BFLX ETF — iShares Flexible Equity Active ETF

iShares Flexible Equity Active ETF (BFLX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BFLX is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.40%. Total return is 1.8% over the past 0.4 years, 1.7 points behind SPY at 3.5%.

iShares Flexible Equity Active ETF is an actively managed equity ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities and equity derivatives, with flexibility to adjust exposure across market risk factors; it is non-diversified. The fund does not currently distribute income to shareholders and carries an expense ratio of 0.40%. It appeals to equity-focused investors seeking active management with a flexible approach rather than a passive or fixed index strategy.

BFLX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1.8% over the past 0.4 years, 1.7 points behind SPY at 3.5%.

BFLX key facts

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/19/2026

Expense ratio

0.40%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$25.72 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$2,189,366,952

Average volume

308078.0

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 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.

BFLX risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider BFLX — and who may not

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

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