The five best performing REITs since the end of 2012 have included two REITs that invest mostly in properties in Singapore, one that invests in properties in Hong Kong, one that invests in properties in Japan and one that invests mostly in properties in Indonesia, according to an My Gateway email update by the Singapore Exchange.

Total returns (including dividends) of the REITs in 2013 YTD have ranged from -11.1% for CapitaRetail China Trust to + 13.3% for Parkway Life REIT.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) invest in professionally managed real estate assets. With three new listings this year, SGX now lists 25 REITs that are governed by the Collective Investment Scheme. The 25 REITs listed on SGX are varied by the type of properties in the portfolio in addition to the location of those properties. Five invest solely in international properties while nine hold both international and (Read more...)