MORT

MORT Dividend Yield

VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF · Real Estate · VanEck · ETF · quarterly payer

$7.71

As of Nov 5, 2026, MORT (VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF) yields 14.56%, paying $1.12 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $7.71 price. It costs 0.43% a year and manages $313.4M. Over the last 5 years it returned -6.1% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

14.56%

Paid a Year

$1.12

Expense Ratio

0.43%

Assets

$313.4M

5-Yr Return

-6.1%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about MORT

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, MORT yields 14.56% and pays about $1.12 a share a year, quarterly.
MORT paid $1.1220 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 3 payments.
MORT's expense ratio is 0.43% a year, or $43.00 on $10,000.
MORT is an ETF from VanEck with $313.4M in assets, started Aug 16, 2011.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, MORT returned -6.1% a year with distributions reinvested (-17.0% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, MORT returned -0.3% a year with distributions reinvested (-10.0% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Aug 2011, MORT's share price has fallen 69%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 51%.
MORT's three largest holdings are Annaly Capital Management Inc (18.6%), AGNC Investment Corp (14.9%), Rithm Capital Corp (6.8%).

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "MORT Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/MORT

What $10,000 in MORT became

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From Aug 2011 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$15,109

Payouts taken as cash

$15,091

$11,967 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$80,713

Since Aug 2011, MORT's share price has fallen 69%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 51%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.

MORT total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	−14.7%	−26.3%	+12.0%
3 years	+4.1%	−8.2%	+23.3%
5 years	−6.1%	−17.0%	+12.0%
10 years	−0.3%	−10.0%	+15.3%
Since Aug 2011	+2.8%	−7.4%	+14.8%

MORT distributions

Every payment →

Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.4250	+62.8%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.3590	−5.3%
Dec 29, 2025	—	$0.3380	−6.1%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.3630	+14.9%
Jul 1, 2025	—	$0.2610	+4.4%
Apr 1, 2025	—	$0.3790	+26.3%
Dec 27, 2024	—	$0.36	+5.6%
Oct 1, 2024	—	$0.3160	−7.1%
Jul 1, 2024	—	$0.25	−12.9%
Apr 1, 2024	—	$0.30	−36.4%
Dec 27, 2023	—	$0.3410	−14.5%
Oct 2, 2023	—	$0.34	−17.7%

What MORT holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

NLY Annaly Capital Management Inc18.6%
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp14.9%
RITM Rithm Capital Corp6.8%
STWD Starwood Property Trust Inc6.2%
DX Dynex Capital Inc5.2%
EFC Ellington Financial Inc4.9%
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc Class A4.5%
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc4.4%
ORC Orchid Island Capital Inc4.1%
LADR Ladder Capital Corp Class A4.0%

Real estate100.0%

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MORT questions

What is MORT's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, MORT yields 14.56%. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.1220 a share in 3 payments, against a $7.71 share price.

How often does MORT pay dividends?

MORT pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of MORT pay?

At about $1.1220 a share a year, 100 shares of MORT pay about $112.20 a year, $28.05 each quarter, before tax.

What is MORT's expense ratio?

MORT's expense ratio is 0.43% a year: $43.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is MORT's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, MORT returned -6.1% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -17.0% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does MORT have NAV erosion?

What does MORT hold?

MORT's largest holdings are Annaly Capital Management Inc (18.6%), AGNC Investment Corp (14.9%), Rithm Capital Corp (6.8%). Its top ten make up 74% of the fund.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: VanEck
Category: Real Estate
Started: Aug 16, 2011
Expense ratio: 0.43%
Assets: $313.4M
Dividend yield: 14.56%
Paid in the last year: $1.1220 (3 payments)
Last payment: $0.4250 · ex Jul 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.97

Income Calculator

At $1.12 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$28.05

Annual$112.20

Monthly avg$9.35

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MORT total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting MORT dividend calculator100 shares pay $112.20 a year, $28.05 each quarter

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.