BNY Mellon Ultra Short Income ETF (BKUI) Dividend History

NYSE Arca: BKUIDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

BKUI latest distribution

$0.1359per share · −14.4% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 6Tuesday, 2026

Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).

  • 4.00%trailing 12-month yield
  • $1.98paid in the last 12 months
  • Monthly12 payments a year
  • 2021paying since

BKUI dividend income calculator

Income a year
$198
Each payment
$17
Value of the shares
$4,962
Yield
4.00%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.98 per share, before tax.

BKUI distributions per share by year

Distributions per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.

BKUI distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).

BKUI distributions by year

BKUI distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$1.43——9
2025$2.23−12.0%4.48%12
2024$2.53+19.5%5.11%12
2023$2.12+139.3%4.29%12
2022$0.8861+723.0%1.81%12
2021partial$0.1077—0.22%5

Full history in the distribution table below.

BKUI yield on cost

BKUI yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$49.913.97%$1.984.0%
3 years ago$49.164.04%$6.7313.7%
5 years ago$49.913.98%$9.2718.6%

Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).

BKUI yield vs similar ETFs

BKUI dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
BKUIBNY Mellon Ultra Short Income ETF3.91%0.11%
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF0.99%0.09%
VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF1.03%0.03%
SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF3.38%0.05%
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF2.42%0.04%
QQQInvesco QQQ ETF0.42%0.17%
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF0.97%0.19%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

BKUI distribution history

62 payments
BKUI distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-10-012026-10-012026-10-06$0.1359−14.4%
2026-09-012026-09-012026-09-04$0.1588−8.8%
2026-08-032026-08-032026-08-06$0.1741−0.4%
2026-07-012026-07-012026-07-07$0.1748+12.6%
2026-06-012026-06-012026-06-04$0.1552−6.4%
2026-05-012026-05-012026-05-06$0.1659+20.1%
2026-04-012026-04-012026-04-07$0.1382−13.6%
2026-03-022026-03-022026-03-05$0.1599−3.0%
2026-02-022026-02-022026-02-05$0.1648−20.4%
2025-12-292025-12-292026-01-02$0.2071+26.4%
2025-12-012025-12-012025-12-04$0.1638−11.6%
2025-11-032025-11-032025-11-06$0.1852−2.3%
Show all 62 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2025-10-012025-10-012025-10-06$0.1896+6.5%
2025-09-022025-09-022025-09-05$0.1781−13.1%
2025-08-012025-08-012025-08-06$0.2049+14.9%
2025-07-012025-07-012025-07-07$0.1782−4.0%
2025-06-022025-06-022025-06-05$0.1857−6.5%
2025-05-012025-05-012025-06-05$0.1986+14.0%
2025-04-012025-04-012025-04-04$0.1742−0.4%
2025-03-032025-03-032025-03-06$0.1749−8.1%
2025-02-032025-02-032025-02-06$0.1904−13.0%
2024-12-272024-12-272025-01-02$0.2188+20.1%
2024-12-022024-12-022024-12-05$0.1822−12.4%
2024-11-012024-11-012024-11-06$0.2080−4.8%
2024-10-012024-10-012024-10-04$0.2186−3.6%
2024-09-032024-09-032024-09-06$0.2266−4.3%
2024-08-012024-08-012024-08-06$0.2368+19.1%
2024-07-012024-07-012024-07-05$0.1988−9.9%
2024-06-032024-06-032024-06-06$0.2205+7.7%
2024-05-012024-05-022024-05-07$0.2048−3.4%
2024-04-012024-04-022024-04-05$0.2119+5.2%
2024-03-012024-03-042024-03-07$0.2013−2.0%
2024-02-012024-02-022024-02-07$0.2055+45.6%
2023-12-272023-12-282024-01-03$0.1411−24.2%
2023-12-012023-12-042023-12-07$0.1860−9.9%
2023-11-012023-11-022023-11-07$0.2065+11.0%
2023-10-022023-10-032023-10-06$0.1861−6.2%
2023-09-012023-09-052023-09-08$0.1985+3.7%
2023-08-012023-08-022023-08-07$0.1915+1.6%
2023-07-032023-07-052023-07-10$0.1885−3.7%
2023-06-012023-06-022023-06-07$0.1957+26.9%
2023-05-012023-05-022023-05-05$0.1542−10.3%
2023-04-032023-04-042023-04-10$0.1718+12.8%
2023-03-012023-03-022023-03-07$0.1523+2.5%
2023-02-012023-02-022023-02-07$0.1485−7.4%
2022-12-282022-12-292023-01-04$0.1604+10.6%
2022-12-012022-12-022022-12-07$0.1450+21.6%
2022-11-012022-11-022022-11-07$0.1193+22.9%
2022-10-032022-10-042022-10-07$0.0971−2.2%
2022-09-012022-09-022022-09-08$0.0992+77.2%
2022-08-012022-08-022022-08-05$0.0560+12.1%
2022-07-012022-07-052022-07-08$0.0500+14.2%
2022-06-012022-06-022022-06-07$0.0437+29.1%
2022-05-022022-05-032022-05-06$0.0339+8.2%
2022-04-012022-04-042022-04-07$0.0313+34.4%
2022-03-012022-03-022022-03-07$0.0233−13.6%
2022-02-012022-02-022022-02-07$0.0270−13.9%
2021-12-292021-12-302022-01-04$0.0313+19.8%
2021-12-012021-12-022021-12-07$0.0261+45.8%
2021-11-012021-11-022021-10-07$0.0179−9.4%
2021-10-012021-10-042021-10-07$0.0198+58.4%
2021-09-012021-09-022021-09-08$0.0125—

Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.

BKUI dividend overview

BNY Mellon Ultra Short Income ETF pays monthly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.98 per share, a yield of 4.00% at the latest close of $49.62. In 2025 it paid $2.23 per share, down 12.0% from 2024.

Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.

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BKUI dividends FAQ

Does BKUI pay a dividend?

Yes. BKUI pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2021. The most recent was $0.1359 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 6, 2026.

What is the BKUI dividend yield?

BKUI paid $1.98 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 4.00% at the latest close of $49.62.

When is the next BKUI dividend?

The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around November 1, 2026.

How often does BKUI pay dividends?

BKUI pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.

How much did BKUI pay in dividends in 2025?

BKUI paid $2.23 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of BKUI pay?

100 shares of BKUI would have paid about $198 over the past 12 months, before tax.