Morningstar® Investment Profile™   Morningstar® Disclosure   Format for Print BNY Mellon IP Technology Growth Init Release date as of 2024-10-31. Data on page is subject to change. Snapshot Ratings & Risk Portfolio Nuts & Bolts

Morningstar Report Overall Morningstar Rating™ What is this? As of 2024-10-31 Out of 237 Technology Funds Morningstar® Style Box™ What is this? As of 2024-09-30 Total Fund Assets ($ Mil) 1,180.24 View Historical Morningstar Star Ratings and Definitions

Investment Objective & Strategy   The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks of growth companies of any size that the adviser believes to be leading producers or beneficiaries of technological innovation. Up to 25% of the fund's assets may be invested in foreign securities. In choosing stocks, the fund looks for technology companies with the potential for strong earnings or revenue growth rates.

Morningstar Category: Technology Technology portfolios buy high-tech businesses in the U.S. or outside of the U.S. Most concentrate on computer, semiconductor, software, networking, and Internet stocks. A few also buy medical-device and biotechnology stocks, and some concentrate on a single technology industry.

Investment Risks Sector Funds: Funds that invest exclusively in one sector or industry involve risks due to the lack of industry diversification and expose the investor to increased industry-specific risks.

Portfolio Profile Asset Allocation % of Net Assets U.S. Stocks 81.2 Non-U.S. Stocks 17.3 Bonds 0.0 Cash 0.9 Other 0.6 Data through 2024-09-30 Morningstar Equity Sectors % of Stocks Cyclical 7.78 Basic Materials 0.00 Consumer Cyclical 5.72 Financial Services 0.00 Real Estate 2.06 Sensitive 91.20 Communication Services 18.14 Energy 0.00 Industrials 2.17 Technology 70.89 Defensive 1.03 Consumer Defensive 0.00 Healthcare 1.03 Utilities 0.00 Data through 2024-09-30 Holding Status Total Number of Stock Holdings 38 Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 % of Net Assets in Top 10 Holdings 49.89 Turnover % (as of 2023-12-31) 36.88 30 Day SEC Yield % 0.00 Top Holdings Sector P/E % of Net Assets NVIDIA Corp 62.24 7.18 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR --- 5.54 Microsoft Corp 33.55 5.18 Netflix Inc 42.74 5.13 Shopify Inc Registered Shs -A- Subord Vtg --- 4.77 Uber Technologies Inc 35.49 4.64 ServiceNow Inc 145.33 4.48 Amazon.com Inc 39.83 4.41 Apple Inc 37.16 4.34 Meta Platforms Inc Class A 26.79 4.22 Data through 2024-09-30

Principal Risks    Foreign Securities, Loss of Money, Not FDIC Insured, Growth Investing, Market/Market Volatility, Equity Securities, Restricted/Illiquid Securities, Management, Small Cap, Mid-Cap, Technology Sector Show Risk Definitions

Other Information Inception Date: 1999-08-31 Portfolio Manager(s) Robert C. Zeuthen   (2022-03-09) Rob is a member of Newton’s equity research team and is a senior portfolio manager on the small mid cap equity team and the lead portfolio manager for the Mobility Innovation strategy. In addition to portfolio management duties, he is responsible for research coverage of the information technology sector. Rob joined Newton in September 2021, following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group. Before joining Newton, Rob was a senior portfolio manager at Mellon Investments Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management (both BNY Mellon group companies). Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Rob worked at Bricoleur Capital leading technology investing for its long/short hedge fund. Rob began his career at Prudential and its subsidiary Jennison Associates, where he helped launch a US small-cap fund and served as an analyst and portfolio manager for global small-cap equities. Rob has a BS with honors in Finance from Boston College. He holds the CFA designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. Brian Byrnes   (2024-05-07) Brian joined Newton Investment Management in August 2022 and is an Equity Research Analyst within the Secular Pod covering small-cap tech. Prior to joining Newton Investment Management, Brian was a Research Analyst at Eaton Vance acting in a generalist capacity and prior to that held various investment roles at Vanguard. Brian graduated from Elon University and is a CFA1 Charterholder. Outside of work, Brian enjoys reading, cooking, and taking road trips to uncover new locations to surf and ski. Joined Newton: 2022 Joined BNY Mellon group of companies: 2022 Joined industry: 2013 Investment Advisor(s) BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc Issuer BNY Mellon Subadvisor(s) Newton Investment Management North America, LLC

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Morningstar® Investment Profile™   Morningstar® Disclosure   Format for Print BNY Mellon IP Technology Growth Init Release date as of 2024-10-31. Data on page is subject to change. Snapshot Ratings & Risk Portfolio Nuts & Bolts

Morningstar Ratings Morningstar Return Morningstar Risk Morningstar Rating Number of Funds 3-Year Average Above Avg 237 5-Year Average Above Avg 203 10-Year Average Above Avg 158 Overall Average Above Avg 237 Morningstar Category: Technology | Number of Funds in Category: 237 Data through 2024-10-31

Ratings reflect risk-adjusted performance and are derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three, five and ten-year (if applicable) time periods.

Volatility Measurements Standard Deviation 28.01 Mean 0.04 Sharpe Ratio 0.00 Trailing 3-Yr as of 2024-10-31

Modern Portfolio Theory Statistics Best Fit Index Morningstar US Tech TR USD R-Squared 92 Beta 1.11 Alpha -13.43 Trailing 3-Yr as of 2024-10-31

Principal Risks    Foreign Securities, Loss of Money, Not FDIC Insured, Growth Investing, Market/Market Volatility, Equity Securities, Restricted/Illiquid Securities, Management, Small Cap, Mid-Cap, Technology Sector Show Risk Definitions

Investment Risks Sector Funds: Funds that invest exclusively in one sector or industry involve risks due to the lack of industry diversification and expose the investor to increased industry-specific risks.

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Morningstar® Investment Profile™   Morningstar® Disclosure   Format for Print BNY Mellon IP Technology Growth Init Release date as of 2024-10-31. Data on page is subject to change. Snapshot Ratings & Risk Portfolio Nuts & Bolts

Style Box Details for Stock Holdings Size Average Mkt Cap $Mil 262,510     Market Capitalization % of Portfolio Giant 46.25 Large 35.73 Medium 13.00 Small 5.03 Micro 0.00     Investment Valuation Stock Portfolio Forward P/E 27.3 Price/Book 7.3 Price/Sales 6.8 Price/Cash Flow 20.4 Dividend Yield 0.4 Long-Term Earnings 18.2 Historical Earnings 17.2 Sales Growth 10.1 Cash-Flow Growth 3.7 Book-Value Growth 11.2 As of 2024-09-30 Data as of 2024-09-30

Asset Allocation % of Net Assets U.S. Stocks 81.2 Non-U.S. Stocks 17.3 Bonds 0.0 Cash 0.9 Other 0.6 Data through 2024-09-30

Morningstar Equity Sectors % of Stocks Cyclical 7.78 Basic Materials 0.00 Consumer Cyclical 5.72 Financial Services 0.00 Real Estate 2.06 Sensitive 91.20 Communication Services 18.14 Energy 0.00 Industrials 2.17 Technology 70.89 Defensive 1.03 Consumer Defensive 0.00 Healthcare 1.03 Utilities 0.00 Data through 2024-09-30

Top 25 Holdings Total Number of Stock Holdings 38 Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 % of Net Assets in Top 10 Holdings 49.89 Turnover % (as of 2023-12-31) 36.88 30 Day SEC Yield % 0.00 Top 25 Holdings Sector P/E % of Net Assets NVIDIA Corp 62.24 7.18 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR --- 5.54 Microsoft Corp 33.55 5.18 Netflix Inc 42.74 5.13 Shopify Inc Registered Shs -A- Subord Vtg --- 4.77 Uber Technologies Inc 35.49 4.64 ServiceNow Inc 145.33 4.48 Amazon.com Inc 39.83 4.41 Apple Inc 37.16 4.34 Meta Platforms Inc Class A 26.79 4.22 Alphabet Inc Class C 22.90 3.95 Micron Technology Inc 142.36 3.14 Qualcomm Inc 20.81 2.85 Lam Research Corp 24.06 2.64 Intuit Inc 58.51 2.53 Klaviyo Inc Class A common stock --- 2.35 Axon Enterprise Inc 111.74 2.14 Tencent Holdings Ltd ADR --- 2.11 Applied Materials Inc 20.40 2.07 Oracle Corp 43.26 2.05 CoStar Group Inc 173.31 2.02 HubSpot Inc --- 2.01 Adobe Inc 40.48 1.99 Infineon Technologies AG ADR --- 1.79 Synaptics Inc 21.73 1.78 Data through 2024-09-30

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Morningstar® Investment Profile™   Morningstar® Disclosure   Format for Print BNY Mellon IP Technology Growth Init Release date as of 2024-10-31. Data on page is subject to change. Snapshot Ratings & Risk Portfolio Nuts & Bolts

Fees and Expenses Taken from prospectus dated 2024-05-01   Maximum Fees Administrative --- Management 0.75% 12b-1 --- Actual Fees 12b-1 --- Management 0.75% Expense Ratio 0.77% (taken from annual report dated 2024-06-30) Total Annual Operating Expense 0.78%

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Management Inception Date: 1999-08-31

Mngr Name Robert C. Zeuthen Mngr Start Date 2022-03-09 Biography Rob is a member of Newton’s equity research team and is a senior portfolio manager on the small mid cap equity team and the lead portfolio manager for the Mobility Innovation strategy. In addition to portfolio management duties, he is responsible for research coverage of the information technology sector. Rob joined Newton in September 2021, following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group. Before joining Newton, Rob was a senior portfolio manager at Mellon Investments Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management (both BNY Mellon group companies). Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Rob worked at Bricoleur Capital leading technology investing for its long/short hedge fund. Rob began his career at Prudential and its subsidiary Jennison Associates, where he helped launch a US small-cap fund and served as an analyst and portfolio manager for global small-cap equities. Rob has a BS with honors in Finance from Boston College. He holds the CFA designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. Mngr Name Brian Byrnes Mngr Start Date 2024-05-07 Biography Brian joined Newton Investment Management in August 2022 and is an Equity Research Analyst within the Secular Pod covering small-cap tech. Prior to joining Newton Investment Management, Brian was a Research Analyst at Eaton Vance acting in a generalist capacity and prior to that held various investment roles at Vanguard. Brian graduated from Elon University and is a CFA1 Charterholder. Outside of work, Brian enjoys reading, cooking, and taking road trips to uncover new locations to surf and ski. Joined Newton: 2022 Joined BNY Mellon group of companies: 2022 Joined industry: 2013 Investment Advisor(s) BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc Web Site www.dreyfus.com Issuer BNY Mellon Subadvisor(s) Newton Investment Management North America, LLC

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Morningstar Rating, Risk and Return

The Morningstar RatingTM for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The Morningstar Rating does not include any adjustment for sales loads. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods.

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BNY Mellon IP Technology Growth Init

Morningstar Ratings (Relative to Category)    Morningstar Return Morningstar Risk Morningstar Rating # of Funds 3-year Average Above Avg 237 5-year Average Above Avg 203 10-year Average Above Avg 158 Overall Average Above Avg 237 Morningstar Category : Technology | Number of Funds in Category: 237 Data through 2024-10-31

Risk Measures

R-squared reflects the percentage of an investment option's movements that are explained by movements in its benchmark index, showing the degree of correlation between the investment option and the benchmark.

Beta is a measure of an investment option's sensitivity to market movements. A portfolio with a beta greater than 1 is more volatile than the market, and a portfolio with a beta less than 1 is less volatile than the market. Alpha measures the difference between an investment option's actual returns and its expected performance, given its level of risk (as measured by beta).

The Sharpe ratio uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk.

Standard deviation is a statistical measure of the volatility of the investment option's returns.

Mean represents the annualized three-year geometric return.

Morningstar Style BoxTM

The Morningstar Style Box reveals a fund's investment strategy as of the date noted on this report.

For equity funds, the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the long stocks owned, and the horizontal axis shows the investment style (value, blend, or growth). A darkened cell in the style box matrix indicates the weighted average style of the portfolio.

For portfolios holding fixed-income investments, a Fixed Income Style Box is calculated. The vertical axis shows the credit quality based on credit ratings and the horizontal axis shows interest-rate sensitivity as measured by effective duration. There are three credit categories - "High", "Medium", and "Low"; and there are three interest rate sensitivity categories - "Limited", "Moderate", and "Extensive"; resulting in nine possible combinations. As in the Equity Style Box, the combination of credit and interest rate sensitivity for a portfolio is represented by a darkened square in the matrix. Morningstar uses credit rating information from credit rating agencies (CRAs) that have been designated Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs) by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States. For a list of all NRSROs, please visit https://www.sec.gov/ocr/ocr-current-nrsros.html. Additionally, Morningstar will use credit ratings from CRAs which have been recognized by foreign regulatory institutions that are deemed the equivalent of the NRSRO designation. To determine the rating applicable to a holding and the subsequent holding weighted value of a portfolio two methods may be employed. First is a common methodology approach where if a case exists such that two CRAs have rated a holding, the lower rating of the two should be applied; if three or more CRAs have rated a holding, the median rating should be applied; and in cases where there are more than two ratings and a median rating cannot be determined, the lower of the two middle ratings should be applied. Alternatively, if there is more than one rating available an average can be calculated from all and applied. Please Note: Morningstar, Inc. is not an NRSRO nor does it issue a credit rating on the fund. Credit ratings for any security held in a portfolio can change over time.

Morningstar uses the credit rating information to calculate a weighted-average credit quality value for the portfolio. This value is based only upon those holdings which are considered to be classified as "fixed income", such a government, corporate, or securitized issues. Other types of holdings such as equities and many, though not all, types of derivatives are excluded. The weighted-average credit quality value is represented by a rating symbol which corresponds to the long-term rating symbol schemas employed by most CRAs. Note that this value is not explicitly published but instead serves as an input in the Style Box calculation. This symbol is then used to map to a Style Box credit quality category of "low," "medium," or "high". Funds with a "low" credit quality category are those whose weighted-average credit quality is determined to be equivalent to the commonly used High Yield classification, meaning a rating below "BBB", portfolios assigned to the "high" credit category have either a "AAA" or "AA+" average credit quality value, while "medium" are those with an average rating of "AA-" inclusive to "BBB-". It is expected and intended that the majority of portfolios will be assigned a credit category of "medium".

For assignment to an interest-rate sensitivity category, Morningstar uses the average effective duration of the portfolio. From this value there are three distinct methodologies employed to determine assignment to category. Portfolio which are assigned to Morningstar municipal-bond categories employ static breakpoints between categories. These breakpoints are: "Limited" equal to 4.5 years or less, "Moderate" equal to 4.5 years to less than 7 years; and "Extensive" equal to more than 7 years. For portfolios assigned to Morningstar categories other than U.S. Taxable, including all domiciled outside the United States, static duration breakpoints are also used: "Limited" equals less than or equal to 3.5 years, "Moderate" equals greater than 3.5 years but less than or equal to 6 years, and "Extensive" is assigned to portfolios with effective durations of more than 6 years.

Note: Interest-rate sensitivity for non-U.S. domiciled portfolios (excluding those in Morningstar convertible categories) may be assigned using average modified duration when average effective duration is not available.

For portfolios Morningstar classifies as U.S. Taxable Fixed-Income, interest-rate sensitivity category assignment is based on the effective duration of the Morningstar Core Bond Index (MCBI). The classification assignment is dynamically determined relative to the benchmark index value. A "Limited" category will be assigned to portfolios whose average effective duration is between 25% to 75% of MCBI average effective duration, where the average effective duration is between 75% to 125% of the MCBI the portfolio will be classified as "Moderate", and those portfolios with an average effective duration value 125% or greater of the average effective duration of the MCBI will be classified as "Extensive".

Investment Risk

Foreign Securities Investment Options:/Emerging Market Investment Options: The investor should note that investment options that invest in foreign securities involve special additional risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, currency risk, political risk, and risk associated with varying accounting standards. Investing in emerging markets may accentuate these risks.

Sector Investment Options: The investor should note that investment options that invest exclusively in one sector or industry involve additional risks. The lack of industry diversification subjects the investor to increased industry-specific risks.

Non-Diversified Investment Options: The investor should note that investment options that invest more of their assets in a single issuer involve additional risks, including share price fluctuations, because of the increased concentration of investments.

Small Cap Investment Options: The investor should note that investment options that invest in stocks of small companies involve additional risks. Smaller companies typically have a higher risk of failure, and are not as well established as larger blue-chip companies. Historically, smaller-company stocks have experienced a greater degree of market volatility than the overall market average.

Mid Cap Investment Options: The investor should note that investment options that invest in companies with market capitalizations below $10 billion involve additional risks. The securities of these companies may be more volatile and less liquid than the securities of larger companies.

High-Yield Bond Investment Options: The investor should note that investment options that invest in lower-rated debt securities (commonly referred to as junk bonds) involve additional risks because of the lower credit quality of the securities in the portfolio. The investor should be aware of the possible higher level of volatility, and increased risk of default.

Yield

The yield of an investment option refers to the income generated by an investment in that investment option over an identified period of time. The SEC 30-day yield refers to the income generated by an investment over an identified 30-day period. The SEC 30-day yield is calculated by dividing: (I) the net investment income per share of the investment option earned over a 30-day period; by (II) the maximum offering price per share of the investment option on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized using semi-annual compounding. This means that the amount of income generated during the 30-day period is assumed to be generated each month over a 12-month period and is reinvested every six months. The yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned by investing in the investment option because of certain adjustments required by the SEC and, therefore, may not correlate to the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders.