VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT)Real Estate | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
9.85 USD
-0.11
(-1.104%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 9.85 +0.00 (0.011%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:13 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:33 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook remains deeply concerning due to a brutal four-year price decline, which suggests the market has permanently repriced the underlying mortgage assets as inferior. While the trailing P/E looks attractive at 8.7x, this is a classic value trap where the low price reflects deteriorating fundamentals rather than a margin of safety. The recent price action confirms this weakness, with the asset trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating persistent selling pressure. The dividend yield of 12.75% is dangerously high; while the payout has been maintained recently, the aggressive hikes in 2025 and early 2026 appear to be attempts to offset a collapsing share price rather than sustainable growth. Investors are buying deep out-of-the-money puts, betting on further distress, while call buyers are dreaming of a sudden reversal. Until the multi-year downtrend stabilizes and the underlying loan book shows signs of healing, this remains a speculative play on a broken business, not a reliable income vehicle. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.037412 |
| AutoETS | 0.042512 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.042526 |
| MSTL | 0.045439 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 64% |
| H-stat | 1.72 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.168 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.62 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 8.59 |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:33 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume at strikes significantly below current price (7.0 and 19.0), indicating a fear of a sharp downside gap or prolonged decline. Conversely, call interest is concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes (15.0, 16.0, 18.0), suggesting a speculative hope for a rapid recovery rather than a steady grind higher. The implied volatility skew shows elevated premiums for downside protection compared to upside potential.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.30% | 14.61% | 12.59% | 12.22% |
| 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 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 29.9 |
| All Time Low | 6.8 |
| Ask | 9.85 |
| Ask Size | 57,000 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,487,940 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 861,188 |
| Average Volume | 861,188 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,487,940 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.93 |
| Bid | 9.83 |
| Bid Size | 15,000 |
| Category | Real Estate |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 9.975 |
| Day Low | 9.8 |
| Dividend Yield | 12.75 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.1460232 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.1398 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.2897997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.028580414 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -5.681819 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 11.44 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.5899992 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.13898595 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.7 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.15000057 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.015463977 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.7 - 11.44 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,313,587,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.0149509 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| 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 | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_139409877 |
| Nav Price | 9.9 |
| Net Assets | 399,810,400.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.43 |
| Open | 9.95 |
| Phone | 888-658-8287 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0010995865 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.011163314 |
| Post Market Price | 9.8511 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,984,426 |
| Previous Close | 9.96 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.11 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.10441 |
| Regular Market Day High | 9.975 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 9.8 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 9.8 - 9.975 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.95 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 9.96 |
| Regular Market Price | 9.85 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,354,180 |
| Short Name | VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | MORT |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.0767306 |
| Total Assets | 399,810,400 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 8.59494 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 4.74809 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 4.74809 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.4775 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.6274996 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0598902 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,354,180 |
| Yield | 0.1275 |
| Ytd Return | 2.05969 |