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UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
 
FORM N-Q 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT 
INVESTMENT COMPANY 
 
Investment Company Act file number 811-524 
 
The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust 
(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) 
 
Michael A. Rosenberg, 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:    08/31 
Date of reporting period:    11/30/07 

The following Form N-Q relates only to Dreyfus Tax Managed Balanced Fund, a series of the Registrant, and does not affect the other series of the Registrant, which have different fiscal year ends and, therefore, different Form N-Q reporting requirements. A separate Form N-Q will be filed for those series, as appropriate.


FORM N-Q

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS     
Dreyfus Tax Managed Balanced Fund - Equity     
November 30, 2007 (Unaudited)         
 
 
Common Stocks--43.0%    Shares    Value ($) 

Consumer Discretionary--3.5%         
Home Depot    280    7,997 
McDonald's    380    22,219 
McGraw-Hill Cos.    870    42,700 
News, Cl. A    1,350    28,444 
Target    380    22,823 
        124,183 
Consumer Staples--11.8%         
Altria Group    1,140    88,418 
Coca-Cola    1,060    65,826 
Estee Lauder Cos., Cl. A    170    7,630 
Kraft Foods, Cl. A    259    8,948 
Nestle, ADR    480    57,590 
PepsiCo    670    51,710 
Procter & Gamble    870    64,380 
SYSCO    480    15,605 
Wal-Mart Stores    380    18,202 
Walgreen    870    31,833 
Whole Foods Market    280 a    12,043 
        422,185 
Energy--8.9%         
Chevron    670    58,806 
ConocoPhillips    670    53,627 
Exxon Mobil    1,250    111,450 
Halliburton    480    17,573 
Occidental Petroleum    280    19,536 
Total, ADR    480 a    38,842 
Transocean    133 b    18,249 
        318,083 
Financial--7.1%         
American Express    380    22,412 
Ameriprise Financial    280    16,433 
Bank of America    770    35,520 
Citigroup    1,150    38,295 
HSBC Holdings, ADR    480    41,040 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.    770    35,127 
Merrill Lynch & Co.    480    28,771 
Prudential Financial    190    17,887 
SunTrust Banks    240    16,826 
        252,311 
Health Care--2.7%         
Abbott Laboratories    480    27,605 
Eli Lilly & Co.    180    9,531 
Johnson & Johnson    580    39,289 
Medtronic    200    10,170 
Thermo Fisher Scientific    150 b    8,646 
        95,241 
Industrial--4.1%         
Caterpillar    380    27,322 
Emerson Electric    570    32,501 
General Electric    1,530    58,584 
United Technologies    380    28,413 
        146,820 


Information Technology--4.0%                 
Automatic Data Processing            480    21,629 
Cisco Systems            480 b    13,450 
Intel            2,120    55,290 
Microchip Technology            190    5,470 
Microsoft            670    22,512 
QUALCOMM            190    7,748 
Texas Instruments            480    15,154 
                141,253 
Materials--.9%                 
Praxair            380    32,444 
Total Common Stocks                 
(cost $1,313,039)                1,532,520 
 
 
Long-Term Municipal    Coupon    Maturity    Principal     
Investments--53.7%    Rate (%)    Date    Amount ($)    Value ($) 





California--5.6%                 
Golden State Tobacco                 
Securitization Corporation,                 
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement             
Asset-Backed Bonds    5.00    6/1/45    100,000    97,439 
Sweetwater Union High School                 
District Public Financing                 
Authority, Special Tax Revenue             
(Insured; FSA)    5.00    9/1/27    100,000    103,202 
Georgia--2.9%                 
Atlanta,                 
Water and Wastewater Revenue             
(Insured; FSA)    5.00    11/1/43    100,000    102,612 
Hawaii--2.9%                 
Kauai County,                 
GO (Insured; FGIC)    5.00    8/1/29    100,000    104,360 
Kansas--6.0%                 
Butler County Unified School                 
District Number 490, GO                 
Improvement (Insured; FSA)    5.00    9/1/29    100,000    110,138 
Kansas Development Finance                 
Authority, Revenue (Kansas                 
Department of                 
Administration-Comprehensive             
Transportation Program)                 
(Insured; FGIC)    5.00    11/1/25    100,000    104,722 
Kentucky--3.0%                 
Kentucky Economic Development                 
Finance Authority, MFHR                 
(Christian Care Communities                 
Projects) (Collateralized;                 
GNMA)    5.25    11/20/25    100,000    105,904 
Michigan--2.9%                 
Michigan Hospital Finance                 
Authority, HR (Sparrow                 
Obligated Group) (Insured;                 
MBIA)    5.00    11/15/36    100,000    101,521 
Minnesota--2.8%                 
Chaska,                 
Electric Revenue    5.00    10/1/30    100,000    101,124 
Nebraska--2.9%                 
Lincoln,                 
Electric System Revenue    5.00    9/1/29    100,000    104,065 


Nevada--2.9%                 
Clark County,                 
Airport System Revenue                 
(Insured; AMBAC)    5.00    7/1/40    100,000    102,180 
New Jersey--2.8%                 
New Jersey Health Care Facilities                 
Financing Authority, Revenue                 
(Hunterdon Medical Center                 
Issue)    5.13    7/1/35    100,000    100,582 
New York--5.5%                 
New York State Dormitory                 
Authority, Mental Health                 
Services Facilities                 
Improvement Revenue (Insured;                 
AMBAC)    5.00    2/15/30    100,000    103,011 
Westchester Tobacco Asset                 
Securitization Corporation,                 
Tobacco Settlement                 
Asset-Backed Bonds    5.13    6/1/45    100,000    94,602 
North Carolina--3.1%                 
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital                 
Authority, Health Care Revenue    5.00    1/15/45    100,000    109,152 
South Carolina--2.9%                 
South Carolina Transportation                 
Infrastructure Bank, Revenue                 
(Insured; AMBAC)    5.00    10/1/33    100,000    103,414 
Texas--5.8%                 
North Harris County Regional Water                 
Authority, Senior Lien Revenue                 
(Insured; MBIA)    5.00    12/15/32    100,000    103,506 
Trinity River Authority,                 
Regional Wastewater System                 
Revenue (Insured; MBIA)    5.00    8/1/29    100,000    104,095 
U.S. Related--1.7%                 
Puerto Rico Infrastructure                 
Financing Authority, Special                 
Tax Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)    0.00    7/1/36    250,000    59,835 
Total Long-Term Municipal Investments             
(cost $1,901,609)                1,915,464 
Short-Term Municipal                 
Investments--2.8%                 





Alabama;                 
West Jefferson Industrial                 
Development Board, PCR                 
(Alabama Power Company Project)                 
(cost $100,000)    3.55    12/1/07    100,000 c    100,000 
 
Investment of Cash Collateral for                 
Securities Loaned--1.3%            Shares    Value ($) 



Registered Investment Company;                 
Dreyfus Institutional Cash                 
Advantage Fund                 
(cost $46,512)            46,512 d    46,512 
 
Total Investments (cost $3,361,160)            100.8%    3,594,496 
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables            (.8%)    (26,837) 
Net Assets            100.0%    3,567,659 


a    All or a portion of these securities are on loan. At November 30, 2007, the total market value of the fund's securities on 
    loan is $45,796 and the total market value of the collateral held by the fund is $46,512. 
b    Non-income producing security. 
c    Securities payable on demand. Variable interest rate--subject to periodic change. 
d    Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

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

Summary of Abbreviations

ACA    American Capital Access    AGC    ACE Guaranty Corporation 
AGIC    Asset Guaranty Insurance Company    AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation 
ARRN    Adjustable Rate Receipt Notes    BAN    Bond Anticipation Notes 
BIGI    Bond Investors Guaranty Insurance    BPA    Bond Purchase Agreement 
CGIC    Capital Guaranty Insurance Company    CIC    Continental Insurance Company 
CIFG    CDC Ixis Financial Guaranty    CMAC    Capital Market Assurance Corporation 
COP    Certificate of Participation    CP    Commercial Paper 
EDR    Economic Development Revenue    EIR    Environmental Improvement Revenue 
FGIC    Financial Guaranty Insurance Company    FHA    Federal Housing Administration 
FHLB    Federal Home Loan Bank    FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association    FSA    Financial Security Assurance 
GAN    Grant Anticipation Notes    GIC    Guaranteed Investment Contract 
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association    GO    General Obligation 
HR    Hospital Revenue    IDB    Industrial Development Board 
IDC    Industrial Development Corporation    IDR    Industrial Development Revenue 
LOC    Letter of Credit    LOR    Limited Obligation Revenue 
LR    Lease Revenue    MBIA    Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Insurance Corporation 
MFHR    Multi-Family Housing Revenue    MFMR    Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue 
PCR    Pollution Control Revenue    PILOT    Payment in Lieu of Taxes 
RAC    Revenue Anticipation Certificates    RAN    Revenue Anticipation Notes 
RAW    Revenue Anticipation Warrants    RRR    Resources Recovery Revenue 
SAAN    State Aid Anticipation Notes    SBPA    Standby Bond Purchase Agreement 
SFHR    Single Family Housing Revenue    SFMR    Single Family Mortgage Revenue 
SONYMA    State of New York Mortgage Agency    SWDR    Solid Waste Disposal Revenue 
TAN    Tax Anticipation Notes    TAW    Tax Anticipation Warrants 
TRAN    Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes    XLCA    XL Capital Assurance 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

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

(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recently ended fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

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


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.

The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust: 
- Dreyfus Tax Managed Balanced Fund 

By:    /s/ J. David Officer 
    J. David Officer 
    President
 
Date:    January 24, 2008 

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/ J. David Officer 
    J. David Officer 
    President
 
Date:    January 24, 2008 
 
By:    /s/ James Windels 
    James Windels 
    Treasurer
 
Date:    January 24, 2008 

EXHIBIT INDEX

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