BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF
$29.93−0.23 (−0.76%)
- 0.11%
- $109M
- +29.5%
- 1.16%
- 0M sh
- $30.40
- low $23.79high $33.51
The ETF.net BKEM Grade
A
Score 76 out of 100
- 3 of 22
Score 76 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.A95 out of 100Rank 2 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 17Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B59 out of 100Rank 4 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F24 out of 100Rank 18 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C47 out of 100Rank 16 of 22
Our read on BKEM
AThe whole emerging world, priced like an afterthought. BNY Mellon charges 0.11% to hold well over a thousand large- and mid-cap stocks across developing markets. Broad, cheap, and very quiet.
The fund is designed to follow the performance of an emerging-markets large- and mid-cap equity index.
Why people hold it
- 0.11% a year puts it near the bottom of the emerging-markets fee shelf, well under what the typical fund in the category charges.
- Roughly 1,800 holdings, so you own the mid-cap tail of emerging markets, not just the handful of mega-caps that dominate the better-known indexes.
- Buys the full emerging-markets basket rather than carving out China the way top-rated peers XCEM and VEXC do. One allocation decision you do not have to make.
- Plain indexing, run the same way since the 2020 launch: it hews closely to its Solactive benchmark instead of drifting off-mandate.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded. Spreads can widen, so order size and timing matter more here than with the category's household names.
- A small fund next to the emerging-markets giants, which is worth knowing if scale and deep secondary-market liquidity are on your checklist.
- Emerging-markets equity carries currency and single-country political swings; 1,800 names spread that around but do not erase it. Distributions come quarterly.
BKEM Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,804
- 36%
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufac
Sectors
- Technology42.7%
- Financials18.6%
- Consumer Discretionary7.8%
- Industrials7.5%
- Communication5.7%
- Materials5.6%
- Energy3.5%
- Health Care3.0%
- Consumer Staples2.5%
- Utilities2.1%
- Real Estate1.1%
Geography
- Taiwan28.93%
- South Korea20.38%
- China18.59%
- India11.03%
- Brazil4.44%
- Saudi Arabia2.33%
- South Africa2.27%
- United Arab Emirates1.78%
- 10.25%
Developed 2% · Emerging 98%
BKEM Performance
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BKEM$12,947
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 | BKEM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +22.0% |
| 1 month | −2.2% |
| 3 months | −2.1% |
| 1 year | +29.5% |
| 3 years | +22.7% |
| 5 years | +8.2% |
| 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 | BKEM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +22.0% | |
| 2025 | +30.5% | |
| 2024 | +7.5% | |
| 2023 | +8.7% | |
| 2022 | −19.5% | |
| 2021 | −3.9% | |
| 2020 | +47.5% |
BKEM in the news
BKEM Dividends
- 1.16%
- $0.35
- $0.28 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
BKEM Risk
- 15.4%
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.
- 1.12
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.
- −32.4%
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.
- 1.12
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BKEM Cost
0.11%
BKEM0.11%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Stocks funds
- Median 0.53%
1 of the 22 Emerging Markets Stocks funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Stocks
- AVEXCVanguard Emerging Markets Ex-China ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +31.2%
- AXCEMColumbia EM Core ex-China ETFExpense ratio 0.16%1 year return +45.9%
- AXSOEWisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises FundExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +27.3%
- AEEMAiShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +30.0%
- BGMFState Street SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +16.5%