Beyond the Blue Chips: SGX’s Next 50 Indices Open Doors for Mid-Cap Opportunities

The Smart Investor09-22

While Singapore’s blue-chip giants grab the headlines, a quiet revolution is happening one tier below. The newly launched iEdge Singapore Next 50 indices have returned a little more than 20% as of the...

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NetLink Trust owns the critical fibre infrastructure powering Singapore’s digital economy. \nMeanwhile, Suntec REIT, Keppel REIT, and CLAS showcase the city state’s diverse properties from shopping malls and commercial buildings to hotels and service apartments. \nIn terms of market cap, Suntec REIT and Olam Group (SGX: VC2) stand above the rest, valued at S$3.9 billion each, representing the largest companies in the mix.  \n\nNext, for the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Liquidity Weighted Index, there are four main companies with the maximum 5% weighting.They are YangZiJiang Financial Holdings (SGX: YF8), ComfortDelGro Corporation Ltd (SGX: C52), iFAST Corporation (SGX: AIY), and recent IPO debutant NTT DC REIT (SGX: NTDU). \nThe inclusion of wealth platform iFAST and data centre REIT NTT is another nod to the technology sector and new economy assets.\nWho could make it into the indices next? \nLike the STI, the two indices also have their own reserve list with the trio of Banyan Tree Holdings Limited (SGX: B58), AEM Holdings Ltd (SGX: AWX), and Q&M Dental Group (SGX: QC7), at the forefront, vying to be part of the next 50 list in the future. \nGet Smart: Income for the future? Like the STI, we should expect dividends to play a big role in the future returns of the two indices. \nWhy? \nFor context, the iEdge Singapore Next 50 index offered a 5.85% trailing dividend yield (as of end of August 2025) while the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Liquidity Weighted index offered a 5.44% trailing dividend yield. \nIn comparison, the STI currently offers a 4.1% yield. \nHence, the two new indices may attract income hungry investors to take a look. \nAt the moment, there aren’t any exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which track the indices but given the initiatives in place, we could see an ETF provider soon step up to the plate.  \nPitch 1:\nIf you want to retire with a constant stream of dividends, these 5 stocks might be all you need. We’ve found 5 SG stocks that have kept paying (and growing) through inflation, rate hikes, and recessions. See what they are with our latest free report for SGX dividend investors. Click here to get instant access.\nFollow us on Facebook, Instagram and Telegram for the latest investing news and analyses!\nDisclosure: Chin Hui Leong owns shares of AEM, iFAST, Q&M Dental, and Suntec REIT.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.35.11","shortVersion":"4.35.11","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2569204050","isCrawlerRequest":true}