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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)

 

 

 

 

 

Bennett A. MacDougall, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York  10166

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 

(212) 922-6400

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

  12/31

 

Date of reporting period:

  03/31/17

 

             

 


 

FORM N-Q

Item 1.                         Schedule of Investments.

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Core Value Portfolio
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks - 99.8%  Shares   Value ($) 
Automobiles & Components - .7%       
Goodyear Tire & Rubber  5,938   213,768 
Banks - 11.4%       
Bank of America  45,005   1,061,668 
BB&T  4,514   201,776 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  15,597   1,370,040 
PNC Financial Services Group  3,627   436,110 
SunTrust Banks  5,069   280,316 
      3,349,910 
Capital Goods - 9.0%       
General Dynamics  2,901   543,067 
Honeywell International  3,492   436,046 
L3 Technologies  1,775   293,390 
Quanta Services  6,894 a  255,836 
Raytheon  3,384   516,060 
United Technologies  5,385   604,251 
      2,648,650 
Diversified Financials - 12.3%       
American Express  3,720   294,289 
Ameriprise Financial  2,280   295,670 
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B  8,133 a  1,355,608 
Capital One Financial  1,790   155,121 
Goldman Sachs Group  1,745   400,861 
Raymond James Financial  3,776   287,958 
Synchrony Financial  13,044   447,409 
Voya Financial  9,998   379,524 
      3,616,440 
Energy - 12.4%       
Anadarko Petroleum  8,759   543,058 
EOG Resources  7,170   699,434 
Halliburton  11,947   587,912 
Marathon Petroleum  4,276   216,109 
Occidental Petroleum  10,706   678,332 
Phillips 66  4,996   395,783 
Pioneer Natural Resources  1,631   303,741 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 99.8% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Energy - 12.4% (continued)       
Valero Energy  3,426   227,110 
      3,651,479 
Exchange-Traded Funds - .4%       
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF  1,028 b  118,158 
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.1%       
Walgreens Boots Alliance  3,803   315,839 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 8.4%       
Coca-Cola  7,222   306,502 
Coca-Cola European Partners  6,028   227,195 
Conagra Foods  7,199   290,408 
Kellogg  5,989   434,861 
Kraft Heinz  3,286   298,402 
Lamb Weston Holdings  3,398   142,920 
Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B  6,228   596,082 
Mondelez International, Cl. A  4,327   186,407 
      2,482,777 
Health Care Equipment & Services - 7.2%       
Abbott Laboratories  7,919   351,683 
Aetna  1,801   229,718 
AmerisourceBergen  3,324   294,174 
Boston Scientific  9,137 a  227,237 
Hologic  3,722 a  158,371 
Humana  1,023   210,881 
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings  1,589 a  227,974 
UnitedHealth Group  2,596   425,770 
      2,125,808 
Insurance - 5.3%       
Allstate  3,673   299,313 
Athene Holding, Cl. A  6,622   331,034 
Chubb  2,144   292,120 
Hartford Financial Services Group  2,973   142,912 
Prudential Financial  4,725   504,063 
      1,569,442 
Materials - 6.8%       
CF Industries Holdings  12,527 b  367,667 
Dow Chemical  4,584   291,267 
Martin Marietta Materials  1,415   308,824 
Newmont Mining  10,156   334,742 
Packaging Corporation of America  4,592   420,719 

 


 

Common Stocks - 99.8% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Materials - 6.8% (continued)       
Vulcan Materials  2,416   291,080 
      2,014,299 
Media - 3.3%       
Comcast, Cl. A  9,806   368,608 
Omnicom Group  6,963   600,280 
      968,888 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 3.7%       
Bristol-Myers Squibb  2,586   140,627 
Eli Lilly & Co.  2,635   221,630 
Merck & Co.  11,559   734,459 
      1,096,716 
Real Estate - 1.1%       
Uniti Group  12,635   326,615 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.8%       
Texas Instruments  6,446   519,290 
Software & Services - 4.0%       
Alphabet, Cl. A  261 a  221,276 
eBay  6,613 a  221,998 
Oracle  11,495   512,792 
Teradata  7,106 a,b  221,139 
      1,177,205 
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 5.9%       
Apple  3,086   443,335 
Cisco Systems  19,482   658,492 
Corning  11,667   315,009 
Harris  2,755   306,549 
      1,723,385 
Telecommunication Services - 3.0%       
AT&T  21,404   889,336 
Transportation - .8%       
Delta Air Lines  4,816   221,343 
Utilities - 1.2%       
FirstEnergy  10,677   339,742 
Total Common Stocks (cost $24,243,893)      29,369,090 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - 1.4%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Fund, Hamilton Shares         
(cost $425,468)  425,468 c  425,468  
Total Investments (cost $24,669,361)  101.2 %  29,794,558  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (1.2 %)  (363,327 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  29,431,231  
ETF—Exchange-Traded Fund         

 

a Non-income producing security. 
b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At March 31, 2017, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $701,026 and the value of  

the collateral held by the fund was $786,544, consisting of cash collateral of $425,468 and U.S. Government & Agency securities 

valued at $361,076. 
c Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)  Value (%) 
Energy  12.4 
Diversified Financials  12.3 
Banks  11.4 
Capital Goods  9.0 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco  8.4 
Health Care Equipment & Services  7.2 
Materials  6.8 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  5.9 
Insurance  5.3 
Software & Services  4.0 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences  3.7 
Media  3.3 
Telecommunication Services  3.0 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  1.8 
Money Market Investment  1.4 
Utilities  1.2 
Real Estate  1.1 
Food & Staples Retailing  1.1 
Transportation  .8 
Automobiles & Components  .7 
Exchange-Traded Funds  .4 
  101.2 

 

Based on net assets.
See notes to financial statements.


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Core Value Portfolio
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2017 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2 - Other     
  Level 1 - Unadjusted  Significant  Level 3 -Significant   
  Quoted Prices  Observable Inputs Unobservable Inputs   Total 
Assets ($)         
Investments in Securities:       
Equity Securities—         
Domestic Common         
Stocks  29,250,932  -  -  29,250,932 
Exchange-Traded Funds  118,158  -  -  118,158 
Registered Investment         
Company  425,468  -  -  425,468 

 

See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.


 

NOTES

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 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. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not


 

NOTES

traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

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. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the"Service") approved by the Board Members ("Board").These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

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 American Depository Receipts and futures. 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 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 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

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

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, 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 Dreyfus 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


 

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benefit of the fund or 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.

Effective July 1, 2015, the fund adopted new accounting guidance under Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11, which requires expanded disclosures related to financial assets pledged in secured financing transactions (such as securities lending) and the related contractual maturity terms of these secured transactions. The type of securities loaned for which cash collateral was received, is indicated in the Statement of Investments. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis.

At March 31, 2017, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $5,125,197, consisting of $5,347,829 gross unrealized appreciation and $222,632 gross unrealized depreciation.

At March 31, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

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


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, MidCap Stock Portfolio
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks - 99.6%  Shares   Value ($) 
Banks - 5.2%       
Cathay General Bancorp  69,395   2,614,804 
Commerce Bancshares  5,187   291,302 
East West Bancorp  15,465   798,149 
First Horizon National  156,960   2,903,760 
Synovus Financial  79,590   3,264,782 
      9,872,797 
Capital Goods - 16.7%       
A.O. Smith  23,000   1,176,680 
BWX Technologies  55,610   2,647,036 
Curtiss-Wright  29,600   2,701,296 
Donaldson  71,200   3,241,024 
GATX  33,585 a  2,047,342 
HD Supply Holdings  60,615 b  2,492,792 
Huntington Ingalls Industries  5,585   1,118,340 
Jacobs Engineering Group  3,400   187,952 
Lennox International  19,915 a  3,331,779 
Oshkosh  42,800   2,935,652 
Owens Corning  28,590   1,754,568 
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Cl. A  39,955   2,314,194 
Toro  51,500   3,216,690 
Woodward  38,470   2,612,882 
      31,778,227 
Commercial & Professional Services - .6%       
FTI Consulting  26,200 b  1,078,654 
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 4.3%       
Brunswick  55,420   3,391,704 
KB Home  78,680 a  1,564,158 
NVR  1,470 b  3,097,114 
      8,052,976 
Consumer Services - 2.7%       
Brinker International  39,870 a  1,752,685 
Darden Restaurants  34,865   2,917,155 
International Speedway, Cl. A  8,400   310,380 
Wyndham Worldwide  2,270   191,338 
      5,171,558 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 99.6% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Diversified Financials - 2.3%       
Eaton Vance  31,500   1,416,240 
SEI Investments  57,100   2,880,124 
      4,296,364 
Energy - 2.0%       
Cimarex Energy  8,300   991,767 
CONSOL Energy  48,400 b  812,152 
World Fuel Services  55,950 a  2,028,187 
      3,832,106 
Food & Staples Retailing - .1%       
Casey's General Stores  1,800 a  202,050 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 2.5%       
Blue Buffalo Pet Products  69,100 a,b  1,589,300 
Ingredion  26,450   3,185,373 
      4,774,673 
Health Care Equipment & Services - 5.9%       
Halyard Health  41,200 b  1,569,308 
Hologic  34,925 b  1,486,059 
Masimo  12,300 b  1,147,098 
Teleflex  18,875 a  3,656,654 
WellCare Health Plans  24,000 b  3,365,040 
      11,224,159 
Household & Personal Products - 1.7%       
Church & Dwight  52,800   2,633,136 
Spectrum Brands Holdings  3,800 a  528,238 
      3,161,374 
Insurance - 6.5%       
CNO Financial Group  136,360   2,795,380 
Hanover Insurance Group  23,895   2,151,984 
Old Republic International  124,260   2,544,845 
Primerica  38,745 a  3,184,839 
Reinsurance Group of America  12,945   1,643,756 
      12,320,804 
Materials - 10.4%       
Cabot  54,295   3,252,813 
Celanese, Ser. A  12,900   1,159,065 
Greif, Cl. A  24,800 a  1,366,232 
Louisiana-Pacific  48,200 b  1,196,324 
Owens-Illinois  145,000 b  2,955,100 
PolyOne  34,605   1,179,684 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum  32,420   2,594,248 

 


 

Common Stocks - 99.6% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Materials - 10.4% (continued)       
Sensient Technologies  2,400   190,224 
Steel Dynamics  93,745   3,258,576 
Worthington Industries  55,445 a  2,500,015 
      19,652,281 
Media - 1.9%       
John Wiley & Sons, Cl. A  20,300   1,092,140 
Meredith  38,600 a  2,493,560 
      3,585,700 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 4.6%       
Agilent Technologies  19,150   1,012,461 
Charles River Laboratories International  30,820 b  2,772,259 
Mettler-Toledo International  5,700 b  2,729,787 
United Therapeutics  16,875 b  2,284,537 
      8,799,044 
Real Estate - 7.5%       
First Industrial Realty Trust  100,400 c  2,673,652 
GGP  71,665   1,661,195 
Hospitality Properties Trust  17,635 c  556,032 
Kilroy Realty  20,355 c  1,467,188 
Lamar Advertising, Cl. A  45,095 a,c  3,370,400 
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers  65,700 c  2,152,989 
Weingarten Realty Investors  71,570 c  2,389,722 
      14,271,178 
Retailing - 3.9%       
American Eagle Outfitters  104,080 a  1,460,242 
Best Buy  28,200   1,386,030 
Big Lots  52,040 a  2,533,307 
Chico's FAS  38,200   542,440 
Dick's Sporting Goods  21,900   1,065,654 
Foot Locker  6,180   462,326 
      7,449,999 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - .6%       
Cirrus Logic  18,800 a,b  1,140,972 
Software & Services - 10.9%       
Acxiom  31,250 b  889,688 
ANSYS  6,415 a,b  685,571 
CDK Global  21,100   1,371,711 
Citrix Systems  28,525 b  2,378,700 
Convergys  90,365   1,911,220 
CoreLogic  48,530 b  1,976,142 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 99.6% (continued)  Shares   Value ($)  
Software & Services - 10.9% (continued)         
DST Systems  25,900   3,172,750  
Fair Isaac  10,900 a  1,405,555  
LogMeIn  4,901   477,848  
Manhattan Associates  32,550 b  1,694,228  
MAXIMUS  48,100   2,991,820  
Science Applications International  19,900   1,480,560  
VeriSign  3,380 a,b  294,432  
      20,730,225  
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 4.8%         
Belden  36,480   2,524,051  
CommScope Holding  6,200 b  258,602  
Dolby Laboratories, Cl. A  26,600   1,394,106  
InterDigital  16,720   1,442,936  
NCR  74,935 b  3,423,031  
      9,042,726  
Telecommunication Services - .4%         
CenturyLink  34,505 a  813,283  
Utilities - 4.1%         
FirstEnergy  58,775   1,870,220  
MDU Resources Group  113,300   3,101,021  
Westar Energy  52,390   2,843,205  
      7,814,446  
Total Common Stocks (cost $158,206,350)      189,065,596  
Other Investment - .5%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund         
(cost $904,871)  904,871 d  904,871  
Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - 9.2%         
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Fund, Hamilton Shares         
(cost $17,483,329)  17,483,329 d  17,483,329  
Total Investments (cost $176,594,550)  109.3 %  207,453,796  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (9.3 %)  (17,578,281 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  189,875,515  

 

a Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At March 31, 2017, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $28,300,465 and the value 
of the collateral held by the fund was $29,027,014, consisting of cash collateral of $17,483,329 and U.S. Government & Agency 
securities valued at $11,543,685. 
b Non-income producing security. 
c Investment in real estate investment trust. 
d Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 


 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)  Value (%) 
Capital Goods  16.7 
Software & Services  10.9 
Materials  10.4 
Money Market Investments  9.7 
Real Estate  7.5 
Insurance  6.5 
Health Care Equipment & Services  5.9 
Banks  5.2 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  4.8 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences  4.6 
Consumer Durables & Apparel  4.3 
Utilities  4.1 
Retailing  3.9 
Consumer Services  2.7 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco  2.5 
Diversified Financials  2.3 
Energy  2.0 
Media  1.9 
Household & Personal Products  1.7 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  .6 
Commercial & Professional Services  .6 
Telecommunication Services  .4 
Food & Staples Retailing  .1 
  109.3 
† Based on net assets.   
See notes to financial statements.   

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, MidCap Stock Portfolio
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2017 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2 - Other     
  Level 1 - Unadjusted  Significant  Level 3 -Significant   
  Quoted Prices  Observable Inputs Unobservable Inputs   Total 
Assets ($)         
Investments in Securities:       
Equity Securities—         
Domestic Common         
Stocks  189,065,596  -  -  189,065,596 
Registered Investment         
Companies  18,388,200  -  -  18,388,200 

 

See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.


 

NOTES

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 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. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not


 

NOTES

traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

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. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the"Service") approved by the Board Members ("Board").These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

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 American Depository Receipts and futures. 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 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 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

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

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, 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 Dreyfus 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


 

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benefit of the fund or 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.

Effective July 1, 2015, the fund adopted new accounting guidance under Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11, which requires expanded disclosures related to financial assets pledged in secured financing transactions (such as securities lending) and the related contractual maturity terms of these secured transactions. The type of securities loaned for which cash collateral was received, is indicated in the Statement of Investments. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis.

At March 31, 2017, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $30,859,246, consisting of $33,947,507 gross unrealized appreciation and $3,088,261 gross unrealized depreciation.

At March 31, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

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


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks - 99.1%  Shares   Value ($) 
Automobiles & Components - 1.9%       
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings  59,995 a  1,126,706 
Cooper-Standard Holding  13,998 a  1,552,798 
Dorman Products  20,987 a  1,723,662 
Fox Factory Holding  20,293 a  582,409 
Gentherm  26,291 a  1,031,922 
LCI Industries  19,140   1,910,172 
Motorcar Parts of America  9,250 a  284,253 
Standard Motor Products  15,343   753,955 
Superior Industries International  15,892   402,862 
Winnebago Industries  18,060 b  528,255 
      9,896,994 
Banks - 11.1%       
Ameris Bancorp  29,689   1,368,663 
Astoria Financial  60,484 b  1,240,527 
Banc of California  43,341 b  897,159 
Bank Mutual  45,912   431,573 
Banner  16,819   935,809 
BofI Holding  37,777 a,b  987,113 
Boston Private Financial Holdings  69,416   1,138,422 
Brookline Bancorp  59,282   927,763 
Cardinal Financial  25,191   754,219 
Central Pacific Financial  27,298   833,681 
City Holding  11,305   728,946 
Columbia Banking System  44,913   1,751,158 
Community Bank System  32,521   1,788,005 
Customers Bancorp  24,608 a  775,890 
CVB Financial  78,237   1,728,255 
Dime Community Bancshares  29,602   600,921 
Fidelity Southern  9,216   206,254 
First BanCorp  140,123 a  791,695 
First Commonwealth Financial  75,862   1,005,930 
First Financial Bancorp  49,734 b  1,365,198 
First Financial Bankshares  50,056 b  2,007,246 
First Midwest Bancorp  55,426   1,312,488 
First NBC Bank Holding  10,807 a,b  43,228 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Banks - 11.1% (continued)       
Glacier Bancorp  57,914   1,965,022 
Great Western Bancorp  39,754   1,685,967 
Hanmi Financial  28,113   864,475 
Home BancShares  93,116 b  2,520,650 
HomeStreet  16,866 a  471,405 
Hope Bancorp  87,332   1,674,154 
Independent Bank  20,758   1,349,270 
LegacyTexas Financial Group  29,177   1,164,162 
LendingTree  4,224 a,b  529,478 
National Bank Holdings, Cl. A  23,168   752,960 
NBT Bancorp  32,730 b  1,213,301 
Northfield Bancorp  40,619   731,954 
Northwest Bancshares  66,620 b  1,121,881 
OFG Bancorp  40,775   481,145 
Old National Bancorp  100,949   1,751,465 
Opus Bank  5,836   117,595 
Oritani Financial  32,881   558,977 
Pinnacle Financial Partners  32,588   2,165,473 
Provident Financial Services  40,346   1,042,944 
S&T Bancorp  21,689   750,439 
ServisFirst Bancshares  30,202 b  1,098,749 
Simmons First National, Cl. A  19,452 b  1,072,778 
Southside Bancshares  22,775   764,557 
Sterling Bancorp  99,647   2,361,634 
Tompkins Financial  10,433   840,378 
TrustCo Bank  73,889   580,029 
United Bankshares  57,511 b  2,429,840 
United Community Banks  48,164   1,333,661 
Walker & Dunlop  22,730 a  947,614 
Westamerica Bancorporation  18,802 b  1,049,716 
      59,011,816 
Capital Goods - 10.7%       
AAON  31,303   1,106,561 
AAR  22,521   757,381 
Actuant, Cl. A  40,824 b  1,075,712 
Aegion  22,030 a  504,707 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings  50,905 a  1,104,638 
Aerovironment  9,699 a  271,863 
Alamo Group  8,690   662,091 
Albany International, Cl. A  18,642   858,464 

 


 

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Capital Goods - 10.7% (continued)       
American Woodmark  11,857 a  1,088,473 
Apogee Enterprises  20,336 b  1,212,229 
Applied Industrial Technologies  29,139   1,802,247 
Astec Industries  16,168   994,251 
AZZ  18,933   1,126,513 
Barnes Group  37,011   1,900,145 
Briggs & Stratton  26,629   597,821 
Chart Industries  25,628 a  895,442 
CIRCOR International  11,283   670,662 
Comfort Systems USA  29,354   1,075,824 
Cubic  17,778   938,678 
DXP Enterprises  9,578 a  362,719 
Encore Wire  13,980   643,080 
Engility Holdings  12,341 a  357,149 
EnPro Industries  14,063 b  1,000,723 
ESCO Technologies  17,189   998,681 
Federal Signal  49,967   690,044 
Franklin Electric  28,989   1,247,976 
General Cable  37,624   675,351 
Gibraltar Industries  26,055 a  1,073,466 
Greenbrier Companies  22,099 b  952,467 
Griffon  22,456   553,540 
Harsco  61,207 a  780,389 
Hillenbrand  49,799   1,785,294 
Insteel Industries  12,523   452,581 
John Bean Technologies  21,715   1,909,834 
Kaman  17,441 b  839,435 
Lindsay  6,591 b  580,799 
Lydall  14,798 a  793,173 
Mercury Systems  32,060 a  1,251,943 
Moog, Cl. A  26,192 a  1,764,031 
Mueller Industries  42,585   1,457,685 
MYR Group  15,282 a  626,562 
National Presto Industries  2,856 b  291,883 
Orion Group Holdings  13,205 a  98,641 
Patrick Industries  11,739 a  832,295 
PGT Innovations  29,745 a  319,759 
Powell Industries  6,957   239,599 
Proto Labs  18,470 a,b  943,817 
Quanex Building Products  31,665   641,216 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Capital Goods - 10.7% (continued)       
Raven Industries  27,093   787,052 
Simpson Manufacturing  29,671   1,278,523 
SPX  35,216 a  853,988 
SPX FLOW  28,667 a  995,032 
Standex International  9,697   971,155 
TASER International  41,447 a,b  944,577 
Tennant  13,085   950,625 
Titan International  26,746   276,554 
Trex  23,598 a  1,637,465 
Triumph Group  38,526 b  992,044 
Universal Forest Products  16,130   1,589,450 
Veritiv  6,222 a  322,300 
Vicor  2,535 a  40,814 
Wabash National  50,460 b  1,044,017 
Watts Water Technologies, Cl. A  18,308   1,141,504 
      56,632,934 
Commercial & Professional Services - 5.4%       
ABM Industries  37,460   1,633,256 
Brady, Cl. A  38,018   1,469,396 
Brink's  35,077   1,874,866 
Essendant  29,363   444,849 
Exponent  17,517   1,043,137 
Healthcare Services Group  50,214 b  2,163,721 
Heidrick & Struggles International  18,289   481,915 
Insperity  15,526   1,376,380 
Interface  54,050   1,029,652 
Kelly Services, Cl. A  26,769   585,170 
Korn/Ferry International  37,618   1,184,591 
LSC Communications  23,271   585,498 
Matthews International, Cl. A  24,135   1,632,733 
Mobile Mini  28,897   881,358 
Multi-Color  9,241   656,111 
Navigant Consulting  35,692 a  815,919 
On Assignment  37,761 a  1,832,541 
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.  50,747 b  614,546 
Resources Connection  23,446   392,721 
Team  19,980 a  540,459 
Tetra Tech  39,212   1,601,810 
TrueBlue  35,789 a  978,829 
UniFirst  11,086   1,568,115 

 


 

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Commercial & Professional Services - 5.4% (continued)       
US Ecology  12,841   601,601 
Viad  15,085   681,842 
WageWorks  26,299 a  1,901,418 
      28,572,434 
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 3.7%       
Callaway Golf  77,614   859,187 
Cavco Industries  5,259 a  612,148 
Crocs  56,695 a,b  400,834 
Ethan Allen Interiors  22,249 b  681,932 
Fossil Group  30,672 a,b  535,226 
G-III Apparel Group  31,265 a  684,391 
Iconix Brand Group  41,516 a,b  312,200 
Installed Building Products  13,825 a  729,269 
iRobot  21,823 a,b  1,443,373 
La-Z-Boy  39,585   1,068,795 
LGI Homes  8,782 a,b  297,798 
M.D.C. Holdings  31,275   939,814 
M/I Homes  19,688 a  482,356 
Meritage Homes  27,105 a  997,464 
Movado Group  12,012   299,699 
Nautilus  24,151 a,b  440,756 
Oxford Industries  10,900   624,134 
Perry Ellis International  14,574 a  313,050 
Steven Madden  43,552 a  1,678,930 
Sturm Ruger & Co.  15,992 b  856,372 
TopBuild  30,068 a  1,413,196 
Unifi  6,466 a  183,570 
Universal Electronics  8,629 a  591,087 
Vera Bradley  27,356 a  254,684 
Vista Outdoor  36,894 a  759,647 
William Lyon Homes, Cl. A  17,036 a,b  351,282 
Wolverine World Wide  76,814   1,918,046 
      19,729,240 
Consumer Services - 3.5%       
American Public Education  10,067 a  230,534 
Belmond, Cl. A  51,185 a  619,339 
Biglari Holdings  752 a  324,849 
BJ's Restaurants  17,256 a  697,142 
Bob Evans Farms  13,732 b  890,795 
Boyd Gaming  64,417 a,b  1,417,818 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Consumer Services - 3.5% (continued)       
Capella Education  8,832   750,941 
Career Education  51,594 a  448,868 
Chuy's Holdings  9,720 a  289,656 
Dave & Buster's Entertainment  29,464 a,b  1,799,956 
DineEquity  12,356   672,414 
El Pollo Loco Holdings  15,034 a,b  179,656 
Fiesta Restaurant Group  21,024 a  508,781 
ILG  72,395   1,517,399 
Marcus  10,120   324,852 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide  16,843   1,683,121 
Monarch Casino & Resort  8,958 a  264,619 
Penn National Gaming  61,005 a  1,124,322 
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers  7,495 a  438,083 
Regis  16,914 a  198,232 
Ruby Tuesday  27,633 a  77,649 
Ruth's Hospitality Group  25,023   501,711 
Scientific Games, Cl. A  41,872 a  990,273 
Shake Shack, Cl. A  11,681 a,b  390,145 
Sonic  34,830   883,289 
Strayer Education  7,765   625,005 
Wingstop  20,762 b  587,149 
      18,436,598 
Diversified Financials - 2.9%       
Capstead Mortgage  67,802 c  714,633 
Donnelley Financial Solutions  18,582   358,447 
Encore Capital Group  15,456 a,b  476,045 
Enova International  15,929 a  236,546 
Evercore Partners, Cl. A  29,977   2,335,208 
EZCORP, Cl. A  23,359 a  190,376 
Financial Engines  38,821   1,690,655 
FirstCash  34,057   1,673,902 
Green Dot, Cl. A  32,919 a  1,098,178 
Greenhill & Co.  24,772   725,820 
Interactive Brokers Group, Cl. A  46,446 b  1,612,605 
INTL. FCStone  9,952 a  377,778 
Investment Technology Group  17,301   350,345 
Piper Jaffray  11,638   743,086 
PRA Group  32,909 a,b  1,090,933 
Virtus Investment Partners  4,939 b  523,040 
WisdomTree Investments  84,765 b  769,666 

 


 

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Diversified Financials - 2.9% (continued)       
World Acceptance  6,316 a,b  327,042 
      15,294,305 
Energy - 3.3%       
Archrock  53,614   664,814 
Atwood Oceanics  61,121 a,b  582,483 
Bill Barrett  74,590 a,b  339,385 
Bristow Group  24,254 b  368,903 
CARBO Ceramics  10,388 a,b  135,460 
Carrizo Oil & Gas  48,743 a,b  1,396,974 
Cloud Peak Energy  53,169 a  243,514 
Contango Oil & Gas  25,529 a  186,872 
Denbury Resources  320,576 a  827,086 
Era Group  10,874 a  144,189 
Exterran  18,210 a  572,705 
Geospace Technologies  11,124 a  180,543 
Green Plains  29,023 b  718,319 
Gulf Island Fabrication  9,026   104,250 
Helix Energy Solutions Group  104,697 a  813,496 
Hornbeck Offshore Services  46,236 a,b  204,825 
Matrix Service  24,747 a  408,326 
Newpark Resources  53,270 a  431,487 
Northern Oil and Gas  65,150 a,b  169,390 
PDC Energy  39,997 a  2,493,813 
Pioneer Energy Services  56,043 a  224,172 
REX American Resources  5,471 a  495,071 
SEACOR Holdings  9,941 a,b  687,818 
SRC Energy  132,270 a,b  1,116,359 
Tesco  34,444 a  277,274 
TETRA Technologies  81,691 a  332,482 
Tidewater  50,566 a,b  58,151 
Unit  41,429 a  1,000,925 
US Silica Holdings  52,208   2,505,462 
      17,684,548 
Food & Staples Retailing - .4%       
Andersons  16,584   628,534 
SpartanNash  27,857   974,716 
SUPERVALU  205,032 a  791,424 
      2,394,674 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 2.0%       
B&G Foods  49,563 b  1,994,911 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 2.0% (continued)       
Calavo Growers  13,430 b  813,858 
Cal-Maine Foods  18,108 b  666,374 
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated  3,364   693,051 
Darling Ingredients  121,795 a  1,768,463 
J&J Snack Foods  10,143   1,374,985 
John B. Sanfilippo & Son  6,388   467,538 
Sanderson Farms  14,528 b  1,508,588 
Seneca Foods, Cl. A  3,166 a  114,293 
Universal  20,535   1,452,851 
      10,854,912 
Health Care Equipment & Services - 8.2%       
Abaxis  16,834 b  816,449 
Aceto  21,592   341,370 
Adeptus Health, Cl. A  9,536 a,b  17,165 
Air Methods  24,465 a,b  1,051,995 
Almost Family  5,753 a  279,596 
Amedisys  19,779 a  1,010,509 
AMN Healthcare Services  35,772 a,b  1,452,343 
Analogic  9,725 b  738,128 
AngioDynamics  31,070 a  539,065 
Anika Therapeutics  8,511 a  369,718 
BioTelemetry  25,985 a  752,266 
Cantel Medical  26,738   2,141,714 
Chemed  12,401   2,265,539 
Community Health Systems  86,650 a  768,585 
Computer Programs & Systems  3,372 b  94,416 
CONMED  16,592   736,851 
CorVel  7,586 a  329,991 
Cross Country Healthcare  22,752 a  326,719 
CryoLife  15,470 a  257,576 
Diplomat Pharmacy  24,758 a,b  394,890 
Ensign Group  29,538   555,314 
Haemonetics  41,217 a  1,672,174 
HealthEquity  31,411 a,b  1,333,397 
HealthStream  14,103 a  341,716 
HMS Holdings  69,416 a  1,411,227 
ICU Medical  10,506 a  1,604,266 
Inogen  13,430 a,b  1,041,631 
Integer Holdings  20,997 a  844,079 
Integra LifeSciences Holdings  47,070 a  1,983,059 

 


 

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Health Care Equipment & Services - 8.2% (continued)       
Invacare  14,123   168,064 
Kindred Healthcare  49,016   409,284 
Landauer  7,625   371,719 
LHC Group  11,843 a  638,338 
Magellan Health  16,707 a  1,153,618 
Medidata Solutions  40,816 a  2,354,675 
Meridian Bioscience  28,214   389,353 
Merit Medical Systems  31,481 a  909,801 
Natus Medical  28,002 a,b  1,099,078 
Neogen  26,250 a  1,720,687 
Omnicell  24,582 a  999,258 
OraSure Technologies  41,094 a  531,345 
Orthofix International NV  12,932 a  493,356 
PharMerica  19,622 a  459,155 
Providence Service  7,760 a  344,854 
Quality Systems  38,858 a  592,196 
Quorum Health  26,493 a  144,122 
Select Medical Holdings  81,171 a  1,083,633 
Surmodics  11,952 a  287,446 
Tivity Health  29,706 a  864,445 
U.S. Physical Therapy  8,450   551,785 
Varex Imaging  23,315   783,384 
Zeltiq Aesthetics  27,207 a  1,512,981 
      43,334,325 
Household & Personal Products - .6%       
Central Garden & Pet  11,412 a,b  423,043 
Central Garden & Pet, Cl. A  24,380 a  846,474 
Inter Parfums  12,560   459,068 
Medifast  10,428   462,690 
WD-40  11,548 b  1,258,155 
      3,449,430 
Insurance - 3.1%       
American Equity Investment Life Holding  63,829   1,508,279 
AMERISAFE  14,542   943,776 
eHealth  6,541 a  78,754 
Employers Holdings  24,714   937,896 
HCI Group  7,204 b  328,358 
Horace Mann Educators  27,091   1,112,086 
Infinity Property & Casualty  6,874   656,467 
Maiden Holdings  61,849   865,886 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Insurance - 3.1% (continued)       
Navigators Group  13,646   740,978 
ProAssurance  39,281   2,366,680 
RLI  26,018   1,561,600 
Safety Insurance Group  11,955   838,045 
Selective Insurance Group  42,073   1,983,742 
Stewart Information Services  17,811   786,890 
United Fire Group  13,444   575,000 
United Insurance Holdings  20,554   327,836 
Universal Insurance Holdings  25,566   626,367 
      16,238,640 
Materials - 5.8%       
A. Schulman  22,470   706,682 
AdvanSix  21,500   587,380 
AK Steel Holding  235,018 a  1,689,779 
American Vanguard  24,989   414,817 
Balchem  21,806   1,797,251 
Boise Cascade  27,691 a  739,350 
Calgon Carbon  37,249   543,835 
Century Aluminum  28,749 a  364,825 
Clearwater Paper  12,329 a  690,424 
Deltic Timber  9,427   736,437 
Flotek Industries  27,908 a,b  356,943 
FutureFuel  20,611   292,264 
H.B. Fuller  39,405 b  2,031,722 
Hawkins  6,957   340,893 
Haynes International  9,379   357,527 
Headwaters  54,296 a  1,274,870 
Ingevity  31,431   1,912,576 
Innophos Holdings  15,930   859,742 
Innospec  17,320   1,121,470 
Kaiser Aluminum  14,238   1,137,616 
KapStone Paper and Packaging  65,944   1,523,306 
Koppers Holdings  15,946 a  675,313 
Kraton  20,804 a  643,260 
LSB Industries  9,842 a,b  92,318 
Materion  17,501   587,159 
Myers Industries  16,620   263,427 
Neenah Paper  12,279   917,241 
Olympic Steel  9,943   184,542 
P.H. Glatfelter  27,153   590,306 

 


 

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Materials - 5.8% (continued)       
Quaker Chemical  9,347   1,230,626 
Rayonier Advanced Materials  37,686   506,877 
Schweitzer-Mauduit International  25,424   1,053,062 
Stepan  14,241   1,122,333 
Stillwater Mining  86,088 a  1,486,740 
SunCoke Energy  46,193 a  413,889 
TimkenSteel  31,589 a  597,348 
Tredegar  24,178   424,324 
US Concrete  8,766 a,b  565,845 
      30,834,319 
Media - .7%       
E.W. Scripps, Cl. A  45,059 a,b  1,056,183 
Gannett Company  93,013   779,449 
New Media Investment Group  30,988   440,339 
Scholastic  20,403   868,556 
World Wrestling Entertainment, Cl. A  23,043   512,015 
      3,656,542 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 4.1%       
Acorda Therapeutics  35,118 a  737,478 
Albany Molecular Research  13,848 a,b  194,287 
AMAG Pharmaceuticals  29,597 a,b  667,412 
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals  29,551 a  428,490 
ANI Pharmaceuticals  5,170 a,b  255,967 
Cambrex  26,115 a  1,437,631 
Depomed  46,456 a,b  583,023 
Eagle Pharmaceuticals  6,291 a,b  521,776 
Emergent BioSolutions  25,247 a  733,173 
Enanta Pharmaceuticals  10,507 a  323,616 
Heska  4,586 a  481,438 
Impax Laboratories  43,256 a  547,188 
Innoviva  69,141 a,b  956,220 
Lannett  22,289 a,b  498,159 
Ligand Pharmaceuticals  14,000 a,b  1,481,760 
Luminex  32,306   593,461 
Medicines  49,564 a,b  2,423,680 
MiMedx Group  76,809 a,b  731,990 
Momenta Pharmaceuticals  42,898 a  572,688 
Myriad Genetics  50,084 a,b  961,613 
Nektar Therapeutics  107,458 a,b  2,522,039 
Phibro Animal Health, Cl. A  18,481   519,316 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 4.1% (continued)       
Progenics Pharmaceuticals  51,155 a  482,903 
Repligen  22,310 a  785,312 
SciClone Pharmaceuticals  47,312 a  463,658 
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals  50,435 a,b  327,828 
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Cl. A  18,058 a,b  198,638 
Supernus Pharmaceuticals  37,824 a  1,183,891 
      21,614,635 
Real Estate - 5.9%       
Acadia Realty Trust  62,268 c  1,871,776 
Agree Realty  16,650 c  798,534 
American Assets Trust  29,405 c  1,230,305 
CareTrust  51,324 c  863,270 
Cedar Realty Trust  39,978 c  200,690 
Chesapeake Lodging Trust  47,132 c  1,129,283 
CoreSite Realty  24,930 c  2,244,946 
DiamondRock Hospitality  149,386 c  1,665,654 
EastGroup Properties  25,284 c  1,859,133 
Forestar Group  28,023 a,c  382,514 
Four Corners Property Trust  42,195 c  963,312 
Franklin Street Properties  69,483 b,c  843,524 
Getty Realty  22,433 b,c  566,882 
Government Properties Income Trust  53,730 b,c  1,124,569 
Hersha Hospitality Trust  30,606 b  575,087 
HFF, Cl. A  29,521   816,846 
Kite Realty Group Trust  56,056 c  1,205,204 
Lexington Realty Trust  165,239 c  1,649,085 
LTC Properties  31,639 c  1,515,508 
Parkway  23,806 c  473,501 
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust  55,342 c  837,878 
PS Business Parks  15,459 c  1,774,075 
RE/MAX Holdings, Cl. A  12,851   763,992 
Retail Opportunity Investments  75,579 b,c  1,589,426 
Sabra Health Care  50,818 b,c  1,419,347 
Saul Centers  9,092 c  560,249 
Summit Hotel Properties  75,354 c  1,204,157 
Universal Health Realty Income Trust  10,840 c  699,180 
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Cl. A  24,912 c  512,191 
      31,340,118 
Retailing - 5.2%       
Abercrombie & Fitch, Cl. A  40,491 b  483,058 

 


 

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Retailing - 5.2% (continued)       
Asbury Automotive Group  16,449 a  988,585 
Ascena Retail Group  126,393 a  538,434 
Barnes & Noble  46,519 b  430,301 
Barnes & Noble Education  33,819 a  324,324 
Big 5 Sporting Goods  21,693 b  327,564 
Buckle  23,265 b  432,729 
Caleres  31,890   842,534 
Cato, Cl. A  19,471   427,583 
Core-Mark Holding  30,026   936,511 
DSW, Cl. A  49,468   1,022,998 
Express  59,864 a  545,361 
Finish Line, Cl. A  36,834   524,148 
Five Below  42,999 a,b  1,862,287 
Francesca's Holdings  34,335 a  527,042 
Fred's, Cl. A  16,692 b  218,665 
FTD Companies  13,197 a  265,788 
Genesco  16,988 a  941,985 
Group 1 Automotive  16,151   1,196,466 
Guess?  36,598 b  408,068 
Haverty Furnitures  12,207   297,240 
Hibbett Sports  13,391 a,b  395,035 
Kirkland's  7,728 a  95,827 
Lithia Motors, Cl. A  17,129   1,467,099 
Lumber Liquidators Holdings  13,722 a,b  288,025 
MarineMax  24,178 a  523,454 
Monro Muffler Brake  22,741 b  1,184,806 
Nutrisystem  19,433   1,078,531 
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings  33,814 a,b  1,132,769 
PetMed Express  8,780 b  176,829 
Rent-A-Center  48,434 b  429,610 
RH  27,996 a,b  1,295,095 
Select Comfort  36,718 a,b  910,239 
Shoe Carnival  13,858 b  340,491 
Shutterfly  24,811 a  1,198,123 
Sonic Automotive, Cl. A  16,855   337,943 
Stein Mart  8,459   25,462 
Tailored Brands  38,244 b  571,365 
The Children's Place  14,315 b  1,718,516 
Tile Shop Holdings  29,255 b  563,159 
Vitamin Shoppe  17,196 a  346,499 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Retailing - 5.2% (continued)       
Zumiez  8,636 a,b  158,039 
      27,778,587 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.6%       
Advanced Energy Industries  30,711 a  2,105,546 
Brooks Automation  52,438   1,174,611 
Cabot Microelectronics  17,235   1,320,373 
CEVA  15,441 a  548,156 
Cohu  23,974   442,560 
Diodes  29,166 a  701,442 
DSP Group  26,285 a  315,420 
Exar  38,449 a  500,221 
Kopin  30,842 a,b  126,452 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries  57,317 a  1,164,681 
MKS Instruments  38,155   2,623,156 
Nanometrics  22,257 a  677,948 
Power Integrations  21,516   1,414,677 
Rambus  78,208 a  1,027,653 
Rudolph Technologies  29,354 a  657,530 
Semtech  49,473 a  1,672,187 
Ultratech  21,827 a  646,516 
Veeco Instruments  26,027 a  776,906 
Xperi  37,282   1,265,724 
      19,161,759 
Software & Services - 4.9%       
8x8  59,155 a  902,114 
Blackbaud  34,885 b  2,674,633 
Blucora  30,131 a  521,266 
Bottomline Technologies  28,203 a  667,001 
CACI International, Cl. A  16,993 a  1,993,279 
Cardtronics, Cl. A  35,687 a  1,668,367 
CSG Systems International  21,045   795,711 
DHI Group  39,509 a  156,061 
Ebix  15,754 b  964,932 
ExlService Holdings  26,351 a  1,247,983 
Forrester Research  6,829   271,453 
Liquidity Services  6,943 a  55,544 
LivePerson  38,041 a  260,581 
ManTech International, Cl. A  19,696   682,072 
MicroStrategy, Cl. A  7,375 a  1,385,025 
Monotype Imaging Holdings  22,615   454,562 

 


 

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Software & Services - 4.9% (continued)       
NIC  53,175   1,074,135 
Perficient  31,543 a  547,586 
Progress Software  39,863   1,158,020 
Qualys  24,401 a  924,798 
QuinStreet  18,606 a  72,563 
Shutterstock  15,974 a,b  660,525 
SPS Commerce  11,997 a  701,705 
Stamps.com  11,602 a,b  1,373,097 
Sykes Enterprises  31,449 a  924,601 
Synchronoss Technologies  35,548 a  867,371 
TeleTech Holdings  11,484 b  339,926 
TiVo  82,653   1,549,744 
VASCO Data Security International  18,501 a,b  249,764 
Virtusa  16,037 a  484,638 
XO Group  20,522 a  353,184 
      25,982,241 
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 6.0%       
ADTRAN  33,603   697,262 
Agilysys  7,915 a  74,797 
Anixter International  22,744 a  1,803,599 
Badger Meter  22,180   815,115 
Bel Fuse, Cl. B  7,659   195,687 
Benchmark Electronics  37,361 a  1,188,080 
Black Box  14,232   127,376 
CalAmp  21,308 a  357,761 
Comtech Telecommunications  10,117   149,125 
Cray  23,480 a  514,212 
CTS  20,943 b  446,086 
Daktronics  32,023   302,617 
Digi International  29,073 a  345,969 
Electro Scientific Industries  5,000 a,b  34,850 
Electronics For Imaging  34,534 a  1,686,295 
ePlus  4,076 a  550,464 
Fabrinet  24,576 a,b  1,032,929 
FARO Technologies  14,552 a  520,234 
Harmonic  35,310 a,b  210,095 
II-VI  37,257 a  1,343,115 
Insight Enterprises  22,517 a  925,224 
Itron  26,493 a  1,608,125 
Ixia  49,348 a  969,688 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 6.0% (continued)       
Lumentum Holdings  38,391 a  2,048,160 
Methode Electronics  30,336   1,383,322 
MTS Systems  10,694   588,705 
NETGEAR  26,349 a  1,305,593 
OSI Systems  11,661 a  851,136 
Park Electrochemical  21,056   376,060 
Plexus  25,269 a  1,460,548 
Rogers  14,036 a  1,205,271 
Sanmina  55,870 a  2,268,322 
ScanSource  20,975 a  823,269 
Super Micro Computer  23,543 a,b  596,815 
TTM Technologies  69,112 a,b  1,114,777 
Viavi Solutions  177,528 a  1,903,100 
      31,823,783 
Telecommunication Services - 1.0%       
ATN International  8,208 b  578,007 
Cincinnati Bell  29,510 a,b  522,327 
Cogent Communications Holdings  32,675   1,406,659 
Consolidated Communications Holdings  41,718 b  977,036 
General Communication, Cl. A  18,218 a  378,934 
Iridium Communications  62,281 a,b  601,012 
Lumos Networks  18,825 a  333,203 
Spok Holdings  14,757   280,383 
      5,077,561 
Transportation - 2.5%       
Allegiant Travel  8,913   1,428,308 
ArcBest  14,574   378,924 
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings  19,905 a  1,103,732 
Celadon Group  10,925 b  71,559 
Echo Global Logistics  13,088 a  279,429 
Forward Air  25,465   1,211,370 
Hawaiian Holdings  41,270 a  1,916,991 
Heartland Express  35,109 b  703,935 
Hub Group, Cl. A  26,432 a  1,226,445 
Knight Transportation  51,692   1,620,544 
Marten Transport  17,814   417,738 
Matson  27,533   874,448 
Roadrunner Transportation Systems  35,182 a  241,700 
Saia  15,367 a  680,758 

 


 

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)  Shares   Value ($)  
Transportation - 2.5% (continued)         
SkyWest  40,680   1,393,290  
      13,549,171  
Utilities - 2.6%         
ALLETE  36,959   2,502,494  
American States Water  23,751   1,052,169  
Avista  49,639   1,938,403  
California Water Service Group  31,494 b  1,129,060  
El Paso Electric  32,567   1,644,633  
Northwest Natural Gas  19,092   1,128,337  
South Jersey Industries  59,017   2,103,956  
Spire  35,033 b  2,364,727  
      13,863,779  
Total Common Stocks (cost $395,141,710)      526,213,345  
  Principal      
Bonds and Notes - .1%  Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Materials - .1%         
Mueller Industries, 6.00%, 3/1/27, Sub. Debs.         
(cost $212,000)  212,000   210,410  
Short-Term Investments - .0%         
U.S. Treasury Bills         
0.74%, 6/15/17         
(cost $184,715)  185,000 d  184,732  
Other Investment - .7%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund         
(cost $3,896,299)  3,896,299 e  3,896,299  
Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - 9.4%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Fund, Hamilton Shares         
(cost $49,972,880)  49,972,880 e  49,972,880  
Total Investments (cost $449,407,604)  109.3 %  580,477,666  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (9.3 %)  (49,365,579 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  531,112,087  

 

a Non-income producing security. 
b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At March 31, 2017, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $85,936,541 and the value 
of the collateral held by the fund was $87,987,006, consisting of cash collateral of $49,972,880 and U.S. Government & Agency 
securities valued at $38,014,126. 
c Investment in real estate investment trust. 
d Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open futures contracts. 
e Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)  Value (%) 
Banks  11.1 
Capital Goods  10.7 
Short-Term/Money Market Investments  10.1 
Health Care Equipment & Services  8.2 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  6.0 
Real Estate  5.9 
Materials  5.8 
Commercial & Professional Services  5.4 
Retailing  5.2 
Software & Services  4.9 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences  4.1 
Consumer Durables & Apparel  3.7 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  3.6 
Consumer Services  3.5 
Energy  3.3 
Insurance  3.1 
Diversified Financials  2.9 
Utilities  2.6 
Transportation  2.5 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco  2.0 
Automobiles & Components  1.9 
Telecommunication Services  1.0 
Media  .7 
Household & Personal Products  .6 
Food & Staples Retailing  .4 
Corporate Bonds  .1 
  109.3 
† Based on net assets.   
See notes to financial statements.   

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2017 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2 - Other     
  Level 1 - Unadjusted  Significant  Level 3 -Significant   
  Quoted Prices  Observable Inputs Unobservable Inputs   Total 
Assets ($)         
Investments in Securities:         
Corporate Bonds  -  210,410  -  210,410 
Equity Securities—         
Domestic Common         
Stocks  523,396,396  -  -  523,396,396 
Equity Securities—         
Foreign Common         
Stocks  2,816,949  -  -  2,816,949 
Registered Investment         
Companies  53,869,179  -  -  53,869,179 
U.S. Treasury  -  184,732  -  184,732 
Other Financial         
Instruments:         
Futures††  70,038  -  -  70,038 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 
††  Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation at period end. 

 


 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    Market Value     
    Covered by    Unrealized 
  Contracts  Contracts ($)  Expiration  Appreciation ($) 
 
Futures Long         
Russell 2000 Mini  64  4,430,080  June 2017  70,038 
Gross Unrealized Appreciation        70,038 
See notes to financial statements.         

 


 

NOTES

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 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. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not


 

NOTES

traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

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. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the "Service") approved by the Board Members ("Board"). These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

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 American Depository Receipts and futures. 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 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 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

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

Financial futures, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, 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,


 

NOTES

which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by Dreyfus 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 or 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.

Effective July 1, 2015, the fund adopted new accounting guidance under Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11, which requires expanded disclosures related to financial assets pledged in secured financing transactions (such as securities lending) and the related contractual maturity terms of these secured transactions. The type of securities loaned for which cash collateral was received, is indicated in the Statement of Investments. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis.

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 March 31, 2017 is discussed below.

Futures: 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 futures 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 counterparty, 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 which is reflected in the Statement of Operations. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the futures against default.

At March 31, 2017, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $131,070,062, consisting of $150,192,450 gross unrealized appreciation and $19,122,388 gross unrealized depreciation.

At March 31, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

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


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Technology Growth Portfolio
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks - 96.4%  Shares   Value ($) 
Application Software - 13.5%       
Citrix Systems  117,614 a  9,807,831 
First Data, Cl. A  323,058 a  5,007,399 
HubSpot  71,565 a  4,333,261 
salesforce.com  155,286 a  12,809,542 
Splunk  168,206 a  10,477,552 
Square, Cl. A  231,716 a  4,004,052 
Twilio, Cl. A  108,211 a,b  3,124,052 
      49,563,689 
Automobile Manufacturers - 2.3%       
Tesla  29,701 a,b  8,265,788 
Communications Equipment - 5.1%       
Arista Networks  31,059 a,b  4,108,174 
Cisco Systems  434,126   14,673,459 
      18,781,633 
Computer Storage & Peripherals - 8.8%       
Apple  150,596   21,634,621 
Western Digital  128,223   10,582,244 
      32,216,865 
Consumer Discretionary - 2.0%       
Charter Communications, Cl. A  22,431 a  7,342,115 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 2.7%       
Visa, Cl. A  111,773 b  9,933,266 
Electronic Components - 5.3%       
Amphenol, Cl. A  125,319   8,918,953 
Corning  392,868   10,607,436 
      19,526,389 
Exchange-Traded Funds - 1.0%       
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund  69,402   3,699,821 
Health Care Equipment - 1.0%       
ABIOMED  29,191 a  3,654,713 
Internet Retail - 10.5%       
Amazon.com  15,141 a  13,423,102 
Netflix  78,718 a  11,635,308 
Priceline Group  7,511 a  13,369,355 
      38,427,765 

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks - 96.4% (continued)  Shares   Value ($)  
Internet Software & Services - 14.5%         
Alphabet, Cl. A  6,377 a  5,406,421  
Alphabet, Cl. C  18,847 a  15,634,717  
eBay  272,555 a  9,149,671  
Facebook, Cl. A  105,651 a  15,007,724  
Tencent Holdings  275,000   7,883,935  
      53,082,468  
IT Consulting & Other Services - 2.0%         
Teradata  233,595 a  7,269,476  
Semiconductor Equipment - 15.3%         
Applied Materials  226,494   8,810,617  
Broadcom  64,225   14,062,706  
Lam Research  95,778   12,294,064  
Microchip Technology  136,860 b  10,097,531  
Texas Instruments  137,521   11,078,692  
      56,343,610  
Systems Software - 12.4%         
Microsoft  361,106   23,782,441  
Oracle  294,113   13,120,381  
ServiceNow  98,706 a  8,633,814  
      45,536,636  
Total Common Stocks (cost $255,773,089)      353,644,234  
Other Investment - 3.8%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund         
(cost $13,968,933)  13,968,932 c  13,968,933  
Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - 2.6%         
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Fund, Hamilton Shares         
(cost $9,586,367)  9,586,367 c  9,586,367  
Total Investments (cost $279,328,389)  102.8 %  377,199,534  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (2.8 %)  (10,114,615 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  367,084,919  
SPDR—Standard & Poor's Depository Receipt         

 

a Non-income producing security. 
b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At March 31, 2017, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $23,052,512 and the value 
of the collateral held by the fund was $23,518,557, consisting of cash collateral of $9,586,367 and U.S. Government & Agency 
securities valued at $13,932,190. 
c Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 


 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)  Value (%) 
Semiconductor Equipment  15.3 
Internet Software & Services  14.5 
Application Software  13.5 
Systems Software  12.4 
Internet Retail  10.5 
Computer Storage & Peripherals  8.8 
Money Market Investments  6.4 
Electronic Components  5.3 
Communications Equipment  5.1 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services  2.7 
Automobile Manufacturers  2.3 
Media  2.0 
IT Consulting & Other Services  2.0 
Exchange-Traded Funds  1.0 
Health Care Equipment  1.0 
  102.8 
† Based on net assets.   
See notes to financial statements.   

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Technology Growth Portfolio
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2017 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2 - Other     
  Level 1 - Unadjusted  Significant  Level 3 -Significant   
  Quoted Prices  Observable Inputs Unobservable Inputs   Total 
Assets ($)         
Investments in Securities:       
Equity Securities—         
Domestic Common         
Stocks  327,997,772  -  -  327,997,772 
Equity Securities—         
Foreign Common         
Stocks  21,946,641  -  -  21,946,641 
Exchange-Traded Funds  3,699,821  -  -  3,699,821 
Registered Investment         
Companies  23,555,300  -  -  23,555,300 

 

See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.


 

NOTES

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 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. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not


 

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traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

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. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the"Service") approved by the Board Members ("Board").These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

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 American Depository Receipts and futures. 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 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 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

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

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, 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 Dreyfus 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


 

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benefit of the fund or 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.

Effective July 1, 2015, the fund adopted new accounting guidance under Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11, which requires expanded disclosures related to financial assets pledged in secured financing transactions (such as securities lending) and the related contractual maturity terms of these secured transactions. The type of securities loaned for which cash collateral was received, is indicated in the Statement of Investments. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis.

At March 31, 2017, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $97,871,145, consisting of $98,573,969 gross unrealized appreciation and $702,824 gross unrealized depreciation.

At March 31, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the SEC 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:    May 15, 2017

 

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:    May 15, 2017

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels

            Treasurer

 

Date:    May 15, 2017

 

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)