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

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number

811-09891

 

 

 

Dreyfus Opportunity Funds

 

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

10/31

 

Date of reporting period:

10/31/14

 

             

 

The following N-CSR relates only to the Registrant’s series listed below and does not affect the other series of the Registrant, which has a different fiscal year end and, therefore, different N-CSR reporting requirements. A separate N-CSR Form will be filed for that series, as appropriate.

 

DREYFUS OPPORTUNITY FUNDS

-Dreyfus Strategic Beta Emerging Markets Equity Fund

-Dreyfus Strategic Beta Global Equity Fund

-Dreyfus Strategic Beta U.S. Equity Fund

 


 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.                         Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

Dreyfus 
Strategic Beta Emerging 
Markets Equity Fund 

 

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 2014



 

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

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

 


 

 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2     

A Letter from the President

3     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

3     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

4     

Statement of Investments

23     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

24     

Statement of Operations

25     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

26     

Financial Highlights

27     

Notes to Financial Statements

39     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

40     

Important Tax Information

41     

Information About the Approval of the Fund’s Management and Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements

45     

Board Members Information

48     

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover


 

Dreyfus
Strategic Beta Emerging
Markets Equity Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus Strategic Beta Emerging Markets Equity Fund, covering the period from the fund’s inception on September 15, 2014, through October 31, 2014.

For the reporting period overall, international stock markets generally lost a modest degree of value due to renewed concerns regarding geopolitical tensions and persistently sluggish growth in Europe and the emerging markets. Results were especially weak toward the end of the reporting period, offsetting gains at other times when investors responded more positively to aggressively accommodative monetary policies throughout much of the world. A strengthening U.S. dollar against most other major currencies also helped dampen returns for U.S. investors.

Some forces appear likely to support international stock prices over the foreseeable future: Low inflation has enabled the European Central Bank to reduce short-term interest rates further, China’s economic slowdown appears increasingly unlikely to devolve into a more severe financial crisis, and India’s stock market has surged after the election of a more business-friendly government.Yet, some countries are faring better economically than others and monetary policies have begun to diverge, affecting currency exchange rates and capital flows. Consequently, selectivity and a long-term perspective seem poised to become more important determinants of investment success.As always, we urge you to talk regularly with your financial advisor to assess the potential impact of these and other developments on your investments.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 17, 2014

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

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

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Strategic Beta Emerging Markets Equity Fund from September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment             
assuming actual returns for the six months ended October 31, 2014         
    Class A    Class C    Class I    Class Y 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 1.26  $ 2.21  $ .95  $ .95 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 959.20  $ 958.40  $ 960.00  $ 960.00 

 

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

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

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

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment             
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended October 31, 2014†† 
    Class A    Class C    Class I    Class Y 
Expenses paid per $1,000†††  $ 5.09  $ 8.89  $ 3.82  $ 3.82 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,020.16  $ 1,016.38  $ 1,021.42  $ 1,021.42 

 

  Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.00% for Class A, 1.75% for Class C, .75% for 
  Class I and .75% for ClassY, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 47/365 (to 
  reflect the actual days in the period). 
††  Please note that while Class A, Class C, Class I and ClassY shares commenced operations on September 15, 
  2014, the hypothetical expenses paid during the period reflect projected activity for the full six month period for 
  purposes of comparability.This projection assumes that annualized expense ratios were in effect during the period 
  May 1, 2014 to October 31, 2014. 
†††  Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.00% for Class A, 1.75% for Class C, .75% for 
  Class I and .75% for ClassY, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to 
  reflect the one-half year period). 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
October 31, 2014 

 

Common Stocks—93.3%  Shares   Value ($) 
Brazil—4.1%       
B2W Cia Digital  100 a  1,303 
Banco Bradesco  1,100   16,194 
Banco do Brasil  2,500   27,977 
BB Seguridade Participacoes  900   12,008 
BM&FBovespa  3,500   15,396 
BR Malls Participacoes  200   1,606 
BRF  700   18,218 
CCR  1,200   8,935 
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras  3,500   8,786 
Cetip  200   2,534 
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo  1,000   7,825 
Cielo  1,200   19,705 
CPFL Energia  800   6,005 
Cyrela Brazil Realty  400   1,989 
Duratex  500   1,796 
EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistrica  700   3,130 
EDP—Energias do Brasil  1,800   7,025 
Embraer  1,000   9,682 
Estacio Participacoes  200   2,316 
Fibria Celulose  300 a  3,633 
Hypermarcas  300 a  2,096 
JBS  4,000   17,838 
Klabin  700   3,461 
Kroton Educacional  200   1,425 
Localiza Rent a Car  200   2,883 
Lojas Americanas  200   981 
Lojas Renner  300   8,983 
Natura Cosmeticos  400   5,811 
OdontoPrev  600   2,167 
Porto Seguro  500   5,993 
Qualicorp  200 a  2,034 
Raia Drogasil  300   2,723 
Souza Cruz  1,200   9,695 
Sul America  1,400   7,435 
Tim Participacoes  1,100   5,980 
Totvs  200   2,915 
Tractebel Energia  600   8,172 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Brazil (continued)       
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica  1,100   8,168 
Ultrapar Participacoes  1,400   30,538 
WEG  500   5,898 
      311,259 
Chile—1.0%       
Aguas Andinas  11,854   7,112 
Banco de Chile  56,773   7,007 
Banco de Credito e Inversiones  33   1,849 
Banco Santander Chile  210,431   11,229 
Cencosud  1,749   5,186 
Cia Cervecerias Unidas  117   1,243 
Colbun  8,331   2,306 
CorpBanca  65,014   874 
Empresas Copec  1,529   18,621 
Enersis  36,205   11,508 
LATAM Airlines Group  471 a  5,796 
Vina Concha y Toro  821   1,553 
      74,284 
China—19.0%       
Agile Property Holdings  6,000   3,377 
Agricultural Bank of China, Cl. H  30,000   13,915 
Aluminum Corp. of China, Cl. H  14,000 a  6,236 
Anhui Conch Cement, Cl. H  3,500   11,454 
ANTA Sports Products  3,000   5,902 
AviChina Industry & Technology, Cl. H  4,000   3,041 
Bank of China, Cl. H  310,000   148,182 
Bank of Communications, Cl. H  9,000   6,815 
BBMG, Cl. H  2,500   1,764 
Beijing Capital International Airport, Cl. H  4,000   2,936 
China BlueChemical, Cl. H  6,000   2,144 
China CITIC Bank, Cl. H  19,000   12,377 
China Communications Construction, Cl. H  13,000   10,032 
China Construction Bank, Cl. H  238,000   177,222 
China Huishan Dairy Holdings  3,000 a  673 
China International Marine       
Containers Group, Cl. H  2,200   5,128 
China Life Insurance, Cl. H  8,000   23,881 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
China (continued)       
China Merchants Bank, Cl. H  6,500   12,025 
China Minsheng Banking, Cl. H  9,500   9,510 
China National Building Material, Cl. H  12,000   11,116 
China Oilfield Services, Cl. H  4,000   8,351 
China Pacific Insurance Group, Cl. H  3,000   11,250 
China Petroleum & Chemical, Cl. H  144,000   125,201 
China Railway Construction, Cl. H  32,500   34,094 
China Railway Group, Cl. H  59,000   36,684 
China Shenhua Energy, Cl. H  12,000   33,790 
China Telecom, Cl. H  26,000   16,581 
China Vanke, Cl. H  5,200 a  9,827 
Chongqing Changan Automobile, Cl. B  1,400   3,092 
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank, Cl. H  5,000   2,403 
CITIC Securities, Cl. H  500   1,245 
CNOOC  46,000   72,010 
Country Garden Holdings  16,000   6,379 
CSR, Cl. H  6,000 b  6,237 
Datang International Power Generation, Cl. H  16,000   8,400 
Dongfeng Motor Group, Cl. H  4,000   6,183 
ENN Energy Holdings  2,000   12,965 
Evergrande Real Estate Group  19,000   7,352 
Fosun International  5,000   5,922 
Geely Automobile Holdings  5,000   2,238 
Golden Eagle Retail Group  1,000   1,225 
GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings  45,000   7,075 
Great Wall Motor, Cl. H  1,500   6,570 
Guangzhou Automobile Group, Cl. H  2,000   1,780 
Guangzhou R&F Properties, Cl. H  6,000   6,635 
Haitian International Holdings  1,000   2,146 
Haitong Securities, Cl. H  400   686 
Hengan International Group  500   5,325 
Huaneng Power International, Cl. H  18,000   22,239 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Cl. H  213,000   140,779 
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal, Cl. B  3,700   5,942 
Jiangsu Expressway, Cl. H  4,000   4,465 
Jiangxi Copper, Cl. H  7,000   12,488 
Lenovo Group  28,000   42,067 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
China (continued)       
Longfor Properties  2,000   2,317 
New China Life Insurance, Cl. H  2,900   10,837 
People’s Insurance Company Group of China, Cl. H  24,000   10,358 
PetroChina, Cl. H  104,000   130,716 
PICC Property & Casualty, Cl. H  8,000   14,673 
Ping An Insurance Group Company of China, Cl. H  4,500   36,853 
Shanghai Electric Group  10,000   5,087 
Shui On Land  4,000   912 
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group  1,000   798 
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings  7,500   4,280 
Sinopec Engineering Group, Cl. H  2,000   1,933 
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical, Cl. H  12,000   3,725 
Sinopharm Group, Cl. H  5,200   20,305 
SOHO China  8,000   5,872 
Tencent Holdings  2,100   33,434 
Want Want China Holdings  8,000   11,055 
Weichai Power, Cl. H  2,000   7,689 
Zhejiang Expressway, Cl. H  8,000   8,064 
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric, Cl. H  500 b  2,336 
Zijin Mining Group, Cl. H  26,000   6,662 
ZTE, Cl. H  1,000   2,423 
      1,457,685 
Colombia—.2%       
Almacenes Exito  196   2,764 
Cemex Latam Holdings  192 a  1,713 
Corporacion Financiera Colombiana  93   1,831 
Grupo Argos  189   2,056 
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana  74   1,539 
Interconexion Electrica  567   2,425 
ISAGEN  471   620 
      12,948 
Czech Republic—.3%       
CEZ  619   17,118 
O2 Czech Republic  284   3,171 
      20,289 
Egypt—.1%       
Commercial International Bank  1,311   8,966 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Egypt (continued)       
Telecom Egypt  1,394   2,668 
      11,634 
Greece—.4%       
Alpha Bank  432 a  282 
FF Group  54 a  1,769 
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization  751 a  8,486 
JUMBO  137   1,503 
OPAP  1,440   17,488 
Piraeus Bank  256 a  373 
Titan Cement  66   1,465 
      31,366 
Hong Kong—3.8%       
Beijing Enterprises Holdings  500   4,099 
Belle International Holdings  10,000   12,719 
China Everbright International  1,000   1,404 
China Gas Holdings  2,000   3,651 
China Mobile  12,000   149,277 
China Overseas Land & Investment  6,000   17,461 
China Resources Cement Holdings  4,000   2,716 
China Resources Enterprise  4,000   9,504 
China Resources Land  2,000   4,770 
China Resources Power Holdings  6,000   17,725 
China State Construction International Holdings  2,000   3,133 
China Taiping Insurance Holdings  2,600 a  5,708 
CITIC  3,000   5,250 
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group  2,000   1,840 
Far East Horizon  1,000   928 
Franshion Properties China  14,000   3,301 
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings  12,000 a  4,052 
Guangdong Investment  4,000   5,305 
Haier Electronics Group  2,000   5,400 
Kingboard Chemical Holdings  2,500   4,984 
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing  3,000   1,646 
New World China Land  2,000   1,214 
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings  2,000   1,548 
Poly Property Group  4,000   1,548 
Shanghai Industrial Holdings  2,000   6,159 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Hong Kong (continued)     
Shimao Property Holdings  5,500  11,816 
Sino Biopharmaceutical  4,000  4,021 
Yingde Gases Group  1,500  1,174 
Yuexiu Property  10,640  1,960 
    294,313 
Hungary—.0%     
Richter Gedeon  148  2,259 
Indonesia—1.9%     
Adaro Energy  40,800  3,877 
Astra Agro Lestari  800  1,569 
Bank Central Asia  7,300  7,898 
Bank Mandiri  7,700  6,608 
Bank Negara Indonesia  11,200  5,519 
Bank Rakyat Indonesia  17,000  15,625 
Bumi Serpong Damai  6,900  917 
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia  4,900  1,704 
Gudang Garam  500  2,390 
Indo Tambangraya Megah  3,000  5,260 
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa  1,400  2,820 
Indofood CBP Sukses  800  733 
Indofood Sukses  13,100  7,408 
Jasa Marga  2,100  1,116 
Lippo Karawaci  13,700  1,220 
Matahari Department Store  900  1,103 
Media Nusantara Citra  4,500  1,044 
Perusahaan Gas Negara  24,000  11,824 
Semen Indonesia  7,800  10,388 
Surya Citra Media  4,300  1,215 
Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam  4,100  4,397 
Telekomunikasi Indonesia  182,200  41,820 
Tower Bersama Infrastructure  700  516 
Unilever Indonesia  1,600  4,027 
United Tractors  3,100  4,784 
    145,782 
Malaysia—1.7%     
Alliance Financial Group  1,100  1,608 
Astro Malaysia Holdings  2,000  2,007 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Malaysia (continued)       
Berjaya Sports Toto  4,000   4,374 
British American Tobacco Malaysia  500   10,577 
Dialog Group  1,000   493 
DiGi.Com  9,800   18,541 
Felda Global Ventures Holdings  1,200   1,336 
Gamuda  1,300   2,022 
Hong Leong Bank  200   889 
Hong Leong Financial Group  300   1,651 
IHH Healthcare  900   1,355 
IJM  2,200   4,634 
IOI  4,300   6,394 
Lafarge Malaysia  1,300   4,142 
Maxis  5,400   11,097 
MMC  2,400   1,939 
Petronas Chemicals Group  4,900   9,182 
Petronas Dagangan  400   2,488 
Petronas Gas  900   6,174 
RHB Capital  300   803 
SapuraKencana Petroleum  2,800   2,923 
Telekom Malaysia  3,400   7,483 
Tenaga Nasional  3,500   14,218 
UMW Holdings  1,800   6,410 
YTL  13,400   6,765 
YTL Power International  3,200   1,548 
      131,053 
Malta—.0%       
Brait  109 a  819 
Mexico—5.3%       
Alfa, Cl. A  6,900   22,028 
America Movil, Ser. L  168,900   206,574 
Arca Continental  900   5,794 
Coca-Cola Femsa, Ser. L  600   6,354 
Compartamos  2,800   6,238 
Controladora Comercial Mexicana  800   3,165 
Fibra Uno Administracion  500   1,735 
Fomento Economico Mexicano  3,200   30,828 
Genomma Lab Internacional, Cl. B  700 a  1,773 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Mexico (continued)       
Gruma, Cl. B  600 a  6,591 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, Cl. B  1,000   6,830 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, Cl. B  400   5,393 
Grupo Bimbo, Ser. A  2,200   6,470 
Grupo Carso, Ser. A1  600   3,410 
Grupo Comercial Chedraui  600   2,081 
Grupo Financiero Banorte, Ser. O  900   5,768 
Grupo Financiero Inbursa, Ser. O  2,300   6,939 
Grupo Lala  600   1,369 
Grupo Mexico, Ser. B  8,900   30,633 
Industrias Penoles  240   5,436 
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, Cl. A  3,600   8,378 
Mexichem  700   2,863 
OHL Mexico  1,300 a  3,648 
Promotora y Operadora de       
Infraestructura  100 a  1,379 
Wal-Mart de Mexico, Ser. V  11,900   27,598 
      409,275 
Philippines—.8%       
Aboitiz Equity Ventures  3,190   3,744 
Aboitiz Power  2,700   2,489 
Alliance Global Group  2,400   1,374 
Ayala  310   4,765 
Ayala Land  3,600   2,686 
BDO Unibank  1,010   2,205 
DMCI Holdings  9,250   3,339 
Energy Development  16,900   2,906 
Globe Telecom  140   5,255 
International Container Terminal Services  280   732 
Jollibee Foods  610   2,687 
Megaworld  9,000   994 
Metro Pacific Investments  8,100   917 
Metropolitan Bank & Trust  150   276 
Philippine Long Distance Telephone  325   22,684 
SM Investments  110   1,920 
Universal Robina  1,000   4,154 
      63,127 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Poland—2.2%       
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie  50   1,689 
Bank Millennium  180   446 
Bank Zachodni WBK  17   1,926 
Cyfrowy Polsat  68   520 
Enea  676   3,213 
Energa  1,392   10,343 
Eurocash  211   2,080 
Grupa Azoty  66   1,230 
Grupa Lotos  150 a  1,160 
KGHM Polska Miedz  642   24,773 
mBank  5   740 
Orange Polska  7,394   22,179 
PGE  2,431   15,953 
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen  735   9,155 
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo  5,081   7,590 
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen  368   55,196 
Synthos  2,899   3,600 
Tauron Polska Energia  5,297   8,275 
      170,068 
Qatar—.2%       
Commercial Bank of Qatar  27   552 
Masraf Al Rayan  257   3,666 
Ooredoo  121   4,115 
Qatar Electricity & Water  73   3,680 
Qatar Islamic Bank  66   2,052 
Vodafone Qatar  66   380 
      14,445 
Russia—9.1%       
Alrosa  8,100   7,243 
Gazprom  59,590   194,519 
LUKOIL  3,125   152,189 
Magnit, GDR  369   24,723 
MegaFon, GDR  280   6,552 
Mining and Metallurgical       
  Company Norilsk Nickel  476   87,889 
Mobile Telesystems, ADR  2,100   30,030 
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS  1,710   2,306 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Russia (continued)       
NOVATEK, GDR  139   14,929 
Rosneft Oil  9,380   51,917 
Rostelecom  2,530   6,277 
RusHydro  191,000   3,074 
Severstal  660   6,939 
Sistema, GDR  2,591   20,922 
Surgutneftegas  27,900   18,053 
Tatneft  9,030   53,504 
Uralkali  5,160   18,412 
      699,478 
South Africa—6.8%       
African Rainbow Minerals  189   2,331 
Assore  58   1,078 
Barloworld  707   6,139 
Bidvest Group  1,140   31,335 
Coronation Fund Managers  329   2,850 
Discovery  238   2,166 
FirstRand  7,446   31,860 
The Foschini Group  554   6,263 
Gold Fields  2,179   7,101 
Growthpoint Properties  1,407   3,411 
Harmony Gold Mining  959 a  1,569 
Imperial Holdings  708   12,203 
Investec  347   3,168 
Kumba Iron Ore  438   10,947 
Liberty Holdings  728   8,427 
Life Healthcare Group Holdings  1,586   5,992 
Massmart Holdings  345   3,725 
Mediclinic International  412   3,681 
MMI Holdings  3,263   8,342 
Mr. Price Group  356   7,369 
MTN Group  4,467   98,883 
Nampak  754   3,075 
Naspers, Cl. N  54   6,712 
Netcare  1,806   5,463 
Northam Platinum  252 a  787 
Pick n Pay Stores  769   3,719 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
South Africa (continued)       
PPC  1,842   4,941 
Redefine Properties  14,054   12,747 
Remgro  267   6,128 
RMB Holdings  527   2,927 
RMI Holdings  1,702   6,071 
Sanlam  6,397   40,391 
Sappi  3,719 a  14,699 
Sasol  1,650   82,437 
Shoprite Holdings  543   7,862 
SPAR Group  679   7,949 
Standard Bank Group  1,558   19,615 
Tiger Brands  152   4,568 
Truworths International  924   6,321 
Vodacom Group  1,191   14,459 
Woolworths Holdings  1,628   11,577 
      521,288 
South Korea—13.3%       
Amorepacific  2   4,306 
AMOREPACIFIC Group  5   5,537 
BS Financial Group  243   3,777 
Cheil Worldwide  176 a  2,747 
CJ  102   16,633 
CJ CheilJedang  24   8,783 
Coway  182   13,846 
Daewoo Engineering & Construction  440 a  2,700 
Daewoo International  334   10,585 
Daewoo Securities  315 a  3,307 
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering  265   4,544 
DGB Financial Group  234   3,341 
Dongbu Insurance  157   8,802 
Doosan  75   7,793 
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction  324   7,116 
Doosan Infracore  621 a  6,284 
GS Engineering & Construction  185 a  4,872 
Halla Visteon Climate Control  99   4,426 
Hankook Tire  95   4,891 
Hanwha  804   20,633 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
South Korea (continued)       
Hanwha Life Insurance  663   5,092 
Hite Jinro  62   1,535 
Hotel Shilla  24   2,307 
Hyosung  97   5,770 
Hyundai Development       
Co-Engineering & Construction  144   5,446 
Hyundai Engineering & Construction  240   10,916 
Hyundai Glovis  18   4,477 
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance  236   6,240 
Hyundai Merchant Marine  301 a  3,226 
Hyundai Mobis  89   21,215 
Hyundai Steel  196   12,503 
Hyundai Wia  44   7,573 
Industrial Bank of Korea  351   5,146 
Kangwon Land  283   9,273 
KB Financial Group  362   14,179 
KCC  6   3,325 
Korea Aerospace Industries  53   2,050 
Korea Gas  76 a  3,566 
Korea Investment Holdings  36   1,823 
Korea Zinc  12   4,515 
Korean Air Lines  410 a  14,569 
KT&G  203   18,042 
LG  361   21,494 
LG Display  1,078 a  32,245 
LG Electronics  941   57,541 
LG Household & Health Care  9   5,254 
LG Innotek  44 a  3,484 
LS  87   4,864 
LS Industrial Systems  25   1,477 
Mirae Asset Securities  67   2,872 
NCSoft  9   1,239 
Orion  2   1,544 
Paradise  108   3,377 
POSCO  184   52,887 
S-1  48   3,336 
Samsung C&T  368   24,921 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
South Korea (continued)       
Samsung Card  62   2,669 
Samsung Electronics  246   284,981 
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance  96   25,870 
Samsung Heavy Industries  415   10,125 
Samsung Life Insurance  115   12,549 
Samsung Securities  141   6,315 
Shinhan Financial Group  627   29,526 
Shinsegae  12   2,230 
SK C&C  54   12,242 
SK Holdings  166   25,880 
SK Hynix  1,362 a  62,745 
SK Networks  1,277 a  13,096 
SK Telecom  27   6,772 
      1,019,246 
Taiwan—14.6%       
Acer  22,000 a  15,150 
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering  18,000   21,633 
Asia Cement  5,000   6,452 
Asustek Computer  2,000   20,428 
AU Optronics  49,000   23,331 
Catcher Technology  1,000   8,474 
Cathay Financial Holding  10,000   16,536 
Chailease Holding  1,000   2,469 
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank  4,000   2,521 
Chicony Electronics  2,000   5,758 
China Development Financial Holding  14,000   4,501 
China Life Insurance  7,000   6,110 
China Motor  2,000   1,823 
China Steel  27,000   23,282 
Chunghwa Telecom  15,000   45,716 
Clevo  1,000   1,788 
Compal Electronics  25,000   18,562 
CTBC Financial Holding  9,333   6,547 
CTCI  2,000   3,318 
Delta Electronics  3,000   18,372 
E.Sun Financial Holding  2,000   1,267 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Taiwan (continued)       
Epistar  1,000   1,814 
EVA Airways  5,000 a  2,932 
Far Eastern Department Stores  3,000   2,711 
Far Eastern New Century  11,000   11,568 
Far EasTone Telecommunications  6,000   13,284 
First Financial Holding  4,000   2,462 
Formosa Petrochemical  4,000   9,437 
Formosa Plastics  6,000   13,935 
Formosa Taffeta  2,000   2,024 
Foxconn Technology  1,000   2,669 
Fubon Financial Holding  9,000   15,249 
Giant Manufacturing  1,000   8,102 
Highwealth Construction  2,000   3,466 
Hon Hai Precision Industry  55,000   174,060 
Hua Nan Financial Holdings  2,000   1,185 
Innolux  39,000   17,823 
Inotera Memories  3,000 a  4,640 
Inventec  12,000   8,351 
Kinsus Interconnect Technology  1,000   3,777 
Lite-On Technology  6,000   8,432 
MediaTek  3,000   43,893 
Mega Financial Holding  13,000   10,784 
Nan Ya Plastics  13,000   27,030 
Novatek Microelectronics  2,000   10,372 
Pegatron  22,000   40,214 
Pou Chen  9,000   10,122 
Powertech Technology  3,000 a  5,056 
President Chain Store  1,000   7,509 
Quanta Computer  11,000   27,682 
Radiant Opto-Electronics  1,000   3,512 
Realtek Semiconductor  1,000   3,323 
Ruentex Industries  1,000   2,137 
Shin Kong Financial Holding  13,705   4,165 
Siliconware Precision Industries  12,000   17,161 
Simplo Technology  1,000   4,884 
SinoPac Financial Holdings  7,000   3,041 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Taiwan (continued)       
Synnex Technology International  3,000   4,226 
Taishin Financial Holdings  20,000   9,552 
Taiwan Cement  13,000   19,884 
Taiwan Fertilizer  1,000   1,774 
Taiwan Mobile  4,000   12,981 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing  47,000   202,872 
Teco Electric & Machinery  3,000   3,344 
Transcend Information  1,000   3,384 
TSRC  2,000   2,282 
Uni-President Enterprises  11,000   18,971 
Unimicron Technology  3,000   2,312 
United Microelectronics  30,000   13,280 
Vanguard International Semiconductor  1,000   1,505 
Wistron  18,000   18,995 
WPG Holdings  12,000   14,621 
Yang Ming Marine Transport  4,000 a  1,831 
Yuanta Financial Holding  8,000   4,031 
Yulon Motor  1,000   1,477 
Zhen Ding Technology Holding  1,000   2,748 
      1,122,914 
Thailand—2.5%       
Advanced Info Service  2,000   14,780 
Airports of Thailand  300   2,229 
Bangkok Bank  600   3,668 
Bangkok Bank (Foreign Registered Share)  600   3,725 
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Cl. F  2,200   1,249 
Banpu  2,900   2,533 
BEC World  1,800   2,670 
Bumrungrad Hospital  300   1,225 
Central Pattana  600   889 
Charoen Pokphand Foods  5,700   5,469 
Glow Energy  1,400   4,329 
Indorama Ventures  6,100   4,476 
IRPC  22,900   2,405 
Kasikornbank  900   6,531 
Kasikornbank (Foreign Registered Share)  3,700   27,128 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Thailand (continued)       
Krung Thai Bank  3,700   2,646 
Minor International  900   971 
PTT  5,000   56,484 
PTT Exploration & Production  2,500   11,306 
PTT Global Chemical  4,000   7,664 
Siam Cement  200   2,764 
Siam Cement       
  (Foreign Registered Share)  600   8,389 
Siam Commercial Bank  2,200   12,003 
Thai Military Bank  14,100   1,334 
Thai Oil  3,800   5,220 
True  3,900 a  1,412 
      193,499 
Turkey—1.8%       
Akbank  2,015   7,277 
Arcelik  571   3,500 
BIM Birlesik Magazalar  337   7,693 
Cola-Cola Icecek  45   1,027 
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi  1,196   1,345 
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi  1,032   2,494 
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari  6,873   14,326 
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi  166   2,116 
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding  1,710   7,807 
KOC Holding  2,776   14,149 
Koza Altin Isletmeleri  112   723 
TAV Havalimananlari Holdings  445   3,730 
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi  715   4,478 
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri  846   18,366 
Turk Hava Yollari  2,136   6,988 
Turk Telekomunikasyon  2,354   6,770 
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi  2,749   10,732 
Turkiye Halk Bankasi  755   5,043 
Turkiye Is Bankasi, Cl. C  3,516   8,792 
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari  2,029   3,080 
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi, Cl. D  719   1,546 
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi  218   1,609 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Turkey (continued)       
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi  1,012   2,217 
      135,808 
United Arab Emirates—.3%       
Abu Dhabi       
  Commercial Bank  2,406   5,245 
Aldar Properties  2,492   2,232 
Arabtec Holding  680 a  809 
DP World  123   2,357 
Dubai Financial Market  1,209   926 
Dubai Islamic Bank  618   1,293 
Emaar Properties  1,779   4,960 
First Gulf Bank  479   2,378 
National Bank of Abu Dhabi  498   1,849 
      22,049 
United States—3.9%       
iShares MSCI India ETF  9,300   296,577 
Total Common Stocks       
  (cost $7,438,198)      7,161,465 
 
Preferred Stocks—6.4%       
Brazil—4.4%       
AES Tiete  800   6,041 
Banco Bradesco  3,700   55,726 
Bradespar  800   5,405 
Braskem, Cl. A  600   4,390 
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras, Cl. B  2,000   7,571 
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao  700   29,351 
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais  7,400   42,496 
Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo, Cl. B  1,200   11,831 
Cia Paranaense de Energia, Cl. B  500   6,984 
Itau Unibanco Holding  6,200   91,953 
Itausa—Investimentos Itau  13,100   52,286 
Lojas Americanas  600   3,540 
Metalurgica Gerdau  3,900   21,090 

 

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Preferred Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Brazil (continued)       
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais, Cl. A  1,000 a  2,300 
      340,964 
Chile—.0%       
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile, Cl. B  151   3,584 
Colombia—.1%       
Banco Davivienda  46   686 
Bancolombia  164   2,305 
Grupo Argos  82   905 
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana  31   625 
      4,521 
Russia—1.4%       
AK Transneft  30   65,402 
Surgutneftegas  62,000   42,348 
      107,750 
South Korea—.5%       
Samsung Electronics  37   34,954 
Total Preferred Stocks       
(cost $539,927)      491,773 
 
  Number of    
Rights—.0%  Rights   Value ($) 
China—.0%       
Agile Property Holdings  750 a  49 
Hong Kong—.0%       
China Taiping Insurance Holdings  546 a  342 
Taiwan—.0%       
SinoPac Financial Holdings  378 a  27 
Total Rights       
  (cost $333)      418 
 
  Number of    
Warrants—.0%  Warrants   Value ($) 
Thailand—.0%       
Minor International (12/31/99)       
  (cost $0)  45 a,b  28 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Other Investment—.7%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred         
  Plus Money Market Fund         
(cost $54,000)  54,000 c  54,000  
Total Investments (cost $8,032,458)  100.4 %  7,707,684  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (.4 %)  (30,204 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  7,677,480  

 

ADR—American Depository Receipts 
ETF—Exchange-Traded Fund 
GDR—Global Depository Receipts 
MICEX—Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange 
RTS—Russian Trading System 

 

a Non-income producing security. 
b The valuation of this security has been determined in good faith by management under the direction of the Board of 
Directors.At October 31, 2014, the value of these securities amounted to $8,601 or .1% of net assets. 
c Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)     
 
  Value (%)    Value (%) 
Financial  22.1  Consumer Discretionary  4.4 
Information Technology  17.1  Utilities  4.3 
Energy  16.2  Exchange-Traded Funds  3.9 
Telecommunication Services  10.5  Health Care  .7 
Materials  8.0  Money Market Investment  .7 
Industrial  7.3     
Consumer Staples  5.2    100.4 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
October 31, 2014 

 

      Cost  Value  
Assets ($):           
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:         
Unaffiliated issuers      7,978,458  7,653,684  
Affiliated issuers      54,000  54,000  
Cash        35,161  
Cash denominated in foreign currencies      5,515  5,494  
Dividends receivable        2,510  
Prepaid expenses        76,050  
Due from The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)      1,419  
        7,828,318  
Liabilities ($):           
Accrued expenses        150,838  
Net Assets ($)        7,677,480  
Composition of Net Assets ($):           
Paid-in capital        7,999,297  
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net      1,939  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments      1,047  
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)         
  on investments and foreign currency transactions      (324,803 ) 
Net Assets ($)        7,677,480  
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share           
  Class A  Class C  Class I  Class Y  
Net Assets ($)  95,940  95,847  7,389,723  95,970  
Shares Outstanding  8,000  8,000  616,000  8,000  
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  11.99  11.98  12.00  12.00  
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS     
From September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014     
 
 
 
 
Investment Income ($):     
Income:     
Cash dividends (net of $988 foreign taxes withheld at source):     
Unaffiliated issuers  8,244  
Affiliated issuers  80  
Interest  48  
Total Income  8,372  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  5,871  
Professional fees  53,691  
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)  40,870  
Registration fees  11,277  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  2,662  
Trustees’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)  1,112  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)  213  
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)  92  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  25  
Miscellaneous  8,464  
Total Expenses  124,277  
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 3(a)  (116,759 ) 
Net Expenses  7,518  
Investment Income—Net  854  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions  20,042  
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts  (18,613 ) 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  1,429  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on     
investments and foreign currency transactions  (324,803 ) 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  (323,374 ) 
Net (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  (322,520 ) 
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 
From September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014 

 

Operations ($):     
Investment income—net  854  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  1,429  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  (324,803 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Resulting from Operations  (322,520 ) 
Beneficial Interest Transactions ($):     
Net proceeds from shares sold:     
Class A  100,000  
Class C  100,000  
Class I  7,700,000  
Class Y  100,000  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from     
  Beneficial Interest Transactions  8,000,000  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  7,677,480  
Net Assets ($):     
Beginning of Period   
End of Period  7,677,480  
Undistributed investment income—net  1,939  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):     
Class A     
Shares sold  8,000  
Class C     
Shares sold  8,000  
Class I     
Shares sold  616,000  
Class Y     
Shares sold  8,000  
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for each share class for the period from September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during the period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

  Class A   Class C   Class I   Class Y  
  Shares   Shares   Shares   Shares  
Per Share Data ($):                 
Net asset value, beginning of period  12.50   12.50   12.50   12.50  
Investment Operations:                 
Investment income (loss)—neta  (.00 )b  (.01 )  .00 b  .00 b 
Net realized and unrealized                 
gain (loss) on investments  (.51 )  (.51 )  (.50 )  (.50 ) 
Total from Investment Operations  (.51 )  (.52 )  (.50 )  (.50 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  11.99   11.98   12.00   12.00  
Total Return (%)c  (4.08 )d  (4.16 )d  (4.00 )  (4.00 ) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                 
Ratio of total expenses                 
to average net assetse  13.25   14.00   12.68   12.67  
Ratio of net expenses                 
to average net assetse  1.00   1.75   .75   .75  
Ratio of net investment income                 
(loss) to average net assetse  (.15 )  (.90 )  .10   .10  
Portfolio Turnover Ratec  1.76   1.76   1.76   1.76  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  96   96   7,390   96  

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding. 
b  Amount represents less than $.01 per share. 
c  Not annualized. 
d  Exclusive of sales charge. 
e  Annualized. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Strategic Beta Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “fund”) is a separate diversified series of Dreyfus Opportunity Funds (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering four series, including the fund, which commenced operations on September 15, 2014. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. Mellon Capital Management Corporation (“Mellon Capital”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares. The fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of $.001 par value shares of Beneficial Interest in each of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class I and Class Y. Class A shares generally are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I and ClassY shares are sold at net asset value per share generally to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs, and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

As of October 31, 2014, MBC Investments Corp., an indirect subsidiary of BNY Mellon, held all of the outstanding Class A, Class C, Class I and Class Y shares of the fund.

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

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

(a) Portfolio valuation: 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).

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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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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 of the preceding securities are generally categorized within 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 financial 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 Company’s Board of Trustees (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.

Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued at the forward rate and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2014 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2—Other   Level 3—   
  Level 1—  Significant   Significant   
  Unadjusted  Observable   Unobservable   
  Quoted Prices  Inputs   Inputs  Total 
Assets ($)           
Investments in Securities:           
Equity Securities—           
Foreign           
Common Stocks  99,513  6,765,375 ††    6,864,888 
Equity Securities—           
Foreign           
Preferred Stocks    491,773 ††    491,773 
Exchange-Traded           
Funds  296,577      296,577 
Mutual Funds  54,000      54,000 
Rights    418 ††    418 
Warrants    28     28 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 
††  Securities classified within Level 2 at period end as the values were determined pursuant to the 
  fund’s fair valuation procedures. See note above for additional information. 

 

(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions between trade and settlement date, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments resulting from changes in exchange rates. Foreign currency gains and losses on foreign currency transactions are also included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

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(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” under the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies during the period ended October 31, 2014 were as follows:

Affiliated               
Investment  Value       Value   Net 
Company  9/15/2014 ($)  Purchases ($)  Sales ($)  10/31/2014 ($)  Assets (%) 
Dreyfus               
Institutional               
Preferred               
Plus Money               
Market Fund    8,823,000  8,769,000  54,000   .7 

 

(e) Risk: Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S.These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation restrictions on income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls and delayed settlements, and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the U.S.

(f) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

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

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

The tax year for the period ended October 31, 2014 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At October 31, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $3,424 and unrealized depreciation $325,241.

During the period ended October 31, 2014, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for foreign currency gains and losses and fund start-up costs, the fund increased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $1,085, decreased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by $382 and decreased paid-in capital by $703. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $430 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on

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rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

NOTE 3—Management Fee, Sub-Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with Dreyfus, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .60% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. Dreyfus has contractually agreed, from September 15, 2014 through October 1, 2015, to waive receipt of its fees/or to assume the direct expenses of the fund, so that the expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed .75% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.The reduction in expenses, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $116,759 during the period ended October 31, 2014.

Pursuant to a sub-investment advisory agreement between Dreyfus and Mellon Capital, Mellon Capital serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser responsible for the day-to–day management of the fund’s portfolio. Dreyfus pays the sub-investment adviser a monthly fee at an annual percentage of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. Dreyfus has obtained an exemptive order from the SEC, upon which the fund may rely, to use a manager of managers approach that permits Dreyfus, subject to certain conditions and approval by the Board, to enter into and materially amend sub-investment advisory agreements with one or more sub-investment advisers who are either unaffiliated with Dreyfus or are wholly-owned subsidiaries (as defined under the Act) of Dreyfus’ ultimate parent company, BNY Mellon, without obtaining shareholder approval. The order also relieves the fund from disclosing the sub-investment advisory fee paid by Dreyfus to an unaffiliated sub-investment adviser in documents filed with the SEC and

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provided to shareholders. In addition, pursuant to the order, it is not necessary to disclose the sub-investment advisory fee payable by Dreyfus separately to a sub-investment adviser that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon in documents filed with the SEC and provided to shareholders; such fees are to be aggregated with fees payable to Dreyfus. Dreyfus has ultimate responsibility (subject to oversight by the Board) to supervise any sub-investment adviser and recommend the hiring, termination, and replacement of any sub-investment adviser to the Board.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class C shares pay the Distributor for distributing its shares at an annual rate of .75% of the value of its average daily net assets. During the period ended October 31, 2014, Class C shares were charged $92 pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A and Class C shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of their average daily net assets for the provision of certain services.The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts.The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) with respect to these services.The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended October 31, 2014, Class A and Class C shares were charged $31 and $30, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency and cash management services for the fund. The majority of transfer agency fees are comprised of amounts paid on a per account basis, while cash management fees are related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $143 for transfer agency services and $3 for cash management services. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of NewYork Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund.These fees are determined based on net assets, geographic region and transaction activity. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $40,870 pursuant to the custody agreement.

During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $1,234 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

The components of “Due from The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $3,811, Distribution Plan fees $59, Shareholder Services Plan fees $40, custodian fees $40,870, Chief Compliance Officer fees $617 and transfer agency fees $143, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $46,959.

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

(e) A 2% redemption fee is charged and retained by the fund on certain shares redeemed within sixty days following the date of issuance subject to certain exceptions, including redemptions made through use of the fund’s exchange privilege. During the period ended October 31, 2014, there were no redemption fees charged and retained by the fund.

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NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and forward contracts, during the period ended October 31, 2014, amounted to $8,109,536 and $132,121, respectively.

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 during the period ended October 31, 2014 is discussed below.

Master Netting Arrangements: The fund enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements or similar agreements (collectively,“Master Agreements”) with its over-the counter (“OTC”) derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to counterparties. Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under a Master Agreement, the fund may offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment in the event of default or termination.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strat-egy.When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is generally limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract. This risk is mitigated by Master Agreements between the fund and the counterparty. At October 31, 2014, there were no forward contracts outstanding.

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2014:

  Average Market Value ($) 
Forward contracts  144,309 

 

At October 31, 2014, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $8,032,896; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was $325,212, consisting of $104,407 gross unrealized appreciation and $429,619 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED 
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

 

Shareholders and Board of Trustees

Dreyfus Strategic Beta Emerging Markets Equity Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Dreyfus Strategic Beta Emerging Markets Equity Fund (one of the series comprising Dreyfus Opportunity Funds) as of October 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus Strategic Beta Emerging Markets Equity Fund at October 31, 2014, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 15, 2014 to October 31, 2014, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.


New York, New York
December 29, 2014

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund elects to provide each shareholder with their portion of the fund’s foreign taxes paid and the income sourced from foreign countries. Accordingly, the fund hereby reports the following information regarding its fiscal year ended October 31, 2014:

—the total amount of taxes paid to foreign countries was $832

—the total amount of income sourced from foreign countries was $9,232.

Where required by federal tax law rules, shareholders will receive notification of their proportionate share of foreign taxes paid and foreign sourced income for the 2014 calendar year with Form 1099-DIV which will be mailed in early 2015.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE 
FUND’S MANAGEMENT AND SUB-INVESTMENT 
ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) 

 

At a meeting of the Board ofTrustees of Dreyfus Strategic Beta Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “fund”) held on May 27, 2014, the Board considered the approval of the fund’s Management Agreement, pursuant to which Dreyfus will provide the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”), and the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement (together, the “Agreements”), pursuant to which Mellon Capital Management Corporation (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of Dreyfus, will provide day-to-day management of the fund’s invest-ments.The Board members, a majority of whom are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser. In considering the approval of the Agreements, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below.The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.

Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to them at the meeting and in previous presentations from Dreyfus representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the Dreyfus fund complex. Dreyfus also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the Dreyfus fund complex (such as retail direct or intermediary, in which intermediaries typically are paid by the fund and/or Dreyfus) and Dreyfus’ corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each intermediary or distribution channel, as applicable to the fund.

The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that Dreyfus also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations,

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT 
AND SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered Dreyfus’ extensive administrative, accounting, and compliance infrastructures, as well as Dreyfus’ supervisory activities over the Sub-adviser. The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.

Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. As the fund had not yet commenced operations, the Board was not able to review the fund’s performance. The Board discussed with representatives of Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser the portfolio management team and the investment strategy to be employed in the management of the fund’s assets.The Board also was provided with hypothetical performance information for the investment strategy provided by the Sub-adviser, and the Board considered the relevance of the information provided. The Board noted the reputation and experience of Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser.

The Board reviewed comparisons of the fund’s proposed management fee and anticipated expense ratio to the management fees and expense ratios of a group of funds independently prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) (the “Comparison Group”) and to the management fees of funds in the fund’s anticipated Lipper category. They noted that the fund’s contractual management fee was the lowest of the funds in the Comparison Group. The fund’s estimated total expenses (as limited through at least the first year of the fund’s operations by agreement with Dreyfus to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that annual direct fund operating expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.75% of the fund’s average daily net assets) were the lowest of the expense ratios of the funds in the Comparison Group.

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Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Lipper category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Sub-adviser or its affiliates for advising any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios that are considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients.They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fee.

The Board considered the fee to be paid to the Sub-adviser in relation to the fee to be paid to Dreyfus by the fund and the respective services to be provided by the Sub-adviser and Dreyfus.The Board also noted the Sub-adviser’s fee will be paid by Dreyfus (out of its fee from the fund) and not the fund.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. As the fund had not yet commenced operations, Dreyfus representatives were not able to review the dollar amount of expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus, or any economies of scale. The Board considered potential benefits to Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser from acting as investment adviser and sub-investment adviser, respectively, and noted the possibility of soft dollar arrangements with respect to trading the fund’s invest-ments.The Board also considered the uncertainty of the estimated asset levels and the renewal requirements for advisory agreements and their ability to review the management fee annually after the initial term of the Agreements.

At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT 
AND SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

decision with respect to the approval of the Agreements. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.

  • The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the ser- vices to be provided by Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser are adequate and appropriate.

  • The Board concluded that since the fund had not yet com- menced operations, its performance could not be measured and was not a factor.

  • The Board concluded that the fees to be paid to Dreyfus and the Sub- adviser were reasonable in light of the considerations described above.

  • The Board determined that because the fund had not yet com- menced operations, economies of scale were not a factor, but, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund in connection with future renewals.

In evaluating the Agreements, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with Dreyfus and its affiliates and the Sub-adviser, of other funds advised by Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser. In addition, the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for this fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of similar agreements during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and Dreyfus representatives. Certain aspects of the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of similar arrangements in prior years. The Board determined that approval of the Agreements was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) 
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS 

 

Joseph S. DiMartino (71) 
Chairman of the Board (2000) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-present) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small 
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 144 
——————— 
Gordon J. Davis (73) 
Board Member (2012) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Partner in the law firm of Venable LLP (2012-present) 
• Partner in the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (1994-2012) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Consolidated Edison, Inc., a utility company, Director (1997-present) 
• The Phoenix Companies, Inc., a life insurance company, Director (2000-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 62 
——————— 
Nathan Leventhal (71) 
Board Member (2009) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Chairman of the Avery-Fisher Artist Program (1997-2014) 
• Commissioner, NYC Planning Commission (2007-2011) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• Movado Group, Inc., Director (2003-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 52 

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued) 
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS (continued) 

 

Robin A. Melvin (51) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Board Member, Illinois Mentoring Partnership, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing 
the quantity and quality of mentoring services in Illinois (2013-present) 
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving orga- 
nizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 113 
——————— 
Roslyn M. Watson (65) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Principal,Watson Ventures, Inc., a real estate investment company (1993-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 69 
——————— 
Benaree Pratt Wiley (68) 
Board Member (2009) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Principal,TheWiley Group, a firm specializing in strategy and business development (2005-present) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions 
for small and medium size companies, Director (2008-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 69 

 

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INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS

J. Charles Cardona (58) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President and a Director of the Manager, Executive Vice President of the Distributor, President 
of Dreyfus Institutional Services Division (2008-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 38 
J. Charles Cardona is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the Act) of the fund as a result of his affiliation 
with The Dreyfus Corporation. 
——————— 
Isabel P. Dunst (67) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP (1990-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 38 
Isabel P. Dunst is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the Act) of the fund as a result of her affiliation 
with Hogan Lovells LLP, which provides legal services to BNY Mellon and certain of its affiliates. 
——————— 
† Robin A. Melvin, Roslyn M.Watson and Isabel P. Dunst were elected as Board Members of the Company on 
December 6, 2013, effective January 1, 2014. J. Charles Cardona was elected as a Board Member of the Company 
    on February 27, 2014. 
Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The 
address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 
10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information 
which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS. 
Clifford L.Alexander, Jr., Emeritus Board Member 
Whitney I. Gerard, Emeritus Board Member 
Arthur A. Hartman, Emeritus Board Member 
George L. Perry, Emeritus Board Member 

 

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009, Chairman of Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., an affiliate of the Manager and the transfer agent of the funds, since May 2011 and Executive Vice President of the Distributor since June 2007. From April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 69 investment companies (comprised of 144 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

JOHN PAK, Chief Legal Officer since March 2013.

Deputy General Counsel, Investment Management, of BNY Mellon since August 2014; Chief Legal Officer of the Manager since August 2012; from March 2005 to July 2012, Managing Director of Deutsche Bank, Deputy Global Head of Deutsche Asset Management Legal and Regional Head of Deutsche Asset Management Americas Legal. He is an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since August 2012.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Secretary since December 2011.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 41 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 58 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

SARAH S. KELLEHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since April 2014.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager; from August 2005 to March 2013, Associate General Counsel of Third Avenue Management. She is 38 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since March 2013.

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JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager– Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (70 investment companies, comprised of 169 portfolios). He is 57 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

MATTHEW D. CONNOLLY, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since April 2012.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Distributor since October 2011; from March 2010 to September 2011, Global Head, KYC Reviews and Director of UBS Investment Bank; until March 2010, AML Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Citi Global Wealth Management. He is an officer of 65 investment companies (comprised of 164 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 42 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 2011.

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For More Information


Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144

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



 

Dreyfus 
Strategic Beta 
Global Equity Fund 

 

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 2014



 

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

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

 


 

 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2     

A Letter from the President

3     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

3     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

4     

Statement of Investments

36     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

37     

Statement of Operations

38     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

39     

Financial Highlights

40     

Notes to Financial Statements

52     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

53     

Information About the Approval of the Fund’s Management and Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements

57     

Board Members Information

60     

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover


 

Dreyfus
Strategic Beta
Global Equity Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus Strategic Beta Global Equity Fund, covering the period from the fund’s inception on September 15, 2014, through October 31, 2014.

For the reporting period overall, international stock markets generally lost a modest degree of value due to renewed concerns regarding geopolitical tensions and persistently sluggish growth in Europe and the emerging markets. Results were especially weak toward the end of the reporting period, offsetting gains at other times when investors responded more positively to aggressively accommodative monetary policies throughout much of the world. A strengthening U.S. dollar against most other major currencies also helped dampen returns for U.S. investors.

Some forces appear likely to support international stock prices over the foreseeable future: Low inflation has enabled the European Central Bank to reduce short-term interest rates further, China’s economic slowdown appears increasingly unlikely to devolve into a more severe financial crisis, and India’s stock market has surged after the election of a more business-friendly government.Yet, some countries are faring better economically than others and monetary policies have begun to diverge, affecting currency exchange rates and capital flows. Consequently, selectivity and a long-term perspective seem poised to become more important determinants of investment success. As always, we urge you to talk regularly with your financial advisor to assess the potential impact of these and other developments on your investments.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 17, 2014

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

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

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Strategic Beta Global Equity Fund from September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment             
assuming actual returns for the six months ended October 31, 2014         
    Class A    Class C    Class I    Class Y 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 1.09  $ 2.06  $ .77  $ .77 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 996.80  $ 996.00  $ 997.60  $ 997.60 

 

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

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

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

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment 
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended October 31, 2014†† 

 

    Class A    Class C    Class I    Class Y 
Expenses paid per $1,000†††  $ 4.33  $ 8.13  $ 3.06  $ 3.06 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,020.92  $ 1,017.14  $ 1,022.18  $ 1,022.18 

 

  Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .85% for Class A, 1.60% for Class C, .60% for 
  Class I and .60% for ClassY, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 47/365 (to 
  reflect the actual days in the period). 
††  Please note that while Class A, Class C, Class I and ClassY shares commenced operations on September 15, 
  2014, the hypothetical expenses paid during the period reflect projected activity for the full six month period for 
  purposes of comparability.This projection assumes that annualized expense ratios were in effect during the period 
  May 1, 2014 to October 31, 2014. 
†††  Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .85% for Class A, 1.60% for Class C, .60% for 
  Class I and .60% for ClassY, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to 
  reflect the one-half year period). 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
October 31, 2014 

 

Common Stocks—99.4%  Shares   Value ($) 
Australia—2.5%       
AGL Energy  336   4,025 
Amcor  883   9,138 
AMP  2,822   14,591 
APA Group  167   1,160 
Asciano  327   1,811 
Aurizon Holdings  985   4,075 
AusNet Services  985   1,195 
Australia & New Zealand       
  Banking Group  1,305   38,622 
Bank of Queensland  107   1,192 
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank  124   1,362 
Boral  569   2,520 
Brambles  1,148   9,669 
Caltex Australia  158   4,333 
CFS Retail Property Trust Group  703 a  1,304 
Cochlear  23   1,491 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia  767   54,553 
Computershare  252   2,732 
Crown Resorts  206   2,635 
CSL  345   24,426 
Dexus Property Group  4,639   4,961 
Federation Centres  262   630 
Flight Centre Travel Group  30   1,111 
Fortescue Metals Group  1,418   4,399 
Goodman Group  233   1,141 
GPT Group  1,570   5,708 
Harvey Norman Holdings  294   986 
Insurance Australia Group  2,043   11,762 
James Hardie Industries-CDI  163   1,790 
Leighton Holdings  141   2,742 
Lend Lease Group  464   6,417 
Macquarie Group  231   12,486 
Metcash  1,728   4,320 
Mirvac Group  1,178   1,867 
National Australia Bank  688   21,263 
Newcrest Mining  555 b  4,429 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Australia (continued)       
Orica  439   8,002 
Origin Energy  618   7,787 
Qantas Airways  2,600 b  3,866 
QBE Insurance Group  779   7,929 
Ramsay Health Care  73   3,368 
REA Group  10   400 
Santos  380   4,331 
Seek  70   1,026 
Sonic Healthcare  259   4,272 
Stockland  2,638   9,901 
Suncorp Group  741   9,585 
Sydney Airport  527   2,050 
Tabcorp Holdings  937   3,365 
Telstra  6,635   32,949 
Toll Holdings  1,094   5,479 
TPG Telecom  107   687 
Transurban Group  186   1,337 
Treasury Wine Estates  243   997 
Wesfarmers  486   18,950 
Westpac Banking  3,012   92,612 
Woodside Petroleum  407   14,419 
WorleyParsons  454   5,442 
      505,600 
Austria—.1%       
OMV  182   5,729 
Vienna Insurance Group  56   2,695 
Voestalpine  177   7,089 
      15,513 
Belgium—.6%       
Ageas  534   17,846 
Anheuser-Busch InBev  590   65,386 
Belgacom  212   8,004 
Colruyt  85   3,875 
KBC Groep  203 b  10,902 
Solvay  43   5,866 
Telenet Group Holding  54 b  3,057 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Belgium (continued)       
UCB  25   2,020 
Umicore  134   5,249 
      122,205 
Canada—3.3%       
Alimentation Couche Tard, Cl. B  400   13,575 
ARC Resources  200   4,717 
ATCO, Cl. I  100   4,064 
Bank of Montreal  300   21,755 
Bank of Nova Scotia  400   24,496 
Baytex Energy  100   3,056 
BCE  340   15,099 
Bombardier, Cl. B  1,600   5,267 
Brookfield Asset Management, Cl. A  300   14,685 
CAE  100   1,281 
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce  300   27,387 
Canadian National Railway  300   21,151 
Canadian Natural Resources  900   31,407 
Canadian Oil Sands  500   7,835 
Cenovus Energy  900   22,271 
CGI Group, Cl. A  200 b  6,866 
CI Financial  200   5,815 
Crescent Point Energy  100   3,305 
Enbridge  400   18,927 
Enerplus  200   2,864 
Finning International  200   5,164 
Fortis  100   3,258 
Great-West Lifeco  200   5,604 
Husky Energy  400   9,657 
Imperial Oil  200   9,623 
Industrial Alliance Insurance &       
Financial Services  100   4,030 
Loblaw  200   10,420 
Magna International  200   19,740 
Manulife Financial  800   15,183 
MEG Energy  100 b  2,413 
Metro  100   7,027 
National Bank of Canada  100   4,674 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Canada (continued)       
New Gold  100 b  363 
Onex  100   5,642 
Pembina Pipeline  100   4,149 
Pengrowth Energy  300   1,211 
Penn West Petroleum  800   3,620 
Power Corporation of Canada  600   15,832 
Power Financial  300   8,787 
Rogers Communications, Cl. B  300   11,281 
Royal Bank of Canada  800   56,793 
Saputo  200   5,675 
Shaw Communications, Cl. B  400   10,271 
Sun Life Financial  500   17,785 
Suncor Energy  2,100   74,568 
TELUS  200   7,167 
Tim Hortons  100   8,103 
Thomson Reuters  300   11,161 
Toronto-Dominion Bank  700   34,452 
TransAlta  200   1,945 
TransCanada  300   14,786 
Vermillion Energy  100   5,675 
      651,882 
China—.0%       
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings  2,000   1,772 
Colombia—.0%       
Pacific Rubiales Energy  300   4,525 
Denmark—.4%       
Coloplast, Cl. B  37   3,224 
Danske Bank  190   5,217 
DSV  286   8,558 
Novo Nordisk, Cl. B  773   34,936 
Novozymes, Cl. B  86   3,987 
Pandora  66   5,557 
TDC  2,072   15,817 
Tryg  17   1,840 
Vestas Wind Systems  179 b  6,002 
William Demant Holding  9 b  682 
      85,820 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Finland—.4%     
Elisa  233  6,401 
Fortum  503  11,668 
Kone, Cl. B  173  7,446 
Neste Oil  252  5,451 
Orion, Cl. B  105  3,562 
Sampo, Cl. A  342  16,384 
Stora Enso, Cl. R  592  4,889 
UPM-Kymmene  911  14,440 
Wartsila  116  5,378 
    75,619 
France—2.9%     
Accor  52  2,187 
Aeroports de Paris  14  1,656 
Air Liquide  121  14,616 
Airbus Group  627  37,536 
AXA  2,230  51,525 
Bureau Veritas  101  2,503 
Cap Gemini  107  7,048 
Carrefour  1,232  36,112 
Casino Guichard Perrachon  152  15,625 
Christian Dior  77  13,647 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin  214  18,610 
CNP Assurances  431  8,060 
Dassault Systemes  27  1,713 
Edenred  63  1,748 
Electricite de France  450  13,304 
Essilor International  79  8,734 
Eurazeo  30  2,007 
Eutelsat Communications  117  3,799 
Fonciere des Regions  23  2,117 
GDF Suez  2,352  57,095 
Gecina  10  1,356 
Groupe Eurotunnel  190  2,402 
Iliad  8  1,749 
Imerys  26  1,866 
Klepierre  90  3,893 
Lagardere  120  2,929 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
France (continued)       
Legrand  129   6,949 
LVMH Moet Hennessy       
  Louis Vuitton  132   22,444 
Orange  3,255   51,799 
Peugeot  551 b  6,560 
Publicis Groupe  79   5,482 
Renault  156   11,621 
Safran  255   16,189 
Schneider Electric  192   15,199 
SCOR  268   8,222 
Societe BIC  21   2,618 
Sodexo  77   7,426 
Suez Environnement  493   8,309 
Technip  126   9,139 
Thales  77   3,830 
Valeo  135   15,174 
Veolia Environnement  652   10,915 
Vinci  1,032   59,055 
Zodiac Aerospace  73   2,228 
      576,996 
Germany—4.4%       
Allianz  817   129,780 
BASF  728   64,123 
Bayer  415   59,027 
Bayerische Motoren Werke  390   41,726 
Beiersdorf  24   1,943 
Brenntag  134   6,489 
Celesio  63   2,076 
Continental  130   25,522 
Daimler  1,413   109,834 
Deutsche Lufthansa  522   7,710 
Deutsche Post  1,464   45,988 
Deutsche Telekom  4,301   64,833 
Deutsche Wohnen-BR  52   1,171 
E.ON  4,428   76,180 
Fresenius & Co.  226   11,633 
Fresenius Medical Care & Co.  94   6,896 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Germany (continued)       
Hannover Rueck  90   7,506 
HeidelbergCement  115   7,832 
Henkel & Co.  59   5,362 
HOCHTIEF  74   5,475 
HUGO BOSS  16   2,123 
Infineon Technologies  558   5,414 
K+S  132   3,681 
Kabel Deutschland Holding  6 b  812 
Merck  64   5,782 
Metro  213 b  6,791 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs  377   74,109 
OSRAM Licht  86 b  3,018 
ProSiebenSat.1 Media  64   2,582 
Siemens  422   47,570 
Telefonica Deutschland Holding  846 b  4,158 
ThyssenKrupp  866 b  20,801 
United Internet  114   4,460 
Volkswagen  27   5,745 
      868,152 
Hong Kong—.7%       
AIA Group  2,200   12,275 
ASM Pacific Technology  100   1,099 
Bank of East Asia  400   1,670 
BOC Hong Kong Holdings  3,000   9,972 
Cathay Pacific Airways  1,000   1,889 
CLP Holdings  1,500   12,913 
Galaxy Entertainment Group  1,000   6,832 
Hang Seng Bank  300   5,084 
HKT Trust  1,000   1,218 
Hong Kong & China Gas  2,000   4,665 
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing  200   4,428 
Hutchison Whampoa  1,000   12,679 
Kerry Properties  500   1,730 
Link REIT  500   2,939 
Michael Kors Holdings  100 b  7,859 
MTR  500   2,049 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Hong Kong (continued)       
Noble Group  18,000   16,795 
NWS Holdings  1,000   1,895 
PCCW  6,000   3,812 
Power Assets Holdings  500   4,823 
SJM Holdings  1,000   2,109 
Sun Hung Kai Properties  1,000   14,892 
Swire Pacific, Cl. A  500   6,559 
Swire Properties  400   1,280 
Techtronic Industries  500   1,564 
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings  500   1,686 
      144,716 
Ireland—.1%       
CRH  604   13,411 
Kerry Group, Cl. A  44   2,991 
Ryanair Holdings, ADR  24 b  1,333 
      17,735 
Israel—.2%       
Bank Hapoalim  579   2,960 
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication  5,453   9,250 
Israel Chemicals  547   3,690 
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank  45 b  498 
NICE Systems  28   1,132 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries  394   22,276 
      39,806 
Italy—1.2%       
Assicurazioni Generali  2,415   49,501 
Atlantia  303   7,133 
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena  559 b  425 
Enel  10,909   55,711 
Eni  2,019   42,999 
EXOR  595   25,945 
Finmeccanica  308 b  2,780 
Intesa Sanpaolo  2,138   6,276 
Intesa Sanpaolo-RSP  171   436 
Luxottica Group  52   2,646 
Pirelli & C  131   1,754 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Italy (continued)       
Saipem  304 b  4,769 
Snam  2,997   16,207 
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale  1,590   8,016 
Unione di Banche Italiane  224   1,757 
UnipolSai  1,044   2,804 
      229,159 
Japan—9.4%       
Advantest  100   1,167 
Aeon  1,200   12,078 
Aisin Seiki  200   6,706 
Alfresa Holdings  800   10,327 
Amada  200   1,783 
Asahi Group Holdings  300   9,391 
Asahi Kasei  2,000   16,614 
Asics  100   2,307 
Astellas Pharma  1,100   17,375 
Bandai Namco Holdings  100   2,473 
Benesse Holdings  100   3,171 
Bridgestone  800   26,736 
Brother Industries  300   5,493 
Canon  900   27,718 
Casio Computer  200   3,220 
Central Japan Railway  200   30,856 
Chubu Electric Power  1,300 b  15,662 
Chugai Pharmaceutical  100   3,046 
Citizen Holdings  300   1,968 
Credit Saison  100   2,127 
Dai Nippon Printing  1,000   9,968 
Dai-ichi Life Insurance  3,600   54,782 
Daihatsu Motor  200   2,791 
Daiichi Sankyo  300   4,538 
Daikin Industries  200   12,592 
Daito Trust Construction  100   12,628 
Daiwa House Industry  1,100   21,199 
Denso  300   13,971 
Dentsu  100   3,747 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
East Japan Railway  300   23,725 
FANUC  100   17,570 
Fuji Electric  1,000   4,444 
Fuji Heavy Industries  800   27,143 
FUJIFILM Holdings  400   13,154 
Fujitsu  5,000   30,599 
GungHo Online Entertainment  200   820 
Hakuhodo DY Holdings  300   3,017 
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings  1,000   6,022 
Hino Motors  300   4,408 
Hitachi  3,000   24,088 
Hitachi Chemical  100   1,807 
Hitachi Construction Machinery  100   2,062 
Hokuhoku Financial Group  2,000   3,970 
Hokuriku Electric Power  400   5,449 
Hoya  300   10,968 
Ibiden  100   1,509 
Idemitsu Kosan  300   5,939 
IHI  2,000   9,874 
Isuzu Motors  500   6,691 
ITOCHU  3,800   46,525 
Iyo Bank  100   1,083 
J Front Retailing  300   4,024 
Japan Airlines  200   5,329 
JFE Holdings  800   16,020 
JTEKT  300   4,859 
JX Holdings  2,600   11,294 
Kajima  1,000   4,544 
Kansai Electric Power  600 b  5,983 
Kao  500   19,181 
Kawasaki Heavy Industries  2,000   7,940 
KDDI  600   38,654 
Kintetsu  3,000   10,524 
Kirin Holdings  1,200   15,687 
Kobe Steel  6,000   9,661 
Koito Manufacturing  100   3,094 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Komatsu  700   16,820 
Konica Minolta  400   4,527 
Kubota  1,000   15,987 
Kuraray  200   2,348 
Kyushu Electric Power  400 b  4,377 
LIXIL Group  300   6,622 
Makita  100   5,859 
Marubeni  3,700   24,059 
Mazda Motor  600   14,417 
Medipal Holdings  700   7,890 
Mitsubishi  1,600   31,899 
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings  2,100   10,525 
Mitsubishi Electric  3,000   39,121 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries  5,000   31,751 
Mitsubishi Materials  2,000   6,357 
Mitsubishi Motors  600   6,316 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group  4,600   27,428 
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance  500   2,663 
Mitsui & Co.  1,800   27,578 
Mitsui Chemicals  2,000   5,925 
Murata Manufacturing  100   11,372 
Nabtesco  100   2,505 
NEC  3,000   10,816 
NGK Spark Plug  100   2,653 
NHK Spring  100   932 
Nidec  100   6,571 
Nippon Express  1,000   4,446 
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal  11,000   29,501 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone  700   43,730 
Nippon Yusen  4,000   10,558 
Nissan Motor  1,800   16,660 
Nisshin Seifun Group  220   2,196 
Nitto Denko  100   5,511 
NOK  100   2,617 
Nomura Real Estate Holdings  100   1,784 
NTT DoCoMo  800   13,414 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Obayashi  1,000   7,031 
Oji Holdings  1,000   3,610 
Omron  200   9,702 
ORIX  1,600   22,401 
Osaka Gas  2,000   8,060 
Otsuka Holdings  200   7,170 
Park24  100   1,520 
Resona Holdings  3,500   20,357 
Ricoh  1,300   13,782 
Secom  200   12,398 
Seiko Epson  200   9,471 
Sekisui House  700   8,759 
Seven & I Holdings  800   31,589 
Seven Bank  200   837 
Sharp  3,000 b  7,676 
Shikoku Electric Power  100 b  1,383 
Shimizu  1,000   7,483 
Shin-Etsu Chemical  100   6,505 
Shiseido  500   8,363 
Showa Shell Sekiyu  700   6,028 
SoftBank  600   44,459 
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings  300   7,698 
Sony Financial Holdings  200   3,228 
Stanley Electric  100   2,057 
Sumitomo  1,900   20,565 
Sumitomo Chemical  3,000   10,472 
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma  100   1,179 
Sumitomo Rubber Industries  400   5,525 
Suntory Beverage & Food  100   3,604 
Suruga Bank  100   2,112 
Suzuken  300   8,191 
Suzuki Motor  400   13,598 
T&D Holdings  900   11,766 
Taiheiyo Cement  2,000   7,350 
Taisei  2,000   11,300 
TDK  100   5,769 

 

The Fund 15


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Teijin  2,000   4,879 
Tobu Railway  1,000   5,111 
Toho Gas  1,000   5,504 
Tohoku Electric Power  1,100   13,912 
Tokio Marine Holdings  800   25,925 
Tokyo Electric Power  7,500 b  27,235 
Tokyo Gas  4,000   23,279 
Tokyu  1,000   6,673 
Toppan Printing  1,000   6,892 
Toshiba  6,000   26,801 
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings  100   1,228 
Toyoda Gosei  100   1,891 
Toyota Industries  100   4,801 
Toyota Motor  2,000   120,312 
Toyota Tsusho  800   20,335 
USS  100   1,616 
West Japan Railway  200   9,652 
Yahoo! Japan  300   1,062 
Yamada Denki  1,700   5,462 
Yamaha  200   2,774 
Yamaha Motor  400   7,699 
Yamato Holdings  200   4,311 
Yaskawa Electric  100   1,310 
Yokogawa Electric  100   1,415 
      1,884,907 
Luxembourg—.1%       
Millicom       
International Cellular, SDR  79   6,437 
RTL Group  52   4,904 
SES  115   3,972 
Tenaris  331   6,549 
      21,862 
Macau—.1%       
MGM China Holdings  400   1,309 
Sands China  1,200   7,478 
Wynn Macau  400   1,471 
      10,258 

 

16


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Netherlands—.8%       
Aegon  1,805   14,711 
Corio  14   682 
Delta Lloyd  151   3,443 
Gemalto  14   1,071 
Heineken Holding  75   4,860 
ING Groep  1,616 b  23,222 
Koninklijke Ahold  2,381   39,842 
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster  42   2,241 
Koninklijke Philips  718   20,083 
OCI  34 b  1,186 
QIAGEN  39 b  915 
Randstad Holding  191   8,436 
Reed Elsevier  130   2,995 
Unilever  750   29,119 
Wolters Kluwer  299   7,986 
Ziggo  80 b  3,913 
      164,705 
New Zealand—.1%       
Contact Energy  164   794 
Fletcher Building  498   3,349 
Ryman Healthcare  52   308 
Spark New Zealand  2,823   6,961 
      11,412 
Norway—.5%       
DNB  253   4,646 
Gjensidige Forsikring  174   3,160 
Norsk Hydro  580   3,244 
Orkla  786   6,010 
Seadrill  434   9,841 
Statoil  2,201   50,305 
Telenor  984   22,113 
Yara International  208   9,573 
      108,892 
Portugal—.1%       
Energias de Portugal  3,207   13,826 
Jeronimo Martins  230   2,016 
      15,842 

 

The Fund 17


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Singapore—.4%       
Avago Technologies  100   8,625 
CapitaMall Trust  1,000   1,539 
ComfortDelGro  2,000   4,111 
DBS Group Holdings  1,000   14,451 
Flextronics International  1,000 b  10,720 
Genting Singapore  1,000   857 
Olam International  1,000   1,663 
Oversea-Chinese Banking  1,000   7,701 
SembCorp Industries  1,000   3,798 
Singapore Technologies Engineering  1,000   2,924 
Singapore Telecommunications  7,000   20,607 
StarHub  1,000   3,219 
      80,215 
South Africa—.0%       
Investec  314   2,878 
Spain—.9%       
Abertis Infraestructuras  209   4,354 
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios  454   16,849 
Amadeus IT Holding, Cl. A  150   5,519 
Banco de Sabadell  987   2,854 
Bankia  259 b  464 
Distribuidora Internacional       
de Alimentacion  525   3,338 
Enagas  249   8,362 
Ferrovial  521   10,660 
Gas Natural SDG  598   17,278 
Grifols  64   2,607 
Iberdrola  4,943   34,968 
Inditex  321   9,039 
Mapfre  1,145   3,929 
Red Electrica  98   8,566 
Telefonica  3,737   56,196 
Zardoya Otis  67   781 
      185,764 
Sweden—1.3%       
Alfa Laval  184   3,786 
Assa Abloy, Cl. B  99   5,265 

 

18


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Sweden (continued)       
Atlas Copco, Cl. A  303   8,755 
Atlas Copco, Cl. B  176   4,652 
Electrolux, Ser. B  324   9,258 
Elekta, Cl. B  81   828 
Ericsson, Cl. B  3,907   46,198 
Getinge, Cl. B  104   2,412 
Hennes & Mauritz, Cl. B  751   29,901 
Hexagon, Cl. B  43   1,447 
Husqvarna, Cl. B  565   4,201 
Industrivarden, Cl. C  55   962 
Investment AB Kinnevik, Cl. B  63   1,998 
Investor, Cl. B  271   9,696 
Nordea Bank  2,479   31,792 
Securitas, Cl. B  618   6,841 
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Cl. A  539   6,916 
Skanska, Cl. B  651   13,295 
Svenska Cellulosa, Cl. B  590   13,226 
Svenska Handelsbanken, Cl. A  252   12,016 
Swedbank, Cl. A  363   9,600 
Swedish Match  218   7,088 
TeliaSonera  2,004   13,892 
Volvo, Cl. B  1,367   15,782 
      259,807 
Switzerland—2.9%       
Actelion  49 b  5,817 
Adecco  351 b  23,782 
Aryzta  43 b  3,658 
Baloise Holding  82   10,323 
Cie Financiere Richemont  117   9,858 
EMS-Chemie Holding  4   1,440 
Geberit  22   7,506 
Givaudan  5 b  8,343 
Glencore  9,985 b  51,195 
Holcim  100 b  7,091 
Julius Baer Group  42 b  1,840 
Kuehne + Nagel International  52   6,776 

 

The Fund 19


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Switzerland (continued)       
Lonza Group  31 b  3,419 
Nestle  1,438   105,277 
Partners Group Holding  6   1,596 
Roche Holding  342   101,012 
Schindler Holding  9   1,218 
Schindler Holding-PC  20   2,798 
SGS  2   4,395 
Sika-BR  2   7,147 
Sonova Holding  17   2,651 
STMicroelectronics  529   3,540 
Swatch Group  15   1,268 
Swatch Group-BR  9   4,267 
Swiss Life Holding  44 b  10,097 
Swiss Prime Site  33 b  2,507 
Swiss Re  591 b  47,795 
Swisscom  24   14,146 
Syngenta  50   15,496 
UBS  1,531 b  26,609 
Wolseley  187   9,937 
Zurich Insurance Group  279 b  84,438 
      587,242 
United Kingdom—8.3%       
Aberdeen Asset Management  309   2,148 
Admiral Group  179   3,824 
Aggreko  196   4,779 
AMEC  291   4,851 
Aon  310   26,660 
ARM Holdings  113   1,600 
ASOS  10 b  426 
Associated British Foods  197   8,693 
Aviva  2,951   24,623 
Babcock International Group  386   6,774 
BP  23,347   168,200 
British American Tobacco  1,728   98,145 
British Land  276   3,220 
British Sky Broadcasting Group  1,083   15,358 

 

20


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United Kingdom (continued)       
BT Group  8,316   48,943 
Bunzl  421   11,431 
Burberry Group  159   3,899 
Capita  322   5,658 
Carnival  77   3,070 
Centrica  4,392   21,276 
CNH Industrial  1,301 b  10,606 
Cobham  455   2,120 
Compass Group  1,423   22,929 
Croda International  61   2,242 
Direct Line Insurance Group  1,430   6,321 
Dixons Carphone  503   3,185 
easyJet  191   4,594 
Experian  454   6,823 
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles  4,082 b  45,552 
GKN  1,384   7,058 
GlaxoSmithKline  4,171   94,552 
Hammerson  354   3,476 
Hargreaves Lansdown  43   685 
ICAP  436   2,924 
IMI  290   5,678 
Imperial Tobacco Group  1,294   56,184 
Inmarsat  247   2,710 
InterContinental Hotels Group  205   7,778 
International Consolidated Airlines Group  1,327 b  8,689 
Intertek Group  69   3,008 
Intu Properties  270   1,472 
ITV  2,611   8,495 
J Sainsbury  1,630   6,411 
Johnson Matthey  241   11,485 
Kingfisher  3,395   16,453 
Land Securities Group  339   6,010 
Legal & General Group  3,542   13,104 
Liberty Global, Cl. A  100 b  4,547 
Liberty Global, Ser. C  310 b  13,786 
Lloyds Banking Group  7,393 b  9,135 

 

The Fund 21


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United Kingdom (continued)       
London Stock Exchange Group  50   1,613 
Marks & Spencer Group  1,669   10,875 
Meggitt  276   1,994 
National Grid  1,968   29,178 
Next  182   18,787 
Old Mutual  7,750   24,029 
Persimmon  227 b  5,317 
Prudential  1,990   45,986 
Randgold Resources  15   877 
Reckitt Benckiser Group  289   24,293 
Reed Elsevier  215   3,536 
Rexam  941   7,171 
Rolls-Royce Holdings  811 b  10,957 
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. A  5,303   189,892 
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. B  3,291   122,092 
Royal Mail  590   4,167 
Sage Group  1,138   6,885 
Schroders  67   2,588 
Segro  298   1,815 
Severn Trent  333   10,647 
Shire  152   10,119 
Smith & Nephew  212   3,590 
Smiths Group  199   3,713 
Sports Direct International  121 b  1,250 
SSE  1,120   28,666 
Standard Life  3,239   20,433 
Subsea 7  149   1,609 
Tate & Lyle  514   4,986 
Travis Perkins  223   5,903 
TUI Travel  881   5,626 
Unilever  592   23,823 
United Utilities Group  842   11,527 
Vodafone Group  34,669   115,199 
Weir Group  99   3,621 
Whitbread  90   6,288 
William Hill  219   1,264 

 

22


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United Kingdom (continued)       
Willis Group Holdings  100   4,053 
WPP  1,055   20,592 
      1,646,551 
United States—57.7%       
3M  510   78,423 
AbbVie  920   58,383 
Accenture, Cl. A  720   58,406 
ACE  210   22,953 
Activision Blizzard  510   10,175 
Adobe Systems  100 b  7,012 
ADT  510   18,278 
Advance Auto Parts  100   14,696 
Aetna  720   59,407 
Aflac  410   24,489 
Air Products & Chemicals  100   13,466 
Airgas  100   11,154 
Akamai Technologies  100 b  6,030 
Albemarle  100   5,838 
Alcoa  820   13,743 
Allergan  100   19,006 
Allstate  620   40,207 
Ally Financial  310 b  7,037 
Altera  100   3,437 
Altria Group  2,360   114,082 
American Airlines Group  200   8,270 
American Electric Power  620   36,171 
American Express  510   45,875 
American International Group  1,130   60,534 
American Tower  100 c  9,750 
American Water Works  100   5,337 
Ameriprise Financial  310   39,113 
AmerisourceBergen  620   52,954 
AMETEK  100   5,215 
Amgen  620   100,552 
Amphenol, Cl. A  200   10,116 
Anadarko Petroleum  210   19,274 

 

The Fund 23


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United States (continued)       
Analog Devices  100   4,962 
Annaly Capital Management  500 c  5,705 
Apple  3,490   376,920 
Applied Materials  600   13,254 
Arch Capital Group  100 b  5,632 
Archer-Daniels-Midland  820   38,540 
Arrow Electronics  200 b  11,372 
Ashland  100   10,807 
Assurant  200   13,644 
AT&T  5,740   199,982 
Automatic Data Processing  310   25,352 
AutoNation  100 b  5,726 
Avery Dennison  100   4,685 
Axis Capital Holdings  200   9,628 
Baker Hughes  210   11,122 
Ball  210   13,530 
Bank of America  3,590   61,604 
Becton Dickinson & Co.  100   12,870 
Bed Bath & Beyond  210 b  14,141 
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B  410 b  57,466 
Best Buy  720   24,581 
Biogen Idec  100 b  32,108 
BlackRock  100   34,111 
Boeing  820   102,426 
BorgWarner  100   5,702 
Boston Scientific  500 b  6,640 
Bristol-Myers Squibb  510   29,677 
Broadcom, Cl. A  100   4,188 
Bunge  210   18,617 
C.H. Robinson Worldwide  210   14,534 
C.R. Bard  100   16,397 
Cablevision Systems (NY Group), Cl. A  500   9,310 
Cabot Oil & Gas  100   3,110 
Cameron International  210 b  12,506 
Capital One Financial  210   17,382 
Cardinal Health  610   47,873 

 

24


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United States (continued)       
CareFusion  100 b  5,737 
Carnival  200   8,030 
Caterpillar  610   61,860 
CBRE Group, Cl. A  210 b  6,720 
CBS, Cl. B  310   16,808 
CDK Global  100 b  3,360 
Celanese, Ser. A  200   11,746 
Celgene  310 b  33,198 
CenterPoint Energy  410   10,066 
CenturyLink  610   25,303 
Charles Schwab  200   5,734 
Chevron  210   25,190 
Chubb  310   30,802 
Church & Dwight  100   7,241 
Cigna  310   30,867 
Cincinnati Financial  100   5,047 
Cintas  100   7,324 
Cisco Systems  4,000   97,880 
CIT Group  100   4,893 
Citrix Systems  100 b  6,423 
Clorox  100   9,950 
CMS Energy  210   6,861 
Coca-Cola  1,640   68,683 
Coca-Cola Enterprises  410   17,774 
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A  200 b  9,770 
Colgate-Palmolive  510   34,109 
Comcast, Cl. A  1,230   68,081 
Comcast, Cl. A (Special)  210   11,579 
Comerica  100   4,774 
Computer Sciences  210   12,684 
ConocoPhillips  2,250   162,338 
Consolidated Edison  310   19,642 
Constellation Brands, Cl. A  100 b  9,154 
Corning  920   18,796 
Costco Wholesale  510   68,019 
Crown Castle International  100   7,812 

 

The Fund 25


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United States (continued)       
Crown Holdings  200 b  9,586 
CSX  820   29,217 
Cummins  100   14,618 
CVS Health  1,850   158,749 
Danaher  100   8,040 
DaVita HealthCare Partners  100 b  7,807 
Deere & Co.  310   26,517 
Delphi Automotive  510   35,180 
Delta Air Lines  410   16,494 
Denbury Resources  200   2,480 
Devon Energy  410   24,600 
Dick’s Sporting Goods  100   4,537 
DIRECTV  510 b  44,263 
Discover Financial Services  410   26,150 
Discovery Communications, Cl. A  100 b  3,535 
Discovery Communications, Cl. C  310 b  10,847 
Dollar General  200 b  12,534 
Dollar Tree  200 b  12,114 
Dover  200   15,888 
Dow Chemical  1,130   55,822 
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group  310   21,467 
DTE Energy  200   16,432 
Duke Energy  410   33,681 
Duke Realty  100 c  1,896 
Eastman Chemical  100   8,078 
Eaton Vance  100   3,683 
Ecolab  100   11,123 
Edison International  310   19,400 
Edwards Lifesciences  100 b  12,092 
Electronic Arts  100 b  4,097 
Eli Lilly & Co.  720   47,758 
EMC  720   20,686 
Emerson Electric  610   39,077 
Entergy  410   34,448 
EOG Resources  310   29,465 
Equifax  100   7,574 

 

26


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United States (continued)       
Equity Residential  100 c  6,956 
Estee Lauder, Cl. A  100   7,518 
Everest Re Group  100   17,065 
Exelon  920   33,663 
Expedia  100   8,497 
Expeditors International of Washington  100   4,266 
Exxon Mobil  4,720   456,471 
Facebook, Cl. A  210 b  15,748 
Fastenal  100   4,404 
FedEx  200   33,480 
Fidelity National Information Services  310   18,101 
Fifth Third Bancorp  300   5,997 
Fiserv  200 b  13,896 
Flowserve  100   6,799 
Fluor  210   13,931 
FMC Technologies  100 b  5,604 
Ford Motor  2,970   41,847 
Fossil Group  100 b  10,166 
Franklin Resources  210   11,678 
Frontier Communications  1,000   6,540 
GameStop, Cl. A  310   13,256 
Gap  410   15,535 
Garmin  100   5,548 
General Dynamics  410   57,302 
General Electric  8,100   209,061 
General Growth Properties  100 c  2,591 
General Mills  410   21,304 
Genuine Parts  100   9,708 
Genworth Financial, Cl. A  400 b  5,596 
Gilead Sciences  720 b  80,640 
Goldman Sachs Group  510   96,895 
H&R Block  310   10,016 
Halliburton  820   45,215 
Harley-Davidson  100   6,570 
Harris  100   6,960 
Hartford Financial Services Group  210   8,312 

 

The Fund 27


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United States (continued)       
Hasbro  100   5,753 
HCA Holdings  410 b  28,720 
HCP  100 c  4,397 
Health Care REIT  100 c  7,111 
Helmerich & Payne  100   8,682 
Henry Schein  100 b  12,003 
Herbalife  200   10,492 
Hershey  100   9,591 
Hertz Global Holdings  200 b  4,384 
Hess  310   26,291 
Hewlett-Packard  5,840   209,539 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings  100   2,524 
Hologic  100 b  2,619 
Home Depot  2,150   209,668 
Honeywell International  610   58,633 
Hormel Foods  100   5,391 
Host Hotels & Resorts  200 c  4,662 
Illinois Tool Works  310   28,225 
Ingersoll-Rand  310   19,412 
Intel  4,710   160,187 
International Business Machines  1,130   185,772 
Interpublic Group of Companies  400   7,756 
Intuit  100   8,801 
Invesco  410   16,593 
Iron Mountain  210   7,575 
J.M. Smucker  100   10,400 
Johnson & Johnson  2,050   220,949 
Juniper Networks  210   4,425 
Kellogg  210   13,432 
KeyCorp  300   3,960 
Kimberly-Clark  410   46,851 
Kimco Realty  200 c  4,990 
Kinder Morgan  510   19,737 
Kinder Morgan Management  102 b  9,657 
Kohl’s  410   22,230 
Kraft Foods Group  410   23,103 
Kroger  1,840   102,506 

 

28


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United States (continued)       
L Brands  210   15,145 
L-3 Communications Holdings  100   12,146 
Laboratory Corporation of       
America Holdings  100 b  10,929 
Lam Research  100   7,786 
Las Vegas Sands  100   6,226 
Legg Mason  100   5,200 
Leggett & Platt  100   3,938 
Lennar, Cl. A  100   4,308 
Level 3 Communications  100 b  4,691 
Lincoln National  310   16,976 
Linear Technology  100   4,284 
LKQ  100 b  2,857 
Lockheed Martin  510   97,191 
Lorillard  310   19,065 
Lowe’s  1,850   105,820 
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl. A  510   46,731 
Macy’s  410   23,706 
Manpowergroup  210   14,017 
Marathon Oil  610   21,594 
Marathon Petroleum  610   55,449 
Marriott International, Cl. A  210   15,907 
Marsh & McLennan  510   27,729 
Marvell Technology Group  400   5,376 
Masco  310   6,842 
MasterCard, Cl. A  310   25,962 
McCormick & Co  100   7,072 
McGraw-Hill Financial  310   28,049 
McKesson  410   83,398 
MDU Resources Group  100   2,818 
Mead Johnson Nutrition  100   9,931 
MeadWestvaco  200   8,834 
Medtronic  410   27,946 
Merck & Co.  1,540   89,228 
MetLife  410   22,238 
MGM Resorts International  200 b  4,650 
Microchip Technology  100   4,311 

 

The Fund 29


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United States (continued)       
Micron Technology  920 b  30,443 
Microsoft  3,080   144,606 
Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B  100   7,438 
Monsanto  210   24,158 
Monster Beverage  100 b  10,088 
Moody’s  100   9,923 
Morgan Stanley  510   17,824 
Mosaic  200   8,862 
Motorola Solutions  210   13,545 
Murphy Oil  310   16,551 
Mylan  100 b  5,355 
Nabors Industries  210   3,749 
NASDAQ OMX Group  100   4,326 
National Oilwell Varco  210   15,254 
NetApp  310   13,268 
New York Community Bancorp  200   3,190 
Newell Rubbermaid  310   10,332 
News Corp., Cl. A  200 b  3,096 
NextEra Energy  200   20,044 
Nielsen  100   4,249 
NIKE, Cl. B  510   47,415 
NiSource  310   13,039 
Noble Energy  100   5,763 
Nordstrom  200   14,522 
Norfolk Southern  310   34,298 
Northern Trust  100   6,630 
Northrop Grumman  410   56,564 
NRG Energy  310   9,294 
NVIDIA  300   5,862 
O’Reilly Automotive  100 b  17,588 
Occidental Petroleum  820   72,923 
Oceaneering International  100   7,027 
OGE Energy  100   3,729 
Omnicare  100   6,659 
Omnicom Group  410   29,463 
ONEOK  100   5,894 
Oracle  1,740   67,947 

 

30


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United States (continued)       
Owens-Illinois  200 b  5,154 
PACCAR  310   20,249 
Pall  100   9,142 
PartnerRe  100   11,569 
Paychex  310   14,551 
Pentair  100   6,705 
People’s United Financial  300   4,386 
PepsiCo  1,540   148,102 
PetSmart  100   7,235 
Pfizer  6,050   181,197 
Phillips 66  720   56,520 
Pinnacle West Capital  100   6,147 
PPG Industries  100   20,369 
Praxair  100   12,599 
Principal Financial Group  210   10,998 
Progressive  820   21,656 
Prologis  100 c  4,165 
Prudential Financial  410   36,301 
Public Storage  100 c  18,434 
PulteGroup  200   3,838 
QEP Resources  100   2,507 
QUALCOMM  720   56,527 
Quanta Services  100 b  3,408 
Quest Diagnostics  200   12,692 
Raymond James Financial  100   5,613 
Rayonier  100 c  3,347 
Raytheon  410   42,591 
Realogy Holdings  100 b  4,101 
Regency Centers  100 c  6,070 
Regions Financial  300   2,979 
RenaissanceRe Holdings  100   10,333 
Republic Services  210   8,064 
ResMed  100   5,222 
Reynolds American  410   25,793 
Robert Half International  200   10,956 
Rock-Tenn, Cl. A  100   5,115 
Rockwell Automation  100   11,235 

 

The Fund 31


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United States (continued)       
Rockwell Collins  100   8,415 
Ross Stores  210   16,951 
Royal Caribbean Cruises  100   6,797 
salesforce.com  100 b  6,399 
SanDisk  100   9,414 
SCANA  100   5,489 
Schlumberger  920   90,767 
Seagate Technology  510   32,043 
Sealed Air  200   7,250 
Sears Holdings  210 b  7,333 
SEI Investments  100   3,866 
Sempra Energy  100   11,000 
Sensata Technologies Holding  100 b  4,881 
Sherwin-Williams  100   22,956 
Simon Property Group  100 c  17,921 
Sirius XM Holdings  1,700 b  5,831 
Southern  510   23,644 
Southwest Airlines  200   6,896 
Southwestern Energy  200 b  6,502 
Spectra Energy  310   12,130 
SPX  100   9,479 
St. Jude Medical  210   13,476 
Stanley Black & Decker  100   9,364 
Staples  1,130   14,328 
Starbucks  200   15,112 
Starwood Hotels &       
  Resorts Worldwide  100   7,666 
SunTrust Banks  200   7,828 
Superior Energy Services  100   2,515 
Symantec  510   12,658 
Sysco  610   23,509 
T. Rowe Price Group  210   17,239 
TD Ameritrade Holding  100   3,374 
TE Connectivity  410   25,063 
Teradata  100 b  4,232 
Tesoro  210   14,996 
Texas Instruments  1,130   56,116 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United States (continued)       
Textron  410   17,027 
The TJX Companies  720   45,590 
Thermo Fisher Scientific  100   11,757 
Time Warner  1,030   81,854 
Time Warner Cable  310   45,635 
Torchmark  100   5,296 
Total System Services  100   3,379 
Tractor Supply  100   7,322 
Travelers  920   92,736 
TRW Automotive Holdings  100 b  10,135 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Cl. A  720   24,826 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Cl. B  210   6,966 
Tyco International  510   21,894 
Tyson Foods, Cl. A  720   29,052 
Union Pacific  820   95,489 
United Continential Holdings  100 b  5,281 
United Parcel Service, Cl. B  610   63,995 
United Rentals  100 b  11,006 
UnitedHealth Group  1,020   96,910 
Universal Health Services, Cl. B  100   10,371 
Unum Group  410   13,719 
Urban Outfitters  100 b  3,036 
Valero Energy  1,330   66,620 
Vantiv, Cl. A  100 b  3,092 
Ventas  100 c  6,851 
VeriSign  200 b  11,952 
Verisk Analytics, Cl. A  100 b  6,235 
Verizon Communications  5,430   272,857 
VF  210   14,213 
Viacom, Cl. B  410   29,799 
Visa, Cl. A  210   50,700 
Voya Financial  100   3,925 
W.R. Berkley  200   10,308 
Wal-Mart Stores  1,230   93,812 
Walt Disney  1,440   131,587 
Waste Management  210   10,267 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United States (continued)       
Weatherford International  400 b  6,568 
WellPoint  620   78,548 
Western Digital  100   9,837 
Western Union  820   13,907 
Weyerhaeuser  100 c  3,386 
Whirlpool  100   17,205 
Whiting Petroleum  100 b  6,124 
Whole Foods Market  100   3,933 
Williams  100   5,551 
Windstream Holdings  1,000   10,480 
Wisconsin Energy  210   10,429 
Wyndham Worldwide  200   15,534 
Xcel Energy  410   13,723 
Xerox  1,640   21,779 
Xilinx  100   4,448 
XL Group  310   10,503 
Xylem  100   3,636 
Yum! Brands  210   15,084 
Zoetis  200   7,432 
      11,516,013 
Total Common Stocks       
  (cost $19,913,126)      19,835,848 
 
Preferred Stocks—.3%       
Germany       
Bayerische Motoren Werke  62   4,963 
Fuchs Petrolub  60   2,330 
Henkel & Co.  91   8,986 
Volkswagen  155   33,055 
Total Preferred Stocks       
  (cost $53,195)      49,334 
 
Rights—.0%       
United States       
Sears Holdings       
  (cost $81)  210 b  5 

 

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Other Investment—.4%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred         
Plus Money Market Fund         
(cost $85,000)  85,000 d  85,000  
Total Investments (cost $20,051,402)  100.1 %  19,970,187  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (.1 %)  (23,368 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  19,946,819  

 

ADR—American Depository Receipts
BR—Bearer Certificate
CDI—Chess Depository Interest
PC—Participation Certificate
RSP—Retirement Savings Plan
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust
SDR—Swedish Depository Receipts

a The valuation of this security has been determined in good faith by management under the direction of the Board of 
Directors.At October 31, 2014, the value of this security amounted to $1,304 or less than .01% of net assets. 
b Non-income producing security. 
c Investment in real estate investment trust. 
d Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)     
 
  Value (%)    Value (%) 
Financial  15.4  Consumer Staples  9.7 
Industrial  13.9  Telecommunication Services  6.1 
Consumer Discretionary  13.0  Utilities  4.7 
Information Technology  11.5  Materials  4.0 
Energy  11.2  Money Market Investment  .4 
Health Care  10.2    100.1 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
October 31, 2014 

 

      Cost  Value  
Assets ($):           
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:         
Unaffiliated issuers      19,966,402  19,885,187  
Affiliated issuers      85,000  85,000  
Cash        12,321  
Cash denominated in foreign currencies      5,103  5,054  
Dividends receivable        29,576  
Prepaid expenses        76,137  
Due from The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)      1,073  
        20,094,348  
Liabilities ($):           
Accrued expenses        147,529  
Net Assets ($)        19,946,819  
Composition of Net Assets ($):           
Paid-in capital        19,999,922  
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net      30,240  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments      (1,642 ) 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)         
  on investments and foreign currency transactions      (81,701 ) 
Net Assets ($)        19,946,819  
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share           
  Class A  Class C  Class I  Class Y  
Net Assets ($)  99,697  100,889  19,646,502  99,731  
Shares Outstanding  8,000  8,103  1,576,000  8,000  
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  12.46  12.45  12.47  12.47  
 
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS     
From September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014     
 
 
 
 
Investment Income ($):     
Income:     
Cash dividends (net of $2,577 foreign taxes withheld at source):     
Unaffiliated issuers  41,670  
Affiliated issuers  189  
Total Income  41,859  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  11,260  
Professional fees  55,467  
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)  40,000  
Registration fees  12,672  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  2,041  
Trustees’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)  1,735  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)  393  
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)  95  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  66  
Miscellaneous  2,368  
Total Expenses  126,097  
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 3(a)  (110,861 ) 
Net Expenses  15,236  
Investment Income—Net  26,623  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions  13,630  
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts  (12,983 ) 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  647  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on     
investments and foreign currency transactions  (81,701 ) 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  (81,054 ) 
Net (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  (54,431 ) 
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 
From September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014 

 

Operations ($):     
Investment income—net  26,623  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  647  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  (81,701 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Resulting from Operations  (54,431 ) 
Beneficial Interest Transactions ($):     
Net proceeds from shares sold:     
Class A  100,000  
Class C  101,250  
Class I  19,700,000  
Class Y  100,000  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from     
  Beneficial Interest Transactions  20,001,250  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  19,946,819  
Net Assets ($):     
Beginning of Period   
End of Period  19,946,819  
Undistributed investment income—net  30,240  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):     
Class A     
Shares sold  8,000  
Class C     
Shares sold  8,103  
Class I     
Shares sold  1,576,000  
Class Y     
Shares sold  8,000  
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for each share class for the period from September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during the period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

  Class A   Class C   Class I   Class Y  
  Shares   Shares   Shares   Shares  
Per Share Data ($):                 
Net asset value, beginning of period  12.50   12.50   12.50   12.50  
Investment Operations:                 
Investment income—neta  .01   .00 b  .02   .02  
Net realized and unrealized                 
gain (loss) on investments  (.05 )  (.05 )  (.05 )  (.05 ) 
Total from Investment Operations  (.04 )  (.05 )  (.03 )  (.03 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  12.46   12.45   12.47   12.47  
Total Return (%)c  (.32 )d  (.40 )d  (.24 )  (.24 ) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                 
Ratio of total expenses                 
to average net assetse  5.60   6.34   5.03   5.03  
Ratio of net expenses                 
to average net assetse  .85   1.60   .60   .60  
Ratio of net investment income                 
to average net assetse  .82   .06   1.07   1.07  
Portfolio Turnover Ratec  .01   .01   .01   .01  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  100   101   19,647   100  

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding. 
b  Amount represents less than $.01 per share. 
c  Not annualized. 
d  Exclusive of sales charge. 
e  Annualized. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Strategic Beta Global Equity Fund (the “fund”) is a separate diversified series of Dreyfus Opportunity Funds (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering four series, including the fund, which commenced operations on September 15, 2014. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. Mellon Capital Management Corporation (“Mellon Capital”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares. The fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of $.001 par value shares of Beneficial Interest in each of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class I and Class Y. Class A shares generally are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I and ClassY shares are sold at net asset value per share generally to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs, and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

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As of October 31, 2014, MBC Investments Corp., an indirect subsidiary of BNY Mellon held all of the outstanding Class A, Class I and Class Y shares of the fund and 8,000 Class C shares of the fund.

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

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

(a) Portfolio valuation: 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 pri-oritizes 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).

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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

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at their net asset value.All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within 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 financial 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 Company’s Board of Trustees (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.

Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued at the forward rate and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2014 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2—Other   Level 3—   
  Level 1—  Significant   Significant   
  Unadjusted  Observable   Unobservable   
  Quoted Prices  Inputs   Inputs  Total 
Assets ($)           
Investments in Securities:         
Equity Securities—           
Domestic           
Common Stocks  11,516,013      11,516,013 
Equity Securities—           
Foreign           
Common Stocks  77,583  8,242,252 ††    8,319,835 
Equity Securities—           
Foreign Preferred           
Stocks    49,334 ††    49,334 
Mutual Funds  85,000      85,000 
Rights  5      5 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 
††  Securities classified within Level 2 at period end as the values were determined pursuant to the 
  fund’s fair valuation procedures. See note above for additional information. 

 

(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions between trade and settlement date, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments resulting from changes in exchange rates. Foreign currency gains and losses on foreign currency transactions are also included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

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(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” under the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies during the period ended October 31, 2014 were as follows:

Affiliated             
Investment  Value       Value  Net 
Company  9/15/2014 ($)  Purchases ($)  Sales ($) 10/31/2014 ($) Assets (%) 
Dreyfus             
Institutional             
Preferred             
Plus Money             
Market Fund    19,985,000  19,900,000  85,000  .4 

 

(e) Risk: Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S.These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation restrictions on income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls and delayed settlements, and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the U.S.

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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

tions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

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

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

The tax period ended October 31, 2014 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At October 31, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $31,226, accumulated capital losses $1,642 and unrealized depreciation $82,687.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “2010 Act”), the fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 (“post-enactment losses”) for an unlimited period. Furthermore, post-enactment capital loss carryovers retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than short-term as they were under previous statute.

The accumulated capital loss carryover is available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net realized capital gains, if any, realized subsequent to October 31, 2014.The fund has $1,642 of post-enactment short-term capital losses which can be carried forward for an unlimited period.

During the period ended October 31, 2014, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for foreign currency gains and losses, fund start-up costs and real estate investment

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trusts, the fund increased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $3,617, decreased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by $2,289 and decreased paid-in capital by $1,328. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $430 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

NOTE 3—Management Fee, Sub-Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with Dreyfus, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .45% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. Dreyfus has contractually agreed, from September 15, 2014 through October 1, 2015, to waive receipt of its fees/or to assume the direct expenses of the fund, so that the expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed .60% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.The reduction in expenses, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $110,861 during the period ended October 31, 2014.

Pursuant to a sub-investment advisory agreement between Dreyfus and Mellon Capital, Mellon Capital serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser responsible for the day-to–day management of the fund’s port-

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

folio, Dreyfus pays the sub-investment adviser a monthly fee at an annual percentage of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. Dreyfus has obtained an exemptive order from the SEC, upon which the fund may rely, to use a manager of managers approach that permits Dreyfus, subject to certain conditions and approval by the Board, to enter into and materially amend sub-investment advisory agreements with one or more sub-investment advisers who are either unaffiliated with Dreyfus or are wholly-owned subsidiaries (as defined under the Act) of Dreyfus’ ultimate parent company, BNY Mellon, without obtaining shareholder approval.The order also relieves the fund from disclosing the sub-investment advisory fee paid by Dreyfus to an unaffiliated sub-investment adviser in documents filed with the SEC and provided to shareholders. In addition, pursuant to the order, it is not necessary to disclose the sub-investment advisory fee payable by Dreyfus separately to a sub-investment adviser that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon in documents filed with the SEC and provided to shareholders; such fees are to be aggregated with fees payable to Dreyfus. Dreyfus has ultimate responsibility (subject to oversight by the Board) to supervise any sub-investment adviser and recommend the hiring, termination, and replacement of any sub-investment adviser to the Board.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class C shares pay the Distributor for distributing its shares at an annual rate of .75% of the value of its average daily net assets. During the period ended October 31, 2014, Class C shares were charged $95 pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A and Class C shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of their average daily net assets for the provision of certain services.The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) with respect to these services. The Distributor

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determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended October 31, 2014, Class A and Class C shares were charged $31 and $32 respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency and cash management services for the fund. The majority of transfer agency fees are comprised of amounts paid on a per account basis, while cash management fees are related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $290 for transfer agency services and $3 for cash management services. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of NewYork Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund.These fees are determined based on net assets, geographic region and transaction activity. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $40,000 pursuant to the custody agreement.

During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $1,234 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

The components of “Due from The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $7,324, Distribution Plan fees $62, Shareholder Services Plan fees $41, custodian fees $40,000, Chief Compliance Officer fees $617 and transfer agency fees $290, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $49,407.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and forward contracts, during the period ended October 31, 2014, amounted to $19,969,179 and $994, respectively.

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 during the period ended October 31, 2014 is discussed below.

Master Netting Arrangements: The fund enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements or similar agreements (collectively,“Master Agreements”) with its over-the counter (“OTC”) derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to counterparties. Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under a Master Agreement, the fund may offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment in the event of default or termination.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strat-egy.When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With

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respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is generally limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract. This risk is mitigated by Master Agreements between the fund and the counterparty. At October 31, 2014, there were no forward contracts outstanding.

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2014:

  Average Market Value ($) 
Forward contracts  182,456 

 

At October 31, 2014, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $20,052,388; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was $82,201, consisting of $500,292 gross unrealized appreciation and $582,493 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED 
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

 

Shareholders and Board of Trustees Dreyfus Strategic Beta Global Equity Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Dreyfus Strategic Beta Global Equity Fund (one of the series comprising Dreyfus Opportunity Funds) as of October 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus Strategic Beta Global Equity Fund at October 31, 2014, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 15, 2014 to October 31, 2014, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
December 29, 2014

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE 
FUND’S MANAGEMENT AND SUB-INVESTMENT 
ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) 

 

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Dreyfus Strategic Beta Global Equity Fund (the “fund”) held on May 27, 2014, the Board considered the approval of the fund’s Management Agreement, pursuant to which Dreyfus will provide the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”), and the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement (together, the “Agreements”), pursuant to which Mellon Capital Management Corporation (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of Dreyfus, will provide day-to-day management of the fund’s investments. The Board members, a majority of whom are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser. In considering the approval of the Agreements, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below.The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.

Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to them at the meeting and in previous presentations from Dreyfus representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the Dreyfus fund complex. Dreyfus also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the Dreyfus fund complex (such as retail direct or intermediary, in which intermediaries typically are paid by the fund and/or Dreyfus) and Dreyfus’ corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each intermediary or distribution channel, as applicable to the fund.

The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that Dreyfus also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT 
AND SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered Dreyfus’ extensive administrative, accounting, and compliance infrastructures, as well as Dreyfus’ supervisory activities over the Sub-adviser. The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.

Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. As the fund had not yet commenced operations, the Board was not able to review the fund’s performance.The Board discussed with representatives of Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser the portfolio management team and the investment strategy to be employed in the management of the fund’s assets.The Board also was provided with hypothetical performance information for the investment strategy provided by the Sub-adviser, and the Board considered the relevance of the information provided.The Board noted the reputation and experience of Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser.

The Board reviewed comparisons of the fund’s proposed management fee and anticipated expense ratio to the management fees and expense ratios of a group of funds independently prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) (the “Comparison Group”) and to the management fees of funds in the fund’s anticipated Lipper category. They noted that the fund’s contractual management fee was below the average and median contractual management fees of the funds in the Comparison Group. The fund’s estimated total expenses (as limited through at least the first year of the fund’s operations by agreement with Dreyfus to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that annual direct fund operating expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.60% of the fund’s average daily net assets) were the lowest of the expense ratios of the funds in the Comparison Group.

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Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Lipper category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Sub-adviser or its affiliates for advising any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios that are considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients.They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fee.

The Board considered the fee to be paid to the Sub-adviser in relation to the fee to be paid to Dreyfus by the fund and the respective services to be provided by the Sub-adviser and Dreyfus.The Board also noted the Sub-adviser’s fee will be paid by Dreyfus (out of its fee from the fund) and not the fund.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. As the fund had not yet commenced operations, Dreyfus representatives were not able to review the dollar amount of expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus, or any economies of scale. The Board considered potential benefits to Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser from acting as investment adviser and sub-investment adviser, respectively, and noted the possibility of soft dollar arrangements with respect to trading the fund’s investments. The Board also considered the uncertainty of the estimated asset levels and the renewal requirements for advisory agreements and their ability to review the management fee annually after the initial term of the Agreements.

At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed busi-

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT 
AND SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

ness decision with respect to the approval of the Agreements. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.

  • The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser are ade- quate and appropriate.

  • The Board concluded that since the fund had not yet com- menced operations, its performance could not be measured and was not a factor.

  • The Board concluded that the fees to be paid to Dreyfus and the Sub- adviser were reasonable in light of the considerations described above.

  • The Board determined that because the fund had not yet com- menced operations, economies of scale were not a factor, but, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund in connection with future renewals.

In evaluating the Agreements, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with Dreyfus and its affiliates and the Sub-adviser, of other funds advised by Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser. In addition, the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for this fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of similar agreements during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and Dreyfus representatives. Certain aspects of the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of similar arrangements in prior years. The Board determined that approval of the Agreements was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) 
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS 

 

Joseph S. DiMartino (71) 
Chairman of the Board (2000) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-present) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small 
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 144 
——————— 
Gordon J. Davis (73) 
Board Member (2012) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Partner in the law firm of Venable LLP (2012-present) 
• Partner in the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (1994-2012) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Consolidated Edison, Inc., a utility company, Director (1997-present) 
• The Phoenix Companies, Inc., a life insurance company, Director (2000-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 62 
——————— 
Nathan Leventhal (71) 
Board Member (2009) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Chairman of the Avery-Fisher Artist Program (1997-2014) 
• Commissioner, NYC Planning Commission (2007-2011) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• Movado Group, Inc., Director (2003-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 52 

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued) 
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS (continued) 

 

Robin A. Melvin (51) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Board Member, Illinois Mentoring Partnership, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing 
the quantity and quality of mentoring services in Illinois (2013-present) 
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving orga- 
nizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 113 
——————— 
Roslyn M. Watson (65) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Principal,Watson Ventures, Inc., a real estate investment company (1993-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 69 
——————— 
Benaree Pratt Wiley (68) 
Board Member (2009) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Principal,TheWiley Group, a firm specializing in strategy and business development (2005-present) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small 
and medium size companies, Director (2008-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 69 

 

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INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS

J. Charles Cardona (58) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President and a Director of the Manager, Executive Vice President of the Distributor, President 
of Dreyfus Institutional Services Division (2008-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 38 
J. Charles Cardona is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the Act) of the fund as a result of his affiliation 
with The Dreyfus Corporation. 
——————— 
Isabel P. Dunst (67) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP (1990-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 38 
Isabel P. Dunst is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the Act) of the fund as a result of her affiliation 
with Hogan Lovells LLP, which provides legal services to BNY Mellon and certain of its affiliates. 
——————— 
† Robin A. Melvin, Roslyn M.Watson and Isabel P. Dunst were elected as Board Members of the Company on 
December 6, 2013, effective January 1, 2014. J. Charles Cardona was elected as a Board Member of the Company 
on February 27, 2014. 
Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The 
address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 
10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information 
which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS. 
Clifford L.Alexander, Jr., Emeritus Board Member 
Whitney I. Gerard, Emeritus Board Member 
Arthur A. Hartman, Emeritus Board Member 
George L. Perry, Emeritus Board Member 

 

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009, Chairman of Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., an affiliate of the Manager and the transfer agent of the funds, since May 2011 and Executive Vice President of the Distributor since June 2007. From April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 69 investment companies (comprised of 144 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

JOHN PAK, Chief Legal Officer since March 2013.

Deputy General Counsel, Investment Management, of BNY Mellon since August 2014; Chief Legal Officer of the Manager since August 2012; from March 2005 to July 2012, Managing Director of Deutsche Bank, Deputy Global Head of Deutsche Asset Management Legal and Regional Head of Deutsche Asset Management Americas Legal. He is an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since August 2012.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Secretary since December 2011.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 41 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 58 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

SARAH S. KELLEHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since April 2014.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager; from August 2005 to March 2013, Associate General Counsel of Third Avenue Management. She is 38 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since March 2013.

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JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (70 investment companies, comprised of 169 portfolios). He is 57 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

MATTHEW D. CONNOLLY, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since April 2012.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Distributor since October 2011; from March 2010 to September 2011, Global Head, KYC Reviews and Director of UBS Investment Bank; until March 2010, AML Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Citi Global Wealth Management. He is an officer of 65 investment companies (comprised of 164 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 42 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 2011.

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For More Information


Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144

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



 

Dreyfus 
Strategic Beta 
U.S. Equity Fund 

 

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 2014



 

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

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

 


 

 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2     

A Letter from the President

3     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

3     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

4     

Statement of Investments

17     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

18     

Statement of Operations

19     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

20     

Financial Highlights

21     

Notes to Financial Statements

30     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

31     

Information About the Approval of the Fund’s Management and Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements

35     

Board Members Information

38     

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover


 

Dreyfus
Strategic Beta
U.S. Equity Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this report for Dreyfus Strategic Beta U.S. Equity Fund, covering the period from the fund’s inception on September 15, 2014, through October 31, 2014.

Despite bouts of heightened volatility stemming mainly from economic and geopolitical concerns in overseas markets, U.S. stocks gained ground over the reporting period as the domestic economy continued to rebound. As a result, several broad measures of equity market performance established new record highs. Larger, better established companies rallied strongly over the end of the reporting period.

We remain cautiously optimistic regarding the U.S. stock market’s prospects. We currently expect the economy to continue to accelerate as several longstanding drags — including tight fiscal policies and private sector deleveraging — fade from the scene. Of course, a number of risks remain, including the possibilities of higher interest rates and intensifying geopolitical turmoil. As always, we encourage you to discuss our observations with your financial adviser to assess their potential impact on your investments.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 17, 2014

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

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

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Strategic Beta U.S. Equity Fund from September 15, 2014 (commencent of operations) to October 31, 2014. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment             
assuming actual returns for the six months ended October 31, 2014         
      Class A    Class C    Class I    Class Y 
Expenses paid per $1,000    $ .98  $1.95  $ .65  $ .65 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,021.60  $1,020.80  $ 1,021.60  $ 1,021.60 

 

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

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

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

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment             
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended October 31, 2014†† 
    Class A    Class C    Class I    Class Y 
Expenses paid per $1,000†††  $ 3.82  $ 7.63  $ 2.55  $ 2.55 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,021.42  $ 1,017.64  $ 1,022.68  $ 1,022.68 

 

  Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .75% for Class A, 1.50% for Class C, .50% for 
  Class I and .50% for ClassY, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 47/365 (to 
  reflect the actual days in the period). 
††  Please note that while Class A, Class C, Class I and ClassY shares commenced operations on September 15, 
  2014, the hypothetical expenses paid during the period reflect projected activity for the full six month period for 
  purposes of comparability.This projection assumes that annualized expense ratios were in effect during the period 
  May 1, 2014 to October 31, 2014. 
†††  Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .75% for Class A, 1.50% for Class C, .50% for 
  Class I and .50% for ClassY, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to 
  reflect the one-half year period). 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
October 31, 2014 

 

Common Stocks—99.1%  Shares   Value ($) 
Automobiles & Components—1.1%       
BorgWarner  37   2,110 
Delphi Automotive  171   11,796 
General Motors  719   22,577 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber  174   4,216 
Harley-Davidson  57   3,745 
Johnson Controls  243   11,482 
      55,926 
Banks—.3%       
Comerica  51   2,435 
Huntington Bancshares  157   1,556 
KeyCorp  549   7,247 
Regions Financial  239   2,373 
Zions Bancorporation  102   2,955 
      16,566 
Capital Goods—7.8%       
3M  285   43,824 
Allegion  21   1,115 
AMETEK  28   1,460 
Caterpillar  416   42,187 
Cummins  44   6,432 
Danaher  110   8,844 
Dover  101   8,023 
Eaton  127   8,686 
Emerson Electric  339   21,716 
Fastenal  38   1,674 
Flowserve  40   2,720 
Fluor  107   7,098 
General Dynamics  128   17,889 
Honeywell International  131   12,592 
Illinois Tool Works  406   36,966 
Ingersoll-Rand  215   13,463 
Jacobs Engineering Group  68 a  3,227 
L-3 Communications Holdings  30   3,644 
Lockheed Martin  229   43,641 
Masco  206   4,546 
Northrop Grumman  123   16,969 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Capital Goods (continued)       
PACCAR  58   3,789 
Pall  41   3,748 
Parker Hannifin  76   9,654 
Pentair  105   7,040 
Quanta Services  34 a  1,159 
Raytheon  181   18,802 
Rockwell Automation  63   7,078 
Roper Industries  16   2,533 
Snap-on  13   1,718 
Stanley Black & Decker  54   5,057 
Textron  193   8,015 
United Technologies  180   19,260 
W.W. Grainger  20   4,936 
Xylem  41   1,491 
      400,996 
Commercial & Professional       
  Services—.8%       
ADT  61   2,186 
Cintas  67   4,907 
Dun & Bradstreet  10   1,228 
Equifax  14   1,060 
Nielsen  57   2,422 
Pitney Bowes  126   3,117 
Republic Services  103   3,955 
Robert Half International  62   3,396 
Stericycle  11 a  1,386 
Tyco International  216   9,273 
Waste Management  122   5,965 
      38,895 
Consumer Durables & Apparel—1.1%       
D.R. Horton  80   1,823 
Fossil Group  18 a  1,830 
Garmin  52   2,885 
Harman International Industries  33   3,542 
Leggett & Platt  33   1,300 
Lennar, Cl. A  74   3,188 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Consumer Durables & Apparel (continued)       
Michael Kors Holdings  26 a  2,043 
Newell Rubbermaid  184   6,133 
NIKE, Cl. B  168   15,619 
PulteGroup  397   7,618 
Ralph Lauren  13   2,143 
Under Armour, Cl. A  11 a  721 
VF  97   6,565 
      55,410 
Consumer Services—1.1%       
Carnival  239   9,596 
Chipotle Mexican Grill  4 a  2,552 
Darden Restaurants  31   1,605 
H&R Block  39   1,260 
Marriott International, Cl. A  157   11,893 
Starbucks  55   4,156 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide  99 b  7,589 
Wyndham Worldwide  92   7,146 
Wynn Resorts  16   3,040 
Yum! Brands  91   6,537 
      55,374 
Diversified Financials—1.5%       
Affiliated Managers Group  13 a  2,597 
Charles Schwab  116   3,326 
Discover Financial Services  196   12,501 
Franklin Resources  287   15,960 
Invesco  189   7,649 
Legg Mason  57   2,964 
McGraw-Hill Financial  97   8,777 
Moody’s  106   10,518 
Navient  323   6,389 
T. Rowe Price Group  103   8,455 
      79,136 
Energy—10.4%       
Anadarko Petroleum  19   1,744 
Baker Hughes  234   12,393 
Cabot Oil & Gas  73   2,270 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Energy (continued)       
Cameron International  180 a  10,719 
Chesapeake Energy  168   3,726 
Chevron  88   10,556 
Cimarex Energy  10   1,137 
ConocoPhillips  529   38,167 
CONSOL Energy  51   1,877 
Denbury Resources  92   1,141 
Devon Energy  49   2,940 
EOG Resources  133   12,642 
EQT  24   2,257 
Exxon Mobil  1,126   108,895 
FMC Technologies  78 a  4,371 
Halliburton  521   28,728 
Helmerich & Payne  13   1,129 
Kinder Morgan  441   17,067 
Marathon Petroleum  645   58,631 
Nabors Industries  144   2,570 
National Oilwell Varco  239   17,361 
Newfield Exploration  37 a  1,207 
Noble Energy  49   2,824 
ONEOK  56   3,301 
Peabody Energy  210   2,190 
Phillips 66  703   55,186 
Pioneer Natural Resources  10   1,891 
QEP Resources  39   978 
Schlumberger  472   46,568 
Southwestern Energy  55 a  1,788 
Tesoro  285   20,352 
Valero Energy  1,137   56,952 
      533,558 
Food & Staples       
  Retailing—2.3%       
Costco Wholesale  167   22,273 
Kroger  422   23,510 
Sysco  384   14,799 
Wal-Mart Stores  695   53,008 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Food & Staples Retailing (continued)       
Whole Foods Market  152   5,978 
      119,568 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco—6.1%       
Altria Group  832   40,219 
Archer-Daniels-Midland  753   35,391 
Brown-Forman, Cl. B  14   1,297 
Coca-Cola  980   41,042 
Constellation Brands, Cl. A  85 a  7,781 
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group  120   8,310 
General Mills  237   12,315 
Hormel Foods  120   6,469 
Kellogg  145   9,274 
Keurig Green Mountain  22   3,338 
Kraft Foods Group  88   4,959 
Lorillard  93   5,720 
McCormick & Co.  20   1,414 
Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B  21   1,562 
Mondelez International, Cl. A  705   24,858 
Monster Beverage  29 a  2,926 
PepsiCo  404   38,853 
Philip Morris International  403   35,871 
Reynolds American  323   20,320 
Tyson Foods, Cl. A  285   11,500 
      313,419 
Health Care Equipment & Services—6.7%       
Abbott Laboratories  219   9,546 
Aetna  364   30,034 
AmerisourceBergen  228   19,473 
Becton Dickinson & Co.  65   8,365 
Boston Scientific  338 a  4,489 
C.R. Bard  51   8,362 
Cardinal Health  403   31,627 
CareFusion  99 a  5,680 
Cerner  45 a  2,850 
Cigna  219   21,806 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Health Care Equipment & Services (continued)       
Covidien  176   16,269 
DaVita HealthCare Partners  46 a  3,591 
DENTSPLY International  38   1,929 
Edwards Lifesciences  55 a  6,651 
Express Scripts Holding  727 a  55,848 
Humana  56   7,776 
Intuitive Surgical  21 a  10,412 
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings  40 a  4,372 
McKesson  115   23,392 
Medtronic  356   24,265 
Quest Diagnostics  91   5,775 
St. Jude Medical  48   3,080 
Tenet Healthcare  116 a  6,502 
WellPoint  266   33,700 
      345,794 
Household & Personal Products—.8%       
Avon Products  184   1,914 
Clorox  64   6,368 
Colgate-Palmolive  135   9,029 
Kimberly-Clark  190   21,711 
      39,022 
Insurance—3.3%       
ACE  60   6,558 
Allstate  296   19,196 
Aon  53   4,558 
Assurant  74   5,048 
Chubb  54   5,365 
Cincinnati Financial  34   1,716 
Genworth Financial, Cl. A  261 a  3,651 
Lincoln National  155   8,488 
Loews  126   5,494 
Marsh & McLennan  157   8,536 
MetLife  661   35,853 
Principal Financial Group  118   6,180 
Progressive  478   12,624 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Insurance (continued)       
Prudential Financial  270   23,906 
Travelers  139   14,011 
Unum Group  227   7,595 
      168,779 
Materials—4.2%       
Air Products & Chemicals  30   4,040 
Airgas  30   3,346 
Alcoa  430   7,207 
Allegheny Technologies  46   1,511 
Avery Dennison  60   2,811 
Ball  112   7,216 
CF Industries Holdings  45   11,700 
Dow Chemical  802   39,619 
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.  156   10,787 
Eastman Chemical  68   5,493 
Ecolab  67   7,452 
International Flavors & Fragrances  13   1,289 
International Paper  125   6,328 
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl. A  515   47,189 
Martin Marietta Materials  15   1,754 
Mosaic  91   4,032 
Nucor  150   8,109 
Owens-Illinois  68 a  1,752 
PPG Industries  59   12,018 
Praxair  75   9,449 
Sealed Air  73   2,646 
Sherwin-Williams  56   12,855 
Sigma-Aldrich  25   3,398 
Vulcan Materials  24   1,481 
      213,482 
Media—5.2%       
Cablevision Systems (NY Group), Cl. A  208   3,873 
Comcast, Cl. A  664   36,752 
DIRECTV  388 a  33,675 
Discovery Communications, Cl. A  84 a  2,969 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Media (continued)       
Discovery Communications, Cl. C  84 a  2,939 
Gannett  44   1,386 
Interpublic Group of Companies  98   1,900 
News Corp., Cl. A  140 a  2,167 
Omnicom Group  144   10,348 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Cl. A  56   4,325 
Time Warner  682   54,199 
Time Warner Cable  120   17,665 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Cl. A  472   16,275 
Viacom, Cl. B  337   24,493 
Walt Disney  577   52,726 
      265,692 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech & Life Sciences—8.9%       
AbbVie  543   34,459 
Actavis  27 a  6,554 
Agilent Technologies  48   2,653 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals  20 a  3,827 
Allergan  57   10,833 
Amgen  186   30,165 
Biogen Idec  48 a  15,412 
Bristol-Myers Squibb  329   19,145 
Celgene  203 a  21,739 
Gilead Sciences  546 a  61,152 
Johnson & Johnson  544   58,632 
Merck & Co.  730   42,296 
Mylan  43 a  2,303 
Pfizer  4,445   133,128 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals  10 a  3,937 
Thermo Fisher Scientific  61   7,172 
Zoetis  105   3,902 
      457,309 
Real Estate—1.0%       
American Tower  28 b  2,730 
AvalonBay Communities  22 b  3,428 
Equity Residential  56 b  3,895 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Real Estate (continued)       
General Growth Properties  107 b  2,772 
HCP  80 b  3,518 
Health Care  24 b  1,707 
Host Hotels & Resorts  169 b  3,939 
Iron Mountain  41   1,479 
Kimco Realty  59 b  1,472 
Plum Creek Timber  20 b  820 
Public Storage  37 b  6,821 
Simon Property Group  66 b  11,828 
Ventas  58 b  3,974 
Weyerhaeuser  135 b  4,571 
      52,954 
Retailing—6.6%       
Amazon.com  53 a  16,189 
AutoNation  58 a  3,321 
Bed Bath & Beyond  81 a  5,455 
Best Buy  537   18,333 
Dollar General  154 a  9,651 
Dollar Tree  72 a  4,361 
Expedia  63   5,353 
GameStop, Cl. A  147   6,286 
Gap  260   9,851 
Genuine Parts  63   6,116 
Home Depot  1,065   103,859 
Kohl’s  74   4,012 
L Brands  144   10,385 
Lowe’s  927   53,024 
Macy’s  351   20,295 
Netflix  3 a  1,178 
O’Reilly Automotive  53 a  9,322 
PetSmart  48   3,473 
Priceline Group  6 a  7,237 
Ross Stores  135   10,897 
The TJX Companies  322   20,389 
Tractor Supply  62   4,540 
TripAdvisor  18 a  1,596 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Retailing (continued)       
Urban Outfitters  41 a  1,245 
      336,368 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—2.5%       
Altera  60   2,062 
Applied Materials  162   3,579 
Avago Technologies  64   5,520 
Broadcom, Cl. A  63   2,638 
Intel  1,857   63,157 
KLA-Tencor  56   4,432 
Microchip Technology  29   1,250 
Micron Technology  615 a  20,350 
NVIDIA  142   2,775 
Texas Instruments  500   24,830 
      130,593 
Software & Services—7.4%       
Adobe Systems  44 a  3,085 
Akamai Technologies  14 a  844 
Autodesk  18 a  1,036 
Automatic Data Processing  64   5,234 
CA  166   4,824 
CDK Global  21 a  717 
Citrix Systems  130 a  8,350 
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A  111 a  5,422 
Computer Sciences  111   6,704 
Electronic Arts  54 a  2,212 
Facebook, Cl. A  189 a  14,173 
Fiserv  99 a  6,879 
Google, Cl. A  26 a  14,765 
Google, Cl. C  26 a  14,536 
International Business Machines  15   2,466 
MasterCard, Cl. A  182   15,243 
Microsoft  1,984   93,149 
Oracle  1,832   71,540 
Paychex  110   5,163 
Red Hat  30 a  1,768 
salesforce.com  14 a  896 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Software & Services (continued)       
Symantec  174   4,319 
Teradata  77 a  3,259 
Total System Services  65   2,196 
VeriSign  123 a  7,350 
Visa, Cl. A  224   54,080 
Western Union  271   4,596 
Xerox  478   6,348 
Yahoo!  414 a  19,065 
      380,219 
Technology Hardware & Equipment—10.8%       
Amphenol, Cl. A  74   3,743 
Apple  2,211   238,788 
Cisco Systems  2,084   50,995 
Corning  804   16,426 
EMC  879   25,254 
F5 Networks  33 a  4,058 
FLIR Systems  28   939 
Harris  73   5,081 
Hewlett-Packard  2,074   74,415 
Jabil Circuit  234   4,902 
Juniper Networks  374   7,880 
Motorola Solutions  155   9,998 
NetApp  59   2,525 
QUALCOMM  1,002   78,667 
SanDisk  60   5,648 
Seagate Technology  327   20,545 
TE Connectivity  76   4,646 
      554,510 
Telecommunication Services—3.0%       
CenturyLink  364   15,099 
Frontier Communications  699   4,571 
Verizon Communications  2,581   129,695 
Windstream Holdings  265   2,777 
      152,142 
Transportation—3.2%       
C.H. Robinson Worldwide  117   8,098 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Transportation (continued)     
CSX  135  4,810 
Delta Air Lines  828  33,310 
Expeditors International of Washington  51  2,176 
FedEx  90  15,066 
Kansas City Southern  24  2,947 
Norfolk Southern  69  7,634 
Southwest Airlines  451  15,550 
Union Pacific  256  29,811 
United Parcel Service, Cl. B  406  42,593 
    161,995 
Utilities—3.0%     
AES  315  4,432 
AGL Resources  89  4,798 
Ameren  156  6,605 
American Electric Power  280  16,335 
CMS Energy  102  3,332 
Consolidated Edison  76  4,815 
Dominion Resources  66  4,706 
DTE Energy  104  8,545 
Duke Energy  297  24,399 
Edison International  68  4,255 
Entergy  157  13,191 
FirstEnergy  88  3,286 
Integrys Energy Group  40  2,907 
NiSource  122  5,131 
NRG Energy  209  6,266 
Pepco Holdings  117  3,199 
PG&E  71  3,573 
Pinnacle West Capital  24  1,475 
Southern  345  15,994 
TECO Energy  124  2,432 
Wisconsin Energy  140  6,952 
Xcel Energy  163  5,456 
    152,084 
Total Common Stocks     
  (cost $4,974,387)    5,079,791 

 

The Fund 15


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Other Investment—1.3%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred         
Plus Money Market Fund         
(cost $68,000)  68,000 c  68,000  
Total Investments (cost $5,042,387)  100.4 %  5,147,791  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (.4 %)  (19,163 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  5,128,628  

 

a  Non-income producing security. 
b  Investment in real estate investment trust. 
c  Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)     
 
  Value (%)    Value (%) 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  10.8  Utilities  3.0 
Energy  10.4  Semiconductors &   
Pharmaceuticals,      Semiconductor Equipment  2.5 
  Biotech & Life Sciences  8.9  Food & Staples Retailing  2.3 
Capital Goods  7.8  Diversified Financials  1.5 
Software & Services  7.4  Money Market Investment  1.3 
Health Care Equipment & Services  6.7  Automobiles & Components  1.1 
Retailing  6.6  Consumer Durables & Apparel  1.1 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco  6.1  Consumer Services  1.1 
Media  5.2  Real Estate  1.0 
Materials  4.2  Commercial & Professional Services  .8 
Insurance  3.3  Household & Personal Products  .8 
Transportation  3.2  Banks  .3 
Telecommunication Services  3.0    100.4 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
October 31, 2014 

 

      Cost  Value 
Assets ($):         
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:       
Unaffiliated issuers      4,974,387  5,079,791 
Affiliated issuers      68,000  68,000 
Cash        7,334 
Dividends receivable        4,455 
Prepaid expenses        76,022 
Due from The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)      28,852 
        5,264,454 
Liabilities ($):         
Accrued expenses        135,826 
Net Assets ($)        5,128,628 
Composition of Net Assets ($):         
Paid-in capital        5,018,157 
Accumulated investment income—net        4,984 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments      83 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments        105,404 
Net Assets ($)        5,128,628 
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share         
  Class A  Class C  Class I  Class Y 
Net Assets ($)  119,740  103,908  4,802,793  102,187 
Shares Outstanding  9,378  8,145  376,000  8,000 
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  12.77  12.76  12.77  12.77 
 
See notes to financial statements.         

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS     
From September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014     
 
 
 
 
Investment Income ($):     
Income:     
Cash dividends:     
Unaffiliated issuers  7,781  
Affiliated issuers  42  
Total Income  7,823  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  2,222  
Professional fees  44,023  
Registration fees  10,931  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  5,203  
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)  2,050  
Trustees’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)  133  
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)  96  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)  75  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  13  
Miscellaneous  1,780  
Total Expenses  66,526  
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 3(a)  (63,177 ) 
Net Expenses  3,349  
Investment income—Net  4,474  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments  105,404  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  109,878  
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 
From September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014 

 

Operations ($):   
Investment income—net  4,474 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  105,404 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Resulting from Operations  109,878 
Beneficial Interest Transactions ($):   
Net proceeds from shares sold:   
Class A  117,000 
Class C  101,750 
Class I  4,700,000 
Class Y  100,000 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
from Beneficial Interest Transactions  5,018,750 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  5,128,628 
Net Assets ($):   
Beginning of Period   
End of Period  5,128,628 
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net  4,984 
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):   
Class A   
Shares sold  9,378 
Class C   
Shares sold  8,145 
Class I   
Shares sold  376,000 
Class Y   
Shares sold  8,000 
 
See notes to financial statements.   

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for each share class for the period from September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during the period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

  Class A   Class C   Class I  Class Y 
  Shares   Shares   Shares  Shares 
Per Share Data ($):             
Net asset value, beginning of period  12.50   12.50   12.50  12.50 
Investment Operations:             
Investment income (loss)—neta  .01   (.00 )b  .01  .01 
Net realized and unrealized             
gain (loss) on investments  .26   .26   .26  .26 
Total from Investment Operations  .27   .26   .27  .27 
Net asset value, end of period  12.77   12.76   12.77  12.77 
Total Return (%)c  2.16 d  2.08 d  2.16  2.16 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):             
Ratio of total expenses             
to average net assetse  10.62   11.45   10.46  10.47 
Ratio of net expenses             
to average net assetse  .75   1.50   .50  .50 
Ratio of net investment income             
(loss) to average net assetse  .49   (.27 )  .73  .73 
Portfolio Turnover Rate         
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  120   104   4,803  102 

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding. 
b  Amount represents less than $.01 per share. 
c  Not annualized. 
d  Exclusive of sales charge. 
e  Annualized. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Strategic Beta U.S. Equity Fund (the “fund”) is a separate diversified series of Dreyfus Opportunity Funds (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering four series, including the fund, which commenced operations on September 15, 2014. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. Mellon Capital Management Corporation (“Mellon Capital”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares. The fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of $.001 par value shares of Beneficial Interest in each of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class I and Class Y. Class A shares generally are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I and ClassY shares are sold at net asset value per share generally to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs, and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

As of October 31, 2014, MBC Investments Corp., an indirect subsidiary of BNY Mellon, held 8,000 Class A, 8,000 Class C, and 376,000 Class I shares and held all of the outstanding Class Y shares of the fund.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

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

(a) Portfolio valuation: 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.

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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 of the preceding securities are generally categorized within 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 securi-

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

ties and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and financial 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 Company’s Board of Trustees (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.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2014 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2—Other  Level 3—   
  Level 1—  Significant  Significant   
  Unadjusted  Observable  Unobservable   
  Quoted Prices  Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Assets ($)         
Investments in Securities:         
Equity Securities—         
Domestic         
Common Stocks  5,072,228      5,072,228 
Equity Securities—         
Foreign         
Common Stocks  7,563      7,563 
Mutual Funds  68,000      68,000 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 

 

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(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” under the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies during the period ended October 31, 2014 were as follows:

Affiliated               
Investment  Value       Value   Net 
Company  9/15/2014 ($)  Purchases ($)  Sales ($)  10/31/2014 ($)  Assets (%) 
Dreyfus               
Institutional               
Preferred               
Plus Money               
Market Fund    5,063,000  4,995,000  68,000   1.3 

 

(d) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

At October 31, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $4,979, undistributed capital gains $83 and unrealized appreciation $105,409.

During the period ended October 31, 2014, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for real estate investment trusts and fund start-up costs, the fund increased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $510, increased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by $83 and decreased paid-in capital by $593. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $430 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

NOTE 3—Management Fee, Sub-Investment Advisory fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with Dreyfus, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .35% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. Dreyfus has con-

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tractually agreed, from September 15, 2014 through October 1, 2015, to waive receipt of its fees/or to assume the direct expenses of the fund, so that the expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed .50% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.The reduction in expenses, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $63,177 during the period ended October 31, 2014.

Pursuant to a sub-investment advisory agreement between Dreyfus and Mellon Capital, Mellon Capital serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser responsible for the day-to–day management of a portion of the fund’s portfolio. Dreyfus pays the sub-investment adviser a monthly fee at an annual percentage of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. Dreyfus has obtained an exemptive order from the SEC, upon which the fund may rely, to use a manager of managers approach that permits Dreyfus, subject to certain conditions and approval by the Board, to enter into and materially amend sub-investment advisory agreements with one or more sub-investment advisers who are either unaffiliated with Dreyfus or are wholly-owned subsidiaries (as defined under the Act) of Dreyfus’ ultimate parent company, BNY Mellon, without obtaining shareholder approval. The order also relieves the fund from disclosing the sub-investment advisory fee paid by Dreyfus to an unaffiliated sub-investment adviser in documents filed with the SEC and provided to shareholders. In addition, pursuant to the order, it is not necessary to disclose the sub-investment advisory fee payable by Dreyfus separately to a sub-investment adviser that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon in documents filed with the SEC and provided to shareholders; such fees are to be aggregated with fees payable to Dreyfus. Dreyfus has ultimate responsibility (subject to oversight by the Board) to supervise any sub-investment adviser and recommend the hiring, termination, and replacement of any sub-investment adviser to the Board.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class C shares pay the Distributor for distributing its shares at an annual rate of .75% of the value of its average daily net assets. During the period ended October 31, 2014, Class C shares were charged $96 pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A and Class C shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of their average daily net assets for the provision of certain services.The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) with respect to these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended October 31, 2014, Class A and Class C shares were charged $35 and $32, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency and cash management services for the fund. The majority of transfer agency fees are comprised of amounts paid on a per account basis, while cash management fees are related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $8 for transfer agency services and $3 for cash management services. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

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The fund compensates The Bank of NewYork Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund.These fees are determined based on net assets, geographic region and transaction activity. During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $2,050 pursuant to the custody agreement.

During the period ended October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $1,234 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

The components of “Due from The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $1,453, Distribution Plan fees $63, Shareholder Services Plan fees $44, custodian fees $2,050, Chief Compliance Officer fees $617 and transfer agency fees $8, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $33,087.

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

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended October 31, 2014, amounted to $4,974,387 and $0, respectively.

At October 31, 2014, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $5,042,382; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $105,409, consisting of $188,653 gross unrealized appreciation and $83,244 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED 
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

 

Shareholders and Board of Trustees Dreyfus Strategic Beta U.S. Equity Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Dreyfus Strategic Beta U.S. Equity Fund (one of the series comprising Dreyfus Opportunity Funds) as of October 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus Strategic Beta U.S. Equity Fund at October 31, 2014, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 15, 2014 to October 31, 2014, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
December 29, 2014

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE 
FUND’S MANAGEMENT AND SUB-INVESTMENT 
ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) 

 

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Dreyfus Strategic Beta U.S. Equity Fund (the “fund”) held on May 27, 2014, the Board considered the approval of the fund’s Management Agreement, pursuant to which Dreyfus will provide the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”), and the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement (together, the “Agreements”), pursuant to which Mellon Capital Management Corporation (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of Dreyfus, will provide day-to-day management of the fund’s investments. The Board members, a majority of whom are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser. In considering the approval of the Agreements, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below.The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.

Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to them at the meeting and in previous presentations from Dreyfus representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the Dreyfus fund complex. Dreyfus also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the Dreyfus fund complex (such as retail direct or intermediary, in which intermediaries typically are paid by the fund and/or Dreyfus) and Dreyfus’ corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each intermediary or distribution channel, as applicable to the fund.

The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that Dreyfus also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations,

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT 
AND SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered Dreyfus’ extensive administrative, accounting, and compliance infrastructures, as well as Dreyfus’ supervisory activities over the Sub-adviser. The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.

Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio.As the fund had not yet commenced operations, the Board was not able to review the fund’s performance. The Board discussed with representatives of Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser the portfolio management team and the investment strategy to be employed in the management of the fund’s assets. The Board also was provided with hypothetical performance information for the investment strategy provided by the Sub-adviser, and the Board considered the relevance of the information provided.The Board noted the reputation and experience of Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser.

The Board reviewed comparisons of the fund’s proposed management fee and anticipated expense ratio to the management fees and expense ratios of a group of funds independently prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) (the “Comparison Group”) and to the management fees of funds in the fund’s anticipated Lipper category. They noted that the fund’s contractual management fee was the lowest of the funds in the Comparison Group. The fund’s estimated total expenses (as limited through at least the first year of the fund’s operations by agreement with Dreyfus to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that annual direct fund operating expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.50% of the fund’s average daily net assets) were the lowest of the expense ratios of the funds in the Comparison Group.

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Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Lipper category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Sub-adviser or its affiliates for advising any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios that are considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients.They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fee.

The Board considered the fee to be paid to the Sub-adviser in relation to the fee to be paid to Dreyfus by the fund and the respective services to be provided by the Sub-adviser and Dreyfus.The Board also noted the Sub-adviser’s fee will be paid by Dreyfus (out of its fee from the fund) and not the fund.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. As the fund had not yet commenced operations, Dreyfus representatives were not able to review the dollar amount of expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus, or any economies of scale. The Board considered potential benefits to Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser from acting as investment adviser and sub-investment adviser, respectively, and noted the possibility of soft dollar arrangements with respect to trading the fund’s invest-ments.The Board also considered the uncertainty of the estimated asset levels and the renewal requirements for advisory agreements and their ability to review the management fee annually after the initial term of the Agreements.

At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT 
AND SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

decision with respect to the approval of the Agreements. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.

  • The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser are adequate and appropriate.

  • The Board concluded that since the fund had not yet com- menced operations, its performance could not be measured and was not a factor.

  • The Board concluded that the fees to be paid to Dreyfus and the Sub- adviser were reasonable in light of the considerations described above.

  • The Board determined that because the fund had not yet commenced operations, economies of scale were not a factor, but, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund in connection with future renewals.

In evaluating the Agreements, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with Dreyfus and its affiliates and the Sub-adviser, of other funds advised by Dreyfus and the Sub-adviser. In addition, the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for this fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of similar agreements during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and Dreyfus representatives. Certain aspects of the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of similar arrangements in prior years. The Board determined that approval of the Agreements was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) 
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS 

 

Joseph S. DiMartino (71) 
Chairman of the Board (2000) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-present) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small 
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 144 
——————— 
Gordon J. Davis (73) 
Board Member (2012) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Partner in the law firm of Venable LLP (2012-present) 
• Partner in the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (1994-2012) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Consolidated Edison, Inc., a utility company, Director (1997-present) 
• The Phoenix Companies, Inc., a life insurance company, Director (2000-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 62 
——————— 
Nathan Leventhal (71) 
Board Member (2009) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Chairman of the Avery-Fisher Artist Program (1997-2014) 
• Commissioner, NYC Planning Commission (2007-2011) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• Movado Group, Inc., Director (2003-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 52 

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued) 
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS (continued) 

 

Robin A. Melvin (51) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Board Member, Illinois Mentoring Partnership, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing 
the quantity and quality of mentoring services in Illinois (2013-present) 
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving orga- 
nizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 113 
——————— 
Roslyn M. Watson (65) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Principal,Watson Ventures, Inc., a real estate investment company (1993-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 69 
——————— 
Benaree Pratt Wiley (68) 
Board Member (2009) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Principal,TheWiley Group, a firm specializing in strategy and business development (2005-present) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small 
and medium size companies, Director (2008-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 69 

 

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INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS

J. Charles Cardona (58) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President and a Director of the Manager, Executive Vice President of the Distributor, President 
of Dreyfus Institutional Services Division (2008-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 38 
J. Charles Cardona is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the Act) of the fund as a result of his affiliation 
with The Dreyfus Corporation. 
——————— 
Isabel P. Dunst (67) 
Board Member (2014) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP (1990-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 38 
Isabel P. Dunst is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the Act) of the fund as a result of her affiliation 
with Hogan Lovells LLP, which provides legal services to BNY Mellon and certain of its affiliates. 
——————— 
† Robin A. Melvin, Roslyn M.Watson and Isabel P. Dunst were elected as Board Members of the Company on 
December 6, 2013, effective January 1, 2014. J. Charles Cardona was elected as a Board Member of the Company 
    on February 27, 2014. 
Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The 
address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 
10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information 
which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS. 
Clifford L.Alexander, Jr., Emeritus Board Member 
Whitney I. Gerard, Emeritus Board Member 
Arthur A. Hartman, Emeritus Board Member 
George L. Perry, Emeritus Board Member 

 

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009, Chairman of Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., an affiliate of the Manager and the transfer agent of the funds, since May 2011 and Executive Vice President of the Distributor since June 2007. From April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 69 investment companies (comprised of 144 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

JOHN PAK, Chief Legal Officer since March 2013.

Deputy General Counsel, Investment Management, of BNY Mellon since August 2014; Chief Legal Officer of the Manager since August 2012; from March 2005 to July 2012, Managing Director of Deutsche Bank, Deputy Global Head of Deutsche Asset Management Legal and Regional Head of Deutsche Asset Management Americas Legal. He is an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since August 2012.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Secretary since December 2011.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 41 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 58 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

SARAH S. KELLEHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since April 2014.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager; from August 2005 to March 2013, Associate General Counsel of Third Avenue Management. She is 38 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since March 2013.

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JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 169 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (70 investment companies, comprised of 169 portfolios). He is 57 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

MATTHEW D. CONNOLLY, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since April 2012.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Distributor since October 2011; from March 2010 to September 2011, Global Head, KYC Reviews and Director of UBS Investment Bank; until March 2010, AML Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Citi Global Wealth Management. He is an officer of 65 investment companies (comprised of 164 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 42 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 2011.

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For More Information


Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144

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



 

 

 

Item 2.             Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.  There have been no amendments to, or waivers in connection with, the Code of Ethics during the period covered by this Report.

Item 3.             Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant's Board has determined that Joseph DiMartino, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").  Joseph DiMartino is "independent" as defined by the SEC for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations.

Item 4.             Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)  Audit Fees.  The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the "Reporting Periods") for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant (the "Auditor") for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $0 in 2013 and $119,082 in 2014.

 

(b)  Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4 were $0 in 2013 and $0 in 2014. These services consisted of one or more of the following: (i) agreed upon procedures related to compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 817(h), (ii) security counts required by Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (iii) advisory services as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of Registrant transactions or events and (iv) advisory services to the accounting or disclosure treatment of the actual or potential impact to the Registrant of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for non-audit assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-investment adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant ("Service Affiliates"), that were reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit of the Service Affiliate, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2013 and $0 in 2014.

 

(c)  Tax Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning ("Tax Services") were $0 in 2013 and $888 in 2014. These services consisted of: (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments; (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held, and (iv) determination of Passive Foreign Investment Companies. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Tax Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2013 and $0 in 2014. 

 

 


 

 

(d)  All Other Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, were $0 in 2013 and $0 in 2014. These services included a review of the Registrant's anti-money laundering program.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Non-Audit Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, other than the services reported in paragraphs (b) through (c) of this Item, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee, were  $0 in 2013 and $0 in 2014. 

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Registrant's Audit Committee has established policies and procedures (the "Policy") for pre-approval (within specified fee limits) of the Auditor's engagements for non-audit services to the Registrant and Service Affiliates without specific case-by-case consideration. The pre-approved services in the Policy can include pre-approved audit services, pre-approved audit-related services, pre-approved tax services and pre-approved all other services.  Pre-approval considerations include whether the proposed services are compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.  Pre-approvals pursuant to the Policy are considered annually.

(e)(2) None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4 were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) None of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal account's full-time, permanent employees.

Non-Audit Fees. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the Reporting Periods were $0 in 2013 and $26,822,186 in 2014. 

 

Auditor Independence. The Registrant's Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.

 

Item 5.             Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 6.             Investments.

(a)                    Not applicable.

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

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

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

Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY, beginning with reports for periods ended on and after December 31, 2005]

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

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

 


 

 

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

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

Item 11.           Controls and Procedures.

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

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

Item 12.           Exhibits.

(a)(1)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

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

(a)(3)   Not applicable.

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

 


 

 

SIGNATURES

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

Dreyfus Opportunity Funds

By:       /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

            Bradley J. Skapyak,

            President

 

Date:    December 18, 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:    December 18, 2014

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels,

            Treasurer

 

Date:    December 18, 2014

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(1)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

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

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