- Home country bias means being exposed to domestic political risk, while also missing out on potential from faster growing markets.
- The Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund is a closed end fund that invests globally in both developed and emerging markets.
- AWP is heavily exposed to the US, but also offers diversification into smaller, harder to reach REIT markets.
- AWP has outperformed its benchmark over the past 1, 3, 5, and 10-year periods.
- At its current NAV discount, it's not a deep value play, but it's still cheaper than directly buying a portfolio of global REITs.
For further details see:
AWP: Global Real Estate For The Long Term