BKEM ETF — BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF

BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF (BKEM)

Updated November 6, 2026.

BKEM is a low-cost ETF. Its distribution rate is 2.09%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.29%, its expense ratio is 0.11%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 90/100 (Safe). Total return is 87.7% over the past 6.5 years, 95.5 points behind SPY at 183.2%.

BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF is an ETF that tracks a free float market capitalization-weighted index of large- and mid-capitalization companies in emerging markets, holding equity securities, depositary receipts, and related derivatives. The fund distributes quarterly at a modest current distribution rate and carries a low expense ratio of 0.11%. It appeals to income-focused and equity investors seeking diversified emerging market exposure.

BKEM performance versus SPY

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 87.7% over the past 6.5 years, 95.5 points behind SPY at 183.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.5%.

BKEM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

90 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.88%

Issuer

BNY Mellon

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/22/2020

Expense ratio

0.11%

Distribution rate

2.09%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.29%

Last close

$27.12 (as of 2026-11-06)

AUM

$102,709,039

Average volume

15,587

Dividend

$0.28367

Ex-dividend date

07/01/2026

Payment date

07/07/2026

Beta

1.11

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.09%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.29%) 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.

BKEM risks and drawbacks

BKEM'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 18.5%.

Who may consider BKEM — and who may not

BKEM may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BKEM 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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Frequently asked questions

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