BKGI ETF — BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF

BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF (BKGI)

Updated November 4, 2026.

BKGI is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 2.65%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.00%, its expense ratio is 0.55%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 101.6% over the past 4 years, 16.1 points behind SPY at 117.7%.

BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in dividend-paying infrastructure companies globally, with a minimum 30% allocation to foreign securities, seeking both high current income and capital appreciation. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate, pays distributions quarterly, and has an expense ratio of 0.55%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to infrastructure assets across developed and emerging markets.

BKGI performance versus SPY

As of Nov 4, 2026

Total return is 101.6% over the past 4 years, 16.1 points behind SPY at 117.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.5%.

BKGI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.62%

Issuer

BNY Mellon

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/02/2022

Expense ratio

0.55%

Distribution rate

2.65%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.00%

Last close

$43.12 (as of 2026-11-04)

AUM

$1,939,634,477

Average volume

186,085

Dividend

$0.286

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

0.49

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.65%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.00%) 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 or company page; 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.

BKGI risks and drawbacks

BKGI'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 10.5%.

Who may consider BKGI — and who may not

BKGI may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BKGI 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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