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BDYN

GradeANASDAQ Global Select

iShares Dynamic Equity Active ETF

Active Equity · IShares · Inception 2017-05-31 · SEC filings

$28.07−0.26 (−0.93%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT

History starts Sep 15, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 46 prints from 28.33 to 28.07. Range 27.99 to 28.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$28.00$28.10$28.15$28.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.40%
Fund size
$3.2B
1Y return
+14.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
240
Volume · 30D
0.4M sh
NAV per share
$28.27
52W range
low $23.51high $29.31

The ETF.net BDYN Grade

A

72/ 100

Rank 7 of 44 in Global Active Equity⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for BDYN. Scores out of 100: Cost 79, Risk 47, Mission 69, Tradability 72, Holdings 82, Durability 96. Strongest: Durability (96). Weakest: Risk (47). Leans toward Durability.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 72 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 79
    Category rank10/44 · top 23%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    BScore 69
    Category rank6/9 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 47
    Category rank28/42 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 72
    Category rank11/44 · top 25%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 82
    Category rank5/43 · top 12%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 96
    Category rank1/44 · top 2%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on BDYN

ETF.net Research

ABlackRock's global stock pickers in an ETF wrapper at 0.42%: roughly 200 names spread across regions, sectors and industries, with no index to hug.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks total return through active management of a stock portfolio diversified across regions, sectors, and industries.

Why people hold it

  1. 01At 0.42% a year, it undercuts the typical actively managed global equity ETF, so less of the manager's work gets eaten by the fee.
  2. 02No benchmark to shadow. The stated mandate is total return from a stock portfolio diversified across regions, sectors and industries, so the manager can lean where the research points.
  3. 03Roughly 200 holdings: enough concentration for the active calls to matter, broad enough that no single name runs the show.
  4. 04Running since 2017 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, it stands among the stronger builds in the global active equity group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Rules-based global rivals charge less, GSWO at 0.15% and AVGE at 0.25%. Here you're paying for human judgment.
  2. 02Active means the portfolio can look nothing like a global index for long stretches, and the manager's calls drive the ride.
  3. 03Distributions arrive once or twice a year, not monthly, so it isn't built around a steady income drip.

BDYN Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
240
Top-10 weight
32%
Largest holding
AAPL6.3%

Sectors

  • Technology30.3%
  • Financials15.6%
  • Industrials13.5%
  • Health Care10.7%
  • Communication9.2%
  • Consumer Discr.8.0%
  • Energy6.5%
  • Cons. Staples3.5%
  • Utilities1.7%
  • Materials0.8%
  • Real Estate0.1%

Geography

  • United States80.00%
  • Japan4.78%
  • United Kingdom4.33%
  • Netherlands3.68%
  • Canada1.47%
  • Italy1.18%
  • France0.83%
  • Germany0.81%
  • Other countries (8)2.90%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 19.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AAPLAPPLE6.29%581,206$195M707
002NVDANVIDIA4.66%650,682$145M828
003GOOGALPHABET CLASS C3.85%347,055$120M471
004MSFTMICROSOFT3.49%219,195$108M792
005AMZNAMAZON.COM INC3.02%369,670$94M720
006—BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY2.58%80,100,000$80M440
007LLYELI LILLY2.11%56,869$66M569
008AVGOBROADCOM INC2.05%178,283$64M732
009—SPDR GOLD SHARES2.02%155,988$63M1
010MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY1.90%57,977$59M655
011METAMETA PLATFORMS CLASS A1.78%82,964$55M683
012BACBANK OF AMERICA1.37%738,245$43M440
013ASMLASML HOLDING ADR REPRESENTING1.28%23,614$40M199
014CCITIGROUP1.27%299,064$39M407
015BABOEING1.26%196,968$39M305

Showing 1–15 of 280 holdings

BDYN Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

BDYN$11,397
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. BDYN $11,397. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,314$10,628$11,943Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 BDYN. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBDYN
Year to date+10.6%
1 month+0.3%
3 months+2.1%
1 year+14.0%
3 yearsHistory unavailable—per year
5 yearsHistory unavailable—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per 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 BDYN
YearReturn barBDYN
2026 YTD+10.6%
2025+3.7%

History from Sep 15, 2025

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BDYN Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.56 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 16, 2025 $0.56. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.56

BDYN 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.
−10.8%
12 months · trough Mar 2026
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.
0.96
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.

BDYN Cost

Expense ratio0.40%
  • The middle half of Global Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.69%

8 of the 44 Global Active Equity funds charge less.

BDYN costs $40.00 a year on $10,000. The median Global Active Equity fund costs $69.00.