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BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF

BKSENYSE ArcaBNY MellonA

$43.05+0.32 (+0.74%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:46 PM ET

A72/ 100

Rank 4 of 17 in US Small-Cap

A72/100Rank 4 of 17inUS Small-Cap
Intraday session: up, 76 prints from 42.73 to 43.05. Range 43.04 to 43.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.43.2043.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.04%
Fund size
$83M
1Y total return
+17.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.28%
Holdings
604
Avg volume · 30D
4.65K sh
52W range
low $35.00high $46.02
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net BKSE Grade

A

Score 72 out of 100

Category
US Small-Cap⁠
Rank
4 of 17
Six-pillar profile for BKSE. Scores out of 100: Cost 91, Risk 61, Mission 100, Tradability 30, Holdings 53, Durability 18. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Durability (18). Leans toward Mission.

Score 72 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 100
    Rank 1 of 17

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 16

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 17

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D30 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 17

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 17

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    F18 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 17

Our read on BKSE

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Apr 7, 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.
BKSE$11,740
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. BKSE $11,740. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 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 BKSE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBKSE
Year to date+15.0%
1 month+3.2%
3 months−2.6%
1 year+17.4%
3 yearsper year+20.6%
5 yearsper year+7.1%
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 BKSE
YearReturn barBKSE
2026 YTD+15.0%
2025+13.1%
2024+9.6%
2023+22.4%
2022−18.4%
2021+16.2%
2020+55.5%

History from Apr 9, 2020

BKSE in the news

BKSE 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.
1.28%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.55Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.15 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2020–2026

One bar per payment. 26 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Jul 1, 2020 $0.07; Oct 1, 2020 $0.08; Dec 29, 2020 $0.08; Apr 1, 2021 $0.08; Jul 1, 2021 $0.10; Oct 1, 2021 $0.08; Dec 29, 2021 $0.12; Apr 1, 2022 $0.09; Jul 1, 2022 $0.10; Oct 3, 2022 $0.12; Dec 28, 2022 $0.08; Apr 3, 2023 $0.12; Jul 3, 2023 $0.08; Oct 2, 2023 $0.11; Dec 27, 2023 $0.12; Apr 1, 2024 $0.13; Jul 1, 2024 $0.11; Oct 1, 2024 $0.12; Dec 27, 2024 $0.15; Apr 1, 2025 $0.09; Jul 1, 2025 $0.10; Oct 1, 2025 $0.13; Dec 29, 2025 $0.15; Apr 1, 2026 $0.11; Jul 1, 2026 $0.14; Oct 1, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.15
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.14
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.11
Dec 29, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.15
Oct 1, 2025Oct 6, 2025$0.13
Jul 1, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.10
Apr 1, 2025Apr 4, 2025$0.09
Dec 27, 2024Jan 2, 2025$0.15
Oct 1, 2024Oct 4, 2024$0.12
Jul 1, 2024Jul 5, 2024$0.11
Apr 1, 2024Apr 5, 2024$0.13
Dec 27, 2023Jan 3, 2024$0.12

See all 26 payments⁠

$10,000 in BKSE 5 years ago paid $679 in dividends.⁠

BKSE Risk

Risk pillarB61 out of 100Rank 9 of 17 in US Small-Cap
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.0%
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.
0.89
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.
−29.1%
Trough Sep 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.
1.07
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.

BKSE Cost

Compare BKSE and VB

Overpaying vs VB, tied cheapest in US Small-Cap

$211

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

  • BKSE 0.04%

    $849

  • VB 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BKSE 0.04%
  • VB 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$200$400$600$800$1K051015202530BKSE $849VB $638

Year by year

YearBKSEVBOverpaying
10$73$55$18
20$288$216$72
30$849$638$211

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