BDYN ETF — iShares Dynamic Equity Active ETF

iShares Dynamic Equity Active ETF (BDYN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BDYN is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 2.03%, its expense ratio is 0.39%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 11.2% over the past 1.1 years, 5.9 points behind SPY at 17.1%.

iShares Dynamic Equity Active ETF is an actively managed ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities globally, alongside fixed-income and money market securities to pursue its investment objective. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and an expense ratio of 0.39%, with annual distributions; note that the latest payout was special or one-time in nature and may not recur as part of the regular distribution schedule. This ETF appeals to investors seeking equity exposure with active management oversight across a diversified global portfolio.

BDYN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 11.2% over the past 1.1 years, 5.9 points behind SPY at 17.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.8%.

BDYN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/01/2017

Expense ratio

0.39%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.03%

Last close

$27.46 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$3,159,295,985

Average volume

356872.0

Dividend

$0.557

Ex-dividend date

12/16/2025

Payment date

12/19/2025

Beta

0.96

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.03%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BDYN risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.8%.

Who may consider BDYN — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BDYN pays annual); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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