“Although we remain Neutral on the S-REIT sector on the back of a rising interest rate environment, FCT remains our top pick for being the most defensive in terms of fundamentals. Similarly, AREIT has a strong defensive debt profile while CDL-HT currently offers ......
CIMB Research has released a long research report on REITs that analyses their resilience in terms of the following factors: 1) gearing, 2) debt profile, 3) sensitivity of DPS to rising interest rates, and 4) current yield spreads.
Source: CIMB Research
The author has done a wonderful job compiling the data and making a thorough analysis. His conclusion as follows: