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The global listed infrastructure report: Essential news and notes
- January 1, 2020: Vol. 13, Number 1

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The global listed infrastructure report: Essential news and notes

by Fraser Hughes

The following report reviews highlights of some of the events and trends affecting global listed infrastructure companies in recent months. The Global Listed Infrastructure Organisation (GLIO) Index of “pure” infrastructure companies added (17.2 percent) compared against (14.5 percent) for global equities. Telecom infrastructure (30 percent), water utilities (25 percent), highways and toll-roads (24 percent), airports (23 percent) and electric utilities (20 percent) have been driving the index forward during the past 12 months.

Long-term U.S.-dollar annualized total return (15 years) for global listed infrastructure is 10.1 percent versus 7.5 percent for global equities. Listed infrastructure achieves this with approximately 350 basis points lower volatility compared against equities.

The “Global listed infrastructure performance,” table below highlights the performance of the listed infrastructure sectors over the short, mid and long term. Moreover, “Global

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