• Total real estate AUM grew by 11%, from US$3.6 trillion in 2019 to US$4.1 trillion in 2020
• The ten biggest managers reported real estate AUM above US$100 billion
• CapitaLand is the first Asia Pacific manager to make into the top 10

As of 31 December 2020, total real estate assets under management (AUM) stands at US$4.1 trillion compared to US$3.6 trillion at the end of 2019. The 10 largest managers have a total real estate AUM above US$100 billion. With US$319.4 billion of real estate AUM, Blackstone tops the overall list, followed by Brookfield and Prologis.

CapitaLand is the first Asia Pacific manager to be included in the top 10, with a reported real estate AUM of US$100.2 billion.

The ANREV Australia Core Open End Fund Monthly Index (ACOE) saw a total return of 0.39% in April 2021. The ACOE includes 19 funds with a total GAV of AUD 114.03 billion.

The ACOE Index also reports data on geographic allocation by sectors.

Please contact Darren Cheung or Daisy Huang if you have any questions regarding the Index.

This ANREV Vehicles Universe document provides data on 371 vehicles with a total gross asset value (GAV) of US$ 257.6 billion as of Q4 2020. Data on 245 vehicles (total GAV US$160.6 billion) was extracted from the ANREV Vehicles Database. Data on the remaining 126 vehicles came from secondary sources.

If you have any questions, please contact Daisy Huang or Justin Wong.

•The ANREV Annual Fund Index delivered its lowest performance since the GFC, with an annual return of 0.8%, down from 7.8% in 2019

Data contributions were received from 90 funds with a total gross asset value of US$136.3 billion. Further detail of the sub-indices which cover fund style and various geographies can be found in the full report.

We would like to thank all the companies that supported the data collection exercise and look forward to your continued support in the next round of data collection.

If you have any questions about the ANREV Index or want to take part in this industry-led initiative, please contact Daisy Huang or Justin Wong.

Another step for transparency: Further clarity around AUM

Within the non-listed real estate industry, the definitions, calculations and uses of ‘Assets Under Management’ (AUM) vary significantly. As such, INREV, ANREV and NCREIF PREA Reporting Standards together with the Global Standards Steering Committee (SSC) have conducted a high level research to assess the current definition and use of AUM including calculation methods. The research results provide a clear overview of each component considered by investment managers used to calculate AUM and reflects the main differences in approach.

As a next step, the SSC intend to release a disclosure tool to facilitate reporting of the main AUM component.