BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF) Competitors $2.47 -0.02 (-0.80%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.48 +0.00 (+0.20%) As of 05:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DHF vs. BTO, NXP, PDT, ASA, ECC, MUJ, CCAP, DSU, PEO, and CIONShould 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), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), and CION Investment (CION). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund vs. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals Eagle Point Credit BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Crescent Capital BDC BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) and BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE:DHF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BTO or DHF? John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund received 9 more outperform votes than BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.27% of users gave John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund an outperform vote while only 69.34% of users gave BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundOutperform Votes15670.27% Underperform Votes6629.73% BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies FundOutperform Votes14769.34% Underperform Votes6530.66% 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 7.7%. BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Does the media favor BTO or DHF? In the previous week, BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund had 3 more articles in the media than John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund and 0 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Neutral BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, BTO or DHF? John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 Do institutionals & insiders believe in BTO or DHF? 19.5% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BTO or DHF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund$142.41M4.67N/AN/AN/ABNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund$33.52M5.36N/AN/AN/A SummaryBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund beats John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund on 6 of the 10 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$179.66M$1.19B$5.27B$19.29BDividend Yield8.37%4.40%4.18%3.84%P/E RatioN/A21.2212.7934.41Price / Sales5.362,310.521,676.8134.88Price / CashN/A60.4649.6217.52Price / BookN/A1.151.344.69Net IncomeN/A$263.32M$1.22B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.79%-0.33%-0.01%-2.42%1 Month Performance2.07%16.92%10.42%6.25%1 Year Performance1.65%2.32%13.60%5.85% 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$2.47-0.8%N/A+2.1%$179.66M$33.52M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.79-0.7%N/A+18.2%$686.82M$142.41M0.002,719NXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.09-0.1%N/A-1.1%$659.62M$75.19M0.0040,400News CoveragePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.74-0.2%N/A+8.1%$626.62M$198.30M0.00147,000News CoverageASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$29.09+2.1%N/A+63.0%$626.13M$118.94M0.001,100ECCEagle Point Credit3.0832 of 5 stars$7.80-1.1%$10.33+32.5%-27.7%$600.19M$97.61M9.29N/AUpcoming EarningsMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.02+0.1%N/A-3.3%$594.93M$12.23M0.00N/APositive NewsCCAPCrescent Capital BDC2.348 of 5 stars$15.61+1.2%$17.60+12.7%-14.5%$578.51M$83.50M7.84N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.42-0.1%N/A-5.5%$567.59M$44.55M0.00N/APEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.45-1.6%N/A-13.4%$537.37M$34.82M0.0018News CoveragePositive NewsCIONCION Investment2.6268 of 5 stars$9.93+1.1%$11.00+10.8%-23.9%$523.18M$-2,967,000.006.76N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives Eagle Point Credit Alternatives BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Alternatives Crescent Capital BDC Alternatives BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Alternatives Adams Natural Resources Fund Alternatives CION Investment 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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