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Why invest in this Fund?

The fund seeks long-term growth of capital. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks or securities convertible into common stocks of foreign companies and depositary receipts evidencing ownership in such securities. At least 75% of the fund's net assets will be invested in countries represented in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East (MSCI EAFE?) Index. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in stocks of companies located in countries (other than the United States) not represented in the MSCI EAFE Index, including up to 20% of its net assets in emerging market countries.
Min. Class Investment
$1,000
Class Inception Date
12/21/05
Class Status
Not available for purchase by individual investors.
Fund Assets
$235,301,405  As of  09/16/25
Class Assets
$102,495,603  As of  09/16/25
Portfolio Turnover Rate
95.93% As of fiscal year end  09/30/24
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Blend
Benchmark
MSCI EAFE® Index
Morningstar Overall Rating
Fund Holdings
52 As of 08/31/25

Morningstar Rating™ as of August 31, 2025 for the Class I class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Foreign Large Blend category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (650 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 4 Stars (650 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 3 Stars (618 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 2 Stars (463 funds rated).

Portfolio Managers

  • Thomas Wilson

    Thomas Wilson

    Portfolio Manager, BNY Mellon Investment Management

    Managing Fund Since 2023

    Joined Firm in 2023

    Joined Industry in 2007

  • Louise Kernohan

    Louise Kernohan

    Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management

    Managing Fund Since 2023

    Joined Firm in 2020

    Joined Industry in 2004

  • Georgina Gregory

    Georgina Gregory

    Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management

    Managing Fund Since 2023

    Joined Firm in 2022

    Joined Industry in 2012


Total Returns

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 International Equity Fund
SNIEX
5.55 31.11 22.66 18.15 9.20 6.47 4.74
MSCI EAFE® Index
5.06 22.79 13.87 17.04 10.15 7.40 -
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 International Equity Fund
SNIEX
16.34 27.84 27.62 16.67 10.63 5.72 4.65
MSCI EAFE® Index
11.78 19.45 17.73 15.97 11.16 6.51 -

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 MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

 

Investors should consider, when deciding whether to purchase a particular class of shares, the investment amount, anticipated holding period and other relevant factors.

Growth of $10,000 Investment

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Historical Performance

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    Not available for purchase by individual investors.

     

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Yearly Total Return

    Investment return fluctuates and past performance is no guarantee of future results.


    Prospectus Fee Table Expense Ratios

    As of  01/31/25 Fee Description Expense Ratio (%)
    Management Fee 0.75%
    Other Expenses 0.20%
    Total Expenses 0.95%
    Expenses Reimbursed 0.18%
    Net Expenses 0.77%
    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 contractually agreed, until January 31, 2026, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund so that the direct expenses of none of the fund's share classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed .77%. On January 31, 2026, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this expense limitation agreement at any time.

    Portfolio Manager/Sub-Investment Adviser

    The fund seeks long-term growth of capital. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks or securities convertible into common stocks of foreign companies and depositary receipts evidencing ownership in such securities. At least 75% of the fund's net assets will be invested in countries represented in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East (MSCI EAFE?) Index. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in stocks of companies located in countries (other than the United States) not represented in the MSCI EAFE Index, including up to 20% of its net assets in emerging market countries.

    Top Holdings

    As of 08/31/25

    Asset Allocation


        Daily Statistics

        As of 09/16/25 Name NAV Change 10/01/24  12 Month 
        High Nav
        01/13/25  12 Month 
        Low Nav
        YTD Return
        SNIEX
        $19.27
        $0.02
        0.10%
        $23.06 $14.09 34.10%

        Performance Metrics

        Overall Morningstar Rating


        MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY Foreign Large Blend


        Morningstar Rating™ as of 08/31/25 for the Class I shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Foreign Large Blend. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (650 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 4 Stars (650 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 3 Stars (618 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 2 Stars (463 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
          5 out of 308
        • 3 Year
          56 out of 288
        • 5 Year
          184 out of 278
        • 10 Year
          152 out of 203

        LIPPER CLASSIFICATION International Large-Cap Core


        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

        Diversification cannot assure a profit or protect against loss.
        Equities are subject to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks to varying degrees.
        Currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to a local currency, or, in the case of hedged positions, that the local currency will decline relative to the currency being hedged. Each of these risks could increase the fund's volatility.
        Investing in foreign denominated and/or domiciled securities involves special risks, including changes in currency exchange rates, political, economic, and social instability, limited company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and less market liquidity. These risks generally are greater with emerging market countries.

        Risk Metrics

        As of  08/31/25  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
        SNIEX
        16.59 2.06 1.08 92.01 0.80

        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.


        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
        Annually
        Distributed
        Annually
        Paid
        Annually
        Fiscal Year End
        Sep 30
        Annualized Distribution Rate
        %
        As of 
        Year Dividend ($) Capital Gains ($)
        2024 0.3994 6.9541
        2023 0.4744 0.9880
        2022 0.4109 0.3060
        2021 0.8348 0.0000
        2020 0.3612 0.0000
        2019 0.5445 0.0000
        2018 0.4105 0.0000
        2017 0.3002 0.0000
        2016 0.2483 0.0000
        2015 0.2150 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
        12/13/24 12/16/24 12/16/24 0.2826 0.1168 1.2503 0.5166 5.1872 7.3535
        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
        12/14/23 12/15/23 12/15/23 0.0000 0.4744 0.0000 0.0000 0.9880 1.4624
        12/14/22 12/15/22 12/15/22 0.0000 0.4109 0.0000 0.0000 0.3060 0.7169
        12/15/21 12/16/21 12/16/21 0.2802 0.5546 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.8348
        12/15/20 12/16/20 12/16/20 0.0000 0.3612 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3612
        12/13/19 12/16/19 12/16/19 0.0000 0.5445 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5445
        12/13/18 12/14/18 12/14/18 0.0000 0.4105 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4105
        12/14/17 12/15/17 12/15/17 0.0000 0.3002 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3002
        12/15/16 12/16/16 12/16/16 0.0000 0.2483 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2483
        12/15/15 12/16/15 12/16/15 0.0000 0.2150 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2150
        12/12/14 12/15/14 12/15/14 0.0476 0.4924 0.0060 0.0625 0.2843 0.8928
        12/11/13 12/12/13 12/12/13 0.0000 0.3662 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3662
        12/12/12 12/13/12 12/13/12 0.0000 0.2625 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2625
        12/13/11 12/14/11 12/14/11 0.0000 0.3347 0.0000 0.0132 0.2319 0.5798
        12/14/10 12/15/10 12/15/10 0.0444 0.1676 0.0459 0.1729 0.0434 0.4742
        12/14/09 12/15/09 12/15/09 0.0000 0.1290 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1290
        06/23/09 06/24/09 06/24/09 0.0000 0.1000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1000
        12/12/08 12/15/08 12/15/08 0.0001 0.0819 0.0001 0.0889 0.3800 0.5510
        06/23/08 06/24/08 06/24/08 0.0000 0.1500 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1500
        12/13/07 12/14/07 12/17/07 0.1495 0.0522 0.6427 0.2243 1.1839 2.2525
        06/27/07 06/28/07 06/29/07 0.0000 0.2000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2000
        12/13/06 12/14/06 12/15/06 0.0026 0.0000 0.1255 0.0000 0.0000 0.1281
        06/27/06 06/28/06 06/30/06 0.0330 0.2670 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3000
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