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

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number

811-08673

 

 

 

Dreyfus Investment Portfolios

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

 

John Pak, 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:

09/30/14

 

             

 

 


 

 

FORM N-Q

Item 1.                         Schedule of Investments.

                       


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS       
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Core Value Portfolio       
September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)       
 
Common Stocks--99.7%  Shares   Value ($) 
Automobiles & Components--.5%       
General Motors  5,530   176,628 
Banks--13.6%       
Bank of America  53,460   911,493 
Citigroup  13,870   718,743 
Comerica  5,298   264,158 
Fifth Third Bancorp  10,660   213,413 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  17,970   1,082,513 
PNC Financial Services Group  4,600   393,668 
Regions Financial  15,080   151,403 
Wells Fargo & Co.  17,310   897,870 
      4,633,261 
Capital Goods--5.0%       
Cummins  2,421   319,524 
Honeywell International  5,240   487,949 
Northrop Grumman  2,038   268,527 
Owens Corning  5,830   185,102 
PACCAR  2,910   165,506 
Raytheon  2,529   256,997 
      1,683,605 
Commercial & Professional Services--.5%       
Tyco International  3,790   168,920 
Consumer Durables & Apparel--1.0%       
PVH  2,910   352,546 
Consumer Services--1.1%       
Carnival  9,170   368,359 
Diversified Financials--12.9%       
Ameriprise Financial  4,075   502,774 
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B  7,630 a  1,054,008 
Discover Financial Services  2,770   178,360 
Goldman Sachs Group  4,510   827,901 
Invesco  4,420   174,502 
Morgan Stanley  18,280   631,940 

 


 

TD Ameritrade Holding  7,750   258,617 
Voya Financial  19,400   758,540 
      4,386,642 
Energy--10.9%       
Anadarko Petroleum  6,760   685,734 
Cameron International  2,270 a  150,683 
Marathon Oil  10,530   395,823 
Occidental Petroleum  15,819   1,520,997 
Phillips 66  4,000   325,240 
Schlumberger  6,190   629,461 
      3,707,938 
Exchange-Traded Funds--1.0%       
iShares Russell 1000 Value Index       
   Fund  3,340   334,301 
Food & Staples Retailing--1.7%       
CVS Health  7,310   581,803 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco--4.5%       
Archer-Daniels-Midland  8,910   455,301 
Coca-Cola Enterprises  6,000   266,160 
Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B  3,690   274,684 
PepsiCo  3,670   341,640 
Philip Morris International  2,260   188,484 
      1,526,269 
Health Care Equipment & Services--7.2%       
Aetna  3,200   259,200 
Cardinal Health  8,250   618,090 
Cigna  3,675   333,286 
Laboratory Corporation of America       
   Holdings  2,380 a  242,165 
McKesson  1,760   342,619 
Omnicare  3,990   248,417 
UnitedHealth Group  4,610   397,612 
      2,441,389 
Insurance--5.4%       
Allstate  4,080   250,390 
American International Group  6,120   330,602 
Genworth Financial, Cl. A  11,510 a  150,781 
Hartford Financial Services Group  9,150   340,838 

 


 

MetLife  8,440   453,397 
Prudential Financial  3,420   300,755 
      1,826,763 
Materials--4.2%       
Dow Chemical  6,290   329,848 
International Paper  3,401   162,364 
Martin Marietta Materials  5,093   656,691 
Vulcan Materials  4,890   294,525 
      1,443,428 
Media--4.5%       
News Corp., Cl. A  8,590 a  140,446 
Omnicom Group  3,520   242,387 
Time Warner  3,540   266,243 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Cl. A  9,010   308,953 
Viacom, Cl. B  1,980   152,341 
Walt Disney  4,768   424,495 
      1,534,865 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech & Life Sciences--9.4%       
AbbVie  6,140   354,646 
Agilent Technologies  4,340   247,293 

 


 

Amgen  2,675   375,731 
Eli Lilly & Co.  2,610   169,258 
Endo International  2,581 a  176,386 
Merck & Co.  14,280   846,518 
Mylan  5,320 a  242,007 
Pfizer  26,530   784,492 
      3,196,331 
Retailing--.5%       
Kohl's  2,860   174,546 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment--2.8%       
Applied Materials  15,350   331,714 
Texas Instruments  6,990   333,353 
Xilinx  6,890   291,791 
      956,858 
Software & Services--2.5%       
Google, Cl. C  428 a  247,110 
Microsoft  8,050   373,198 
Symantec  9,200   216,292 
      836,600 
Technology Hardware & Equipment--7.9%       
Apple  8,314   837,636 
Cisco Systems  40,900   1,029,453 
EMC  17,530   512,928 
Hewlett-Packard  6,290   223,106 
Western Digital  838   81,554 
      2,684,677 
Telecommunication Services--.5%       
Windstream Holdings  16,150 b  174,097 
Transportation--1.1%       
Delta Air Lines  10,590   382,829 
Utilities--1.0%       
Exelon  5,030   171,473 
NRG Energy  5,310   161,849 
      333,322 
Total Common Stocks       
(cost $26,591,862)      33,905,977 
Investment of Cash Collateral for       
Securities Loaned--.5%       

 


 

Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Cash         
Advantage Fund         
(cost $163,846)  163,846 c  163,846  
Total Investments (cost $26,755,708)  100.2 %  34,069,823  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (.2 %)  (80,682 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  33,989,141  
 
ETF--Exchange-Traded Funds         

 


 

a Non-income producing security.
b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At September 30, 2014, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $160,611 and the
value of the collateral held by the fund was $163,846.
c Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.

At September 30, 2014, net unrealized appreciation on investments was $7,314,115 of which $7,492,048 related to appreciated investment and $177,933 related to depreciated investment securities. At September 30, 2014, the cost of investments for federal lncome tax purposes substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) †  Value (%) 
Banks  13.6 
Diversified Financials  12.9 
Energy  10.9 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech & Life Sciences  9.4 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  7.9 
Health Care Equipment & Services  7.2 
Insurance  5.4 
Capital Goods  5.0 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco  4.5 
Media  4.5 
Materials  4.2 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  2.8 
Software & Services  2.5 
Food & Staples Retailing  1.7 
Consumer Services  1.1 
Transportation  1.1 
Consumer Durables & Apparel  1.0 
Exchange-Traded Funds  1.0 
Utilities  1.0 
Automobiles & Components  .5 
Commercial & Professional Services  .5 
Money Market Investment  .5 
Retailing  .5 
Telecommunication Services  .5 
  100.2 

 

† Based on net assets.


 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2014 in valuing the fund's investments:

      Level 3 -   
  Level 1 -  Level 2 - Other  Significant   
  Unadjusted Quoted  Significant  Unobservable   
Assets ($)  Prices  Observable Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Investments in Securities:         
Equity Securities - Domestic Common Stocks+  33,571,676  -  -  33,571,676 
Exchange-Traded Funds  334,301  -  -  334,301 
Mutual Funds  163,846  -  -  163,846 

 

+ See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.


 

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 fund's
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 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).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily
an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an
assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques
used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:
Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities
exchange or national securities market on which such securities
are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System
for which market quotations are available are valued at the official
closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last
sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities
market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are
valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except
for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation
purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered
investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued
at their net asset value. All preceding securities are categorized as Level
1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a
pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities
and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs
and futures contracts. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers
between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available,
or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when
the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the
close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally
traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund
calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair
value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the
fund's Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing
investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and


 

duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that
influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold,
and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable
issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 depending
on the relevant inputs used.
For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions
about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as
Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New
York Mellon, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It
is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral
of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of
the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least
100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all
times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in
certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager or U.S.
Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all
dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to
income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower
fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of
New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit
of the fund and credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned
securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower
and the collateral.

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual
and semi-annual reports previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR.


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS       
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Midcap Stock Portfolio       
September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)       
 
 
Common Stocks--99.0%  Shares   Value ($) 
Banks--3.7%       
Associated Banc-Corp  148,000   2,578,160 
BancorpSouth  79,100   1,593,074 
BankUnited  5,600   170,744 
Cathay General Bancorp  50,500   1,253,915 
Comerica  11,900   593,334 
East West Bancorp  5,700   193,800 
Fulton Financial  21,100   233,788 
KeyCorp  30,300   403,899 
      7,020,714 
Capital Goods--11.3%       
Hexcel  34,500 a  1,369,650 
Huntington Ingalls Industries  30,900   3,220,089 
IDEX  39,400   2,851,378 
Lennox International  33,400   2,567,458 
Lincoln Electric Holdings  38,000   2,627,130 
Masco  22,000   526,240 
Oshkosh  7,000   309,050 
SPX  27,900   2,620,647 
Textron  51,100   1,839,089 
Trinity Industries  68,000 b  3,176,960 
      21,107,691 
Commercial & Professional Services--2.6%       
Deluxe  34,600   1,908,536 
Manpowergroup  41,100   2,881,110 
      4,789,646 
Consumer Durables & Apparel--4.6%       
Deckers Outdoor  33,500 a  3,255,530 
Hanesbrands  22,500   2,417,400 
NVR  2,600 a  2,938,052 
      8,610,982 

 


 

Consumer Services--.7%       
Domino's Pizza  3,600   277,056 
Hyatt Hotels, Cl. A  9,300 a  562,836 
Wyndham Worldwide  4,700   381,922 
      1,221,814 
Diversified Financials--4.1%       
Affiliated Managers Group  9,480 a  1,899,413 
CBOE Holdings  12,100   647,653 
SEI Investments  61,000   2,205,760 
T. Rowe Price Group  2,400   188,160 
Waddell & Reed Financial, Cl. A  52,900   2,734,401 
      7,675,387 
Energy--4.3%       
Chesapeake Energy  78,300   1,800,117 
Dril-Quip  26,200 a  2,342,280 
EQT  6,400   585,856 
Kosmos Energy  18,500 a  184,260 
SM Energy  39,700   3,096,600 
      8,009,113 
Food & Staples Retailing--1.0%       
Rite Aid  381,200 a  1,845,008 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco--.2%       
Ingredion  6,300   477,477 
Health Care Equipment & Services--7.5%       
Boston Scientific  175,300 a  2,070,293 
C.R. Bard  7,600   1,084,596 
Health Net  69,800 a  3,218,478 
Hill-Rom Holdings  61,300   2,539,659 
Teleflex  20,200   2,121,808 
Universal Health Services, Cl. B  24,500   2,560,250 
VCA  12,400 a  487,692 
      14,082,776 
Household & Personal Products--1.9%       
Energizer Holdings  29,400   3,622,374 
Insurance--5.6%       
American Financial Group  4,200   243,138 
Everest Re Group  20,400   3,305,004 

 


 

The Hanover Insurance Group  24,900   1,529,358 
Lincoln National  12,600   675,108 
Old Republic International  151,700   2,166,276 
Reinsurance Group of America  13,900   1,113,807 
StanCorp Financial Group  22,400   1,415,232 
      10,447,923 
Materials--6.8%       
Ball  4,600   291,042 
Cabot  36,600   1,858,182 
Commercial Metals  106,800   1,823,076 
Olin  95,600   2,413,900 
Packaging Corporation of America  10,000   638,200 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum  14,900   1,019,160 
Scotts Miracle-Gro, Cl. A  38,500   2,117,500 
Worthington Industries  68,900   2,564,458 
      12,725,518 
Media--2.9%       
John Wiley & Sons, Cl. A  24,000   1,346,640 
New York Times, Cl. A  132,000   1,481,040 
Starz, Cl. A  78,700 a  2,603,396 
      5,431,076 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech & Life Sciences--4.9%       
Charles River Laboratories       
   International  32,200 a  1,923,628 
Covance  21,100 a  1,660,570 
Mettler-Toledo International  13,800 a  3,534,594 
United Therapeutics  16,300 a  2,096,995 
      9,215,787 
Real Estate--6.0%       
Camden Property Trust  15,500 c  1,062,215 
CBL & Associates Properties  87,100 c  1,559,090 
Corrections Corporation of America  73,035 c  2,509,483 
Extra Space Storage  12,500 c  644,625 
National Retail Properties  37,200 b,c  1,286,004 
Omega Healthcare Investors  44,500 c  1,521,455 
Potlatch  26,900 c  1,081,649 
Weingarten Realty Investors  52,500 c  1,653,750 

 


 

      11,318,271 
Retailing--3.5%       
Bed Bath & Beyond  23,400 a  1,540,422 
Big Lots  50,000   2,152,500 
Dillard's, Cl. A  3,600   392,328 
O'Reilly Automotive  8,700 a  1,308,132 
Ross Stores  15,400   1,163,932 
      6,557,314 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment--4.9%       
Integrated Device Technology  188,600 a  3,008,170 
International Rectifier  63,400 a  2,487,816 
Skyworks Solutions  62,000   3,599,100 
      9,095,086 
Software & Services--10.4%       
Amdocs  10,500   481,740 
ANSYS  41,500 a  3,140,305 
Broadridge Financial Solutions  4,700   195,661 
Computer Sciences  40,500   2,476,575 
Convergys  37,300   664,686 
Conversant  71,800 a  2,459,150 
DST Systems  30,044   2,521,292 
Mentor Graphics  111,300   2,281,093 
NeuStar, Cl. A  54,100 a,b  1,343,303 
PTC  76,000 a  2,804,400 
Rovi  54,300 a  1,072,153 
      19,440,358 
Technology Hardware & Equipment--3.7%       
ARRIS Group  79,900 a  2,265,565 
Arrow Electronics  50,300 a  2,784,105 
Brocade Communications Systems  124,800   1,356,576 
Vishay Intertechnology  38,200   545,878 
      6,952,124 
Transportation--4.3%       
Alaska Air Group  4,500   195,930 
Kirby  28,600 a  3,370,510 
Old Dominion Freight Line  23,600 a  1,667,104 
Southwest Airlines  83,300   2,813,041 

 


 

      8,046,585  
Utilities--4.1%         
Entergy  17,100   1,322,343  
IDACORP  45,500   2,439,255  
National Fuel Gas  41,600   2,911,584  
PNM Resources  41,600   1,036,256  
      7,709,438  
Total Common Stocks         
(cost $163,720,626)      185,402,462  
 
Other Investment--1.0%         
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred         
Plus Money Market Fund         
(cost $1,838,221)  1,838,221 d  1,838,221  
Investment of Cash Collateral for         
Securities Loaned--3.2%         
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Cash         
Advantage Fund         
(cost $5,947,376)  5,947,376 d  5,947,376  
Total Investments (cost $171,506,223)  103.2 %  193,188,059  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (3.2 %)  (6,035,579 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  187,152,480  

 

a Non-income producing security.
b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At September 30, 2014, the value of the fund's securities on loan was $5,748,204 and
the value of the collateral held by the fund was $5,947,376.
c Investment in real estate investment trust.
d Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.

At September 30, 2014, net unrealized appreciation on investments was $21,681,836 of which $28,920,664 related to appreciated
investment securities and $7,238,828 related to depreciated investment securities. At September 30, 2014, the cost of investments
for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.

 

 


 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † Value (%)
Capital Goods 11.3
Software & Services  10.4 
Health Care Equipment & Services  7.5 
Materials  6.8 
Real Estate  6.0 
Insurance  5.6 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech & Life Sciences  4.9 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  4.9 
Consumer Durables & Apparel  4.6 
Energy  4.3 
Transportation  4.3 
Money Market Investments  4.2 
Diversified Financials  4.1 
Utilities  4.1 
Banks  3.7 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  3.7 
Retailing  3.5 
Media  2.9 
Commercial & Professional Services  2.6 
Household & Personal Products  1.9 
Food & Staples Retailing  1.0 
Consumer Services  .7 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco  .2 
  103.2 

 

† Based on net assets.


 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2014 in valuing the fund's investments:

      Level 3 -   
  Level 1 -  Level 2 - Other  Significant   
  Unadjusted Quoted  Significant  Unobservable   
Assets ($)  Prices  Observable Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Investments in Securities:         
Equity Securities - Domestic Common Stocks+  185,402,462  -  -  185,402,462 
Mutual Funds  7,785,597  -  -  7,785,597 

 

+ See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.


 

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 fund's
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 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).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily
an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an
assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques
used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:


 

Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities
exchange or national securities market on which such securities
are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System
for which market quotations are available are valued at the official
closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last
sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities
market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are
valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except
for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation
purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered
investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued
at their net asset value. All preceding securities are categorized as Level
1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a
pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities
and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs
and futures contracts. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers
between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available,
or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when
the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the
close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally
traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund
calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair
value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the
fund's Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing
investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and
duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that
influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold,
and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable
issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 depending
on the relevant inputs used.
For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions
about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as
Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New
York Mellon, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It
is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral


 

of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of
the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least
100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all
times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in
certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager or U.S.
Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all
dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to
income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower
fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of
New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit
of the fund and credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned
securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower
and the collateral.

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual
and semi-annual reports previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR.


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS       
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio       
September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)       
 
 
Common Stocks--99.5%  Shares   Value ($) 
Automobiles & Components--.6%       
Dorman Products  14,376 a,b  575,903 
Drew Industries  12,672   534,632 
Standard Motor Products  10,328   355,593 
Superior Industries International  6,109   107,091 
Winnebago Industries  12,169 b  264,919 
      1,838,138 
Banks--8.2%       
Bank Mutual  34,966   224,132 
Bank of the Ozarks  28,084   885,208 
Banner  11,709   450,445 
BBCN Bancorp  32,473   473,781 
BofI Holding  5,196 b  377,801 
Boston Private Financial Holdings  45,381   562,271 
Brookline Bancorp  26,941   230,346 
Cardinal Financial  9,817   167,576 
City Holding  7,252   305,527 
Columbia Banking System  25,200   625,212 
Community Bank System  16,550   555,915 
CVB Financial  51,895   744,693 
Dime Community Bancshares  8,234   118,570 
F.N.B.  75,874   909,729 
First BanCorp  56,854 b  270,057 
First Commonwealth Financial  54,338   455,896 
First Financial Bancorp  24,831   393,075 
First Financial Bankshares  29,720 a  825,919 
First Midwest Bancorp  41,441   666,786 
Glacier Bancorp  38,932   1,006,782 
Hanmi Financial  19,558   394,289 
Home BancShares  24,677   725,751 
Independent Bank  8,830   315,408 
MB Financial  31,978   885,151 

 


 

National Penn Bancshares  62,475   606,632 
NBT Bancorp  16,910   380,813 
Northwest Bancshares  39,857   482,270 
Old National Bancorp  56,824   737,007 
Oritani Financial  24,549   345,895 
Pinnacle Financial Partners  18,370   663,157 
PrivateBancorp  36,845   1,102,034 
Provident Financial Services  31,191   510,597 
S&T Bancorp  17,996   422,186 
Simmons First National, Cl. A  9,812   377,958 
Sterling Bancorp  32,824   419,819 
Susquehanna Bancshares  86,804   868,040 
Texas Capital Bancshares  18,904 b  1,090,383 
Tompkins Financial  3,455   152,296 
TrustCo Bank  31,121   200,419 
UMB Financial  16,438   896,693 
United Bankshares  27,395   847,327 
United Community Banks  24,472   402,809 
ViewPoint Financial Group  17,177   411,217 
Westamerica Bancorporation  10,598   493,019 
Wilshire Bancorp  31,357   289,425 
Wintrust Financial  22,167   990,200 
      25,260,516 
Capital Goods--10.2%       
AAON  24,180   411,302 
AAR  20,686   499,567 
Aceto  12,766   246,639 
Actuant, Cl. A  35,730   1,090,480 
Aegion  19,334 b  430,181 
Aerovironment  6,797 b  204,386 
Albany International, Cl. A  14,191   483,062 
American Science & Engineering  4,416   244,558 
American Woodmark  8,145 b  300,225 
Apogee Enterprises  13,072   520,266 
Applied Industrial Technologies  20,869   952,670 
Astec Industries  7,858   286,581 
AZZ  11,046   461,391 
Barnes Group  21,990   667,396 

 


 

Briggs & Stratton  26,698   481,098 
CIRCOR International  9,201   619,503 
Comfort Systems USA  20,110   272,491 
Cubic  8,102   379,174 
Curtiss-Wright  23,583   1,554,591 
DXP Enterprises  5,432 b  400,230 
Dycom Industries  14,232 b  437,065 
EMCOR Group  34,043   1,360,358 
Encore Wire  8,285   307,291 
EnerSys  23,720   1,390,941 
Engility Holdings  10,599 b  330,371 
EnPro Industries  10,055 b  608,629 
ESCO Technologies  15,189   528,273 
Federal Signal  36,481   483,008 
Franklin Electric  16,245   564,351 
GenCorp  22,722 a,b  362,870 
General Cable  23,375   352,495 
Gibraltar Industries  12,694 b  173,781 
Griffon  23,130   263,451 
Hillenbrand  31,530   973,962 
John Bean Technologies  15,809   444,707 
Kaman  10,603   416,698 
Lindsay  6,464 a  483,184 
Lydall  6,161 b  166,409 
Moog, Cl. A  21,923 b  1,499,533 
Mueller Industries  26,702   762,075 
National Presto Industries  1,670 a  101,386 
Orbital Sciences  31,959 b  888,460 
PGT  15,018 b  139,968 
Powell Industries  2,943   120,251 
Quanex Building Products  21,247   384,358 
Simpson Manufacturing  21,980   640,717 
Standex International  6,610   490,065 
Taser International  29,132 b  449,798 
Teledyne Technologies  18,890 b  1,775,849 
Tennant  7,589   509,146 
Titan International  20,360 a  240,655 
Toro  28,209   1,670,819 

 


 

Universal Forest Products  11,653   497,700 
Veritiv  3,860 b  193,232 
Vicor  7,117 b  66,900 
Watts Water Technologies, Cl. A  13,539   788,647 
      31,373,194 
Commercial & Professional Services--3.6%       
ABM Industries  23,428   601,865 
Brady, Cl. A  24,552   550,947 
CDI  8,644   125,511 
Exponent  6,515   461,783 
G&K Services, Cl. A  8,813   488,064 
Healthcare Services Group  30,138   862,248 
Heidrick & Struggles International  7,267   149,264 
Insperity  9,131   249,642 
Interface  26,467   427,177 
Kelly Services, Cl. A  11,908   186,598 
Korn/Ferry International  27,426 b  682,907 
Mobile Mini  22,299   779,796 
Navigant Consulting  27,932 b  388,534 
On Assignment  23,270 b  624,800 
Resources Connection  24,825   346,061 
Tetra Tech  27,933   697,766 
The Brink's Company  26,852   645,522 
TrueBlue  23,152 b  584,820 
UniFirst  8,345   806,044 
United Stationers  20,566   772,665 
Viad  6,187   127,762 
WageWorks  13,586 b  618,571 
      11,178,347 
Consumer Durables & Apparel--3.8%       
Arctic Cat  7,243   252,201 
Callaway Golf  35,564   257,483 
Crocs  33,476 b  421,128 
Ethan Allen Interiors  15,338   349,706 
G-III Apparel Group  8,418 b  697,515 
Helen of Troy  11,301 b  593,528 
Iconix Brand Group  25,138 b  928,598 
iRobot  13,177 a,b  401,240 

 


 

La-Z-Boy  28,219   558,454 
M/I Homes  10,923 b  216,494 
Meritage Homes  17,571 b  623,771 
Movado Group  10,934   361,478 
Oxford Industries  8,344   508,901 
Perry Ellis International  3,540 b  72,039 
Quiksilver  50,174 b  86,299 
Ryland Group  22,831   758,902 
Skechers USA, Cl. A  20,441 b  1,089,710 
Standard Pacific  68,547 a,b  513,417 
Steven Madden  30,164 b  972,186 
Sturm Ruger & Co.  10,123 a  492,889 
Universal Electronics  7,731 b  381,679 
Wolverine World Wide  49,769 a  1,247,211 
      11,784,829 
Consumer Services--4.3%       
American Public Education  10,067 b  271,708 
Biglari Holdings  465 a,b  157,988 
BJ's Restaurants  9,299 b  334,671 
Bob Evans Farms  9,660   457,304 
Boyd Gaming  34,472 b  350,235 
Buffalo Wild Wings  9,707 b  1,303,359 
Capella Education  5,943   372,032 
Career Education  18,464 b  93,797 
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store  11,531   1,189,884 
DineEquity  8,056   657,289 
Interval Leisure Group  18,954   361,074 
Jack in the Box  20,127   1,372,460 
Marcus  13,987   220,995 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide  15,420 b  977,782 
Matthews International, Cl. A  13,991   614,065 
Monarch Casino & Resort  7,214 b  85,919 
Multimedia Games Holding Company  14,191 b  511,018 
Papa John's International  13,426   536,906 
Pinnacle Entertainment  27,044 b  678,534 
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers  5,855 b  333,150 
Regis  15,938   254,370 
Ruby Tuesday  23,781 b  140,070 

 


 

Ruth's Hospitality Group  22,486   248,245 
Scientific Games, Cl. A  16,032 b  172,665 
Sonic  25,346   566,737 
Strayer Education  4,892 b  292,933 
Texas Roadhouse  28,470   792,605 
Universal Technical Institute  6,317   59,064 
      13,406,859 
Diversified Financials--3.9%       
Calamos Asset Management, Cl. A  11,271   127,024 
Cash America International  15,290   669,702 
Encore Capital Group  9,652 a,b  427,680 
Evercore Partners, Cl. A  17,836   838,292 
EZCORP, Cl. A  22,883 b  226,771 
Financial Engines  26,148 a  894,654 
First Cash Financial Services  13,727 b  768,437 
FXCM, Cl. A  13,932 a  220,822 
Green Dot, Cl. A  17,189 b  363,375 
Greenhill & Co.  14,239   661,971 
HFF, Cl. A  18,866   546,171 
Interactive Brokers Group, Cl. A  23,735   592,188 
Investment Technology Group  22,310 b  351,606 
MarketAxess Holdings  19,480   1,205,033 
Piper Jaffray  7,269 b  379,733 
Portfolio Recovery Associates  25,610 b  1,337,610 
Stifel Financial  29,599 b  1,387,897 
Virtus Investment Partners  3,322   577,031 
World Acceptance  5,632 a,b  380,160 
      11,956,157 
Energy--5.0%       
Approach Resources  13,260 a,b  192,270 
Arch Coal  103,603 a  219,638 
Basic Energy Services  16,874 b  365,997 
Bill Barrett  23,690 b  522,128 
Bristow Group  16,655   1,119,216 
C&J Energy Services  20,205 b  617,263 
Carrizo Oil & Gas  21,253 b  1,143,836 
Cloud Peak Energy  26,303 b  331,944 
Comstock Resources  23,079   429,731 

 


 

Contango Oil & Gas  6,844 b  227,495 
Era Group  11,930 b  259,478 
Exterran Holdings  29,879   1,323,938 
Forest Oil  74,032 b  86,617 
Geospace Technologies  5,719 b  201,023 
Green Plains  16,179   604,933 
Gulf Island Fabrication  10,418   179,190 
GulfMark Offshore, Cl. A  11,880   372,438 
Hornbeck Offshore Services  14,659 b  479,789 
ION Geophysical  85,949 b  239,798 
Matrix Service  13,933 b  336,064 
Newpark Resources  46,346 b  576,544 
Northern Oil and Gas  27,469 b  390,609 
Paragon Offshore  40,925 a  251,689 
PDC Energy  18,830 b  946,961 
Penn Virginia  31,420 b  399,348 
PetroQuest Energy  30,634 b  172,163 
Pioneer Energy Services  32,245 b  452,075 
SEACOR Holdings  10,200 b  762,960 
Stone Energy  26,506 b  831,228 
Swift Energy  18,435 a,b  176,976 
Synergy Resources  30,378 b  370,308 
Tesco  18,564   368,495 
TETRA Technologies  36,670 b  396,769 
      15,348,911 
Food & Staples Retailing--.8%       
Andersons  14,066   884,470 
Casey's General Stores  17,369   1,245,357 
SpartanNash  13,080   254,406 
      2,384,233 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco--2.7%       
Alliance One International  75,454 b  148,644 
Annie's  6,157 b  282,606 
B&G Foods  23,675   652,246 
Boston Beer, Cl. A  3,865 b  857,102 
Cal-Maine Foods  5,946   531,156 
Calavo Growers  5,845   263,843 
Darling Ingredients  73,608 b  1,348,499 

 


 

Diamond Foods  9,134 b  261,324 
J&J Snack Foods  7,052   659,785 
Sanderson Farms  10,687 a  939,922 
Seneca Foods, Cl. A  6,444 b  184,298 
Snyder's-Lance  22,961   608,467 
TreeHouse Foods  19,485 b  1,568,542 
      8,306,434 
Health Care Equipment & Services--7.6%       
Abaxis  10,320   523,327 
ABIOMED  17,068 a,b  423,798 
Air Methods  15,799 b  877,634 
Almost Family  1,909 b  51,867 
Amedisys  12,690 b  255,957 
AMN Healthcare Services  24,193 b  379,830 
AmSurg  20,149 b  1,008,457 
Analogic  7,167   458,401 
Anika Therapeutics  8,139 b  298,376 
Bio-Reference Laboratories  10,343 a,b  290,225 
Cantel Medical  15,012   516,113 
Chemed  9,158 a  942,358 
Computer Programs & Systems  4,369   251,174 
CONMED  12,898   475,162 
CorVel  5,488 b  186,866 
Cross Country Healthcare  10,644 b  98,883 
CryoLife  9,536   94,120 
Cyberonics  11,800 b  603,688 
Cynosure, Cl. A  6,224 b  130,704 
Ensign Group  7,838   272,762 
Gentiva Health Services  11,066 b  185,687 
Greatbatch  13,502 b  575,320 
Haemonetics  23,691 b  827,290 
Hanger  16,535 b  339,298 
HealthStream  8,219 b  197,338 
Healthways  14,929 b  239,163 
ICU Medical  6,556 b  420,764 
Integra LifeSciences Holdings  10,141 b  503,399 
Invacare  14,723   173,879 
IPC The Hospitalist  7,485 b  335,253 

 


 

Kindred Healthcare  30,947   600,372 
Landauer  6,668   220,111 
LHC Group  7,437 b  172,538 
Magellan Health  14,310 b  783,186 
Masimo  23,679 b  503,889 
MedAssets  29,433 b  609,852 
Medidata Solutions  23,825 b  1,055,209 
Meridian Bioscience  22,221 a  393,089 
Merit Medical Systems  17,482 b  207,686 
Molina Healthcare  13,917 b  588,689 
MWI Veterinary Supply  6,022 b  893,665 
Natus Medical  17,271 b  509,667 
Neogen  15,328 b  605,456 
NuVasive  22,257 b  776,102 
Omnicell  18,341 b  501,260 
PharMerica  16,084 b  392,932 
Providence Service  5,419 b  262,171 
Quality Systems  24,051   331,182 
SurModics  11,076 b  201,140 
Symmetry Medical  24,754 b  249,768 
West Pharmaceutical Services  35,170   1,574,209 
      23,369,266 
Household & Personal Products--.4%       
Central Garden & Pet, Cl. A  21,685 b  174,347 
Inter Parfums  9,602   264,055 
Medifast  8,486 b  278,595 
WD-40  7,513   510,583 
      1,227,580 
Insurance--1.9%       
AMERISAFE  8,589   335,916 
eHealth  7,144 b  172,385 
Employers Holdings  17,809   342,823 
HCI Group  4,565   164,294 
Horace Mann Educators  16,109   459,268 
Infinity Property & Casualty  6,134   392,637 
Meadowbrook Insurance Group  13,762   80,508 
Navigators Group  5,540 b  340,710 
ProAssurance  26,140   1,151,990 

 


 

RLI  15,592   674,978 
Safety Insurance Group  5,137   276,936 
Selective Insurance Group  27,570   610,400 
Stewart Information Services  9,839   288,775 
United Fire Group  12,000   333,240 
Universal Insurance Holdings  15,172   196,174 
      5,821,034 
Materials--6.1%       
A. Schulman  13,269   479,807 
A.M. Castle & Co.  11,645 a,b  99,448 
AK Steel Holding  83,515 b  668,955 
American Vanguard  5,265   58,968 
Balchem  14,174   801,823 
Boise Cascade  15,808 b  476,453 
Calgon Carbon  29,694 b  575,470 
Century Aluminum  26,437 b  686,569 
Clearwater Paper  10,933 b  657,183 
Deltic Timber  3,676   229,088 
Flotek Industries  19,896 b  518,689 
FutureFuel  12,316   146,437 
Glatfelter  19,909   437,003 
Globe Specialty Metals  34,931   635,395 
H.B. Fuller  21,857   867,723 
Hawkins  2,111   75,912 
Haynes International  4,806   221,028 
Headwaters  37,413 b  469,159 
Innophos Holdings  10,964   604,007 
Intrepid Potash  25,172 a,b  388,907 
Kaiser Aluminum  9,721   740,935 
KapStone Paper and Packaging  37,303 b  1,043,365 
Koppers Holdings  7,145   236,928 
Kraton Performance Polymers  14,345 b  255,484 
LSB Industries  6,419 b  229,222 
Materion  11,425   350,405 
Myers Industries  8,754   154,421 
Neenah Paper  9,418   503,675 
Olympic Steel  6,210   127,740 
OM Group  15,318   397,502 

 


 

Quaker Chemical  6,898   494,518 
RTI International Metals  14,135 b  348,569 
Schweitzer-Mauduit International  13,811   570,532 
Stepan  10,433   463,017 
Stillwater Mining  61,737 b  927,907 
SunCoke Energy  30,036 b  674,308 
Tredegar  10,047   184,965 
US Silica Holdings  26,573   1,661,078 
Wausau Paper  26,511   210,232 
Zep  9,611   134,746 
      18,807,573 
Media--.3%       
E.W. Scripps, Cl. A  19,010 b  310,053 
Harte-Hanks  25,401   161,804 
Scholastic  9,877   319,225 
Sizmek  12,022 b  93,050 
      884,132 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech & Life Sciences--3.3%       
Acorda Therapeutics  20,840 b  706,059 
Affymetrix  45,134 b  360,169 
Akorn  36,233 b  1,314,171 
Albany Molecular Research  8,917 b  196,798 
Cambrex  14,987 b  279,957 
DepoMed  27,439 b  416,798 
Emergent BioSolutions  18,282 b  389,589 
Impax Laboratories  33,283 b  789,140 
Lannett Company  14,030 b  640,890 
Ligand Pharmaceuticals  10,923 b  513,272 
Luminex  18,682 b  364,299 
Medicines  28,525 b  636,678 
Momenta Pharmaceuticals  21,574 b  244,649 
PAREXEL International  27,709 b  1,748,161 
Prestige Brands Holdings  26,637 b  862,240 
Repligen  14,354 b  285,788 
Sagent Pharmaceuticals  10,116 b  314,608 
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals  21,529 a,b  175,246 
      10,238,512 
Real Estate--8.5%       

 


 

Acadia Realty Trust  25,020 c  690,052 
Agree Realty  3,984 c  109,082 
American Assets Trust  18,011 c  593,823 
Associated Estates Realty  25,251 c  442,145 
Aviv  12,368   325,897 
Capstead Mortgage  52,997 a,c  648,683 
CareTrust  7,838 b  112,083 
Cedar Realty Trust  39,978 c  235,870 
Chesapeake Lodging Trust  22,939 c  668,672 
CoreSite Realty  9,142 c  300,498 
Cousins Properties  90,821 c  1,085,311 
DiamondRock Hospitality  100,584 c  1,275,405 
EastGroup Properties  15,006 c  909,214 
Education Realty Trust  65,715 c  675,550 
EPR Properties  27,502 c  1,393,801 
Forestar Group  16,497 b,c  292,327 
Franklin Street Properties  36,525 c  409,811 
Geo Group  37,062   1,416,510 
Getty Realty  17,692 c  300,764 
Government Properties Income Trust  35,931 c  787,248 
Healthcare Realty Trust  42,768 c  1,012,746 
Inland Real Estate  47,446 c  470,190 
Kite Realty Group Trust  36,803 c  892,105 
Lexington Realty Trust  96,983 a,c  949,464 
LTC Properties  19,120 c  705,337 
Medical Properties Trust  75,759 c  928,805 
Parkway Properties  34,911 c  655,629 
Pennsylvania Real Estate       
  Investment Trust  32,322 c  644,501 
Post Properties  27,142 c  1,393,470 
PS Business Parks  10,467 c  796,957 
Retail Opportunity Investments  40,779   599,451 
Sabra Health Care  22,203 c  539,977 
Saul Centers  7,414 c  346,530 
Sovran Self Storage  16,697 c  1,241,589 
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers  48,616 c  1,590,715 
Universal Health Realty Income       
  Trust  7,162 c  298,512 

 


 

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Cl. A  14,355 c  291,406 
      26,030,130 
Retailing--5.0%       
Aeropostale  36,652 a,b  120,585 
Barnes & Noble  19,929 b  393,398 
Big 5 Sporting Goods  9,561   89,587 
Blue Nile  6,961 b  198,737 
Brown Shoe Co.  20,636   559,855 
Buckle  14,161 a  642,768 
Cato, Cl. A  13,321   459,042 
Christopher & Banks  14,670 b  145,086 
Finish Line, Cl. A  24,690   617,991 
Francesca's Holdings  21,121 b  294,216 
Fred's, Cl. A  13,301   186,214 
FTD Companies  8,546 b  291,504 
Genesco  10,568 b  789,958 
Group 1 Automotive  9,718   706,596 
Haverty Furniture  13,529   294,797 
Hibbett Sports  11,798 b  502,949 
Kirkland's  7,728 b  124,498 
Lithia Motors, Cl. A  11,217   849,015 
Lumber Liquidators Holdings  13,152 a,b  754,662 
MarineMax  10,389 b  175,055 
Men's Wearhouse  22,715   1,072,602 
Monro Muffler Brake  13,248   642,925 
NutriSystem  13,248   203,622 
Outerwall  11,073 a,b  621,195 
PEP Boys-Manny Moe & Jack  20,961 b  186,763 
PetMed Express  10,485 a  142,596 
Pool  21,379   1,152,756 
Select Comfort  25,233 b  527,874 
Sonic Automotive, Cl. A  12,992   318,434 
Stage Stores  10,802   184,822 
Stein Mart  13,136   151,721 
The Children's Place  11,446   545,516 
Tuesday Morning  18,405 b  357,149 
Vitamin Shoppe  14,766 b  655,463 
VOXX International  13,561 b  126,117 

 


 

Zumiez  10,052 b  282,461 
      15,368,529 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment--4.1%       
Advanced Energy Industries  18,930 b  355,695 
Brooks Automation  37,126   390,194 
Cabot Microelectronics  12,215 b  506,312 
CEVA  16,283 b  218,844 
Cirrus Logic  33,737 b  703,416 
Cohu  10,332   123,674 
Diodes  20,708 b  495,335 
DSP Group  15,468 b  137,201 
Entropic Communications  41,284 b  109,815 
Exar  12,549 b  112,314 
GT Advanced Technologies  59,479 a,b  644,158 
Kopin  30,842 b  104,863 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries  39,138 b  556,934 
Micrel  15,627   187,993 
Microsemi  44,147 b  1,121,775 
MKS Instruments  26,257   876,459 
Monolithic Power Systems  16,070   707,884 
Nanometrics  7,456 b  112,586 
Pericom Semiconductor  18,958 b  184,651 
Power Integrations  15,647   843,530 
Rubicon Technology  5,484 a,b  23,307 
Rudolph Technologies  17,902 b  162,013 
Synaptics  16,364 b  1,197,845 
Tessera Technologies  19,840   527,347 
TriQuint Semiconductor  79,602 b  1,518,010 
Ultratech  10,042 b  228,456 
Veeco Instruments  16,685 b  583,141 
      12,733,752 
Software & Services--7.3%       
Blackbaud  24,247   952,665 
Blucora  21,556 b  328,513 
Bottomline Technologies  18,351 b  506,304 
CACI International, Cl. A  11,491 b  818,964 
Cardtronics  23,240 b  818,048 
Ciber  42,057 b  144,256 

 


 

comScore  13,712 b  499,254 
CSG Systems International  18,833   494,931 
Dealertrack Technologies  19,048 b  826,874 
Dice Holdings  11,890 b  99,638 
Digital River  15,624 b  226,860 
Ebix  20,197 a  286,393 
Epiq Systems  10,641   186,856 
ExlService Holdings  18,217 b  444,677 
Forrester Research  5,683   209,475 
Heartland Payment Systems  19,128   912,788 
iGATE  14,596 b  535,965 
Interactive Intelligence Group  6,555 b  273,999 
j2 Global  20,541 a  1,013,904 
Liquidity Services  10,712 a,b  147,290 
LivePerson  19,892 b  250,440 
LogMeIn  12,326 b  567,859 
Manhattan Associates  38,654 b  1,291,817 
ManTech International, Cl. A  11,333   305,424 
MAXIMUS  34,296   1,376,298 
MicroStrategy, Cl. A  4,226 b  552,930 
Monotype Imaging Holdings  21,174   599,648 
Monster Worldwide  46,383 b  255,107 
NetScout Systems  19,901 b  911,466 
NIC  34,198   588,890 
Perficient  15,842 b  237,472 
Progress Software  28,407 b  679,211 
QuinStreet  15,810 b  65,612 
Stamps.com  9,205 b  292,351 
SYKES Enterprises  23,258 b  464,695 
Synchronoss Technologies  14,892 b  681,756 
Take-Two Interactive Software  44,189 b  1,019,440 
Tangoe  14,111 b  191,204 
TeleTech Holdings  11,091 b  272,617 
Tyler Technologies  14,708 b  1,300,187 
VASCO Data Security International  13,907 b  261,173 
Virtusa  11,021 b  391,907 
XO Group  14,840 b  166,356 
      22,451,514 

 


 

Technology Hardware & Equipment--5.9%       
Agilysys  10,199 b  119,634 
Anixter International  13,777   1,168,841 
Badger Meter  6,347   320,206 
Bel Fuse, Cl. B  5,939   146,931 
Benchmark Electronics  29,381 b  652,552 
Black Box  8,331   194,279 
CalAmp  14,120 b  248,794 
Checkpoint Systems  21,554 b  263,605 
Coherent  12,465 b  764,977 
Comtech Telecommunications  6,381   237,054 
CTS  21,006   333,785 
Daktronics  20,749   255,005 
DTS  4,712 b  118,978 
Electro Scientific Industries  14,370   97,572 
Electronics For Imaging  20,976 b  926,510 
Fabrinet  16,877 b  246,404 
FARO Technologies  7,367 b  373,875 
Harmonic  57,634 b  365,400 
II-VI  27,793 b  327,124 
Insight Enterprises  21,039 b  476,113 
Ixia  26,316 b  240,528 
Littelfuse  9,746   830,164 
Measurement Specialties  6,643 b  568,707 
Mercury Systems  8,112 b  89,313 
Methode Electronics  19,665   725,049 
MTS Systems  6,174   421,437 
NETGEAR  17,031 b  532,219 
Newport  22,741 b  402,971 
Oplink Communications  4,411   74,193 
OSI Systems  7,490 b  475,465 
Park Electrochemical  9,316   219,392 
Plexus  18,457 b  681,617 
Procera Networks  693 a,b  6,639 
QLogic  46,962 b  430,172 
Rofin-Sinar Technologies  14,989 b  345,646 
Rogers  10,090 b  552,528 
Sanmina  41,698 b  869,820 

 


 

ScanSource  15,764 b  545,277 
Super Micro Computer  15,093 b  444,036 
SYNNEX  11,731   758,175 
TTM Technologies  28,467 b  193,860 
ViaSat  18,932 a,b  1,043,532 
      18,088,379 
Telecommunication Services--.6%       
8x8  37,599 b  251,161 
Atlantic Tele-Network  6,427   346,415 
Cincinnati Bell  74,513 b  251,109 
Consolidated Communications       
  Holdings  18,183 a  455,484 
General Communication, Cl. A  16,922 b  184,619 
Lumos Networks  5,197   84,451 
NTELOS Holdings  7,830   83,311 
Spok Holdings  11,989   155,977 
      1,812,527 
Transportation--2.0%       
Allegiant Travel  6,158   761,498 
ArcBest  13,745   512,688 
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings  9,967 b  329,110 
Celadon Group  10,542   205,042 
Forward Air  13,988   627,082 
Heartland Express  22,927   549,331 
Hub Group, Cl. A  15,308 b  620,433 
Knight Transportation  24,977   684,120 
Matson  24,047   601,896 
Roadrunner Transportation Systems  9,603 b  218,852 
Saia  11,020 b  546,151 
SkyWest  22,323   173,673 
UTi Worldwide  35,325 b  375,505 
      6,205,381 
Utilities--3.4%       
ALLETE  16,687   740,736 
American States Water  18,764   570,801 
Avista  29,090   888,118 
El Paso Electric  16,714   610,897 
Laclede Group  18,717   868,469 

 


 

  New Jersey Resources  22,001   1,111,271  
  Northwest Natural Gas  14,649   618,920  
  NorthWestern  18,306 a  830,360  
  Piedmont Natural Gas  35,147   1,178,479  
  South Jersey Industries  14,977   799,173  
  Southwest Gas  22,530   1,094,507  
  UIL Holdings  29,574   1,046,920  
        10,358,651  
  Total Common Stocks         
  (cost $218,841,045)      306,234,578  
    Principal      
Short-Term Investments--.1%  Amount ($)   Value ($)  
  U.S. Treasury Bills:         
  0.01%, 3/12/15  50,000 d  49,995  
  0.02%, 12/11/14  250,000 d  249,995  
  Total Short-Term Investments         
  (cost $299,988)      299,990  
 
  Other Investment--1.5%  Shares   Value ($)  
  Registered Investment Company;         
  Dreyfus Institutional Preferred         
  Plus Money Market Fund         
  (cost $4,475,311)  4,475,311 e  4,475,311  
  Investment of Cash Collateral for         
  Securities Loaned--4.9%         
  Registered Investment Company;         
  Dreyfus Institutional Cash         
  Advantage Fund         
  (cost $15,034,064)  15,034,064 e  15,034,064  
  Total Investments (cost $238,650,408)  106.0 %  326,043,943  
  Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (6.0 %)  (18,376,516 ) 
  Net Assets  100.0 %  307,667,427  

 

a Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At September 30, 2014, the value of the fund's securities on loan was $15,182,696 
and the value of the collateral held by the fund was $15,882,571, consisting of cash collateral of $15,034,064 and U.S.
Government & Agency securities valued at $848,507.
b Non-income producing security. 
c Investment in real estate investment trust. 

 


 

d  Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open financial futures contracts. 
e  Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 

At September 30, 2014, net unrealized appreciation on investments was $87,393,535 of which $97,110,799 related to appreciated investment securities and $9,717,264 related to depreciated investment securities. At September 30, 2014, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) †  Value (%) 
Capital Goods  10.2 
Real Estate  8.5 
Banks  8.2 
Health Care Equipment & Services  7.6 
Software & Services  7.3 
Short-Term/Money Market Investments  6.5 
Materials  6.1 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  5.9 
Energy  5.0 
Retailing  5.0 
Consumer Services  4.3 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  4.1 
Diversified Financials  3.9 
Consumer Durables & Apparel  3.8 
Commercial & Professional Services  3.6 
Utilities  3.4 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech & Life Sciences  3.3 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco  2.7 
Transportation  2.0 
Insurance  1.9 
Food & Staples Retailing  .8 
Automobiles & Components  .6 
Telecommunication Services  .6 
Household & Personal Products  .4 
Media  .3 
  106.0 

 

  Based on net assets. 

 


 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES           
September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)           
 
 
    Market Value    Unrealized  
    Covered by    (Depreciation)  
  Contracts  Contracts ($)  Expiration  at 9/30/2014 ($) 
Financial Futures Long           
Russell 2000 E-mini  39  4,276,740  December 2014  (198,357 ) 

 


 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2014 in valuing the fund's investments:

      Level 3 -     
  Level 1 - Level 2 - Other  Significant     
  Unadjusted Quoted Significant  Unobservable     
Assets ($)  Prices Observable Inputs  Inputs  Total  
Investments in Securities:           
Equity Securities - Domestic Common Stocks+  305,055,735 -  -  305,055,735  
Equity Securities - Foreign Common Stocks+  1,178,843 -  -  1,178,843  
Mutual Funds  19,509,375 -  -  19,509,375  
U.S. Treasury  - 299,990  -  299,990  
Liabilities ($)           
Other Financial Instruments:           
Financial Futures++  (198,357) -  -  (198,357 ) 

 

+ See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 
++ Amount shown represents unrealized (depreciation) at period end. 

 


 

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 fund's 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 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).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All preceding securities are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures contracts. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the fund's Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and


 

duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund and credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral.

U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by the Service. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund at period ended September 30, 2014 is discussed below.


 

Futures Contracts: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including interest rate risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in financial futures contracts in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a broker, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with futures since futures are exchange traded, and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees the futures against default.

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR.


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS       
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Technology Growth Portfolio       
September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)       
 
 
Common Stocks--98.3%  Shares   Value ($) 
Application Software--9.2%       
Adobe Systems  151,450 a  10,478,825 
Concur Technologies  34,370 a  4,358,803 
salesforce.com  197,790 a  11,378,859 
      26,216,487 
Automobile Manufacturers--1.8%       
Tesla Motors  20,960 a  5,086,573 
Communications Equipment--8.1%       
Cisco Systems  454,280   11,434,228 
Juniper Networks  517,670   11,466,391 
      22,900,619 
Computer Storage & Peripherals--18.5%       
Apple  153,180   15,432,885 
EMC  400,700   11,724,482 
Lenovo Group  4,838,000   7,202,622 
SanDisk  124,520   12,196,734 
Western Digital  63,920   6,220,694 
      52,777,417 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services--4.6%       
Visa, Cl. A  61,720   13,169,196 
Electronic Components--2.9%       
Amphenol, Cl. A  81,250   8,113,625 
Internet Retail--7.2%       
Netflix  23,280 a  10,503,470 
Priceline Group  8,540 a  9,894,273 
      20,397,743 
Internet Software & Services--21.7%       
Akamai Technologies  145,320 a  8,690,136 
Alibaba Group Holding, ADR  109,058   9,689,803 
Facebook, Cl. A  186,970 a  14,778,109 
Google, Cl. A  10,590 a  6,231,262 

 


 

Google, Cl. C  10,590 a  6,114,242 
LinkedIn, Cl. A  46,820 a  9,728,728 
Tencent Holdings  449,500   6,686,188 
      61,918,468 
IT Consulting & Other Services--2.9%       
Cognizant Technology Solutions,       
Cl. A  181,210 a  8,112,772 
Life Sciences Tools & Services--2.8%       
Illumina  48,750 a  7,991,100 
Semiconductor Equipment--3.6%       
Applied Materials  477,200   10,312,292 
Systems Software--15.0%       
Fortinet  304,940 a  7,704,309 
Microsoft  298,680   13,846,805 
ServiceNow  98,720 a  5,802,762 
Symantec  294,550   6,924,871 
VMware, Cl. A  90,300 a  8,473,752 
      42,752,499 
Total Common Stocks       
(cost $223,759,881)      279,748,791 
 
Other Investment--1.6%       
Registered Investment Company;       
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred       
Plus Money Market Fund       
(cost $4,720,984)  4,720,984 b  4,720,984 
 
Total Investments (cost $228,480,865)  99.9 %  284,469,775 
Cash and Receivables (Net)  .1 %  156,695 
Net Assets  100.0 %  284,626,470 

 

ADR - American Depository Receipts

a Non-income producing security.
b Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.

At September 30, 2014, net unrealized appreciation on investments was $55,988,910 of which $59,211,883 related to appreciated
investment securities and $3,222,973 related to depreciated investment securities. At September 30, 2014, the cost of investments


 

for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) †  Value (%) 
Internet Software & Services  21.7 
Computer Storage & Peripherals  18.5 
Systems Software  15.0 
Application Software  9.2 
Communications Equipment  8.1 
Internet Retail  7.2 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services  4.6 
Semiconductor Equipment  3.6 
Electronic Components  2.9 
IT Consulting & Other Services  2.9 
Life Sciences Tools & Services  2.8 
Automobile Manufacturers  1.8 
Money Market Investment  1.6 
  99.9 

 

† Based on net assets.


 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2014 in valuing the fund's investments:

      Level 3 -   
  Level 1 -  Level 2 - Other  Significant   
  Unadjusted Quoted  Significant  Unobservable   
Assets ($)  Prices  Observable Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Investments in Securities:         
Equity Securities - Domestic Common Stocks+  256,170,178  -  -  256,170,178 
Equity Securities - Foreign Common Stocks+  23,578,613  -  -  23,578,613 
Mutual Funds  4,720,984  -  -  4,720,984 

 

+ See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.


 

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 fund's
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 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).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily
an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an
assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques
used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:


 

Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities
exchange or national securities market on which such securities
are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System
for which market quotations are available are valued at the official
closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last
sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities
market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are
valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except
for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation
purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered
investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued
at their net asset value. All preceding securities are categorized as Level
1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a
pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities
and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs
and futures contracts. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers
between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available,
or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when
the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the
close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally
traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund
calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair
value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the
fund's Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing
investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and
duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that
influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold,
and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable
issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 depending
on the relevant inputs used.
For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions
about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as
Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual
and semi-annual reports previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR.


 

 

 

Item 2.             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-Q 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-Q 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 Registrant's most recently ended fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 

Item 3.             Exhibits.

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

 

 


 

 

FORM N-Q

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 Investment Portfolios

By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

Bradley J. Skapyak

President

 

Date:

November 17, 2014

 

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:

November 17, 2014

 

By: /s/ James Windels

James Windels

Treasurer

 

Date:

November 17, 2014

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)        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)