UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number

811-05652

 

 

 

BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.

 

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.

240 Greenwich Street

New York, New York  10286

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

Bennett A. MacDougall, Esq.

240 Greenwich Street

New York, New York  10286

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 

(212) 922-6400

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

09/30

 

Date of reporting period:

03/31/20

 

 

             


 

 

 

 


 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.          Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

March 31, 2020

 

 

 

BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.

Protecting Your Privacy
Our Pledge to You

THE FUND IS COMMITTED TO YOUR PRIVACY. On this page, you will find the fund’s policies and practices for collecting, disclosing, and safeguarding “nonpublic personal information,” which may include financial or other customer information. These policies apply to individuals who purchase fund shares for personal, family, or household purposes, or have done so in the past. This notification replaces all previous statements of the fund’s consumer privacy policy, and may be amended at any time. We’ll keep you informed of changes as required by law.

YOUR ACCOUNT IS PROVIDED IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT. The fund maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard nonpublic personal information. The fund’s agents and service providers have limited access to customer information based on their role in servicing your account.

THE FUND COLLECTS INFORMATION IN ORDER TO SERVICE AND ADMINISTER YOUR ACCOUNT. The fund collects a variety of nonpublic personal information, which may include:

 Information we receive from you, such as your name, address, and social security number.

 Information about your transactions with us, such as the purchase or sale of fund shares.

 Information we receive from agents and service providers, such as proxy voting information.

THE FUND DOES NOT SHARE NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH ANYONE, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY LAW.

Thank you for this opportunity to serve you.

 

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. or any other person in the BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any fund in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds.

 

Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value

 

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BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.

 

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this semiannual report for BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc., covering the six-month period from October 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Stock markets performed well over the last several months of 2019. Accommodative policies from the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), paired with healthy U.S. consumer spending, helped support valuations. Despite periodic investor concern regarding trade relations with China and global growth rates, the rally continued through the end of the calendar year, supported in part by a December announcement from President Trump that the first phase of a trade deal with China was in process. However, the positive outlook was short-lived, as concerns over the spread of the coronavirus roiled markets the first several months of 2020. As the virus spread across the globe, concerns about the economic effects of a widespread quarantine worked to depress equity valuations. Many indices, particularly in the U.S., reported historically low returns for the first quarter of 2020.

In fixed-income markets, interest rates were heavily influenced by changes in Fed policy and investor concern over COVID-19. The Fed cut the target overnight lending rate by 25 basis points in October 2019 in an effort to support the U.S. economy. Rates across much of the Treasury curve increased during the month of November, and the long end of the curve rose in December as investors anticipated improvements in global economic growth during the coming year. However, concerns regarding COVID-19 and the resulting economic impact caused yields throughout the intermediate- and long-dated portions of the curve to fall during January and February of 2020. In March, the Fed cut rates twice, resulting in an overnight lending target-rate of nearly zero at the end of the period.

We believe the near-term outlook for the U.S. will be challenging, as the country curbs the spread of COVID-19. However, we are confident that once the economic effects have been mitigated, the economy will rebound. As always, we will monitor relevant data for signs of change. We encourage you to discuss the risks and opportunities in today’s investment environment with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

Sincerely,

Renee LaRoche-Morris
President
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
April 15, 2020

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)

For the period from October 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020, as provided by Daniel Rabasco and Jeffrey Burger, Primary Portfolio Managers

Market and Fund Performance Overview

For the six-month period ended March 31, 2020, BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc. produced a total return of -4.18% on a net-asset-value basis and -9.99% on a market price basis.1 Over the same period, the fund provided aggregate income dividends of $0.21 per share, which reflects a distribution rate of 5.11%.2

Municipal bonds declined during the reporting period, due largely to the market turmoil resulting from COVID-19 pandemic. The municipal bond market rallied through much of the period, supported by strong demand and interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”). But the emergence of the COVID-19 crisis resulted in a flight to safety that hurt municipal market performance.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets in municipal obligations and invests in municipal obligations which, at the time of purchase, are rated investment grade or the unrated equivalent as determined by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. in the case of bonds, and rated in the two highest rating categories or the unrated equivalent as determined by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. in the case of short-term obligations having, or deemed to have, maturities of less than one year.

To this end, we have constructed a portfolio based on identifying income opportunities through analysis of each bond’s structure, including paying close attention to each bond’s yield, maturity and early redemption features. Over time, many of the fund’s relatively higher-yielding bonds mature or are redeemed by their issuers, and we generally attempt to replace those bonds with investments consistent with the fund’s investment policies, albeit with yields that reflect the then-current interest-rate environment. When making new investments, we focus on identifying undervalued sectors and securities, and we minimize the use of interest-rate forecasting. We use fundamental analysis to estimate the relative value and attractiveness of various sectors and securities and to exploit pricing inefficiencies in the municipal bond market.

COVID-19 Concerns and Supply-Demand Factors Drove Municipal Bonds

Through most of the reporting period, the municipal bond market experienced strong demand against a backdrop of moderating economic growth and mundane inflation prospects. Demand was driven especially by investors in states with high income-tax rates. Many of these investors moved into municipal bonds as a way to reduce their federal income taxes, which rose as a result of the cap on the federal deductibility of state and local taxes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Actions by the Fed early in the period, including two rate cuts, also helped performance in the municipal bond market. This contributed to a decline in yields across the municipal bond

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (continued)

yield curve, though investors largely favored longer-term issues, causing the municipal bond yield curve to flatten.

Supply increased somewhat during the reporting period, as low interest rates led issuers to seek to capture favorable financing. New issuance may have been inhibited by the absence of advance refunding, which was eliminated by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

The municipal bond market continued to perform well early in 2020 until the emergence of the COVID-19 crisis, which resulted in turmoil and hindered returns, particularly in March. A conflict between Russia and Saudi Arabia over oil prices also contributed to economic deterioration and uncertainty, leading to a flight to quality.

Actions by the Fed, including two emergency rate cuts in March 2020, provided some support to the municipal bond market, but technical supply and demand factors became the predominant driver. Though the municipal bond market often benefits from economic uncertainty, in this environment that was not the case. Fears of widespread economic damage due to the COVID-19 caused investors to shift out of the municipal bond market, resulting in large outflows from municipal bond mutual funds. In a normal market, broker-dealers would step in to buy municipal bonds. But a decline in the municipal bond market, combined with a rally in the Treasury market, prevented them from hedging their municipal bond purchases by shorting Treasuries, as they normally do.

In addition, the municipal bond market was hurt by the inability of large investors to capitalize on the volatility. As municipal bond yields rose, insurance companies and other large investors were expected to step in, but since there was also a lack of liquidity in corporate bonds, which normally would have financed their municipal bond purchases, these investors were hindered in their ability to act. As a result, the municipal market yield spreads rose significantly, especially among high yield and lower-rated investment grade bonds, weakening performance.

Fundamentals in the municipal bond market were quite healthy heading into the crises exhibiting strong fiscal balances and “rainy day” funds.

Asset Allocation and Leverage Hampered Fund Results

The fund’s performance was hindered during the reporting period by its overweight position in revenue bonds and an underweight position in general obligation bonds. Security selection was unfavorable as well, as positions in Illinois and Chicago general obligation bonds underperformed. In addition, positions in the health care, airport and tobacco sectors were detrimental. The fund’s tender option bond positions, also hindered performance as the funding costs associated with this leverage skyrocketed. Additionally, the fund hedged the added duration of the tender option bonds by shorting long-term Treasuries; however, this hedge against rising interest rates became untenable as rates on long-term Treasury securities actually declined.

On a more positive note, the fund’s performance was assisted by its yield curve positioning. Two-year and five-year bonds, in particular, performed well, and the fund’s longer duration proved advantageous for the earlier portion of the period.

4

 

A Constructive Investment Posture

Despite the recent turmoil and the continuing economic uncertainty, we remain, on a whole, constructive on the medium to long term prospects of the market. Although defaults and credit downgrades are likely, the economy will be supported by the COVID-19 Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and programs recently announced by the Fed, including direct lending to municipalities, should support the municipal bond market. The fund increased its income generation prospects by executing bond swaps out of lower book yielding issues into those offering higher yields as a result of the market dislocation characterized by spread widening.

April 15, 2020

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid, based upon net asset value per share or market price per share, as applicable. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Market price per share, net asset value per share and investment return fluctuate. Income may be subject to state and local taxes, and some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) for certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are fully taxable.

2 Distribution rate per share is based upon dividends per share paid from net investment income during the period, divided by the market price per share at the end of the period, adjusted for any capital gain distributions.

Bonds are subject generally to interest-rate, credit, liquidity and market risks, to varying degrees. Generally, all other factors being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can cause price declines. High yield bonds are subject to increased credit risk and are considered speculative in terms of the issuer’s perceived ability to continue making interest payments on a timely basis and to repay principal upon maturity. The use of leverage may magnify the fund’s gains or losses. For derivatives with a leveraging component, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset can result in a loss that is much greater than the original investment in the derivative.

Recent market risks include pandemic risks related to COVID-19. The effects of COVID-19 have contributed to increased volatility in global markets and will likely affect certain countries, companies, industries and market sectors more dramatically than others. To the extent the fund may overweight its investments in certain countries, companies, industries or market sectors, such positions will increase the fund’s exposure to risk of loss from adverse developments affecting those countries, companies, industries or sectors.

5

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 1.0%

         

Collateralized Municipal-Backed Securities - 1.0%

         

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Variable Rate Certificate, Revenue Bonds, Ser. M048
(cost $1,510,890)

 

3.15

 

1/15/2036

 

1,500,000

a

1,729,380

 
                 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5%

         

Alabama - 4.6%

         

Jefferson County, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. F

 

0/7.75

 

10/1/2046

 

4,000,000

b

3,755,520

 

The Lower Alabama Gas District, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

9/1/2046

 

2,500,000

 

2,940,200

 

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B

 

4.00

 

10/1/2036

 

1,500,000

 

1,739,865

 
 

8,435,585

 

Arizona - 3.8%

         

Glendale Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Sun Health Services Obligated Group) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

11/15/2054

 

1,500,000

 

1,637,565

 

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds (Charter School Solutions) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

2/15/2046

 

1,500,000

a

1,591,080

 

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds (Charter School Solutions) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

2/15/2036

 

1,000,000

a

1,077,410

 

Salt Verde Financial Corp., Revenue Bonds

 

5.00

 

12/1/2037

 

2,190,000

 

2,582,711

 
 

6,888,766

 

California - 15.1%

         

California, GO

 

6.00

 

3/1/2033

 

1,250,000

 

1,251,550

 

Santa Ana Community Redevelopment Agency, Tax Allocation Bonds, Refunding (Merged Project Area) Ser. A

 

6.75

 

3/1/2021

 

3,000,000

c

3,156,510

 

Southern California Tobacco Securitization Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding

 

5.00

 

6/1/2048

 

1,000,000

 

1,051,590

 

6

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5% (continued)

         

California - 15.1% (continued)

         

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0371), (Los Angeles Department of Airports, Revenue Bonds (Los Angeles International Airport)) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.25

 

2.05

 

5/15/2029

 

10,000,000

a,d,e

10,044,700

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0387), (Los Angeles Department of Airports, Revenue Bonds (Los Angeles International Airport)) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

1.18

 

5/15/2038

 

4,000,000

a,d,e

4,319,070

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0390), (The Regents of the University of California, Revenue Bonds, Refunding) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

1.18

 

5/15/2036

 

3,750,000

a,d,e

4,123,869

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2019-XF2838), (San Francisco California City & County Airports Community International Airport, Revenue Bonds, Refunding) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 4.00

 

-2.84

 

5/1/2050

 

3,250,000

a,d,e

3,429,708

 

27,376,997

Colorado - 8.0%

         

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Johnson & Wales University) Ser. B

 

5.00

 

4/1/2031

 

1,680,000

 

1,806,118

 

Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, Revenue Bonds

 

5.00

 

12/31/2051

 

1,500,000

 

1,527,135

 

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. C

 

5.25

 

9/1/2025

 

1,000,000

 

1,014,860

 

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. C

 

5.38

 

9/1/2026

 

1,000,000

 

1,014,980

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0385), (Board of Governors of the Colorado State University, Revenue Bonds) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

0.58

 

3/1/2038

 

2,550,000

a,d,e

2,735,464

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5% (continued)

         

Colorado - 8.0% (continued)

         

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0433), (Colorado Springs, Revenue Bonds) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

0.82

 

11/15/2043

 

3,997,093

a,d,e

4,416,653

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2020-XM0829), (Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (CommonSpirit Health Obligated Group) Ser. A1) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 4.00

 

0.01

 

8/1/2044

 

1,645,000

a,d,e

1,978,913

 

14,494,123

Connecticut - 1.6%

         

Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Trinity Health Obligated Group)

 

5.00

 

12/1/2045

 

2,500,000

 

2,841,600

 

District of Columbia - 4.2%

         

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0437), (District of Columbia, Revenue Bonds) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

0.81

 

12/1/2035

 

6,997,490

a,d,e

7,619,737

 

Florida - 8.5%

         

Atlantic Beach, Revenue Bonds (Fleet Landing Project) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

11/15/2053

 

1,500,000

 

1,535,790

 

Davie, Revenue Bonds (Nova Southeastern University Project) Ser. A

 

5.63

 

4/1/2043

 

1,000,000

 

1,085,080

 

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority, Revenue Bonds (Ringling College Project)

 

5.00

 

3/1/2049

 

1,500,000

 

1,581,450

 

Halifax Hospital Medical Center, Revenue Bonds, Refunding

 

4.00

 

6/1/2041

 

1,000,000

 

1,034,290

 

Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A

 

7.25

 

10/1/2021

 

1,500,000

c

1,627,230

 

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Lifespace Communities Obligated Group) Ser. B

 

4.00

 

5/15/2053

 

1,000,000

 

889,130

 

St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Presbyterian Retirement Communities Obligated Group Project) Ser. A

 

5.88

 

8/1/2020

 

2,000,000

c

2,029,280

 

8

 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5% (continued)

         

Illinois - 20.9% (continued)

         

Chicago II Wastewater, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. C

 

5.00

 

1/1/2039

 

1,100,000

 

1,231,032

 

Chicago II Wasteworks, Revenue Bonds (2nd Lien Project)

 

5.00

 

11/1/2028

 

1,000,000

 

1,131,150

 

Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Revenue Bonds

 

5.63

 

1/1/2035

 

270,000

 

277,952

 

Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Revenue Bonds

 

5.63

 

1/1/2021

 

730,000

c

754,499

 

Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

1/1/2048

 

2,000,000

 

2,243,620

 

Illinois, GO, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

10/1/2029

 

1,000,000

 

1,040,580

 

Illinois, GO, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

5/1/2038

 

1,250,000

 

1,267,700

 

Illinois, GO, Ser. C

 

5.00

 

11/1/2029

 

2,800,000

 

2,902,592

 

Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Rosalind Franklin University)

 

5.00

 

8/1/2047

 

1,350,000

 

1,419,700

 

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Revenue Bonds (McCormick Place Expansion Project) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

6/15/2053

 

2,500,000

 

2,456,075

 

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Revenue Bonds (McCormick Place Project) (Insured; National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) Ser. A

 

0.00

 

12/15/2036

 

2,500,000

f

1,351,050

 

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (McCormick Place Project) Ser. B

 

5.00

 

12/15/2028

 

1,500,000

 

1,512,330

 

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, Revenue Bonds

 

6.00

 

6/1/2021

 

2,000,000

c

2,111,780

 

Sales Tax Securitization Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A

 

4.00

 

1/1/2038

 

1,500,000

 

1,552,275

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0378), (Greater Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Revenue Bonds) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

0.45

 

12/1/2032

 

2,500,000

a,d,e

2,621,381

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2017-XM0492), (Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (The University of Chicago)) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

1.17

 

10/1/2040

 

7,000,000

a,d,e

8,133,142

 

10

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5% (continued)

         

Illinois - 20.9% (continued)

         

University of Illinois, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.13

 

4/1/2036

 

1,000,000

 

1,032,080

 
 

37,957,082

 

Indiana - .7%

         

Indiana Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (Parkview Health System Obligated Group) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

11/1/2043

 

1,000,000

 

1,210,490

 

Kentucky - .6%

         

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Louisville Arena Project) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

12/1/2045

 

1,000,000

 

1,170,550

 

Louisiana - 4.6%

         

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Westlake Chemical Project)

 

3.50

 

11/1/2032

 

1,000,000

 

966,030

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2018-XF2584), (Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Project)) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

0.95

 

7/1/2047

 

6,320,000

a,d,e

7,339,448

 
 

8,305,478

 

Maine - .7%

         

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Maine General Medical Center Obligated Group)

 

7.50

 

7/1/2032

 

1,250,000

 

1,337,887

 

Maryland - 2.1%

         

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Adventist Healthcare Obligated Group) Ser. A

 

5.50

 

1/1/2046

 

1,500,000

 

1,607,100

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0391), (Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Water Projects)) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

0.94

 

7/1/2042

 

2,000,000

a,d,e

2,199,330

 

3,806,430

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5% (continued)

         

Massachusetts - 7.2%

         

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Atrius Health Obligated Group) Ser. A

 

4.00

 

6/1/2049

 

1,500,000

 

1,554,030

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)

 

5.00

 

7/1/2044

 

1,810,000

 

1,940,953

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

7/1/2026

 

950,000

 

1,121,884

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. I

 

7.25

 

1/1/2021

 

600,000

c

626,676

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. I

 

7.25

 

1/1/2021

 

900,000

c

940,014

 

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. K

 

5.25

 

7/1/2029

 

1,090,000

 

1,156,981

 

Massachusetts Port Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Bosfuel Project) Ser. A

 

4.00

 

7/1/2044

 

1,500,000

 

1,602,075

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0386), (University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

0.50

 

5/1/2043

 

3,695,009

a,d,e

4,119,834

 

13,062,447

Michigan - 4.3%

         

Detroit Water Supply System, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

7/1/2036

 

3,000,000

 

3,133,470

 

Detroit Water Supply System, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

7/1/2031

 

1,500,000

 

1,567,695

 

Michigan Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Insured; National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) Ser. D6

 

5.00

 

7/1/2036

 

500,000

 

561,170

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2019-XF2837), (Michigan State Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (Henry Ford Health System)) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 4.00

 

-2.81

 

11/15/2050

 

2,440,000

a,d,e

2,524,644

 

7,786,979

12

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5% (continued)

         

Minnesota - 1.4%

         

Duluth Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Essentia Health Obligated Group) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

2/15/2058

 

1,000,000

 

1,130,840

 

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (HealthEast Care System Obligated Group Project)

 

5.00

 

11/15/2025

 

1,200,000

c

1,444,176

 
 

2,575,016

 

Mississippi - 1.1%

         

Warren County, Revenue Bonds (International Paper Project) Ser. A

 

5.38

 

12/1/2035

 

2,000,000

 

2,050,220

 

Missouri - 1.6%

         

Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Lutheran Senior Services Obligated Group Projects) Ser. B

 

2.88

 

2/1/2022

 

1,000,000

 

862,030

 

Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Lutheran Senior Services Obligated Group Projects)

 

5.00

 

2/1/2046

 

2,000,000

 

2,041,400

 
 

2,903,430

 

Nebraska - .6%

         

Douglas County Hospital Authority No. 2, Revenue Bonds (Childrens Hospital Obligation Group)

 

5.00

 

11/15/2036

 

1,000,000

 

1,191,860

 

Nevada - 1.5%

         

Reno, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)

 

4.00

 

6/1/2058

 

1,250,000

 

1,343,512

 

Reno, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)

 

4.13

 

6/1/2058

 

1,250,000

 

1,385,512

 
 

2,729,024

 

New Jersey - 6.8%

         

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. XX

 

5.25

 

6/15/2027

 

1,000,000

 

1,086,100

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. WW

 

5.25

 

6/15/2040

 

1,180,000

 

1,235,401

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. WW

 

5.25

 

6/15/2025

 

70,000

c

84,295

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5% (continued)

         

New Jersey - 6.8% (continued)

         

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Revenue Bonds

 

5.00

 

6/15/2046

 

1,250,000

 

1,300,850

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Revenue Bonds

 

5.25

 

6/15/2043

 

2,000,000

 

2,134,980

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. AA

 

5.25

 

6/15/2033

 

1,000,000

 

1,059,830

 

South Jersey Port Corp., Revenue Bonds, Ser. B

 

5.00

 

1/1/2048

 

1,000,000

 

1,035,700

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

6/1/2046

 

1,250,000

 

1,280,638

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.25

 

6/1/2046

 

3,000,000

 

3,088,470

 
 

12,306,264

 

New Mexico - 1.6%

         

Farmington, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Public Service Company of New Mexico San Juan Project) Ser. D

 

5.90

 

6/1/2040

 

3,000,000

 

3,004,830

 

New York - 10.0%

         

New York City Educational Construction Fund, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A

 

6.50

 

4/1/2028

 

1,500,000

 

1,577,490

 

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Revenue Bonds (Yankee Stadium Project) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Corp.)

 

7.00

 

3/1/2049

 

1,435,000

 

1,449,780

 

New York Convention Center Development Corp., Revenue Bonds (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. B

 

0.00

 

11/15/2049

 

5,600,000

f

2,054,080

 

New York Transportation Development Corp., Revenue Bonds (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

7/1/2046

 

1,500,000

 

1,522,740

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Revenue Bonds (JFK International Air Terminal Project)

 

6.00

 

12/1/2036

 

1,500,000

 

1,541,880

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0436), (New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

0.81

 

6/15/2044

 

7,400,000

a,d,e

7,802,782

 

14

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5% (continued)

         

New York - 10.0% (continued)

         

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2020-XM0826), (Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Green Bond) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. C) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 4.00

 

0.01

 

11/15/2046

 

2,070,000

a,d,e

2,158,358

 

18,107,110

North Carolina - 2.8%

         

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0444), (North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Revenue Bonds (Duke University Health System)) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

-0.62

 

6/1/2042

 

5,000,000

a,d,e

5,030,260

 

Ohio - 1.4%

         

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A2

 

4.00

 

6/1/2048

 

1,000,000

 

1,073,400

 

Butler County, Revenue Bonds

 

5.50

 

11/1/2020

 

450,000

c

461,394

 

Cuyahoga County, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (The MetroHealth System)

 

5.00

 

2/15/2057

 

1,000,000

 

1,035,060

 
 

2,569,854

 

Pennsylvania - 6.5%

         

Allentown City School District, GO, Refunding (Insured; Build American Mutual) Ser. B

 

5.00

 

2/1/2032

 

1,255,000

 

1,570,545

 

Clairton Municipal Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. B

 

5.00

 

12/1/2042

 

1,000,000

 

1,071,290

 

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (ACTS Retirement-Life Communities Obligated Group)

 

5.00

 

11/15/2036

 

1,000,000

 

1,023,700

 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (University of Sciences)

 

5.00

 

11/1/2033

 

2,000,000

 

2,083,860

 

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. 114A

 

3.35

 

10/1/2026

 

1,500,000

 

1,534,815

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A1

 

5.00

 

12/1/2046

 

1,000,000

 

1,165,560

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B

 

5.25

 

12/1/2048

 

1,000,000

 

1,219,450

 

15

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5% (continued)

         

Pennsylvania - 6.5% (continued)

         

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0373), (Geisinger Authority, Revenue Bonds (Geisinger Health System)) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

1.61

 

6/1/2041

 

2,000,000

a,d,e

2,071,260

 

11,740,480

Rhode Island - .3%

         

Providence Public Building Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

9/15/2037

 

500,000

 

607,280

 

South Carolina - 6.3%

         

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds (Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community Obligated Group)

 

5.00

 

4/1/2054

 

1,000,000

 

1,031,430

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0384), (South Carolina Public Service Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Santee Cooper)) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.13

 

2.25

 

12/1/2043

 

4,800,000

a,d,e

5,195,696

 

Tobacco Settlement Management Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B

 

6.38

 

5/15/2030

 

3,750,000

 

5,189,250

 

11,416,376

Tennessee - 1.2%

         

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0388), (Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, Revenue Bonds, Refunding) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

0.97

 

7/1/2040

 

2,000,000

a,d,e

2,195,460

 

Texas - 12.3%

         

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds (Uplift Education) Ser. A

 

4.25

 

12/1/2034

 

1,000,000

 

1,019,900

 

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. A

 

0.00

 

11/15/2052

 

4,000,000

f

1,082,200

 

Houston Airport System, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

7/1/2025

 

1,300,000

 

1,346,163

 

North Texas Education Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds (Uplift Education) Ser. A

 

5.13

 

6/1/2022

 

2,000,000

c

2,156,880

 

16

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5% (continued)

         

Texas - 12.3% (continued)

         

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0377), (San Antonio, Revenue Bonds) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

1.18

 

2/1/2043

 

6,300,000

a,d,e

6,797,920

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0443), (Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, Revenue Bonds, Refunding) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

-0.63

 

5/15/2039

 

5,002,755

a,d,e

5,025,815

 

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., Revenue Bonds (Blueridge Transportation Group)

 

5.00

 

12/31/2055

 

1,000,000

 

1,056,640

 

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., Revenue Bonds (Blueridge Transportation Group)

 

5.00

 

12/31/2050

 

1,200,000

 

1,270,656

 

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., Revenue Bonds (Segment 3C Project)

 

5.00

 

6/30/2058

 

2,500,000

 

2,681,475

 

22,437,649

U.S. Related - 1.3%

         

Puerto Rico, GO, Refunding (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

7/1/2035

 

1,250,000

 

1,261,538

 

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. CC

 

5.25

 

7/1/2034

 

1,000,000

 

1,062,420

 
 

2,323,958

 

Utah - 1.4%

         

Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Summit Academy) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

4/15/2031

 

860,000

 

1,081,132

 

Utah Infrastructure Agency, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

10/15/2040

 

1,500,000

 

1,556,820

 
 

2,637,952

 

Virginia - 1.2%

         

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds (Transform 66 P3 Project)

 

5.00

 

12/31/2056

 

2,000,000

 

2,182,380

 

Washington - 10.8%

         

Port of Seattle, Revenue Bonds

 

4.00

 

4/1/2044

 

1,000,000

 

1,050,970

 

17

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 161.5% (continued)

         

Washington - 10.8% (continued)

         

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2017-XF2423), (King County, Revenue Bonds, Refunding) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

2.74

 

1/1/2029

 

3,000,000

a,d,e

3,086,190

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2018-XM0680), (Washington Convention Center Public Facilities District, Revenue Bonds) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate (%) 5.00

 

2.73

 

7/1/2058

 

13,000,000

a,d,e

15,433,405

 

19,570,565

Total Long-Term Municipal Investments
(cost $281,680,666)

293,449,778

 

Annualized
Yield (%)

             

Short-Term Investments - .1%

         

U.S. Government Securities

         

U.S. Treasury Bills
(cost $249,852)

 

1.44

 

4/16/2020

 

250,000

g,h

249,993

 

Total Investments (cost $283,441,408)

 

162.6%

295,429,151

 

Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables

 

(46.0%)

(83,543,471)

 

Preferred Stock, at redemption value

 

(16.6%)

(30,225,000)

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

100.0%

181,660,680

 

 

a Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2020, these securities were valued at $134,888,538 or 74.25% of net assets.

b Zero coupon until a specified date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until maturity.

c These securities are prerefunded; the date shown represents the prerefunded date. Bonds which are prerefunded are collateralized by U.S. Government securities which are held in escrow and are used to pay principal and interest on the municipal issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.

d The Variable Rate shall be determined by the Remarketing Agent in its sole discretion based on prevailing market conditions and may, but need not, be established by reference to one or more financial indices.

e Collateral for floating rate borrowings. The coupon rate given represents the current interest rate for the inverse floating rate security.

f Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.

g Held by a counterparty for open exchange traded derivative contracts.

h Security is a discount security. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.

18

 

   

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

Value (%)

General

26.5

Education

25.4

Medical

22.6

Water

15.3

Airport

13.6

Transportation

11.0

Prerefunded

8.5

General Obligation

7.4

Utilities

6.8

Tobacco Settlement

6.4

Nursing Homes

5.0

Development

4.8

Power

4.2

Pollution

1.7

Multifamily Housing

1.0

School District

.9

Single Family Housing

.8

Student Loan

.6

Government

.1

 

162.6

 Based on net assets.

See notes to financial statements.

19

 

       
 

Summary of Abbreviations (Unaudited)

 

ABAG

Association of Bay Area Governments

ACA

American Capital Access

AGC

ACE Guaranty Corporation

AGIC

Asset Guaranty Insurance Company

AMBAC

American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation

ARRN

Adjustable Rate Receipt Notes

BAN

Bond Anticipation Notes

BPA

Bond Purchase Agreement

CIFG

CDC Ixis Financial Guaranty

COP

Certificate of Participation

CP

Commercial Paper

DRIVERS

Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts

EDR

Economic Development Revenue

EIR

Environmental Improvement Revenue

EFFE

Effective Federal Funds Rate

EURIBOR

Euro Interbank Offered Rate

FCPR

Farm Credit Prime Rate

FGIC

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FHA

Federal Housing Administration

FHLB

Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA

Federal National Mortgage Association

GAN

Grant Anticipation Notes

GIC

Guaranteed Investment Contract

GNMA

Government National Mortgage Association

GO

General Obligation

HR

Hospital Revenue

IDB

Industrial Development Board

IDC

Industrial Development Corporation

IDR

Industrial Development Revenue

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

LIFERS

Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts

LOC

Letter of Credit

LOR

Limited Obligation Revenue

LR

Lease Revenue

NAN

Note Anticipation Notes

MERLOTS

Municipal Exempt Receipts Liquidity Option Tender

MFHR

Multi-Family Housing Revenue

MFMR

Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue

MUNIPSA

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index Yield

PCR

Pollution Control Revenue

P-FLOATS

Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts

PILOT

Payment in Lieu of Taxes

PRIME

Prime Lending Rate

PUTTERS

Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts

OBFR

Overnight Bank Funding Rate

RAC

Revenue Anticipation Certificates

RAN

Revenue Anticipation Notes

RAW

Revenue Anticipation Warrants

RIB

Residual Interest Bonds

ROCS

Reset Options Certificates

RRR

Resources Recovery Revenue

SAAN

State Aid Anticipation Notes

SBPA

Standby Bond Purchase Agreement

SFHR

Single Family Housing Revenue

SFMR

Single Family Mortgage Revenue

SOFR

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SONYMA

State of New York Mortgage Agency

SPEARS

Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts

SWDR

Solid Waste Disposal Revenue

TAN

Tax Anticipation Notes

TAW

Tax Anticipation Warrants

TRAN

Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes

XLCA

XL Capital Assurance

See notes to financial statements.

20

 

STATEMENT OF FUTURES
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

             

Description

Number of
Contracts

Expiration

Notional
Value ($)

Value ($)

Unrealized (Depreciation) ($)

 

Futures Short

   

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond

13

6/19/2020

2,623,947

2,884,375

(260,428)

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

 

(260,428)

 

See notes to financial statements.

21

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments

283,441,408

 

295,429,151

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

704,849

 

Interest receivable

 

4,032,299

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

 

1,007,360

 

Receivable for futures variation margin—Note 3

 

42,250

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

 

 

19,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

301,235,436

 

Liabilities ($):

 

 

 

 

Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates—Note 2(b)

 

132,842

 

Payable for floating rate notes issued—Note 3

 

86,717,347

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

 

1,738,576

 

Interest and expense payable related to
floating rate notes issued—Note 3

 

580,963

 

Dividends payable to Preferred Shareholders

 

42,840

 

Commissions payable—Note 1

 

36,819

 

Directors’ fees and expenses payable

 

18,362

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

 

 

82,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,349,756

 

Auction Preferred Stock, Series A and B, par value $.001 per share (1,209 shares issued and outstanding at $25,000 per share liquidation preference)—Note 1

 

30,225,000

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders ($)

 

 

181,660,680

 

Composition of Net Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, par value, $.001 per share
(20,748,492 shares issued and outstanding)

 

 

 

 

20,748

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

179,277,015

 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

 

 

 

2,362,917

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders ($)

 

 

181,660,680

 

         

Shares Outstanding

 

 

(110 million shares authorized)

20,748,492

 

Net Asset Value Per Share of Common Stock ($)

 

8.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

 

22

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income ($):

 

 

 

 

Interest Income

 

 

6,174,316

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Management fee—Note 2(a)

 

 

781,399

 

Interest and expense related to floating rate notes issued—Note 3

 

 

844,225

 

Commission fees—Note 1

 

 

45,073

 

Professional fees

 

 

33,844

 

Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 2(c)

 

 

20,341

 

Shareholders’ reports

 

 

17,941

 

Registration fees

 

 

10,000

 

Shareholder servicing costs

 

 

9,352

 

Chief Compliance Officer fees—Note 2(b)

 

 

4,010

 

Custodian fees—Note 2(b)

 

 

229

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

24,091

 

Total Expenses

 

 

1,790,505

 

Investment Income—Net

 

 

4,383,811

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 3 ($):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

(1,063,679)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on futures

(804,481)

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

(1,868,160)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

(9,773,454)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures

(528,239)

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

(10,301,693)

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

(12,169,853)

 

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders

 

 

(331,353)

 

Net (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shareholders Resulting from Operations

 

(8,117,395)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

         

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Six Months Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities ($):

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of portfolio securities

 

(15,626,307)

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales of portfolio securities

17,701,682

 

 

 

Net purchase (sales) of short-term securities

(1,225,330)

 

 

 

Dividends paid to Preferred Shareholders

(298,377)

 

 

 

Interest receivable

 

7,429,763

 

 

 

Paid to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.

 

(782,903)

 

 

 

Operating expenses paid

 

(206,436)

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on futures

 

(1,377,532)

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided (or Used) in Operating Activities

 

 

 

5,614,560

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities ($):

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid to Shareholders

 

(4,336,378)

 

 

 

Interest and expense related to floating

 

 

 

 

 

 

rate notes issued paid

 

(820,357)

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided (or Used) in Financing Activities

 

(5,156,735)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in cash

 

457,825

 

Cash at beginning of period††

 

247,024

 

Cash at end of period

 

704,849

 

Reconciliation of Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to

 

 

 

   Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations to

 

 

 

   Net Cash Provided (or Used) in Operating Activities ($):

 

 

 

Net (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

 

(8,117,395)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (decrease) in net assets

 

 

 

   applicable to Common Shareholder resulting from

 

 

 

   operations to net cash provided (or Used) in operating activities ($):

 

 

 

Decrease in investments in securities at cost

 

1,216,108

 

Decrease in interest receivable

 

30,447

 

Increase in receivable for investment securities sold

 

(1,007,360)

 

Increase in prepaid expenses

 

(10,686)

 

Decrease in Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates

 

(1,504)

 

Increase in payable for investment securities purchased

 

1,738,576

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures

 

(573,051)

 

Increase in payable for floating rate notes issued

 

1,225,000

 

Interest and expense related to floating rate notes issued

 

844,225

 

Increase in dividends payable to Preferred Shareholders

 

32,976

 

Increase in Directors' fees and expense payable

 

11,355

 

Decrease in commissions payable and other accrued expenses

 

(42,224)

 

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

 

10,301,693

 

Net amortization of premiums on investments

 

(33,600)

 

Net Cash Provided (or Used) in Operating Activities

 

5,614,560

 

Supplemental Disclosure Cash Flow Information ($):

 

 

 

Non-cash financing activities:

 

 

 

Reinvestment of dividends

 

20,806

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

†   Includes change in variation margin from beginning of period.

††   Includes deposits held as collateral by broker.

See notes to financial statements.

         

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

Operations ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income—net

 

 

4,383,811

 

 

 

9,467,301

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

(1,868,160)

 

 

 

307,435

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments

 

(10,301,693)

 

 

 

9,265,784

 

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders

 

 

(331,353)

 

 

 

(799,608)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable
to Common Shareholders Resulting from
Operations

(8,117,395)

 

 

 

18,240,912

 

Distributions ($):

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders

 

 

(4,357,184)

 

 

 

(8,713,439)

 

Capital Stock Transactions ($):

 

Distributions reinvested

 

 

20,806

 

 

 

-

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
from Capital Stock Transactions

20,806

 

 

 

-

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shareholders

(12,453,773)

 

 

 

9,527,473

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders ($):

 

Beginning of Period

 

 

194,114,453

 

 

 

184,586,980

 

End of Period

 

 

181,660,680

 

 

 

194,114,453

 

Capital Share Transactions (Common Shares):

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

2,211

 

 

 

-

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

2,211

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

               

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements and, with respect to common stock, market price data for the fund’s common shares.

                         
           

Six Months Ended

March 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30,

 

(Unaudited)

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

9.36

8.90

9.35

9.84

9.54

9.68

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income-neta

.21

.46

.50

.52

.52

.55

Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments

(.62)

.46

(.52)

(.49)

.33

(.06)

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders
from investment income—net

.02

(.04)

(.04)

(.03)

(.01)

(.00)b

Total from Investment Operations

(.39)

.88

(.06)

-

.84

.49

Distributions to Common Shareholders:

         

Dividends from investment
income-net

(.21)

(.42)

(.44)

(.49)

(.54)

(.63)

Net asset value resulting from
Auction Preferred Stock
tendered as a discount

-

-

.05

-

-

-

Net asset value, end of period

8.76

9.36

8.90

9.35

9.84

9.54

Market value, end of period

8.22

9.35

7.83

9.13

9.60

9.45

Total Return (%)c

(9.99)d

25.58

(9.55)

.44

7.39

11.15

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Six Months Ended
March 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30,

(Unaudited)

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses to average
net assets applicable to
Common Stocke

1.86f

1.89

1.75

1.48

1.33

1.25

Ratio of interest and expense related
to floating rate notes issued to
average net assets applicable to
Common Stocke

.87f

.90

.60

.37

.20

.16

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets applicable to
Common Stocke

4.54f

5.04

5.46

5.57

5.35

5.70

Ratio of total expenses to
total average net assets

1.60f

1.63

1.45

1.18

1.07

1.00

Ratio of interest and expense related
to floating rate notes issued to total
average net assets

.76f

.78

.50

.29

.16

.13

Ratio of net investment income to
total average net assets

3.93f

4.34

4.52

4.43

4.29

4.56

Portfolio Turnover Rate

7.87d

31.62

17.70

12.49

11.66

11.17

Asset Coverage of Preferred Stock,
end of period

701

742

711

488

508

495

Net Assets applicable to
Common Shareholders,
end of period ($ x 1,000)

181,661

194,114

184,587

194,063

204,069

197,727

Preferred Stock Outstanding,
end of period ($ x 1,000)

30,225

30,225

30,225

50,000

50,000

50,000

Floating Rate Notes Outstanding,
end of period ($ x 1,000)

86,717

85,492

74,682

51,742

46,492

51,492



a
 Based on average common shares outstanding.

b Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

c Calculated based on market value.

d Not annualized.

e Does not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Shareholders.

f Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc. (the “fund”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The fund’s investment objective is to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital. BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. The fund’s Common Stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE American”) under the ticker symbol DMF.

The fund has outstanding 616 Series A shares and 593 Series B shares, Auction Preferred Stock (“APS”), with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (plus an amount equal to accumulated but unpaid dividends upon liquidation). APS dividend rates are determined pursuant to periodic auctions or by reference to a market rate. Deutsche Bank Trust Company America, as the Auction Agent, receives a fee from the fund for its services in connection with such auctions. The fund also compensates broker-dealers generally at an annual rate of .15%-.25% of the purchase price of shares of APS.

The fund is subject to certain restrictions relating to the APS. Failure to comply with these restrictions could preclude the fund from declaring any distributions to shareholders of Common Stock (“Common Shareholders”) or repurchasing shares of Common Stock and/or could trigger the mandatory redemption of APS at liquidation value. Thus, redemptions of APS may be deemed to be outside of the control of the fund.

The holders of APS, voting as a separate class, have the right to elect at least two directors. The holders of APS will vote as a separate class on certain other matters, as required by law. The fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has designated Nathan Leventhal and Benaree Pratt Wiley as directors to be elected by the holders of APS.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-

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Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in securities, excluding short-term investment (other than U.S. Treasury Bills) and futures are valued each business day by an independent

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Debt investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are carried at fair value as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of municipal securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by the Service. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service is engaged under the general oversight of the Board.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Futures, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2020 in valuing the fund’s investments:

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Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

Level 3 -Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

Assets ($)

       

Investments in Securities:

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Municipal-Backed Securities

-

1,729,380

-

1,729,380

Municipal Securities

-

293,449,778

-

293,449,778

U.S. Treasury Securities

-

249,993

-

249,993

Liabilities ($)

       

Floating Rate Notes††

-

(86,717,347)

-

(86,717,347)

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Futures†††

(260,428)

-

-

(260,428)


 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.

†† Certain of the fund’s liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial reporting purposes.

††† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end, but only variation margin on exchanged traded and centrally cleared derivatives, if any, are reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is earned from settlement date and recognized on the accrual basis. Securities purchased or sold on a when issued or delayed delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date.

(c) Risk: Certain events particular to the industries in which the fund’s investments conduct their operations, as well as general economic, political and public health conditions, may have a significant negative impact on the investee’s operations and profitability. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the fund. Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies world-wide.  Recent examples include pandemic risks related to COVID-19 and aggressive measures taken world-wide in response by governments, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations, and by

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

businesses, including changes to operations and reducing staff. To the extent the fund may overweight its investments in certain countries, companies, industries or market sectors, such positions will increase the fund’s exposure to risk of loss from adverse developments affecting those countries, companies, industries or sectors.

(d) Dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders: Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are normally declared and paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Common Shareholders will have their distributions reinvested in additional shares of the fund, unless such Common Shareholders elect to receive cash, at the lower of the market price or net asset value per share (but not less than 95% of the market price). If market price is equal to or exceeds net asset value, shares will be issued at net asset value. If net asset value exceeds market price, Computershare Inc., the transfer agent for the fund’s Common Stock, will buy fund shares in the open market and reinvest those shares accordingly.

On March 30, 2020, the Board declared a cash dividend of $.035 per share from investment income-net, payable on April 30, 2020 to Common Shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 15, 2020. The ex-dividend date was April 14, 2020.

(e) Dividends and distributions to shareholders of APS: Dividends, which are cumulative, are generally reset every 7 days for each Series of APS pursuant to a process specified in related fund charter documents. Dividend rates as of March 31, 2020, for each Series of APS were as follows: Series A–7.275% and Series B–8.595%. These rates reflect the “maximum rates” under the governing instruments as a result of “failed auctions” in which sufficient clearing bids are not received. The average dividend rates for the period ended March 31, 2020 for each Series of APS were as follows: Series A–2.229% and Series B–2.155%.

(f) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, which can distribute tax-exempt dividends, by complying with the applicable provisions of the

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Code, and to make distributions of income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended March 31, 2020, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended March 31, 2020, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the three-year period ended September 30, 2019 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

The fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Furthermore, capital loss carryovers retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

The fund has an unused capital loss carryover of $7,281,976 available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net realized capital gains, if any, realized subsequent to September 30, 2019. The fund has $3,426,355 of short-term capital losses and $3,855,621 of long-term capital losses which can be carried forward for an unlimited period.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 was as follows: tax-exempt income $9,513,047. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

NOTE 2—Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Adviser, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .70% of the value of the fund’s average weekly net assets, inclusive of the outstanding APS, and is payable monthly. The Agreement provides that if in any full fiscal year the aggregate expenses of the fund (excluding taxes, interest on borrowings, brokerage fees and extraordinary expenses) exceed the expense limitation of any state having jurisdiction over the fund, the fund may deduct from payments to be made to the Adviser, or the Adviser will bear, the amount of such excess to the extent required by state law. During the period ended March 31, 2020, there was no expense reimbursement pursuant to the Agreement.

(b) The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Adviser, under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. These fees are determined based on net assets and transaction activity. During the period ended

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2020, the fund was charged $229 pursuant to the custody agreement.

The fund has an arrangement with the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits, if any, as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

During the period ended March 31, 2020, the fund was charged $4,010 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff. These fees are included in Chief Compliance Officer fees in the Statement of Operations.

The components of “Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees of $127,613, custodian fees of $3,232 and Chief Compliance Officer fees of $1,997.

(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.

NOTE 3—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and futures, during the period ended March 31, 2020, amounted to $17,329,845 and $18,128,989, respectively.

Inverse Floater Securities: The fund participates in secondary inverse floater structures in which fixed-rate, tax-exempt municipal bonds are transferred to a trust (the “Inverse Floater Trust”). The Inverse Floater Trust typically issues two variable rate securities that are collateralized by the cash flows of the fixed-rate, tax-exempt municipal bonds. One of these variable rate securities pays interest based on a short-term floating rate set by a remarketing agent at predetermined intervals (“Trust Certificates”). A residual interest tax-exempt security is also created by the Inverse Floater Trust, which is transferred to the fund, and is paid interest based on the remaining cash flows of the Inverse Floater Trust, after payment of interest on the other securities and various expenses of the Inverse Floater Trust. An Inverse Floater Trust may be collapsed without the consent of the fund due to certain termination events such as bankruptcy, default or other credit event.

The fund accounts for the transfer of bonds to the Inverse Floater Trust as secured borrowings, with the securities transferred remaining in the fund’s

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investments, and the Trust Certificates reflected as fund liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The fund may invest in inverse floater securities on either a non-recourse or recourse basis. These securities are typically supported by a liquidity facility provided by a bank or other financial institution (the “Liquidity Provider”) that allows the holders of the Trust Certificates to tender their certificates in exchange for payment from the Liquidity Provider of par plus accrued interest on any business day prior to a termination event. When the fund invests in inverse floater securities on a non-recourse basis, the Liquidity Provider is required to make a payment under the liquidity facility due to a termination event to the holders of the Trust Certificates. When this occurs, the Liquidity Provider typically liquidates all or a portion of the municipal securities held in the Inverse Floater Trust. A liquidation shortfall occurs if the Trust Certificates exceed the proceeds of the sale of the bonds in the Inverse Floater Trust (“Liquidation Shortfall”). When a fund invests in inverse floater securities on a recourse basis, the fund typically enters into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity Provider where the fund is required to repay the Liquidity Provider the amount of any Liquidation Shortfall. As a result, a fund investing in a recourse inverse floater security bears the risk of loss with respect to any Liquidation Shortfall.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the inverse floater structure during the period ended March 31, 2020 was approximately $86,432,975, with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.95%.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended March 31, 2020 is discussed below.

Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including interest rate risk, as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. When the

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the futures against default. Futures open at March 31, 2020 are set forth in the Statement of Futures.

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended March 31, 2020:

     

 

 

Average Market Value ($)

 Interest rate futures

 

7,266,089

At March 31, 2020, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $11,727,315, consisting of $15,124,460 gross unrealized appreciation and $3,397,145 gross unrealized depreciation.

At March 31, 2020, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.

240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

       

Directors

 

Officers (continued)

 

Joseph S. DiMartino, Chairman

 

Assistant Treasurers (continued)

 

Francine J. Bovich

 

Robert Salviolo

 

J. Charles Cardona

 

Robert Svagna

 

Gordon J. Davis

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Andrew J. Donohue

 

Joseph W. Connolly

 

Isabel P. Dunst

     

Nathan Leventhal††

 

Portfolio Managers

 

Robin A. Melvin

 

Daniel A. Rabasco

 

Roslyn M. Watson

 

Jeffrey B. Burger

 

Benaree Pratt Wiley††

     

Interested Board Member

     

†† Elected by APS Holders

 

Adviser

 

Officers

 

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.

 

President

 

Custodian

 

Renee-Laroche-Morris

 

The Bank of New York Mellon

 

Chief Legal Officer

 

Counsel

 

Bennett A. MacDougall

 

Proskauer Rose LLP

 

Vice President and Secretary

 

Transfer Agent,

 

James Bitetto

 

Dividend Disbursing Agent

 

Vice Presidents and Assistant Secretaries

 

and Registrar

 

Sonalee Cross

 

Computershare Inc.

 

Deirdre Cunnane

 

(Common Stock)

 

Sarah S. Kelleher

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company America

 

Jeff Prusnofsky

 

(Auction Preferred Stock)

 

Peter M. Sullivan

 

Stock Exchange Listing

 

Amanda Quinn

 

NYSE American Symbol: DMF

 

Natalya Zelensky

 

Initial SEC Effective Date

 

Vice President

 

10/21/88

 

David DiPetrillo

 

Auction Agent

 

Treasurer

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company America

 

James Windels

 

(Auction Preferred Stock)

 

Assistant Treasurers

     

Gavin C. Reilly

     

Robert S. Robol

     

The fund’s net asset value per share appears in the following publications: Barron’s, Closed-End Bond Funds section under the heading “Municipal Bond Funds” every Monday; The Wall Street Journal, Mutual Funds section under the heading
“Closed-End Funds” every Monday.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Act that the fund may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market when it can do so at prices below the then current net asset value per share.

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For More Information

BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

Adviser
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

Transfer Agent &
Registrar (Common Stock)
Computershare Inc.
480 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07310

Dividend Disbursing Agent (Common Stock)
Computershare Inc.
P.O. Box 30170
College Station, TX 77842

   

Ticker Symbol:

DMF

For more information about the fund, visit https://im.bnymellon.com/us/en/products/closed-end-funds.jsp. Here you will find the fund’s most recently available quarterly fact sheets and other information about the fund. The information posted on the fund’s website is subject to change without notice.

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at www.bnymellonim.com/us and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-373-9387.

   


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Item 2.          Code of Ethics.

                      Not applicable.

Item 3.          Audit Committee Financial Expert.

                      Not applicable.

Item 4.          Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

                      Not applicable.

Item 5.          Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

                      Not applicable.

Item 6.          Investments.

(a)                 Not applicable.

Item 7.          Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

                      Not applicable.

Item 8.          Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9.          Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

                      Not applicable. 

Item 10.        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

                      There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.

Item 11.        Controls and Procedures.

(a)          The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)          There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


 

Item 12.        Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable. 

Item 13.        Exhibits.

(a)(1)     Not applicable.

(a)(2)     Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(a)(3)     Not applicable.

(b)          Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.

By:         /s/ Renee LaRoche-Morris

              Renee LaRoche-Morris

              President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:      May 26, 2020

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:         /s/ Renee LaRoche-Morris

              Renee LaRoche-Morris

              President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:      May 26, 2020

 

 

By:         /s/ James Windels

              James Windels

              Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date:      May 26, 2020

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(2)     Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.CERT)

(b)          Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.906CERT)

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