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    BNY Mellon U.S. Mortgage Fund, Inc.

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in mortgage-related securities. These mortgage-related securities may include certificates issued, and guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest, by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA); securities issued by government-related organizations such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities issued by governmental agencies or private entities; and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). The fund will invest at least 65% of its net assets in Ginnie Maes. The fund can invest in privately issued mortgage-backed securities with a "BBB" or higher credit quality, but currently intends to invest in only those securities with an "A" or higher credit quality.

    Min. class investment
    $1,000
    Class Inception Date
    08/31/16
    Fund Assets
    $175,371,271  As of  04/15/24
    Class Assets
    $1,903,260  As of  04/15/24
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    236.39% As of fiscal year end  04/30/23
    Morningstar Category
    Intermediate Government
    Benchmark
    Bloomberg GNMA Index
    Morningstar Overall Rating
    Fund Holdings
    105 As of 03/31/24
    AVERAGE EFFECTIVE MATURITY
    6.72 yr(s).  As of  03/31/24
    AVERAGE EFFECTIVE DURATION
    5.42 yr(s).   As of  03/31/24

    Morningstar Rating™ as of March 31, 2024 for the Class I class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Intermediate Government category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (221 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (221 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 3 Stars (211 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (170 funds rated).

    Yields and Expense Ratio

    30-DAY SEC YIELD
    as of 04/15/24     		ANNUALIZED
    DISTRIBUTION RATE
    as of 03/31/24     		PROSPECTUS FEE TABLE EXPENSE RATIO (%)
    as of 09/01/23
    Subsidized Unsubsidized Net Gross Contractual
    Fee Waiver End Date
    3.73 3.48 2.89 0.55 0.77 09/01/24

    Yield fluctuates and past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    The SEC 30-day Yield is calculated by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the period (calculated in accordance with regulatory guidelines) by the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period.

    Unsubsidized yield displays what the fund's 30-Day SEC Yield would have been had no fee waiver or expense reimbursement been in place during the period.

     

     

    Portfolio Turnover Rate - It is a measure of how quickly securities in a fund are either bought or sold by the fund's managers, over a given period of time.

    Average Effective Maturity (AEM) - is a measure of maturity that takes into account the possibility that a bond might be called back by the issuer. For a portfolio of bonds, average effective maturity is the weighted average of the maturities of the underlying bonds.

    Average Effective Duration - It is used to measure the market price sensitivity of the fund’s portfolio holdings to changes in interest-rates. Duration is not a complete measure of bond risk and may not be successful.

    Portfolio Managers

    • Eric Seasholtz

      Eric Seasholtz

      Portfolio Manager, Amherst Capital

      Managing Fund Since 2016
    Performance

    Total Returns

    Month End

    Average Annual
    As of 03/31/24
    Name 3 MO
    03/31/24     		YTD
    03/31/24     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon U.S. Mortgage Fund, Inc.
    GPNIX
    		-0.39 -0.39 1.75 -2.98 -0.32 0.66 4.82
    Bloomberg GNMA Index
    		-1.06 -1.06 1.65 -2.52 -0.28 1.05 -

    Quarter End

    Average Annual
    As of 03/31/24
    Name 3 MO
    03/31/24     		YTD
    03/31/24     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon U.S. Mortgage Fund, Inc.
    GPNIX
    		-0.39 -0.39 1.75 -2.98 -0.32 0.66 4.82
    Bloomberg GNMA Index
    		-1.06 -1.06 1.65 -2.52 -0.28 1.05 -

    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.

    The Bloomberg GNMA Index tracks agency mortgage-backed pass-through securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae (GNMA). The index is constructed by grouping individual TBA-deliverable MBS pools into aggregates or generics based on program, coupon and vintage. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

    The total return performance figures presented for Class I shares of the fund represent the performance of the fund's Class Z for periods prior to August 31, 2016, the inception date for Class I shares, and the performance of Class I, respectively, from that inception date. Performance reflects the applicable class' distribution/servicing fees since the inception date. Had these fees and expenses been reflected for periods prior, performance would have been different.

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

    When applicable, returns reflect a contractual expense reduction, without which returns would have been lower. Please see contractual expense reduction information, if any, in the Prospectus Fee Table below.

    Growth of $10,000 Investment

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Historical Performance

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      Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

      Monthly

      Yield fluctuates and past performance is no guarantee of future results.

      Monthly yield history is the annualized distribution rate that is based upon dividends per share from net investment income paid during the period, divided by the period ended maximum offering price per share, adjusted for capital gains (IF ANY) distributed during the period, and annualized based upon the number of days in the distribution period.

      Yearly

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

      Fees & Expenses

      Prospectus Fee Table Expense Ratios

      As of  09/01/23 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.50%
      Other Expenses 0.27%
      Total Expenses 0.77%
      Expenses Reimbursed 0.22%
      Net Expenses 0.55%
      Total Expenses is the total annual operating expense ratio for the fund, before any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Net Expenses is the total annual operating expense ratio for the fund, after any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The Total Expenses, or Net Expenses (if including fee waivers or expense reimbursements) is the actual fund expense ratio applicable to investors.
      The fund's investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., has contractually agreed, until September 1, 2024, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund so that the direct expenses of the fund's Class A, Class C, Class I, Class Y and Class Z shares (excluding taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed an annual rate of .80%, 1.55%, .55%, .55% and .70%, respectively. On or after September 1, 2024, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this expense limitation agreement at any time.
      Portfolio

      Portfolio Manager/Sub-Investment Adviser

      The fund's investment adviser is BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and the fund's sub-investment adviser is Amherst Capital Management LLC (Amherst Capital). Prior to June 29, 2018, Amherst Capital was an affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. Eric Seasholtz is the fund's primary portfolio manager, a position he has held since December 2016. Mr. Seasholtz is a director and portfolio manager at Amherst Capital.
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      Asset Allocation

          Stats & Risks

          Daily Statistics

          As of 04/15/24 Name NAV Change 05/11/23  12 Month 
          High Nav           		10/19/23  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          GPNIX
          		$12.31
          -$0.09
          -0.73%
          		$12.89 $11.78 -2.66%

          Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

          Performance Metrics

          Overall Morningstar Rating

          MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY Intermediate Government

          Morningstar Rating™ as of 03/31/24 for the Class I shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Intermediate Government. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (221 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (221 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 3 Stars (211 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (170 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
            13 out of 53
          • 3 Year
            25 out of 53
          • 5 Year
            16 out of 50
          • 10 Year
            out of

          LIPPER CLASSIFICATION GNMA Funds

          Lipper Category returns and rankings as of 03/31/24, 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

          Bonds are subject to interest rate, credit, liquidity, call and market risks, to varying degrees. Generally, all other factors being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes and rate increases can cause price declines.
          Mortgage securities: Ginnie Maes and other securities backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. The market prices for such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate. Privately issued mortgage related securities also are subject to credit risks associated with the underlying mortgage properties. These securities may be more volatile and less liquid than more traditional, government backed debt securities.

          Risk Metrics

          As of  03/31/24  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
          GPNIX
          		6.88 -0.95 0.92 94.98 -0.84

          All risk metrics are provided by Morningstar. The index used in the calculations are determined by Morningstar which may not be the funds primary benchmark. The index Morningstar used for this analysis is Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.


          Alpha - Alpha is a measure of a security's or portfolio's excess return.

          Beta - Beta is a measure of a security’s or portfolio’s volatility, or systematic risk.

          R-Squared - R-squared is a statistical measure that represents the percentage of a fund’s or security’s movements that are explained by movements in a benchmark index.

          Sharpe Ratio - Sharpe ratio is a risk-adjusted measure that measures reward per unit of risk. The higher the Sharpe ratio, the better.

          Standard Deviation - Standard deviation is a statistical measure of the degree to which an individual portfolio return tends to vary from the mean, based on the entire population. The greater the degree of dispersion, the greater the degree of risk. In mutual funds, the standard deviation tells us how much the return on the fund is deviating from the expected normal returns.

          Distributions

          Dividend Schedule

          Declared
          Monthly
          Distributed
          Monthly
          Paid
          Monthly
          Fiscal Year End
          Apr 30

          Annualized distribution rate is based upon dividends per share from net investment income paid during the period, divided by the period ended maximum offering price per share, adjusted for capital gains (IF ANY) distributed during the period, and annualized based upon the number of days in the distribution period.

          Month/Year Dividend ($)
          03/2024 0.032000000
          02/2024 0.031000000
          01/2024 0.030000000
          12/2023 0.035000000
          11/2023 0.032000000
          10/2023 0.031000000
          09/2023 0.031000000
          08/2023 0.031000000
          07/2023 0.031000000
          06/2023 0.031000000
          05/2023 0.030000000
          04/2023 0.031000000

          All figures as of month-end. Dividend history does not reflect any capital gains that may have been paid

          Distributions History

          Record Date Ex-Dividend Date Payable Date Ordinary 
          Non-Qualified 
          Dividends           		Qualified 
          Dividends           		Non-Qualified 
          Short-Term 
          Capital Gain           		Qualified 
          Short-Term 
          Capital Gain           		Long-Term 
          Capital Gain           		Total 
          Distribution
          03/28/24 04/01/24 04/01/24 0.0320 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0320
          Record Date Ex-Dividend Date Payable Date Ordinary 
          Non-Qualified 
          Dividends           		Qualified 
          Dividends           		Non-Qualified 
          Short-Term 
          Capital Gain           		Qualified 
          Short-Term 
          Capital Gain           		Long-Term 
          Capital Gain           		Total 
          Distribution
          02/29/24 03/01/24 03/01/24 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          01/31/24 02/01/24 02/01/24 0.0300 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
          12/11/23 12/12/23 12/12/23 0.0350 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0350
          11/30/23 12/01/23 12/01/23 0.0320 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0320
          10/31/23 11/01/23 11/01/23 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          09/29/23 10/02/23 10/02/23 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          08/31/23 09/01/23 09/01/23 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          07/31/23 08/01/23 08/01/23 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          06/30/23 07/03/23 07/03/23 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          05/31/23 06/01/23 06/01/23 0.0300 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
          04/28/23 05/01/23 05/01/23 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          03/31/23 04/03/23 04/03/23 0.0300 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
          02/28/23 03/01/23 03/01/23 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          01/31/23 02/01/23 02/01/23 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          12/07/22 12/08/22 12/08/22 0.0350 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0350
          11/30/22 12/01/22 12/01/22 0.0290 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0290
          10/31/22 11/01/22 11/01/22 0.0270 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0270
          09/30/22 10/03/22 10/03/22 0.0260 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0260
          08/31/22 09/01/22 09/01/22 0.0250 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0250
          07/29/22 08/01/22 08/01/22 0.0230 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0230
          06/30/22 07/01/22 07/01/22 0.0220 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0220
          05/31/22 06/01/22 06/01/22 0.0220 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0220
          04/29/22 05/02/22 05/02/22 0.0210 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0210
          03/31/22 04/01/22 04/01/22 0.0190 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0190
          02/28/22 03/01/22 03/01/22 0.0250 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0250
          01/31/22 02/01/22 02/01/22 0.0320 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0320
          12/08/21 12/09/21 12/09/21 0.0520 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0520
          11/30/21 12/01/21 12/01/21 0.0360 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0360
          10/29/21 11/01/21 11/01/21 0.0350 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0350
          09/30/21 10/01/21 10/01/21 0.0370 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0370
          08/31/21 09/01/21 09/01/21 0.0380 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0380
          07/30/21 08/02/21 08/02/21 0.0380 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0380
          06/30/21 07/01/21 07/01/21 0.0380 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0380
          05/28/21 06/01/21 06/01/21 0.0370 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0370
          04/30/21 05/03/21 05/03/21 0.0380 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0380
          03/31/21 04/01/21 04/01/21 0.0340 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0340
          02/26/21 03/01/21 03/01/21 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          01/29/21 02/01/21 02/01/21 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          12/08/20 12/09/20 12/10/20 0.0990 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0990
          11/30/20 12/01/20 12/01/20 0.0310 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0310
          10/30/20 11/02/20 11/02/20 0.0260 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0260
          09/30/20 10/01/20 10/01/20 0.0300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
          08/31/20 09/01/20 09/01/20 0.0320 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0320
          07/31/20 08/03/20 08/03/20 0.0270 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0270
          06/30/20 07/01/20 07/01/20 0.0360 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0360
          05/29/20 06/01/20 06/01/20 0.0300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
          04/30/20 05/01/20 05/01/20 0.0200 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0200
          03/31/20 04/01/20 04/01/20 0.0120 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0120
          02/28/20 03/02/20 03/02/20 0.0170 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0170
          01/31/20 02/03/20 02/03/20 0.0250 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0250
          12/11/19 12/12/19 12/12/19 0.0509 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0509
          11/29/19 12/02/19 12/02/19 0.0330 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0330
          10/31/19 11/01/19 11/01/19 0.0340 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0340
          09/30/19 10/01/19 10/01/19 0.0330 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0330
          08/30/19 09/03/19 09/03/19 0.0300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
          07/31/19 08/01/19 08/01/19 0.0350 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0350
          06/28/19 07/01/19 07/01/19 0.0280 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0280
          05/31/19 06/03/19 06/03/19 0.0350 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0350
          04/30/19 05/01/19 05/01/19 0.0320 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0320
          03/29/19 04/01/19 04/01/19 0.0300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
          02/28/19 03/01/19 03/01/19 0.0280 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0280
          01/31/19 02/01/19 02/01/19 0.0250 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0250
          12/11/18 12/12/18 12/12/18 0.0409 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0409
          11/30/18 12/03/18 12/03/18 0.0230 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0230
          10/31/18 11/01/18 11/01/18 0.0280 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0280
          09/28/18 10/01/18 10/01/18 0.0250 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0250
          08/31/18 09/04/18 09/04/18 0.0260 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0260
          07/31/18 08/01/18 08/01/18 0.0250 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0250
          06/29/18 07/02/18 07/02/18 0.0270 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0270
          05/31/18 06/01/18 06/01/18 0.0270 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0270
          04/30/18 05/01/18 05/01/18 0.0260 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0260
          03/29/18 04/02/18 04/02/18 0.0250 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0250
          02/28/18 03/01/18 03/01/18 0.0280 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0280
          01/31/18 02/01/18 02/01/18 0.0250 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0250
          12/12/17 12/13/17 12/13/17 0.0450 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0450
          11/30/17 12/01/17 12/01/17 0.0300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
          10/31/17 11/01/17 11/01/17 0.0290 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0290
          09/29/17 10/02/17 10/02/17 0.0320 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0320
          08/31/17 09/01/17 09/01/17 0.0300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
          07/31/17 08/01/17 08/01/17 0.0280 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0280
          06/30/17 07/03/17 07/03/17 0.0290 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0290
          05/31/17 06/01/17 06/01/17 0.0300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
          04/28/17 05/01/17 05/01/17 0.0270 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0270
          03/31/17 04/03/17 04/03/17 0.0290 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0290
          02/28/17 03/01/17 03/01/17 0.0280 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0280
          01/31/17 02/01/17 02/01/17 0.0260 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0260
          12/14/16 12/15/16 12/15/16 0.0370 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0370
          11/30/16 12/01/16 12/01/16 0.0290 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0290
          10/31/16 11/01/16 11/01/16 0.0270 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0270
          09/30/16 10/03/16 10/03/16 0.0300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
          08/31/16 09/01/16 09/01/16 0.0300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
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