The SF Retail Properties Fund invests in properties with retail space, throughout Switzerland. The assets include the ancillary rooms and associated parking facilities required for the tenant’s operations.
Besides retail space, these properties may also contain industrial space, offices or apartments. The criteria taken into account for investments include but are not limited to upside potential, tenant creditworthiness, quality of construction and building materials. The long-term objective of the fund is to achieve the Federal Council's climate targets for 2030 and 2050 by implementing the climate-alignment sustainability approach.
| Price CHF | 117.50 |
The SF Retail Properties Fund invests in properties with retail space, throughout Switzerland. The assets include the ancillary rooms and associated parking facilities required for the tenant’s operations. Besides retail space, these properties may also contain industrial space, offices or apartments. The criteria taken into account for investments include but are not limited to upside potential, tenant creditworthiness, quality of construction and building materials.
| Name | SF Retail Properties Fund |
| Fund management company | Swiss Finance & Property Funds Ltd |
| Auditors | PricewaterhouseCoopers AG |
| Depositary bank | Zürcher Kantonalbank |
| Valuation expert | Wüest Partner AG |
| Market Maker | Swiss Finance & Property Ltd |
| Legal form | Investment funds under Swiss law in the "real estate funds" category |
| Holding structure real estate | Indirect property |
| Reference currency | CHF |
| Benchmark | SXI Real Estate Funds Broad |
| Launch date | 6 August 2015 |
| Listing | 3 October 2017 |
| Security / ISIN number | 28508745 / CH0285087455 |
| Bloomberg code | SFR SW |
| Management fee | 0.65% p.a. |
| Tax value per unit as at 31 December 2023 | CHF 107.00 |
| Market capitalisation as at 30 November 2024 | CHF 824.9 mn |
| YTD | 1 mt | 3 mts | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | Since Inception | |
| Fund | 14.82% | 2.62% | 4.59% | 21.64% | 11.62% | 19.87% | 59.24% |
| Benchmark | 14.94% | 1.63% | 7.40% | 21.00% | 6.37% | 23.16% | 55.86% |
| Ratios on return and performance | Unit | 30 Jun. 2024 | 31 Dec. 2023 |
| Investment yield | % | 1.861 | 1.29 |
| Operating profit margin | % | 72.56 | 71.48 |
| Return on equity | % | 1.721 | 1.23 |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | % | 1.371 | 1.18 |
| Dividend yield | % | n/a | 4.07 |
| Payout ratio | % | n/a | 99.13 |
| Premium | % | 9.81 | 5.57 |
| Ratios on the balance sheet | Unit | 30 Jun. 2024 | 31 Dec. 2023 |
| Market value of properties | CHF | 893 329 800 | 885 635 800 |
| Gross asset value | CHF | 913 450 107 | 904 146 773 |
| Net fund assets | CHF | 640 274 529 | 615 744 099 |
| Borrowing ratio | % | 23.21 | 24.93 |
| Ratios on the income statement | Unit | 30 Jun. 2024 | 30 Jun. 2023 |
| Rental income | CHF | 22 409 511 | 21 609 282 |
| Rent default rate2 | % | 5.70 | 7.35 |
| Net income | CHF | 14 735 179 | 13 429 503 |
| TERREF (GAV) | % | 0.85 | 0.85 |
| TERREF (MV) | % | 1.17 | 1.21 |
| Ratios on the units | Unit | 30 Jun. 2024 | 31 Dec. 2023 |
| Net asset value at end of reporting period | CHF | 98.81 | 101.36 |
| Distribution per unit | CHF | n/a | 4.35 |
| ‒ of which free of withholding tax | CHF | n/a | 2.45 |
| GRESB Rating Standing Investment | 3 out of 5 |
| GRESB Score Standing Investment | 80 out of 100 |
| GRESB Average | 76 out of 100 |
| GRESB Peer Average | 75 out of 100 |
Source: GRESB
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The information in the factsheet linked below is relevant.
The long-term objective of the SF Retail Properties Fund is to achieve the Federal Council's climate targets for 2030 and 2050 (net zero by 2050 at the latest) by implementing the climate-alignment sustainability approach. Sustainability aspects are considered both in the investment process and along the investment and property life cycles.
The investment objective, investment policy and sustainability strategy of the SF Retail Properties Fund are defined in the prospectus with integrated fund contract.
The portfolio's climate alignment is focused on reducing the environmental footprint over time by lowering its greenhouse gas emissions of the portfolio. The greenhouse gas emissions are defined in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and comprise scope 1 and scope 2. In the long term, the climate alignment focuses on achieving the Federal Council's climate targets for 2030 and 2050 (net zero by 2050 at the latest), and is supported by reduction paths along with interim targets.
In order to keep pace with the momentum of the sustainability movement, the sustainability strategy is systematically revised at least once every five years and amended, if needed.
A detailed illustration and explanation of the key figures – including the current situation and interim targets by 2050 – is provided below.
Here you can find the description of the key performance indicators existing properties and new building and complete renovation.
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