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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

811-04813

 

 

 

Dreyfus Investment 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)

 

 

 

 

 

Bennett A. MacDougall, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York  10166

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 

(212) 922-6400

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

12/31

 

Date of reporting period:

06/30/17

 

             

 

 

The following N-CSR relates only to the Registrant's series listed below and does not relate to any series of the Registrant with a different fiscal year end and, therefore, different N-CSR reporting requirements.  A separate N-CSR will be filed for any series with a different fiscal year end, as appropriate.

 

Dreyfus/Standish Global Fixed Income Fund

 

 


 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.       Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

Dreyfus/Standish Global Fixed Income Fund

     

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2017

   
 

 

 

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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) 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

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

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Dreyfus/Standish Global Fixed Income Fund

 

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE CEO OF DREYFUS

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus/Standish Global Fixed Income Fund, covering the six-month period from January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Financial markets generally rallied over the first half of 2017 as corporate earnings grew and global economic conditions improved. While the rally was relatively broad-based, U.S. stock market leadership shifted toward larger, growth-oriented companies and away from smaller, economically sensitive companies that had been expected to benefit from a new presidential administration’s stimulative policy proposals. International stocks fared particularly well amid more positive economic data from Europe and the emerging markets. In the bond market, despite short-term interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve Board, yields of longer-term U.S. government securities moderated somewhat and prices rose when it became clear that major tax and fiscal reforms would take time and political capital to enact.

The markets’ strong performance has been supported by solid underlying fundamentals, most notably rising corporate profits, a robust labor market, and muted inflation. While we currently expect these favorable conditions to persist over the second half of the year, we remain watchful for economic and political risks that could derail the rallies. As always, we encourage you to discuss the risks and opportunities of today’s investment environment with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

Sincerely,

Mark D. Santero
Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
July 17, 2017

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period from January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017, as provided by portfolio managers David Leduc, CFA, and Brendan Murphy, CFA, of Standish Mellon Asset Management Co., Sub-Investment Adviser

Market and Fund Performance Overview

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, Dreyfus/Standish Global Fixed Income Fund’s Class A shares achieved a total return of 2.59%, Class C shares returned 2.23%, Class I shares returned 2.77%, and Class Y shares returned 2.79%.1 In comparison, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index (Hedged) (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, produced a total return of 1.43% for the same period.2

Global bonds generally produced positive returns during the reporting period despite rising interest rates in some major markets. The fund’s interest-rate and country-allocation strategies enabled it to outperform the Index.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to maximize total return while realizing a market level of income, consistent with preserving principal and liquidity. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in U.S. dollar- and non-U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-income securities of governments and companies located in various countries, including emerging markets. The fund invests principally in bonds, notes, mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, floating rate loans (limited to up to 20% of the fund’s net assets) and other floating rate securities and Eurodollar and Yankee dollar instruments. The fund generally invests in eight or more countries, but always invests in at least three countries, one of which may be the United States. The fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in emerging markets generally and up to 7% of its net assets in any single emerging market country.

We focus on identifying undervalued government bond markets, currencies, sectors and securities and de-emphasize the use of interest-rate forecasting. We look for fixed-income securities with the potential for credit upgrades, unique structural characteristics or innovative features. We select securities by using fundamental economic research and quantitative analysis to allocate assets among countries and currencies, and by focusing on sectors and individual securities that appear to be relatively undervalued and actively trading among sectors.

Changing Monetary Policies Influenced Global Bonds

The first half of 2017 was characterized by a shift in the monetary policies of major central banks, particularly the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) in the United States. Evidence of stronger economic growth prompted a move away from the aggressively accommodative monetary policies of the past few years, which included historically low short-term rates in the United States and, at times, negative interest rates in Europe. In light of persistently low inflation, the shift in central banks’ policy stances appeared also to stem from a decision to focus more intently on economic stability and less on inflationary pressures.

While interest rates climbed in several major markets, such as Germany and other countries in the core of Europe, other nations saw lower rates, including New Zealand and Portugal. In the United States, short-term interest rates rose when the Fed twice raised its target for the overnight federal funds rate. In contrast, longer-term U.S. interest rates moderated in the wake of a spike during the final weeks of 2016 as investors came to realize that the new presidential administration’s stimulative policy proposals would take time and political capital to enact. Meanwhile, corporate-backed bonds generally continued to produce robust returns in an environment of growing corporate earnings.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Fund Strategies Bolstered Relative Results

The fund achieved positive results compared to the Index on the strength of several investment strategies. Our country allocations proved favorable due to overweighted exposure to Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand and underweighted positions in Germany and the United Kingdom. Positions in emerging-market bonds from Morocco, Indonesia, and Argentina also fared well, as did exposure to Latin American currencies such as the Mexican peso and Argentinian peso. Furthermore, our interest-rate strategies proved effective when a relatively short average duration helped the fund cushion the impact of rising interest rates. We maintained relatively light exposure to bonds with longer-term maturities, instead emphasizing intermediate-term securities.

Although disappointments during the reporting period proved relatively mild, underweighted exposure to Asian currencies weighed to a modest degree on relative performance.

At times during the reporting period, we employed futures contracts and swap options to establish our interest-rate strategies, and options to set currency exposures.

A More Cautious Investment Posture

In light of recent shifts toward less accommodative global monetary policies, we have adopted a more defensive investment posture, including underweighted exposure to bonds in Europe and the United Kingdom where interest rates are expected to rise. We have reduced the fund’s exposure to corporate-backed bonds toward the lower end of its range, and we have moderated the fund’s overweighted positions in emerging-market and inflation-linked bonds. In our view, these strategies should position the fund to weather bouts of heightened market volatility as interest rates rise and central banks pare back their quantitative easing programs.

July 17, 2017

Bonds are subject generally to interest-rate, credit, liquidity, and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Generally, all other factors being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can cause price declines.

Foreign bonds are subject to special risks including exposure to currency fluctuations, changing political and economic conditions, and potentially less liquidity. The fixed-income securities of issuers located in emerging markets can be more volatile and less liquid than those of issuers in more mature economies.

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 rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar will reduce the value of securities held by the fund and denominated in those currencies.

High yield bonds are subject to increased credit risk and are considered speculative in terms of the issuer’s perceived ability to continue making interest payments on a timely basis and to repay principal upon maturity.

The fund may use derivative instruments, such as options, futures, options on futures, forward contracts, swaps (including credit default swaps on corporate bonds and asset-backed securities), options on swaps, and other credit derivatives. A small investment in derivatives could have a potentially large impact on the fund’s performance. The use of derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets.

1  Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid and does not take into consideration the maximum initial sales charge in the case of Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions in the case of Class C shares. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. Class I and Class Y are not subject to any initial or deferred sales charge. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.

2  Source: FactSet. — The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index (Hedged) is a flagship measure of global investment-grade debt from 24 local currency markets. This multi-currency benchmark includes treasury, government-related, corporate and securitized fixed-rate bonds from both developed and emerging market issuers. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

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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/Standish Global Fixed Income Fund from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017. 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 June 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

Class A

Class C

Class I

Class Y

Expenses paid per $1,000

 

$4.17

 

$7.87

 

$2.66

 

$2.41

Ending value (after expenses)

 

$1,025.90

 

$1,022.30

 

$1,027.70

 

$1,027.90

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 June 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

Class A

Class C

Class I

Class Y

Expenses paid per $1,000

 

$4.16

 

$7.85

 

$2.66

 

$2.41

Ending value (after expenses)

 

$1,020.68

 

$1,017.01

 

$1,022.17

 

$1,022.41

 Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .83% for Class A, 1.57% for Class C, .53 % for Class I and .48% for Class Y, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

                   
 

Bonds and Notes - 95.4%

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

Argentina - 2.2%

         

Argentine Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

6.88

 

1/26/27

 

11,200,000

 

11,608,800

 

Argentine Government,
Unscd. Bonds

ARS

21.20

 

9/19/18

 

413,775,000

 

26,718,160

 

Buenos Aires Province,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.75

 

6/15/19

 

7,050,000

b

7,291,462

 

Buenos Aires Province,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

9.13

 

3/16/24

 

6,800,000

b

7,650,000

 

Buenos Aires Province,
Unscd. Bonds

ARS

0.00

 

5/31/22

 

114,000,000

c

7,012,694

 
 

60,281,116

 

Australia - 7.0%

         

Australian Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 126

AUD

4.50

 

4/15/20

 

236,950,000

 

194,848,927

 

Belgium - 1.0%

         

Belgium Government,
Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 74

EUR

0.80

 

6/22/25

 

22,900,000

b

26,816,623

 

Brazil - .5%

         

Brazilian Government,
Unscd. Notes

BRL

10.00

 

1/1/21

 

49,250,000

 

14,897,750

 

Canada - 3.9%

         

BMW Canada Auto Trust,
Ser. 2016-1A, Cl. A1

CAD

1.37

 

9/20/18

 

1,812,777

b

1,398,430

 

BMW Canada Auto Trust,
Ser. 2017-1A, Cl. A2

CAD

1.68

 

5/20/20

 

12,350,000

b

9,483,158

 

Canadian Government,
Unscd. Bonds

CAD

0.75

 

9/1/20

 

34,010,000

 

25,838,211

 

Canadian Government,
Unscd. Bonds

CAD

2.25

 

6/1/25

 

12,700,000

 

10,240,795

 

Canadian Government,
Unscd. Bonds

CAD

3.50

 

12/1/45

 

12,360,000

 

12,203,880

 

Cenovus Energy,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

4/15/27

 

10,825,000

b,d

10,333,556

 

CNH Capital Canada Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2014-1A, Cl. A2

CAD

1.80

 

10/15/20

 

986,960

b

762,770

 

CNH Capital Canada Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2017-1A, Cl. A2

CAD

1.71

 

5/15/23

 

11,025,000

b

8,456,638

 

GMF Canada Leasing Trust,
Ser. 16-1A, Cl. A1

CAD

1.38

 

8/20/18

 

1,227,107

b

946,542

 

GMF Canada Leasing Trust,
Ser. 16-1A, Cl. A2

CAD

1.64

 

3/20/19

 

5,050,000

b

3,894,863

 

GMF Canada Leasing Trust,
Ser. 16-1A, Cl. A3

CAD

1.83

 

6/21/21

 

5,800,000

b

4,470,848

 

MBARC Credit Canada,
Ser. 2016-AA, Cl. A1

CAD

1.26

 

9/17/18

 

7,666,888

b

5,913,105

 

MBARC Credit Canada,
Ser. 2016-AA, Cl. A2

CAD

1.53

 

6/17/19

 

11,025,000

b

8,488,689

 

MBARC Credit Canada,
Ser. 2016-AA. Cl. A3

CAD

1.72

 

7/15/21

 

3,350,000

b

2,578,270

 

Teck Resources,
Gtd. Notes

 

6.25

 

7/15/41

 

3,575,000

 

3,726,938

 
 

108,736,693

 

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Bonds and Notes - 95.4% (continued)

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

Chile - .5%

         

Chilean Government,
Unscd. Bonds

CLP

4.50

 

3/1/21

 

8,890,000,000

 

14,014,186

 

Colombia - .5%

         

Colombian Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. B

COP

10.00

 

7/24/24

 

37,206,900,000

 

14,911,146

 

Czech Republic - .1%

         

Czech Government,
Bonds, Ser. 100

CZK

0.25

 

2/10/27

 

70,500,000

 

2,902,935

 

Egypt - .1%

         

Arab Republic of Egypt,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

8.50

 

1/31/47

 

3,000,000

b

3,241,620

 

France - 1.3%

         

AXA,
Sub. Notes

EUR

5.25

 

4/16/40

 

3,500,000

 

4,479,208

 

French Government,
Unscd. Bonds

EUR

2.00

 

5/25/48

 

14,200,000

 

16,783,552

 

SFR Group,
Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.38

 

5/1/26

 

3,375,000

b

3,674,531

 

Societe Generale,
Gtd. Notes

 

2.75

 

10/12/17

 

4,510,000

 

4,524,928

 

Societe Generale,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

EUR

2.38

 

2/28/18

 

5,300,000

 

6,158,609

 
 

35,620,828

 

Germany - 1.5%

         

Allianz,
Jr. Sub. Bonds

EUR

3.38

 

12/31/49

 

3,100,000

 

3,797,884

 

Allianz,
Sub. Notes

EUR

5.63

 

10/17/42

 

4,300,000

 

5,931,116

 

Driver thirteen,
Ser. 13, Cl. A

EUR

0.00

 

2/22/21

 

1,503,974

c

1,721,681

 

Globaldrive Auto Receivables,
Ser. 16-A, Cl. A

EUR

0.00

 

1/20/24

 

3,270,240

c

3,748,977

 

Globaldrive Auto Receivables,
Ser. 16-B, Cl. A

EUR

0.13

 

8/20/24

 

11,045,519

c

12,704,743

 

KFW,
Govt. Gtd. Notes

AUD

4.00

 

1/16/19

 

18,050,000

 

14,284,995

 
 

42,189,396

 

Hungary - .1%

         

Hungarian Development Bank,
Govt. Gtd. Notes

 

6.25

 

10/21/20

 

1,400,000

b

1,554,483

 

Indonesia - .2%

         

Indonesian Government,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

EUR

3.75

 

6/14/28

 

5,200,000

b

6,514,973

 

Ireland - .8%

         

AerCap Ireland Capital,
Gtd. Notes

 

4.50

 

5/15/21

 

4,550,000

 

4,831,331

 

AerCap Ireland Capital,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

10/1/21

 

2,000,000

 

2,166,324

 

Irish Government,
Unscd. Bonds

EUR

2.00

 

2/18/45

 

2,150,000

 

2,496,491

 

MMC Norilsk Nickel,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.10

 

4/11/23

 

9,500,000

b

9,475,062

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Bonds and Notes - 95.4% (continued)

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

Ireland - .8% (continued)

         

Park Aerospace Holdings,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.50

 

2/15/24

 

2,225,000

b

2,329,575

 
 

21,298,783

 

Israel - .1%

         

Israeli Government,
Bonds, Ser. 0327

ILS

2.00

 

3/31/27

 

12,975,000

 

3,712,270

 

Italy - .8%

         

Enel,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

EUR

4.88

 

2/20/18

 

2,165,000

 

2,551,888

 

Intesa Sanpaolo,
Gtd. Notes

 

3.88

 

1/15/19

 

15,308,000

 

15,691,971

 

Intesa Sanpaolo,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.88

 

1/16/18

 

3,585,000

 

3,618,667

 

Intesa Sanpaolo,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

EUR

3.00

 

1/28/19

 

1,075,000

 

1,284,892

 
 

23,147,418

 

Ivory Coast - .2%

         

Ivory Coast Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

EUR

5.13

 

6/15/25

 

2,450,000

b

2,834,877

 

Ivory Coast Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

6.13

 

6/15/33

 

3,700,000

b

3,565,875

 
 

6,400,752

 

Japan - 15.5%

         

Development Bank of Japan,
Govt. Gtd. Bonds

JPY

1.70

 

9/20/22

 

325,000,000

 

3,137,198

 

Japanese Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 118

JPY

0.20

 

6/20/19

 

3,147,850,000

 

28,156,122

 

Japanese Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 128

JPY

0.10

 

6/20/21

 

14,474,750,000

 

129,619,504

 

Japanese Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 156

JPY

0.40

 

3/20/36

 

6,425,050,000

 

55,853,749

 

Japanese Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 19

JPY

0.10

 

9/10/24

 

5,811,000,000

e

53,773,160

 

Japanese Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 20

JPY

0.10

 

3/10/25

 

6,182,700,000

e

57,396,075

 

Japanese Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 21

JPY

0.10

 

3/10/26

 

3,189,000,000

e

29,618,403

 

Japanese Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 307

JPY

1.30

 

3/20/20

 

3,206,400,000

 

29,588,081

 

Japanese Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 336

JPY

0.50

 

12/20/24

 

3,779,400,000

 

34,858,854

 

Japanese Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 44

JPY

1.70

 

9/20/44

 

513,000,000

 

5,579,857

 
 

427,581,003

 

Kuwait - .6%

         

Kuwaiti International Bond,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

3/20/27

 

17,000,000

b

17,398,225

 

Luxembourg - .6%

         

Altice Financing,
Sr. Scd. Bonds

 

7.50

 

5/15/26

 

3,575,000

b

3,977,188

 

E-Carat,
Ser. 16-1, Cl. A

EUR

0.08

 

10/18/24

 

7,063,503

c

8,105,845

 

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Bonds and Notes - 95.4% (continued)

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

Luxembourg - .6% (continued)

         

Volkswagen Car Lease,
Ser. 22, Cl. A

EUR

0.25

 

8/21/21

 

3,429,276

c

3,930,801

 
 

16,013,834

 

Mexico - 1.9%

         

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

10/14/25

 

7,100,000

b

7,366,250

 

Mexican Government,
Bonds, Ser. M

MXN

8.00

 

11/7/47

 

384,000,000

 

23,084,644

 

Mexican Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. M

MXN

7.75

 

11/13/42

 

371,750,000

 

21,679,741

 
 

52,130,635

 

Morocco - .2%

         

Moroccan Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

EUR

3.50

 

6/19/24

 

3,870,000

 

4,815,620

 

Netherlands - 4.3%

         

ABN AMRO Bank,
Sub. Notes

 

4.75

 

7/28/25

 

9,350,000

b

9,875,853

 

ABN AMRO Bank,
Sub. Notes

EUR

2.88

 

1/18/28

 

3,700,000

 

4,507,911

 

Equate Petrochemical,
Gtd. Notes

 

3.00

 

3/3/22

 

7,225,000

b

7,133,965

 

Iberdrola International,
Gtd. Notes

EUR

1.13

 

1/27/23

 

1,400,000

 

1,640,189

 

Iberdrola International,
Gtd. Notes

EUR

5.75

 

2/27/49

 

800,000

 

946,736

 

ING GROEP,
Sub. Notes

EUR

3.00

 

4/11/28

 

2,500,000

c

3,065,057

 

Lukoil International Finance,
Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

11/2/26

 

12,950,000

b

13,281,261

 

Mylan,
Gtd. Notes

 

2.50

 

6/7/19

 

6,125,000

 

6,177,062

 

Petrobras Global Finance,
Gtd. Notes

 

6.13

 

1/17/22

 

4,640,000

 

4,802,400

 

Petrobras Global Finance,
Gtd. Notes

 

7.38

 

1/17/27

 

5,865,000

 

6,219,832

 

Petrobras Global Finance,
Gtd. Notes

 

7.25

 

3/17/44

 

8,350,000

 

8,241,450

 

Rabobank Nederland,
Sub. Bonds

EUR

2.50

 

5/26/26

 

6,180,000

 

7,411,426

 

Schaeffler Finance,
Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.75

 

5/15/23

 

3,375,000

b

3,493,125

 

Shell International Finance,
Gtd. Notes

 

3.75

 

9/12/46

 

13,750,000

 

13,065,525

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III,
Gtd. Notes

 

2.80

 

7/21/23

 

3,200,000

 

3,116,317

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III,
Gtd. Notes

 

3.15

 

10/1/26

 

5,600,000

d

5,329,274

 

Vonovia Finance,
Gtd. Notes

 

3.20

 

10/2/17

 

1,585,000

b

1,588,834

 

Vonovia Finance,
Gtd. Notes

EUR

1.63

 

12/15/20

 

9,000,000

 

10,732,002

 

9

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Bonds and Notes - 95.4% (continued)

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

Netherlands - 4.3% (continued)

         

WPC,
Gtd. Bonds

EUR

2.25

 

7/19/24

 

6,100,000

 

7,187,597

 
 

117,815,816

 

New Zealand - 2.3%

         

New Zealand Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 0925

NZD

2.00

 

9/20/25

 

81,958,000

f

64,092,617

 

Norway - .3%

         

Norwegian Government,
Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 474

NOK

3.75

 

5/25/21

 

61,700,000

b

8,183,776

 

Peru - .2%

         

Peruvian Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

EUR

2.75

 

1/30/26

 

5,000,000

 

6,246,060

 

Poland - 1.4%

         

Polish Government,
Bonds, Ser. 0727

PLN

2.50

 

7/25/27

 

157,500,000

 

39,584,857

 

Portugal - 2.4%

         

Portuguese Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

EUR

2.88

 

7/21/26

 

26,450,000

 

30,427,711

 

Portuguese Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

EUR

4.13

 

4/14/27

 

29,100,000

 

36,326,474

 
 

66,754,185

 

Romania - .3%

         

Romanian Government,
Unscd. Notes

EUR

2.88

 

5/26/28

 

6,475,000

b

7,635,055

 

Russia - .6%

         

Russian Government,
Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 6215

RUB

7.00

 

8/16/23

 

996,225,000

 

16,351,773

 

Senegal - .3%

         

Senegalese Government,
Unscd. Notes

 

6.25

 

5/23/33

 

7,000,000

b

7,122,591

 

Serbia - .2%

         

Serbian Government,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.25

 

9/28/21

 

3,600,000

 

4,164,512

 

South Africa - 1.1%

         

South African Government,
Bonds, Ser. 2048

ZAR

8.75

 

2/28/48

 

382,300,000

 

26,088,158

 

South African Government,
Bonds, Ser. R186

ZAR

10.50

 

12/21/26

 

65,800,000

 

5,583,884

 
 

31,672,042

 

South Korea - 3.1%

         

Republic of Korea,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 2506

KRW

2.25

 

6/10/25

 

6,341,600,000

 

5,588,961

 

Republic of Korea,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 2512

KRW

2.25

 

12/10/25

 

90,268,000,000

 

79,410,514

 
 

84,999,475

 

Spain - 2.1%

         

BBVA Subordinated Capital,
Gtd. Notes

EUR

3.50

 

4/11/24

 

10,000,000

 

12,009,548

 

Driver Espana,
Ser. 3, Cl. A

EUR

0.68

 

12/21/26

 

4,595,085

c

5,295,705

 

10

 

                   
 

Bonds and Notes - 95.4% (continued)

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

Spain - 2.1% (continued)

         

Spanish Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

EUR

2.90

 

10/31/46

 

30,600,000

 

35,383,692

 

Telefonica Emisiones,
Gtd. Notes

EUR

1.53

 

1/17/25

 

5,300,000

 

6,148,688

 
 

58,837,633

 

Sri Lanka - .5%

         

Sri Lankan Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

5.75

 

1/18/22

 

12,075,000

b

12,545,889

 

Sri Lankan Government,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.20

 

5/11/27

 

2,625,000

b

2,627,384

 
 

15,173,273

 

Supranational - 3.8%

         

European Investment Bank,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

CAD

1.25

 

11/5/20

 

15,050,000

b

11,464,136

 

European Investment Bank,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

CAD

1.13

 

9/16/21

 

8,500,000

 

6,407,039

 

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.88

 

4/21/20

 

4,500,000

 

4,522,577

 

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

NZD

3.50

 

1/22/21

 

69,975,000

 

52,248,731

 

International Finance Corporation,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

INR

6.30

 

11/25/24

 

328,130,000

 

5,162,582

 

Nordic Investment Bank,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

NOK

1.38

 

7/15/20

 

215,000,000

 

26,076,297

 
 

105,881,362

 

Switzerland - .3%

         

Credit Suisse Group,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.28

 

1/9/28

 

8,725,000

b

9,030,349

 

Thailand - .3%

         

Thai Government,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

THB

2.13

 

12/17/26

 

257,000,000

 

7,291,719

 

Turkey - .6%

         

Turkish Government,
Unscd. Bonds

TRY

2.00

 

9/18/24

 

47,525,000

 

16,322,663

 

Ukraine - .1%

         

Ukrainian Government,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

0.00

 

5/31/40

 

3,800,000

c

1,488,384

 

United Kingdom - 5.7%

         

Barclays,
Jr. Sub. Bonds

 

7.88

 

12/31/49

 

6,000,000

 

6,470,340

 

Barclays,
Sub. Notes

 

5.20

 

5/12/26

 

8,100,000

 

8,554,029

 

HSBC Holdings,
Sub. Notes

 

4.38

 

11/23/26

 

5,800,000

 

6,030,388

 

International Game Technology,
Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.25

 

2/15/22

 

3,275,000

b

3,594,313

 

Lloyds Banking Group,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.10

 

7/6/21

 

4,000,000

 

4,066,484

 

Lloyds Banking Group,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

1/11/27

 

8,500,000

 

8,569,819

 

11

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Bonds and Notes - 95.4% (continued)

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

United Kingdom - 5.7% (continued)

         

Royal Bank of Scotland Group,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.88

 

9/12/23

 

28,725,000

 

29,333,884

 

Santander UK Group Holdings,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.57

 

1/10/23

 

6,525,000

 

6,679,708

 

United Kingdom Gilt,
Unscd. Bonds

GBP

1.50

 

1/22/21

 

15,600,000

 

21,052,340

 

United Kingdom Gilt,
Unscd. Bonds

GBP

3.25

 

1/22/44

 

34,550,000

 

57,494,173

 

Vodafone Group,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

EUR

1.25

 

8/25/21

 

5,400,000

 

6,354,489

 
 

158,199,967

 

United States - 25.6%

         

21st Century Fox America,
Gtd. Notes

 

3.70

 

10/15/25

 

2,600,000

 

2,669,737

 

A10 Term Asset Financing,
Ser. 2013-2, Cl. A

 

2.62

 

11/15/27

 

193,777

b

193,674

 

Abbott Laboratories,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

11/30/26

 

2,850,000

 

2,915,225

 

Abbott Laboratories,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.90

 

11/30/46

 

10,800,000

 

11,984,306

 

AbbVie,
Sr. Unscd. Bonds

EUR

1.38

 

5/17/24

 

8,250,000

 

9,516,484

 

Ally Financial,
Gtd. Notes

 

3.50

 

1/27/19

 

3,310,000

 

3,363,788

 

AMC Networks,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

4/1/24

 

2,759,000

 

2,831,424

 

American Homes 4 Rent,
Ser. 2014-SFR3, Cl. A

 

3.68

 

12/17/36

 

2,531,214

b

2,640,927

 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2013-1, Cl. D

 

2.09

 

2/8/19

 

2,430,730

 

2,431,107

 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2013-4, Cl. C

 

2.72

 

9/9/19

 

573,116

 

574,465

 

Amgen,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.40

 

5/1/45

 

2,825,000

 

2,917,434

 

Antero Resources,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.63

 

6/1/23

 

915,000

 

931,013

 

Antero Resources,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

3/1/25

 

2,775,000

b

2,705,625

 

Apple,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

2/23/26

 

8,895,000

 

9,065,081

 

Aventura Mall Trust,
Ser. 2013-AVM, Cl. A

 

3.74

 

12/5/32

 

2,305,000

b,c

2,420,927

 

BAE Systems Holdings,
Gtd. Bonds

 

3.80

 

10/7/24

 

1,301,000

 

1,359,286

 

BAE Systems Holdings,
Gtd. Bonds

 

3.80

 

10/7/24

 

2,800,000

b

2,925,443

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser. 2013-TYSN, Cl. A2

 

3.76

 

9/5/32

 

1,245,000

b

1,308,377

 

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust,
Ser. 2004-2, Cl. 2A1

 

3.32

 

3/25/34

 

641,530

c

637,988

 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser. 2005-PWR10, Cl. AJ

 

5.59

 

12/11/40

 

225,294

c

245,004

 

12

 

                   
 

Bonds and Notes - 95.4% (continued)

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

United States - 25.6% (continued)

         

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser. 2006-PWR14, Cl. AJ

 

5.27

 

12/11/38

 

3,008,720

 

3,017,743

 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser. 2007-PWR16, Cl. AJ

 

5.65

 

6/11/40

 

387,529

c

386,758

 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser. 2007-PWR17, Cl. AJ

 

5.93

 

6/11/50

 

2,000,000

c

2,019,960

 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser. 2007-PWR18, Cl. AJ

 

6.26

 

6/11/50

 

950,000

c

953,653

 

Branch Banking & Trust,
Sub. Bonds

 

3.80

 

10/30/26

 

10,890,000

 

11,428,859

 

Branch Banking & Trust,
Sub. Notes

 

3.63

 

9/16/25

 

7,850,000

 

8,173,812

 

Bway Holding,
Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.50

 

4/15/24

 

6,656,000

b

6,814,080

 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust,
Ser. 2013-3, Cl. D

 

3.69

 

2/20/19

 

855,000

 

858,004

 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust,
Ser. 2014-1, Cl. D

 

3.39

 

7/22/19

 

900,000

 

909,960

 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust,
Ser. 2014-2, Cl. C

 

2.41

 

5/20/19

 

2,275,000

 

2,280,738

 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust,
Ser. 2014-3, Cl. D

 

3.14

 

2/20/20

 

2,850,000

 

2,886,174

 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust,
Ser. 2015-2, Cl. B

 

2.29

 

5/20/20

 

6,000,000

 

6,029,130

 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust,
Ser. 2015-2, Cl. D

 

3.16

 

11/20/20

 

7,275,000

 

7,371,020

 

Capital One Financial,
Sub. Notes

 

3.75

 

7/28/26

 

15,000,000

 

14,666,700

 

CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
Ser. 2014-4, Cl. D

 

3.04

 

5/17/21

 

2,625,000

 

2,644,522

 

CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
Ser. 2015-2, Cl. D

 

3.04

 

11/15/21

 

1,000,000

 

1,005,822

 

CCO Holdings,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.88

 

4/1/24

 

3,420,000

b

3,659,400

 

Cheniere,
Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.13

 

6/30/27

 

3,700,000

b

3,797,125

 

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2013-AA, Cl. D

 

2.93

 

8/17/20

 

5,100,000

b

5,122,847

 

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2013-BA, Cl. C

 

2.24

 

9/16/19

 

1,135,000

b

1,138,787

 

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2015-AA, Cl. D

 

3.15

 

1/18/22

 

3,100,000

b

3,079,506

 

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2015-BA, Cl. C

 

3.26

 

4/15/21

 

3,500,000

b

3,550,045

 

Citigroup,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.65

 

7/30/45

 

7,920,000

 

8,659,261

 

Citigroup,
Sub. Bonds

 

4.40

 

6/10/25

 

5,870,000

 

6,118,976

 

Citizens Bank,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.25

 

3/2/20

 

7,775,000

 

7,772,162

 

Cobalt CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser. 2007-C3, Cl. AJ

 

5.89

 

5/15/46

 

5,280,981

c

5,413,006

 

13

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Bonds and Notes - 95.4% (continued)

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

United States - 25.6% (continued)

         

Colony American Homes,
Ser. 2014-1A, Cl. C

 

3.06

 

5/17/31

 

1,625,000

b,c

1,639,848

 

Colony Starwood Homes,
Ser. 2016-2A, Cl. A

 

2.46

 

12/17/33

 

12,496,350

b,c

12,616,424

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser. 2006-C8, Cl. AJ

 

5.38

 

12/10/46

 

10,510,438

 

10,613,394

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser. 2013-WWP, Cl. B

 

3.73

 

3/10/31

 

1,225,000

b

1,267,382

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust,
Ser. 2004-18CB, Cl. 4A1

 

5.50

 

9/25/34

 

580,366

 

594,584

 

Cox Communications,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.35

 

9/15/26

 

3,250,000

b

3,197,916

 

Crown Castle International,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.25

 

9/1/21

 

4,675,000

 

4,604,782

 

Daimler Finance North America,
Gtd. Notes

 

1.50

 

7/5/19

 

8,225,000

b

8,149,404

 

Davita Healthcare Partners,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

5/1/25

 

3,600,000

 

3,618,000

 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust,
Ser. 2015-1, Cl. C

 

2.42

 

3/23/20

 

6,880,000

b

6,901,512

 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust,
Ser. 2016-1, Cl. A2

 

1.43

 

9/24/18

 

7,533,558

b

7,533,335

 

Digital Euro Finco,
Gtd. Bonds

EUR

2.63

 

4/15/24

 

5,814,000

 

7,060,576

 

DISH DBS,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.88

 

11/15/24

 

3,425,000

 

3,667,216

 

Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2015-AA, Cl. C

 

3.06

 

5/17/21

 

4,844,097

b

4,879,793

 

Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2016-CA, Cl. C

 

3.02

 

11/15/21

 

7,850,000

b

7,887,658

 

Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2016-CA, Cl. D

 

4.18

 

3/15/24

 

8,000,000

b

8,174,088

 

DT Auto Owner Trust,
Ser. 2014-1A, Cl. D

 

3.98

 

1/15/21

 

2,185,757

b

2,200,275

 

DT Auto Owner Trust,
Ser. 2014-3A, Cl. D

 

4.47

 

11/15/21

 

2,425,000

b

2,479,768

 

DT Auto Owner Trust,
Ser. 2015-3A, Cl. B

 

2.46

 

11/15/19

 

2,983,325

b

2,987,857

 

DT Auto Owner Trust,
Ser. 2016-1A, Cl. C

 

3.54

 

10/15/21

 

865,000

b

872,186

 

Duke Energy,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.65

 

9/1/26

 

2,800,000

 

2,664,880

 

Duke Energy,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

9/1/46

 

5,375,000

 

5,136,135

 

Energy Transfer Partners,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

1/15/26

 

2,865,000

 

2,985,877

 

Energy Transfer Partners,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.20

 

4/15/27

 

2,050,000

d

2,045,939

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Ser. 2014-DN3, Cl. M2

 

3.42

 

8/25/24

 

124,684

c,g

125,233

 

First Data,
Scd. Notes

 

5.75

 

1/15/24

 

3,425,000

b

3,570,563

 

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates,
Ser. 2004-FF4, Cl. M1

 

1.88

 

6/25/34

 

2,066,435

c

2,054,537

 

14

 

                   
 

Bonds and Notes - 95.4% (continued)

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

United States - 25.6% (continued)

         

Flagship Credit Auto Trust,
Ser. 2015-2, Cl. A

 

1.98

 

10/15/20

 

937,032

b

938,520

 

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,
Ser. 2014-A, Cl. B

 

1.71

 

5/15/19

 

1,750,000

 

1,751,929

 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A,
Ser. 2015-1, Cl. A1

 

1.42

 

1/15/20

 

8,355,000

 

8,352,374

 

Ford Motor Credit,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.55

 

10/5/18

 

1,700,000

 

1,711,756

 

Ford Motor Credit,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.34

 

3/18/21

 

3,475,000

 

3,544,858

 

Freeport-McMoRan,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.45

 

3/15/43

 

4,275,000

 

3,707,708

 

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser. 2015-NRF, Cl. EFX

 

3.38

 

12/15/34

 

3,620,000

b,c

3,611,711

 

General Electric,
Jr. Sub. Debs., Ser. D

 

5.00

 

12/31/49

 

3,085,000

c

3,278,275

 

General Motors Financial,
Gtd. Notes

 

3.10

 

1/15/19

 

4,475,000

 

4,537,977

 

General Motors Financial,
Gtd. Notes

 

2.35

 

10/4/19

 

9,650,000

 

9,654,738

 

Genesis Energy,
Gtd. Notes

 

6.75

 

8/1/22

 

2,100,000

 

2,115,750

 

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust,
Ser. 2015-1, Cl. D

 

3.01

 

3/20/20

 

3,350,000

 

3,366,779

 

Goldman Sachs Group,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

11/16/26

 

10,380,000

 

10,338,304

 

Goldman Sachs Group,
Sub. Notes

 

4.25

 

10/21/25

 

6,710,000

 

6,948,594

 

Great Plains Energy,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

4/1/27

 

3,075,000

 

3,117,211

 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser. 2016-GS2, Cl. A2

 

2.64

 

5/10/49

 

4,200,000

 

4,251,468

 

HCA,
Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.50

 

6/15/47

 

3,915,000

 

4,061,813

 

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2015-A, Cl. C

 

1.98

 

7/15/20

 

1,320,000

 

1,321,926

 

Icahn Enterprises,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.88

 

2/1/22

 

3,765,000

 

3,873,244

 

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser. 2006-CB17, Cl. AM

 

5.46

 

12/12/43

 

316,299

 

316,148

 

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser. 2006-LDP9, Cl. AM

 

5.37

 

5/15/47

 

3,442,144

 

3,439,620

 

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser. 2007-LDPX, Cl. AM

 

5.46

 

1/15/49

 

2,916,007

c

2,913,938

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.30

 

4/1/26

 

9,610,000

 

9,554,483

 

KeyCorp Student Loan Trust,
Ser. 1999-B, Cl. CTFS

 

1.95

 

11/25/36

 

14,034

c

13,862

 

Kinder Morgan,
Gtd. Notes

 

4.30

 

6/1/25

 

1,950,000

 

2,030,849

 

Kinder Morgan,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.55

 

6/1/45

 

2,891,000

 

3,078,629

 

15

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Bonds and Notes - 95.4% (continued)

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

United States - 25.6% (continued)

         

Kraft Heinz Foods,
Gtd. Notes

EUR

2.00

 

6/30/23

 

5,300,000

 

6,317,832

 

Kraft Heinz Foods,
Gtd. Notes

EUR

2.25

 

5/25/28

 

13,575,000

 

15,541,525

 

Kubota Credit Owner Trust,
Ser. 2016-1A, Cl. A3

 

1.50

 

7/15/20

 

4,900,000

b

4,871,202

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I,
Scd. Notes

 

1.50

 

1/10/18

 

4,605,000

b

4,604,194

 

Morgan Stanley,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

7/23/25

 

3,450,000

 

3,604,929

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,
Ser. 2007-IQ14, Cl. AM

 

5.68

 

4/15/49

 

563,205

c

570,752

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust,
Ser. 2005-1, Cl. 4A1

 

1.32

 

3/25/35

 

228,942

c

216,619

 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,
Ser. 2017-3A, Cl. A1

 

4.00

 

4/25/57

 

11,650,000

b,c

12,224,660

 

Newell Brands,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.60

 

3/29/19

 

737,000

 

744,526

 

Occidental Petroleum,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

2/15/27

 

6,675,000

 

6,508,619

 

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,
Ser. 2014-2A, Cl. A

 

2.47

 

9/18/24

 

1,965,145

b

1,970,165

 

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,
Ser. 2015-1A, Cl. A

 

3.19

 

3/18/26

 

5,344,000

b

5,403,986

 

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,
Ser. 2015-1A, Cl. B

 

3.85

 

3/18/26

 

3,250,000

b

3,300,120

 

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,
Ser. 2015-2A, Cl. A

 

2.57

 

7/18/25

 

5,462,083

b

5,475,150

 

Oracle,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

7/15/46

 

11,100,000

 

11,255,311

 

OSCAR US Funding Trust,
Ser. 2017-1A, Cl. A2A

 

2.30

 

5/11/20

 

2,950,000

b

2,956,404

 

OSCAR US Funding Trust,
Ser. 2017-1A, Cl. A4

 

3.30

 

5/10/24

 

3,560,000

b

3,600,456

 

Prime Security Services Borrower,
Scd. Notes

 

9.25

 

5/15/23

 

3,300,000

b

3,594,228

 

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust,
Ser. 2017-1A, Cl. A

 

2.56

 

6/15/23

 

5,875,000

b

5,895,228

 

Prudential Financial,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.38

 

6/21/20

 

2,200,000

 

2,404,857

 

Prudential Financial,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

11/15/20

 

4,000,000

 

4,294,260

 

Reynolds Group,
Gtd. Notes

 

7.00

 

7/15/24

 

3,345,000

b,d

3,594,504

 

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2015-5, Cl. D

 

3.65

 

12/15/21

 

886,000

 

906,058

 

Scientific Games International,
Gtd. Notes

 

10.00

 

12/1/22

 

3,105,000

 

3,415,500

 

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust,
Ser. 2016-3, Cl. A

 

3.05

 

12/26/25

 

728,342

b

735,475

 

Southern,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

7/1/26

 

9,275,000

 

9,091,819

 

Springleaf Funding Trust,
Ser. 2015-AA, Cl. A

 

3.16

 

11/15/24

 

9,175,000

b

9,260,720

 

Springleaf Funding Trust,
Ser. 2016-AA, Cl. A

 

2.90

 

11/15/29

 

12,150,000

b

12,215,102

 

16

 

                   
 

Bonds and Notes - 95.4% (continued)

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

a

Value ($)

 

United States - 25.6% (continued)

         

Sprint Communications,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.00

 

8/15/20

 

4,050,000

 

4,465,125

 

Sprint Spectrum,
Sr. Scd. Notes

 

3.42

 

3/20/23

 

9,800,000

b,c

9,910,250

 

SunTrust Auto Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2015-15A, Cl. A3

 

1.42

 

9/16/19

 

4,004,136

b

4,003,966

 

Targa Resources Partners,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.13

 

2/1/25

 

3,425,000

b

3,540,594

 

T-Mobile USA,
Gtd. Notes

 

6.00

 

3/1/23

 

2,900,000

 

3,076,697

 

Towd Point Mortgage Trust,
Ser. 2017-2, Cl. A1

 

2.75

 

4/25/57

 

3,419,386

b,c

3,456,166

 

Tricon American Homes,
Ser. 2016-SFR1, Cl. A

 

2.59

 

11/17/33

 

13,190,000

b

13,057,655

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities,
Notes

 

0.63

 

1/15/26

 

42,703,085

h

42,992,441

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities,
Notes

 

0.38

 

1/15/27

 

36,134,469

d,h

35,503,850

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

2/15/27

 

3,750,000

 

3,733,886

 

Verizon Communications,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.13

 

3/16/27

 

3,750,000

 

3,881,059

 

Verizon Owner Trust,
Ser. 2016-1A, Cl. A

 

1.42

 

1/20/21

 

8,000,000

b

7,970,382

 

Visa,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.20

 

12/14/20

 

9,250,000

 

9,331,030

 

Wells Fargo & Co.,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

4/22/26

 

6,125,000

 

5,989,491

 

Wells Fargo & Co.,
Sub. Notes

 

4.30

 

7/22/27

 

1,675,000

 

1,758,624

 

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust,
Ser. 2014-2A, Cl. D

 

2.86

 

7/15/21

 

2,125,000

b

2,128,577

 

Zayo Group,
Gtd. Notes

 

5.75

 

1/15/27

 

3,055,000

b

3,203,931

 
 

707,334,916

 

Uruguay - .3%

         

Uruguayan Government,
Sr. Unscd. Notes

UYU

9.88

 

6/20/22

 

194,145,000

b

6,999,914

 

Total Bonds and Notes
(cost $2,611,648,728)

 

2,640,212,155

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                   
 

Options Purchased - .1%

       

Face Amount Covered by Contracts ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Call Options - .0%

         

10 Year Interest Rate Swaption,
July 2017 @ 2.11

         

1,120,000

 

2,486

 

New Zealand Dollar Cross Currency,
September 2017 @ NZD 1.06

     

AUD

 

73,400,000

 

486,295

 
 

488,781

 

Put Options - .1%

         

10 Year Interest Rate Swaption,
August 2017 @ 1.23

         

432,500

 

956,831

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swaption,
July 2017 @ 2.11

         

1,120,000

 

1,686,082

 

South African Rand,
July 2017 @ ZAR 13.17

         

26,400,000

 

261,409

 
 

2,904,322

 

Total Options Purchased
(cost $2,967,948)

 

3,393,103

 

Short-Term Investments - 1.4%

Yield at
Date of
Purchase (%)

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

U.S. Treasury Bills
(cost $37,402,314)

 

0.89

 

9/28/17

 

37,485,000

i

37,393,949

 

Other Investment - 3.1%

       

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Registered Investment Company;

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund
(cost $86,033,929)

         

86,033,929

j

86,033,929

 

18

 

                   
 

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - .7%

       

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Registered Investment Company;

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares
(cost $18,336,750)

         

18,336,750

j

18,336,750

 

Total Investments (cost $2,756,389,669)

 

100.7%

2,785,369,886

 

Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables

 

(0.7%)

(18,888,266)

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

2,766,481,620

 

AUD—Australian Dollar

a Principal amount stated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.

ARS—Argentine Peso

AUD—Australian Dollar

BRL—Brazilian Real

CAD—Canadian Dollar

CLP—Chilean Peso

COP—Colombian Peso

CZK—Czech Koruna

EUR—Euro

GBP—British Pound

ILS—Israeli Shekel

INR—Indian Rupee

JPY—Japanese Yen

KRW—South Korean Won

MXN—Mexican Peso

NOK—Norwegian Krone

NZD—New Zealand Dollar

PLN—Polish Zloty

RUB—Russian Ruble

THB—Thai Baht

TRY—Turkish Lira

UYU—Uruguayan Peso

ZAR—South African Rand

 

b Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2017, these securities were valued at $510,232,176 or 18.44% of net assets.

c Variable rate security—rate shown is the interest rate in effect at period end.

d Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At June 30, 2017, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $56,811,682 and the value of the collateral held by the fund was $59,092,477, consisting of cash collateral of $18,336,750 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $40,755,727.

e Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the Japanese Consumer Price Index.

f Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the New Zealand Consumer Price Index.

g The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association into conservatorship with FHFA as the conservator. As such, the FHFA oversees the continuing affairs of these companies.

h Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.

i Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open futures contracts.

j Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

   

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

Value (%)

Foreign/Governmental

55.3

Corporate Bonds

24.7

Asset-Backed

9.8

Short-Term/Money Market Investments

5.2

U.S. Government

3.0

Commercial Mortgage-Backed

2.1

Residential Mortgage-Backed

.5

Options Purchased

.1

 

100.7

 Based on net assets.

See notes to financial statements.

20

 

STATEMENT OF FUTURES

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

             
 

Contracts

Market Value Covered by Contracts ($)

Expiration

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($)

 
           

Futures Long

   

Australian 3 Year Bond

3,605

 

309,367,473

September 2017

(1,904,008)

 

Japanese 10 Year Bond

58

 

77,407,246

September 2017

(154,972)

 

Long Term French Government Future

222

 

37,648,263

September 2017

(445,558)

 

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes

2,342

 

293,994,187

September 2017

(493,372)

 

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes

2,660

 

313,443,594

September 2017

(709,734)

 

Futures Short

   

Australian 10 Year Bond

470

 

(46,693,938)

September 2017

742,293

 

Euro 30 Year Bond

26

 

(4,855,883)

September 2017

120,533

 

Euro-Bobl

373

 

(56,107,202)

September 2017

634,305

 

Euro-Bond

839

 

(155,114,478)

September 2017

2,905,030

 

Euro-Schatz

25

 

(3,193,743)

September 2017

9,249

 

Long Gilt

194

 

(31,728,594)

September 2017

462,158

 

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

131

 

(20,133,063)

September 2017

(51,317)

 

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond

195

 

(32,345,625)

September 2017

(359,865)

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

 

4,873,568

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

 

(4,118,826)

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPTIONS WRITTEN

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

           
   

Face Amount Covered by Contracts ($)

a

Value ($)

 

Call Options:

         

South African Rand,

         

July 2017 @ ZAR 15.06

 

26,400,000

 

-

 

Put Options:

         

New Zealand Dollar Cross Currency,

         

September 2017 @ NZD 1.03

AUD

73,400,000

 

(239,525)

 

Total Options Written

(premiums received $725,466)

     

(239,525)

 

a Face amount stated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise indicated.

AUD—Australian Dollar

See notes to financial statements.

22

 

STATEMENT OF FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

         

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Foreign Currency
Amounts

Cost/
Proceeds ($)

Value ($)

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)($)

Purchases:

     

Citigroup

     

Indian Rupee,

     

Expiring

     

8/24/2017

941,290,000

14,514,881

14,455,994

(58,887)

HSBC

     

Mexican New Peso,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

427,520,000

23,506,255

23,341,970

(164,285)

JP Morgan Chase Bank

     

Chilean Peso,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

9,200,000,000

13,803,206

13,837,229

34,023

Indonesian Rupiah,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

332,197,165,000

24,803,791

24,760,837

(42,954)

Malaysian Ringgit,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

57,500,000

13,496,068

13,362,925

(133,143)

UBS

     

Swedish Krona,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

232,455,000

26,645,949

27,644,122

998,173

Sales:

     

Bank of America

     

Australian Dollar,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

54,915,000

41,609,919

42,188,955

(579,036)

Canadian Dollar,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

150,910,000

113,832,054

116,444,429

(2,612,375)

Japanese Yen,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

41,985,818,000

377,780,939

373,819,987

3,960,952

Thai Baht,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

244,260,000

7,163,680

7,190,554

(26,874)

Barclays Bank

     

Malaysian Ringgit,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

9,550,000

2,211,160

2,219,408

(8,248)

23

 

STATEMENT OF FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (Unaudited) (continued)

             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Foreign Currency
Amounts

Cost/
Proceeds ($)

Value ($)

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)($)

Sales: (continued)

Citigroup

     

Brazilian Real,

     

Expiring

     

8/2/2017

49,205,000

14,750,142

14,741,569

8,573

Chilean Peso,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

9,200,000,000

13,806,765

13,837,229

(30,464)

Colombian Peso,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

42,000,000,000

13,728,586

13,674,984

53,602

Euro,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

52,395,000

58,786,142

59,947,373

(1,161,231)

Mexican New Peso,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

1,222,290,000

66,436,026

66,735,255

(299,229)

Russian Ruble,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

1,035,270,000

17,850,842

17,336,971

513,871

South African Rand,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

429,780,000

32,991,479

32,531,086

460,393

South Korean Won,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

102,502,575,000

91,340,737

89,658,671

1,682,066

Taiwan Dollar,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

860,845,000

28,613,761

28,353,800

259,961

Goldman Sachs International

     

Czech Koruna,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

67,100,000

2,872,382

2,944,942

(72,560)

Euro,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

152,725,000

171,324,614

174,739,243

(3,414,629)

Polish Zloty,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

156,225,000

41,752,412

42,146,365

(393,953)

HSBC

     

Australian Dollar,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

109,880,000

83,920,191

84,416,323

(496,132)

Euro,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

36,720,000

41,194,332

42,012,932

(818,600)

24

 

               

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Foreign Currency
Amounts

Cost/
Proceeds ($)

Value ($)

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)($)

Sales: (continued)

HSBC (continued)

Mexican New Peso,

     

Expiring

     

7/3/2017

675,549,561

37,451,467

37,222,925

228,542

New Zealand Dollar,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

161,145,000

117,243,462

118,017,395

(773,933)

JP Morgan Chase Bank

     

Euro,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

104,125,000

116,806,176

119,133,892

(2,327,716)

Israeli Shekel

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

12,670,000

3,600,559

3,640,231

(39,672)

Mexican New Peso,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

49,680,000

2,714,136

2,712,456

1,680

Turkish Lira,

     

Expiring

     

8/25/2017

60,015,000

16,751,437

16,773,968

(22,531)

UBS

     

British Pound,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

62,100,000

79,078,140

80,969,128

(1,890,988)

Euro,

     

Expiring

     

7/3/2017

41,960,932

48,003,305

47,925,773

77,532

7/31/2017

6,570,000

7,368,814

7,517,020

(148,206)

Norwegian Krone,

     

Expiring

     

7/31/2017

67,065,000

7,864,805

8,038,505

(173,700)

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

   

8,279,368

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

   

(15,689,346)

See notes to financial statements.

25

 

STATEMENT OF SWAP AGREEMENTS

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

             

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 
           

Notional
Amount($)

Currency/ Floating Rate

Counterparty

(Pay)
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)

Expiration

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($)

116,400,000

CAD - 6 Month LIBOR

Bank of America

1.25

6/21/2019

(269,215)

24,700,000

CAD - 6 Month LIBOR

Bank of America

1.84

6/21/2019

429,572

345,600,000

CAD - 6 Month LIBOR

Bank of America

1.25

6/20/2019

(771,405)

70,800,000

CAD - 6 Month LIBOR

Bank of America

1.84

6/20/2027

1,229,613

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

1,659,185

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

(1,040,620)

CAD—Canadian Dollar

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

Clearing House-Chicago Mercantile Exchange
See notes to financial statements.

26

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments
(including securities on loan, valued at $56,811,682)—Note 1(c):

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

2,652,018,990

 

2,680,999,207

 

Affiliated issuers

 

104,370,679

 

104,370,679

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

4,643,609

 

Cash denominated in foreign currency

 

 

14,996,498

 

14,960,053

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

 

 

 

 

86,022,316

 

Dividends, interest and securities lending income receivable

 

 

 

 

21,327,728

 

Receivable for shares of Beneficial Interest subscribed

 

 

 

 

10,026,048

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign
currency exchange contracts—See Statement of
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts—Note 4

 

 

 

 

8,279,368

 

Cash collateral held by broker—Note 4

 

 

 

 

1,571,709

 

Receivable for swap variation margin—Note 4

 

 

 

 

187,588

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

 

 

154,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,932,542,829

 

Liabilities ($):

 

 

 

 

Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)

 

 

 

 

1,177,992

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

 

 

 

 

113,694,881

 

Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(c)

 

 

 

 

18,336,750

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign
currency exchange contracts—See Statement of
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts—Note 4

 

 

 

 

15,689,346

 

Payable for shares of Beneficial Interest redeemed

 

 

 

 

15,590,896

 

Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4

 

 

 

 

904,232

 

Outstanding options written, at value (premiums received
$725,466)—See Statement of Options Written—Note 4

 

 

 

 

239,525

 

Distributions payable

 

 

 

 

11,534

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

 

 

416,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

166,061,209

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

2,766,481,620

 

Composition of Net Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

2,799,014,026

 

Accumulated undistributed investment income—net

 

 

 

 

15,505,620

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

 

 

(70,629,819)

 

Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments, options transactions and foreign currency
transactions (including $754,742 net unrealized
appreciation on futures and $618,565
net unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swap
agreements)

 

 

 

22,591,793

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

2,766,481,620

 

 

           

Net Asset Value Per Share

Class A

Class C

Class I

Class Y

 

Net Assets ($)

153,604,154

85,686,127

2,381,930,779

145,260,560

 

Shares Outstanding

7,203,403

4,036,129

111,633,690

6,806,645

 

Net Asset Value Per Share ($)

21.32

21.23

21.34

21.34

 

           

See notes to financial statements.

         

27

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

             
             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income ($):

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

Interest (net of $99,559 foreign taxes withheld at source)

 

 

32,938,707

 

Dividends from affiliated issuers

 

 

174,134

 

Income from securities lending—Note 1(c)

 

 

71,474

 

Total Income

 

 

33,184,315

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fee—Note 3(a)

 

 

5,358,825

 

Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)

 

 

1,209,198

 

Custodian fees—Note 3(c)

 

 

391,234

 

Distribution fees—Note 3(b)

 

 

339,763

 

Registration fees

 

 

131,396

 

Administration fee—Note 3(a)

 

 

123,153

 

Trustees’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)

 

 

98,469

 

Professional fees

 

 

78,486

 

Prospectus and shareholders’ reports

 

 

77,568

 

Loan commitment fees—Note 2

 

 

24,273

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

59,169

 

Total Expenses

 

 

7,891,534

 

Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)

 

 

(4,126)

 

Net Expenses

 

 

7,887,408

 

Investment Income—Net

 

 

25,296,907

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

863,370

 

Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions

375,375

 

Net realized gain (loss) on futures

4,701,682

 

Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreements

(402,487)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

(73,341,928)

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

(67,803,988)

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
and foreign currency transactions

 

 

112,504,778

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options transactions

 

 

1,584,847

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures

 

 

2,902,635

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements

 

 

618,565

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

(4,074,570)

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

113,536,255

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

45,732,267

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

71,029,174

 

             

See notes to financial statements.

         

28

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

                   
                   

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2016

 

Operations ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income—net

 

 

25,296,907

 

 

 

36,556,854

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

(67,803,988)

 

 

 

67,578,473

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments

 

113,536,255

 

 

 

(53,101,397)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations

71,029,174

 

 

 

51,033,930

 

Distributions to Shareholders from ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income—net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

(1,055,070)

 

 

 

(4,909,696)

 

Class C

 

 

(280,410)

 

 

 

(808,845)

 

Class I

 

 

(20,721,212)

 

 

 

(39,203,238)

 

Class Y

 

 

(1,326,676)

 

 

 

(1,831,873)

 

Net realized gain on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

(812,578)

 

 

 

(1,885,054)

 

Class C

 

 

(467,696)

 

 

 

(574,620)

 

Class I

 

 

(11,456,677)

 

 

 

(12,601,405)

 

Class Y

 

 

(733,418)

 

 

 

(572,867)

 

Total Distributions

 

 

(36,853,737)

 

 

 

(62,387,598)

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

46,072,681

 

 

 

212,823,302

 

Class C

 

 

6,364,334

 

 

 

51,395,794

 

Class I

 

 

747,764,920

 

 

 

1,486,557,540

 

Class Y

 

 

48,924,734

 

 

 

75,666,411

 

Distributions reinvested:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

1,763,868

 

 

 

6,624,872

 

Class C

 

 

675,155

 

 

 

1,235,683

 

Class I

 

 

27,862,902

 

 

 

42,582,313

 

Class Y

 

 

1,825,784

 

 

 

2,365,944

 

Cost of shares redeemed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

(223,350,243)

 

 

 

(156,385,690)

 

Class C

 

 

(21,229,462)

 

 

 

(31,014,339)

 

Class I

 

 

(604,914,152)

 

 

 

(947,437,488)

 

Class Y

 

 

(27,980,874)

 

 

 

(39,695,613)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
from Beneficial Interest Transactions

3,779,647

 

 

 

704,718,729

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

37,955,084

 

 

 

693,365,061

 

Net Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

 

 

2,728,526,536

 

 

 

2,035,161,475

 

End of Period

 

 

2,766,481,620

 

 

 

2,728,526,536

 

Undistributed investment income—net

15,505,620

 

 

 

13,592,081

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

                   
                   

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2016

 

Capital Share Transactions (Shares):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class Aa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

2,171,943

 

 

 

9,903,836

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

83,285

 

 

 

315,020

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(10,582,047)

 

 

 

(7,279,340)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(8,326,819)

 

 

 

2,939,516

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

301,261

 

 

 

2,404,585

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

32,066

 

 

 

59,010

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(1,006,682)

 

 

 

(1,451,030)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(673,355)

 

 

 

1,012,565

 

Class Ia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

35,227,682

 

 

 

69,114,509

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

1,314,521

 

 

 

2,021,953

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(28,545,114)

 

 

 

(43,981,047)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

7,997,089

 

 

 

27,155,415

 

Class Ya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

2,310,345

 

 

 

3,543,366

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

86,126

 

 

 

112,343

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(1,314,271)

 

 

 

(1,837,932)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

1,082,200

 

 

 

1,817,777

 

                   

a

During the period ended June 30, 2017, 405,453 Class A shares representing $8,547,588 were exchanged for 404,685 Class I shares and 293,825 Class I shares representing $6,258,464 were exchanged for 293,825 Class Y shares.

 

See notes to financial statements.

               

30

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. 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 each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

                   
       
 

Six Months Ended

 

Class A Shares

June 30, 2017

 

Year Ended December 31,

(Unaudited)

 

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

21.03

21.03

21.69

21.14

21.82

20.74

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

.17

.26

.37

.44

.51

.43

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

.37

.18

(.50)

1.15

(.55)

1.48

Total from Investment Operations

.54

.44

(.13)

1.59

(.04)

1.91

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

(.14)

(.32)

(.41)

(.73)

(.62)

(.37)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

(.11)

(.12)

(.12)

(.31)

(.02)

(.46)

Total Distributions

(.25)

(.44)

(.53)

(1.04)

(.64)

(.83)

Net asset value, end of period

21.32

21.03

21.03

21.69

21.14

21.82

Total Return (%)b

2.59c

2.12

(.61)

7.55

(.18)

9.26

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

.83d

.81

.82

.89

.88

.93

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

.83d

.81

.82

.89

.88

.93

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

1.64d

1.20

1.68

2.06

2.35

1.99

Portfolio Turnover Rate

60.02c

125.98

178.07

180.28

189.93

245.46e

Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)

153,604

326,654

264,829

122,987

104,431

75,834

a Based on average shares outstanding.

b Exclusive of sales charge.

c Not annualized.

d Annualized.

c The portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the period ended December 31, 2012 was 197.97%.

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

                 
       
 

Six Months Ended

 

Class C Shares

June 30, 2017

 

Year Ended December 31,

(Unaudited)

 

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

20.94

20.95

21.63

21.06

21.74

20.68

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

.10

.10

.21

.28

.34

.27

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

.37

.18

(.49)

1.14

(.55)

1.47

Total from Investment Operations

.47

.28

(.28)

1.42

(.21)

1.74

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

(.07)

(.17)

(.28)

(.54)

(.45)

(.22)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

(.11)

(.12)

(.12)

(.31)

(.02)

(.46)

Total Distributions

(.18)

(.29)

(.40)

(.85)

(.47)

(.68)

Net asset value, end of period

21.23

20.94

20.95

21.63

21.06

21.74

Total Return (%)b

2.23c

1.37

(1.34)

6.76

(.94)

8.42

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

1.57d

1.55

1.55

1.65

1.63

1.68

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

1.57d

1.55

1.55

1.65

1.63

1.68

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

.91d

.47

.95

1.29

1.58

1.24

Portfolio Turnover Rate

60.02c

125.98

178.07

180.28

189.93

245.46e

Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)

85,686

98,626

77,460

27,989

19,481

16,613

a Based on average shares outstanding.

b Exclusive of sales charge.

c Not annualized.

d Annualized.

e The portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the period ended December 31, 2012 was 197.97%.

See notes to financial statements.

32

 

                           
             
 

Six Months Ended

 

Class I Shares

June 30, 2017

 

Year Ended December 31,

(Unaudited)

 

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

21.06

21.06

21.71

21.17

21.85

20.77

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

.20

.32

.43

.51

.57

.50

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

.38

.18

(.48)

1.14

(.55)

1.47

Total from Investment Operations

.58

.50

(.05)

1.65

.02

1.97

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

(.19)

(.38)

(.48)

(.80)

(.68)

(.43)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

(.11)

(.12)

(.12)

(.31)

(.02)

(.46)

Total Distributions

(.30)

(.50)

(.60)

(1.11)

(.70)

(.89)

Net asset value, end of period

21.34

21.06

21.06

21.71

21.17

21.85

Total Return (%)

2.77b

2.41

(.28)

7.85

.11

9.55

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

.53c

.52

.52

.59

.57

.63

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

.53c

.52

.52

.59

.57

.63

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

1.94c

1.50

1.99

2.35

2.62

2.29

Portfolio Turnover Rate

60.02b

125.98

178.07

180.28

189.93

245.46d

Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)

2,381,931

2,182,666

1,610,590

627,638

271,132

200,694

a Based on average shares outstanding.

b Not annualized.

c Annualized.

d The portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the period ended December 31, 2012 was 197.97%.

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

                         
             
 

Six Months Ended

     

Class Y Shares

June 30, 2017

     

Year Ended December 31,

(Unaudited)

 

2016

 

2015

2014

2013a

 

Per Share Data ($):

             

Net asset value, beginning of period

21.06

21.06

 

21.71

21.17

21.23

 

Investment Operations:

             

Investment income—netb

.21

.33

 

.44

.54

.30

 

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

.38

.18

 

(.49)

1.12

.04

 

Total from Investment Operations

.59

.51

 

(.05)

1.66

.34

 

Distributions:

             

Dividends from
investment income—net

(.20)

(.39)

 

(.48)

(.81)

(.40)

 

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

(.11)

(.12)

 

(.12)

(.31)

-

 

Total Distributions

(.31)

(.51)

 

(.60)

(1.12)

(.40)

 

Net asset value, end of period

21.34

21.06

 

21.06

21.71

21.17

 

Total Return (%)

2.79c

2.46

 

(.29)

7.94

1.60c

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

             

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

.48d

.46

 

.48

.54

.55d

 

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

.48d

.46

 

.48

.54

.55d

 

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

2.00d

1.55

 

2.03

2.41

2.84d

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

60.02c

125.98

 

178.07

180.28

189.93

 

Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)

145,261

120,581

 

82,283

27,897

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a From the close of business on July 1, 2013 (commencement of initial offering) to December 31, 2013.

b Based on average shares outstanding.

c Not annualized.

d Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus/Standish Global Fixed Income Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Investment Funds (the “Trust”), 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 seven series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to maximize total return while realizing a market level of income, consistent with preserving principal and liquidity. 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. Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC (“Standish”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser.

Effective March 31, 2017, the fund authorized the issuance of Class T shares, but, as of the date of this report, the fund did not offer Class T shares for purchase.

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, Class T and Class Y. Class A, Class C and Class T shares are sold primarily to retail investors through financial intermediaries and bear Distribution and/or Shareholder Services Plan fees. Class A and Class T 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 shares are sold primarily to bank trust departments and other financial service providers (including The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, and its affiliates), acting on behalf of customers having a qualified trust or an investment account or relationship at such institution, and bear no Distribution or Shareholder Services Plan fees. Class Y shares are sold at net asset value per share generally to institutional investors, and bear no Distribution or Shareholder Services Plan fees. Class I and Class Y shares are offered without a front-end sales charge or CDSC. 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 (Unaudited) (continued)

The Trust 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.

(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.

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.

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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:

Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in securities, excluding short-term investments (other than U.S. Treasury Bills), futures, options and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are valued as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by the Service. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service is engaged under the general supervision of the Board.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

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.

Futures and options, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) are valued at the mean between the bid and asked price and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Investments in swap agreements are valued each business day by the Service. Swaps are valued by the Service by using a swap pricing model which incorporates among other factors, default probabilities, recovery rates, credit curves of the underlying issuer and swap spreads on interest rates and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward contracts are valued at the forward rate and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the fund’s investments:

           
 

Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

Level 3 -Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

Assets ($)

Investments in Securities:

Asset-Backed

-

270,623,538

-

270,623,538

Commercial
Mortgage-Backed

-

59,923,579

-

59,923,579

Corporate Bonds

-

683,237,376

-

683,237,376

Foreign Government

-

1,530,398,401

-

1,530,398,401

Registered Investment Companies

104,370,679

-

-

104,370,679

Residential Mortgage-Backed

-

13,799,084

-

13,799,084

U.S. Treasury

-

119,624,126

-

119,624,126

Other Financial Instruments:

Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts††

-

8,279,368

-

8,279,368

Futures††

4,873,568

-

-

4,873,568

Options Purchased

-

3,393,103

-

3,393,103

Swaps††

-

1,659,185

-

1,659,185

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Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

Level 3 -Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

Liabilities ($)

       

Other Financial Instruments:

Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts††

-

(15,689,346)

-

(15,689,346)

Futures††

(4,118,826)

-

-

(4,118,826)

Options Written

-

(239,525)

-

(239,525)

Swaps††

-

(1,040,620)

-

(1,040,620)

 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

††  Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.

At June 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy.

(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.

(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.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by Dreyfus, or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended June 30, 2017, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $16,980 from lending portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.

(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 June 30, 2017 were as follows:

             

Affiliated Investment Company

Value
12/31/2016
($)

Purchases ($)

Sales ($)

Value
6/30/2017 ($)

Net
Assets
(%)

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund

31,616,126

636,926,066

582,508,263

86,033,929

3.1

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares

15,307,041

323,801,904

320,772,195

18,336,750

.7

Total

46,923,167

960,727,970

903,280,458

104,370,679

3.8

(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,

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and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the U.S.

The fund invests primarily in debt securities. Failure of an issuer of the debt securities to make timely interest or principal payments, or a decline or the perception of a decline in the credit quality of a debt security, can cause the debt security’s price to fall, potentially lowering the fund’s share price. In addition, the value of debt securities may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment. They may also decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or country.

(f) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are normally declared and paid quarterly. 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.

(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 June 30, 2017, 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 June 30, 2017, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 was as follows: ordinary income $54,443,931 and long-term capital gains $7,943,667. The tax character of

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in an $810 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (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 June 30, 2017, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

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

(a) Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with Dreyfus, the investment advisory fee is computed at the annual rate of .40% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

Pursuant to a sub-investment advisory agreement between Dreyfus and Standish, Standish 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 (the “Order”), 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 allows the fund to disclose the sub-investment advisory fee paid by Dreyfus to any unaffiliated sub-investment adviser in the aggregate with other unaffiliated sub-investment advisers 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

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supervise any sub-investment adviser and recommend the hiring, termination, and replacement of any sub-investment adviser to the Board.

The fund has a Fund Accounting and Administrative Services Agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with Dreyfus, whereby Dreyfus performs administrative, accounting and recordkeeping services for the fund. The fund has agreed to compensate Dreyfus for providing accounting and recordkeeping services, administration, compliance monitoring, regulatory and shareholder reporting, as well as related facilities, equipment and clerical help. The fee is based on the fund’s average daily net assets and computed at the following annual rates: .10% of the first $500 million, .065% of the next $500 million and .02% in excess of $1 billion.

In addition, after applying any expense limitations or fee waivers that reduce the fees paid to Dreyfus for this service, Dreyfus has contractually agreed in writing to waive any remaining fees for this service to the extent that they exceed both Dreyfus’ costs in providing these services and a reasonable allocation of the costs incurred by Dreyfus and its affiliates related to the support and oversight of these services. The fund also reimburses Dreyfus for the out-of-pocket expenses incurred in performing this service for the fund. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the fund was charged $123,153 during the period ended June 30, 2017.

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Distributor retained $44,337 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares and $19,758 from CDSCs on redemptions of the fund’s Class C shares.

(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 June 30, 2017, Class C shares were charged $339,763 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 June

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

30, 2017, Class A and Class C shares were charged $243,884 and $113,254, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

Under its terms, the Distribution Plan and Shareholder Services Plan shall remain in effect from year to year, provided such continuance is approved annually by a vote of a majority of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of or in any agreement related to the Distribution Plan or 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 June 30, 2017, the fund was charged $14,154 for transfer agency services and $1,528 for cash management services. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. Cash management fees were offset by earnings credits of $1,528.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York 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 June 30, 2017, the fund was charged $391,234 pursuant to the custody agreement. These fees were partially offset by earnings credit of $2,598.

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the fund was charged $5,598 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: investment advisory fees $905,757, administration fees $20,190, Distribution Plan fees $53,750, Shareholder Services Plan fees $49,414, custodian fees $140,639, Chief Compliance Officer fees $2,802 and transfer agency fees $5,440.

(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.

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NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, futures, options transactions, forward contracts, and swap agreements, during the period ended June 30, 2017, amounted to $1,564,020,132 and $1,669,311,380, respectively.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. The fund enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements or similar agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) with its 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.

Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended June 30, 2017 is discussed below.

Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including interest rate risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the futures against default. Futures open at June 30, 2017 are set forth in the Statement of Futures.

Options Transactions: The fund purchases and writes (sells) put and call options to hedge against changes in interest rates, the value of foreign currencies, or as a substitute for an investment. The fund is subject to market risk, interest rate risk and currency risk in the course of pursuing its

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

investment objectives through its investments in options contracts. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the writer to sell, the underlying financial instrument at the exercise price at any time during the option period, or at a specified date. Conversely, a put option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to sell, and obligates the writer to buy the underlying financial instrument at the exercise price at any time during the option period, or at a specified date.

As a writer of call options, the fund receives a premium at the outset and then bears the market risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the financial instrument underlying the option. Generally, the fund realizes a gain, to the extent of the premium, if the price of the underlying financial instrument decreases between the date the option is written and the date on which the option is terminated. Generally, the fund incurs a loss if the price of the financial instrument increases between those dates.

As a writer of put options, the fund receives a premium at the outset and then bears the market risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the financial instrument underlying the option. Generally, the fund realizes a gain, to the extent of the premium, if the price of the underlying financial instrument increases between the date the option is written and the date on which the option is terminated. Generally, the fund incurs a loss if the price of the financial instrument decreases between those dates.

As a writer of an option, the fund has no control over whether the underlying financial instrument may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the financial instrument underlying the written option. There is a risk of loss from a change in value of such options which may exceed the related premiums received. This risk is mitigated by Master Agreements between the fund and the counterparty and the posting of collateral, if any, by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty. The Statement of Operations reflects any unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period as well as any realized gains or losses which occurred upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction.

The following summarizes the fund’s call/put options written during the period ended June 30, 2017:

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Option Written:

 

Premiums
Received ($)

Options Terminated

Cost ($)

Net Realized
Gain (Loss) ($)

Contracts outstanding December 31, 2016

 
 

400,200

   

Contracts written

 

1,283,946

   

Contracts terminated:

       

Contracts closed

 

558,480

135,742

422,738

Contracts expired

 

400,200

-

400,200

Total contracts terminated

 

958,680

135,742

822,938

Contracts outstanding
June 30, 2017

 

725,466

   

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 strategy. 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 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 may be mitigated by Master Agreements, if any, between the fund and the counterparty and the posting of collateral, if any, by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Forward contracts open at June 30, 2017 are set forth in the Statement of Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts.

Swap Agreements: The fund enters into swap agreements to exchange the interest rate on, or return generated by, one nominal instrument for the return generated by another nominal instrument. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market or centrally cleared. The fund enters into these agreements to hedge certain market or interest rate risks,

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

to manage the interest rate sensitivity (sometimes called duration) of fixed income securities, to provide a substitute for purchasing or selling particular securities or to increase potential returns.

For OTC swaps, the fund accrues for interim payments on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as a realized gain (loss) on swaps, in addition to realized gain (loss) recorded upon the termination of swap agreements in the Statement of Operations. Upfront payments made and/or received by the fund, are recorded as an asset and/or liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are recorded as a realized gain or loss ratably over the agreement’s term/event with the exception of forward starting interest rate swaps which are recorded as realized gains or losses on the termination date.

Fluctuations in the value of swap agreements are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements.

Interest Rate Swaps: Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on a notional principal amount. The fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional principal amount. The net interest received or paid on interest rate swap agreements is included within realized gain (loss) on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations. Interest rate swap agreements are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and interest rate risk.

For OTC swaps, the fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk is the discounted value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the agreement’s remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. This risk may be mitigated by Master Agreements, if any, between the fund and the counterparty and the posting of collateral, if any, by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty. There is minimal counterparty risk to the fund with centrally cleared swaps since they are exchange traded and the exchange guarantees these swap against default. Interest rate swaps open at June 30, 2017 are set forth in the Statement of Swap Agreements.

Credit Default Swaps: Credit default swaps involve commitments to pay a fixed interest rate in exchange for payment if a credit event affecting a third party (the referenced obligation or index) occurs. Credit events may include a failure to pay interest or principal, bankruptcy, or restructuring. The fund enters into these agreements to manage its exposure to the

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market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults of corporate and sovereign issuers, or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. For those credit default swaps in which the fund is paying a fixed rate, the fund is buying credit protection on the instrument. In the event of a credit event, the fund would receive the full notional amount for the reference obligation. For those credit default swaps in which the fund is receiving a fixed rate, the fund is selling credit protection on the underlying instrument. The maximum payouts for these agreements are limited to the notional amount of each swap. Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if the fund had invested in the reference obligation directly and are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. This risk may be mitigated by Master Agreements, if any, between the fund and the counterparty and the posting of collateral, if any, by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty. At June 30, 2017, there were no credit default swap agreements outstanding.

The following tables show the fund’s exposure to different types of market risk as it relates to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations, respectively.

Fair value of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2017 is shown below:

               

 

 

Derivative
Assets ($)

 

 

 

Derivative
Liabilities ($)

 

Interest rate risk

9,178,152

1,2,3

Interest rate risk

 

(5,159,446)

1,2

Foreign exchange risk

9,027,072

3,4

Foreign exchange risk

 

(15,928,871)

4,5

Gross fair value of
derivative contracts

18,205,224

     

(21,088,317)

 
             
 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location:

 

1

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures as reported in the Statement
of Futures, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities.

2

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements as reported in the
swap tables in Note 4. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swap agreements
and only unpaid variation margin on cleared swap agreements, are reported in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

3

Options purchased are included in Investments in securities—Unaffiliated issuers, at value.

4

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

5

Outstanding options written, at value.

 

The effect of derivative instruments in the Statement of Operations during the period ended June 30, 2017 is shown below:

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

                       

Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income ($)

 

Underlying
risk

Futures

1

Options
Transactions

2

Forward
Contracts

3

Swap
Agreements

4

Total

 

Interest
rate

4,701,682

 

277,947

 

-

 

-

 

4,979,629

 

Foreign
exchange

-

 

97,428

 

(73,341,928)

 

-

 

(73,244,500)

 

Credit

-

 

-

 

-

 

(402,487)

 

(402,487)

 

Total

4,701,682

 

375,375

 

(73,341,928)

 

(402,487)

 

(68,667,358)

 
                     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income ($)

 

Underlying
risk

Futures

5

Options
Transactions

6

Forward
Contracts

7

Swap
Agreements

8

Total

 

Interest
rate

2,902,635

 

526,365

 

-

 

618,565

 

4,047,565

 

Foreign
exchange

-

 

1,058,482

 

(4,074,570)

 

-

 

(3,016,088)

 

Total

2,902,635

 

1,584,847

 

(4,074,570)

 

618,565

 

1,031,477

 
                       
 

Statement of Operations location:

 

1

Net realized gain (loss) on futures.

   

2

Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions.

3

Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

   

4

Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreements.

   

5

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures.

   

6

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options transactions.

   

7

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

8

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements.

   

The provisions of ASC Topic 210 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” require disclosure on the offsetting of financial assets and liabilities. These disclosures are required for certain investments, including derivative financial instruments subject to Master Agreements which are eligible for offsetting in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and require the fund to disclose both gross and net information with respect to such investments. For financial reporting purposes, the fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At June 30, 2017, derivative assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis are as follows:

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Derivative Financial Instruments:

 

Assets ($)

 

Liabilities ($)

 

Futures

 

4,873,568

 

(4,118,826)

 

Options

 

3,393,103

 

(239,525)

 

Forward contracts

 

8,279,368

 

(15,689,346)

 

Swaps

 

1,659,185

 

(1,040,620)

 

Total gross amount of derivative

         

assets and liabilities in the

         

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

18,205,224

 

(21,088,317)

 

Derivatives not subject to

         

Master Agreements

 

(6,532,753)

 

5,159,446

 

Total gross amount of assets

         

and liabilities subject to

         

Master Agreements

 

11,672,471

 

(15,928,871)

 

The following tables present derivative assets and liabilities net of amounts available for offsetting under Master Agreements and net of related collateral received or pledged, if any, as of June 30, 2017:

             
     

Financial

     
     

Instruments

     
     

and Derivatives

     
 

Gross Amount of

 

Available

Collateral

 

Net Amount of

Counterparty

Assets ($)

1

for Offset ($)

Received ($)

2

Assets ($)

Bank of America

3,960,952

 

(3,218,285)

-

 

742,667

Citigroup

2,978,466

 

(1,549,811)

(969,000)

 

459,655

Goldman Sachs
International

2,906,808

 

(2,906,808)

-

 

-

HSBC

228,542

 

(228,542)

-

 

-

JP Morgan
Chase Bank

521,998

 

(521,998)

-

 

-

UBS

1,075,705

 

(1,075,705)

-

 

-

Total

11,672,471

 

(9,501,149)

(969,000)

 

1,202,322

             
     

Financial

     
     

Instruments

     
     

and Derivatives

     
 

Gross Amount of

 

Available

Collateral

 

Net Amount of

Counterparty

Liabilities ($)

1

for Offset ($)

Pledged ($)

2

Liabilities ($)

Bank of America

(3,218,285)

 

3,218,285

-

 

-

Barclays Bank

(8,248)

 

-

-

 

(8,248)

Citigroup

(1,549,811)

 

1,549,811

-

 

-

Goldman Sachs
International

(3,881,142)

 

2,906,808

974,334

 

-

HSBC

(2,252,950)

 

228,542

-

 

(2,024,408)

JP Morgan
Chase Bank

(2,805,541)

 

521,998

1,720,000

 

(563,543)

UBS

(2,212,894)

 

1,075,705

-

 

(1,137,189)

Total

(15,928,871)

 

9,501,149

2,694,334

 

(3,733,388)

             

1 Absent a default event or early termination, OTC derivative assets and liabilities are presented at gross amounts
and are not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

2 In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to
over collateralization.

See Statement of Investments for detailed information regarding collateral held for open futures contracts.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended June 30, 2017:

     

 

 

Average Market Value ($)

Interest rate futures

 

1,324,856,130

Interest rate options contracts

 

429,595

Foreign currency options contracts

 

489,435

Forward contracts

 

2,494,836,725

     

The following summarizes the average notional value of swap agreements outstanding during the period ended June 30, 2017:

     

 

 

Average Notional Value ($)

Interest rate swap agreements

 

61,414,911

Credit default swap agreements

 

7,944,509

     

At June 30, 2017, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $28,980,217, consisting of $66,357,178 gross unrealized appreciation and $37,376,961 gross unrealized depreciation.

At June 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTS (Unaudited)

 

At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Trustees held on February 22-23, 2017, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement and Administration Agreement, pursuant to which Dreyfus provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (together, the “Agreement”), and the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement (together with the Agreement, the “Agreements”), pursuant to which Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC (the “Subadviser”) provides day-to-day management of the fund’s investments. The Board members, none of whom are “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 Subadviser. In considering the renewal 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 provided the number of open accounts in the fund, the fund’s asset size and the allocation of fund assets among distribution channels. 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 legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered Dreyfus’ extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructures, as well as Dreyfus’ supervisory activities over the Subadviser.

Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, which included information comparing (1) the fund’s performance with the performance of a group of comparable funds (the “Performance Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Performance Universe”), all for various periods ended December 31, 2016, and (2) the fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses with those of a group of comparable funds (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Expense Universe”), the information for which was derived in part from fund financial statements available to Broadridge as of the date of its analysis. Dreyfus previously had

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Broadridge used to select the Performance Group and Performance Universe and the Expense Group and Expense Universe.

Dreyfus representatives stated that the usefulness of performance comparisons may be affected by a number of factors, including different investment limitations that may be applicable to the fund and comparison funds. The Board discussed with representatives of Dreyfus, its affiliates and/or the Subadviser the results of the comparisons and considered that the fund’s total return performance for Class A and Class I shares was above the Performance Group and Performance Universe medians for all periods except the one-year period when it was below the Performance Group and Performance Universe medians. The Board also considered that the fund’s yield performance for Class A and/or Class I shares was above the Performance Group median for four of the ten year periods and above or at the Performance Universe medians for three of the ten one-year periods ended December 31st. Dreyfus also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index for the last ten calendar years (seven years for Class A shares).

The Board also reviewed the range of actual and contractual management fees and total expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe funds and discussed the results of the comparisons. The Board considered that the fund’s contractual management fee was below the Expense Group median (lowest in the Expense Group) and the fund’s actual management fee and total expenses were below the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians (actual management fees were lowest in the Expense Group and total expenses were lowest in the Expense Group and Expense Universe).

Dreyfus representatives stated that, in connection with the Administration Agreement and its related fees, Dreyfus has contractually agreed to waive any fees to the extent that such fees exceed Dreyfus’ costs in providing the services contemplated under the Administration Agreement.

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 Broadridge category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Subadviser 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 of the fund’s management fee.

The Board considered the fee to the Subadviser in relation to the fee paid to Dreyfus by the fund and the respective services provided by the Subadviser and Dreyfus. The Board also took into consideration that the Subadviser’s fee is paid by Dreyfus (out of its fee from the fund) and not the fund.

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Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus representatives reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and its affiliates and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund and the aggregate profitability percentage to Dreyfus and its affiliates for managing the funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and the method used to determine the expenses and profit. The Board concluded that the profitability results were not unreasonable, given the services rendered and service levels provided by Dreyfus. The Board also had been provided with information prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding Dreyfus’ approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire Dreyfus fund complex. The consulting firm also had analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of a fund.

The Board considered on the advice of its counsel the profitability analysis (1) as part of its evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreements, considered in relation to the mix of services provided by Dreyfus and the Subadviser, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, supported the renewal of the Agreements and (2) in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. Since Dreyfus, and not the fund, pays the Subadviser pursuant to the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board did not consider the Subadviser’s profitability to be relevant to its deliberations. Dreyfus representatives also stated that, as a result of shared and allocated costs among funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, the extent of economies of scale could depend substantially on the level of assets in the complex as a whole, so that increases and decreases in complex-wide assets can affect potential economies of scale in a manner that is disproportionate to, or even in the opposite direction from, changes in the fund’s asset level. The Board also considered potential benefits to Dreyfus and the Subadviser from acting as investment adviser and sub-investment adviser, respectively, and took into consideration the soft dollar arrangements in effect for trading the fund’s investments.

At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to the renewal 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 provided by Dreyfus and the Subadviser are adequate and appropriate.

· The Board generally was satisfied with the fund’s overall performance.

· The Board concluded that the fees paid to Dreyfus and the Subadviser supported the renewal of the Agreements in light of the considerations described above.

· The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to Dreyfus and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by Dreyfus in connection with the fee rate charged

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

to the fund pursuant to the Agreement and that, 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 evaluating the Agreements, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its previous knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with Dreyfus and its affiliates and the Subadviser, of Dreyfus and the Subadviser and the services provided to the fund by Dreyfus and the Subadviser. The Board also relied on information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year relating to the operations of the fund and the investment management and other services provided under the Agreements, including information on the investment performance of the fund in comparison to similar mutual funds and benchmark performance indices; general market outlook as applicable to the fund; and compliance reports. 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 the Agreements for the fund, or substantially similar agreements for other Dreyfus funds that the Board oversees, during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and Dreyfus representatives. Certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of the fund’s arrangements, or substantially similar arrangements for other Dreyfus funds that the Board oversees, in prior years. The Board determined to renew the Agreements.

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NOTES

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For More Information

Dreyfus/Standish Global Fixed Income Fund

200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

Investment Adviser

The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

Sub-Investment Adviser

Standish Mellon Asset Management
Company LLC
BNY Mellon Center
201 Washington Street
Suite 2900
Boston, MA 02108-4408

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon
225 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10286

Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent

Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

Distributor

MBSC Securities Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

   

Ticker Symbols:

Class A: DHGAX           Class C: DHGCX            Class I: SDGIX           Class Y: DSDYX

Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

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

E-mail Send your request to info@dreyfus.com

Internet Information can be viewed online or downloaded at www.dreyfus.com

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 www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (phone 1-800-SEC-0330 for information).

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.

   

© 2017 MBSC Securities Corporation
6940SA0617

 


 

 

Item 2.       Code of Ethics.

                  Not applicable.

Item 3.       Audit Committee Financial Expert.

                  Not applicable.

Item 4.       Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

                  Not applicable.

Item 5.       Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

                  Not applicable.

Item 6.       Investments.

(a)              Not applicable.

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

                  Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

                  Not applicable.

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)   Not applicable.

(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 Investment Funds

By:       /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

            Bradley J. Skapyak

            President

 

Date:    August 23, 2017

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:       /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

            Bradley J. Skapyak

            President

 

Date:    August 23, 2017

 

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels

            Treasurer

 

Date:    August 23, 2017

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(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)