BNY Mellon Blockchain Innovation Fund EUR A Acc

To achieve long-term capital growth by primarily investing in digital assets companies (see also "Blockchain Innovation Companies" defined below). POLICY The Fund will: – invest primarily (meaning at least 80% of the its net asset value) in shares and similar investments to gain exposure to Blockchain Innovation Companies located worldwide. Blockchain Innovation Companies (or digital assets companies) are companies which are likely to benefit from the emerging or ongoing revenue and/or cost savings opportunities offered by blockchain technology (synonymously known as distributed ledger technology) or companies which enable blockchain technology; – follow a thematic approach and invest in blockchain technologies which have the potential to drive social and environmental outcomes including efficiency of digital services worldwide and reductions in CO2 emissions. All companies in which investments are made follow good governance practices as set out in the UN Global Compact principles which includes principles relating to human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption; – select investments, using fundamental analysis including evaluation of balance sheet strength, that meet the Investment Manager's environmental, social and governance ("ESG") and sustainability criteria; and – promote environmental and social characteristics pursuant to Article 8 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The Fund may: – invest significantly in small and mid-sized capitalisation companies; – invest more than 40% of its net asset value in emerging market countries; – get indirect exposure to commodities by investing in financial indices; – invest up to 10% of its net asset value in other collective investment schemes including exchange traded funds; and – invest in derivatives (financial instruments whose value is derived from other assets) to help achieve the Fund's investment objective. The Fund will also use derivatives with the aim of risk or cost reduction or to generate additional capital or income. Benchmark: The Fund will measure its performance against the MSCI AC World NR Index (the "Benchmark"). The Fund is actively managed, which means the Investment Manager has absolute discretion to invest outside the Benchmark subject to the investment objective and policies disclosed in the Prospectus. While the Fund's holdings may include constituents of the Benchmark, the selection of investments and their weightings in the portfolio are not influenced by the Benchmark. The investment strategy does not restrict the extent to which the Investment Manager may deviate from the Benchmark. OTHER INFORMATION Treatment of income: net income from investments will be retained within the Fund and reflected in the value of your shares. Dealing: you can buy and sell your shares in the Fund between 9:00 and 17:00 (Irish Time) on each day which is a business day in Ireland and the U.S. Instructions received before 12:00 will receive the price quoted on that day. The minimum initial investment for this share class is EUR 5,000.