

BNY Mellon Municipal Intermediate ETF
$25.06+0.11 (+0.42%)
- 0.35%
- $1.5B
- 0.2M sh
- $24.98
- low $24.62high $26.88
The ETF.net BKMI Grade
Score 60 out of 100
- 10 of 20
Score 60 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.D37 out of 100Rank 11 of 20Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A94 out of 100Rank 12 of 19Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D31 out of 100Rank 19 of 20Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B57 out of 100Rank 8 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A81 out of 100Rank 1 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A85 out of 100Rank 3 of 20
Our read on BKMI
BA muni strategy with roots in 1987, now in ETF form: roughly 500 federally tax-exempt bonds with duration parked between three and eight years. The intermediate lane, priced a step above the muni median.
The ETF seeks to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax while preserving capital. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in federally tax-exempt municipal bonds, with portfolio effective duration generally between three and eight years.
Why people hold it
- The mandate is specific: at least 80% in federally tax-exempt munis, effective duration generally three to eight years. No long-bond surprises hiding inside.
- Income is built to come out exempt from federal income tax, with preserving capital named right alongside it in the objective.
- Roughly 500 bonds inside a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, so no single issuer carries the fund.
- The strategy's track record starts in 1987, which is a lot of rate cycles before muni ETFs were even a thing.
Worth knowing
- At 0.35% a year it prices above the muni cohort median of 0.30%, and well above index heavyweights VTEB and SCMB at 0.03%.
- Payouts have arrived on an irregular schedule rather than the fixed monthly rhythm many muni funds keep.
- Trading is moderate rather than heavy, so the spread can be a bigger slice of a round trip than with the category's most-traded muni funds.
BKMI Holdings
- Bonds
- 507
- 9%
- Net Current Assets
BKMI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | BKMI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −1.8% |
| 3 months | −4.1% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | BKMI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.8% |
BKMI in the news
BKMI Dividends
- $0.07 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
BKMI Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 0.83
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BKMI Cost
- The middle half of Intermediate Municipal Bonds funds
- Median 0.35%
9 of the 19 Intermediate Municipal Bonds funds charge less.
Other funds in Intermediate Municipal Bonds
- BMUNIPIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded FundExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return −1.6%
- BNYMAB Active ETFs Inc. - AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETFExpense ratio 0.27%1 year return —
- BMMITNYLI MacKay Muni Intermediate ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return −1.6%
- BMFSMMFS Active Exchange Traded Funds Trust - MFS Active Intermediate Muni Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.34%1 year return −1.7%
- BAPMUActivePassive Intermediate Municipal Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return −1.7%

