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BNY Mellon Opportunistic Small Cap Fund (DSCVX)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US05587N6388
CUSIP
05587N638
Inception Date
Dec 29, 1993
Min. Investment
$2,500
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Small-Cap
Asset Class Style
Blend

Share Price Chart


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Performance

Performance Chart

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


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period


BNY Mellon Opportunistic Small Cap Fund

1D
1M
YTD
6M
1Y
3Y*
5Y*
10Y*

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20266.00%3.94%10.17%
20254.76%-5.32%-5.85%-3.63%6.01%7.58%0.63%5.52%-1.08%0.06%2.69%-0.52%10.21%
2024-4.20%1.16%2.88%-6.00%7.53%-0.23%6.75%0.22%0.69%-2.95%7.80%-8.50%3.68%
202312.10%-2.80%-6.23%-2.79%-1.16%8.94%5.20%-4.85%-6.78%-7.71%7.61%10.00%9.01%
2022-7.13%1.88%2.75%-10.31%0.79%-9.09%10.07%-2.87%-10.16%10.90%2.56%-5.54%-17.55%
20212.99%7.66%-0.30%3.75%-0.79%1.57%-2.22%1.55%-2.42%4.29%-3.88%3.29%15.93%

Benchmark Metrics

BNY Mellon Opportunistic Small Cap Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.97%, beta of 1.05, and R² of 0.71 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since December 30, 1993.

  • This fund captured 136.00% of S&P 500 Index gains and 124.47% of its losses — amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
  • With beta of 1.05 and R² of 0.71, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

Alpha
1.97%
Beta
1.05
0.71
Upside Capture
136.00%
Downside Capture
124.47%

Expense Ratio

DSCVX has a high expense ratio of 1.11%, indicating above-average management fees.


Return for Risk

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for BNY Mellon Opportunistic Small Cap Fund (DSCVX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


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Dividends

Dividend History

BNY Mellon Opportunistic Small Cap Fund provided a 4.19% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.50 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.00$7.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$1.50$0.49$0.15$0.41$1.12$3.40$0.07$0.05$6.79$4.56$0.14$1.17

Dividend yield

4.19%1.48%0.50%1.36%4.05%9.75%0.20%0.16%29.45%12.41%0.41%4.10%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BNY Mellon Opportunistic Small Cap Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$1.00$1.00
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.49$0.49
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.15
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.41$0.41
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.12$1.12
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.40$3.40

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BNY Mellon Opportunistic Small Cap 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 Opportunistic Small Cap Fund was 61.31%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 311 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-61.31%May 23, 2001345Oct 9, 2002311Jan 5, 2004656
-58.05%Jul 20, 2007340Nov 20, 2008319Mar 2, 2010659
-50.04%Jun 21, 2018438Mar 18, 2020184Dec 8, 2020622
-44.27%Apr 23, 1998118Oct 8, 1998192Jul 15, 1999310
-37.71%Apr 7, 2011124Oct 3, 2011328Jan 24, 2013452

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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