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[null,"BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc."]
[null,"(Unaudited)"]
[null,"As of date: 07/31/2026"]
[null,"Common Stocks"]
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[null,"00287Y109                          ","AbbVie, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"89,055",null,"22,347,462"]
[null,"02079K107                          ","Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C",{"$nulls":3},"444,980",null,"158,702,117"]
[null,"023135106                          ","Amazon.com, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"491,415",null,"133,458,486"]
[null,"037833100                          ","Apple, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"430,825",null,"133,086,151"]
[null,"B908F01                            ","ASML Holding NV",{"$nulls":3},"40,680",null,"66,267,720"]
[null,"B01DCL2                            ","ASTRAZENECA PLC",{"$nulls":3},"146,660",null,"24,879,402"]
[null,"053015103                          ","Automatic Data Processing, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"46,795",null,"12,468,996"]
[null,"0263494                            ","BAE Systems PLC",{"$nulls":3},"1,375,320",null,"38,882,863"]
[null,"084670108                          ","Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Cl. A",{"$nulls":3},"45",null,"34,497,000"]
[null,"09290D101                          ","BLACKROCK INC",{"$nulls":3},"37,375",null,"40,753,326"]
[null,"09260D107                          ","Blackstone, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"168,775",null,"21,561,006"]
[null,"11135F101                          ","BROADCOM INC",{"$nulls":3},"147,000",null,"57,224,160"]
[null,"13646K108                          ","Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.",{"$nulls":3},"199,310",null,"17,716,666"]
[null,"149123101                          ","Caterpillar",{"$nulls":3},"23,000",null,"18,740,630"]
[null,"166764100                          ","Chevron Corp.",{"$nulls":3},"221,630",null,"43,623,433"]
[null,"12572Q105                          ","CME Group, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"66,360",null,"17,770,544"]
[null,"191216100                          ","Coca-Cola/The",{"$nulls":3},"219,695",null,"19,243,085"]
[null,"22160K105                          ","Costco Wholesale Corp.",{"$nulls":3},"2,500",null,"2,379,725"]
[null,"244199105                          ","DEERE & CO",{"$nulls":3},"29,680",null,"17,590,446"]
[null,"B8KQN82                            ","Eaton Corp. PLC",{"$nulls":3},"100,960",null,"41,918,592"]
[null,"532457108                          ","Eli Lilly & Co.",{"$nulls":3},"22,560",null,"25,917,830"]
[null,"30233Q108                          ","EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP",{"$nulls":3},"176,270",null,"27,399,409"]
[null,"5253973                            ","Hermes International SCA",{"$nulls":3},"6,295",null,"11,144,462"]
[null,"437076102                          ","Home Depot, Inc./The",{"$nulls":3},"45,375",null,"15,062,685"]
[null,"45866F104                          ","Intercontinental Exchange Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"130,360",null,"19,877,293"]
[null,"46120E602                          ","Intuitive Surgical Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"52,105",null,"18,410,260"]
[null,"4061412                            ","LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE",{"$nulls":3},"46,575",null,"25,539,268"]
[null,"571903202                          ","Marriott International Inc., Cl. A",{"$nulls":3},"46,500",null,"17,336,595"]
[null,"57636Q104                          ","Mastercard Inc., Cl. A",{"$nulls":3},"65,970",null,"37,807,407"]
[null,"580135101                          ","McDonald's Corp.",{"$nulls":3},"106,650",null,"28,863,756"]
[null,"30303M102                          ","Meta Platforms, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"122,290",null,"68,080,066"]
[null,"594918104                          ","Microsoft Corp.",{"$nulls":3},"319,735",null,"148,587,249"]
[null,"60744M106                          ","MOBILITY GLOBAL INC",{"$nulls":3},"63,757",null,"1,299,368"]
[null,"67066G104                          ","NVIDIA Corp.",{"$nulls":3},"884,895",null,"177,642,671"]
[null,"718172109                          ","Philip Morris International, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"172,760",null,"32,966,063"]
[null,"743315103                          ","Progressive Corp./The",{"$nulls":3},"127,505",null,"26,957,107"]
[null,"78409V104                          ","S&P Global, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"83,757",null,"34,502,021"]
[null,"81762P102                          ","ServiceNow, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"169,525",null,"18,856,266"]
[null,"824348106                          ","Sherwin-Williams Co./The",{"$nulls":3},"48,740",null,"16,613,029"]
[null,"874039100                          ","Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR",{"$nulls":3},"193,290",null,"78,137,483"]
[null,"882508104                          ","Texas Instruments, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"75,465",null,"20,808,719"]
[null,"91324P102                          ","UnitedHealth Group, Inc.",{"$nulls":3},"96,195",null,"39,863,208"]
[null,"92826C839                          ","Visa, Inc., Cl. A",{"$nulls":3},"157,865",null,"57,799,112"]
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[null,"Other Investments"]
[null,"Identifier","Security Description",{"$nulls":3},"Shares",null,"Market Value ($)"]
[null,"26200T208                          ","Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund",{"$nulls":3},"10,207,126",null,"10,207,126"]
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[null,"Forward Currency Exchange Contracts"]
[null,"Sales:"]
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[null,null,"BRITISH POUND","8/3/2026","514,981","692,546","694,065",null,"(1,519)"]
[null,null,"EURO","8/3/2026","474,959","546,921","547,700",null,"(779)"]
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[null,"The fund holdings listing provides information on a fund's investments as of the date indicated and is subject to change at any time.  The fund holdings listing provided here is not part of a fund's annual/semi-annual report or Form N-Q and has not been audited. The most recent annual/semiannual report can be viewed at www.bnymellonim.com/us .  Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.\nInvestors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a fund carefully before investing. Call 1-800-373-9387 or visit www.bnymellonim.com/us to receive a prospectus that contains this and other information about a fund, and read it carefully before investing."]