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Villar group's VistaREIT lists on PSE; sees 'giant' dividend yield in 2022, 2023

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Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - The Villar group&#x27;s VistaREIT Inc on Wednesday listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange while projecting one of the highest dividend yields in its asset class. </p><p>VistaREIT is sponsored by Villar-led companies including Masterpiece Asia Properties, Inc., Manuela Corporation, Vista Residences, Inc., Crown Asia Properties, Inc., and Communities Pampanga, Inc., filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said. </p><p>It has a portfolio of 10 community malls and 2 Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) registered office buildings, VREIT president and CEO Manuel Paolo Villar said during the listing ceremony.</p><p>The company has a total gross leasable asset of 256,404 square meters.</p><p>Villar said the company offers a mall experience at par with the world. Its mall businesses have also proven to be resilient during the pandemic.</p><p>&quot;We are optimistic of the prospect of a reinvigorated economy with the easing of restrictions,&quot; Villar said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Villar group&#x27;s VistaREIT lists on the Philippine Stock Exchange <a href="https://t.co/8SGxWM6eu4">pic.twitter.com/8SGxWM6eu4</a></p>— Jessica Fenol (@JessFenol) <a href="https://twitter.com/JessFenol/status/1536881147913072641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Proceeds of the initial public offering of P4.8 billion will be used to invest in 12 high-rise and medium-rise mixed-use condominiums and 5 mixed-use development, the Philippine Stock Exchange said.</p><p>Although smaller in terms of capital raised, its dividend yield &quot;stands out as a giant&quot;, estimated to be at 8.25 percent in 2022 and 8.99 percent in 2023, PSE president Ramon Monzon said during the listing ceremony.</p><p>The Villar Group is led by the country&#x27;s <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/06/22/manny-villar-remains-philippines-richest-man" target="_blank">richest</a> man, tycoon Manny Villar. VistaREIT is the group&#x27;s 6th listed company, Monzon said with 2 more in the pipeline.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/05/22/vistareit-raslag-initial-public-offerings-get-sec-nod">SEC greenlights IPOs of Villar&#x27;s VistaREIT, renewable energy firm Raslag</a></li></ul><div><strong>CORE ASSET CLASS</strong></div><p>With the inclusion of VistaREIT, the total capital raised by the 7 listed REIT companies since August 2020 has exceeded P90 billion, Monzon said.</p><p>&quot;When the first REIT was listed in the PSE last August 2020, I considered REITs then as an alternative asset class… However, the 6 REITS that have listed so far in the PSE in the last 22 months have generated solid enough returns that I no longer view REITS as an alternative class but as a core asset class,&quot; he said.</p><p>Other REITs listed on the stock exchange include Ayala Land&#x27;s AREIT, DoubleDragon&#x27;s DDMP, Megaworld&#x27;s MREIT, Filinvest Land&#x27;s FILREIT, Citicore&#x27;s CREIT and Robinsons Land Corp&#x27;s RL Commercial REIT.</p><p>Real estate investment trust (REIT) is a new investment instrument that allows both small and large investors to earn dividends from real estate assets.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2078634" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><em>Video courtesy of The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. Facebook page ​</em></div>

The Villar group's VistaREIT Inc on Wednesday listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange while projecting one of the highest dividend yields in its asset class. 

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Villar group's VistaREIT lists on PSE; sees 'giant' dividend yield in 2022, 2023

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Published Jun 15, 2022 11:23 AM PHT

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