Investment objective & strategy
As of Dec. 23, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The fund seeks capital appreciation.
Strategy. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks of growth companies of any size that Newton Investment Management North America, LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, believes to be leading producers or beneficiaries of technological innovation. In choosing stocks, the fund's sub-adviser looks for technology companies with the potential for strong earnings or revenue growth rates. The fund's investment process centers on a multi-dimensional approach that looks for opportunities across emerging, cyclical or stable growth companies. The fund's investment approach seeks companies that appear to have strong earnings momentum, positive earnings revisions, favorable growth, product or market cycles and/or favorable valuations. Up to 25% of the … To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks of growth companies of any size that Newton Investment Management North America, LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, believes to be leading producers or beneficiaries of technological innovation. In choosing stocks, the fund's sub-adviser looks for technology companies with the potential for strong earnings or revenue growth rates. The fund's investment process centers on a multi-dimensional approach that looks for opportunities across emerging, cyclical or stable growth companies. The fund's investment approach seeks companies that appear to have strong earnings momentum, positive earnings revisions, favorable growth, product or market cycles and/or favorable valuations. Up to 25% of the fund's assets may be invested in foreign securities. The fund typically sells a stock when the fund's sub-adviser believes there is a more attractive alternative, or there are deteriorating fundamentals, such as a loss of competitive advantage, a failure in management execution or deteriorating capital structure. The fund also may sell stocks when the sub-adviser's evaluation of a sector has changed.
Top holdings
As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAIWAN SEMIC MFG CO LTD SP ADR | — | $37.34M | 8.40% |
| NVIDIA CORP | — | $29.18M | 6.56% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | — | $24.83M | 5.58% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | — | $22.95M | 5.16% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | — | $21.81M | 4.91% |
| INTEL CORP | — | $18.72M | 4.21% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | — | $18.65M | 4.19% |
| ALPHABET INC CL C | — | $17.95M | 4.04% |
| META PLATFORMS INC CL A | — | $17.92M | 4.03% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | — | $17.86M | 4.02% |
Portfolio moves
Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Technology Growth Portfolio | 94% | 0.90% |
| NYLI VP Newton Technology Growth Portfolio | 91% | 0.77% |
| State Street(R) SPDR(R) NYSE Technology ETF · XNTK | 57% | 0.35% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. | Adviser |
| Newton Investment Management North America, LLC | Sub-adviser |
| Newton Investment Management Limited | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of December 23, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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