BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund
Sponsor: BNY Mellon · Inception Apr 27, 1998 · Pays monthly
Market priceShare price
$2.22
+1.37% (+$0.03)
NAVAsset value per share
$2.53
as of Oct 14, 2026 · Nasdaq NAV symbol
Premium / discountPrice vs. assets
12.25% discount *
Indicative: latest price vs latest reported NAV
Distribution rate (price)Payout rate
9.46%
regular, annualised · on NAV 8.30%
Expense ratioAnnual cost
Not reported
no tagged fee table
LeverageBorrowing
Not reported
senior securities not tagged
Quote status: Market closed — last regular-session price · last trade Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT (exchange time, ET) · retrieved Oct 16, 2026, 4:30 PM EDTRegular-session prices; extended-hours quotes are not displayed.
Full portfolio as filed on SEC Form N-PORT for the month ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 21, 2026. 318 positions; weights are percent of net assets as reported. Weights sum to 100.0% — leverage, cash, derivatives and short positions mean totals need not equal 100%. This is a historical report, not a live portfolio.
Asset class
| Asset class | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Debt | 87.13% | $236M |
| Loans | 6.88% | $18.6M |
| Short-term investment vehicle | 3.07% | $8.3M |
| Equity (common) | 1.58% | $4.3M |
| CDO/CLO | 1.27% | $3.4M |
| Equity (preferred) | 0.08% | $216K |
| Derivative (FX) | -0.01% | $-22.6K |
Country (top 12)
| Country (top 12) | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 83.80% | $227M |
| Canada | 2.94% | $8M |
| France | 2.26% | $6.1M |
| Bermuda | 2.17% | $5.9M |
| United Kingdom | 1.84% | $5M |
| Cayman Islands | 1.74% | $4.7M |
| Japan | 1.24% | $3.4M |
| Luxembourg | 1.09% | $2.9M |
| Netherlands | 0.95% | $2.6M |
| Denmark | 0.53% | $1.4M |
| Germany | 0.34% | $914K |
| Australia | 0.32% | $879K |
Region
| Region | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 83.80% | $227M |
| Developed Europe | 7.38% | $20M |
| Offshore domiciles | 3.91% | $10.6M |
| Canada | 2.94% | $8M |
| Japan | 1.24% | $3.4M |
| Australia & New Zealand | 0.32% | $879K |
| Latin America | 0.31% | $840K |
| Other | 0.09% | $252K |
Issuer type
| Issuer type | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate | 95.37% | $258M |
| Registered fund | 4.55% | $12.3M |
| U.S. GSE | 0.08% | $216K |
Fair-value level
| Fair-value level | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2 | 95.37% | $258M |
| Level 1 | 4.63% | $12.5M |
Level 3 = valued with unobservable inputs (typically private or illiquid).
Long / short
| Long / short | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Long | 100.01% | $271M |
| N/A | -0.01% | $-22.6K |
All allocation percentages use net assets as the denominator (N-PORT convention). A position's share of invested assets may differ from its share of the whole fund including cash and leverage.
All 318 positions
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| Security | Identifier | Type | Issuer | Country | Balance | Units | Value (USD) | Weight | FV level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.R. GRACE HOLDINGS LLC | 92943GAF8 | Debt | CORP | United States | 529,000 | principal | $513K | 0.19% | 2 |
| StubHub Holdco Sub LLC (F/K/A Pug LLC) | 74530DAH8 | Loan | CORP | United States | 504,234 | principal | $508K | 0.19% | 2 |
| NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD | 654744AC5 | Debt | CORP | Japan | 500,000 | principal | $492K | 0.18% | 2 |
| LBM ACQUISITION LLC | 05552BAA4 | Debt | CORP | United States | 663,000 | principal | $482K | 0.18% | 2 |
| ROCKET MORTGAGE LLC / ROCKET MORTGAGE CO-ISSUER INC | 77313LAB9 | Debt | CORP | United States | 535,000 | principal | $482K | 0.18% | 2 |
| ARTERA SERVICES LLC | 04302XAA2 | Debt | CORP | United States | 528,000 | principal | $475K | 0.18% | 2 |
| LBM Acquisition LLC | 50179JAH1 | Loan | CORP | United States | 562,132 | principal | $473K | 0.17% | 2 |
| UWM HOLDINGS LLC | 903522AB6 | Debt | CORP | United States | 526,000 | principal | $469K | 0.17% | 2 |
| HOMEVI SAS | XS3328610939 | Debt | CORP | France | 393,000 | principal | $457K | 0.17% | 2 |
| QXO BUILDING PRODUCTS INC | 77583AAB6 | Debt | CORP | United States | 433,000 | principal | $445K | 0.16% | 2 |
| INNOPHOS HOLDINGS INC | 45774NAD0 | Debt | CORP | United States | 467,000 | principal | $430K | 0.16% | 2 |
| UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC | 914906BB7 | Debt | CORP | United States | 430,000 | principal | $424K | 0.16% | 2 |
| GRAY MEDIA INC | 389375AP1 | Debt | CORP | United States | 427,000 | principal | $421K | 0.16% | 2 |
| BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC | 071734AH0 | Debt | CORP | Canada | 467,000 | principal | $415K | 0.15% | 2 |
| SGL GROUP APS | NO0013183624 | Debt | CORP | Denmark | 370,000 | principal | $414K | 0.15% | 2 |
| VENTURE GLOBAL PLAQUEMINES LNG LLC | 922966AE6 | Debt | CORP | United States | 400,000 | principal | $409K | 0.15% | 2 |
| American Auto Auction Group LLC | 02403MAR1 | Loan | CORP | United States | 407,935 | principal | $408K | 0.15% | 2 |
| IHEARTCOMMUNICATIONS INC | 45174HBM8 | Debt | CORP | United States | 436,000 | principal | $407K | 0.15% | 2 |
| CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC | 185899AS0 | Debt | CORP | United States | 398,000 | principal | $403K | 0.15% | 2 |
| PARAMOUNT GLOBAL | 124857AZ6 | Debt | CORP | United States | 420,000 | principal | $403K | 0.15% | 2 |
| CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC | 185899AQ4 | Debt | CORP | United States | 397,000 | principal | $401K | 0.15% | 2 |
| DIAMETER CAPITAL CLO 3 LTD | 25255KAG9 | CDO/CLO | CORP | Cayman Islands | 400,000 | principal | $401K | 0.15% | 2 |
| ONEMAIN FINANCE CORP | 682691AL4 | Debt | CORP | United States | 400,000 | principal | $400K | 0.15% | 2 |
| CIDRON ATRIUM SE | XS3286656387 | Debt | CORP | Germany | 350,000 | principal | $396K | 0.15% | 2 |
| STONEPEAK MOTION HOLDCO LTD / STONEPEAK MOTION FINCO LLC | 86185LAA7 | Debt | CORP | Bermuda | 393,000 | principal | $394K | 0.15% | 2 |
| EMERIA SASU | XS2582774902 | Debt | CORP | France | 400,000 | principal | $389K | 0.14% | 2 |
| CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC | 15089QBA1 | Debt | CORP | United States | 379,000 | principal | $386K | 0.14% | 2 |
| OLYMPUS WATER US HOLDING CORP | 681639AE0 | Debt | CORP | United States | 385,000 | principal | $381K | 0.14% | 2 |
| QNITY ELECTRONICS INC | 74743LAB6 | Debt | CORP | United States | 370,000 | principal | $377K | 0.14% | 2 |
| BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS INC | 093645AK5 | Debt | CORP | United States | 408,000 | principal | $374K | 0.14% | 2 |
| HILTON DOMESTIC OPERATING COMPANY INC | 432833AT8 | Debt | CORP | United States | 372,000 | principal | $369K | 0.14% | 2 |
| ASHTON WOODS USA LLC | 045086AM7 | Debt | CORP | United States | 378,000 | principal | $365K | 0.13% | 2 |
| WESCO DISTRIBUTION INC | 95081QAS3 | Debt | CORP | United States | 354,000 | principal | $363K | 0.13% | 2 |
| NEBIUS GROUP NV | 63954QAL0 | Debt | CORP | Netherlands | 200,000 | principal | $354K | 0.13% | 2 |
| CRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY | 44952JAA2 | Debt | CORP | United States | 342,000 | principal | $337K | 0.12% | 2 |
| E.W. Scripps Company, The | 26928BAQ2 | Loan | CORP | United States | 325,457 | principal | $326K | 0.12% | 2 |
| CLEANSPARK INC | 18452BAD2 | Debt | CORP | United States | 295,000 | principal | $299K | 0.11% | 2 |
| RESIDEO FUNDING INC | 76119LAB7 | Debt | CORP | United States | 310,000 | principal | $297K | 0.11% | 2 |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC | 12543DBN9 | Debt | CORP | United States | 264,000 | principal | $285K | 0.11% | 2 |
| NGL Energy Operating LLC | 62922KAH3 | Loan | CORP | United States | 281,295 | principal | $283K | 0.10% | 2 |
| COMPASS INC | 20464UAA8 | Debt | CORP | United States | 254,000 | principal | $276K | 0.10% | 2 |
| COREWEAVE INC | XS3333139528 | Debt | CORP | United States | 245,000 | principal | $276K | 0.10% | 2 |
| GRAFTECH FINANCE INC | 384311AC0 | Debt | CORP | United States | 427,000 | principal | $274K | 0.10% | 2 |
| Max US Bidco | 57778YAB1 | Loan | CORP | United States | 298,027 | principal | $273K | 0.10% | 2 |
| Altice LuxCo 3 Shares | — | Equity | CORP | N/ | 12,647 | shares | $252K | 0.09% | 2 |
| Sunoco LP | 86765KAN9 | Debt | CORP | United States | 253,000 | principal | $247K | 0.09% | 2 |
| PMI (US) Bidco, Inc. | 56017PAC1 | Loan | CORP | United States | 243,103 | principal | $245K | 0.09% | 2 |
| TRANSDIGM INC | 893647BT3 | Debt | CORP | United States | 220,000 | principal | $228K | 0.08% | 2 |
| WHITE CAP SUPPLY HOLDINGS LLC | 96467GAC2 | Debt | CORP | United States | 221,000 | principal | $224K | 0.08% | 2 |
| OID-OL Intermediate I LLC (AKA Quest Software US Holdings Inc) | 67089SAD3 | Loan | CORP | United States | 357,293 | principal | $222K | 0.08% | 2 |
| ROCKET COMPANIES INC | 77311WAF8 | Debt | CORP | United States | 216,000 | principal | $222K | 0.08% | 2 |
| TDC BRANDS A/S | XS3358348525 | Debt | CORP | Denmark | 187,000 | principal | $217K | 0.08% | 2 |
| FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION | 313586752 | Preferred | USGSE | United States | 19,830 | shares | $216K | 0.08% | 1 |
| STINGRAY COMPUTE LLC | 86083AAA4 | Debt | CORP | United States | 214,000 | principal | $215K | 0.08% | 2 |
| LEVEL 3 FINANCING INC | 527298CR2 | Debt | CORP | United States | 197,481 | principal | $203K | 0.07% | 2 |
| Basf Coatings | — | Loan | CORP | Jersey | 191,316 | principal | $192K | 0.07% | 2 |
| IREN LTD | 46270CAL3 | Debt | CORP | Australia | 194,000 | principal | $169K | 0.06% | 2 |
| SAMARCO MINERACAO SA | 79588YAA7 | Debt | CORP | Brazil | 145,754 | principal | $147K | 0.05% | 2 |
| MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC | 588056BC4 | Debt | CORP | United States | 257,000 | principal | $142K | 0.05% | 2 |
| Emerald Holding, Inc. | 29135AAC8 | Loan | CORP | United States | 139,621 | principal | $139K | 0.05% | 2 |
| VISTRA OPERATIONS COMPANY LLC | 92840VAH5 | Debt | CORP | United States | 76,000 | principal | $74.7K | 0.03% | 2 |
| PMI (US) Bidco, Inc. | 56017PAD9 | Loan | CORP | United States | 38,897 | principal | $39.2K | 0.01% | 2 |
| GARFUNKELUX HOLDCO 3 SA | XS3075031586 | Debt | CORP | Luxembourg | 594,557 | principal | $37.4K | 0.01% | 2 |
| Emerald Holding, Inc. | 29135AAD6 | Loan | CORP | United States | 36,502 | principal | $36.5K | 0.01% | 2 |
| Emerald Holding, Inc. | 29135AAE4 | Loan | CORP | United States | 18,251 | principal | $18.2K | 0.01% | 2 |
| Garfunkelux Holdco 4 S.a r.l. | XS3075486400 | Debt | CORP | Luxembourg | 132,310 | principal | $1.9K | 0.00% | 2 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ticker N/A | FX deriv. | CORP | United States | 1 | contracts | $-20.3K | -0.01% | 2 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ticker N/A | FX deriv. | CORP | United States | 1 | contracts | $-2.3K | -0.00% | 2 |
Equities show share counts; bonds and loans show principal amount. Coupon, maturity and ratings are shown where the filing discloses them. Source: SEC N-PORT via market-data vendor re-serve, position-level.
Holdings reports on file
| Report date | Filed | Positions | Σ weight | Net assets (calc.) | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | 318 | 100.0% | $271M | full |
| Mar 31, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | 318 | 100.0% | $269M | full |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Feb 25, 2026 | 317 | 100.0% | $272M | full |
Net assets here are calculated from position values ÷ reported weights (median across positions), not a reported figure.
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