DHGCX Fees and Costs — BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-08-24
The net expense ratio is 1.55%: a 0.40% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.40% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $461K in broker commissions, 0.0132% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 86%.
DHGCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DHGCX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.40% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.75% |
| Other expenses | 0.40% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.55% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.55% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
DHGCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DHGCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $967 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.64% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.55%) | $163 | $505 | $870 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $7 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $25 | $89 |
| Total costs | $267 | $534 | $967 |
| Value after costs | $10,233 | $11,042 | $11,796 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.67% | 1.64% | 1.64% |
DHGCX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0132%
- Total broker commissions: $461K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $7.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 86%
- Securities on loan, average value: $323.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $335K (0.010% of average net assets)
DHGCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $205K | 44.53% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $166K | 35.98% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $52K | 11.30% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $38K | 8.19% |
DHGCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $1.2B | 22.02% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $598.6M | 11.19% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $577.0M | 10.79% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $524.6M | 9.81% |
| CITADEL SECURITIES LLC | $515.2M | 9.63% |
| HSBC SECURITIES (USA), INC. | $476.9M | 8.92% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $461.5M | 8.63% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $380.6M | 7.12% |
| DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC. | $367.1M | 6.86% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $269.8M | 5.04% |
BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSDYX | Class Y | 0.49% | none |
| SDGIX | Class I | 0.54% | none |
| DHGAX | Class A | 0.86% | 4.50% |
| DHGCX | Class C | 1.55% | none |
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.