BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund (SDGIX)

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BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund (SDGIX) is up 0.8% since the beginning of the year. SDGIX is currently trading at $20 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of SDGIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,076.

BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund (SDGIX) has returned 0.79% so far this year and 3.45% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, SDGIX has returned 2.38% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 3, 1994, SDGIX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.41%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 14.1 years.

Historically, 67% of months were positive and 33% were negative. The best month was Dec 2008 with a return of +4.4%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -4.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, SDGIX closed higher 50% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 30, 1994 with a return of +1.7%, while the worst single day was Dec 29, 1994 at -2.0%.

BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 5.04%, beta of -0.00, and R2 of 0.00 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 1994.

• This fund captured 16.13% of S&P 500 Index gains and tended to rise during its downturns (downside capture of -0.52%) - a profile typical of hedging or uncorrelated assets.
• Beta of -0.00 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.00 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.00 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

SDGIX has an expense ratio of 0.53%, placing it in the medium range.

SDGIX ranks 17 for risk / return — in the bottom 17% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund provided a 3.26% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.67 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BNY Mellon Global Fixed 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 Global Fixed Income Fund was 14.53%, occurring on Oct 21, 2022. Recovery took 446 trading sessions.

The current BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund drawdown is 0.58%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.