Apart from just manoeuvring an economic downturn in 2020, everyone is also combating a very real health threat. The combination of this has also led to major disruptions in the way we live, work and play, accelerating economic trends that should have been years in the making. Along with this, the properties – including REITs – that enable us to live, work and play have all been impacted. In the short term, volatility may spark sharp rises and dips in market prices, in the longer-term, some types of properties may become less relevant entirely. In our REITs Report Card, which we publish each quarter, we look at how S-REITs have performed as a whole and individually. How Have Singapore REITs Fared In The YTD 2020? The iEdge S-REIT Index is a free-float market capitalisation weighted inde

Based on 4Q 2019 Result. Click to Enlarge* Ascendas India Trust and Dasin Retail Trust are Business Trusts.The above table is extracted from spreadsheet in SREITs Data page.Dividend Yield:YieldAverageMedianLowestHighestHealthcare8.10%8.10%4.34%11.86%Retail9.16%8.32%5.48%18.13%Office8.18%7.55%4.97%12.02%Hospitality17.49%11.35%9.4%42.71%Industrial8.37%7.66%3.54%13.4%Logistics9.52%10.43%5.07%12.14%* Based on REIT Major SectorFinancial Metrics:Financial MetricsUnitAverageMedianLowestHighestPrice/ NAVtime0.790.710.151.91Market Cap, BS$2.00B0.96B0.17B10.04BProperty Yield (Annualized)%5.895.843.399.30Distribution on Management Feestime8.378.343.9719.02Distribution on Capital (Annualized)%4.114.091.605.64Distribution Margin%52.3554.9821.1771.32* SREITs in Foreign Currencies converted to

Income support for SREITs is well known way to boost its DPU and is getting more and more common. I have recently shared SREITs that have income supports in SREITs Basic Fundamental Review - 2020 1Q post. For this post, I would only focus on those which have more than 5% income support in their distribution. I would try to estimate the distribution downfall when income support lapse.Investors should be cautious when investing in REITs with income supporti) BHG Retail REITBHG Retail REIT income supportDespite their acquisition of Hefei Changjiangxilu Mall, distribution show no improvement, where FY2019 DPU is 3.87 cents. Let assume the following for calculation:i) Distribution amount of S$ 16.754 mils remain consistent from 2020 to 2021.ii) Outstanding increased by 0.9% per year.