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VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT)

Real Estate | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
9.81 USD -0.02 (-0.203%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 9.81

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook is severely compromised by a nearly 50% collapse over the last nine years, with the most recent annual performance showing another decline. Despite a low P/E ratio, this reflects a depressed valuation of a business that has failed to sustain growth, making it a value trap rather than a bargain. The dividend yield of 15.3% is dangerously high; while the recent payout history shows consistency, the magnitude suggests the company is distributing capital to offset massive share price erosion, which is unsustainable if the underlying asset quality continues to deteriorate. Short-term momentum is neutral to slightly negative, trading near its 50-day average but failing to break out of its downtrend, while options flow confirms a defensive bias with buyers protecting against further drops rather than betting on a recovery.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.013455
AutoETS0.027107
AutoARIMA0.027616
MSTL0.029087

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 69%
H-stat 0.20
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.430
Excess Kurtosis -0.82
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 7.10

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes below the current price (9.0 and 8.0), while call interest remains thin and concentrated at the money. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for puts compared to calls, indicating a fear of further downside rather than a bullish expectation of a rally.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
4.30% 14.61% 12.59% 12.22%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.425 4.297270
2026-04-01 0.359 3.644670
2025-12-29 0.338 3.215985
2025-10-01 0.363 3.447294
2025-07-01 0.261 2.500000
2025-04-01 0.379 3.522305
2024-12-27 0.360 3.412322
2024-10-01 0.316 2.747826
2024-07-01 0.250 2.316960
2024-04-01 0.300 2.671416
2023-12-27 0.341 2.801972
2023-10-02 0.340 3.177570
2023-07-03 0.287 2.459297
2023-04-03 0.472 4.386617
2022-12-28 0.399 3.460538
2022-10-03 0.413 3.831169
2022-07-01 0.327 2.332382
2022-04-01 0.390 2.317291
2021-12-29 0.438 2.422566
2021-10-01 0.408 2.156448
2021-07-01 0.301 1.530249
2021-04-01 0.327 1.735669
2020-12-29 0.354 2.137681
2020-10-01 0.337 2.450909
2020-07-01 0.300 2.320186
2020-04-01 0.368 4.355030
2019-12-30 0.639 2.663610
2019-10-01 0.385 1.694542
2019-07-01 0.365 1.597374
2019-04-01 0.377 1.612489
2018-12-27 0.460 2.141527
2018-10-01 0.480 2.050406
2018-07-02 0.382 1.618644
2018-04-02 0.424 1.889483
2017-12-27 0.612 2.546816
2017-10-02 0.465 1.866720
2017-07-03 0.386 1.560226
2017-04-03 0.420 1.776650
2016-12-28 0.485 2.236053
2016-10-03 0.472 2.183164
2016-07-01 0.349 1.643126
2015-12-29 0.500 2.535497
2015-10-01 0.480 2.390438
2015-07-01 0.500 2.307337
2015-04-01 0.455 1.908557
2014-12-29 0.918 3.815461
2014-10-01 0.470 1.995754
2014-07-01 0.450 1.815981
2014-04-01 0.550 2.288806
2013-12-27 1.450 6.575964
2013-10-01 0.615 2.600423
2013-07-01 0.600 2.462043
2013-04-01 0.726 2.494845
2012-12-27 0.780 3.105095
2012-10-01 0.648 2.369287
2012-07-02 0.703 2.704887
2012-04-02 0.627 2.527207
2011-12-28 0.620 2.697998
2011-10-03 0.680 3.272377
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 15.33

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 29.9
All Time Low 6.8
Ask 9.83
Ask Size 10,200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 830,870
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,044,888
Average Volume 1,044,888
Average Volume10Days 830,870
Beta3 Year 0.93
Bid 9.75
Bid Size 23,300
Category Real Estate
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 9.8799
Day Low 9.78
Dividend Yield 15.33
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.3818909
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 9.9182
Fifty Day Average Change -0.10819912
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.010909149
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -9.917355
Fifty Two Week High 11.44
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6299992
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14248244
Fifty Two Week Low 9.59
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.22000027
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.022940591
Fifty Two Week Range 9.59 - 11.44
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,313,587,800,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0154364
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.0199995
Fullday Change Percent -0.203454
Fullday Price 9.81
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,313,452,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The Mortgage REITs Index may include small-, medium- and large-capitalization companies. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_139409877
Nav Price 9.82
Net Assets 376,835,360.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.43
Open 9.84
Phone 888-658-8287
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 9.81
Post Market Time 1,787,960,307
Previous Close 9.83
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0199995
Regular Market Change Percent -0.203454
Regular Market Day High 9.8799
Regular Market Day Low 9.78
Regular Market Day Range 9.78 - 9.8799
Regular Market Open 9.84
Regular Market Previous Close 9.83
Regular Market Price 9.81
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 731,216
Short Name VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol MORT
Three Year Average Return 0.0741868
Total Assets 376,835,360
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 7.098969
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -4.46556
Trailing Three Month Returns -4.46556
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.3655
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.55550003
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.05359124
Type Disp ETF
Volume 731,216
Yield 0.1533
Ytd Return -0.42734