# BNY Mellon Small Cap Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (DISSX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dissx 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: 1997-06-30 This fund aims to replicate the total return of the S&P SmallCap 600® Index. Its general strategy involves fully deploying capital across all the component stocks of the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, complemented by futures contracts linked to the index's performance. Typically, it acquires all 600 index stocks in proportion to their weighting. However, under certain circumstances, the fund may opt to invest in a representative subset of these stocks, also utilizing index-tracking futures. When employing this sampling methodology, the fund's advisor expects to hold positions in approximately 500... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $25.89 | | Expense Ratio | 0.50% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $779.1M | | NAV | $25.89 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 13.20% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $3.42 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $22.16 – $27.79 | | Beta | 1.10 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $3.4176 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-23 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does DISSX invest in? This fund aims to replicate the total return of the S&P SmallCap 600® Index. Its general strategy involves fully deploying capital across all the component stocks of the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, complemented by futures contracts linked to the index's performance. Typically, it acquires all 600 index stocks in proportion to their weighting. However, under certain circumstances, the fund may opt to invest in a representative subset of these stocks, also utilizing index-tracking futures. When employing this sampling methodology, the fund's advisor expects to hold positions in approximately 500 or more of the index's constituent companies. It is important to note that this fund is non-diversified. ### What is the expense ratio of DISSX? BNY Mellon Small Cap Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (DISSX) charges an expense ratio of 0.50%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is DISSX? BNY Mellon Small Cap Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (DISSX) is one share class of a fund that manages $779.1M across all of its share classes (DISIX 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 DISSX actively managed or an index fund? DISSX 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 (DISSX's is 0.50%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was DISSX launched? BNY Mellon Small Cap Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (DISSX) launched in June 1997 and is managed by BNY Mellon. ### How has DISSX performed? DISSX'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 DISSX pay a dividend? BNY Mellon Small Cap Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (DISSX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 13.20%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does DISSX pay dividends? BNY Mellon Small Cap Stock Index Fund Investor Shares pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is DISSX's dividend yield? DISSX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 13.20%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is DISSX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for DISSX 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 DISSX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.50% 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 DISSX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from DISSX'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 DISSX cost more than a fund like VOO? DISSX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.50%). 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 DISSX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as DISSX (0.50%) 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/dissx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dissx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dissx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dissx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dissx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.