Risk Table - BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc.
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| Principal Risks |
An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit.
It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government
agency. It is not a complete investment program. The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically,
which means you could lose money.
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| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically,
which means you could lose money.
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| Risk Not Insured [Member] |
An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit.
It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government
agency.
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| · Risks of stock investing |
· Risks of stock investing: Stocks
generally fluctuate more in value than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods.
There is the chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles,
with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The market value of a stock may decline due to general
market conditions or because of factors that affect the particular company or the company's industry.
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| · Sustainable investment approach risk |
· Sustainable
investment approach risk: The fund's sustainable investment approach
may cause it to make different investments than funds that invest principally in equity securities of
U.S. companies that do not incorporate sustainable investment criteria when selecting investments. Under
certain economic conditions, this could cause the fund to underperform funds that do not incorporate
similar criteria. For example, the incorporation of sustainable investment criteria may result in the
fund forgoing opportunities to buy certain securities when it might otherwise be advantageous to do so
or selling securities when it might otherwise be disadvantageous for the fund to do so. The incorporation
of sustainable investment criteria may also affect the fund's exposure to certain sectors and/or types
of investments, and may adversely impact the fund's performance depending on whether such sectors or
investments are in or out of favor in the market. NIM's security selection process incorporates ESG
data provided by third parties, which may be limited for certain companies and/or only take into account
one or a few ESG related components. In addition, ESG data may include qualitative and/or quantitative
measures, and consideration of this data may be subjective. Different methodologies may be used by the
various data sources that provide ESG data. ESG data from third parties used by NIM as part of its sustainable
investment process often lacks standardization, consistency and transparency, and for certain companies
such data may not be available, complete or accurate. NIM's evaluation of ESG factors relevant to a
particular company may be adversely affected in such instances. As a result, the fund's investments
may differ from, and potentially underperform, funds that incorporate ESG data from other sources or
utilize other methodologies.
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| · Large-cap stock risk |
· Large-cap stock risk: To
the extent the fund invests in large capitalization stocks, the fund may underperform funds that invest
primarily in the stocks of lower quality, smaller capitalization companies during periods when the stocks
of such companies are in favor.
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| · Growth and value stock risk |
· Growth and value stock risk: By
investing in a mix of growth and value companies, the fund assumes the risks of both. Investors often
expect growth companies to increase their earnings at a certain rate. If these expectations are not
met, investors can punish the stocks inordinately, even if earnings do increase. Value stocks involve
the risk that they may never reach their expected full market value, either because the market fails
to recognize the stock's intrinsic worth or the expected value was misgauged.
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| · Information technology company risk |
· Information
technology company risk: The information technology sector has been among the most
volatile sectors of the stock market. To the extent the fund's investments are significantly exposed
to companies in the information technology sector, the fund's performance will be significantly affected
by developments in that sector. Information technology companies involve greater risk because their
revenue and/or earnings tend to be less predictable (and some companies may be experiencing significant
losses) and their share prices tend to be more volatile. Certain information technology companies may
have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, or may depend on a limited management group.
Technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and other intellectual property rights. In addition,
these companies are strongly affected by worldwide technological developments, government regulation,
and increased competition, and their products and services may not be economically successful or may
quickly become outdated. Investor perception may play a greater role in determining the day-to-day value
of information technology stocks than it does in other sectors. Fund investments may decline dramatically
in value if anticipated products or services are delayed or cancelled.
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| · Market risk |
· Market
risk: The value of the securities in which the fund invests may be affected by political,
regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors,
industries or segments of the market. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity
in equity, credit and/or fixed-income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely
affect the fund. Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and
conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different
country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments
adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect
companies world-wide. Local, regional or global events such as war, military conflicts, acts of terrorism,
natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, elevated
levels of government debt, changes in trade regulation or economic sanctions, internal unrest and discord,
or other events could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments.
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| · Management risk |
· Management
risk: The investment process used by the fund's sub-adviser could fail to achieve the
fund's investment goal and cause your fund investment to lose value.
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