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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 0.05%.


Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to BKSE

BKSE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 72. There are 4 ETFs in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 89.


Top Performing BKSE Alternatives (YTD)

BKSE is at 18.02% YTD. There are 15 ETFs in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 30.87%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to BKSE

BKSE has 17.61% 1-year volatility. There are 11 ETFs in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 9.92%.


Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to BKSE

BKSE has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.40%. There are 10 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 8 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.


SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
Vanguard Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
59
15.60%
182.70BJan 2004BKSE vs VB
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
72
21.20%
109.39BMay 2000BKSE vs IJR
iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
62
14.59%
282.90MJun 2004BKSE vs ISCB
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
74
21.01%
23.26BNov 2009BKSE vs SCHA
Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Core ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
88
25.36%
5.78BDec 2007BKSE vs FESM
Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETFSmall Cap Value Equities
76
17.73%
3.55BJun 2017BKSE vs CALF
Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETFConsumer Discretionary Equities
20
12.29%
23.45MApr 2010BKSE vs PSCD
Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
59
16.35%
2.59BFeb 2019BKSE vs FSMD
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
66
10.45%
783.21BJan 1993BKSE vs SPY
Rockefeller U.S. Small-Mid Cap ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
18
10.53%
722.66MOct 2024BKSE vs RSMC
BNY Mellon Enhanced Dividend Income ETFLarge Cap Value Equities
14.52%
174.39MDec 2025BKSE vs BEDY
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
66
22.61%
8.32BJul 2000BKSE vs IJT
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETFMid Cap Growth Equities
53
16.96%
1.80BSep 2010BKSE vs IVOG
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
53
17.50%
15.10BJul 2000BKSE vs IWO
American Century Small Cap Growth Insights ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
19.49%
24.47MOct 2025BKSE vs ACSG
Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
54
21.39%
369.52MFeb 2016BKSE vs JSML
AAM Sawgrass U.S. Small Cap Quality Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
56
16.57%
1.47MJul 2024BKSE vs SAWS
BNY Mellon Core Plus ETFIntermediate Core-Plus Bond300.48MJan 2026BKSE vs BCPL
Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
45
12.09%
433.71MMar 2005BKSE vs PBW
iShares Russell 2500 ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
70
19.97%
3.59BJul 2017BKSE vs SMMD

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Diversifiers

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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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