BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF) Competitors $2.60 +0.02 (+0.58%) As of 12:17 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DHF vs. BTO, CGBD, PDT, DSU, CCAP, PEO, CION, ECC, RMT, and IFNShould you be buying BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund include John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), and India Fund (IFN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund vs. Its Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Crescent Capital BDC Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment Eagle Point Credit Royce Otc Micro India Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) and BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE:DHF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, BTO or DHF? John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in BTO or DHF? 19.5% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BTO or DHF a better dividend stock? John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Which has higher earnings and valuation, BTO or DHF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund$158.32M4.70N/AN/AN/ABNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund$16.31M11.57N/AN/AN/A Is BTO or DHF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A N/A N/A BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer BTO or DHF? In the previous week, BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund and 2 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund's score of 1.01 indicating that John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund beats John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DHF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DHF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$188.75M$1.43B$6.27B$21.15BDividend Yield8.08%4.58%4.31%3.50%P/E RatioN/A4,483.551,695.1729.04Price / Sales11.571,981.711,378.4448.03Price / CashN/A60.6349.0318.29Price / BookN/A1.353.685.29Net IncomeN/A$265.04M$1.23B$997.87M7 Day Performance0.78%0.06%-0.24%-0.63%1 Month Performance1.57%1.26%2.49%6.33%1 Year Performance1.76%7.21%27.91%13.76% BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DHFBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies FundN/A$2.60+0.6%N/A+0.2%$188.75M$16.31M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.97+1.1%N/A+10.9%$722.16MN/A0.002,719Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.6517 of 5 stars$13.70-2.1%$15.10+10.2%-18.4%$712.89M$232.59M11.42N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.41+0.1%N/A+2.2%$658.59MN/A0.00147,000DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.61+0.4%N/A-2.2%$575.75MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsCCAPCrescent Capital BDC2.3036 of 5 stars$15.53+1.6%$17.25+11.1%-13.7%$566.28M$56.75M12.94N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumePEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.63+0.7%N/A-6.5%$564.17MN/A0.0018Positive NewsCIONCION Investment1.2017 of 5 stars$10.72+0.1%$10.75+0.2%-16.1%$557.85M$252.43M-56.44N/APositive NewsECCEagle Point Credit2.6683 of 5 stars$7.05+0.1%$8.67+22.9%-25.0%$541.72M$179.77M64.10N/ARMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$10.12+0.0%N/A+3.2%$531.71MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓IFNIndia FundN/A$15.30-0.9%N/A-18.3%$479.20MN/A0.0021,000Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives Carlyle Secured Lending Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Alternatives BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Alternatives Crescent Capital BDC Alternatives Adams Natural Resources Fund Alternatives CION Investment Alternatives Eagle Point Credit Alternatives Royce Otc Micro Alternatives India Fund Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DHF) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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