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REM Dividend Yield

iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF · Real Estate · iShares · ETF · quarterly payer

$17.39

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As of Nov 5, 2026, REM (iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF) yields 11.39%, paying $1.98 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $17.39 price. It costs 0.48% a year and manages $451.0M. Over the last 5 years it returned -6.2% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

11.39%

Paid a Year

$1.98

Expense Ratio

0.48%

Assets

$451.0M

5-Yr Return

-6.2%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about REM

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Nov 5, 2026, REM yields 11.39% and pays about $1.98 a share a year, quarterly.
  • REM paid $1.9810 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
  • REM's expense ratio is 0.48% a year, or $48.00 on $10,000.
  • REM is an ETF from iShares with $451.0M in assets, started May 1, 2007.
  • In the 5 years to Oct 2026, REM returned -6.2% a year with distributions reinvested (-14.4% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
  • In the 10 years to Oct 2026, REM returned 0.1% a year with distributions reinvested (-8.5% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
  • Since Dec 2007, REM's share price has fallen 85%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 2%.
  • REM's three largest holdings are Annaly Capital Management Inc (22.8%), AGNC Investment Corp (16.0%), Starwood Property Trust Inc (6.8%).
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SmarterDividends, "REM Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/REM

What $10,000 in REM became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$10,196

Payouts taken as cash

$8,763

$7,310 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, REM's share price has fallen 85%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 2%. 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.

REM total return

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

PeriodTotal returnPrice returnS&P 500
1 year−13.7%−21.3%+12.0%
3 years+4.4%−4.6%+23.3%
5 years−6.2%−14.4%+12.0%
10 years+0.1%−8.5%+15.3%
Since Dec 2007+0.1%−9.7%+11.1%

REM distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-datePaidPer share
Sep 15, 2026—$0.5060
Jun 15, 2026—$0.4990
Mar 17, 2026—$0.1630
Dec 16, 2025—$0.8130
Sep 16, 2025—$0.4630
Jun 16, 2025—$0.54
Mar 18, 2025—$0.1120
Dec 17, 2024—$0.8710
Sep 25, 2024—$0.54
Jun 11, 2024—$0.5230
Mar 21, 2024—$0.1180
Dec 20, 2023—$0.9740

What REM holds

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

  1. NLY Annaly Capital Management Inc22.8%
  2. AGNC AGNC Investment Corp16.0%
  3. STWD Starwood Property Trust Inc6.8%
  4. RITM Rithm Capital Corp5.3%
  5. EFC Ellington Financial Inc4.8%
  6. DX Dynex Capital Inc4.7%
  7. BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc Class A4.4%
  8. ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc4.4%
  9. LADR Ladder Capital Corp Class A3.5%
  10. ORC Orchid Island Capital Inc3.3%
  • Real estate100.0%

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REM questions

What is REM's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, REM yields 11.39%. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.9810 a share in 4 payments, against a $17.39 share price.

How often does REM pay dividends?

REM pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of REM pay?

At about $1.9810 a share a year, 100 shares of REM pay about $198.10 a year, $49.53 each quarter, before tax.

What is REM's expense ratio?

REM's expense ratio is 0.48% a year: $48.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is REM's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, REM returned -6.2% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -14.4% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does REM have NAV erosion?

Since Dec 2007, REM's share price has fallen 85%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 2%. 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.

What does REM hold?

REM's largest holdings are Annaly Capital Management Inc (22.8%), AGNC Investment Corp (16.0%), Starwood Property Trust Inc (6.8%). Its top ten make up 76% of the fund.

Fund facts

Type
ETF
Issuer
iShares
Category
Real Estate
Started
May 1, 2007
Expense ratio
0.48%
Assets
$451.0M
Dividend yield
11.39%
Paid in the last year
$1.9810 (4 payments)
Last payment
$0.5060 · ex Sep 15, 2026
Beta (3 years)
0.97

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At $1.98 / yr per share

Per payment (quarterly)$49.53
Annual$198.10
Monthly avg$16.51
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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.