# BNY Mellon Smallcap Stock Index Fund (DISIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/disix for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: BNY Mellon · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2016-08-31 The fund's primary goal is achieved by typically investing its assets across all the companies that comprise the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, along with holding futures contracts designed to mirror the index's performance. This usually entails acquiring all 600 individual stocks within the index in proportions that reflect their weighting. However, there are times when the fund might instead opt to invest in a carefully chosen, representative sample of stocks from the index, in combination with index-tracking futures. Under such circumstances, the advisor anticipates the fund will include appro... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $25.78 | | Expense Ratio | 0.25% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $783.4M | | NAV | $25.78 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 13.52% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $3.48 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $22.02 – $27.66 | | Beta | 1.10 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $3.4843 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-23 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does DISIX invest in? The fund's primary goal is achieved by typically investing its assets across all the companies that comprise the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, along with holding futures contracts designed to mirror the index's performance. This usually entails acquiring all 600 individual stocks within the index in proportions that reflect their weighting. However, there are times when the fund might instead opt to invest in a carefully chosen, representative sample of stocks from the index, in combination with index-tracking futures. Under such circumstances, the advisor anticipates the fund will include approximately 500 or more of the index's constituent companies in its portfolio. ### What is the expense ratio of DISIX? BNY Mellon Smallcap Stock Index Fund (DISIX) charges an expense ratio of 0.25%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is DISIX? BNY Mellon Smallcap Stock Index Fund (DISIX) is one share class of a fund that manages $783.4M across all of its share classes (DISSX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is DISIX actively managed or an index fund? DISIX is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (DISIX's is 0.25%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was DISIX launched? BNY Mellon Smallcap Stock Index Fund (DISIX) launched in August 2016 and is managed by BNY Mellon. ### How has DISIX performed? DISIX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does DISIX pay a dividend? BNY Mellon Smallcap Stock Index Fund (DISIX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 13.52%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does DISIX pay dividends? BNY Mellon Smallcap Stock Index Fund pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is DISIX's dividend yield? DISIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 13.52%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is DISIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for DISIX was 2025-12-23. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will DISIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.25% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does DISIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from DISIX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does DISIX cost more than a fund like VOO? DISIX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.25%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to DISIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as DISIX (0.25%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/disix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/disix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/disix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/disix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/disix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.