BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc.
Shareclass
BNY Mellon Appreciation Investor (DGAGX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Equity & Justice
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EQUITY & JUSTICE RATINGS
Gender Equality
Diversity Disclosures
Racial Justice
LGBTQ+ Equity
GENDER EQUALITY
Fund BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc.
FUND COVERAGE
# of holdings45
% of assets97%
Gender equality ratings are calculated using data from the Equileap Gender Equality Scorecard from Equileap.
Sub-scores & KPIs
Gender Equality: Gender Balance in Leadership and Workforce
27 / 40
Gender Equality: Equal Compensation and Work Life Balance
11 / 30
Gender Equality: Policies Promoting Gender Equality
19 / 20
Gender Equality: Commitment, Transparency, and Accountability
1 / 10
Fund Holdings: Gender Equality
Highest scoring holdings
Top 10 holdings by Gender Equality score
- 1. AstraZeneca PLC ADR1.2%$24.94M
- 2. Procter & Gamble Co0.56%$11.65M
- 3. Marriott International Inc Class A0.9%$18.59M
- 4. BAE Systems PLC2.05%$42.5M
- 5. Mastercard Inc Class A1.96%$40.77M
- 6. Philip Morris International Inc1.48%$30.81M
- 7. Hermes International SA0.87%$18.15M
- 8. Microsoft Corp8.42%$174.61M
- 9. BlackRock Inc2.66%$55.18M
- 10. S&P Global Inc2.18%$45.22M
Lowest scoring holdings
Bottom 10 holdings by Gender Equality score
- 1. Old Dominion Freight Line Inc Ordinary Shares0.7%$14.46M
- 2. Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class A2%$41.48M
- 3. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd1.16%$24.14M
- 4. The Home Depot Inc0.89%$18.44M
- 5. Intercontinental Exchange Inc1.38%$28.58M
- 6. CoStar Group Inc1.17%$24.27M
- 7. Eaton Corp PLC1.92%$39.78M
- 8. Apple Inc5.63%$116.91M
- 9. Eli Lilly and Co0.91%$18.88M
- 10. ASML Holding NV ADR3.42%$70.97M
Fund manager statement
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Manager surveyEXCLUSION RATINGS
Prisons & Borders
Military Weapons
PRISONS & BORDERS
Fund BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc.
Totals
Holdings
Assets
Weight
Prisons
5
$492.26M
24%
Prisons high risk
0
$0
0%
Private prisons
0
$0
0%
Borders
3
$413.24M
20%
Borders high risk
0
$0
0%
Total
5
$492.26M
24%
Holdings — 5 flagged holdings
1.
Microsoft Corp
$174.61M
8.42%
2.
Amazon.com Inc
$122.43M
5.9%
3.
Alphabet Inc Class C
$116.19M
5.6%
4.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class A
$41.48M
2%
5.
McDonald's Corp
$37.55M
1.81%

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