In early October, I shared my reasons for significantly increasing my investment in IREIT Global. In that blog, I also said: "I do not know for sure whether the new management team is going to grow the REIT but it is a reasonable assumption that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I cannot remember when was the last time IREIT Global made an acquisition. It was such a long time ago. So long that I forgot when. But fret not the management finally made an acquisition. This time they have acquired a portfolio of Spanish properties from Blackstone‘s Spanish REIT Corona Patrimonial. Is this a good acquisition? Let us find out. From my High Yield Dividend Stock Tracker, IREIT Global gives a 6.8% dividend yield. That does not tell the whole story because they retained 10% of their income available for distribution (even though I could not detect why they retained it. Cash is the same, debt goes up). Together with a rather low debt to asset, long debt to maturity of more than 6 years, very low cost of debt, I like to see how this acquisition can au

REITs are a popular and important part of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). There are close to 50 listed REITs, property-related business trust and REIT ETFs in Singapore. There are also numerous other unit trusts invested into Singapore and foreign listed REITs in Singapore. To get a better understanding of how well or badly Singapore REITs have performed, we dedicate significant time and resources to publish a report card each quarter. If you wish to catch up on previous quarters, you can refer to our regular REITs Report Card column. Read Also: Complete Guide To Investing In Singapore REITs How Has Singapore REITs Performed In The Year-To-Date 2019 To gauge how the Singapore REIT market has performed in the year-to-date (YTD) 2019, we can look at the iEdge S-REIT Index and the iEdge S-REIT

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS8670) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) broke down from a Symmetrial Triangle consolidation pattern but rebounded from 200D SMA support. The REIT index has changed from 929.69 (last post) to 906.82 (-2.52%). Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT index can be found in the last post Singapore REIT Fundamental Comparison Table on Oct 8, 2019. Based on the current chart pattern,  the sentiment is BULLISH in the long term but REIT index is currently going through a correction.  REIT Index has to go above the 20D & 50D SMA in order to continue the uptrend. The recent sell off could be a welcomed correction before REIT index can charge higher.   Fundamental Analysis of 40 Singapore REITs The following is the compila

I shared my passive income numbers in my last blog and also revealed that I significantly increased my investment in IREIT Global. Now, I will explain why I chose to increase my investment in IREIT Global in 3Q 2019: 1. It seems to me that the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS8670) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) is currently trading in a Symmetrial Triangle consolidation pattern on an uptrend. The REIT index has little change from 927.94 to 929.69 (+0.19%). So far 50D SMA proves to be a good support.  Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT index can be found in the last post Singapore REIT Fundamental Comparison Table on Sep 6, 2019. Based on the current chart pattern and and momentum,  the sentiment is BULLISH and the trend for Singapore REIT direction is still UP. Breaking out from a symmetrical triangle will send the REIT index to march towards the minimum target of 970.   Fundamental Analysis of 41 Singapore REITs The following is the compilation of 41 REITs in Singapore with

REITs offer investors exposure to different types of properties in different locations around the world. The beauty of having a wide variety of REITs listed on our local stock exchange is that investors can select REITs that are appropriate for their own portfolio preferences and risk tolerances. Investors who are keen on gaining exposure to European real estate can consider these three REITs. 1. iREIT Global iREIT Global (SGX: UD1U) is a Singapore REIT that invests in a portfolio of income-producing real estate in Europe used primarily for office, retail, and industrial purposes. Its portfolio currently consists of five freehold properties located in Germany with a total net lettable area of around 200,600 square metres, along with 3,400 car park spaces. For its Q2 2019 earnings, the REI

LendLease Global Commercial REIT is going ahead with their IPO. However, the number of properties that will be injected into the IPO will only be 2, contrary to what I have speculated in my first article. The Australian based group LendLease will be looking to a placement and public offer of 387 million units. The IPO price is set at S$0.88. In total, there will be 1,167 million units outstanding. This will make the market capitalization of LendLease Global Commercial REIT to be close to S$1.56 billion. This IPO is a strange for the following reasons: I struggled to find what is the indicative dividend yield of LendLease Global Commercial REITIt is a mixture of office and retail REITLendLease Global Commercial REIT’s portfolio have a fair bit of concentration risk

Is IREIT Global Worth Investing In? IREIT is one of the few REITs in Singapore with overseas assets. Is it a good way to diversify your portfolio? The post Is IREIT Global Worth Investing In? appeared first on Value Invest Asia.

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS8670) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) continues its uptrend after finding support at the uptrend support at about 890-900, changing from 895.14  to 927.94 (+3.67%). Uptrend is still intact as long as the uptrend line support line holds.  Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT index can be found in the last post Singapore REIT Fundamental Comparison Table on Aug 19, 2019. Based on the current chart pattern and and momentum,  the sentiment is BULLISH and the trend for Singapore REIT direction is still UP. The recent selling is a healthy correction before the REIT index can move higher.   Fundamental Analysis of 42 Singapore REITs The following is the compilation of 42 REITs in Singapore with colour coding of th

Listed in August 2014, IREIT Global (SGX: UD1U) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns five freehold properties in Germany. The REIT gave investors something to smile about when it announced that its distribution per unit (DPU) increased by 1.1% for the six months ended 30 June 2019. Can this growth continue? I think so; here’s why. A decent balance sheet with low cost of debt Acquisitions are by far the fastest and easiest way for a REIT to increase its DPU. IREIT is in a great position to make more debt-funded acquisitions that can be yield-accretive. As of 30 June 2019, its aggregate leverage was 36.2%, still some way below the 45% regulatory ceiling. What’s more, the REIT has one of the lowest effective interest rates per annum at just 1.5%, giving it a high i

As one of the most popular investments in Singapore, we keep a close eye on the performance of S-REITs. After the corporate earnings announcements each quarter, we compile a comprehensive summary on our REITs Report Card column. How Singapore REITs Share Prices Have Fared In 2019, So Far Before we look at how individual REIT prices have moved, let’s look at the broad S-REIT indices in Singapore. There are two main indices – the iEdge S-REIT Index and the iEdge S-REIT 20 Index. The iEdge S-REIT Index comprises all the REITs listed in Singapore, while the iEdge S-REIT 20 Index, as its name suggests, only comprise the 20 largest and more tradeable REITs on the iEdge S-REIT Index. Read Also: Complete Guide To Investing In Singapore REITs The chart below depicts the iEdge S-REIT Index fluc

With 14 companies in the midst of privatisation, it is safe to say that the M&A and privatisation wave is gaining momentum. Based on data from DBS, the number of M&A deals have exceeded the whole of 2018 and 2017 respectively. In privatisation deals over the last three years, shareholders could gain around 15 percent premium over the last transacted share price. DBS thinks that such opportunity continues to exist for investors to capitalize on. Screening Criteria For M&A Plays By DBS To screen for privatisation candidates, DBS uses three criteria: (1) Cash rich; (2) Low liquidity; and (3) Majority shareholder has more than 50 percent ownership. In this 3-part M&A series, we summarise six M&A investment themes from DBS for investors to consider as an alpha generating inv

Ireit Global is a Reit I used to own in the past due to the strong profiling of their freehold assets in Germany, high dividend yield, low borrowing costs and long WALE with concentrated blue chip tenant profile.You would think that Germany is a strong powerhouse in Europe and they are too big to fail, so everything else equal, it's something which is probably too good to be true, especially since they debuted and listed back in 2014.I bought them in the past in the range of 63 to 66 cents when most people were skeptical about the relatively new manager at that time and managed to sell them when they were at around 73 cents. The main reason I sold was because Tikehau Capital came in and they kept harping about a possible inorganic growth through acquisitions in their investors present

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS8670) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) broke out from the 10 years resistance at 875 with significant increase in trading volume. The REIT index is currently retracing from the high 941.77 to  895.14 (-4.95%). Next immediate support zone is between 870 to 875 for a healthy correction.  Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT index can be found in the last post Singapore REIT Fundamental Comparison Table on July 1, 2019. Based on the current chart pattern and and momentum,  the sentiment is BULLISH and the trend for Singapore REIT direction is still UP. The recent selling can be a healthy correction before the REIT index can move higher.   Fundamental Analysis of 42 Singapore REITs The following is the compila

Here are five metrics used to pick Singapore’s strongest REITs including Parkway Life REIT (SGX: C2PU), Keppel DC REIT (SGX: AJBU), and IREIT Global (SGX: UD1U).