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Why invest in this Fund?

The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in stocks of companies in the natural resources and natural resources related sectors. Generally, these are companies principally engaged in owning or developing natural resources, or supplying goods, technology and services relating to natural resources.
Min. Class Investment
$1,000,000
Class Inception Date
09/01/15
Class Status
Not available for purchase by individual investors.
Fund Assets
$992,529,053  As of  09/15/25
Class Assets
$57,350,287  As of  09/15/25
Portfolio Turnover Rate
103.94% As of fiscal year end  09/30/24
Morningstar Category
Natural Resources
Benchmark
S&P Global Natural Resources Index
Morningstar Overall Rating
Fund Holdings
43 As of 08/31/25

Morningstar Rating™ as of August 31, 2025 for the Class Y class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Natural Resources category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (113 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 2 Stars (113 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (105 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (89 funds rated).

Portfolio Managers

  • David Intoppa

    David Intoppa

    Research Analyst, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC

    Managing Fund Since 2020

    Joined Firm in 2006

    Joined Industry in 2000

  • Brock Campbell

    Brock Campbell, CFA

    Portfolio Manager, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC

    Managing Fund Since 2023

    Joined Firm in 2005

    Joined Industry in 2005


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 Natural Resources Fund
DLDYX
11.31 3.84 -1.79 3.21 18.54 10.33 9.41
S&P Global Natural Resources Index
11.19 18.94 7.29 6.81 12.66 9.08 -
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 Natural Resources Fund
DLDYX
3.56 -0.96 -7.57 5.59 20.17 8.60 9.25
S&P Global Natural Resources Index
3.42 10.78 1.22 5.75 12.70 6.66 -

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 Global Natural Resources Index includes 90 of the largest publicly traded companies in natural resources and commodities businesses that meet specific investability requirements, offering investors diversified and investable equity exposure across three primary commodity-related sectors: agribusiness, energy, and metals & mining. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

The total return performance figures presented for Class Y shares of the fund represent the performance of the fund's Class I for periods prior to September 01, 2015, the inception date for Class Y shares, and the performance of Class Y, respectively, from that inception date. Performance reflects the applicable class' distribution/servicing fees since the inception date. Had these fees and expenses been reflected for periods prior, performance would have been different.


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

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Historical Performance

    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 0.05%
    Total Expenses 0.80%
    Net Expenses 0.80%
    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.

    Portfolio Manager/Sub-Investment Adviser

    The fund's investment adviser is BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYM Investment Adviser). BNYM Investment Adviser has engaged its affiliate, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC (Newton), to serve as the fund's sub-investment adviser. NIMNA has entered into a sub-sub-investment advisory agreement with its affiliate, Newton Investment Management Limited (NIM), to enable NIM to provide certain advisory services to NIMNA for the benefit of the fund. David S. Intoppa and Brock Campbell, CFA are the fund's primary portfolio managers, positions they have held since November 2020 and August 2023, respectively, and are jointly and primarily responsible for managing the fund's portfolio. Mr. Intoppa is a portfolio manager at NIMNA. He has been employed by NIMNA or a predecessor company of NIMNA since 2006. Mr. Campbell is the head of global equity research at NIMNA. He has been employed by NIMNA or a predecessor company of NIMNA since 2005.

    Top Holdings

    As of 08/31/25

    Asset Allocation


        Daily Statistics

        As of 09/15/25 Name NAV Change 11/22/24  12 Month 
        High Nav
        04/08/25  12 Month 
        Low Nav
        YTD Return
        DLDYX
        $45.82
        $0.13
        0.28%
        $51.97 $33.65 4.64%

        Performance Metrics

        Overall Morningstar Rating


        MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY Natural Resources


        Morningstar Rating™ as of 08/31/25 for the Class Y shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Natural Resources. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (113 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 2 Stars (113 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 4 Stars (105 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (89 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
          47 out of 68
        • 3 Year
          49 out of 63
        • 5 Year
          43 out of 62
        • 10 Year
          out of

        LIPPER CLASSIFICATION Natural Resources 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

        Equities are subject to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks to varying degrees.
        Small and midsized company stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than larger company stocks as these companies are less established and have more volatile earnings histories.
        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.
        The natural resources sector can be affected by events occurring in nature, inflation, and domestic and international politics. Interest rates, commodity prices, economic, tax, and energy developments, and government regulations may affect the natural resources sector and the share prices of the companies in the sector.

        Risk Metrics

        As of  08/31/25  3-Year Trailing Standard Deviation Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio
        DLDYX
        22.34 -12.95 1.09 47.45 0.03

        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 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 0.7002 2.6171
        2023 1.2509 4.5708
        2022 0.8110 4.2238
        2021 0.5939 1.5704
        2020 0.3886 0.0000
        2019 0.6958 0.0000
        2018 0.5358 0.0000
        2017 0.2470 0.0000
        2016 0.4327 0.0000
        2015 0.2989 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
        12/05/24 12/06/24 12/06/24 0.2124 0.4878 0.1316 0.3023 2.1832 3.3173
        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
        12/05/23 12/06/23 12/06/23 0.0404 1.2105 0.0045 0.1363 4.4300 5.8217
        12/02/22 12/05/22 12/05/22 0.0000 0.8110 0.0000 0.0000 4.2238 5.0348
        11/30/21 12/01/21 12/01/21 0.0000 0.5939 0.0000 0.0812 1.4892 2.1643
        11/30/20 12/01/20 12/01/20 0.0000 0.3886 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.3886
        12/02/19 12/03/19 12/03/19 0.0000 0.6958 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.6958
        11/30/18 12/03/18 12/03/18 0.0000 0.5358 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5358
        11/30/17 12/01/17 12/01/17 0.0000 0.2470 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2470
        11/30/16 12/01/16 12/01/16 0.0000 0.4327 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4327
        12/01/15 12/02/15 12/02/15 0.0000 0.2989 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2989

        Literature

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