This ETF offers exposure to the residential and commercial real estate, mortgage finance, and savings associations sectors of the U.S. equity market. REM follows the FTSE NAREIT All Mortgage Capped Index, which has 50 holdings diversified evenly across small, mid, and large-cap equities, also allocating a little less than half of its assets to the financial services sector. Real estate has historically been embraced because of its ability to deliver excess returns during bull markets and low correlation with traditional stock and bond investments. REITs might appeal to investors seeking current income, as these trusts must distribute at least 90% of their income to investors, and offer an efficient way for investors to gain indirect exposure to real estate prices (as opposed to direct exposure gained through ownership of a residential property). VNQ is a cheaper and more liquid alternative available, while FRL boasts the lowest expense fee in this category.
The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for REM on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Real Estate with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
View the Category Report| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Liquidity | A | IYR |
| Expenses | B | SCHH |
| Performance | ||
| Volatility | ||
| Dividend | ||
| Concentration |
The following tables and charts contain in-depth metrics for this ETF and compare it to similar peer ETFs within its ETFdb Category.
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| U.S. Stocks | 99.89% |
| International Stocks | 0.0% |
| U.S. Bonds | 0.0% |
| International Bonds | 0.0% |
| Preferred Stock | 0.0% |
| Convertibles | 0.0% |
| Cash | 0.11% |
| Other | 0.0% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Real Estate | 99.89% |
| Financial Services | 0.0% |
| Communication Services | 0.0% |
| Consumer Defensive | 0.0% |
| Technology | 0.0% |
| Industrials | 0.0% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 0.0% |
| Basic Materials | 0.0% |
| Energy | 0.0% |
| Health Care | 0.0% |
| Utilities | 0.0% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Giant | 0.0% |
| Large | 0.0% |
| Medium | 36.46% |
| Small | 36.21% |
| Micro | 27.22% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| U.S. | 99.89% |
| Middle East | 0.0% |
| Australia | 0.0% |
| Japan | 0.0% |
| Asia (Developed) | 0.0% |
| Africa | 0.0% |
| Europe | 0.0% |
| Latin America | 0.0% |
| Canada | 0.0% |
| Asia (Emerging) | 0.0% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Developed | 99.89% |
| Emerging | 0.0% |
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| United States | 99.89% |
| Other | 0.11% |
This ETF is not currently available for commission free trading on any platforms.
There are 6 other ETFs in the Real Estate ETFdb Category that are also eligible for commission free trading:
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb Category.
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The following chart also includes the option to compare the performance of REM relative to other ETFs and benchmarks or to include indicators such as Bollinger Bands, relative strength, and moving averages.
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb Category.
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