BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund

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BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Inc (DREVX)

Type

Open-end mutual fund

Manager

Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk banks and lenders and/or major consumer brands, but no holdings flagged for our deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/trader screen. Assigned a grade of B.
How we track deforestation-risk investments

12.6%

INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES

AGRIBUSINESS

deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy

BANKS AND LENDERS

that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting

MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS

that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products

holdings flagged

13%

of assets flagged

This fund contains

$302.3 MILLION invested

in holdings flagged for deforestation risk

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Commodity producers

0 holdings

0% of assets

$0 invested

Banks and lenders

1 holdings

3.32% of assets

$79.74 MILLION invested

Major consumer brands

4 holdings

9.28% of assets

$222.56 MILLION invested

Commodity producers

0 HOLDINGS

Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.

Banks and lenders

1 HOLDINGS

Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).

1 HOLDINGS

% of portfolio
$ invested
1. JPMorgan Chase & Co
3.32%3.32% of portfolio
$79.74M$79.74M invested

Major consumer brands

4 HOLDINGS

Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).

4 HOLDINGS

% of portfolio
$ invested
1. Amazon.com Inc
4.82%4.82% of portfolio
$115.54M$115.54M invested
2. Walmart Inc
1.66%1.66% of portfolio
$39.75M$39.75M invested
3. PepsiCo Inc
1.53%1.53% of portfolio
$36.66M$36.66M invested
4. TJX Companies Inc
1.28%1.28% of portfolio
$30.61M$30.61M invested

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DATA AS OF 31 Oct 2024

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BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund DREVX

Environment

Fossil fuels

Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation

Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality

Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

Civilian firearms

Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco

Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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Current fund

DREVX

BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund

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BNY Mellon

Category

Large Growth

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Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

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iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 11/30/24

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher 10-yr returns

0.86% more in annualized returns

Less invested in commodity producers

0.17% less invested

More invested in banks and lenders

0.72% more invested

Less invested in major consumer brands

2.38% less invested

Current fund

DREVX

BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund

Family

BNY Mellon

Category

Large Growth

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Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

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iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 11/30/24

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher 10-yr returns

0.86% more in annualized returns

Less invested in commodity producers

0.17% less invested

More invested in banks and lenders

0.72% more invested

Less invested in major consumer brands

2.38% less invested

Current fund

DREVX

BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund

Family

BNY Mellon

Category

Large Growth

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 11/30/24

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher 10-yr returns

0.86% more in annualized returns

Less invested in commodity producers

0.17% less invested

More invested in banks and lenders

0.72% more invested

Less invested in major consumer brands

2.38% less invested

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 11/30/24

Morningstar suggested benchmark: S&P 500 TR USD

Annualized returns

Deforestation analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
DREVX - BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund

37%

14%

19%

14%

Benchmark

34%

11%

16%

13%

0.17%

Fund compared to benchmark

2.88%

2.23%

2.79%

0.86%

0.17% lower

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