VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF
MORT
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Income
- Address
- 666 Third Avenue, 9th Floor New York NY United States of America 10017
- IPO Date
- Aug 17, 2011
- CIK
- 0001137360
- Website
- vaneck.com
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- VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to replicate, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS US Mortgage REITs Index (MVMORTTG), which tracks the overall performance of the U.S. mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs) listed on U.S. exchanges; the index is market capitalization-weighted and includes companies engaged in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), mortgage loan origination, and mortgage servicing rights. MORT provides investors with broad exposure to approximately 27 holdings, including leading mREITs such as Annaly Capital Management Inc. (15.63%), AGNC Investment Corp. (14.41%), Starwood Property Trust Inc., Rithm Capital Corp., and Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc.; the fund emphasizes high dividend yields, with a 30-day SEC yield of 12.73%, a distribution yield of 13.54%, and quarterly distributions, while employing a full replication strategy and maintaining total net assets of approximately $362 million as of December 2025. Launched on August 16, 2011, and managed by Van Eck Associates Corporation, headquartered at 666 Third Avenue in New York, NY, MORT operates primarily in the U.S. financials sector, targeting institutional and retail investors seeking income from leveraged mREIT strategies that amplify returns but heighten interest rate sensitivity. In recent developments, the ETF has sustained steady operations amid VanEck's broader portfolio adjustments, including the announcement in September 2025 to close and liquidate two unrelated ETFs (MOTE and MGRO) due to low assets and performance, signaling a strategic refocus on higher-performing products like MORT, which has delivered year-to-date returns of 11.29% and 1-year returns of 7.84% as of December 2025; no direct changes, such as rebranding, new index methodologies, or share creations/redemptions impacting MORT, have been reported in the last 1-2 years. Holdings reflect ongoing insider buying activity across 10.7% of positions in the past six months, underscoring confidence in mREIT resilience despite rate volatility. The fund remains non-diversified with concentration risks in financials (99.27%) and U.S.-focused assets (99.27%), distributed via NYSE Arca with an expense ratio of 0.42%.