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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number

811-22169

 

 

 

Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Funds

 

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York  10166

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

Michael A. Rosenberg, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York  10166

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 

(212) 922-6000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

12/31

 

Date of reporting period:

06/30/2011

 

             

 

 


 

 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.      Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

Dreyfus 
Institutional Reserves 
Funds 

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT June 30, 2011




Contents   
 
 
The Funds   
A Letter from the Chairman and CEO  3 
Discussion of Fund Performance  4 
Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses  6 
Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses   
With Those of Other Funds  7 
Statements of Investments  8 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities  14 
Statements of Operations  15 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets  16 
Financial Highlights  18 
Notes to Financial Statements  21 
 
For More Information   
Back cover   

 

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of Dreyfus or any other person in the Dreyfus organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Dreyfus disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Dreyfus fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Dreyfus fund.

  • Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value



Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Funds

The Funds


A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Funds, covering the six-month period from January 1, 2011, through June 30, 2011. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Although 2011 began on an optimistic note amid encouraging economic data, by midyear investors returned to a more cautious outlook.The U.S. and global economies continued to grow during the reporting period, but at a relatively sluggish pace. First, manufacturing activity proved unsustainably strong in late 2010 and early 2011, leading to a subsequent slowdown in new orders. Second, turmoil in the Middle East drove oil prices higher and produced an inflationary drag on real incomes. Third, natural and nuclear disasters in Japan added to upward pressure on energy prices, and these unexpected events disrupted the global supply chain, especially in the automotive sector. Finally, in the United States, disappointing labor and housing markets weighed on investor sentiment. As a result, the Federal Reserve

Board left short-term interest rates unchanged at historically low levels, and money market yields remained near zero percent.

We expect economic conditions to improve over the second half of 2011. Inflationary pressures appear to be peaking in most countries, including the United States, and we have already seen energy prices retreat from their highs. In addition, a successful resolution to the current debate regarding government spending and borrowing, without major fiscal tightening over the near term, should help avoid a serious disruption to the domestic economy. To assess how these and other developments may affect your investments, we encourage you, as always, to speak with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer The Dreyfus Corporation July 15, 2011

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)


DISCUSSION OF
FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of January 1, 2011, through June 30, 2011, as provided by Patricia A. Larkin, Senior Portfolio Manager

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the three Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Funds listed below produced the following annualized yields and annualized effective yields:1

    Annualized 
  Annualized  Effective 
  Yield (%)  Yield (%) 
Dreyfus Institutional     
Reserves Money Fund     
Institutional Shares  0.17  0.17 
Hamilton Shares  0.12  0.12 
Premier Shares  0.00  0.00 
Classic Shares  0.00  0.00 
Agency Shares  0.02  0.02 
Dreyfus Institutional     
Reserves Treasury Fund     
Institutional Shares  0.01  0.01 
Hamilton Shares  0.00  0.00 
Premier Shares  0.00  0.00 
Classic Shares  0.00  0.00 
Agency Shares  0.00  0.00 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves     
Treasury Prime Fund     
Institutional Shares  0.00  0.00 
Hamilton Shares  0.00  0.00 
Premier Shares  0.00  0.00 
Agency Shares  0.00  0.00 

 

Yields on U.S.Treasury bills remained near zero percent as the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) continued to maintain short-term interest rates at historically low levels in a sluggish economy.

Mixed Economic Data Sparked Shifts in Market Sentiment

The reporting period began in the midst of an economic recovery as new unemployment claims had declined and the unemployment rate had eased to 9.4% by the start of 2011. In addition, the Fed was in the midst of a second round of quantitative easing of monetary policy involving the purchase of $600 million of U.S.Treasury securities. As a result, the recovery seemed to gain momentum early in the year, as evidenced by improved existing home sales in January. Meanwhile, food and fuel prices climbed, signaling a potential increase in inflationary pressures stemming from robust demand in overseas markets. Nonetheless, as it has since December 2008, the Fed maintained an aggressively accommodative monetary policy, keeping short-term interest rates within a historically low range between 0% and 0.25%.

In February, a wave of political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa caused energy prices to surge higher, potentially threatening the reinvigorated economic recovery. Still, U.S. manufacturing activity reached its highest level in seven years, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.9% during the month.The global economy took another hit in March, when Japan suffered a devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, disrupting one of the world’s larger economies.Yet, higher energy prices and the tragedy in Japan appeared to have relatively little short-term impact on the U.S. economy, as activity expanded across several economic sectors in March, the private sector added 233,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.8%, its lowest reading in two years. However, it was later announced that the U.S. economy

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grew at a surprisingly anemic 1.9% annualized rate during the first quarter of 2011. Slowdowns in consumer and government spending appeared to be the main factors behind the deceleration of economic growth.

Economic headwinds seemed to intensify in April as new concerns arose regarding a potential default by Greece on its sovereign debt and the potential spread of the sovereign debt crisis to other European nations. In addition, a contentious debate about government spending and borrowing intensified in the United States as the federal government approached the upper limits of its debt authorization. However, some parts of the U.S. economy continued to fare well during the month, including another monthly increase in domestic manufacturing activity.

May produced more mixed economic data.While industrial production picked up after slumping in March and April, employment data continued to disappoint, with new jobless claims remaining uncomfortably high. The housing market continued to deteriorate, posting declines in both existing home sales and housing starts.

The Fed ended its quantitative easing program on schedule in June, and investors were relieved when the program’s termination had relatively little immediate impact on the financial markets. Meanwhile, energy prices moderated and manufacturing activity continued to increase. These positive developments were largely offset by declining consumer confidence, additional signs of weakness in U.S. housing markets and anemic job creation in an uncertain labor market.

Still Focused on Liquidity

The low federal funds rate kept yields of U.S. Treasury bills near zero percent throughout the reporting period, and with narrow yield differences along the market’s maturity spectrum, it continued to make little sense to us to incur the additional risks that longer-dated securities typically entail. Therefore, we maintained the fund’s weighted average maturity in a range that was roughly in line with industry averages.

The first half of 2011 ended with a cloudy outlook for the second half of the year and no signs that the Fed was prepared to raise short-term interest rates. Until we see clearer indications of an impending shift to a less accommodative monetary policy, we currently intend to maintain the fund’s focus on liquidity.

July 15, 2011

  An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any 
  other government agency.Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of 
  your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing 
  in the fund. 
  Short-term corporate and asset-backed securities holdings, while rated in the 
  highest rating category by one or more NRSRO (or unrated, if deemed of 
  comparable quality by Dreyfus), involve credit and liquidity risks and risk of 
  principal loss. 
1  Annualized effective yield is based upon dividends declared daily and 
  reinvested monthly. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.Yields 
  fluctuate.Yields provided for the fund reflect the absorption of certain fund 
  expenses by The Dreyfus Corporation pursuant to an undertaking in effect 
  that may be extended, terminated or modified at any time. Had these 
  expenses not been absorbed, fund yields would have been lower, and in some 
  cases, 7-day yields during the reporting period would have been negative 
  absent the expense absorption. 

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemptions fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in each class of each fund from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment           
assuming actual returns for the six months ended June 30, 2011           
  Institutional  Hamilton  Agency  Premier  Classic 
  Shares  Shares  Shares  Shares  Shares 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves           
Money Fund           
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ .69  $ .94  $ 1.44  $ 1.54  $ 1.54 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,000.90  $1,000.60  $1,000.10  $1,000.00  $1,000.00 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves           
Treasury Fund           
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ .60  $ .64  $ .64  $ .69  $ .64 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,000.10  $1,000.00  $1,000.00  $1,000.00  $1,000.00 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves           
Treasury Prime Fund           
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ .60  $ .60  $ .60  $ .60   
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,000.00  $1,000.00  $1,000.00  $1,000.00   

 

Expenses are equal to the Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund’s annualized expense ratio of .14% for Institutional Shares, .19% for Hamilton Shares, .29% for Agency Shares, 
.31% for Premier Shares and .31% for Classic Shares, Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund’s annualized expense ratio of .12% for Institutional Shares, .13% for Hamilton 
Shares, .13% for Agency Shares, .14% for Premier Shares and .13% for Classic Shares and Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund’s annualized expense ratio of .12% for 
Institutional Shares, .12% for Hamilton Shares, .12% for Agency Shares and .12% for Premier Shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 
(to reflect the one-half year period). 

 

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COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return.You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment           
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended June 30, 2011         
  Institutional  Hamilton  Agency  Premier  Classic 
  Shares  Shares  Shares  Shares  Shares 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves           
Money Fund           
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ .70  $ .95  $ 1.45  $ 1.56  $ 1.56 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,024.10  $1,023.85  $1,023.36  $1,023.26  $1,023.26 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves           
Treasury Fund           
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ .60  $ .65  $ .65  $ .70  $ .65 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,024.20  $1,024.15  $1,024.15  $1,024.10  $1,024.15 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves           
Treasury Prime Fund           
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ .60  $ .60  $ .60  $ .60   
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,024.20  $1,024.20  $1,024.20  $1,024.20   

 

Expenses are equal to the Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund’s annualized expense ratio of .14% for Institutional Shares, .19% for Hamilton Shares, .29% for Agency Shares, 
.31% for Premier Shares and .31% for Classic Shares, Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund’s annualized expense ratio of .12% for Institutional Shares, .13% for Hamilton 
Shares, .13% for Agency Shares, .14% for Premier Shares and .13% for Classic Shares and Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund’s annualized expense ratio of .12% for 
Institutional Shares, .12% for Hamilton Shares, .12% for Agency Shares and .12% for Premier Shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 
(to reflect the one-half year period). 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
June 30, 2011 (Unaudited) 

 

  Principal   
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Negotiable Bank Certificates of Deposit—36.8%     
Barclays Bank     
0.44%—0.59%, 7/5/11—7/20/11  273,000,000 a  273,000,000 
BNP Paribas (Yankee)     
0.44%—0.55%, 8/17/11—11/7/11  165,000,000  165,000,000 
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     
0.17%, 7/1/11  40,000,000 a  40,019,924 
Credit Agricole NA (Yankee)     
0.26%, 7/18/11  250,000,000  250,000,000 
Credit Industriel et Commercial (Yankee)     
0.47%, 11/3/11  50,000,000  50,000,000 
Fortis Bank SA/NV (Yankee)     
0.56%, 8/10/11  100,000,000  100,000,000 
Mizuho Corporate Bank (Yankee)     
0.19%, 7/8/11  100,000,000  100,000,000 
Natixis New York (Yankee)     
0.55%, 10/3/11  250,000,000  250,000,000 
Royal Bank of Canada     
0.27%, 7/1/11  250,000,000 a  250,000,000 
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (Yankee)     
0.47%, 7/11/11  250,000,000  250,000,000 
Westpac Banking Corp.     
0.28%, 8/16/11  250,000,000 a  250,000,000 
Total Negotiable Bank Certificates of Deposit     
(cost $1,978,019,924)    1,978,019,924 
 
Commercial Paper—21.8%     
DnB NOR Bank ASA     
0.21%, 7/6/11  250,000,000 b  249,992,708 
Erste Abwicklungsanstalt     
0.25%—0.32%, 9/14/11—11/21/11  185,000,000  184,828,618 
General Electric Capital Services Inc.     
0.30%, 9/6/11  100,000,000  99,944,167 
Nationwide Building Society     
0.49%, 8/26/11—8/30/11  185,000,000 b  184,854,361 
Societe Generale N.A. Inc.     
0.05%, 7/1/11  200,000,000  200,000,000 
UBS Finance Delaware Inc.     
0.01%, 7/1/11  250,000,000  250,000,000 
Total Commercial Paper     
(cost $1,169,619,854)    1,169,619,854 
 
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper—14.1%     
Antalis U.S. Funding Corp.     
0.27%, 8/8/11  75,590,000 b  75,568,457 

 

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  Principal   
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund (continued)  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
 
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (continued)     
Argento Variable Funding Ltd.     
0.46%, 9/6/11  200,000,000 b  199,828,778 
Gemini Securitization Corp., LLC     
0.07%, 7/1/11  220,000,000 b  220,000,000 
Solitaire Funding Ltd.     
0.24%—0.28%,     
7/6/11—8/8/11  261,000,000 b  260,968,406 
Total Asset-Backed Commercial Paper     
(cost $756,365,641)    756,365,641 
 
Corporate Note—4.6%     
Credit Suisse     
0.53%, 7/19/11     
(cost $250,000,000)  250,000,000 a  250,000,000 
 
Time Deposits—13.5%     
Canadian Imperial Bank of     
Commerce (Grand Cayman)     
0.02%, 7/1/11  200,000,000  200,000,000 
Commerzbank (Grand Cayman)     
0.01%, 7/1/11  250,000,000  250,000,000 
Natixis New York (Grand Cayman)     
0.11%, 7/1/11  25,000,000  25,000,000 
Northern Trust Co. (Grand Cayman)     
0.01%, 7/1/11  250,000,000  250,000,000 
Total Time Deposits     
(cost $725,000,000)    725,000,000 
 
U.S. Government Agencies—8.4%     
Federal Farm Credit Bank     
0.30%, 11/23/11  100,000,000 a  99,971,840 
Federal Home Loan Bank     
0.25%, 7/1/11  100,000,000 a  99,961,720 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.     
0.29%, 7/1/11  100,000,000 a,c  99,953,735 
Straight-A Funding LLC     
0.18%, 8/3/11  150,000,000 b  149,975,250 
Total U.S. Government Agencies     
(cost $449,862,545)    449,862,545 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills—.7%     
0.01%, 9/1/11     
(cost $39,999,311)  40,000,000  39,999,311 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

  Principal   
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund (continued)  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Repurchase Agreement—1.2%     
Barclays Capital, Inc.     
0.01%, dated 6/30/11, due 7/1/11 in the amount of $65,000,018     
(fully collateralized by $65,522,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.38%,     
due 5/15/12, value $66,300,057) (cost $65,000,000)  65,000,000  65,000,000 
Total Investments (cost $5,433,867,275)  101.1%  5,433,867,275 
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (1.1%)  (57,318,248) 
Net Assets  100.0%  5,376,549,027 

 

a Variable rate security—interest rate subject to periodic change. 
b Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified 
institutional buyers.At June 30, 2011, these securities amounted to $1,341,187,960 or 24.9% of net assets. 
c The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association into conservatorship with FHFA as the 
conservator.As such, the FHFA oversees the continuing affairs of these companies. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)       
 
  Value (%)    Value (%) 
Banking  74.8  Asset-Backed/Special Purpose Entity  1.4 
Asset-Backed/Multi-Seller Programs  12.7  Repurchase Agreement  1.2 
U.S. Government/Agencies  9.1     
Finance  1.9    101.1 
 
Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
June 30, 2011 (Unaudited) 

 

  Annualized       
  Yield on       
  Date of  Principal     
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund  Purchase (%)  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills—9.0%         
7/21/11  0.005  100,000,000    99,999,722 
8/18/11  0.15  50,000,000    49,990,333 
Total U.S. Treasury Bills         
(cost $149,990,055)        149,990,055 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes—32.8%         
8/1/11  0.28  25,000,000    25,015,137 
8/31/11  0.04  50,000,000    50,079,598 
8/31/11  0.04  50,000,000    50,379,762 
9/30/11  0.17  275,000,000    275,563,745 
11/30/11  0.06  50,000,000    50,142,918 
2/29/12  0.13  89,317,000    91,963,892 
Total U.S. Treasury Notes         
(cost $543,145,052)        543,145,052 
 
Repurchase Agreements—58.4%         
Barclays Capital, Inc.         
dated 6/30/11, due 7/1/11 in the amount of $168,000,047         
(fully collateralized by $60,075,600 U.S. Treasury Bonds,         
6.50%, due 11/15/26, value $79,337,339 and $91,443,000         
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.63%, due 1/31/13, value $92,022,729)  0.01  168,000,000    168,000,000 
BNP Paribas         
dated 6/30/11, due 7/1/11 in the amount of $200,000,000         
(fully collateralized by $171,207,300 U.S. Treasury Bonds,         
4.50%-5.38%, due 2/15/31-2/15/36, value $204,000,046)  0.00  200,000,000  a  200,000,000 
Citibank, NA         
dated 6/30/11, due 7/1/11 in the amount of $200,000,056         
(fully collateralized by $193,454,200 U.S. Treasury Notes,         
2.38%, due 2/28/15, value $204,000,093)  0.01  200,000,000    200,000,000 
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.         
dated 6/30/11, due 7/1/11 in the amount of $200,000,000         
(fully collateralized by $193,967,300 U.S. Treasury Notes,         
1.38%-2.75%, due 10/31/13-11/30/15, value $204,000,067)  0.00  200,000,000  a  200,000,000 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

  Annualized     
  Yield on     
  Date of  Principal   
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund (continued)  Purchase (%)  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
 
Repurchase Agreements (continued)       
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.       
dated 6/30/11, due 7/1/11 in the amount of $200,000,000       
(fully collateralized by $58,362,200 U.S. Treasury Inflation       
Protected Securities, 1.88%, due 7/15/15, value $75,032,175,       
$7,479,700 U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.38%, due 5/31/18,       
value $7,486,632 and $167,970,443 U.S. Treasury Strips,       
due 2/15/21, value $121,481,263)  0.00  200,000,000 a  200,000,000 
Total Repurchase Agreements       
(cost $968,000,000)      968,000,000 
 
Total Investments (cost $1,661,135,107)    100.2%  1,661,135,107 
 
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables    (.2%)  (3,384,358) 
 
Net Assets    100.0%  1,657,750,749 

 

a Under certain circumstances, the fund may engage in a repurchase agreement transaction with a yield of zero in order to invest cash amounts remaining in its portfolio at the end of the day 
in order to avoid having the fund assessed a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)       
  Value (%)    Value (%) 
Repurchase Agreements  58.4  U.S. Treasury Bills  9.0 
U.S. Treasury Notes  32.8    100.2 
Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
June 30, 2011 (Unaudited) 

 

    Annualized     
    Yield on     
    Date of  Principal   
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund  Purchase (%)  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
U.S. Treasury Bills—92.0%         
7/7/11    0.04  1,000,000  999,994 
7/21/11    0.01  54,000,000  53,999,850 
7/28/11    0.04  178,000,000  177,995,328 
8/4/11    0.03  149,000,000  148,995,651 
8/11/11    0.05  36,000,000  35,998,092 
8/18/11    0.04  87,000,000  86,995,813 
8/25/11    0.02  5,000,000  4,999,886 
9/1/11    0.05  22,000,000  21,998,226 
9/22/11    0.04  40,000,000  39,996,311 
9/29/11    0.03  120,000,000  119,993,300 
12/15/11    0.11  50,000,000  49,975,646 
Total U.S. Treasury Bills         
(cost $741,948,097)        741,948,097 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes—9.6%         
8/31/11    0.04  7,000,000  7,011,126 
9/30/11    0.06  50,000,000  50,116,824 
10/31/11    0.09  20,000,000  20,060,517 
Total U.S. Treasury Notes         
(cost $77,188,467)        77,188,467 
Total Investments (cost $819,136,564)      101.6%  819,136,564 
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables      (1.6%)  (13,270,843) 
Net Assets      100.0%  805,865,721 
 
 
 
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)         
  Value (%)      Value (%) 
U.S. Treasury Bills  92.0  U.S. Treasury Notes    9.6 
        101.6 
 
Based on net assets.         
See notes to financial statements.         

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
June 30, 2011 (Unaudited) 

 

    Dreyfus  Dreyfus 
  Dreyfus  Institutional  Institutional 
  Institutional  Reserves  Reserves 
  Reserves  Treasury  Treasury Prime 
  Money Fund  Fund  Fund 
Assets ($):       
Investments in securities at value—Note 1(a,b)  5,433,867,275a  1,661,135,107a  819,136,564 
Cash  13,469,267  3,920,421  11,491,105 
Interest receivable  2,053,518  3,147,590  182,775 
  5,449,390,060  1,668,203,118  830,810,444 
Liabilities ($):       
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 2(b)  866,957  95,518  53,587 
Payable for shares of Beneficial Interest redeemed  71,974,076  10,356,851  24,891,136 
  72,841,033  10,452,369  24,944,723 
Net Assets ($)  5,376,549,027  1,657,750,749  805,865,721 
Composition of Net Assets ($):       
Paid-in capital  5,376,551,593  1,658,188,670  805,871,510 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments  (2,566)  (437,921)  (5,789) 
Net Assets ($)  5,376,549,027  1,657,750,749  805,865,721 
Net Asset Value Per Share       
Institutional Shares       
Net Assets ($)  1,727,006,694  123,447,475  498,358,188 
Shares Outstanding  1,726,296,855  123,427,595  498,363,380 
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  1.00  1.00  1.00 
Hamilton Shares       
Net Assets ($)  2,954,792,822  298,542,590  32,223,241 
Shares Outstanding  2,953,796,707  298,502,090  32,223,576 
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  1.00  1.00  1.00 
Agency Shares       
Net Assets ($)  22,995,317  4,636,267  6,250 
Shares Outstanding  22,990,283  4,635,454  6,250 
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  1.00  1.00  1.00 
Premier Shares       
Net Assets ($)  457,266,391  1,055,717,810  275,278,042 
Shares Outstanding  457,140,713  1,055,604,840  275,278,304 
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  1.00  1.00  1.00 
Classic Shares       
Net Assets ($)  214,487,803  175,406,607   
Shares Outstanding  214,428,318  175,375,874   
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  1.00  1.00   
Investments at cost ($)  5,433,867,275  1,661,135,107  819,136,564 

 

a Amount includes repurchase agreements of $65,000,000 for Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund and $968,000,000 for Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund. See 
Note 1(b). 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited) 

 

    Dreyfus  Dreyfus 
  Dreyfus  Institutional  Institutional 
  Institutional  Reserves  Reserves 
  Reserves  Treasury  Treasury Prime 
  Money Fund  Fund  Fund 
Investment Income ($):       
Interest Income  9,199,754  992,290  493,416 
Expenses:       
Management fee—Note 2(a)  4,132,825  1,020,329  657,547 
Distribution fees—Note 2(b)  2,280,285  1,799,415  386,057 
Trustees’ fees—Note 2(c)  45,539  13,951  6,870 
Total Expenses  6,458,649  2,833,695  1,050,474 
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 2(a)  (793,893)  (1,843,753)  (550,337) 
Less—Trustees’ fees reimbursed by the Manager—Note 2(c)  (45,539)  (13,951)  (6,870) 
Net Expenses  5,619,217  975,991  493,267 
Investment Income—Net  3,580,537  16,299  149 
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 1(b) ($)  975,643  16,645  3,134 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  4,556,180  32,944  3,283 
 
See notes to financial statements.       

 

The Funds  15 

 



STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN ASSETS

  Dreyfus Institutional 
  Reserves Money Fund 
  Six Months Ended  Year Ended 
  June 30, 2011  December 31, 
  (Unaudited)  2010 
Operations ($):     
Investment income—net  3,580,537  13,288,328 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  975,643  548,536 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  4,556,180  13,836,864 
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):     
Investment income—net:     
Institutional Shares  (1,622,155)  (5,980,288) 
Hamilton Shares  (1,955,263)  (7,261,165) 
Agency Shares  (2,997)  (18,071) 
Premier Shares  (91)  (28,714) 
Classic Shares  (31)  (90) 
Total Dividends  (3,580,537)  (13,288,328) 
Beneficial Interest Transactions ($1.00 per share):     
Net proceeds from shares sold:     
Institutional Shares  5,401,940,476  15,084,987,428 
Hamilton Shares  8,048,012,229  16,538,191,224 
Agency Shares  25,106,951  131,313,630 
Premier Shares  1,273,793,659  2,626,003,239 
Classic Shares  1,062,629,266  2,691,464,987 
Dividends reinvested:     
Institutional Shares  56,488  552,377 
Hamilton Shares  27,817  171,580 
Premier Shares  3  1,678 
Classic Shares  31  90 
Cost of shares redeemed:     
Institutional Shares  (5,512,177,924)  (15,700,725,589) 
Hamilton Shares  (8,575,219,557)  (18,559,454,160) 
Agency Shares  (29,612,078)  (146,624,487) 
Premier Shares  (1,419,837,011)  (2,851,419,440) 
Classic Shares  (1,097,425,795)  (2,980,135,950) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from     
Beneficial Interest Transactions  (822,705,445)  (3,165,673,393) 
Settlement payment from unaffiliated third party    1,896,975 
Total Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets  (821,729,802)  (3,163,227,882) 
Net Assets ($):     
Beginning of Period  6,198,278,829  9,361,506,711 
End of Period  5,376,549,027  6,198,278,829 
 
See Note 3.     
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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  Dreyfus Institutional  Dreyfus Institutional 
  Reserves Treasury Fund  Reserves Treasury Prime Fund 
  Six Months Ended  Year Ended  Six Months Ended  Year Ended 
  June 30, 2011  December 31,  June 30, 2011  December 31, 
  (Unaudited)  2010  (Unaudited)  2010 
Operations ($):         
Investment income—net  16,299  186,106  149  7,985 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  16,645    3,134  (16) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations  32,944  186,106  3,283  7,969 
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net:         
Institutional Shares  (15,098)  (99,315)  (96)  (7,880) 
Hamilton Shares  (1,029)  (86,402)  (5)  (10) 
Agency Shares  (3)  (3)     
Premier Shares  (138)  (317)  (48)  (95) 
Classic Shares  (31)  (69)     
Total Dividends  (16,299)  (186,106)  (149)  (7,985) 
Beneficial Interest Transactions ($1.00 per share):         
Net proceeds from shares sold:         
Institutional Shares  290,048,058  996,195,215  1,094,353,944  1,756,092,841 
Hamilton Shares  516,029,560  3,587,076,267  104,820,036  420,950,453 
Agency Shares  403,533,955  59,386,898     
Premier Shares  1,492,633,972  3,207,044,127  655,636,763  2,752,610,311 
Classic Shares  337,954,028  1,203,305,376     
Dividends reinvested:         
Institutional Shares  32  445  14  863 
Hamilton Shares  154  4,538     
Premier Shares  3  4     
Classic Shares  28  63     
Cost of shares redeemed:         
Institutional Shares  (389,542,691)  (1,278,185,236)  (1,110,404,708)  (1,798,410,082) 
Hamilton Shares  (492,609,876)  (3,975,102,785)  (114,495,660)  (390,513,388) 
Agency Shares  (404,264,305)  (60,947,283)     
Premier Shares  (1,334,763,159)  (3,490,864,692)  (635,872,400)  (2,787,847,076) 
Classic Shares  (377,836,836)  (1,325,352,333)     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from         
Beneficial Interest Transactions  41,182,923  (1,077,439,396)  (5,962,011)  (47,116,078) 
Settlement payment from         
unaffiliated third party    519,529     
Total Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets  41,199,568  (1,076,919,867)  (5,958,877)  (47,116,094) 
Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period  1,616,551,181  2,693,471,048  811,824,598  858,940,692 
End of Period  1,657,750,749  1,616,551,181  805,865,721  811,824,598 
 
See Note 3.         
See notes to financial statements.         

 

The Funds  17 

 



FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Please note that the financial highlights information in the following tables for the Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund, Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund and Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund’s (the “funds”) Institutional, Hamilton, Agency, Premier and Classic shares represents the financial highlights of the fund’s predecessor, BNY Hamilton Funds, before the funds commenced operation as of the close of business on September 12, 2008, and represent the performance of the fund’s Institutional, Hamilton,Agency, Premier and Classic shares threafter.Total return shows how much an investment in the fund’s Institutional, Hamilton, Agency, Premier and Classic shares would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming all dividends and distributions were reinvested.

    Per Share Data ($)        Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) 
            Ratio of  Ratio of  Ratio of Net   
Net Asset  Dividends Net Asset Total Net  Investment Net Assets
Value Net  from Net Value  Expenses Expenses Income to  End of
Beginning Investment Investment End  Total to Average to Average Average  Period 
of Period  Income Income of Period Return (%)  Net Assets  Net Assets   Net Assets ($ x1,000)
Dreyfus Institutional                   
Reserves Money Fund                   
Institutional Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  .001  (.001)  1.00  .09a  .14a  .14a  .17a  1,727,007 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  .002  (.002)  1.00  .21  .14  .14  .19  1,836,863 
2009  1.00  .006  (.006)  1.00  .57  .17  .17  .61  2,451,271 
2008  1.00  .028  (.028)  1.00  2.86  .15  .15  2.84  3,513,565 
2007  1.00  .052  (.052)  1.00  5.30  .15  .15  5.14  3,500,461 
2006  1.00  .049  (.049)  1.00  5.05  .14  .14  5.09  531,689 
Hamilton Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  .001  (.001)  1.00  .06a  .19a  .19a  .12a  2,954,793 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  .002  (.002)  1.00  .15  .19  .19  .15  3,481,446 
2009  1.00  .005  (.005)  1.00  .51  .21  .21  .50  5,501,158 
2008  1.00  .028  (.028)  1.00  2.81  .20  .20  2.87  4,038,235 
2007  1.00  .051  (.051)  1.00  5.25  .20  .20  5.13  4,545,664 
2006  1.00  .048  (.048)  1.00  5.00  .19  .19  4.89  5,102,680 
Agency Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  b  b  1.00  .01a  .29a  .29a  .03a  22,995 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  .001  (.001)  1.00  .06  .29  .28  .05  27,498 
2009  1.00  .004  (.004)  1.00  .42  .32  .31  .42  42,799 
2008  1.00  .027  (.027)  1.00  2.70  .30  .30  3.31  53,413 
2007  1.00  .050  (.050)  1.00  5.15  .30  .30  5.20  509,874 
2006  1.00  .024  (.024)  1.00  2.43  .29  .29  5.08  59,322 
Premier Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  b  b  1.00  .00a,c  .44a  .31a  .00a,c  457,266 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  b  b  1.00  c  .44  .33  c  603,226 
2009  1.00  .003  (.003)  1.00  .31  .47  .44  .36  828,469 
2008  1.00  .025  (.025)  1.00  2.55  .45  .45  2.60  1,797,040 
2007  1.00  .049  (.049)  1.00  4.99  .44  .44  4.89  2,396,847 
2006  1.00  .046  (.046)  1.00  4.74  .44  .44  4.68  3,080,742 
Classic Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  b  b  1.00  .00a,c  .69a  .31a  .00a,c  214,488 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  b  b  1.00  c  .69  .33  c  249,246 
2009  1.00  .002  (.002)  1.00  .18  .72  .57  .18  537,810 
2008  1.00  .023  (.023)  1.00  2.30  .70  .70  2.34  694,590 
2007  1.00  .046  (.046)  1.00  4.73  .70  .70  4.63  1,078,224 
2006  1.00  .044  (.044)  1.00  4.48  .69  .69  4.41  1,453,589 

 

a  Annualized. 
b  Amount represents less than $.0005 per share. 
c  Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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    Per Share Data ($)        Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) 
            Ratio of  Ratio of  Ratio of Net   
Net Asset  Dividends Net Asset Total Net  Investment Net Assets
Value  Net  Net Asset  Value Expenses Expenses Income to  End of 
Beginning Investment Investment  End Total to Average to Average Average  Period 
of Period  Income  Income  of period Return (%) Net Assets Net Assets Net Assets ($ x1,000)
Dreyfus Institutional                   
Reserves Treasury Fund                   
Institutional Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  a  a  1.00  .01b,c  .14b  .12b  .02b  123,447 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  .001  (.001)  1.00  .05  .14  .13  .04  222,951 
2009  1.00  .001  (.001)  1.00  .06  .15  .15  .06  504,846 
2008  1.00  .016  (.016)  1.00  1.59  .16  .16  1.60  217,234 
2007  1.00  .047  (.047)  1.00  4.83  .15  .15  4.58  369,397 
2006  1.00  .048  (.048)  1.00  4.87  .15  .15  4.79  31,683 
Hamilton Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  a  a  1.00  b,c  .19b  .13b  b,c  298,543 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  a  a  1.00  .02  .19  .18  .01  275,160 
2009  1.00  a  a  1.00  .03  .20  .19  .03  663,017 
2008  1.00  .015  (.015)  1.00  1.54  .20  .20  1.57  745,179 
2007  1.00  .047  (.047)  1.00  4.78  .20  .20  4.49  1,304,610 
2006  1.00  .047  (.047)  1.00  4.82  .20  .20  4.78  712,614 
Agency Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  a  a  1.00  b,c  .29b  .13b  b,c  4,636 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .29  .19  c  5,366 
2009  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .32  .24  .01  6,925 
2008  1.00  .014  (.014)  1.00  1.44  .30  .30  1.57  57,195 
2007  1.00  .046  (.046)  1.00  4.67  .30  .30  4.11  21,987 
2006  1.00  .007  (.007)  1.00  .72  .30  .30  4.98  1,665 
Premier Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  a  a  1.00  b,c  .44b  .14b  b,c  1,055,718 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .44  .19  c  897,799 
2009  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .46  .22  c  1,181,422 
2008  1.00  .013  (.013)  1.00  1.30  .45  .44  1.35  1,688,060 
2007  1.00  .044  (.044)  1.00  4.52  .45  .45  4.41  2,134,582 
2006  1.00  .045  (.045)  1.00  4.56  .45  .45  4.45  1,729,522 
Classic Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  a  a  1.00  b,c  .69b  .13b  b,c  175,407 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .69  .18  c  215,275 
2009  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .71  .22  c  337,261 
2008  1.00  .011  (.011)  1.00  1.11  .70  .63  1.06  509,762 
2007  1.00  .042  (.042)  1.00  4.26  .70  .70  4.15  442,131 
2006  1.00  .042  (.042)  1.00  4.30  .70  .70  4.25  471,111 

 

a  Amount represents less than $.0005 per share. 
b  Annualized. 
c  Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

    Per Share Data ($)        Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)   
            Ratio of  Ratio of  Ratio of Net   
Net Asset  Dividends Net Asset Total  Net  Investment Net Assets 
Value  Net  Net Asset  Value Expenses Expenses Income to  End of 
Beginning Investment Investment  End  Total to Average to Average Average  Period 
of Period  Income Income  of Period  Return (%) Net Assets Net Assets  Net Assets  ($ x1,000) 
   
 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves                   
Treasury Prime Fund                   
Institutional Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  a  a  1.00  b,c  .16b  .12b  b,c  498,358 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .16  .13  c  514,407 
2009  1.00  a  a  1.00  .03  .17  .16  .04  556,723 
2008  1.00  .014  (.014)  1.00  1.41  .19  .17  .85  866,681 
2007  1.00  .045  (.045)  1.00  4.55  .34  .16  4.36  77,674 
2006d  1.00  .008  (.008)  1.00  .82e  .67b  .16b  4.91b  50,203 
Hamilton Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  a  a  1.00  b,c  .20b  .12b  b,c  32,223 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .20  .13  c  41,899 
2009  1.00  a  a  1.00  .01  .21  .17  .02  11,462 
2008  1.00  .014  (.014)  1.00  1.37  .25  .21  1.03  36,992 
2007  1.00  .033  (.033)  1.00  3.29  .35  .20  3.80  13,806 
2006d  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  c  c  c  f 
Agency Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  a  a  1.00  b,c  .30b  .12b  b,c  6 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .30  .13  c  6 
2009  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .31  .20  .01  6 
2008  1.00  .002  (.002)  1.00  .16  .31  .31  .50  6 
2007  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  c  c  c  f 
2006d  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  c  c  c  f 
Premier Shares                   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  1.00  a  a  1.00  b,c  .45b  .12b  b,c  275,278 
Year Ended December 31,                   
2010  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .45  .13  c  255,513 
2009  1.00  a  a  1.00  c  .46  .18  c  290,749 
2008  1.00  .011  (.011)  1.00  1.11  .50  .46  .88  371,388 
2007  1.00  .041  (.041)  1.00  4.25  .62  .45  3.66  102,368 
2006d  1.00  a  a  1.00  .04e  .98b  .45b  4.50b  291 

 

a  Amount represents less than $.0005 per share. 
b  Annualized. 
c  Amount represents less than .01%. 
d  From November 1, 2006 (commencement of initial offering) to December 31, 2006. 
e  Not annualized. 
f  Amount represents less than $1,000. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund, Dreyfus Institutional ReservesTreasury Fund and Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund (each, a “fund”), each a separate series of Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Funds (the “Company”), are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”). Each fund is a diversified open-end management investment company. The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Each fund’s investment objective is to provide investors with as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the funds’ investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of each fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge. Each fund offers Institutional shares, Hamilton shares, Agency shares and Premier shares. In addition, Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund and Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund also offer Classic shares. Each fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of $.001 par value shares of Beneficial Interest. Hamilton shares, Agency shares, Premier shares and Classic shares are subject to a Service Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act.

As of June 30, 2011, MBC Investments Corp., an indirect subsidiary of BNY Mellon, held 6,250 Agency shares of Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund.

It is each fund’s policy to maintain a continuous net asset value per share of $1.00 for each class; each fund has adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend and distribution policies to enable it to do so.There is no assurance, however, that each fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value per share of $1.00.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases

of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants.The funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications.The funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The funds do not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities are valued at amortized cost in accordance with Rule 2a-7 of the Act, which has been determined by the Board of Trustees to represent the fair value of each fund’s investments.

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e. the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Act. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

Table 1 summarizes the inputs used as of June 30, 2011 in valuing each fund’s investments.

(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is earned from settlement date and is recognized on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Cost of investments represents amortized cost.

Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund and Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions, deemed to be creditworthy by the Manager, subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase and the funds’ agreement to resell such securities at a mutually agreed upon price. Securities purchased subject to repurchase agreements are deposited with the fund’s custodian and, pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, must have an aggregate market value greater than or equal to the repurchase price plus accrued interest at all times. If the value of the underlying securities falls below the value of the repurchase price plus accrued interest, the funds will require the seller to deposit additional collateral by the next business day. If the request for additional collateral is not met, or the

seller defaults on its repurchase obligation, the funds maintain the right to sell the underlying securities at market value and may claim any resulting loss against the seller.

(c) Expenses: Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

(d) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of each fund to declare dividends from investment income-net on each business day; such dividends are paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but each fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of each fund not to distribute such gains.

(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of each fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal tax purposes, each fund is treated as a separate entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.

As of and during the period ended June 30, 2011, the funds did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. Each fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period, the funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Table 1—Fair Value Measurements         
 
    Short-Term Investments ($)   
  Level 1—  Level 2—Other     
  Unadjusted  Significant  Level 3—Significant   
  Quoted Prices  Observable Inputs  Unobservable Inputs  Total 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund    5,433,867,275    5,433,867,275 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund    1,661,135,107    1,661,135,107 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund    819,136,564    819,136,564 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 

 

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Each of the tax years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

Table 2 summarizes each fund’s accumulated capital loss carryover available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to December 31, 2010.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders for each fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 was all ordinary income. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes for each fund was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statements of Investments).

NOTE 2—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with the Manager, the management fee for Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund, Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund and Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund is computed at the annual rates of .14%, .14% and .16%, respectively, of the value of each fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

As to each fund, unless the Manager gives a fund’s investors 90 days notice to the contrary, the Manager, and not the fund, will be liable for fund expenses (exclusive of taxes, brokerage fees and extraordinary expenses) other than the following expenses, which will be borne by the fund: the management fee, and with respect to the fund’s Hamilton shares, Agency shares, Premier shares and Classic shares, Rule 12b-1 Service Plan expenses.

The Manager has undertaken to reimburse expenses in the event that current yields drop below a certain level. Such expense limitations may fluctuate daily, are voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. Table 3 summarizes the reduction in expenses for each relevant class of each fund pursuant to the undertakings during the period ended June 30, 2011.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Hamilton shares,Agency shares, Premier shares and Classic shares of each fund pay the Distributor for distributing their shares, for servicing and/or maintaining shareholder accounts and for advertising and marketing. For Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund and Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund, the Plan provides for payments to be made at annual rates of .05%, .15%, .30% and .55% of the value of such class’ average daily net assets of the Hamilton, Agency, Premier and Classic shares; respectively. The Plan provides for payments to be

Table 2—Capital Loss Carryover                 
 
        Expiring in fiscal:     
  2013    2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  Total 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund    627,578 3                           50,631        978,209 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund  127,582  214,708                             112,276        454,566 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund        1,243  7,664    16  8,923 
 
If not applied, the carryovers expire in the above years.                 
 
Table 3—Expense Reductions                 
 
  Institutional  Hamilton  Agency  Premier    Classic 
  Shares ($)  Shares ($)  Shares ($)  Shares ($)  Shares ($) 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund          315  323,578    470,000 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund  15,291  80,163  10,873  1,170,537    566,889 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund  104,478  12,630  6  433,223     

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

made at annual rates of .04%, .14% and .29% for Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund’s Hamilton, Agency and Premier shares’ average daily net assets, respectively. The fees payable under the Plan are payable without regard to actual expenses incurred. Table 4 summarizes the amounts each fund was charged pursuant to the Plan during the period ended June 30, 2011.

Table 5 summarizes the components of “Due toThe Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for each fund.

(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net

assets. Currently, Board members fees are borne by the Manager as to each fund pursuant to the undertaking in effect.

NOTE3—Other:

During the period ended December 31, 2010, Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund and Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund received regulatory settlement payments of $1,896,975 and $519,529, respectively, from an unaffiliated third party which are included in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The impact of these payments amounted to less than $.001 per share and the impact on total return amounted to less than .01% for each class of shares of each fund.

Table 4—Distribution Fees         
 
  Hamilton  Agency  Premier  Classic 
  Shares ($)  Shares ($)  Shares ($)  Shares ($) 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund  802,689  17,350  773,359  686,887 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund  70,674  10,517  1,156,636  561,588 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund  6,299  5  379,753   
 
 
Table 5—Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and Affiliates         
 
        Less Expense 
  Management  Distribution  Reimbursement 
    Fees ($)  Fees ($)  Fees ($) 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund    653,356  346,600  (132,999) 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund    158,277  293,006  (355,765) 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund    104,332  64,608  (115,353) 

 

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For More Information

Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Funds  Transfer Agent & 
200 Park Avenue  Dividend Disbursing Agent 
New York, NY 10166  Dreyfus Transfer, Inc. 
Manager  200 Park Avenue 
  New York, NY 10166 
The Dreyfus Corporation   
200 Park Avenue  Distributor 
New York, NY 10166  MBSC Securities Corporation 
Custodian  200 Park Avenue 
  New York, NY 10166 
The Bank of New York Mellon   
One Wall Street   
New York, NY 10286   

 

Ticker Symbols:  Institutional  Hamilton  Agency  Premier  Classic 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Money Fund  DSVXX  DSHXX  DRGXX  DERXX  DLSXX 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Fund  DNSXX  DHLXX  DGYXX  DRRXX  DSSXX 
Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund  DUPXX  DHMXX  DANXX  DMEXX   

 

Telephone Call your Dreyfus Cash Investment Services Division representative or 1-800-346-3621

E-mail Access Dreyfus Cash Investment Services Division at www.dreyfus.com.

You can obtain product information and E-mail requests for information or literature.

Mail Dreyfus Cash Investment Services Division, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144

Each fund will disclose daily, on www.dreyfus.com, the complete schedule of each fund’s holdings as of the end of the previous business day. The schedule of holdings will remain on the website until the fund files its Form N-Q or Form N-CSR for the period that includes the date of the posted holdings.

Each fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.



 

 

Item 2.      Code of Ethics.

                  Not applicable.

Item 3.      Audit Committee Financial Expert.

                  Not applicable.

Item 4.      Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

                  Not applicable.

Item 5.      Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

                  Not applicable.

Item 6.      Investments.

(a)              Not applicable.

Item 7.      Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management      Investment Companies.

                  Not applicable.

Item 8.      Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9.      Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and        Affiliated Purchasers.

                  Not applicable.  [CLOSED END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 10.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

                  There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.

Item 11.    Controls and Procedures.

(a)        The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 


 

 

(b)        There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12.    Exhibits.

(a)(1)   Not applicable.

(a)(2)   Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(a)(3)   Not applicable.

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 


 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Funds

By:       /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

            Bradley J. Skapyak,

            President

 

Date:

August 19, 2011

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:       /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

            Bradley J. Skapyak,

            President

 

Date:

August 19, 2011

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels,

            Treasurer

 

Date:

August 19, 2011

 

 

 


 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(2)   Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.CERT)

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.906CERT)