I’ve been getting a lot of questions on where to park cash for yield, given the sharp drop in Singapore interest rates.
After all, the latest 6-month T-Bill yields fell to 1.79%, which is a far cry from the 4%+ we saw in late 2022.
In this environment, REITs start looking pretty attractive again.
And with the help of AI, I compiled a list of the Top 10 highest dividend yield SGX blue-chip REITs below.
And I wanted to take some time to go through the list, and discuss which of these REITs I would consider buying for my own portfolio today.
Highest-yield SGX blue-chips REITs — ranked (close 23 July 2025)
All ten counters are large-cap, SGX-listed S-REITs backed by investment-grade sponsors (think CapitaLand, Mapletree etc).
Here’s the full list (in picture form):
And in text form:
| Rank | REIT (Ticker) | Latest dividend yield* | Key sponsor |
| 1 | CapitaLand China Trust (AU8U) | ≈ 7.2 % | CapitaLand Investment |
| 2 | Mapletree Logistics Trust (M44U) | ≈ 6.5 % | Mapletree Investments |
| 3 | CDL Hospitality Trusts (J85) | ≈ 6.3 % | City Developments Ltd |
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