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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund

January 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 92.8%

     

Australia - .8%

     

Insurance Australia Group

   

632,849

a

2,330,936

 

China - 1.6%

     

Ping An Insurance Group Company of China, Cl. H

   

403,500

a

4,759,095

 

France - 3.8%

     

Sanofi

   

79,209

a

7,441,973

 

Total

   

83,267

 

3,515,212

 
    

10,957,185

 

Germany - 4.3%

     

Bayer

   

112,832

a

6,836,071

 

Continental

   

40,520

a

5,695,901

 
    

12,531,972

 

Hong Kong - 1.3%

     

Link REIT

   

435,500

 

3,838,587

 

India - 3.2%

     

Infosys, ADR

   

551,010

 

9,301,049

 

Japan - 1.9%

     

KDDI

   

183,600

 

5,406,360

 

Netherlands - 1.1%

     

Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. A

   

165,269

 

3,048,414

 

New Zealand - .1%

     

Spark New Zealand

   

42,435

a

146,021

 

South Korea - 1.1%

     

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund

   

330,176

 

3,171,511

 

Spain - 2.3%

     

Industria de Diseno Textil

   

222,925

 

6,613,973

 

Sweden - 3.7%

     

Hennes & Mauritz, Cl. B

   

232,079

 

4,943,422

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Cl. A

   

575,521

a

5,766,454

 
    

10,709,876

 

Switzerland - 13.2%

     

Cie Financiere Richemont, CI. A

   

90,250

a

8,385,538

 

Nestle

   

49,140

a

5,504,987

 

Novartis

   

90,329

 

8,170,723

 

Roche Holding

   

20,688

a

7,130,791

 

Zurich Insurance Group

   

23,463

a

9,341,114

 
    

38,533,153

 

United Kingdom - 15.2%

     

BAE Systems

   

959,500

a

6,068,690

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 92.8% (continued)

     

United Kingdom - 15.2% (continued)

     

British American Tobacco

   

177,478

 

6,459,445

 

British American Tobacco, ADR

   

62,176

b

2,272,533

 

Ferguson

   

27,866

 

3,242,119

 

Informa

   

1,114,716

a

7,619,696

 

RELX

   

247,214

a

6,132,171

 

Taylor Wimpey

   

1,394,974

a

2,792,326

 

Unilever

   

166,621

a

9,711,906

 
    

44,298,886

 

United States - 39.2%

     

Brixmor Property Group

   

119,030

c

2,015,178

 

Cisco Systems

   

311,860

 

13,902,719

 

Citigroup

   

89,514

 

5,190,917

 

CME Group

   

26,844

 

4,878,629

 

CMS Energy

   

81,825

 

4,654,206

 

Emerson Electric

   

83,990

 

6,664,606

 

Eversource Energy

   

71,624

 

6,267,100

 

Gilead Sciences

   

34,685

 

2,275,336

 

Merck & Co.

   

95,772

 

7,381,148

 

Paychex

   

60,562

 

5,288,274

 

PepsiCo

   

70,729

 

9,659,459

 

Philip Morris International

   

53,277

 

4,243,514

 

Principal Financial Group

   

99,750

 

4,914,682

 

Qualcomm

   

72,606

 

11,346,866

 

Tapestry

   

95,702

a

3,026,097

 

Texas Instruments

   

37,594

 

6,228,950

 

The Goldman Sachs Group

   

15,847

 

4,297,231

 

The Procter & Gamble Company

   

50,855

 

6,520,120

 

The Western Union Company

   

114,451

 

2,548,824

 

Verizon Communications

   

52,401

 

2,868,955

 
    

114,172,811

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $200,912,886)

   

269,819,829

 
  

Preferred Dividend
Yield (%)

     

Preferred Stocks - 4.1%

     

South Korea - 4.1%

     

Samsung Electronics
(cost $5,783,653)

 

4.00

 

183,360

 

11,945,011

 
  

Maturity
Date

 

Number of Warrants

   

Warrants - .0%

     

Switzerland - .0%

     

Cie Financiere Richemont
(cost $0)

 

11/22/2023

 

188,850

 

61,484

 


        
 
  

1-Day
Yield (%)

     

Investment Companies - 2.1%

     

Registered Investment Companies - 2.1%

     

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares
(cost $6,239,609)

 

0.08

 

6,239,609

d

6,239,609

 
        

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - .8%

     

Registered Investment Companies - .8%

     

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares
(cost $2,369,829)

 

0.04

 

2,369,829

d

2,369,829

 

Total Investments (cost $215,305,977)

 

99.8%

 

290,435,762

 

Cash and Receivables (Net)

 

.2%

 

468,347

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

290,904,109

 

ADR—American Depository Receipt

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

a Non-income producing security.

b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At January 31, 2021, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $2,249,799 and the value of the collateral was $2,369,829.

c Investment in real estate investment trust within the United States.

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 Global Equity Income Fund

January 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2021 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

125,746,393

144,073,436

††

-

269,819,829

Equity Securities - Preferred Stocks

-

11,945,011

††

-

11,945,011

Investment Companies

8,609,438

-

 

-

8,609,438

Warrants

61,484

-

 

-

61,484

Other Financial Instruments:

     

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts†††

-

2,672

 

-

2,672

Liabilities ($)

     

Other Financial Instruments:

     

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts†††

-

(491)

 

-

(491)

      

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.


STATEMENT OF FORWRAD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund

January 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

      

Counterparty/ Purchased
Currency

Purchased Currency
Amounts

Currency
Sold

Sold
Currency
Amounts

Settlement Date

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($)

CIBC World Markets Corp.

United States Dollar

29,417

New Zealand Dollar

41,069

2/2/2021

(95)

Citigroup

Australian Dollar

518,055

United States Dollar

393,732

2/1/2021

2,198

State Street Bank and Trust Company

United States Dollar

6,048

New Zealand Dollar

8,504

2/2/2021

(63)

United States Dollar

356,161

Swiss Franc

316,807

2/1/2021

474

UBS Securities

United States Dollar

1,115,674

Swedish Krona

9,325,410

2/1/2021

(333)

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

  

2,672

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

  

(491)

See notes to financial statements.


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


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.

Financial futures and options, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) are valued at the mean between the bid and asked price and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Investments in swap transactions are valued each business day by the Service. Swaps are valued by the Service by using a swap pricing model which incorporates among other factors, default probabilities, recovery rates, credit curves of the underlying issuer and swap spreads on


interest rates and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward contracts are valued at the forward rate and are generally categorized within Level 2 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.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund at January 31, 2021 is discussed below.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates. With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is generally limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract. This risk may be mitigated by Master Agreements, if any, between the fund and the counterparty and the posting of collateral, if any, by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

At January 31, 2021, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $75,129,785, consisting of $80,782,280 gross unrealized appreciation and $5,652,495 gross unrealized depreciation.


At January 31, 2021, 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.