Capitalising on Australia's property boom

The Trilogy Monthly Income Trust (Trust) is an unlisted pooled mortgage trust, which provides investors with exposure to returns available through loans secured by first registered mortgages over Australian property.

For the month of May 2021, the Trust delivered a net distribution of 5.52% per annum*.

As of 31 May 2021, the Trust has delivered a historical average net distribution rate of 6.35% per annum* over the past 12 months, 7.38% per annum* over the past five years, and 7.67% per annum* since inception.

Assets of the Trust 

Most of the funds are allocated to a ‘Mortgage pool’. The mortgage pool consists of property development and construction loans to the residential, commercial, industrial, and retail property sectors in Australia.

The Trust aims to provide a critical level of diversification by lending to a wide range of:

• Loan types (residential construction, commercial construction)
• Locations (across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria), and
• Loan-to-Valuation Ratios (LVRs).

As of 31 May 2021, the Trust had 81 loans for projects such as townhouses, apartment buildings, industrial complexes, land subdivisions, service stations, childcare centres, homes, duplexes, and retail shops.

Income is generated from this mortgage pool via loan repayments, interest, and fees paid by the borrowers.

A portion of the Trust’s portfolio is allocated to ‘cash and other investments’, which are considered liquid investments, to manage the Trust’s current and future cash flow requirements.

These investments may include bank term deposits, bonds, units in other managed investment schemes, cash, income securities and fixed or floating rate debt securities.

Income is generated for investors via the returns provided from these investments.

Choosing which loans are included in the Trust

At Trilogy, we review loan applications with the primary aim of ensuring we lend to quality borrowers and projects. To assist all loans funded by the Trust must meet lending criteria including (but not limited to):

• Security of a registered first mortgage over the properties funds are being advanced against.
• Maximum loan-to-valuation ratio of 70% on the as-is or as-if-complete value
• Valuations established by an independent, appropriately qualified valuer
• Acceptable property risk outlook for the sector and location
• No related party lending
• Adequate insurance must be held over the buildings on the property.

While we aim to lend to high-quality borrowers and projects, we have a range of risk mitigation measures in place designed to help reduce the potential financial impact in the instance a borrower defaults.

1. Loans secured by registered first mortgages

The Trust only accepts loans on a first registered mortgage basis. Apart from Government charges, a first registered mortgage has priority over all other liens or claims on a property in the event of default.

This gives Trilogy the right to take possession of a property and sell it to recover funds should a borrower fail to honour the terms of a loan agreement.

2. Active management and loan drawdowns 

Our experienced team of portfolio managers actively manage loan drawdowns. Prior to any release of funds, a quantity surveyor (QS), approved by Trilogy, will sign off on the progress draw to affirm the project completion timeframe is still as initially forecast.

If any deviation from the initial plan appears to arise, our portfolio managers will work with the borrower and the QS to resolve and rectify any roadblocks to get the borrower back on track. 

For more info, visit the website or email investorrelations@trilogyfunds.com.au.