Invesco Senior Loan ETF
The ETF.net BKLN Grade
C
Score 40 out of 100
- 66 of 85
Score 40 of 100 falls in the C 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.F14 out of 100Rank 73 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.D31 out of 100Rank 69 of 77Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B56 out of 100Rank 33 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A72 out of 100Rank 14 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C44 out of 100Rank 59 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A91 out of 100Rank 5 of 85
Our read on BKLN
In short
CThe original senior loan ETF, trading since 2011. It owns the 100 largest, most liquid leveraged loans: floating rate, senior secured, below investment grade. Credit risk in place of interest rate risk.
Stated mandate
The fund provides exposure to the largest and most liquid senior secured loans by tracking the Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan 100 Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
BKLN Holdings
- Other
- 169
- 18%
- Invesco Premier US Government Money Portfolio
Geography
- United States92.27%
- Canada2.80%
- Netherlands1.75%
- Japan1.12%
- Germany1.11%
- Luxembourg0.79%
- France0.11%
- United Kingdom0.05%
BKLN Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
BKLN$10,415
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 | BKLN |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.6% |
| 1 month | +0.6% |
| 3 months | +1.9% |
| 1 year | +4.1% |
| 3 years | +7.0% |
| 5 years | +5.5% |
| 10 years | +4.3% |
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 | BKLN |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.6% | |
| 2025 | +6.9% | |
| 2024 | +8.2% | |
| 2023 | +12.5% | |
| 2022 | −2.5% | |
| 2021 | +2.3% | |
| 2020 | +1.3% |
BKLN in the news
BKLN Dividends
- 6.40%
- $1.31
- $0.12 per share
- Monthly
BKLN Risk
- 2.6%
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.
- 0.92
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.
- −7.3%
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.
- 0.03
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.
BKLN Cost
Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield
$12,079
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
BKLN 0.65%
$12,717
SCYB 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | BKLN | SCYB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,163 | $55 | $1,108 |
| 20 | $4,440 | $216 | $4,224 |
| 30 | $12,717 | $638 | $12,079 |
You pay 0.65%Waived by Invesco 0.02%
Full fee 0.67% waiver 0.02% you pay 0.65%
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