What is Stapled Securities?
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Description
Stapled securities combine two or more instruments into a single tradable unit. In real estate, this often means a REIT unit (trust) stapled to a share in a management company. Investors buy and sell them as one package. The structure allows the trust to own passive real estate while the company handles active management.
While stapled structures are more common in Australia and Singapore, UAE investors may encounter them when investing in international REITs. The structure provides both income (from the trust) and growth (from the management company) in a single investment.
This plays an important role in the overall risk and return profile of a real estate portfolio, particularly in fast-moving markets.
How to interpret
Stapled securities introduce an additional layer of complexity because you are effectively buying two instruments simultaneously: a trust that generates income and a company that drives growth. Evaluate both components independently before assessing the combined value. A trust with weak underlying properties cannot be rescued by a strong management company, and vice versa.
The non-separability of stapled structures means you cannot exit one component without the other. If the trust performs well but the management company faces difficulties, you cannot sell just the trust unit independently. This all-or-nothing exit constraint should factor into your assessment of the instrument's liquidity profile.
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Stapled securities are a sophisticated capital markets structure. They are less common in the UAE's nascent REIT market but may appear as the market matures and more complex structures are introduced on the DFM and ADX.
The Dubai Land Department and RERA publish guidance on this topic relevant to investors operating in the emirate.
Frequently asked questions
Two or more financial instruments, such as a trust unit and a company share, contractually bound together so they cannot be traded separately.
Stapled securities combine two or more instruments into a single tradable unit. In real estate, this often means a REIT unit (trust) stapled to a share in a management company.
Stapled securities introduce an additional layer of complexity because you are effectively buying two instruments simultaneously: a trust that generates income and a company that drives growth. Evaluate both components independently before assessing the combined value.
Stapled securities are a sophisticated capital markets structure. They are less common in the UAE's nascent REIT market but may appear as the market matures and more complex structures are introduced on the DFM and ADX.
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While stapled structures are more common in Australia and Singapore, UAE investors may encounter them when investing in international REITs. The structure provides both income (from the trust) and growth (from the management company) in a single investment.
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