AVGCX Performance — BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2025-09-26
AVGCX returned +1.25% over one year to Jul 2025. Annualised returns are +4.21% over 3 years and +3.04% over 5 years. Against its Short-Term Government Bond category average the fund came out ahead over three years but behind over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $113, against $111 for the category, and to $101 over one year, against $105. Volatility over the past three years was 5.79% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2025 the fund lost a net $10.3M, and assets reached $77.13M.
AVGCX Growth of $100
What $100 invested in BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Short-Term Government Bond category average over the same months.
| Period | AVGCX | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (Aug 2024 – Jul 2025) | $101 | $105 |
| 3 years (Aug 2022 – Jul 2025) | $113 | $111 |
| 5 years (Aug 2020 – Jul 2025) | $116 | $110 |
| Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jul 2025) | $119 | $114 |
AVGCX Trailing Returns
Total returns to Jul 2025, from SEC N-PORT.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | +1.25% |
| 3 years (annualised) | +4.21% |
| 5 years (annualised) | +3.04% |
AVGCX Annual Returns
Calendar-year total returns of BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Jul) | +0.48% |
| 2024 | +10.94% |
| 2023 | +2.98% |
| 2022 | −11.33% |
| 2021 | +10.37% |
| 2020 | +1.69% |
| 2019 (Aug–Dec) | +3.74% |
AVGCX Monthly Returns
Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +0.2% | −0.6% | −0.8% | −1.6% | +0.8% | +2.0% | +0.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | +3.0% | +2.4% | +2.6% | −0.3% | +1.4% | +0.7% | −0.1% | −1.3% | +1.0% | −0.3% | +1.4% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | +2.4% | +0.2% | +0.6% | −0.5% | −1.5% | −0.3% | +1.1% | +0.2% | +2.2% | −2.3% | +1.4% | −0.4% |
| 2022 | −2.6% | −1.9% | −0.3% | −5.8% | +0.8% | −8.2% | +8.4% | −1.5% | −3.5% | +1.5% | +4.5% | −2.2% |
| 2021 | −0.8% | −2.1% | +1.5% | +3.4% | +1.4% | +1.7% | +2.3% | +1.2% | −1.2% | +0.7% | −1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | −0.3% | −4.2% | −6.9% | +3.8% | +1.9% | +1.3% | +3.4% | +2.4% | −1.1% | −2.3% | +4.6% | −0.1% |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −0.7% | +1.4% | +0.9% | +0.6% | +1.6% |
AVGCX Risk
Risk measures from monthly returns over Aug 2022 – Jul 2025.
- 3-year volatility (annualised): 5.79%
- 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.05 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
- Best month: +4.52% (Nov 2022)
- Worst month: −3.54% (Sep 2022)
AVGCX Fund Flows
Monthly money in and out of BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.
- 12-month net flow: −$10.3M
- 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $15.9M
- Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.61×
| Month | Sales | Redemptions | Net flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | $378K | $1.4M | −$1.1M |
| Jun 2025 | $252K | $1.5M | −$1.2M |
| May 2025 | $527K | $2.0M | −$1.5M |
| Apr 2025 | $1.1M | $1.5M | −$367K |
| Mar 2025 | $709K | $4.3M | −$3.6M |
| Feb 2025 | $548K | $1.6M | −$1.1M |
| Jan 2025 | $578K | $2.3M | −$1.7M |
| Dec 2024 | $7.8M | $3.7M | $4.1M |
| Nov 2024 | $501K | $1.7M | −$1.2M |
| Oct 2024 | $1.1M | $1.8M | −$712K |
| Sep 2024 | $1.5M | $2.3M | −$760K |
| Aug 2024 | $839K | $2.0M | −$1.1M |
AVGCX Assets Under Management
Net assets of BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.
| Report date | Net assets |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | $77.13M |
| 2025-04-30 | $78.18M |
| 2025-01-31 | $85.62M |
| 2024-10-31 | $90.28M |
| 2024-07-31 | $93.23M |
| 2024-04-30 | $93.94M |
| 2024-01-31 | $97.60M |
| 2023-10-31 | $104.58M |
| 2023-07-31 | $109.42M |
| 2023-04-30 | $128.44M |
| 2023-01-31 | $149.93M |
| 2022-10-31 | $158.61M |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.