Investment Q&A

Q: I am considering adding pure play "Industrial" REITs to my REIT allocation. I currently have sufficient representation in the apartment and office/commercial sectors of the Canadian REITs

Please rank in order of preference the 5 pure play industrial REITs on the TSX. Am I missing any other names?

The market capitalization of the REITS are: Pure Industrial ($1.42B); Dream Industrial ($499M); WPT Industrial ($436M);Summit Industrial ($101M); and Edgefront ($68M).

Is Edgefront REIT too small to invest in?

Given Pure Industrial has Canadian and US holdings is it better than a 50/50 split of Dream (or Summit) and WPT which would give the same proportion of Canadian and US real estate holdings.

Please confirm whether WPT is traded in US dollars on the TSX.

Thanks for the excellent service.

Q: Could you give me your opinion on ED.UN's latest earnings?

Thanks

Q: Can I get your comments on this small REIT. How does its balance sheet look, what do you think of the management team, including the private equity firm involved, and how do you like (or not) the prospects. I would want it as a 5 year hold for income and some growth. Thanks.

Q: I am considering initiating a position in Edgefront. It is a HIGH yield small cap REIT that trades on the Venture. It is an owner operator of commercial real estate properties in Western Canada and Atlantic Canada with a primary focus on industrial properties. I currently own 3500 units of Pure Industrial (AAR). I feel that AAR may be nearing the top end of its market price, so am considering taking some profits and investing them in ED.UN. I would appreciate your thoughts on this potential move.

Q: Peter; Do you see any reason for the sharp drop on high volume this am for Ed.UN? thanks. Rod

Q: hello - I'm going to use one of my questions for a friend Through his employment he has ended up with Edgewater REIT and doesn't know what to do. I see in May you had an initial review of this new REIT. Since then there has been a secondary offering, no insider buying (at least in the market place).

Would you provide an updated review I would be able to share with him.