riocan

Toronto symbol REI.UN, is Canada’s largest REIT. It specializes in large, Big Box-style retail shopping centres.

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $26 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 303.8 million; Market cap: $7.9 billion; Dividend yield: 5.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 230 shopping centres and other properties across Canada....
Big-city focus cuts RioCan’s risk

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF $18.80 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds all 19 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a high 4.4%.


The ETF’s top holdings are RioCan REIT (14.1%), Canadian Apart....
A: We see both RioCan REIT, $28.58, symbol REI.UN on Toronto, and Choice Properties REIT, $13.33, symbol CHP.UN on Toronto, as buys.

Which account to hold REITs in depends on an individual’s personal tax situation and what else they hold in their overall portfolio....
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25.83 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 304.6 million; Market cap: $7.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.6%; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 233 shopping centres and other properties across Canada....
Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) have different valuation measures than, say, industrial companies or banks. Here we look at five popular methods to compare the valuations of REITs.


The net asset value (NAV) approach


Most REITs regularly value their real estate portfolios, either internally or by appointing an external valuer....

CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT $14 (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units o/s: 668.2 million; Market cap: $9.4 billion; Dividend yield: 5.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.choicereit.ca) acquired Canadian REIT (old symbol REF.UN) on May 7, 2018....
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units o/s: 304.6 million; Market cap: $7.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.5; Dividend yield: 5.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 233 shopping centres and other rental properties in Canada....
ISHARES CDN REIT INDEX ETF $18.37 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. This includes retail, residential, office and industrial REITs.


The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a...
A: Brookfield Property Partners LP, $26.19, symbol BPY.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 407.4 million; Market cap: $10.7 billion; www.brookfieldproperties.com), owns, operates and invests in commercial real estate worldwide.

Brookfield Asset Management (symbol BAM.A on Toronto) first sold shares of Brookfield Property Partners to the public in April 2013....