# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000799295
**File Stem:** 0000799295-25-000031
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 6020
**Document Hash:** d18f31fda562ec1cb157b16f03fa3da7
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000799295-25-000031.hdr.sgml**: 20250822

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000799295-25-000031

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 22

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250822

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250822

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250822

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BNY Mellon Investment Funds I
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000799295

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 043106135
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-08214
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251242562

**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:** 212-922-6400

**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 INVESTMENT FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20081201

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MELLON INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20030707

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** STANDISH AYER & WOOD INVESTMENT TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### BNY Mellon Small Cap Value Fund (Series ID: S000011516)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class I    | STSVX         | C000031777 |
| Class A    | RUDAX         | C000123289 |
| Class C    | BOSCX         | C000171545 |
| Class Y    | BOSYX         | C000171546 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### BNY Mellon Small Cap Value Fund (Series ID: S000011516)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000031777 | Class I      | STSVX           |
| C000123289 | Class A      | RUDAX           |
| C000171545 | Class C      | BOSCX           |
| C000171546 | Class Y      | BOSYX           |

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August 22, 2025

**BNY MELLON INVESTMENT FUNDS I**

**-BNY Mellon Small Cap Value Fund**

*Supplement to Current Summary Prospectus and Prospectus*

**Effective on or about October 1, 2025 (the "Effective Date"), the following information supersedes and replaces any contrary information in the sections "Fees and Expenses" in the fund's summary prospectus and "Fund Summary – Fees and Expenses" in the fund's prospectus:**

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)** | **Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)** | **Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)** | **Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)** | **Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)** |
| | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class I** | **Class Y** |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases<br> *(as a percentage of offering price)* | 5.75 |  |  |  |
| Maximum deferred sales charge (load)<br> *(as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price)* | none<sup>\*</sup> | 1.00 |  |  |

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Annual Fund Operating Expenses** <br> (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses** <br> (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses** <br> (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses** <br> (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses** <br> (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
| | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class I** | **Class Y** |
| Management fees | .80 | .80 | .80 | .80 |
| Distribution (12b-1) fees |  | .75 |  |  |
| Other expenses: <sup>+</sup> |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Shareholder services fees* | *.25* | *.25* |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Miscellaneous other expenses* | *.34* | *.50* | *.25* | *.19* |
| Total other expenses | .59 | .75 | .25 | .19 |
| Total annual fund operating expenses<sup>+</sup> | 1.39 | 2.30 | 1.05 | .99 |
| Fee waiver<sup>^</sup> | (.15) | (.15) | (.15) | (.15) |
| Total annual fund operating expenses<br> *(after fee waiver)* <sup>+</sup> | 1.24 | 2.15 | .90 | .84 |

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<sup>\*</sup> Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.

<sup>+</sup> "Other expenses," "Total annual fund operating expenses" and "Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver)" have been restated to reflect the termination of the fund's fund accounting and administrative services agreement and the fee payable thereunder.

<sup>^</sup> The fund's investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., has contractually agreed to waive receipt of a portion of its management fee in the amount of .15% of the value of the fund's average daily net assets until February 27, 2026. On or after February 27, 2026, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this waiver agreement at any time.

**Example**

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **1 Year** | **3 Years** | **5 Years** | **10 Years** |
| Class A (with or without redemption at end of period) | $694 | $976 | $1278 | $2135 |
| Class C (with redemption at end of period) | $318 | $704 | $1217 | $2024 |
| Class C (without redemption at end of period) | $218 | $704 | $1217 | $2624 |
| Class I (with or without redemption at end of period) | $92 | $319 | $565 | $1269 |
| Class Y (with or without redemption at end of period) | $86 | $300 | $532 | $1199 |

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