STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon International Equity Income Fund
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Description | Shares | Value ($) | |||||
Common Stocks - 92.2% | |||||||
Australia - 6.5% | |||||||
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd. | 3,561 | 57,341 | |||||
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. | 112,454 | a | 262,293 | ||||
BHP Group Ltd. | 8,164 | 249,759 | |||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 13,679 | 256,691 | |||||
SEEK Ltd. | 6,458 | 101,899 | |||||
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | 2,762 | 53,235 | |||||
Suncorp Group Ltd. | 3,867 | a | 35,695 | ||||
Wesfarmers Ltd. | 20,318 | a | 706,967 | ||||
Westpac Banking Corp. | 5,402 | 76,277 | |||||
Woodside Energy Group Ltd. | 1,487 | 30,459 | |||||
1,830,616 | |||||||
Belgium - .5% | |||||||
Proximus SADP | 13,771 | 132,000 | |||||
Brazil - .9% | |||||||
Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA | 71,077 | 238,124 | |||||
Canada - 8.3% | |||||||
BCE, Inc. | 1,238 | 48,746 | |||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 4,508 | 186,373 | |||||
Enbridge, Inc. | 10,919 | 381,254 | |||||
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. | 10,935 | 349,498 | |||||
IGM Financial, Inc. | 9,366 | 232,537 | |||||
Keyera Corp. | 7,767 | 195,584 | |||||
Manulife Financial Corp. | 13,131 | 257,211 | |||||
Power Corporation of Canada | 4,975 | 137,670 | |||||
The Bank of Nova Scotia | 3,846 | 172,042 | |||||
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 5,916 | 360,728 | |||||
2,321,643 | |||||||
China - 5.9% | |||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR | 2,050 | 153,504 | |||||
Bank of China Ltd., Cl. H | 527,580 | a | 193,842 | ||||
Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Cl. H | 300,150 | 276,661 | |||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Cl. H | 144,860 | a | 69,358 | ||||
JD.com, Inc., Cl. A | 271 | a | 3,702 | ||||
Lenovo Group Ltd. | 163,070 | 201,455 | |||||
Meituan, Cl. B | 723 | a,b | 8,386 | ||||
Ping An Insurance Group Company of China Ltd., Cl. H | 20,030 | 92,312 | |||||
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Cl. H | 49,600 | a | 123,059 | ||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 8,230 | a | 344,528 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Description | Shares | Value ($) | |||||
Common Stocks - 92.2% (continued) | |||||||
China - 5.9% (continued) | |||||||
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Cl. H | 297,050 | a | 188,240 | ||||
1,655,047 | |||||||
Czech Republic - 1.9% | |||||||
CEZ AS | 12,325 | a | 545,228 | ||||
Finland - 2.4% | |||||||
Fortum OYJ | 10,887 | 152,694 | |||||
Mandatum Oyj | 880 | a | 3,765 | ||||
Nordea Bank Abp | 38,321 | a | 427,795 | ||||
Orion OYJ, Cl. B | 1,360 | a | 53,944 | ||||
Sampo OYJ, Cl. A | 880 | a | 38,459 | ||||
676,657 | |||||||
France - 5.3% | |||||||
AXA SA | 24,043 | a | 748,354 | ||||
Bouygues SA | 1,949 | a | 74,061 | ||||
Credit Agricole SA | 3,315 | a | 43,380 | ||||
Engie SA | 2,697 | a | 46,730 | ||||
Eutelsat Communications SA | 12,687 | a,c | 52,311 | ||||
Orange SA | 718 | 8,835 | |||||
Sanofi SA | 2,344 | a | 218,046 | ||||
TotalEnergies SE | 4,328 | 293,309 | |||||
1,485,026 | |||||||
Germany - 4.9% | |||||||
Allianz SE | 913 | a | 229,170 | ||||
BASF SE | 3,484 | a | 161,876 | ||||
Bayer AG | 2,656 | a | 90,663 | ||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 1,105 | a | 114,975 | ||||
DHL Group | 9,975 | a | 467,319 | ||||
Mercedes-Benz Group AG | 4,046 | a | 262,395 | ||||
SAP SE | 354 | a | 56,058 | ||||
1,382,456 | |||||||
Hong Kong - 1.2% | |||||||
China Medical System Holdings Ltd. | 88,250 | 169,692 | |||||
New World Development Co. Ltd. | 22,000 | 32,727 | |||||
PCCW Ltd. | 262,880 | a | 133,269 | ||||
335,688 | |||||||
Israel - .4% | |||||||
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM | 7,854 | 58,841 | |||||
ICL Group Ltd. | 13,185 | 66,230 | |||||
125,071 | |||||||
Italy - 2.6% | |||||||
Enel SpA | 17,028 | 120,218 | |||||
Eni SpA | 32,021 | 528,678 | |||||
Poste Italiane SpA | 7,958 | b | 85,549 | ||||
734,445 |
Description | Shares | Value ($) | |||||
Common Stocks - 92.2% (continued) | |||||||
Japan - 12.7% | |||||||
AGC, Inc. | 3,700 | 134,015 | |||||
Aisin Corp. | 5,000 | 183,832 | |||||
Canon, Inc. | 7,690 | 197,463 | |||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | 27,930 | 284,273 | |||||
ITOCHU Corp. | 1,220 | 47,217 | |||||
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | 11,700 | 299,957 | |||||
Marubeni Corp. | 22,100 | 343,887 | |||||
Mitsubishi Corp. | 3,080 | 143,052 | |||||
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | 6,310 | 235,486 | |||||
Otsuka Corp. | 4,060 | 165,264 | |||||
Sumco Corp. | 40,900 | 611,459 | |||||
Sumitomo Corp. | 19,730 | 412,539 | |||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 18,500 | 519,712 | |||||
3,578,156 | |||||||
Malaysia - .1% | |||||||
British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd | 10,290 | 20,671 | |||||
Malta - .0% | |||||||
Lighthouse Properties PLC | 3,986 | a | 1,260 | ||||
Mexico - 1.1% | |||||||
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Ser. B | 64,357 | 295,653 | |||||
Netherlands - 1.3% | |||||||
ASML Holding NV | 461 | 312,620 | |||||
Randstad NV | 667 | a | 39,569 | ||||
352,189 | |||||||
New Zealand - 2.0% | |||||||
Spark New Zealand Ltd. | 175,083 | 559,027 | |||||
Norway - .4% | |||||||
Mowi ASA | 5,853 | 104,024 | |||||
Telenor ASA | 1,770 | 19,025 | |||||
123,049 | |||||||
Philippines - .1% | |||||||
Manila Electric Co. | 5,280 | a | 34,255 | ||||
Poland - 1.0% | |||||||
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA | 25,502 | 290,657 | |||||
Qatar - .8% | |||||||
Industries Qatar QSC | 63,900 | a | 219,377 | ||||
Singapore - .1% | |||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 951 | 22,565 | |||||
South Africa - .9% | |||||||
Anglo American Platinum Ltd. | 1,708 | a | 72,268 | ||||
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | 5,062 | a | 159,038 | ||||
Resilient REIT Ltd. | 8,338 | 17,697 | |||||
Vodacom Group Ltd. | 3,080 | 15,848 | |||||
264,851 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Description | Shares | Value ($) | |||||
Common Stocks - 92.2% (continued) | |||||||
South Korea - 1.3% | |||||||
LG Display Co. Ltd. | 3,951 | a | 38,342 | ||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 6,027 | 340,089 | |||||
378,431 | |||||||
Spain - 2.0% | |||||||
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | 6,469 | a | 258,071 | ||||
Endesa SA | 5,414 | 113,060 | |||||
Telefonica SA | 40,921 | 176,121 | |||||
547,252 | |||||||
Sweden - 2.0% | |||||||
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Cl. B | 13,706 | c | 219,084 | ||||
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Cl. A | 8,497 | a | 80,408 | ||||
Tele2 AB, Cl. B | 18,012 | 141,059 | |||||
Telia Co. AB | 54,246 | 128,593 | |||||
569,144 | |||||||
Switzerland - 7.7% | |||||||
Nestle SA | 3,228 | a | 366,223 | ||||
Novartis AG | 3,648 | a | 354,594 | ||||
Partners Group Holding AG | 266 | a | 350,080 | ||||
Roche Holding AG | 647 | a | 174,403 | ||||
Sandoz Group AG | 729 | a | 20,820 | ||||
Swiss Re AG | 4,597 | a | 542,012 | ||||
Zurich Insurance Group AG | 703 | a | 351,540 | ||||
2,159,672 | |||||||
Taiwan - 7.8% | |||||||
ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd. | 41,000 | a | 167,990 | ||||
Asia Cement Corp. | 45,700 | a | 61,002 | ||||
Asustek Computer, Inc. | 15,550 | a | 195,868 | ||||
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. | 25,940 | 161,502 | |||||
China Steel Corp. | 9,300 | a | 7,800 | ||||
MediaTek, Inc. | 13,000 | 393,246 | |||||
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. | 20,510 | a | 120,473 | ||||
Nan Ya Plastics Corp. | 27,750 | a | 60,492 | ||||
Pegatron Corp. | 36,430 | a | 94,690 | ||||
Quanta Computer, Inc. | 31,140 | a | 202,350 | ||||
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. | 11,990 | 172,519 | |||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 24,990 | 461,563 | |||||
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | 2,020 | a | 4,720 | ||||
United Microelectronics Corp. | 57,300 | a | 89,692 | ||||
2,193,907 | |||||||
Turkey - 1.0% | |||||||
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS | 9,884 | 287,874 |
Description | Shares | Value ($) | |||||
Common Stocks - 92.2% (continued) | |||||||
United Arab Emirates - .5% | |||||||
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC | 33,638 | a | 50,559 | ||||
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC | 16,592 | a | 87,285 | ||||
137,844 | |||||||
United Kingdom - 8.6% | |||||||
abrdn PLC | 79,848 | a,c | 164,260 | ||||
Anglo American PLC | 2,988 | a | 80,801 | ||||
BP PLC | 50,616 | 306,146 | |||||
British American Tobacco PLC | 12,597 | 399,485 | |||||
GSK PLC | 21,757 | 389,868 | |||||
Imperial Brands PLC | 24,321 | 566,950 | |||||
Persimmon PLC | 18,412 | 290,901 | |||||
SSE PLC | 2,962 | 68,524 | |||||
Taylor Wimpey PLC | 86,644 | 141,707 | |||||
2,408,642 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks (cost $23,125,259) | 25,906,477 | ||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds - 3.0% | |||||||
United States - 3.0% | |||||||
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 11,532 | a,c | 835,147 | ||||
Preferred Dividend | |||||||
Preferred Stocks - 1.5% | |||||||
Brazil - .5% | |||||||
Gerdau SA | 14.15 | 28,627 | 126,907 | ||||
Germany - .8% | |||||||
Volkswagen AG | 7.66 | 1,955 | a | 226,464 | |||
South Korea - .2% | |||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 2.42 | 1,313 | 58,925 | ||||
Total Preferred Stocks (cost $503,767) | 412,296 | ||||||
1-Day | |||||||
Investment Companies - .1% | |||||||
Registered Investment Companies - .1% | |||||||
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares | 5.41 | 24,485 | d | 24,485 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - .2% | |||||||
Registered Investment Companies - .2% | |||||||
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares | 5.41 | 49,425 | d | 49,425 | |||
Total Investments (cost $24,497,318) | 97.0% | 27,227,830 | |||||
Cash and Receivables (Net) | 3.0% | 849,673 | |||||
Net Assets | 100.0% | 28,077,503 |
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
ETF—Exchange-Traded Fund
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust
a Non-income producing security.
b Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2023, these securities were valued at $93,935 or .33% of net assets.
c Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At November 30, 2023, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $1,253,090 and the value of the collateral was $1,364,677, consisting of cash collateral of $49,425 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $1,315,252. In addition, the value of collateral may include pending sales that are also on loan.
d Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2023 in valuing the fund’s investments:
Level 1-Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2- Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3-Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |||
Assets ($) | ||||||
Investments in Securities:† | ||||||
Equity Securities - Common Stocks | 25,906,477 | - | - | 25,906,477 | ||
Equity Securities - Preferred Stocks | 412,296 | - | - | 412,296 | ||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 835,147 | - | - | 835,147 | ||
Investment Companies | 73,910 | - | - | 73,910 |
† See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:
The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has designated the Adviser as the fund’s valuation designee, effective September 8, 2022, to make all fair value determinations with respect to the fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight and pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Act.
Investments in equity securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board Members (“Board”). These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.The Service’s procedures are reviewed by BNY Mellon under the general supervision of the Board.
Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.
For securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value
of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser Inc., or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis.
At November 30, 2023, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $2,730,512, consisting of $5,020,615 gross unrealized appreciation and $2,290,103 gross unrealized depreciation.
At November 30, 2023, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR.