# BNY Mellon MidCap Index Fund (DMIDX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dmidx 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 To pursue its goal, the fund generally is fully invested in stocks included in the S&P MidCap 400® Index and in futures whose performance is tied to the index. It generally invests in all of the stocks in the S&P MidCap 400® Index in proportion to their weighting in the index. The S&P MidCap 400® Index is an unmanaged index of 400 common stocks of medium-size companies. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $29.85 | | Expense Ratio | 0.25% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $1.20B | | NAV | $29.85 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 11.32% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $3.38 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $26.60 – $31.93 | | Beta | 1.07 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $3.3788 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-23 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does DMIDX invest in? To pursue its goal, the fund generally is fully invested in stocks included in the S&P MidCap 400® Index and in futures whose performance is tied to the index. It generally invests in all of the stocks in the S&P MidCap 400® Index in proportion to their weighting in the index. The S&P MidCap 400® Index is an unmanaged index of 400 common stocks of medium-size companies. ### What is the expense ratio of DMIDX? BNY Mellon MidCap Index Fund (DMIDX) charges an expense ratio of 0.25%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is DMIDX? BNY Mellon MidCap Index Fund (DMIDX) is one share class of a fund that manages $1.20B across all of its share classes (PESPX 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 DMIDX actively managed or an index fund? DMIDX 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 (DMIDX's is 0.25%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was DMIDX launched? BNY Mellon MidCap Index Fund (DMIDX) launched in August 2016 and is managed by BNY Mellon. ### How has DMIDX performed? DMIDX'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 DMIDX pay a dividend? BNY Mellon MidCap Index Fund (DMIDX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.32%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does DMIDX pay dividends? BNY Mellon MidCap 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 DMIDX's dividend yield? DMIDX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.32%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is DMIDX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for DMIDX 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 DMIDX'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 DMIDX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from DMIDX'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 DMIDX cost more than a fund like VOO? DMIDX 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 DMIDX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as DMIDX (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/dmidx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dmidx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dmidx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dmidx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dmidx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.