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Prologis is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns, develops and operates industrial and logistics properties. The company leases distribution facilities to manufacturers, retailers, transportation businesses and third-party logistics providers across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Its properties support the storage and movement of goods near consumer markets and transport infrastructure. Rental income from facilities is a principal source of operating revenue, while co-investment ventures provide a separate means of investing alongside institutional partners. Prologis also develops new buildings and acquires existing portfolios to expand its property operations. In September 2014, its European Logistics Partners venture with Norges Bank Investment Management acquired logistics facilities and development land in Madrid and Barcelona. The equal partnership held a European portfolio of approximately 5.3 million square metres after that transaction.

Vingroup JSC is a Vietnam-based company engaged in construction and provides retail outlets, commercial offices for lease, residential units for lease and sale. It also carries out investment activities, to provide the management service and to conduct other businesses. The company operates through the segments of Sale of inventory properties, Leasing investment properties and related services, Hospitality, entertainment and other services, Health care and related services, Education services, Retail services, Manufacturing activities, and Others. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Sale of inventory properties including developing and trading apartments and villas at real estate projects of the group.

Sun Hung Kai Properties is a diversified real estate developer in Hong Kong with a core focus on the residential, office, and retail real estate segments. Most of its business is based in Hong Kong, where it is a leading private housing developer and holds a portfolio of high-quality retail and office properties for rental income. The company also invests in other listed entities, including a telecommunications company, SmarTone, and a data center provider, SUNeVision. The family of the late founder, Kwok Tak Seng, is the controlling shareholder, with a stake of more than 40%.

With operations in 126 markets across 36 states, D.R. Horton is the leading homebuilder in the United States. It mainly builds single-family detached homes (87% of home sales revenue) and offers products to entry-level, move-up, luxury buyers, and active adults. The company offers homebuyers mortgage financing and title agency services through its financial services segment. D.R. Horton's headquarters are in Arlington, Texas, and it manages six regional segments across the United States.

CBRE Group provides a wide range of real estate services to owners, occupants, and investors worldwide, including leasing, property and project management, and capital markets advisory. CBRE’s investment management arm manages over $155 billion for clients across diverse public and private real estate strategies.

Goodman Group owns, manages, and develops industrial properties in 13 countries, historically in Australia but increasingly worldwide. Around half of its operating earnings come from development, a third from management, and the rest from property investment. Most developments are undertaken on behalf of third parties or fund investors. Goodman earns fees in return for development management services. Completed projects are either sold or reside in one of Goodman’s funds or partnerships. Goodman typically retains ownership stakes in the investment vehicles and continues to manage the sites after completion, collecting investment management base fees, performance fees, property services fees, and a share of rental income.

Samsung C&T is a South Korean construction, trading and consumer-business group headquartered in Seoul and listed on the Korea Exchange, and it is often regarded as the de facto holding company of the Samsung group because of its large stakes in other Samsung affiliates. It is organised into Engineering & Construction, Trading & Investment, Fashion and Resort groups, plus a biopharmaceutical business built around its stake in contract manufacturer Samsung Biologics. The construction group is an engineering, procurement and construction contractor known for skyscrapers such as the Burj Khalifa, the Petronas Towers, Merdeka 118 and Taipei 101; the trading group handles international trade in industrial goods; the fashion group sells apparel brands such as Bean Pole; and the resort group runs the Everland and Caribbean Bay theme parks, golf courses and the Samsung Welstory food service business. In 2025 the company reported revenue of KRW 40.742 trillion and operating profit of KRW 3.293 trillion, with construction contributing KRW 14.1 trillion and trading KRW 14.6 trillion, and it employs more than 17,000 people. Samsung C&T was founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul as the first Samsung company, was designated Korea's first general trading company in 1975, merged with Samsung Construction in 1995 and combined with Cheil Industries in September 2015.

China Resources Land, or CR Land, is a leading real estate developer with nationwide coverage in China. Aside from the core development business, CR Land differentiates itself from peers with a significant investment property portfolio with luxury focused MixC malls, and it holds a 74% stake in listed property management company China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services. CR Land is a subsidiary of China Resources Holdings, or CR Holdings, a sizable state-owned conglomerate with a diverse presence in the utilities, consumer goods, medical, and property sectors. CR Holdings holds about a 60% stake in CR Land.

China State Construction Engineering Corp Ltd is a construction and real estate conglomerate. The company conducts its operations through five segments: Housing Construction segment, Infrastructure Construction and Investment segment, Real Estate Development and Investment segment, Design & Survey segment, and Others segment. It derives the majority of its revenue from the Housing Construction segment. The company's services include product technology research and development, survey and design, real estate development, engineering contracting, equipment manufacturing, asset operation, and property management.

Mitsubishi Estate is one of the three big Japanese real estate companies. Around two thirds of its operating profit comes from leasing office space in Japan, where half of its portfolio is concentrated in the prime Marunouchi/Otemachi district between Tokyo station and the Imperial Palace. Mitsubishi Estate’s predecessor originally bought this land from the government in 1890, and the company sees itself as steward of the showcase area’s long-term development, rarely if ever selling any properties there.

Emaar Properties PJSC is engaged in property investment, development, and development management, shopping malls and retail, hospitality, property management, utility services, and investments in providers of financial services. Its segments are, namely, real estate (develop, sell, and manage condominiums, villas, commercial units and plots of land), leasing, retail and related activities (develop, lease and manage malls, retail, commercial, and residential spaces), and hospitality (develop, own, and/or manage hotels, serviced apartments and leisure activities). It earns revenue from sources other than property sales, leasing, retail and related activities, and hospitality, and this revenue is included in other operating income. The majority of revenue comes from real estate.

Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd is a real estate development and management company. The company operates through five segments. The Condominiums segment sells housing to individuals and rental properties to investors. The Rental segment leases office buildings and commercial facilities. The Facility Operations segment covers hotels, resorts, sports, and entertainment. The Management segment handles property management, brokerage, and asset management. The Others segment engages in new construction contracting. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Rental segment.

PulteGroup Inc is a homebuilder in the United States. The company mainly builds single-family detached homes and offers products to entry-level, move-up, and active-adult buyers. It also offers homebuyers mortgage financing, title, and insurance agency services through its financial services segment.

KE Holdings, or Beike, is a large residential real estate sales and rental brokerage company in China. Founded in 2001, the company operates through self-owned Lianjia stores in Beijing and Shanghai and connected third-party agencies, including franchise brand Deyou in other cities, with commissions charged on existing-home and new-home transactions. Leveraging an online-offline hybrid model, Beike also attract clients through its namesake online marketplace. The company tapped into home renovation services by acquiring Shengdu Home Decoration in 2022. As of the end of 2025, Beike’s co-founders collectively control the company, while Tencent and its affiliates share 8% of voting power.

CK Asset Holdings was the property business arm of the Cheung Kong Group before the spinoff in 2015. It was subsequently renamed CK Asset Holdings from CK Property in 2017. Li Ka-shing and his family remain the largest shareholders of CK Asset over the years, with about a 48% equity stake. The company mainly engages in property development, property investment, and hotel management in Hong Kong and mainland China, while diversifying into social housing, pub operations, and infrastructure management overseas in recent years.

Sumitomo Realty & Development is one of Japan's leading real estate developers. Unlike the other Big Three developer peers (Mitsubishi Estate and Mitsui Fudosan), Sumitomo Realty differentiates itself by holding assets on its balance sheet, rather than recycling through a sponsored REIT or private fund. The group generates the majority of its earnings from leasing income, which is anchored by its high-quality office portfolio in Tokyo. Other businesses include the development and sale of condominiums, home remodeling, and real estate brokerage services.

China Overseas Land & Investment, or COLI, is a large real estate developer in China. Property development accounts for most of the core earnings, with operating scale among the top five of all peers regarding contracted sales. In addition to property development, COLI has actively grown its commercial property portfolio, with a dual focus on offices and shopping malls for recurring income. COLI is a subsidiary of China State Construction Engineering, China's largest construction firm. It also holds about a 40% stake in China Overseas Grand Oceans, a real estate developer focusing on lower-tier cities in China.

Lennar is one of the largest public homebuilders in the United States. The company’s homebuilding operations target first-time, move-up, active adult, and luxury homebuyers mainly under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s financial-services segment provides mortgage financing and related services to its homebuyers. Miami-based Lennar is also involved in multifamily and single-family for-rent construction and has invested in numerous housing-related technology startups.

Swire Properties is a Hong Kong-based property investor and Hong Kong's largest office landlord. Its Hong Kong portfolio provides more than 13 million square feet of gross floor area, with its portfolio of grade A office contributing over 9 million square feet. The firm also holds investment properties and development projects in China, the United States, and Southeast Asia. Rental income accounts for over 60% of its total revenue, with property development and hotel operations contributing the balance. The company was listed in 2012. Parent company Swire Pacific holds an 83% stake.

DLF Ltd is a general real estate company. The company's development business majorly focuses on developing and selling residential real estate. This includes plotted developments, houses, villas, and apartments of varying sizes and integrated townships, with a focus on high-end, luxury residential developments. DLF's business also consists of commercial and shopping complexes. The company considers merger and acquisition investment as a potential component of its operational growth strategy.

Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd is engaged in the business of housing, commercial facilities, and urban development. The company operates through seven segments. The Apartment segment develops, sells, and manages condominiums, while the Business Facilities segment handles logistics, manufacturing, medical, and nursing care facilities. The Commercial Facility segment focuses on the development, construction, and management of retail spaces. The Detached Houses segment contracts and sells individual homes. The Environment Energy segment develops renewable power plants and electricity retail. The Rental Housing segment covers development, operation, and brokerage of rental housing, while Others include the resort hotel business.

Aldar Properties is a real estate developer, investor and manager headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. Its Aldar Development arm builds and sells homes and master-planned communities in the UAE, including projects at Al Raha Beach, Al Raha Gardens and Yas Island, and develops property abroad through SODIC in Egypt and London Square in the United Kingdom, which it bought in 2023 for £230 million. Aldar Investment holds more than AED 49 billion of assets under management, spanning retail, residential, commercial and logistics property such as Yas Mall and The Galleria, hotels and leisure assets in Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah, and Aldar Education, which runs 27 owned and managed schools with about 36,000 students. The group earns revenue from property sales, rental income, hospitality, school fees and project management services. In 2025 it reported revenue of AED 33.8 billion, net profit of AED 8.8 billion and record group sales of AED 40.6 billion. Aldar was founded on 12 January 2004, listed its shares in 2005, received a $5.2 billion bailout from the Abu Dhabi government in 2011 and merged with Sorouh Real Estate in 2013. Its largest shareholder is the sovereign wealth fund Mubadala.

Henderson Land Development is a leading property developer in Hong Kong with a focus on urban redevelopment and farmland conversion. The company was founded in 1976, listed in 1981. Henderson Land controls four listed entities directly, including a 69% stake in Henderson Investment, a 41.5% stake in Hong Kong and China Gas, a 33.4% stake in Hong Kong Ferry, and a 50.1% stake in Miramar Hotel & Investment.

Swire Pacific is a Hong Kong-based conglomerate with interests in property, aviation, beverage, trading, and industrials. The property division, an 82% stake in Swire Properties, contributes more than half of the group's operating profit. The beverage division is one of two Coca-Cola bottlers in mainland China and also a bottler in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The aviation division consists of Haeco, an aircraft engineering company, and a 45% stake in Cathay Pacific. As of end December 2024, John Swire & Sons, the parent company, holds a 60% stake in Swire Pacific but has 68% of the voting rights through a dual-class share structure.

Vonovia SE is a residential real estate company based out of Germany. Vonovia owns and manages a multitude of residential units in many German cities and regions. The company makes long-term investments in the maintenance, modernization, and senior-friendly conversion of its properties. In addition to conducting property management, it handles financing, service, and coordination tasks. The company manages its operations through four business segments; Rental, Value-add, Recurring Sales, and Development. Maximum revenue is generated from the Rental segment, which combines all of the business activities that are aimed at the value-enhancing management of its residential real estate. It includes the company's property management activities in Germany, Austria, and Sweden.

NVR Inc is engaged in the construction and sale of residential properties, including single-family detached homes, townhomes, and condominium buildings, all of which are built on a pre-sold basis. Additionally, the company provides related services through its mortgage banking and title services businesses. Its business segments are Homebuilding and Mortgage Banking. Its geographical segments include the Mid Atlantic, the North East, the Mid East, and the South East regions of America. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Homebuilding Mid Atlantic segment, which includes homebuilding operations that construct and sell single-family detached homes, townhomes and condominiums in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Washington, D.C. regions.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield operates as a real estate investment trust. The company develops and owns large, efficient office buildings in prime locations in Paris and La Defense. It also owns offices, hotels and residential assets in Europe and the USA. Its portfolio includes shopping centers, office , and convention & exhibition centers. Its segments include Southern Europe, including France, Spain and Italy; Central Europe, including Germany, Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic; Northern Europe, including Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands, and The UK; and The United States.

Emaar Development PJSC is a property developer and provider of lifestyle-focused real estate, with operations in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. Its principal activities are property investment, development and development management, shopping malls and retail, entertainment, hospitality, property management and utility services and investments in providers of financial services. The majority of the company'ss revenue is derived from the sale of residential units. Geographically, the company is currently operating only in the UAE.

Singapore-based Keppel is an alternative asset manager and operator with SGD 95 billion of funds under management as of the end of December 2025. The group’s key segments are infrastructure, real estate, and connectivity (including telecommunication services and operation of data centers). Most of its earnings are derived from its infrastructure segment, where it invests and operates in a portfolio of infrastructure assets. The group also has a fund management platform comprising listed and unlisted investment trusts that generates recurring fee income.

Jones Lang LaSalle provides a wide range of real estate-related services to owners, occupiers, and investors worldwide, including leasing, property and project management, and capital markets advisory. JLL’s investment management arm, LaSalle Investment Management, manages over $86 billion for clients across diverse public and private real estate strategies.

Sekisui House Ltd is a Japanese construction company engaged in housing, construction, real estate, and international operations. The company operates through seven segments. The Detached House segment focuses on designing and selling homes. The Rental and Commercial Building segment handles rental housing and commercial properties. The Architecture and Civil Engineering segment undertakes construction and civil engineering projects, and the Rental Housing Management segment is engaged in leasing and management services. The company also operates a Remodeling business for homes and rental units, a Development division covering real estate, condominiums, and urban redevelopment, and an International business that develops and sells housing, land, and apartments overseas.

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc is a real estate investment trust that invests in healthcare-related real estate properties located in the United States (U.S.), the United Kingdom (U.K.), and Canada. The company's objective is to provide attractive returns to investors while serving as the preferred capital partner to its third-party healthcare operating companies and affiliates, as well as other third-party healthcare operators, allowing them to focus on delivering a high level of care to their resident patients. Omega's investment portfolio mainly consists of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities (ALFs), including care homes in the U.K., independent living facilities, rehabilitation and acute care facilities, and continuing care retirement communities.

CoStar Group is a global provider of proprietary information, analytics, and online marketplaces serving both commercial and residential real estate. The firm operates through a diverse portfolio of brands, including CoStar Suite for commercial real estate research, LoopNet for commercial listings, Apartments.com for multifamily rentals, and Homes.com for residential brokerage. It primarily sells high-margin software-as-a-service subscriptions that provide institutional clients with forensic property data and premium advertising visibility. With operations across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, CoStar maintains the industry’s most comprehensive centralized real estate database, functioning as a critical information utility for brokers, lenders, and owners worldwide.

Modon Holding PSC, and its subsidiaries, operate across multiple business activities, including the development, management, sales, leasing and other associated services for real estate. The company is also engaged in the development, management and operations of hotels and exhibition venues, with a portfolio of assets under management across retail, residential, commercial, and sports & leisure. The company's reportable segments are: i) Real Estate Development, ii) Asset and Investment Management, iii) Hospitality, and iv) Events, Catering and Tourism. The majority of revenue is derived from the Real Estate Development segment, which involves master planning, development, sales, and management of real estate projects in the UAE and international markets.

Toll Brothers is the leading luxury homebuilder in the United States with an average sale price well above that of public competitors. The company operates in over 60 markets across 24 states and caters to move-up, active-adult, and second-homebuyers. Toll Brothers consistently ranks as a top 10 builder in the US based on total home closings. Traditional homebuilding operations represent most of the company’s revenue. Toll Brothers also builds luxury for-sale and for-rent properties in urban centers across the US. Its headquarters are in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

Swiss Prime Site AG is a real estate company based in Switzerland. Its segments include: Real Estate, Asset Management, Retail, Corporate and Shared Services. The Real Estate segment consists of the firm's core real estate activities (the purchase, sale, lease, and development of properties) and financing of these activities. Asset Management includes the fund business, asset management, and investment advisory. The Retail segment consists of the operation of department stores, and Corporate and Shared Services include central group functions as well as internal services that are provided centrally. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Real Estate segment.

Skanska AB is one of the world's construction and project development companies. It develops properties and structures in the Nordic region, North America, and elsewhere. The company uses its skills and expertise to develop highways, bridges, mass transit, houses, and logistic centers. Skanska operates in business segments: construction, that derives majority of total revenue, residential development, Investment Properties, and commercial property development. Geographically, the company derives majority of revenue from Sweden, it also has its presence in UK, USA, Norway and Others.

Lodha Developers Ltd is a real estate developer in India. Its core business is residential real estate developments with a brand presence across luxury, premium, and mid-income housing segments. The company's portfolio includes approximately forty projects across three key real estate markets in India: Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune, and Bengaluru. In addition, it is involved in building select annuity income streams through facilities management, industrial and warehousing, and leasing of selected retail and office spaces. The company has introduced BelleVie, a digital platform that complements its facilities management business by connecting residents with a diverse range of customized marketplace services. It operates in one reportable segment, i.e., Real Estate development.

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co Ltd develops and sells residential properties in China and internationally. The company operates through three segments. The Asset Operations segment includes commercial offices, apartment hotels, industrial parks, and other property holding and asset management activities. The Development Business segment focuses on the development and sale of real estate projects, mainly residential buildings. The Property Services segment covers property management, cruise, exhibition, healthcare, and other urban operation services. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Asset Operations segment.

Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co Ltd is a real estate developer in China. It is principally engaged in the design, development, construction, and sale of residential and commercial properties, as well as the provision of property management services.

Plaza SA operates as holding a company that owns and operate the shopping centers under the Mall Plaza brand. The firm develops, builds, manages, leases, and subleases local and spaces in shopping centers of the mall type. Its shopping centers provide a range of products and services incorporating entertainment, food, education, culture, health, offices, and financial centers.

Shimizu Corp is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the construction business. The company operates through Construction, Investment and Development, Road Paving, and Others. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Construction segment. The Construction segment consolidates branches and headquarters engaged in construction activities.

Hulic Co Ltd is a real estate developer with its core operations in real estate business such as development, reconstruction, and investment. The company operates a real estate leasing business based on ownership of numerous properties located in Tokyo 23 wards.

PSP Swiss Property AG is a general real estate company, with all its properties active in Switzerland. The company's operating segments are Real estate investments, Property management, and Holding. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Real estate investments segment, which comprises all properties of the Group, such as investment properties, investment properties for sale, own-used properties, development properties, as well as development projects for sale. Income in this segment is generated by the properties mainly in the form of rental income and net changes in fair value. The Property management segment includes all services and activities concerning the management of the company's real estate portfolio, and the Holding segment includes the traditional corporate functions.

SM Prime Holdings Inc is an integrated property developer. It is engaged in acquiring and developing real estate, conducting and maintaining commercial shopping centers, and constructing and managing buildings such as condominiums, apartments, hotels, restaurants, stores, and other structures for mixed-use purposes. The company has four business segments, namely, malls, residential, commercial, and integrated property developments and hotels and convention centers. Maximum revenue is generated from the Malls segment, which develops, conducts, operates, and maintains the business of commercial shopping centers for rent, amusement centers, or cinema theaters within the compound of the shopping centers.

PrologisProperty Mexico SA de CV is engaged in the acquisition, ownership, and leasing of industrial properties throughout Mexico. The company's real estate portfolio comprises large warehouse buildings. It focused on acquiring, owning, and managing Class-A logistics and manufacturing facilities. The company derives nearly all of its revenue as lease rental income from multinational firms. This income is fairly evenly split between its manufacturing-related facilities in Northern Mexico and consumption-related facilities located mainly in Central and Southern Mexico. In terms of total revenue, the majority of Fibra Prologis' customers are general retailers and third-party logistics firms.

Land Securities Group PLC is a real estate investment trust engaged in buying, selling, developing, and managing commercial property in the United Kingdom. The company's real estate portfolio is made up of office, retail, and leisure spaces in the London and Greater London regions. Office locations in London's West End, offices in the City of London, and shopping centers comprise the majority of the value of Land Securities' total assets. The company derives nearly all of its revenue in the form of rental income from medium- to long-term leases with tenants. Land Securities' overall net rental income is fairly evenly split between revenue from its London office properties and its retail properties in Greater London. It segments as Office-led, Retail-led, Residential-led and Other assets.

Stockland is one of Australia’s largest residential property developers, specializing in master-planned communities. Earnings from residential and commercial development are lumpy and averaged about 40% of the group’s funds from operations over the past five years. Revenue from master-planned communities makes up the majority of development income. While land lease assets contribute only a fraction of the total development revenue, the sector is growing. The investment management business, around two thirds of the group’s earnings, generates rental income and investment management fees from a portfolio of retail, logistics, office, and land lease assets. The portfolio mix is evolving, with less retail, and increasing exposure to logistics and office in recent years.