BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF
$40.83+0.08 (+0.20%)
- 0.00%
- $1.51B
- +0.7%
- 4.57%
- 540K sh
- low $39.67high $43.07
The ETF.net BKAG Grade
A
Score 83 out of 100
- 6 of 116
Score 83 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.A97 out of 100Rank 1 of 115Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 100Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C51 out of 100Rank 48 of 116Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A75 out of 100Rank 17 of 116Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A76 out of 100Rank 20 of 115Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B67 out of 100Rank 38 of 116
Our read on BKAG
In short
AA core bond index fund that charges nothing. BKAG tracks the same Bloomberg US Aggregate benchmark the giants track, at a 0.00% expense ratio, and has been doing it since 2020.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track the Bloomberg US Aggregate Total Return Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
BKAG Performance
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.
BKAG$10,068
Returns run to the Nov 5, 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.
| Period | BKAG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 0.0% |
| 1 month | +3.0% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | +0.7% |
| 3 years | +4.8% |
| 5 years | −0.2% |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BKAG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 0.0% | |
| 2025 | +7.2% | |
| 2024 | +1.2% | |
| 2023 | +5.7% | |
| 2022 | −13.3% | |
| 2021 | −1.5% | |
| 2020 | +2.2% |
BKAG in the news
BKAG Dividends
- 4.57%
- $1.86
- $0.15 per share
- Monthly
BKAG Risk
- 5.6%
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.
- 0.17
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.
- −17.4%
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.
- 1.00
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
BKAG Cost
Cheapest in US Aggregate Bond
$0
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
BKAG 0.00%
$0
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | BKAG |
|---|---|
| 10 | $0 |
| 20 | $0 |
| 30 | $0 |
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