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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 has called a virtual annual meeting of shareholders on August 27, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. Holders of shares at the close of business on June 25, 2026 may vote to elect three Class III Trustees, each for a three-year term, by a majority of shares represented.
The slate includes Chairman Joseph S. DiMartino, Andrew J. Donohue and Robin A. Melvin. Independent Trustees staff audit, nominating, compensation and litigation committees, and nominee compensation from this fund in the year ended March 31, 2026 ranged from $527.97 to $7,674.25, with larger amounts earned across the broader fund complex. Ernst & Young LLP has been selected as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027; audit fees for the last two fiscal years were $112,600 and $103,320. A First Trust affiliated group holds 8,131,279 shares, or 11.18% of the fund, while trustees and officers as a group own under 1%.
First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. and The Charger Corporation report beneficial ownership of 6,297,053 common shares of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund, representing 8.66% of the class, in Amendment No. 19 to their Schedule 13G.
The reporting persons have no sole or shared voting power over these shares but hold shared dispositive power over 6,297,053 shares. Most of the position is held in unit investment trusts sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P., together with other investment vehicles and separately managed accounts overseen by First Trust Advisors L.P. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares.
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund reported a 12-month total return of 7.00% on a net-asset-value basis and 3.98% on a market-price basis for the period ended 03/31/2026. The fund paid aggregate distributions of $0.21 per share (distribution rate 8.61%).
The fund shows net assets of $194,135,626, shares outstanding of 72,736,534, a market price per share of $2.44, and a net asset value per share of $2.67 as of 03/31/2026. Net investment income for the year was $14,550,891 and net realized and unrealized results were a loss of $2,189,747. The fund reported average borrowings of $74,000,000 and an expense ratio (total expenses to average net assets) of 3.18%.
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.