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ESR Kendall Square REIT's 150 Billion Won Capital Raise and Continued Outperformance of Korean REITs

ESR Kendall Square REIT's 150 Billion Won Capital Raise and Continued Outperformance of Korean REITs

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May 12, 2025
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ESR Kendall Square REIT's 150 Billion Won Capital Raise and Continued Outperformance of Korean REITs
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  • On 9 May, ESR Kendall Square REIT (365550 KS) announced that it plans to conduct a rights offering capital increase of approximately 150 billion won.

  • The Korean REIT sector started to bottom out in 2023, after big underperformance in the previous three years.

  • The interest rate gap on the company's expected dividend yield (5.7%) is now nearly 3% higher than the 10 year South Korean government bond yield (2.7%) which is meaningful.

Source: Company data

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