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DREYFUS CASH MANAGEMENT | Investor Shares Prospectus
Investment Objective

The fund seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.

Fees and Expenses

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 
 

Investor Shares

Management fees

.10

Other expenses:

 

Administration fees

.10

Shareholder services fees

.25

Miscellaneous other expenses

.08

Total other expenses

.43

Total annual fund operating expenses

.53

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement*

(.01)

Total annual fund operating expenses
(after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement)


.52

* The fund's investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., has contractually agreed to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund's Preferred shares until May 31, 2025, so that the direct expenses of Preferred shares (excluding taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed .10%. The fund's Preferred shares are offered in a different prospectus, but, to the extent that it is necessary for BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. to reimburse the fund's management fee or common expenses as a result of such expense limitation agreement, the amount of the waiver or reimbursement will be applied equally to each share class of the fund, including Investor shares (which amounted to .01% for the past fiscal year). On or after May 31, 2025, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this expense limitation agreement at any time.

Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The one-year example and the first year of the three-, five- and ten-years examples are based on net operating expenses, which reflect the expense limitation agreement by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

     
 

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Investor Shares

$53

$169

$295

$664

Principal Investment Strategy

To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests in a diversified portfolio of high quality, short-term, dollar-denominated debt securities, including: securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities; certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances and other short-term securities issued by domestic or foreign banks or thrifts or their subsidiaries or branches; repurchase agreements, including

tri-party repurchase agreements; asset-backed securities; municipal securities; domestic and dollar-denominated foreign commercial paper and other short-term corporate obligations, including those with floating or variable rates of interest; and dollar-denominated obligations issued or guaranteed by one or more foreign governments or any of their political subdivisions or agencies.

The fund's investments are concentrated in the banking industry, because the fund normally invests at least 25% of its net assets in domestic or dollar-denominated foreign bank obligations.

The fund is a money market fund subject to the maturity, quality, liquidity and diversification requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, although the net asset value of the fund's shares will "float," meaning the net asset value will fluctuate with changes in the values of the fund's portfolio securities.

The fund seeks to invest in securities and enter into repurchase agreements that present minimal credit risk, based on an assessment by Dreyfus, a division of Mellon Investments Corporation (Dreyfus), the fund's sub-adviser, of the issuer's, guarantor's or counterparty's credit quality and capacity to meet its financial obligations, among other factors. As part of this assessment, to the extent relevant information is available, Dreyfus also evaluates whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors could have a positive, negative or neutral impact on the entity's financial condition (including cash flows, revenues, and short-term debt coverage) and competitive positioning or reputation within the relevant sector. The relevance and significance of these ESG factors to an entity's financial condition, competitive positioning or reputation vary and are dependent on the specific sector in which an issuer, guarantor or counterparty operates.

With respect to issuers or guarantors of securities or counterparties to repurchase agreements, relevant ESG considerations may include carbon financing and exposure, privacy and data security, responsible investments, corporate governance, business ethics, and financial system stability.

As part of its credit risk analysis, Dreyfus evaluates material ESG factors for the U.S. government and U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. These factors are evaluated from a sovereign perspective and may include environmental risks such as natural disasters, weather patterns and climate change; social factors such as long-term demographic trends, health equality and education standards; and governance factors such as the quality of institutional frameworks. In this regard, ESG considerations are generally expected to have a neutral impact on investment decisions pertaining to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, as other factors such as the financial condition, liquidity and market positioning of such entities are expected to outweigh ESG factors.

In evaluating ESG factors, Dreyfus considers ESG research developed by one or more of its affiliates or third parties, including ESG assessments and commentary provided by credit rating agencies, and other material ESG information as available. Identified ESG factors are incorporated within Dreyfus's credit risk analysis to determine whether such ESG factors have a positive, negative or neutral impact on Dreyfus's assessment of creditworthiness. Based on this determination, the fund may adjust the applicable credit or maturity limits for the relevant issuer, guarantor or counterparty. Dreyfus, however, may determine, across all investments within the fund, that other attributes of creditworthiness, such as sources of liquidity and market positioning, outweigh ESG considerations when making an investment decision, and may not consider available ESG data in connection with every investment decision it makes on behalf of the fund. As a result, the fund may invest in securities of issuers or securities guaranteed by guarantors or enter into repurchase agreements with counterparties, for example, that may be negatively impacted by ESG factors.

Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Investor shares from year to year. The table shows the average annual total returns of the fund's Investor shares over time. The fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. More recent performance information may be available at www.dreyfus.com.

Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%) Investor Shares
  

Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%)
Investor Shares

 

During the periods shown in the chart:

Best Quarter
Q4 2023: 1.25%

Worst Quarter
Q1, 2022: -0.03%

During the periods shown in the chart:

Best Quarter
Q4 2023: 1.25%

Worst Quarter
Q1, 2022: -0.03%

The year-to-date total return of the fund's Investor shares as of March 31, 2024 was 1.24%.

Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/23
    

Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/23

 

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

Investor Shares

4.74%

1.72%

1.13%

For the current yield for Investor shares, call toll-free 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only). Individuals or entities for whom institutions may purchase or redeem shares should call the institution directly.