AVGYX Performance — BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund, Class Y

Data updated: 2025-09-26

AVGYX returned +2.32% over one year to Jul 2025. Annualised returns are +5.27% over 3 years and +4.07% 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 $117, against $111 for the category, and to $102 over one year, against $105. Volatility over the past three years was 5.76% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2025 the fund lost a net $10.3M, and assets reached $77.13M.

AVGYX 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.

PeriodAVGYXCategory average
1 year (Aug 2024 – Jul 2025)$102$105
3 years (Aug 2022 – Jul 2025)$117$111
5 years (Aug 2020 – Jul 2025)$122$110
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jul 2025)$126$114

AVGYX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jul 2025, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+2.32%
3 years (annualised)+5.27%
5 years (annualised)+4.07%

AVGYX 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.

YearTotal return
2025 (Jan–Jul)+1.18%
2024+12.05%
2023+3.89%
2022−10.39%
2021+11.44%
2020+2.74%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+4.15%

AVGYX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025+0.4%−0.6%−0.6%−1.6%+0.9%+2.1%+0.6%—————
2024+3.1%+2.4%+2.7%−0.2%+1.5%+0.8%0.0%−1.2%+1.1%−0.2%+1.5%0.0%
2023+2.5%+0.1%+0.8%−0.5%−1.4%−0.3%+1.2%+0.3%+2.3%−2.2%+1.5%−0.4%
2022−2.5%−1.9%−0.2%−5.8%+1.0%−8.2%+8.6%−1.5%−3.4%+1.5%+4.6%−2.0%
2021−0.7%−2.1%+1.6%+3.5%+1.4%+1.8%+2.4%+1.3%−1.1%+0.7%−1.0%+3.3%
2020−0.2%−4.1%−6.8%+3.9%+2.0%+1.4%+3.5%+2.5%−1.0%−2.2%+4.7%−0.1%
2019———————−0.7%+1.4%+1.0%+0.7%+1.7%

AVGYX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Aug 2022 – Jul 2025.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 5.76%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.13 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +4.58% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −3.37% (Sep 2022)

AVGYX 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×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet 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

AVGYX Assets Under Management

Net assets of BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet 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.