BKSE ETF — BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF

BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF (BKSE)

BKSE is a low-cost ETF. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.25%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.19%, its expense ratio is 0.04%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Fund total return is -99.6% over the past 6.4 years, 300.5 points behind SPY at 200.9%.

At the current 1.25% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $125 per year, or $10.42 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF tracks a free float market capitalization weighted index of approximately 600 small-capitalization U.S. companies, investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of small-cap firms and related derivatives. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate and distributes quarterly, with a very low expense ratio of 0.04%.

BKSE performance versus SPY

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is -99.6% over the past 6.4 years, 300.5 points behind SPY at 200.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.4%.

BKSE key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.14%

Issuer

BNY Mellon

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/07/2020

Expense ratio

0.04%

Distribution rate

1.25%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.19%

Last close

$45.00

AUM

$92,086,583

Average volume

952.0

Last dividend

$0.1410

Ex-dividend date

07/01/2026

Payment date

07/07/2026

Beta

1.12

P/E ratio

18.582

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.25%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.19%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

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 9.4%.

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.

Frequently asked questions

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