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BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund, Inc.
Fund Summary
Investment Objective
The fund seeks long-term capital growth consistent with the preservation of capital.
Current income is a secondary investment objective.
Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples below.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund, Inc.
BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund, Inc.
Management fees 0.65%
Other expenses 0.04%
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.69%
Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example
BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund, Inc.
BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund, Inc.
USD ($)
1 Year $ 70
3 Years 221
5 Years 384
10 Years $ 859
Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 27.75% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategy

To pursue its goals, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of large capitalization companies. The fund considers large capitalization companies to be those companies with market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, that are within the range of market capitalizations of companies included in the S&P 500® Index, the fund's benchmark.

In choosing stocks, the fund's sub-adviser, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC, uses fundamental analysis to create a broadly diversified portfolio comprised of growth stocks, value stocks and stocks that exhibit characteristics of both investment styles. The sub-adviser attempts to measure a security's intrinsic value by analyzing "real" data (company financials, economic outlook, etc.) and other factors (management, industry conditions, competition, etc.) and selects stocks for the fund based on value, growth and financial profile.

The fund typically sells a security when the sub-adviser believes that there has been a negative change in the fundamental factors surrounding the company, the company has become fully valued, the company has lost favor in the current market or economic environment, or a more attractive opportunity has been identified.

Principal Risks
Risk Table - BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund, Inc.
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Principal Risks
Principal Risks

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. It is not a complete investment program. The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.

Risk Lose Money [Member] The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.
Risk Not Insured [Member] An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
· Risks of stock investing

· Risks of stock investing: Stocks generally fluctuate more in value than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is the chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The market value of a stock may decline due to general market conditions or because of factors that affect the particular company or the company's industry.

· Growth and value stock risk

· Growth and value stock risk: By investing in a mix of growth and value companies, the fund assumes the risks of both. Investors often expect growth companies to increase their earnings at a certain rate. If these expectations are not met, investors can punish the stocks inordinately, even if earnings do increase. Value stocks involve the risk that they may never reach their expected full market value, either because the market fails to recognize the stock's intrinsic worth or the expected value was misgauged.

· Large-cap stock risk

· Large-cap stock risk: The fund invests in large capitalization stocks and may underperform funds that invest primarily in the stocks of lower quality, smaller capitalization companies during periods when the stocks of such companies are in favor.

· Market risk

· Market risk: The value of the securities in which the fund invests may be affected by political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market.  In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed-income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the fund.  Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market.  These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies world-wide. 

· Management risk

· Management risk: The investment process used by the fund's sub-adviser could fail to achieve the fund's investment goals and cause your fund investment to lose value.

Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year. The table compares the average annual total returns of the fund's shares to those of the S&P 500® Index, a broad measure of market performance. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. More recent performance information may be available at www.bny.com/investments.

Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%)
Bar Chart

During the periods shown in the chart:
Best Quarter
2020, Q2: 23.68
Worst Quarter
2022, Q2: (18.91)

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/24)

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through U.S. tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Average Annual Total Returns - BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund, Inc.
Label
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund, Inc. returns before taxes 27.34% 17.16% 13.80%
BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund, Inc. | After Taxes on Distributions returns after taxes on distributions 24.82% 15.17% 11.69%
BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund, Inc. | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares 17.95% 13.47% 10.76%
S&P 500® Index reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes S&P 500® Index 25.02% 14.52% 13.10%