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    BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc.

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks long-term capital growth consistent with the preservation of capital. Its secondary goal is current income. To pursue these goals, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stock. The fund focuses on “blue-chip” companies with total market capitalizations of more than $5 billion at the time of purchase, including multinational companies.
    Min. class investment
    $1,000
    Class Inception Date
    01/18/84
    Fund Assets
    $2,039,578,091  As of  03/29/23
    Class Assets
    $1,553,754,305  As of  03/29/23
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    9.01% As of fiscal year end  12/31/22
    Morningstar Category
    Large Growth
    Benchmark
    S&P 500® Index
    Morningstar Overall Rating
    Fund Holdings
    49 As of 02/28/23

    Morningstar Rating™ as of February 28, 2023 for the Investor Shares class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Large Growth category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (1130 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 5 Stars (1130 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (1049 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (801 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

    • Alan R. Christensen

      Alan R. Christensen, CFA

      Portfolio Manager,

      3 yr(s). on fund
    • Catherine Crain

      Catherine Crain, CFA

      22 yr(s). on fund
    • Gentry Lee

      Gentry Lee, CFA

      12 yr(s). on fund
    • Christopher Sarofim

      Christopher Sarofim

      Portfolio Manager,

      22 yr(s). on fund
    • Charles E. Sheedy

      Charles E. Sheedy, CFA

      Portfolio Manager,

      22 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 Appreciation Fund, Inc.
    DGAGX
    		-3.08 1.02 -6.94 12.00 10.37 10.64 10.61
    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 Appreciation Fund, Inc.
    DGAGX
    		11.71 -17.95 -17.95 8.93 10.34 11.03 10.63
    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.

    Growth of $10,000 Investment

    Historical Performance

      Yearly Total Return

      Yearly

      Fees & Expenses

      Prospectus Fee Table Expense Ratios

      As of  04/29/22 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.55%
      Service Fee 0.25%
      Other Expenses 0.08%
      Total Expenses 0.88%
      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., and the fund's sub-investment adviser is Fayez Sarofim & Co. (Sarofim & Co.). The fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers employed by Sarofim & Co., consisting of Alan R. Christensen, Catherine Crain, Gentry Lee, Christopher Sarofim and Charles Sheedy. The team is supported by Sarofim & Co.'s Investment Committee, all the members of which are senior investment professionals at Sarofim & Co. The team members hold the following positions at Sarofim & Co.: Mr. Christensen is the President and Head of Investment Risk, Ms. Crain is a Vice President and Director of Marketing and Client Services, Mr. Lee is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Sarofim is Chairman, and Mr. Sheedy is a Senior Vice President. Mr. Sarofim has been a portfolio manager of the fund since October 2000. Ms. Crain and Mr. Sheedy have been portfolio managers of the fund since October 2000. Mr. Lee has been a portfolio manager of the fund since November 2010. Mr. Christensen has been a portfolio manager of the fund since March 2020.

      Top Holdings

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      As of 02/28/23

      Asset Allocation

          Stats & Risks

          Daily Statistics

          As of 03/29/23 Name NAV Change 04/04/22  12 Month 
          High Nav           		09/30/22  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          DGAGX
          		$37.79
          $0.52
          1.40%
          		$44.57 $34.88 4.39%

          Performance Metrics

          Overall Morningstar Rating

          MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY Large Growth

          Morningstar Rating™ as of 02/28/23 for the Investor Shares shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Large Growth. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (1130 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 5 Stars (1130 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (1049 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (801 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
            190 out of 630
          • 3 Year
            159 out of 565
          • 5 Year
            64 out of 511
          • 10 Year
            301 out of 408

          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

          Equities are subject to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks to varying degrees.
          Investing in foreign denominated and/or domiciled securities involves special risks, including changes in currencyexchange rates, political, economic, and social instability, limited company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and less market liquidity. These risks generally are greater with emerging market countries.
          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
          DGAGX
          		21.11 -0.08 1.00 97.18 0.59

          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
          Quarterly
          Distributed
          Quarterly
          Paid
          Quarterly
          Fiscal Year End
          Dec 31
          Year Dividend ($) Capital Gains ($)
          2022 0.2250 3.0895
          2021 0.1551 1.7239
          2020 0.2327 1.8501
          2019 0.3244 3.2203
          2018 0.4120 5.6036
          2017 0.4272 5.4055
          2016 0.5674 8.7017
          2015 0.8788 11.8660
          2014 0.9046 1.9470
          2013 0.8433 0.0000

          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
          12/20/22 12/21/22 12/21/22 0.0000 0.0712 0.0000 0.0000 2.7106 2.7818 36.43
          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
          09/29/22 09/30/22 09/30/22 - 0.0647 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0647 -
          06/29/22 06/30/22 06/30/22 - 0.0610 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0610 -
          03/30/22 03/31/22 03/31/22 - 0.0281 - 0.0000 0.3789 0.4070 -
          12/20/21 12/21/21 12/21/21 0.0000 0.0221 0.0000 0.0050 1.6171 1.6442 -
          09/29/21 09/30/21 09/30/21 - 0.0148 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0148 -
          06/29/21 06/30/21 06/30/21 - 0.0414 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0414 -
          03/30/21 03/31/21 03/31/21 0.0000 0.0768 0.0000 0.0000 0.1018 0.1786 -
          12/18/20 12/21/20 12/21/20 0.0000 0.0419 0.0000 0.0000 1.4228 1.4647 -
          09/29/20 09/30/20 09/30/20 0.0000 0.0433 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0433 -
          06/29/20 06/30/20 06/30/20 0.0000 0.0615 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0615 -
          03/30/20 03/31/20 03/31/20 0.0000 0.0860 0.0000 0.0000 0.4273 0.5133 -
          12/19/19 12/20/19 12/20/19 0.0000 0.0556 0.0000 0.0000 2.2684 2.3240 -
          09/27/19 09/30/19 09/30/19 0.0000 0.0637 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0637 -
          06/27/19 06/28/19 06/28/19 0.0000 0.0899 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0899 -
          03/28/19 03/29/19 03/29/19 0.0000 0.1152 0.0000 0.0000 0.9519 1.0671 -
          12/19/18 12/20/18 12/20/18 0.0000 0.0962 0.0000 0.0000 4.9688 5.0650 -
          09/27/18 09/28/18 09/28/18 0.0000 0.0879 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0879 -
          06/28/18 06/29/18 06/29/18 0.0000 0.1133 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1133 -
          03/28/18 03/29/18 03/29/18 0.0000 0.1146 0.0000 0.0296 0.6052 0.7494 -
          12/21/17 12/22/17 12/22/17 0.0000 0.0540 0.0000 0.0000 3.1765 3.2305 -
          09/28/17 09/29/17 09/29/17 0.0000 0.0850 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0850 -
          06/29/17 06/30/17 06/30/17 0.0000 0.1200 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1200 -
          03/30/17 03/31/17 03/31/17 0.0000 0.1682 0.0000 0.0243 2.2047 2.3972 -
          12/21/16 12/22/16 12/22/16 0.0000 0.1102 0.0000 0.0000 5.3339 5.4441 -
          09/29/16 09/30/16 09/30/16 0.0000 0.1180 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1180 -
          06/29/16 06/30/16 06/30/16 0.0000 0.1530 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1530 -
          03/30/16 03/31/16 03/31/16 0.0000 0.1862 0.0000 0.0000 3.3678 3.5540 -
          12/22/15 12/23/15 12/23/15 0.0000 0.2008 0.0000 0.0000 10.8267 11.0275 -
          09/29/15 09/30/15 09/30/15 0.0000 0.1990 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1990 -
          06/29/15 06/30/15 06/30/15 0.0000 0.2190 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2190 -
          03/30/15 03/31/15 03/31/15 0.0000 0.2600 0.0000 0.0000 1.0393 1.2993 -
          12/29/14 12/30/14 12/30/14 0.0000 0.2106 0.0000 0.0000 1.9470 2.1576 -
          09/29/14 09/30/14 09/30/14 0.0000 0.2060 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2060 -
          06/27/14 06/30/14 06/30/14 0.0000 0.2340 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2340 -
          03/28/14 03/31/14 03/31/14 0.0000 0.2540 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2540 -
          12/20/13 12/23/13 12/23/13 0.0000 0.2023 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2023 -
          09/27/13 09/30/13 09/30/13 0.0000 0.2020 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2020 -
          06/27/13 06/28/13 06/28/13 0.0000 0.2260 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2260 -
          03/27/13 03/28/13 03/28/13 0.0000 0.2130 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2130 -
          12/20/12 12/21/12 12/21/12 0.0000 0.1992 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1992 -
          09/27/12 09/28/12 09/28/12 0.0000 0.1670 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1670 -
          06/28/12 06/29/12 06/29/12 0.0000 0.1870 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1870 -
          04/02/12 04/03/12 04/03/12 0.0000 0.1707 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1707 -
          12/21/11 12/22/11 12/22/11 0.0000 0.5725 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5725 -
          03/23/11 03/24/11 03/24/11 0.0000 0.0063 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0063 -
          12/27/10 12/28/10 12/28/10 0.0000 0.4203 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4203 -
          03/19/10 03/22/10 03/22/10 0.0000 0.0123 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0123 -
          12/23/09 12/24/09 12/24/09 0.0000 0.6213 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.6213 -
          03/25/09 03/26/09 03/26/09 0.0000 0.0192 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0192 -
          12/19/08 12/22/08 12/22/08 0.0000 0.7000 0.0000 0.0000 1.1923 1.8923 -
          03/27/08 03/28/08 03/28/08 0.0000 0.0210 0.0000 0.0071 0.0281 0.0562 -
          12/19/07 12/20/07 12/20/07 0.0000 0.6150 0.0000 0.0539 1.2434 1.9123 -
          03/28/07 03/29/07 03/29/07 0.0000 0.0236 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0236 -
          12/20/06 12/21/06 12/21/06 0.0000 0.6140 0.0000 0.0100 1.7390 2.3630 -
          03/29/06 03/30/06 03/30/06 0.0000 0.0070 0.0000 0.0000 0.0440 0.0510 -
          12/27/05 12/28/05 12/28/05 0.0000 0.5370 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5370 -
          03/30/05 03/31/05 03/31/05 0.0000 0.0077 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0077 -
          12/22/04 12/23/04 12/23/04 0.0000 0.5115 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5115 -
          03/30/04 03/31/04 03/31/04 0.0000 0.0067 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0067 -
          12/18/03 12/19/03 12/19/03 0.0000 0.4059 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4059 -
          03/25/03 03/26/03 03/26/03 0.0052 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0052 -
          12/16/02 12/17/02 12/17/02 0.2940 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2940 -
          03/27/02 03/28/02 03/28/02 0.0015 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0169 -
          12/18/01 12/19/01 12/19/01 0.2760 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2760 -
          03/27/01 03/28/01 03/28/01 0.0290 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0290 -
          12/19/00 12/20/00 12/20/00 0.2800 0.0000 0.4070 0.0000 0.0000 3.0830 -
          03/29/00 03/30/00 03/30/00 0.0060 0.0000 0.1010 0.0000 0.0000 0.4260 -
          12/22/99 12/23/99 12/23/99 0.2310 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5340 -
          03/30/99 03/31/99 03/31/99 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0030 -
          12/23/98 12/24/98 12/24/98 0.2270 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2940 -
          09/11/98 09/14/98 09/14/98 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0041 -
          12/26/97 12/29/97 12/29/97 0.2500 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3108 -
          08/21/97 08/22/97 08/22/97 0.0100 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0100 -
          12/27/96 12/30/96 12/30/96 0.2500 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2500 -
          12/18/95 12/19/95 12/19/95 0.3300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3300 -
          08/29/95 08/30/95 08/30/95 0.0050 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300 -
          12/13/94 12/14/94 12/14/94 0.2750 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2825 -
          08/31/94 09/01/94 09/01/94 0.0020 0.0000 0.0020 0.0000 0.0000 0.0040 -
          12/14/93 12/15/93 12/15/93 0.2400 0.0000 0.0450 0.0000 0.0000 0.3000 -
          06/22/93 06/23/93 06/24/93 0.0270 0.0000 0.0030 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300 -
          12/21/92 12/22/92 12/23/92 0.1000 0.0000 0.0050 0.0000 0.0000 0.1500 -
          09/10/92 09/11/92 09/14/92 0.0250 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0500 -
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