BNY Mellon Worldwide Growth Fund (PGROX)
To pursue its goals, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the common stock of U.S. and foreign companies. It focuses on "blue chip" multinational companies with total market values of more than $5 billion. Normally at least 40% of the fund's assets will be invested in companies that have significant exposure to the economies of countries other than the United States.
Fund Info
US05588J1079
05588J107
Jul 14, 1993
$1,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
PGROX has a high expense ratio of 1.13%, 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 Worldwide Growth 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 Worldwide Growth Fund had a return of 4.85% year-to-date (YTD) and -1.61% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BNY Mellon Worldwide Growth Fund had an annualized return of 4.79%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.26%, indicating that BNY Mellon Worldwide Growth Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
PGROX
4.85%
1.86%
-6.69%
-1.61%
4.75%
4.79%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.01%
1.13%
9.82%
22.80%
12.93%
11.26%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PGROX, 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 | 3.65% | 4.85% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 1.19% | 2.95% | 1.53% | -3.40% | 3.60% | 2.37% | -0.33% | 2.47% | -0.60% | -3.37% | 3.14% | -11.52% | -2.99% |
| 2023 | 6.73% | -4.29% | 6.19% | 4.02% | -2.20% | 5.31% | 2.16% | -2.15% | -5.14% | -1.11% | 7.88% | 2.60% | 20.64% |
| 2022 | -5.04% | -5.16% | 3.32% | -8.01% | -0.05% | -7.42% | 8.37% | -4.87% | -9.93% | 7.40% | 8.93% | -10.58% | -23.06% |
| 2021 | -1.78% | 2.02% | 3.26% | 6.20% | 2.07% | 2.42% | 2.51% | 2.07% | -6.14% | 6.94% | -1.61% | -3.45% | 14.59% |
| 2020 | -0.31% | -7.23% | -8.66% | 10.68% | 4.86% | 3.82% | 5.08% | 8.18% | -4.03% | -2.39% | 9.70% | 0.92% | 19.99% |
| 2019 | 6.69% | 3.78% | 3.43% | 5.26% | -5.54% | 6.73% | 1.26% | -1.13% | 1.05% | 2.29% | 3.40% | -2.94% | 26.23% |
| 2018 | 4.11% | -4.81% | -2.01% | -0.19% | 2.08% | 0.31% | 3.15% | 0.81% | 0.29% | -5.40% | 0.94% | -17.44% | -18.40% |
| 2017 | 2.49% | 3.16% | 3.01% | 3.09% | 3.94% | -0.70% | 1.31% | 1.50% | 1.05% | 2.12% | 1.81% | -4.51% | 19.55% |
| 2016 | -2.54% | -0.64% | 6.37% | 0.54% | 0.49% | 1.05% | 2.73% | -1.44% | 0.42% | -2.11% | -0.97% | 1.99% | 5.72% |
| 2015 | -1.25% | 4.98% | -2.63% | 3.15% | 0.49% | -3.28% | 2.27% | -7.31% | -0.58% | 7.35% | -1.43% | -3.37% | -2.48% |
| 2014 | -6.23% | 5.80% | 1.26% | 3.59% | 1.74% | 1.22% | -3.45% | 2.56% | -1.94% | 1.45% | 2.25% | -2.83% | 4.87% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of PGROX is 5, meaning it’s performing worse than 95% 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 Worldwide Growth Fund (PGROX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
BNY Mellon Worldwide Growth Fund provided a 0.27% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.19 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.19 | $0.19 | $0.30 | $0.23 | $0.15 | $0.30 | $0.40 | $0.61 | $3.79 | $3.24 | $3.96 | $2.27 |
Dividend yield | 0.27% | 0.28% | 0.45% | 0.41% | 0.20% | 0.47% | 0.73% | 1.41% | 7.08% | 6.78% | 8.19% | 4.24% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BNY Mellon Worldwide Growth 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 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.19 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.30 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.23 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.02 | $0.30 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.40 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.13 | $0.61 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $3.20 | $3.79 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $2.56 | $3.24 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $3.14 | $3.96 |
| 2014 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.27 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $1.42 | $2.27 |
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 Worldwide Growth 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 Worldwide Growth Fund was 47.42%, occurring on Mar 5, 2009. Recovery took 542 trading sessions.
The current BNY Mellon Worldwide Growth Fund drawdown is 12.39%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -47.42% | Dec 11, 2007 | 309 | Mar 5, 2009 | 542 | Apr 28, 2011 | 851 |
| -43.18% | Sep 5, 2000 | 523 | Oct 9, 2002 | 892 | Apr 27, 2006 | 1415 |
| -32.85% | Dec 19, 2017 | 567 | Mar 23, 2020 | 95 | Aug 6, 2020 | 662 |
| -31.76% | Dec 13, 2021 | 202 | Sep 30, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -21.36% | Jul 20, 1998 | 59 | Oct 8, 1998 | 62 | Jan 4, 1999 | 121 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current BNY Mellon Worldwide Growth Fund volatility is 3.21%, 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.