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    BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Fund

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks long-term capital growth. To pursue its goal, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies organized, or with a majority of assets or operations, in countries considered to be emerging markets. Emerging market countries generally include all countries represented by the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Emerging Markets Index. The fund's portfolio allocations, sector weightings and risk characteristics are a result of bottom-up fundamental analysis and may vary from those of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index at any given time. Normally, the fund will invest in companies in a broad range of (and in any case at least five different) emerging market countries and may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The stocks purchased for the fund may have value and/or growth characteristics.

    The fund's sub-adviser, Newton Investment Management Limited (NIM), an affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYIA), employs a bottom-up investment approach which emphasizes individual stock selection. In selecting stocks for the fund's portfolio, the fund's sub-adviser considers the qualitative and quantitative attributes of companies within the emerging markets investment universe, including governance standards, long term growth outlook, business franchise quality, pricing power, returns on invested capital and financial leverage. The stock selection process is designed to produce a diversified portfolio of equity securities perceived by the fund's sub-adviser to have attractive quality and growth characteristics and priced at a level that offers an attractive risk-reward profile for investors. The fund may overweight or underweight certain emerging market countries, companies, industries or market sectors relative to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. In addition, the fund may, from time to time, invest a significant portion (more than 20%) of its total assets in securities of companies in certain sectors or located in particular emerging market countries.
    Class Inception Date
    10/02/00
    Fund Assets
    $176,964,815  As of  09/15/25
    Class Assets
    $159,346,276  As of  09/15/25
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    30.57% As of fiscal year end  08/31/24
    Morningstar Category
    Diversified Emerging Markets
    Benchmark
    MSCI Emerging Markets Index
    Fund Holdings
    74 As of 08/31/25

    Portfolio Managers

    • Alex Khosla

      Alex Khosla

      Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management Limited

      Managing Fund Since 2022

      Joined Firm in 2022

      Joined Industry in 2011
    • Aditya Shah

      Aditya Shah

      Portofio Manager, Newton Investment Management Limited

      Managing Fund Since September 2025

      Joined Firm in 2021

      Joined Industry in 2020
    Performance

    Total Returns

    Month End

    Average Annual
    As of 08/31/25
    Name 3 MO
    08/31/25     		YTD
    08/31/25     		1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
    BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Fund
    MEMKX
    		8.48 14.87 11.36 7.49 4.02 6.12 7.26
    MSCI Emerging Markets Index
    		9.47 19.02 16.80 10.82 5.21 6.92 -

    Quarter End

    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 Emerging Markets Fund
    MEMKX
    		12.48 10.68 10.15 6.37 5.52 4.03 7.15
    MSCI Emerging Markets Index
    		11.99 15.27 15.29 9.70 6.81 4.81 -

    The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. Reflects reinvestment of net dividends and, where applicable, capital gain distributions. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

    Growth of $10,000 Investment

    Historical Performance

      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  12/31/24 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 1.15%
      Administration Fee 0.14%
      Other Expenses 0.23%
      Total Expenses 1.52%
      Expenses Reimbursed 0.25%
      Net Expenses 1.27%
      The fund's investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., has contractually agreed to waive receipt of a portion of its management fee in the amount of .25% of the value of the fund's average daily net assets until December 31, 2025. On or after December 31, 2025, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this waiver agreement at any time.
      Portfolio

      Portfolio Manager/Sub-Investment Adviser

      The fund's investment adviser is BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYIA). BNYIA has engaged its affiliate, Newton Investment Management Limited (NIM), to serve as the fund's sub-adviser. NIM has entered into a sub-sub-investment advisory agreement with its affiliate, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC (NIMNA), to enable NIMNA to provide certain advisory services to NIM for the benefit of the fund. Alex Khosla and Aditya Shah are the fund's primary portfolio managers. Mr. Khosla has been a portfolio manager of the fund since October 2022 the fund's lead portfolio manager since May 2025. Mr. Shah has been a primary portfolio manager of the fund since September 2025. Messrs. Khosla and Shah are portfolio managers of the emerging markets and Asian equities team at NIM.

      Top Holdings

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      As of 08/31/25

      Asset Allocation

          Stats & Risks

          Daily Statistics

          As of 09/15/25 Name NAV Change 09/15/25  12 Month 
          High Nav           		04/08/25  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          MEMKX
          		$12.09
          $0.04
          0.33%
          		$12.09 $8.81 20.66%

          Main Risks

          Equity funds are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund's prospectus.
          The fund's performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting investments in foreign issuers. These special risks include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political and economic instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged.
          Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries.
          Please refer to the prospectus for a more complete discussion of the fund's main risks.

          Risk Metrics

          As of  08/31/25  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
          MEMKX
          		16.85 -7.12 1.05 84.50 0.22

          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.


          Distributions

          Dividend Schedule

          Declared
          Annually
          Distributed
          Annually
          Paid
          Annually
          Fiscal Year End
          Aug 31
          Annualized Distribution Rate
          %
          As of 
          Year Dividend ($) Capital Gains ($)
          2024 0.0639 0.0000
          2023 0.1641 0.0000
          2022 1.2783 0.0000
          2021 0.2709 0.0000
          2020 0.1536 0.0000
          2019 0.1315 0.0000
          2018 0.0751 0.0000
          2017 0.0943 0.0000
          2016 0.0696 0.0000
          2015 0.0745 0.0000

          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
          12/12/24 12/13/24 12/13/24 0.0000 0.0639 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0639
          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
          12/13/23 12/14/23 12/14/23 0.0043 0.1598 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1641
          12/13/22 12/14/22 12/14/22 0.4259 0.8524 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.2783
          12/14/21 12/15/21 12/15/21 0.0000 0.2709 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2709
          12/14/20 12/15/20 12/15/20 0.0204 0.1332 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1536
          12/12/19 12/13/19 12/13/19 0.0000 0.1315 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1315
          12/12/18 12/13/18 12/13/18 0.0000 0.0751 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0751
          12/13/17 12/14/17 12/14/17 0.0000 0.0943 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0943
          12/14/16 12/15/16 12/15/16 0.0000 0.0696 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0696
          12/15/15 12/16/15 12/16/15 0.0000 0.0745 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0745
          12/16/14 12/17/14 12/17/14 0.0000 0.1314 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1314
          12/17/13 12/18/13 12/18/13 0.0000 0.1064 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1064
          12/18/12 12/19/12 12/19/12 0.0000 0.0984 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0984
          12/19/11 12/20/11 12/20/11 0.0000 0.1110 0.0000 0.0000 0.3113 0.4223
          12/20/10 12/21/10 12/21/10 0.0000 0.0526 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0526
          12/21/09 12/22/09 12/22/09 0.0000 0.0755 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0755
          12/19/08 12/22/08 12/22/08 0.1664 0.2516 0.3958 0.5982 3.3280 4.7400
          12/20/07 12/21/07 12/21/07 0.1420 0.0660 0.9986 0.4644 4.6360 6.3070
          12/21/06 12/22/06 12/22/06 0.1261 0.0920 0.6970 0.5085 6.1126 7.5362
          12/27/05 12/28/05 12/28/05 0.1610 0.2798 0.1932 0.3356 2.4390 3.4086
          12/30/04 12/31/04 12/31/04 0.0679 0.0521 0.4674 0.3589 0.7497 1.6960
          12/29/03 12/30/03 12/30/03 0.0319 0.0871 0.1760 0.0000 0.0540 0.3490
          12/27/02 12/30/02 12/30/02 0.1200 0.0000 0.2420 0.0000 0.0000 0.4000
          12/26/01 12/27/01 12/27/01 0.1900 0.0000 0.3260 0.0000 0.0000 0.5160
          12/12/00 12/13/00 12/13/00 0.0530 0.0000 0.0030 0.0000 0.0000 0.0560
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