First Foray into Stock Investment

Recently, I've made some investments into stock market, in particular Sunway REIT (SUNREIT) and Capitamalls Malaysia Trust (CMMT). SUNREIT IPO-ed at RM0.88 for retail investors while CMMT IPO-ed at RM0.98.


While the price movement has been very mild since the IPO, I do not expect such stocks to have high appreciation as these stocks are mainly dividend stocks.

Why do i invest in REITs:

1. Exposure to REIT sector, apart from existing investments in equity and bond unit trust funds.
2. High Yield: the expected dividend from these stocks of around 7% is much higher than prevailing annual fixed deposit rates.
3. Low volatility: Since i do not have much time to monitor the stock movements, these stocks are suitable for me due to its lower volatility.

I recommend our investors to have a good look at REIT since they are high yielding investments with potential of capital appreciation. In fact, the yield for M-REIT (Malaysian REIT) is one of the highest in the region.