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BEDYBny Mellon Enhanced Dividend Income ETF

Get income25y track recordRanked #587 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks total return through capital appreciation and income.

By BNY Mellon · Launched 2000

Annual Cost

0.50%

#2,576 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$146M

#2,584 of 5,562 · mid-size

Dividend YieldGoal

2.95%

Track Record

25 years

#119 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,241+12.4%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Option income

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 8 holdings = 26.2% of fundwell diversified

Texas Instruments IncTXN
4.0%
UnitedHealth Group IncUNH
4.0%
JPMorgan Chase & CoJPM
3.7%
Colgate-Palmolive CoCL
3.2%
Applied Materials IncAMAT
2.9%
Fifth Third BancorpFITB
2.9%
Assurant IncAIZ
2.8%
SLB LtdSLB
2.8%

Asset allocation

Stocks
89.5%
Bonds
7.0%
Preferred
3.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
N/A
Max drawdown
-6.3%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks total return through capital appreciation and income.
Strategy
Invests primarily in dividend-paying equities and fixed income securities to achieve total return. The fund focuses on companies with strong fundamentals and income potential.
Inception date
October 2, 2000
Fund family
BNY Mellon

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return

The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.

Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19