DBOCX

Active

BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund

Category: Balanced (1,430 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.90%

Annual Cost per $10K

$190.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$31,651

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+9.34%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

53%

Intl Equity

10%

US Bond

32%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

DBOCX

1.90%

Balanced average

0.85%

Balanced cheapest

FELSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

124% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025 · Updated quarterly

+38.62%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

DBOCX at 1.90%$222,357

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$158,255

Cost vs index fund−$155,067

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
DBOCX	BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund	1.90%	+9.34%	+11.50%	+7.29%
AADTX	American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.63%	+9.63%	+10.15%	+6.54%
ABALX	American Balanced Fund	0.58%	+13.14%	+13.38%	+9.37%
QCSCIX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Social Choice Account	—	+8.60%	+11.15%	+7.07%
CAIBX	Capital Income Builder	0.58%	+13.12%	+12.52%	+9.64%
AACTX	American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+9.51%	+9.52%	+6.25%
ACEIX	Invesco Equity and Income Fund	0.76%	+9.14%	+10.33%	+10.51%
TRAIX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund	0.58%	+11.26%	+13.05%	+11.06%
VWENX	VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND	0.17%	+12.65%	+13.05%	+9.43%
AAETX	American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.66%	+10.82%	+11.68%	+7.59%
AABTX	American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+8.98%	+8.86%	+5.93%
OAZBX	Oakmark Equity and Income Fund	0.56%	+8.39%	+10.83%	—
VBIAX	VANGUARD BALANCED INDEX FUND	0.07%	+11.15%	+12.55%	+8.21%
ITCSX	VY(R) T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO	0.65%	+10.94%	+12.67%	+10.91%
JBAWX	Balanced Fund	0.62%	+10.82%	+13.29%	+8.59%
FAFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Conservative	1.27%	+8.45%	+7.55%	+4.90%
POCAX	Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Moderate Fund	1.12%	+10.21%	—	—
AAATX	American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.59%	+8.82%	+8.45%	+5.66%
IUAAX	VY(R) INVESCO EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO	1.14%	+8.58%	+9.93%	+10.70%
VMAIX	Venerable Moderate Allocation Fund	0.89%	—	—	—
MSFKX	MFS Total Return Fund	0.40%	+6.78%	+9.52%	+7.73%
PGEBX	George Putnam Balanced Fund	0.91%	+21.05%	+3.59%	+8.82%
JABLX	Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio$1M min	0.87%	+12.64%	+18.21%	+9.93%
HADAX	HARTFORD BALANCED HLS FUND	0.66%	+7.30%	+10.74%	+8.95%
WCERX	Virtus Westchester Event-Driven Fund	1.85%	-14.63%	-38.04%	-32.64%
DGIBX	DGI BALANCED FUND	1.45%	+7.33%	+7.89%	—
BLAVX	Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.75%	+11.77%	+8.08%
ISPCX	VOYA SOLUTION 2035 PORTFOLIO	1.24%	+10.45%	+12.42%	+8.96%
PBAPX	SAM Balanced Portfolio	1.02%	+9.51%	+11.34%	+7.33%
IRMGX	Voya Retirement Moderately Aggressive Portfolio	0.59%	+10.39%	+11.62%	+8.35%
NBGDX	Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio	0.74%	—	—	—
CIPAX	American Funds Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio	0.88%	+9.92%	+10.09%	+7.50%
CPPAX	American Funds Preservation Portfolio	0.87%	+4.51%	+3.60%	+1.09%
THPBX	BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.47%	+12.63%	+8.38%
SBACX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Balanced Fund	0.99%	+10.11%	+12.00%	+7.17%
FTFCX	American Funds College 2030 Fund	0.35%	+8.08%	+8.65%	+6.33%
CBARX	Calvert Balanced Fund	0.61%	+10.16%	+13.67%	+8.91%
WFAIX	Allspring Index Asset Allocation Fund	0.90%	+8.44%	+14.30%	+8.36%
RBAIX	T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.	0.47%	+10.29%	+13.13%	+8.19%
ABUAX	Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio	0.93%	+10.09%	+10.86%	+6.24%
IBLLX	Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced	0.64%	+8.71%	+11.65%	+7.57%
TASHX	Transamerica Multi-Asset Income	0.99%	+12.23%	+11.17%	+9.50%
FBAKX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.46%	+11.35%	+14.26%	+10.21%
TCIIX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2035 Fund	0.56%	+9.14%	+12.18%	+7.95%
VTTHX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2035 FUND	0.08%	+11.98%	+13.09%	+8.51%
IASTX	Macquarie Asset Strategy Fund	0.72%	+11.88%	+15.00%	+5.27%
HBLFX	THE HARTFORD BALANCED INCOME FUND	0.56%	+6.93%	+8.00%	+5.85%
ESIFX	Eaton Vance Balanced Fund	0.68%	+10.47%	+13.91%	+8.85%
SWOBX	Schwab Balanced Fund	0.51%	+9.15%	+11.81%	+6.99%
AABCX	Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund	0.71%	+10.28%	+17.73%	+9.26%
FPUKX	Fidelity Puritan Fund	0.47%	+10.50%	+14.48%	+9.65%
FIQWX	Fidelity Strategic Dividend and Income Fund	0.56%	+7.94%	+10.11%	+9.25%
VTHRX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND	0.08%	+11.03%	+12.02%	+7.56%
ISGAX	VOYA SOLUTION BALANCED PORTFOLIO	1.15%	+9.70%	+10.85%	+7.99%
FTAOX	American Funds College Enrollment Fund	0.35%	+5.83%	+4.92%	+1.83%
SWBGX	Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio	0.48%	+9.54%	+10.90%	+7.55%
MAPOX	Mairs & Power Balanced Fund	0.71%	+4.57%	+9.10%	—
DOXBX	Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund	0.43%	+9.89%	+11.87%	—
GCBLX	Green Century Balanced Fund	1.46%	+4.85%	+8.50%	+6.34%
FTCFX	American Funds College 2033 Fund	0.39%	+10.30%	+11.62%	+8.01%
SSIAX	1919 Socially Responsive Balanced Fund	0.95%	+7.33%	—	—
TLYIX	Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2035 Fund	0.18%	+10.73%	+12.86%	+8.37%
TCHPX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2030 Fund	0.40%	+8.26%	+10.71%	+6.83%
CBFAX	American Funds Global Balanced Fund	0.80%	+8.90%	+11.38%	+6.31%
OSTVX	Osterweis Growth & Income Fund	0.91%	+7.50%	+9.97%	+8.33%
IBARX	Macquarie Balanced Fund	0.65%	+10.35%	+13.12%	+4.38%
FFCTX	American Funds College 2027 Fund	0.33%	+6.48%	+6.23%	+4.31%
PLTJX	Principal LifeTime 2030 Fund	0.79%	+8.76%	+10.53%	+6.88%
JAFRX	Capital Appreciation Value Trust	0.88%	+10.81%	+12.66%	+10.64%
PTDAX	Principal LifeTime 2040 Fund	0.76%	+10.42%	+12.85%	+8.55%
VFORX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND	0.08%	+12.93%	+14.17%	+9.46%
AAFTX	American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.67%	+12.21%	+13.49%	+8.96%
MAMAX	MFS Moderate Allocation Fund	0.56%	+8.47%	+9.69%	+6.27%
VLAAX	VALUE LINE ASSET ALLOCATION FUND INC	1.06%	+1.17%	+10.55%	+6.31%
LCGSX	Franklin Multi-Asset Conservative Growth Fund	0.70%	—	—	—
VTTVX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2025 FUND	0.08%	+10.09%	+10.79%	+6.58%
QBA2Q	VIP Balanced Portfolio	0.50%	+10.93%	+13.85%	+9.85%
SWDRX	Schwab Target 2030 Fund	0.40%	+9.83%	+11.87%	+7.33%
FPFRX	FPA Crescent Fund	1.06%	+15.32%	—	—
TLHIX	Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2030 Fund	0.25%	+9.89%	+11.56%	+7.37%
VALIX	VALUE LINE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND INC	1.08%	+23.99%	+19.52%	+8.97%
MACBX	MFS Conservative Allocation Fund	0.83%	+5.79%	+6.88%	+3.65%
LTAOX	Principal LifeTime 2035 Fund	0.56%	+8.97%	+11.17%	+7.31%
ISEAX	VOYA INDEX SOLUTION 2035 PORTFOLIO	0.62%	+10.75%	+12.31%	+8.93%
HEIFX	Hennessy Equity and Income Fund	1.55%	+5.79%	+8.83%	+6.16%
AWIVX	CIBC ATLAS INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND	1.08%	—	—	—
TLPRX	Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund	0.25%	+11.83%	+14.26%	+9.44%
FAVNX	Fidelity Freedom Index 2035 Fund	0.05%	+11.23%	—	—
GAFNX	Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund	1.24%	+5.64%	—	—
SQBFX	X-Square Balanced Fund	2.66%	-30.51%	-29.04%	-32.01%
IDXFX	VOYA INDEX SOLUTION 2030 PORTFOLIO	0.47%	+9.58%	+10.81%	+7.76%
PACBX	Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund	0.63%	+19.25%	+1.44%	+3.55%
CVSCX	Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund	1.97%	+6.09%	+6.33%	+3.72%
FFFEX	Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund	0.61%	+10.46%	+11.62%	+7.52%
PCBKX	Victory Pioneer Balanced Fund	0.63%	—	—	—
FIWBX	Fidelity Advisor Multi-Asset Income Fund	0.80%	+11.25%	+10.19%	+8.40%
FAUYX	Fidelity Freedom Index 2030 Fund	0.05%	+10.06%	—	—
VSMGX	VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND	0.13%	+10.96%	+11.72%	+7.07%
TAALX	Transamerica Asset Allocation - Moderate Growth Portfolio	1.00%	+12.74%	+13.66%	—
NCBGX	New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund	0.93%	+11.62%	+17.45%	+9.46%
ABPAX	AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio	1.01%	+0.86%	+7.37%	+3.23%

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