Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 27, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The fund seeks total return consisting of capital appreciation and income.
Strategy. The fund seeks to provide diversified investment exposure to the U.S. high yield bond market. While the fund is not an index fund and does not attempt to replicate any index, the fund normally invests substantially all of its assets in bonds that, at the time of purchase, are included in the Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Total Return Index (Index), ETFs providing exposure to securities included in the Index and derivatives with economic characteristics similar to such bonds, ETFs or the Index. The fund's derivatives investments may include futures, total return swaps, structured notes and credit default swap indexes, and are typically used for hedging, risk management, and liquidity purposes. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least … The fund seeks to provide diversified investment exposure to the U.S. high yield bond market. While the fund is not an index fund and does not attempt to replicate any index, the fund normally invests substantially all of its assets in bonds that, at the time of purchase, are included in the Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Total Return Index (Index), ETFs providing exposure to securities included in the Index and derivatives with economic characteristics similar to such bonds, ETFs or the Index. The fund's derivatives investments may include futures, total return swaps, structured notes and credit default swap indexes, and are typically used for hedging, risk management, and liquidity purposes. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in high yield securities and ETFs providing exposure to such securities. The fund's policy with respect to the investment of at least 80% of its net assets may be changed by the fund's board, upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders. The fund considers high yield securities to be securities with ratings that qualify for inclusion in the Index. The Index is designed to measure the U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield (junk), fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. Bonds included in the Index must have $150 million or more par amount outstanding and at least one year until final maturity. Bonds are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody's, Fitch and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. When a rating from only two agencies is available, the lower is used; when only one agency rates a bond, that rating is used. In cases where explicit bond level ratings may not be available, the Index provider may use other sources to classify securities by credit quality. The Index may include U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by foreign issuers. Securities in the Index are updated on the last business day of each month. The fund's sub-adviser, Insight North America LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser, uses a systematic investment process to select high yield securities for the fund's portfolio. The sub-adviser uses a proprietary credit model to construct a portfolio with general risk characteristics (e.g., credit rating distribution, duration and sector weightings) similar to those of the Index. In an attempt to generate a modest amount of outperformance over the Index, the sub-adviser also uses the proprietary credit model to identify opportunities to harvest income and capitalize on fallen angels (bonds initially given investment-grade ratings, but subsequently reduced to high yield), to determine appropriate weightings, based on risk and relative value signals, of individual securities for the fund's portfolio. For example, the sub-adviser may overweight against the Index individual securities identified by the credit model to have more favorable risk and relative value signals (i.e., securities identified as undervalued) and may underweight against the Index individual securities identified by the credit model to have less favorable risk and relative value signals (i.e., securities identified as overvalued). The sub-adviser will seek to ensure that the fund's exposure to securities identified with less favorable risk and relative value signals, if any, will be no greater than such securities' weights in the Index at the time of purchase. Current fund portfolio holdings may become sell candidates if the sub-adviser believes that bonds with better risk and return characteristics become available, or if the holding no longer meets the sub-adviser's strategic or portfolio construction objectives. The fund may, from time to time, invest a significant portion (more than 20%) of its assets in securities of companies in certain sectors and/or industries. As of December 31, 2025, the fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of companies in the consumer cyclical sector. The fund is classified as diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act).
Top holdings
As of Jan. 30, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREY INST PREF GOV MM-M | DSVXX | $4.65M | 1.21% |
| Dreyfus Instl Resv PFD GOVT INSTL | DSVXX | $2.97M | 0.77% |
| 1261229 BC Ltd | — | $1.85M | 0.48% |
| EchoStar Corp | — | $1.73M | 0.45% |
| Cloud Software Group Inc | — | $1.43M | 0.37% |
| TransDigm, Inc. | — | $1.35M | 0.35% |
| EMRLD Borrower L.P./ Emerald Co-Issuer Inc. | — | $1.22M | 0.32% |
| TransDigm, Inc. | — | $1.19M | 0.31% |
| CVS Health Corp. | — | $1.17M | 0.31% |
| TENNECO INC SR SECURED 144A 11/28 8 | TENINC | $1.11M | 0.29% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 30, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Schwab High Yield Bond ETF · SCYB | 73% | 0.03% |
| iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF · USHY | 70% | 0.08% |
| Nuveen High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 70% | 0.08% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Insight North America LLC | Sub-adviser |
| BNY Mellon ETF Investment Adviser, LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.
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