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BNY Mellon Core Plus ETF

BCPLNYSE ArcaC

$23.750.00 (0.00%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

C53/ 100

Rank 74 of 117 in US Aggregate Bond

C53/100Rank 74 of 117inUS Aggregate Bond
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Expense ratio
0.40%
Fund size
$326M
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
370
Avg volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$23.69
52W range
low $23.02high $26.56
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net BCPL Grade

C

Score 53 out of 100

Category
US Aggregate Bond⁠
Rank
74 of 117
Six-pillar profile for BCPL. Scores out of 100: Cost 37, Risk 41, Mission 87, Tradability 32, Holdings 66, Durability 57. Strongest: Mission (87). Weakest: Tradability (32). Leans toward Mission.

Score 53 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 68 of 117

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A87 out of 100
    Rank 77 of 101

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 82 of 116

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 95 of 117

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 47 of 116

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 57 of 117

Our read on BCPL

ETF.net Research

CA one-ticker bond mix: government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed paper, aimed at total return alongside preservation of capital rather than mirroring a named index. It has been running since 2012.

Stated mandate

The ETF seeks high total return consistent with preservation of capital, combining capital appreciation and current income. Its principal investments are diversified bond securities, including government, corporate, mortgage-backed, and asset-backed bonds.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Four bond neighborhoods in one holding: Treasuries and other government debt, corporates, mortgage-backed and asset-backed paper.
  2. 02No index to hug. The stated goal is high total return with preservation of capital, which leaves the managers room to shift the mix.
  3. 03Spread across a few hundred bonds, so no single issuer sets the tone.
  4. 04A track record dating to 2012, a long runway by bond-ETF standards.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.40% a year, it runs above the category median and well above plain Agg trackers like BND and SPAB at 0.03%. That gap is the price of an active hand.
  2. 02Distributions come on an irregular schedule, not a fixed monthly rhythm.
  3. 03Volume is moderate rather than heavy, so limit orders and spreads matter more here than with the category's largest funds.

BCPL Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
370
Top-10 weight
21%
Largest holding
Us Treasury N/B 4.375 8/31/20289.1%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 25.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—Us Treasury N/B 4.375 8/31/20289.05%29,770,000$30M2
002—Fr QD2067 2 12/1/20511.71%7,301,228$6M2
003—Net Current Assets1.62%5,278,070$5M157
004—Fr SL1860 5 6/1/20531.54%5,352,430$5M2
005—Fn FA1089 2.5 3/1/20521.27%5,177,062$4M2
006—Fr SD4661 2.5 4/1/20521.21%4,934,979$4M2
007—Fr SL6746 6 6/1/20561.19%3,943,843$4M2
008—Fr RA6505 2 12/1/20511.19%5,096,717$4M2
009—Fn FM3458 3 1/1/20501.10%4,311,996$4M2
010—Us Treasury N/B 5.125 8/15/20461.09%3,800,000$4M3
011—Japan (30 Year Issue) 2.8 6/20/20551.07%715,000,000$3M1
012—Us Treasury N/B 4.375 8/31/20311.05%3,535,000$3M2
013—Jetblue 2019-1 Class A 2.95 5/15/20280.99%3,475,893$3M1
014—Fn FA5165 2.5 11/1/20500.94%3,862,037$3M2
015—Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money M0.93%3,046,397$3M19

Showing 1–15 of 370 holdings

BCPL Performance

Launched Mar 2, 2012

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BCPL$9,749
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,332
Jul 10, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. BCPL $9,749. SPY $10,332. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,608$10,004$10,400Jul 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026

Jul 10, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for BCPL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBCPL
Year to dateHistory unavailable—
1 month−1.3%
3 months−2.5%
1 yearHistory unavailable—
3 yearsHistory unavailableper year—
5 yearsHistory unavailableper year—
10 yearsHistory unavailableper year—

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BCPL
YearReturn barBCPL
2026 YTD−2.2%

History from Jan 12, 2026

BCPL in the news

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BCPL Dividends

Last payment
$0.10 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments in 2026 YTD. Feb 2, 2026 $0.09; Mar 2, 2026 $0.09; Apr 1, 2026 $0.07; May 1, 2026 $0.07; Jun 1, 2026 $0.07; Jul 1, 2026 $0.09; Aug 3, 2026 $0.10; Sep 1, 2026 $0.10; Oct 1, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.10
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.10
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.10
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.09
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.07
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.07
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.07
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.09
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.09

BCPL Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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No data available
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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No data available
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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No data available
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.76
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

BCPL Cost

Expense ratio0.40%
  • The middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
  • Median 0.34%

71 of the 113 US Aggregate Bond funds charge less.

BCPL costs $40.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Aggregate Bond fund costs $34.00.

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