BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund (DSTIX)
The investment seeks to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers rated investment grade or the unrated equivalent as determined by the advisor. It will focus on U.S. securities, but may invest up to 30% of its total assets in fixed-income securities of foreign issuers (i.e., securities issued by companies organized under the laws of countries other than the U.S. or securities issued by foreign governments). The fund is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US05600G1076
05600G107
Aug 18, 1992
$2,500
Expense Ratio
DSTIX has an expense ratio of 0.60%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund (DSTIX) returned 2.15% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.72% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DSTIX returned 1.75% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
DSTIX
2.15%
0.39%
2.65%
6.72%
3.93%
2.05%
1.75%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DSTIX, 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 | 0.71% | 0.88% | 0.15% | 0.49% | -0.10% | 2.15% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.77% | -0.31% | 0.21% | -0.30% | 1.02% | 0.75% | 1.30% | 1.13% | 0.87% | -0.83% | 0.61% | -0.02% | 5.30% |
| 2023 | 1.66% | -0.91% | 1.25% | 0.32% | -0.16% | -0.37% | 0.68% | 0.31% | -0.63% | 0.31% | 1.81% | 1.37% | 5.72% |
| 2022 | -1.04% | -0.86% | -1.35% | -1.19% | 0.07% | -1.33% | 1.25% | -0.94% | -1.68% | -0.20% | 1.32% | 0.25% | -5.61% |
| 2021 | 0.08% | -0.21% | -0.11% | 0.27% | 0.24% | -0.05% | 0.16% | 0.05% | -0.15% | -0.46% | -0.43% | 0.22% | -0.39% |
| 2020 | 0.91% | 0.60% | -3.97% | 2.55% | 1.39% | 1.17% | 0.93% | 0.26% | -0.13% | 0.04% | 0.64% | 0.58% | 4.93% |
| 2019 | 1.04% | 0.18% | 0.58% | 0.36% | 0.55% | 0.69% | 0.02% | 0.67% | -0.09% | 0.31% | -0.08% | 0.33% | 4.64% |
| 2018 | -0.14% | -0.36% | 0.07% | -0.20% | -0.09% | -0.28% | 0.46% | -0.20% | 0.00% | -0.08% | -0.23% | 0.60% | -0.45% |
| 2017 | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.13% | 0.31% | 0.22% | -0.09% | 0.40% | 0.19% | -0.09% | 0.03% | -0.26% | 0.25% | 1.59% |
| 2016 | 0.14% | 0.31% | 0.60% | 0.19% | -0.00% | 0.85% | 0.06% | -0.19% | 0.26% | -0.20% | -0.77% | 0.11% | 1.35% |
| 2015 | 0.59% | -0.07% | 0.26% | 0.08% | 0.06% | -0.40% | 0.16% | -0.31% | 0.05% | 0.24% | -0.33% | -0.64% | -0.33% |
| 2014 | 0.08% | 0.41% | -0.17% | 0.30% | 0.40% | 0.05% | -0.15% | 0.11% | -0.37% | 0.19% | -0.08% | -0.44% | 0.33% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 96, DSTIX is among the top 4% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is 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 Short Term Income Fund (DSTIX) 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 Short Term Income Fund provided a 4.52% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.44 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 | $0.44 | $0.42 | $0.33 | $0.20 | $0.19 | $0.24 | $0.22 | $0.31 | $0.19 | $0.12 | $0.19 | $0.16 |
Dividend yield | 4.52% | 4.29% | 3.43% | 2.11% | 1.86% | 2.34% | 2.13% | 3.14% | 1.88% | 1.15% | 1.82% | 1.47% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BNY Mellon Short Term Income 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 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.15 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.42 |
| 2023 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.33 |
| 2022 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.20 |
| 2021 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.19 |
| 2020 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.24 |
| 2019 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.22 |
| 2018 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.10 | $0.31 |
| 2017 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.07 | $0.19 |
| 2016 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.12 |
| 2015 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.19 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.16 |
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 Short Term Income 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 Short Term Income Fund was 8.58%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 390 trading sessions.
The current BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund drawdown is 0.10%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -8.58% | Aug 4, 2021 | 307 | Oct 20, 2022 | 390 | May 6, 2024 | 697 |
| -8.58% | Jan 24, 2008 | 212 | Nov 24, 2008 | 151 | Jul 2, 2009 | 363 |
| -7.75% | Mar 6, 2020 | 13 | Mar 24, 2020 | 51 | Jun 5, 2020 | 64 |
| -3.82% | Aug 10, 1998 | 45 | Oct 9, 1998 | 80 | Jan 29, 1999 | 125 |
| -3.24% | Feb 1, 1994 | 140 | Aug 15, 1994 | 124 | Feb 3, 1995 | 264 |
Volatility
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