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BEDY

GradeBNASDAQ Global Market

BNY Mellon Enhanced Dividend and Income ETF

Active Equity · BNY Mellon · Inception 1985-01-01 · SEC filings

$29.02−0.22 (−0.75%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:17 PM EDT

History starts Dec 8, 2025.History starts Dec 8, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 43 prints from 29.24 to 29.02. Range 29.00 to 29.11. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$29.00$29.05$29.07$29.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$253M
1Y return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
60
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$28.99
52W range
low $26.01high $30.65

The ETF.net BEDY Grade

B

61/ 100

Rank 9 of 40 in US Active Dividend Income⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for BEDY. Scores out of 100: Cost 60, Risk 71, Mission not scored, Tradability 53, Holdings 55, Durability 88. Strongest: Durability (88). Weakest: Tradability (53). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 61 of 100 sits in the B 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.
    BScore 60
    Category rank14/40 · top 35%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 71
    Category rank5/37 · top 14%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 53
    Category rank17/40 · top 43%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 55
    Category rank21/40 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 88
    Category rank3/40 · top 8%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on BEDY

ETF.net Research

BNot just dividend payers. At least 80% of net assets go into income-generating securities, and the mandate stretches to equity-linked notes, REITs and ADRs. Roughly 60 names, measured against the Russell 1000 Value.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks total return through capital appreciation and income. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in securities and instruments designed to generate dividends or other income, including dividend-paying equities, equity-linked notes, ADRs and REITs.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Charges 0.50% a year, under the median fee for actively managed dividend-income ETFs.
  2. 02Equity-linked notes, REITs and ADRs all sit inside the mandate, so the income can come from places a plain dividend screen never reaches.
  3. 03Concentrated by design: roughly 60 positions, so the managers' picks actually move the fund instead of being diluted across hundreds of names.
  4. 04Stands among the stronger builds in the active US dividend-income group, with a below-median fee and a clearly written 80% income mandate behind it.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Equity-linked notes carry the credit of the bank that issues them and pay off on the note's terms, not on owning the shares outright.
  2. 02The book leans toward financials, so banks, insurers and the rate cycle carry more weight here than in a broad dividend fund.
  3. 03Payouts land on an irregular schedule rather than a fixed monthly or quarterly rhythm, and the fund is on the smaller side with moderate trading.

BEDY Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 3:34 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
60
Top-10 weight
39%
Largest holding
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS 9/4/20298.3%

Geography

  • United States94.73%
  • Ireland2.47%
  • United Kingdom1.66%
  • Switzerland1.15%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS 9/4/20298.28%22,347,000$21M1
002MSFTMICROSOFT CORP5.11%26,142$13M792
003—DREYFUS INSTITUTIONAL PREFERRED GOVERNMENT MONEY M4.53%11,440,436$11M18
004JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO4.22%30,519$11M478
005FITBFIFTH THIRD BANCORP3.29%157,083$8M290
006TAT&T INC3.00%299,015$8M415
007UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC2.84%19,052$7M474
008CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS INC2.81%64,765$7M567
009JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON2.80%26,183$7M521
010AIZASSURANT INC2.56%22,971$6M228
011SLBSLB LTD2.56%126,443$6M233
012CLCOLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO2.35%67,841$6M374
013AAGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC2.24%36,267$6M311
014TXNTEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC1.97%18,680$5M497
015DALDELTA AIR LINES INC1.90%60,252$5M339

Showing 1–15 of 60 holdings

BEDY Performance

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

BEDY$11,596
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. BEDY $11,596. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,083$10,606$12,130Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 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 BEDY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBEDY
Year to date+16.0%
1 month−2.5%
3 months+2.8%
1 yearHistory unavailable—
3 yearsHistory unavailable—per year
5 yearsHistory unavailable—per year
10 yearsHistory unavailable—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 BEDY
YearReturn barBEDY
2026 YTD+16.0%
2025+1.6%

History from Dec 8, 2025

BEDY in the news

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BEDY 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
$0.20 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 29, 2025 $0.03; Feb 2, 2026 $0.18; Mar 2, 2026 $0.19; Apr 1, 2026 $0.18; May 1, 2026 $0.19; Jun 1, 2026 $0.19; Jul 1, 2026 $0.20; Aug 3, 2026 $0.20; Sep 1, 2026 $0.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.20
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.20
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.20
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.19
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.19
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.18
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.19
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.18
Dec 29, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.03

BEDY 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.
0.62
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.

BEDY Cost

Expense ratio0.50%
  • The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
  • Median 0.51%

16 of the 40 US Active Dividend Income funds charge less.

BEDY costs $50.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Dividend Income fund costs $51.00.