BNY Mellon Concentrated Growth ETF
$40.00−0.05 (−0.13%)
- 0.50%
- $123M
- +15.8%
- 0.63%
- 0M sh
- $40.04
- low $32.94high $40.42
The ETF.net BKCG Grade
B
Score 59 out of 100
- 25 of 90
Score 59 of 100 falls in the B 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.B65 out of 100Rank 28 of 90Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A75 out of 100Rank 15 of 82Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C49 out of 100Rank 46 of 90Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D33 out of 100Rank 79 of 89Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A74 out of 100Rank 22 of 90
Our read on BKCG
BTwo dozen or so growth stocks and no index to hide behind. BKCG wraps a BNY Mellon conviction-growth strategy whose record dates to 1997 into an ETF, where one top holding can move the whole portfolio.
The fund invests in stocks that its sub-adviser identifies as growth companies, seeking exposure to businesses whose revenue is expected to grow faster than U.S. economic growth.
Why people hold it
- Concentration is the design, not an accident: roughly two dozen holdings, so each pick carries real weight instead of being diluted across hundreds of names.
- 0.50% a year, a shade under the median for its active growth cohort. Modest for a stock-picking mandate, though index trackers still cost less.
- The strategy's record runs back to 1997, spanning the dot-com bust, 2008 and 2020. That kind of lineage is uncommon among active ETFs.
- Lands in the upper half of a crowded field of actively managed US growth funds, and pays out quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so bid/ask spreads can run wider than on the giant growth ETFs.
- No index to fall back on. Results ride on the sub-adviser's stock selection, and in a portfolio this tight a single misstep shows up fast.
- Cheaper competition sits in the same cohort: JUSA charges 0.12% and FELG 0.18%.
BKCG Holdings
- Stocks
- 29
- 58%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology38.5%
- Financials17.5%
- Communication12.3%
- Consumer Discretionary10.0%
- Health Care8.1%
- Industrials7.6%
- Consumer Staples5.9%
Geography
- United States92.08%
- Taiwan (Province of China)5.09%
- United Kingdom2.83%
BKCG Performance
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BKCG$11,578
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.
| Period | BKCG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.7% |
| 1 month | +3.2% |
| 3 months | +5.4% |
| 1 year | +15.8% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | BKCG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.7% | |
| 2025 | +18.6% |
BKCG in the news
BKCG Dividends
- 0.63%
- $0.25
- $0.04 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
BKCG Risk
- 12.9%
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.
- 1.08
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.
- −12.1%
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.
- 0.97
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BKCG Cost
0.50%
BKCG0.50%
- The middle half of US Active Growth funds
- Median 0.56%
29 of the 90 US Active Growth funds charge less.
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