BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF
$41.80+0.05 (+0.13%)
- 0.04%
- $84M
- +18.8%
- 1.31%
- 0M sh
- $41.73
- low $35.00high $46.02
The ETF.net BKSE Grade
A
Score 70 out of 100
- 5 of 17
Score 70 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.A91 out of 100Rank 1 of 17Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 16Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C52 out of 100Rank 10 of 17Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D26 out of 100Rank 15 of 17Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C53 out of 100Rank 10 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F18 out of 100Rank 16 of 17
Our read on BKSE
ASmall-cap indexing stripped to 0.04% a year, a fraction of what the typical fund in the category charges. About 600 US small caps, Morningstar's index, and a lot less name recognition than the household tickers.
The fund seeks to mirror the performance of the Morningstar US Small Cap Index. It normally invests nearly all assets in the index’s equity securities.
Why people hold it
- A 0.04% expense ratio sits in the cheapest tier of US small-cap index funds, well under iShares' IWM at 0.19% and a hair off Vanguard's VB and Schwab's SCHA at 0.03%.
- Roughly 600 holdings across the Morningstar US Small Cap Index, so no single name drives the fund.
- Straight index mandate: nearly all assets go into the index's own stocks, and it has been one of the tightest-tracking implementations in its peer group.
- Pays distributions quarterly, on the standard schedule for a broad equity index fund.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded and smaller than the category's household names, so bid-ask spreads can be wider and sizeable orders take more care at the screen.
- Launched in 2020, a shorter live record than small-cap funds that have run through several full market cycles.
- Small-cap stocks swing harder than large caps, and this fund holds the index as it comes with no defensive tilt.
BKSE Holdings
- Stocks
- 605
- 4%
- AVTR
Sectors
- Technology17.8%
- Financials15.8%
- Industrials14.7%
- Consumer Discretionary13.2%
- Health Care11.5%
- Energy7.3%
- Real Estate6.5%
- Materials5.0%
- Utilities3.3%
- Consumer Staples3.1%
- Communication1.9%
Geography
- United States96.75%
- Bermuda1.54%
- United Kingdom0.44%
- Switzerland0.25%
- Puerto Rico0.19%
- Panama0.18%
- France0.16%
- Cayman Islands0.13%
- 0.36%
BKSE Performance
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BKSE$11,882
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 | BKSE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.4% |
| 1 month | −3.0% |
| 3 months | −5.3% |
| 1 year | +18.8% |
| 3 years | +18.1% |
| 5 years | +7.2% |
| 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 | BKSE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.4% | |
| 2025 | +13.1% | |
| 2024 | +9.6% | |
| 2023 | +22.4% | |
| 2022 | −18.4% | |
| 2021 | +16.2% | |
| 2020 | +55.5% |
BKSE in the news
BKSE Dividends
- 1.31%
- $0.55
- $0.15 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
BKSE Risk
- 18.5%
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.
- 0.70
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.
- −29.1%
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.
- 1.07
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BKSE Cost
0.04%
BKSE0.04%
- The middle half of US Small-Cap funds
- Median 0.22%
2 of the 16 US Small-Cap funds charge less.
Other funds in US Small-Cap
- AVBVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +17.7%
- AVTWOVanguard Russell 2000 ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +18.3%
- AIWMiShares Russell 2000 ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +18.1%
- BRSSLGlobal X - Russell 2000 ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +18.1%
- BSMMDiShares Russell 2500 ETFExpense ratio 0.23%1 year return +20.8%