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The fund is non-diversified, which means that the fund may invest a relatively
high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. Therefore, the fund's
performance may be more vulnerable to changes in the market value of a single issuer
or group of issuers and more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic,
political or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.
<tt>The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells<br />securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may<br />indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund<br />shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in<br />annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.<br />During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was<br />45.73% of the average value of its portfolio.</tt>
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<tt>The fund seeks long-term capital growth.</tt>
<tt>The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund<br />with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you<br />invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all <br />of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your<br />investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses<br />remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on<br />these assumptions your costs would be:</tt>
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
<tt>To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets,<br />plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks of companies<br />organized, or with a majority of assets or business, in emerging market<br />countries. In selecting stocks, the portfolio managers identify potential<br />investments through extensive quantitative and fundamental research using a<br />value-oriented, research-driven approach. Emphasizing individual stock selection<br />rather than economic and industry trends, the fund focuses on value, business<br />health and business momentum.</tt>
Fund Summary
You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree
to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in certain funds in the Dreyfus Family
of Funds.
Example
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal
marginal tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Investment Objective
The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.
Principal Risks
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
0.4573
Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ
from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors
who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or
individual retirement accounts.
Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%) -- Class A
Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges
were included, returns would have been less than those shown.
Performance
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The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund.
<tt>Best Quarter                         <br />Q2, 2009: 36.58%                     <br />Worst Quarter                        <br />Q4, 2008: -25.48%                    <br />                                                                                <br />The year-to-date total return of the fund's Class A shares as of 6/30/12 was    <br />2.55%.</tt>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as percentage of the value of your investment)
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/11)
<tt>The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Class A shares <br />from year to year. Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, <br />and if those charges were included, returns would have been less than those shown.</tt>
Portfolio Turnover
<tt>An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed<br />by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government<br />agency. It is not a complete investment program. The fund's share price<br />fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.<br /> <br />o Foreign investment risk. The fund's performance may be influenced by<br />political, social and economic factors affecting investments in foreign issuers.<br />Special risks associated with investments in foreign issuers include exposure to<br />currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading<br />markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political and economic<br />instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Investments denominated<br />in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that such currencies will decline<br />in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect the value of these investments<br />held by the fund. To the extent the fund's investments are concentrated in a<br />limited number of foreign countries, the fund's performance could be more<br />volatile than that of more geographically diversified funds.<br /> <br />o Emerging market risk. The securities of issuers located in emerging markets<br />tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of issuers located in<br />more mature economies, and emerging markets generally have less diverse and less<br />mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of<br />developed countries. The securities of issuers located or doing substantial<br />business in emerging markets are often subject to rapid and large changes in<br />price.<br /> <br />o Foreign currency risk. Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the<br />risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or,<br />in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to<br />the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly<br />over short periods of time. Foreign currencies are also subject to risks caused<br />by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political<br />factors and government intervention and controls.<br /> <br />o Risks of stock investing. Stocks generally fluctuate more in value than bonds<br />and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is the chance that<br />stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles,<br />with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The market value of a stock<br />may decline due to general weakness in the stock market or because of factors<br />that affect the company or its particular industry.<br /> <br />o Liquidity risk. When there is little or no active trading market for a<br />security, the fund may not be able to sell the security in a timely manner <br />at its perceived value, which could cause the fund's share price to fall.<br />Investments in foreign securities, particularly those of issuers located in<br />emerging markets, tend to have greater exposure to liquidity risk than domestic<br />securities.<br /> <br />o Non-diversification risk. The fund is non-diversified, which means that the<br />fund may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a limited number<br />of issuers. Therefore, the fund's performance may be more vulnerable to changes<br />in the market value of a single issuer or group of issuers and more susceptible<br />to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence<br />than a diversified fund.</tt>
Fees and Expenses
After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares. After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary.
Principal Investment Strategy
www.dreyfus.com
<tt>The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of<br />investing in the fund. The table compares the average annual total returns <br />of the fund's shares to those of a broad measure of market performance. The <br />fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future <br />results. More recent performance information may be available at www.dreyfus.com.</tt>
<tt>This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold<br />shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your<br />family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in certain<br />funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds. More information about these and other<br />discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Shareholder<br />Guide section on page 9 of the Prospectus and in the How to Buy Shares section<br />and the Additional Information About How to Buy Shares section on page II-1 and<br />page III-1, respectively, of the fund's Statement of Additional Information.<br />Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment<br />of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1% if redeemed<br />within one year.</tt>
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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
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<tt>After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares. After-tax performance of<br />the fund's other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using<br />the historical highest individual federal marginal tax rates, and do not reflect<br />the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the<br />investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax<br />returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through<br />tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement<br />accounts.<br /> <br />The performance figures for the fund's Class C and I shares for periods prior to<br />11/15/02 reflect the performance of the fund's Class A shares adjusted to<br />reflect each share class' applicable sales charge. Such performance figures have<br />not been adjusted, however, to reflect applicable class fees and expenses; if<br />such fees and expenses had been reflected, the performance shown for Class C<br />shares for such periods may have been lower.</tt>
An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
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Class A returns after taxes on distributions
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Class C returns before taxes
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2905
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DRFMX
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Worst Quarter
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Class A returns before taxes
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1996-06-28
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The Dreyfus Corporation has agreed to waive receipt of a portion of the fund's management fee in the amount of .10 of 1% of the value of the fund's average daily total assets until March 31, 2013.