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BNY Mellon Technology Growth Fund
BNY Mellon Technology Growth Fund

September 1, 2022

BNY MELLON ADVANTAGE FUNDS, INC.

-BNY Mellon Technology Growth Fund

Supplement to Current Summary Prospectus and Prospectus

The following information supersedes and replaces any contrary information contained in "Fees and Expenses" in the fund's summary prospectus and "Fund Summary - Fees and Expenses" in the fund's prospectus:

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - BNY Mellon Technology Growth Fund
Class A
Class C
Class I
Class Y
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.75% none none none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price) none 1.00% none none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - BNY Mellon Technology Growth Fund
Class A
Class C
Class I
Class Y
Management fees 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fees none 0.75% none none
Shareholder services fees 0.25% 0.25% none none
Miscellaneous other expenses 0.15% 0.19% 0.18% 0.10%
Total other expenses 0.40% 0.44% 0.18% 0.10%
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.15% 1.94% 0.93% 0.85%
Fee waiver [1] (0.10%) (0.10%) (0.10%) (0.10%)
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver) 1.05% 1.84% 0.83% 0.75%
[1] The fund's investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., has contractually agreed to waive receipt of a portion of its management fee in the amount of .10% of the value of the fund's average daily net assets until December 31, 2022. On or after December 31, 2022, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this waiver 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. 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 fee waiver agreement by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - BNY Mellon Technology Growth Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A 676 910 1,162 1,884
Class C 287 600 1,038 2,256
Class I 85 286 505 1,134
Class Y 77 261 462 1,040
Expense Example No Redemption - BNY Mellon Technology Growth Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A 676 910 1,162 1,884
Class C 187 600 1,038 2,256
Class I 85 286 505 1,134
Class Y 77 261 462 1,040