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Bny Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc. Investor Shares: (MF: DGAGX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 16, 2026 05:40 PM ET
$35.83 USD
-0.02 (-0.06%)
Zacks MF Rank
4-Sell of 5 4
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 10.17 | 66 |
| 3 months | 1.33 | 56 |
| 6 months | 4.70 | 74 |
| 1 Year | 10.18 | 66 |
| 3 Year | 14.64 | 62 |
| 5 Year | 9.45 | 62 |
| 10 Year | 12.83 | 40 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 78.73 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -45.39 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 756.18 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 10.17 |
| 5 Year | 9.44 |
| 10 Year | 12.83 |
| Since Inception | 10.91 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.28 | 8.80 | 3.32 | 1.33 |
| 2024 | 6.91 | 3.74 | 3.13 | -1.53 |
| 2023 | 6.31 | 7.40 | -3.36 | 10.01 |
| 2022 | -7.82 | -15.25 | -5.96 | 11.70 |
| 2021 | 3.85 | 10.41 | -0.07 | 10.86 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 10.17 | 12.63 | 21.40 | -17.93 | 27.02 | 23.99 | 35.14 | -6.36 | 26.62 | 7.22 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -8.04 | -12.38 | -4.84 | 0.26 | -1.65 | 5.59 | 3.65 | -1.97 | 4.82 | -4.71 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -2.53 | -6.75 | -1.59 | 1.76 | 4.96 | 4.08 | 6.71 | 0.49 | 5.94 | -0.59 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.56 |
| % Yield | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.83 | 1.17 | 0.97 | 1.28 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 7.38 | 6.72 | 2.77 | 3.09 | 1.72 | 1.84 | 3.22 | 5.61 | 5.40 | 8.69 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.94 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%