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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Fund

May 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 96.5%

     

Argentina - 1.2%

     

Globant

   

59,755

a

8,378,249

 

Brazil - 4.0%

     

Banco do Brasil

   

481,600

 

2,744,496

 

CCR

   

2,397,600

 

6,627,176

 

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao

   

125,900

 

1,462,538

 

EDP - Energias do Brasil

   

1,421,800

 

4,723,969

 

Minerva

   

2,931,400

a

7,223,715

 

YDUQS Participacoes

   

986,300

 

5,267,610

 
    

28,049,504

 

China - 37.9%

     

Alibaba Group Holding, ADR

   

268,604

a

55,705,784

 

Anhui Conch Cement, Cl. H

   

1,051,000

 

7,924,634

 

ANTA Sports Products

   

1,172,000

 

10,519,655

 

China Construction Bank, Cl. H

   

23,800,939

 

18,802,027

 

China Medical System Holdings

   

2,621,000

 

3,002,898

 

China Minsheng Banking, Cl. H

   

3,782,500

 

2,644,325

 

China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical, Cl. A

   

865,910

a

3,278,401

 

China Yangtze Power, Cl. A

   

1,665,352

a

4,058,645

 

CNOOC

   

4,720,000

 

5,338,395

 

ENN Energy Holdings

   

627,300

 

7,357,625

 

Gree Electric Appliances of Zhuhai, Cl. A

   

416,400

 

3,323,054

 

Jointown Pharmaceutical Group, CI. A

   

1,017,219

a

2,564,302

 

Meituan Dianping, Cl. B

   

659,400

a

12,557,023

 

New China Life Insurance, Cl. H

   

1,129,100

 

3,527,690

 

PICC Property & Casualty, Cl. H

   

2,836,000

 

2,479,207

 

Ping An Insurance Group Company of China, Cl. H

   

2,302,500

 

22,859,733

 

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding, Cl. H

   

4,056,500

a

6,426,190

 

Sunny Optical Technology Group

   

210,500

 

2,812,904

 

TAL Education Group, ADR

   

70,181

a

3,962,419

 

Tencent Holdings

   

1,326,400

 

70,699,027

 

Times China Holdings

   

2,715,000

 

4,003,134

 

Wuliangye Yibin, Cl. A

   

320,700

 

6,663,275

 

Wuxi Biologics Cayman

   

196,500

a,b

3,103,912

 
    

263,614,259

 

Greece - .7%

     

OPAP

   

507,508

 

4,752,268

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 96.5% (continued)

     

Hong Kong - 2.3%

     

China Unicom Hong Kong

   

7,774,000

 

4,525,228

 

Galaxy Entertainment Group

   

821,224

 

5,602,130

 

Shimao Property Holdings

   

1,405,500

 

5,871,921

 
    

15,999,279

 

India - 6.9%

     

ACC

   

328,432

 

5,524,612

 

Hindustan Petroleum

   

1,276,310

a

3,292,232

 

Hindustan Unilever

   

235,175

 

6,422,731

 

Housing Development Finance

   

262,985

 

5,751,073

 

ICICI Bank

   

1,736,787

a

7,590,863

 

Larsen & Toubro

   

586,168

 

7,254,367

 

Maruti Suzuki India

   

51,075

 

3,790,649

 

Shriram Transport Finance

   

417,133

 

3,162,840

 

UPL

   

922,091

a

4,937,392

 
    

47,726,759

 

Indonesia - .5%

     

Astra International

   

2,052,600

 

671,783

 

Bank Rakyat Indonesia

   

12,288,000

 

2,487,765

 
    

3,159,548

 

Malaysia - .4%

     

MISC

   

1,529,100

 

2,926,067

 

Mexico - 4.6%

     

America Movil, ADR, Cl. L

   

496,611

 

6,585,062

 

Arca Continental

   

1,373,900

 

6,135,756

 

Gruma, Cl. B

   

420,525

 

4,172,347

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte

   

1,235,700

a

5,441,661

 

Grupo Financiero Banorte, Cl. O

   

1,201,400

a

3,659,815

 

Wal-Mart de Mexico

   

2,426,877

 

6,074,170

 
    

32,068,811

 

Netherlands - .3%

     

VEON, ADR

   

1,418,516

 

2,113,589

 

Philippines - .9%

     

Ayala Land

   

2,140,300

 

1,336,355

 

International Container Terminal Services

   

2,055,040

 

3,564,539

 

Puregold Price Club

   

1,362,380

 

1,239,243

 
    

6,140,137

 

Poland - .4%

     

Play Communications

   

426,075

b

3,033,926

 

Russia - 5.4%

     

Gazprom, ADR

   

1,493,690

a

8,353,279

 

Lukoil, ADR

   

182,435

 

13,735,531

 

Sberbank of Russia, ADR

   

875,258

a

10,012,951

 

X5 Retail Group, GDR

   

115,375

 

3,405,377

 


        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 96.5% (continued)

     

Russia - 5.4% (continued)

     

Yandex, Cl. A

   

57,913

a

2,329,840

 
    

37,836,978

 

Singapore - 1.0%

     

Sea, ADR

   

83,261

a,c

6,644,228

 

South Africa - 3.6%

     

Clicks Group

   

583,231

 

7,761,092

 

Impala Platinum Holdings

   

404,965

 

2,717,413

 

Mediclinic International

   

814,310

 

2,731,750

 

Sibanye Stillwater

   

6,524,304

a,c

12,187,418

 
    

25,397,673

 

South Korea - 8.5%

     

Hyundai Mobis

   

61,020

 

9,790,441

 

KB Financial Group

   

90,037

 

2,481,056

 

Korea Investment Holdings

   

103,974

 

4,443,999

 

Kumho Petrochemical

   

57,004

 

3,271,338

 

POSCO

   

40,982

 

6,005,235

 

Samsung Electronics

   

545,850

 

22,411,673

 

Shinhan Financial Group

   

169,943

 

4,150,977

 

SK Hynix

   

102,681

 

6,779,827

 
    

59,334,546

 

Taiwan - 14.6%

     

Chailease Holding

   

4,255,181

 

16,543,565

 

Chicony Electronics

   

1,900,000

 

5,445,979

 

MediaTek

   

734,000

 

11,324,124

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

   

5,446,000

 

53,039,759

 

TCI

   

110,303

a

971,494

 

Win Semiconductors

   

451,000

 

3,862,218

 

Wiwynn

   

175,000

 

4,675,192

 

Yageo

   

469,000

 

5,790,603

 
    

101,652,934

 

Thailand - .8%

     

Advanced Info Service

   

672,600

 

4,064,094

 

Thai Beverage

   

3,812,300

 

1,705,045

 
    

5,769,139

 

Turkey - 1.5%

     

BIM Birlesik Magazalar

   

584,064

 

5,578,730

 

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari

   

3,954,439

a

4,656,950

 
    

10,235,680

 

United Arab Emirates - 1.0%

     

Dubai Islamic Bank

   

7,332,891

 

7,097,232

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $541,590,020)

   

671,930,806

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

        
 
        

Exchange-Traded Funds - 1.2%

     

United States - 1.2%

     

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
(cost $7,866,998)

   

215,173

c

8,118,477

 
  

Preferred Dividend
Yield (%)

     

Preferred Stocks - .6%

     

Brazil - .6%

     

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Cl. B
(cost $8,736,100)

 

6.45

 

1,757,600

 

4,176,371

 
  

1-Day
Yield (%)

     

Investment Companies - .9%

     

Registered Investment Companies - .9%

     

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund
(cost $6,250,120)

 

0.21

 

6,250,120

d

6,250,120

 

Total Investments (cost $564,443,238)

 

99.2%

 

690,475,774

 

Cash and Receivables (Net)

 

.8%

 

5,761,946

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

696,237,720

 

ADR—American Depository Receipt

ETF—Exchange-Traded Fund

GDR—Global Depository Receipt

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 May 31, 2020, these securities were valued at $6,137,838 or .88% of net assets.

c Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At May 31, 2020, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $21,977,242 and the value of the collateral was $22,707,969, consisting of U.S. Government & Agency securities.

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.


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Fund

May 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2020 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

163,000,906

508,929,900

††

-

671,930,806

Equity Securities - Preferred Stocks

4,176,371

-

 

-

4,176,371

Exchange-Traded Funds

8,118,477

-

 

-

8,118,477

Investment Companies

6,250,120

-

 

-

6,250,120

Other Financial Instruments:

     

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts†††

-

2,230

 

-

2,230

See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.

†† Securities classified within Level 2 at period end as the values were determined pursuant to the fund’s fair

valuation procedures.

††† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.


NOTES

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 Securities and Exchange Commission (“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:

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


NOTES

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


NOTES

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 May 31, 2020, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $126,032,536, consisting of $212,300,552 gross unrealized appreciation and $86,268,016 gross unrealized depreciation.

At May 31, 2020, 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.