Updating my series of handy reference lists is this REIT List covering four major markets in the Asia-Pacific Region. Following my earlier posted lists of S-REITs, H-REITs, J-REITs, and A-REITs, that is, real estate investment trusts listed in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and Australia, the below lists are meant to be a handy reference in […]
Here is an updated watchlist of US ETFs I post mostly for my own quick reference, with links to Bing search, Fidelity, Morningstar, and SeekingAlpha information each one click away. All-world Global Benchmark ETFs ACWF (Morningstar, Fidelity, SeekingAlpha) VT (Morningstar, Fidelity, SeekingAlpha) ACWI (Morningstar, Fidelity, SeekingAlpha) ACIM (Morningstar, Fidelity, SeekingAlpha) Bond and REIT ETFs BND […]
The mutual fund as we know it today is almost 100 years old, and following important steps in 1934 and 1940 and then in 1974, mutual funds can be thanked for helping a large percentage of average working individuals save trillions of dollars for retirement in ways pre 20th century history might not have imagined. […]
Japan remains one of my favorite real estate markets due to its large size, maturity, low growth expectations, and relatively high yields vs. low interest rates. As an updated reference, here is a list of 50 of the largest Japanese real estate investment trusts (J-REITs) by market cap as of August 2017: WSJ Name Sector […]
Continuing the lists of real estate investment trusts (REITs) by region, here are 25 of the largest ones by market cap denominated in Euros: WSJ Name Sector Country Market Cap DE/XFRA/UBL Unibail-Rodamco SE Retail France € 21,510,000,640 FR/XPAR/LI Klepierre S.A. Retail France € 11,089,999,872 FR/XPAR/GFC Gecina Industrial/Office France € 9,360,000,000 ES/XMCE/MRL Merlin Properties SOCIMI S.A. […]
My latest article on SeekingAlpha compares the valuation of 8 major listed real estate investment trust (REIT) markets: the US, Japan, Eurozone (mostly France), Hong Kong, Singapore, and the ABC of Australia, Britain, and Canada. For investors overly concentrated in the property market of any one country or city, I often recommend these REIT portfolios […]
Continuing the series of lists of real estate investment trusts, here are the 35 largest Singapore S-REITs by Market cap as of August 2017 with links to data on WSJ.com: WSJ Name Sector Market Cap SG/XSES/A17U Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust Industrial/Office $7,840,000,000 SG/XSES/C38U CapitaLand Mall Trust Retail $7,200,000,000 SG/XSES/C61U CapitaLand Commercial Trust Industrial/Office $5,360,000,000 […]
The US is by far the largest market for listed real estate investment trusts (REITs), with over US$1 trillion in market cap, including some large foreign REITs trading over the counter as ADRs. US REITs are especially attractive for IRA and other tax-deferred accounts. For reference, here is a list of 200 of the largest […]
For reference only, here are links to dividend data for an updated list of the 8 largest Hong Kong listed real estate investment trusts (REITs): Ticker Name Sector Float % 823.HK Link Real Estate Investment Trust Retail 100.0% 2778.HK Champion Real Estate Investment Trust Industrial/Office 31.0% 778.HK Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust Retail 72.3% 405.HK […]
“Jobs”, not just number of jobs, but also quality of jobs, has always been one of the most important drivers of an industrial economy. The 21st century already seems to be showing a different outlook on jobs and employment than the 20th century given the triple threat of older demographics, lower productivity growth, and the […]