Morningstar® Investment Profile™   Morningstar® Disclosure   Format for Print BNY Mellon IP Technology Growth Init Release date as of 2024-03-31. Data on page is subject to change. Snapshot Ratings & Risk Portfolio Nuts & Bolts

Fees and Expenses Taken from prospectus dated 2023-05-01   Maximum Fees Administrative --- Management 0.75% 12b-1 --- Actual Fees 12b-1 --- Management 0.75% Expense Ratio 0.78% (taken from annual report dated 2023-12-31) Total Annual Operating Expense 0.78%

Waiver Data Type Date % --- --- --- ---

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 Jonathan Piskorowski Mngr Start Date 2022-10-25 Biography Jonathan is a member of Newton’s equity research team and is the lead portfolio manager for the Blockchain Innovation strategy. Jonathan is a senior research analyst in the Secular Pod. His coverage responsibilities include fintech, payments and software companies. Jonathan 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, Jonathan was a senior research analyst at Mellon Investments Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management (both BNY Mellon group companies). Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Jonathan was a member of the investment team at Commonfund Capital, where he identified and evaluated private equity and venture capital opportunities on behalf of endowments and foundations. He began his career as an analyst with UBS’s healthcare investment banking group. Jonathan earned a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. He received his CFA designation in 2005 and is a member of the CFA Institute. Investment Advisor(s) BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc Web Site www.dreyfus.com Issuer BNY Mellon Subadvisor(s) Newton Investment Management North America, LLC

Show Data Definitions © Copyright 2024 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. Morningstar, the Morningstar logo, Morningstar.com, Morningstar Tools are either trademark or service marks of Morningstar, Inc. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or any losses arising from any use of information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.