BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,LEO +0.16%28 Shareholder Yield % is 6.22% as of Mar. 2026, which is 24% below its 10-year median of 8.18. GuruFocus rates LEO with a GF Score™ of 28/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,475 Asset Management companies, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, ranks better than 60.14% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Shareholder Yield % was 6.22%.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
LEO vs VKI, AEF, SDHY: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Shareholder Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, (LEO) has a Shareholder Yield % of 6.22% as of Mar. 2026. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, and its competitors. This is 24% below median its historical median of 8.18. According to the industry distribution chart, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, ranks #588 out of 1475 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 39.9%.
Is BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Shareholder Yield % too high?
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s current Shareholder Yield % of 6.22% is 24% below median its 10-year median of 8.18. The Asset Management industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s value of 6.22% is 52.5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, ranks #588 out of 1475 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, has a GF Score™ of 28/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Shareholder Yield % compare to VKI and AEF?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, ranks #588 out of 1475 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s value of 6.22% is 52.5% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 8.18 vs. the industry median of 4.08, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for an Asset Management company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Asset Management companies is 4.08, based on 1,475 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s current Shareholder Yield % of 6.22% is 52.5% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s current Shareholder Yield % is 6.22%, which is 24% below median its own 10-year median of 8.18. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, stock overvalued right now?
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, (LEO) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 6.22%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 6.22%, which is 24% below median its 10-year median of 8.18 and 52.5% above the Asset Management industry median of 4.08. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s overall GF Score™ is 28/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, (LEO), the current Shareholder Yield % is 6.22% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Business Description
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital. Its products include equity and fixed income mutual funds, retail money market funds, government/treasury money market funds, institutional money market funds, and others. The company and its affiliates, as well as others involved in the management, sales, investment activities, business operations, or distribution of the fund, are engaged in businesses and have interests other than those of managing the fund.
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