On January 24, 2019, the board of trustees of Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.0235 per share of beneficial interest, payable on February 22, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 7, 2019. The ex-dividend date is February 6, 2019. The previous dividend declared in December 2018 was $0.0235 per share of beneficial interest.