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With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

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Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

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

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT SP)





Singapore REITs was the top net buy sector in August, garnering total institutional flows of S$124.6 million. In 8M2019, the sector drew net institutional inflows of S$311.7 million, SGX data showed. 
	 
	
The top institutional net buy REITs in August were: Mapletree Commercial (S$45.8 million inflow), CapitaLand Commercial (S$39.5 million), Ascendas REIT (S$38.5 million) and CapitaLand Mall (S$26.9 million). They accounted for four of the top 10 institutional net buy stocks during the month. 
	 
	The five constituents with the highest dividend indicated yields in the iEdge S-REIT Index are: Lippo Malls (10.4%), First REIT (8.6%), Soilbuild (8.6%), EC World (8.3%), and iREIT Global (7.9%). They averaged an indicated yield of 8.8%, which is more than double the benchmark STI’s indicated yield of about 4%.

SGX lists 35 REITs, seven stapled trusts and three property trusts with a combined market cap of over S$100 billion. Singapore REITs was the top net buy sector in August, garnering total institutional flows of S$124.6 million, SGX data showed. In the first eight months of 2019, the sector drew net institutional inflows of S$311.7 million, with two of the seven months – April and July – registering outflows of S$147.9 million and S$209.2 million respectively.

      
    
    8M 2019 Insti Flow for SREITS 
Source: SGX data

The top institutional net buy REITs in August were: Mapletree Commercial Trust (inflow of S$45.8 million), CapitaLand Commercial Trust (S$39.5 million), Ascendas REIT (S$38.5 million) and CapitaLand Mall Trust (S$26.9 million). They accounted for four of the top 10 institutional net buy stocks during the month.

      
    
    Top Institutional Net Buy REITs in Aug 2019 
Source: SGX data 
 

Mapletree Commercial Trust will join the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) with effect from 23 September, replacing Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, FTSE Russell said in a statement last Thursday, following the September quarterly review of the STI constituents. 
 

The iEdge S-REIT Index is a free-float, market capitalisation-weighted index that tracks the performance of REITs listed on SGX. The Index’s 36 constituents have a combined market capitalisation of nearly S$100 billion. In the 2019 year-to-date, the iEdge S-REIT Index has clocked total returns of 25.5%, compared with total returns of 21.7% for the FTSE EPRA NAREIT Asia ex-Japan REITs Index, in SGD terms.

      
    
    Comparative YTD Returns 
The five constituents with the highest dividend indicated yields in the iEdge S-REIT Index are: Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (10.4%), First REIT (8.6%), Soilbuild Business Trust (8.6%), EC World REIT (8.3%), and iREIT Global (7.9%). These five trusts averaged an indicated yield of 8.8%, which is more than double the benchmark STI’s indicated yield of about 4%.

 

The five Index constituents with the lowest indicated yields are: CapitaLand Commercial Trust (4.1%), Mapletree Commercial Trust (4.1%), Keppel DC REIT (4.2%), Parkway Life REIT (4.2%), and CapitaLand Mall Trust (4.4%). These trusts have averaged an indicated yield of 4.2%.

 

Note that RHT Health Trust was not included in this analysis, as it has become a cash trust after completing the disposal of its entire portfolio of healthcare assets to its controlling unitholder, Fortis Healthcare, in January this year. In June, Fortis Healthcare said it had aborted plans to sell its stake in RHT and its trustee manager. RHT’s trustee manager has said it will continue to explore various options, including identifying possible new businesses or the winding up of the trust. According to listing rules, SGX will remove RHT from its official list if the trust is unable to meet requirements for a new listing within 12 months from the time it becomes a cash trust. 

 

In the YTD, the five best-performing constituents of the iEdge S-REIT Index were: Ascendas Hospitality Trust (+45.3%), Mapletree Commercial Trust (+40.8%), Ascendas India Trust (+39.1%), Keppel DC REIT (+38.3%) and Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (+34.9%). The five have averaged a total return of +39.7% in the YTD, bringing their one-year and three-year total returns to +31.7% and +53.4% respectively.

 

In the YTD, the five least-performing constituents of the iEdge S-REIT Index were: Soilbuild Business Trust (-0.7%), Frasers Hospitality Trust (+4.6%), ESR-REIT (+6.6%), iREIT Global (+10.9%) and EC World REIT (+11.6%). They averaged a +6.6% total return over the period.

 

The tables below detail the constituents of the iEdge S-REIT Index (except for RHT Health Trust), sorted by market cap.




			Name
			
			
			SGX Code
			
			
			Market Cap (S$M)
			
			
			P/B (x)
			
			
			Div Ind Yld (%)
			
		


			ASCENDAS REIT
			
			
			A17U
			
			
			9,992
			
			
			1.2
			
			
			5.3
			
		


			CAPITALAND MALL TRUST
			
			
			C38U
			
			
			9,959
			
			
			1.0
			
			
			4.4
			
		


			CAPITALAND COMMERCIAL TRUST
			
			
			C61U
			
			
			8,443
			
			
			0.9
			
			
			4.1
			
		


			MAPLETREE COMMERCIAL TRUST
			
			
			N2IU
			
			
			6,602
			
			
			1.1
			
			
			4.1
			
		


			MAPLETREE LOGISTICS TRUST
			
			
			M44U
			
			
			5,788
			
			
			1.0
			
			
			5.2
			
		


			SUNTEC REIT
			
			
			T82U
			
			
			5,428
			
			
			0.8
			
			
			5.1
			
		


			MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST
			
			
			ME8U
			
			
			4,817
			
			
			1.3
			
			
			5.4
			
		


			KEPPEL REIT
			
			
			K71U
			
			
			4,246
			
			
			0.8
			
			
			4.5
			
		


			MAPLETREE NORTH ASIA COMMERCIAL TRUST
			
			
			RW0U
			
			
			4,240
			
			
			0.9
			
			
			5.9
			
		


			FRASERS CENTREPOINT TRUST
			
			
			J69U
			
			
			3,180
			
			
			1.1
			
			
			5.5
			
		


			ASCOTT RESIDENCE TRUST
			
			
			A68U
			
			
			2,830
			
			
			0.8
			
			
			5.3
			
		


			SPH REIT
			
			
			SK6U
			
			
			2,824
			
			
			1.1
			
			
			5.1
			
		


			FRASERS LOGISTICS &amp; INDUSTRIAL TRUST
			
			
			BUOU
			
			
			2,811
			
			
			1.1
			
			
			6.9
			
		


			KEPPEL DC REIT
			
			
			AJBU
			
			
			2,461
			
			
			1.4
			
			
			4.2
			
		


			CDL HOSPITALITY TRUSTS
			
			
			J85
			
			
			1,963
			
			
			1.0
			
			
			5.2
			
		


			PARKWAY LIFE REIT
			
			
			C2PU
			
			
			1,876
			
			
			1.6
			
			
			4.2
			
		


			CAPITALAND RETAIL CHINA TRUST
			
			
			AU8U
			
			
			1,869
			
			
			0.9
			
			
			6.5
			
		


			MANULIFE US REIT
			
			
			BTOU
			
			
			1,773
			
			
			1.0
			
			
			6.7
			
		


			ESR-REIT
			
			
			J91U
			
			
			1,759
			
			
			0.8
			
			
			7.8
			
		


			STARHILL GLOBAL REIT
			
			
			P40U
			
			
			1,636
			
			
			0.7
			
			
			5.9
			
		


			FRASERS COMMERCIAL TRUST
			
			
			ND8U
			
			
			1,546
			
			
			0.9
			
			
			5.9
			
		


			ASCENDAS INDIA TRUST
			
			
			CY6U
			
			
			1,544
			
			
			1.1
			
			
			5.2
			
		


			OUE COMMERCIAL REIT
			
			
			TS0U
			
			
			1,520
			
			
			0.6
			
			
			6.4
			
		


			FRASERS HOSPITALITY TRUST
			
			
			ACV
			
			
			1,345
			
			
			0.8
			
			
			6.4
			
		


			OUE HOSPITALITY TRUST
			
			
			SK7
			
			
			1,341
			
			
			1.1
			
			
			5.8
			
		


			FAR EAST HOSPITALITY TRUST
			
			
			Q5T
			
			
			1,307
			
			
			0.7
			
			
			5.5
			
		


			ASCENDAS HOSPITALITY TRUST
			
			
			Q1P
			
			
			1,217
			
			
			0.8
			
			
			6.0
			
		


			AIMS APAC REIT
			
			
			O5RU
			
			
			1,008
			
			
			1.0
			
			
			7.1
			
		


			FIRST REIT
			
			
			AW9U
			
			
			835
			
			
			1.3
			
			
			8.6
			
		


			CACHE LOGISTICS TRUST
			
			
			K2LU
			
			
			793
			
			
			1.0
			
			
			7.4
			
		


			LIPPO MALLS INDONESIA RETAIL TRUST
			
			
			D5IU
			
			
			666
			
			
			0.8
			
			
			10.4
			
		


			EC WORLD REIT
			
			
			BWCU
			
			
			577
			
			
			0.8
			
			
			8.3
			
		


			SOILBUILD BUSINESS TRUST
			
			
			SV3U
			
			
			576
			
			
			1.0
			
			
			8.6
			
		


			SABANA SHARIAH COMPLIANT REIT
			
			
			M1GU
			
			
			484
			
			
			0.8
			
			
			6.3
			
		


			IREIT GLOBAL
			
			
			UD1U
			
			
			474
			
			
			1.1
			
			
			7.9
			
		

 




			Name
			
			
			SGX Code
			
			
			Market Cap (S$M)
			
			
			Total Return YTD (%)
			
			
			Total Return 1Y (%)
			
			
			Total Return 3Y (%)
			
		


			ASCENDAS REIT
			
			
			A17U
			
			
			9,992
			
			
			25.5
			
			
			23.6
			
			
			47.0
			
		


			CAPITALAND MALL TRUST
			
			
			C38U
			
			
			9,959
			
			
			21.7
			
			
			32.4
			
			
			42.9
			
		


			CAPITALAND COMMERCIAL TRUST
			
			
			C61U
			
			
			8,443
			
			
			29.9
			
			
			29.9
			
			
			59.3
			
		


			MAPLETREE COMMERCIAL TRUST
			
			
			N2IU
			
			
			6,602
			
			
			40.8
			
			
			45.5
			
			
			63.5
			
		


			MAPLETREE LOGISTICS TRUST
			
			
			M44U
			
			
			5,788
			
			
			29.0
			
			
			31.0
			
			
			73.8
			
		


			SUNTEC REIT
			
			
			T82U
			
			
			5,428
			
			
			13.4
			
			
			9.4
			
			
			29.8
			
		


			MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST
			
			
			ME8U
			
			
			4,817
			
			
			28.0
			
			
			23.6
			
			
			59.7
			
		


			KEPPEL REIT
			
			
			K71U
			
			
			4,246
			
			
			13.5
			
			
			11.0
			
			
			27.6
			
		


			MAPLETREE NORTH ASIA COMMERCIAL TRUST
			
			
			RW0U
			
			
			4,240
			
			
			22.9
			
			
			22.8
			
			
			47.0
			
		


			FRASERS CENTREPOINT TRUST
			
			
			J69U
			
			
			3,180
			
			
			32.3
			
			
			28.1
			
			
			51.8
			
		


			ASCOTT RESIDENCE TRUST
			
			
			A68U
			
			
			2,830
			
			
			28.9
			
			
			27.7
			
			
			43.6
			
		


			SPH REIT
			
			
			SK6U
			
			
			2,824
			
			
			14.4
			
			
			16.6
			
			
			30.9
			
		


			FRASERS LOGISTICS &amp; INDUSTRIAL TRUST
			
			
			BUOU
			
			
			2,811
			
			
			25.6
			
			
			22.8
			
			
			54.3
			
		


			KEPPEL DC REIT
			
			
			AJBU
			
			
			2,461
			
			
			38.3
			
			
			37.3
			
			
			75.0
			
		


			CDL HOSPITALITY TRUSTS
			
			
			J85
			
			
			1,963
			
			
			18.1
			
			
			10.5
			
			
			46.1
			
		


			PARKWAY LIFE REIT
			
			
			C2PU
			
			
			1,876
			
			
			20.8
			
			
			17.8
			
			
			41.0
			
		


			CAPITALAND RETAIL CHINA TRUST
			
			
			AU8U
			
			
			1,869
			
			
			24.5
			
			
			17.6
			
			
			16.0
			
		


			MANULIFE US REIT
			
			
			BTOU
			
			
			1,773
			
			
			28.4
			
			
			17.4
			
			
			48.6
			
		


			ESR-REIT
			
			
			J91U
			
			
			1,759
			
			
			6.6
			
			
			12.4
			
			
			20.5
			
		


			STARHILL GLOBAL REIT
			
			
			P40U
			
			
			1,636
			
			
			17.7
			
			
			17.1
			
			
			10.6
			
		


			FRASERS COMMERCIAL TRUST
			
			
			ND8U
			
			
			1,546
			
			
			25.5
			
			
			24.9
			
			
			43.7
			
		


			ASCENDAS INDIA TRUST
			
			
			CY6U
			
			
			1,544
			
			
			39.1
			
			
			38.8
			
			
			63.2
			
		


			OUE COMMERCIAL REIT
			
			
			TS0U
			
			
			1,520
			
			
			20.9
			
			
			-6.4
			
			
			5.4
			
		


			FRASERS HOSPITALITY TRUST
			
			
			ACV
			
			
			1,345
			
			
			4.6
			
			
			6.6
			
			
			15.6
			
		


			OUE HOSPITALITY TRUST
			
			
			SK7
			
			
			1,341
			
			
			14.4
			
			
			4.9
			
			
			30.3
			
		


			FAR EAST HOSPITALITY TRUST
			
			
			Q5T
			
			
			1,307
			
			
			18.2
			
			
			12.8
			
			
			37.5
			
		


			ASCENDAS HOSPITALITY TRUST
			
			
			Q1P
			
			
			1,217
			
			
			45.3
			
			
			44.0
			
			
			86.3
			
		


			AIMS APAC REIT
			
			
			O5RU
			
			
			1,008
			
			
			16.0
			
			
			11.4
			
			
			30.6
			
		


			FIRST REIT
			
			
			AW9U
			
			
			835
			
			
			14.6
			
			
			-10.2
			
			
			-3.1
			
		


			CACHE LOGISTICS TRUST
			
			
			K2LU
			
			
			793
			
			
			12.1
			
			
			8.3
			
			
			5.3
			
		


			LIPPO MALLS INDONESIA RETAIL TRUST
			
			
			D5IU
			
			
			666
			
			
			34.9
			
			
			-7.1
			
			
			-21.0
			
		


			EC WORLD REIT
			
			
			BWCU
			
			
			577
			
			
			11.6
			
			
			15.0
			
			
			17.7
			
		


			SOILBUILD BUSINESS TRUST
			
			
			SV3U
			
			
			576
			
			
			-0.7
			
			
			-5.9
			
			
			1.4
			
		


			SABANA SHARIAH COMPLIANT REIT
			
			
			M1GU
			
			
			484
			
			
			21.1
			
			
			17.5
			
			
			23.0
			
		


			IREIT GLOBAL
			
			
			UD1U
			
			
			474
			
			
			10.9
			
			
			5.8
			
			
			27.5
			
		

*Note: RHT Health Trust excluded from analysis due to its cash trust status

Source: Bloomberg &amp; StockFacts (data as of 6 Sept 2019)



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