Bny Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc. - Class I (DGIGX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Growth

Fund Family BNY Mellon

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US05589Q3083

CUSIP 05589Q308

Inception Date 1984-01-18

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End December

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $1.91 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $217.13 Million

Expense Ratio 0.65%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-05-01

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return -%

1-Year Return 5.33%

3-Year Return 11.63%

5-Year Return 7.80%

NAV $32.79

Previous Close Price $33.29

Last Update 2026-03-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc. - Class I

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks. It focuses on "blue chip" companies with total market capitalizations of more than $5 billion at the time of purchase, including multinational companies. In addition to direct investments, the fund may invest in securities of foreign companies in the form of U.S. dollar-denominated American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 756191.23%

Giant 63.36%

Large 35.46%

Medium 0.52%

Micro 0.00%

Small 0.00%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 14.19%

Cash-Flow Growth % 14.60%

Dividend Yield % 1.16%

Historical Earnings % 12.81%

Long-Term Earnings % 10.94%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%
Cash	0.65%	0.67%	0.02%	1.46%	0.00%
Non US Stock	14.99%	14.99%	0.00%	4.59%	0.61%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.08%	0.00%
US Stock	84.36%	84.36%	0.00%	93.36%	99.39%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
MICROSOFT CORP	9.22%	-	-
APPLE INC	7.78%	-	-
NOVO NORDISK A/S	4.31%	-	-
AMAZON.COM INC	5.27%	-	-
ALPHABET INC	4.16%	-	-
ASML HOLDING NV	2.85%	-	-
VISA INC	3.60%	-	-
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC	3.31%	-	-
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	3.56%	-	-
CHEVRON CORP	None	-	-
NVIDIA CORP	2.82%	-	-
Apple Inc	5.64%	-	-
Microsoft Corp	8.42%	-	-
Amazon.com Inc	5.90%	-	-
NVIDIA Corp	8.18%	-	-
Visa Inc	3.10%	-	-
Alphabet Inc	5.60%	-	-
Chevron Corp	2.91%	-	-
Texas Instruments Inc	2.87%	-	-
BAE Systems PLC	2.71%	-	-
Meta Platforms Inc	4.51%	-	-
ASML Holding NV	3.42%	-	-
Blackrock Inc	2.66%	-	-
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd	2.59%	-	-

See the full breakdown of DGIGX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	96.42%	96.94%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	0.83%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.00%	3.06%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	2.63%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.10%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	1.06%	0.96%	0.00%	1.28%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	12.86%	13.16%	0.00%	10.41%
Cyclical	Financial Services	15.65%	8.14%	0.00%	6.51%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.00%	0.64%	0.00%	1.48%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	2.73%	2.17%	0.00%	1.80%
Defensive	Healthcare	8.65%	9.28%	0.00%	6.66%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	0.59%	0.00%	0.90%
Sensitive	Communication Services	12.80%	14.28%	0.00%	14.16%
Sensitive	Energy	3.95%	0.62%	0.00%	0.50%
Sensitive	Industrials	6.82%	7.13%	0.00%	8.82%
Sensitive	Technology	35.50%	43.03%	0.00%	47.47%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.38%	-	0.23%
Americas	North America	96.74%	86.06%	99.40%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.21%	3.55%	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.21%	-	0.15%
Greater Asia	Australasia	-	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.09%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.02%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	1.04%	6.87%	0.15%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.32%	3.52%	0.07%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-16	$0.061	$0.061	USD	-	-	-	-
2024-09-30	$0.045	$0.045	USD	-	2024-09-27	2024-09-30	Quarterly
2024-06-28	$0.074	$0.074	USD	-	2024-06-27	2024-06-28	Quarterly
2024-03-28	$0.068	$0.068	USD	-	2024-03-27	2024-03-28	Quarterly
2023-12-20	$0.089	$0.089	USD	-	2023-12-19	2023-12-20	Quarterly
2023-09-29	$0.076	$0.076	USD	-	2023-09-28	2023-09-29	Quarterly
2023-06-30	$0.099	$0.099	USD	2023-06-29	2023-06-29	2023-06-30	Quarterly
2023-03-31	$0.084	$0.084	USD	2023-03-30	2023-03-30	2023-03-31	Quarterly
2022-12-21	$0.093	$0.093	USD	2022-12-20	2022-12-20	2022-12-21	Quarterly
2022-09-30	$0.087	$0.087	USD	2022-09-30	2022-09-29	2022-09-30	Quarterly
2022-06-30	$0.084	$0.084	USD	2022-06-30	2022-06-29	2022-06-30	Quarterly
2022-03-31	$0.053	$0.053	USD	-	2022-03-30	2022-03-31	Quarterly
2021-12-21	$0.051	$0.051	USD	-	2021-12-20	2021-12-21	Quarterly
2021-09-30	$0.041	$0.041	USD	2021-09-30	2021-09-29	2021-09-30	Quarterly
2021-06-30	$0.068	$0.068	USD	2021-06-30	2021-06-29	2021-06-30	Quarterly
2021-03-31	$0.099	$0.099	USD	2021-03-31	2021-03-30	2021-03-31	Quarterly
2020-12-21	$0.068	$0.068	USD	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	2020-12-21	Quarterly
2020-09-30	$0.066	$0.066	USD	2020-09-30	2020-09-29	2020-09-30	Quarterly
2020-06-30	$0.080	$0.080	USD	2020-06-29	2020-06-29	2020-06-30	Quarterly
2020-03-31	$0.105	$0.105	USD	2020-03-30	2020-03-30	2020-03-31	Quarterly
2019-12-20	$0.077	$0.077	USD	2019-12-19	2019-12-19	2019-12-20	Quarterly
2019-09-30	$0.084	$0.084	USD	2019-09-27	2019-09-27	2019-09-30	Quarterly
2019-06-28	$0.109	$0.109	USD	2019-06-27	2019-06-27	2019-06-28	Quarterly
2019-03-29	$0.133	$0.133	USD	2019-03-28	2019-03-28	2019-03-29	Other
2018-12-20	$0.118	$0.118	USD	2018-12-19	2018-12-19	2018-12-20	Other
2018-09-28	$0.111	$0.111	USD	2018-09-27	2018-09-27	2018-09-28	Quarterly
2018-06-29	$0.135	$0.135	USD	2018-06-28	2018-06-28	2018-06-29	Quarterly
2018-03-29	$0.133	$0.133	USD	2018-03-28	2018-03-28	2018-03-29	Other
2017-12-22	$0.183	$0.183	USD	2017-12-21	2017-12-21	2017-12-22	Other
2017-09-29	$0.107	$0.107	USD	2017-09-28	2017-09-28	2017-09-29	Quarterly
2017-06-30	$0.143	$0.143	USD	2017-06-29	2017-06-29	2017-06-30	Quarterly
2017-03-31	$0.197	$0.197	USD	2017-03-30	2017-03-30	2017-03-31	Other
2016-12-22	$0.147	$0.147	USD	2016-12-21	2016-12-21	2016-12-22	Other
2016-09-30	$0.151	$0.151	USD	2016-09-29	2016-09-29	2016-09-30	Other

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BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc. - Class I NMFQS:DGIGX