# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000053808
**File Stem:** 0000053808-25-000025
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 8309
**Document Hash:** c6d8d62c8ab79d9afa4a8f1617480a4a
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000053808-25-000025.hdr.sgml**: 20250811

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000053808-25-000025

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 24F-2NT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250531

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250811

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250811

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250811

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BNY Mellon Investment Funds III
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000053808

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 042694144
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 24F-2NT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-43846
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251200685

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.
- **STREET 2:** 240 GREENWICH STREET
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10286
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2129226400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.
- **STREET 2:** 240 GREENWICH STREET
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10286

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20181030

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DREYFUS LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19941122

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19940202

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### BNY Mellon Equity Income Fund (Series ID: S000012565)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class A    | DQIAX         | C000034167 |
| Class C    | DQICX         | C000034168 |
| Class I    | DQIRX         | C000034169 |
| Class Y    | DQIYX         | C000130467 |

---

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### BNY Mellon Equity Income Fund (Series ID: S000012565)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000034167 | Class A      | DQIAX           |
| C000034168 | Class C      | DQICX           |
| C000034169 | Class I      | DQIRX           |
| C000130467 | Class Y      | DQIYX           |

## FORM 24F-2NT: Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

### 24F-2NT: Filer Information

**Filer CIK:** 0000053808

**Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?:** LIVE

**Filer Investment Company Type:** N-1A

### 24F-2NT: Annual Filing Information

**1. Name and address of issuer:**

- **Name of Issuer:** BNY Mellon Investment Funds III

- **Address:** 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286

**2. The Name and EDGAR Identifier of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed:**

- [ ] Check box if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of the issuer.

**3. Investment Company Act File Number:** 811-00524

   **Securities Act File Number:** 033-43846

**4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:** 05/31/2025

**4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late:** [ ]

**4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form:** [ ]

**5. Calculation of registration fee:**

- **(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:** $85956929.00

- **(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year:** $60352921.00

- **(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during any prior fiscal year:** $35240336.00

- **(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:** $95593257.00

- **(v) Net sales:** $0.00

- **(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years:** $-9636328.00

- **(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee:** 0.0001531

- **(viii) Registration fee due:** $0.00

**Signatures**

**Name and Title:** Sarah Kelleher, Vice President and Secretary

**Date:** 08/11/2025

**Signature:** /s/ Sarah Kelleher

### 24F-2NT: Annual Filing Information

**1. Name and address of issuer:**

- **Name of Issuer:** BNY Mellon Investment Funds III

- **Address:** 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286

**2. The Name and EDGAR Identifier of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed:**

- [ ] Check box if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of the issuer.

**3. Investment Company Act File Number:** 811-00524

   **Securities Act File Number:** 033-43846

**4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:** 05/31/2025

**4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late:** [ ]

**4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form:** [ ]

**5. Calculation of registration fee:**

- **(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:** $8324488.00

- **(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year:** $16469725.00

- **(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during any prior fiscal year:** $44652421.00

- **(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:** $61122146.00

- **(v) Net sales:** $0.00

- **(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years:** $-52797658.00

- **(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee:** 0.0001531

- **(viii) Registration fee due:** $0.00

**Signatures**

**Name and Title:** Sarah Kelleher, Vice President and Secretary

**Date:** 08/11/2025

**Signature:** /s/ Sarah Kelleher

### 24F-2NT: Annual Filing Information

**1. Name and address of issuer:**

- **Name of Issuer:** BNY Mellon Investment Funds III

- **Address:** 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286

**2. The Name and EDGAR Identifier of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed:**

- [ ] Check box if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of the issuer.

**3. Investment Company Act File Number:** 811-00524

   **Securities Act File Number:** 033-43846

**4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:** 05/31/2025

**4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late:** [ ]

**4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form:** [ ]

**5. Calculation of registration fee:**

- **(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:** $735451797.00

- **(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year:** $280318830.00

- **(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during any prior fiscal year:** $333237669.00

- **(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:** $613556499.00

- **(v) Net sales:** $121895298.00

- **(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years:** $0.00

- **(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee:** 0.0001531

- **(viii) Registration fee due:** $18662.17

**Signatures**

**Name and Title:** Sarah Kelleher, Vice President and Secretary

**Date:** 08/11/2025

**Signature:** /s/ Sarah Kelleher

### 24F-2NT: Annual Filing Information

**1. Name and address of issuer:**

- **Name of Issuer:** BNY Mellon Investment Funds III

- **Address:** 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286

**2. The Name and EDGAR Identifier of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed:**

- [ ] Check box if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of the issuer.

**3. Investment Company Act File Number:** 811-00524

   **Securities Act File Number:** 033-43846

**4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:** 05/31/2025

**4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late:** [ ]

**4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form:** [ ]

**5. Calculation of registration fee:**

- **(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:** $17178335.00

- **(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year:** $4107871.00

- **(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during any prior fiscal year:** $3800542.00

- **(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:** $7908413.00

- **(v) Net sales:** $9269922.00

- **(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years:** $0.00

- **(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee:** 0.0001531

- **(viii) Registration fee due:** $1419.23

**Signatures**

**Name and Title:** Sarah Kelleher, Vice President and Secretary

**Date:** 08/11/2025

**Signature:** /s/ Sarah Kelleher