BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF (BKSE) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to match the performance of the Solactive GBS United States 600 Index TR, a free float market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of 600 small-capitalization companies listed on U.S. stock markets. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities included in the index, providing investors with broad exposure to small cap equities across sectors such as financials, industrials, information technology, consumer discretionary, and health care; it employs a low-cost, fully transparent portfolio with a net expense ratio of 0.04% and quarterly dividend distributions. Launched on April 7, 2020, and domiciled in the United States, BKSE trades on the NYSE Arca exchange and is issued by BNY Mellon ETF Investment Adviser, LLC, with sub-advisory services provided by Mellon Investments Corporation, a BNY Mellon affiliate; the fund is headquartered at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York, as part of BNY Mellon's broader ETF suite targeting core asset allocation strategies for institutional and retail investors.
In recent developments, BKSE transitioned its benchmark index from the Morningstar US Small Cap Index to the Solactive GBS United States 600 Index TR, enhancing its alignment with a reconstituted quarterly total return benchmark focused on the largest 600 U.S. small cap companies by free float market capitalization. The fund maintains approximately 598 holdings for diversification, with top positions including Bloom Energy Corp (0.89%), Sanmina Corp (0.43%), and Avidity Biosciences Inc (0.41%) as of late 2025, alongside a portfolio emphasizing mid-cap overlap (77.36% in $3B-$10B range) and small-cap exposure (18.59% under $3B). As of September 30, 2025, net assets stood at $58.39 million, with the ETF demonstrating strong liquidity via a 30-day median bid-ask spread of 0.07% and average daily volume supporting intraday trading.