Investment Highlights
High Yield Income Fund
High initial yield
- 9.25% forward yield on A units
- 10.73% forward yield on B units
Above average growth in distributions
- Dependable, sustainable growth through focus on income quality and tight cost management
- Inflation beating rental escalations from existing portfolio (>8%)
- Low average rentals with scope for positive reversions
- Exposure to high-growth segments of the economy
- Opportunities for yield-enhancing acquisitions
Acquisitive growth strategy
- Take advantage of consolidation in sector to acquire smaller properties from larger funds
- Acquire 'undermanaged' properties
- Leverage off BEE status as black-managed fund to acquire government and parastatal tenanted properties
- Only consider income-enhancing acquisitions
- No speculative development activity (will improve existing properties if yield enhancing)
Gearing policy
- Maintain appropriate gearing levels (approximately 36% LTV on listing)
- Fix the majority of debt (currently 66.67% fixed for between 2 and 4 years)
- Current all in rate of approximately 8.8%