ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. vs VanEck Gold Miners ETF — how do they compare? ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. trades at $16.7 (market cap $2.07B), while VanEck Gold Miners ETF trades at $91.69. The key difference: ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. pays a 17.28% dividend while VanEck Gold Miners ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ARR | GDX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $2.07B | — |
Sector | Financials | — |
52-Week High | $19.12 | $115.84 |
52-Week Low | $14.05 | $56.60 |
Dividend Yield | 17.28% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc is a real estate investment trust that invests in residential mortgage-backed securities or RMBS. These are issued or guaranteed by U.S.-government-sponsored enterprises, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae. The company's investment portfolio is composed of mortgage-backed securities, adjustable-rate mortgage securities, and multifamily mortgage-backed securities. In terms of total fair value, most Armour's investments are long-term, fixed-rate agency RMBS. Multifamily RMBS also represents a substantial amount. Fannie Mae guarantees most of the company's holdings. Armour derives substantially all its revenue as interest income from its investments.
Read more on ARR →The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and depositary receipts of companies involved in the gold mining industry. The index is a modified market-capitalization weighted index primarily comprised of publicly traded companies involved in the mining for gold and silver. The fund is non-diversified.
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