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BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF) filings document closed-end fund governance through definitive proxy statements and shareholder meeting materials. Recent proxy records cover annual and special meeting matters, trustee elections, board composition, classified trustee terms, shareholder voting procedures, and virtual meeting mechanics.
The filings provide formal records for governance actions affecting the fund’s oversight structure, including proposals involving Board membership across funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds. As a closed-end fund, DHF’s regulatory disclosures center on shareholder-control matters, fund governance, meeting notices, and voting rights tied to shares of beneficial interest.
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund ownership disclosure: First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. and The Charger Corporation report beneficial ownership of 8,131,279 shares of common stock, representing 11.18% of the class as shown for 03/31/2026. The filing states these entities jointly file pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) and that the Charger Corporation is general partner of the First Trust entities. The filing explains the shares are held largely in unit investment trusts and that the reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of shares held by those trusts.
Sit Investment Associates, Inc. and Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC report shared beneficial ownership of 4,595,423 shares (representing 6.3%) of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund common stock. The filing states they possess shared voting and dispositive power over these shares held by client accounts. The issuer had 72,736,534 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, the filers disclaim beneficial ownership beyond their advisory roles.
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund disclosed that First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. and The Charger Corporation have filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting a significant ownership position. The group reports beneficial ownership of 10,074,618 common shares, representing 13.85% of the fund’s outstanding common stock as of the event date. They report no sole or shared voting power over these shares but report shared dispositive power over the same amount. The filing states the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the fund, and each reporting entity disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares identified.
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund had a new insider ownership report filed as of 01/01/2026. The reporting person is identified as a director of the fund and filed individually, not as part of a group. The filing shows beneficial ownership of 0 shares of Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.001 per share, held directly. The report also indicates that the director holds no derivative securities, such as options or warrants, tied to the fund’s shares.
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund director reports no share ownership. A reporting person associated with BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. filed an initial ownership statement as a director of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (ticker DHF) as of 01/01/2026. The filing shows beneficial ownership of 0 shares of the fund’s shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share, held directly.
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund director reports no share ownership. A reporting person affiliated with BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. filed an initial ownership statement as a director of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (ticker DHF) as of 01/01/2026. The filing shows beneficial ownership of 0 shares of the fund’s Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.001 per share, held directly. This type of report provides transparency about insider holdings at the time an individual becomes subject to reporting requirements.
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund reported a new insider relationship update. A director of the fund filed an ownership report effective 01/01/2026, stating that they beneficially own 0 shares of Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.001 per share, held directly. The filing also shows no derivative securities, such as options or warrants, held by this director.
First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P., and The Charger Corporation filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership in BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF).
The filing lists 11,351,166 shares beneficially owned, representing 15.61% of the class, with shared dispositive power over 11,351,166 shares and no sole or shared voting power. The shares are primarily held by unit investment trusts sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P.; no individual trust holds more than 3% of any registered investment company issuer's shares. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership. The event date is 09/30/2025, and the securities are stated as held in the ordinary course and not to influence control.
The filing is an initial Form 3 by Lisa M. King reporting her relationship to BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF) as a vice president, assistant secretary and officer/director. The event date is 03/31/2024. The form discloses 0 shares of Shares of Beneficial Interest owned, reported as direct ownership. The filing is signed by Lisa M. King on 09/29/2025.
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF) will hold a Special Meeting of Shareholders virtually on November 20, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern to elect four trustees: Joan L. Gulley (Class I, two-year term), Alan H. Howard and Burton N. Wallack (Class II, three-year terms) and Robin A. Melvin (Class III, one-year term). Shareholders of record as of September 19, 2025 may vote; the Fund had 72,826,245 shares outstanding as of August 22, 2025.
The proxy discloses board composition and governance details: all trustees are currently Independent Trustees, standing committees (Audit, Nominating, Compensation, Litigation) are described, and trustee compensation is allocated across the BNY Mellon fund complex. The Fund estimates total proxy solicitation and related costs at approximately $57,027 (including ~$12,000 for the proxy solicitor). Audit disclosures show KPMG billed aggregate non-audit fees of $4,074,591/$5,102,266 (fiscal years ended March 31, 2024/2025), and beneficial ownership filings show First Trust holds 17.04% and Cede & Co. holds 99.4214% of record shares.