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iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US46435G3424

CUSIP

46435G342

Issuer

iShares

Inception Date

May 4, 2007

Region

North America (U.S.)

Category

REIT

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

FTSE NAREIT All Mortgage Capped Index

Asset Class

Real Estate

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

REM has an expense ratio of 0.48%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) returned -2.06% year-to-date (YTD) and 2.55% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, REM returned 1.25% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.68%.


REM

YTD

-2.06%

1M

-0.19%

6M

-6.26%

1Y

2.55%

3Y*

-2.48%

5Y*

6.91%

10Y*

1.25%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-1.34%

1M

5.02%

6M

-3.08%

1Y

9.39%

3Y*

13.76%

5Y*

14.45%

10Y*

10.68%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of REM, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20254.82%5.85%-4.82%-5.12%-2.25%-2.06%
2024-4.07%-1.28%4.57%-6.07%2.98%0.95%6.41%1.87%1.03%-5.52%3.61%-4.50%-1.00%
202315.82%-8.26%-8.76%1.47%-3.25%12.79%4.07%-1.83%-5.05%-11.24%14.57%8.05%14.43%
2022-1.83%-6.20%3.28%-9.43%3.55%-10.80%14.47%-7.15%-24.26%12.61%8.18%-7.16%-27.56%
2021-2.39%8.68%6.10%4.57%0.33%1.90%-2.53%2.65%-2.05%3.73%-5.86%0.87%16.14%
20203.55%-8.39%-53.36%18.02%2.76%12.12%4.67%2.19%-1.17%-0.35%18.23%6.80%-19.99%
20199.24%-0.92%1.91%1.85%-6.59%4.92%2.30%-6.37%6.58%2.73%1.46%3.59%21.34%
2018-6.86%-3.23%6.50%0.28%2.89%1.53%3.50%0.38%-1.23%-2.00%2.06%-6.09%-3.09%
20171.36%5.68%2.93%3.60%-1.47%2.34%0.26%1.27%1.73%-2.97%0.40%2.19%18.43%
2016-5.23%2.54%7.07%1.65%4.17%2.93%3.51%1.13%0.58%0.00%1.40%0.67%21.88%
2015-0.34%1.80%0.92%-0.60%0.26%-6.67%2.55%-3.41%-2.70%-0.10%0.81%-1.87%-9.30%
20145.82%4.27%0.45%1.71%2.33%1.37%-2.22%4.29%-6.18%4.92%2.34%-2.84%16.71%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of REM is 18, meaning it’s performing worse than 82% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of REM is 1818
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of REM is 2525
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of REM is 1717
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of REM is 1717
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of REM is 1717
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of REM is 1616
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 27, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.14
  • 5-Year: 0.26
  • 10-Year: 0.04
  • All Time: -0.07

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF provided a 9.84% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.05 per share.


8.00%10.00%12.00%14.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.00$7.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$2.05$2.05$2.23$2.52$2.52$2.46$3.63$3.99$4.51$4.22$4.59$6.81

Dividend yield

9.84%9.61%9.46%11.13%7.29%7.72%8.16%10.00%9.97%10.03%11.99%14.53%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.11
2024$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.52$0.00$0.00$0.54$0.00$0.00$0.87$2.05
2023$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.56$0.00$0.00$0.97$2.23
2022$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.65$0.00$0.00$0.68$0.00$0.00$1.04$2.52
2021$0.00$0.00$0.59$0.00$0.00$0.59$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$1.14$2.52
2020$0.00$0.00$0.83$0.00$0.00$0.58$0.00$0.00$0.52$0.00$0.00$0.53$2.46
2019$0.00$0.00$0.71$0.00$0.00$1.06$0.00$0.00$0.93$0.00$0.00$0.93$3.63
2018$0.00$0.00$0.89$0.00$0.00$1.05$0.00$0.00$1.02$0.00$0.00$1.02$3.99
2017$0.00$0.00$1.06$0.00$0.00$0.95$0.00$0.00$1.06$0.00$0.00$1.44$4.51
2016$0.00$0.00$1.10$0.00$0.00$1.10$0.00$0.00$1.17$0.00$0.00$0.85$4.22
2015$0.00$0.00$1.20$0.00$0.00$1.22$0.00$0.00$1.08$0.00$0.00$1.08$4.59
2014$2.03$0.00$0.00$1.17$0.00$0.00$1.23$0.00$0.00$2.38$6.81

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF was 74.72%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF drawdown is 32.75%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-74.72%Jun 6, 2007366Nov 20, 2008
-3.84%May 10, 20077May 18, 20077May 31, 200714
-0.38%May 7, 20072May 8, 20071May 9, 20073
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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