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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 68. There are 7 ETFs in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 85.


Top Performing BKSE Alternatives (YTD)

BKSE is at 16.28% YTD. There are 25 ETFs in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 28.31%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to BKSE

BKSE has 17.77% 1-year volatility. There are 14 ETFs in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 9.84%.


Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to BKSE

BKSE has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.40%. There are 11 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
56
14.80%
182.70BJan 2004BKSE vs VB
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
67
19.34%
109.76BMay 2000BKSE vs IJR
iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
60
13.15%
290.06MJun 2004BKSE vs ISCB
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
75
22.53%
23.58BNov 2009BKSE vs SCHA
Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
60
10.96%
3.49BJun 2017BKSE vs CALF
Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETFSmall Cap Blend Equities
85
24.59%
5.29BDec 2007BKSE vs FESM
Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETFConsumer Discretionary Equities
20
9.16%
23.08MApr 2010BKSE vs PSCD
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
59
8.15%
765.27BJan 1993BKSE vs SPY
Rockefeller U.S. Small-Mid Cap ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
23
13.15%
722.66MOct 2024BKSE vs RSMC
BNY Mellon Enhanced Dividend Income ETFLarge Cap Value Equities
12.52%
164.99MDec 2025BKSE vs BEDY
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
54
20.20%
15.13BJul 2000BKSE vs IWO
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
61
21.22%
8.18BJul 2000BKSE vs IJT
AAM Sawgrass U.S. Small Cap Quality Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
56
19.49%
1.47MJul 2024BKSE vs SAWS
American Century Small Cap Growth Insights ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
19.16%
16.53MOct 2025BKSE vs ACSG
John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
52
13.57%
679.88MNov 2017BKSE vs JHSC
Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
55
23.76%
349.76MFeb 2016BKSE vs JSML
BNY Mellon Core Plus ETFIntermediate Core-Plus Bond302.47MJan 2026BKSE vs BCPL
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETFSmall Cap Growth Equities
57
18.76%
1.80BSep 2010BKSE vs IVOG
Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETFMomentum, Small Cap Growth Equities
62
24.23%
3.21BMar 2005BKSE vs XSMO
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETFMid Cap Blend Equities
53
14.65%
5.60BSep 2010BKSE vs IVOO

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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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