Skip to content
etf.net

Launched · SEC filings

iShares Dynamic Equity Active ETF

BDYNNasdaqA

$28.01−0.03 (−0.09%)

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

A71/ 100

Rank 9 of 44 in Global Active Equity

A71/100Rank 9 of 44inGlobal Active Equity
Intraday session: down, 74 prints from 28.04 to 28.01. Range 27.96 to 28.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.27.9828.0028.0710 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.40%
Fund size
$3.2B
1Y total return
+15.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
291
Avg volume · 30D
0.4M sh
NAV per share
$28.11
52W range
low $23.51high $29.31
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net BDYN Grade

A

Score 71 out of 100

Category
Global Active Equity⁠
Rank
9 of 44
Six-pillar profile for BDYN. Scores out of 100: Cost 79, Risk 49, Mission 67, Tradability 67, Holdings 76, Durability 95. Strongest: Durability (95). Weakest: Risk (49). Leans toward Durability.

Score 71 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 44

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 9

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 27 of 42

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 44

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 44

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 44

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 Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
291
Top-10 weight
30%
Largest holding
AAPL5.8%

Geography

  • United States80.86%
  • Japan4.88%
  • United Kingdom4.10%
  • Netherlands3.38%
  • Canada1.51%
  • Italy1.03%
  • Germany0.81%
  • China0.59%
  • Other countries (8)2.82%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 20.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AAPLApple5.76%541,723$182M715
002NVDANVIDIA4.36%601,999$138M847
003MSFTMicrosoft3.69%218,034$117M815
004GOOGAlphabet Class C3.42%311,022$108M478
005AMZNAmazon.com Inc2.79%336,083$88M736
006—Spdr Gold Shares2.18%179,338$69M1
007—Blk Csh Fnd Treasury Sl Agency2.13%67,360,000$67M437
008LLYEli Lilly1.97%52,958$62M583
009MUMicron Technology1.90%58,491$60M679
010AVGOBroadcom Inc1.80%157,342$57M754
011METAMeta Platforms Class A1.79%78,842$57M704
012—USD Cash1.57%49,736,314$50M263
013ASMLAsml Holding Adr Representing1.34%23,838$42M203
014BACBank of America1.28%745,637$41M439
015CCitigroup1.23%301,024$39M408

Showing 1–15 of 291 holdings

BDYN Performance

Launched Jun 1, 2017

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

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
BDYN$11,554
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. BDYN $11,554. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,578$10,911$12,243Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – 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 BDYN. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBDYN
Year to date+9.5%
1 month0.0%
3 months+0.6%
1 year+15.5%
3 yearsHistory unavailableper year—
5 yearsHistory unavailableper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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+9.5%
2025+3.7%

History from Sep 15, 2025

BDYN in the news

Filtered to BDYN · Global Active Equity

BDYN Dividends

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.
12.8%
Annualised · 12 months to Sep 2026
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.
0.68
vs 3-month T-bills · 12 months to Sep 2026
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.

Other funds in Global Active Equity

See others