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Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$23.31

$281 M

0.03%

$0.01

2.02%

Vitals

YTD Return

5.6%

1 yr return

19.3%

3 Yr Avg Return

4.6%

5 Yr Avg Return

7.2%

Net Assets

$281 M

Holdings in Top 10

24.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$23.2
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 2.02%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load 1.00%

TRADING FEES

Turnover 79.60%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$23.31

$281 M

0.03%

$0.01

2.02%

DBOCX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 5.6%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.6%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 7.2%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.53%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Dreyfus
  • Inception Date
    Feb 02, 2004
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    C
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Brian Ferguson

Fund Description

Effective on or about September 1, 2023 (the "Effective Date"), the following information supplements and replaces any contrary information in the sections "Principal Investment Strategy" in the fund's summary prospectus and "Fund Summary – Principal Investment Strategy" in the fund's prospectus:

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYM Investment Adviser), the fund's investment adviser, has engaged its affiliate, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC (NIMNA), to serve as the fund's sub-adviser responsible for overall asset allocation for the fund and for the portion of the fund's assets allocated to equity investments and fixed-income investments. NIMNA has entered into a sub-sub-investment advisory agreement with its affiliate, Newton Investment Management Limited(NIM), pursuant to which NIM provides the day-to-day management of the portion of the fund's assets allocated to fixed-income investments.

NIM combines a top-down approach, emphasizing economic trends and current investment themes, with bottom-up security selection based on fundamental research to allocate the fund's investments among and within fixed-income asset classes. In constructing the fixed-income portion of the fund's portfolio, NIM looks for what it considers to be the best opportunities in the fixed-income markets at any given time.

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DBOCX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DBOCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 5.6% -0.9% 26.1% 37.90%
1 Yr 19.3% -5.9% 45.8% 38.74%
3 Yr 4.6%* -5.8% 8.6% 31.15%
5 Yr 7.2%* -4.1% 15.9% 53.96%
10 Yr 6.2%* 0.7% 10.9% 50.00%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DBOCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 11.2% -12.2% 23.9% 42.42%
2022 -20.3% -34.7% 2.8% 68.52%
2021 1.3% -11.9% 18.1% 77.14%
2020 5.9% -20.9% 39.7% 68.32%
2019 16.1% 0.8% 25.7% 27.19%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DBOCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 5.6% -0.9% 26.1% 37.90%
1 Yr 19.3% -5.9% 45.8% 38.74%
3 Yr 4.6%* -5.8% 8.6% 31.15%
5 Yr 7.2%* -4.1% 15.9% 53.96%
10 Yr 6.2%* 0.7% 10.9% 50.00%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DBOCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 16.5% -12.2% 26.8% 19.24%
2022 -16.6% -29.0% 10.9% 77.92%
2021 13.8% -3.0% 24.2% 42.92%
2020 12.1% -19.5% 40.6% 56.41%
2019 29.6% 4.4% 32.7% 1.11%

NAV & Total Return History


DBOCX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

DBOCX Category Low Category High DBOCX % Rank
Net Assets 281 M 733 K 195 B 73.00%
Number of Holdings 551 2 15716 21.78%
Net Assets in Top 10 69.7 M 618 K 62.8 B 79.89%
Weighting of Top 10 24.93% 11.4% 118.9% 78.22%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. DREYFUS INSTITUTIONAL PREFERRED PL 4.03%
  2. Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund 3.93%
  3. APPLE INC 2.73%
  4. MICROSOFT CORP 2.37%
  5. AMAZON.COM INC 2.29%
  6. ALPHABET INC 2.27%
  7. NVIDIA CORP 2.11%
  8. UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BOND 2.07%
  9. SPDR SP 500 ETF TRUST 1.61%
  10. UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BOND 1.53%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High DBOCX % Rank
Stocks
59.94% 0.00% 103.09% 72.95%
Bonds
35.88% 0.00% 77.27% 22.47%
Cash
3.93% -10.21% 100.00% 27.74%
Convertible Bonds
0.44% 0.00% 23.84% 57.54%
Preferred Stocks
0.07% 0.00% 23.88% 19.00%
Other
0.00% -41.62% 117.44% 73.79%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DBOCX % Rank
Technology
23.70% 0.00% 44.21% 17.79%
Healthcare
19.99% 0.00% 29.35% 5.04%
Financial Services
15.39% 0.00% 38.77% 40.34%
Industrials
10.28% 0.00% 24.37% 46.64%
Consumer Cyclical
8.94% 0.00% 19.36% 65.83%
Energy
6.88% 0.00% 85.65% 24.23%
Communication Services
6.52% 0.00% 38.10% 64.01%
Utilities
4.00% 0.00% 99.55% 25.91%
Basic Materials
2.03% 0.00% 33.35% 85.15%
Consumer Defense
1.76% 0.00% 15.14% 94.96%
Real Estate
0.52% 0.00% 65.01% 90.34%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DBOCX % Rank
US
54.16% 0.00% 103.09% 76.42%
Non US
5.78% 0.00% 38.68% 11.65%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DBOCX % Rank
Corporate
31.53% 0.00% 98.21% 44.83%
Securitized
31.03% 0.00% 92.13% 12.29%
Government
30.29% 0.00% 97.26% 49.44%
Cash & Equivalents
3.93% 0.00% 100.00% 27.32%
Municipal
1.58% 0.00% 24.80% 10.20%
Derivative
0.00% -3.07% 46.02% 62.14%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DBOCX % Rank
US
35.88% 0.00% 77.27% 20.67%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 14.17% 69.63%

DBOCX - Expenses

Operational Fees

DBOCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 2.02% 0.03% 17.63% 8.69%
Management Fee 0.80% 0.00% 1.83% 91.46%
12b-1 Fee 0.75% 0.00% 1.00% 76.28%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.83% N/A

Sales Fees

DBOCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.25% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load 1.00% 1.00% 5.00% 72.92%

Trading Fees

DBOCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

DBOCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 79.60% 0.00% 343.00% 78.81%

DBOCX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

DBOCX Category Low Category High DBOCX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.03% 0.00% 15.61% 18.87%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

DBOCX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annual Monthly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

DBOCX Category Low Category High DBOCX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.53% -2.34% 19.41% 97.04%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

DBOCX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Monthly Annually

Distributions History

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DBOCX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Brian Ferguson


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 31, 2007

15.18

15.2%

Brian is a member of Newton’s equity income team. In his current role, Brian is the senior portfolio manager on the Dynamic Large Cap Value Equity strategy, a position he has held since 2003. Brian joined Newton in September 2021, following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group. Before joining Newton, Brian was a senior portfolio manager and research analyst at Mellon Investments Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management (both BNY Mellon group companies). Before joining BNY Mellon, Brian was a research analyst at Wellington Management. Prior to that, he was an assistant directorofGeneral Electric Capital Corporation’s corporate treasury group and graduated from GE's Financial Management Program. Brian has a BA in Economics and International Relations from Bucknell University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Columbia Business School.

David Bowser


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 31, 2008

14.18

14.2%

David R. Bowser, CFA Director, Senior Portfolio Manager David is a senior portfolio manager for the Global Multi-Sector team. He is responsible for managing multi-sector Core and Core Plus portfolios. David was previously a US select credit portfolio manager and investment-grade credit sector strategist. His previous portfolio management responsibilities involved managing custom investment grade and high yield credit portfolios. Prior to joining the firm in 2000, David spent seven years as an investment grade and high yield credit analyst at Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. David has been in the investment industry since 1987. David obtained an MBA from Boston University and a BA from Rollins College. He holds the CFA® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

John Bailer


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 21, 2015

6.45

6.5%

John is a member of Newton’s equity income team and is the lead portfolio manager for dividend-focused Large Cap Value strategies. John is responsible for creating the Income Stock strategy to meet demand from clients seeking attractively valued higher dividend income while not sacrificing dividend growth. He is also the lead portfolio manager for the Equity Income strategy, which emphasizes dividend growth stocks, and a senior research analyst on the Dynamic Large Cap Value strategy. John joined Newton in September 2021, following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group. Before joining Newton, John was a senior portfolio manager and analyst at Mellon Investments Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management (both BNY Mellon group companies). He has managed dividend strategies for the firm since 2005. Previously, John was Chair of Mellon’s Proxy & Governance committee. John began his investment career in 1992 and has spent his entire career with BNY Mellon. John has a BS with distinction in Accounting and Information Management Systems from Babson College and an MS in Finance from Boston College. He received his CFA designation in 1997 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Boston.

James Lydotes


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 08, 2016

5.73

5.7%

Jim is Newton’s deputy chief investment officer of equity. He is the lead portfolio manager for the Global Infrastructure Dividend Focus Equity, International Equity, International Small Cap Equity and Global Healthcare REIT strategies. Jim has been the lead portfolio manager on the Global Infrastructure Dividend Focus Equity and Global Healthcare REITs strategies since their inceptions in 2011 and 2015 respectively, engineering both outcome-oriented income strategies to provide exposure to distinct themes in a risk-aware framework.

Vassilis Dagioglu


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 09, 2018

3.56

3.6%

Vassilis is the head of portfolio management for multi-asset solutions. In his current role, he oversees the portfolio management team responsible for global multi-asset strategies including Dynamic Total Return, Dynamic Equity, Dynamic Growth, Active Commodities and SmartPath Target Date Funds. Vassilis and his team leverage their long experience in designing and implementing systematic multi-asset products and tailored solutions to help clients achieve a variety of investment objectives. Vassilis joined Newton in September 2021, following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group. Before joining Newton, Vassilis was the head of portfolio management for multi-asset solutions, a senior portfolio manager and portfolio manager at Mellon Investments Corporation and Mellon Capital (both BNY Mellon group companies). Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Vassilis designed and implemented financial information systems and consulted on enterprise-information application development at IBM Global Services and Sybase. Vassilis has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Athens and an MBA in Finance from the University of California at Berkeley.

Torrey Zaches


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 09, 2018

3.56

3.6%

Torrey is a member of Newton’s asset allocation portfolio management team. In his current role, Torrey is responsible for overseeing a team of portfolio managers covering multi-asset strategies, with a focus on global total return and tail-risk hedging portfolios. Torrey is responsible for the implementation of these strategies, including strategy refinements, risk management and portfolio management efficiencies. Torrey joined Newton in September 2021, following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group. Before joining Newton, Torrey was a portfolio manager and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Investments Corporation and Mellon Capitol (both BNY Mellon group companies). Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Torrey worked at Mercer Global Advisors providing global asset allocation investment solutions to small businesses and high net worth clients. Torrey has a BA in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an MBA from the University of Southern California. He received his CFA designation in 1997 and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Matthew Jenkin


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 29, 2020

1.84

1.8%

Matt is a member of Newton’s equity research team. Matt is responsible for covering the healthcare sector, specifically biopharmaceutical and medical-technology companies, and managing portfolios in the Smart Cures Innovation strategy. Matt joined Newton in September 2021, following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group. Before joining Newton, Matt was a senior research analyst at Mellon Investments Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management (both BNY Mellon group companies). Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Matt served as a portfolio manager and analyst covering the healthcare sector at Balyasny Asset Management. Prior to that, he managed global long/short equity healthcare hedge funds and covered the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare services industries at Lehman Brothers/Barclays Capital. Prior to joining the investment industry, Matt was a senior research scientist at SmithKline Beecham.

Keith Howell


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 22, 2021

0.69

0.7%

Keith is a member of Newton’s equity income team. In his current role, he is a portfolio manager for the Dynamic Large Cap Value Equity, Income Stock and Equity Income strategies. Keith joined Newton in September 2021, following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group. Before joining Newton, Keith was a senior research analyst at Mellon Investments Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management (both BNY Mellon group companies). Keith began his investment career in 2006 with BNY Mellon and has covered the financials, technology and industrials sectors. Keith earned an AB in Economics from Harvard University. He holds the CFA designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Karen Miki Behr


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 22, 2021

0.69

0.7%

Miki is a member of Newton’s equity opportunities team. In her current role, she is a portfolio manager on the growth funds. Miki joined Newton in September 2021, following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group. Before joining Newton, Miki was a senior research analyst at Mellon Investments Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management (both BNY Mellon group companies). Previously, she was a research analyst with a focus on healthcare. Over her 14 years at the firm, she covered the consumer staples, consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors across EM, EAFE and the US. Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Miki worked at Leerink Swann & Co., a healthcare investment bank, advising venture capital and private equity firms as well as pharmaceutical, biotech and medical-device companies on strategic growth opportunities.

John Porter


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 04, 2021

0.65

0.7%

John is Newton’s chief investment officer and head of equity. John is responsible for overseeing all equity strategies. He is also lead portfolio manager for the US Small, Mid and Large Cap Growth Equity strategies. John joined Newton in September 2021, following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group. Before joining Newton, John was chief investment officer at Mellon Investments Incorporation.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 34.51 6.33 2.41