BNY Mellon Bond Fund (MPBFX)
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds. The investment adviser actively manages the fund's bond market and maturity exposure and credit profile and uses a disciplined process to select bonds and manage risk. Generally, the average effective duration of the fund's portfolio will not exceed eight years. The fund may invest in individual bonds of any duration.
Fund Info
US05569M8304
Oct 2, 2000
$10,000
Expense Ratio
MPBFX has an expense ratio of 0.55%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
BNY Mellon Bond Fund (MPBFX) returned 2.25% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.85% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MPBFX returned 1.45% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
MPBFX
2.25%
-0.96%
0.74%
5.85%
1.13%
-0.85%
1.45%
^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 MPBFX, 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 | 0.58% | 2.23% | -0.05% | 0.41% | -0.91% | 2.25% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.00% | -1.46% | 0.83% | -2.55% | 1.74% | 0.95% | 2.35% | 1.40% | 1.36% | -2.64% | 1.04% | -1.78% | 1.08% |
| 2023 | 3.39% | -2.46% | 2.38% | 0.52% | -1.01% | -0.37% | -0.11% | -0.66% | -2.61% | -1.62% | 4.59% | 3.64% | 5.48% |
| 2022 | -2.30% | -1.35% | -2.65% | -3.81% | 0.48% | -1.78% | 2.36% | -2.68% | -4.23% | -1.16% | 3.66% | -0.70% | -13.55% |
| 2021 | -0.49% | -1.26% | -1.04% | 0.72% | 0.18% | 0.81% | 0.96% | -0.33% | -0.73% | -0.12% | 0.11% | -0.29% | -1.50% |
| 2020 | 2.07% | 1.40% | -1.79% | 1.97% | 0.81% | 1.17% | 1.68% | -0.62% | -0.10% | -0.25% | 1.01% | 0.33% | 7.87% |
| 2019 | 1.18% | -0.08% | 2.05% | 0.21% | 1.47% | 1.28% | 0.33% | 2.40% | -0.62% | 0.32% | -0.01% | 0.01% | 8.82% |
| 2018 | -0.95% | -1.06% | 0.36% | -0.63% | 0.50% | 0.02% | 0.15% | 0.43% | -0.44% | -0.42% | -0.01% | 1.55% | -0.53% |
| 2017 | 0.32% | 0.62% | 0.02% | 0.72% | 0.72% | 0.01% | 0.55% | 0.78% | -0.33% | 0.09% | -0.21% | 0.56% | 3.91% |
| 2016 | 1.01% | 0.54% | 1.34% | 0.46% | -0.08% | 1.33% | 0.78% | 0.01% | 0.06% | -0.76% | -2.31% | 0.17% | 2.52% |
| 2015 | 1.90% | -0.73% | 0.43% | -0.31% | -0.22% | -0.91% | 0.49% | -0.23% | 0.63% | 0.23% | -0.17% | -0.39% | 0.70% |
| 2014 | 1.38% | 0.59% | -0.31% | 0.79% | 1.04% | 0.11% | -0.28% | 0.77% | -0.72% | 0.75% | 0.68% | -0.25% | 4.63% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of MPBFX is 58, 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 Bond Fund (MPBFX) 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 Bond Fund provided a 3.77% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.41 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 | $0.41 | $0.40 | $0.35 | $0.31 | $0.30 | $0.62 | $0.37 | $0.37 | $0.37 | $0.39 | $0.35 | $0.38 |
Dividend yield | 3.77% | 3.70% | 3.17% | 2.86% | 2.33% | 4.64% | 2.87% | 3.00% | 2.90% | 3.13% | 2.77% | 2.97% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BNY Mellon Bond 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 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.13 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| 2023 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.35 |
| 2022 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.31 |
| 2021 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.30 |
| 2020 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.32 | $0.62 |
| 2019 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.37 |
| 2018 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.37 |
| 2017 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.37 |
| 2016 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.39 |
| 2015 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.35 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.38 |
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 Bond 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 Bond Fund was 18.40%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current BNY Mellon Bond Fund drawdown is 7.24%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -18.4% | Aug 5, 2021 | 306 | Oct 20, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -8.57% | Mar 9, 2020 | 9 | Mar 19, 2020 | 56 | Jun 9, 2020 | 65 |
| -6.43% | Nov 8, 2001 | 96 | Mar 28, 2002 | 289 | May 22, 2003 | 385 |
| -5.49% | May 2, 2013 | 88 | Sep 5, 2013 | 182 | May 28, 2014 | 270 |
| -4.48% | Jun 16, 2003 | 230 | May 13, 2004 | 89 | Sep 21, 2004 | 319 |
Volatility
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