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    BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks to maximize total return while realizing a market level of income consistent with preserving principal and liquidity. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-income securities of governments and companies located in various countries, including emerging markets. The fund generally invests in eight or more countries, but always invests in at least three countries, one of which may be the United States. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in emerging markets generally and up to 7% of its assets in any single emerging market country.
    Min. class investment
    $1,000
    Class Inception Date
    01/01/94
    Class Status
    Not available for purchase by individual investors.
    Fund Assets
    $2,206,114,705  As of  10/03/23
    Class Assets
    $1,859,296,853  As of  10/03/23
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    158.30% As of fiscal year end  12/31/22
    Morningstar Category
    Global Bond-USD Hedged
    Benchmark
    Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index (Hedged)
    Morningstar Overall Rating
    Fund Holdings
    211 As of 08/31/23
    AVERAGE EFFECTIVE MATURITY
    10.90 yr(s).  As of  08/31/23
    AVERAGE EFFECTIVE DURATION
    7.08 yr(s).   As of  08/31/23

    Morningstar Rating™ as of August 31, 2023 for the Class I class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Global Bond-USD Hedged category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (123 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 4 Stars (123 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 5 Stars (102 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 4 Stars (65 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.

     

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    Portfolio Managers

    • Brendan Murphy

      Brendan Murphy, CFA

      Head of Global Fixed Income, North America, Insight North America, LLC

      12 yr(s). on fund
    • Scott Zaleski

      Scott Zaleski, CFA

      Senior Portfolio Manager, Insight North America, LLC

      5 yr(s). on fund
    • Nathaniel Hyde

      Nathaniel Hyde, CFA

      Portfolio Manager, Insight North America, LLC

      1 yr(s). on fund
    Performance

    Total Returns

    Month End

    Average Annual
    As of 09/30/23
    Name 3 MO
    09/30/23     		YTD
    09/30/23     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund
    SDGIX
    		-2.02 0.85 3.22 -2.66 1.10 2.00 4.88

    Quarter End

    Average Annual
    As of 09/30/23
    Name 3 MO
    09/30/23     		YTD
    09/30/23     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund
    SDGIX
    		-2.02 0.85 3.22 -2.66 1.10 2.00 4.88

    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 Global Aggregate Index (Hedged) is a flagship measure of global investment-grade debt from 24 local currency markets. This multi-currency benchmark includes treasury, government-related, corporate and securitized fixed-rate bonds from both developed and emerging market issuers. Currency exposure is hedged to the U.S. dollar. 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.

    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

    Investors should consider, when deciding whether to purchase a particular class of shares, the investment amount, anticipated holding period and other relevant factors.

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Historical Performance

      Investors should consider, when deciding whether to purchase a particular class of shares, the investment amount, anticipated holding period and other relevant factors.

      Not available for purchase by individual investors.

       

      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  05/01/23 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.40%
      Administration Fee 0.01%
      Other Expenses 0.12%
      Total Expenses 0.53%
      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-adviser. Nathaniel Hyde, CFA, Brendan Murphy, CFA and Scott Zaleski, CFA are the fund's primary portfolio managers, positions they have held since September 2022, May 2011 and February 2018, respectively. Mr. Hyde is a portfolio manager at INA. Mr. Murphy is Head of Global Fixed Income, North America, at INA. Mr. Zaleski is a senior portfolio manager at INA.

      Top Holdings

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      As of 08/31/23

      Asset Allocation

          Stats & Risks

          Daily Statistics

          As of 10/03/23 Name 30-Day Sec Yield
          (WITHOUT WAIVER)           		30-Day Sec Yield
          (WITH WAIVER)           		NAV Change 12/14/22  12 Month 
          High Nav           		12/28/22  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          SDGIX
          		4.15% 4.15% $18.79
          -$0.06
          -0.32%
          		$19.76 $18.76 0.16%

          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.

          Performance Metrics

          Overall Morningstar Rating

          MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY Global Bond-USD Hedged

          Morningstar Rating™ as of 08/31/23 for the Class I shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Global Bond-USD Hedged. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (123 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 4 Stars (123 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 5 Stars (102 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 4 Stars (65 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
            64 out of 255
          • 3 Year
            43 out of 227
          • 5 Year
            27 out of 208
          • 10 Year
            16 out of 158

          LIPPER CLASSIFICATION Global Income 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

          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.
          Investing in foreign denominated and/or domiciled securities involves special risks, including changes in currency exchange 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.
          High yield bonds involve increased credit and liquidity risk than higher rated bonds and are considered speculative in terms of the issuer's ability to pay interest and repay principal on a timely basis.
          The use of derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets. Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid, and difficult to value and there is the risk that changes in the value of a derivative held by the portfolio will not correlate with the underlying instruments or the portfolio's other investments.

          Risk Metrics

          As of  08/31/23  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
          SDGIX
          		4.80 0.76 0.74 88.81 -0.81

          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. Aggregate 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
          Quarterly
          Distributed
          Quarterly
          Paid
          Quarterly
          Fiscal Year End
          Dec 31
          Month/Year Dividend ($)
          12/2022 0.6289
          09/2022 0.1250
          03/2022 0.0154
          12/2021 0.2043

          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           		Reinvest 
          NAV
          12/20/22 12/21/22 12/21/22 0.6289 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.6289 18.89
          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 0.1250 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.1250 -
          03/30/22 03/31/22 03/31/22 0.0154 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0762 0.0916 -
          12/21/21 12/22/21 12/22/21 0.2043 0.0000 0.2175 0.0000 0.4892 0.9110 -
          09/29/21 09/30/21 09/30/21 0.0547 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0547 -
          03/30/21 03/31/21 03/31/21 0.0162 0.0000 0.1065 0.0000 0.1313 0.2540 -
          12/29/20 12/30/20 12/30/20 0.4936 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4936 -
          06/29/20 06/30/20 06/30/20 0.0376 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0376 -
          03/30/20 03/31/20 03/31/20 0.0360 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0360 -
          12/30/19 12/31/19 12/31/19 0.1074 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1074 -
          12/28/18 12/31/18 12/31/18 0.6089 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.6089 -
          09/27/18 09/28/18 09/28/18 0.1840 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1840 -
          06/28/18 06/29/18 06/29/18 0.0132 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0132 -
          03/28/18 03/29/18 03/29/18 0.0140 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0140 -
          12/28/17 12/29/17 12/29/17 0.2880 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2880 -
          06/29/17 06/30/17 06/30/17 0.0930 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0930 -
          03/30/17 03/31/17 03/31/17 0.0980 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1085 0.2065 -
          12/29/16 12/30/16 12/30/16 0.3839 0.0000 0.0607 0.0000 0.0627 0.5073 -
          12/30/15 12/31/15 12/31/15 0.2060 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2060 -
          09/29/15 09/30/15 09/30/15 0.1100 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1100 -
          06/29/15 06/30/15 06/30/15 0.0640 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0640 -
          03/30/15 03/31/15 03/31/15 0.0950 0.0000 0.0308 0.0000 0.0900 0.2158 -
          12/30/14 12/31/14 12/31/14 0.4630 0.0000 0.0843 0.0000 0.2232 0.7705 -
          09/29/14 09/30/14 09/30/14 0.1130 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1130 -
          06/27/14 06/30/14 06/30/14 0.1060 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1060 -
          03/28/14 03/31/14 03/31/14 0.1200 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1200 -
          12/27/13 12/30/13 12/30/13 0.3040 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3040 -
          09/27/13 09/30/13 09/30/13 0.0900 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0900 -
          06/27/13 06/28/13 06/28/13 0.1550 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1550 -
          03/27/13 03/28/13 03/28/13 0.1300 0.0000 0.0232 0.0000 0.0000 0.1532 -
          12/27/12 12/28/12 12/28/12 0.2210 0.0000 0.4261 0.0000 0.0351 0.6822 -
          09/27/12 09/28/12 09/28/12 0.0910 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0910 -
          06/28/12 06/29/12 06/29/12 0.0700 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0700 -
          03/29/12 03/30/12 03/30/12 0.0510 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0510 -
          12/28/11 12/29/11 12/29/11 0.5080 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5080 -
          09/29/11 09/30/11 09/30/11 0.1190 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1190 -
          06/29/11 06/30/11 06/30/11 0.1490 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1490 -
          03/30/11 03/31/11 03/31/11 0.0790 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0021 0.0811 -
          12/29/10 12/30/10 12/30/10 0.6210 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.6210 -
          09/29/10 09/30/10 09/30/10 0.0670 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0670 -
          06/29/10 06/30/10 06/30/10 0.1850 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1850 -
          03/30/10 03/31/10 03/31/10 0.2240 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2240 -
          12/29/09 12/30/09 12/30/09 0.2010 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2010 -
          03/26/09 03/27/09 03/27/09 0.4150 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4150 -
          12/30/08 12/31/08 01/02/09 0.8880 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.8880 -
          09/19/08 09/22/08 09/22/08 0.3000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3000 -
          06/23/08 06/24/08 06/24/08 0.3000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3000 -
          03/14/08 03/17/08 03/17/08 0.0803 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0803 -
          12/28/07 12/31/07 01/02/08 0.4610 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4610 -
          06/27/07 06/28/07 06/29/07 0.2000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2000 -
          12/28/06 12/29/06 01/02/07 0.4863 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4863 -
          03/16/06 03/17/06 03/20/06 0.1180 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1180 -
          12/29/05 12/30/05 01/03/06 2.0730 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 2.0730 -
          12/29/04 12/30/04 01/03/05 2.0575 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 2.0575 -
          See all rows...
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