S-Reits' total returns average 14.2% so far this year

Singapore

SINGAPORE'S real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have achieved an average distribution yield of 6.7 per cent so far this year, beating the 3.9 per cent dividend yield for both the Straits Times Index (STI) and the MSCI World Reit Index. This was based on data compiled by the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) investor education portal, My Gateway.

Looking at share prices alone, the FTSE ST Reit Index has appreciated 11.2 per cent year-to-date, outperforming the STI which has been almost flat this year, and its developer index counterpart which is actually down 2.6 per cent.