DSDCX Performance — BNY Mellon Tax Sensitive Total Return Bond Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2023-02-24

DSDCX returned −8.81% over one year to Dec 2022. The annualised 3-year return is −1.86%. Against its Money Market category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $95, against $99 for the category, and to $91 over one year, against $87. Volatility over the past three years was 5.30% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2022 the fund lost a net $35.6M, and assets reached $16.15M.

DSDCX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in BNY Mellon Tax Sensitive Total Return Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Money Market category average over the same months.

PeriodDSDCXCategory average
1 year (Jan 2022 – Dec 2022)$91$87
3 years (Jan 2020 – Dec 2022)$95$99
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Dec 2022)$96$104

DSDCX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Dec 2022, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−8.81%
3 years (annualised)−1.86%

DSDCX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of BNY Mellon Tax Sensitive Total Return Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2022−8.81%
2021+0.05%
2020+3.60%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+1.37%

DSDCX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2022−2.4%−0.6%−2.5%−2.4%+0.7%−1.0%+1.9%−1.6%−2.7%−1.1%+2.4%+0.3%
2021+0.6%−1.1%+0.2%+0.6%+0.3%+0.1%+0.4%−0.3%−0.7%−0.4%+0.4%−0.1%
2020+1.4%+1.0%−4.6%−1.4%+2.5%+1.6%+1.6%0.0%+0.1%−0.2%+1.1%+0.8%
2019——————+0.7%+1.1%−0.8%0.0%0.0%+0.3%

DSDCX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2020 – Dec 2022.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 5.30%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -1.20 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +2.54% (May 2020)
  • Worst month: −4.61% (Mar 2020)

DSDCX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of BNY Mellon Tax Sensitive Total Return Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$35.6M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $5.9M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.14×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Dec 2022$46K$2.3M−$2.3M
Nov 2022$92K$890K−$798K
Oct 2022$424K$23.0M−$22.6M
Sep 2022$96K$3.3M−$3.2M
Aug 2022$106K$753K−$647K
Jul 2022$956K$755K$201K
Jun 2022$1.5M$2.1M−$629K
May 2022$235K$130K$105K
Apr 2022$367K$192K$175K
Mar 2022$110K$3.3M−$3.2M
Feb 2022$474K$3.1M−$2.6M
Jan 2022$1.5M$1.6M−$105K

DSDCX Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2022-12-31$16.15M
2022-09-30$41.87M
2022-06-30$46.82M
2022-03-31$48.56M
2021-12-31$57.69M
2021-09-30$60.25M
2021-06-30$96.35M
2021-03-31$100.32M
2020-12-31$114.14M
2020-09-30$113.67M
2020-06-30$115.85M
2020-03-31$119.14M

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.