SGX:NTDU
US$0.980
Fwd yield
~8.1%
P/NAV
~1.0x
Mkt cap
US$1.00B
Gearing
29.2%
Occupancy
95.1%
GroundVision brief
18 Jun 2026
GroundVision deal brief · SGX:NTDU · Data Centre

NTT DC REIT

The largest S-REIT IPO in over a decade — a newly listed, USD pure-play data-centre trust with a conservative balance sheet and a vast NTT sponsor pipeline, but a very short track record.

Filing-sourced diligence — FY25/26 (31 Mar 2026); listed 14 Jul 2025. Every figure is tagged to its source; what the filings don't disclose is listed, not guessed.

The numbers
behind the price

A diligence-ready read assembled from NTT DC REIT's latest SGX filings: balance sheet, asset map, income durability, the concentration/structure most screeners skip, and the points investors usually miss.

Fwd yield ◐
~8.1%
IPO forecast 7.5% — NOT the ~11% feed
P / NAV ◐
~1.0x
NAV US$1.147
Aggregate leverage ●
29.2%
vs 50% MAS cap
Occupancy ●
95.1%
latest filing

Portfolio map & geographic exposure

ColocationSingle-tenant

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Portfolio value by geography

Two-thirds of value is in the US (Sacramento + Ashburn), with Singapore and Vienna the balance. FY25/26 (31 Mar 2026); listed 14 Jul 2025.

Funding, leverage & refinancing

MetricValueAs of / source
Aggregate leverage 29.2%FY25/26 — among the sector's lowest
Interest coverage (ICR) 4.2xFY25/26
All-in cost of debt 4.01%FY25/26 (USD-heavy funding)
% fixed-rate 70%FY25/26
Weighted avg debt maturity 2.3 yrsFY25/26 — short
Total debt US$517mFY25/26
Debt maturing next 2 FYs NoneFY25/26
Assets unencumbered 100%FY25/26
Conservative funding: 100% of assets unencumbered, no borrowings maturing for two financial years, 70% fixed at a 4.01% all-in cost. The currency split isn't itemised, and the 2.3-year WADM is short — refinancing is the key watch-item against an otherwise low 29.2% leverage.

Assets, occupancy & lease profile

MetricValueAs of / source
Portfolio value US$1.67BFY25/26 (+11.3% vs IPO)
Data centres 6across 3 countries
Design IT load ~90.7 MWFY25/26
Occupancy (physical) 95.1%FY25/26 (98.5% committed)
WALE 4.5 yrsFY25/26 (by base rent)
Rental escalations ~3.1% avg89% fixed-step / 3.3% CPI-linked
NAV per unit ~US$0.95IPO (latest not separately disclosed)

By demand type

Distribution per unit & durability

Distribution yield — forecast vs the '11%' feed artifact (%)

The headline trap: the IPO forecast yield was 7.5% (7.50¢ annualised at the US$1.00 issue price). The actual maiden distribution is 5.56¢ — a single ~full-year stub paid once on 29 Jun 2026. Some feeds show ~11% by annualising a partial-period stub; on the correct basis it's ~5.8% trailing / ~8.1% forward. Only ONE distribution has been declared so far.

Tenant concentration & the short track record

With only one distribution declared and a single tenant at ~31.5% of base rent (top 10 now ~74%), the income has almost no observed track record yet. The sponsor anchors part of it (NTT Singapore at SG1).

Tenant / metricShareAs of
Top tenant (% of base rent)31.5%IPO base — reportedly an EV company
Top 10 tenants~74.0%4Q FY25/26 (62.6% excl. NTT at IPO)
Demand mix51% HS / 49% coloby base rent
3-yr customer retention98.3%IPO
The single-tenant ~31.5% and the one-distribution history are the two facts to underwrite first; the conservative 29.2% leverage is the offsetting comfort.

Rental income by tenant sector

What investors usually miss

The ~11% 'yield' is an annualisation artifact — the real forward is ~7.5–8%
IPO forecast 7.5%; the maiden DPU of 5.56¢ is a single ~full-year stub paid 29 Jun 2026. Screening on 11% overstates income by ~40%. FY25/26 results; Growbeansprout
Distributions are paid in USD across USD/EUR/SGD assets
SGD investors carry FX translation risk on both income and capital; the headline yield is a USD yield. IR distribution policy
One distribution, ~11 months listed — almost no track record
No multi-cycle evidence yet that the forecast beat (DPU +2.6% vs IPO forecast) is repeatable. FY25/26 results
Sponsor concentration cuts both ways
NTT retains ~25%, is the manager's parent, the SG1 anchor tenant and the ROFR counterparty — acquisitions and the SG1 master-lease renewal (+23%) are related-party. FY25/26 results; DividendTitan
But the sponsor pipeline is the real upside — and it's enormous
A ROFR over ~2,000 MW vs the REIT's ~90.7 MW today (>20×), against NTT GDC's ~2,400 MW global footprint; management is eyeing Frankfurt and Tokyo. FY25/26 results; w.media
Short WADM offsets the conservative balance sheet
2.3-year WADM and 70% fixed at 4.01% — refinancing is the watch-item, though 29.2% leverage, 100% unencumbered and no near maturities cushion it. FY25/26 results

What would change the call

#Risk
1Single-tenant concentration (~31.5% of base rent; top 10 ~74%).
2Very short track record — one distribution declared (paid Jun 2026).
3USD distributions + USD/EUR/SGD FX translation.
4Related-party / sponsor dominance (manager = NTT; ~25% stake; SG1 anchor & ROFR).
5Short 2.3-year WADM — near-term refinancing at higher rates.
6Growth depends on accretive, related-party sponsor injections and market access.

Every figure, with its source

MetricValueAs ofSource
Price / market cap live17 Jun 2026GroundVision market feed (Yahoo Finance, delayed)
Forward yield (corrected) ~8.1%Jun 2026Forward on 5.56¢ maiden DPU / ~US$0.96 (Growbeansprout); IPO fcst 7.5%
Trailing-feed yield ~11% artifactJun 2026Partial-period annualisation error — NOT a real yield
Maiden DPU (FY25/26) 5.56 US¢FY25/26NTT DC REIT FY25/26 Media Release (paid 29 Jun 2026)
Leverage / ICR / cost / %fixed / WADM 29.2% / 4.2x / 4.01% / 70% / 2.3yFY25/26FY25/26 Media Release
Portfolio value / DCs / IT load US$1.67B / 6 / ~90.7MWFY25/26FY25/26 Media Release
Occupancy / WALE 95.1% / 4.5yFY25/26FY25/26 Media Release
Top tenant / top 10 31.5% / ~74%IPO–4Q FY25/26DollarsAndSense; Singaporean Investor
Sponsor ROFR pipeline ~2,000 MWIPOFY25/26 Media Release
Geo split US 67.4 / SG 16.5 / Austria 16.1IPODrWealth/ReitSavvy prospectus summary
NAV per unit ~US$0.95IPOReitSavvy (latest not separately disclosed)
Data-quality notes (what the filings don't disclose):
  • The widely-fed ~11% trailing yield is an annualisation artifact of a single partial-period maiden distribution — corrected to ~5.8% trailing / ~8.1% forward.
  • Debt-by-currency split, latest post-FY25/26 NAV per unit, valuer's cap rate, exact client count and lock-up tenors were not disclosed.
  • Units-in-issue figures vary across sources (599.9m new vs ~1,030m total) and aren't fully reconciled.
  • 31 March fiscal year-end; FY25/26 is the maiden ~full-year reporting period.

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