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 |
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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.013455 |
| AutoETS | 0.027107 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.027616 |
| MSTL | 0.029087 |
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.
| 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 | 9.83 |
| 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 |