(ETF Discussion) SGX: NikkoAM-STC Asia REIT (SGX: CFA)?

NikkoAM-STC Asia REIT ETF is the world’s first Asia ex-Japan REIT ETF, and it tracks the FTSE EPRA Nareit Asia ex Japan Net Total Return REIT Index. Most of the REITs in the ETF are concentrated in Singapore and Hong Kong.

The investment objective of the Fund is to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia ex Japan Net Total Return REIT Index), or upon the Manager giving three (3) months’ prior written notice to the Trustee and the Holders, such other index that gives, in the opinion of the Manager, the same or substantially similar exposure as the Index.

Information accurate as of 21 July 2020.

Fund Details

Inception Date

• 29 March 2017

Base Currency

• SGD

Fund Size

• SGD 251.32 million (As of July 2020)

Total Expense Ratio

• 0.60%

Distribution Frequency

• Quarterly

3-Year Annualised Tracking Error

• 0.26%

Performance

Fund Holdings

The following table shows the top 10 constituents of NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia Ex Japan REIT ETF:

Sector Allocation

In terms of REIT industry allocation, retail REITs take up around 34.1% of the ETF, followed by industrial REITs, and office REITs.

Investors

The NikkoAM-STC Asia REIT ETF is suitable for

• Investors looking to gain exposure to Asia’s high-growth property sectors in a single trade

• Investors who want to invest in REITs with lower capital investment and experience greater liquidity

• Investors who don’t have time or resources to perform individual stock picking or company research

References were made to NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia Ex Japan REIT ETF Fact Sheet. Click here to read more!​​​

Did up some charts on this fund for anyone interested to answer some of the following key questions:

• How has the NAV been trending since inception?

• How has the fund been performing quarter on quarter since inception?

• How has the dividend been trending since inception?

• How has the fund size been growing?

• What are your probabilities to make/lose money?

• What are your average (+) and (-) returns?

• Is your fund outperforming or underperforming the benchmark? (For Actively Managed Funds)

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