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    BNY Mellon California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks as high a level of current income, exempt from federal and California state income taxes, as is consistent with the preservation of capital.

    To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal bonds that provide income exempt from federal and California state income taxes. The fund also seeks to provide income exempt from the federal alternative minimum tax. Municipal bonds are debt securities or other obligations issued by states, territories and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities, or multistate agencies and authorities, and certain other specified securities.

    Min. class investment
    $1,000
    Class Inception Date
    10/21/04
    Fund Assets
    $587,332,129  As of  04/18/24
    Class Assets
    $3,291,109  As of  04/18/24
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    6.81% As of fiscal year end  05/31/23
    Morningstar Category
    Municipal California Long
    Benchmark
    Bloomberg U.S. Municipal Bond Index
    Fund Holdings
    191 As of 03/31/24
    AVERAGE EFFECTIVE MATURITY
    15.24 yr(s).  As of  03/31/24
    AVERAGE EFFECTIVE DURATION
    6.14 yr(s).  As of 03/31/24

    Yields and Expense Ratio

    30-DAY SEC YIELD
    as of 04/18/24     		ANNUALIZED
    DISTRIBUTION RATE
    as of 03/31/24     		PROSPECTUS FEE TABLE EXPENSE RATIO (%)
    as of 09/29/23
    Subsidized Unsubsidized Net Gross Contractual
    Fee Waiver End Date
    2.38 2.38 1.60 1.66 1.66 -

    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

    • Thomas Casey

      Thomas Casey

      Senior Portfolio Manager, Insight North America LLC

      Managing Fund Since 2012

      Joined Firm in 1993

      Joined Industry in 1988
    • Jeffrey Burger

      Jeffrey Burger, CFA

      Senior Portfolio Manager, Insight North America, LLC

      Managing Fund Since 2009

      Joined Firm in 2009

      Joined Industry in 2000
    Performance

    Total Returns

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

    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 California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
    DCACX
    		-1.12 -1.12 1.57 -1.87 0.09 1.34 4.69
    Bloomberg U.S. Municipal Bond Index
    		-0.39 -0.39 3.13 -0.41 1.59 2.66 -

    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 California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
    DCACX
    		-1.12 -1.12 1.57 -1.87 0.09 1.34 4.69
    Bloomberg U.S. Municipal Bond Index
    		-0.39 -0.39 3.13 -0.41 1.59 2.66 -

    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 U.S. Municipal Bond Index covers the U.S. dollar-denominated long-term tax-exempt bond market. 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 Z for periods prior to October 21, 2004, 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.

     

    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

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

      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

      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  09/29/23 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.45%
      12B-1 Fee 0.75%
      Service Fee 0.25%
      Other Expenses 0.21%
      Total Expenses 1.66%
      Net Expenses 1.66%
      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.
      Portfolio

      Portfolio Manager/Sub-Investment Adviser

      The fund's investment adviser is BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYM Investment Adviser). BNYM Investment Adviser has engaged its affiliate, Insight North America LLC (INA), to serve as the fund's sub-investment adviser. The fund's primary portfolio managers are Jeffrey Burger, CFA and Thomas Casey, positions they have held since December 2009 and February 2012, respectively. Messrs. Burger and Casey are senior portfolio managers for tax-sensitive strategies at Insight North America LLC (INA), an affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
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          Stats & Risks

          Daily Statistics

          As of 04/18/24 Name NAV Change 02/01/24  12 Month 
          High Nav           		10/30/23  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          DCACX
          		$13.39
          $0.00
          0.00%
          		$13.63 $12.52 -1.28%

          Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

          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.
          Municipal income may be subject to state and local taxes for out-of-state residents. Some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

          Risk Metrics

          As of  03/31/24  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
          DCACX
          		7.85 -1.29 1.05 98.55 -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 Bloomberg U.S. Municipal 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
          Daily
          Distributed
          Monthly
          Paid
          Monthly
          Fiscal Year End
          May 31

          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 0.018432904
          02/2024 0.017116383
          01/2024 0.017956842
          12/2023 0.020164486
          11/2023 0.020054331
          10/2023 0.021599526
          09/2023 0.018659070
          08/2023 0.019840891
          07/2023 0.019436234
          06/2023 0.018320376
          05/2023 0.020155052
          04/2023 0.017051910

          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
          12/22/22 12/23/22 12/23/22 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0085 0.0085
          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
          12/22/21 12/23/21 12/23/21 0.0000 0.0000 0.0018 0.0000 0.0205 0.0223
          12/22/20 12/23/20 12/23/20 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0272 0.0272
          12/26/19 12/27/19 12/27/19 0.0000 0.0000 0.0153 0.0000 0.0254 0.0407
          12/27/18 12/28/18 12/28/18 0.0000 0.0000 0.0020 0.0000 0.0607 0.0627
          12/27/17 12/28/17 12/28/17 0.0000 0.0000 0.0086 0.0000 0.1166 0.1252
          12/28/16 12/29/16 12/29/16 0.0000 0.0000 0.0030 0.0000 0.0000 0.0030
          12/12/12 12/13/12 12/13/12 0.0000 0.0000 0.0029 0.0000 0.0000 0.0029
          12/14/06 12/15/06 12/15/06 0.0000 0.0000 0.0006 0.0000 0.0130 0.0136
          12/15/05 12/16/05 12/16/05 0.0000 0.0000 0.0147 0.0000 0.0000 0.0147
          12/08/04 12/09/04 12/09/04 0.0000 0.0000 0.0233 0.0000 0.0654 0.0887
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