Expense Ratio History

DBOAX expense ratio history

BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund, Class A

Fund company
BNY Mellon Investment
Type
Mutual fund

1.25%

In basis points
125 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$125
Prospectus dated
31 March 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 1.26% on 31 March 2026

Fee over time

DBOAX expense ratio: 1.37% until 1 Apr 2014, then 1.32%; 1.32% until 30 Mar 2015, then 1.27%; 1.27% until 31 Mar 2017, then 1.30%; 1.30% until 29 Mar 2018, then 1.26%; 1.26% until 1 Apr 2019, then 1.24%; 1.24% until 31 Mar 2022, then 1.22%; 1.22% until 31 Mar 2023, then 1.24%; 1.24% until 29 Mar 2024, then 1.29%; 1.29% until 31 Mar 2025, then 1.26%; 1.26% until 31 Mar 2026, then 1.25%; read at 1.25% on 31 Mar 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%Apr 2011Nov 2013Jun 2016Jan 2019Aug 2021Mar 20241.37% before1.25% from 31 Mar 2026
DBOAX expense ratio: 1.37% until 1 Apr 2014, then 1.32%; 1.32% until 30 Mar 2015, then 1.27%; 1.27% until 31 Mar 2017, then 1.30%; 1.30% until 29 Mar 2018, then 1.26%; 1.26% until 1 Apr 2019, then 1.24%; 1.24% until 31 Mar 2022, then 1.22%; 1.22% until 31 Mar 2023, then 1.24%; 1.24% until 29 Mar 2024, then 1.29%; 1.29% until 31 Mar 2025, then 1.26%; 1.26% until 31 Mar 2026, then 1.25%; read at 1.25% on 31 Mar 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%Apr 2011May 2016Jun 20211.37% before1.25% from 31 Mar 2026
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 8 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
DBOAX (this page) Class A 1.25% 1.15% 31 Mar 2026
— — 2.13% 1.95% 1 Apr 2011
DBOCX Class C 2.02% 1.90% 31 Mar 2026
DBORX Class I 1.01% 0.90% 31 Mar 2026
THPBX Class J 1.01% 0.90% 31 Mar 2026
DBOZX Class Z 1.09% 0.97% 31 Mar 2026
DBOYX Class Y 1.24% 0.90% 31 Mar 2026
— — 1.30% 1.20% 31 Mar 2017

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
31 Mar 2026 1.25% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-03-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Mar 2026 1.25% Cut from 1.26% to 1.25%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2026-03-27
31 Mar 2025 1.26% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-03-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Mar 2025 1.26% Cut from 1.29% to 1.26%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-03-27
29 Mar 2024 1.29% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-03-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Mar 2024 1.29% Raised from 1.24% to 1.29%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-03-28
31 Mar 2023 1.24% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-03-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Mar 2023 1.24% Raised from 1.22% to 1.24%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-03-29
31 Mar 2022 1.22% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-03-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Mar 2022 1.22% Cut from 1.24% to 1.22%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-03-28
31 Mar 2021 1.24% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-03-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Mar 2020 1.24% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-03-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2019 1.24% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2019 1.24% Cut from 1.26% to 1.24%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-04-05
29 Mar 2018 1.26% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-03-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Mar 2018 1.26% Cut from 1.30% to 1.26%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-04-13
31 Mar 2017 1.30% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-03-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Mar 2017 1.30% Raised from 1.27% to 1.30%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-04-10
30 Sep 2016 1.27% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-09-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Mar 2016 1.27% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-03-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Mar 2015 1.27% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-03-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Mar 2015 1.27% Cut from 1.32% to 1.27%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-04-09
1 Apr 2014 1.32% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2014 1.32% Cut from 1.37% to 1.32%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-04-14
1 Apr 2013 1.37% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2012 1.37% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2011 1.37% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 1.25% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,518 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,407.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$128
3 years$399
5 years$690
10 years$1,518

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 17 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

More BNY Mellon Investment funds

The cheapest of 14. All BNY Mellon Investment funds.