Over the past few months, I’ve been looking for the best option (for me) in Singapore to invest in REITs. I wanted a passive, simple and affordable way to gain exposure to REITs. Sector and geography didn’t matter to me. The main objective was to optimise return vs convenience.
I’m not a full-time investor. Between juggling work, family and chilling, I aim to spend only 1 night a week managing the portfolio. So, passive and better yet automated investments fit my aims the best.
Ideally I’d like to minimise exposure to individual REITs. Although SGX-listed REIT ETFs appear to underperform S-REITs (see my previous post here), I find keeping up with individual REITs time-consuming and I’m always annoyed by rights issues.
That said, I’m still gonna retain my existing 2 REITs – Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (SGX:BUOU) and Ascott Residence Trust (SGX:HMN).
The options I considered for our REIT exposure in the family portfolio:...