28 Canadian REIT Stocks & ETFs with Expert Predictions (2019)

XRE vs. IYR Totally different products because of the country, given XRE is Canada and IYR is the US. XRE top 31% investments are in retail. IYR has only 9% retail. For residential, it's 25% XRE and only 15% IYR. Largest holding in IYR is AMT. IYR is more diversified, less exposed to retail which…

HCRE is a tax efficient way to have an equal weight exposure to REITs in Canada. BMO has ZRE.

Good time to be buying under valued REIT. Healthy dividend. Attractive valuation.

Centres on the outlook for gold and gold producers. It's been an abandoned sector, but the fundamentals are pointing higher. US dollar has rolled over, starting to see inflation in the US, and it's held in well while markets have gone higher. There's been a move in the commodity in the last 6-8 weeks. Producers…

He likes real-estate as an asset class. He is more in private equity where volatility is lower and yield is better. He expects pretty significant destruction in retail and office REITs may have challenges with work from home. Broad REITs are probably not the best way to play this space. He prefers niche REITs.

Yield of 7% is extremely attractive. Nothing wrong with it, stable. Trades at a discount. Well positioned to weather a challenging economic environment with WMT, but a lower growth profile. Hold, and collect the distribution. Other opportunities in the space, such as FCR.UN.

They control Loblaw, which anchors a strong portfolio. Is stable. Hold many industrial warehouses. Solid managers running a solid balance sheet. Pays over a 5% dividend. Shares now are not a bargain, but a solid investment.

(A Top Pick Jan 12/21, Up 48%) Great-managed REIT. Taken out.

Global assets. In a tough spot. Challenges to earnings from interest rates and currency. Great assets. Not for the faint of heart. Not for him today.

D.UN vs. CSH.UN In very different sectors. Both trade at wide discount to NAV. Neither has catalysts on horizon. CSH.UN at risk of cutting distribution, which is not being covered due to lower occupancy. CSH trustees see growth coming, but can it recover occupancy levels lost during Covid? He's watching that, as it's hard to…

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. It has good growth expectations and has stable tenants. Should be able to increase rents in-line with inflation over time. Has large anchor tenants that helps with stability. This could also mean a bit less bargaining power to raise rates however. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

He has never really fully understood their business model. There has been a recent take out off for $7.61 US per share. This is a real offer and the money would be there. Prior to that they had worked with a third-party, so it is precluding them from engaging in the current offer. Looming in…

IIP.UN vs. CAR.UN You won't go wrong with either. Thinks highly of management for both. Both are concentrated in Ontario. IIP.UN is smaller, more nimble, with a focus on Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal and a growing presence into Vancouver. CAR.UN gives exposure to GTA and across Canada. If he had to choose, he'd pick IIP.UN with its 25%…

He's bearish on office REITs, given work-from-home. SOT operates in secondary markets, which can be a good business, but is capital intensive. SOT is doing a fine job, but offices face double-digit vacancies. Money needs to be spend on improving spaces, less to shareholders.

(A Top Pick Apr 28/22, Down 3%) Quite bullish on it. Still lots of runway, with stock trading at 20% discount to NAV. Occupancy has increased over 98%. 10% in leasing spreads. Foresees 8.5-12.5% income growth this year.

This would be a hold for him, if not a sell. It has US grocery stores in small centres. It has an external management contract, which he feels is not in alignment with share holders.

Great mix of value and growth. Industrial sector is benefiting from so many secular forces like on-shoring, re-shoring, inventory restocking, e-commerce retail sales increasing. 62% portfolio in Canada, 38% in Europe, part in the US. 21% discount to private market value. Expects 10% earnings growth. Yield is 4.85%. (Analysts’ price target is $16.89)

Really likes it. Agreed to be acquired by Blackstone. Wouldn't recommend it at this point. Doesn't see a higher bidder. Great opportunity to look at other Canadian REITs with global assets. Look at Granite REIT instead.

Consistently raises distribution. Safe, stable. Warehouse sector.

Way off from highs. Covid has changed how and where we work. What is your conviction level that office occupancy will revert to the pre-Covid mean? What's the timeline for that? He doesn't have the answers. It's in the "too hard" pile. If looking for a similar yield, try BCE.

Canadian listed REIT. Office properties. Challenge with business model is that lots of leverage not good in rising interest rate environment. Cost of capital increasing (not good for long term earnings). Not a good company to own now. Wait until interest rates stabilize before buying.

A hold. A value name in apartments in Canada and the U.S. He's impressed with how stable their Toronto portfolio is, holding occupancy quite well. MGR is in the US sunbelt and Chicago. MRG is higher-leveraged. He's seeking REITs that are defensive. He doesn't see as much growth here vs. the REITs he already owns.…

A portfolio of US properties. It also has some interesting properties around the DVP area in Toronto. The CEO is one of the few people that not only knows how to buy, but also how to sell. Thinks that at some point, he will sell the entire company if he can, or bit by bit.

Smaller cap office space REIT focused in Canada. Has a bit more of government concentration so that provides some stability. Has a high distribution yield but it is not fully covered by cash flow.. Analysts have 4 holds.

Concentrated in Alberta. His reservation is that most assets are in retail and office, with only 5-6% industrial warehouse. These are two very tough sectors. Will take a long time to recover. Discount to NAV, but not many catalysts to close the gap. Instead, look at the apartment sector.

It is highly leveraged and the payout ratio is close to 100%, recently they cut the dividend and there was management turnover. There were a lot of complicated transactions, some of which were not arm’s length.

One of the only REITs that he still holds. He likes Australia. The problem with this one was when they first set it up, the Australian currency took a big hit right off the bat and that’s why it came down. They are now hedged. Great entry point at this level.

VNQ is always a good option, with a yield of high 2%, gives broad diversification.

Companies that are public mortgage investment corps. Lots of volatility. There is probably some value in the sector in returning to pre-covid levels. We do not know the extent of bankruptcies that will come once aid and payment relief is gone.

Around 14% is pretty typical yield for mortgage REITs. This owns Agency Mortgage REITs, both fixed and adjustable rates. If you look through the results of the capital raise they did recently, it was dilutive, so their book value per share was about $7 which dropped to $6.70-$6.80. He doesn’t like to see this. Core…

US real estate ETF? Well diversified un-levered real estate investment.

It is highly leveraged and the payout ratio is close to 100%, recently they cut the dividend and there was management turnover. There were a lot of complicated transactions, some of which were not arm’s length.