BKSE ETF — BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF

BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF (BKSE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BKSE is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 1.41%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.33%, its expense ratio is 0.04%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 156.1% over the past 6.5 years, 46.6 points behind SPY at 202.7%.

This ETF tracks a free float market capitalization-weighted index of approximately 600 small-capitalization U.S. companies, investing at least 80% of its net assets in equities of such firms and related derivatives. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with quarterly payouts and charges a very low expense ratio of 0.04%. It appeals to investors seeking broad exposure to the U.S. small-cap equity market with minimal fees.

BKSE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 156.1% over the past 6.5 years, 46.6 points behind SPY at 202.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 13.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.0%.

BKSE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.28%

Issuer

BNY Mellon

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/07/2020

Expense ratio

0.04%

Distribution rate

1.41%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.33%

Last close

$41.28 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$83,752,730

Average volume

10960.0

Dividend

$0.146

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

1.13

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.41%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.33%) 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.

BKSE risks and drawbacks

BKSE'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 10.0%.

Who may consider BKSE — and who may not

BKSE may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BKSE 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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