BNY Mellon Global Emerging Markets Fund

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks 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 common stocks and other equity securities of companies organized or with their principal place of business, or majority of assets or business, in emerging market countries. The fund considers emerging market countries to be all countries represented in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Newton Investment Management Limited ("NIM") employs a fundamental bottom-up investment process that emphasizes quality, return on capital employed and governance. The process of identifying investment ideas begins by identifying a core list of investment themes. These themes are based primarily on observable global economic, industrial, or social trends that NIM believes will positively affect certain sectors or industries and cause stocks within these sectors or industries to outperform others.
    Min. Class Investment
    $1,000
    Class Inception Date
    02/03/14
    Fund Assets
    $413,697,988  As of  09/13/24
    Class Assets
    $13,055,322  As of  09/13/24
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    44.72% As of fiscal year end  10/31/23
    Morningstar Category
    Diversified Emerging Markets
    Benchmark
    MSCI Emerging Markets Index
    Morningstar Overall Rating
    Fund Holdings
    50 As of 08/31/24

    Morningstar Rating™ as of August 31, 2024 for the Class A class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Diversified Emerging Markets category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (712 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 2 Stars (712 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (641 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 4 Stars (422 funds rated).

    Portfolio Managers

    • Alex Khosla

      Alex Khosla

      Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management Limited

      Managing Fund Since 2022

      Joined Firm in 2022

      Joined Industry in 2011
    • Liliana Castillo Dearth

      Liliana Castillo Dearth

      Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management Limited

      Managing Fund Since November 2023

      Joined Firm in November 2023

      Joined Industry in 1997
    Performance

    Total Returns

    Click here to see SALES CHARGE  Max Sales Charge:  5.75%  Front End Load

    Month End

    Average Annual
    As of 08/31/24
    Name 3 MO
    08/31/24     		YTD
    08/31/24     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon Global Emerging Markets Fund
    DGEAX
    		-0.34 -1.28 1.23 -8.90 7.24 3.92 5.62
    MSCI Emerging Markets Index
    		5.94 9.55 15.07 -3.06 4.79 2.56 -

    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 Global Emerging Markets Fund
    DGEAX
    		-5.33 -4.03 -4.36 -9.27 5.67 4.04 5.43
    MSCI Emerging Markets Index
    		5.00 7.49 12.55 -5.07 3.10 2.79 -

    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 MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. Reflects reinvestment of net dividends and, where applicable, capital gain distributions. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

     

    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

      Prospectus Fee Table Expense Ratios

      As of  03/01/24 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.75%
      Service Fee 0.25%
      Other Expenses 0.29%
      Total Expenses 1.29%
      Expenses Reimbursed 0.04%
      Net Expenses 1.25%
      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 March 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 1.00%. On or after March 1, 2025, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this expense limitation agreement at any time.

      Sales Charge

      There is a 1% CDSC for purchases of $1,000,000 and over if redeemed within one year of purchase.

      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, Newton Investment Management Limited (NIM), to serve as the fund's sub-adviser. NIM has entered into a sub-sub-investment advisory agreement with its affiliate, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC (NIMNA), to enable NIMNA to provide certain advisory services to NIM for the benefit of the fund. Liliana Castillo Dearth and Alex Khosla are the fund's primary portfolio managers, positions they have held since November 2023 and September 2022, respectively. Ms. Dearth is the head of the emerging markets and Asia equities teams at NIM, where she has been employed since November 2023. Prior to joining NIM, Ms. Dearth was a portfolio manager at Wellington Management, where she had worked since November 2017. Mr. Khosla is an investment manager on the emerging markets equities team at NIM, where he has been employed since April 2022. Prior to joining NIM, Mr. Khosla was a research analyst covering global emerging markets at Aikya Investment Management, where he had worked since March 2020. Prior to Aikya Investment Management, Mr. Khosla was a research analyst covering global emerging markets at Stewart Investors (part of First State Investments) since July 2017.

      Top Holdings

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      As of 08/31/24

      Asset Allocation

          Stats & Risks

          Daily Statistics

          As of 09/13/24 Name NAV Change 07/12/24  12 Month 
          High Nav           		10/26/23  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          DGEAX
          		$20.73
          $0.03
          0.14%
          		$21.05 $17.80 4.28%

          Performance Metrics

          Overall Morningstar Rating

          MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY Diversified Emerging Markets

          Morningstar Rating™ as of 08/31/24 for the Class A shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Diversified Emerging Markets. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (712 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 2 Stars (712 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (641 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 4 Stars (422 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
            696 out of 776
          • 3 Year
            522 out of 693
          • 5 Year
            70 out of 622
          • 10 Year
            56 out of 406

          LIPPER CLASSIFICATION

          Lipper Category returns and rankings as of 08/31/24, 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.

          Risk Metrics

          As of  08/31/24  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
          DGEAX
          		16.69 -9.40 0.90 78.69 -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 MSCI ACWI ex USA 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
          Oct 31
          Annualized Distribution Rate
          %
          As of 
          Year Dividend ($) Capital Gains ($)
          2023 0.1443 0.0000
          2021 0.0000 1.6519
          2020 0.0516 0.0000
          2019 0.3532 0.0000
          2018 0.1234 0.0000
          2017 0.2142 0.0000
          2014 0.0390 0.1204

          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
          12/22/23 12/26/23 12/26/23 0.0105 0.1338 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1443
          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
          12/27/21 12/28/21 12/28/21 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.6519 1.6519
          12/24/20 12/28/20 12/28/20 0.0214 0.0302 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0516
          12/26/19 12/27/19 12/27/19 0.0000 0.3532 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3532
          12/26/18 12/27/18 12/27/18 0.0536 0.0698 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1234
          12/22/17 12/26/17 12/26/17 0.1141 0.1001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2142
          12/24/14 12/26/14 12/26/14 0.0104 0.0286 0.0321 0.0883 0.0000 0.1594
          Literature

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