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BNY MELLON STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.

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BNY MELLON STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.

DSM·NYSE·Unknown·CIK 0000855887

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund managed by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. The fund invests in the fixed income markets within the United States. Its primary focus is on investment-grade municipal bonds that are exempt from federal income tax. The fund aims to maintain a weighted average maturity exceeding 10 years. Established on November 22, 1989, the fund was previously known as Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. and is domiciled in the United States.

BNY MELLON STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC. (NYSE:DSM) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 8 items for DSM at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-06-05, rated 8/10. Across its 8 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 7 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for DSM spans DEFA14A, DFAN14A, DEFC14A, PREC14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Fund Urges Shareholders to Vote for Board Nominees Amidst Activist Challenge
  • BNY Mellon Fund Fights Activist, Offers Fee Cuts in Proxy Battle
  • BNY Mellon Fund Defends Board, Highlights Performance & Discount Narrowing in Proxy Battle
  • Activist Saba Capital Launches Proxy Fight, Seeks Board Seat to Push Fund Conversion
  • BNY Mellon Fund Urges Shareholders to Reject Activist Nominee in Proxy Fight

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 80,661 shares in DSM as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 51.0% increase from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 40.1% of DSM volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)80,661 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 51.0%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 94,628
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)40.1% of 146,714 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume32.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$5.18
52-week range · as of 2026-06-05 $5.18 – $6.3
Market cap
$256.04M
Volume
218.7K (1.3× avg)
3-mo avg 163.8K
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:49 UTC · Market closed

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DSM
Jun 05, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEFA14A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $6.10
Real-time Price: $5.18 info
Change: -$0.920 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $256.041M info
DSM
Jun 03, 2026, 5:35 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEFA14A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $6.10
Real-time Price: $5.18 info
Change: -$0.920 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $256.041M info
DSM
May 18, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEFA14A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $6.00
Real-time Price: $5.18 info
Change: -$0.820 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $256.041M info
DSM
May 07, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: DFAN14A
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $6.18
Real-time Price: $5.18 info
Change: -$1.00 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $256.041M info
DSM
May 06, 2026, 3:42 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEFA14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $6.17
Real-time Price: $5.18 info
Change: -$0.990 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $256.041M info
DSM
Apr 29, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEFC14A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $6.00
Real-time Price: $5.18 info
Change: -$0.820 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $256.041M info
DSM
Apr 16, 2026, 1:20 PM EDT
Filing Type: PREC14A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $6.09
Real-time Price: $5.18 info
Change: -$0.910 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $256.041M info
DSM
Apr 14, 2026, 6:04 PM EDT
Filing Type: PREC14A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $6.07
Real-time Price: $5.18 info
Change: -$0.890 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $256.041M info
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