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Is BKEM a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF (BKEM) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores BKEM 6.1 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.1), lowest on Value (3.5). It trades at 14.3 times earnings, against its own median of 13.9. Its ten largest holdings are 37% of the fund.

What stands out in BKEM's data

A focused emerging-markets equity strategy, built as a niche portfolio sleeve.

Earns more on its capital than the typical EM fund — a sign of stronger business quality across its holdings.

EBITDA margin of 39.7% sits above the 36.9% category median and its own 31.0% historical median. Holdings 1,773 stocks for broad reach, at a 0.11% fee.

A quality tilt within an emerging-markets allocation, without narrowing the country set.

How is BKEM rated? ETF Copilot scores BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF (BKEM) 6.1 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF (BKEM) 6.1 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 6.1 / 10
  • Growth: 9.1 / 10
  • Value: 3.5 / 10
  • Risk: 3.5 / 10
  • Quality: 7.2 / 10
  • Return: 5.9 / 10

Is BKEM expensive right now? It trades at 14.3 times earnings, against its own median of 13.9

As of October 9, 2026, BKEM is more expensive than 57% of its own last 5 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from BKEM's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside BKEM? 43% Tech

What's inside BKEM: Size (Large 67%, Mid 28%, Small 5%); Geography (International 99%, US 1%); Tech 43.4%; AI 1.0%; Semiconductors 25.5%; Memory 16.5%.

What are BKEM's top holdings? The ten largest are 37% of the fund

More concentrated than 66% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of BKEM's weight sits in its 41 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 30 equally weighted holdings.

What is BKEM's expense ratio? 0.11% a year

As of October 9, 2026, BKEM charges 0.11% a year, yields 1.97% and holds $110M in assets across 1773 positions.

BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF (BKEM) — cost, income and size
MeasureBKEM
Expense ratio0.11%
Dividend yield1.97%
Assets under management$110M
Holdings1773

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF (BKEM) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/bkem

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