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    BNY Mellon Focused Equity Opportunities Fund

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks 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. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, in approximately 25- 30 companies that are considered by the investment adviser to be positioned for long-term earnings growth. The fund may hold growth or value stocks or a blend of both. The fund may invest in the stocks of companies of any size, although it focuses on large-cap companies (generally, those companies with market capitalizations of $5 billion or more at the time of purchase). The fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers, but may invest up to 25% of its assets in the equity securities of foreign issuers, including those in emerging market countries.

    The investment process begins with a topdown assessment of broad economic, political and social trends and their implications for different market and industry sectors. The investment adviser seeks to develop strategic investment themes and identify secular and cyclical changes within sectors and industries. Next, the investment adviser uses a bottom-up, fundamental approach to analyze individual companies in the sectors and industries identified as most attractive given the competitive landscape and business trends. The fund’s portfolio manager then selects the 25-30 best opportunities from the companies identified in the prior step.

    The portfolio manager monitors sector and security weightings and regularly evaluates the fund’s risk-adjusted returns to manage the risk profile of the fund’s portfolio. The portfolio manager adjusts exposure limits as necessary. The fund typically sells a security when the portfolio manager believes that the investment themes have changed or there has been a negative change in the fundamental factors surrounding the company, sector weights change to reflect a revised macro-economic view, the company has become fully valued or a more attractive opportunity has been identified.

    The investment adviser does not use benchmark indices as a tool for active portfolio management of the fund. Traditional benchmark indices, however, may be helpful in measuring investment returns, and the fund’s investment returns generally will be compared to those of the S&P 500® Index, an unmanaged index designed to track the performance of largecap U.S. stocks.
    Class Inception Date
    09/30/09
    Fund Assets
    $56,835,967  As of  08/07/23
    Class Assets
    $50,382,657  As of  08/07/23
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    44.48% As of fiscal year end  08/31/22
    Morningstar Category
    Large Growth
    Benchmark
    S&P 500® Index
    Morningstar Overall Rating
    Fund Holdings
    31 As of 06/30/23

    Morningstar Rating™ as of July 31, 2023 for the Class M class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Large Growth category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (1116 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (1116 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 2 Stars (1031 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (796 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

    • Donald Sauber

      Donald Sauber

      5 yr(s). on fund
    Performance

    Total Returns

    Month End

    Average Annual
    As of 07/31/23
    Name 3 MO
    07/31/23     		YTD
    07/31/23     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon Focused Equity Opportunities Fund
    MFOMX
    		4.76 10.16 3.90 9.05 8.49 12.00 12.14
    S&P 500® Index
    		10.51 20.65 13.02 13.72 12.20 12.66 -

    Quarter End

    Average Annual
    As of 06/30/23
    Name 3 MO
    06/30/23     		YTD
    06/30/23     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon Focused Equity Opportunities Fund
    MFOMX
    		4.83 8.67 11.39 11.37 9.08 12.42 12.10
    S&P 500® Index
    		8.74 16.89 19.59 14.60 12.31 12.86 -

    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.

    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  12/30/22 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.70%
      Administration Fee 0.13%
      Other Expenses 0.05%
      Total Expenses 0.88%
      Portfolio

      Portfolio Manager/Sub-Investment Adviser

      The fund's investment adviser is BNYM Investment Adviser. Donald M. Sauber is the fund's primary portfolio manager, a position he has held since March 2018. Mr. Sauber is a portfolio manager and senior equity analyst at BNY Mellon Wealth Management. He also is an employee of BNYM Investment Adviser and manages the fund in his capacity as an employee of BNYM Investment Adviser.

      Top Holdings

      Download Total Holdings
      As of 06/30/23

      Asset Allocation

          Stats & Risks

          Daily Statistics

          As of 08/07/23 Name NAV Change 09/12/22  12 Month 
          High Nav           		03/13/23  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          MFOMX
          		$14.75
          $0.00
          0.00%
          		$16.37 $13.15 10.24%

          Performance Metrics

          Overall Morningstar Rating

          MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY Large Growth

          Morningstar Rating™ as of 07/31/23 for the Class M shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Large Growth. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (1116 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (1116 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 2 Stars (1031 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (796 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
            656 out of 666
          • 3 Year
            566 out of 596
          • 5 Year
            525 out of 543
          • 10 Year
            155 out of 421

          LIPPER CLASSIFICATION Large-Cap Core 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

          Equity funds are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund?s prospectus.
          By focusing on large capitalization stocks, the fund may underperform funds that invest primarily in the stocks of lower quality, smaller capitalization companies during periods when the stocks of such companies are in favor.
          The fund is non-diversified, which means that the fund may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. Therefore, the fund's performance may be more vulnerable to changes in the market value of a single issuer or group of issuers and more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.
          Please refer to the prospectus for a more complete discussion of the fund's main risks.

          Risk Metrics

          As of  07/31/23  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
          MFOMX
          		18.70 -4.19 1.01 94.07 0.46

          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
          Aug 31
          Year Dividend ($) Capital Gains ($)
          2022 0.1915 2.0522
          2021 0.0850 3.0014
          2020 0.1457 1.2404
          2019 0.1339 0.9907
          2018 0.1237 2.5058
          2017 0.0687 1.8623
          2016 0.1865 1.1513
          2015 0.1083 1.2404
          2014 0.0960 2.9746
          2013 0.1411 1.2215

          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
          12/07/22 12/08/22 12/08/22 0.0000 0.1915 0.0000 0.0000 2.0522 2.2437 13.58
          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
          12/08/21 12/09/21 12/09/21 0.0343 0.0507 0.1246 0.1838 2.6930 3.0864 -
          12/09/20 12/10/20 12/10/20 0.0000 0.1457 0.0000 0.0683 1.1721 1.3861 -
          12/11/19 12/12/19 12/12/19 0.0000 0.1339 0.0000 0.0302 0.9605 1.1246 -
          12/11/18 12/12/18 12/12/18 0.0000 0.1237 0.0000 0.0773 2.4285 2.6295 -
          12/12/17 12/13/17 12/13/17 0.0008 0.0679 0.0024 0.1956 1.6643 1.9310 -
          12/06/16 12/07/16 12/07/16 0.0526 0.1339 0.0461 0.1173 0.9879 1.3378 -
          12/02/15 12/03/15 12/03/15 0.0000 0.1083 0.0000 0.0030 1.2374 1.3487 -
          12/03/14 12/04/14 12/04/14 0.0677 0.0283 0.5398 0.2260 2.2088 3.0706 -
          12/10/13 12/11/13 12/11/13 0.0000 0.1411 0.0000 0.0665 1.1550 1.3626 -
          12/11/12 12/12/12 12/12/12 0.0000 0.1160 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1160 -
          12/12/11 12/13/11 12/13/11 0.0000 0.0182 0.0000 0.0000 0.0254 0.0436 -
          12/10/10 12/13/10 12/13/10 0.0000 0.0503 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0503 -
          12/29/09 12/30/09 12/30/09 0.0000 0.0117 0.0000 0.0002 0.0000 0.0119 -
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