# Mellon Investments Corporation

> Mellon Investments Corporation is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Pittsburgh, PA, registered since 1983, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 18, 2026.

- CRD: 105764
- Filed as: MELLON INVESTMENTS CORPORATION
- Also doing business as: BNY INVESTMENTS, BNY INVESTMENTS DREYFUS, BNY INVESTMENTS MELLON, DREYFUS, MELLON
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser (status as filed: Approved)
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Filing period: October 2026
- Form ADV filing dated: September 18, 2026
- SEC record (IAPD): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/105764
- AdvisorCensus page: https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mellon-investments-corporation-pittsburgh-pa-105764

## Quick answers

**How is Mellon Investments Corporation compensated?**
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Mellon Investments Corporation reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

**Where is Mellon Investments Corporation located?**
Mellon Investments Corporation's principal office is in Pittsburgh, PA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

**Is Mellon Investments Corporation registered with the SEC or a state?**
Mellon Investments Corporation is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1983. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105764.

**How much does Mellon Investments Corporation manage?**
Mellon Investments Corporation reports $873,866,603,349 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 18, 2026 (100% discretionary).

**How have Mellon Investments Corporation's assets and staff changed since 2021?**
In the Form ADV data for Mellon Investments Corporation: Regulatory assets under management: $355,246,308,729 in the October 2021 data and $873,866,603,349 in the October 2026 data, up 146%. Total employees: 509 in October 2021 and 98 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

**What types of clients does Mellon Investments Corporation serve?**
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (3,492); investment companies (176); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (106).

**Which custodians does Mellon Investments Corporation use?**
Mellon Investments Corporation's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Northern Trust Corporation, State Street Bank and Trust Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (affiliated with the firm) as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

**Does Mellon Investments Corporation report any disciplinary disclosures?**
Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years), and 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/105764

**What changed in Mellon Investments Corporation's recent Form ADV filings?**
In the October 2026 filing data: Added an office in San Francisco, CA. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

## From the Form ADV filing

### Compensation (Item 5.E)
- A percentage of assets under your management
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Other

### Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
- Northern Trust Corporation
- State Street Bank and Trust Company
- The Bank of New York Mellon (affiliated with the firm)

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

### Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F)
- Total: $873,866,603,349
- Discretionary: $873,866,603,349
- Non-discretionary: $0

### Clients (Item 5.D)

| Client type | Clients | Assets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| High net worth individuals | 3,492 | $19,626,445,530 |
| Banking or thrift institutions | Fewer than 5 | $0 |
| Investment companies | 176 | $590,622,267,350 |
| Business development companies | 0 | $0 |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) | 6 | $28,634,686,666 |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) | 106 | $57,612,641,645 |
| Charitable organizations | 26 | $5,122,884,554 |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 89 | $86,955,389,251 |
| Other investment advisers | Fewer than 5 | $0 |
| Insurance companies | 6 | $1,849,316,988 |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 15 | $75,460,175,696 |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 9 | $3,575,998,447 |
| Other | 17 | $4,406,797,222 |

### Advisory services (Item 5.G)
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

### Firm details
- Registered since: 1983 (43 years)
- Employees: 98 total, 61 performing advisory functions
- Wrap fee program participation: Yes
- States registered or notice-filed: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
- Disclosures (Item 11): Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.

### Item 11 questions answered yes
- 11.C(2): Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(5): Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
- 11.D(2): Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(4): In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.E(2): Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. The detail of each yes answer is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/105764

### Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F), as of the October 2026 filing
- Boston, MA
- Lake Mary, FL
- New York, NY
- San Francisco, CA

### Websites listed on Form ADV (Item 1.I)
- [dreyfus.com](https://dreyfus.com)
- [mellon.com](https://mellon.com)
- LinkedIn @bnyinvestments
- X @melloninvests

## Assets and staff over time

| Data period | Regulatory assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2021 | $355,246,308,729 | 509 | September 30, 2021 |
| October 2022 | $368,150,954,123 | 145 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2023 | $619,390,248,152 | 180 | September 29, 2023 |
| October 2024 | $674,158,830,515 | 146 | September 27, 2024 |
| October 2025 | $763,691,686,710 | 155 | July 31, 2025 |
| October 2026 | $873,866,603,349 | 98 | September 18, 2026 |

Regulatory assets under management: $355,246,308,729 in the October 2021 data and $873,866,603,349 in the October 2026 data, up 146%.
Total employees: 509 in October 2021 and 98 in October 2026.

## Changes in the filing (last 12 months)

### October 2026
- Added an office in San Francisco, CA.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

### June 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 5 yes answers, previously 6 (now no: 11.H(1)(c)).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

### April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 67 to 61.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $763,691,686,710 to $873,866,603,349 (+14%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

## Source

Form ADV as filed, October 2026. Values appear as filed. Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Mellon Investments Corporation (CRD 105764): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.