for the full year FY21, an increase of more than 80 per cent from FY20's distributable income of S$369 million. The trust remains optimistic about its outlook for 2022, noting that its portfolio valuation as at end-2021 improved 3.5 per cent year on year, signifying an improving outlook for Singapore's retail and office market.

Suntec Reit reported its full year FY21 results last month and announced a DPU of 8.666 cents, which was 17 per cent higher than its FY20 DPU. The increase in DPU was a result of higher distribution income, driven by contributions from the 2 newly acquired assets in London and higher income from Suntec City Mall.

The Reit noted that the recovery of retail business at Suntec City Mall has been encouraging with December 2021 tenant sales exceeding that of December 2019.

ARA US Hospitality Trust, which reported its full year FY21 results last week, posted distributable income of US$2.0 million. This follows from reporting no distributable income in FY20.

The trust saw continued strong recovery in the US hospitality industry in H2 2021, riding on the success of a widespread vaccination programme and the reopening of the markets across the country.   REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, read the original version.

 



REIT Watch - S-Reits remain optimistic about 2022 growth

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

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<li>Under the revised scheme consideration, each <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ara-logos-logistics-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:937:1" rel="noopener">ARA LOGOS (ALLT SP)</a> unitholder will receive S$0.097 in cash and 1.7729 new <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10934:1" rel="noopener">ESR-REIT (EREIT SP)</a> units at an issue price of S$0.4924.</li>
<li>The IFA considers the revised scheme consideration to be fair. We think that IFA’s valuation approach is broadly sound with some areas for improvement. </li>
<li>We think that the revised offer is reasonable. For a 28 April payment date, the gross and annualised spread is 2.9% and 18.2%, respectively. </li>
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Under the revised scheme consideration, each ARA LOGOS (ALLT SP) unitholder will receive S$0.097 in cash and 1.7729 new ESR-REIT (EREIT SP) units at an issue price of S$0.4924.
The IFA considers the revised scheme consideration to be fair. We think that IFA’s valuation approach is broadly sound with some areas for improvement. 
We think that the revised offer is reasonable. For a 28 April payment date, the gross and annualised spread is 2.9% and 18.2%, respectively. 


ARA LOGOS/ESR-REIT Scheme Meeting on 21 March, IFA Opinion

CDL Hospitality Trusts / Equity Bottom-Up

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<html><body>Singapore continues to lead the Asia ex-Japan region as the largest REIT exchange traded fund (ETF) market following the listing of CSOP iEdge S-REIT Leaders ETF and the UOB APAC Green REIT ETF on the Singapore Exchange last year. 
Together with the two new listings, the 5 Singapore-listed Reit ETFs now have combined assets under management (AUM) of close to S$800 million, which has more than doubled since January 2020. 
The 2 ETFs with 100 per cent focus on S-REITs – Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF and CSOP iEdge S-REIT Leaders ETF – recorded a combined AUM of S$353 million while the other three ETFs which offer Asia and Asia Pacific exposure – NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia Ex Japan REIT ETF, Phillip SGX APAC Dividend Leaders REIT ETF and UOB Asia Pacific (APAC) Green REIT ETF – recorded S$437 million of combined AUM. 
Retail investors, which net bought (note that net buy/sell amount is derived by subtracting total sell amount from total buy amount) over S$1 billion of S-Reits in 2021, have been a key driver of the overall S-Reits sector fund flow activities. 
Since the start of 2022, retail investors continue to net buy S-Reits, accumulating more than S$350 million in net retail inflows in the year to date. 
Similarly, the 5 Reit ETFs have seen 24 consecutive months of net buys by retail investors. 
In January 2022, retail investors net bought S$15 million of Reit ETFs from the secondary market, the largest amount seen over the last 24 months. 
Retail investors are active holders of Reit ETFs and are holding 43 per cent of the combined AUM across the 5 Reit ETFs (as of Jan 2022). 
Aside from direct cash investments, retail investors may also invest in Singapore-listed Reit ETFs via the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) and the CPF investment scheme (CPFIS). The NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan Reit ETF was included under CPFIS in November 2021. 
In terms of sector performance, the FTSE ST Reit Index declined close to 2 per cent in the 2022 year to date till Feb 10, amid increasing expectations of a potential rate hike. 
The index yield spread (difference between risk-free rate and FTSE ST Reit Index's dividend yield) stands at 402bps, which is close to the average yield spread over the last 10 years. 
While interest rates gyration may potentially narrow the yield spread, fundamental factors such as macro-economic recovery and reopening may also have a positive impact on dividend yields. 
The 5 best performing Reits in the 2022 year to date include - Suntec Reit (+6.8 per cent), Sabana Industrial Reit (+4.8 per cent), Ascott Residence Trust (+4.6 per cent), Keppel Reit (+4.4 per cent) and CDL Hospitality Trusts (+4.3 per cent). REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times,<a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/retail-interest-picks-up-in-s-reit-etfs"> read </a>the original version.</body></html>


      
    
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Singapore continues to lead the Asia ex-Japan region as the largest REIT exchange traded fund (ETF) market following the listing of CSOP iEdge S-REIT Leaders ETF and the UOB APAC Green REIT ETF on the Singapore Exchange last year.  
Together with the two new listings, the 5 Singapore-listed Reit ETFs now have combined assets under management (AUM) of close to S$800 million, which has more than doubled since January 2020.  
The 2 ETFs with 100 per cent focus on S-REITs – Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF and CSOP iEdge S-REIT Leaders ETF – recorded a combined AUM of S$353 million while the other three ETFs which offer Asia and Asia Pacific exposure – NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia Ex Japan REIT ETF, Phillip SGX APAC Dividend Leaders REIT ETF and UOB Asia Pacific (APAC) Green REIT ETF – recorded S$437 million of combined AUM.  
Retail investors, which net bought (note that net buy/sell amount is derived by subtracting total sell amount from total buy amount) over S$1 billion of S-Reits in 2021, have been a key driver of the overall S-Reits sector fund flow activities.  
Since the start of 2022, retail investors continue to net buy S-Reits, accumulating more than S$350 million in net retail inflows in the year to date.  
Similarly, the 5 Reit ETFs have seen 24 consecutive months of net buys by retail investors.  
In January 2022, retail investors net bought S$15 million of Reit ETFs from the secondary market, the largest amount seen over the last 24 months.  
Retail investors are active holders of Reit ETFs and are holding 43 per cent of the combined AUM across the 5 Reit ETFs (as of Jan 2022).  
Aside from direct cash investments, retail investors may also invest in Singapore-listed Reit ETFs via the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) and the CPF investment scheme (CPFIS). The NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan Reit ETF was included under CPFIS in November 2021.  
In terms of sector performance, the FTSE ST Reit Index declined close to 2 per cent in the 2022 year to date till Feb 10, amid increasing expectations of a potential rate hike.  
The index yield spread (difference between risk-free rate and FTSE ST Reit Index's dividend yield) stands at 402bps, which is close to the average yield spread over the last 10 years.  
While interest rates gyration may potentially narrow the yield spread, fundamental factors such as macro-economic recovery and reopening may also have a positive impact on dividend yields.  
The 5 best performing Reits in the 2022 year to date include - Suntec Reit (+6.8 per cent), Sabana Industrial Reit (+4.8 per cent), Ascott Residence Trust (+4.6 per cent), Keppel Reit (+4.4 per cent) and CDL Hospitality Trusts (+4.3 per cent).  REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, read the original version.


REIT Watch - Retail interest picks up in S-Reit ETFs

Singapore

Sabana Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust. The Trust focuses on investments in income-producing real estate used for industrial purposes in Asia, as well as real estate-related assets, in line with Sabana investment principles.

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ASEAN Builder's Scoop (27Apr22) - AAREIT Robust Rent Reversions

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SCCM Asia Research

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (21Apr22) - MCT Losing Growth Momentum

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REIT Watch - S-Reits remain optimistic about 2022 growth

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ARA LOGOS/ESR-REIT Scheme Meeting on 21 March, IFA Opinion

ARA Logos and ESR-REIT merger scheme meeting is set for 21 March. The IFA considers the revised scheme consideration to be fair. For a 28 April...

Arun George

REIT Watch - Retail interest picks up in S-Reit ETFs

Singapore continues to lead the Asia ex-Japan region as the largest REIT exchange traded fund (ETF) market following the listing...

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