DHF - Finance

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE

2.46 USD
After hours: 2.47 +0.01 (0.333%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:51 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆

Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:56 p.m. EDT

DHF shows a high dividend yield of 8.79%, but the dividend payments are consistent at 0.018 per quarter, which is relatively low compared to other high-yield instruments. The price has been volatile recently, with recent prices fluctuating around the 2.35 to 2.45 range, which is close to the 52-week low of 2.3. The fund's fundamentals show a high debt-to-equity ratio and a payout ratio of 1.0, which suggests that the fund is not generating enough earnings to sustain its dividend payments. The short-term price forecasting model indicates a small upward trend, but the high H-Stat and low Ljung-Box p-value suggest that the model may not be reliable. Overall, DHF is a high-yield fund, but its fundamentals and price volatility make it a risky investment for short-term traders.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
Model	MAE
AutoTheta ✓	0.033836
AutoETS	0.042936
AutoARIMA	0.044074
MSTL	0.044159

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score	42%
H-stat	20.27
Ljung-Box p	0.000
Jarque-Bera p	0.146
Excess Kurtosis	-1.37

Attribute	Value
Sector	Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date	2026-04-07
Last Dividend Date	2026-04-07
Debt to Equity Ratio	36.436
Revenue per Share	0.297
Market Cap	179,152,576
Trailing P/E	11.71
Beta	0.78
Profit Margins	70.40%

Dividend Data

Yield Summary

Last Yield	1yr Yield	3yr Avg	5yr Avg
0.75%	8.95%	9.65%	10.63%

Dividend History

Date	Dividend	Yield %
2026-04-08	0.018	0.750000
2026-03-10	0.018	0.762066
2026-02-05	0.018	0.731039
2025-12-23	0.018	0.745199
2025-12-05	0.018	0.735710
2025-11-06	0.018	0.726566
2025-10-08	0.018	0.728855
2025-09-10	0.018	0.722731
2025-08-06	0.018	0.739013
2025-07-10	0.018	0.747081
2025-06-06	0.018	0.770251
2025-05-08	0.018	0.788356
2025-04-09	0.018	0.831134
2025-03-11	0.018	0.781376
2025-02-06	0.018	0.768679
2024-12-27	0.018	0.777017
2024-12-06	0.018	0.767559
2024-11-06	0.018	0.781725
2024-10-08	0.018	0.778238
2024-09-11	0.018	0.821107
2024-08-07	0.018	0.833610
2024-07-10	0.018	0.849920
2024-06-05	0.018	0.866755
2024-05-07	0.018	0.895303
2024-04-09	0.018	0.917672
2024-03-11	0.018	0.916855
2024-02-06	0.015	0.773208
2023-12-26	0.015	0.784949
2023-12-05	0.015	0.814637
2023-11-03	0.015	0.842548
2023-10-10	0.015	0.856204
2023-09-06	0.015	0.850407
2023-08-07	0.015	0.848531
2023-07-10	0.015	0.862044
2023-06-07	0.015	0.884035
2023-05-09	0.015	0.890188
2023-04-11	0.015	0.872158
2023-03-08	0.015	0.882091
2023-02-07	0.015	0.849647
2022-12-28	0.015	0.906147
2022-12-05	0.019	1.085893
2022-11-04	0.019	1.165172
2022-10-11	0.019	1.237779
2022-09-07	0.019	1.139079
2022-08-08	0.019	1.073222
2022-07-06	0.019	1.173391
2022-06-07	0.019	1.060353
2022-05-06	0.019	1.077123
2022-04-06	0.019	0.989514
2022-03-08	0.019	0.996250
2022-02-08	0.019	0.940891
2021-12-20	0.019	0.918547
2021-12-06	0.019	0.891507
2021-11-05	0.022	0.966899
2021-10-12	0.022	0.997269
2021-09-08	0.022	0.985803
2021-08-09	0.022	0.963278
2021-07-06	0.022	0.913203
2021-06-07	0.022	1.042836
2021-05-10	0.022	1.063366
2021-04-07	0.022	1.077616
2021-03-09	0.022	1.117348
2021-02-04	0.022	1.140554
2020-12-28	0.022	1.168454
2020-12-03	0.022	1.165236
2020-11-05	0.022	1.253753
2020-10-08	0.022	1.272805
2020-09-09	0.022	1.297006
2020-08-06	0.022	1.307543
2020-07-08	0.022	1.378378
2020-06-10	0.022	1.348907
2020-05-08	0.022	1.542844
2020-04-08	0.022	1.590532
2020-03-10	0.022	1.386246
2020-02-05	0.022	1.201861
2019-12-26	0.022	1.225876
2019-12-06	0.022	1.263103
2019-11-07	0.022	1.268066
2019-10-08	0.022	1.281434
2019-09-09	0.022	1.273956
2019-08-07	0.022	1.291566
2019-07-09	0.022	1.296577
2019-06-07	0.022	1.327598
2019-05-07	0.022	1.311170
2019-04-09	0.024	1.435816
2019-03-14	0.024	1.465985
2019-02-06	0.024	1.472692
2018-12-27	0.024	1.708519
2018-12-04	0.024	1.553907
2018-11-05	0.024	1.566480
2018-10-09	0.024	1.478694
2018-09-11	0.024	1.471092
2018-08-09	0.024	1.496326
2018-07-11	0.024	1.527133
2018-06-06	0.024	1.529062
2018-05-07	0.024	1.540764
2018-04-10	0.024	1.528070
2018-03-14	0.024	1.530031
2018-02-06	0.024	1.546353
2017-12-28	0.024	1.506068
2017-12-05	0.024	1.503335
2017-11-07	0.024	1.448885
2017-10-11	0.024	1.442367
2017-09-11	0.024	1.468877
2017-08-07	0.024	1.474695
2017-07-10	0.027	1.660774
2017-06-07	0.027	1.650106
2017-05-08	0.027	1.691148
2017-04-11	0.027	1.733869
2017-03-10	0.027	1.827180
2017-02-06	0.027	1.782695
2016-12-28	0.027	1.845738
2016-12-02	0.027	1.918890
2016-11-04	0.027	1.997287
2016-10-12	0.027	1.853629
2016-09-12	0.027	1.863043
2016-08-09	0.027	1.866640
2016-07-11	0.027	1.909317
2016-06-08	0.027	1.913395
2016-05-10	0.029	2.188208
2016-04-11	0.029	2.264842
2016-03-09	0.029	2.338558
2016-02-08	0.029	2.544550
2015-12-28	0.029	2.416889
2015-12-09	0.029	2.456031
2015-11-06	0.029	2.295438
2015-10-13	0.029	2.344890
2015-09-10	0.029	2.358672
2015-08-11	0.029	2.358069
2015-07-13	0.029	2.307412
2015-06-09	0.029	2.226948
2015-05-08	0.029	2.152561
2015-04-08	0.029	2.157864
2015-03-11	0.029	2.199102
2015-02-06	0.029	2.222921
2014-12-26	0.029	2.186170
2014-12-05	0.029	2.185716
2014-11-06	0.029	2.027987
2014-10-08	0.029	2.052775
2014-09-09	0.029	2.104763
2014-08-06	0.029	2.130923
2014-07-10	0.032	2.185300
2014-06-10	0.032	2.176143
2014-05-09	0.032	2.197407
2014-04-09	0.032	2.261132
2014-03-10	0.032	2.300141
2014-02-05	0.032	2.351679
2013-12-26	0.032	2.399274
2013-12-10	0.032	2.473112
2013-11-12	0.032	2.413959
2013-10-09	0.032	2.506066
2013-09-10	0.032	2.538983
2013-08-07	0.032	2.502787
2013-07-10	0.035	2.698927
2013-06-11	0.035	2.722165
2013-05-10	0.035	2.497341
2013-04-10	0.035	2.567313
2013-03-11	0.035	2.622812
2013-02-06	0.035	2.705036
2012-12-26	0.035	2.825594
2012-12-10	0.035	2.856689
2012-11-13	0.035	2.853243
2012-10-10	0.035	2.816242
2012-09-10	0.035	2.852183
2012-08-07	0.035	2.746507
2012-07-11	0.040	3.170765
2012-06-11	0.040	3.242703
2012-05-09	0.040	3.082184
2012-04-09	0.040	3.142431
2012-03-12	0.040	3.169697
2012-02-07	0.040	3.211221
2011-12-27	0.040	3.326175
2011-12-06	0.040	3.456832
2011-11-08	0.043	3.553020
2011-10-12	0.043	3.758761
2011-09-12	0.043	3.629454
2011-08-09	0.043	3.840568
2011-07-12	0.043	3.473537
2011-06-10	0.043	3.555121
2011-05-10	0.043	3.578240
2011-04-08	0.043	3.718711
2011-03-10	0.086	7.554434
2011-02-07	0.043	3.879791
2010-12-28	0.043	4.003467
2010-12-09	0.043	4.106017
2010-11-08	0.043	3.881807
2010-10-12	0.043	4.054718
2010-09-10	0.043	4.165643
2010-08-11	0.043	4.186783
2010-07-12	0.043	4.423317
2010-06-09	0.043	4.779207
2010-05-10	0.043	4.701835
2010-04-07	0.043	4.585858
2010-03-10	0.035	4.095171
2010-02-05	0.035	4.509179
2009-12-28	0.035	4.323541
2009-12-07	0.035	4.618992
2009-11-09	0.035	4.703393
2009-10-09	0.030	4.094511
2009-09-09	0.030	4.416452
2009-08-10	0.030	4.313140
2009-07-10	0.030	4.944015
2009-06-09	0.030	4.896029
2009-05-11	0.030	5.289761
2009-04-09	0.030	6.062715
2009-03-10	0.030	7.762105
2009-02-06	0.030	5.836826
2008-12-24	0.030	7.343701
2008-12-09	0.030	9.291256
2008-11-06	0.030	7.146190
2008-10-09	0.030	7.964622
2008-09-09	0.030	5.091364
2008-08-05	0.030	5.060923
2008-07-11	0.029	4.849311
2008-06-10	0.029	4.471658
2008-05-09	0.029	4.458825
2008-04-09	0.029	4.665644
2008-03-11	0.029	4.961799
2008-02-05	0.029	4.590973
2007-12-26	0.029	4.739538
2007-12-10	0.029	4.687973
2007-11-08	0.029	4.788630
2007-10-11	0.029	4.577829
2007-09-11	0.029	4.683935
2007-08-10	0.029	4.832768
2007-07-11	0.029	4.474806
2007-06-08	0.029	4.336218
2007-05-08	0.029	4.245703
2007-04-09	0.029	4.273999
2007-03-08	0.029	4.352721
2007-02-06	0.029	4.351910
2006-12-26	0.029	4.484486
2006-12-08	0.033	4.872971
2006-11-07	0.033	5.115337
2006-10-11	0.033	5.203530
2006-09-11	0.033	5.281233
2006-08-08	0.033	5.412958
2006-07-11	0.033	5.633236
2006-06-07	0.033	5.637920
2006-05-08	0.033	5.655891
2006-04-10	0.033	5.646044
2006-03-08	0.033	5.819488
2006-02-06	0.033	5.709961
2005-12-22	0.033	6.143540
2005-12-06	0.033	6.196379
2005-11-07	0.033	6.000530
2005-10-11	0.033	5.790315
2005-09-09	0.033	5.608717
2005-08-08	0.033	5.664253
2005-07-11	0.033	5.733554
2005-06-07	0.033	5.777484
2005-05-10	0.040	6.835554
2005-04-11	0.040	6.850307
2005-03-08	0.040	6.506690
2005-02-07	0.040	6.520304
2004-12-28	0.040	6.629544
2004-12-06	0.040	6.588429
2004-11-05	0.040	6.629431
2004-10-07	0.040	6.752257
2004-09-08	0.040	6.808527
2004-08-09	0.040	7.041037
2004-07-09	0.040	7.100082
2004-06-08	0.040	7.512790
2004-05-03	0.040	7.398563
2004-04-07	0.048	7.652111
2004-03-08	0.048	7.606577
2004-02-10	0.049	7.449244
2003-12-26	0.049	7.885734
2003-12-05	0.049	8.150638
2003-11-07	0.049	8.447305
2003-10-06	0.049	9.014477
2003-09-08	0.049	9.104592
2003-08-05	0.049	10.241408
2003-07-08	0.049	9.167332
2003-06-06	0.049	9.410087
2003-05-06	0.049	9.294140
2003-04-07	0.062	11.159166
2003-03-07	0.062	12.696341
2003-02-07	0.062	14.083226
2002-12-26	0.062	15.735185
2002-12-04	0.062	15.741968
2002-11-06	0.062	17.238547
2002-10-08	0.062	17.241832
2002-09-06	0.062	16.229471
2002-08-08	0.062	17.558899
2002-07-09	0.062	16.871068
2002-06-10	0.062	12.703934
2002-05-09	0.062	12.456496
2002-04-08	0.062	12.662904
2002-03-07	0.075	14.210390
2002-02-07	0.075	14.603877
2001-12-21	0.075	16.651794
2001-12-03	0.075	16.212889
2001-11-07	0.075	17.718093
2001-10-04	0.075	17.534218
2001-08-08	0.075	14.360612
2001-07-10	0.075	14.415543
2001-06-12	0.075	14.513496
2001-05-10	0.075	14.767335
2001-04-09	0.075	16.095928
2001-03-12	0.096	17.061332
2001-02-09	0.096	16.821920
2000-12-21	0.096	20.358985
2000-12-01	0.096	22.190048
2000-11-06	0.096	19.300288
2000-10-05	0.096	18.094442
2000-09-12	0.117	18.611483
2000-08-09	0.117	18.470126
2000-07-12	0.117	17.970072
2000-06-12	0.117	18.553552
2000-05-10	0.117	20.130039
2000-04-11	0.117	19.832309
2000-03-10	0.117	20.812566
2000-02-08	0.117	18.437684
1999-12-21	0.128	20.285438
1999-12-01	0.128	19.682445
1999-11-04	0.128	19.015885
1999-10-12	0.128	18.914230
1999-09-13	0.128	18.404518
1999-08-11	0.128	18.118629
1999-07-13	0.121	16.958378
1999-06-10	0.120	16.986877
1999-05-04	0.120	17.064397
1999-04-13	0.120	17.781207
1999-03-10	0.120	17.867240
1999-02-09	0.120	17.058246
1998-12-24	0.120	18.218999
1998-12-03	0.120	17.225423
1998-11-05	0.120	16.889884
1998-10-09	0.120	19.257896
1998-09-11	0.120	17.476092
1998-08-12	0.120	16.222974
1998-07-13	0.120	15.332235
1998-06-12	0.120	15.201977

Additional Data

dividendRate	0.21
dividendYield	8.54
exDividendDate	2026-04-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate	0.21
trailingAnnualDividendYield	0.08536585
lastDividendValue	0.018
lastDividendDate	2026-04-08
dividendDate	2019-02-22

Info Dump

Attribute	Value
52 Week Change	0.037974715
Address1	240 Greenwich Street
All Time High	15.375
All Time Low	1.56
Ask	2.47
Ask Size	6,000
Average Daily Volume10 Day	182,740
Average Daily Volume3 Month	345,318
Average Volume	345,318
Average Volume10Days	182,740
Beta	0.775
Bid	2.4
Bid Size	5,300
Book Value	2.792
City	New York
Country	United States
Crypto Tradeable	0
Currency	USD
Current Price	2.46
Current Ratio	1.018
Custom Price Alert Confidence	HIGH
Date Short Interest	1,774,915,200
Day High	2.47
Day Low	2.45
Debt To Equity	36.436
Dividend Date	1,550,793,600
Dividend Rate	0.21
Dividend Yield	8.54
Earnings Call Timestamp End	1,728,658,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start	1,728,658,800
Earnings Growth	-0.042
Earnings Quarterly Growth	-0.042
Earnings Timestamp End	1,728,644,340
Earnings Timestamp Start	1,728,644,340
Ebitda Margins	0.0
Enterprise To Revenue	11.606
Enterprise Value	251,107,504
Eps Trailing Twelve Months	0.21
Esg Populated	0
Ex Dividend Date	1,775,606,400
Exchange	NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By	0
Exchange Timezone Name	America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name	EDT
Fifty Day Average	2.439
Fifty Day Average Change	0.021000147
Fifty Day Average Change Percent	0.008610147
Fifty Two Week Change Percent	3.7974715
Fifty Two Week High	2.63
Fifty Two Week High Change	-0.17000008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent	-0.06463881
Fifty Two Week Low	2.33
Fifty Two Week Low Change	0.13000011
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent	0.05579404
Fifty Two Week Range	2.33 - 2.63
Financial Currency	USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds	893,683,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield	8.52
Free Cashflow	6,211,320
Full Exchange Name	NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds	-14,400,000
Gross Margins	1.0
Gross Profits	21,636,044
Has Pre Post Market Data	1
Held Percent Insiders	0.0
Held Percent Institutions	0.44576
Implied Shares Outstanding	72,826,245
Industry	Asset Management
Industry Disp	Asset Management
Industry Key	asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate	0
Language	en-US
Last Dividend Date	1,775,606,400
Last Dividend Value	0.018
Last Fiscal Year End	1,743,379,200
Long Business Summary	BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in fixed income securities of below investment grade quality, including securities of companies at early stages of development and companies with a highly leveraged financial structure. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S High Yield Master II Constrained Index. It was formerly known as Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund. BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund was formed in April 29, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name	BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund
Market	us_market
Market Cap	179,152,576
Market State	CLOSED
Max Age	86,400
Message Board Id	finmb_3591360
Most Recent Quarter	1,759,190,400
Net Income To Common	15,232,613
Next Fiscal Year End	1,774,915,200
Non Diluted Market Cap	179,152,562
Open	2.45
Operating Cashflow	17,450,200
Operating Margins	0.88151
Payout Ratio	1.0
Phone	212 922 6273
Post Market Change	0.00819993
Post Market Change Percent	0.33333048
Post Market Price	2.4682
Post Market Time	1,776,469,861
Previous Close	2.46
Price Hint	4
Price To Book	0.8810888
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months	8.280283
Profit Margins	0.70404
Quick Ratio	1.013
Quote Source Name	Delayed Quote
Quote Type	EQUITY
Recommendation Key	none
Region	US
Regular Market Change	0.0
Regular Market Change Percent	0.0
Regular Market Day High	2.47
Regular Market Day Low	2.45
Regular Market Day Range	2.45 - 2.47
Regular Market Open	2.45
Regular Market Previous Close	2.46
Regular Market Price	2.46
Regular Market Time	1,776,456,003
Regular Market Volume	84,320
Return On Assets	0.04111
Return On Equity	0.075
Revenue Growth	-0.056
Revenue Per Share	0.297
Sand P52 Week Change	0.36506534
Sector	Financial Services
Sector Disp	Financial Services
Sector Key	financial-services
Shares Outstanding	72,826,245
Shares Percent Shares Out	0.0023
Shares Short	97,421
Shares Short Previous Month Date	1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month	81,355
Short Name	Dreyfus High Yield Strategies F
Short Ratio	1.06
Source Interval	15
State	NY
Symbol	DHF
Total Cash	1,824,370
Total Cash Per Share	0.025
Total Debt	74,000,000
Total Revenue	21,636,044
Tradeable	0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate	0.21
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield	0.08536585
Trailing Eps	0.21
Trailing P E	11.714286
Trailing Peg Ratio	None
Triggerable	1
Two Hundred Day Average	2.52675
Two Hundred Day Average Change	-0.06675005
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent	-0.026417354
Type Disp	Equity
Volume	84,320
Zip	10,286