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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

811-5883

 

 

 

Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc.

 

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

John Pak, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(212) 922-6000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

10/31

 

Date of reporting period:

4 /30 /2014

 

             

 

 


 

 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.       Reports to Stockholders.

 


 
 

Dreyfus International

Stock Index Fund

SEMIANNUAL REPORT April 30, 2014



 

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



 

 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2     

A Letter from the President

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

6     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

7     

Statement of Investments

36     

Statement of Financial Futures

37     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

38     

Statement of Operations

39     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

40     

Financial Highlights

41     

Notes to Financial Statements

56     

Information About the Renewal of the Fund’s Management Agreement

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover


 

Dreyfus International
Stock Index Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund, covering the six-month period from November 1, 2013, through April 30, 2014. 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.

The mild gains produced by most broad measures of international equity performance over the reporting period masked what we believe to be a major change in market leadership. Over the reporting period’s first half, relatively speculative, growth-oriented companies gained value in response to reports of accelerating economic growth in the United States and Europe. However, more disappointing economic data, several geopolitical crises, and persistent weakness in the world’s emerging markets weighed on investor sentiment over the reporting period’s second half, causing growth-oriented stocks to fall out of favor. Instead, investors preferred the stocks of value-oriented companies that tend to fare relatively well under a variety of economic climates.

We believe that the global economic recovery is likely to persist, led by the more developed markets. However, we may see stark differences in the investment prospects of individual countries, industry groups, and companies depending on their underlying fundamentals. In our judgment, extensive and professional research may be the best way to identify the likely winners and losers. As always, we encourage you to discuss our observations and appropriate investment strategies with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
May 15, 2014

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2013, through April 30, 2014, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, CFA, Karen Q.Wong, CFA, and Richard A. Brown, CFA, Portfolio Managers

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2014, Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund produced a total return of 4.34%.1 This compares with a 4.44% total return for the fund’s benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (the “MSCI EAFE® Index”), during the same period.2

Improving economic conditions in the world’s more developed markets helped support moderate gains in international stock markets for the reporting period overall. The difference in returns between the fund and the MSCI EAFE® Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the MSCI EAFE® Index’s results.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to match the performance of the MSCI EAFE® Index, a broadly diversified, international index composed of approximately 1,000 companies located in developed markets outside the United States and Canada. To pursue its goal, the fund is generally fully invested in stocks included in the MSCI EAFE® Index. The fund’s investments are selected to match the benchmark composition along individual name, country, and industry weighting, and other benchmark characteristics. Under these circumstances, the fund maintains approximately the same weighting for each stock as the MSCI EAFE® Index does.

The fund employed futures contracts and currency forward contracts during the reporting period in its efforts to replicate the returns of the MSCI EAFE® Index.

Recovering European Economy Fueled Markets’ Gains

Investors in the world’s more developed markets generally responded positively to improving global economic conditions over the reporting period.After several years of economic weakness in Europe, investors have warmed to the equity markets’ opportunities as growth picked up in core countries, such as Germany, France, and

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Switzerland. Moreover, long-awaited signs of recovery emerged in some of Europe’s peripheral economies, including Spain and Italy. In the United Kingdom, investor sentiment improved and stocks rallied when employment trends strengthened and economic growth proved more robust than expected. Meanwhile, the gradual U.S. economic recovery continued as employment data improved despite the dampening effects of harsh winter weather.

However, the Japanese stock market pulled back during the reporting period as it digested earlier gains stemming from aggressively stimulative monetary and fiscal policies. Investors in Japan also responded cautiously to the potentially dampening effects of an increase in the nation’s value added tax. With some exceptions, the world’s emerging markets generally struggled due to sluggish growth trends, rising geopolitical tensions, and weakening currency values.

Market Leadership Shifted to More Defensive Stocks

In this environment, the MSCI EAFE® Index advanced moderately over the reporting period despite experiencing a sharp sell-off in January 2014.The rally was paced by U.K. and European stocks, while markets in the Pacific Rim generally declined. Smaller and lower quality stocks outperformed market averages in the first three months of the reporting period but lagged over the final three months when market leadership shifted from smaller, economically sensitive growth stocks toward large, high-quality, globally dominant companies with consistent earnings under a variety of economic conditions. From a market sector perspective, the consumer discretionary sector trailed during the reporting period after leading the market higher for much of 2013, while the health care, energy, and financials sectors were among the reporting period’s top performers.

In the health care sector, investors throughout the world responded positively when a number of large pharmaceutical developers repositioned themselves strategically through the sales and purchases of various business units. New product launches and robust research-and-development activity also helped drive earnings of drug companies higher, while greater immunization activity in the emerging markets is expected to support future sales.

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The energy sector also fared well despite range-bound oil prices as many companies reduced their capital expenditures in order to boost earnings. Among financial companies, banks in several markets experienced a solid increase in fee revenues while controlling costs effectively, and U.K. financial institutions benefited from wider profit margins in a more robust housing market recovery.

Although disappointments proved relatively mild over the reporting period, the industrials sector was undermined to a degree by weakness among Japanese automakers that encountered weaker sales domestically, in the United States, and in China. In addition, some Japanese carmakers suffered through production disruptions inThailand due to local political unrest.

Replicating the Performance of the MSCI EAFE Index

Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that economic growth in developed markets and some emerging markets showed signs by the end of the reporting period of renewed strength. As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.

May 15, 2014

Equity funds are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.

The fund’s performance will be influenced by political, social, and economic factors affecting investments in foreign companies. Special risks associated with investments in foreign companies include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability, and differing auditing and legal standards.

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no guarantee of future 
results. Share price, yield, and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more 
or less than their original cost. 
2 SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of net dividends and, where applicable, capital gain 
distributions.The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe,Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index is an 
unmanaged index composed of a sample of companies representative of the market structure of European and Pacific 
Basin countries.The index reflects actual investable opportunities for global investors for stocks that are free of foreign 
ownership limits or legal restrictions at the country level. 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 International Stock Index Fund from November 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming actual returns for the six months ended April 30, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 3.04 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,043.40 

 

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 April 30, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 3.01 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,021.82 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .60%, 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

April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks—97.1%  Shares   Value ($) 
Australia—7.8%       
AGL Energy  22,251   325,983 
ALS  15,390   107,229 
Alumina  112,290 a  140,828 
Amcor  48,684   465,389 
AMP  118,818   557,427 
APA Group  35,806   221,536 
Asciano  38,402   193,004 
ASX  7,859   259,477 
Aurizon Holdings  81,648   392,907 
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group  112,867   3,614,286 
Bank of Queensland  14,039   159,897 
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank  17,917   191,582 
BHP Billiton  132,019   4,629,857 
Boral  34,041   179,940 
Brambles  62,869   550,760 
Caltex Australia  5,098   105,471 
CFS Retail Property Trust Group  87,781   163,912 
Coca-Cola Amatil  22,927   197,017 
Cochlear  2,549   138,979 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia  66,254   4,856,275 
Computershare  20,349   233,466 
Crown  16,028   238,835 
CSL  20,134   1,279,944 
Dexus Property Group  238,060   251,013 
Echo Entertainment Group  30,084   78,813 
Federation Centres  64,376   148,915 
Flight Centre Travel Group  2,140   106,858 
Fortescue Metals Group  62,569   293,538 
Goodman Group  68,804   318,315 
GPT Group  71,651   260,929 
Harvey Norman Holdings  21,349   65,053 
Iluka Resources  16,289   134,527 
Incitec Pivot  64,208   171,789 
Insurance Australia Group  96,381   513,946 
James Hardie Industries-CDI  18,114   230,878 
Leighton Holdings  7,421   131,539 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Australia (continued)       
Lend Lease Group  22,150   266,476 
Macquarie Group  11,662   625,119 
Metcash  34,689   89,588 
Mirvac Group  148,466   241,368 
National Australia Bank  96,677   3,170,385 
Newcrest Mining  32,706   317,814 
Orica  14,736 a  299,394 
Origin Energy  44,358   614,006 
Qantas Airways  41,721 a  47,286 
QBE Insurance Group  51,232   551,143 
Ramsay Health Care  5,278   219,714 
REA Group  2,402   104,365 
Rio Tinto  17,659   1,012,198 
Santos  39,029   498,545 
Seek  13,527   210,113 
Sonic Healthcare  16,149   265,542 
SP AusNet  72,030   93,682 
Stockland  92,696   334,985 
Suncorp Group  52,007   629,053 
Sydney Airport  41,632   163,213 
Tabcorp Holdings  33,277   115,001 
Tatts Group  60,376   169,389 
Telstra  176,310   854,991 
Toll Holdings  28,622   140,660 
Transurban Group  56,635 b  382,502 
Treasury Wine Estates  25,721   91,039 
Wesfarmers  47,168   1,871,506 
Westfield Group  84,391   858,469 
Westfield Retail Trust  122,810   363,947 
Westpac Banking  127,835   4,170,792 
Woodside Petroleum  26,702   1,012,088 
Woolworths  51,773   1,794,978 
WorleyParsons  8,268   129,117 
      43,618,582 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Austria—.3%       
Andritz  3,077   190,968 
BUWOG  1,876 a  34,446 
Erste Group Bank  10,365   347,849 
IMMOFINANZ  37,529 a  139,120 
OMV  6,042   282,611 
Raiffeisen Bank International  4,550   143,608 
Telekom Austria  9,805   97,261 
Vienna Insurance Group  1,670   89,026 
Voestalpine  4,474   204,210 
      1,529,099 
Belgium—1.2%       
Ageas  9,297   399,650 
Anheuser-Busch InBev  33,057   3,597,379 
Belgacom  6,323   193,515 
Colruyt  3,021   170,749 
Delhaize Group  4,075   302,685 
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert  3,234   326,944 
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (STRIP)  236 a,b  0 
KBC Groep  10,433   635,562 
Solvay  2,385   386,140 
Telenet Group Holding  2,008   117,686 
UCB  4,414   361,852 
Umicore  4,888   239,551 
      6,731,713 
China—.0%       
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings  91,000   79,844 
Denmark—1.3%       
AP Moller—Maersk, Cl. A  110   249,442 
AP Moller—Maersk, Cl. B  270   643,383 
Carlsberg, Cl. B  4,310   430,599 
Coloplast, Cl. B  4,688   393,339 
Danske Bank  26,485   748,275 
DSV  7,535   251,400 
Novo Nordisk, Cl. B  81,898   3,694,544 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Denmark (continued)         
Novozymes, Cl. B  9,088      435,312 
TDC  34,484      323,688 
Tryg  1,152      109,419 
William Demant Holding  1,152  a   103,145 
        7,382,546 
Finland—.9%         
Elisa  6,146      183,578 
Fortum  17,886      403,725 
Kone, Cl. B  12,582      537,982 
Metso  5,095      204,139 
Neste Oil  5,014      102,951 
Nokia  151,833 a    1,136,430 
Nokian Renkaat  4,503      178,796 
Orion, Cl. B  4,426      134,905 
Sampo, Cl. A  18,538      920,470 
Stora Enso, Cl. R  21,950      223,672 
UPM-Kymmene  21,691      379,171 
Wartsila  7,129      397,001 
        4,802,820 
France—10.0%         
Accor  6,674      326,293 
Aeroports de Paris  1,169      145,363 
Air Liquide  12,872      1,841,153 
Airbus Group  24,220      1,662,941 
Alcatel-Lucent  117,037  a   467,953 
Alstom  9,218      377,519 
Arkema  2,516      280,537 
Atos  2,739      236,471 
AXA  74,016      1,927,928 
BNP Paribas  40,963      3,075,066 
Bouygues  7,680      345,376 
Bureau Veritas  8,844      269,933 
Cap Gemini  6,021      425,262 
Carrefour  25,512      992,094 
Casino Guichard Perrachon  2,256      287,164 
CGG  6,154 a    106,380 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
France (continued)       
Christian Dior  2,196   451,356 
Cie de St-Gobain  17,232   1,052,376 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin  7,762   947,636 
CNP Assurances  6,982   160,892 
Credit Agricole  40,304 a  634,922 
Danone  23,443   1,728,954 
Dassault Systemes  2,515   309,246 
Edenred  8,329   280,907 
Electricite de France  9,659   370,454 
Essilor International  8,259   883,305 
Eurazeo  1,386   116,756 
Eutelsat Communications  5,692   195,287 
Fonciere Des Regions  1,253   127,195 
GDF Suez  54,820   1,382,288 
Gecina  1,000   134,642 
Groupe Eurotunnel  21,961   294,591 
ICADE  1,405   143,268 
Iliad  1,107   298,712 
Imerys  1,513   132,807 
JCDecaux  2,555   104,745 
Kering  3,060   676,698 
Klepierre  3,966   181,821 
L’Oreal  9,982   1,717,214 
Lafarge  7,536   688,465 
Lagardere  4,339   181,644 
Legrand  10,700   690,275 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton  10,469   2,058,797 
Natixis  36,958   262,367 
Orange  75,118   1,216,707 
Pernod-Ricard  8,600   1,032,167 
Publicis Groupe  7,553   643,388 
Remy Cointreau  966   84,954 
Renault  7,769   756,098 
Rexel  10,283   259,643 
Safran  10,997   739,109 
Sanofi  49,105   5,315,167 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
France (continued)       
Schneider Electric  22,640   2,121,715 
SCOR  6,401   233,599 
Societe BIC  1,136   150,637 
Societe Generale  29,645   1,842,531 
Sodexo  3,971   428,061 
Suez Environnement  11,173   219,337 
Technip  4,100   461,307 
Thales  3,664   233,067 
Total  87,883   6,276,660 
Unibail-Rodamco  4,030   1,087,172 
Valeo  3,172   434,522 
Vallourec  4,360   257,711 
Veolia Environnement  15,170   282,859 
Vinci  19,874   1,498,270 
Vivendi  49,811   1,336,494 
Wendel  1,280   192,764 
Zodiac Aerospace  7,215   239,783 
      56,318,775 
Germany—8.5%       
Adidas  8,476   904,632 
Allianz  18,784   3,253,583 
Axel Springer  1,517   92,603 
BASF  37,763   4,370,931 
Bayer  33,992   4,715,871 
Bayerische Motoren Werke  13,662   1,709,266 
Beiersdorf  4,059   406,914 
Brenntag  2,070   374,340 
Celesio  2,801   97,110 
Commerzbank  39,065 a  693,989 
Continental  4,555   1,067,025 
Daimler  39,594   3,665,521 
Deutsche Bank  42,045   1,852,593 
Deutsche Boerse  7,795   570,891 
Deutsche Lufthansa  9,327   233,951 
Deutsche Post  37,463   1,410,320 
Deutsche Telekom  119,324   2,000,597 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Germany (continued)         
Deutsche Wohnen-BR  12,104      259,359 
E.ON  74,406      1,422,984 
Fraport Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide  1,609      118,733 
Fresenius & Co.  5,049      767,367 
Fresenius Medical Care & Co.  8,694      597,652 
GEA Group  7,622      340,970 
Hannover Rueck  2,427      225,966 
HeidelbergCement  5,666      491,452 
Henkel & Co.  5,241      537,915 
Hochtief  1,402      130,300 
Hugo Boss  1,386      192,286 
Infineon Technologies  43,525      505,960 
K+S  7,058      246,805 
Kabel Deutschland Holding  981      132,860 
LANXESS  3,554      270,199 
Linde  7,667      1,589,669 
MAN  1,399      179,281 
Merck  2,604      439,118 
Metro  5,401      215,800 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs  7,404      1,709,761 
OSRAM Licht  3,329 a    174,255 
ProSiebenSat.1 Media  9,209      402,638 
RWE  19,796      754,846 
SAP  37,918      3,053,220 
Siemens  32,595      4,295,956 
Sky Deutschland  19,167  a   164,015 
Suedzucker  3,784      80,636 
Telefonica Deutschland Holding  11,353      94,299 
ThyssenKrupp  18,381 a   523,277 
United Internet  4,460      191,443 
Volkswagen  1,184      316,204 
        47,845,363 
Hong Kong—2.6%         
AIA Group  496,200      2,406,454 
ASM Pacific Technology  10,800      120,078 
Bank of East Asia  49,750      205,020 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares    Value ($) 
Hong Kong (continued)       
BOC Hong Kong Holdings  149,500    437,724 
Cathay Pacific Airways  52,000    98,192 
Cheung Kong Holdings  58,000    987,495 
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings  27,000    176,217 
CLP Holdings  71,288    570,087 
First Pacific  92,250    102,210 
Galaxy Entertainment Group  85,000  a  667,133 
Hang Lung Properties  90,000    267,576 
Hang Seng Bank  30,900    503,379 
Henderson Land Development  42,038    250,505 
HKT Trust  87,000    91,007 
Hong Kong & China Gas  231,661    534,261 
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing  44,300    798,239 
Hopewell Holdings  26,000    89,540 
Hutchison Whampoa  86,800    1,186,748 
Hysan Development  28,000    119,722 
Kerry Properties  29,500    96,837 
Li & Fung  235,200    341,593 
Link REIT  92,500    459,938 
MGM China Holdings  40,000    139,302 
MTR  58,000    218,820 
New World Development  217,048    223,964 
Noble Group  161,963    166,007 
NWS Holdings  60,000    102,774 
PCCW  167,000    89,176 
Power Assets Holdings  56,000    483,945 
Shangri-La Asia  65,000    107,146 
Sino Land  127,730    191,110 
SJM Holdings  78,530    217,775 
Sun Hung Kai Properties  64,699    814,897 
Swire Pacific, Cl. A  27,500    317,460 
Swire Properties  46,400    139,446 
Wharf Holdings  61,311    429,014 
Wheelock & Co.  37,000    152,239 
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings  32,300    99,779 
      14,402,809 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Ireland—.3%         
Bank of Ireland  857,556  a   336,693 
CRH  30,449      883,308 
Irish Bank Resolution  35,225  a,b   0 
Kerry Group, Cl. A  6,268      491,318 
Ryanair Holdings  4,000  a   37,958 
        1,749,277 
Israel—.5%         
Bank Hapoalim  42,826      241,697 
Bank Leumi Le-Israel  49,865  a   194,964 
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication  76,662      138,902 
Delek Group  202      81,781 
Israel  117 a  65,964 
Israel Chemicals  18,647    165,212 
Israel Discount Bank, Cl. A  1  a 2 
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank  6,222    83,140 
NICE Systems  2,452    106,427 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries  35,139    1,751,619 
      2,829,708 
Italy—2.6%       
Assicurazioni Generali  47,318    1,104,831 
Atlantia  14,661    381,373 
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena  281,163  a 93,578 
Banco Popolare  14,582 a  300,218 
CNH Industrial  39,669      462,291 
Enel  271,888      1,536,725 
Enel Green Power  70,150      200,484 
Eni  104,756      2,719,180 
EXOR  3,898      177,811 
Fiat  35,936 a  432,748 
Finmeccanica  15,364 a  141,853 
Intesa Sanpaolo  479,959    1,638,040 
Luxottica Group  6,699    383,557 
Mediobanca  20,510 a  227,067 
Pirelli & C  9,607      161,005 
Prysmian  8,493      220,809 
Saipem  10,910      292,124 

 

The Fund 15


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Italy (continued)       
Snam  81,733   491,214 
STMicroelectronics  26,028   249,014 
Telecom Italia  404,803   518,640 
Telecom Italia-RSP  235,972   234,237 
Tenaris  19,026   426,026 
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale  61,801   334,384 
UniCredit  179,252   1,601,530 
Unione di Banche Italiane  33,961   323,214 
UnipolSai Assicurazioni  36,547 a  134,161 
      14,786,114 
Japan—18.5%       
ABC-Mart  1,000   44,848 
Acom  15,500 a  52,761 
Advantest  6,400   70,489 
Aeon  26,800   309,589 
AEON Financial Service  4,160   104,615 
AEON Mall  4,480   106,659 
Air Water  7,000   98,254 
Aisin Seiki  7,700   271,893 
Ajinomoto  23,800   349,661 
Alfresa Holdings  1,900   118,198 
Amada  14,000   101,198 
ANA Holdings  53,000   115,606 
Aozora Bank  46,959   139,635 
Asahi Glass  40,800   231,068 
Asahi Group Holdings  15,600   429,998 
Asahi Kasei  50,900   346,021 
Asics  7,000   136,186 
Astellas Pharma  87,895   977,519 
Bank of Kyoto  14,000   113,934 
Bank of Yokohama  50,000   250,893 
Benesse Holdings  3,200   121,602 
Bridgestone  26,300   941,537 
Brother Industries  9,100   127,018 
CALBEE  2,700   66,130 
Canon  46,850   1,473,299 

 

16


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Casio Computer  9,300   106,067 
Central Japan Railway  5,800   711,420 
Chiba Bank  30,000   190,444 
Chiyoda  6,000   80,344 
Chubu Electric Power  25,900 a  294,632 
Chugai Pharmaceutical  8,928   225,045 
Chugoku Bank  6,000   79,464 
Chugoku Electric Power  11,800   154,317 
Citizen Holdings  12,400   90,967 
Coca-Cola West  2,700   46,956 
Credit Saison  6,200   131,841 
Dai Nippon Printing  22,800   205,620 
Dai-ichi Life Insurance  35,200   486,847 
Daicel  11,000   91,886 
Daido Steel  12,200   59,547 
Daihatsu Motor  8,000   132,323 
Daiichi Sankyo  27,183   455,465 
Daikin Industries  9,500   548,340 
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma  6,900   104,679 
Daito Trust Construction  3,000   304,886 
Daiwa House Industry  25,400   428,075 
Daiwa Securities Group  67,000   501,345 
DeNA  4,300   72,343 
Denso  19,700   896,409 
Dentsu  8,600   353,304 
Don Quijote Holdings  2,100   110,510 
East Japan Railway  13,600   991,449 
Eisai  10,200   393,394 
Electric Power Development  4,480   118,929 
FamilyMart  2,617   108,663 
FANUC  7,929   1,427,042 
Fast Retailing  2,158   670,608 
Fuji Electric  21,000   95,104 
Fuji Heavy Industries  23,700   622,434 
FUJIFILM Holdings  18,700   482,887 
Fujitsu  74,800   438,989 

 

The Fund 17


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares    Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Fukuoka Financial Group  33,000    134,602 
Gree  4,300    41,892 
GungHo Online Entertainment  14,000    79,836 
Gunma Bank  14,000    74,358 
Hachijuni Bank  16,000    87,328 
Hakuhodo DY Holdings  8,400    65,156 
Hamamatsu Photonics  3,200    143,982 
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings  48,000    262,924 
Hino Motors  10,000    131,657 
Hirose Electric  1,300    183,235 
Hiroshima Bank  19,000    78,055 
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical  2,400    100,474 
Hitachi  199,900    1,421,502 
Hitachi Chemical  4,000    58,806 
Hitachi Construction Machinery  5,000    92,776 
Hitachi High-Technologies  2,700    61,693 
Hitachi Metals  8,000    108,456 
Hokkaido Electric Power  8,200  a  50,130 
Hokuhoku Financial Group  51,000    98,274 
Hokuriku Electric Power  7,700    95,502 
Honda Motor  67,159    2,220,349 
Hoya  17,500    515,919 
Hulic  10,800    129,830 
Ibiden  4,200    75,632 
Idemitsu Kosan  3,600    79,405 
IHI  53,000    210,994 
Iida Group Holdings  5,800    86,233 
INPEX  36,400    529,791 
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings  15,020    186,584 
Isuzu Motors  49,000    284,218 
ITOCHU  60,900    681,465 
Itochu Techno-Solutions  900    37,458 
Iyo Bank  11,000    98,880 
J Front Retailing  19,800    125,499 
Japan Airlines  2,600    134,533 
Japan Exchange Group  10,000    197,388 

 

18


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Japan Petroleum Exploration  1,400   52,037 
Japan Prime Realty Investment  31   109,009 
Japan Real Estate Investment  48   254,003 
Japan Retail Fund Investment  94   188,855 
Japan Steel Works  13,000   54,805 
Japan Tobacco  45,500   1,493,598 
JFE Holdings  19,860   367,148 
JGC  9,000   291,387 
Joyo Bank  26,462   128,641 
JSR  7,700   126,155 
JTEKT  8,000   116,594 
JX Holdings  90,576   469,558 
Kajima  32,800   124,803 
Kakaku.com  6,700   95,354 
Kamigumi  9,400   89,554 
Kaneka  12,000   70,426 
Kansai Electric Power  29,899 a  250,340 
Kansai Paint  10,000   139,972 
Kao  21,300   801,498 
Kawasaki Heavy Industries  58,000   215,014 
KDDI  21,800   1,160,421 
Keikyu  20,000   165,892 
Keio  25,000   176,799 
Keisei Electric Railway  11,000   95,652 
Keyence  1,885   726,177 
Kikkoman  6,000   121,661 
Kinden  6,000   55,167 
Kintetsu  71,354   250,561 
Kirin Holdings  35,000   484,423 
Kobe Steel  133,000   174,324 
Koito Manufacturing  4,000   87,172 
Komatsu  37,800   832,646 
Konami  4,400   100,279 
Konica Minolta  19,500   181,009 
Kubota  43,000   552,668 
Kuraray  14,000   157,069 

 

The Fund 19


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Japan (continued)     
Kurita Water Industries  4,800  100,944 
Kyocera  13,100  615,950 
Kyowa Hakko Kirin  8,705  99,111 
Kyushu Electric Power  18,000  181,523 
Lawson  2,600  180,564 
LIXIL Group  10,624  280,889 
M3  5,200  71,310 
Mabuchi Motor  1,000  68,372 
Makita  4,600  243,870 
Marubeni  67,000  446,951 
Marui Group  8,300  73,635 
Maruichi Steel Tube  2,000  50,687 
Mazda Motor  109,000  487,240 
McDonald’s Holdings Japan  3,000  83,015 
Medipal Holdings  5,800  81,467 
MEIJI Holdings  2,521  154,611 
Miraca Holdings  2,100  90,996 
Mitsubishi  56,998  1,019,146 
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings  54,380  217,552 
Mitsubishi Electric  78,000  887,309 
Mitsubishi Estate  52,000  1,176,975 
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical  16,000  92,336 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries  122,700  645,695 
Mitsubishi Logistics  6,000  86,037 
Mitsubishi Materials  45,000  130,288 
Mitsubishi Motors  25,400  274,783 
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma  9,200  125,984 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group  524,690  2,781,650 
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance  25,500  125,461 
Mitsui & Co.  70,400  997,795 
Mitsui Chemicals  38,000  92,551 
Mitsui Fudosan  34,286  1,013,136 
Mitsui OSK Lines  43,000  143,424 
Mizuho Financial Group  948,200  1,854,942 
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings  20,457  458,224 
Murata Manufacturing  8,200  681,763 

 

20


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Japan (continued)     
Nabtesco  4,500  96,792 
Namco Bandai Holdings  7,750  167,076 
NEC  103,800  291,393 
NEXON  4,600  35,905 
NGK Insulators  11,000  207,551 
NGK Spark Plug  6,926  158,593 
NHK Spring  7,000  63,129 
Nidec  8,500  483,553 
Nikon  14,160  222,023 
Nintendo  4,325  454,350 
Nippon Building Fund  56  310,031 
Nippon Electric Glass  17,085  83,390 
Nippon Express  32,000  151,181 
Nippon Meat Packers  7,000  121,260 
Nippon Paint  8,000  123,637 
Nippon Prologis REIT  55  116,310 
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal  307,615  806,385 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone  15,600  863,810 
Nippon Yusen  69,800  189,119 
Nishi-Nippon City Bank  26,000  59,001 
Nissan Motor  100,700  863,832 
Nisshin Seifun Group  8,580  99,786 
Nissin Foods Holdings  2,600  124,361 
Nitori Holdings  2,800  128,312 
Nitto Denko  6,600  284,697 
NKSJ Holdings  13,370  333,351 
NOK  3,400  55,605 
Nomura Holdings  147,200  846,614 
Nomura Real Estate Holdings  4,800  89,488 
Nomura Research Institute  3,900  112,726 
NSK  20,000  210,300 
NTT Data  5,500  212,770 
NTT DoCoMo  61,900  982,069 
NTT Urban Development  5,500  48,310 
Obayashi  25,000  161,148 
Odakyu Electric Railway  25,000  219,348 

 

The Fund 21


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Oji Holdings  35,000   146,867 
Olympus  10,000 a  305,179 
Omron  8,400   296,611 
Ono Pharmaceutical  3,400   269,047 
ORACLE JAPAN  1,400   64,430 
Oriental Land  2,100   314,379 
ORIX  54,000   780,144 
Osaka Gas  75,000   282,438 
OTSUKA  700   82,780 
Otsuka Holdings  14,600   420,285 
Panasonic  89,395   978,461 
Park24  3,800   69,358 
Rakuten  29,300   378,878 
Resona Holdings  92,800   473,826 
Ricoh  28,000   321,808 
Rinnai  1,500   124,713 
Rohm  3,800   181,200 
Sankyo  2,200   87,905 
Sanrio  2,100   66,450 
Santen Pharmaceutical  3,300   147,190 
SBI Holdings  7,830   89,225 
Secom  8,500   489,123 
Sega Sammy Holdings  7,484   150,507 
Seiko Epson  5,700   155,330 
Sekisui Chemical  17,000   172,436 
Sekisui House  23,000   276,040 
Seven & I Holdings  30,560   1,204,943 
Seven Bank  26,000   98,420 
Sharp  59,000 a  147,738 
Shikoku Electric Power  6,900 a  80,720 
Shimadzu  9,000   76,852 
Shimamura  1,000   93,119 
Shimano  3,300   329,241 
Shimizu  23,000   130,259 
Shin-Etsu Chemical  16,600   973,901 
Shinsei Bank  67,000   130,415 

 

22


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Japan (continued)     
Shionogi & Co.  12,000  210,104 
Shiseido  14,400  256,914 
Shizuoka Bank  23,400  223,391 
Showa Denko  57,000  75,825 
Showa Shell Sekiyu  8,500  86,218 
SMC  2,100  498,631 
SoftBank  39,500  2,932,508 
Sojitz  54,600  85,984 
Sony  43,180  756,870 
Sony Financial Holdings  7,000  112,153 
Stanley Electric  5,500  121,583 
Sumco  4,900  37,576 
Sumitomo  45,500  590,585 
Sumitomo Chemical  60,000  224,776 
Sumitomo Electric Industries  30,400  419,567 
Sumitomo Heavy Industries  25,000  106,128 
Sumitomo Metal Mining  21,000  316,535 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group  52,400  2,067,092 
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings  134,640  554,443 
Sumitomo Realty & Development  15,000  581,014 
Sumitomo Rubber Industries  7,600  105,486 
Suntory Beverage & Food  6,000  209,224 
Suruga Bank  8,000  137,096 
Suzuken  2,920  105,107 
Suzuki Motor  14,700  378,877 
Sysmex  6,300  199,350 
T&D Holdings  23,800  283,780 
Taiheiyo Cement  47,000  164,582 
Taisei  39,000  180,437 
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings  1,500  110,481 
Taiyo Nippon Sanso  9,000  71,658 
Takashimaya  12,000  113,621 
Takeda Pharmaceutical  32,600  1,462,990 
TDK  4,900  208,970 
Teijin  40,000  98,205 
Terumo  12,200  242,126 

 

The Fund 23


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares    Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
THK  4,400    93,091 
Tobu Railway  41,000    200,518 
Toho  4,300    82,816 
Toho Gas  18,000    88,209 
Tohoku Electric Power  19,700    187,298 
Tokio Marine Holdings  28,000    824,649 
Tokyo Electric Power  58,072  a  219,257 
Tokyo Electron  6,900    391,654 
Tokyo Gas  99,000    518,071 
Tokyo Tatemono  17,000    135,355 
Tokyu  45,820    288,182 
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings  20,900    151,688 
TonenGeneral Sekiyu  13,000    122,707 
Toppan Printing  22,000    151,279 
Toray Industries  59,000    384,927 
Toshiba  163,000    637,746 
TOTO  12,000    169,609 
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings  7,100    105,491 
Toyo Suisan Kaisha  4,000    127,941 
Toyoda Gosei  2,400    44,228 
Toyota Boshoku  2,600    26,830 
Toyota Industries  6,700    308,671 
Toyota Motor  113,357    6,116,078 
Toyota Tsusho  8,700    228,829 
Trend Micro  4,100    132,543 
Tsumura & Co.  2,300    54,578 
Ube Industries  46,600    78,856 
Unicharm  4,600    249,269 
United Urban Investment  97    146,114 
USS  9,800    142,732 
West Japan Railway  6,800    275,565 
Yahoo! Japan  61,100    265,353 
Yakult Honsha  3,600    194,376 
Yamada Denki  36,200    133,490 
Yamaguchi Financial Group  9,000    82,927 
Yamaha  7,200    96,343 

 

24


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Yamaha Motor  11,200   172,763 
Yamato Holdings  15,600   320,743 
Yamato Kogyo  1,800   51,834 
Yamazaki Baking  4,000   48,829 
Yaskawa Electric  9,000   101,501 
Yokogawa Electric  8,800   120,076 
Yokohama Rubber  9,000   80,374 
      104,003,560 
Luxembourg—.1%       
RTL Group  1,680   186,949 
SES  12,754   480,310 
      667,259 
Macau—.2%       
Sands China  97,813   714,079 
Wynn Macau  62,000   244,307 
      958,386 
Mexico—.0%       
Fresnillo  8,530   122,633 
Netherlands—2.6%       
Aegon  75,464   684,180 
Akzo Nobel  9,700   746,744 
ASML Holding  14,493   1,194,949 
Corio  2,835   132,684 
Delta Lloyd  7,390   194,336 
Fugro  2,756   182,440 
Gemalto  3,324   372,151 
Heineken  9,313   646,018 
Heineken Holding  4,035   257,506 
ING Groep  158,188 a  2,246,191 
Koninklijke Ahold  37,644   726,193 
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster  3,270   185,230 
Koninklijke DSM  6,221   446,034 
Koninklijke KPN  129,050 a  458,693 
Koninklijke Philips  38,820   1,242,746 
Koninklijke Vopak  2,912   144,974 
OCI  3,786 a  161,908 

 

The Fund 25


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Netherlands (continued)         
QIAGEN  9,940 a    217,886 
Randstad Holding  5,158      299,870 
Reed Elsevier  27,971      570,635 
TNT Express  18,973      170,831 
Unilever  67,067      2,873,702 
Wolters Kluwer  12,132      337,804 
Ziggo  6,005      260,594 
        14,754,299 
New Zealand—.1%         
Auckland International Airport  38,034      130,203 
Contact Energy  16,082      78,906 
Fletcher Building  27,701      235,283 
Ryman Healthcare  16,781      125,168 
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand  78,060      186,452 
        756,012 
Norway—.8%         
Aker Solutions  6,700      107,246 
DNB  39,514      698,639 
Gjensidige Forsikring  8,002      147,540 
Norsk Hydro  57,338      306,835 
Orkla  31,249      258,065 
Seadrill  15,180      529,894 
Statoil  45,219      1,372,324 
Telenor  28,483      668,435 
Yara International  7,417      350,119 
        4,439,097 
Portugal—.2%         
Banco Espirito Santo  66,352  a   117,460 
Energias de Portugal  80,517      390,968 
Galp Energia  13,867      240,191 
Jeronimo Martins  10,446      182,675 
Portugal Telecom  27,519      114,535 
        1,045,829 

 

26


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Singapore—1.4%     
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust  78,912  144,140 
CapitaCommercial Trust  76,000  96,993 
CapitaLand  105,500  269,283 
CapitaMall Trust  97,000  154,355 
CapitaMalls Asia  65,000  114,581 
City Developments  17,000  146,853 
ComfortDelGro  78,700  133,081 
DBS Group Holdings  69,588  940,273 
Genting Singapore  250,527  264,775 
Global Logistic Properties  123,843  281,529 
Golden Agri-Resources  278,440  135,478 
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust  227,000  154,360 
Jardine Cycle & Carriage  4,422  165,459 
Keppel  58,700  493,029 
Keppel Land  26,000  71,756 
Olam International  62,995  112,051 
Oversea-Chinese Banking  104,942  807,761 
SembCorp Industries  43,254  185,271 
SembCorp Marine  38,000  123,363 
Singapore Airlines  21,733  179,938 
Singapore Exchange  35,000  193,188 
Singapore Press Holdings  69,075  230,856 
Singapore Technologies Engineering  68,000  207,195 
Singapore Telecommunications  322,951  986,602 
StarHub  26,918  89,104 
United Overseas Bank  53,112  921,845 
UOL Group  21,111  108,106 
Wilmar International  77,000  208,822 
    7,920,047 
Spain—3.5%     
Abertis Infraestructuras  15,807  355,372 
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios  7,490  320,829 
Amadeus IT Holding, Cl. A  15,366  638,580 

 

The Fund 27


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Spain (continued)       
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria  242,808   2,979,518 
Banco de Sabadell  137,806   468,403 
Banco Popular Espanol  68,967   507,110 
Banco Santander  476,691   4,739,795 
Bankia  161,084 a  328,291 
CaixaBank  69,616   423,993 
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion  24,682   220,453 
Enagas  7,612   234,443 
Ferrovial  16,561   367,614 
Gas Natural SDG  14,079   403,638 
Grifols  5,971   318,928 
Iberdrola  197,982   1,382,962 
Inditex  8,849   1,327,718 
Mapfre  46,762   196,896 
Red Electrica  4,424   363,838 
Repsol  35,574   957,458 
Telefonica  168,652   2,824,125 
Zardoya Otis  6,340   111,179 
      19,471,143 
Sweden—3.2%       
Alfa Laval  13,304   352,948 
Assa Abloy, Cl. B  13,506   714,953 
Atlas Copco, Cl. A  27,167   786,323 
Atlas Copco, Cl. B  15,703   426,494 
Boliden  11,860   180,211 
Electrolux, Ser. B  9,611   266,356 
Elekta, Cl. B  14,946   209,173 
Ericsson, Cl. B  125,610   1,516,469 
Getinge, Cl. B  8,218   241,527 
Hennes & Mauritz, Cl. B  39,187   1,595,878 
Hexagon, Cl. B  9,712   309,484 
Husqvarna, Cl. B  16,174   134,323 
Industrivarden, Cl. C  5,510   115,247 
Investment AB Kinnevik, Cl. B  8,981   315,610 
Investor, Cl. B  18,395   711,504 

 

28


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Sweden (continued)         
Lundin Petroleum  8,991  a  192,066 
Millicom International Cellular, SDR  2,643      261,365 
Nordea Bank  125,315      1,810,671 
Sandvik  43,073      607,786 
Scania, Cl. B  13,131      397,836 
Securitas, Cl. B  13,206      159,332 
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Cl. A  61,441      846,182 
Skanska, Cl. B  15,609      356,965 
SKF, Cl. B  15,801      408,257 
Svenska Cellulosa, Cl. B  23,595      660,799 
Svenska Handelsbanken, Cl. A  20,201      1,013,747 
Swedbank, Cl. A  36,676      974,123 
Swedish Match  8,494      291,180 
Tele2, Cl. B  12,374      157,953 
TeliaSonera  96,371      698,972 
Volvo, Cl. B  63,268      997,350 
        17,711,084 
Switzerland—9.4%         
ABB  90,593 a  2,176,044 
Actelion  4,304 a  422,771 
Adecco  5,336 a  445,930 
Aryzta  3,491 a  322,286 
Baloise Holding  1,897    230,632 
Barry Callebaut  84  a 114,055 
Cie Financiere Richemont  21,518    2,183,340 
Coca-Cola HBC-CDI  8,469  a 214,199 
Credit Suisse Group  62,486 a  1,981,575 
EMS-Chemie Holding  319    124,233 
Geberit  1,565    521,548 
Givaudan  386 a  608,319 
Glencore Xstrata  437,209 a  2,351,102 
Holcim  9,258 a  847,852 
Julius Baer Group  9,014  a   421,459 
Kuehne + Nagel International  2,216      302,651 
Lindt & Spruengli  4      233,292 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Switzerland (continued)       
Lindt & Spruengli-PC  37   179,934 
Lonza Group  2,276 a  237,789 
Nestle  132,383   10,220,912 
Novartis  94,457   8,188,921 
Pargesa Holding-BR  1,256   113,883 
Partners Group Holding  689   188,514 
Roche Holding  28,847   8,456,455 
Schindler Holding  876   133,575 
Schindler Holding-PC  1,967   304,403 
SGS  221   551,182 
Sika-BR  91   367,991 
Sonova Holding  2,104 a  303,611 
Sulzer  959   147,538 
Swatch Group  1,746   210,290 
Swatch Group-BR  1,248 a  800,473 
Swiss Life Holding  1,301 a  319,596 
Swiss Prime Site  2,107 a  177,040 
Swiss Re  14,281 a  1,247,012 
Swisscom  940   571,412 
Syngenta  3,778   1,496,433 
UBS  150,180 a  3,139,770 
Zurich Insurance Group  6,141 a  1,759,057 
      52,617,079 
United Kingdom—21.0%       
3i Group  40,656   260,707 
Aberdeen Asset Management  39,934   294,509 
Admiral Group  7,931   187,201 
Aggreko  11,359   302,444 
AMEC  12,404   258,644 
Anglo American  57,594   1,538,355 
Antofagasta  16,062   213,426 
ArcelorMittal  40,401   656,068 
ARM Holdings  56,579   851,627 
ASOS  2,351 a  169,652 
Associated British Foods  14,380   721,331 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
United Kingdom (continued)     
AstraZeneca  51,647  4,067,022 
Aviva  119,290  1,058,400 
Babcock International Group  14,531  292,936 
BAE Systems  131,168  885,851 
Barclays  630,043  2,682,799 
BG Group  140,372  2,839,293 
BHP Billiton  86,952  2,817,264 
BP  766,112  6,457,134 
British American Tobacco  77,663  4,480,558 
British Land  37,922  442,107 
British Sky Broadcasting Group  41,849  621,786 
BT Group  325,984  2,028,181 
Bunzl  13,346  378,784 
Burberry Group  17,817  446,719 
Capita  26,492  485,308 
Carnival  7,529  300,763 
Centrica  209,861  1,169,280 
Cobham  42,313  220,538 
Compass Group  73,756  1,173,063 
Croda International  5,720  248,780 
Diageo  103,292  3,169,670 
Direct Line Insurance Group  43,263  182,831 
easyJet  6,447  178,188 
Experian  40,858  783,661 
G4S  62,114  247,500 
GKN  65,866  427,037 
GlaxoSmithKline  199,782  5,504,900 
Hammerson  30,395  292,773 
Hargreaves Lansdown  8,738  172,612 
HSBC Holdings  769,899  7,852,637 
ICAP  23,517  164,422 
IMI  11,166  282,789 
Imperial Tobacco Group  39,908  1,722,914 
Inmarsat  19,204  236,046 
InterContinental Hotels Group  10,964  373,562 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
United Kingdom (continued)         
International Consolidated Airlines Group  43,329  a   296,354 
Intertek Group  6,481      317,988 
Intu Properties  33,390      164,616 
Investec  22,476      197,900 
ITV  160,167      492,172 
J Sainsbury  49,594      281,095 
Johnson Matthey  8,251      455,959 
Kingfisher  95,869      676,755 
Land Securities Group  31,597      566,557 
Legal & General Group  239,396      856,083 
Lloyds Banking Group  2,057,149  a   2,617,457 
London Stock Exchange Group  7,003      214,247 
Marks & Spencer Group  65,191      485,509 
Meggitt  31,584      254,206 
Melrose Industries  45,173      217,750 
National Grid  153,764      2,182,053 
Next  6,453      710,366 
Old Mutual  197,838      667,054 
Pearson  33,060      619,024 
Persimmon  12,138 a  268,877 
Petrofac  10,370    254,400 
Prudential  105,446    2,418,592 
Randgold Resources  3,506    282,952 
Reckitt Benckiser Group  26,699    2,152,491 
Reed Elsevier  48,020    706,987 
Resolution  59,778    301,070 
Rexam  32,104    268,852 
Rio Tinto  52,331    2,849,012 
Rolls-Royce Holdings  76,281  a 1,352,317 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group  86,347 a  435,613 
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. A  158,615      6,285,362 
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. B  101,949      4,337,669 
Royal Mail  27,821      248,721 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United Kingdom (continued)       
RSA Insurance Group  206,322 a  341,908 
SABMiller  39,695   2,158,401 
Sage Group  46,544   335,084 
Schroders  4,200   181,252 
Segro  28,963   171,104 
Serco Group  19,474   111,824 
Severn Trent  10,096   314,499 
Shire  24,325   1,387,348 
Smith & Nephew  36,491   566,514 
Smiths Group  15,834   356,899 
SSE  39,048   1,005,406 
Standard Chartered  100,020   2,164,105 
Standard Life  95,167   614,115 
Subsea 7  11,106   222,146 
Tate & Lyle  18,866   223,291 
Tesco  333,758   1,650,814 
Travis Perkins  9,819   282,660 
TUI Travel  20,087   145,087 
Tullow Oil  36,652   544,569 
Unilever  52,888   2,360,976 
United Utilities Group  27,367   367,801 
Vodafone Group  1,086,988   4,110,066 
Weir Group  8,553   388,458 
Whitbread  7,218   497,222 
William Hill  35,017   209,707 
WM Morrison Supermarkets  88,859   301,408 
Wolseley  10,719   619,128 
WPP  55,680   1,197,682 
      117,407,606 
United States—.1%       
Transocean  14,585   621,946 
Total Common Stocks       
     (cost $442,953,086)      544,572,630 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

      Participation       
  Participation Notes—.0%   Notes      Value ($) 
  Hong Kong          
  Sun Hung Kai Properties          
       (cost $18,008)   5,391 a   3,630 
 
  Preferred Stocks—.6%   Shares      Value ($) 
  Germany          
  Bayerische Motoren Werke   2,117      208,234 
  Fuchs Petrolub   1,499      150,503 
  Henkel & Co.   7,210      802,923 
  Porsche Automobil Holding   6,185      680,882 
  Volkswagen   5,972      1,608,165 
  Total Preferred Stocks          
  (cost $1,728,776)         3,450,707 
      Number of       
  Rights—.0%   Rights      Value ($) 
  Australia—.0%          
  Bank of Queensland   1,620  a   2,272 
  Transurban Group   13,171 a,b   6,363 
            8,635 
Spain—.0%         
  Banco Santander   476,691 a   99,200 
  United Kingdom—.0%          
  Babcock International Group   5,588  a   37,739 
  Total Rights          
  (cost $108,298)         145,574 
      Principal       
Short-Term Investments—.1%   Amount ($)      Value ($) 
  U.S. Treasury Bills:          
       0.04%, 6/26/14   620,000 c  619,993 
       0.02%, 9/11/14   75,000 c  74,993 
  Total Short-Term Investments          
  (cost $694,952)         694,986 

 

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Other Investment—1.4%  Shares   Value ($) 
Registered Investment Company;       
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred       
     Plus Money Market Fund       
(cost $8,114,925)  8,114,925 d  8,114,925 
 
Total Investments (cost $453,618,045)  99.2 %  556,982,452 
Cash and Receivables (Net)  .8 %  4,237,932 
Net Assets  100.0 %  561,220,384 

 

BR—Bearer Certificate 
CDI—Chess Depository Interest 
PC—Participation Certificate 
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust 
RSP—Risparmio (Savings) Shares 
SDR—Swedish Depository Receipts 
STRIP—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities 

 

a Non-income producing security. 
b The valuation of this security has been determined in good faith by management under the direction of the Board of 
Directors.At April 30, 2014, the value of these securities amounted to $388,865 or .07% of net assets. 
c Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open financial futures contracts. 
d Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)     
 
  Value (%)  Value (%) 
Financial  24.9  Energy  7.1 
Industrial  12.4  Telecommunication Services  4.9 
Consumer Discretionary  11.3  Information Technology  4.2 
Consumer Staples  10.9  Utilities  3.6 
Health Care  10.3  Short-Term/Money Market Investments  1.5 
Materials  8.1    99.2 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES

April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

        Unrealized  
    Market Value    Appreciation  
    Covered by    (Depreciation)  
  Contracts  Contracts ($)  Expiration  at 4/30/2014 ($) 
Financial Futures Long           
ASX SPI 200 Index  11  1,397,188  June 2014  11,659  
Euro STOXX 50  89  3,883,255  June 2014  52,264  
FTSE 100 Index  33  3,757,826  June 2014  89,511  
TOPIX  23  2,599,550  June 2014  (47,694 ) 
Gross Unrealized Appreciation        153,434  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation        (47,694 ) 
 
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

  Cost  Value  
Assets ($):       
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:       
Unaffiliated issuers  445,503,120  548,867,527  
Affiliated issuers  8,114,925  8,114,925  
Cash    586,891  
Cash denominated in foreign currencies  1,011,782  1,016,487  
Dividends receivable    3,092,304  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign       
currency exchange contracts—Note 4    170,739  
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed    116,496  
    561,965,369  
Liabilities ($):       
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b)    267,201  
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    327,367  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign       
currency exchange contracts—Note 4    146,736  
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4    3,681  
    744,985  
Net Assets ($)    561,220,384  
Composition of Net Assets ($):       
Paid-in capital    487,036,136  
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net    5,172,552  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    (34,533,086 ) 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on       
investments and foreign currency transactions (including       
$105,740 net unrealized appreciation on financial futures)    103,544,782  
Net Assets ($)    561,220,384  
Shares Outstanding       
(200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)    32,469,683  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)    17.28  
 
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Investment Income ($):     
Income:     
Cash dividends (net of $744,729 foreign taxes withheld at source):     
Unaffiliated issuers  10,601,170  
Affiliated issuers  2,080  
Total Income  10,603,250  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  937,092  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b)  669,351  
Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c)  18,783  
Interest expense—Note 2  5,100  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  2,171  
Total Expenses  1,632,497  
Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by the Manager—Note 3(a)  (18,783 ) 
Net Expenses  1,613,714  
Investment Income—Net  8,989,536  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions  (9,406,361 ) 
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures  234,833  
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts  96,914  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  (9,074,614 ) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on     
investments and foreign currency transactions  23,358,394  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures  (133,028 ) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on     
forward foreign currency exchange contracts  (20,260 ) 
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  23,205,106  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  14,130,492  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  23,120,028  
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Six Months Ended      
  April 30, 2014   Year Ended  
  (Unaudited)   October 31, 2013  
Operations ($):         
Investment income—net  8,989,536   11,492,953  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  (9,074,614 )  13,223,232  
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments  23,205,106   90,947,772  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations  23,120,028   115,663,957  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net  (11,610,746 )  (12,705,604 ) 
Net realized gain on investments  (5,883,193 )   
Total Dividends  (17,493,939 )  (12,705,604 ) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold  82,422,718   275,778,066  
Dividends reinvested  16,860,058   12,035,945  
Cost of shares redeemed  (116,293,263 )  (273,185,774 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
from Capital Stock Transactions  (17,010,487 )  14,628,237  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  (11,384,398 )  117,586,590  
Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period  572,604,782   455,018,192  
End of Period  561,220,384   572,604,782  
Undistributed investment income—net  5,172,552   7,793,762  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):         
Shares sold  4,883,410   17,713,613  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  1,013,225   839,912  
Shares redeemed  (6,881,033 )  (17,683,082 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (984,398 )  870,443  
 
See notes to financial statements.         

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. 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                      
April 30, 2014       Year Ended October 31,      
  (Unaudited)   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009  
Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period  17.12   13.96   13.79   14.84   14.05   11.51  
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income—neta  .28   .35   .37   .38   .31   .30  
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments  .44   3.20   .24   (1.10 )  .89   2.51  
Total from Investment Operations  .72   3.55   .61   (.72 )  1.20   2.81  
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net  (.37 )  (.39 )  (.44 )  (.33 )  (.33 )  (.25 ) 
Dividends from net realized                         
gain on investments  (.19 )        (.08 )  (.02 ) 
Total Distributions  (.56 )  (.39 )  (.44 )  (.33 )  (.41 )  (.27 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  17.28   17.12   13.96   13.79   14.84   14.05  
Total Return (%)  4.34 b  26.01   4.79   (5.03 )  8.73   25.13  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                         
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets  .61 c  .61   .61   .61   .61   .61  
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets  .60 c  .60   .60   .60   .60   .60  
Ratio of net investment income                         
to average net assets  3.36 c  2.25   2.75   2.52   2.25   2.53  
Portfolio Turnover Rate  3.29 b  23.12   11.11   6.14   10.49   17.26  
Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)  561,220   572,605   455,018   491,377   561,428   547,282  

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b  Not annualized. 
c  Annualized. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering three series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective seeks to match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe,Australasia, Far East Index (MSCI EAFE ®). 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. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge.

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

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

(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.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official clos-

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ing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value.All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and financial futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the 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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2014 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2—Other  Level 3—   
  Level 1—  Significant  Significant   
  Unadjusted  Observable  Unobservable   
  Quoted Prices  Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Assets ($)         
Investments in Securities:       
Equity Securities—         
Domestic         
Common Stocks  621,946      621,946 
Equity Securities—         
Foreign         
Common Stocks  543,568,182  382,502    543,950,684 
Equity Securities—         
Foreign         
Preferred Stocks  3,450,707      3,450,707 
Mutual Funds  8,114,925      8,114,925 
Participation Notes  3,630      3,630 
Rights  139,211  6,363    145,574 
U.S. Treasury    694,986    694,986 

 

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      Level 2—Other   Level 3—     
  Level 1—   Significant   Significant     
  Unadjusted   Observable   Unobservable     
  Quoted Prices   Inputs   Inputs  Total  
Assets ($) (continued)               
Other Financial               
Instruments:               
Financial Futures††  153,434       153,434  
Forward Foreign               
Currency Exchange               
Contracts††    170,739     170,739  
Liabilities ($)               
Other Financial               
Instruments:               
Financial Futures††  (47,694 )      (47,694 ) 
Forward Foreign               
Currency Exchange               
Contracts††    (146,736 )    (146,736 ) 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 
††  Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end. 

 

At April 30, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

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

(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” under the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies during the period ended April 30, 2014 were as follows:

Affiliated               
Investment  Value       Value   Net 
Company  10/31/2013 ($)  Purchases ($)  Sales ($)  4/30/2014 ($)  Assets (%) 
Dreyfus               
Institutional               
Preferred               
Plus Money               
Market Fund  5,735,539   42,132,539  39,753,153  8,114,925   1.4 

 

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

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

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

As of and during the period ended April 30, 2014, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended April 30, 2014, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the three-year period ended October 31, 2013 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 October 31, 2013 was as follows: ordinary income $12,705,604. The tax character of 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 a $265 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended April 30, 2014 was approximately $933,100 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.10%.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .35% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Manager has agreed to pay all of the fund’s direct expenses, except management fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest expense, commitment fees on borrowings, fees and expenses of non-interested Board members, fees and expenses of independent counsel to the fund and extraordinary expenses. The Manager has also agreed to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of the accrued fees and expenses of the non-interested Board members and fees and expenses of independent counsel to the fund and to non-interested Board members. During the period ended April 30, 2014, fees reimbursed by the Manager amounted to $18,783.

(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund pays the Distributor for the provision of certain services, at an annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.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 April 30, 2014, the fund was charged $669,351 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $156,881 and Shareholder Services Plan fees $113,329, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $3,009.

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

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, forward contracts and financial futures, during the period ended April 30, 2014, amounted to $17,645,700 and $46,992,439, respectively.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended April 30, 2014 is discussed below.

Financial Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk, as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in financial futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A financial 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 financial futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the financial futures against default. Financial futures open at April 30, 2014 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

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.The following summarizes open forward contracts at April 30, 2014:

    Foreign      Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency      Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts  Cost ($)  Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)   
Purchases:            
Australian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
     5/1/2014a  46,177  42,898  42,898   
     6/18/2014b  751,381  679,218  695,651  16,433  
     6/18/2014c   176,665  163,449  163,562  113  
     6/18/2014d  797,324  728,701  738,186  9,485  
     6/18/2014e   497,551  461,652  460,648  (1,004 ) 
     6/18/2014f   540,465  481,021  500,379  19,358  
British Pound,            
Expiring:            
     6/18/2014b  326,200  538,529  550,546  12,017  
     6/18/2014c  196,500  327,683  331,645  3,962  
     6/18/2014d  1,437,208  2,403,425  2,425,658  22,233  

 

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    Foreign      Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency      Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts  Cost ($)  Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Purchases (continued):         
British Pound,            
Expiring (continued):            
     6/18/2014e   343,389  573,848  579,558  5,710  
     6/18/2014g   801,396  1,330,212  1,352,562  22,350  
     6/18/2014h  882,208  1,464,465  1,488,953  24,488  
Euro,            
Expiring:            
     6/18/2014b  730,619  1,011,960  1,013,498  1,538  
     6/18/2014c   520,500  717,551  722,027  4,476  
     6/18/2014d   652,800  901,122  905,550  4,428  
     6/18/2014e  469,430  649,549  651,183  1,634  
     6/18/2014g  2,003,952  2,783,289  2,779,838  (3,451 ) 
     6/18/2014i  555,862  766,291  771,080  4,789  
Japanese Yen,            
Expiring:            
     6/18/2014b  35,430,000  343,819  346,657  2,838  
     6/18/2014c  253,006,390  2,469,162  2,475,487  6,325  
     6/18/2014d  166,413,942  1,621,072  1,628,241  7,169  
     6/18/2014e  29,174,322  286,857  285,450  (1,407 ) 
Sales:     Proceeds ($)       
Australian Dollar,            
Expiring            
     6/18/2014b  1,546,004  1,447,771  1,448,003  (232 ) 
British Pound,            
Expiring:            
     5/1/2014a   25,372  42,898  42,837  61  
     6/18/2014b   1,916,200  3,177,221  3,234,080  (56,859 ) 
     6/18/2014c  16,057  26,491  27,100  (609 ) 
     6/18/2014d  389,974  652,000  658,181  (6,181 ) 
Euro,            
Expiring:            
     5/2/2014c  412,615  572,376  572,440  (64 ) 
     6/18/2014b   2,436,700  3,336,059  3,380,137  (44,078 ) 
     6/18/2014c   7,215  9,943  10,008  (65 ) 
     6/18/2014i  509,461  703,023  706,713  (3,690 ) 
Japanese Yen,            
Expiring:            
     6/18/2014b  230,565,000  2,226,879  2,255,914  (29,035 ) 
     6/18/2014c  4,304,853  42,059  42,120  (61 ) 
     6/18/2014d  45,946,863  450,877  449,557  1,320  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

  Foreign      Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency  Currency      Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts  Amounts  Proceeds ($)  Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)   
Sales (continued):           
Swiss Franc,           
Expiring           
5/2/2014b  31,054  35,296  35,284  12  
Gross Unrealized           
Appreciation        170,739  
Gross Unrealized           
Depreciation        (146,736 ) 

 

Counterparties:

a  Morgan Stanley Capital Services 
b  Bank of America 
c  Citigroup 
d  Royal Bank of Canada 
e  UBS 
f  Westpac Bank 
g  Bank of Montreal 
h  HSBC 
i  Goldman Sachs International 

 

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 April 30, 2014 is shown below:

  Derivative    Derivative  
  Assets ($)    Liabilities ($)  
Foreign exchange risk1  170,739  Foreign exchange risk2  (146,736 ) 
Equity risk3  153,434  Equity risk3  (47,694 ) 
Gross fair value of         
derivatives contracts  324,173    (194,430 ) 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location:

1  Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. 
2  Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. 
3  Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures as reported in the Statement of 
  Financial Futures, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported in the Statement of Assets 
  and Liabilities. 

 

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The effect of derivative instruments in the Statement of Operations during the period ended April 30,2014 is shown below:

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

  Financial  Forward   
Underlying risk  Futures4  Contracts5  Total 
Equity  234,833    234,833 
Foreign exchange    96,914  96,914 
Total  234,833  96,914  331,747 

 

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

  Financial   Forward      
Underlying risk  Futures6   Contracts7   Total  
Equity  (133,028 )    (133,028 ) 
Foreign exchange    (20,260 )  (20,260 ) 
Total  (133,028 )  (20,260 )  (153,288 ) 

 

Statement of Operations location:

4  Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures. 
5  Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. 
6  Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures. 
7  Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. 

 

In December 2011, with clarification in January 2013, FASB issued guidance that expands disclosure requirements with respect to the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities.The fund adopted these disclosure provisions during the current reporting period.These disclosures are required for certain investments, including derivative financial instruments subject to master netting arrangements (“MNA”) or similar 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 MNA in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

At April 30, 2014, derivative assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis are as follows:

Derivative Financial Instruments:  Assets ($)  Liabilities ($)  
Forward contracts  170,739  (146,736 ) 
Total gross amount of derivative assets       
and liabilities in the Statement of       
Assets and Liabilities  170,739  (146,736 ) 
Derivatives not subject to       
MNA or similar agreements     
Total gross amount of assets and       
liabilities subject to MNA or       
similar agreements  170,739  (146,736 ) 

 

The following tables present derivative assets and liabilities net of amounts available for offsetting under MNA and net of related collateral received or pledged, if any, as of April 30, 2014:

    Financial        
    Instruments        
and
    Derivatives   Securities  Cash   
Gross Amount of  Available   Collateral  Collateral  Net Amount 
Counterparties  Assets ($)1  for Offset ($)   Received ($)2  Received ($)2  of Assets ($) 
Bank of America  32,838  (32,838 )       
Bank of Montreal  22,350  (3,451 )      18,899 
Citigroup  14,876  (799 )      14,077 
Goldman Sachs             
    International  4,789  (3,690 )      1,099 
HSBC  24,488        24,488 
Morgan Stanley             
Capital Services  61        61 
Royal Bank of             
Canada  44,635  (6,181 )      38,454 
UBS  7,344  (2,411 )      4,933 
Westpac Bank  19,358        19,358 
Total  170,739  (49,370 )      121,369 

 

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      Financial         
      Instruments         
and
      Derivatives  Securities  Cash     
  Gross Amount of   Available  Collateral  Collateral  Net Amount of  
Counterparties  Liabilities ($)1   for Offset ($)  Pledged ($)2  Pledged ($)2  Liabilities ($)  
Bank of America  (130,204 )  32,838      (97,366 ) 
Bank of Montreal  (3,451 )  3,451       
Citigroup  (799 )  799       
Goldman Sachs               
    International  (3,690 )  3,690       
Royal Bank of               
Canada  (6,181 )  6,181       
UBS  (2,411 )  2,411       
Total  (146,736 )  49,370      (97,366 ) 

 

1  Absent a default event or early termination, over-the-counter 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 overcollateralization. 

 

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended April 30, 2014:

  Average Market Value ($) 
Equity financial futures  9,438,854 
Forward contracts  8,372,735 

 

At April 30, 2014, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $103,364,407, consisting of $138,609,967 gross unrealized appreciation and $35,245,560 gross unrealized depreciation.

At April 30, 2014, 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 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on March 4-5, 2014, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Management Agreement pursuant to which Dreyfus provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”). 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 Dreyfus representatives. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, 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. The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.

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Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), 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, 2013, 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 Lipper as of the date of its analysis. Dreyfus previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Lipper 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 the results of the comparisons and noted that the fund’s total return performance was at or above the Performance Group median for three of the six periods and above the Performance Universe median for four of the six periods. Dreyfus also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index.

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. Taking into account the fund’s “unitary” fee structure, the Board noted that the fund’s contractual management fee was above the Expense Group median, the fund’s actual management fee was above the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians and the fund’s total expenses were at the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)

Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Lipper category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Dreyfus-affiliated primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio manager(s) 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, noting the fund’s “unitary” fee structure.The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fee.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus representatives reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund and the aggregate profitability percentage to Dreyfus of 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 Agreement bear a reasonable relationship to the mix of services provided by Dreyfus, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, 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

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benefit of fund shareholders. Dreyfus representatives also noted 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 from acting as investment adviser and noted that there were no 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 Agreement. 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 are adequate and appropriate.

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

  • The Board concluded that the fee paid to Dreyfus was reasonable 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 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 Agreement, 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, of the fund and the services provided to the fund by Dreyfus.The Board

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)

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 Agreement, 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 prior or similar agreements 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 same or similar arrangements in prior years.The Board determined that renewal of the Agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

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For More Information


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

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 http://www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The description of the policies and procedures is also available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.



 
 

Dreyfus

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SEMIANNUAL REPORT April 30, 2014



 

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



 

 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2     

A Letter from the President

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

UnderstandingYour Fund’s Expenses

6     

ComparingYour Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

7     

Statement of Investments

24     

Statement of Financial Futures

25     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

26     

Statement of Operations

27     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

28     

Financial Highlights

29     

Notes to Financial Statements

41     

Information About the Renewal of the Fund’s Management Agreement

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover


 

Dreyfus
S&P 500 Index Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund, covering the six-month period from November 1, 2013, through April 30, 2014. 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.

The final two months of 2013 witnessed a firming U.S. labor market, further improvements in housing data, and generally strong corporate earnings growth, but U.S. GDP growth over the opening months of 2014 generally stalled due to harsh winter weather, the expiration of extended unemployment benefits, and the deceleration of inventory accumulation by businesses. Although stocks encountered volatility under these mixed conditions, investors largely appeared to shrug off recent economic shortfalls as some broad measures of U.S. stock market performance either achieved or approached new all-time highs on the reporting period’s final day.

We believe that the economic recovery’s pause over the winter of 2014 will prove temporary, and we currently expect to see accelerating growth over the next few years as past financial stresses continue to fade and fiscal drags abate in the public sector. However, stock valuations have generally risen after the sustained market rally, and in our judgment, selectivity is likely to be key to successful equity investing in the months ahead. As always, we encourage you to discuss our observations and appropriate investment strategies with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
May 15, 2014

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2013, through April 30, 2014, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, CFA, Karen Q.Wong, CFA, and Richard A. Brown, CFA, Portfolio Managers

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2014, Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund produced a total return of 8.11%.1 In comparison, the Standard & Poor’s® 500 Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500 Index”), the fund’s benchmark, returned 8.35% for the same period.2,3

Despite anemic growth in the midst of harsh winter weather over the opening months of 2014, sustained improvement in U.S. economic conditions generally helped support stock market gains for the reporting period overall. The difference in returns between the fund and the S&P 500 Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the S&P 500 Index’s results.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to match the total return of the S&P 500 Index by generally investing in all 500 stocks in the S&P 500 Index in proportion to their respective weightings. Often considered a barometer for the stock market in general, the S&P 500 Index is made up of 500 widely held common stocks across 10 economic sectors. Each stock is weighted by its float-adjusted market capitalization; that is, larger companies have greater representation in the S&P 500 Index than smaller ones.

The fund employed futures contracts during the reporting period in its efforts to replicate the returns of the S&P 500 Index.

Stocks Advanced Despite Economic Uncertainty

Despite occasional bouts of weakness, stocks generally continued to climb over the reporting period during an economic recovery fueled by falling unemployment and low short-term interest rates. These factors proved especially supportive of stock prices over the final months of 2013, when the market rally was led by smaller, more speculative companies that tend to be more sensitive to changes in economic conditions.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Market sentiment appeared to change in January 2014, when U.S. equities gave back some of their previous gains amid concerns about economic slowdowns in the emerging markets, but stocks rebounded in February and maintained their value in March and April when those worries proved to be overblown. Nonetheless, the U.S. Department of Commerce estimated that U.S. GDP grew at a very sluggish annualized rate of just 0.01% over the first quarter of 2014 due to the dampening effects of severe winter weather on corporate spending and housing market activity, as well as by reduced export activity and slowing inventory accumulation by businesses.

Despite these troublesome economic developments, U.S. large-cap stocks generally posted solid gains for the reporting period. In fact, some broad measures of large-cap stock market performance either established or approached new record highs by the reporting period’s end.

Most Market Sectors Post Positive Absolute Returns

Of the 10 economic segments represented in the S&P 500 Index, only the telecommunications services sector lost a degree of value over the reporting period. Results were especially robust in the information technology, health care, and financials sectors.

Among technology companies, hardware producers benefited from a wave of upgrade activity after Microsoft ended support for its Windows XP operating system. Consumer electronics giant Apple rebounded from earlier weakness amid strong sales of its smartphones and streaming video device, as well as due to its growing presence in China and Japan. A number of software producers benefited from rising licensing revenue as more consumers and businesses migrated to cloud computing. In the health care sector, investors responded positively when a number of large pharmaceutical developers repositioned themselves strategically through the sales and purchases of various business units. New product launches and robust research-and-development activity also helped drive earnings of drug companies higher.

Banks in the financials sector experienced increases in deposits and lending volumes, as well as decreases in nonperforming loans, in the recovering U.S. economy. In the industrials sector, aerospace-and-defense contractors benefited from pent-up government demand after Congress passed a budget with increased allocations to defense spending.

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Although disappointments proved relatively mild over the reporting period, the telecommunications services sector fell modestly due to intensifying competitive pressures affecting major telephone service providers. The consumer discretionary sector achieved a modest overall gain but lagged market averages due to weak sales during the winter and company-specific issues among specialty retailers and Internet catalog companies. In addition, automakers were hurt by a massive safety-related recall by General Motors.

Replicating the Performance of the S&P 500 Index

Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that U.S. economic growth showed signs by the end of the reporting period of rebounding from previous weather-related weakness. As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.

May 15, 2014

Equity funds are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. 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: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, capital gain distributions. 
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is a widely accepted, unmanaged index of U.S. stock 
market performance. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. 
3 “Standard & Poor’s®,” “S&P®,” “Standard & Poor’s® 500,” and “S&P 500®” are registered trademarks of 
Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and have been licensed for use on behalf of the fund.The fund is not 
sponsored, managed, advised, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates, and Standard & Poor’s and 
its affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund. 

 

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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 S&P 500 Index Fund from November 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming actual returns for the six months ended April 30, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 2.58 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,081.10 

 

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 April 30, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 2.51 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,022.32 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .50%, 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

April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks—99.5%  Shares  Value ($) 
Automobiles & Components—1.1%     
BorgWarner  37,825  2,350,446 
Delphi Automotive  47,688  3,187,466 
Ford Motor  663,964  10,723,019 
General Motors  217,745  7,507,848 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber  43,150  1,087,380 
Harley-Davidson  36,765  2,718,404 
Johnson Controls  112,007  5,055,996 
    32,630,559 
Banks—6.0%     
Bank of America  1,782,108  26,981,115 
BB&T  118,074  4,407,702 
Citigroup  511,984  24,529,153 
Comerica  31,141  1,502,242 
Fifth Third Bancorp  146,225  3,013,697 
Hudson City Bancorp  77,460  771,502 
Huntington Bancshares  139,975  1,282,171 
JPMorgan Chase & Co  638,470  35,741,551 
KeyCorp  150,677  2,055,234 
M&T Bank  22,179  2,706,060 
People’s United Financial  52,854  754,755 
PNC Financial Services Group  90,044  7,567,298 
Regions Financial  239,246  2,425,954 
SunTrust Banks  89,404  3,420,597 
U.S. Bancorp  305,674  12,465,386 
Wells Fargo & Co.  807,386  40,078,641 
Zions Bancorporation  29,727  859,705 
    170,562,763 
Capital Goods—8.1%     
3M  106,174  14,767,742 
Allegion  15,633  771,489 
AMETEK  40,673  2,144,281 
Boeing  115,339  14,881,038 
Caterpillar  107,541  11,334,821 
Cummins  29,274  4,415,983 
Danaher  101,400  7,440,732 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Capital Goods (continued)         
Deere & Co.  62,359      5,820,589 
Dover  28,370      2,451,168 
Eaton  79,097      5,745,606 
Emerson Electric  118,351      8,069,171 
Fastenal  45,296 a   2,268,424 
Flowserve  23,082      1,686,140 
Fluor  27,096      2,051,167 
General Dynamics  54,840      6,002,238 
General Electric  1,691,884      45,494,761 
Honeywell International  131,328      12,200,371 
Illinois Tool Works  65,938      5,619,896 
Ingersoll-Rand  45,200      2,702,960 
Jacobs Engineering Group  22,340  b   1,289,018 
Joy Global  18,859 a   1,138,706 
L-3 Communications Holdings  15,119      1,744,279 
Lockheed Martin  45,222      7,422,739 
Masco  61,285      1,231,216 
Northrop Grumman  36,558      4,442,163 
PACCAR  58,794      3,761,640 
Pall  19,090      1,606,423 
Parker Hannifin  24,971      3,168,320 
Pentair  32,929      2,446,295 
Precision Castparts  24,533      6,209,057 
Quanta Services  37,851  b   1,335,383 
Raytheon  53,582      5,116,009 
Rockwell Automation  23,111      2,754,369 
Rockwell Collins  22,353      1,735,710 
Roper Industries  16,869      2,343,948 
Snap-on  10,081      1,169,396 
Stanley Black & Decker  25,529      2,192,686 
Textron  48,699      1,991,789 
United Technologies  142,310      16,839,542 
W.W. Grainger  10,557      2,685,701 
Xylem  30,812      1,158,223 
        229,651,189 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Commercial &       
Professional Services—.7%       
ADT  29,692 a  897,886 
Cintas  17,248   1,016,425 
Dun & Bradstreet  6,424   711,522 
Equifax  20,748   1,469,166 
Iron Mountain  30,330   862,585 
Nielsen Holdings  47,850   2,246,558 
Pitney Bowes  34,177   915,944 
Republic Services  45,540   1,597,999 
Robert Half International  22,456   1,006,029 
Stericycle  14,882 b  1,732,860 
Tyco International  78,000   3,190,200 
Waste Management  74,655   3,318,415 
      18,965,589 
Consumer Durables & Apparel—1.3%       
Coach  47,335   2,113,508 
D.R. Horton  48,521   1,081,048 
Fossil Group  8,635 b  920,923 
Garmin  19,839 a  1,132,807 
Harman International Industries  11,678   1,280,026 
Hasbro  19,752   1,091,496 
Leggett & Platt  25,041   822,847 
Lennar, Cl. A  29,000   1,119,110 
Mattel  57,594   2,258,549 
Michael Kors Holdings  29,911 b  2,727,883 
Mohawk Industries  10,474 b  1,386,862 
Newell Rubbermaid  48,439   1,458,498 
NIKE, Cl. B  125,762   9,174,338 
PulteGroup  60,015   1,103,676 
PVH  13,933   1,749,567 
Ralph Lauren  10,084   1,526,415 
Under Armour, Cl. A  27,124 b  1,326,092 
VF  58,407   3,568,084 
Whirlpool  13,313   2,041,948 
      37,883,677 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Consumer Services—1.7%         
Carnival  72,422      2,846,909 
Chipotle Mexican Grill  5,179 b    2,581,732 
Darden Restaurants  21,807      1,084,026 
Graham Holdings, Cl. B  721      483,957 
H&R Block  44,509      1,264,946 
International Game Technology  44,710      561,110 
Marriott International, Cl. A  38,023      2,202,672 
McDonald’s  167,725      17,003,960 
Starbucks  126,787      8,953,698 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide  31,883  c   2,443,832 
Wyndham Worldwide  21,492      1,533,239 
Wynn Resorts  13,385      2,729,068 
Yum! Brands  74,719      5,752,616 
        49,441,765 
Diversified Financials—4.9%         
American Express  155,247      13,573,245 
Ameriprise Financial  32,651      3,644,831 
Bank of New York Mellon  193,962      6,569,493 
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B  303,538 b   39,110,871 
BlackRock  21,468      6,461,868 
Capital One Financial  96,230      7,111,397 
Charles Schwab  194,578      5,166,046 
CME Group  52,734      3,711,946 
Discover Financial Services  81,296      4,544,446 
E*TRADE Financial  48,546  b   1,089,858 
Franklin Resources  66,970      3,505,879 
Goldman Sachs Group  70,988      11,345,302 
IntercontinentalExchange Group  19,605      4,008,046 
Invesco  75,464      2,657,087 
Legg Mason  16,917      793,238 
Leucadia National  52,336      1,335,615 
McGraw-Hill Financial  46,232      3,417,932 
Moody’s  31,916      2,505,406 
Morgan Stanley  236,496      7,314,821 
NASDAQ OMX Group  19,811      731,026 
Navient  72,256      1,195,837 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Diversified Financials (continued)         
Northern Trust  38,540      2,322,035 
State Street  72,802      4,700,097 
T. Rowe Price Group  43,268      3,553,601 
        140,369,923 
Energy—10.5%         
Anadarko Petroleum  84,573      8,374,418 
Apache  66,504      5,772,547 
Baker Hughes  73,746      5,154,845 
Cabot Oil & Gas  71,103      2,792,926 
Cameron International  36,584  b   2,376,497 
Chesapeake Energy  83,169      2,391,109 
Chevron  322,651      40,499,154 
ConocoPhillips  206,423      15,339,293 
CONSOL Energy  38,205      1,700,505 
Denbury Resources  61,126      1,028,139 
Devon Energy  63,877      4,471,390 
Diamond Offshore Drilling  12,503  a   682,789 
Ensco, Cl. A  38,792      1,957,056 
EOG Resources  92,334      9,048,732 
EQT  25,128      2,738,701 
Exxon Mobil  728,711      74,627,294 
FMC Technologies  40,135 b   2,275,655 
Halliburton  142,641      8,996,368 
Helmerich & Payne  17,889      1,943,640 
Hess  47,219      4,210,046 
Kinder Morgan  112,536      3,675,426 
Marathon Oil  115,689      4,182,157 
Marathon Petroleum  49,684      4,618,128 
Murphy Oil  30,154      1,912,668 
Nabors Industries  46,161      1,178,029 
National Oilwell Varco  71,331      5,601,623 
Newfield Exploration  23,525 b   796,321 
Noble  42,363      1,305,204 
Noble Energy  60,923      4,373,053 
Occidental Petroleum  134,031      12,833,468 
ONEOK  34,401      2,174,831 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Energy (continued)         
Peabody Energy  42,755      812,773 
Phillips 66  100,111      8,331,237 
Pioneer Natural Resources  24,222      4,681,386 
QEP Resources  28,937      888,077 
Range Resources  27,515      2,488,732 
Rowan, Cl. A  22,488      695,329 
Schlumberger  220,724      22,414,522 
Southwestern Energy  59,852  b   2,865,714 
Spectra Energy  111,346      4,421,550 
Tesoro  22,791      1,282,905 
Transocean  56,359 a   2,427,382 
Valero Energy  91,586      5,235,972 
Williams  115,979      4,890,834 
        300,468,425 
Food & Staples Retailing—2.4%         
Costco Wholesale  73,494      8,501,786 
CVS Caremark  200,589      14,586,832 
Kroger  88,113      4,056,723 
Safeway  41,753      1,422,107 
Sysco  97,600      3,555,568 
Wal-Mart Stores  272,797      21,744,649 
Walgreen  147,385      10,007,441 
Whole Foods Market  62,154      3,089,054 
        66,964,161 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco—5.3%         
Altria Group  336,873      13,511,976 
Archer-Daniels-Midland  110,212      4,819,571 
Beam  27,453      2,291,502 
Brown-Forman, Cl. B  27,480      2,465,506 
Campbell Soup  31,488      1,432,389 
Coca-Cola  636,738      25,972,543 
Coca-Cola Enterprises  40,840      1,855,770 
ConAgra Foods  69,298      2,114,282 
Constellation Brands, Cl. A  27,982 b   2,234,083 
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group  33,133      1,836,231 
General Mills  105,647      5,601,404 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco (continued)       
Hershey  25,252   2,430,252 
Hormel Foods  22,888   1,091,529 
J.M. Smucker  17,792   1,720,131 
Kellogg  42,931   2,869,079 
Keurig Green Mountain  21,559   2,019,647 
Kraft Foods Group  100,490   5,713,861 
Lorillard  62,816   3,732,527 
McCormick & Co.  22,409   1,595,521 
Mead Johnson Nutrition  34,408   3,036,850 
Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B  25,774   1,545,667 
Mondelez International, Cl. A  286,888   10,227,557 
Monster Beverage  22,911 b  1,534,121 
PepsiCo  257,042   22,077,337 
Philip Morris International  268,566   22,943,593 
Reynolds American  52,193   2,945,251 
Tyson Foods, Cl. A  45,803   1,922,352 
      151,540,532 
Health Care Equipment & Services—4.1%       
Abbott Laboratories  258,585   10,017,583 
Aetna  61,838   4,418,325 
AmerisourceBergen  38,289   2,495,677 
Baxter International  91,658   6,671,786 
Becton Dickinson & Co.  32,215   3,641,261 
Boston Scientific  225,392 b  2,842,193 
C.R. Bard  12,889   1,770,046 
Cardinal Health  57,874   4,022,822 
CareFusion  34,395 b  1,343,469 
Cerner  48,854 b  2,506,210 
Cigna  46,482   3,720,419 
Covidien  76,640   5,460,600 
DaVita HealthCare Partners  29,644 b  2,054,329 
DENTSPLY International  24,840   1,108,609 
Edwards Lifesciences  18,817 b  1,533,021 
Express Scripts Holding  130,896 b  8,715,056 
Humana  26,702   2,930,544 
Intuitive Surgical  6,468 b  2,339,476 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Health Care Equipment & Services (continued)         
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings  14,550  b   1,436,085 
McKesson  38,593      6,529,550 
Medtronic  168,743      9,925,463 
Patterson  15,412      627,268 
Quest Diagnostics  25,238      1,411,561 
St. Jude Medical  49,061      3,113,902 
Stryker  49,612      3,857,333 
Tenet Healthcare  16,842  b   759,237 
UnitedHealth Group  166,829      12,518,848 
Varian Medical Systems  17,394  b  1,383,693 
WellPoint  47,654      4,797,805 
Zimmer Holdings  29,086      2,815,525 
        116,767,696 
Household & Personal Products—2.1%         
Avon Products  69,907      1,068,179 
Clorox  22,165      2,010,366 
Colgate-Palmolive  147,897      9,953,468 
Estee Lauder, Cl. A  43,756      3,175,373 
Kimberly-Clark  63,697      7,149,988 
Procter & Gamble  457,196      37,741,530 
        61,098,904 
Insurance—2.9%         
ACE  56,700      5,801,544 
Aflac  76,884      4,822,164 
Allstate  76,467      4,354,796 
American International Group  248,003      13,176,399 
Aon  50,635      4,297,899 
Assurant  12,368      833,727 
Chubb  41,777      3,846,826 
Cincinnati Financial  26,035      1,268,946 
Genworth Financial, Cl. A  83,117 b   1,483,638 
Hartford Financial Services Group  75,465      2,706,930 
Lincoln National  44,563      2,161,751 
Loews  52,171      2,293,959 
Marsh & McLennan  91,247      4,499,390 
MetLife  188,657      9,876,194 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Insurance (continued)       
Principal Financial Group  45,478   2,130,190 
Progressive  94,831   2,299,652 
Prudential Financial  77,771   6,274,564 
Torchmark  15,514   1,236,466 
Travelers  60,619   5,490,869 
Unum Group  42,939   1,426,434 
XL Group  47,665   1,494,298 
      81,776,636 
Materials—3.5%       
Air Products & Chemicals  35,119   4,127,185 
Airgas  11,135   1,183,205 
Alcoa  180,823   2,435,686 
Allegheny Technologies  18,808   774,890 
Avery Dennison  17,132   833,643 
Ball  24,565   1,380,307 
Bemis  17,582   707,500 
CF Industries Holdings  9,528   2,335,980 
Dow Chemical  204,996   10,229,300 
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.  155,900   10,495,188 
Eastman Chemical  25,558   2,227,891 
Ecolab  45,456   4,756,516 
FMC  22,314   1,718,178 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold  173,027   5,946,938 
International Flavors & Fragrances  14,164   1,395,437 
International Paper  75,156   3,506,027 
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl. A  72,876   6,741,030 
MeadWestvaco  30,975   1,210,193 
Monsanto  87,926   9,733,408 
Mosaic  58,149   2,909,776 
Newmont Mining  83,664   2,077,377 
Nucor  52,554   2,719,669 
Owens-Illinois  27,469 b  872,965 
PPG Industries  23,631   4,575,434 
Praxair  49,712   6,489,902 
Sealed Air  34,582   1,186,508 
Sherwin-Williams  14,661   2,929,854 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Materials (continued)         
Sigma-Aldrich  20,478      1,970,188 
United States Steel  26,106      679,278 
Vulcan Materials  21,789      1,406,044 
        99,555,497 
Media—3.5%         
Cablevision Systems (NY Group), Cl. A  34,947      583,615 
CBS, Cl. B  93,067      5,375,550 
Comcast, Cl. A  439,499      22,748,468 
DIRECTV  79,912 b   6,201,171 
Discovery Communications, Cl. A  38,514  b   2,923,213 
Gannett  37,184      1,010,289 
Interpublic Group of Cos  70,523      1,228,511 
News Corp., Cl. A  83,146 b   1,415,145 
Omnicom Group  43,541      2,946,855 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Cl. A  18,028      1,353,362 
Time Warner  151,299      10,055,332 
Time Warner Cable  47,030      6,652,864 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Cl. A  328,275      10,511,365 
Viacom, Cl. B  68,130      5,789,687 
Walt Disney  273,951      21,735,272 
        100,530,699 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech &         
     Life Sciences—9.0%         
AbbVie  268,048      13,959,940 
Actavis  29,232 b    5,972,975 
Agilent Technologies  55,949      3,023,484 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals  33,274  b   5,263,947 
Allergan  50,321      8,345,235 
Amgen  127,113      14,204,878 
Biogen Idec  39,859  b   11,444,316 
Bristol-Myers Squibb  277,498      13,899,875 
Celgene  68,939 b  10,134,722 
Eli Lilly & Co.  166,873    9,862,194 
Forest Laboratories  39,657 b  3,644,875 
Gilead Sciences  259,362 b  20,357,323 
Hospira  27,494 b  1,259,225 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech &         
Life Sciences (continued)         
Johnson & Johnson  476,985      48,313,811 
Merck & Co.  495,801      29,034,107 
Mylan  62,738 b  3,185,836 
PerkinElmer  18,122    760,580 
Perrigo Company  22,333    3,235,158 
Pfizer  1,076,423    33,670,511 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals  13,199 b  3,918,651 
Thermo Fisher Scientific  66,201    7,546,914 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals  39,501 b  2,674,218 
Waters  14,360 b  1,415,034 
Zoetis  85,346    2,582,570 
      257,710,379 
Real Estate—2.2%       
American Tower  65,743 c  5,490,855 
Apartment Investment & Management, Cl. A  23,338  c   719,511 
AvalonBay Communities  20,684  c   2,824,400 
Boston Properties  25,570 c  2,995,270 
CBRE Group, Cl. A  45,628 b  1,215,530 
Crown Castle International  56,174    4,085,535 
Equity Residential  55,542 c  3,301,416 
Essex Property Trust  10,381 c  1,798,612 
General Growth Properties  91,012 c  2,090,546 
HCP  75,493 c  3,160,137 
Health Care  47,733 c  3,011,475 
Host Hotels & Resorts  127,505 c  2,734,982 
Kimco Realty  68,950 c  1,580,334 
Macerich  24,295 c  1,576,988 
Plum Creek Timber  28,023 c  1,221,803 
Prologis  82,685 c  3,359,492 
Public Storage  24,015 c  4,214,873 
Simon Property Group  52,984 c  9,176,829 
Ventas  49,675 c  3,282,524 
Vornado Realty Trust  29,837 c  3,061,276 
Weyerhaeuser  99,813 c  2,979,418 
        63,881,806 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Retailing—4.1%       
Amazon.com  62,723 b  19,075,946 
AutoNation  11,377 b  602,867 
AutoZone  5,678 b  3,031,427 
Bed Bath & Beyond  36,578 b  2,272,591 
Best Buy  45,619   1,182,901 
CarMax  37,907 b  1,659,568 
Dollar General  50,223 b  2,834,586 
Dollar Tree  34,142 b  1,777,774 
Expedia  17,253   1,224,790 
Family Dollar Stores  16,391   962,971 
GameStop, Cl. A  19,268 a  764,554 
Gap  43,467   1,708,253 
Genuine Parts  25,965   2,262,071 
Home Depot  237,446   18,879,331 
Kohl’s  34,082   1,867,353 
L Brands  41,129   2,229,192 
Lowe’s  175,935   8,077,176 
Macy’s  61,802   3,549,289 
Netflix  10,083 b  3,247,129 
Nordstrom  24,113   1,477,645 
O’Reilly Automotive  18,080 b  2,690,123 
PetSmart  16,940 a  1,146,499 
Priceline Group  8,790 b  10,176,622 
Ross Stores  35,782   2,436,039 
Staples  114,694 a  1,433,675 
Target  106,179   6,556,553 
The TJX Companies  119,536   6,954,604 
Tiffany & Co.  18,448   1,614,016 
Tractor Supply  23,868   1,604,884 
TripAdvisor  18,331 b  1,480,045 
Urban Outfitters  19,231 b  685,681 
      115,466,155 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor       
Equipment—2.1%       
Altera  54,958   1,787,234 
Analog Devices  52,479   2,691,648 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor       
Equipment (continued)       
Applied Materials  199,893   3,809,961 
Broadcom, Cl. A  93,043   2,866,655 
First Solar  10,675 b  720,456 
Intel  838,346   22,375,455 
KLA-Tencor  28,256   1,808,101 
Lam Research  27,672   1,594,184 
Linear Technology  40,484   1,801,538 
LSI  90,852   1,012,091 
Microchip Technology  33,824 a  1,607,993 
Micron Technology  176,918 b  4,621,098 
NVIDIA  96,700   1,786,049 
Texas Instruments  184,082   8,366,527 
Xilinx  46,090   2,174,987 
      59,023,977 
Software & Services—10.0%       
Accenture, Cl. A  106,952   8,579,689 
Adobe Systems  77,983 b  4,810,771 
Akamai Technologies  30,772 b  1,633,070 
Alliance Data Systems  8,960 b  2,167,424 
Autodesk  38,698 b  1,858,278 
Automatic Data Processing  80,843   6,302,520 
CA  53,728   1,619,362 
Citrix Systems  30,566 b  1,812,869 
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A  101,472 b  4,861,016 
Computer Sciences  24,826   1,469,203 
eBay  196,212 b  10,169,668 
Electronic Arts  50,857 b  1,439,253 
Facebook, Cl. A  287,940 b  17,213,053 
Fidelity National Information Services  48,098   2,569,876 
Fiserv  42,907 b  2,607,887 
Google, Cl. A  47,595 b  25,457,614 
Google, Cl. C  47,595 b  25,066,383 
International Business Machines  165,120   32,441,126 
Intuit  47,819   3,622,289 
MasterCard, Cl. A  172,092   12,657,367 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Software & Services (continued)       
Microsoft  1,274,844   51,503,698 
Oracle  583,989   23,873,470 
Paychex  53,515   2,237,462 
Red Hat  32,818 b  1,596,596 
salesforce.com  94,625 b  4,887,381 
Symantec  116,194   2,356,414 
Teradata  28,299 b  1,286,473 
Total System Services  28,103   892,832 
VeriSign  22,359 b  1,054,898 
Visa, Cl. A  85,337   17,290,130 
Western Union  95,917   1,522,203 
Xerox  196,633   2,377,293 
Yahoo!  157,307 b  5,655,187 
      284,892,755 
Technology Hardware & Equipment—6.4%       
Amphenol, Cl. A  26,080   2,486,728 
Apple  150,417   88,759,568 
Cisco Systems  868,902   20,080,325 
Corning  234,853   4,910,776 
EMC  341,617   8,813,719 
F5 Networks  12,755 b  1,341,443 
FLIR Systems  25,374   863,731 
Harris  17,893   1,315,493 
Hewlett-Packard  321,317   10,622,740 
Jabil Circuit  32,358   558,499 
Juniper Networks  83,861 b  2,070,528 
Motorola Solutions  38,847   2,469,892 
NetApp  57,918   2,062,460 
QUALCOMM  285,136   22,443,055 
SanDisk  38,536   3,274,404 
Seagate Technology  54,356   2,858,038 
TE Connectivity  68,200   4,022,436 
Western Digital  35,118   3,094,949 
      182,048,784 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares    Value ($) 
Telecommunication Services—2.4%       
AT&T  878,054    31,346,528 
CenturyLink  99,978    3,490,232 
Frontier Communications  165,132  a  982,535 
Verizon Communications  698,251    32,629,269 
Windstream Holdings  106,795  a  968,631 
      69,417,195 
Transportation—2.0%       
C.H. Robinson Worldwide  25,541    1,504,365 
CSX  172,145    4,857,932 
Delta Air Lines  142,344    5,242,530 
Expeditors International of Washington  35,804    1,476,557 
FedEx  46,870    6,386,037 
Kansas City Southern  18,719    1,888,373 
Norfolk Southern  51,770    4,893,818 
Ryder System  8,268    679,464 
Southwest Airlines  115,975    2,803,116 
Union Pacific  76,743    14,614,169 
United Parcel Service, Cl. B  119,607    11,781,289 
      56,127,650 
Utilities—3.2%       
AES  108,632    1,569,732 
AGL Resources  19,005    1,026,270 
Ameren  41,415    1,710,854 
American Electric Power  80,957    4,356,296 
CenterPoint Energy  72,434    1,793,466 
CMS Energy  45,572    1,381,287 
Consolidated Edison  49,868    2,893,840 
Dominion Resources  98,077    7,114,506 
DTE Energy  30,234    2,362,485 
Duke Energy  118,742    8,845,092 
Edison International  54,443    3,079,296 
Entergy  29,515    2,139,838 
Exelon  143,502    5,026,875 
FirstEnergy  71,055    2,398,106 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

  Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
  Utilities (continued)       
  Integrys Energy Group  13,486   826,422 
  NextEra Energy  73,405   7,329,489 
  NiSource  51,907   1,885,262 
  Northeast Utilities  52,519   2,482,048 
  NRG Energy  54,842   1,794,430 
  Pepco Holdings  42,315   1,132,349 
  PG&E  75,954   3,461,983 
  Pinnacle West Capital  18,129   1,014,318 
  PPL  105,278   3,509,969 
  Public Service Enterprise Group  86,131   3,528,787 
  SCANA  24,197   1,298,895 
  Sempra Energy  38,477   3,794,217 
  Southern  148,065   6,785,819 
  TECO Energy  37,265   669,279 
  Wisconsin Energy  38,946   1,888,102 
  Xcel Energy  82,108   2,616,782 
        89,716,094 
  Total Common Stocks       
  (cost $1,176,672,927)      2,836,492,809 
    Principal    
Short-Term Investments—.0%  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
  U.S. Treasury Bills:       
  0.08%, 6/26/14  860,000 d  859,990 
  0.03%, 9/11/14  15,000 d  14,999 
  Total Short-Term Investments       
  (cost $874,888)      874,989 
 
  Other Investment—.5%  Shares   Value ($) 
  Registered Investment Company;       
  Dreyfus Institutional Preferred       
  Plus Money Market Fund       
  (cost $15,180,386)  15,180,386 e  15,180,386 

 

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Investment of Cash Collateral         
for Securities Loaned—.4%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund         
(cost $10,488,752)  10,488,752 e  10,488,752  
Total Investments (cost $1,203,216,953)  100.4 %  2,863,036,936  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (.4 %)  (12,156,522 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  2,850,880,414  

 

a Security, or portion thereof, on loan.At April 30, 2014, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $13,988,486 
and the value of the collateral held by the fund was $14,185,909, consisting of cash collateral of $10,488,752 and 
U.S. Government and Agency securities valued at $3,697,157. 
b Non-income producing security. 
c Investment in real estate investment trust. 
d Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open financial futures contracts. 
e Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)     
 
  Value (%)  Value (%) 
Energy  10.5  Insurance  2.9 
Software & Services  10.0  Food & Staples Retailing  2.4 
Pharmaceuticals,    Telecommunication Services  2.4 
Biotech & Life Sciences  9.0  Real Estate  2.2 
Capital Goods  8.1  Household & Personal Products  2.1 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  6.4  Semiconductors &   
Banks  6.0  Semiconductor Equipment  2.1 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco  5.3  Transportation  2.0 
Diversified Financials  4.9  Consumer Services  1.7 
Health Care Equipment & Services  4.1  Consumer Durables & Apparel  1.3 
Retailing  4.1  Automobiles & Components  1.1 
Materials  3.5  Short-Term/Money Market Investments  .9 
Media  3.5  Commercial & Professional Services  .7 
Utilities  3.2    100.4 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

The Fund 23


 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES

April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

    Market Value    Unrealized  
    Covered by    Appreciation  
  Contracts  Contracts ($)  Expiration  at 4/30/2014 ($) 
Financial Futures Long           
Standard & Poor’s 500 E-mini  207  19,436,265  June 2014  192,525  
 
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

  Cost  Value  
Assets ($):       
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments (including     
securities on loan, valued at $13,988,486)—Notes 1(b):       
Unaffiliated issuers  1,177,547,815  2,837,367,798  
Affiliated issuers  25,669,138  25,669,138  
Cash    2,137,227  
Dividends, interest and securities lending income receivable    2,628,542  
Receivable for investment securities sold    1,929,459  
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed    223,845  
Receivable for futures variation margin—Note 4    60,319  
    2,870,016,328  
Liabilities ($):       
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b)    1,143,124  
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b)    10,488,752  
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    4,979,018  
Payable for investment securities purchased    2,520,854  
Accrued expenses    4,166  
    19,135,914  
Net Assets ($)    2,850,880,414  
Composition of Net Assets ($):       
Paid-in capital    1,180,979,316  
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net    13,240,803  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    (3,352,213 ) 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)       
on investments (including $192,525 net unrealized       
appreciation on financial futures)    1,660,012,508  
Net Assets ($)    2,850,880,414  
Shares Outstanding       
(200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)  56,999,069  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)    50.02  
 
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Investment Income ($):     
Income:     
Cash dividends (net of $2,428 foreign taxes withheld at source):     
Unaffiliated issuers  28,635,730  
Affiliated issuers  7,100  
Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)  29,649  
Interest  160  
Total Income  28,672,639  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  3,483,239  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b)  3,483,239  
Directors’ fees —Note 3(a,c)  106,294  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  11,118  
Interest expense—Note 2  473  
Total Expenses  7,084,363  
Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by the Manager—Note 3(a)  (106,294 ) 
Net Expenses  6,978,069  
Investment Income—Net  21,694,570  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  49,871,239  
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures  1,941,174  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  51,812,413  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  144,723,969  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures  (28,769 ) 
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  144,695,200  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  196,507,613  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  218,202,183  
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Six Months Ended      
  April 30, 2014   Year Ended  
  (Unaudited)   October 31, 2013  
Operations ($):         
Investment income—net  21,694,570   44,315,533  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  51,812,413   54,132,849  
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments  144,695,200   497,582,084  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations  218,202,183   596,030,466  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net  (42,005,443 )  (41,840,455 ) 
Net realized gain on investments  (58,045,874 )  (32,223,101 ) 
Total Dividends  (100,051,317 )  (74,063,556 ) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold  267,660,308   622,424,752  
Dividends reinvested  98,667,543   72,174,741  
Cost of shares redeemed  (388,998,659 )  (788,067,025 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
from Capital Stock Transactions  (22,670,808 )  (93,467,532 ) 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  95,480,058   428,499,378  
Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period  2,755,400,356   2,326,900,978  
End of Period  2,850,880,414   2,755,400,356  
Undistributed investment income—net  13,240,803   33,551,676  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):         
Shares sold  5,482,215   14,520,000  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  2,027,090   1,889,752  
Shares redeemed  (7,981,710 )  (18,408,216 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (472,405 )  (1,998,464 ) 
 
See notes to financial statements.         

 

The Fund 27


 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. 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                      
  April 30, 2014       Year Ended October 31,      
  (Unaudited)   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009  
Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                           
beginning of period  47.94   39.13   34.90   33.62   29.45   27.66  
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income—neta  .38   .75   .63   .55   .49   .53  
Net realized and                           
unrealized gain (loss)                         
on investments    3.46   9.32   4.38   2.00   4.19   1.93  
Total from                           
Investment Operations  3.84   10.07   5.01   2.55   4.68   2.46  
Distributions:                           
Dividends from                           
investment income—net  (.74 )  (.71 )  (.56 )  (.51 )  (.51 )  (.67 ) 
Dividends from net realized                         
gain on investments  (1.02 )  (.55 )  (.22 )  (.76 )     
Total Distributions    (1.76 )  (1.26 )  (.78 )  (1.27 )  (.51 )  (.67 ) 
Net asset value,                           
end of period    50.02   47.94   39.13   34.90   33.62   29.45  
Total Return (%)    8.11 b  26.56   14.67   7.61   16.02   9.42  
Ratios/Supplemental                         
Data (%):                           
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets  .51 c  .51   .51   .51   .51   .51  
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets  .50 c  .50   .50   .50   .50   .50  
Ratio of net investment                         
income to average                         
net assets    1.56 c  1.75   1.71   1.55   1.55   2.06  
Portfolio Turnover Rate  2.19 b  2.92   3.20   3.38   5.45   4.36  
Net Assets,                           
end of period                           
($ x 1,000)  2,850,880   2,755,400   2,326,901   2,230,524   2,327,872   2,238,885  

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b  Not annualized. 
c  Annualized. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering three series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective seeks to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s ® 500 Composite Stock Price Index. 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. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge.

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

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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

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(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.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official clos-

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ing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

U.S.Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and financial futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the 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

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sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Financial futures, 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.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2014 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2—Other  Level 3—   
  Level 1—  Significant  Significant   
  Unadjusted  Observable  Unobservable   
  Quoted Prices  Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Assets ($)         
Investments in Securities:       
Equity Securities—         
Domestic         
Common         
Stocks  2,831,807,870      2,831,807,870 
Equity Securities—         
Foreign         
Common Stocks  4,684,939      4,684,939 
Mutual Funds  25,669,138      25,669,138 
U.S. Treasury    874,989    874,989 
Other Financial         
Instruments:         
Financial Futures††  192,525      192,525 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 
††  Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation at period end. 

 

At April 30, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses

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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, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, 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 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 the Manager 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. During the period ended April 30, 2014, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $8,118 from lending portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.

(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” under the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies during the period ended April 30, 2014 were as follows:

Affiliated           
Investment  Value     Value  Net 
Company  10/31/2013($) Purchases ($)  Sales($)  4/30/2014 ($)  Assets (%) 
Dreyfus           
Institutional           
Preferred           
Plus Money           
Market           
Fund  16,179,554  151,317,815 152,316,983   15,180,386  .5 

 

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Affiliated           
Investment  Value     Value  Net 
Company  10/31/2013 ($)  Purchases ($)  Sales ($) 4/30/2014 ($)   Assets (%) 
Dreyfus           
Institutional           
Cash           
Advantage           
Fund  9,096,284  64,452,694  63,060,226 10,488,752  .4 
Total  25,275,838  215,770,509 215,377,209   25,669,138  .9 

 

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

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

As of and during the period ended April 30, 2014, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended April 30, 2014, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the three-year period ended October 31, 2013 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 October 31, 2013 was as follows: ordinary income

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$44,234,704 and long-term capital gains $29,828,852.The tax character of 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 a $265 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.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended April 30, 2014 was approximately $87,300 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.09 %.

NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Manager has agreed to pay all of the fund’s direct expenses, except management fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest expense, commitment fees on borrowings, fees and expenses of non-interested Board members, fees and expenses of independent counsel to the fund and extraordinary expenses. The Manager has also agreed to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of the accrued fees and expenses of the non-interested Board

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members and fees and expenses of independent counsel to the fund and to non-interested Board members. During the period ended April 30, 2014, fees reimbursed by the Manager amounted to $106,294.

(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund pays the Distributor for the provision of certain services, at an annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. 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 April 30, 2014, the fund was charged $3,483,239 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $579,389 and Shareholder Services Plan fees $579,389, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $15,654.

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

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and financial futures, during the period ended April 30, 2014, amounted to $61,309,802 and $158,087,482, respectively.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of deriv-

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ative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended April 30, 2014 is discussed below.

Financial Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk, as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in financial futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A financial 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 financial futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the financial futures against default. Financial futures open at April 30, 2014 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended April 30, 2014:

  Average Market Value ($) 
Equity financial futures  25,853,702 

 

At April 30, 2014, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $1,659,819,983, consisting of $1,685,516,872 gross unrealized appreciation and $25,696,889 gross unrealized depreciation.

At April 30, 2014, 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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NOTE 5—Pending Legal Matters:

The fund and many other entities have been named as defendants in numerous pending litigations as a result of their participation in the leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”) of the Tribune Company (“Tribune”).The cases allege that Tribune took on billions of dollars of debt in the LBO to purchase its own stock from shareholders at $34 per share.The LBO was closed in a two-step transaction with shares being repurchased byTribune in a tender offer in June 2007 (“Step One”) and in a go-private merger in December 2007 (“Step Two”). In 2008, approximately one year after the LBO was concluded,Tribune filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. Thereafter, in approximately June 2011, certain Tribune creditors filed dozens of complaints in various courts throughout the country alleging that the payments made to shareholders in the LBO were “fraudulent conveyances” under state and/or federal law, and that the shareholders must return the payments they received for their shares to satisfy the plaintiffs’ unpaid claims.These cases have been consolidated for coordinated pre-trial proceedings in a multi-district litigation in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York titled In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation (S.D.N.Y. Nos. 11-md-2296 and 12-mc-2296 (RJS) (“Tribune MDL”)). On March 27, 2013, the Tribune MDL was reassigned from Judge William H. Pauley to Judge Richard J. Sullivan. No explanation was given for the reassignment.

In addition, there was a case pending in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware brought by the Unsecured Creditors Committee of the Tribune Company that has since been transferred to the Tribune MDL (formerly The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Co. v. FitzSimons, et al., Bankr. D. Del. Adv. Pro. No. 10-54010 (KJC)) (“FitzSimons case”).The case was originally filed on November 1, 2010. In a Fourth Amended Complaint filed in November 2012, among other claims, the Creditors Committee sought recovery under the Bankruptcy Code for alleged “fraudulent conveyances” from more

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than 5,000 Tribune shareholders (“Shareholder Defendants”), including the fund, and a defendants’ class of all shareholders who tendered their Tribune stock in the LBO and received cash in exchange.There were 35 other counts in the Fourth Amended Complaint that did not relate to claims against Shareholder Defendants, but instead were brought against parties directly involved in approval or execution of the LBO. On January 10, 2013, pursuant to the Tribune bankruptcy plan, Mark S. Kirchner, as Litigation Trustee for the Tribune Litigation Trust, became the successor plaintiff to the Creditors Committee in this case.The case is now proceeding as: Mark S. Kirchner, as Litigation Trustee for the Tribune Litigation Trust v. FitzSimons, et al., S.D.N.Y. No. 12-cv-2652 (RJS). On August 1, 2013, the plaintiff filed a Fifth Amended Complaint with the Court. The Fifth Amended Complaint contains more detailed allegations regarding the steps Tribune took in consideration and execution of the LBO, but does not change the legal basis for the claim previously alleged against the Shareholder Defendants.

On November 6, 2012, a motion to dismiss was filed in the Tribune MDL. Oral argument on the motion to dismiss was held on May 23, 2013. On September 23, 2013 Judge Sullivan granted the motion to dismiss on standing grounds, after rejecting defendants’ preemption arguments. By granting the motion, Judge Sullivan dismissed nearly 50 cases in the Tribune MDL.The fund was a defendant in at least one of the dismissed cases.The motion had no effect on the FitzSimons case, which had been stayed.

On September 30, 2013, plaintiffs appealed the motion to dismiss decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On October 28, 2013, certain defendants cross-appealed from Judge Sullivan’s decision, seeking review of the arguments that Judge Sullivan rejected in his decision. Briefing on the appeal and cross appeal was completed in April 2014.As of June 2, 2014, the Second Circuit had not yet set a date for oral argument.

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On November 11, 2013, Judge Sullivan entered Master Case Order No. 4 in the Tribune MDL. Master Case Order No. 4 addressed numerous procedural and administrative tasks for the cases that remain in the Tribune MDL, including the FitzSimons case. Pursuant to Master Case Order No. 4, the parties – through their executive committees and liaison counsel – attempted to negotiate a protocol for motions to dismiss and other procedural issues, and submitted rival proposals to the Court. On April 24, 2014 the Court entered an order setting a schedule for the first motions to dismiss in the FitzSimons case. Pursuant to that schedule, a “global” motion to dismiss the fraudulent transfer claim asserted against the Shareholder Defendants, which applies equally to all Shareholder Defendants including the fund, was filed on May 23, 2014. Plaintiff’s reponse brief is due on June 23, 2014, and the reply brief, if any, is due on July 3, 2014. No date for oral argument has been scheduled, as of June 2, 2014. The Court also preserved Shareholder Defendants’ rights to file nineteen motions to dismiss enumerated in their proposal and motions pursuant to Rules 12(b)(2)-(5) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If these various motions are necessary after the Court decides the global motion to dismiss, the Court will set further guidelines and briefing schedules.

As of June 2, 2014, no answers to the Fifth Amended Complaint in the FitzSimons case may be filed.

At this stage in the proceedings, it is not possible to assess with any reasonable certainty the probable outcomes of the pending litigations. Consequently, at this time, management is unable to estimate the possible loss that may result.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE
FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on March 4-5, 2014, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Management Agreement pursuant to which Dreyfus provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”). 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 Dreyfus representatives. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, 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.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)

The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.

Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), 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, 2013, 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 Lipper as of the date of its analysis. Dreyfus previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Lipper 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 the results of the comparisons and noted that the fund’s total return performance was below the Performance Group for all periods, and at or above the Performance Universe median for three of the six one-year periods.The Board noted that, in periods when the fund’s performance was below the medians, it was only below the median by one to six basis points. Dreyfus also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index.

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.Taking into

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account the fund’s “unitary” fee structure, the Board noted that the fund’s contractual management fee was above the Expense Group median, and the fund’s actual management fee (highest in the Expense Group) and total expenses were above the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians.

Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Lipper category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Dreyfus-affiliated primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio manager(s) 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, noting the fund’s “unitary” fee structure.The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fee.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus representatives reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund and the aggregate profitability percentage to Dreyfus of 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.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)

The Board considered on the advice of its counsel the profitability analysis (1) as part of its evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreement bear a reasonable relationship to the mix of services provided by Dreyfus, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, 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. Dreyfus representatives also noted 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 from acting as investment adviser and noted that there were no 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 Agreement. 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 are adequate and appropriate.

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

  • The Board concluded that the fee paid to Dreyfus was reasonable 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 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.

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In evaluating the Agreement, 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, of the fund and the services provided to the fund by Dreyfus. 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 Agreement, 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 prior or similar agreements 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 same or similar arrangements in prior years.The Board determined that renewal of the Agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

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For More Information


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

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 http://www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The description of the policies and procedures is also available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.



 
 

Dreyfus

Smallcap

Stock Index Fund

SEMIANNUAL REPORT April 30, 2014



 

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



 

 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2     

A Letter from the President

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

6     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

7     

Statement of Investments

27     

Statement of Financial Futures

28     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

29     

Statement of Operations

30     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

31     

Financial Highlights

32     

Notes to Financial Statements

41     

Information About the Renewal of the Fund’s Management Agreement

 

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Back Cover


 

Dreyfus
Smallcap Stock Index Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund, covering the six-month period from November 1, 2013, through April 30, 2014. 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.

The final two months of 2013 witnessed a firming U.S. labor market, further improvements in housing data, and generally strong corporate earnings growth, but U.S. GDP growth over the opening months of 2014 generally stalled due to harsh winter weather, the expiration of extended unemployment benefits, and the deceleration of inventory accumulation by businesses.Although stocks encountered volatility under these mixed conditions, investors largely appeared to shrug off recent economic shortfalls as some broad measures of U.S. stock market performance either achieved or approached new all-time highs on the reporting period’s final day.

We believe that the economic recovery’s pause over the winter of 2014 will prove temporary, and we currently expect to see accelerating growth over the next few years as past financial stresses continue to fade and fiscal drags abate in the public sector. However, stock valuations have generally risen after the sustained market rally, and in our judgment, selectivity is likely to be key to successful equity investing in the months ahead. As always, we encourage you to discuss our observations and appropriate investment strategies with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
May 15, 2014

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2013, through April 30, 2014, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, CFA, Karen Q.Wong, CFA, and Richard A. Brown, CFA, Portfolio Managers

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2014, Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund produced a total return of 4.05%.1 In comparison, the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600® Index (“S&P 600 Index”), the fund’s benchmark, produced a 4.21% total return for the same period.2,3

Despite anemic growth in the midst of harsh winter weather over the opening months of 2014, general improvement in U.S. economic conditions generally helped support modest gains for small-cap stocks for the reporting period overall. The difference in returns between the fund and the S&P 600 Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the S&P 600 Index’s results.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to match the total return of the S&P 600 Index by generally investing in a representative sample of the stocks listed in the S&P 600 Index.The S&P 600 Index is composed of 600 domestic stocks across 10 economic sectors. Each stock is weighted by its market capitalization; that is, larger companies have greater representation in the S&P 600 Index than smaller ones.The fund may also use stock index futures as a substitute for the sale or purchase of stocks.

The fund employed futures contracts during the reporting period in its efforts to replicate the returns of the S&P 600 Index.

Stocks Advanced Despite Economic Uncertainty

Despite occasional bouts of weakness, stocks generally continued to climb over the reporting period during an economic recovery fueled by falling unemployment and low short-term interest rates. These factors proved especially supportive of stock prices over the final months of 2013, when the market rally was led by smaller, more speculative companies that tend to be more sensitive to changes in economic conditions.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

However, market sentiment appeared to change in January 2014, when U.S. equities gave back some of their previous gains amid concerns about economic slowdowns in the emerging markets. Stocks rebounded in February and maintained their value in March and April when those worries proved to be overblown. Nonetheless, the U.S. Department of Commerce estimated that U.S. GDP grew at a very sluggish annualized rate of just 0.01% over the first quarter of 2014 due to the dampening effects of severe winter weather on corporate spending and housing market activity, as well as by reduced export activity and slowing inventory accumulation by businesses.

Despite these troublesome economic developments, U.S. small-cap stocks generally posted positive results for the reporting period. However, large-cap and midcap stocks produced higher returns than their small-cap counterparts, on average.Value-oriented small-cap stocks typically fared better than growth-oriented stocks over the reporting period as investors turned their attention from economically sensitive companies to those with steady earnings and underlying businesses that tend to do consistently well under a variety of economic conditions.

All Market Sectors Post Positive Absolute Returns

All 10 of the economic segments represented in the S&P 600 Index produced positive absolute returns over the reporting period.The industrials, information technology, and materials sectors led the small-cap market’s advance.

In the industrials sector, midsize aerospace-and-defense contractors benefited from pent-up government demand after Congress passed a budget with increased allocations to defense spending. Larger defense companies also acquired smaller firms at a premium to their stock prices at the time. Machinery companies fared well, particularly makers of railcars and tanker trucks that saw orders rise amid a boom in domestic energy production.Among information technology companies, semiconductor manufacturers that serve the supply chain of consumer electronics giant Apple gained value as sales of smartphones and streaming video devices climbed. Producers of electrical equipment and instruments benefited from intensifying mergers-and-acquisitions activity, and makers of equipment for the health care industry fared relatively well due to higher demand. Small-cap metals-and-mining companies in the materials sector rebounded from earlier weakness, and gains among suppliers of sand and gravel for hydraulic fracturing helped drive the sector’s advance.

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Although disappointments proved relatively mild over the reporting period, the telecommunications services sector lagged market averages due to intensifying competitive pressures, higher network access costs, and rising labor costs.The health care sector also eked out just a modest overall gain when some companies missed earnings targets due to operational problems surrounding the rollout of the Affordable Care Act early in the reporting period.

Replicating the Performance of the S&P 600 Index

Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that U.S. economic growth showed signs by the end of the reporting period of rebounding from previous weather-related weakness. As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.

May 15, 2014

Equity funds are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Stocks of small-cap companies often experience sharper price fluctuations than stocks of larger-cap companies.

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. 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: LIPPER INC. — Reflects the reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, capital gain 
distributions.The Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index is a broad-based index and a widely accepted, 
unmanaged index of overall small-cap stock market performance. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. 
3 “Standard & Poor’s®,” “S&P®,” and “S&P SmallCap 600®” are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s 
Financial Services LLC, and have been licensed for use on behalf of the fund.The fund is not sponsored, endorsed, 
managed, advised, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates, and Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates 
make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund. 

 

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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 Smallcap Stock Index Fund from November 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming actual returns for the six months ended April 30, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 2.53 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,040.50 

 

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 April 30, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 2.51 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,022.32 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .50%, 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

April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks—99.6%  Shares      Value ($) 
Automobiles & Components—.7%         
Dorman Products  78,281 a    4,505,072 
Drew Industries  57,365      2,886,607 
Spartan Motors  35,411      188,032 
Standard Motor Products  53,229      2,022,170 
Superior Industries International  37,955      802,369 
Winnebago Industries  70,269  a   1,679,429 
        12,083,679 
Banks—7.8%         
Bank Mutual  153,521      924,196 
Bank of the Ozarks  76,470      4,580,553 
Banner  65,865      2,604,302 
BBCN Bancorp  185,555      2,859,403 
BofI Holding  29,392  a   2,369,289 
Boston Private Financial Holdings  256,195      3,204,999 
Brookline Bancorp  126,998      1,153,142 
Cardinal Financial  75,620      1,270,416 
City Holding  37,313      1,604,086 
Columbia Banking System  121,171      3,007,464 
Community Bank System  92,193      3,428,658 
CVB Financial  288,470      4,171,276 
Dime Community Bancshares  49,857      812,669 
F.N.B  397,774      4,948,309 
First BanCorp  336,333  a   1,728,752 
First Commonwealth Financial  283,544      2,435,643 
First Financial Bancorp  143,697      2,326,454 
First Financial Bankshares  79,388      4,687,861 
First Midwest Bancorp  235,135      3,849,160 
Glacier Bancorp  218,583      5,608,840 
Hanmi Financial  103,277      2,196,702 
Home BancShares  119,700      3,795,687 
Independent Bank  47,972      1,780,721 
MB Financial  149,666      4,017,035 
National Penn Bancshares  350,723      3,426,564 
NBT Bankcorp  91,610      2,074,966 
Northwest Bancshares  219,534      2,917,607 
Old National Bancorp  315,480      4,454,578 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Banks (continued)         
Oritani Financial  136,475      2,023,924 
Pinnacle Financial Partners  101,121      3,495,753 
PrivateBancorp  193,057      5,322,581 
Provident Financial Services  152,036      2,642,386 
S&T Bancorp  103,728      2,412,713 
Simmons First National, Cl. A  54,265      1,962,222 
Sterling Bancorp  190,113      2,273,751 
Susquehanna Bancshares  459,246      4,757,789 
Taylor Capital Group  19,934  a   424,395 
Texas Capital Bancshares  104,390  a   5,865,674 
Tompkins Financial  18,914      891,606 
TrustCo Bank  184,658      1,220,589 
UMB Financial  91,057      5,345,956 
United Bankshares  153,943      4,502,833 
United Community Banks  132,546  a   2,140,618 
ViewPoint Financial Group  105,269      2,744,363 
Wilshire Bancorp  169,402      1,694,020 
Wintrust Financial  123,525      5,536,390 
        137,496,895 
Capital Goods—10.1%         
AAON  87,893      2,491,767 
AAR  124,587      3,226,803 
Actuant, Cl. A  206,078      6,977,801 
Aegion  91,284 a  2,326,829 
Aerovironment  36,172 a  1,221,528 
Albany International, Cl. A  81,615      2,936,508 
American Science & Engineering  22,657      1,522,550 
American Woodmark  43,628  a   1,309,276 
Apogee Enterprises  69,254      2,200,200 
Applied Industrial Technologies  114,890      5,505,529 
Astec Industries  52,446      2,095,218 
AZZ  53,342      2,316,110 
Barnes Group  124,422      4,792,735 
Brady, Cl. A  120,903      3,118,088 
Briggs & Stratton  150,849      3,223,643 
CIRCOR International  47,937      3,892,964 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Capital Goods (continued)         
Comfort Systems USA  110,011      1,650,165 
Cubic  47,076      2,232,815 
Curtiss-Wright  129,134      8,256,828 
DXP Enterprises  28,587  a   3,236,334 
Dycom Industries  84,214  a   2,644,320 
EMCOR Group  172,840      7,948,912 
Encore Wire  58,770      2,863,862 
EnerSys  126,861      8,573,266 
Engility Holdings  58,195  a 2,539,630 
EnPro Industries  51,344 a  3,656,206 
ESCO Technologies  59,988    2,004,799 
Federal Signal  198,664    3,015,720 
Franklin Electric  92,574    3,579,837 
GenCorp  132,148 a  2,320,519 
Gibraltar Industries  67,653  a 1,155,513 
Griffon  120,012    1,276,928 
John Bean Technologies  83,222    2,412,606 
Kaman  62,967    2,642,725 
Lindsay  37,246    3,282,490 
Lydall  70,360 a  1,647,128 
Moog, Cl. A  129,330 a  8,464,648 
Mueller Industries  138,050    3,995,167 
National Presto Industries  9,225    666,598 
Orbital Sciences  164,483 a  4,835,800 
Orion Marine Group  50,589 a  593,409 
Powell Industries  17,611      1,115,129 
Quanex Building Products  105,966      1,996,399 
Simpson Manufacturing  126,568      4,150,165 
Standex International  35,494      2,107,279 
Taser International  137,146  a   2,214,908 
Teledyne Technologies  97,996  a   9,099,909 
Tennant  46,071      2,938,869 
Titan International  117,588      2,058,966 
Toro  154,234      9,800,028 
Universal Forest Products  54,647      2,759,127 
Vicor  30,461 a  254,654 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Capital Goods (continued)         
Watts Water Technologies, Cl. A  73,570      3,913,924 
        177,063,131 
Commercial & Professional Services—3.3%         
ABM Industries  122,066      3,306,768 
CDI  36,364      557,096 
Exponent  34,028      2,396,252 
G&K Services, Cl. A  55,458      2,935,947 
Healthcare Services Group  166,387      4,841,862 
Heidrick & Struggles International  36,877      695,131 
Insperity  57,339      1,838,288 
Interface  153,035      2,753,100 
Kelly Services, Cl. A  90,009      1,895,590 
Korn/Ferry International  128,979  a   3,746,840 
Mobile Mini  101,295      4,475,213 
Navigant Consulting  146,509  a   2,461,351 
On Assignment  124,296  a   4,350,360 
Resources Connection  104,396      1,420,830 
Tetra Tech  156,083 a  4,474,900 
TrueBlue  130,118 a    3,480,656 
UniFirst  46,434      4,468,808 
United Stationers  107,777      4,044,871 
Viad  41,695      961,070 
WageWorks  70,876  a   3,003,016 
        58,107,949 
Consumer Durables & Apparel—4.0%         
Arctic Cat  41,737      1,706,626 
Blyth  25,232      236,424 
Callaway Golf  148,917      1,297,067 
Crocs  219,329  a 3,318,448 
Ethan Allen Interiors  84,606      2,054,234 
G-III Apparel Group  45,489  a   3,264,746 
Helen of Troy  62,129 a    3,895,488 
Iconix Brand Group  139,924  a   5,946,770 
iRobot  71,546 a    2,396,791 
JAKKS Pacific  54,153      474,380 
La-Z-Boy  147,611      3,576,615 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Consumer Durables & Apparel (continued)         
M/I Homes  58,256 a  1,297,361 
Meritage Homes  93,735 a  3,616,296 
Movado Group  51,799    2,034,665 
Oxford Industries  32,469    2,143,279 
Perry Ellis International  28,940  a 436,994 
Quiksilver  318,458  a 2,044,500 
Ryland Group  122,574    4,705,616 
Skechers USA, Cl. A  114,735 a  4,702,988 
Standard Pacific  379,595  a 3,032,964 
Steven Madden  162,307 a  5,779,752 
Sturm Ruger & Co.  52,900    3,404,115 
Universal Electronics  45,404  a 1,695,839 
Wolverine World Wide  275,531      7,742,421 
        70,804,379 
Consumer Services—4.2%         
American Public Education  54,730  a   1,893,658 
Biglari Holdings  2,576  a   1,105,156 
BJ’s Restaurants  48,683 a  1,389,900 
Boyd Gaming  181,231  a 2,142,150 
Buffalo Wild Wings  52,334  a 7,647,044 
Capella Education  29,091    1,697,751 
Career Education  123,606  a 892,435 
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store  65,810    6,234,839 
DineEquity  44,028    3,337,763 
Hillenbrand  162,403    4,937,051 
Interval Leisure Group  110,766    2,854,440 
ITT Educational Services  56,861  a 1,535,247 
Jack in the Box  119,079  a 6,375,490 
Marcus  79,304    1,326,756 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide  84,754  a 4,617,398 
Monarch Casino & Resort  38,400 a  615,936 
Multimedia Games Holding Company  86,522  a 2,526,442 
Papa John’s International  72,765    3,191,473 
Pinnacle Entertainment  146,619  a 3,411,824 
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers  34,034  a 2,313,631 
Regis  86,008      1,130,145 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Consumer Services (continued)         
Ruby Tuesday  125,927 a  970,897 
Ruth’s Hospitality Group  110,912    1,396,382 
Scientific Games, Cl. A  126,942  a 1,520,765 
Sonic  149,562 a  2,847,660 
Strayer Education  29,270 a  1,247,780 
Texas Roadhouse  170,426    4,216,339 
Universal Technical Institute  43,320    520,273 
      73,896,625 
Diversified Financials—3.6%       
Calamos Asset Management, Cl. A  67,277    819,434 
Cash America International  86,001    3,745,344 
Encore Capital Group  49,212  a 2,126,943 
Evercore Partners, Cl. A  102,823      5,493,833 
EZCORP, Cl. A  120,166  a   1,253,331 
Financial Engines  137,292      6,075,171 
First Cash Financial Services  78,462  a   3,826,592 
FXCM, Cl. A  86,656      1,341,435 
Green Dot, Cl. A  65,955 a  1,145,638 
HFF, Cl. A  99,935    3,397,790 
Interactive Brokers Group, Cl. A  111,902    2,674,458 
Investment Technology Group  108,966  a 2,249,058 
MarketAxess Holdings  110,742    5,966,779 
Piper Jaffray  34,121  a 1,496,547 
Portfolio Recovery Associates  138,258 a  7,901,445 
Stifel Financial  154,892  a 7,244,299 
Virtus Investment Partners  19,816  a 3,665,762 
World Acceptance  34,137 a  2,478,346 
      62,902,205 
Energy—4.9%       
Approach Resources  87,128 a  1,807,906 
Arch Coal  529,617    2,425,646 
Basic Energy Services  54,213  a 1,432,307 
Bristow Group  91,541    7,030,349 
C&J Energy Services  121,299  a 3,646,248 
Carrizo Oil & Gas  108,861  a   5,989,532 
Cloud Peak Energy  134,641  a   2,651,081 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Energy (continued)         
Comstock Resources  131,714      3,661,649 
Contango Oil & Gas  41,176  a   1,978,095 
ERA Group  61,168 a  1,746,346 
Exterran Holdings  158,565    6,821,466 
Forest Oil  389,066 a  723,663 
Geospace Technologies  29,863 a  1,735,936 
Green Plains Renewable Energy  92,148    2,755,225 
Gulf Island Fabrication  35,016    702,421 
Hornbeck Offshore Services  80,923  a 3,352,640 
ION Geophysical  322,877  a 1,420,659 
Matrix Service  76,699 a  2,375,368 
Newpark Resources  252,175 a  3,036,187 
Northern Oil and Gas  145,444  a 2,244,201 
PDC Energy  93,252 a  5,937,355 
Penn Virginia  123,345  a 2,052,461 
PetroQuest Energy  161,289 a  970,960 
Pioneer Energy Services  138,701  a 2,076,354 
SEACOR Holdings  56,943  a 4,748,477 
Stone Energy  139,853 a  6,859,790 
Swift Energy  97,977 a  1,208,056 
Tesco  99,484 a  1,989,680 
TETRA Technologies  203,646 a  2,545,575 
        85,925,633 
Food & Staples Retailing—.8%         
Andersons  76,816      4,784,869 
Casey’s General Stores  101,424      6,963,772 
Spartan Stores  112,950      2,432,943 
        14,181,584 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco—2.5%         
Alliance One International  295,313  a   758,954 
Annie’s  40,385 a    1,312,916 
B&G Foods  125,611      4,120,041 
Boston Beer, Cl. A  20,847  a   5,129,196 
Cal-Maine Foods  35,694      2,128,433 
Calavo Growers  25,423      790,401 
Darling International  407,428  a   8,152,634 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco (continued)         
Diamond Foods  47,018  a   1,437,340 
J&J Snack Foods  37,416      3,502,138 
Sanderson Farms  58,494      4,812,301 
Seneca Foods, Cl. A  22,294  a   633,150 
Snyders-Lance  144,276      3,831,971 
TreeHouse Foods   96,483 a  7,220,788 
      43,830,263 
Health Care Equipment & Services—7.2%       
Abaxis  56,193    2,281,998 
ABIOMED  84,454 a  2,000,715 
Air Methods  87,516 a  4,872,016 
Almost Family  13,758  a 295,384 
Amedisys  78,623 a  1,071,631 
AMN Healthcare Services  124,131  a 1,549,155 
AmSurg  85,976 a  3,723,621 
Analogic  38,121    2,862,125 
Anika Therapeutics  30,594  a 1,307,588 
Bio-Reference Labs  55,869 a  1,419,073 
Cantel Medical  84,349    2,797,013 
Centene  161,710 a  10,737,544 
Chemed  52,189      4,345,778 
Computer Programs & Systems  24,403      1,540,561 
CONMED  78,023      3,614,806 
CorVel  34,141 a  1,554,781 
Cross Country Healthcare  75,159  a 532,877 
CryoLife  87,117    791,022 
Cyberonics  62,683  a 3,708,326 
Cynosure, Cl. A  34,603  a 849,158 
Ensign Group  47,865    2,034,263 
Gentiva Health Services  78,108  a 588,153 
Greatbatch  63,133 a  2,906,012 
Haemonetics  133,757  a 4,060,863 
Hanger  82,302 a  2,853,410 
HealthStream  47,212 a  1,069,352 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Health Care Equipment & Services (continued)         
Healthways  83,531 a  1,503,558 
ICU Medical  37,464 a  2,089,742 
Integra LifeSciences Holdings  49,120  a 2,238,890 
Invacare  67,234    1,062,297 
IPC The Hospitalist  41,222  a 1,669,491 
Kindred Healthcare  128,486    3,224,999 
Landauer  26,254    1,135,223 
LHC Group  45,193 a  939,111 
Magellan Health Services  80,568  a 4,650,385 
Medidata Solutions  122,576  a 4,450,735 
Meridian Bioscience  120,398    2,404,348 
Merit Medical Systems  89,044 a  1,145,996 
Molina Healthcare  74,919  a   2,801,971 
MWI Veterinary Supply  32,118  a   5,030,964 
Natus Medical  73,007 a  1,812,764 
Neogen  88,482 a  3,696,336 
NuVasive  116,837 a  3,938,575 
Omnicell  100,677 a  2,665,927 
PharMerica  87,688 a  2,384,237 
Quality Systems  140,252    2,071,522 
SurModics  49,312 a  1,073,029 
Symmetry Medical  124,679 a  1,029,849 
West Pharmaceutical Services  197,004    8,546,034 
      126,933,208 
Household & Personal Products—.4%       
Central Garden & Pet, Cl. A  56,448  a 466,825 
Inter Parfums  50,373    1,843,148 
Medifast  45,985 a  1,455,425 
WD-40  39,322    2,864,214 
      6,629,612 
Insurance—1.9%       
AMERISAFE  41,460    1,768,269 
eHealth  42,233 a  1,769,140 
Employers Holdings  97,538      1,984,898 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Insurance (continued)         
HCI Group  23,906      924,684 
Horace Mann Educators  90,463      2,720,222 
Infinity Property & Casualty  27,988      1,795,990 
Meadowbrook Insurance Group  69,905      391,468 
Navigators Group  32,336 a  1,842,182 
ProAssurance  149,551      6,792,606 
RLI  77,843      3,351,920 
Safety Insurance Group  28,939      1,554,314 
Selective Insurance Group  158,735      3,641,381 
Stewart Information Services  68,040      2,075,220 
Tower Group International  71,359      175,543 
United Fire Group  60,477      1,682,470 
Universal Insurance Holdings  81,508      1,192,462 
        33,662,769 
Materials—6.5%         
A. Schulman  78,696      2,826,760 
A.M. Castle & Co.  79,534 a  976,678 
AK Steel Holding  364,172 a  2,549,204 
AMCOL International  73,432    3,366,857 
American Vanguard  69,461      1,237,100 
Balchem  84,634      5,243,076 
Boise Cascade  84,069  a   2,103,406 
Calgon Carbon  168,642  a   3,377,899 
Century Aluminum  127,164  a   1,748,505 
Clearwater Paper  53,714 a  3,297,502 
Deltic Timber  21,708    1,318,761 
Flotek Industries  106,331  a 2,978,331 
FutureFuel  78,541      1,576,318 
Glatfelter  103,789      2,648,695 
Globe Specialty Metals  198,337      3,843,771 
H.B. Fuller  132,210      6,125,289 
Hawkins  9,943      359,937 
Haynes International  24,753      1,313,147 
Headwaters  191,759 a    2,393,152 
Innophos Holdings  51,498      2,906,547 

 

16


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Materials (continued)         
Kaiser Aluminum  52,833      3,719,443 
KapStone Paper and Packaging  199,060  a   5,251,203 
Koppers Holdings  59,774      2,552,350 
Kraton Performance Polymers  74,046  a   1,928,898 
LSB Industries  40,348 a  1,540,890 
Materion  69,483    2,338,103 
Myers Industries  86,122    1,610,481 
Neenah Paper  49,555    2,496,085 
Olympic Steel  40,857    1,076,991 
OM Group  82,017    2,402,278 
Quaker Chemical  38,920    2,896,816 
RTI International Metals  75,424  a 2,123,940 
Schweitzer-Mauduit International  91,294    3,984,070 
Stepan  53,146    3,073,433 
Stillwater Mining  335,924  a 5,300,881 
SunCoke Energy  194,125  a 4,051,389 
Texas Industries  53,741 a  4,659,345 
Tredegar  46,188      961,172 
US Silica Holdings  136,831      6,180,656 
Wausau Paper  154,403      1,846,660 
Zep  56,036      968,862 
        113,154,881 
Media—.8%         
E.W. Scripps, Cl. A  70,159  a   1,201,824 
Harte-Hanks  165,879      1,333,667 
Live Nation Entertainment  375,090  a   7,831,879 
Scholastic  59,370      1,953,867 
Sizmek  73,893 a  707,895 
      13,029,132 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech &       
     Life Sciences—3.4%       
Aceto  70,596    1,544,640 
Acorda Therapeutics  106,841  a 3,787,513 
Affymetrix  246,109 a  1,828,590 
Akorn  212,115 a  5,349,540 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech &         
Life Sciences (continued)         
Albany Molecular Research  48,747  a   782,877 
ArQule  98,879  a  160,184 
Cambrex  66,534  a  1,363,282 
Emergent BioSolutions  97,957  a   2,582,147 
Impax Laboratories  188,055  a   4,917,638 
Ligand Pharmaceuticals  60,446  a   3,818,374 
Luminex  102,315  a   1,965,471 
Medicines  152,029 a    4,043,971 
Momenta Pharmaceuticals  121,863  a   1,391,675 
PAREXEL International  161,938  a   7,343,888 
Prestige Brands Holdings  139,447  a   4,674,263 
Questcor Pharmaceuticals  149,167      12,258,544 
Repligen  78,465 a   1,243,670 
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals  114,974  a   789,871 
        59,846,138 
Real Estate—7.7%         
Acadia Realty Trust  124,544  b   3,378,879 
Agree Realty  35,984 b  1,074,842 
American Assets Trust  100,319 b  3,405,830 
Associated Estates Realty  134,133 b  2,250,752 
Capstead Mortgage  278,946  b 3,564,930 
Cedar Realty Trust  228,442 b  1,414,056 
CoreSite Realty  48,998 b  1,490,519 
Cousins Properties  475,968 b  5,535,508 
DiamondRock Hospitality  540,287  b 6,629,321 
EastGroup Properties  86,522 b  5,472,517 
EPR Properties  151,064 b  8,098,541 
Forestar Group  74,024 a,b    1,262,109 
Franklin Street Properties  178,998  b   2,180,196 
Geo Group  204,421      6,854,236 
Getty Realty  68,419 b   1,294,487 
Government Properties Income Trust  163,826  b   4,169,372 
Healthcare Realty Trust  231,501  b   5,822,250 

 

18


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Real Estate (continued)         
Inland Real Estate  255,035  b   2,665,116 
Kite Realty Group Trust  244,648 b  1,516,818 
LaSalle Hotel Properties  272,560  b 9,016,285 
Lexington Realty Trust  537,238  b 5,780,681 
LTC Properties  104,394 b  4,032,740 
Medical Properties Trust  416,270 b  5,619,645 
Parkway Properties  167,002 b  3,149,658 
Pennsylvania Real Estate       
     Investment Trust  169,457 b  2,804,513 
Post Properties  148,176 b  7,439,917 
PS Business Parks  60,163 b  5,160,181 
Sabra Health Care  94,517  b 2,832,674 
Saul Centers  28,831 b  1,323,055 
Sovran Self Storage  94,041 b  7,137,712 
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers  269,354  b 9,610,551 
Universal Health Realty Income Trust  30,109  b   1,277,525 
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Cl. A  68,697  b   1,402,106 
        134,667,522 
Retailing—5.4%         
Aeropostale  175,763 a  873,542 
Barnes & Noble  109,406 a  1,794,258 
Big 5 Sporting Goods  52,516    641,220 
Blue Nile  33,014 a  1,146,576 
Brown Shoe Company  114,211    2,694,237 
Buckle  76,831    3,610,289 
Cato, Cl. A  78,711    2,242,476 
Children’s Place Retail Stores  70,917    3,404,016 
Christopher & Banks  128,538  a 802,077 
Finish Line, Cl. A  113,383    3,121,434 
Francesca’s Holdings  117,440  a 1,921,318 
Fred’s, Cl. A  79,659      1,451,387 
FTD Companies  44,529  a   1,351,010 
Genesco  59,617 a  4,552,950 
Group 1 Automotive  51,281      3,698,899 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Retailing (continued)         
Haverty Furniture  72,621      1,854,740 
Hibbett Sports  59,262 a  3,191,259 
JOS. A. Bank Clothiers  73,177  a 4,723,575 
Kirkland’s  55,971 a  957,664 
Lithia Motors, Cl. A  65,151    4,839,416 
Lumber Liquidators Holdings  71,917  a 6,268,286 
MarineMax  67,158 a  1,078,557 
Men’s Wearhouse  121,870      5,774,201 
Monro Muffler Brake  70,654      3,984,886 
NutriSystem  81,506      1,222,590 
Outerwall  52,114  a   3,614,106 
PEP Boys-Manny Moe & Jack  103,277  a   1,055,491 
PetMed Express  59,167      774,496 
Pool  121,101      7,147,381 
Select Comfort  136,587 a  2,513,201 
Sonic Automotive, Cl. A  82,850    2,016,569 
Stage Stores  59,858    1,148,076 
Stein Mart  53,935    674,188 
Tuesday Morning  92,686  a 1,295,750 
Vitamin Shoppe  72,017  a 3,448,174 
VOXX International  67,218  a 789,812 
Zale  91,153 a  1,949,763 
Zumiez  51,508 a  1,259,371 
      94,887,241 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor       
     Equipment—4.1%       
Advanced Energy Industries  108,587  a 2,375,884 
Brooks Automation  225,574    2,307,622 
Cabot Microelectronics  62,900 a  2,727,973 
Ceva  41,608 a  675,298 
Cirrus Logic  193,408 a  4,312,998 
Cohu  53,365    549,660 
Diodes  112,117 a  2,956,525 
DSP Group  61,946 a  493,090 

 

20


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor         
     Equipment (continued)         
Entropic Communications  229,667  a 847,471 
Exar  158,844 a 1,718,692 
GT Advanced Technologies  338,512  a 5,622,684 
Hittite Microwave  73,086    4,338,385 
Kopin  154,486 a 503,624 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries  211,891  a 3,116,917 
Micrel  73,470    731,761 
Microsemi  250,325 a 5,887,644 
MKS Instruments  147,182    4,143,173 
Monolithic Power Systems  96,878 a 3,594,174 
Nanometrics  42,212  a 686,367 
Pericom Semiconductor  88,145 a 711,330 
Power Integrations  88,741    4,191,237 
Rubicon Technology  33,191  a 336,225 
Rudolph Technologies  49,107  a 447,365 
Sigma Designs  82,778  a 312,073 
Synaptics  86,261 a 5,361,121 
Tessera Technologies  114,229    2,505,042 
TriQuint Semiconductor  412,751  a 5,852,809 
Ultratech  56,921 a 1,515,237 
Veeco Instruments  90,348 a 3,340,166 
        72,162,547 
Software & Services—6.9%         
Blackbaud  136,630      4,160,384 
Blucora  114,102 a  2,196,464 
Bottomline Technologies  90,300  a 2,857,092 
CACI International, Cl. A  64,283  a 4,477,311 
Cardtronics  129,735 a  4,343,528 
CIBER  274,288  a 1,184,924 
comScore  78,377 a  2,455,551 
CSG Systems International  110,324      2,908,141 
Dealertrack Technologies  113,006  a   5,163,244 
Dice Holdings  141,160  a   1,079,874 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Software & Services (continued)         
Digital River  94,559  a   1,445,807 
Ebix  86,028      1,357,522 
Epiq Systems  51,307      656,217 
ExlService Holdings  94,310  a   2,668,501 
Forrester Research  35,925      1,272,823 
Heartland Payment Systems  99,950      4,091,953 
Higher One Holdings  145,213  a   869,826 
iGATE  80,422 a  2,943,445 
Interactive Intelligence Group  36,297  a 2,271,103 
j2 Global  111,882    5,186,850 
Liquidity Services  64,143  a 1,106,467 
LivePerson  104,328 a  1,032,847 
LogMeIn  53,045 a  2,410,895 
Manhattan Associates  206,716  a 6,517,755 
ManTech International, Cl. A  61,944    1,847,790 
MAXIMUS  172,482    7,342,559 
MicroStrategy, Cl. A  23,213  a 2,818,755 
Monotype Imaging Holdings  102,111    2,696,752 
Monster Worldwide  244,688 a  1,685,900 
NetScout Systems  103,210 a  4,021,062 
NIC  167,620      3,074,151 
OpenTable  57,314  a   3,849,208 
Perficient  84,161 a  1,537,621 
Progress Software  159,110 a  3,414,501 
QuinStreet  99,921 a  609,518 
Stamps.com  52,824 a  1,833,521 
SYKES Enterprises  96,558 a  1,910,883 
Synchronoss Technologies  73,331  a 2,232,196 
Take-Two Interactive Software  256,494  a 5,227,348 
Tangoe  79,921 a  1,202,012 
TeleTech Holdings  71,705  a 1,730,242 
Tyler Technologies  73,553 a  6,005,602 
VASCO Data Security International  74,580  a 850,958 
Virtusa  63,017 a  2,077,670 

 

22


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Software & Services (continued)         
XO Group  98,520  a 1,046,282 
      121,673,055 
Technology Hardware &       
     Equipment—7.3%       
Agilysys  45,484 a  570,369 
Anixter International  74,472    7,296,767 
ARRIS Group  297,637 a  7,765,349 
Badger Meter  33,852    1,677,367 
Bel Fuse, Cl. B  27,512    598,661 
Belden  112,961    8,337,651 
Benchmark Electronics  163,347  a 3,786,383 
Black Box  43,791    930,997 
CalAmp  78,553 a  1,394,316 
Checkpoint Systems  130,074  a 1,661,045 
Cognex  219,365 a  7,552,737 
Coherent  70,362 a  4,201,315 
Comtech Telecommunications  53,524    1,699,387 
CTS  106,248    1,890,152 
Daktronics  120,842    1,573,363 
Digi International  45,297  a 401,331 
DTS  49,343 a  918,273 
Electro Scientific Industries  60,473    512,811 
Electronics For Imaging  113,454  a   4,287,427 
Fabrinet  91,148  a   1,968,797 
FARO Technologies  44,819 a  1,788,278 
Harmonic  322,275 a  2,265,593 
II-VI  150,601 a  2,168,654 
Insight Enterprises  117,003  a 3,056,118 
Ixia  158,286 a  1,965,912 
Littelfuse  53,877    4,878,562 
Measurement Specialties  36,778  a 2,366,664 
Mercury Systems  60,623 a  846,297 
Methode Electronics  101,302      2,810,117 
MTS Systems  31,966      2,060,848 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Technology Hardware &         
     Equipment (continued)         
NETGEAR  91,379 a 2,951,542 
Newport  103,424 a 1,931,960 
Oplink Communications  45,066  a 772,431 
OSI Systems  43,380 a 2,421,038 
Park Electrochemical  43,156    1,150,539 
PC-Tel  50,618    417,599 
Plexus  102,426 a 4,293,698 
Procera Networks  26,210 a 242,705 
QLogic  220,204 a 2,549,962 
Rofin-Sinar Technologies  80,079  a 1,777,754 
Rogers  55,811 a 3,349,776 
Sanmina  248,451 a 5,031,133 
ScanSource  90,289 a 3,468,000 
Super Micro Computer  110,548 a 2,250,757 
SYNNEX  65,014 a 4,380,643 
TTM Technologies  154,662 a 1,220,283 
ViaSat  103,228 a 6,628,270 
      128,069,631 
Telecommunication Services—.6%       
8x8  204,374 a 1,982,428 
Atlantic Tele-Network  35,165      2,080,713 
Cbeyond  86,151 a 852,033 
Cincinnati Bell  439,366  a   1,471,876 
General Communication, Cl. A  124,143  a   1,296,053 
Lumos Networks  34,062      449,959 
NTELOS Holdings  46,856      646,144 
USA Mobility  79,135      1,355,583 
        10,134,789 
Transportation—1.8%         
Allegiant Travel  34,384      4,038,401 
Arkansas Best  78,374      3,089,503 
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings  53,205  a   1,861,643 

 

24


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Transportation (continued)         
Forward Air  80,990      3,582,188 
Heartland Express  133,798      2,911,444 
Hub Group, Cl. A  80,728  a   3,604,505 
Knight Transportation  171,879      4,078,689 
Matson  134,867      3,194,999 
Roadrunner Transportation Systems  63,787  a   1,571,074 
Saia  57,719 a   2,376,291 
SkyWest  149,698      1,736,497 
        32,045,234 
Utilities—3.7%         
Allete  89,379      4,626,257 
American States Water  102,513      3,112,295 
Avista  174,635      5,614,515 
El Paso Electric  93,743      3,545,360 
Laclede Group  68,323      3,239,193 
New Jersey Resources  114,346      5,686,427 
Northwest Natural Gas  78,135      3,459,036 
NorthWestern  102,268      4,947,726 
Piedmont Natural Gas  190,448      6,816,134 
South Jersey Industries  76,299      4,383,378 
Southwest Gas  124,519      6,849,790 
UIL Holdings  164,916      6,057,365 
UNS Energy  111,116      6,673,627 
        65,011,103 
Total Common Stocks         
(cost $1,213,087,584)        1,748,199,205 
  Principal       
Short-Term Investments—.0%  Amount ($)      Value ($) 
U.S. Treasury Bills:         
0.07%, 6/26/14  585,000 c  584,993 
0.02%, 9/11/14  20,000 c  19,998 
Total Short-Term Investments         
(cost $604,930)        604,991 

 

The Fund 25


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Other Investment—.8%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred         
     Plus Money Market Fund         
(cost $13,493,781)  13,493,781 d  13,493,781  
 
Total Investments (cost $1,227,186,295)  100.4 %  1,762,297,977  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (.4 %)  (7,010,801 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  1,755,287,176  

 

a  Non-income producing security. 
b  Investment in real estate investment trust. 
c  Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open financial futures contracts. 
d  Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)     
 
  Value (%)  Value (%) 
Capital Goods  10.1  Diversified Financials  3.6 
Banks  7.8  Pharmaceuticals,   
Real Estate  7.7  Biotech & Life Sciences  3.4 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  7.3  Commercial & Professional Services  3.3 
Health Care Equipment & Services  7.2  Food, Beverage & Tobacco  2.5 
Software & Services  6.9  Insurance  1.9 
Materials  6.5  Transportation  1.8 
Retailing  5.4  Food & Staples Retailing  .8 
Energy  4.9  Media  .8 
Consumer Services  4.2  Short-Term/Money Market Investments  .8 
Semiconductors &    Automobiles & Components  .7 
Semiconductor Equipment  4.1  Telecommunication Services  .6 
Consumer Durables & Apparel  4.0  Household & Personal Products  .4 
Utilities  3.7    100.4 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

26


 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES

April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

    Market Value    Unrealized  
    Covered by    (Depreciation)  
  Contracts  Contracts ($)  Expiration  at 4/30/2014 ($) 
Financial Futures Long           
Russell 2000 Mini  181  20,337,160  June 2014  (102,709 ) 
 
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

  Cost  Value 
Assets ($):     
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:     
Unaffiliated issuers  1,213,692,514  1,748,804,196 
Affiliated issuers  13,493,781  13,493,781 
Cash    722,760 
Receivable for investment securities sold    10,487,681 
Dividends and interest receivable    989,754 
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed    651,951 
Receivable for futures variation margin—Note 4    92,639 
    1,775,242,762 
Liabilities ($):     
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3 (b)    721,735 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    17,684,570 
Payable for investment securities purchased    1,543,581 
Accrued expenses    5,700 
    19,955,586 
Net Assets ($)    1,755,287,176 
Composition of Net Assets ($):     
Paid-in capital    1,156,767,999 
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net    3,407,466 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    60,102,738 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     
on investments [including ($102,709) net unrealized     
(depreciation) on financial futures]    535,008,973 
Net Assets ($)    1,755,287,176 
Shares Outstanding     
(200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)  60,341,222 
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)    29.09 
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

28


 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Investment Income ($):     
Income:     
Cash dividends:     
Unaffiliated issuers  11,148,370  
Affiliated issuers  8,147  
Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)  559,587  
Interest  305  
Total Income  11,716,409  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  2,155,717  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b)  2,155,717  
Directors’ fees —Note 3(a,c)  66,075  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  6,788  
Total Expenses  4,384,297  
Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by the Manager—Note 3(a)  (66,075 ) 
Net Expenses  4,318,222  
Investment Income—Net  7,398,187  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  72,175,178  
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures  226,451  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  72,401,629  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  (13,933,651 ) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures  173,954  
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  (13,759,697 ) 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  58,641,932  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  66,040,119  
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Six Months Ended      
  April 30, 2014   Year Ended  
  (Unaudited)   October 31, 2013  
Operations ($):         
Investment income—net  7,398,187   15,297,947  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  72,401,629   60,539,012  
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments  (13,759,697 )  360,029,078  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations  66,040,119   435,866,037  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net  (12,000,269 )  (16,002,743 ) 
Net realized gain on investments  (60,182,072 )  (31,995,533 ) 
Total Dividends  (72,182,341 )  (47,998,276 ) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold  319,729,728   592,851,557  
Dividends reinvested  70,431,093   45,945,653  
Cost of shares redeemed  (257,096,563 )  (526,229,862 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
from Capital Stock Transactions  133,064,258   112,567,348  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  126,922,036   500,435,109  
Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period  1,628,365,140   1,127,930,031  
End of Period  1,755,287,176   1,628,365,140  
Undistributed investment income—net  3,407,466   8,009,548  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):         
Shares sold  10,854,429   23,441,246  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  2,377,558   2,118,524  
Shares redeemed  (8,739,425 )  (21,090,274 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  4,492,562   4,469,496  
 
See notes to financial statements.         

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. 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                      
April 30, 2014       Year Ended October 31,      
  (Unaudited)   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009  
Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period  29.16   21.95   20.21   18.82   15.04   15.71  
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income—neta  .13   .28   .20   .14   .11   .15  
Net realized and                         
unrealized gain (loss)                         
on investments  1.07   7.88   2.39   1.80   3.80   .45  
Total from                         
Investment Operations  1.20   8.16   2.59   1.94   3.91   .60  
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net  (.21 )  (.32 )  (.11 )  (.16 )  (.13 )  (.23 ) 
Dividends from net realized                      
gain on investments  (1.06 )  (.63 )  (.74 )  (.39 )    (1.04 ) 
Total Distributions  (1.27 )  (.95 )  (.85 )  (.55 )  (.13 )  (1.27 ) 
Net asset value,                         
end of period  29.09   29.16   21.95   20.21   18.82   15.04  
Total Return (%)  4.05 b  38.63   13.24   10.29   26.08   5.43  
Ratios/Supplemental                         
Data (%):                         
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets  .51 c  .51   .51   .51   .51   .51  
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets  .50 c  .50   .50   .50   .50   .50  
Ratio of net investment                         
income to average                         
net assets  .86 c  1.13   .97   .68   .65   1.11  
Portfolio Turnover Rate  8.44 b  20.89   14.64   22.25   20.72   25.48  
Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)  1,755,287   1,628,365   1,127,930   1,025,657   1,002,700   804,184  

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b  Not annualized. 
c  Annualized. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering three series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective seeks to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s ® SmallCap 600 Index.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. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge.

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

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a lia-

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bility 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.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official clos-

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

ing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and financial futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the 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

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sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Financial futures, 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.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2014 in valuing the fund’s investments:

      Level 2—Other  Level 3—     
  Level 1—   Significant  Significant     
  Unadjusted   Observable  Unobservable     
  Quoted Prices   Inputs  Inputs  Total  
Assets ($)             
Investments in Securities:          
Equity Securities—             
Domestic             
Common             
Stocks  1,743,113,491       1,743,113,491  
Equity Securities—             
Foreign             
Common Stocks  5,085,714       5,085,714  
Mutual Funds  13,493,781       13,493,781  
U.S. Treasury    604,991    604,991  
Liabilities ($)             
Other Financial             
Instruments:             
Financial Futures††  (102,709 )      (102,709 ) 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 
††  Amount shown represents unrealized (depreciation) at period end. 

 

At April 30, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

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

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of NewYork Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, 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 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 the Manager or U.S. Government and Agency secu-rities.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 NewYork 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. During the period ended April 30, 2014,The Bank of NewYork Mellon earned $139,767 from lending portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.

(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” under the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies during the period ended April 30, 2014 were as follows:

Affiliated               
Investment  Value       Value   Net 
Company  10/31/2013 ($)  Purchases ($)  Sales ($)  4/30/2014 ($)  Assets (%) 
Dreyfus               
Institutional               
Preferred               
Plus Money               
Market               
Fund  25,904,984   166,029,595  178,440,798  13,493,781   .8 

 

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Affiliated           
Investment  Value     Value  Net
Company  10/31/2013($)  Purchases ($) Sales ($)  4/30/2014($) Assets (%) 
Dreyfus           
Institutional        
Cash           
Advantage           
Fund  78,759,292  239,216,629 317,975,921   
Total  104,664,276  405,246,224 496,416,719  13,493,781  .8

 

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

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

As of and during the period ended April 30, 2014, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended April 30, 2014, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the three-year period ended October 31, 2013 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 October 31, 2013 was as follows: ordinary income

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

$17,724,942 and long-term capital gains $30,273,334.The tax character of 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 a $265 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 April 30, 2014, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Manager has agreed to pay all of the fund’s direct expenses, except management fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest expense, commitment fees on borrowings, fees and expenses of non-interested Board members, fees and expenses of independent counsel to the fund and extraordinary expenses. The Manager has also agreed to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of the accrued fees and expenses of the non-interested Board members and fees and expenses of independent counsel to the fund and to non-interested Board members. During the period ended April 30, 2014, fees reimbursed by the Manager amounted to $66,075.

(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund pays the Distributor for the provision of certain services, at an annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. The services provided may

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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 April 30, 2014, the fund was charged $2,155,717 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $365,770 and Shareholder Services Plan fees $365,770, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $9,805.

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

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and financial futures, during the period ended April 30, 2014, amounted to $236,760,569 and $144,725,272, respectively.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended April 30, 2014 is discussed below.

Financial Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk, as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in financial futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A financial futures contract

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

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 financial futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the financial futures against default. Financial futures open at April 30, 2014 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended April 30, 2014:

  Average Market Value ($) 
Equity financial futures  24,169,690 

 

At April 30, 2014, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $535,111,682, consisting of $575,670,869 gross unrealized appreciation and $40,559,187 gross unrealized depreciation.

At April 30, 2014, 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 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on March 4-5, 2014, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Management Agreement pursuant to which Dreyfus provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”). 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 Dreyfus representatives. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, 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.The

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)

Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.

Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), 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, 2013, 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 Lipper as of the date of its analysis. Dreyfus previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Lipper 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 the results of the comparisons and noted that the fund’s total return performance ranked second of the three funds in the Performance Group except the two year period (when it ranked third) and was above the Performance Universe median for all periods. Dreyfus also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index.

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. Taking into account the fund’s “unitary” fee structure, the Board noted that the fund’s contractual management fee, actual management fee and

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total expenses ranked second of the three funds in the Expense Group, and the fund’s actual management fee and total expenses were above the Expense Universe medians.

Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Lipper category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Dreyfus-affiliated primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio manager(s) 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, noting the fund’s “unitary” fee structure.The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fee.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus representatives reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund and the aggregate profitability percentage to Dreyfus of 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 Agreement bear a reasonable relationship to the mix of services provided

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)

by Dreyfus, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, 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. Dreyfus representatives also noted 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 from acting as investment adviser and noted 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 Agreement. 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 are adequate and appropriate.

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

  • The Board concluded that the fee paid to Dreyfus was reasonable 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 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.

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In evaluating the Agreement, 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, of the fund and the services provided to the fund by Dreyfus.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 Agreement, 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 prior or similar agreements 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 same or similar arrangements in prior years.The Board determined that renewal of the Agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

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For More Information


Telephone 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: http://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 http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

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 http://www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The description of the policies and procedures is also available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.



 

 

 

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.  [CLOSED END FUNDS ONLY]

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

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

Item 11.     Controls and Procedures.

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

 


 

 

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

Item 12.     Exhibits.

(a)(1)   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 Index Funds, Inc.

 

By        /s/Bradley J. Skapyak

            Bradley J. Skapyak,

            President

 

Date:    June 25, 2014

 

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

 

By:       /s/Bradley J. Skapyak

            Bradley J. Skapyak,

            President

 

Date:    June 25, 2014

 

By:       /s/James Windels

            James Windels,

            Treasurer

 

Date:    June 25, 2014

 

 

 


 

 

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)