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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

811-05719

 

 

 

BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, 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:

 

12/31

 

Date of reporting period:

12/31/2020

 

 

 

 

             

 

 


 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.             Reports to Stockholders.

 

 


 

BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, Inc.

 

ANNUAL REPORT

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

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

 

Contents

T H E F U N D

   

Discussion of Fund Performance

2

Fund Performance

5

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

6

                                    Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses

 

With Those of Other Funds

6

Statement of Investments

7

                                    Statement of Investments

 

in Affiliated Issuers

22

Statement of Futures

23

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

24

Statement of Operations

25

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

26

Financial Highlights

27

Notes to Financial Statements

29

                                    Report of Independent Registered

 

Public Accounting Firm

41

Important Tax Information

42

Board Members Information

43

Officers of the Fund

45

F O R  M O R E  I N F O R M AT I O N

 

Back Cover

 

DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)

For the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, CFA, David France, CFA, Todd Frysinger, CFA, Vlasta Sheremeta, CFA, Michael Stoll, and Marlene Walker Smith, of Mellon Investments Corporation, Sub-Investment Adviser

Market and Fund Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2020, BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, Inc., Initial Shares produced a total return of 18.01%, and Service Shares produced a total return of 17.71%.1 In comparison, the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, produced a total return of 18.40% for the same period.2,3  

U.S. equities posted gains over the reporting period, bolstered by supportive central bank policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The difference in returns between the fund and the Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the Index’s results.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to match the total return of the Index. To pursue its goal, the fund generally is fully invested in stocks included in the Index. The fund generally invests in all 500 stocks in the Index in proportion to their weighting in the Index. The fund may also use stock index futures contracts, whose performance is tied to the Index, or invest in exchange-traded funds, typically when the fund’s available cash balances cannot otherwise be efficiently or effectively invested directly.

Central Bank Policy and COVID-19 Influence Markets

After an optimistic end to 2019, markets gave way to extreme risk aversion in early 2020, as the global scope of the COVID-19 pandemic became apparent. Equity valuations in the U.S. remained robust throughout January and February 2020, while markets in areas that experienced the virus earlier, such as China, began to experience volatility closer to the start of the calendar year. Financial markets also had to contend with a second major shock in the form of an oil-price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, which caused oil prices to fall precipitously in March 2020. Worldwide, governments and central banks launched an unprecedented array of fiscal initiatives that sought to offset the economic impact of widespread lockdown measures and bolster asset prices. The intervention provided comfort to investors, and indices began to rally towards the end of March 2020. Supported by the intervention, equities generally went on to stage a recovery that lasted through August 2020. However, the recovery was company and sector specific, as several industries that remained affected by COVID-19 prevention procedures did not fully participate.

In September, volatility crept back into equity markets, as increasing COVID-19 infection rates began to concern investors. By October, several countries had begun to reinstitute some degree of behavioral restriction among residents in order to stem the spread of the virus. In addition, mounting political rhetoric in the U.S. due to the election, renewed trade difficulties between the U.S. and China, and other geopolitical events stoked investor anxiety. However, resolution in the U.S. presidential election and promising progress towards a COVID-19 vaccine during the month of November 2020 helped stocks resurrect their upward momentum. December 2020 brought vaccine approvals and passage of another

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U.S. fiscal stimulus package, both of which helped to support the rally which lasted through the end of the year.

According to the S&P family of indices, large-cap stocks generally outperformed their mid- and small-cap counterparts during the period.

Technology Companies Lead U.S. Large-Cap Markets

The information technology sector led the index over the reporting period. Technology stocks generally performed well prior to COVID-19, due to increased business spending on technological infrastructure. These securities also continued to lead the index after COVID-19 appeared, due to increased demand for all things web-based as a result of the stay-at-home orders. Virtual gatherings increased, along with demand for cloud computing infrastructure. Software companies also benefited from increased demand, as did semiconductor and semiconductor equipment companies. Organizations exhibiting the strongest balance sheets generally led the pack. The consumer discretionary sector also delivered strong performance. Not wanting to visit stores in person, people went online to shop. Internet and direct marketing retail companies led the industry. Companies such as Amazon.com were top performers. Within the specialty retail industry, home improvement stores benefited results. Stuck at home, people took on home improvement projects and purchased items from these stores in order to complete them. Within the communication services sector, media and entertainment companies outperformed the broader market. Companies such as Facebook and Alphabet saw expanding user bases and increased traffic on their platforms, which drove up advertising revenue.

Conversely, laggards for the reporting period included the financials sector. Interest rates fell considerably during the 12 months, squeezing the profit margins for lending products. In addition, with widespread unemployment, some banks are reluctant to lend to consumers and businesses. In addition, several banks have loans to energy companies on the books, which are currently threatened due to the low price of oil. Insurance companies also suffered during the period, due in part to investor speculation regarding future costs of claims relating to COVID-19. The energy sector was hurt during the period by historic oil price volatility. Many of the energy companies in the index are oil, gas and consumable fuels companies, which were directly affected by the falling price of oil. Lastly, the real estate sector was hurt by low demand for commercial real estate. With people working from home, businesses are not renewing their office space leases, and new leases are not being signed. Mall REITs have also been imperiled by reduced foot traffic at retail locations. Some anchor stores have filed for bankruptcy, and others have stopped making lease payments, driving down the price of these securities.

Replicating the Performance of the Index

Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that while the spread of COVID-19 and resulting economic implications continue to impact markets and the economy, the U.S. government and Federal Reserve remain dedicated to supporting capital markets and the economy with various fiscal

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (continued)

and monetary techniques. As always, we will continue to monitor the factors affecting the fund’s investments.

January 15, 2021

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. The fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of additional charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in variable insurance contracts, which will reduce returns.

2 Source: Lipper Inc. — The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

3 “Standard & Poor’sÒ,” “S&PÒ,” “Standard & Poor’s 500Ô,”and “S&P 500Ò” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“Standard & Poor’s”) and have been licensed for use by the fund. The fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, and Standard & Poor’s does not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund.

Equities are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.

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.

The fund may, but is not required to, use derivative instruments. A small investment in derivatives could have a potentially large impact on the fund’s performance. The use of derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets.

The fund is only available as a funding vehicle under variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts issued by insurance companies. Individuals may not purchase shares of the fund directly. A variable annuity is an insurance contract issued by an insurance company that enables investors to accumulate assets on a tax-deferred basis for retirement or other long-term goals. The investment objective and policies of BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, Inc. made available through insurance products may be similar to those of other funds managed by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. However, the investment results of the fund may be higher or lower than, and may not be comparable to, those of any other BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. fund.

The fund uses an indexing strategy. It does not attempt to manage market volatility, use defensive strategies or reduce the effects of any long-term periods of poor stock performance.

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FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment in Initial shares and Service shares of BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, Inc. with a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”)

 Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of additional charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in variable insurance contracts which will reduce returns.

The above graph compares a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in Initial shares and Service shares of BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, Inc. on 12/31/10 to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the Index on that date.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account all applicable fees and expenses. The Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The Index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

       

Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/2020

 

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

Initial shares

18.01%

14.92%

13.60%

Service shares

17.71%

14.63%

13.31%

S&P 500® Index

18.40%

15.21%

13.87%

The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate and an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than original cost upon redemption. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Go to www.im.bnymellon.com for the fund’s most recent month-end returns.

The fund’s Initial shares are not subject to a Rule 12b-1 fee. The fund’s Service shares are subject to a 0.25% annual Rule 12b-1 fee. All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads), redemption fees and expenses associated with variable annuity or insurance contracts, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, Inc. from July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

         

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment

 

Assume actual returns for the six months ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Shares

Service Shares

 

Expense paid per $1,000

$1.51

$2.90

 

Ending value (after expenses)

$1,220.10

$1,218.70

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS
(Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

         

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment

 

Assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Shares

Service Shares

 

Expense paid per $1,000

$1.37

$2.64

 

Ending value (after expenses)

$1,023.78

$1,022.52

 

Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .27% for Initial Shares and .52% for Service Shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2020

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 97.4%

         

Automobiles & Components - 2.0%

         

Aptiv

     

24,233

 

3,157,318

 

BorgWarner

     

19,611

 

757,769

 

Ford Motor

     

351,007

 

3,085,352

 

General Motors

     

112,911

 

4,701,614

 

Tesla

     

67,969

a

47,963,684

 
       

59,665,737

 

Banks - 3.8%

         

Bank of America

     

682,430

 

20,684,453

 

Citigroup

     

186,643

 

11,508,407

 

Citizens Financial Group

     

38,700

 

1,383,912

 

Comerica

     

11,786

 

658,366

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

     

63,876

 

1,761,061

 

First Republic Bank

     

15,496

 

2,276,827

 

Huntington Bancshares

     

93,031

 

1,174,982

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

273,249

 

34,721,750

 

KeyCorp

     

87,551

 

1,436,712

 

M&T Bank

     

11,504

 

1,464,459

 

People's United Financial

     

38,126

 

492,969

 

Regions Financial

     

86,518

 

1,394,670

 

SVB Financial Group

     

4,680

a

1,815,044

 

The PNC Financial Services Group

     

37,983

 

5,659,467

 

Truist Financial

     

121,689

 

5,832,554

 

U.S. Bancorp

     

123,769

 

5,766,398

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

370,606

 

11,184,889

 

Zions Bancorp

     

13,858

 

601,992

 
       

109,818,912

 

Capital Goods - 5.6%

         

3M

     

51,705

 

9,037,517

 

A.O. Smith

     

12,199

 

668,749

 

Allegion

     

8,254

 

960,601

 

AMETEK

     

20,878

 

2,524,985

 

Carrier Global

     

73,041

 

2,755,107

 

Caterpillar

     

48,696

 

8,863,646

 

Cummins

     

13,268

 

3,013,163

 

Deere & Co.

     

28,093

 

7,558,422

 

Dover

     

12,921

 

1,631,276

 

Eaton

     

35,736

 

4,293,323

 

Emerson Electric

     

53,614

 

4,308,957

 

Fastenal

     

51,472

 

2,513,378

 

Flowserve

     

11,693

 

430,887

 

Fortive

     

30,232

 

2,141,030

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Capital Goods - 5.6% (continued)

         

Fortune Brands Home & Security

     

12,458

 

1,067,900

 

General Dynamics

     

20,841

 

3,101,558

 

General Electric

     

785,290

 

8,481,132

 

Honeywell International

     

62,900

 

13,378,830

 

Howmet Aerospace

     

35,006

 

999,071

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries

     

3,633

 

619,354

 

IDEX

     

6,702

 

1,335,038

 

Illinois Tool Works

     

25,967

 

5,294,152

 

Ingersoll Rand

     

33,163

a

1,510,906

 

Jacobs Engineering Group

     

11,798

 

1,285,510

 

Johnson Controls International

     

64,903

 

3,023,831

 

L3Harris Technologies

     

18,842

 

3,561,515

 

Lockheed Martin

     

22,070

 

7,834,409

 

Masco

     

23,843

 

1,309,696

 

Northrop Grumman

     

13,966

 

4,255,720

 

Otis Worldwide

     

36,509

 

2,466,183

 

PACCAR

     

31,057

 

2,679,598

 

Parker-Hannifin

     

11,637

 

3,170,035

 

Pentair

     

14,918

 

791,997

 

Quanta Services

     

12,040

 

867,121

 

Raytheon Technologies

     

136,158

 

9,736,659

 

Rockwell Automation

     

10,386

 

2,604,913

 

Roper Technologies

     

9,428

 

4,064,317

 

Snap-on

     

4,748

 

812,573

 

Stanley Black & Decker

     

14,364

 

2,564,836

 

Teledyne Technologies

     

3,328

a

1,304,509

 

Textron

     

20,588

 

995,018

 

The Boeing Company

     

47,569

 

10,182,620

 

Trane Technologies

     

21,692

 

3,148,811

 

TransDigm Group

     

4,880

a

3,019,988

 

United Rentals

     

6,635

a

1,538,723

 

W.W. Grainger

     

4,084

 

1,667,661

 

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies

     

15,991

 

1,170,541

 

Xylem

     

16,161

 

1,645,028

 
       

162,190,794

 

Commercial & Professional Services - .7%

         

Cintas

     

7,960

 

2,813,542

 

Copart

     

18,651

a

2,373,340

 

Equifax

     

10,842

 

2,090,771

 

IHS Markit

     

33,475

 

3,007,059

 

Nielsen Holdings

     

32,535

 

679,005

 

Republic Services

     

18,861

 

1,816,314

 

Robert Half International

     

10,267

 

641,482

 

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Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Commercial & Professional Services - .7% (continued)

         

Rollins

     

20,796

 

812,500

 

Verisk Analytics

     

14,575

 

3,025,624

 

Waste Management

     

35,003

 

4,127,904

 
       

21,387,541

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel - 1.1%

         

D.R. Horton

     

29,728

 

2,048,854

 

Garmin

     

13,374

 

1,600,333

 

Hanesbrands

     

34,088

 

497,003

 

Hasbro

     

11,430

 

1,069,162

 

Leggett & Platt

     

11,447

 

507,102

 

Lennar, Cl. A

     

25,036

 

1,908,494

 

Mohawk Industries

     

5,146

a

725,329

 

Newell Brands

     

34,289

 

727,955

 

NIKE, Cl. B

     

112,474

 

15,911,697

 

NVR

     

310

a

1,264,757

 

PulteGroup

     

22,770

 

981,842

 

PVH

     

5,899

 

553,857

 

Ralph Lauren

     

4,329

 

449,090

 

Tapestry

     

24,883

 

773,364

 

Under Armour, Cl. A

     

16,914

a

290,413

 

Under Armour, Cl. C

     

16,990

a

252,811

 

VF

     

28,675

 

2,449,132

 

Whirlpool

     

5,610

 

1,012,549

 
       

33,023,744

 

Consumer Services - 1.6%

         

Carnival

     

65,583

b

1,420,528

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill

     

2,509

a

3,479,255

 

Darden Restaurants

     

11,675

 

1,390,726

 

Domino's Pizza

     

3,533

 

1,354,764

 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings

     

25,042

 

2,786,173

 

Las Vegas Sands

     

29,452

 

1,755,339

 

Marriott International, Cl. A

     

23,841

 

3,145,105

 

McDonald's

     

66,792

 

14,332,227

 

MGM Resorts International

     

36,763

 

1,158,402

 

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

     

20,819

a,b

529,427

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises

     

16,660

 

1,244,335

 

Starbucks

     

105,216

 

11,256,008

 

Wynn Resorts

     

8,483

 

957,137

 

Yum! Brands

     

27,040

 

2,935,462

 
       

47,744,888

 

Diversified Financials - 4.6%

         

American Express

     

58,469

 

7,069,487

 

Ameriprise Financial

     

10,581

 

2,056,206

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Diversified Financials - 4.6% (continued)

         

Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B

     

174,490

a

40,458,996

 

BlackRock

     

12,714

 

9,173,660

 

Capital One Financial

     

41,096

 

4,062,340

 

Cboe Global Markets

     

9,693

 

902,612

 

CME Group

     

32,181

 

5,858,551

 

Discover Financial Services

     

27,403

 

2,480,794

 

Franklin Resources

     

24,306

 

607,407

 

Intercontinental Exchange

     

50,312

 

5,800,470

 

Invesco

     

33,793

 

589,012

 

MarketAxess Holdings

     

3,419

 

1,950,745

 

Moody's

     

14,535

 

4,218,638

 

Morgan Stanley

     

128,129

 

8,780,680

 

MSCI

     

7,432

 

3,318,611

 

Nasdaq

     

10,529

 

1,397,619

 

Northern Trust

     

18,663

 

1,738,272

 

Raymond James Financial

     

11,099

 

1,061,841

 

S&P Global

     

21,569

 

7,090,377

 

State Street

     

31,630

 

2,302,031

 

Synchrony Financial

     

48,829

 

1,694,855

 

T. Rowe Price Group

     

20,377

 

3,084,874

 

The Bank of New York Mellon

     

73,092

 

3,102,024

 

The Charles Schwab

     

134,360

 

7,126,454

 

The Goldman Sachs Group

     

30,842

 

8,133,344

 
       

134,059,900

 

Energy - 2.2%

         

Apache

     

33,862

 

480,502

 

Baker Hughes

     

62,685

 

1,306,982

 

Cabot Oil & Gas

     

35,923

 

584,826

 

Chevron

     

172,565

 

14,573,114

 

Concho Resources

     

17,408

 

1,015,757

 

ConocoPhillips

     

95,745

 

3,828,843

 

Devon Energy

     

34,328

 

542,726

 

Diamondback Energy

     

14,174

 

686,022

 

EOG Resources

     

52,304

 

2,608,400

 

Exxon Mobil

     

379,027

 

15,623,493

 

Halliburton

     

77,927

 

1,472,820

 

Hess

     

24,946

 

1,316,899

 

HollyFrontier

     

13,378

 

345,821

 

Kinder Morgan

     

174,552

 

2,386,126

 

Marathon Oil

     

67,602

 

450,905

 

Marathon Petroleum

     

58,341

 

2,412,984

 

NOV

     

36,875

 

506,294

 

Occidental Petroleum

     

75,152

 

1,300,881

 

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Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Energy - 2.2% (continued)

         

ONEOK

     

39,719

 

1,524,415

 

Phillips 66

     

39,284

 

2,747,523

 

Pioneer Natural Resources

     

14,743

 

1,679,080

 

Schlumberger

     

124,803

 

2,724,449

 

TechnipFMC

     

37,910

 

356,354

 

The Williams Companies

     

108,807

 

2,181,580

 

Valero Energy

     

36,567

 

2,068,595

 
       

64,725,391

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.4%

         

Costco Wholesale

     

39,553

 

14,902,779

 

Sysco

     

45,711

 

3,394,499

 

The Kroger Company

     

69,434

 

2,205,224

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance

     

64,429

 

2,569,429

 

Walmart

     

124,277

 

17,914,530

 
       

40,986,461

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 3.2%

         

Altria Group

     

166,587

 

6,830,067

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland

     

49,732

 

2,506,990

 

Brown-Forman, Cl. B

     

16,370

 

1,300,269

 

Campbell Soup

     

18,615

 

900,035

 

Conagra Brands

     

44,261

 

1,604,904

 

Constellation Brands, Cl. A

     

15,339

 

3,360,008

 

General Mills

     

54,883

 

3,227,120

 

Hormel Foods

     

25,178

 

1,173,547

 

Kellogg

     

23,158

 

1,441,122

 

Lamb Weston Holdings

     

13,124

 

1,033,384

 

McCormick & Co.

     

22,113

 

2,114,003

 

Molson Coors Beverage, Cl. B

     

16,874

 

762,536

 

Mondelez International, Cl. A

     

128,197

 

7,495,679

 

Monster Beverage

     

33,128

a

3,063,677

 

PepsiCo

     

123,885

 

18,372,145

 

Philip Morris International

     

139,599

 

11,557,401

 

The Coca-Cola Company

     

346,707

 

19,013,412

 

The Hershey Company

     

13,228

 

2,015,021

 

The J.M. Smucker Company

     

10,119

 

1,169,756

 

The Kraft Heinz Company

     

58,974

 

2,044,039

 

Tyson Foods, Cl. A

     

26,616

 

1,715,135

 
       

92,700,250

 

Health Care Equipment & Services - 6.3%

         

Abbott Laboratories

     

158,877

 

17,395,443

 

ABIOMED

     

3,985

a

1,291,937

 

Align Technology

     

6,433

a

3,437,667

 

AmerisourceBergen

     

13,128

 

1,283,393

 

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Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Health Care Equipment & Services - 6.3% (continued)

         

Anthem

     

22,297

 

7,159,344

 

Baxter International

     

45,791

 

3,674,270

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     

26,000

 

6,505,720

 

Boston Scientific

     

128,951

a

4,635,788

 

Cardinal Health

     

26,835

 

1,437,283

 

Centene

     

52,607

a

3,157,998

 

Cerner

     

27,485

 

2,157,023

 

Cigna

     

32,389

 

6,742,742

 

CVS Health

     

117,331

 

8,013,707

 

Danaher

     

56,674

 

12,589,562

 

DaVita

     

6,555

a

769,557

 

Dentsply Sirona

     

20,155

 

1,055,316

 

DexCom

     

8,610

a

3,183,289

 

Edwards Lifesciences

     

55,877

a

5,097,659

 

HCA Healthcare

     

23,661

 

3,891,288

 

Henry Schein

     

13,046

a

872,256

 

Hologic

     

23,042

a

1,678,149

 

Humana

     

11,865

 

4,867,854

 

IDEXX Laboratories

     

7,646

a

3,822,006

 

Intuitive Surgical

     

10,589

a

8,662,861

 

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

     

8,761

a

1,783,302

 

McKesson

     

14,394

 

2,503,404

 

Medtronic

     

120,658

 

14,133,878

 

Quest Diagnostics

     

12,028

 

1,433,377

 

ResMed

     

12,993

 

2,761,792

 

Steris

     

7,749

 

1,468,745

 

Stryker

     

29,306

 

7,181,142

 

Teleflex

     

4,130

 

1,699,784

 

The Cooper Companies

     

4,439

 

1,612,777

 

UnitedHealth Group

     

85,056

 

29,827,438

 

Universal Health Services, Cl. B

     

7,043

 

968,413

 

Varian Medical Systems

     

8,255

a

1,444,708

 

West Pharmaceutical Services

     

6,703

 

1,899,027

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings

     

18,584

 

2,863,609

 
       

184,963,508

 

Household & Personal Products - 1.8%

         

Church & Dwight

     

22,528

 

1,965,117

 

Colgate-Palmolive

     

76,836

 

6,570,246

 

Kimberly-Clark

     

30,721

 

4,142,112

 

The Clorox Company

     

11,438

 

2,309,561

 

The Estee Lauder Companies, Cl. A

     

20,307

 

5,405,520

 

The Procter & Gamble Company

     

222,288

 

30,929,152

 
       

51,321,708

 

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Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Insurance - 1.8%

         

Aflac

     

59,411

 

2,642,007

 

American International Group

     

77,905

 

2,949,483

 

Aon, Cl. A

     

20,497

 

4,330,401

 

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     

17,245

 

2,133,379

 

Assurant

     

5,323

 

725,099

 

Chubb

     

40,466

 

6,228,527

 

Cincinnati Financial

     

13,422

 

1,172,680

 

Everest Re Group

     

3,592

 

840,851

 

Globe Life

     

8,525

 

809,534

 

Lincoln National

     

16,292

 

819,651

 

Loews

     

21,078

 

948,932

 

Marsh & McLennan Companies

     

45,470

 

5,319,990

 

MetLife

     

68,582

 

3,219,925

 

Principal Financial Group

     

23,434

 

1,162,561

 

Prudential Financial

     

35,412

 

2,764,615

 

The Allstate

     

27,264

 

2,997,132

 

The Hartford Financial Services Group

     

32,831

 

1,608,062

 

The Progressive

     

52,821

 

5,222,940

 

The Travelers Companies

     

22,736

 

3,191,452

 

Unum Group

     

16,791

 

385,186

 

W.R. Berkley

     

12,445

 

826,597

 

Willis Towers Watson

     

11,558

 

2,435,039

 
       

52,734,043

 

Materials - 2.6%

         

Air Products & Chemicals

     

19,814

 

5,413,581

 

Albemarle

     

9,548

 

1,408,521

 

Amcor

     

140,644

 

1,655,380

 

Avery Dennison

     

7,441

 

1,154,174

 

Ball

     

29,760

 

2,773,037

 

Celanese

     

10,726

 

1,393,736

 

CF Industries Holdings

     

19,186

 

742,690

 

Corteva

     

66,801

 

2,586,535

 

Dow

     

66,497

 

3,690,584

 

DuPont de Nemours

     

65,785

 

4,677,971

 

Eastman Chemical

     

12,457

 

1,249,188

 

Ecolab

     

22,265

 

4,817,255

 

FMC

     

11,641

 

1,337,900

 

Freeport-McMoRan

     

130,254

 

3,389,209

 

International Flavors & Fragrances

     

9,591

b

1,043,884

 

International Paper

     

35,262

 

1,753,227

 

Linde

     

47,050

 

12,398,145

 

LyondellBasell Industries, Cl. A

     

23,054

 

2,113,130

 

Martin Marietta Materials

     

5,585

 

1,585,972

 

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Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Materials - 2.6% (continued)

         

Newmont

     

72,354

 

4,333,281

 

Nucor

     

27,071

 

1,439,906

 

Packaging Corp. of America

     

8,373

 

1,154,720

 

PPG Industries

     

21,377

 

3,082,991

 

Sealed Air

     

14,502

 

664,047

 

The Mosaic Company

     

30,949

 

712,136

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company

     

7,329

 

5,386,155

 

Vulcan Materials

     

11,989

 

1,778,089

 

WestRock

     

23,557

 

1,025,436

 
       

74,760,880

 

Media & Entertainment - 8.8%

         

Activision Blizzard

     

69,283

 

6,432,927

 

Alphabet, Cl. A

     

26,951

a

47,235,401

 

Alphabet, Cl. C

     

26,025

a

45,592,677

 

Charter Communications, Cl. A

     

13,083

a

8,655,059

 

Comcast, Cl. A

     

409,291

 

21,446,848

 

Discovery, Cl. A

     

14,333

a,b

431,280

 

Discovery, Cl. C

     

26,606

a

696,811

 

DISH Network, Cl. A

     

23,159

a

748,962

 

Electronic Arts

     

26,007

 

3,734,605

 

Facebook, Cl. A

     

215,501

a

58,866,253

 

Fox, Cl. A

     

30,556

 

889,791

 

Fox, Cl. B

     

13,885

 

400,999

 

Live Nation Entertainment

     

12,512

a

919,382

 

Netflix

     

39,603

a

21,414,530

 

News Corporation, Cl. A

     

36,334

 

652,922

 

News Corporation, Cl. B

     

9,746

 

173,186

 

Omnicom Group

     

19,500

 

1,216,215

 

Take-Two Interactive Software

     

10,456

a

2,172,652

 

The Interpublic Group of Companies

     

35,615

 

837,665

 

The Walt Disney Company

     

162,294

a

29,404,427

 

Twitter

     

71,298

a

3,860,787

 

ViacomCBS, Cl. B

     

49,397

 

1,840,532

 
       

257,623,911

 

Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 6.8%

         

AbbVie

     

158,260

 

16,957,559

 

Agilent Technologies

     

27,699

 

3,282,055

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

     

19,808

a

3,094,802

 

Amgen

     

52,190

 

11,999,525

 

Biogen

     

13,799

a

3,378,823

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cl. A

     

1,907

a

1,111,667

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb

     

202,563

 

12,564,983

 

Catalent

     

13,749

a

1,430,858

 

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Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 6.8% (continued)

         

Eli Lilly & Co.

     

71,172

 

12,016,680

 

Gilead Sciences

     

112,375

 

6,546,968

 

Illumina

     

13,088

a

4,842,560

 

Incyte

     

16,915

a

1,471,267

 

IQVIA Holdings

     

17,190

a

3,079,932

 

Johnson & Johnson

     

235,990

 

37,140,106

 

Merck & Co.

     

226,797

 

18,551,995

 

Mettler-Toledo International

     

2,134

a

2,432,077

 

PerkinElmer

     

10,040

 

1,440,740

 

Perrigo

     

13,029

 

582,657

 

Pfizer

     

498,266

 

18,341,171

 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

     

9,399

a

4,540,751

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific

     

35,528

 

16,548,232

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

     

23,312

a

5,509,558

 

Viatris

     

108,169

a

2,027,087

 

Waters

     

5,558

a

1,375,160

 

Zoetis

     

42,603

 

7,050,797

 
       

197,318,010

 

Real Estate - 2.4%

         

Alexandria Real Estate Equities

     

10,946

c

1,950,796

 

American Tower

     

39,822

c

8,938,446

 

AvalonBay Communities

     

12,516

c

2,007,942

 

Boston Properties

     

12,701

c

1,200,626

 

CBRE Group, Cl. A

     

30,274

a

1,898,785

 

Crown Castle International

     

38,564

c

6,139,003

 

Digital Realty Trust

     

24,422

c

3,407,113

 

Duke Realty

     

33,352

c

1,333,079

 

Equinix

     

7,988

c

5,704,870

 

Equity Residential

     

30,712

c

1,820,607

 

Essex Property Trust

     

5,959

c

1,414,786

 

Extra Space Storage

     

11,590

c

1,342,817

 

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     

5,840

c

497,101

 

Healthpeak Properties

     

48,552

c

1,467,727

 

Host Hotels & Resorts

     

62,747

c

917,989

 

Iron Mountain

     

27,062

b,c

797,788

 

Kimco Realty

     

40,544

c

608,565

 

Mid-America Apartment Communities

     

10,168

c

1,288,184

 

Prologis

     

66,262

c

6,603,671

 

Public Storage

     

13,635

c

3,148,731

 

Realty Income

     

31,595

c

1,964,261

 

Regency Centers

     

14,769

c

673,319

 

SBA Communications

     

9,962

c

2,810,579

 

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Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Real Estate - 2.4% (continued)

         

Simon Property Group

     

28,193

c

2,404,299

 

SL Green Realty

     

6,569

b,c

391,381

 

UDR

     

26,413

c

1,015,052

 

Ventas

     

33,713

c

1,653,286

 

Vornado Realty Trust

     

14,071

c

525,411

 

Welltower

     

37,349

c

2,413,492

 

Weyerhaeuser

     

66,923

c

2,243,928

 
       

68,583,634

 

Retailing - 7.5%

         

Advance Auto Parts

     

6,248

 

984,122

 

Amazon.com

     

38,232

a

124,518,948

 

AutoZone

     

2,078

a

2,463,344

 

Best Buy

     

20,663

 

2,061,961

 

Booking Holdings

     

3,671

a

8,176,308

 

CarMax

     

14,712

a

1,389,696

 

Dollar General

     

21,969

 

4,620,081

 

Dollar Tree

     

21,090

a

2,278,564

 

eBay

     

58,719

 

2,950,630

 

Etsy

     

9,995

a

1,778,210

 

Expedia Group

     

12,306

 

1,629,314

 

Genuine Parts

     

12,937

 

1,299,263

 

L Brands

     

21,095

 

784,523

 

LKQ

     

25,107

a

884,771

 

Lowe's

     

65,703

 

10,545,989

 

O'Reilly Automotive

     

6,496

a

2,939,895

 

Pool

     

3,302

 

1,229,995

 

Ross Stores

     

32,015

 

3,931,762

 

Target

     

44,889

 

7,924,255

 

The Gap

     

19,500

 

393,705

 

The Home Depot

     

96,509

 

25,634,721

 

The TJX Companies

     

107,631

 

7,350,121

 

Tiffany & Co.

     

9,689

 

1,273,619

 

Tractor Supply

     

10,445

 

1,468,358

 

Ulta Beauty

     

5,053

a

1,451,019

 
       

219,963,174

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.0%

         

Advanced Micro Devices

     

106,343

a

9,752,717

 

Analog Devices

     

33,329

 

4,923,693

 

Applied Materials

     

81,878

 

7,066,071

 

Broadcom

     

36,258

 

15,875,565

 

Intel

     

367,495

 

18,308,601

 

KLA

     

13,985

 

3,620,856

 

Lam Research

     

12,911

 

6,097,478

 

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Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.0% (continued)

         

Maxim Integrated Products

     

23,968

 

2,124,763

 

Microchip Technology

     

23,051

 

3,183,574

 

Micron Technology

     

99,786

a

7,501,911

 

NVIDIA

     

55,487

 

28,975,311

 

Qorvo

     

10,224

a

1,699,944

 

Qualcomm

     

101,382

 

15,444,534

 

Skyworks Solutions

     

14,891

 

2,276,536

 

Teradyne

     

13,908

 

1,667,430

 

Texas Instruments

     

82,284

 

13,505,273

 

Xilinx

     

21,977

 

3,115,679

 
       

145,139,936

 

Software & Services - 13.7%

         

Accenture, Cl. A

     

56,796

 

14,835,683

 

Adobe

     

43,003

a

21,506,660

 

Akamai Technologies

     

14,953

a

1,569,915

 

Ansys

     

7,756

a

2,821,633

 

Autodesk

     

19,801

a

6,046,037

 

Automatic Data Processing

     

38,443

 

6,773,657

 

Broadridge Financial Solutions

     

10,366

 

1,588,071

 

Cadence Design Systems

     

25,030

a

3,414,843

 

Citrix Systems

     

10,829

 

1,408,853

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A

     

47,937

 

3,928,437

 

DXC Technology

     

21,445

 

552,209

 

Fidelity National Information Services

     

55,626

 

7,868,854

 

Fiserv

     

49,883

a

5,679,678

 

FLEETCOR Technologies

     

7,501

a

2,046,498

 

Fortinet

     

12,279

a

1,823,800

 

Gartner

     

8,070

a

1,292,733

 

Global Payments

     

27,005

 

5,817,417

 

International Business Machines

     

79,882

 

10,055,546

 

Intuit

     

23,551

 

8,945,847

 

Jack Henry & Associates

     

6,845

 

1,108,822

 

Leidos Holdings

     

11,995

 

1,260,914

 

Mastercard, Cl. A

     

78,865

 

28,150,073

 

Microsoft

     

677,759

 

150,747,157

 

NortonLifeLock

     

50,222

 

1,043,613

 

Oracle

     

170,069

 

11,001,764

 

Paychex

     

28,685

 

2,672,868

 

Paycom Software

     

4,360

a

1,971,810

 

PayPal Holdings

     

105,035

a

24,599,197

 

salesforce.com

     

82,018

a

18,251,466

 

ServiceNow

     

17,525

a

9,646,286

 

17

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Software & Services - 13.7% (continued)

         

Synopsys

     

13,683

a

3,547,181

 

The Western Union Company

     

36,990

 

811,561

 

Tyler Technologies

     

3,632

a

1,585,441

 

Verisign

     

9,003

a

1,948,249

 

Visa, Cl. A

     

151,997

b

33,246,304

 
       

399,569,077

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment - 8.2%

         

Amphenol, Cl. A

     

26,822

 

3,507,513

 

Apple

     

1,432,750

 

190,111,597

 

Arista Networks

     

4,972

a

1,444,714

 

CDW

     

13,088

 

1,724,868

 

Cisco Systems

     

378,791

 

16,950,897

 

Corning

     

69,268

 

2,493,648

 

F5 Networks

     

5,331

a

937,936

 

FLIR Systems

     

11,767

 

515,748

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

     

117,102

 

1,387,659

 

HP

     

123,232

 

3,030,275

 

IPG Photonics

     

3,099

a

693,525

 

Juniper Networks

     

29,613

 

666,589

 

Keysight Technologies

     

16,831

a

2,223,207

 

Motorola Solutions

     

15,201

 

2,585,082

 

NetApp

     

20,237

 

1,340,499

 

Seagate Technology

     

19,714

 

1,225,422

 

TE Connectivity

     

29,676

 

3,592,873

 

Vontier

     

12,431

a

415,195

 

Western Digital

     

27,282

 

1,511,150

 

Xerox Holdings

     

14,964

 

347,015

 

Zebra Technologies, Cl. A

     

4,781

a

1,837,482

 
       

238,542,894

 

Telecommunication Services - 1.7%

         

AT&T

     

638,790

 

18,371,600

 

CenturyLink

     

88,546

 

863,324

 

T-Mobile US

     

52,295

a

7,051,981

 

Verizon Communications

     

370,950

 

21,793,312

 
       

48,080,217

 

Transportation - 1.9%

         

Alaska Air Group

     

11,811

 

614,172

 

American Airlines Group

     

40,267

b

635,011

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

     

12,193

 

1,144,557

 

CSX

     

68,554

 

6,221,276

 

Delta Air Lines

     

57,176

 

2,299,047

 

Expeditors International of Washington

     

15,200

 

1,445,672

 

FedEx

     

21,659

 

5,623,110

 

18

 

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 97.4% (continued)

         

Transportation - 1.9% (continued)

         

J.B. Hunt Transport Services

     

7,549

 

1,031,571

 

Kansas City Southern

     

8,393

 

1,713,263

 

Norfolk Southern

     

22,770

 

5,410,380

 

Old Dominion Freight Line

     

8,645

 

1,687,331

 

Southwest Airlines

     

52,923

 

2,466,741

 

Union Pacific

     

60,411

 

12,578,778

 

United Airlines Holdings

     

26,794

a

1,158,841

 

United Parcel Service, Cl. B

     

64,055

 

10,786,862

 
       

54,816,612

 

Utilities - 2.7%

         

Alliant Energy

     

22,394

 

1,153,963

 

Ameren

     

22,213

 

1,733,947

 

American Electric Power

     

44,498

 

3,705,348

 

American Water Works

     

16,513

 

2,534,250

 

Atmos Energy

     

11,178

 

1,066,717

 

CenterPoint Energy

     

48,866

 

1,057,460

 

CMS Energy

     

25,378

 

1,548,312

 

Consolidated Edison

     

30,477

 

2,202,573

 

Dominion Energy

     

73,158

 

5,501,482

 

DTE Energy

     

17,353

 

2,106,828

 

Duke Energy

     

65,976

 

6,040,763

 

Edison International

     

34,401

 

2,161,071

 

Entergy

     

18,170

 

1,814,093

 

Evergy

     

20,340

 

1,129,073

 

Eversource Energy

     

31,109

 

2,691,240

 

Exelon

     

87,453

 

3,692,266

 

FirstEnergy

     

48,943

 

1,498,145

 

NextEra Energy

     

175,614

 

13,548,620

 

NiSource

     

35,072

 

804,552

 

NRG Energy

     

21,813

 

819,078

 

Pinnacle West Capital

     

10,098

 

807,335

 

PPL

     

68,929

 

1,943,798

 

Public Service Enterprise Group

     

45,353

 

2,644,080

 

Sempra Energy

     

25,862

 

3,295,077

 

The AES

     

59,104

 

1,388,944

 

The Southern Company

     

94,695

 

5,817,114

 

WEC Energy Group

     

28,259

 

2,600,676

 

Xcel Energy

     

47,685

 

3,179,159

 
       

78,485,964

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $764,209,174)

     

2,838,207,186

 

19

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

     

Principal Amounts ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Short-Term Investments - .1%

         

U.S. Treasury Bills - .1%

         

0.12%, 2/25/21
(cost $1,641,705)

     

1,642,000

d

1,641,864

 
   

1-Day
Yield (%)

 

Shares

     

Investment Companies - .9%

         

Registered Investment Companies - .9%

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares
(cost $25,721,600)

 

0.09

 

25,721,600

e

25,721,600

 
               

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - .0%

         

Registered Investment Companies - .0%

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares
(cost $1,462,673)

 

0.05

 

1,462,673

e

1,462,673

 

Total Investments (cost $793,035,152)

 

98.4%

 

2,867,033,323

 

Cash and Receivables (Net)

 

1.6%

 

47,071,670

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

2,914,104,993

 

aNon-income producing security.
b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At December 31, 2020, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $37,125,650 and the value of the collateral was $37,846,606, consisting of cash collateral of $1,462,673 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $36,383,933.
c Investment in real estate investment trust within the United States.
d Security is a discount security. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
e Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.

20

 

   

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

Value (%)

Information Technology

26.9

Health Care

13.1

Consumer Discretionary

12.4

Communication Services

10.5

Financials

10.2

Industrials

8.2

Consumer Staples

6.3

Utilities

2.7

Materials

2.6

Real Estate

2.3

Energy

2.2

Investment Companies

.9

Government

.1

 

98.4

 Based on net assets.

See notes to financial statements.

21

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS

                   

Investment Companies

Value
12/31/19 ($)

Purchases ($)

Sales ($)

Value
12/31/20 ($)

Net
Assets(%)

Dividends/
Distributions ($)

Registered Investment Companies;

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares

35,090,153

444,044,487

(453,413,040)

25,721,600

.9

192,455

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned:††

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares

1,597,917

29,506,335

(31,104,252)

-

-

92,581†††

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares

-

3,795,248

(2,332,575)

1,462,673

.0

9,753†††

Total

36,688,070

477,346,070

(486,849,867)

27,184,273

.9

294,789

 Included reinvested dividends/distributions.
†† Effective November 9, 2020, cash collateral for securities lending was transferred from Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares to Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares.
††† Represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.
See notes to financial statements.

22

 

STATEMENT OF FUTURES

December 31, 2020

             

Description

Number of
Contracts

Expiration

Notional
Value ($)

Market
Value ($)

Unrealized Appreciation ($)

 

Futures Long

   

Standard & Poor's 500 E-mini

153

3/19/2021

28,229,447

28,678,320

448,873

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

 

448,873

 

See notes to financial statements.

23

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2020

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments
(including securities on loan, valued at $37,125,650)—Note 1(b):

 

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

765,850,879

 

2,839,849,050

 

Affiliated issuers

 

27,184,273

 

27,184,273

 

Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed

 

50,343,274

 

Dividends and securities lending income receivable

 

2,112,693

 

Receivable for futures variation margin—Note 4

 

221,349

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

 

 

12,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,919,723,608

 

Liabilities ($):

 

 

 

 

Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates—Note 3(c)

 

635,014

 

Cash overdraft due to Custodian

 

 

 

 

31,390

 

Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed

 

3,330,132

 

Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b)

 

1,462,673

 

Directors’ fees and expenses payable

 

18,470

 

Interest payable—Note 2

 

59

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

 

 

140,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,618,615

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

2,914,104,993

 

Composition of Net Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

726,672,000

 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

 

 

 

2,187,432,993

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

2,914,104,993

 

       

Net Asset Value Per Share

Initial Shares

Service Shares

 

Net Assets ($)

2,718,273,594

195,831,399

 

Shares Outstanding

42,296,554

3,042,346

 

Net Asset Value Per Share ($)

64.27

64.37

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

24

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2020

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income ($):

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

 

46,738,710

 

Affiliated issuers

 

 

190,994

 

Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)

 

 

102,334

 

Interest

 

 

10,095

 

Total Income

 

 

47,042,133

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Management fee—Note 3(a)

 

 

6,277,406

 

Distribution fees—Note 3(b)

 

 

447,832

 

Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)

 

 

204,223

 

Professional fees

 

 

113,190

 

Loan commitment fees—Note 2

 

 

94,221

 

Prospectus and shareholders’ reports

 

 

54,207

 

Chief Compliance Officer fees—Note 3(c)

 

 

13,982

 

Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)

 

 

9,565

 

Interest expense—Note 2

 

 

4,267

 

Registration fees

 

 

3,716

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

76,474

 

Total Expenses

 

 

7,299,083

 

Investment Income—Net

 

 

39,743,050

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

145,733,522

 

Net realized gain (loss) on futures

(3,187,511)

 

Capital gain distributions from affiliated issuers

1,461

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

142,547,472

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

254,774,701

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures

183,728

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

254,958,429

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

397,505,901

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

437,248,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

         

25

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

                   

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Operations ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income—net

 

 

39,743,050

 

 

 

42,881,117

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

142,547,472

 

 

 

166,593,924

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments

 

254,958,429

 

 

 

456,235,071

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations

437,248,951

 

 

 

665,710,112

 

Distributions ($):

 

Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Shares

 

 

(190,467,079)

 

 

 

(156,170,011)

 

Service Shares

 

 

(13,439,481)

 

 

 

(12,524,591)

 

Total Distributions

 

 

(203,906,560)

 

 

 

(168,694,602)

 

Capital Stock Transactions ($):

 

Net proceeds from shares sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Shares

 

 

531,679,211

 

 

 

266,353,027

 

Service Shares

 

 

7,861,241

 

 

 

4,947,696

 

Distributions reinvested:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Shares

 

 

190,467,079

 

 

 

156,170,011

 

Service Shares

 

 

13,439,481

 

 

 

12,524,591

 

Cost of shares redeemed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Shares

 

 

(668,391,379)

 

 

 

(523,772,325)

 

Service Shares

 

 

(35,899,939)

 

 

 

(33,540,704)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
from Capital Stock Transactions

39,155,694

 

 

 

(117,317,704)

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

272,498,085

 

 

 

379,697,806

 

Net Assets ($):

 

Beginning of Period

 

 

2,641,606,908

 

 

 

2,261,909,102

 

End of Period

 

 

2,914,104,993

 

 

 

2,641,606,908

 

Capital Share Transactions (Shares):

 

Initial Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

9,433,682

 

 

 

4,823,519

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

4,161,926

 

 

 

2,932,016

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(12,123,173)

 

 

 

(9,589,995)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

1,472,435

 

 

 

(1,834,460)

 

Service Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

154,812

 

 

 

93,755

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

294,503

 

 

 

235,292

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(640,318)

 

 

 

(611,203)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(191,003)

 

 

 

(282,156)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

               

26

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share. Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. The fund’s total returns do not reflect expenses associated with variable annuity or insurance contracts. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

             
     
   
   

Year Ended December 31,

Initial Shares

 

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value,
beginning of period

 

59.95

48.98

53.48

45.86

43.42

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

 

.88

.96

.89

.85

.83

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

 

8.01

13.79

(3.27)

8.79

4.04

Total from
Investment Operations

 

8.89

14.75

(2.38)

9.64

4.87

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

 

(.90)

(.95)

(.90)

(.85)

(.88)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

 

(3.67)

(2.83)

(1.22)

(1.17)

(1.55)

Total Distributions

 

(4.57)

(3.78)

(2.12)

(2.02)

(2.43)

Net asset value, end of period

 

64.27

59.95

48.98

53.48

45.86

Total Return (%)

 

18.01

31.18

(4.63)

21.53

11.71

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

         

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

 

.27

.27

.27

.27

.27

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

 

1.57

1.75

1.65

1.71

1.91

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

3.58

2.94

3.69

2.90

3.87

Net Assets,
end of period ($ x 1,000)

 

2,718,274

2,447,498

2,089,485

2,344,944

2,001,468

a Based on average shares outstanding.
See notes to financial statements.

27

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

             
     
     
   

Year Ended December 31,

Service Shares

 

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value,
beginning of period

 

60.03

49.05

53.54

45.91

43.47

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

 

.74

.82

.76

.72

.72

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

 

8.02

13.80

(3.27)

8.81

4.04

Total from
Investment Operations

 

8.76

14.62

(2.51)

9.53

4.76

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

 

(.75)

(.81)

(.76)

(.73)

(.77)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

 

(3.67)

(2.83)

(1.22)

(1.17)

(1.55)

Total Distributions

 

(4.42)

(3.64)

(1.98)

(1.90)

(2.32)

Net asset value, end of period

 

64.37

60.03

49.05

53.54

45.91

Total Return (%)

 

17.71

30.84

(4.85)

21.22

11.44

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

 

.52

.52

.52

.52

.52

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

 

1.32

1.50

1.40

1.46

1.66

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

3.58

2.94

3.69

2.90

3.87

Net Assets,
end of period ($ x 1,000)

 

195,831

194,109

172,424

208,762

200,670

a Based on average shares outstanding.
See notes to financial statements.

28

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, Inc. (the “fund”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), is a non-diversified open-end management investment company. The fund is only offered to separate accounts established by insurance companies to fund variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the total return of the S&P 500® Index. 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. Mellon Investments Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Adviser, which serves as the fund’s index manager (the “Index Manager”).

BNY Mellon Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold without a sales charge. The fund is authorized to issue 400 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Initial shares (250 million shares authorized) and Service shares (150 million shares authorized). Initial shares are subject to a Shareholder Services Plan fee and Service shares are subject to a Distribution Plan fee. Each class of shares has identical rights and privileges, except with respect to the Distribution Plan, Shareholder Services Plan and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs, and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

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-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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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 equity securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset

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value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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 (for example, a foreign exchange or market), 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 December 31, 2020 in valuing the fund’s investments:

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

         

 

Level 1 -
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices

Level 2 – Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs

Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Total

Assets ($)

       

Investment in Securities:

Equity Securities-
Common Stocks

2,838,207,186

-

-

2,838,207,186

Investment Companies

27,184,273

-

-

27,184,273

U.S. Treasury Securities

-

1,641,864

-

1,641,864

Other Financial Instruments;

Futures††

448,873

-

-

448,873

 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.
†† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation 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. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Adviser, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Adviser, or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended December 31, 2020, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $19,898 from the lending of the fund’s portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.

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(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Adviser are considered “affiliated” under the Act.

(d) 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 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.

(e) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are normally declared and paid quarterly. 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.

(f) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

As of and during the period ended December 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 December 31, 2020, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the four-year period ended December 31, 2020 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At December 31, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $1,572,748, undistributed capital gains $140,663,504 and unrealized appreciation $2,045,135,971.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows: ordinary income $43,438,887 and $42,207,571, and long-term capital gains $160,467,673 and $126,487,031, respectively.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other long-term open-end funds managed by the Adviser in a $823.5 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. (the “Citibank Credit Facility”) and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (the “BNYM Credit Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions (each, a “Facility”). The Citibank Credit Facility is available in two tranches: (i) Tranche A is in an amount equal to $688.5 million and is available to all long-term open-ended funds, including the fund, and (ii) Tranche B is an amount equal to $135 million and is available only to BNY Mellon Floating Rate Income Fund, a series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. Prior to September 30, 2020, the Citibank Credit Facility was $927 million with Tranche A available in an amount equal to $747 million and Tranche B available in an amount equal to $180 million. Prior to March 11, 2020, the Citibank Credit Facility was $1.030 billion with Tranche A available in an amount equal to $830 million and Tranche B available in an amount equal to $200 million. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for Tranche A of the Citibank Credit Facility and the BNYM Credit Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.

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The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended December 31, 2020 was approximately $394,809 with a related weighted average annualized rate of 1.08%.

NOTE 3—Management Fee, Index-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 .245% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

Pursuant to an index-management agreement (the “Index Agreement”), the Adviser has agreed to pay the Index Manager a monthly index-management fee at the annual rate of .095% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to the Index Agreement, the Index Manager pays the custodian for its services to the fund.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Service shares pay the Distributor for distributing its shares, for servicing and/or maintaining Service shares’ shareholder accounts and for advertising and marketing for Service shares. The Distribution Plan provides for payments to be made at an annual rate of .25% of the value of the Service shares’ average daily net assets. The Distributor may make payments to Participating Insurance Companies and to brokers and dealers acting as principal underwriter for their variable insurance products. The fees payable under the Distribution Plan are payable without regard to actual expenses incurred. During the period ended December 31, 2020, Service shares were charged $447,832 pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Initial shares reimburse the Distributor at an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of its average daily net assets for certain allocated expenses with respect to servicing and/or maintaining Initial shares’ shareholder accounts. During the period ended December 31, 2020, Initial shares were charged 7,285 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

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

The fund has an arrangement with the custodian whereby the fund will receive interest income or be charged an overdraft fees when cash balances are maintained. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes this

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

interest income and overdraft fees, if any, as interest income in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates BNY Mellon Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency and cash management services inclusive of earnings credits, if any, for the fund. The majority of transfer agency fees are comprised of amounts paid on a per account basis, while cash management fees are related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended December 31, 2020, the fund was charged $1,686 for transfer agency services, inclusive of earnings credit, if any. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

During the period ended December 31, 2020, the fund was charged $13,982 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 $586,050, Distribution Plan fees of $40,990, Shareholder Services Plan fees of $2,000, Chief Compliance Officer fees of $2,903 and transfer agency fees of $3,071.

(d) 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 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and futures, during the period ended December 31, 2020, amounted to $90,509,581 and $252,343,246, respectively.

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 December 31, 2020 is discussed below.

Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price 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

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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 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 December 31, 2020 are set forth in the Statement of Futures.

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

     

 

 

Average Market Value ($)

Equity futures

 

33,269,453

 

 

 

At December 31, 2020, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $821,897,352; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $2,045,135,971, consisting of $2,105,281,058 gross unrealized appreciation and $60,145,087 gross unrealized depreciation.

NOTE 5—Pending Legal Matters:

The fund and many other entities have been named as defendants in numerous pending litigations as a result of their participation in the leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”) of the Tribune Company (“Tribune”).

The State Law Cases: In 2008, approximately one year after the Tribune LBO concluded, Tribune filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”). Beginning in June 2011, Tribune creditors filed complaints in various courts, alleging that the payments made to shareholders in the LBO were “fraudulent conveyances” under state and/or federal law, and that the shareholders must return the payments they received for their shares (collectively, “the state law cases”). The state law cases were consolidated for pre-trial proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, under the caption In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation (S.D.N.Y. Nos. 11-md-2296 and 12-mc-2296 (RJS) (“Tribune MDL”)). On September 23, 2013, the Court dismissed 50 cases, including at least one case in which the fund was a defendant. On September 30, 2013, plaintiffs appealed the District Court’s decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On March 29, 2016, the Second Circuit affirmed the

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

dismissal on the ground that the plaintiffs’ claims were preempted by section 546(e) of the Code, which exempts qualified transfers that were made “by or to (or for the benefit of) . . . a financial institution.” The fund is a registered investment company, which the Code defines as a “financial institution.”

On September 9, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. During the pendency of the plaintiffs’ cert. petition, the Supreme Court ruled in another case, Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc. (“Merit Management”), that Section 546(e) does not exempt qualified transfers from avoidance that merely passed through “financial institutions,” though it does exempt “financial institutions” themselves, like the fund.

On May 15, 2018, in response to the Merit Management decision, the Second Circuit issued an Order in the State Law Cases that “the mandate in this case is recalled in anticipation of further panel review.”

On December 19, 2019, the Second Circuit issued an Amended and Corrected Opinion affirming dismissal of the constructive fraudulent transfer claims notwithstanding Merit Mgmt., because there is an alternate basis for finding that the payments are safe-harbored under Section 546(e); namely, that, with respect to LBO payments, the Tribune Company is itself a “financial institution” because it was the customer of Computershare – a trust company and bank that acted as Tribune’s agent – and because all payments were made in connection with a securities contract.

On January 2, 2020, plaintiffs petitioned the Second Circuit for rehearing by the same panel of judges and/or rehearing en banc by all judges on the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Plaintiffs sought this relief on numerous grounds, including that the panel rendered its decision using an incorrect construction of Section 546(e), improperly considered evidence, and an insufficiently developed factual record. Second Circuit rules state that parties opposing a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc are not permitted to file a response unless requested by the Court. The Second Circuit did not request any oppositions to plaintiffs’ motion, instead issuing an order on February 6, 2020, denying plaintiffs’-appellants’ petition for rehearing and/or rehearing en banc.

In July 2020, plaintiffs filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the Second Circuit’s Amended and Corrected Opinion affirming the dismissal of the constructive fraudulent transfer claims. Plaintiffs’ cert. petition identifies three purported errors allegedly justifying Supreme Court review; namely, that the Second Circuit erred in its application of the “presumption against preemption” in the context of

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the Bankruptcy Code, in its conclusion that the 546(e) safe harbor pre-empts claims brought by creditors, and in its conclusion that the Tribune Company was a “financial institution.” Plaintiffs also formally abandoned their claims against certain defendants believed to have created a financial conflict that precluded a quorum among the Supreme Court justices. In August 2020, defendants opposed the petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that none of the Second Circuit’s findings and holdings warrant review, particularly since its decision does not conflict with the decision of any other court of appeals. In October 2020, the Supreme Court issued an order inviting the Solicitor General of the United States to file a brief expressing the views of the United States on the certiorari petition filed in the state law cases.

The FitzSimons Litigation: On November 1, 2010, a case now styled, Mark S. Kirchner, as Litigation Trustee for the Tribune Litigation Trust v. FitzSimons, et al., S.D.N.Y. No. 12-cv-2652 (RJS) was filed (“the FitzSimons Litigation”). Among other things, the complaint sought recovery of alleged “fraudulent conveyances” from more than 5,000 Tribune shareholders (“Shareholder Defendants”), including the fund, that participated in the Tribune LBO. On May 23, 2014, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which the Court granted on January 9, 2017. The plaintiff then sought leave to file an interlocutory appeal. On February 23, 2017, the Court entered an order stating that it would permit the plaintiff to file an interlocutory appeal after the Court decided other pending motions.

Effective November 1, 2018, Judge Denise Cote was assigned to the case when Judge Richard Sullivan was elevated to the Second Circuit.

On November 30, 2018, the Court issued an Opinion and Order resolving the remaining motions by dismissing most, but not all, of the claims asserted against the individual defendants.

In January 2019, various state law claims asserted against certain individual defendants were dismissed.

Between February and early April 2019, plaintiffs and certain defendants attempted to resolve the dispute through mediation, but ultimately decided to await the Second Circuit’s review of its May 29, 2016 decision before attempting to negotiate a settlement.

On April 4, 2019, plaintiff filed a motion to amend the FitzSimons complaint to add a claim for constructive fraudulent transfer from defendants subject to clawback under the Bankruptcy Code. On April 10, 2019, the affected defendants opposed the motion.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

On April 23, 2019, Judge Cote denied plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint to add a new constructive fraudulent transfer claim because such amendment would be futile and would result in substantial prejudice to the shareholder defendants given that the only claim against the shareholder defendants in FitzSimons has been dismissed for over two years, subject to appeal. Judge Cote considered the amendment futile on the ground that constructive fraudulent transfer claims are barred by the safe harbor provision of Section 546(e), which defines “financial institution” to include, in certain circumstances, the customers of traditional financial institutions, including Tribune.

On July 12, 2019, the Trustee filed a notice of appeal to the Second Circuit from the April 23, 2019, decision denying leave to amend the complaint to add constructive fraudulent transfer claims. On July 15, 2019, the Trustee filed a corrected notice of appeal to remedy technical errors with the notice filed on July 12, 2019. Briefing on these matters began in January 2020, and was completed and fully submitted to the Second Circuit by June 2020. Oral argument occurred in August 2020. In December 2020, Second Circuit Judge and panel member Ralph Winter, Jr., passed away. A decision is still expected in 2021, though it is unknown whether a third panel member will be sought to decide the pending appeal, whether additional briefing or oral argument will be requested or required by a third panel member, if any, or whether any such request will impact the timing to a final decision.

At this stage in the proceedings, management does not believe that a loss is probable and, in any event, is unable to reasonably estimate the possible loss that may result.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), including the statements of investments, investments in affiliated issuers and futures, as of December 31, 2020, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund at December 31, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and others or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds since at least 1957, but we are unable to determine the specific year.

New York, New York
February 9, 2021

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

For federal tax purposes, the fund hereby reports 99.82% of the ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction. Shareholders will receive notification in early 2021 of the percentage applicable to the preparation of their 2020 income tax returns. Also, the fund hereby reports $.0726 per share as a short-term capital gain distribution and $3.5931 per share as a long-term capital gain distribution paid on March 31, 2020.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Joseph S. DiMartino (77)

Chairman of the Board (1995)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Director or Trustee of funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and certain other entities (as described in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information) (1995-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· CBIZ, Inc., a public company providing professional business services, products and solutions, Director (1997-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 109

———————

Peggy C. Davis (77)

Board Member (2006)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 39

———————

Gina D. France (62)

Board Member (2019)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, France Strategic Partners, a strategy and advisory firm serving corporate clients across the United States (2003-Present)

· Corporate Director and Baldwin Wallace University, Trustee (2013-Present)

· Dance Cleveland, non-profit, Trustee (2001-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· Huntington Bancshares, a bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Director (2016-Present)

· Cedar Fair, L.P., a publicly-traded partnership that owns and operates amusement parks and hotels in the U.S. and Canada, Director (2011-Present)

· CBIZ, Inc., a public company providing professional business services, products and solutions, Director (2015-Present)

· FirstMerit Corporation, a diversified financial services company, Director (2004-2016)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 25

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS (continued)

Joan Gulley (73)

Board Member (2017)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Director, Nantucket Library (2015-Present)

· Governor, Orchard Island Club (2016-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 43

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Robin A. Melvin (57)

Board Member (2012)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Co-chairman, Mentor Illinois, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the quality of mentoring services in Illinois (2014 – 2020); Board member, Mentor Illinois (2013-2020)

· Trustee, Westover School, a private girls’ boarding school in Middlebury, Connecticut (2019-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 87

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Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80. The address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286. Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from the Adviser free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-373-9387.

David P. Feldman, Emeritus Board Member
Ehud Houminer, Emeritus Board Member
Lynn Martin, Emeritus Board Member
Dr. Martin Peretz, Emeritus Board Member
Philip L. Toia, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

DAVID DIPETRILLO, President since January 2021.

Head of North America Product, BNY Mellon Investment Management since January 2018, Director of Product Strategy, BNY Mellon Investment Management from January 2016 to December 2017; Head of US Retail Product and Channel Marketing, BNY Mellon Investment Management from January 2014 to December 2015. He is an officer of 62 investment companies (comprised of 117 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. He is 42 years old and has been an employee of BNY Mellon since 2005.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since September 2003.

Director-BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. He is 62 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since April 1985.

BENNETT A. MACDOUGALL, Chief Legal Officer since October 2015.

Chief Legal Officer of the Adviser and Associate General Counsel and Managing Director of BNY Mellon since June 2015; Director and Associate General Counsel of Deutsche Bank–Asset & Wealth Management Division from June 2005 to June 2015, and as Chief Legal Officer of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. from June 2012 to May 2015. He is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since June 2015.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President since August 2005 and Secretary since February 2018.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since December 2019; Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon from April 2014 to December 2019; Secretary of the Adviser, and an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. He is 54 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since December 1996.

DEIRDRE CUNNANE, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2019.

Counsel of BNY Mellon since August 2018; Senior Regulatory Specialist at BNY Mellon Investment Management Services from February 2016 to August 2018; Trustee Associate at BNY Mellon Trust Company (Ireland) Limited from August 2013 to February 2016. She is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. She is 30 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since August 2018.

SARAH S. KELLEHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since April 2014.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since December 2017, Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon from March 2013 to December 2017. She is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. She is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since March 2013.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since September 2003.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. He is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since October 1990.

AMANDA QUINN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2020.

Counsel of BNY Mellon since June 2019; Regulatory Administration Manager at BNY Mellon Investment Management Services from September 2018 to May 2019; Senior Regulatory Specialist at BNY Mellon Investment Management Services from April 2015 to August 2018. She is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. She is 35 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since June 2019.

PETER M. SULLIVAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2019.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since December 2020; Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon from March 2009 to December 2020, and an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the the Adviser or an affiliate of the the Adviser. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the BNY Mellon since April 2004.

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)

NATALYA ZELENSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2017.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since December 2019; Counsel of BNY Mellon from May 2016 to December 2019; Assistant Secretary of the Adviser since 2018; Attorney at Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund/Wildermuth Advisory, LLC from November 2015 to May 2016 and Assistant General Counsel at RCS Advisory Services from July 2014 to November 2015. She is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. She is 35 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since May 2016.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager-BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager-BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 141 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. He is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager–BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since September 2003.

Senior Accounting Manager–BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 140 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser, the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust (62 investment companies, comprised of 132 portfolios). He is 63 years old and has served in various capacities with the Adviser since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

CARIDAD M. CAROSELLA, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since January 2016.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust since January 2016; from May 2015 to December 2015, Interim Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust and the Distributor; from January 2012 to May 2015, AML Surveillance Officer of the Distributor. She is an officer of 56 investment companies (comprised of 133 portfolios) managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. She is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since 1997.

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For More Information

BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

Adviser

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

Index Manager

Mellon Investments Corporation
BNY Mellon Center
One Boston Place
Boston, MA 02108-4408

Custodian

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

Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent

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

Distributor

BNY Mellon Securities Corporation
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286


Telephone 1-800-258-4260 or 1-800-258-4261

Mail The BNY Mellon Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144 Attn: Institutional Services Department

E-mail Send your request to info@bnymellon.com

Internet Information can be viewed online or downloaded at www.im.bnymellon.com

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“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.im.bnymellon.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-373-9387.

   

© 2021 BNY Mellon Securities Corporation
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Item 2.             Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.  There have been no amendments to, or waivers in connection with, the Code of Ethics during the period covered by this Report.

Item 3.             Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant's Board has determined that Gina D. France, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").  Ms. France is "independent" as defined by the SEC for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations.

Item 4.             Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)  Audit Fees.  The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the "Reporting Periods") for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant (the "Auditor") for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $36,338 in 2019 and $34,853 in 2020.

 

(b)  Audit-Related Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4 were $9,982 in 2019 and $10,485 in 2020. These services consisted of one or more of the following: (i) agreed upon procedures related to compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 817(h), (ii) security counts required by Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (iii) advisory services as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of Registrant transactions or events and (iv) advisory services to the accounting or disclosure treatment of the actual or potential impact to the Registrant of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for non-audit assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-investment adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant ("Service Affiliates"), that were reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit of the Service Affiliate, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2019 and $0 in 2020.

 

(c)  Tax Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning ("Tax Services") were $3,032 in 2019 and $3,104 in 2020. These services consisted of: (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments; (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held, and (iv) determination of Passive Foreign Investment Companies.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Tax Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2019 and $0 in 2020. 

 

 

 


 

(d)  All Other Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, were $30 in 2019 and $0 in 2020.  These services consisted of a review of the Registrant's anti-money laundering program.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Non-Audit Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, other than the services reported in paragraphs (b) through (c) of this Item, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee, were  $0 in 2019 and $0 in 2020. 

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.  The Registrant's Audit Committee has established policies and procedures (the "Policy") for pre-approval (within specified fee limits) of the Auditor's engagements for non-audit services to the Registrant and Service Affiliates without specific case-by-case consideration.  The pre-approved services in the Policy can include pre-approved audit services, pre-approved audit-related services, pre-approved tax services and pre-approved all other services.  Pre-approval considerations include whether the proposed services are compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.  Pre-approvals pursuant to the Policy are considered annually.

(e)(2) Note.  None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4 were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) None of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.

Non-Audit Fees.  The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the Reporting Periods were $605,259 in 2019 and $1,264,899 in 2020. 

 

Auditor Independence.  The Registrant's Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.

 

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)    Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(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 Stock Index Fund, Inc.

By:       /s/ David DiPetrillo

            David DiPetrillo

            President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:    February 8 2021

 

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/ David DiPetrillo

            David DiPetrillo

            President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:    February 8, 2021

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels

            Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date:    February 8, 2021

 

 

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(1)    Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(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)