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RNS Number : 5809B  JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets Ld  21 March 2025

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

 

JPMORGAN GLOBAL CORE REAL ASSETS LIMITED

("JARA" or the "Company")

 

QUARTERLY NET ASSET VALUE AND PORTFOLIO UPDATE

 

 

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300D8JHZTH6GI8F97

 

First Compulsory Redemption of Shares (the "Redemption")

Further to the Company's announcement of 6th February 2025, the Company
confirmed the details of the Redemption via an announcement on 28th February
2025. In summary, the Company has now redeemed 34,748,578 shares for
cancellation at a redemption price of 97.0465 pence per share. The record date
and ex-date of the Redemption was 27th February 2025 and 28th February 2025
respectively. The Redemption payments were made on 19th March 2025.

 

Net Asset Value

The Company announces its unaudited Net Asset Value ("NAV") as at 28th
February 2025 of 93.93 pence per share (29th November 2024: NAV 95.53 pence
per share). The Company paid no dividend during the three month period to 28th
February 2025. The NAV total return for the quarter is -1.7% and +4.2% for the
preceding 12 months, while the total share price return for the 12 months to
28th February 2025 was +13.2%.

 

The Company did not buy back any shares in the three months to 28th February
2025. As noted in the Chairman's Statement in the interim results announced on
27th November 2024, the Board has taken the decision to suspend buybacks of
the Company's own shares.

 

A snapshot of the components to this NAV and the relevant date for their
valuation is provided below.

 

Strategies

 Name                 Date of price for Strategy  % of JARA's NAV as at 28th February 2025
 Transportation       30th September 2024         25.9%
 Infrastructure       31st December 2024          25.7%
 Real Estate Equity   31st December 2024          37.9%
 US Real Estate Debt  31st December 2024          9.1%
 Cash                 28th February 2025          1.4%

 

Private infrastructure was the largest contributor during the period, adding
+0.6% in local currency terms. Private real estate equity was slightly
positive, contributing +0.2% in local currency, while private real estate debt
also contributed +0.2%. Liquid strategies contributed -0.4% in local currency.

 

Sterling(1) strengthened against the underlying currencies in the portfolio,
resulting in a net negative currency impact over the Company's quarter to 28th
February 2025.

 

(1) The GBP/USD exchange rate was 1.25915 as at 28th February 2025, versus
1.27105 as at 29th November 2024. Currency impact does not factor in an
offsetting gain/loss from the hedged infrastructure strategy, which is priced
as at 31st December 2024.

 

Dividends

The last quarterly dividend of 1.05 pence per share was paid to shareholders
on 29th November 2024. As noted in the Chairman's Statement in the interim
results announced on 27th November 2024, the Company has ceased paying
dividends, and all further distributions will be made by way of returns of
capital.

 

Issued Share Capital

As at 28th February 2025, there were 171,071,560 shares in issue.

 

Portfolio Construction

As at 28th February 2025, the Company's portfolio was valued at £158.5
million.

 

Sector exposure percentage of NAV(2)

 

                     Total      Private Asset Exposure  Public Asset Exposure

Exposure
 Real Estate Equity  37%        37%                     0%
 Transportation      27%        27%                     0%
 Infrastructure      25%        25%                     0%
 Real Estate Debt    9%         9%                      0%
 Total               100%       98%                     2%

 

(2) As at 28th February 2025. Numbers may not sum due to rounding. Total cash
level at quarter end was ~2%.

 

Geographical exposure percentage of NAV(3)

 

                30.08.24  29.11.24  28.02.25
 North America  54%       54%       52%
 Asia Pacific   26%       26%       27%
 Europe         17%       17%       19%
 UK             2%        2%        2%
 Other          ~0%       ~0%       ~0%
 Total          100%      100%      100%

 

(3) As at 28th February 2025. Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

 

Private Asset Portfolio Metrics

Please see below for the metrics of JARA's private investments. As at 28th
February 2025, private asset exposure represented ~98% of JARA's NAV.

 

Investments

·    345 private investments and, at a more granular individual asset
level, look through exposure to 1,434 individual assets (29th November 2024:
347 private investments and 1,440 individual assets).

 

              30.08.24  29.11.24  28.02.25
 Investments  348       347       345
 Assets       1,442     1,440     1,434

 

Private Portfolio Operating Metrics

 

Discount Rates

·    The blended average discount rate is 8.2%. The asset level discount
rate will vary by strategy, as detailed below. The average discount rate moved
slightly higher over the quarter.

 

                                 30.08.24  29.11.24  28.02.25
 Portfolio Discount Rate         8.1%      8.1%      8.2%
 Real Estate Equity              7.0%      7.0%      7.0%
 Infrastructure & Transport      9.1%      9.1%      9.2%

 

Lease Duration

·    Average lease duration of 5.2 years in real estate and
transportation, with approximately 14% expected to expire in 2025.

 

                                  30.08.24  29.11.24  28.02.25
 Weighted Lease Duration (years)  5.3       5.4       5.2

 

Occupancy

·    96% occupancy of leased assets in real estate and transportation,
with Q4 2024 collections being in line with expectations. At an overall
portfolio level, occupancy and income receipts are in line with the Investment
Manager's expectations.

 

            30.08.24  29.11.24  28.02.25
 Occupancy  96%       96%       96%

 

Loan To Value (LTV)

·    42% portfolio weighted average LTV across private assets. Asset level
LTVs will vary by strategy, with the real estate average LTV of 35% and
infrastructure and transport blended LTV of 50%. The underlying strategies
continue to take a conservative view on overall leverage use.

 

      30.08.24  29.11.24  28.02.25
 LTV  40%       41%       42%

 

Debt

·    4.5% blended average cost of debt across the strategies, with 69.8%
being fixed and 30.2% floating and a weighted average maturity of 5.0 years.

 

                           30.08.24  29.11.24  28.02.25
 Debt Cost                 4.7%      4.4%      4.5%
 Fixed                     72.5%     71.9%     69.8%
 Floating                  27.5%     28.1%     30.2%
 Average Maturity (years)  5.0       4.8       5.0

 

Development Profile

A number of the underlying private strategies have the capacity to engage in a
small degree of development, with the private asset portfolio having a
relatively minimal exposure to development assets. This small allocation
allows the Investment Manager, where appropriate, to capitalise on areas where
construction is a more effective way to gain access to assets or sectors less
accessible in the secondary market. The development pipeline has moderated,
especially in real estate. We would expect construction exposure across JARA's
portfolio to remain relatively low on an aggregate basis.

 

Currency

 

The main currency exposures(4) of the portfolio (including liquidity funds)
are as follows:

 

 Currency          30.08.24  29.11.24  28.02.25
 USD               58%       57%       55%
 GBP               22%       23%       27%
 AUD               5%        5%        5%
 JPY               5%        5%        4%
 SGD               3%        3%        4%
 NZD               1%        2%        2%
 RMB               2%        1%        1%

 

(4) Other currencies represent approximately 2% in aggregate. Numbers may not
sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

21st March 2025

 

For Further Information

 

JPMorgan Funds Limited - Company Secretary

Emma Lamb

Telephone: 0800 20 40 20 or +44 1268 44 44 70

E-mail: jpmam.investment.trusts@jpmorgan.com

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