On January 25, 2017, the Board of Trustees of Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.0265 per share of beneficial interest, payable on February 23, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 8, 2017. The ex-dividend date is February 6, 2017. The previous dividend declared in December was $0.0265 per share of beneficial interest.