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BNY Mellon Ultra Short Income ETF (BKUI)

Ultrashort Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
49.58 USD +0.01 (0.020%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 3:57 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:43 a.m. EDT

The ultra-short income strategy offers a compelling 4.11% yield, but the capital preservation mandate is currently under pressure. While the dividend stream has been robust and consistent over the last five years, the underlying bond portfolio has struggled to generate positive real returns, evidenced by a flat-to-negative price trajectory over the trailing four years. The asset is trading near its 52-week lows, suggesting the market is pricing in continued difficulty in generating capital appreciation despite the steady coupon payments. For investors seeking pure income, the yield is attractive, but those concerned with principal protection should note that the fund has failed to recover its starting value over the medium term.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.001710
MSTL0.001799
AutoETS0.001814
AutoARIMA0.001817

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 86%
H-stat 3.74
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.113
Excess Kurtosis -0.77

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.27% 3.99% 4.52% 3.76%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-01 0.136 0.274637
2026-09-01 0.159 0.320849
2026-08-03 0.174 0.350913
2026-07-01 0.175 0.352858
2026-06-01 0.155 0.312060
2026-05-01 0.166 0.334408
2026-04-01 0.138 0.277946
2026-03-02 0.160 0.321576
2026-02-02 0.165 0.331558
2025-12-29 0.207 0.416206
2025-12-01 0.164 0.329483
2025-11-03 0.185 0.371852
2025-10-01 0.190 0.381756
2025-09-02 0.178 0.357681
2025-08-01 0.205 0.412392
2025-07-01 0.178 0.358149
2025-06-02 0.186 0.374660
2025-05-01 0.199 0.400765
2025-04-01 0.174 0.350242
2025-03-03 0.175 0.352184
2025-02-03 0.190 0.383026
2024-12-27 0.219 0.442201
2024-12-02 0.182 0.366899
2024-11-01 0.208 0.419524
2024-10-01 0.219 0.440777
2024-09-03 0.227 0.457477
2024-08-01 0.237 0.478450
2024-07-01 0.199 0.402793
2024-06-03 0.221 0.447323
2024-05-01 0.205 0.415400
2024-04-01 0.212 0.428933
2024-03-01 0.201 0.406636
2024-02-01 0.206 0.416036
2023-12-27 0.141 0.285252
2023-12-01 0.186 0.377627
2023-11-01 0.207 0.422147
2023-10-02 0.186 0.379437
2023-09-01 0.199 0.405419
2023-08-01 0.192 0.391397
2023-07-03 0.189 0.385832
2023-06-01 0.196 0.400122
2023-05-01 0.154 0.314446
2023-04-03 0.172 0.351745
2023-03-01 0.152 0.310743
2023-02-01 0.149 0.303989
2022-12-28 0.160 0.327835
2022-12-01 0.145 0.297040
2022-11-01 0.119 0.244629
2022-10-03 0.097 0.198811
2022-09-01 0.099 0.202351
2022-08-01 0.056 0.114367
2022-07-01 0.050 0.102155
2022-06-01 0.044 0.089650
2022-05-02 0.034 0.069289
2022-04-01 0.031 0.062995
2022-03-01 0.023 0.046460
2022-02-01 0.027 0.054414
2021-12-29 0.031 0.062293
2021-12-01 0.026 0.052188
2021-11-01 0.018 0.036090
2021-10-01 0.020 0.040012
2021-09-01 0.013 0.025992
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 50.927
All Time Low 48.63
Ask 52.55
Ask Size 2,400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 27,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 107,028
Average Volume 107,028
Average Volume10Days 27,000
Beta3 Year 0.08
Bid 46.55
Bid Size 2,400
Category Ultrashort Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 49.59
Day Low 49.56
Display Name Ultra Short Income ETF
Dividend Yield 4.11
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 49.5979
Fifty Day Average Change -0.022899628
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00046170558
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.6891191
Fifty Two Week High 49.96
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.38499832
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0077061313
Fifty Two Week Low 49.47
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.10499954
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0021224893
Fifty Two Week Range 49.47 - 49.96
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,628,688,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.036596797
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change 0.010002136
Fullday Change Percent 0.020179838
Fullday Price 49.575
Fund Family BNY Mellon
Fund Inception Date 1,628,467,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated fixed, variable, and floating rate debt or cash equivalents. The advisor typically seeks to maintain an effective duration of one year or less, although, under certain market conditions, such as in periods of significant volatility in interest rates and spreads, its duration may be longer than one year. The fund's portfolio, under normal market conditions, will have an average credit rating of at least A or equivalent.
Long Name BNY Mellon Ultra Short Income ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_712746451
Nav Price 49.573
Net Assets 786,463,040.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.12
Open 49.57
Phone (212) 922-6400
Previous Close 49.565
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0100021
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0201798
Regular Market Day High 49.59
Regular Market Day Low 49.56
Regular Market Day Range 49.56 - 49.59
Regular Market Open 49.57
Regular Market Previous Close 49.565
Regular Market Price 49.575
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,622
Regular Market Volume 49,153
Short Name BNY Mellon Ultra Short Income E
Source Interval 15
Symbol BKUI
Three Year Average Return 0.0493865
Total Assets 786,463,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.75157
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.75157
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 49.705204
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.13020325
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0026195094
Type Disp ETF
Volume 49,153
Yield 0.041100003
Ytd Return 2.36555