On December 12, 2023, the Board of Trustees of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.015 per share of beneficial interest, payable on January 11, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 27, 2023. The ex-dividend date is December 26, 2023. The previous dividend declared in November was $0.015 per share of beneficial interest.