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    BNY Mellon Opportunistic Municipal Securities Fund

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital.

    To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal bonds that provide income exempt from federal income tax. Typically, the fund invests substantially all of its assets in such municipal bonds. The fund invests at least 70% of its assets in municipal bonds rated, at the time of purchase, investment grade or the unrated equivalent as determined by the manager. For additional yield, the fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in municipal bonds rated below investment grade or the unrated equivalent as determined by the manager.
    Min. class investment
    $1,000
    Class Inception Date
    07/13/95
    Fund Assets
    $442,815,250  As of  10/03/23
    Class Assets
    $3,699,610  As of  10/03/23
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    21.69% As of fiscal year end  04/30/23
    Morningstar Category
    Municipal National Long
    Benchmark
    Bloomberg U.S. Municipal Bond Index
    Fund Holdings
    232 As of 08/31/23
    AVERAGE EFFECTIVE MATURITY
    16.12 yr(s).  As of  08/31/23
    Modified Duration To Worst
    6.33 yr(s).  As of 08/31/23

    Morningstar Rating™ as of August 31, 2023 for the Class C class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Municipal National Long category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 2 Stars (152 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 2 Stars (152 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 2 Stars (136 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 1 Stars (106 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.

     

    Average Effective Maturity (AEM) is a measure of maturity that takes into account the possibility that a bond might be called back by the issuer. For a portfolio of bonds, average effective maturity is the weighted average of the maturities of the underlying bonds.

    Modified Duration to Worst is a measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates, which in this case assumes that the bond is called at its earliest possible call date (Worst). Modified duration measures the expected change in a bond's price to a 1% change in interest rates. In general, the higher the duration, the more a bond's price will drop as interest rates rise.

    Portfolio Managers

    • Jeffrey Burger

      Jeffrey Burger, CFA

      Senior Portfolio Manager, Insight North America, LLC

      9 yr(s). on fund
    • Daniel Rabasco

      Daniel Rabasco, CFA

      Head of Municipal Bonds, Insight North America LLC

      11 yr(s). on fund
    Performance

    Total Returns

    Click here to see SALES CHARGE  Max Sales Charge:  1.00%  CDSC Load

    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 Opportunistic Municipal Securities Fund
    DMBCX
    		-4.77 -2.19 0.92 -3.02 0.10 1.52 2.73

    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 Opportunistic Municipal Securities Fund
    DMBCX
    		-4.77 -2.19 0.92 -3.02 0.10 1.52 2.73

    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 U.S. Municipal Bond Index covers the U.S. dollar-denominated long-term tax-exempt bond market. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

     

    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

    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.

       

      Monthly

      Yield fluctuates and past performance is no guarantee of future results.

      Monthly yield history is the annualized distribution rate that is based upon dividends per share from net investment income paid during the period, divided by the period ended maximum offering price per share, adjusted for capital gains (IF ANY) distributed during the period, and annualized based upon the number of days in the distribution period.

      Yearly

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

      Fees & Expenses

      Redemption Charge

      As of    REDEMPTION YEAR CDSC
      Year  1 1.00

      Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase.

      Prospectus Fee Table Expense Ratios

      As of  09/01/23 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.35%
      12B-1 Fee 0.75%
      Service Fee 0.25%
      Other Expenses 0.16%
      Total Expenses 1.51%
      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-investment adviser. Jeffrey Burger, CFA and Daniel Rabasco, CFA are the fund's primary portfolio managers, positions they have held since May 2014 and February 2012, respectively. Mr. Burger is a director and senior portfolio manager for tax-sensitive strategies at Insight North America LLC (INA), an affiliate of BNYM Investment Adviser. Mr. Rabasco is a managing director and Head of Municipal Bonds at INA.
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      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 04/13/23  12 Month 
          High Nav           		11/03/22  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          DMBCX
          		3.02% 3.02% $11.41
          -$0.05
          -0.44%
          		$12.17 $11.41 -1.88%

          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.

          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.
          Municipal income may be subject to state and local taxes. Some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.
          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.

          Risk Metrics

          As of  08/31/23  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
          DMBCX
          		6.06 -0.86 0.98 98.70 -0.63

          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. Municipal 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
          Daily
          Distributed
          Monthly
          Paid
          Monthly
          Fiscal Year End
          Apr 30
          Annualized Distribution Rate
          2.24%
          As of  09/2023

          Annualized distribution rate is based upon dividends per share from net investment income paid during the period, divided by the period ended maximum offering price per share, adjusted for capital gains (IF ANY) distributed during the period, and annualized based upon the number of days in the distribution period.

          Month/Year Dividend ($)
          09/2023 0.020486820
          08/2023 0.021738647
          07/2023 0.021125739
          06/2023 0.020625671
          05/2023 0.022498345
          04/2023 0.018258295
          03/2023 0.019751621
          02/2023 0.017236850
          01/2023 0.019497735
          12/2022 0.018804555
          11/2022 0.017750765
          10/2022 0.019034289

          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
          12/22/22 12/23/22 12/23/22 0.0000 0.0000 0.0009 0.0000 0.0293 0.0302 11.85
          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
          12/22/21 12/23/21 12/23/21 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0573 0.0573 -
          12/22/20 12/23/20 12/23/20 0.0000 0.0000 0.0007 0.0000 0.0266 0.0273 -
          12/27/18 12/28/18 12/28/18 0.0000 0.0000 0.0051 0.0000 0.0000 0.0051 -
          12/18/13 12/19/13 12/19/13 0.0000 0.0000 0.0038 0.0000 0.0000 0.0038 -
          12/12/12 12/13/12 12/13/12 0.0000 0.0000 0.0068 0.0000 0.0000 0.0068 -
          12/07/99 12/08/99 12/08/99 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1603 -
          12/07/98 12/08/98 12/08/98 0.0000 0.0000 0.0198 0.0000 0.0000 0.2067 -
          12/03/97 12/04/97 12/04/97 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0841 -
          12/04/96 12/05/96 12/05/96 0.0000 0.0000 0.0075 0.0000 0.0000 0.0075 -
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