BNY Mellon Large Cap Equity Fund

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of large capitalization companies. The fund considers large-cap companies to be those companies with market capitalizations of $5 billion or more at the time of purchase. The fund invests in growth-oriented stocks and value-oriented stocks. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers, but may invest in the equity securities of foreign issuers, including those in emerging market countries.
    Min. Class Investment
    $1,000
    Class Inception Date
    09/13/08
    Fund Assets
    $281,480,904  As of  08/30/24
    Class Assets
    $402,225  As of  08/30/24
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    70.46% As of fiscal year end  12/31/23
    Morningstar Category
    Large Growth
    Benchmark
    S&P 500® Index
    Fund Holdings
    77 As of 07/31/24

    Portfolio Managers

    • Brian C. Ferguson

      Brian C. Ferguson

      Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC

      Managing Fund Since October 2023

      Joined Firm in 1997

      Joined Industry in 1990
    • John Bailer

      John Bailer, CFA

      Deputy Head of Equity Income, Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC

      Managing Fund Since October 2023

      Joined Firm in 1992

      Joined Industry in 1992
    • Peter Goslin

      Peter Goslin, CFA

      Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC

      Managing Fund Since October 2023

      Joined Firm in 1999

      Joined Industry in 1988
    • John Porter

      John Porter

      CIO, Head of Equity, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC

      Managing Fund Since October 2023

      Joined Firm in 2016

      Joined Industry in 1994
    • Keith Howell

      Keith Howell

      Portfolio Manager,

      Managing Fund Since October 2023

      Joined Firm in 2006

      Joined Industry in 2004
    • Karen Miki Behr

      Karen Miki Behr

      Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management Limited

      Managing Fund Since October 2023

      Joined Firm in 2007

      Joined Industry in 1999
    Performance

    Total Returns

    Click here to see SALES CHARGE  Max Sales Charge:  1.00%  CDSC Load

    Month End

    Average Annual
    As of 07/31/24
    Name 3 MO
    07/31/24     		YTD
    07/31/24     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon Large Cap Equity Fund
    DEYCX
    		7.13 16.25 18.79 3.40 11.13 10.57 8.14
    S&P 500® Index
    		10.05 16.70 22.15 9.60 15.00 13.15 -

    Quarter End

    Average Annual
    As of 06/30/24
    Name 3 MO
    06/30/24     		YTD
    06/30/24     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon Large Cap Equity Fund
    DEYCX
    		2.70 15.88 21.76 4.08 11.28 10.25 8.15
    S&P 500® Index
    		4.28 15.29 24.56 10.01 15.05 12.86 -

    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 S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

    The total return performance figures presented for Class C shares of the fund represent the performance of the fund's Class A for periods prior to September 13, 2008, the inception date for Class C shares, and the performance of Class C, 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.

    Growth of $10,000 Investment

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Historical Performance

      These figures do not reflect the maximum sales charge which, if included, would reduce return.

      Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

       

      Yearly Total Return

      Yearly

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

      Fees & Expenses

      Redemption Charge

      As of    REDEMPTION YEAR CDSC
      Year  1 1.00

      Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase.

      Prospectus Fee Table Expense Ratios

      As of  05/01/24 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.70%
      12B-1 Fee 0.75%
      Service Fee 0.25%
      Other Expenses 0.42%
      Total Expenses 2.12%
      Expenses Reimbursed 0.37%
      Net Expenses 1.75%
      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 May 1, 2025, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund so that the direct expenses of none of the fund's share classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed .75%. On or after May 1, 2025, 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. (BNYM Investment Adviser) and the fund's sub-adviser is Newton Investment Management North America, LLC (NIMNA), an affiliate of BNYM Investment Adviser. NIMNA has entered into a sub-sub-investment advisory agreement with its affiliate, Newton Investment Management Limited (NIM), to enable NIM to provide certain advisory services to NIMNA for the benefit of the fund, including, but not limited to, portfolio management services.John C. Bailer, CFA, Brian C. Ferguson and Keith Howell are the fund's primary portfolio managers responsible for the Equity Income Strategy. Messrs. Bailer, Ferguson and Howell have been primary portfolio managers of the fund since October 2023. Mr. Bailer is Deputy Head of Equity Income and a portfolio manager at NIMNA. Messrs. Ferguson and Howell are portfolio managers at NIMNA. John R. Porter III and Karen Behr are the fund's primary portfolio managers responsible for the Growth Strategy. Mr. Porter and Ms. Behr have been primary portfolio managers of the fund since October 2023. Mr. Porter is Chief Investment Officer and Head of Equity at NIMNA. Ms. Behr is a portfolio manager at NIMNA. Peter D. Goslin, CFA, is the fund's primary portfolio manager responsible for portfolio construction. Mr. Goslin has been a primary portfolio manager of the fund since October 2023. Mr. Goslin is a portfolio manager at NIMNA.

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      As of 07/31/24

      Asset Allocation

          Stats & Risks

          Daily Statistics

          As of 08/30/24 Name NAV Change 12/14/23  12 Month 
          High Nav           		04/19/24  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          DEYCX
          		$15.90
          $0.14
          0.89%
          		$19.03 $14.36 18.34%

          Main Risks

          Equities are subject to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks to varying degrees.
          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  07/31/24  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
          DEYCX
          		17.82 -5.71 0.98 96.85 0.08

          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 S&P 500® 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
          Annually
          Distributed
          Annually
          Paid
          Annually
          Fiscal Year End
          Dec 31
          Annualized Distribution Rate
          %
          As of 
          Year Dividend ($) Capital Gains ($)
          2024 0.0000 2.0424
          2023 0.0000 5.2950
          2022 0.0000 2.6949
          2021 0.0000 3.7855
          2020 0.0227 0.7596
          2019 0.0000 0.3065
          2018 0.0000 2.5089
          2017 0.0000 0.6971
          2016 0.0000 0.2054
          2015 0.0000 0.7338

          There is no guarantee that the fund will distribute any level annually. Capital gains may be short-term, long-term, or both.

          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
          03/26/24 03/27/24 03/27/24 0.0000 0.0000 0.0134 0.1513 1.8777 2.0424
          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
          12/15/23 12/18/23 12/18/23 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0432 3.9540 3.9972
          03/29/23 03/30/23 03/30/23 - 0.0000 - 0.0000 1.2978 1.2978
          12/15/22 12/16/22 12/16/22 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.2075 1.2075
          03/29/22 03/30/22 03/30/22 - 0.0000 - 0.0000 1.4874 1.4874
          12/16/21 12/17/21 12/17/21 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2087 3.3896 3.5983
          03/29/21 03/30/21 03/30/21 - 0.0000 - 0.0583 0.1289 0.1872
          12/16/20 12/17/20 12/17/20 0.0000 0.0227 0.0000 0.0000 0.3541 0.3768
          03/25/20 03/26/20 03/26/20 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4055 0.4055
          03/15/19 03/18/19 03/18/19 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3065 0.3065
          12/14/18 12/17/18 12/17/18 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 2.1674 2.1674
          03/16/18 03/19/18 03/19/18 0.0000 0.0000 0.0546 0.0165 0.2704 0.3415
          12/18/17 12/19/17 12/19/17 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1405 0.4164 0.5569
          03/17/17 03/20/17 03/20/17 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1402 0.1402
          12/16/16 12/19/16 12/19/16 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2054 0.2054
          12/17/15 12/18/15 12/18/15 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.7338 0.7338
          12/18/14 12/19/14 12/19/14 0.0000 0.0220 0.0000 0.0000 0.1799 0.2019
          03/15/13 03/18/13 03/18/13 0.0000 0.0976 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0976
          03/24/11 03/25/11 03/25/11 0.0000 0.0210 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0210
          03/24/10 03/25/10 03/25/10 0.0000 0.0910 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0910
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