BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund - Class C (DBOCX)

Fund Assets	290.84M
Expense Ratio	1.90%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	73.92%
Dividend (ttm)	2.11
Dividend Yield	8.15%
Dividend Growth	66.28%
Payout Frequency	Semi-Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Mar 27, 2026

Previous Close	25.85
YTD Return	6.20%
1-Year Return	10.74%
5-Year Return	29.84%
52-Week Low	23.01
52-Week High	26.24
Beta (5Y)	0.72
Holdings	443
Inception Date	Feb 2, 2004

About DBOCX

The BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund Class C is a mutual fund designed to provide investors with a blend of capital appreciation and current income. As a balanced fund, it maintains a diversified portfolio of both equity and fixed-income securities, aiming to capture growth opportunities while preserving principal and generating income. The fund employs a flexible asset allocation strategy, which enables its managers to dynamically adjust the mix of stocks and bonds in response to changing market conditions. This multi-asset approach helps reduce overall portfolio risk compared to equity-only investments, making it suitable for investors seeking a moderate risk profile. The fund features regular semi-annual income distributions and has a long-standing history since its inception in 2004. With hundreds of holdings across various sectors, it plays a stabilizing role in the financial market, appealing to investors who desire a core portfolio solution that balances growth potential with income generation and risk management.

• Fund Family: BNY Mellon
• Category: Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: DBOCX
• Share Class: Class C
• Index: S&P 500 TR

Performance

DBOCX had a total return of 10.74% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.51%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FIQWX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Div & Inc Z	0.55%
FBKFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Balanced K6 Fund	0.32%
FASDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Div & Inc A	0.92%
FTSDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Div & Inc M	1.17%
FASGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Asset Manager 70%	0.63%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
DBORX	Class I	0.90%
DBOYX	Class Y	0.90%
THPBX	Class J	0.90%
DBOZX	Class Z	0.97%

Top 10 Holdings

21.40% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	4.26%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	2.40%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	2.38%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	2.38%
United States Treasury Bonds 4.75%	T.4.75 11.15.43	2.35%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	2.07%
United States Treasury Notes 3.625%	T.3.625 05.31.28	1.80%
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	AGG	1.27%
Texas Instruments Incorporated	TXN	1.24%
United States Treasury Bonds 3%	T.3 05.15.47	1.24%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Mar 27, 2026	$0.3386	Mar 27, 2026
Dec 18, 2025	$1.7668	Dec 18, 2025
Mar 27, 2025	$0.0675	Mar 27, 2025
Dec 17, 2024	$1.1987	Dec 17, 2024
Mar 26, 2024	$0.0382	Mar 26, 2024
Dec 14, 2023	$0.8756	Dec 14, 2023

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Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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