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    BNY Mellon S&P 500 Index Fund

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks to match the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the 'Index'). To pursue this goal, the fund generally is fully invested in stocks included in the Index, and in futures whose performance is tied to the Index. The fund attempts to have a correlation between its performance and that of the index of at least .95, before expenses.

    Min. class investment
    $2,500
    Class Inception Date
    01/02/90
    Fund Assets
    $1,936,205,676  As of  03/30/23
    Class Assets
    $1,936,205,676  As of  03/30/23
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    1.89% As of fiscal year end  10/31/22
    Morningstar Category
    Large Blend
    Benchmark
    S&P 500® Index
    Morningstar Overall Rating
    Fund Holdings
    504 As of 02/28/23

    Morningstar Rating™ as of February 28, 2023 for the Single Share Class class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Large Blend category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (1226 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (1226 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 3 Stars (1120 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (822 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.

     

    Portfolio Managers

    • David France

      David France, CFA

      Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

      2 yr(s). on fund
    • Todd Frysinger

      Todd Frysinger, CFA

      Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

      2 yr(s). on fund
    • Vlasta Sheremeta

      Vlasta Sheremeta, CFA

      Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

      2 yr(s). on fund
    • Michael Stoll

      Michael Stoll

      Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

      2 yr(s). on fund
    • Marlene Walker Smith

      Marlene Walker Smith

      Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

      2 yr(s). on fund
    Performance

    Total Returns

    Month End

    Average Annual
    As of 02/28/23
    Name 3 MO
    02/28/23     		YTD
    02/28/23     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon S&P 500 Index Fund
    PEOPX
    		-2.42 3.60 -8.16 11.58 9.27 11.69 9.24
    S&P 500® Index
    		-2.28 3.69 -7.69 12.15 9.82 12.25 -

    Quarter End

    Average Annual
    As of 12/31/22
    Name 3 MO
    12/31/22     		YTD
    12/31/22     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon S&P 500 Index Fund
    PEOPX
    		7.43 -18.54 -18.54 7.11 8.87 12.01 9.18
    S&P 500® Index
    		7.56 -18.11 -18.11 7.66 9.42 12.56 -

    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.

    Average Annual Returns After Taxes

    As of 12/31/22 1 YR 5 YRS 10 YRS
    Return after taxes on distributions -20.59% 5.77% 9.46%
    Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares -9.52% 6.75% 9.52%

    After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown here and are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

    Return after taxes on distributions (pre-liquidation) assume an investor held shares throughout the measurement period and reflect the effect of taxable distributions (assuming reinvestment in the fund) by a fund to its shareholders.

    Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares (post-liquidation) assume an investor sold shares at the end of the measurement period and, therefore, reflect the effect of both taxable distributions and any taxable gain or loss realized by the shareholder upon sale of fund shares.

    Growth of $10,000 Investment

    Historical Performance

      Yearly Total Return

      Yearly

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

      Fees & Expenses

      Prospectus Fee Table Expense Ratios

      As of  03/01/23 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.25%
      Service Fee 0.25%
      Other Expenses 0.01%
      Total Expenses 0.51%
      Expenses Reimbursed 0.01%
      Net Expenses 0.50%
      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 agreed in its management agreement with the fund to: (1) pay all of the fund's expenses, except management fees, shareholder services plan fees and certain other expenses, including the fees and expenses of the non-interested board members and the fees and expenses of counsel to the fund and to the non-interested board members, and (2) reduce its fee pursuant to the management agreement in an amount equal to the fund's allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the non-interested board members and the fees and expenses of counsel to the fund and to the non-interested board members (in the amount of .01% for the past fiscal year). These provisions in the management agreement may not be amended without the approval of the fund's shareholders.
      Portfolio

      Portfolio Manager/Sub-Investment Adviser

      The fund's investment adviser is BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYM Investment Adviser). David France, CFA, Todd Frysinger, CFA, Vlasta Sheremeta, CFA, Michael Stoll and Marlene Walker Smith are the fund's primary portfolio managers, positions they have held since October 2020. Messrs. France, Frysinger and Stoll and Ms. Sheremeta are each a vice president and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Investments Corporation (Mellon), an affiliate of BNYM Investment Adviser. Ms. Walker Smith is a director and head of equity index portfolio management at Mellon. Messrs. France, Frysinger, Stoll and Mses. Sheremeta and Walker Smith also are employees of BNYM Investment Adviser.

      Top Holdings

      Download Total Holdings
      As of 02/28/23

      Asset Allocation

          Stats & Risks

          Daily Statistics

          As of 03/30/23 Name NAV Change 04/04/22  12 Month 
          High Nav           		12/28/22  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          PEOPX
          		$46.17
          $0.27
          0.59%
          		$57.71 $42.97 5.23%

          Performance Metrics

          Overall Morningstar Rating

          MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY Large Blend

          Morningstar Rating™ as of 02/28/23 for the Single Share Class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Large Blend. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (1226 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (1226 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 3 Stars (1120 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (822 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
            78 out of 117
          • 3 Year
            80 out of 114
          • 5 Year
            77 out of 111
          • 10 Year
            55 out of 89

          LIPPER CLASSIFICATION S&P 500 Index 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.
          The fund uses an indexing strategy. It does not attempt to manage market volatility, use defensive strategies or reduce the effects of any long-term periods of poor stock performance.
          Recent market risks include pandemic risks related to COVID-19. The effects of COVID-19 have contributed to increased volatility in global markets and will likely affect certain countries, companies, industries and market sectors more dramatically than others. To the extent the fund may overweight its investments in certain countries, companies, industries or market sectors, such positions will increase the fund's exposure to risk of loss from adverse developments affecting those countries, companies, industries or sectors.

          Risk Metrics

          As of  02/28/23  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
          PEOPX
          		20.80 -0.51 1.00 100.00 0.58

          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.


          Distributions

          Dividend Schedule

          Declared
          Annually
          Distributed
          Annually
          Paid
          Annually
          Fiscal Year End
          Oct 31
          Year Dividend ($) Capital Gains ($)
          2022 0.6202 4.5175
          2021 0.5825 7.1379
          2020 0.7507 5.5604
          2019 0.8448 6.3852
          2018 0.8434 6.4841
          2017 0.8640 4.1125
          2016 0.9050 4.3976
          2015 0.8692 2.9144
          2014 0.8321 2.7931
          2013 0.7384 1.0132

          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           		Reinvest 
          NAV
          12/21/22 12/22/22 12/22/22 0.0000 0.6202 0.0000 0.0000 4.5175 5.1377 43.42
          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           		Reinvest 
          NAV
          12/21/21 12/22/21 12/22/21 0.0000 0.5825 0.0000 0.1065 7.0314 7.7204 -
          12/23/20 12/24/20 12/24/20 0.0000 0.7507 0.0000 0.0384 5.5176 6.3067 -
          03/23/20 03/24/20 03/24/20 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0044 0.0044 -
          12/24/19 12/26/19 12/26/19 0.0000 0.8448 0.0000 0.0000 6.3766 7.2214 -
          03/18/19 03/19/19 03/19/19 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0086 0.0086 -
          12/24/18 12/26/18 12/26/18 0.0000 0.8434 0.0000 0.0380 6.4375 7.3189 -
          03/19/18 03/20/18 03/20/18 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0086 0.0086 -
          12/26/17 12/27/17 12/27/17 0.0000 0.8640 0.0000 0.0603 4.0460 4.9703 -
          03/20/17 03/21/17 03/21/17 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0062 0.0062 -
          12/27/16 12/28/16 12/28/16 0.0000 0.9050 0.0000 0.0349 4.3487 5.2886 -
          03/21/16 03/22/16 03/22/16 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0140 0.0140 -
          12/28/15 12/29/15 12/29/15 0.0000 0.8692 0.0000 0.0567 2.8472 3.7731 -
          03/23/15 03/24/15 03/24/15 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0105 0.0105 -
          12/26/14 12/29/14 12/29/14 0.0000 0.8321 0.0000 0.0729 2.7121 3.6171 -
          03/17/14 03/18/14 03/18/14 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0081 0.0081 -
          12/26/13 12/27/13 12/27/13 0.0000 0.7384 0.0000 0.0626 0.9496 1.7506 -
          03/18/13 03/19/13 03/19/13 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0010 0.0010 -
          12/26/12 12/27/12 12/27/12 0.0000 0.7130 0.0000 0.0408 0.5073 1.2611 -
          03/26/12 03/27/12 03/27/12 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0029 0.0029 -
          12/27/11 12/28/11 12/28/11 0.0000 0.5560 0.0000 0.0504 0.1675 0.7739 -
          03/28/11 03/29/11 03/29/11 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0026 0.0026 -
          12/28/10 12/29/10 12/29/10 0.0000 0.5103 0.0000 0.0000 0.7573 1.2676 -
          12/28/09 12/29/09 12/29/09 0.0000 0.5140 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5140 -
          12/26/08 12/29/08 12/29/08 0.0000 0.6720 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.6720 -
          12/27/07 12/28/07 12/28/07 0.0000 0.6710 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.6710 -
          03/28/07 03/29/07 03/29/07 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0040 0.0040 -
          12/27/06 12/28/06 12/28/06 0.0000 0.5600 0.0000 0.0000 1.3370 1.8970 -
          12/27/05 12/28/05 12/28/05 0.0000 0.4830 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4830 -
          12/10/04 12/13/04 12/13/04 0.0000 0.5211 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5211 -
          12/03/03 12/04/03 12/04/03 0.0000 0.3462 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3462 -
          12/02/02 12/03/02 12/03/02 0.3100 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3100 -
          12/20/01 12/21/01 12/21/01 0.3100 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3100 -
          12/14/00 12/15/00 12/15/00 0.3100 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3100 -
          12/21/99 12/22/99 12/22/99 0.3200 0.0000 0.2000 0.0000 0.0000 0.8310 -
          12/22/98 12/23/98 12/23/98 0.3600 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3600 -
          07/10/98 07/13/98 07/13/98 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0077 -
          12/19/97 12/22/97 12/22/97 0.3000 0.0000 0.1150 0.0000 0.0000 0.7575 -
          12/27/96 12/30/96 12/30/96 0.3750 0.0000 0.1150 0.0000 0.0000 1.0360 -
          12/27/95 12/28/95 12/28/95 0.3200 0.0000 0.0450 0.0000 0.0000 0.5350 -
          12/29/94 12/30/94 12/30/94 0.4150 0.0000 0.0050 0.0000 0.0000 1.7450 -
          12/30/93 12/31/93 12/31/93 0.3100 0.0000 0.0150 0.0000 0.0000 0.9700 -
          12/30/92 12/31/92 12/31/92 0.4000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4350 -
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