STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon Opportunistic Midcap Value Fund

November 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 97.2%

     

Automobiles & Components - .0%

     

Mobileye Global Inc., Cl. A

   

6,754

a,b 

 192,557

 

Banks - 3.2%

     

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

   

434,061

 

6,719,264

 

Popular Inc.

   

92,721

 

6,770,487

 
    

13,489,751

 

Capital Goods - 4.8%

     

CNH Industrial NV

   

592,612

b 

9,505,496

 

Quanta Services Inc.

   

73,987

 

11,089,172

 
    

20,594,668

 

Commercial & Professional Services - 6.3%

     

Clarivate PLC

   

563,958

b 

5,521,149

 

Equifax Inc.

   

26,385

 

5,207,607

 

Rentokil Initial PLC, ADR

   

258,200

a,b 

8,533,510

 

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.

   

137,657

 

7,550,486

 
    

26,812,752

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel - 4.7%

     

Hasbro Inc.

   

113,486

 

7,129,191

 

Newell Brands Inc.

   

255,915

a 

3,319,218

 

Skechers USA Inc., CI. A

   

112,803

b 

4,756,903

 

Tapestry Inc.

   

133,063

 

5,025,790

 
    

20,231,102

 

Consumer Services - 5.9%

     

ADT Inc.

   

548,362

a 

5,121,701

 

Aramark

   

301,991

 

12,562,826

 

Expedia Group Inc.

   

70,080

b 

7,487,347

 
    

25,171,874

 

Diversified Financials - 7.4%

     

Ares Management Corp., Cl. A

   

98,644

 

7,732,703

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

43,304

 

4,470,705

 

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

   

46,541

 

11,016,720

 

Voya Financial Inc.

   

128,558

a 

8,482,257

 
    

31,702,385

 

Energy - 6.1%

     

EQT Corp.

   

201,196

 

8,532,722

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   

33,510

 

7,908,025

 

Valero Energy Corp.

   

72,244

 

9,653,243

 
    

26,093,990

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 3.5%

     

Conagra Brands Inc.

   

209,520

 

7,957,570

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 97.2% (continued)

     

Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 3.5% (continued)

     

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Cl. B

   

129,254

 

7,123,188

 
    

15,080,758

 

Health Care Equipment & Services - 8.5%

     

Alcon Inc.

   

58,260

a,b 

4,013,531

 

Centene Corp.

   

121,259

b 

10,555,596

 

Encompass Health Corp.

   

156,928

 

9,177,149

 

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   

20,788

 

5,003,672

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

   

61,019

 

7,328,382

 
    

36,078,330

 

Insurance - 4.8%

     

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

   

135,015

b 

8,088,749

 

Assurant Inc.

   

43,456

 

5,571,928

 

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

   

47,716

 

6,890,190

 
    

20,550,867

 

Materials - 3.2%

     

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

   

142,541

 

5,673,132

 

Newmont Corp.

   

164,983

 

7,831,743

 
    

13,504,875

 

Media & Entertainment - 2.8%

     

Activision Blizzard Inc.

   

87,502

 

6,470,773

 

Warner Music Group Corp., Cl. A

   

158,068

a 

5,416,990

 
    

11,887,763

 

Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 6.5%

     

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.

   

47,879

b 

6,083,506

 

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.

   

83,934

b 

10,307,935

 

Syneos Health Inc.

   

79,915

b 

2,819,401

 

United Therapeutics Corp.

   

30,293

b 

8,478,708

 
    

27,689,550

 

Real Estate - 6.9%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

   

36,092

c 

5,616,276

 

CBRE Group Inc., Cl. A

   

84,726

b 

6,744,190

 

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

   

55,939

c 

6,290,900

 

Equity Residential

   

108,721

c 

7,051,644

 

Zillow Group Inc., Cl. C

   

93,189

a,b 

3,539,318

 
    

29,242,328

 

Retailing - 4.3%

     

Dollar Tree Inc.

   

64,676

b 

9,720,156

 

Ross Stores Inc.

   

73,499

 

8,648,627

 
    

18,368,783

 

Software & Services - 5.8%

     

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Cl. A

   

61,519

 

4,605,928

 

Euronet Worldwide Inc.

   

70,399

b 

6,543,587

 

Global Payments Inc.

   

79,066

 

8,205,469

 


        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 97.2% (continued)

     

Software & Services - 5.8% (continued)

     

Splunk Inc.

   

68,902

b 

5,352,307

 
    

24,707,291

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment - 3.1%

     

Nokia OYJ, ADR

   

1,695,782

 

8,360,205

 

Western Digital Corp.

   

133,401

b 

4,902,487

 
    

13,262,692

 

Transportation - .9%

     

Lyft Inc., Cl. A

   

326,245

b 

 3,660,469

 

Utilities - 8.5%

     

Constellation Energy Corp.

   

163,009

 

15,668,425

 

Exelon Corp.

   

160,089

 

6,622,882

 

PPL Corp.

   

236,532

 

6,982,425

 

Vistra Energy Corp.

   

279,298

 

6,795,320

 
    

36,069,052

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $343,572,680)

   

414,391,837

 
        

Private Equity - .2%

     

Software & Services - .2%

     

Databricks Inc.
(cost $2,398,743)

   

32,643

b,d 

 966,233

 
  

1-Day
Yield (%)

     

Investment Companies - 1.8%

     

Registered Investment Companies - 1.8%

     

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares
(cost $7,529,720)

 

3.94

 

7,529,720

e 

 7,529,720

 
        

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - 4.6%

     

Registered Investment Companies - 4.6%

     

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares
(cost $19,584,721)

 

3.94

 

19,584,721

e 

 19,584,721

 

Total Investments (cost $373,085,864)

 

103.8%

 

442,472,511

 

Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables

 

(3.8%)

 

(16,017,825)

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

426,454,686

 

ADR—American Depository Receipt

a Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At November 30, 2022, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $23,058,630 and the value of the collateral was $22,840,313, consisting of cash collateral of $19,584,721 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $3,255,592. In addition, the value of collateral may include pending sales that are also on loan.

b Non-income producing security.

c Investment in real estate investment trust within the United States.

d The fund held Level 3 securities at November 30, 2022. These securities were valued at $966,233 or .23% of net assets.


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

e Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon Opportunistic Midcap Value Fund

November 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2022 in valuing the fund’s investments:

       
 

Level 1-Unadjusted Quoted Prices

Level 2- Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

Level 3-Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

 

Assets ($)

  

Investments in Securities:

  

Equity Securities - Common Stocks

414,391,837

-

 

-

414,391,837

 

Equity Securities - Private Equity

-

-

 

966,233

966,233

 

Investment Companies

27,114,441

-

 

-

27,114,441

 

 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.


The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has designated the Adviser as the fund’s valuation designee, effective September 8, 2022, to make all fair value determinations with respect to the fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight and pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Act.


Investments in equity securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board Members (“Board”). These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.The Service’s procedures are reviewed by BNY Mellon under the general supervision of the Board.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value


of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser Inc., or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis.

At November 30, 2022, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $69,386,647, consisting of $102,693,006 gross unrealized appreciation and $33,306,359 gross unrealized depreciation.

At November 30, 2022, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR.