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Morningstar rates funds on what they returned. We grade them on where their money sits today: how much of the book overlaps with the converged buys of the top specialist stock pickers.
Fundprints Fund Grade · as of 2026-10-01
BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund - Class A
#282 of 500 graded active funds · blend · large segment peer group
The point · specialist footprint
DGLAX puts more of its book behind proven specialists than 60% of graded funds.
Bottom 20%
Bottom 40%
Middle
● Top 40%
Top 20%
That has mattered: over the past 2.7 years, funds on this rung beat bottom-rung funds by about 3.8% per quarter, and beat the S&P in 43% of fund-quarters versus their 22%. The evidence argues this fund earns its seat.
10,000+ funds tracked · the graded specialists among them drive every read
3 funds in the same segment carry an A. Members see the names and what they charge. See the alternatives →
The grade scores this fund's specialist share, the slice that overlaps what the top 1% of proven funds are building. We ignore index ballast and names outside our edge on purpose: that slice is small, and it's what decides the outcome.
DGLAX vs the Honor Roll · share card ↗Conviction exposure
31.4%
of the book in specialist-converged names
Late-stage weight
23.1%
of the book in Crowded or Fading names
Active share
88.8%
how far it strays from the index
The best grades have beaten the worst by about +5% a year since we began grading. The gap held in 9 out of 10 months. Measured on filings as they were published, no hindsight.
Inside the book: top names by stage · as of 2026-10-20
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Graded monthly from point-in-time filings. A description of where the money sits, not a recommendation. Evidence, not advice.
The read · what to do with it
DGLAX grades C, ranking 282 of 500, with specialists holding only 31.4% of the fund. Early conviction positions in LIN, ORLY, and BKNG offer some promise, but fading specialist interest in APH, EW, TJX, and ADBE, which together top 10% of the fund, is a real concern. Higher graded peers exist in this segment.
→ Watch the combined 12% weight in fading positions like APH, EW, TJX, and ADBE as specialists continue to exit those trades.
→ Compare DGLAX against the three higher graded funds in the same BNY Mellon family before adding new money.
Support leaving these positions
Same family, higher grade
Read from today's disclosed book. Evidence, not advice.