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BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF (BKSE) belongs to the Small Cap Growth Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with BKSE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to BKSE

BKSE charges 0.04% annually. No ETFs in the Small Cap Growth Equities category have lower expense ratios; the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.04%.


Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to BKSE

BKSE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 60. There are 8 ETFs in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 88.


Top Performing BKSE Alternatives (YTD)

BKSE is at 13.03% YTD. There are 26 ETFs in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 48.64%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to BKSE

BKSE has 17.63% 1-year volatility. There are 20 ETFs in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 9.73%.


Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to BKSE

BKSE has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.40%. There are 13 ETFs in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -7.02%.


Other ETFs from BNY Mellon

The 10 most viewed BNY Mellon ETFs shown here include BKLC, BKIE, BKAG and span 9 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $5B.


Often Compared With BKSE

Investors most often compare BKSE with VB, IJR, ISCB. These 20 comparison targets span 6 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.


SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
Vanguard Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
56
14.16%
177.40BJan 2004BKSE vs VB
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
58
15.38%
103.49BMay 2000BKSE vs IJR
iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
56
11.43%
275.08MJun 2004BKSE vs ISCB
Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
66
13.34%
3.51BJun 2017BKSE vs CALF
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
49
15.37%
966.30MSep 2010BKSE vs VIOG
Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETFConsumer Discretionary Equities
16
4.11%
21.67MApr 2010BKSE vs PSCD
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
70
10.91%
781.00BJan 1993BKSE vs SPY
Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
76
19.64%
5.00BDec 2007BKSE vs FESM
Rockefeller U.S. Small-Mid Cap ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
21
10.85%
722.66MOct 2024BKSE vs RSMC
BNY Mellon Enhanced Dividend Income ETFLarge Cap Value Equities
10.40%
146.76MDec 2025BKSE vs BEDY
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
49
16.75%
14.73BJul 2000BKSE vs IWO
AAM Sawgrass U.S. Small Cap Quality Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
34
11.45%
1.47MJul 2024BKSE vs SAWS
BNY Mellon Core Plus ETFIntermediate Core-Plus Bond300.47MJan 2026BKSE vs BCPL
Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
45
19.06%
336.62MFeb 2016BKSE vs JSML
American Century Small Cap Growth Insights ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
14.57%
16.53MOct 2025BKSE vs ACSG
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
48
15.36%
7.51BJul 2000BKSE vs IJT
John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
46
11.55%
669.54MNov 2017BKSE vs JHSC
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
56
19.25%
1.70BSep 2010BKSE vs IVOG
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
48
15.50%
4.75BSep 2000BKSE vs SLYG
SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
58
15.28%
15.79BJul 2013BKSE vs SPSM

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Diversifiers

Pair BKSE with funds that move differently

BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF alternatives help with substitution. Diversifiers are the next step when you want funds with lower historical correlation to BKSE.

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