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yes , exciting isn't it[with 10 year benchmark bonds hitting highs not seen for many years, a]nything on the ASX that looks, swims or quacks like a bond is being sold.
And when it comes to bond proxies, Australian equities investors typically think three things: REITs, infrastructure (not that there is much left on the ASX boards) and Telstra.
And by far the biggest bucket is the A-REIT sector.
Investors tend to buy the REITs for their distribution; when distribution yields are well above expected bond yields and cash rates, they’re buying REITs and waiting to collect the distributions. When they’re not, investors are selling REITs and buying cash or bonds.
.. and that's happening now!
The sell-off is just the latest blow for the listed property sector already facing headwinds such as rising interest rates, changing work patterns and a weakening consumer environment.
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SPJ in blue, XJO in red
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Dexus 's return may be down 12 % for the year , but when you add the ever reliable distribution into their own published performance , it's just half that . ( Close to - 6.3 % )DXS,
i went for CLW ( and am still very carefully adding ) in preference to CHCAll my followed REITs up again today and mostly beating the XAO rise easily.
I only hold ABG and ASK, currently thinking of DXS and CHC but very unfamiliar territory for me. Attracted by them being out of favour and with depressed share prices. Greg Canavan has suggested a few and has current buys on DXS and ABG but they are at lower prices now than at the time of his initial alert. He also has a buy on FBU (building) which I guess is related.
I gave up on A-REITs when the 'magic' turned out to be sleight of hand. They don't hold the assets for the long-term but instead drive depreciation rates as hard as they can to capture notional returns. When the schedules are exhausted, then they flip properties. Because the numbers are not so good then.The trick with well managed R.E.I.T 's , is to think of them like other R. E. held in your own name. Hold for the long term . Allow time for the magic of compounding to kick in .
MGR and SGP have steady place in my holdings ( BWP and RGN as well ) ( SGP, BWP and RGN are all DRPed )( or earlier REITs when the 'magic' turned out to be sleight of hand. They don't hold the assets for the long-term but instead drive depreciation rates as hard as they can to capture notional returns. When the schedules are exhausted, then they flip properties. Because the numbers are not so good then.
Toss in gearing, leverage, to add some juice, but that can turn and quickly when rates do or refinancing dries up.
All in all, not 'set n forget' by any means. They may have a role, but not in my portfolio.
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