BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund (AVGRX)
The fund normally invests in instruments that provide investment exposure to global equity, bond, currency and commodity markets, and in fixed-income securities. It may invest in instruments that provide economic exposure to developed and, to a limited extent, emerging market issuers. The fund may invest up to 30% of its net assets in emerging market issuers and considers emerging market countries to be those included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index.
Fund Info
US05587N3070
May 1, 2006
$1,000
Expense Ratio
AVGRX has a high expense ratio of 1.15%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund had a return of 0.00% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.03% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund had an annualized return of 0.47%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.26%, indicating that BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
AVGRX
0.00%
0.84%
1.50%
6.03%
-0.08%
0.47%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
3.96%
1.97%
9.03%
22.16%
12.60%
11.26%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of AVGRX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.42% | 0.00% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 3.00% | 2.49% | 2.64% | -0.13% | 1.52% | 0.78% | -0.00% | -1.22% | 1.04% | -0.19% | 1.49% | -0.06% | 11.85% |
| 2023 | 2.48% | 0.21% | 0.69% | -0.48% | -1.31% | -0.35% | 1.26% | 0.21% | 2.34% | -2.22% | 1.51% | -0.27% | 4.04% |
| 2022 | -2.56% | -1.86% | -0.13% | -5.81% | 0.90% | -8.18% | 8.53% | -1.45% | -3.36% | 1.52% | 4.57% | -2.03% | -10.41% |
| 2021 | -0.71% | -2.07% | 1.57% | 3.51% | 1.44% | 1.76% | 2.34% | 1.31% | -1.07% | 0.71% | -0.97% | -12.14% | -5.17% |
| 2020 | -0.18% | -4.17% | -6.82% | 3.86% | 1.96% | 1.34% | 3.47% | 2.44% | -1.01% | -2.17% | 4.67% | -0.06% | 2.72% |
| 2019 | 4.71% | 1.54% | 1.83% | 2.11% | -2.98% | 2.26% | 0.74% | -0.67% | 1.41% | 0.85% | 0.84% | -0.34% | 12.80% |
| 2018 | -0.06% | -2.41% | -1.20% | 1.28% | 1.52% | 0.06% | 0.87% | 0.49% | 0.12% | -5.39% | 1.94% | -4.34% | -7.17% |
| 2017 | 1.33% | 0.81% | 0.50% | 0.37% | 1.41% | -0.85% | 0.31% | 0.55% | 0.85% | 2.22% | 0.12% | -4.92% | 2.53% |
| 2016 | -3.16% | -1.89% | 2.66% | 0.97% | 0.77% | 0.38% | 1.52% | -0.75% | 0.38% | 0.75% | -2.80% | 1.22% | -0.13% |
| 2015 | 2.40% | 2.59% | 0.36% | 0.60% | -0.18% | -2.03% | 0.37% | -5.28% | -2.18% | 4.19% | 1.26% | -1.74% | 0.00% |
| 2014 | -2.19% | 3.01% | -1.22% | 0.55% | 2.94% | 1.46% | -1.18% | 3.32% | -1.41% | 1.69% | 2.11% | -0.69% | 8.50% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of AVGRX is 46, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund (AVGRX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund provided a 9.08% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.31 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.31 | $1.31 | $0.70 | $0.22 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 |
Dividend yield | 9.08% | 9.08% | 5.02% | 1.57% | 0.73% | 0.00% | 1.31% | 1.27% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.19% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.31 | $1.31 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.70 | $0.70 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.22 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.12 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.22 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.19 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund was 48.95%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 993 trading sessions.
The current BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund drawdown is 10.54%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -48.95% | Nov 1, 2007 | 338 | Mar 9, 2009 | 993 | Feb 19, 2013 | 1331 |
| -29.61% | Nov 10, 2021 | 152 | Jun 17, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -17.2% | Feb 13, 2020 | 27 | Mar 23, 2020 | 141 | Oct 12, 2020 | 168 |
| -14.5% | Apr 28, 2015 | 202 | Feb 12, 2016 | 434 | Nov 1, 2017 | 636 |
| -13.88% | Nov 8, 2017 | 283 | Dec 24, 2018 | 248 | Dec 18, 2019 | 531 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund volatility is 1.15%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.