BKCI ETF — BNY Mellon Concentrated International ETF

BNY Mellon Concentrated International ETF (BKCI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BKCI is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.35%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.35%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 6.0% over the past 4.9 years, 67.8 points behind SPY at 73.8%.

This ETF invests primarily in equity securities of companies in developed markets outside the United States, including Europe, Australia, the Far East, and Canada, with a concentrated portfolio that is non-diversified across holdings. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and distributes annually, with an expense ratio of 0.65%. It appeals to international equity investors seeking concentrated exposure to developed markets outside North America.

BKCI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 6.0% over the past 4.9 years, 67.8 points behind SPY at 73.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 2.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.3%.

BKCI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

BNY Mellon

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/06/2021

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

1.35%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

1.35%

Last close

$52.95 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$129,638,674

Average volume

5173.0

Dividend

$0.716

Ex-dividend date

12/29/2025

Payment date

01/02/2026

Beta

0.82

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.35%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.35%) 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.

BKCI risks and drawbacks

BKCI's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. 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 11.3%.

Who may consider BKCI — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BKCI pays annual); 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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