DMECX Fees and Costs — BNY Mellon Select Managers Small Cap Value Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2024-07-24

The net expense ratio is 2.05%: a 0.90% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 1.22% other expenses, less a 0.82% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $355K in broker commissions, 0.1336% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 75%.

DMECX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DMECX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.90%
12b-1 fee0.75%
Other expenses1.22%
Gross expense ratio2.87%
Fee waiver−0.82%
Net expense ratio2.05%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

DMECX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in DMECX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,334 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.29% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.05%)$215$663$1,136
Trading costs (broker commissions)$14$43$74
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$35$124
Total costs$332$742$1,334
Value after costs$10,168$10,834$11,429
Impact on return, per year3.32%2.29%2.29%

DMECX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1336%
  • Total broker commissions: $355K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $524.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 75%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $12.1M
  • Net income from securities lending: $41K (0.016% of average net assets)

DMECX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC$52K25.79%
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED$22K10.87%
LOOP CAPITAL MARKETS LLC$20K9.82%
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.$19K9.52%
JEFFERIES LLC$19K9.23%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$18K9.06%
PIPER JAFFRAY & CO.$15K7.56%
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC$14K6.85%
KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC.$11K5.65%
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED$11K5.65%

DMECX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$69.5M22.97%
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC$39.0M12.88%
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED$34.8M11.50%
LOOP CAPITAL MARKETS LLC$31.9M10.53%
JEFFERIES LLC$30.7M10.14%
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.$25.7M8.50%
INSTINET, LLC$21.3M7.02%
PIPER JAFFRAY & CO.$20.2M6.68%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.$15.7M5.19%
KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC.$13.9M4.60%

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.