BNY Mellon International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:BKIE) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 536.5% in September

Posted by Brian Himes on Oct 11th, 2026

BNY Mellon International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:BKIE – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 171,338 shares, a growth of 536.5% from the September 15th total of 26,919 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 127,969 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BNY Mellon International Equity ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of BNY Mellon International Equity ETF by 2.4% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its position in BNY Mellon International Equity ETF by 57.2% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares in the last quarter. Innovative Wealth Building LLC boosted its stake in BNY Mellon International Equity ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Innovative Wealth Building LLC now owns 40,143 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,716,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC purchased a new stake in BNY Mellon International Equity ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $101,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in BNY Mellon International Equity ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 63,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,414,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086 shares during the last quarter.

BNY Mellon International Equity ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of BKIE stock traded up $0.17 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $33.10. 113,192 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 229,874. BNY Mellon International Equity ETF has a 12 month low of $28.96 and a 12 month high of $35.18. The company has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.44 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $34.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.35.

BNY Mellon International Equity ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.1911 per share. This is a drop from BNY Mellon International Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.8702. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%.

About BNY Mellon International Equity ETF

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The BNY Mellon International Equity ETF (BKIE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of large-caps in the Developed Markets outside of US. BKIE was launched on Apr 24, 2020 and is managed by BNY Mellon.