Performance of Three Key STI Sectors in Last Three Quarters
Between July 2014 and March 2015, banks, telecoms services and real estate investment trusts (REITs) were three STI component sectors that outperformed the broader Straits Times Index.
The three banks generated an average price gain of 3.8% over these three quarters, with dividends raising total returns to 4.6%. The other STI constituents – two telecoms stocks and two REITs – posted average price increases of 3.0% and 4.0%, with dividends boosting total returns to 4.2% and 5.3% respectively.
In comparison, the STI averaged a price gain of 1.9% and a total dividend-adjusted return of 2.6% over the same period.
Over the last three quarters – January-March 2015, October-December 2014 and July-September 2014 – the three key STI component sectors that outperformed the broader Straits Times Index were the banks, telecommunications service providers and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
The three banks generated an average price gain of 3.8% over the last three quarters, with dividends raising total returns to 4.6%. The other STI constituents – two telecoms companies and two REITs – posted average price increases of 3.0% and 4.0%, with dividends boosting total returns to 4.2% and 5.3% respectively.
In comparison, the STI averaged a price gain of 1.9% and a total dividend-adjusted return of 2.6% over the same period.
Among the banks, DBS was the best performer, with an average price gain of 6.9% over the last three quarters, followed by OCBC (3.5%) and UOB (0.9%). Singtel was the best performer in the telcos sector over the same period, with an average 4.5% price gain, while StarHub generated a 1.4% price increase. Among the REITs,
Ascendas REIT and CapitaLand Mall Trust averaged price gains of 4.1% and 3.8% respectively.
In the second quarter of 2015 to-date, the three sectors that generated higher average gains than the STI were the Real Estate Management & Development sector, followed by Banks and the Consumer Staples, as discussed in the SGX My Gateway update earlier in the week.
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