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    BNY Mellon International Stock Index Fund

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks to match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Free Index (the 'Index'). To pursue this goal, the fund generally is fully invested in stocks included in the Index.

    The fund attempts to have a correlation between its performance and that of the Index of at least .95, before expenses. A correlation of 1.00 would mean that the fund and the Index were perfectly correlated.

    Min. class investment
    $1,000
    Class Inception Date
    06/30/97
    Fund Assets
    $324,057,838  As of  09/22/23
    Class Assets
    $216,473,376  As of  09/22/23
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    3.41% As of fiscal year end  10/31/22
    Morningstar Category
    Foreign Large Blend
    Benchmark
    MSCI EAFE® Index
    Morningstar Overall Rating
    Fund Holdings
    806 As of 08/31/23

    Morningstar Rating™ as of August 31, 2023 for the Investor Shares class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Foreign Large Blend category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (676 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (676 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 3 Stars (617 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (407 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

    • David France

      David France, CFA

      Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

      2 yr(s). on fund
    • Todd Frysinger

      Todd Frysinger, CFA

      Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

      2 yr(s). on fund
    • Vlasta Sheremeta

      Vlasta Sheremeta, CFA

      Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

      2 yr(s). on fund
    • Michael Stoll

      Michael Stoll

      Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

      2 yr(s). on fund
    • Marlene Walker Smith

      Marlene Walker Smith

      Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

      2 yr(s). on fund
    Performance

    Total Returns

    Month End

    Average Annual
    As of 08/31/23
    Name 3 MO
    08/31/23     		YTD
    08/31/23     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon International Stock Index Fund
    DIISX
    		3.23 10.10 17.91 5.60 3.74 4.47 3.73
    MSCI EAFE® Index
    		3.80 10.87 17.92 6.05 4.14 4.93 -

    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 International Stock Index Fund
    DIISX
    		2.91 11.35 17.99 8.53 4.00 4.97 3.80
    MSCI EAFE® Index
    		2.95 11.67 18.77 8.93 4.39 5.41 -

    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 EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. 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

       

      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  03/01/23 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.35%
      Service Fee 0.25%
      Other Expenses 0.01%
      Total Expenses 0.61%
      Expenses Reimbursed 0.01%
      Net Expenses 0.60%
      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 agreed in its management agreement with the fund to: (1) pay all of the fund's expenses, except management fees, shareholder services plan fees and certain other expenses, including the fees and expenses of the non-interested board members and the fees and expenses of counsel to the fund and to the non-interested board members, and (2) reduce its fee pursuant to the management agreement in an amount equal to the fund's allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the non-interested board members and the fees and expenses of counsel to the fund and to the non-interested board members (in the amount of .01% for the past fiscal year). These provisions in the management agreement may not be amended without the approval of the fund's shareholders.
      Portfolio

      Portfolio Manager/Sub-Investment Adviser

      The fund's investment adviser is BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYM Investment Adviser). David France, CFA, Todd Frysinger, CFA, Vlasta Sheremeta, CFA, Michael Stoll and Marlene Walker Smith are the fund's primary portfolio managers, positions they have held since October 2020. Messrs. France, Frysinger and Stoll and Ms. Sheremeta are each a vice president and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Investments Corporation (Mellon), an affiliate of BNYM Investment Adviser. Ms. Walker Smith is a director and head of equity index portfolio management at Mellon. Messrs. France, Frysinger, Stoll and Mses. Sheremeta and Walker Smith also are employees of BNYM Investment Adviser.

      Top Holdings

      Download Total Holdings
      As of 08/31/23

      Asset Allocation

          Stats & Risks

          Daily Statistics

          As of 09/22/23 Name NAV Change 07/28/23  12 Month 
          High Nav           		10/12/22  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          DIISX
          		$18.13
          $0.02
          0.11%
          		$19.26 $14.53 7.73%

          Performance Metrics

          Overall Morningstar Rating

          MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY Foreign Large Blend

          Morningstar Rating™ as of 08/31/23 for the Investor Shares shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Foreign Large Blend. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (676 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (676 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 3 Stars (617 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (407 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
            85 out of 187
          • 3 Year
            100 out of 172
          • 5 Year
            84 out of 156
          • 10 Year
            58 out of 105

          LIPPER CLASSIFICATION

          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 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.
          The fund uses an indexing strategy. It does not attempt to manage market volatility, use defensive strategies or reduce the effects of any long-term periods of poor stock performance.

          Risk Metrics

          As of  08/31/23  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
          DIISX
          		18.80 1.56 1.07 95.85 0.28

          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
          Year Dividend ($) Capital Gains ($)
          2022 0.3753 0.0000
          2021 0.6886 0.0000
          2020 0.3045 0.0000
          2019 0.4969 0.0000
          2018 0.4004 0.0000
          2017 0.3887 0.0000
          2016 0.4248 0.0000
          2015 0.3186 0.0000
          2014 0.4340 0.0000
          2013 0.3730 0.1890

          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
          12/27/22 12/28/22 12/28/22 0.0000 0.3753 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3753 16.67
          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
          12/28/21 12/29/21 12/29/21 0.1554 0.5332 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.6886 -
          12/28/20 12/29/20 12/29/20 0.0000 0.3045 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3045 -
          12/26/19 12/27/19 12/27/19 0.0000 0.4969 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4969 -
          12/26/18 12/27/18 12/27/18 0.0000 0.4004 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4004 -
          12/21/17 12/22/17 12/22/17 0.0000 0.3887 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3887 -
          12/21/16 12/22/16 12/22/16 0.0000 0.4248 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4248 -
          12/22/15 12/23/15 12/23/15 0.0000 0.3186 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3186 -
          12/22/14 12/23/14 12/23/14 0.0000 0.4340 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4340 -
          12/20/13 12/23/13 12/23/13 0.0000 0.3730 0.0000 0.0000 0.1890 0.5620 -
          12/21/12 12/24/12 12/24/12 0.0000 0.3940 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3940 -
          12/22/11 12/23/11 12/23/11 0.0000 0.4392 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4392 -
          12/23/10 12/27/10 12/27/10 0.0000 0.3254 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3254 -
          12/23/09 12/24/09 12/24/09 0.0000 0.3329 0.0000 0.0000 0.0844 0.4173 -
          12/23/08 12/24/08 12/24/08 0.0000 0.2520 0.0000 0.0000 0.0200 0.2720 -
          12/24/07 12/26/07 12/26/07 0.0010 0.4870 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4880 -
          12/26/06 12/27/06 12/27/06 0.0000 0.3820 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3820 -
          12/28/05 12/29/05 12/29/05 0.0000 0.2740 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2740 -
          12/28/04 12/29/04 12/29/04 0.0000 0.2700 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2700 -
          12/09/03 12/10/03 12/10/03 0.1280 0.1770 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3050 -
          12/06/02 12/09/02 12/09/02 0.1950 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1950 -
          12/13/01 12/14/01 12/14/01 0.1272 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1272 -
          12/21/99 12/22/99 12/22/99 0.1800 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1800 -
          12/24/98 12/28/98 12/28/98 0.0900 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0900 -
          12/24/97 12/26/97 12/26/97 0.1000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1000 -
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