BNY Mellon Core Plus Fund (DCPYX)
To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. It normally invests primarily in fixed-income securities rated, at the time of purchase, investment grade (i.e., Baa3/BBB- or higher) or the unrated equivalent as determined by the fund's sub-adviser. The fund, however, may invest up to 25% of its net assets in fixed-income securities rated, at the time of purchase, below investment grade ("high yield" or "junk" bonds) or the unrated equivalent as determined by the fund's sub-adviser.
Fund Info
US05580W8331
Dec 2, 2010
$0
Expense Ratio
DCPYX has an expense ratio of 0.40%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
BNY Mellon Core Plus Fund (DCPYX) returned 1.19% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.99% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DCPYX returned 2.27% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.
DCPYX
1.19%
0.66%
0.43%
4.99%
0.77%
2.27%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
7.44%
-5.60%
8.37%
14.12%
10.46%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DCPYX, 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 | 0.59% | 2.22% | -0.29% | -0.11% | -1.19% | 1.19% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.39% | -1.28% | 0.66% | -2.22% | 1.98% | 1.12% | 2.58% | 1.57% | 1.27% | -2.83% | 1.11% | -1.53% | 2.68% |
| 2023 | 3.77% | -2.39% | 2.10% | 0.33% | -0.76% | -0.11% | 0.23% | -0.65% | -2.89% | -1.24% | 4.92% | 3.68% | 6.84% |
| 2022 | -2.21% | -1.33% | -2.39% | -4.16% | 0.26% | -2.66% | 2.82% | -2.22% | -4.55% | -1.16% | 4.09% | -0.46% | -13.42% |
| 2021 | -0.71% | -1.16% | -1.04% | 0.87% | 0.29% | 1.15% | 1.02% | -0.06% | -0.71% | -0.17% | -0.25% | 0.19% | -0.64% |
| 2020 | 1.86% | 0.88% | -4.24% | 3.35% | 2.02% | 1.44% | 2.60% | -0.79% | -0.17% | -0.35% | 2.40% | 0.59% | 9.80% |
| 2019 | 1.95% | 0.17% | 1.99% | 0.39% | 1.47% | 1.62% | 0.58% | 2.19% | -0.31% | 0.34% | 0.04% | 0.25% | 11.19% |
| 2018 | -0.77% | -0.78% | 0.15% | -0.52% | 0.17% | -0.04% | 0.40% | 0.48% | -0.36% | -0.94% | 0.29% | 1.14% | -0.79% |
| 2017 | 0.48% | 0.89% | -0.05% | 0.80% | 0.81% | 0.24% | 0.60% | 0.71% | -0.17% | 0.22% | -0.30% | 0.12% | 4.44% |
| 2016 | 0.63% | 0.23% | 1.58% | 1.25% | 0.15% | 1.64% | 1.21% | 0.32% | 0.04% | -0.48% | -2.06% | -0.29% | 4.25% |
| 2015 | 1.63% | -0.35% | 0.25% | -0.15% | -0.24% | -1.22% | 0.57% | -0.47% | -0.05% | 0.67% | -0.57% | -0.42% | -0.38% |
| 2014 | 1.32% | 1.19% | 0.19% | 0.98% | 1.28% | 0.58% | -0.24% | 1.04% | -0.81% | 0.94% | 0.64% | -0.03% | 7.28% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of DCPYX is 69, 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 Core Plus Fund (DCPYX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
BNY Mellon Core Plus Fund provided a 4.15% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.38 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.38 | $0.41 | $0.36 | $0.30 | $0.37 | $0.30 | $0.33 | $0.32 | $0.25 | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.32 |
Dividend yield | 4.15% | 4.51% | 3.92% | 3.28% | 3.41% | 2.71% | 3.10% | 3.26% | 2.44% | 2.99% | 3.09% | 3.19% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BNY Mellon Core Plus 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 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.41 |
| 2023 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.36 |
| 2022 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.30 |
| 2021 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.12 | $0.37 |
| 2020 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.30 |
| 2019 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.33 |
| 2018 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.32 |
| 2017 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.25 |
| 2016 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.30 |
| 2015 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.30 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.32 |
Drawdowns
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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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BNY Mellon Core Plus 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 Core Plus Fund was 19.00%, occurring on Oct 24, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current BNY Mellon Core Plus Fund drawdown is 5.14%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -19% | Sep 15, 2021 | 280 | Oct 24, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -10.42% | Mar 9, 2020 | 9 | Mar 19, 2020 | 51 | Jun 2, 2020 | 60 |
| -6.01% | Dec 7, 2012 | 187 | Sep 5, 2013 | 184 | May 30, 2014 | 371 |
| -4.05% | Sep 7, 2016 | 72 | Dec 16, 2016 | 114 | Jun 2, 2017 | 186 |
| -3.57% | Jan 4, 2021 | 52 | Mar 18, 2021 | 84 | Jul 19, 2021 | 136 |
Volatility
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