A-REITs generate solid performance in 2015
Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (A-REITs) have significantly outperformed equities over the last 12 months, despite a sluggish November.
Data from property funds manager, Folkestone, revealed A-REITs have generated total returns of 14.9 per cent, compared with 2.1 per cent from equities.
However, the latest Folkestone Maxim A-REIT Securities Fund sector update, revealed A-REITs underperformed equities, generating a total return of -2.9 per cent compared.
The report found that A-REITs traded on a 5.2 per cent dividend yield in November, representing a 2.6 per cent premium to 10-year bonds.
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