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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary - BNY Mellon Asset Allocation Fund
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The fund seeks long-term growth of principal in conjunction with current income.

Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination 2014-12-31
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 27.39% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 27.39%
Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees "Acquired fund fees and expenses" are incurred indirectly by the fund as a result of its investment in investment companies. These fees and expenses are not included in the Financial Highlights tables; accordingly, total annual fund operating expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights tables.
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The one-year example and the first year of the three-, five- and ten-years examples are based on net operating expenses, which reflect the expense waiver/reimbursement by the fund's investment adviser. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategy
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

The fund may invest in both individual securities and other investment companies, including other BNY Mellon funds, funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds and unaffiliated open-end funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (referred to below as the "underlying funds"), which in turn may invest directly in the asset classes described below. To pursue its goal, the fund currently intends to allocate its assets, directly and/or through investment in the underlying funds, to gain investment exposure to the following asset classes: Large Cap Equities, Small Cap and Mid Cap Equities, Developed International and Global Equities, Emerging Markets Equities, Investment Grade Bonds, High Yield Bonds, Emerging Markets Debt, Diversifying Strategies and Money Market Instruments.


The fund's investment adviser allocates the fund's investments (directly and/or through investment in the underlying funds) among these asset classes using fundamental and quantitative analysis, and its outlook for the economy and financial markets. The underlying funds are selected by the fund's investment adviser based on their investment objectives and management policies, portfolio holdings, risk/reward profiles, historical performance, and other factors, including the correlation and covariance among the underlying funds. The fund may change the underlying funds – whether affiliated or unaffiliated – from time to time without notice to fund shareholders. The fund may invest directly in the equity securities of large-cap companies (generally those with total market capitalizations of $5 billion or more) and in fixed-income securities rated investment grade (i.e., Baa/BBB or higher) or, if unrated, deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser, at the time of purchase.


The fund is not required to maintain exposure to any particular asset class and the investment adviser determines whether to invest in a particular asset class and whether to invest directly in securities or through an underlying fund, and sets the target allocations. The asset classes and the fund's targets and ranges (expressed as a percentage of the fund's investable assets) for allocating its assets among the asset classes, and the underlying funds selected by the investment adviser as fund investment options as of the date of this prospectus were as follows:


     

Asset Class

Target

Range

Large Cap Equities
Direct Investments
BNY Mellon Focused Equity Opportunities Fund
BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund
Dreyfus Appreciation Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus U.S. Equity Fund
Dreyfus Research Growth Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus Strategic Value Fund

34%

20% to 45%

Small Cap and Mid Cap Equities
BNY Mellon Mid Cap Multi-Strategy Fund
BNY Mellon Small/Mid Cap Fund
BNY Mellon Small Cap Multi-Strategy Fund
Dreyfus Select Managers Small Cap Value Fund
Dreyfus Select Managers Small Cap Growth Fund

11%

5% to 20%

Developed International and Global Equities
BNY Mellon International Fund
Dreyfus/Newton International Equity Fund
Global Stock Fund (Dreyfus)
International Stock Fund (Dreyfus)
Dreyfus Global Real Estate Securities Fund

7%

5% to 20%

Emerging Markets Equities
BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Fund

10%

5% to 15%

Investment Grade Bonds
Direct Investments
BNY Mellon Short-Term U.S. Government Securities Fund
BNY Mellon Intermediate Bond Fund
Dreyfus Inflation Adjusted Securities Fund

28%

20% to 55%

High Yield Bonds
Dreyfus High Yield Fund

3%

0% to 10%


     

Asset Class

Target

Range

Emerging Markets Debt
Dreyfus Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund
Unaffiliated Investment Company

2%

0% to 10%

Diversifying Strategies
Unaffiliated Investment Companies

4%

0% to 20%

Money Market Instruments
Direct Investments

1%

0% to 10%


The asset classes and the target weightings and ranges have been selected for investment over longer time periods based on the investment adviser's expectation that the selected securities and underlying funds, in combination, will be appropriate to achieve the fund's investment objective. The target weightings will deviate over the short term because of market movements and fund cash flows. If appreciation or depreciation in the value of selected securities or an underlying fund's shares causes the percentage of the fund's assets invested in an asset class to fall outside the applicable investment range, the investment adviser will consider whether to reallocate the fund's assets, but is not required to do so. The investment adviser normally considers reallocating the fund's investments at least quarterly, but may do so more often in response to market conditions. Any changes to the asset classes, underlying funds or the allocation weightings may be implemented over a reasonable period of time. The investment adviser has the discretion to change the asset classes, whether to invest directly in securities or through an underlying fund, and the target allocations and ranges, without shareholder approval or prior notice, when the investment adviser deems it appropriate. To the extent an underlying fund offers multiple classes of shares, the fund will purchase shares of the class with the lowest expense ratio and without a sales load or distribution and/or service fee.

Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. It is not a complete investment program. The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.


The fund invests in shares of the underlying funds and thus the fund is subject to the same principal investment risks as the underlying funds in which it invests, which are described in the fund's prospectus and below. For more information regarding these risks, see the prospectus for the specific underlying fund. The fund's investments in shares of the underlying funds may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses.


•  Strategy allocation risk.  The ability of the fund to achieve its investment goal depends, in part, on the ability of the investment adviser to allocate effectively the fund's assets among the asset classes and the underlying funds.  There can be no assurance that the actual allocations will be effective in achieving the fund's investment goal.  The underlying funds may not achieve their investment objectives, and their performance may be lower than that of the asset class the underlying funds were selected to represent.


•  Correlation risk.  Although the prices of equity securities and fixed-income securities often rise and fall at different times so that a fall in the price of one may be offset by a rise in the price of the other, in down markets the prices of these securities can also fall in tandem.  Because the fund invests in equity securities and fixed-income securities, the fund is subject to correlation risk.


· Conflicts of interest risk. The fund's investment adviser will have the authority to change the investment strategies, including whether to implement a strategy by investing directly in securities or through an underlying fund. The fund's investment adviser or its affiliates may serve as investment adviser to the underlying funds. The interests of the fund on the one hand, and those of an underlying fund on the other, will not always be the same. Therefore, conflicts may arise as the investment adviser fulfills its fiduciary duty to the fund and the underlying funds. In addition, the investment adviser recommends asset allocations among these underlying funds, each of which pays advisory fees at different rates to the investment adviser or its affiliates. These situations are considered by the fund's board when it reviews the asset allocations for the fund.


· Risks of stock investing. Stocks generally fluctuate more in value than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is the chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The market value of a stock may decline due to general weakness in the stock market or because of factors that affect the company or its particular industry.


· Growth and value stock risk. By investing in a mix of growth and value companies, the fund assumes the risks of both. Investors often expect growth companies to increase their earnings at a certain rate. If these expectations are not met, investors can punish the stocks inordinately, even if earnings do increase. In addition, growth stocks may lack the dividend yield that may cushion stock prices in market downturns. Value stocks involve the risk that they may never reach their expected full market value, either because the market fails to recognize the stock's intrinsic worth, or the expected value was misgauged. They also may decline in price even though in theory they are already undervalued.


· Small and midsize company risk. Small and midsize companies carry additional risks because the operating histories of these companies tend to be more limited, their earnings and revenues less predictable (and some companies may be experiencing significant losses), and their share prices more volatile than those of larger, more established companies. The shares of smaller companies tend to trade less frequently than those of larger, more established companies, which can adversely affect the pricing of these securities and the fund's ability to sell these securities.


· Foreign investment risk. To the extent the fund invests in foreign securities, the fund's performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting investments in foreign issuers. Special risks associated with investments in foreign issuers include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political and economic instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that such currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect the value of these investments held by the fund. Securities of issuers located in emerging markets can be more volatile and less liquid than those of issuers in more developed economies.


· Foreign currency risk. Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Foreign currencies are also subject to risks caused by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political factors and government intervention and controls.


· Government securities risk. Not all obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Some obligations are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality, and in some cases there may be some risk of default by the issuer. Any guarantee by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities of a security held by the fund does not apply to the market value of such security or to shares of the fund itself. A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the United States is guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. In addition, because many types of U.S. government securities trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities.


· Call risk. Some bonds give the issuer the option to call, or redeem, the bonds before their maturity date. If an issuer "calls" its bond during a time of declining interest rates, the fund might have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield, and therefore might not benefit from any increase in value as a result of declining interest rates. During periods of market illiquidity or rising interest rates, prices of "callable" issues are subject to increased price fluctuation.


· Interest rate risk. Prices of bonds tend to move inversely with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in rates will adversely affect bond prices and, accordingly, the fund's share price. The longer the effective maturity and duration of the fund's fixed-income portfolio, the more the fund's share price is likely to react to interest rates. For example, the market price of a fixed-income security with a duration of three years would be expected to decline 3% if interest rates rose 1%. Conversely, the market price of the same security would be expected to increase 3% if interest rates fell 1%.


· Credit risk. Failure of an issuer to make timely interest or principal payments, or a decline or perception of a decline in the credit quality of a bond, can cause the bond's price to fall, potentially lowering the fund's share price. The lower a bond's credit rating, the greater the chance – in the rating agency's opinion – that the bond issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. High yield ("junk") bonds involve greater credit risk, including the risk of default, than investment grade bonds, and are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments. The prices of high yield bonds can fall dramatically in response to bad news about the issuer or its industry, or the economy in general.


· Liquidity risk. When there is little or no active trading market for specific types of securities, it can become more difficult to sell the securities in a timely manner at or near their perceived value. In such a market, the value of such securities and the fund's share price may fall dramatically.


· Exchange-traded fund (ETF) risk. ETFs typically trade on a securities exchange and their shares may, at times, trade at a premium or discount to their net asset values. In addition, an ETF may not replicate exactly the performance of the benchmark index it seeks to track for a number of reasons, including transaction costs incurred by the ETF, the temporary unavailability of certain index securities in the secondary market or discrepancies between the ETF and the index with respect to the weighting or number of instruments held by the ETF. Investing in ETFs, which are investment companies, may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. Certain underlying funds may invest in ETFs that are not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including commodity pools registered under the Commodity Exchange Act. Brokerage costs are incurred when purchasing and selling shares of ETFs.

Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows the performance of the fund's Class M shares from year to year. The table compares the average annual total returns of the fund's Class M shares and Investor shares to those of the Standard & Poor's 500® Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500), a widely recognized unmanaged index of stock performance, and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, an unmanaged, market-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the U.S. investment grade fixed-rate bond market and is comprised of U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset backed securities.


After-tax performance is shown only for Class M shares. After-tax performance of the fund's Investor shares will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.


The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. Performance for each share class will vary due to differences in expenses. The fund changed its investment strategy on September 15, 2011. Prior to that date, the fund invested in individual securities and BNY Mellon funds only and its target allocation was 60% of its assets invested in equity securities (directly and through underlying funds) and 40% of its assets invested in bonds and money market instruments (directly), with a range of 15% above or below such target amount. Different investment strategies may lead to different performance results. The fund's performance for periods prior to September 15, 2011 reflects the investment strategy in effect prior to that date.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund.
Performance Additional Market Index [Text] rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex The table compares the average annual total returns of the fund's Class M shares and Investor shares to those of the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500), a widely recognized unmanaged index of stock performance, and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, an unmanaged, market-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the U.S. investment grade fixed-rate bond market and is comprised of U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset backed securities.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%) Class M*
Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block] rr_BarChartFootnotesTextBlock

*The fund changed its investment strategy on September 15, 2011. The fund's performance for periods prior to September 15, 2011 reflects the investment strategy in effect prior to that date.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best Quarter
Q3, 2009: 12.14%
 Worst Quarter
Q3, 2011: -13.21%


The year-to-date total return of the fund's Class M shares as of September 30, 2013 was 9.20%.

Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel The year-to-date total return of the fund's Class M shares
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2013
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 9.20%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 12.14%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (13.21%)
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax performance is shown only for Class M shares. After-tax performance of the fund's Investor shares will vary.
Caption rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12
S&P 500 reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.99%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.66%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.10%
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 4.22%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.95%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.18%
Class M Shares
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Investment advisory fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.28% [1]
Other expenses - Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Other expenses - Administration fees rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.04%
Other expenses - Other expenses of the fund rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05%
Acquired fund fees and expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.61% [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.98%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.11%) [3]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.87%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 89
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 301
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 531
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,191
Annual Return 2003 rr_AnnualReturn2003 18.74%
Annual Return 2004 rr_AnnualReturn2004 9.27%
Annual Return 2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 6.78%
Annual Return 2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 10.28%
Annual Return 2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 9.29%
Annual Return 2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (23.01%)
Annual Return 2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 21.55%
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 12.65%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (4.92%)
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 12.15%
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 12.15% [4]
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.37% [4]
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.50% [4]
Class M Shares | After Taxes on Distributions
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 11.43% [4]
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.51% [4]
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.36% [4]
Class M Shares | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 8.21% [4]
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.64% [4]
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.25% [4]
Investor Shares
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Investment advisory fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.28% [1]
Other expenses - Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses - Administration fees rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.04%
Other expenses - Other expenses of the fund rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05%
Acquired fund fees and expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.61% [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.23%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.11%) [3]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.12%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 114
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 379
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 665
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,479
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 11.91% [4]
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.11% [4]
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.23% [4]
[1] The fund has agreed to pay an investment advisory fee at the rate of 0.65% applied to that portion of its average daily net assets allocated to direct investments in equity securities, at the rate of 0.40% applied to that portion of its average daily net assets allocated to direct investments in debt securities, and at the rate of 0.15% applied to that portion of its average daily net assets allocated to money market instruments or the underlying funds.
[2] "Acquired fund fees and expenses" are incurred indirectly by the fund as a result of its investment in investment companies. These fees and expenses are not included in the Financial Highlights tables; accordingly, total annual fund operating expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights tables.
[3] The fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed, until December 31, 2014, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that the total annual fund operating expenses of neither class (excluding shareholder services fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.87%. On or after December 31, 2014, the fund's investment adviser may terminate this expense waiver at any time.
[4] The fund changed its investment strategy on September 15, 2011. The fund's performance for periods prior to September 15, 2011 reflects the investment strategy in effect prior to that date.