BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund Class C (DBOCX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund Class C, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund Class C (DBOCX) has returned -5.42% so far this year and 8.67% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, DBOCX has returned 6.81% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 30, 2004, DBOCX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.46%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 12.6 years.

Historically, 62% of months were positive and 38% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +8.2%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -13.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, DBOCX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +7.8%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -7.6%.

BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund Class C has an annualized alpha of -0.67%, beta of 0.68, and R² of 0.95 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 02, 2004.

• This fund participated in 78.27% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 66.75% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.68 indicates this fund moves significantly less than S&P 500 Index — a genuinely defensive profile with reduced participation in both market rallies and downturns.

DBOCX has a high expense ratio of 1.90%, indicating above-average management fees.

DBOCX ranks 33 for risk / return — below 33% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund Class C (DBOCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund Class C provided a 7.68% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.77 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund Class C. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund Class C. 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 Balanced Opportunity Fund Class C was 43.06%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 769 trading sessions.

The current BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund Class C drawdown is 7.55%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.