This ETF offers targeted exposure to commercial mortgage-backed securities. CMBS separates itself from other offerings in the Mortgage Backed Securities ETFdb Category by focusing specifically on debt which is deemed to be “ERISA eligible”. This means that the underlying holdings must meet the minimum standards for pension plans established by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). As such, CMBS focuses on types of bonds that are not necessarily included in broad-based bond funds such as AGG or BND, so this fund might not be all that useful for those building a long-term portfolio (since it is a bit targeted). Nonetheless, CMBS can certainly be very useful as a tactical tool for establishing exposure to this segment in the market for those who believe it offers superior risk adjusted returns or is poised for a period of strong performance. CMBS tends to be tilted towards the long end of the duration spectrum, so investors will be taking on a fair amount of interest rate risk along with some moderate credit risk with this investment. There are a handful of other ETFs in the Mortgage Backed Securities ETFdb Category; investors would be wise to compare the risk and return characteristics of these products before establishing a position.
| Segment | Fixed Income: U.S. - Corporate, Asset-backed Investment Grade |
| Category | Corporate, Asset-backed |
| Focus | Investment Grade |
| Niche | Broad Maturities |
| Strategy | Vanilla |
| Weighting Scheme | Market Value |
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
| CMBS | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 471 | 1298 | 266 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 | 6.98% | 29.05% | 19.49% |
| % of Assets in Top 15 | 9.62% | 35.64% | 25.76% |
| % of Assets in Top 50 | 25.09% | 59.68% | 60.02% |
| CMBS | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>12.9B) | N/A | 0.00% | N/A |
| Mid (>2.7B) | N/A | 1.07% | N/A |
| Small (>600M) | N/A | 3.80% | N/A |
| Micro (<600M) | N/A | 0.37% | N/A |
This section compares the P/E ratio of this ETF to its peers.
This section compares the dividend yield of this ETF to its peers.
| CMBS | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $ 0.14 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.13 |
| Dividend Date | 2025-06-02 | N/A | N/A |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $ 1.64 | $ 1.85 | $ 1.42 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 3.39% | 4.75% | 4.64% |
View charts featuring CMBS price and volume data.
View charts featuring ETF fund flow data.
5 Day Net Flows: 2.41 M 1 Month Net Flows: 11.99 M 3 Month Net Flows: 7.2 M 6 Month Net Flows: 14.11 M 1 Year Net Flows: 102.04 K 3 Year Net Flows: -265.9 M 5 Year Net Flows: 99.89 M 10 Year Net Flows: 356.43 MView charts that break down the influence that fund flows and price had on overall assets.
5 Day Net AUM Change: 3.36 MThe adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for CMBS 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 ETF Database Pro members, shows the ETF in the Mortgage Backed Securities 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 ETF Database Pro. To view information on how the ETF Database Realtime Ratings work, click here.
This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to its peers.
| Max ST Capital Gains Rate | 39.60% |
| Max LT Capital Gains Rate | 20.00% |
| Tax On Distributions | Ordinary income |
| Distributes K1 | No |
CMBS does not have an ESG score. There are no ESG themes that map to this ETF.
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers. Returns over 1 year are annualized.
| CMBS |
ETF Database
Category Average |
Factset Segment
Average |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month Return | 1.12% | 1.69% | 1.22% |
| 3 Month Return | 1.76% | 0.16% | 1.87% |
| YTD Return | 4.16% | 2.85% | 4.14% |
| 1 Year Return | 6.62% | 4.69% | 6.78% |
| 3 Year Return | 3.87% | 2.48% | 1.93% |
| 5 Year Return | 0.50% | 0.01% | 0.25% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of CMBS's underlying holdings.
The following charts reflect the allocation of CMBS's underlying holdings.
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Asset Backed Security | 99.24% |
| CASH | 0.79% |
| Bond Sector | Percentage |
|---|
| Maturity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Less Than 1 Year | 0.0% |
| 1-3 Years | 0.0% |
| 3-5 Years | 0.0% |
| 5-7 Years | 0.0% |
| 7-10 Years | 0.0% |
| 10-15 Years | 0.0% |
| 15-20 Years | 0.0% |
| 20-30 Years | 0.0% |
| 30+ Years | 0.0% |
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Asset Backed Security | 99.24% |
| CASH | 0.79% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.
| 5 Day Volatility | 15.76% |
| 20 Day Volatility | 3.87% |
| 50 Day Volatility | 4.24% |
| 200 Day Volatility | 4.36% |
| Beta | 0.08 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.75% |
ETF Database's Financial Advisor Reports are designed as an easy handout for clients to explain the key information on a fund. Includes new analyst insights and classification data.
Fact sheets are issued by the ETF provider and framed by ETF Database. Information contained within the fact sheet is not guaranteed to be timely or accurate.
While homeowners often borrow equity in their homes for expenditures such as home improvements,...
ETFdb.com analyzes the search patterns of our visitors each week. By sharing these trends with...
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth...
ETF Trends and ETF Database , the preeminent digital platforms for ETF news, research, tools, video, webcasts, native content channels, and more. The ETF Trends and ETF Database brands have been trusted amongst advisors, institutional investors, and individual investors for a combined 25 years. The firms are uniquely positioned to aid advisor’s education, adoption, and usage of ETFs, as well as the asset management community’s transition from traditionally analog to digital interactions with the advisor community.
Our team at ETF Database is committed to making our website the premier source of information on ETF investing with the world’s highest quality ETF tools, content, and resources.
ETF Database analysts have a combined 50 years in the ETF and Financial markets, covering every asset class and investment style. The team monitors new filings, new launches and new issuers to make sure we place each new ETF in the appropriate context so Financial Advisors can construct high quality portfolios.
Copyright © 2025 FactSet Research Systems Inc. All rights reserved.
A long-running debate in asset allocation circles is how much of a portfolio an investor should...
In a digital age where information moves in milliseconds and millions of participants can transact...