ASCOTT Residence Trust (Ascott Reit) posted a 15 per cent rise to $26.3 million in unitholders' distribution for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2013, raising full-year distribution to a record high.

The real estate investment trust said yesterday that full-year distribution was $114.8 million, up also by 15 per cent from FY2012's $99.7 million.

Distribution per unit (DPU) for Q4 dropped 34 per cent to 1.33 cents, from two cents a year ago, because of a rights issue launched last November.