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The 10 best performing S-Reits and property trusts with over a 10-year listing history have averaged 12.5 per cent in 10-year annualised total returns. On an absolute basis across the 10-year period, these 10 trusts have generated total returns averaging 240 per cent as Reits continue to be an asset class of choice for the longer horizon.

Comparatively, the 10 have also outperformed major Asia-Pacific Reit markets which have yielded 10.3 per cent in average total returns for the same period. 
Of the 10, the top five trusts Mapletree Industrial Trust, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Mapletree Commercial Trust, ParkwayLife REIT and AIMS APAC REIT, were also among Asia Pacific’s 20 best performing REITs with a longer trading history. 
Three of these are S-Reits sponsored by Mapletree Investments, which owns and manages over S$66 billion of data centre, industrial, lodging, logistics, mixed-use, multifamily, office, residential and retail properties. 
Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT) listed in October 2010 with an initial investment portfolio of 70 Singapore industrial properties valued at S$2.1 billion including business parks, flatted factories, stack-up/ramp-up buildings and light industrial buildings. 
Today, the trust has tripled in portfolio with assets under management of S$6.7 billion across 114 properties in Singapore and North America. In terms of asset mix, MINT has also diversified with acquisitions into high-tech buildings and data centres making up 20.9 per cent and 39.8 per cent respectively. Its latest acquisition of 29 data centres in the United States makes it one of the largest owners of data centres among Asia-Pacific Reits.

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) was one of the first Mapletree Group S-Reits to be listed in July 2005 and was the first Asia-focused logistics Reit. Its portfolio of properties has swelled from 15 properties worth S$422 million to 163 properties worth S$10.7 billion across nine countries in the Asia-Pacific.

MLT now has a diversified tenant base of 752 customers with close to 75 per cent of its portfolio serving consumer-related sectors.

Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT) listed in April 2011 with three properties located in Singapore valued at S$2.8 billion. Its enlarged portfolio value has since trebled and comprises five Singapore properties worth S$8.7 billion.

ParkwayLife Reit (PLife) listed in August 2007 with just three properties in Singapore - Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and East Shore Hospital with a combined value of S$775 million. Fourteen years on, it has almost trebled its portfolio value at S$1.99 billion across 53 properties in Singapore, Japan and Malaysia and considers itself to be one of the largest listed healthcare Reits in Asia.

PLife recently completed its third strategic recycling initiative with a divestment of a non-core asset and acquired two nursing homes in Japan, increasing its geographical coverage and further diversification of age-care tenants.

Some may remember Aims Apac Reit as MacarthurCook Industrial Reit which listed in April 2007 with a portfolio of 12 industrial properties in Singapore valued at S$316 million.

The Reit has since rebranded itself in 2019 and has grown over five times in size with a portfolio value of S$1.7 billion across 28 properties in Singapore and Australia.

Its tenant base of 188 tenants has also diversified across the years, and include resilient sectors such as logistics and warehouses, bio-medical and life science, telecommunications and data centre operators accounting for seven out of its top 10 tenants. REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, <a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/10-s-reits-yielding-long-term-annualised-returns">read </a>the original version.
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The 10 best performing S-Reits and property trusts with over a 10-year listing history have averaged 12.5 per cent in 10-year annualised total returns. On an absolute basis across the 10-year period, these 10 trusts have generated total returns averaging 240 per cent as Reits continue to be an asset class of choice for the longer horizon.

Comparatively, the 10 have also outperformed major Asia-Pacific Reit markets which have yielded 10.3 per cent in average total returns for the same period.  
Of the 10, the top five trusts Mapletree Industrial Trust, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Mapletree Commercial Trust, ParkwayLife REIT and AIMS APAC REIT, were also among Asia Pacific’s 20 best performing REITs with a longer trading history.  
Three of these are S-Reits sponsored by Mapletree Investments, which owns and manages over S$66 billion of data centre, industrial, lodging, logistics, mixed-use, multifamily, office, residential and retail properties.  
Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT) listed in October 2010 with an initial investment portfolio of 70 Singapore industrial properties valued at S$2.1 billion including business parks, flatted factories, stack-up/ramp-up buildings and light industrial buildings.  
Today, the trust has tripled in portfolio with assets under management of S$6.7 billion across 114 properties in Singapore and North America. In terms of asset mix, MINT has also diversified with acquisitions into high-tech buildings and data centres making up 20.9 per cent and 39.8 per cent respectively. Its latest acquisition of 29 data centres in the United States makes it one of the largest owners of data centres among Asia-Pacific Reits.

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) was one of the first Mapletree Group S-Reits to be listed in July 2005 and was the first Asia-focused logistics Reit. Its portfolio of properties has swelled from 15 properties worth S$422 million to 163 properties worth S$10.7 billion across nine countries in the Asia-Pacific.

MLT now has a diversified tenant base of 752 customers with close to 75 per cent of its portfolio serving consumer-related sectors.

Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT) listed in April 2011 with three properties located in Singapore valued at S$2.8 billion. Its enlarged portfolio value has since trebled and comprises five Singapore properties worth S$8.7 billion.

ParkwayLife Reit (PLife) listed in August 2007 with just three properties in Singapore - Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and East Shore Hospital with a combined value of S$775 million. Fourteen years on, it has almost trebled its portfolio value at S$1.99 billion across 53 properties in Singapore, Japan and Malaysia and considers itself to be one of the largest listed healthcare Reits in Asia.

PLife recently completed its third strategic recycling initiative with a divestment of a non-core asset and acquired two nursing homes in Japan, increasing its geographical coverage and further diversification of age-care tenants.

Some may remember Aims Apac Reit as MacarthurCook Industrial Reit which listed in April 2007 with a portfolio of 12 industrial properties in Singapore valued at S$316 million.

The Reit has since rebranded itself in 2019 and has grown over five times in size with a portfolio value of S$1.7 billion across 28 properties in Singapore and Australia.

Its tenant base of 188 tenants has also diversified across the years, and include resilient sectors such as logistics and warehouses, bio-medical and life science, telecommunications and data centre operators accounting for seven out of its top 10 tenants.  REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, read the original version.



REIT Watch - 10 S-Reits yielding long-term annualised returns

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<h2>Singapore</h2><h3><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-logistics-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16035" rel="noopener">Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP)</a> to acquire Australian cold storage facility at 4.3% yield; Fully-funded by debt, DPU accretive</h3><ul><li>MLT proposed an acquisition of a cold storage facility at 5-17 Leslie Road and 6-10 Pipe Road in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for A$42.8m (S$42.8m) vs. independent valuation of A$43.0m as at 21Jun21. Including A$3.1m transaction-related costs, the total transaction costs will be A$45.9m</li><li>The freehold property is located within the inner west precinct of Melbourne, an established industrial and logistics region in the vicinity of MLT’s existing four properties. Spanning a total NLA of 14,747sqm, the property is comprised of five blocks of cold and freezer warehouse (77% of NLA), ambient warehouse, office and other amenities. The property is 100% leased to Austco Polar Cold Storage, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASX-listed Wingara AG Limited, for the next 13 years with annual rent escalations</li><li>The asset is expected to generate an initial NPI yield of 4.3% (based on purchase price) and will be accretive at the distribution level. The acquisition will be 100% funded by debt and is expected to be completed by 3Q22. Upon completion and including the proposed acquisition of 9 Changi South Street 2 (announced on 9Jul21), MLT’s aggregate leverage ratio is estimated to rise to 38.7%</li><li>Following this Acquisition, MLT will have five logistics assets in Melbourne and a total of 13 assets in AUS with over A$870m in AUM (8.5% of AUM from 8.0%) and 352,400sqm of leasable space. Contribution from AUS will increase from 7.4% of GRI to 8.5%</li><li>MLT is currently trading at 4.2% FY22E yield and 1.6x P/B.</li></ul><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/223/820/original/image_45736139921629083801234.png?1629083809" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="223820"></figure>

SingaporeMapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP) to acquire Australian cold storage facility at 4.3% yield; Fully-funded by debt, DPU accretiveMLT proposed an acquisition of a cold storage facility at 5-17 Leslie Road and 6-10 Pipe Road in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for A$42.8m (S$42.8m) vs. independent valuation of A$43.0m as at 21Jun21. Including A$3.1m transaction-related costs, the total transaction costs will be A$45.9mThe freehold property is located within the inner west precinct of Melbourne, an established industrial and logistics region in the vicinity of MLT’s existing four properties. Spanning a total NLA of 14,747sqm, the property is comprised of five blocks of cold and freezer warehouse (77% of NLA), ambient warehouse, office and other amenities. The property is 100% leased to Austco Polar Cold Storage, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASX-listed Wingara AG Limited, for the next 13 years with annual rent escalationsThe asset is expected to generate an initial NPI yield of 4.3% (based on purchase price) and will be accretive at the distribution level. The acquisition will be 100% funded by debt and is expected to be completed by 3Q22. Upon completion and including the proposed acquisition of 9 Changi South Street 2 (announced on 9Jul21), MLT’s aggregate leverage ratio is estimated to rise to 38.7%Following this Acquisition, MLT will have five logistics assets in Melbourne and a total of 13 assets in AUS with over A$870m in AUM (8.5% of AUM from 8.0%) and 352,400sqm of leasable space. Contribution from AUS will increase from 7.4% of GRI to 8.5%MLT is currently trading at 4.2% FY22E yield and 1.6x P/B.

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In the first seven months of 2021, S-Reits have announced asset acquisitions exceeding S$7.5 billion in total purchase consideration.

Several acquisitions announced during the period were in assets such as data centres, logistic warehouses, and office buildings.

In addition, the majority of acquisitions that were announced were outside of Singapore, further entrenching Singapore's position as a global Reit hub - over 80 per cent of S-Reits' portfolios have assets that are internationally diverse.

Recent S-REIT acquisitions announced in the month of July totalled $323 million in purchase consideration and were by Ascendas India Trust, Keppel DC REIT, Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT, and Mapletree Logistics Trust. 
Three out of four were overseas acquisitions and two out of four were data-centre-related acquisitions. 
Ascendas India Trust announced on July 5 that it will invest an estimated S$217 million to develop and operate Phase 1 of its first fully-fitted data centre campus in Airoli, a growing data centre hub in Navi Mumbai, in India.

As such, it has announced that it will acquire a 6.6-acre greenfield site for the development which will comprise two buildings. The first building will have a built-up area of about 325,000 sq ft and is scheduled to be ready by Q2 2024.

The trust will be developing its first data centre campus with its sponsor CapitaLand and believes that its foray into the data centre sector in India will diversify its portfolio into an attractive and highly scaleable asset class.

With the acquisition and development of Phase 1 of the data centre campus, the Trust's portfolio size is expected to increase by 1.2 per cent from the approximately 24.9 million sq ft to 25.2 million sq ft.

Mapletree Logistics Trust announced on July 9 that it was granted an option to purchase a logistics property in Singapore at 9 Changi South Street. While the purpose-built facility will be sold with vacant possession, the Reit manager is in talks with an international 3PL to lease the property as an anchor tenant.

The Reit believes that the property is well-poised to benefit from Singapore's position as a key logistics hub and is an accretive acquisition with an expected stabilised property income yield of approximately 6.2 per cent.

Keppel DC Reit on July 26 announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire Guangdong Data Centre, a fully-fitted data centre in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, marking its first data centre acquisition in China.

The property, which is expected to be built in Q3 2021, is situated within the Bluesea Intelligence Valley Mega Data Centre Campus and is the first of six data centre buildings to be completed. The property will be fully leased to Guangdong Bluesea Data Development on a triple net basis for 15 years.

The acquisition is expected to increase the Reit's portfolio occupancy rate from 98.0 per cent to 98.2 per cent and weighted average lease expiry from 6.5 years to 7.3 years.

As part of this agreement, Keppel DC Reit will have the right of first refusal to acquire the remaining five data centres within the campus.

Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit announced on July 28 that it is deepening its technology footprint in key growth markets in the US with the acquisitions of Nashville and Denver office building assets.

Both office buildings - Bridge Crossing and 105 Edgeview - are 100 per cent leased to tenants mainly in the fast-growing and defensive technology sector.

They include anchor tenants Comdata, which is part of Fleetcor Group, a leading global business payment firm, and Gogo Business Aviation, which is the world's largest provider of broadband connectivity services for the business aviation market.

The Reit expects the pro-forma assets under management to grow by 8.0 per cent to approximately US$1.4 billion and the pro-forma portfolio committed occupancy to increase from 90.5 per cent to 91.2 per cent. REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, <a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/s-reits-recent-acquisitions-further-entrench-diversity">read </a>the original version.
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In the first seven months of 2021, S-Reits have announced asset acquisitions exceeding S$7.5 billion in total purchase consideration.

Several acquisitions announced during the period were in assets such as data centres, logistic warehouses, and office buildings.

In addition, the majority of acquisitions that were announced were outside of Singapore, further entrenching Singapore's position as a global Reit hub - over 80 per cent of S-Reits' portfolios have assets that are internationally diverse.

Recent S-REIT acquisitions announced in the month of July totalled $323 million in purchase consideration and were by Ascendas India Trust, Keppel DC REIT, Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT, and Mapletree Logistics Trust.  
Three out of four were overseas acquisitions and two out of four were data-centre-related acquisitions.  
Ascendas India Trust announced on July 5 that it will invest an estimated S$217 million to develop and operate Phase 1 of its first fully-fitted data centre campus in Airoli, a growing data centre hub in Navi Mumbai, in India.

As such, it has announced that it will acquire a 6.6-acre greenfield site for the development which will comprise two buildings. The first building will have a built-up area of about 325,000 sq ft and is scheduled to be ready by Q2 2024.

The trust will be developing its first data centre campus with its sponsor CapitaLand and believes that its foray into the data centre sector in India will diversify its portfolio into an attractive and highly scaleable asset class.

With the acquisition and development of Phase 1 of the data centre campus, the Trust's portfolio size is expected to increase by 1.2 per cent from the approximately 24.9 million sq ft to 25.2 million sq ft.

Mapletree Logistics Trust announced on July 9 that it was granted an option to purchase a logistics property in Singapore at 9 Changi South Street. While the purpose-built facility will be sold with vacant possession, the Reit manager is in talks with an international 3PL to lease the property as an anchor tenant.

The Reit believes that the property is well-poised to benefit from Singapore's position as a key logistics hub and is an accretive acquisition with an expected stabilised property income yield of approximately 6.2 per cent.

Keppel DC Reit on July 26 announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire Guangdong Data Centre, a fully-fitted data centre in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, marking its first data centre acquisition in China.

The property, which is expected to be built in Q3 2021, is situated within the Bluesea Intelligence Valley Mega Data Centre Campus and is the first of six data centre buildings to be completed. The property will be fully leased to Guangdong Bluesea Data Development on a triple net basis for 15 years.

The acquisition is expected to increase the Reit's portfolio occupancy rate from 98.0 per cent to 98.2 per cent and weighted average lease expiry from 6.5 years to 7.3 years.

As part of this agreement, Keppel DC Reit will have the right of first refusal to acquire the remaining five data centres within the campus.

Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit announced on July 28 that it is deepening its technology footprint in key growth markets in the US with the acquisitions of Nashville and Denver office building assets.

Both office buildings - Bridge Crossing and 105 Edgeview - are 100 per cent leased to tenants mainly in the fast-growing and defensive technology sector.

They include anchor tenants Comdata, which is part of Fleetcor Group, a leading global business payment firm, and Gogo Business Aviation, which is the world's largest provider of broadband connectivity services for the business aviation market.

The Reit expects the pro-forma assets under management to grow by 8.0 per cent to approximately US$1.4 billion and the pro-forma portfolio committed occupancy to increase from 90.5 per cent to 91.2 per cent.  REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, read the original version.



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