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Dreyfus International Small Cap Fund
Fund Summary
Investment Objective

The fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in certain funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Shareholder Guide section beginning on page 12 of the prospectus and in the How to Buy Shares section and the Additional Information About How to Buy Shares section beginning on page II-1 and page III-1, respectively, of the fund's Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - Dreyfus International Small Cap Fund
Class A
Class C
Class I
Class Y
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.75% none none none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price) none [1] 1.00% none none
[1] Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - Dreyfus International Small Cap Fund
Class A
Class C
Class I
Class Y
Management fees 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) fees none 0.75% none none
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees) 0.71% 1.13% 0.26% 0.22%
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.71% 2.88% 1.26% 1.22%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement [1] (0.31%) (0.73%) (0.11%) (0.07%)
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) 1.40% 2.15% 1.15% 1.15%
[1] The fund's investment adviser, The Dreyfus Corporation, has contractually agreed, until March 1, 2017, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that the expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.15%. On or after March 1, 2017, The Dreyfus Corporation may terminate this expense limitation at any time.
Example

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 limitation by The Dreyfus Corporation. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - Dreyfus International Small Cap Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A 709 1,054 1,422 2,454
Class C 318 823 1,454 3,152
Class I 117 389 681 1,513
Class Y 117 380 664 1,471
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example No Redemption - Dreyfus International Small Cap Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A 709 1,054 1,422 2,454
Class C 218 823 1,454 3,152
Class I 117 389 681 1,513
Class Y 117 380 664 1,471
Portfolio Turnover

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. For the period from January 30, 2015 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2015, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 97.46% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategy

To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks and other equity securities of small cap foreign companies. The fund considers foreign companies to be those companies organized or with their principal place of business, or majority of assets or business, in countries represented in the S&P® Developed Ex-U.S. Small Cap Index, the fund’s benchmark. The fund considers small cap companies to be those companies with total market capitalizations that fall within the range of the capitalizations of the companies that comprise the S&P® Developed Ex-U.S. Small Cap Index. The S&P® Developed Ex-U.S. Small Cap Index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to define and measure the investable universe of publicly traded small cap companies domiciled in developed countries outside the United States. As of January 29, 2016, the total market capitalizations of the largest and smallest companies in the S&P® Developed Ex-U.S. Small Cap Index were approximately $13 billion and $8 million, respectively, and the mean and median total market capitalizations of the Index were approximately $4 billion and $ million, respectively.


The fund invests in stocks that appear to be undervalued (as measured by their price/earnings ratios) and that may have value and/or growth characteristics. The fund’s portfolio managers employ a bottom-up investment approach using proprietary quantitative models and traditional qualitative analysis to identify attractive stocks. The portfolio managers seek to allocate country weights generally in accordance with the S&P® Developed Ex-U.S. Small Cap Index and use the sector weightings of the Index as a guide, but the fund’s country and sector weightings may vary from those of the Index.


The fund’s stock selection process is designed to produce a diversified portfolio that, relative to the S&P® Developed Ex-U.S. Small Cap Index, has a below-average price/earnings ratio and an above-average earnings growth trend.

Principal Risks

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.


· 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 market conditions or because of factors that affect the particular company or the company's industry.


· 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.


· 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, particularly the currencies of emerging market countries, are also subject to risks caused by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political factors and government intervention and controls.


· 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.


· 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.


· 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. Investments that are illiquid or that trade in lower volumes may be more difficult to value. Investments in foreign securities tend to have greater exposure to liquidity risk than domestic securities.

Performance

Since the fund has less than one full calendar year of performance, past performance information is not included in this prospectus. Annual performance returns provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year. Comparison of fund performance to an appropriate index indicates how the fund's average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. Recent performance is available at www.dreyfus.com.