Bny Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc. - Class Y (DGYGX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Growth

Fund Family Dreyfus

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US05589Q2093

CUSIP 05589Q209

Inception Date -

Domicile -

Country USA

Fiscal Year End -

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $1.76 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $-

Expense Ratio 0.59%

Expense Ratio Date -

Dividend Yield 0.01%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return -%

1-Year Return 5.41%

3-Year Return 13.17%

5-Year Return 9.08%

NAV $34.89

Previous Close Price $34.57

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.01%

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 Y

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 723160.36%

Giant 61.34%

Large 35.59%

Medium 2.50%

Micro 0.00%

Small 0.00%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 13.49%

Cash-Flow Growth % 7.82%

Dividend Yield % 1.14%

Historical Earnings % 13.33%

Long-Term Earnings % 11.02%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.03%	0.00%
Cash	0.57%	0.57%	0.00%	1.37%	0.00%
Non US Stock	13.82%	13.82%	0.00%	4.53%	0.66%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.09%	0.00%
US Stock	85.62%	85.62%	0.00%	93.51%	99.34%

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 DGYGX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	96.23%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	0.86%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	2.78%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	0.97%	0.88%	0.00%	1.17%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	12.91%	13.29%	0.00%	10.93%
Cyclical	Financial Services	15.88%	8.27%	0.00%	6.78%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.99%	0.66%	0.00%	1.35%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	2.51%	2.03%	0.00%	1.62%
Defensive	Healthcare	9.03%	8.99%	0.00%	6.43%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	0.61%	0.00%	0.78%
Sensitive	Communication Services	11.85%	14.28%	0.00%	14.92%
Sensitive	Energy	3.50%	0.54%	0.00%	0.42%
Sensitive	Industrials	6.24%	6.62%	0.00%	7.75%
Sensitive	Technology	36.11%	43.83%	0.00%	47.86%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.44%	-	0.27%
Americas	North America	96.86%	87.26%	99.34%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.15%	3.26%	0.06%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.22%	-	0.14%
Greater Asia	Australasia	-	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.08%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.02%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	0.93%	6.24%	0.13%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.30%	3.24%	0.06%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-16	$0.068	$0.068	USD	-	-	-	-
2024-09-30	$0.052	$0.052	USD	-	2024-09-27	2024-09-30	Quarterly
2024-06-28	$0.080	$0.080	USD	-	2024-06-27	2024-06-28	Quarterly
2024-03-28	$0.075	$0.075	USD	-	2024-03-27	2024-03-28	Quarterly
2023-12-20	$0.096	$0.096	USD	-	2023-12-19	2023-12-20	Quarterly
2023-09-29	$0.083	$0.083	USD	-	2023-09-28	2023-09-29	Quarterly
2023-06-30	$0.106	$0.106	USD	2023-06-29	2023-06-29	2023-06-30	Quarterly
2023-03-31	$0.090	$0.090	USD	2023-03-30	2023-03-30	2023-03-31	Quarterly
2022-12-21	$0.101	$0.101	USD	2022-12-20	2022-12-20	2022-12-21	Quarterly
2022-09-30	$0.094	$0.094	USD	2022-09-30	2022-09-29	2022-09-30	Quarterly
2022-06-30	$0.091	$0.091	USD	2022-06-30	2022-06-29	2022-06-30	Quarterly
2022-03-31	$0.060	$0.060	USD	-	2022-03-30	2022-03-31	Quarterly
2021-12-21	$0.059	$0.059	USD	-	2021-12-20	2021-12-21	Quarterly
2021-09-30	$0.049	$0.049	USD	2021-09-29	2021-09-29	2021-09-30	Quarterly
2021-06-30	$0.074	$0.074	USD	2021-06-30	2021-06-29	2021-06-30	Quarterly
2021-03-31	$0.106	$0.106	USD	2021-03-31	2021-03-30	2021-03-31	Quarterly
2020-12-21	$0.073	$0.073	USD	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	2020-12-21	Quarterly
2020-09-30	$0.070	$0.070	USD	2020-09-30	2020-09-29	2020-09-30	Quarterly
2020-06-30	$0.086	$0.086	USD	2020-06-30	2020-06-29	2020-06-30	Quarterly
2020-03-31	$0.111	$0.111	USD	2020-03-30	2020-03-30	2020-03-31	Quarterly
2019-12-20	$0.082	$0.082	USD	2019-12-19	2019-12-19	2019-12-20	Other
2019-09-30	$0.089	$0.089	USD	2019-09-27	2019-09-27	2019-09-30	Quarterly
2019-06-28	$0.114	$0.114	USD	2019-06-27	2019-06-27	2019-06-28	Quarterly
2019-03-29	$0.138	$0.138	USD	2019-03-28	2019-03-28	2019-03-29	Other
2018-12-20	$0.126	$0.126	USD	2018-12-19	2018-12-19	2018-12-20	Other
2018-09-28	$0.117	$0.117	USD	2018-09-27	2018-09-27	2018-09-28	Quarterly
2018-06-29	$0.141	$0.141	USD	2018-06-28	2018-06-28	2018-06-29	Quarterly
2018-03-29	$0.143	$0.143	USD	2018-03-28	2018-03-28	2018-03-29	Other
2017-12-22	$0.190	$0.190	USD	2017-12-21	2017-12-21	2017-12-22	Other
2017-09-29	$0.114	$0.114	USD	2017-09-28	2017-09-28	2017-09-29	Quarterly
2017-06-30	$0.148	$0.148	USD	2017-06-29	2017-06-29	2017-06-30	Quarterly
2017-03-31	$0.199	$0.199	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	Quarterly
2016-06-30	$0.184	$0.184	USD	2016-06-29	2016-06-29	2016-06-30	Quarterly
2016-03-31	$0.221	$0.221	USD	2016-03-30	2016-03-30	2016-03-31	Other
2015-12-23	$0.249	$0.249	USD	2015-12-22	2015-12-22	2015-12-23	Other
2015-09-30	$0.241	$0.241	USD	2015-09-29	2015-09-29	2015-09-30	Quarterly
2015-06-30	$0.267	$0.267	USD	2015-06-30	2015-06-29	2015-06-30	Quarterly
2015-03-31	$0.297	$0.297	USD	2015-03-30	2015-03-30	2015-03-31	Other
2014-12-30	$0.260	$0.260	USD	2014-12-29	2014-12-29	2014-12-30	Other
2014-09-30	$0.257	$0.257	USD	2014-09-30	2014-09-29	2014-09-30	Quarterly
2014-06-30	$0.275	$0.275	USD	2014-06-27	2014-06-27	2014-06-30	Quarterly
2014-03-31	$0.300	$0.300	USD	2014-03-28	2014-03-28	2014-03-31	Quarterly
2013-12-23	$0.249	$0.249	USD	2013-12-20	2013-12-20	2013-12-23	Quarterly
2013-09-30	$0.239	$0.239	USD	2013-09-27	2013-09-27	2013-09-30	Other

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BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc. - Class Y NMFQS:DGYGX