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AFIX vs BKAG

Allspring Broad Market Core Bond ETF

AFIXBNYSE Arca

BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF

BKAGANYSE Arca

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

BKAG −0.20pt a year

AFIX0.20%BKAG0.00%

Avg volume · 30D

BKAG 27.7×the volume

AFIX19.2KBKAG531K

AFIX vs BKAG Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

0.0%AFIX−0.2%BKAG

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AFIX 0.0%. BKAG −0.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−2%1%2%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
AFIX 0.20%
BKAG 0.00%, better
Fund size
AFIX $202M
BKAG $1.47B
1Y total return
AFIX 0.0%, better
BKAG −0.2%
Yield (12M)
AFIX 5.01%, better
BKAG 4.56%
Holdings
AFIX 584
BKAG 4062
Avg volume (30D)
AFIX 19.2K sh
BKAG 531K sh, better
NAV per share
AFIX $24.08
BKAG $40.78
52W range

ETF.net Grade

AFIX: Cost 73, Risk 40, Mission 100, Tradability 25, Holdings 68, Durability 31. BKAG: Cost 97, Risk 47, Mission 100, Tradability 78, Holdings 76, Durability 67.
Pillar letters and Scores for AFIX, BKAG, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAFIXBKAG
Cost30% weightA73A97Higher
Mission25% weightA100A100
Risk15% weightC40C47Higher
Tradability15% weightD25A78Higher
Holdings10% weightB68A76Higher
Durability5% weightD31B67Higher

Rank among US Aggregate Bond funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. AFIX and BKAG are both graded against the same 114 US Aggregate Bond funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Aggregate Bond⁠

Category · 114 funds
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BKAG ranks 6th and AFIX 46th of 114 funds in the US Aggregate Bond Category.

  1. Rank 5ABNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETFScore 85
  2. Rank 6ABKAGBNY Mellon Core Bond ETFScore 83
  3. Rank 7AIAGGiShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETFScore 81
  4. Rank 45BJCPBJPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETFScore 65
  5. Rank 46BAFIXAllspring Broad Market Core Bond ETFScore 64
  6. Rank 46BBLSTBluemonte Short Term Bond ETFScore 64

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AFIXBAllspring Broad Market Core Bond ETF

BKAGABNY Mellon Core Bond ETF

In short

AFIX No data

BKAG A core bond index fund that charges nothing. BKAG tracks the same Bloomberg US Aggregate benchmark the giants track, at a 0.00% expense ratio, and has been doing it since 2020.

Stated mandate

AFIX No data

BKAG The fund seeks to track the Bloomberg US Aggregate Total Return Index.

Why people hold it

AFIX No data

  • BKAG A 0.00% expense ratio. The median fund in the core bond group charges 0.36%, and even the cheap giants (BND, SPAB, SCHZ) charge 0.03%.
  • Tracks the Bloomberg US Aggregate Total Return Index tightly, one of the closest index-following records in its peer group.
  • Broad by design: roughly 4,000 bonds in the portfolio, with distributions paid monthly rather than quarterly.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund from BNY Mellon, wrapped in a standard 1940 Act ETF structure with no exotic mechanics.

Worth knowing

AFIX No data

  • BKAG Rate risk is the trade-off. This is full-market bond exposure, and bond prices move opposite interest rates. Volatility is the weakest part of its profile.
  • Moderately traded, not one of the volume monsters in the category. Spreads and limit orders matter more here than with the largest core bond names.
  • At zero, the fee edge over 0.03% rivals is real but small in dollar terms, so tracking and trading costs do more of the work.

Full AFIX profile⁠

Full BKAG profile⁠

AFIX vs BKAG Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

AFIX vs BKAG Cost

Overpaying AFIX vs BKAG

$4,155

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

  • AFIX 0.20%

    $4,155

  • BKAG 0.00%

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AFIX 0.20%
  • BKAG 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K051015202530AFIX $4,155BKAG $0

Year by year

YearAFIXBKAGOverpaying
10$365$0$365
20$1,421$0$1,421
30$4,155$0$4,155

Expense ratio

  • 0.20%AFIX
  • 0.00%BKAG, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
  • Median 0.34%

BKAG cheapest of 114 funds

AFIX 31st cheapest of 114 funds

AFIX vs BKAG Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
AFIX 5.01%, better
BKAG 4.56%
Payout (12M)
AFIX $1.21
BKAG $1.86
Last payment
AFIX $0.08
BKAG $0.24
Ex-dividend
AFIX Oct 23, 2026
BKAG Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
AFIX Oct 27, 2026
BKAG Oct 6, 2026
Frequency
AFIX Monthly
BKAG Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

AFIXMonthly · 24 paymentsAll AFIX payments⁠
One bar per payment. 24 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2024 $0.09; Jan 27, 2025 $0.03; Feb 24, 2025 $0.09; Mar 25, 2025 $0.10; Apr 24, 2025 $0.10; May 23, 2025 $0.11; Jun 24, 2025 $0.09; Jul 25, 2025 $0.10; Aug 25, 2025 $0.10; Sep 24, 2025 $0.10; Oct 27, 2025 $0.10; Nov 24, 2025 $0.10; Dec 15, 2025 $0.08; Dec 22, 2025 $0.14; Jan 27, 2026 $0.06; Feb 24, 2026 $0.09; Mar 25, 2026 $0.11; Apr 24, 2026 $0.08; May 22, 2026 $0.09; Jun 24, 2026 $0.10; Jul 24, 2026 $0.11; Aug 25, 2026 $0.09; Sep 24, 2026 $0.09; Oct 23, 2026 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD
BKAGMonthly · 45 paymentsAll BKAG payments⁠
One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.12; Mar 1, 2023 $0.11; Apr 3, 2023 $0.12; May 1, 2023 $0.11; Jun 1, 2023 $0.13; Jul 3, 2023 $0.12; Aug 1, 2023 $0.12; Sep 1, 2023 $0.13; Oct 2, 2023 $0.12; Nov 1, 2023 $0.14; Dec 1, 2023 $0.13; Dec 27, 2023 $0.09; Feb 1, 2024 $0.15; Mar 1, 2024 $0.14; Apr 1, 2024 $0.15; May 1, 2024 $0.14; Jun 3, 2024 $0.15; Jul 1, 2024 $0.14; Aug 1, 2024 $0.15; Sep 3, 2024 $0.15; Oct 1, 2024 $0.14; Nov 1, 2024 $0.15; Dec 2, 2024 $0.13; Dec 27, 2024 $0.16; Feb 3, 2025 $0.14; Mar 3, 2025 $0.14; Apr 1, 2025 $0.14; May 1, 2025 $0.16; Jun 2, 2025 $0.15; Jul 1, 2025 $0.14; Aug 1, 2025 $0.16; Sep 2, 2025 $0.14; Oct 1, 2025 $0.16; Nov 3, 2025 $0.15; Dec 1, 2025 $0.20; Dec 29, 2025 $0.09; Feb 2, 2026 $0.14; Mar 2, 2026 $0.14; Apr 1, 2026 $0.17; May 1, 2026 $0.15; Jun 1, 2026 $0.14; Jul 1, 2026 $0.16; Aug 3, 2026 $0.15; Sep 1, 2026 $0.14; Oct 1, 2026 $0.24. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD

AFIX vs BKAG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
AFIX 4.4%since Jan 2025BKAG 5.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
AFIX −0.04since Jan 2025BKAG 0.17
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
AFIX −5.1%since Dec 2024BKAG −17.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
AFIX 0.04BKAG 1.00

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