BKCG ETF — BNY Mellon ETF Trust II: BNY Mellon Concentrated Growth ETF

BNY Mellon ETF Trust II: BNY Mellon Concentrated Growth ETF (BKCG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BKCG is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.40%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.64%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 28.8% over the past 1.5 years, 9.9 points behind SPY at 38.7%.

BNY Mellon Concentrated Growth ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in companies expected to deliver revenue growth faster than U.S. economic growth, with potential for long-term earnings and cash flow expansion. The fund carries a low expense ratio of 0.50% and distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate. It appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to companies with above-average earnings potential rather than current income.

BKCG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 28.8% over the past 1.5 years, 9.9 points behind SPY at 38.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.1%.

BKCG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

BNY Mellon

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/14/2004

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

0.40%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.64%

Last close

$39.31 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$122,016,468

Average volume

38.0

Dividend

$0.039

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

0.91

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.40%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.64%) 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: BNY Mellon; 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.

BKCG risks and drawbacks

BKCG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, 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 12.1%.

Who may consider BKCG — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BKCG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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