Persistent high inflation of everything from food, transport, housing and utilities are essentially diluting value from all walks of life. Many have blame the war, supply chain issues and pandemic for this problem. However, I believe the truth lies with the record monetary stimulus the world had ever seen.
Warren Buffett recently reiterated that in the environment of high inflation, the best thing one can do is to be exceptionally good at something. The best doctor, lawyer or barber will still be able to charge prices above inflationary rate due to the scarcity of such skills. The same can also be said in investing for companies that are the best in their fields.
As a large portion of the SRS funds consist of REITs and so the question to ask is whether REITs will continue to do well in a high inflationary environment. The most important factor lies in the skill the REIT manager.
The exceptional REIT manager will be able to first increase revenue through careful planning of tenants mix that position rent to scale much faster than inflation. Second, the manager will also carefully devise capital management strategy to cater for all likely interest rate scenarios.
In a difficult environment the skill of the REIT manager will shine through resulting in better DPU growth compare to their peers. This skill similar to a good doctor will be worth paying a premium for exceptionally well managed REIT.
SRS Fund Portfolio
The SRS fund portfolio remains stable despite market volatility especially in foreign markets. The fund added additional units in Mapletree Com Trust as well as HS Tech ETF during the month. Q2 dividend started to trickle in starting with $540 from DBS. The bulk of dividend will be receive in May and June which should easily exceed the amount received in Q1.
LATEST POSTS
-
The SRS Fund Nov 2024 Update
The US Presidential Election took centre stage for the month of November. Global stocks then rallied on the back of Donald Trump’s return to the white house. The euphoria took place across all asset classes, led by crypto, as bitcoin rallied past the 100k mark.
-
The SRS Fund Oct 2024 Update
As the enthusiasm for the Fed interest rate cut and announced China stimulus subsided during October, the focus has now turned to upcoming earnings seasons.
-
The SRS Fund Sep 2024 Update
In last month’s review, I pointed out that the STI benchmark will be hard to beat going forward and any outperformance of the SRS fund will likely be contributed by our China-related holdings.
-
The SRS Fund Aug 2024 Update
I have experienced several market reversals in my 20 years or so investment journey. Non though in my memories is as fast as what had happened in August of this year.
-
The SRS Fund Jul 2024 Update
There was much focus on the Banks and REITs sector and how their fortune had diverged since the unprecedented pace of interest rate increase by the US Federal Reserves to curb high inflationary pressure.
-
The SRS Fund Jun 2024 Update
The three major banks now made 43.6% of the SRS Funds. This is very similar to their weighting in the benchmark Straits Times Index. Hence having almost 50% of the SRS Fund being identical to the benchmark any outperformance will be very difficult.
MYNEST.SG 