Core Viewpoint - The public REITs market in China experienced a downward trend this week, despite a strong performance in the stock market, with overall trading activity increasing compared to the previous week [2][3]. Market Performance - The CSI REITs Total Return Index fell by 1.74% this week, while the REITs Index decreased by 1.55% [4]. - Year-to-date performance shows a decline of 3.64% for the CSI REITs Total Return Index and 3.88% for the closing index [5]. - All categories of REITs saw declines, with property rights down by 1.93% and concession rights down by 1.10% [5]. Sector Analysis - The performance of various sectors is as follows: - Industrial parks down by 1.41% - Warehousing and logistics down by 1.23% - Ecological and environmental protection down by 1.05% - Highways down by 0.78% - Energy down by 1.19% - Affordable rental housing down by 4.52% - Consumer sector down by 1.89% - Municipal sector down by 2.61% - Water conservancy down by 3.44% - Data centers down by 0.75% [5]. Individual REITs Performance - Among the 74 public REITs listed, only 9 saw an increase, with notable performers including: - China International Capital Corporation Chongqing Liangjiang REIT up by 2.33% - ICBC Hebei Expressway REIT up by 2.18% - CITIC Securities Mingyang Intelligent New Energy REIT up by 1.38% - Guotai Junan Dongjiu New Economy REIT up by 1.36% [6][7]. - Conversely, 64 REITs experienced declines, with the largest drops seen in: - China International Capital Corporation Xiamen Anju REIT down by 6.28% - Huatai Suzhou Hengtai Rental Housing REIT down by 6.18% - Huatai Shanghai Real Estate Rental Housing REIT down by 5.65% [8]. Trading Activity - Total trading volume for REITs this week was 3.633 billion yuan, with an increase in trading activity compared to the previous week [8]. - The newly listed Southern WanGuo Data Center REIT had a high trading activity with an average turnover rate of 3.02% [8]. Market Outlook - Analysts suggest that the recent strength in the equity market, with the Shanghai Composite Index surpassing 3,800 points, has negatively impacted the REITs market, which is closely linked to the bond market [9]. - A significant portion of public REITs will face a large-scale unlock of strategic placement shares from September to December 2025, totaling 3.83 billion shares, which may lead to selling pressure, particularly in the park infrastructure and transportation infrastructure categories [9]. New REITs Filing - The first public REIT for transportation infrastructure this year, Huaxia Hubei Traffic Chutian Expressway REIT, has been officially filed, marking a significant development in the REITs landscape [11].

Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the significance and development path of private REITs in China's multi-tiered REITs market, emphasizing their role in revitalizing existing assets and broadening financing channels [1][3]. Group 1: Significance of Private REITs - The introduction of private REITs helps to revitalize corporate existing assets, alleviate debt pressure, and achieve equity financing, particularly for state-owned enterprises under the "one interest, five rates" policy [1][3]. - Private REITs enrich equity investment varieties, providing new allocation channels for long-term funds such as insurance and bank wealth management, promoting a virtuous investment cycle in the capital market [1][3]. - They fill the product gap between quasi-REITs and public REITs, enhancing the overall efficiency of the real estate investment chain [1][3]. Group 2: Product Positioning of Private REITs - Private REITs should be positioned as "real estate private equity investment" tools with standardized equity financial characteristics, emphasizing floating returns rather than fixed interest arrangements [5][6]. - The development direction of private REITs should focus on "standardization of private equity investment" rather than merely replicating public REITs, highlighting flexibility and market-oriented arrangements [5][6]. Group 3: Core Points of Private REITs - High asset quality requirements are essential for private REITs, suitable for stable cash flow and predictable income infrastructure projects [6]. - Transaction structures should be simplified to enhance issuance efficiency and lower participation barriers for investors while ensuring investor rights [6]. - Valuation methods must be reasonable and transparent to avoid significant fluctuations that could undermine investor confidence [6]. - Moderate leverage can enhance investor returns, with recommendations to refer to commercial bank mortgage rates and asset management regulations on equity product leverage limits [6]. - A multi-tier governance structure should be established to balance the rights and responsibilities among original equity holders, managers, and investors [6]. - Diverse exit mechanisms should be designed to ensure investor exit rights, including secondary market transfers and prioritized acquisition arrangements [6]. - Encouragement of diverse investors such as insurance, bank wealth management, securities, and funds is necessary to enhance market liquidity and pricing efficiency [6]. Group 4: Policy Recommendations for Promoting Private REITs - Establish a robust information disclosure mechanism to enhance transparency in asset valuation and product net value during the registration and operational phases [6]. - Improve asset operation governance and incentive mechanisms, including a classification management system for significant events and floating management fees [6]. - Promote liquidity construction by introducing market makers to enhance secondary market liquidity and ensuring smooth exit channels for investors [6]. - Allow flexible fundraising during the product's existence to ensure asset quality and valuation rationality while protecting existing holders' rights [6]. Group 5: Conclusion - Private REITs represent a crucial component of China's multi-tiered REITs market with significant development potential, aiming to serve the real economy and enhance direct financing ratios [7]. - Future efforts should focus on regulatory guidance to promote the orderly development of the private REITs market, creating a new real estate investment and financing landscape with Chinese characteristics [7].

Core Viewpoint - The State Council's recent opinion aims to promote the healthy development of infrastructure REITs, enhancing the efficiency of recommendations and reviews, and encouraging more eligible projects to be issued and listed [1][3]. Group 1: Infrastructure REITs Development - Infrastructure REITs have become a market hotspot since the first public offerings in June 2021, with 12 listed projects raising a total of 45.8 billion yuan [2]. - The issuance of infrastructure REITs provides a sustainable funding source for infrastructure investments, addressing the challenge of financing [2][4]. - The government is actively working to expand the pilot programs for infrastructure REITs, with various regulatory bodies collaborating to improve the system and broaden the scope [2][3]. Group 2: Policy Support and Market Expansion - The recent opinion emphasizes improving the efficiency of project recommendations and reviews, allowing for more flexibility in operational requirements for projects that stabilize supply chains and ensure public welfare [3]. - The establishment of a multi-tiered infrastructure REITs market is being explored, which could enhance the scale and attractiveness of public REITs products [3][4]. - The introduction of a mechanism for expanding fundraising is expected to facilitate the entry of quality infrastructure assets into the capital market [3]. Group 3: Diversification and New Projects - The recent announcement regarding the issuance of REITs for affordable rental housing marks a significant step in diversifying the types of infrastructure REITs available [5][6]. - The first batch of affordable rental housing REITs projects has been officially submitted for approval, indicating a breakthrough in expanding the REITs pilot projects [5]. - Financial institutions are actively participating in various REITs projects across multiple sectors, including water conservancy and rental housing [8]. Group 4: Challenges and Future Directions - The infrastructure REITs market is still in its early stages, with strict requirements for underlying asset projects and a lack of clarity in tax policies [9]. - Recommendations include gradually relaxing asset selection criteria, improving tax regulations, and increasing public investor participation to enhance market activity [9]. - The regulatory bodies are working on improving the rules and guidelines for REITs, aiming to strengthen the market and promote high-quality development of the multi-tiered capital market [9].

Core Viewpoint - The public REITs market in China is experiencing rapid expansion, with a total issuance scale exceeding 100 billion yuan, indicating strong interest from insurance capital [1][2][3] Group 1: Market Overview - As of March 6, 33 public REITs have been issued with a total scale of 107.426 billion yuan, and insurance capital has allocated approximately 14.79 billion yuan, accounting for 13.8% of the total issuance [1][2] - The number of REITs awaiting approval has reached 18, reflecting the ongoing growth of the market [1] Group 2: Insurance Capital Participation - Insurance institutions show high enthusiasm for participating in public REITs, with their investment as strategic investors and in offline placements nearing 14% of total fundraising [2] - Companies like Dajia Asset have been actively investing in public REITs since 2021, with total investments nearing 200 million yuan [2] Group 3: Investment Characteristics - Public REITs offer relatively stable returns, with volatility between fixed-income and equity products, aligning well with the investment attributes of insurance capital [3] - The adjustment of risk factors for insurance companies investing in public REITs has improved capital efficiency, further encouraging participation [3] Group 4: Future Challenges and Opportunities - The expansion of the REITs market presents broader allocation opportunities for insurance capital, but it also poses challenges regarding research and investment capabilities [4] - The need for optimized assessment mechanisms for REITs investments is highlighted, as traditional annual assessment methods may not effectively capture the long-term nature of these investments [4] Group 5: Recommendations - It is suggested that with the increase in public REITs, index-based operations could be developed to facilitate participation from institutional clients like insurance capital [5]

1. Report Industry Investment Rating There is no information provided regarding the industry investment rating in the document. 2. Core View of the Report - In July 2025, the REITs index fluctuated and corrected, with the consumption sector showing steady performance. The dividend - payout ratio spread between REITs and CSI Dividend narrowed, and the dividend - payout ratios of transportation and rental housing for guaranteed occupancy increased. Guojun Lingang REIT's expansion will increase the distribution ratio in 2025. The first - time issuance of data center REITs saw a narrowing of the first - day listing gains [4]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 REITs Index Fluctuated and Corrected, Consumption Sector Showed Steady Performance - **Index Performance**: In the second half of July, the CSI REITs (closing) index and CSI REITs Total Return Index fell by 0.4%/0.2% cumulatively. In the last week of July, as the 10 - year Treasury yield and the stock market both fluctuated and declined, the REITs market regained its upward momentum. Since the beginning of 2025, the CSI REITs (closing) index and CSI REITs Total Return Index have risen by 10.4%/13.9% cumulatively, outperforming the CSI 300 Index [4][9]. - **Sector Performance**: - Consumption sector: It has maintained an upward trend for 7 consecutive months, with an average increase of 1.81% in July, and the number of rising REITs accounted for 67% [4][13]. - Ecological and environmental protection sector: The turnover rate reached 1.27% (month - on - month increase of 0.35 pct), with some individual REITs rising and some falling [4][17]. - Industrial park and warehousing logistics sectors: They have risen for 3 consecutive months, but the average increase has shown a narrowing trend [4][13]. - Transportation sector: It fell for the first time since 2025, with an average decline of 0.75%, and the number of falling REITs accounted for more than half [4][13]. - Rental housing for guaranteed occupancy and water conservancy facilities sectors: They corrected for the first time after rising for 4 consecutive months, with an average decline of 1.95%/1.49% in July [4][13]. - Energy sector: It had the deepest decline in July, with an average decline of 2.94% [4][13]. - **Dividend - Payout Ratio**: As of July 31, 2025, the average TTM dividend - payout ratios of equity - type and concession - type REITs were 3.72%/7.16% respectively. Among equity - type REITs, warehousing logistics and industrial parks had relatively high dividend - payout ratios, while rental housing for guaranteed occupancy had a relatively low but increasing ratio. Among concession - type REITs, transportation REITs' leading advantage in dividend - payout ratio further expanded [4][20]. - **Valuation**: For concession - type REITs, the energy sector had a relatively high valuation, while the transportation sector had an attractive IRR. For equity - type REITs, the industrial park sector's IRR returned to the historical central level [21][25]. 3.2 Guojun Lingang REIT's Expansion, Distribution Ratio in 2025 to Increase - **Expansion Plan**: On July 29, 2025, Guojun Lingang Industrial Park REIT announced an expansion plan, with a proposed issuance share limit of 446.1 million shares and a proposed fundraising of no more than 1.7235 billion yuan. The expansion asset is the Kangqiao project, with an evaluation value of 1.532 billion yuan, a 69.19% increase compared to the book value [4][37]. - **Distribution Ratio Forecast**: After the expansion, the predicted distributable amounts for the period from April - December 2025 and 2026 are 82.52 million yuan and 110.6 million yuan respectively. With a fundraising of 1.7235 billion yuan, the predicted distribution ratios for 2025 and 2026 are 4.11%/4.15%, and the 2025 distribution ratio is 0.39 pct higher than before the expansion [4][37]. 3.3 First - Time Issuance of Data Center REITs, Narrowing of First - Day Listing Gains - **New Issuance**: In July 2025, two data center REITs were issued for the first time, enriching the underlying asset types of REITs. The number of offline inquiry institutions reached a new high, but the effective subscription multiple decreased due to the large issuance scale of the new projects, and the配售 ratio increased slightly to 0.6% [4]. - **Market Performance**: Affected by the secondary - market adjustment, the two REITs listed in July did not trigger the daily limit, with an average first - day closing increase of 24.2%. From January to July 2025, the offline total returns for 0.5/1 billion yuan of funds were 1.4214 million yuan/2.8428 million yuan, with a return rate of 2.84%. The three REITs with the first - time strategic placement unlocking in July all had positive returns, with an average unlocking return rate of 46.39%. There are currently 11 first - time issuance REITs projects in the queue [4].

Investment Rating - The report suggests a positive outlook on the real estate sector, particularly focusing on the potential of asset-backed securities and public REITs as investment opportunities [3][4]. Core Insights - The asset-backed securities (ABS) market in China has surpassed 3 trillion yuan, indicating its significance in the capital market. The growth in public REITs is expected to provide better exit channels for real estate companies, especially those with substantial real estate holdings [2][3][27]. - The report emphasizes the advantages of real estate as a suitable asset for securitization due to its inherent rental properties that generate stable cash flows and potential for appreciation [13][14]. Summary by Sections 1. Asset Securitization Overview - Asset securitization has evolved into a crucial financing tool in China's capital market, with a focus on transforming illiquid assets into liquid securities [13][14]. - The report categorizes standardized asset securitization products into credit ABS, corporate ABS, and asset-backed notes (ABN), highlighting the differences in regulatory oversight and asset types [25][26]. 2. Market Scale and Growth - As of May 2025, the total scale of asset securitization products in China reached 3.09 trillion yuan, accounting for 6.2% of the total bond market [27][29]. - The issuance of asset securitization products saw a significant increase in 2024, with 2,085 products issued, totaling 1.98 trillion yuan, marking a year-on-year growth of 6.7% [36][38]. 3. REITs Development - The report outlines the development of REITs in China, noting the transition from initial trials to a more structured and regular issuance process, with a total of 66 public REITs issued by May 2025, amounting to approximately 1744 billion yuan [19][21][22]. - The expansion of REITs into various sectors, including rental housing and commercial real estate, is highlighted as a significant opportunity for real estate companies to optimize their asset management and liquidity [3][19]. 4. Investment Recommendations - The report recommends focusing on companies with stable and mature asset portfolios in the long-term rental apartment and commercial real estate sectors, such as China Resources Land, China Overseas Development, and Longfor Group [3][4].

Group 1 - The enthusiasm for REITs products among fund companies has significantly increased this year, with a notable acceleration in the launch of public REITs products, as many new products have recently been approved for issuance [1][2] - As of June 25, 2023, a total of 10 new REITs products have been launched this year, with a combined issuance scale exceeding 13 billion yuan, and the total market value of listed REITs products has surpassed 200 billion yuan [2][4] - The number of public institutions participating in the REITs market has grown, with 24 public institutions (including securities asset management) involved in the layout of REITs products [2][3] Group 2 - Leading public fund companies, such as Huaxia Fund and Zhongjin Fund, have been actively launching REITs products, with Huaxia Fund having the highest number of listed products at 14 [3][4] - Various listed companies are increasingly using their assets as underlying projects for issuing REITs products, indicating a diversification of market participants [3][4] - The REITs market is seen as a vital tool for empowering the real economy, with the scope of REITs products expanding to include various sectors such as shopping malls, agricultural product trading centers, and cultural tourism projects [4][6] Group 3 - The issuance of REITs products is providing new exit strategies for early-stage investments by venture capital institutions and local governments, helping to alleviate fiscal pressures [4][6] - The funds raised from REITs issuance are being utilized for various purposes, including debt repayment, asset-light transformation, and promoting new project development [6] - The secondary market performance of REITs products has been strong, with only one out of 66 listed funds declining in value this year, and half of the funds showing an increase of over 20% [6]

Core Viewpoint - The public REITs market in China has surpassed 150 billion yuan in issuance, evolving into a dual-driven model of "initial issuance + expansion" and becoming a crucial financial tool for revitalizing existing assets and supporting the real economy [1] Group 1: Business Background - The public REITs market has expanded to over 10 asset types, with a significant focus on infrastructure projects [1] - The issuance of public REITs has entered a normalization phase following the release of government notifications aimed at promoting regular issuance [1] - Infrastructure public REITs typically adopt a "debt structure" to establish cash flow, ensuring regular distribution of distributable amounts to investors [2] Group 2: Tax Observations - Current regulations regarding corporate income tax interest expense deductions are influenced by the commercial rationale and the interest rate levels of the debt structure [3] - Tax authorities may question the commercial rationale of interest expenses and their relevance to the company's operations [2] - There is a lack of uniformity among tax authorities regarding the recognition of "financial enterprises' same-type loan rates," leading to potential disputes over interest expense deductions [2] Group 3: VAT and Property Tax - The new VAT law will take effect on January 1, 2026, but there is uncertainty regarding the tax rate for "old projects" and the transition from existing VAT regulations [4] - The public REITs market is experiencing downward trends in rental income due to economic fluctuations, which may impact property tax calculations and actual tax burdens [5][6] - Changes in property tax calculation methods could introduce compliance risks and affect cash flow distributions for project companies [8] Group 4: Income Tax Considerations - Public funds and special plans are not subject to corporate income tax, but income distributed to investors is subject to taxation based on their legal status [9] - Different tax regulations apply to corporate and individual investors regarding dividend income and capital gains from fund share transfers [10] - Continuous monitoring of tax policy changes is essential for managing tax risks associated with public REITs and their multi-layered structures [10]

Group 1 - The development of C-REITs has progressed through three phases: exploration and cultivation (2004-2019), pilot phase (2020-2024 H1), and normalization phase (2024 H2 onwards) [1][9] - The C-REITs market has seen a total of 65 listed REITs with a total market value of 190.9 billion as of April 21, 2025, with the top three asset types being transportation infrastructure (32%), park infrastructure (16%), and consumer infrastructure (16%) [9][14] - The regulatory framework for C-REITs has evolved to include a multi-department collaboration model, with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) overseeing project compliance, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) managing product registration, and exchanges ensuring listing and information disclosure [2][20] Group 2 - The issuance process for C-REITs consists of four main stages: preparation, application and review, registration and issuance, and listing management, with a focus on improving efficiency and ensuring investor protection [3][19] - The normalization phase aims to shift from "scale expansion" to "quality improvement," optimizing the market ecosystem and promoting a multi-tiered REITs market system [4][22] - The NDRC has expanded the asset scope for C-REITs to include 12 categories, enhancing the flexibility of fund usage while prohibiting the use of recovered funds for residential development projects [4][24]