GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund

Overview Key strengths Key risks Portfolio comprising high-quality retail assets. Key asset concentration (57% of total portfolio) combined with limited geographic diversity. Earnings visibility driven by long-term major tenant leases (top 10 tenants comprise 25% of rent roll). Higher interest rates and inflation could affect consumer sentiment and discretionary spending. Undertaking asset upgrade and refurbishment initiatives to further improve asset quality. Unforeseen COVID-related health outbreaks could erode visitation rates. Supportive financial policies. Prevailing trend of consumers opting for e-commerce. The fund's flagship retail asset at Highpoint Shopping Centre (Highpoint) comprises 57% by asset value of the fund as of June 30, 2022. Although the outsize asset concentration to Highpoint is a credit negative, the asset is one of the highest

...High-quality retail assets and a major tenant leasing profile underpin the credit rating of GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund (GWSCF). The fund's flagship retail asset at Highpoint Shopping Centre (Highpoint) comprises 57% by asset value of the fund as of June 30, 2022. Although the outsize asset concentration to Highpoint is a credit negative, the asset is one of the highest quality shopping centers in Australia. Highpoint dominates its primary trade area and its catchment area draws from its location in the rapidly growing western suburbs of Melbourne. The asset exposure to super-regional retail centers assist the fund's ability to attract...

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