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    BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund

    Overview

    Why invest in this Fund?

    The fund seeks to maximize total return consisting of high current income exempt from federal income tax and capital appreciation. The fund's investment objective may be changed by the Trust's board upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-income securities that provide income exempt from federal personal income tax (municipal bonds).

    While the fund typically invests in a diversified portfolio of municipal bonds, it may invest up to 20% of its net assets in taxable fixed-income securities, including taxable municipal bonds and non-U.S. dollar-denominated foreign debt securities such as Brady bonds and sovereign debt obligations. The fund may not achieve its investment objective when investing in taxable bonds.

    The fund invests at least 50% of its net assets in fixed-income securities that are rated investment grade (i.e., Baa/BBB or higher) or are the unrated equivalent as determined by BNYM Investment Adviser. For additional yield, the fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets in fixed-income securities that are rated below investment grade ("high yield" or "junk" bonds) or are the unrated equivalent as determined by BNYM Investment Adviser. The fund may invest in bonds of any maturity or duration and does not expect to target any specific range of maturity or duration. The dollar-weighted average maturity of the fund's portfolio will vary from time to time depending on the portfolio manager's views on the direction of interest rates.

    Although the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal bonds, the income from which is exempt from federal income tax, the fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets in municipal bonds, the income from which is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.

    The fund's portfolio manager seeks to deliver value added excess returns ("alpha") by applying an investment approach designed to identify and exploit relative value opportunities within the municipal bond market and other fixed-income markets. Although the fund seeks to be diversified by geography and sector, the fund may at times invest a significant portion of its assets in a particular state or region or in a particular sector due to market conditions.

    Class Inception Date
    10/15/08
    Fund Assets
    $1,962,513,243  As of  09/15/25
    Class Assets
    $57,537,461  As of  09/15/25
    Portfolio Turnover Rate
    63.45% As of fiscal year end  08/31/24
    Morningstar Category
    Municipal National Intermediate
    Benchmark
    S&P Municipal Bond Index
    Morningstar Overall Rating
    Fund Holdings
    724 As of 08/31/25
    AVERAGE EFFECTIVE MATURITY
    16.27 yr(s).  As of  08/31/25

    Morningstar Rating™ as of August 31, 2025 for the Investor Shares class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Municipal National Intermediate category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (263 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (263 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (242 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 5 Stars (184 funds rated).

    Yields and Expense Ratio

    SUBSIDIZED
    as of 09/15/25     		UNSUBSIDIZED
    as of 09/15/25     		ANNUALIZED DISTRIBUTION RATE
    as of 08/31/25     		TAXABLE EQUIVALENT DISTRIBUTION *
    as of
    08/31/25     		PROSPECTUS FEE TABLE EXPENSE RATIO (%)
    as of 12/31/24     		CONTRACTUAL
    FEE WAIVER END DATE
    30-DAY SEC YIELD TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD * 30-DAY SEC YIELD TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD * Net Gross
    3.71 6.27 3.71 6.27 3.57 6.03 0.96 0.96 -

    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.

    The taxable-equivalent yield is the return that a taxable bond fund needs to possess for its yield to equal the yield on a comparable tax-exempt bond fund, such as a municipal bond fund.

    Tax rates are subject to change; please consult with your financial or tax professional for information concerning your specific situation.

    * Based on maximum combined federal and Medicare tax of 40.80%. Other taxes not included.

    Portfolio Managers

    • John F. Flahive

      John F. Flahive, CFA

      Portfolio Manager, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.

      Managing Fund Since Inception
    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 Municipal Opportunities Fund
    MOTIX
    		0.54 -1.34 -1.26 2.98 0.84 2.40 4.97
    S&P Municipal Bond Index
    		1.29 0.40 0.44 2.80 0.65 2.28 -

    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 Municipal Opportunities Fund
    MOTIX
    		-0.87 -1.44 0.06 3.16 1.19 2.44 5.01
    S&P Municipal Bond Index
    		0.06 -0.17 1.55 2.68 0.77 2.32 -

    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 S&P Municipal Bond Index is a broad, market value-weighted index that seeks to measure the performance of the U.S. municipal bond market.

    Growth of $10,000 Investment

    Historical Performance

      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

      Prospectus Fee Table Expense Ratios

      As of  12/31/24 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
      Management Fee 0.50%
      Service Fee 0.25%
      Administration Fee 0.14%
      Other Expenses 0.07%
      Total Expenses 0.96%
      Net Expenses 0.96%
      Portfolio

      Portfolio Manager/Sub-Investment Adviser

      The fund's investment adviser is BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYIA). John F. Flahive is the fund's primary portfolio manager, a position he has held since the fund's inception in October 2008. Mr. Flahive is a managing director at BNY Wealth. He also is an employee of BNYIA and manages the fund in his capacity as an employee of BNYIA.
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      Asset Allocation

          Stats & Risks

          Daily Statistics

          As of 09/15/25 Name NAV Change 10/01/24  12 Month 
          High Nav           		04/09/25  12 Month 
          Low Nav           		YTD Return
          MOTIX
          		$12.33
          $0.01
          0.08%
          		$12.74 $11.85 1.17%

          Performance Metrics

          Overall Morningstar Rating

          MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY Municipal National Intermediate

          Morningstar Rating™ as of 08/31/25 for the Investor Shares shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Municipal National Intermediate. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 4 Stars (263 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (263 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (242 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 5 Stars (184 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.

          Lipper Rankings

          • 1 Year
            180 out of 298
          • 3 Year
            49 out of 287
          • 5 Year
            43 out of 271
          • 10 Year
            38 out of 200

          LIPPER CLASSIFICATION General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds

          Lipper Category returns and rankings as of 08/31/25, are calculated by Lipper Inc., a Reuters Company, which is a nationally recognized organization that compares the performance of mutual funds with similar investment objectives. The Category returns represent the average performance of included funds, while rankings compare an individual fund's returns to those of the other funds in its category. Both are based on total return performance, with capital gains and dividends reinvested, with annual operating expenses deducted, but without including front or back-end sales charges. Rankings begin with the actual share class inception. Rankings are relative to a peer group and do not necessarily mean that the fund had high total returns. Rankings do not reflect sales loads

          Main Risks

          The fund is generally subject to interest rate, call, credit, liquidity, foreign investment and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund's prospectus.

          High yield ("junk") securities involve greater credit risk, including the risk of default, than investment grade securities, and are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments.

          The fund is subject to risks associated with investing in municipal bonds. Other factors include the general conditions of the municipal bond market, the size of the particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue.

          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
          MOTIX
          		7.03 0.44 1.02 96.46 -0.25

          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.


          Distributions

          Dividend Schedule

          Declared
          Daily
          Distributed
          Monthly
          Paid
          Monthly
          Fiscal Year End
          Aug 31

          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 ($)
          08/2025 0.036503551
          07/2025 0.035479585
          06/2025 0.032867784
          05/2025 0.036061868
          04/2025 0.033697460
          03/2025 0.032616091
          02/2025 0.031183508
          01/2025 0.035772012
          12/2024 0.033903473
          11/2024 0.033450159
          10/2024 0.033086331
          09/2024 0.029702957

          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
          12/22/22 12/23/22 12/23/22 0.0000 0.0000 0.0570 0.0000 0.0926 0.1496
          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
          12/22/21 12/23/21 12/23/21 0.0000 0.0000 0.0103 0.0000 0.0091 0.0194
          12/27/18 12/28/18 12/28/18 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0031 0.0031
          12/27/17 12/28/17 12/28/17 0.0000 0.0000 0.0048 0.0000 0.0000 0.0048
          12/28/16 12/29/16 12/29/16 0.0000 0.0000 0.0026 0.0000 0.0000 0.0026
          12/18/13 12/19/13 12/19/13 0.0000 0.0000 0.0022 0.0000 0.2651 0.2673
          12/12/12 12/13/12 12/13/12 0.0000 0.0000 0.0914 0.0000 0.0306 0.1220
          12/08/10 12/09/10 12/09/10 0.0000 0.0000 0.1808 0.0000 0.0000 0.1808
          12/09/09 12/10/09 12/10/09 0.0000 0.0000 0.3649 0.0000 0.0070 0.3719
          12/10/08 12/11/08 12/11/08 0.0000 0.0000 0.0071 0.0000 0.0000 0.0071
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