UPDATE: In the summer of 2026, AEWU considered an offer for Alternative Income REIT (AIRE); however, it decided not to proceed after Glenstone REIT, AIRE's major shareholder, made its own offer.
AEW UK REIT (AEWU) joined the London market in 2015 and has been the best-performing trust in the rapidly dwindling UK commercial property sector since then, with an annualised NAV return of around 9%. It owns a sectorally diversified portfolio of around 30 to 35 properties, which it actively manages, historically completing an average of two acquisitions and two disposals a year. AEWU adopts a value-...
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UPDATE: A revised version of this profile was published in September 2025.
AEW UK REIT (ticker: AEWU) has been the best performing trust in the Property: UK Commerical sector in recent years and has returned just over 11% annualised on a net asset value basis since its 2015 IPO. It has a diversified approach when it comes to both regional and sector allocation although it currently has a heavy bias toward industrial, which makes up just over half of its portfolio. AEW UK looks to buy cheap properties with relatively short leases and rents that are agreed at open market values rather than bein...
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