Expense Ratio History

DEQAX expense ratio history

BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund, Class A

Fund company
BNY Mellon Investment
Type
Mutual fund

1.24%

In basis points
124 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$124
Prospectus dated
27 February 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 1.19% on 28 February 2025

Fee over time

DEQAX expense ratio: 3.13% until 1 Mar 2012, then 2.14%; 2.14% until 1 Mar 2013, then 1.55%; 1.55% until 1 Mar 2014, then 1.34%; 1.34% until 27 Feb 2015, then 1.30%; 1.30% until 1 Mar 2016, then 1.28%; 1.28% until 1 Mar 2017, then 1.17%; 1.17% until 1 Mar 2018, then 1.21%; 1.21% until 1 Mar 2019, then 1.18%; 1.18% until 28 Feb 2020, then 1.17%; 1.17% until 1 Mar 2021, then 1.19%; 1.19% until 1 Mar 2022, then 1.18%; 1.18% until 1 Mar 2023, then 1.17%; 1.17% until 1 Mar 2024, then 1.19%; 1.19% until 28 Feb 2025, then 1.24%; read at 1.24% on 27 Feb 2026.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Feb 2011Sep 2013Apr 2016Nov 2018Jun 2021Jan 20243.13% before1.24% from 28 Feb 2025
DEQAX expense ratio: 3.13% until 1 Mar 2012, then 2.14%; 2.14% until 1 Mar 2013, then 1.55%; 1.55% until 1 Mar 2014, then 1.34%; 1.34% until 27 Feb 2015, then 1.30%; 1.30% until 1 Mar 2016, then 1.28%; 1.28% until 1 Mar 2017, then 1.17%; 1.17% until 1 Mar 2018, then 1.21%; 1.21% until 1 Mar 2019, then 1.18%; 1.18% until 28 Feb 2020, then 1.17%; 1.17% until 1 Mar 2021, then 1.19%; 1.19% until 1 Mar 2022, then 1.18%; 1.18% until 1 Mar 2023, then 1.17%; 1.17% until 1 Mar 2024, then 1.19%; 1.19% until 28 Feb 2025, then 1.24%; read at 1.24% on 27 Feb 2026.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Feb 2011Mar 2016Apr 20213.13% before1.24% from 28 Feb 2025
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 5 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
DEQAX (this page) Class A 1.24% — 27 Feb 2026
DEQCX Class C 2.04% — 27 Feb 2026
DQEIX Class I 0.97% — 27 Feb 2026
DEQYX Class Y 0.92% — 27 Feb 2026
— — 1.17% — 31 Mar 2017

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
27 Feb 2026 1.24% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-02-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2025 1.24% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2025 1.24% Raised from 1.19% to 1.24%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-02-26
1 Mar 2024 1.19% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2024 1.19% Raised from 1.17% to 1.19%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-02-27
1 Mar 2023 1.17% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-03-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Mar 2023 1.17% Cut from 1.18% to 1.17%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2023-10-31
1 Mar 2022 1.18% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2022 1.18% Cut from 1.19% to 1.18%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-02-25
1 Mar 2021 1.19% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2021 1.19% Raised from 1.17% to 1.19%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-02-23
28 Feb 2020 1.17% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2020 1.17% Cut from 1.18% to 1.17%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-03-12
1 Mar 2019 1.18% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2019 1.18% Cut from 1.21% to 1.18%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-03-07
1 Mar 2018 1.21% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2018 1.21% Raised from 1.17% to 1.21%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-03-07
1 Mar 2017 1.17% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-03-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Mar 2017 1.17% Cut from 1.28% to 1.17%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2017-08-08
1 Mar 2016 1.28% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2016 1.28% Cut from 1.30% to 1.28%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-03-21
27 Feb 2015 1.30% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-02-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 Feb 2015 1.30% Cut from 1.34% to 1.30%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-03-09
1 May 2014 1.34% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-05-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Mar 2014 1.34% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2014 1.34% Cut from 1.55% to 1.34%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-03-21
1 Jul 2013 1.55% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-07-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2013 1.55% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2013 1.55% Cut from 2.14% to 1.55%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2013-03-14
1 Mar 2012 2.14% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2012 2.14% Cut from 3.13% to 2.14%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2012-03-15
1 Mar 2011 3.13% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-03-01 (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 1.24% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,507 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,421.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$127
3 years$396
5 years$685
10 years$1,507

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 18 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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