BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund

Overview

Why invest in this Fund?

The fund seeks total return (consisting of capital appreciation and income). To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. The fund seeks to focus on dividend-paying stocks of companies located in the developed capital markets, such as the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Western Europe.
Min. class investment
$1,000
Class Inception Date
10/18/07
Class Status
Not available for purchase by individual investors.
Fund Assets
$434,665,707  As of  08/19/19
Class Assets
$292,353,878  As of  08/19/19
Portfolio Turnover Rate
21.82%  As of fiscal year end  10/31/18
Morningstar Category
World Large Stock
Benchmark
FTSE World Index
Morningstar Overall Rating
Fund Holdings
48  As of  07/31/19

Morningstar Rating™ as of July 31, 2019 for the Class I class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the World Large Stock category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (729 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (729 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (595 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 4 Stars (367 funds rated). The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products with at least a 3-year history. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance (not including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees if applicable), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. Managed products; including open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds; are considered a single population for comparative purposes. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. ©2018 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The fund represents a single portfolio with multiple share classes that have different expense structures. Other share classes may have achieved different results.

Performance

Average Annual Returns

Month End

As of  07/31/19 Name 1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception Inception Date
BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund
DQEIX
 6.28 8.12 7.82 10.16 5.61 10/18/07
FTSE World Index
 3.58 10.77 7.20 10.02 - -

Quarter End

As of  06/30/19 Name 1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception Inception Date
BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund
DQEIX
 11.86 9.35 7.48 11.17 5.78 10/18/07
FTSE World Index
 6.46 12.21 6.82 10.91 - -

Cumulative Returns

Month End

As of  07/31/19 Name 1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception Inception Date
BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund
DQEIX
 6.28 26.39 45.72 163.15 90.21 10/18/07
FTSE World Index
 3.58 35.91 41.59 159.75 - -

Quarter End

As of  06/30/19 Name 1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception Inception Date
BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund
DQEIX
 11.86 30.74 43.42 188.32 93.02 10/18/07
FTSE World Index
 6.46 41.27 39.08 181.61 - -

The performance data quotes represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Yield, share price and investment return fluctuate and an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than original cost upon redemption. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Click above for month-end returns.

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The FTSE World Index is a market capitalization-weighted index representing the performance of the large- and mid-cap stocks from the Developed and Advanced Emerging segments of the FTSE Global Equity Index Series.

Investors should consider, when deciding whether to purchase a particular class of shares, the investment amount, anticipated holding period and other relevant factors.

Growth of $10,000 Investment

Investors should consider, when deciding whether to purchase a particular class of shares, the investment amount, anticipated holding period and other relevant factors.

Historical Performance

    Not available for purchase by individual investors.

    Investors should consider, when deciding whether to purchase a particular class of shares, the investment amount, anticipated holding period and other relevant factors.

    Yearly Total Return

    Yearly

    Fund 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
    DQEIX
    		 -5.51% 18.18% 8.34% 4.60% 1.99% 17.01% 15.71% 2.57% 10.12% 30.86%

    Investment return fluctuates and past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Fees & Expenses

    Monthly Expense Ratios (Annualized)

    As of  07/31/19 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
    Management Fee 0.75%
    Other Expenses 0.14%
    Total Expenses 0.89%

    Prospectus Fee Table Expense Ratios

    As of  03/01/19 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
    Management Fee 0.75%
    Other Expenses 0.15%
    Total Expenses 0.90%
    Portfolio

    Portfolio Manager/Sub-Investment Advisor

    The fund's investment adviser is BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. has engaged its affiliate, Newton Investment Management (North America) Limited (Newton), to serve as the fund's sub-investment adviser. Nick Clay and Andrew MacKirdy are the fund's primary portfolio managers, positions they have held since October 2012 and March 2019, respectively. Messrs. Clay and MacKirdy are investment managers and members of the global equity team at Newton.

    Top Holdings

    As of  07/31/19   Holdings % Portfolio  Weight
    Cisco Systems 6.15
    Qualcomm 4.69
    PepsiCo 3.40
    Maxim Integrated Products 3.39
    Informa 3.23
    Infosys, ADR 2.98
    Novartis 2.84
    Unilever 2.77
    Samsung Electronics 2.54
    Zurich Insurance Group 2.54

    Asset Allocation

        Stats & Risks

        Daily Statistics

        As of  08/19/19 Name NAV Change 09/21/18  12 Month 
        High Nav        		 12/24/18  12 Month 
        Low Nav        		 YTD Return
        DQEIX
        		 $12.72
        $0.13
        1.03%
        		 $13.49 $10.85 14.94%

        Performance Metrics

        Overall Morningstar Rating

        MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY World Large Stock

        Morningstar Rating™ as of 07/31/19 for the Class I shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the World Large Stock. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (1691 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (729 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (595 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 4 Stars (367 funds rated).
        The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products with at least a 3-year history. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance (not including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees if applicable), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. Managed products; including open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds; are considered a single population for comparative purposes. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. © Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The fund represents a single portfolio with multiple share classes that have different expense structures. Other share classes may have achieved different results.

        Lipper Rankings

        • 1 Year
          15 out of 166
        • 3 Year
          15 out of 139
        • 5 Year
          4 out of 116
        • 10 Year
          5 out of 71

        LIPPER CLASSIFICATION Global Equity Income Funds

        Lipper Category returns and rankings are calculated by Lipper Inc., a Reuters Company, which is a nationally recognized organization that compares the performance of mutual funds with similar investment objectives. The Category returns represent the average performance of included funds, while rankings compare an individual fund's returns to those of the other funds in its category. Both are based on total return performance, with capital gains and dividends reinvested, with annual operating expenses deducted, but without including front or back-end sales charges. Rankings begin with the actual share class inception. Rankings are relative to a peer group and do not necessarily mean that the fund had high total returns. Rankings do not reflect sales loads

        Main Risks

        Equities are subject to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks to varying degrees.

        Investing in foreign denominated and/or domiciled securities involves special risks, including changes in currency exchange rates, political, economic, and social instability, limited company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and less market liquidity. These risks generally are greater with emerging market countries.

        The use of derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets. Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid, and difficult to value and there is the risk that changes in the value of a derivative held by the portfolio will not correlate with the underlying instruments or the portfolio's other investments.

        Risk Metrics

        As of  07/31/19, 3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
        DQEIX
        		 9.94 2.13 0.77 75.40 0.68
        Distributions

        Dividend Schedule

        Declared
        Quarterly
        Distributed
        Quarterly
        Paid
        Quarterly
        Fiscal Year End
        Oct 31
        Year Dividend ($) Capital Gains ($)
        2019 0.2020 0.0000
        2018 0.3607 0.8196
        2017 0.3786 0.3184
        2016 0.3028 0.3782
        2015 0.3730 0.5317
        2014 0.4965 0.1185
        2013 0.3434 0.0000
        2012 0.3320 0.0565
        2011 0.3820 0.0000
        2010 0.3336 0.0000
        There is no guarantee that the fund will distribute any level annually. Capital gains may be short-term, long-term, or both.

        Distributions History

        (Values Listed In $) Ordinary 
        Non-Qualified 
        Dividends        		 Qualified 
        Dividends        		 Non-Qualified 
        Short-Term 
        Capital Gain        		 Qualified 
        Short-Term 
        Capital Gain        		 Long-Term 
        Capital Gain        		 Total 
        Distribution        		 Reinvest 
        NAV
        DQEIX
        		 0.0000 0.1477 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1477 13.08
        Record Date Ex-Dividend Date Payable Date
        DQEIX
        		 06/27/19 06/28/19 06/28/19
        (Values Listed In $) Distribution Status Ordinary 
        Non-Qualified 
        Dividends        		 Qualified 
        Dividends        		 Non-Qualified 
        Short-Term 
        Capital Gain        		 Qualified 
        Short-Term 
        Capital Gain        		 Long-Term 
        Capital Gain        		 Total 
        Distribution        		 Reinvest 
        NAV
        DQEIX
        		 Final 0.0000 0.1223 0.0000 0.1244 0.6952 0.9419 11.59
        Record Date Ex-Dividend Date Payable Date
        DQEIX
        		 12/13/18 12/14/18 12/14/18
        Literature

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