REM - iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF
| Previous Close | 42.12 |
| Open | 42.12 |
| Bid | 0.00 x 0 |
| Ask | 0.00 x 0 |
| Day's Range | 41.98 - 42.24 |
| 52 Week Range | 39.80 - 48.54 |
| Volume | 114,316 |
| Avg. Volume | 390,611 |
| Net Assets | 1B |
| NAV | 42.48 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | N/A |
| Yield | 10.22% |
| YTD Return | -4.00% |
| Beta (3y) | 0.38 |
| Expense Ratio (net) | 0.48% |
| Inception Date | 2007-05-01 |
- Market Realist•27 days ago
How Existing Home Sales Trended in February
Did the Housing Market Take a Breather in February? The United States National Association of Realtors (or NAR) releases a monthly report on the existing home sales (ITB) market. The report publishes data concerning existing housing inventory, total housing inventory, median home prices, and mortgage rates.
- Market Realist•29 days ago
What to Make of the Drop in Building Permits Issued in February
Did the Housing Market Take a Breather in February? The number of building permits issued is a useful tool in forecasting demand and supply in the housing sector (REM). An increasing number of building permits is a sign of future construction (ITB) activity, which could lead to higher employment and economic output.
- Market Realist•29 days ago
How Confident Are American Builders?
Did the Housing Market Take a Breather in February? The National Association of Home Builders (or NAHB) is an association of 700 state and local associations of home builders (REM), real-estate sales and marketing professionals, and re-modelers. The NAHB publishes the Housing Market Index (or HMI) every month based on a survey of its members.
- Market Realist•2 months ago
Why Declining Existing Home Sales Are Considered a Positive Sign
The United States National Association of Realtors (or NAR) releases a monthly report on existing home sales (ITB). This report consists of information about the trends in housing inventory, total housing inventory, median home prices, and the 30-year mortgage rate. The outlook for the housing market (REM) and demand projections can be formulated using existing home sales data.
- Market Realist•2 months ago
Increasing Building Permits Are Positive Sign for Economy
An increasing number of building permits is a sign of future construction (ITB) activity, which could lead to higher employment and economic output. As per the latest report in January, housing units (XHB) authorized by building permits were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.4 million, an increase of 7.4% from the revised December reading of 1.3 million units. In a reversal of the recent trend, multi-unit (apartments) building permits have increased more than single-family permits.
- Market Realist•2 months ago
Why American Homebuilders Are Confident about Industry
The National Association of Home Builders (or NAHB) consists of 700 state and local associations of home builders (REM), real estate sales and marketing professionals, and remodelers. The Housing Market Index (or HMI) is based on a monthly survey of its members. The survey mostly relates to builders in the single-family housing market (ITB) and asks its participants to rate the current conditions and expected conditions in the next six months as “good,” “fair,” or “poor.” The report also rates traffic from prospective buyers as “high to very high,” “average,” or “low to very low” for new homes.
- Market Realist•3 months ago
Why Building Permits Plateaued in December
What Boosted the Leading Economic Index in 2017? The Conference Board uses the number of building permits issued as one of the constituents of its LEI (Leading Economic Index) model. The number of building permits is a forward indicator of economic activity in the housing and construction (PKB) industry.
- Forbes•3 months ago
3 Dangerous ETF Dividends: Sell Now
Just because a yield is wrapped in a fancy ETF wrapping doesn’t mean it’s safe.
- Market Realist•3 months ago
Analyzing the Fall in December’s Existing Home Sales
The United States NAR (National Association of Realtors) releases a monthly report on the existing home sales (ITB) market. The report contains information about trends in the housing inventory, total housing inventory, median home prices, and the 30-year mortgage rate. Demand in the housing market (REM) can be assessed through the changes in the inventory of existing home sales.
- Market Realist•3 months ago
Why Building Permits Didn’t Change in December
The US housing industry’s (REM) health can be accessed by observing changes in the number of permits issued each month. An increase in the number of building permits is considered to be a positive sign for the housing sector (ITB). The time lag between issuing the permit and construction starting makes the indicator have a lower predictive power compared to housing starts.
- Market Realist•3 months ago
How Confident Are Homebuilders at the Beginning of 2018?
The NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) is an association that consists of 700 state and local associations of homebuilders (REM), real estate sales and marketing professionals, and remodelers. For the last 30 years, the NAHB has been conducting a monthly survey of its members. The NAHB constructs the HMI (housing market index) for the US housing market.
- Market Realist•4 months ago
Existing Home Sales: Strongest Pace in 11 Years
According to the latest report from NAR, existing home sales rose 5.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.81 million homes in November.
- Market Realist•4 months ago
Housing Market: Builders’ Confidence Reaches an 18-Year High
For November, the NAHB Housing Market Index was reported as 74—an increase of five from October and an 18-year high.
- Market Realist•4 months ago
Should Investors Be Concerned about Fewer Building Permits?
In November 2017, housing units (XHB) authorized by building permits were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.298 million—a decrease of 1.4% from October.
- Market Realist•5 months ago
Households Think It’s a Good Time to Buy a Home
According to the latest report from NAR, existing home sales have risen 2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.48 million in October.
- Market Realist•5 months ago
Housing Market: What a Rise in Building Permits Signals
In October 2017, building permits were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.297 million—an increase of 5.9% from the reading of 1.225 million in September.
- InvestorPlace•5 months ago
10 Thanksgiving ETFs to Stuff Your Portfolio
The key, of course, is to not just eyeball the dividend yields, but to also understand where the cash for the dividends is coming from and how it will keep coming long after your family’s Thanksgiving meal’s leftovers are finished and even to Thanksgiving holidays years from now. As with the Alerian, the ETF has many advantages as the underlying companies pass through the majority of their profits without having to pay corporate taxes – which provides more cash for higher distributions than ordinary corporations.
- Forbes•6 months ago
5 Overrated High Yield Funds You Should Sell Now
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tend to have low fee structures. And when investors try to combine ETFs with their high yield needs, they usually get what they pay for.
- Market Realist•6 months ago
Is the Drop in September Building Permits Cause for Concern?
In September 2017, building permits were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.215 million—a fall from August's 1.272 million and 4.3% below September 2016.
- Reuters•7 months ago
Unilever strikes deal over South African spreads business
Unilever has agreed a $900 million deal with South African investor Remgro , buying Remgro's 26 percent stake in its South African subsidiary in exchange for its southern African spreads business and a cash payment. The deal is the first step in Unilever's broader exit from its shrinking spreads business, a move it promised earlier this year following an unsolicited $143 billion takeover offer from Kraft-Heinz. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods maker, owner of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, said it would buy Remgro's 25.75 percent shareholding in Unilever South Africa in exchange for the spreads business in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland plus 4.9 billion rand ($371 million) in cash.
- Market Realist•7 months ago
How Has the US Economy Fared since the Last FOMC Meeting?
Since the last FOMC meeting in July, economic conditions in the US have continued to improve.
- ETF Trends•7 months ago
Generating Big Yields With REIT ETFs
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and the related exchange traded funds are favored destinations for yield-starved investors and it is easy to see why. For instance, the Vanguard REIT ETF (NYSEARCA: ...
- Market Realist•8 months ago
Why Improving Economic Conditions Aren’t Enough for the FED
In the last few months, the performance of the US economy has been impressive. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in August.
- Business Wire•8 months ago
New Redwood Emerging Markets ETF Launches on NEO
Aequitas NEO Exchange Inc. is pleased to announce that Redwood Asset Management Inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of Purpose Investments Inc., received final approval from NEO and Canadian securities regulators to launch the Redwood Emerging Markets Dividend exchange traded fund .
- Forbes•8 months ago
5 Widely Held REITs You Should Dump Today
If you hold any of these five risky REITs, you should sell them immediately.
