BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF
The ETF.net BKGI Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 9 of 34
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.C53 out of 100Rank 15 of 34Mission
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.A74 out of 100Rank 3 of 34Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B65 out of 100Rank 9 of 34Holdings
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.B67 out of 100Rank 11 of 34
Our read on BKGI
In short
BActive, not indexed: Newton's team picks about 40 dividend-paying infrastructure names and counts telecom, health care and real estate as infrastructure alongside grids and pipelines. Fee: 0.55% net of a waiver through February 27, 2027.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks long-term total return through capital growth and income, investing primarily in dividend-paying infrastructure companies.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
BKGI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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BKGI$11,037
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.
| Period | BKGI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.7% |
| 1 month | +1.8% |
| 3 months | −5.7% |
| 1 year | +10.4% |
| 3 years | +22.3% |
| 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 | BKGI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.7% | |
| 2025 | +37.5% | |
| 2024 | +12.4% | |
| 2023 | +9.7% | |
| 2022 | +5.8% |
BKGI in the news
BKGI Dividends
- 3.05%
- $1.29
- $0.29 per share
- Quarterly
BKGI Risk
- 13.0%
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.
- 1.28
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.
- −14.8%
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.
- 0.56
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.
BKGI Cost
Overpaying vs IFRA, cheapest in Infrastructure
$4,755
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
BKGI 0.55%
$10,904
IFRA 0.30% Cheapest
$6,149
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | BKGI | IFRA | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $988 | $545 | $443 |
| 20 | $3,790 | $2,113 | $1,677 |
| 30 | $10,904 | $6,149 | $4,755 |
You pay 0.55%Waived by BNY Mellon 0.10%
Full fee 0.65% waiver 0.10% you pay 0.55%
Other funds in Infrastructure
- BIDGTiShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +20.8%
- BPOWRiShares U.S. Power Infrastructure ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +4.6%
- BRBLDFirst Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +11.2%
- BSIMSState Street SPDR S&P Kensho Intelligent Structures ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return −5.9%
- CEFRAiShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +7.8%
