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BKCI

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

BNY Mellon Concentrated International ETF

Active Equity · BNY Mellon · Inception 2021-12-06 · SEC filings

$52.33−0.43 (−0.81%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:16 PM EDT

History starts Dec 9, 2021.
Intraday session: down, 54 prints from 52.75 to 52.33. Range 52.15 to 52.56. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$52.20$52.40$52.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$129M
1Y return
+4.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.35%
Holdings
27
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$52.67
52W range
low $47.83high $55.31

The ETF.net BKCI Grade

D

32/ 100

Rank 11 of 14 in International Active Growth

Confidence Low

Six-pillar profile for BKCI. Scores out of 100: Cost 1, Risk 53, Mission not scored, Tradability 60, Holdings not scored, Durability 77. Strongest: Durability (77). Weakest: Cost (1). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 32 of 100 sits in the D 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.
    FScore 1
    Category rank14/14 · bottom quartile
  • Mission

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

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 53
    Category rank6/12 · top 50%
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 60
    Category rank6/14 · top 43%
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    Not scored
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 77
    Category rank3/14 · top 21%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

Our read on BKCI

ETF.net Research

DMost international funds hand you hundreds of names. BKCI hands you roughly two dozen. BNY Mellon's stockpickers comb developed markets outside the US for reasonably priced companies with staying power, then actually commit.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks long-term total return by investing mainly in equities of developed-market companies outside the United States. Its manager uses bottom-up fundamental research to select reasonably valued companies with sustainable growth prospects.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Concentration is the design, not an accident: roughly two dozen developed-market names outside the US, picked bottom-up on valuation and durable growth.
  2. 02Sits in the upper half of its small peer group of active, high-conviction international equity funds.
  3. 03Running since 2021 on an unchanged mandate: developed-market equities outside the US, aiming at long-term total return. No index to hug.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The conviction costs you: 0.75% a year runs above the peer-group median, and active rivals like CGXU and JIG charge less for similar work.
  2. 02Thinly traded and modest in assets, so spreads can run wider than on the giant international index funds.
  3. 03With only about two dozen holdings, one company's stumble lands far harder here than inside a 300-stock benchmark.

BKCI Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 3:34 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
27
Top-10 weight
46%
Largest holding
TSM5.2%

Sectors

  • Technology22.7%
  • Health Care21.1%
  • Industrials15.1%
  • Consumer Discr.13.7%
  • Materials11.3%
  • Energy5.0%
  • Financials4.7%
  • Cons. Staples3.5%
  • Real Estate2.9%

Geography

  • Switzerland20.99%
  • France15.53%
  • Japan12.55%
  • Germany12.18%
  • United Kingdom7.39%
  • Taiwan5.35%
  • Netherlands5.09%
  • Hong Kong4.92%
  • Other countries (5)15.99%

Developed 95% · Emerging 5% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001TSMTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR5.23%15,384$7M268
002TOTALENERGIES SE5.23%73,346$7M3
003ASML HOLDING NV4.98%3,833$6M2
004AIA GROUP LTD4.81%628,114$6M3
005ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC4.50%101,851$6M2
006AMADEUS IT GROUP SA4.31%87,205$6M2
007SAP SE4.28%26,000$5M3
008ROCHE HOLDING AG4.27%12,568$5M4
009COMPASS GROUP PLC4.24%180,835$5M2
010AIR LIQUIDE SA4.09%27,862$5M6
011SGS SA-REG3.56%40,178$5M2
012KEYENCE CORP3.52%9,200$4M2
013L'OREAL3.46%10,228$4M4
014SIKA AG-REG3.43%19,737$4M5
015SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD3.41%116,900$4M3

Showing 1–15 of 32 holdings

BKCI Performance

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

BKCI$10,426
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. BKCI $10,426. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,284$10,615$11,945Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 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 BKCI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBKCI
Year to date+2.6%
1 month−3.1%
3 months−0.0%
1 year+4.3%
3 years+7.2%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper 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 BKCI
YearReturn barBKCI
2026 YTD+2.6%
2025+10.0%
2024−2.5%
2023+20.3%
2022−20.3%
2021+1.1%

History from Dec 9, 2021

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BKCI 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.
1.35%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.72Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.72 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2022 $0.19; Dec 27, 2023 $0.36; Dec 27, 2024 $0.37; Dec 29, 2025 $0.72. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 29, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.72
Dec 27, 2024Jan 2, 2025$0.37
Dec 27, 2023Jan 3, 2024$0.36
Dec 28, 2022Jan 4, 2023$0.19

BKCI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.18
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−31.0%
57 months · trough Sep 2022
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.
0.85
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.

BKCI Cost

Expense ratio0.75%
  • The middle half of International Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.55%

12 of the 14 International Active Growth funds charge less.

BKCI costs $75.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Active Growth fund costs $55.00.