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BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF

BKEMNYSE ArcaBNY MellonA

$27.93+0.10 (+0.36%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

A76/ 100

Rank 3 of 22 in Emerging Markets Stocks

A76/100Rank 3 of 22inEmerging Markets Stocks
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 27.83 to 27.93. Range 27.92 to 28.40. Use the arrow keys to read each point.28.0028.1028.2028.3028.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.11%
Fund size
$101M
1Y total return
+12.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.25%
Holdings
1805
Avg volume · 30D
15.4K sh
52W range
low $23.79high $33.51
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net BKEM Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 76 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Stocks⁠
Rank
3 of 22
Six-pillar profile for BKEM. Scores out of 100: Cost 95, Risk 61, Mission 100, Tradability 23, Holdings not scored, Durability 48. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Tradability (23). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

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 100
    Rank 2 of 22

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 17

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F23 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    Not scored

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 22

Our read on BKEM

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Apr 22, 2020

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.
BKEM$11,270
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. BKEM $11,270. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 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 BKEM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBKEM
Year to date+12.8%
1 month−8.1%
3 months−5.6%
1 year+12.7%
3 yearsper year+20.9%
5 yearsper year+6.3%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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 BKEM
YearReturn barBKEM
2026 YTD+12.8%
2025+30.5%
2024+7.5%
2023+8.7%
2022−19.5%
2021−3.9%
2020+47.5%

History from Apr 24, 2020

BKEM in the news

BKEM 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.
1.25%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.35Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.28 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2020–2026

One bar per payment. 24 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Jul 1, 2020 $0.10; Oct 1, 2020 $0.15; Dec 29, 2020 $0.18; Apr 1, 2021 $0.06; Jul 1, 2021 $0.15; Oct 1, 2021 $0.20; Dec 29, 2021 $0.09; Apr 1, 2022 $0.11; Jul 1, 2022 $0.20; Oct 3, 2022 $0.21; Dec 28, 2022 $0.04; Apr 3, 2023 $0.09; Jul 3, 2023 $0.16; Oct 2, 2023 $0.19; Dec 27, 2023 $0.11; Apr 1, 2024 $0.07; Jul 1, 2024 $0.16; Oct 1, 2024 $0.18; Dec 27, 2024 $0.14; Apr 1, 2025 $0.09; Jul 1, 2025 $0.18; Oct 1, 2025 $0.23; Dec 29, 2025 $0.07; Jul 1, 2026 $0.28. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.28
Dec 29, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.07
Oct 1, 2025Oct 6, 2025$0.23
Jul 1, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.18
Apr 1, 2025Apr 4, 2025$0.09
Dec 27, 2024Jan 2, 2025$0.14
Oct 1, 2024Oct 4, 2024$0.18
Jul 1, 2024Jul 5, 2024$0.16
Apr 1, 2024Apr 5, 2024$0.07
Dec 27, 2023Jan 3, 2024$0.11
Oct 2, 2023Oct 6, 2023$0.19
Jul 3, 2023Jul 10, 2023$0.16

See all 24 payments⁠

$10,000 in BKEM 5 years ago paid $1,115 in dividends.⁠

BKEM Risk

Risk pillarB61 out of 100Rank 3 of 22 in Emerging Markets Stocks
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.2%
Annualised · 36 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.
0.98
vs 3-month T-bills · 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.
−31.9%
Trough Oct 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.
1.12
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.

BKEM Cost

Compare BKEM and VEXC

Overpaying vs VEXC, cheapest in Emerging Markets Stocks

$833

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

  • BKEM 0.11%

    $2,313

  • VEXC 0.07% Cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BKEM 0.11%
  • VEXC 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K$2.5K051015202530BKEM $2,313VEXC $1,480

Year by year

YearBKEMVEXCOverpaying
10$201$128$73
20$788$503$285
30$2,313$1,480$833

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