iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About REM

What does REM invest in?

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index. The Index measures the performance of the residential and commercial mortgage real estate sector of the U.S. equity market.

What is the expense ratio of REM?

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) charges an expense ratio of 0.48%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

How big is REM?

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) manages $538.7M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is REM actively managed or an index fund?

REM is a passive index fund — it tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (REM's is 0.48%) because there's no security selection cost.

When was REM launched?

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM) launched in April 2007 and is managed by IShares.

How has REM performed?

REM's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.