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0.032 0.101 12358 14515 0.019 0.020 13104 20256 20471 19871 14713 17425 21637 10151 12664 16633 19459 13836 19672 12498 9785 17673 10000 20339 9928 22008 12269 26075 14524 9414 12049 14893 17000 12900 9714 10020 15215 18799 9917 17894 9703 10370 23642 10000 12725 17931 11831 13659 16012 18056 17748 10000 12681 9426 16024 10000 10241 16305 25823 23216 20399 0000737520 false N-1A N-CSR BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc. 2024-11-30 BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund Class A DGLAX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="color: #000000; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>. You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>134</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.22<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 134 0.0122 <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 18.98%.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the MSCI World Index (the “Index”) returned 27.83% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div><div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Global equity markets, led by the United States, rose over the period, with interest rate cuts and ongoing economic resilience fueling investor sentiment.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">U.S. positioning detracted due to a combination of relatively weak security selection and underweight country exposure.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Financials sector positioning undermined relative returns due to security selection and underweight exposure. Technology sector positioning detracted as well.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The Fund’s sole emerging markets holding, a leading Taiwan-based semiconductor manufacturer, contributed the most to returns relative to the Index.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Lack of exposure to the comparatively weak energy sector contributed positively to relative returns.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'cambria'; font-weight: bold; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>December 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2014</b> <b> through </b> <b>November 30, 2024</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K Chart" src="chartimages_9276248.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class A shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the MSCI World Index on 11/30/2014. The performance shown takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A shares and applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px;" title="oef:AvgAnnlRtrTableTextBlock"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 60%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Class A Shares</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">1YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">10YR</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">with Maximum Sales Charge - 5.75%</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">12.16<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">8.39<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">8.99<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">without Sales Charge</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">18.98<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">9.68<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">9.63<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">MSCI World Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">27.83<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">12.42<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">10.06<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> with Maximum Sales Charge - 5.75% 0.1216 0.0839 0.0899 without Sales Charge 0.1898 0.0968 0.0963 MSCI World Index 0.2783 0.1242 0.1006 <b>For more current information visit  </b> bny.com/investments/literaturecenter . <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/>Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>966</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">48</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>8,385,965</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">10.58<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 966000000 48 8385965 0.1058 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold;"><b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275975.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Country Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_9276247.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275975.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund Class C DGLCX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="color: #000000; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>. You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class C</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>219</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">2.01<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 219 0.0201 <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund’s Class C shares returned 18.01%.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the MSCI World Index (the “Index”) returned 27.83% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Global equity markets, led by the United States, rose over the period, with interest rate cuts and ongoing economic resilience fueling investor sentiment.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">U.S. positioning detracted due to a combination of relatively weak security selection and underweight country exposure.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Financials sector positioning undermined relative returns due to security selection and underweight exposure. Technology sector positioning detracted as well.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The Fund’s sole emerging markets holding, a leading Taiwan-based semiconductor manufacturer, contributed the most to returns relative to the Index.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Lack of exposure to the comparatively weak energy sector contributed positively to relative returns.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'cambria'; font-weight: bold; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>December 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2014</b> <b> through </b> <b>November 30, 2024</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K Chart" src="chartimages_9276250.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class C shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the MSCI World Index on 11/30/2014. The performance shown takes into account the maximum deferred sales charge on Class C shares and applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees, 12b-1 fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 60%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Class C Shares</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">1YR</td> <td style="width: auto; break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">10YR</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">with Maximum Deferred Sales Charge - 1.00%</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">17.02<span>%</span></td> <td style="width: auto; break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1pt; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0px;">​<sup style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; top: -0.7em; font-size: 5pt;">*</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">8.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">8.79<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">without Deferred Sales Charge</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">18.01<span>%</span></td> <td style="width: auto; break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">8.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">8.79<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">MSCI World Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">27.83<span>%</span></td> <td style="width: auto; break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">12.42<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">10.06<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; margin-bottom: 30pt;"> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 5pt; line-height: normal; width: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: super; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 5pt; line-height: normal; width: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: super; padding: 0px;">*</div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px;">The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date purchased.</div> </td> </tr> </table> with Maximum Deferred Sales Charge - 1.00% 0.1702 0.0882 0.0879 without Deferred Sales Charge 0.1801 0.0882 0.0879 MSCI World Index 0.2783 0.1242 0.1006 <b>For more current information visit  </b> bny.com/investments/literaturecenter . <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/>Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>966</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">48</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>8,385,965</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">10.58<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 966000000 48 8385965 0.1058 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold;"><b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275974.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Country Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_9276245.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275974.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund Class I DGLRX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="color: #000000; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>. You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class I</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.91<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 100 0.0091 <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund’s Class I shares returned 19.35%.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the MSCI World Index (the “Index”) returned 27.83% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Global equity markets, led by the United States, rose over the period, with interest rate cuts and ongoing economic resilience fueling investor sentiment.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">U.S. positioning detracted due to a combination of relatively weak security selection and underweight country exposure.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Financials sector positioning undermined relative returns due to security selection and underweight exposure. Technology sector positioning detracted as well.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The Fund’s sole emerging markets holding, a leading Taiwan-based semiconductor manufacturer, contributed the most to returns relative to the Index.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Lack of exposure to the comparatively weak energy sector contributed positively to relative returns.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'cambria'; font-weight: bold; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>December 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2014</b> <b> through </b> <b>November 30, 2024</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K Chart" src="chartimages_9276249.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class I shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the MSCI World Index on 11/30/2014. The performance shown takes into account applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 60%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">1YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">10YR</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class I</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">19.35<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">10.02<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">9.95<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">MSCI World Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">27.83<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">12.42<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">10.06<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> Class I 0.1935 0.1002 0.0995 MSCI World Index 0.2783 0.1242 0.1006 <b>For more current information visit </b> bny.com/investments/literaturecenter . <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/>Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>966</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">48</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>8,385,965</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">10.58<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 966000000 48 8385965 0.1058 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold;"><b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275973.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Country Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_9276246.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275973.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund Class Y DGLYX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="color: #000000; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>. You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class Y</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>98</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.89<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 98 0.0089 <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund’s Class Y shares returned 19.38%.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the MSCI World Index (the “Index”) returned 27.83% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Global equity markets, led by the United States, rose over the period, with interest rate cuts and ongoing economic resilience fueling investor sentiment.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">U.S. positioning detracted due to a combination of relatively weak security selection and underweight country exposure.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Financials sector positioning undermined relative returns due to security selection and underweight exposure. Technology sector positioning detracted as well.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The Fund’s sole emerging markets holding, a leading Taiwan-based semiconductor manufacturer, contributed the most to returns relative to the Index.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Lack of exposure to the comparatively weak energy sector contributed positively to relative returns.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'cambria'; font-weight: bold; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>December 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2014</b> <b> through </b> <b>November 30, 2024</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $1,000,000</b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K Chart" src="chartimages_9276251.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 400pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Y shares to a hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 made in the MSCI World Index on 11/30/2014. The performance shown takes into account applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 60%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">1YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">10YR</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class Y</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">19.38<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">10.05<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">9.99<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">MSCI World Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">27.83<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">12.42<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">10.06<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> Class Y 0.1938 0.1005 0.0999 MSCI World Index 0.2783 0.1242 0.1006 <b>For more current information visit  </b>bny.com/investments/literaturecenter . <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/>Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>966</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">48</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>8,385,965</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">10.58<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 966000000 48 8385965 0.1058 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold;"><b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: smaller;">*</sup> </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275972.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Country Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_9276244.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: smaller;">*</sup> </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275972.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> BNY Mellon International Stock Fund Class A DISAX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon International Stock Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="color: #000000; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>. You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>128</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.24<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 128 0.0124 <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 7.00%.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the MSCI EAFE® Index (the “Index”) returned 11.88% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">International equity markets rose over the period, as ongoing economic resilience and a turn in the monetary cycle bolstered investor sentiment.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The Fund’s sole emerging markets holding, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, contributed the most to returns relative to the Index.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Technology and consumer discretionary holdings outperformed their counterparts in the Index and added significantly to relative performance.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">A combination of underweight exposure to the comparatively strong financials sector, along with disappointing stock selection in the sector, detracted the most from relative returns.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Performance in the industrials sector detracted from relative returns due to security selection.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'cambria'; font-weight: bold; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>December 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2014</b> <b> through </b> <b>November 30, 2024</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K Chart" src="chartimages_9276253.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class A shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the MSCI EAFE® Index on 11/30/2014. The performance shown takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A shares and applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 60%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Class A Shares</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">1YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">10YR</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">with Maximum Sales Charge - 5.75%</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.84<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">3.71<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.60<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">without Sales Charge</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">7.00<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">4.95<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">6.23<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">MSCI EAFE^® Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">11.88<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.89<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.07<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> with Maximum Sales Charge - 5.75% 0.0084 0.0371 0.0560 without Sales Charge 0.0700 0.0495 0.0623 MSCI EAFE® Index 0.1188 0.0589 0.0507 <b>For more current information visit  </b>bny.com/investments/literaturecenter . <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/>Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>5,940</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">49</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>52,116,296</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">12.30<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 5940000000 49 52116296 0.1230 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold;"><b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275971.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Country Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_9276242.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275971.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> BNY Mellon International Stock Fund Class C DISCX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon International Stock Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="color: #000000; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>. You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class C</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>203</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.97<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 203 0.0197 <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund’s Class C shares returned 6.17%.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the MSCI EAFE® Index (the “Index”) returned 11.88% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">International equity markets rose over the period, as ongoing economic resilience and a turn in the monetary cycle bolstered investor sentiment.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The Fund’s sole emerging markets holding, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, contributed the most to returns relative to the Index.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Technology and consumer discretionary holdings outperformed their counterparts in the Index and added significantly to relative performance.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">A combination of underweight exposure to the comparatively strong financials sector, along with disappointing stock selection in the sector, detracted the most from relative returns.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Performance in the industrials sector detracted from relative returns due to security selection.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'cambria'; font-weight: bold; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>December 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2014</b> <b> through </b> <b>November 30, 2024</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K Chart" src="chartimages_9276252.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class C shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the MSCI EAFE® Index on 11/30/2014. The performance shown takes into account the maximum deferred sales charge on Class C shares and applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees, 12b-1 fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 60%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Class C Shares</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">1YR</td> <td style="width: auto; break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">10YR</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">with Maximum Deferred Sales Charge - 1.00%</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">5.17<span>%</span></td> <td style="width: auto; break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1pt; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0px;">​<sup style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; top: -0.7em; font-size: 5pt;">*</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">4.21<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.45<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">without Deferred Sales Charge</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">6.17<span>%</span></td> <td style="width: auto; break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">4.21<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.45<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">MSCI EAFE<sup style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; top: -0.7em; font-size: 5pt;">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">11.88<span>%</span></td> <td style="width: auto; break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.89<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.07<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; margin-bottom: 30pt;"> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 5pt; line-height: normal; width: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: super; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 5pt; line-height: normal; width: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: super; padding: 0px;">*</div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px;">The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date purchased.</div> </td> </tr> </table> with Maximum Deferred Sales Charge - 1.00% 0.0517 0.0421 0.0545 without Deferred Sales Charge 0.0617 0.0421 0.0545 MSCI EAFE® Index 0.1188 0.0589 0.0507 <b>For more current information visit  </b>bny.com/investments/literaturecenter . <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/>Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>5,940</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">49</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>52,116,296</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">12.30<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 5940000000 49 52116296 0.1230 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold;"><b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275969.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Country Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_9276243.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275969.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> BNY Mellon International Stock Fund Class I DISRX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon International Stock Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="color: #000000; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>. You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class I</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>96</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.93<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 96 0.0093 <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund’s Class I shares returned 7.29%.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the MSCI EAFE® Index (the “Index”) returned 11.88% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">International equity markets rose over the period, as ongoing economic resilience and a turn in the monetary cycle bolstered investor sentiment.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The Fund’s sole emerging markets holding, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, contributed the most to returns relative to the Index.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Technology and consumer discretionary holdings outperformed their counterparts in the Index and added significantly to relative performance.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">A combination of underweight exposure to the comparatively strong financials sector, along with disappointing stock selection in the sector, detracted the most from relative returns.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Performance in the industrials sector detracted from relative returns due to security selection.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'cambria'; font-weight: bold; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>December 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2014</b> <b> through </b> <b>November 30, 2024</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K Chart" src="chartimages_9276254.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class I shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the MSCI EAFE® Index on 11/30/2014. The performance shown takes into account applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 60%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">1YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">10YR</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class I</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">7.29<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.30<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">6.58<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">MSCI EAFE^® Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">11.88<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.89<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.07<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> Class I 0.0729 0.0530 0.0658 MSCI EAFE® Index 0.1188 0.0589 0.0507 <b>For more current information visit  </b>bny.com/investments/literaturecenter . <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/>Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>5,940</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">49</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>52,116,296</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">12.30<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 5940000000 49 52116296 0.1230 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold;"><b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275970.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Country Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_9276241.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275970.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> BNY Mellon International Stock Fund Class Y DISYX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon International Stock Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="color: #000000; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>. You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class Y</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>92</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.89<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 92 0.0089 <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund’s Class Y shares returned 7.33%.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the MSCI EAFE® Index (the “Index”) returned 11.88% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div> <ul style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">International equity markets rose over the period, as ongoing economic resilience and a turn in the monetary cycle bolstered investor sentiment.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The Fund’s sole emerging markets holding, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, contributed the most to returns relative to the Index.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Technology and consumer discretionary holdings outperformed their counterparts in the Index and added significantly to relative performance.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">A combination of underweight exposure to the comparatively strong financials sector, along with disappointing stock selection in the sector, detracted the most from relative returns.</div> </li> <li style="padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Performance in the industrials sector detracted from relative returns due to security selection.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'cambria'; font-weight: bold; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3.5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #00485e; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>December 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2014</b> <b> through </b> <b>November 30, 2024</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $1,000,000</b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K Chart" src="chartimages_9276255.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 400pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Y shares to a hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 made in the MSCI EAFE® Index on 11/30/2014. The performance shown takes into account applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 60%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">1YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">10YR</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class Y</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">7.33<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.34<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">6.62<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">MSCI EAFE<sup style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; top: -0.7em; font-size: 5pt;">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">11.88<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.89<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.07<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> Class Y 0.0733 0.0534 0.0662 MSCI EAFE® Index 0.1188 0.0589 0.0507 <b>For more current information visit </b> bny.com/investments/literaturecenter . <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page;"> <tr style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; break-inside: avoid-page; background-color: #00485e; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/>Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; break-inside: avoid-page; border-bottom-color: initial; background-color: #e3ebed; height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>5,940</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">49</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>52,116,296</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; text-align: center; width: 170pt; font-weight: normal; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">12.30<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 5940000000 49 52116296 0.1230 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-weight: bold;"><b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>11/30/24</b> <b>)</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275968.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Country Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_9276240.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> ^* </b></div> <div style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_9275968.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family: 'cambria'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date purchased. Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date purchased.