BNY Mellon Small Cap Multi-Strategy Fund (MPSSX)
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of small cap companies. The advisor currently considers small cap companies to be those companies with market capitalizations that are equal to or less than the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index. The fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in the equity securities of foreign issuers, including up to 10% of its assets in the equity securities of issuers located in emerging market countries.
Fund Info
US05569M8064
Oct 2, 2000
$10,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
MPSSX has a high expense ratio of 1.01%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
BNY Mellon Small Cap Multi-Strategy Fund (MPSSX) returned -2.73% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.67% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MPSSX returned 6.92% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
MPSSX
-2.73%
5.59%
-9.77%
5.67%
2.73%
8.36%
6.92%
^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 MPSSX, 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 | 5.45% | -5.51% | -6.49% | -1.52% | 6.00% | -2.73% | |||||||
| 2024 | -3.94% | 2.96% | 3.02% | -5.62% | 5.75% | -0.49% | 5.96% | -0.19% | 1.40% | -1.33% | 9.87% | -7.52% | 8.79% |
| 2023 | 10.18% | -2.02% | -5.07% | -1.96% | -1.83% | 7.74% | 4.74% | -4.43% | -5.86% | -7.68% | 7.44% | 10.04% | 9.32% |
| 2022 | -8.56% | 1.55% | 2.83% | -10.05% | 0.10% | -8.21% | 9.81% | -1.89% | -9.16% | 9.92% | 2.23% | -5.95% | -18.38% |
| 2021 | 3.13% | 6.61% | -1.54% | 3.52% | -1.47% | 1.69% | -2.56% | 0.89% | -2.11% | 4.62% | -4.61% | 3.40% | 11.50% |
| 2020 | -1.26% | -7.74% | -20.46% | 15.71% | 9.84% | 3.70% | 4.43% | 6.28% | -3.99% | 2.43% | 13.45% | 10.50% | 30.67% |
| 2019 | 11.95% | 5.28% | -1.25% | 3.98% | -8.60% | 6.74% | 1.36% | -3.98% | -0.12% | 1.70% | 5.06% | 2.93% | 26.21% |
| 2018 | 2.49% | -2.63% | 0.30% | 2.34% | 5.45% | 1.11% | 0.00% | 5.71% | -2.37% | -11.01% | 0.70% | -12.74% | -11.87% |
| 2017 | 1.69% | 2.46% | 0.37% | 0.31% | -2.39% | 4.09% | 1.84% | -2.31% | 5.18% | 0.73% | 3.88% | 1.45% | 18.40% |
| 2016 | -9.21% | -1.06% | 8.89% | 1.38% | 2.53% | -1.14% | 6.21% | 0.78% | 2.21% | -4.68% | 11.06% | 2.14% | 18.91% |
| 2015 | -4.83% | 7.21% | 1.76% | -1.15% | 3.31% | 2.70% | -2.30% | -6.62% | -5.77% | 5.23% | 3.27% | -5.26% | -3.62% |
| 2014 | -2.79% | 4.73% | -0.17% | -4.70% | -0.72% | 5.69% | -6.30% | 5.01% | -6.17% | 4.84% | 0.24% | 3.47% | 2.02% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of MPSSX is 22, meaning it’s performing worse than 78% of other 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 Small Cap Multi-Strategy Fund (MPSSX) 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 Small Cap Multi-Strategy Fund provided a 11.13% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.14 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $2.14 | $2.14 | $0.11 | $0.51 | $2.94 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $1.70 | $0.10 | $0.63 | $0.76 |
Dividend yield | 11.13% | 10.83% | 0.54% | 2.77% | 12.65% | 0.61% | 3.32% | 4.06% | 8.49% | 0.53% | 4.03% | 4.53% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BNY Mellon Small Cap Multi-Strategy 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 | $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 | $2.14 | $2.14 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.51 | $0.51 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.94 | $2.94 |
| 2020 | $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 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.60 | $0.60 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.60 | $0.60 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.70 | $1.70 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.63 | $0.63 |
| 2014 | $0.76 | $0.76 |
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 Small Cap Multi-Strategy 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 Small Cap Multi-Strategy Fund was 58.11%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 993 trading sessions.
The current BNY Mellon Small Cap Multi-Strategy Fund drawdown is 12.40%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -58.11% | Jul 20, 2007 | 411 | Mar 9, 2009 | 993 | Feb 19, 2013 | 1404 |
| -40.47% | Feb 21, 2020 | 19 | Mar 18, 2020 | 110 | Aug 24, 2020 | 129 |
| -31.91% | May 3, 2002 | 110 | Oct 9, 2002 | 254 | Oct 14, 2003 | 364 |
| -30.76% | Nov 9, 2021 | 495 | Oct 27, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -28.38% | Sep 4, 2018 | 78 | Dec 24, 2018 | 286 | Feb 13, 2020 | 364 |
Volatility
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