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    BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks total return (consisting of capital appreciation and income). To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in stocks. The fund seeks to focus on dividend-paying stocks and other investments and investment techniques that provide income. The investment adviser chooses stocks through a disciplined investment process that combines computer modeling techniques, fundamental analysis and risk management.

    Min. class investment
    $1,000
    Class Inception Date
    05/31/16
    Class Status
    Not available for purchase by individual investors.
    Fund Assets
    $236,459,050  As of  04/19/24
    Class Assets
    $36,346,740  As of  04/19/24
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    83.54% As of fiscal year end  08/31/23
    Morningstar Category
    Large Value
    Benchmark
    Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index
    Morningstar Overall Rating
    Fund Holdings
    53 As of 03/31/24

    Morningstar Rating™ as of March 31, 2024 for the Class I class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Large Value category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (1118 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 5 Stars (1118 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (1058 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 4 Stars (816 funds rated).

    Portfolio Managers

    • John Bailer

      John Bailer, CFA

      Deputy Head of Equity Income, Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC

      Managing Fund Since 2011

      Joined Firm in 1992

      Joined Industry in 1992

    • Brian C. Ferguson

      Brian C. Ferguson

      Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC

      Managing Fund Since 2015

      Joined Firm in 1997

      Joined Industry in 1990

    • Keith Howell

      Keith Howell

      Portfolio Manager,

      Managing Fund Since 2021

      Joined Firm in 2006

      Joined Industry in 2004


    Total Returns

    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 Income Stock Fund
    BMIIX
    8.77 8.77 19.90 13.01 13.17 10.63 10.97
    Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index
    6.10 6.10 9.73 6.78 9.04 9.51 -
    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 Income Stock Fund
    BMIIX
    8.77 8.77 19.90 13.01 13.17 10.63 10.97
    Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index
    6.10 6.10 9.73 6.78 9.04 9.51 -

    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 Dow Jones U.S. Select DividendTM Index is defined as all dividend-paying companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Index, excluding REITs, that have a non-negative historical five-year dividend-per-share growth rate, a five-year average dividend coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 167%, paid dividends in each of the previous five years, non-negative trailing 12-month earnings-per-share (EPS), a float-adjusted market capitalization of at least US$1 billion, and three-month average daily trading volume of 200,000 shares. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

    The total return performance figures presented for Class I shares of the fund represent the performance of the fund's Class M for periods prior to May 31, 2016, the inception date for Class I shares, and the performance of Class I, 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.


    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

      Not available for purchase by individual investors.

       

      Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

      Yearly Total Return

      Investment return fluctuates and past performance is no guarantee of future results.


      Prospectus Fee Table Expense Ratios

      As of  12/29/23 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.65%
      Administration Fee 0.14%
      Other Expenses 0.15%
      Total Expenses 0.94%
      Expenses Reimbursed 0.04%
      Net Expenses 0.90%
      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 December 29, 2024, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund so that the direct expenses of none of Class A, C, I or Y share classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowing and extraordinary expenses) exceed .90%. On or after December 29, 2024, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this expense limitation agreement at any time.

      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 North America, LLC (Newton), to serve as the fund's sub-investment adviser. NIMNA has entered into a sub-sub-investment advisory agreement with its affiliate, Newton Investment Management Limited (NIM), to enable NIM to provide certain advisory services to NIMNA for the benefit of the fund. John C. Bailer, CFA, Brian C. Ferguson and Keith Howell, CFA, are the fund's primary portfolio managers. Messrs. Bailer, Ferguson and Howell have been primary portfolio managers of the fund since December 2011, December 2015 and September 2021, respectively. Mr. Bailer is Deputy Head of Equity Income and a portfolio manager at NIMNA. He has been employed by NIMNA or a predecessor company of NIMNA since 1992. Messrs. Ferguson and Howell are portfolio managers at NIMNA and have been employed by NIMNA or a predecessor company of NIMNA since 1997 and 2006, respectively.

      Top Holdings

      As of 03/31/24

      Asset Allocation


          Daily Statistics

          As of 04/19/24 Name NAV Change 08/11/23  12 Month 
          High Nav
          12/07/23  12 Month 
          Low Nav
          YTD Return
          BMIIX
          $7.50
          $0.05
          0.67%
          $7.92 $6.98 3.92%

          Performance Metrics

          Overall Morningstar Rating


          MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY Large Value


          Morningstar Rating™ as of 03/31/24 for the Class I shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Large Value. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (1118 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 5 Stars (1118 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (1058 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 4 Stars (816 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
            220 out of 462
          • 3 Year
            7 out of 437
          • 5 Year
            41 out of 417
          • 10 Year
            out of

          LIPPER CLASSIFICATION Equity Income Funds


          Lipper Category returns and rankings as of 03/31/24, 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 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.
          Please refer to the prospectus for a more complete discussion of the fund's main risks.

          Risk Metrics

          As of  03/31/24  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
          BMIIX
          15.33 3.58 0.73 69.00 0.69

          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.


          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.


          Dividend Schedule

          Declared
          Monthly
          Distributed
          Monthly
          Paid
          Monthly
          Fiscal Year End
          Aug 31
          Year Dividend ($) Capital Gains ($)
          2024 0.0344 0.0000
          2023 0.1674 0.7823
          2022 0.1795 1.8285
          2021 0.1777 1.7590
          2020 0.1866 0.0000
          2019 0.1875 0.7069
          2018 0.2049 0.7568
          2017 0.1864 0.6891
          2016 0.1326 0.2809

          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
          03/27/24 03/28/24 03/28/24 - 0.0170 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0170
          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
          02/28/24 02/29/24 02/29/24 - 0.0091 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0091
          01/30/24 01/31/24 01/31/24 - 0.0083 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0083
          12/06/23 12/07/23 12/07/23 0.0000 0.0309 0.0000 0.0000 0.7823 0.8132
          11/29/23 11/30/23 11/30/23 - 0.0173 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0173
          10/30/23 10/31/23 10/31/23 - 0.0080 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0080
          09/28/23 09/29/23 09/29/23 - 0.0120 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0120
          08/30/23 08/31/23 08/31/23 - 0.0135 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0135
          07/28/23 07/31/23 07/31/23 - 0.0068 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0068
          06/29/23 06/30/23 06/30/23 - 0.0161 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0161
          05/30/23 05/31/23 05/31/23 - 0.0205 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0205
          04/27/23 04/28/23 04/28/23 - 0.0049 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0049
          03/30/23 03/31/23 03/31/23 - 0.0184 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0184
          02/27/23 02/28/23 02/28/23 - 0.0127 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0127
          01/30/23 01/31/23 01/31/23 - 0.0063 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0063
          12/06/22 12/07/22 12/07/22 0.0182 0.0028 0.2759 0.0433 1.5093 1.8495
          11/29/22 11/30/22 11/30/22 - 0.0220 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0220
          10/28/22 10/31/22 10/31/22 - 0.0056 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0056
          09/29/22 09/30/22 09/30/22 - 0.0175 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0175
          08/30/22 08/31/22 08/31/22 - 0.0173 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0173
          07/28/22 07/29/22 07/29/22 - 0.0081 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0081
          06/29/22 06/30/22 06/30/22 - 0.0179 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0179
          05/27/22 05/31/22 05/31/22 - 0.0233 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0233
          04/28/22 04/29/22 04/29/22 - 0.0062 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0062
          03/30/22 03/31/22 03/31/22 - 0.0170 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0170
          02/25/22 02/28/22 02/28/22 - 0.0166 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0166
          01/28/22 01/31/22 01/31/22 - 0.0070 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0070
          12/06/21 12/07/21 12/07/21 0.0000 0.0194 0.0000 0.0567 1.7023 1.7784
          11/29/21 11/30/21 11/30/21 - 0.0252 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0252
          10/28/21 10/29/21 10/29/21 - 0.0077 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0077
          09/29/21 09/30/21 09/30/21 - 0.0158 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0158
          08/30/21 08/31/21 08/31/21 - 0.0182 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0182
          07/29/21 07/30/21 07/30/21 - 0.0057 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0057
          06/29/21 06/30/21 06/30/21 - 0.0219 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0219
          05/27/21 05/28/21 05/28/21 - 0.0159 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0159
          04/29/21 04/30/21 04/30/21 - 0.0051 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0051
          03/30/21 03/31/21 03/31/21 - 0.0216 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0216
          02/25/21 02/26/21 02/26/21 - 0.0158 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0158
          01/28/21 01/29/21 01/29/21 - 0.0054 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0054
          12/04/20 12/07/20 12/07/20 0.0000 0.0280 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0280
          11/27/20 11/30/20 11/30/20 - 0.0181 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0181
          10/29/20 10/30/20 10/30/20 - 0.0077 - 0.0000 0.0000 0.0077
          09/29/20 09/30/20 09/30/20 0.0000 0.0139 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0139
          08/28/20 08/31/20 08/31/20 0.0000 0.0187 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0187
          07/30/20 07/31/20 07/31/20 0.0000 0.0084 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0084
          06/29/20 06/30/20 06/30/20 0.0000 0.0170 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0170
          05/28/20 05/29/20 05/29/20 0.0000 0.0167 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0167
          04/29/20 04/30/20 04/30/20 0.0000 0.0117 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0117
          03/30/20 03/31/20 03/31/20 0.0000 0.0224 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0224
          02/27/20 02/28/20 02/28/20 0.0000 0.0153 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0153
          01/30/20 01/31/20 01/31/20 0.0000 0.0087 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0087
          12/06/19 12/09/19 12/09/19 0.0000 0.0259 0.0000 0.0441 0.6628 0.7328
          11/27/19 11/29/19 11/29/19 0.0000 0.0181 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0181
          10/30/19 10/31/19 10/31/19 0.0000 0.0089 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0089
          09/27/19 09/30/19 09/30/19 0.0000 0.0180 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0180
          08/29/19 08/30/19 08/30/19 0.0000 0.0178 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0178
          07/30/19 07/31/19 07/31/19 0.0000 0.0104 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0104
          06/27/19 06/28/19 06/28/19 0.0000 0.0149 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0149
          05/30/19 05/31/19 05/31/19 0.0000 0.0178 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0178
          04/29/19 04/30/19 04/30/19 0.0000 0.0106 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0106
          03/28/19 03/29/19 03/29/19 0.0000 0.0200 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0200
          02/27/19 02/28/19 02/28/19 0.0000 0.0134 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0134
          01/30/19 01/31/19 01/31/19 0.0000 0.0117 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0117
          12/10/18 12/11/18 12/11/18 0.0162 0.0205 0.0475 0.0602 0.6491 0.7935
          11/29/18 11/30/18 11/30/18 0.0000 0.0170 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0170
          10/30/18 10/31/18 10/31/18 0.0000 0.0128 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0128
          09/27/18 09/28/18 09/28/18 0.0000 0.0215 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0215
          08/30/18 08/31/18 08/31/18 0.0000 0.0151 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0151
          07/30/18 07/31/18 07/31/18 0.0000 0.0107 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0107
          06/28/18 06/29/18 06/29/18 0.0000 0.0134 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0134
          05/30/18 05/31/18 05/31/18 0.0000 0.0234 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0234
          04/27/18 04/30/18 04/30/18 0.0000 0.0086 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0086
          03/28/18 03/29/18 03/29/18 0.0000 0.0162 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0162
          02/27/18 02/28/18 02/28/18 0.0000 0.0198 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0198
          01/30/18 01/31/18 01/31/18 0.0000 0.0097 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0097
          12/11/17 12/12/17 12/12/17 0.0077 0.0064 0.1187 0.0995 0.4709 0.7032
          11/29/17 11/30/17 11/30/17 0.0000 0.0272 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0272
          10/30/17 10/31/17 10/31/17 0.0000 0.0120 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0120
          09/28/17 09/29/17 09/29/17 0.0000 0.0176 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0176
          08/30/17 08/31/17 08/31/17 0.0000 0.0151 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0151
          07/28/17 07/31/17 07/31/17 0.0000 0.0093 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0093
          06/29/17 06/30/17 06/30/17 0.0000 0.0290 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0290
          05/30/17 05/31/17 05/31/17 0.0000 0.0172 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0172
          04/27/17 04/28/17 04/28/17 0.0000 0.0079 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0079
          03/30/17 03/31/17 03/31/17 0.0000 0.0160 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0160
          02/27/17 02/28/17 02/28/17 0.0000 0.0160 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0160
          01/30/17 01/31/17 01/31/17 0.0000 0.0050 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0050
          12/01/16 12/02/16 12/02/16 0.0000 0.0210 0.0000 0.0233 0.2576 0.3019
          11/29/16 11/30/16 11/30/16 0.0000 0.0260 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0260
          10/28/16 10/31/16 10/31/16 0.0000 0.0080 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0080
          09/29/16 09/30/16 09/30/16 0.0000 0.0200 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0200
          08/30/16 08/31/16 08/31/16 0.0000 0.0186 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0186
          07/28/16 07/29/16 07/29/16 0.0000 0.0090 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0090
          06/29/16 06/30/16 06/30/16 0.0000 0.0300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300
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