If you are investor holding on to a Singapore-listed REIT since the start of 2013, you will be sitting on average gains of about 12.9 percent so far this year. This is according to latest update by Singapore Exchange which shows that all 23 REITs listed on the Singapore bourse making gains for 2013 to date (With year-to-date taken as 17 May 2013).
REITs with the biggest gain in prices for 2013 so far are Hong Kong-focused Fortune REIT (34.81 percent) and healthcare landlords First REIT (34.43 percent) and Parkway Life REIT (25.58 percent). Also making respectable gains are Cambridge Industrial Trust (25.19 percent) and Keppel REIT (23.55 percent).
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| Industrial REITs such as Sabana REIT, Mapletree Industrial Trust and Cambridge Industrial Trust performed best in terms of historical dividend yield. |
REITs with the weakest price gains this year to date are CapitaCommercial Trust (1.19 percent) CapitaRetail China Trust (4.86 percent) and Saizen REIT (4.97 percent). Performance for the rest of the Singapore-listed REITs are ranked below according to percentage change in price.
| RANK | REIT | % CHANGE | % DIV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORTUNE REIT | 34.81 | 3.87 |
| 2 | FIRST REIT | 34.43 | 3.12 |
| 3 | PARKWAYLIFE REIT | 25.58 | 3.85 |
| 4 | CAMBRIDGE INDUSTRIAL TRUST | 25.19 | 5.74 |
| 5 | AIMS AMP CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL TRUST | 24.08 | 4.89 |
| 6 | KEPPEL REIT | 23.55 | 3.69 |
| 7 | MAPLETREE GREATER CHINA | 21.51 | NA |
| 8 | MAPLETREE COMMERCIAL TRUST | 20.58 | 3.38 |
| 9 | STARHILL GLOBAL REIT | 19.75 | 4.99 |
| 10 | FRASERS COMMERCIAL TRUST | 19.70 | 4.52 |
| 11 | SABANA REIT | 18.86 | 6.96 |
| 12 | MAPLETREE LOGISTICS TRUST | 17.03 | 5.12 |
| 13 | CACHE LOGISTICS TRUST | 15.73 | 4.55 |
| 14 | LIPPO MALLS INDONESIA RETAIL TRUST | 15.31 | 5.58 |
| 15 | ASCENDAS REIT | 15.19 | 3.74 |
| 16 | MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST | 14.34 | 5.94 |
| 17 | SUNTEC REIT | 12.84 | 4.90 |
| 18 | FRASERS CENTREPOINT TRUST | 12.50 | 4.63 |
| 19 | CAPITAMALL TRUST | 7.51 | 3.16 |
| 20 | ASCOTT RESIDENCE TRUST | 7.35 | 3.33 |
| 21 | SAIZEN REIT | 4.97 | 6.79 |
| 22 | CAPITARETAIL CHINA TRUST | 4.86 | 2.74 |
| 23 | CAPITACOMMERCIAL TRUST | 1.19 | 4.72 |
When ranked according to 12-month historical dividend distribution yields the REITs that came out on top are Sabana REIT (6.96 percent), Saizen REIT (6.79 percent) and Mapletree Industrial Trust (5.94 percent). Rank for Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust is not available due to a lack of historical performance.
| RANK | REIT | % CHANGE | % DIV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SABANA REIT | 18.86 | 6.96 |
| 2 | SAIZEN REIT | 4.97 | 6.79 |
| 3 | MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST | 14.34 | 5.94 |
| 4 | CAMBRIDGE INDUSTRIAL TRUST | 25.19 | 5.74 |
| 5 | LIPPO MALLS INDONESIA RETAIL TRUST | 15.31 | 5.58 |
| 6 | MAPLETREE LOGISTICS TRUST | 17.03 | 5.12 |
| 7 | STARHILL GLOBAL REIT | 19.75 | 4.99 |
| 8 | SUNTEC REIT | 12.84 | 4.90 |
| 9 | AIMS AMP CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL TRUST | 24.08 | 4.89 |
| 10 | CAPITACOMMERCIAL TRUST | 1.19 | 4.72 |
| 11 | FRASERS CENTREPOINT TRUST | 12.50 | 4.63 |
| 12 | CACHE LOGISTICS TRUST | 15.73 | 4.55 |
| 13 | FRASERS COMMERCIAL TRUST | 19.70 | 4.52 |
| 14 | FORTUNE REIT | 34.81 | 3.87 |
| 15 | PARKWAYLIFE REIT | 25.58 | 3.85 |
| 16 | ASCENDAS REIT | 15.19 | 3.74 |
| 17 | KEPPEL REIT | 23.55 | 3.69 |
| 18 | MAPLETREE COMMERCIAL TRUST | 20.58 | 3.38 |
| 19 | ASCOTT RESIDENCE TRUST | 7.35 | 3.33 |
| 20 | CAPITAMALL TRUST | 7.51 | 3.16 |
| 21 | FIRST REIT | 34.43 | 3.12 |
| 22 | CAPITARETAIL CHINA TRUST | 4.86 | 2.74 |
Including dividends, S-REIT unit holders would have made an average gain of about 15.84 percent this year to date. All data have been compiled by Singapore Exchange from Bloomberg and ranked by REITSWEEK.