REM ETF — iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM)

Updated October 8, 2026.

REM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 11.52%, its trailing-12-month yield is 11.28%, its expense ratio is 0.48%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 52/100 (Caution). Total return is -33.9% over the past 19.4 years, 666.1 points behind SPY at 632.2%.

At the current 11.52% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,152 per year, or about $288.00 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

REM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-08.

Total return is -33.9% over the past 19.4 years, 666.1 points behind SPY at 632.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -13.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.7%.

REM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

52 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.99%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/01/2007

Expense ratio

0.48%

Distribution rate

11.52%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

11.28%

Last close

$17.56 (as of 2026-10-08)

AUM

$459,554,639

Average volume

1911375.0

Last dividend

$0.5059

Last ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Last payment date

09/18/2026 (as of 2026-09-18)

Beta

1.02

P/E ratio

5.5007

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (11.52%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (11.28%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

REM risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.7%.

Who may consider REM — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (REM pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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