On September 25, 2019, the Board of Trustees of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE: DHF) declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.0215 per share of beneficial interest, payable on October 24, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 9, 2019. The ex-dividend date is October 8, 2019. The previous dividend declared in August was $0.0215 per share of beneficial interest.