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Why invest in this Fund?

The fund seeks to match the total return of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the "Index"). Accordingly, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds that are included in the Index. To maintain liquidity, the fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in various short-term, fixed-income securities and money market instruments. The fund's investments are selected by a "sampling" process, a statistical process used to select bonds.
Min. Class Investment
$2,500
Class Inception Date
04/28/94
Fund Assets
$494,566,477  As of  08/25/25
Class Assets
$159,096,585  As of  08/25/25
Portfolio Turnover Rate
169.29% As of fiscal year end  10/31/24
Morningstar Category
Intermediate Core Bond
Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Fund Holdings
2590 As of 07/31/25
AVERAGE EFFECTIVE MATURITY
8.17 yr(s).  As of  07/31/25
AVERAGE EFFECTIVE DURATION
5.84 yr(s).   As of  07/31/25

Yields and Expense Ratio

30-DAY SEC YIELD
as of 08/25/25
ANNUALIZED
DISTRIBUTION RATE
as of 07/31/25
PROSPECTUS FEE TABLE EXPENSE RATIO (%)
as of 02/28/25
Subsidized Unsubsidized Net Gross Contractual
Fee Waiver End Date
3.76 3.76 3.58 0.40 0.41 -

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.

Unsubsidized yield displays what the fund's 30-Day SEC Yield would have been had no fee waiver or expense reimbursement been in place during the period.

 

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate - It is a measure of how quickly securities in a fund are either bought or sold by the fund's managers, over a given period of time.

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.

Average Effective Duration - It is used to measure the market price sensitivity of the fund’s portfolio holdings to changes in interest-rates. Duration is not a complete measure of bond risk and may not be successful.

Portfolio Managers

  • Gregg A.   Lee

    Gregg A. Lee, CFA

    Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

    Managing Fund Since 2021

    Joined Firm in 1989

    Joined Industry in 1989

  • Marlene  Walker Smith

    Marlene Walker Smith

    Portfolio Manager, Mellon Investments Corporation

    Managing Fund Since June 2025

    Joined Firm in 1995

    Joined Industry in 1990


Total Returns

Average Annual
As of 07/31/25
Name 3 MO
07/31/25
YTD
07/31/25
1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund
DBMIX
0.46 3.46 2.91 1.21 -1.51 1.23 4.00
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
0.54 3.75 3.38 1.64 -1.07 1.66 -
Average Annual
As of 06/30/25
Name 3 MO
06/30/25
YTD
06/30/25
1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund
DBMIX
1.12 3.72 5.57 2.11 -1.18 1.31 4.02
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
1.21 4.02 6.08 2.55 -0.73 1.76 -

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. Aggregate Total Return Index is designed to measure the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed pass-through securities (agency fixed-rate), commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency) and other asset-backed securities having at least one year until final maturity. To be included in the index, securities must be rated investment grade (Baa3/BBB-/BBB- or higher) using the middle rating of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. Investors cannot invest directly in an 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

     

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


    Prospectus Fee Table Expense Ratios

    As of  02/28/25 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
    Management Fee 0.15%
    12B-1 Fee 0.25%
    Other Expenses 0.01%
    Total Expenses 0.41%
    Expenses Reimbursed 0.01%
    Net Expenses 0.40%
    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 investment management agreement with the fund to: (1) pay all of the fund's expenses, except management fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and certain other expenses, including the fees and expenses of the non-interested board members and their counsel, and (2) reduce its fees pursant to the investment management agreement in an amount equal to the fund's allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the non-interested board members and their counsel (in the amount of .01% for the past fiscal year). These provisions in the investment management agreement may not be amended without the approval of the fund's shareholders.

    Portfolio Manager/Sub-Investment Adviser

    The fund's investment adviser is BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYIA). Marlene Walker Smith and Gregg Lee, CFA are the fund's primary portfolio managers, positions they have held since June 2025 and October 2021, respectively. Ms. Walker Smith is a Senior Director and Chief Investment Officer at Mellon Investments Corporation (MIC), an affiliate of BNYIA. Mr. Lee is a senior vice president and senior portfolio manager at MIC. Ms. Walker Smith and Mr. Lee also are employees of BNYIA.

    Top Holdings

    As of 07/31/25

    Asset Allocation


        Daily Statistics

        As of 08/25/25 Name NAV Change 09/16/24  12 Month 
        High Nav
        01/13/25  12 Month 
        Low Nav
        YTD Return
        DBMIX
        $9.05
        -$0.01
        -0.11%
        $9.32 $8.76 4.51%

        Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

        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.
        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  07/31/25  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
        DBMIX
        7.15 -0.44 0.99 99.80 -0.48

        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. Aggregate 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.


        Dividend Schedule

        Declared
        Daily
        Distributed
        Monthly
        Paid
        Monthly
        Fiscal Year End
        Oct 31
        Month/Year Dividend ($)
        07/2025 0.027299881
        06/2025 0.025740883
        05/2025 0.028144189
        04/2025 0.026503789
        03/2025 0.025351992
        02/2025 0.024841872
        01/2025 0.027602567
        12/2024 0.026750242
        11/2024 0.026763282
        10/2024 0.026585521
        09/2024 0.024210488
        08/2024 0.028171752

        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
        12/11/24 12/12/24 12/12/24 0.0000 0.0000 0.0009 0.0000 0.0000 0.0009
        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
        12/14/21 12/15/21 12/15/21 0.0000 0.0000 0.0039 0.0000 0.0915 0.0954
        12/14/20 12/15/20 12/15/20 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0444 0.0444
        12/17/18 12/18/18 12/18/18 0.0000 0.0000 0.0031 0.0000 0.0000 0.0031
        12/19/17 12/20/17 12/20/17 0.0000 0.0000 0.0061 0.0000 0.0000 0.0061
        12/19/16 12/20/16 12/20/16 0.0000 0.0000 0.0292 0.0000 0.0210 0.0502
        12/18/15 12/21/15 12/21/15 0.0000 0.0000 0.0422 0.0000 0.0069 0.0491
        12/19/14 12/22/14 12/22/14 0.0000 0.0000 0.0336 0.0000 0.0502 0.0838
        12/19/13 12/20/13 12/20/13 0.0000 0.0000 0.0050 0.0000 0.1373 0.1423
        12/20/12 12/21/12 12/21/12 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0250 0.0250
        12/16/04 12/17/04 12/17/04 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0127 0.0127
        12/18/03 12/19/03 12/19/03 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0469 0.0469
        11/30/98 12/01/98 12/01/98 0.0000 0.0000 0.0175 0.0000 0.0000 0.0700
        11/26/97 11/28/97 11/28/97 0.0000 0.0000 0.0270 0.0000 0.0000 0.0520
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