5 Best Singapore REIT EFTs To Create High Dividend Yield Portfolio (Updated)

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Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) offers a low cost, low risk way to invest in real estate while generating dividend income for you as the investor. However, investing in a particular REIT may mean you are overly concentrated in a certain sector or industry.

The solution? Consider investing in Exchange Traded Fund (ETFs) for REITs.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

REIT ETFs offers a simple way to invest in a diversified basket of REITs while earning passive dividend income with minimal effort in managing your dividend portfolio.
REIT ETFs are differentiated from each other by the different indices that it tracks, expense ratio, selection methodology, and region as well as sectors that it is focus on.

Buying REIT ETFs is best when you have the access of a good online trading platforms that trade stocks listed on the Singapore Exchange. With the right tool, you can get all the required information within minutes to make better investing decision.

Best Singapore REIT ETFs Listed on SGX Singapore Compared

Regardless if you’ve just started investing or are an experienced investor, choosing the best Singapore REIT ETF offers a great way to create a diversified income generating dividend portfolio, making it perfect for dividend investing.

Here we’ve listed the best REIT ETFs listed in Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) that offering high dividend yield.

Best REIT ETFs Singapore	Index Tracking	What It Tracks	Expense Ratio
NikkoAM-STC Asia REIT SGX: CFA \| COI	FTSE EPRA Nareit Asia ex Japan REITs 10% Capped Index	Top regional REIT from China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.	0.55% (Capped)
CSOP iEdge SREIT ETF SGX: SRT \| SRU	iEdge S-REIT Leaders Index	Top Singapore REITs listed on the SGX	0.50% to 0.80%
LION-PHILLIP S-REIT SGX: CLR	Morningstar® Singapore REIT Yield Focus Index℠	Top 25 Singapore and regional high-yielding REITs screened by Morningstar.	0.60%
UOB AP GRN REIT SGX: GRN \| GRE	iEdge-UOB APAC Yield Focus Green REIT index	Top 50 regional REITs focused on environmental performance based on GRESB’s real estate assessment.	0.50% to 2.05%
PHIL AP DIV REIT SGX: BYJ \| BYI	iEdge APAC Ex-Japan Dividend Leaders REIT Index	Top 30 regional REITs ranked and weighted by total dividends.	1.31%

Best REIT ETFs Listed on The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX)

Note: Data are consolidated, checked for accuracy and ensure outmost reliability by the Author through hours of research into each of the REIT ETFs, the author aims to provide the most accurate data by following strictly according to our editorial guidelines but always do your own due diligence before investing.

Expense ratio is one of the top criteria when assessing the right ETF to choose from and by analyzing the different Singapore-listed REIT ETFs here are the findings:

Expense ratio range from approx. 0.50% to 2.05%.

Lowest expense ratio is approx. 0.50%.
Highest expense ratio is approx. 2.05%.
Median expense ratio is approx. 0.50%.

From the comparison, it show that NikkoAM-STC Asia REIT, CSOP iEdge SREIT ETF and LION-PHILLIP S-REIT offers the lowest expense ratio compared to the rest of the REITs, ranging from 0.50% to 0.80%.

However, choosing the right REIT ETF for you depends on many other factors as well, each of us have different preference, so lets take a look at each of the individual REIT ETF and decide for yourself which is the right one for you.

Best Singapore REIT ETFs to Invest For High Dividend

Investing in REITs is a great way to generate income for your investment, and buying the right REITs ETFs will add an additional “protection” through diversification of your investment. Let’s take a look at each of these REIT ETFs listed on the Singapore Exchange.

1. NikkoAM-Straits Trading Asia Ex-Japan REIT ETF

NikkoAM-Straits Trading Asia Ex-Japan REIT ETF is one of the largest REIT ETF listed on the Singapore exchange. Designed to represent the performance of qualifying REITS from China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

The selection includes only companies that have a certain level of liquidity threshold.

Securities listed on SGX:

NikkoAM-STC Asia REIT S$ (SGX: CFA)
NikkoAM-STC A_REIT US$ (SGX: COI)

Important details:

Expense ratio: 0.55%
AUM: S$384.66 million
Benchmark: FTSE EPRA Nareit Asia ex Japan REITs 10% Capped Index

Distribution: Quarterly
Annual Dividend Yield: 5.97% (Approx.)

Holdings & Weightage

As one of the largest Singapore REIT ETF the top 3 holding of the ETF sum up to 42.6% of the overall portfolio:

Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust
Capitaland Ascendas REIT
Link Real Estate Investment Trust

Mapletree Logistic Trust
Mapletree Industrial Trust

Country and Sector Allocation

With this REIT ETF is mainly focus on Singapore.

While it is Singapore focus, you will be getting some exposure to the rest of the regions such as:

Hong Kong
India

South Korea
Malaysia
China

NikkoAM STC Asia REIT SGX CFA COI Country

The sector allocation on the REIT ETF is widely diverse with main focused on Retail REITs, Industrial REITs and Office REITs.

NikkoAM STC Asia REIT SGX CFA COI Sector

My Opinion

NikkoAM-Straits Trading Asia Ex-Japan REIT ETF is Singapore focused with some exposure to the regional market.

Amount this list of REIT ETFs, I think this is probably one of the best option for beginners as it is highly diversified and widely trade with high level of liquidity.

2. CSOP iEdge S-REIT Leaders ETF

CSOP iEdge S-REIT Leaders ETF is designed to reflect the Singapore REITs market segment, reflecting the performance of the iEdge S-REIT Leaders Index which is regarded as the Singapore’s -S-REIT benchmark.

The list of REIT only includes REITs listed on the SGX in SGD.

Securities name listed on SGX:

CSOP iEdge SREIT ETF S$ (SGX: SRT)
CSOP iEdge SREIT ETF US$ (SGX: SRU)

Important details:

Expense ratio: 0.50% to 0.80%
Fund Size: S$70.24 million
Benchmark: iEdge S-REIT Leaders Index

Distribution: Semi-Annual
Annual Dividend Yield: 5.58% (Approx.)