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BNY Mellon Investment Funds VII, Inc.
2026-07-31
BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund
Class A
BYSAX
This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026.
annual shareholder report
You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 7.5pt; word-break: break-all; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>.</span> You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com.
bny.com/investments/literaturecenter
1-800-373-9387
info@bny.com
<div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div>
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<td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0;">
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px;">During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">For the 12-month<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>period ended July 31, 2026, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 3.27%.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index returned 3.05% for the same period.</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">The short-term bond market generated positive returns over the reporting period, as short-term interest rates declined amid U.S. Federal Reserve easing, and corporate bond spreads remained favorable.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">The Fund’s strongest relative returns were driven by overweight exposures to high yield and investment-grade corporates and asset-backed securities.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">Within high yield, overweight positions in the energy, capital goods and consumer cyclical sectors were strong drivers, as were positions in CLOs, non-agency mortgage-backed securities and non-traditional asset-backed securities.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Security selection within emerging markets was the most significant detractor from the Fund’s relative performance, followed by high yield holdings in communications and technology.</div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>August 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2016</b> <b> through </b> <b>July 31, 2026</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12286824.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class A shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in each of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (a broad-based index) and ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index on 7/31/2016. The performance shown takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A shares and applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the indexes are not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div>
The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>7/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1.55<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2.08<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2.04<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (broad-based index)</td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">-0.40<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1.35<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index</td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1.68<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1.97<span>%</span></td>
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with Maximum Sales Charge - 2.50%
0.0069
0.0155
0.0178
without Sales Charge
0.0327
0.0208
0.0204
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (broad-based index)
0.0271
-0.0040
0.0135
ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index
0.0305
0.0168
0.0197
2022-05-06
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<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>7/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div>
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79000000
364
0
0.5677
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt;">* Amount represents less than .1%.</div>
BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund
Class D
DSTIX
This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026.
annual shareholder report
You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 7.5pt; word-break: break-all; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>.</span> You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com.
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1-800-373-9387
info@bny.com
<div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0;">
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61
0.0060
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<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">For the 12-month<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>period ended July 31, 2026, the Fund’s Class D shares returned 3.44%.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index returned 3.05% for the same period.</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">The short-term bond market generated positive returns over the reporting period, as short-term interest rates declined amid U.S. Federal Reserve easing, and corporate bond spreads remained favorable.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">The Fund’s strongest relative returns were driven by overweight exposures to high yield and investment-grade corporates and asset-backed securities.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">Within high yield, overweight positions in the energy, capital goods and consumer cyclical sectors were strong drivers, as were positions in CLOs, non-agency mortgage-backed securities and non-traditional asset-backed securities.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Security selection within emerging markets was the most significant detractor from the Fund’s relative performance, followed by high yield holdings in communications and technology.</div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>August 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2016</b> <b> through </b> <b>July 31, 2026</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12286671.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class D shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in each of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (a broad-based index) and ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index on 7/31/2016. The performance shown takes into account applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the indexes are not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div>
The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>7/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2.21<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2.10<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (broad-based index)</td>
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Class D
0.0344
0.0221
0.0210
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (broad-based index)
0.0271
-0.0040
0.0135
ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index
0.0305
0.0168
0.0197
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79000000
364
0
0.5677
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt;">* Amount represents less than .1%.</div>
BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund
Class I
BYSIX
This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026.
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0;">
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px;">During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.</div>
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41
0.0040
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<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">For the 12-month<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>period ended July 31, 2026, the Fund’s Class I shares returned 3.65%.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index returned 3.05% for the same period.</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">The short-term bond market generated positive returns over the reporting period, as short-term interest rates declined amid U.S. Federal Reserve easing, and corporate bond spreads remained favorable.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">The Fund’s strongest relative returns were driven by overweight exposures to high yield and investment-grade corporates and asset-backed securities.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">Within high yield, overweight positions in the energy, capital goods and consumer cyclical sectors were strong drivers, as were positions in CLOs, non-agency mortgage-backed securities and non-traditional asset-backed securities.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Security selection within emerging markets was the most significant detractor from the Fund’s relative performance, followed by high yield holdings in communications and technology.</div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>August 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2016</b> <b> through </b> <b>July 31, 2026</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12286722.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class I shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in each of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (a broad-based index) and ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index on 7/31/2016. The performance shown takes into account applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the indexes are not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div>
The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>7/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2.40<span>%</span></td>
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Class I
0.0365
0.0240
0.0220
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (broad-based index)
0.0271
-0.0040
0.0135
ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index
0.0305
0.0168
0.0197
2022-05-06
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<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>7/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div>
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79000000
364
0
0.5677
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt;">* Amount represents less than .1%.</div>
BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund
Class Y
BYSYX
This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026.
annual shareholder report
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0;">
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px;">During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.</div>
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41
0.0040
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<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">For the 12-month<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>period ended July 31, 2026, the Fund’s Class Y shares returned 3.54%.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index returned 3.05% for the same period.</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">The short-term bond market generated positive returns over the reporting period, as short-term interest rates declined amid U.S. Federal Reserve easing, and corporate bond spreads remained favorable.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">The Fund’s strongest relative returns were driven by overweight exposures to high yield and investment-grade corporates and asset-backed securities.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">Within high yield, overweight positions in the energy, capital goods and consumer cyclical sectors were strong drivers, as were positions in CLOs, non-agency mortgage-backed securities and non-traditional asset-backed securities.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Security selection within emerging markets was the most significant detractor from the Fund’s relative performance, followed by high yield holdings in communications and technology.</div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>August 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2016</b> <b> through </b> <b>July 31, 2026</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $1,000,000</b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12286773.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; width: 400pt;"/> </div>
<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Y shares to a hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 made in each of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (a broad-based index) and ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index on 7/31/2016. The performance shown takes into account applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the indexes are not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div>
The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
<div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>7/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2.38<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2.19<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2.71<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">-0.40<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1.35<span>%</span></td>
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<td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index</td>
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<td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1.68<span>%</span></td>
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Class Y
0.0354
0.0238
0.219
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (broad-based index)
0.0271
-0.0040
0.0135
ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index
0.0305
0.0168
0.0197
2022-05-06
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79000000
364
0
0.5677
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<div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt;">* Amount represents less than .1%.</div>
Amount represents less than .1%.
During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.
During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.
During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.
During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.
Amount represents less than .1%.
Amount represents less than .1%.
Amount represents less than .1%.