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BNY Mellon Concentrated Growth ETF

BKCGNYSE ArcaBNY MellonB

$38.87−0.14 (−0.36%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:13 PM ET

B61/ 100

Rank 21 of 90 in US Active Growth

B61/100Rank 21 of 90inUS Active Growth
Intraday session: down, 64 prints from 39.01 to 38.87. Range 38.78 to 39.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.38.8039.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$119M
1Y total return
+7.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.65%
Holdings
30
Avg volume · 30D
2.28K sh
52W range
low $32.94high $40.42
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net BKCG Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 61 out of 100

Category
US Active Growth⁠
Rank
21 of 90
Six-pillar profile for BKCG. Scores out of 100: Cost 62, Risk 82, Mission not scored, Tradability 51, Holdings 38, Durability 74. Strongest: Risk (82). Weakest: Holdings (38). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 61 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.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 90

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 85

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 42 of 90

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 73 of 90

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 90

Our read on BKCG

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Nov 4, 1997

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.
BKCG$10,771
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. BKCG $10,771. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 BKCG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBKCG
Year to date+7.2%
1 month−1.6%
3 months+1.1%
1 year+7.7%
3 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
5 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
10 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data

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 BKCG
YearReturn barBKCG
2026 YTD+7.2%
2025+18.6%

History from Mar 31, 2025

BKCG in the news

BKCG 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 Oct 30, 2026.
0.65%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.25Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.04 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 6 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Jul 1, 2025 $0.13; Oct 1, 2025 $0.02; Dec 29, 2025 $0.02; Apr 1, 2026 $0.13; Jul 1, 2026 $0.06; Oct 1, 2026 $0.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.04
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.06
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.13
Dec 29, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.02
Oct 1, 2025Oct 6, 2025$0.02
Jul 1, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.13

$10,000 in BKCG 1 year ago paid $69.66 in dividends.

BKCG Risk

Risk pillarA82 out of 100Rank 9 of 85 in US Active Growth
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.8%
Annualised · 19 months to Oct 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.
0.94
vs 3-month T-bills · 19 months to Oct 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.
−12.1%
18 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.
0.98
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

BKCG Cost

Compare BKCG and FELG

Overpaying vs FELG, tied cheapest in US Active Growth

$6,230

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • BKCG 0.50%

    $9,979

  • FELG 0.18% Tied cheapest

    $3,749

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BKCG 0.50%
  • FELG 0.18%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530BKCG $9,979FELG $3,749

Year by year

YearBKCGFELGOverpaying
10$900$328$572
20$3,460$1,281$2,179
30$9,979$3,749$6,230

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