Investment Q&A

Q: hello 5i .. I have the following REITs (and % of my portfolio): BPY.un (1.5%), CAR.UN (3%), CHP.Un (2%), CRT.UN (1.5%), IIP.UN (1.7%), .. for a 60-yr-old dividend investor, does it make any sense to simply life by selling these and buying an ETF like XRE or VRE? ... or is the status quo the way to go? thanks!

Q: I see the value of that stock always going down. I would have thought that they would benefit from a lower yield like the REITs, but it doesn't seem to be the case. Could you give me your opinion on this stock and what could happen to it if the Fed continue to lower the yield? Should I continue to hold expecting an improvement or accept a big loss and sell it now?

Thanks

Q: I notice that CSH has a price/earnings ratio of 339x . (TD provided data)
Is this normal ? How should we rationalize this and how should we be evaluating the company?

Q: Looking for a REIT & am trying to decide between the industrial REIT WIR.UN & BPY.Un .Which would you suggest or are both good stocks or neither & you'd suggest something else? I had AAR.UN which was great but was bought out & at this point have only NWT.UN for REIT exposure at 2%. I believe with falling interest rates that this is a good time for REITS . Your valued opinion would be appreciated.
Dave

Q: Ax.un seems be selling quite a bit of properties -comment to the plan.

Q: I have never owned property reits because I owned apartments but are in process of selling them. I brought a small position in BPY.UN, I like dividend and own another Brookfield company BIP.UN for ten years and only 3% of my holding. I was wondering what other property Reits u recommend or just stay Brookfield. i plan to add about 3 or 4% of my holding. 62 no debt and no penision...

Q: In your opinion, what are the largest factors in preventing Sienna Senior Living from trading at higher multiples? Is there that much of a difference between the retirement home business and apartment reits? Apartment Reits seem to be trading at multiples in the 20s and above while, according to Scotia, SIA is trading at a 2019 FFO multiple of less than 14.

Thanks for your insight.

John

Q: What is your opinion of this private REIT? What are its risks compared to a publicly traded REIT like CAR.UN?

Q: Is dir.un still good value here? Any others you would recommend in the industrial space, US or Canada . Thanks.

Q: What securities would you recommend for an investment in apartments or multi residential in Canada. Any that offer better relative value? Thanks.

Q: What is your take on the recent run up of DREAM? It has been a long road to gains on the stock so I'm wondering what your outlook is for the company?

Q: Could I please have your top 3 choices among industrial reits.

Q: I'm interested in 2 lo-volatility stocks, with some dividend and some momentum for a minimum of 2 years. Most of these REITs mentioned have lots of hold recommendations, but very few buys despite their recent outperformance?? Are they overbought? Can you pick 1 or 2 US REITS for me and 2 CDN reits as well?

Q: I am a retired conservative dividend income investor. I've held Sentry Global REIT for years (love the 6% distribution) and have been monitoring its performance as compared to ZRE and XRE. I didn't mind paying the 2.4% MER as long as it was outperforming. However, on a total return basis, Sentry has lagged significantly and I have sold it today.

With interest rates appearing to be on the decline and, more importantly, for portfolio asset allocation, I still want to have REIT exposure. I am leaning towards ZRE, due to the equal weight nature (as opposed to XRE).

I am normally a long term buy-and-hold investor. ZRE has had a good run recently, but I think the future still looks good, due to the macro environment. Your thoughts?

My target REIT allocation is 7.5%. I also have a position in CSH.

Thanks for your help...Steve

Q: What do you think of HOM.UN? how does it compare to interrent, minto and nvu, in terms of POR, debt ratio and projected growth?

Q: How does Tricon have negative FFO? A big one time event?

Q: Hello! For a 60 yr old dividend investor, would you pick crt.un or ctc? Also, why is ctc so thinly traded? Thx!

Q: Greetings 5i,

Looking for global Reit exposure. Thoughts on REET:US would be appreciated as I am attracted to the higher yield. Any other suggestions or perhaps a CDN denominated global reit you also feel comfortable suggesting.

Cheers!

Q: Good Day Team,
Presently I have no REITSs in my portfolio, so hoping to add some.
What is the best step to take?
Put equal amounts in all 6 stocks listed or put in priority order with certain percentage in each. I have $5000. to invest in REITs.
Secondly, what order would you put them in, from best to the lowest.
Lastly, is there any REIT that you would change or add that may be better.
Please use extra credits as needed.
Thank You,
John G.

Q: I saw Samir Manji from Sandpiper Group on with A. McCreath on BNN on Fri. He made an interesting case for HBC but that is not what I want to ask about. I noticed his Co. also took a position in EXE. It looks like the stock made a comeback off of that purchase. Given how he finds hidden value in these companies I was wondering if you could speculate about what he sees in EXE and how much more value there is. I am attracted undervalued divvy plays by predilection.