BNY Mellon International Fund (MPITX)
To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers. Foreign issuers are companies organized under the laws of a foreign country, whose principal trading market is in a foreign country or with a majority of their assets or business outside the United States. It may invest in companies of any size. The fund will limit its investments in any single company to no more than 5% of the fund's assets at the time of purchase.
Fund Info
US05569M8718
Oct 2, 2000
$10,000
Expense Ratio
MPITX has a high expense ratio of 1.03%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in BNY Mellon International Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
BNY Mellon International Fund had a return of 7.32% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.49% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BNY Mellon International Fund had an annualized return of 4.44%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.26%, indicating that BNY Mellon International Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
MPITX
7.32%
3.94%
0.36%
8.49%
5.03%
4.44%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.01%
1.13%
9.82%
22.80%
12.93%
11.26%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of MPITX, 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 | 4.58% | 7.32% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -0.51% | 2.12% | 2.79% | -2.72% | 4.37% | -3.70% | 5.06% | 3.19% | -0.46% | -4.62% | -0.97% | -2.37% | 1.61% |
| 2023 | 8.76% | -1.73% | 2.53% | 3.21% | -3.98% | 4.15% | 2.68% | -3.67% | -3.22% | -3.33% | 5.48% | 5.98% | 17.00% |
| 2022 | -3.11% | -3.41% | -0.56% | -6.53% | 1.82% | -10.00% | 5.06% | -7.58% | -9.05% | 7.32% | 13.21% | -1.39% | -15.66% |
| 2021 | -1.56% | 1.87% | 3.46% | 2.46% | 4.40% | -1.79% | -0.26% | 0.26% | -3.77% | 2.57% | -3.69% | 5.52% | 9.34% |
| 2020 | -2.45% | -7.92% | -15.38% | 6.74% | 5.13% | 3.22% | 3.29% | 4.41% | -3.13% | -2.99% | 14.74% | 4.70% | 7.19% |
| 2019 | 7.79% | 2.05% | 0.73% | 2.80% | -5.37% | 6.16% | -2.24% | -2.53% | 3.09% | 3.94% | 0.83% | 3.80% | 22.28% |
| 2018 | 5.56% | -5.13% | -0.72% | 1.24% | -1.72% | -1.90% | 2.46% | -2.25% | 1.49% | -9.23% | -0.97% | -6.00% | -16.66% |
| 2017 | 2.55% | 2.40% | 3.04% | 2.78% | 3.03% | 0.48% | 4.43% | -0.23% | 2.58% | 1.41% | 1.09% | 1.45% | 27.96% |
| 2016 | -6.34% | -4.89% | 7.11% | 1.66% | 1.54% | -4.65% | 5.15% | -0.00% | 2.14% | -2.88% | -2.16% | 2.90% | -1.36% |
| 2015 | 0.26% | 6.82% | -1.47% | 4.41% | -0.24% | -2.71% | 2.05% | -7.15% | -3.81% | 6.57% | -0.42% | -2.27% | 1.07% |
| 2014 | -3.68% | 5.90% | -0.78% | 0.71% | 1.10% | 1.16% | -2.15% | -0.24% | -3.07% | -1.46% | 0.16% | -4.75% | -7.26% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of MPITX is 38, 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 International Fund (MPITX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
BNY Mellon International Fund provided a 3.12% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.45 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.45 | $0.45 | $0.52 | $0.56 | $0.29 | $0.31 | $0.34 | $0.25 | $0.21 | $0.23 | $0.16 | $0.19 |
Dividend yield | 3.12% | 3.35% | 3.81% | 4.62% | 1.90% | 2.19% | 2.52% | 2.24% | 1.50% | 2.05% | 1.40% | 1.65% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BNY Mellon International 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.45 | $0.45 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.52 | $0.52 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.56 | $0.56 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.29 | $0.29 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.31 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.34 | $0.34 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.25 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.21 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.16 |
| 2014 | $0.19 | $0.19 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BNY Mellon International 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 International Fund was 65.51%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 2228 trading sessions.
The current BNY Mellon International Fund drawdown is 2.89%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -65.51% | Dec 13, 2006 | 559 | Mar 9, 2009 | 2228 | Jan 12, 2018 | 2787 |
| -37.52% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 188 | Dec 17, 2020 | 729 |
| -35.44% | Jan 8, 2001 | 542 | Mar 12, 2003 | 184 | Dec 3, 2003 | 726 |
| -31.92% | Jun 16, 2021 | 324 | Sep 27, 2022 | 376 | Mar 27, 2024 | 700 |
| -13.65% | May 11, 2006 | 23 | Jun 13, 2006 | 101 | Nov 6, 2006 | 124 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current BNY Mellon International Fund volatility is 3.55%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.