Document and Entity Information	Mar. 19, 2020
Prospectus:
Document Type	497
Document Period End Date	Mar. 19, 2020
Registrant Name	BNY MELLON FUNDS TRUST
Entity Central Index Key	0001111565
Entity Inv Company Type	N-1A
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Document Creation Date	Mar. 19, 2020
Document Effective Date	Mar. 19, 2020
Prospectus Date	Dec. 31, 2019
BNY Mellon Asset Allocation Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MIBLX
BNY Mellon Asset Allocation Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MPBLX
BNY Mellon Bond Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MIBDX
BNY Mellon Bond Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MPBFX
BNY Mellon Tax Sensitive Large Cap Multi-Strategy Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MTSIX
BNY Mellon Tax Sensitive Large Cap Multi-Strategy Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MTSMX
BNY Mellon Small/Mid Cap Multi-Strategy Fund \| Investor Shares
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BNY Mellon Small/Mid Cap Multi-Strategy Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MMCMX
BNY Mellon Small Cap Multi-Strategy Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MISCX
BNY Mellon Small Cap Multi-Strategy Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MPSSX
BNY Mellon Short-Term U.S. Government Securities Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MISTX
BNY Mellon Short-Term U.S. Government Securities Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MPSUX
BNY Mellon Pennsylvania Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund \| Investor Shares
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BNY Mellon Pennsylvania Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MPPIX
BNY Mellon New York Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond Fund \| Investor Shares
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BNY Mellon New York Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond Fund \| Class M
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Trading Symbol	MNYMX
BNY Mellon National Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MINSX
BNY Mellon National Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MPSTX
BNY Mellon National Municipal Money Market Fund \| Investor Shares
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BNY Mellon National Municipal Money Market Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MOMXX
BNY Mellon National Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund \| Investor Shares
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BNY Mellon National Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund \| Class M Shares
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BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund \| Investor
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Trading Symbol	MOTIX
BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund \| Class M
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Trading Symbol	MOTMX
BNY Mellon Mid Cap Multi-Strategy Fund \| Investor Shares
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BNY Mellon Mid Cap Multi-Strategy Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MPMCX
BNY Mellon Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MMBIX
BNY Mellon Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MMBMX
BNY Mellon Large Cap Stock Fund \| Investor Shares
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BNY Mellon Large Cap Stock Fund \| Class M Shares
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BNY Mellon International Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MIINX
BNY Mellon International Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MPITX
BNY Mellon International Equity Income Fund \| Investor
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BNY Mellon International Equity Income Fund \| Class M
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Trading Symbol	MLIMX
BNY Mellon Intermediate Bond Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MIIDX
BNY Mellon Intermediate Bond Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MPIBX
BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund \| Class T
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BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund \| Class I
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BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund \| Class C
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BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund \| Class A
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BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund \| Class Y
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Trading Symbol	BMIYX
BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund \| Investor Shares
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BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MPISX
BNY Mellon Government Money Market Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MLOXX
BNY Mellon Government Money Market Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MLMXX
BNY Mellon Focused Equity Opportunities Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MFOIX
BNY Mellon Focused Equity Opportunities Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MFOMX
BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	MIEGX
BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	MEMKX
BNY Mellon Corporate Bond Fund \| Investor Shares
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Trading Symbol	BYMIX
BNY Mellon Corporate Bond Fund \| Class M Shares
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Trading Symbol	BYMMX

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