Hmm,... you have provided very good insights there, bro,... what you said is quite possible. My experiences :-
1) My REITs and trusts are flying high, not only for the ones I bought earlier, but also for the ones I chose recently.
2) My Singpost died, I sold away back in February,... to me, not worth holding anymore.
3) My Starhub is also in the red, even though I bought early many yrs ago, but the divvies I collected over the yrs would cover the losses. Starhub is still giving out good dvds, but need to watch its Mobile earnings closely, and its Fixed Enterprise progress.
4) My Keppel was avraged down to a good price, hence in the green now. But you're right - the price dropped and the dvds got cut badly !
Yeah,.... from a quick observation and study of the above experiences, you are RIGHT !
Spot on, only REIT is performing well. But high volatility do have it positive side. Singapore blue chip are not mean to be keep for long term, you must know when to exit when its high and buy in at low. Even with high dividend, over long term it is still under perform most of the market if you just hold passively.