BKDV ETF — BNY Mellon Dynamic Value ETF

BNY Mellon Dynamic Value ETF (BKDV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BKDV is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.52%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.52%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 39.2% over the past 1.9 years, 2.2 points ahead of SPY at 37.0%.

BNY Mellon Dynamic Value ETF is an equity fund that invests substantially all of its assets in U.S. value stocks, with at least 80% of net assets allocated to companies identified as value companies by its sub-adviser. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and an expense ratio of 0.60%, with distributions made on an irregular or as-needed basis rather than on a set schedule. This fund appeals to income-focused investors seeking equity exposure with an emphasis on value-oriented companies.

BKDV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 39.2% over the past 1.9 years, 2.2 points ahead of SPY at 37.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 25.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.7%.

BKDV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

BNY Mellon

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/01/2024

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

0.52%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.52%

Last close

$34.37 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$2,110,459,263

Average volume

327249.0

Dividend

$0.179

Ex-dividend date

12/29/2025

Payment date

01/02/2026

Beta

0.7772

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.52%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.52%) 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.

BKDV risks and drawbacks

BKDV'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 6.7%.

Who may consider BKDV — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BKDV pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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