BNY Mellon ETF BKGI: 4.98% Yield, 13.14% YTD NAV

BNY Mellon’s Global Infrastructure Income ETF (BKGI) invests in infrastructure companies around the world to seek income and capital appreciation. The fund, managed by BNY Investments, reported a 30-day SEC yield of 4.98% and a net asset value increase of 13.14% year to date as of April 30, 2026.

BKGI holds a mix of traditional infrastructure sectors such as utilities, industrials and energy alongside non-traditional sectors that include real estate, healthcare and communications services. The fund’s global mandate allows it to include companies from multiple regions to diversify sources of cash flow.

Companies in the fund often provide services with relatively inelastic demand, which can allow them to pass higher costs to customers. That pricing ability is cited as a factor in why infrastructure securities are sometimes used as a hedge against inflation.

Advisers and investors have expanded income allocations in recent periods amid inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, increasing use of equity-based income vehicles such as global infrastructure ETFs in addition to traditional fixed income options.

The 30-day SEC yield is a standardized trailing measure for comparing fund income. BKGI’s 4.98% 30-day SEC yield and 13.14% YTD NAV through April 30, 2026 reflect both distributions and market price changes.

Holding BKGI exposes investors to equity price movements, sector concentration and currency risk from foreign holdings. The fund’s blend of traditional and non-traditional infrastructure stocks creates multiple potential sources of return within a single ETF vehicle.