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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:

10/31/2014

 

             

 

 


 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.                         Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

Dreyfus International 
Stock Index Fund 

 

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 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.

Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value 

 


 

 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2     

A Letter from the President

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

Fund Performance

7     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

7     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

8     

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

58     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

59     

Important Tax Information

60     

Board Members Information

62     

Officers of the Fund

 

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 annual report for Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund, covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2013, through October 31, 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.

For the 12-month reporting period overall, international stock markets generally lost a modest degree of value due to renewed concerns regarding geopolitical tensions and persistently sluggish growth in Europe and the emerging markets. Results were especially weak in January 2014 and over the last four months of the reporting period, offsetting gains at other times when investors responded more positively to aggressively accommodative monetary policies throughout much of the world. A strengthening U.S. dollar against most other major currencies also helped dampen returns for U.S. investors.

Some forces appear likely to support international stock prices over the foreseeable future: Low inflation has enabled the European Central Bank to reduce short-term interest rates further, China’s economic slowdown appears increasingly unlikely to devolve into a more severe financial crisis, and India’s stock market has surged after the election of a more business-friendly government.Yet, some countries are faring better economically than others and monetary policies have begun to diverge, affecting currency exchange rates and capital flows. Consequently, selectivity and a long-term perspective seem poised to become more important determinants of investment success. As always, we urge you to talk regularly with your financial advisor to assess the potential impact of these and other developments on your investments.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 17, 2014

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2013, through October 31, 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 12-month period ended October 31, 2014, Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund produced a total return of –0.13%.1 This compares with a –0.60% 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

Developed equity markets generally advanced early in the reporting period amid signs of improving global business prospects, but renewed economic concerns later sparked broad-based declines that more than offset previous gains.The fund produced modestly higher relative returns than its benchmark, largely due to the sampling process it uses to replicate the performance of the MSCI EAFE® Index.

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.

International Markets Faltered Amid Heightened Volatility

International equity markets ended the reporting period with roughly flat returns that masked considerable shorter term volatility. European stock markets mostly climbed during the first seven months of the reporting period as economic growth appeared to pick up in some countries, such as Germany, and signs of recovery

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

emerged in some of the region’s more troubled economies, including Italy and Spain. Investors also responded positively to an unexpected reduction in short-term interest rates and other stimulative measures from the European Central Bank. However, European stocks came under severe pressure over the summer due to disappointing GDP growth rates and deflation fears. Worries about conflicts in the Middle East and the imposition of sanctions on Russia over its intervention in Ukraine also weighed on investor sentiment. As a result, European equity markets gave up their earlier gains between June and October.

Developed markets in Asia also generated modest losses, on average, due to economic weakness.The Japanese stock market struggled with stalling growth, higher consumption taxes, and the fading benefits of aggressively stimulative monetary policies. Stocks in Hong Kong and Australia were hampered by slowing economic growth and sluggish demand for commodities in China.

Returns from unhedged international stocks for U.S. investors were further dampened by a strengthening U.S. dollar, which gained considerable value against the euro and Japanese yen. In contrast, local currencies in Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Denmark held up relatively well against the U.S. dollar, supporting investment returns for U.S. residents.

Health Care Stocks Led the Market’s Advance

Despite the overall market’s modest loss over the reporting period, the health care sector gained substantial value. Large pharmaceutical developers in Switzerland and Germany reported strong sales growth in the emerging markets, investors responded positively to robust new product pipelines, and a number of health care companies have benefited from an aging population of consumers. Makers of surgical equipment also benefited from rising demand for their products.

The utilities sector benefited from robust investor demand for dividend-paying stocks when interest rates and bond yields in Europe and Japan fell due to their central banks’ aggressively accommodative monetary policies. Although most utilities have not exhibited strong earnings growth, many have reduced their costs and tax liabilities. Likewise, the telecommunications services sector advanced when income-oriented investors sought competitive yields from relatively defensive, dividend-paying stocks.

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On the other hand, the consumer discretionary sector lost value over the reporting period in a softer sales environment for European and Japanese automobile manufacturers, and some automotive suppliers were hurt by a safety-related scandal affecting a major manufacturer of airbags. In the materials sector, producers of iron ore and coal were hurt by declining commodity prices due in part to the economic slowdown in China. Finally, a number of industrial companies reported lower earnings when major construction projects were delayed in a weaker-than-expected global economy.

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 the strong U.S. dollar has made imported products more competitively priced for U.S. buyers, and stock prices at the end of the reporting period appeared to reflect investors’ global economic concerns. As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.

November 17, 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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FUND PERFORMANCE


Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/14             
  1 Year  5 Years   10 Years  
Fund  –0.13 %  6.37 %  5.40 % 
Morgan Stanley Capital International             
Europe, Australasia, Far East Index  –0.60 %  6.52 %  5.81 % 

 

Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund on 10/31/04 to a $10,000 investment made in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (the “Index”) on that date. All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account all applicable fees and expenses.The Index is an unmanaged index composed of a sample of companies representative of the market structure of European and Pacific Basin countries. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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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 May 1, 2014 to October 31, 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 October 31, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 2.96 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 957.20 

 

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 October 31, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 3.06 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,022.18 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .60%, multiplied by the average account value over the 
period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2014

Common Stocks—98.2%  Shares   Value ($) 
Australia—7.9%       
AGL Energy  30,304   362,995 
ALS  15,390   76,640 
Alumina  112,290 a  162,232 
Amcor  51,463   532,566 
AMP  131,408   679,448 
APA Group  35,806   248,751 
Asciano  43,860   242,856 
ASX  8,643   274,544 
Aurizon Holdings  93,932   388,559 
AusNet Services  72,030   87,400 
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group  120,441   3,564,498 
Bank of Queensland  16,530   184,168 
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank  17,917   196,868 
BHP Billiton  140,900   4,205,539 
Boral  34,041   150,785 
Brambles  69,585   586,084 
Caltex Australia  6,270   171,958 
CFS Retail Property Trust Group  87,781 b  162,773 
Coca-Cola Amatil  25,822   208,358 
Cochlear  2,549   165,265 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia  71,102   5,057,117 
Computershare  20,349   220,624 
Crown Resorts  16,028   205,029 
CSL  21,107   1,494,355 
Dexus Property Group  238,060   254,564 
Federation Centres  64,376   154,706 
Flight Centre Travel Group  2,140   79,246 
Fortescue Metals Group  69,153   214,521 
Goodman Group  74,130   363,106 
GPT Group  71,651   260,493 
Harvey Norman Holdings  21,349   71,590 
Iluka Resources  20,315   134,577 
Incitec Pivot  75,161   193,500 
Insurance Australia Group  102,340   589,178 
James Hardie Industries-CDI  20,721   227,575 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Australia (continued)       
Leighton Holdings  3,781   73,530 
Lend Lease Group  24,424   337,753 
Macquarie Group  12,835   693,777 
Metcash  34,689   86,715 
Mirvac Group  165,195   261,763 
National Australia Bank  103,349   3,194,008 
Newcrest Mining  32,706 a  261,026 
Orica  16,497   300,699 
Origin Energy  49,071   618,272 
Qantas Airways  41,721 a  62,039 
QBE Insurance Group  59,719   607,835 
Ramsay Health Care  5,864   270,548 
REA Group  2,402   96,191 
Rio Tinto  18,880   1,007,428 
Santos  43,776   498,896 
Scentre Group  231,901 a  725,528 
Seek  13,527   198,288 
Sonic Healthcare  16,149   266,382 
Stockland  102,579   385,014 
Suncorp Group  57,088   738,457 
Sydney Airport  50,012   194,586 
Tabcorp Holdings  33,277   119,518 
Tatts Group  60,376   184,915 
Telstra  192,624   956,547 
Toll Holdings  28,622   143,342 
TPG Telecom  11,417   73,318 
Transurban Group  80,225   576,549 
Treasury Wine Estates  25,721   105,541 
Wesfarmers  50,298   1,961,252 
Westfield  84,391   591,405 
Westpac Banking  136,400   4,193,972 
Woodside Petroleum  32,732   1,159,604 
Woolworths  55,353   1,758,176 
WorleyParsons  8,268   99,107 
      44,974,449 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Austria—.2%       
ANDRITZ  3,077   148,692 
Erste Group Bank  11,687   298,448 
IMMOFINANZ  37,529 a  113,569 
OMV  6,042   190,204 
Raiffeisen Bank International  4,550   97,662 
Vienna Insurance Group  1,670   80,375 
Voestalpine  5,210   208,673 
      1,137,623 
Belgium—1.2%       
Ageas  9,297   310,696 
Anheuser-Busch InBev  35,286   3,910,505 
Belgacom  6,323   238,733 
Colruyt  3,021   137,710 
Delhaize Group  4,428   302,970 
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert  3,568   318,885 
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (STRIP)  236 a,b  0 
KBC Groep  10,932 a  587,090 
Solvay  2,537   346,094 
Telenet Group Holding  2,488 a  140,841 
UCB  5,652   456,625 
Umicore  4,888   191,487 
      6,941,636 
China—.0%       
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings  91,000   80,637 
Denmark—1.5%       
AP Moller—Maersk, Cl. A  172   391,295 
AP Moller—Maersk, Cl. B  317   739,762 
Carlsberg, Cl. B  4,568   402,281 
Coloplast, Cl. B  4,688 a  408,498 
Danske Bank  29,060   797,867 
DSV  7,535   225,470 
Novo Nordisk, Cl. B  88,056   3,979,709 
Novozymes, Cl. B  10,484   486,027 
Pandora  5,100   429,401 
TDC  34,484   263,247 
Tryg  1,050   113,621 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Denmark (continued)       
Vestas Wind Systems  9,852 a  330,331 
William Demant Holding  1,152 a  87,358 
      8,654,867 
Finland—.9%       
Elisa  6,146   168,832 
Fortum  18,975 a  440,147 
Kone, Cl. B  13,298   572,316 
Metso  5,095   166,348 
Neste Oil  5,014   108,460 
Nokia  162,173   1,354,993 
Nokian Renkaat  5,391   152,391 
Orion, Cl. B  4,426   150,143 
Sampo, Cl. A  19,406   929,678 
Stora Enso, Cl. R  25,073   207,051 
UPM-Kymmene  24,084   381,738 
Wartsila  6,231   288,862 
      4,920,959 
France—9.3%       
Accor  7,561   318,029 
Aeroports de Paris  1,397   165,268 
Air Liquide  15,146   1,829,600 
Airbus Group  25,898   1,550,400 
Alcatel-Lucent  127,479 a  392,099 
Alstom  9,218 a  321,346 
Altice  3,963   246,976 
Arkema  2,516   155,585 
Atos  3,641   251,803 
AXA  79,916   1,846,489 
BNP Paribas  46,482   2,931,117 
Bollore  223   106,092 
Bouygues  8,094   280,251 
Bureau Veritas  9,852   244,137 
Cap Gemini  6,492   427,620 
Carrefour  27,684   811,471 
Casino Guichard Perrachon  2,511   258,115 
Christian Dior  2,328   412,597 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
France (continued)       
Cie de St-Gobain  19,675   846,188 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin  8,074   702,137 
CNP Assurances  6,982   130,569 
Credit Agricole  43,678   648,616 
Danone  25,479   1,731,867 
Dassault Systemes  5,567   353,183 
Edenred  8,493   235,593 
Electricite de France  10,350   305,993 
Essilor International  9,019   997,145 
Eurazeo  1,480   99,026 
Eutelsat Communications  7,008   227,565 
Fonciere Des Regions  1,253   115,328 
GDF Suez  63,789   1,548,490 
Gecina  1,323   179,370 
Groupe Eurotunnel  21,449   271,117 
ICADE  1,719   136,812 
Iliad  1,107   242,062 
Imerys  1,513   108,569 
JCDecaux  2,555   84,834 
Kering  3,368   651,310 
Klepierre  4,625   200,057 
L’Oreal  11,066   1,738,860 
Lafarge  7,933   551,763 
Lagardere  5,470   133,511 
Legrand  11,818   636,626 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton  12,295   2,090,505 
Natixis  41,535   286,176 
Numericable Group  4,262 a  157,557 
Orange  80,335   1,278,424 
Pernod-Ricard  9,382   1,070,066 
Peugeot  17,026 a  202,700 
Publicis Groupe  8,084   561,017 
Remy Cointreau  971   69,207 
Renault  8,555   637,272 
Rexel  12,502   210,305 
Safran  12,026   763,467 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
France (continued)       
Sanofi  52,010   4,817,556 
Schneider Electric  22,950   1,816,803 
SCOR  6,401   196,370 
Societe BIC  1,136   141,631 
Societe Generale  31,718   1,534,574 
Sodexo  3,971   382,960 
Suez Environnement  12,933   217,985 
Technip  4,343   315,008 
Thales  4,176   207,714 
Total  93,834   5,599,411 
Unibail-Rodamco  4,217   1,081,823 
Valeo  3,172   356,522 
Vallourec  4,458   164,147 
Veolia Environnement  18,283   306,063 
Vinci  20,911   1,196,605 
Vivendi  53,383 a  1,305,988 
Wendel  1,280   141,225 
Zodiac Aerospace  8,322   253,986 
      52,788,653 
Germany—7.9%       
adidas  9,292   676,538 
Allianz  20,043   3,183,827 
Axel Springer  1,517   83,379 
BASF  40,316   3,551,074 
Bayer  36,267   5,158,420 
Bayerische Motoren Werke  14,587   1,560,670 
Beiersdorf  4,309   348,787 
Brenntag  6,639   321,502 
Celesio  1,846   60,837 
Commerzbank  43,010 a  647,957 
Continental  4,773   937,035 
Daimler  42,273   3,285,940 
Deutsche Bank  60,685   1,893,423 
Deutsche Boerse  8,209   560,461 
Deutsche Lufthansa  9,327   137,767 
Deutsche Post  41,868   1,315,177 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Germany (continued)       
Deutsche Telekom  137,069   2,066,175 
Deutsche Wohnen-BR  12,104   272,684 
E.ON  88,173   1,516,941 
Fraport Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide  1,609   99,523 
Fresenius & Co.  16,726   860,980 
Fresenius Medical Care & Co.  9,607   704,736 
GEA Group  8,253   379,926 
Hannover Rueck  2,781   231,930 
HeidelbergCement  5,998   408,512 
Henkel & Co.  5,228   475,156 
HOCHTIEF  855   63,257 
HUGO BOSS  1,386   183,947 
Infineon Technologies  49,313   478,432 
K+S  7,058   196,829 
Kabel Deutschland Holding  981 a  132,844 
LANXESS  3,947   205,242 
Linde  8,177   1,508,176 
MAN  1,628   185,419 
Merck  5,518   498,526 
METRO  6,767 a  215,734 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs  7,489   1,472,158 
OSRAM Licht  4,089 a  143,494 
ProSiebenSat.1 Media  9,209   371,489 
RWE  21,707   768,526 
SAP  40,477   2,752,001 
Siemens  34,794   3,922,197 
Sky Deutschland  19,167 a  161,589 
Telefonica Deutschland Holding  22,706 a  111,589 
ThyssenKrupp  19,273 a  462,934 
United Internet  5,268   206,085 
Volkswagen  1,312   279,170 
      45,058,995 
Hong Kong—2.9%       
AIA Group  529,000   2,951,546 
ASM Pacific Technology  10,800   118,704 
Bank of East Asia  56,350   235,269 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Hong Kong (continued)     
BOC Hong Kong Holdings  158,000  525,209 
Cathay Pacific Airways  52,000  98,212 
Cheung Kong Holdings  60,000  1,063,123 
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings  27,000  197,111 
CLP Holdings  82,788  712,677 
First Pacific  92,250  99,632 
Galaxy Entertainment Group  101,277  691,939 
Hang Lung Properties  99,000  309,006 
Hang Seng Bank  32,600  552,445 
Henderson Land Development  44,041  297,862 
HKT Trust  125,660  153,072 
Hong Kong & China Gas  269,127  627,686 
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing  49,000  1,084,963 
Hutchison Whampoa  92,800  1,176,590 
Hysan Development  28,000  127,561 
Kerry Properties  29,500  102,074 
Li & Fung  259,200  317,459 
Link REIT  98,500  579,044 
MGM China Holdings  40,000  130,880 
MTR  64,500  264,264 
New World Development  217,048  272,296 
Noble Group  188,963  176,314 
NWS Holdings  60,000  113,700 
PCCW  167,000  106,099 
Power Assets Holdings  59,000  569,091 
Shangri-La Asia  65,000  94,332 
Sino Land  127,730  210,892 
SJM Holdings  78,530  165,647 
Sun Hung Kai Properties  70,699  1,052,846 
Swire Pacific, Cl. A  27,500  360,725 
Swire Properties  46,400  148,538 
Techtronic Industries  57,365  179,457 
Wharf Holdings  66,311  489,442 
Wheelock & Co.  37,000  180,120 
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings  32,300  108,895 
    16,644,722 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Ireland—.3%       
Bank of Ireland  1,228,951 a  483,378 
CRH  31,972   709,919 
Irish Bank Resolution  35,225 a,b  0 
Kerry Group, Cl. A  6,927   470,917 
Ryanair Holdings  4,000 a  38,141 
      1,702,355 
Israel—.6%       
Bank Hapoalim  48,286   246,878 
Bank Leumi Le-Israel  60,234 a  215,541 
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication  76,662   130,049 
Delek Group  202   69,328 
Israel  117 a  57,631 
Israel Chemicals  18,647   125,774 
Israel Discount Bank, Cl. A  1 a  1 
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank  6,222 a  68,868 
NICE Systems  2,452   99,139 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries  37,602   2,125,980 
      3,139,189 
Italy—2.4%       
Assicurazioni Generali  51,595   1,057,560 
Atlantia  18,499   435,484 
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena  181,114 a  137,826 
Banco Popolare Societa Cooperativa  16,630 a  241,086 
CNH Industrial  39,669 a  323,405 
Enel  284,745   1,454,148 
Enel Green Power  81,547   200,417 
Eni  111,823   2,381,528 
EXOR  3,898   169,970 
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles  37,793 a  421,743 
Finmeccanica  18,554 a  167,497 
Intesa Sanpaolo  512,461   1,504,381 
Intesa Sanpaolo-RSP  38,317   97,584 
Luxottica Group  7,155   364,105 
Mediobanca  25,180 a  221,896 
Pirelli & C.  9,607   128,659 
Prysmian  8,493   147,081 

 

16


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Italy (continued)       
Saipem  10,910 a  171,152 
Snam  86,521   467,888 
STMicroelectronics  26,028   174,185 
Telecom Italia  429,148 a  484,799 
Telecom Italia-RSP  270,919   242,221 
Tenaris  20,192   399,531 
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale  68,305   344,339 
UniCredit  190,967   1,380,952 
Unione di Banche Italiane  37,953   297,621 
UnipolSai Assicurazioni  36,547   98,157 
      13,515,215 
Japan—21.3%       
ABC-Mart  1,000   57,982 
Acom  15,500 a  50,327 
Advantest  6,400   74,705 
Aeon  26,800   269,748 
AEON Financial Service  5,360   114,776 
AEON Mall  4,480   83,554 
Air Water  7,000   112,572 
Aisin Seiki  8,500   284,999 
Ajinomoto  25,800   484,133 
Alfresa Holdings  7,600   98,102 
Amada  17,200   153,330 
ANA Holdings  53,000   126,951 
Aozora Bank  46,959   167,614 
Asahi Glass  46,800   246,832 
Asahi Group Holdings  16,500   516,487 
Asahi Kasei  55,900   464,353 
Asics  7,000   161,462 
Astellas Pharma  93,995   1,484,737 
Bandai Namco Holdings  7,750   191,692 
Bank of Kyoto  14,000   122,509 
Bank of Yokohama  50,000   291,594 
Benesse Holdings  3,200   101,483 
Bridgestone  28,800   962,496 
Brother Industries  10,800   197,740 

 

The Fund 17


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
CALBEE  3,500   125,373 
Canon  49,950   1,538,344 
Casio Computer  9,300   149,752 
Central Japan Railway  6,400   987,391 
Chiba Bank  34,000   243,326 
Chiyoda  6,000   62,372 
Chubu Electric Power  28,500 a  343,370 
Chugai Pharmaceutical  9,928   302,370 
Chugoku Bank  6,400   96,350 
Chugoku Electric Power  14,000   186,949 
Citizen Holdings  12,400   81,360 
Credit Saison  6,200   131,895 
Dai Nippon Printing  25,800   257,171 
Dai-ichi Life Insurance  47,400   721,291 
Daicel  11,000   129,810 
Daido Steel  12,200   47,362 
Daihatsu Motor  8,000   111,656 
Daiichi Sankyo  28,683   433,882 
Daikin Industries  10,000   629,614 
Daito Trust Construction  3,300   416,738 
Daiwa House Industry  25,400   489,498 
Daiwa Securities Group  71,000   565,908 
DeNA  4,300   55,732 
Denso  21,500   1,001,246 
Dentsu  9,300   348,511 
Don Quijote Holdings  2,800   169,059 
East Japan Railway  14,500   1,146,722 
Eisai  11,100   434,868 
Electric Power Development  5,380   186,102 
FamilyMart  2,617   104,919 
FANUC  8,329   1,463,366 
Fast Retailing  2,358   875,048 
Fuji Electric  27,000   119,996 
Fuji Heavy Industries  26,000   882,158 
FUJIFILM Holdings  19,800   651,138 
Fujitsu  79,800   488,362 

 

18


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Japan (continued)     
Fukuoka Financial Group  33,000  171,306 
Gree  4,300  29,980 
GungHo Online Entertainment  19,400  79,499 
Gunma Bank  19,000  120,316 
Hachijuni Bank  16,000  99,470 
Hakuhodo DY Holdings  11,200  112,640 
Hamamatsu Photonics  3,200  148,035 
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings  48,000  289,054 
Hikari Tsushin  700  47,523 
Hino Motors  12,100  177,810 
Hirose Electric  1,300  161,419 
Hiroshima Bank  25,000  126,853 
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical  2,400  81,136 
Hitachi  212,900  1,709,454 
Hitachi Chemical  4,000  72,261 
Hitachi Construction Machinery  5,000  103,090 
Hitachi High-Technologies  2,700  83,758 
Hitachi Metals  10,000  171,560 
Hokuhoku Financial Group  51,000  101,228 
Hokuriku Electric Power  7,700  104,899 
Honda Motor  71,659  2,279,963 
Hoya  19,300  705,596 
Hulic  10,800  120,617 
Ibiden  4,500  67,891 
Idemitsu Kosan  3,600  71,265 
IHI  60,000  296,232 
Iida Group Holdings  7,800  90,293 
INPEX  38,300  490,904 
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings  15,020  206,529 
Isuzu Motors  26,900  359,994 
ITOCHU  66,700  816,641 
Itochu Techno-Solutions  900  36,522 
Iyo Bank  11,000  119,138 
J Front Retailing  9,900  132,781 
Japan Airlines  5,200  138,560 
Japan Display  14,800  44,594 

 

The Fund 19


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Japan Exchange Group  11,700   293,431 
Japan Prime Realty Investment  31   114,865 
Japan Real Estate Investment  53   287,022 
Japan Retail Fund Investment  113   227,009 
Japan Tobacco  48,400   1,676,905 
JFE Holdings  21,560   431,740 
JGC  9,000   236,724 
Joyo Bank  32,462   176,360 
JSR  7,700   140,338 
JTEKT  9,800   158,721 
JX Holdings  95,876   416,453 
Kajima  38,800   176,288 
Kakaku.com  6,700   91,760 
Kamigumi  9,400   93,029 
Kaneka  12,000   66,539 
Kansai Electric Power  29,899 a  298,137 
Kansai Paint  10,000   155,088 
Kao  22,400   859,297 
Kawasaki Heavy Industries  65,000   258,035 
KDDI  25,721   1,657,034 
Keikyu  20,000   168,115 
Keio  25,000   192,476 
Keisei Electric Railway  11,000   130,878 
Keyence  1,985   959,812 
Kikkoman  6,000   138,909 
Kintetsu  80,354   281,887 
Kirin Holdings  36,700   479,758 
Kobe Steel  133,000   214,142 
Koito Manufacturing  4,000   123,776 
Komatsu  41,300   992,385 
Konami  4,400   88,292 
Konica Minolta  22,100   250,110 
Kubota  49,000   783,365 
Kuraray  14,000   164,328 
Kurita Water Industries  4,800   103,543 
Kyocera  13,800   647,512 

 

20


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Kyowa Hakko Kirin  10,705   125,361 
Kyushu Electric Power  18,000 a  196,963 
Lawson  3,000   205,118 
LIXIL Group  11,924   263,190 
M3  8,100   136,520 
Mabuchi Motor  1,000   88,673 
Makita  5,300   310,511 
Marubeni  72,000   468,173 
Marui Group  8,900   75,944 
Maruichi Steel Tube  2,000   48,144 
Mazda Motor  23,000   552,642 
McDonald’s Holdings Japan  3,000   73,457 
Medipal Holdings  5,800   65,378 
MEIJI Holdings  2,521   214,873 
Miraca Holdings  2,700   114,479 
Mitsubishi  60,898   1,214,132 
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings  60,580   303,626 
Mitsubishi Electric  85,000   1,108,427 
Mitsubishi Estate  54,000   1,386,705 
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical  16,000   96,407 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries  134,700   855,364 
Mitsubishi Logistics  6,000   92,429 
Mitsubishi Materials  45,000   143,031 
Mitsubishi Motors  28,600   301,075 
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma  9,200   141,467 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group  559,790   3,337,797 
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance  24,300   129,398 
Mitsui & Co.  75,300   1,153,665 
Mitsui Chemicals  38,000   112,577 
Mitsui Fudosan  40,286   1,304,729 
Mitsui OSK Lines  52,000   165,473 
Mizuho Financial Group  1,014,700   1,849,051 
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings  21,557   473,035 
Murata Manufacturing  9,000   1,023,505 
Nabtesco  5,600   140,253 
Nagoya Railroad  34,000   149,196 

 

The Fund 21


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
NEC  114,800   413,888 
NEXON  4,600   40,605 
NGK Insulators  11,000   242,845 
NGK Spark Plug  7,926   210,288 
NH Foods  8,000   185,536 
NHK Spring  7,000   65,271 
Nidec  9,700   637,403 
Nikon  14,160   194,219 
Nintendo  4,625   503,083 
Nippon Building Fund  61   338,365 
Nippon Electric Glass  17,085   80,719 
Nippon Express  39,000   173,406 
Nippon Paint Holdings  8,000   182,451 
Nippon Prologis REIT  70   161,553 
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal  336,615   902,780 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone  16,300   1,018,280 
Nippon Yusen  69,800   184,239 
Nissan Motor  109,900   1,017,211 
Nisshin Seifun Group  9,438   94,210 
Nissin Foods Holdings  2,600   138,957 
Nitori Holdings  2,800   180,226 
Nitto Denko  6,900   380,279 
NOK  4,600   120,364 
Nomura Holdings  160,700   1,007,672 
Nomura Real Estate Holdings  4,800   85,611 
Nomura Research Institute  5,300   176,413 
NSK  20,000   268,699 
NTT Data  5,500   216,248 
NTT DOCOMO  66,200   1,109,980 
NTT Urban Development  5,500   63,071 
Obayashi  30,000   210,927 
Odakyu Electric Railway  28,000   266,104 
Oji Holdings  35,000   126,333 
Olympus  10,800 a  394,904 
Omron  9,000   436,587 
Ono Pharmaceutical  3,700   379,234 

 

22


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Oracle Japan  1,400   54,385 
Oriental Land  2,100   458,261 
ORIX  57,000   798,033 
Osaka Gas  83,000   334,473 
OTSUKA  2,100   78,686 
Otsuka Holdings  17,100   613,035 
Panasonic  95,695   1,154,333 
Park24  3,800   57,765 
Rakuten  35,700   408,198 
Recruit Holdings  6,300 a  207,242 
Resona Holdings  98,400   572,333 
Ricoh  31,300   331,829 
Rinnai  1,500   134,308 
Rohm  4,300   267,724 
Sankyo  2,200   80,840 
Sanrio  2,100   60,283 
Santen Pharmaceutical  3,300   198,071 
SBI Holdings  7,830   90,914 
Secom  9,400   582,704 
Sega Sammy Holdings  7,484   119,729 
Seibu Holdings  5,900   112,138 
Seiko Epson  5,700   269,930 
Sekisui Chemical  19,000   236,192 
Sekisui House  23,000   287,789 
Seven & I Holdings  32,660   1,289,612 
Seven Bank  26,000   108,751 
Sharp  70,000 a  179,110 
Shikoku Electric Power  6,900 a  95,402 
Shimadzu  9,000   79,856 
Shimamura  1,000   88,332 
Shimano  3,500   470,459 
Shimizu  27,000   202,039 
Shin-Etsu Chemical  18,100   1,177,389 
Shinsei Bank  67,000   150,742 
Shionogi & Co.  13,300   345,753 
Shiseido  16,000   267,624 

 

The Fund 23


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Japan (continued)     
Shizuoka Bank  23,400  244,740 
Showa Shell Sekiyu  8,500  73,202 
SMC  2,400  695,529 
SoftBank  42,200  3,126,968 
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings  14,670  376,450 
Sony  45,180  910,393 
Sony Financial Holdings  7,000  112,985 
Stanley Electric  6,600  135,729 
Sumitomo  47,900  518,446 
Sumitomo Chemical  69,000  240,848 
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma  6,900  81,351 
Sumitomo Electric Industries  32,200  442,692 
Sumitomo Heavy Industries  25,000  141,244 
Sumitomo Metal Mining  23,000  323,571 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group  56,000  2,276,418 
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings  141,640  584,025 
Sumitomo Realty & Development  16,000  606,217 
Sumitomo Rubber Industries  7,600  104,974 
Suntory Beverage & Food  6,000  216,234 
Suruga Bank  8,000  168,984 
Suzuken  2,920  79,728 
Suzuki Motor  16,000  543,903 
Sysmex  6,300  277,117 
T&D Holdings  26,300  343,832 
Taiheiyo Cement  54,000  198,451 
Taisei  46,000  259,906 
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings  1,500  106,688 
Taiyo Nippon Sanso  9,000  80,608 
Takashimaya  12,000  100,258 
Takeda Pharmaceutical  34,800  1,518,017 
TDK  5,500  317,316 
Teijin  40,000  97,589 
Terumo  13,500  343,093 
THK  5,500  140,268 
Tobu Railway  46,000  235,121 
Toho  5,400  125,108 

 

24


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Toho Gas  18,000   99,073 
Tohoku Electric Power  19,700   249,158 
Tokio Marine Holdings  30,600   991,625 
Tokyo Electric Power  64,972 a  235,934 
Tokyo Electron  7,300   453,009 
Tokyo Gas  104,000   605,263 
Tokyo Tatemono  17,000   149,743 
Tokyu  49,820   332,457 
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings  20,900   148,676 
TonenGeneral Sekiyu  13,000   114,595 
Toppan Printing  26,000   179,204 
Toray Industries  63,000   426,612 
Toshiba  179,000   799,556 
TOTO  12,000   135,528 
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings  7,100   87,205 
Toyo Suisan Kaisha  4,000   138,230 
Toyoda Gosei  2,400   45,395 
Toyota Industries  7,300   350,460 
Toyota Motor  120,857   7,270,295 
Toyota Tsusho  8,700   221,144 
Trend Micro  4,900   165,908 
Unicharm  15,600   365,376 
United Urban Investment  114   180,217 
USS  9,800   158,338 
West Japan Railway  7,500   361,947 
Yahoo! Japan  61,100   216,288 
Yakult Honsha  3,600   200,305 
Yamada Denki  36,200   116,311 
Yamaguchi Financial Group  9,000   86,648 
Yamaha  7,200   99,869 
Yamaha Motor  11,200   215,566 
Yamato Holdings  15,600   336,285 
Yamato Kogyo  1,800   60,445 
Yamazaki Baking  4,000   48,988 
Yaskawa Electric  9,000   117,869 
Yokogawa Electric  8,800   124,553 

 

The Fund 25


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Japan (continued)       
Yokohama Rubber  9,000   81,916 
      121,013,048 
Luxembourg—.1%       
RTL Group  1,680   158,437 
SES  13,578   468,916 
      627,353 
Macau—.2%       
Sands China  107,813   671,885 
Wynn Macau  69,200   254,509 
      926,394 
Mexico—.0%       
Fresnillo  10,059   112,360 
Netherlands—2.7%       
Aegon  78,066   636,251 
Akzo Nobel  10,445   695,312 
ASML Holding  15,748   1,571,367 
Boskalis Westminster  3,945   210,522 
Corio  3,002   146,175 
Delta Lloyd  9,259   211,141 
Fugro  3,424   47,395 
Gemalto  3,324   254,249 
Heineken  10,218   763,417 
Heineken Holding  4,485   290,601 
ING Groep  169,449 a  2,434,954 
Koninklijke Ahold  41,333   691,634 
Koninklijke DSM  7,734   484,911 
Koninklijke KPN  136,651   448,746 
Koninklijke Philips  42,020   1,175,358 
Koninklijke Vopak  2,912   145,984 
OCI  3,786 a  132,062 
QIAGEN  9,940 a  233,289 
Randstad Holding  5,773   254,990 
Reed Elsevier  31,006   714,441 
TNT Express  19,218   111,698 
Unilever  71,560   2,778,349 

 

26


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Netherlands (continued)       
Wolters Kluwer  13,009   347,475 
Ziggo  6,656 a  325,537 
      15,105,858 
New Zealand—.1%       
Auckland International Airport  38,034   117,041 
Contact Energy  16,082   77,871 
Fletcher Building  31,140   209,414 
Ryman Healthcare  16,781   99,525 
Spark New Zealand  78,060   192,471 
Xero  2,621 a  32,405 
      728,727 
Norway—.7%       
Aker Solutions  6,700 a  43,409 
DNB  43,300   795,146 
Gjensidige Forsikring  8,002   145,303 
Norsk Hydro  57,338   320,671 
Orkla  36,127   276,254 
Seadrill  15,988   362,533 
Statoil  48,293   1,103,766 
Telenor  33,013   741,888 
Yara International  7,988   367,648 
      4,156,618 
Portugal—.2%       
Banco Comercial Portugues, Cl. R  1,375,710 a  155,573 
Banco Espirito Santo  118,053 a,b  15 
Energias de Portugal  103,730   447,185 
Galp Energia  16,122   234,349 
Jeronimo Martins  10,446   91,540 
      928,662 
Singapore—1.4%       
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust  93,912   163,728 
CapitaCommercial Trust  96,000   124,833 
CapitaLand  116,500   289,019 
CapitaMall Trust  97,000   149,246 
City Developments  17,000   125,288 

 

The Fund 27


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Singapore (continued)       
ComfortDelGro  92,700   190,549 
DBS Group Holdings  74,588   1,077,847 
Genting Singapore  250,527   214,627 
Global Logistic Properties  136,843   293,544 
Golden Agri-Resources  278,440   113,426 
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust  265,000   179,207 
Jardine Cycle & Carriage  4,422   137,656 
Keppel  61,700   455,250 
Keppel Land  26,000   67,707 
Olam International  21,000   34,928 
Oversea-Chinese Banking  126,018   970,491 
Sembcorp Industries  43,254   164,270 
Sembcorp Marine  38,000   107,719 
Singapore Airlines  21,733   167,593 
Singapore Exchange  35,000   191,066 
Singapore Press Holdings  69,075   230,706 
Singapore Technologies Engineering  68,000   198,808 
Singapore Telecommunications  351,951   1,036,092 
StarHub  26,918   86,648 
United Overseas Bank  55,112   989,064 
UOL Group  21,111   106,203 
Wilmar International  88,000   219,287 
      8,084,802 
Spain—3.4%       
Abertis Infraestructuras  18,198   379,127 
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios  7,646   283,759 
Amadeus IT Holding, Cl. A  16,940   623,232 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria  260,671   2,914,614 
Banco de Sabadell  149,714   432,837 
Banco Popular Espanol  77,192   442,865 
Banco Santander  527,311   4,652,446 
Bankia  207,019 a  370,837 
CaixaBank  76,737   419,381 
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion  28,026   178,215 
Enagas  9,024   303,057 
Ferrovial  18,464   377,779 

 

28


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Spain (continued)       
Gas Natural SDG  14,984   432,935 
Grifols  6,799 a  276,999 
Iberdrola  224,995   1,591,660 
Inditex  47,214   1,329,539 
Mapfre  38,979   133,771 
Red Electrica  4,768   416,746 
Repsol  45,040   1,007,399 
Telefonica  179,952   2,706,093 
Zardoya Otis  6,593   76,852 
      19,350,143 
Sweden—3.0%       
Alfa Laval  13,304   273,754 
Assa Abloy, Cl. B  14,811   787,678 
Atlas Copco, Cl. A  29,743   859,373 
Atlas Copco, Cl. B  16,662   440,444 
Boliden  11,860   196,351 
Electrolux, Ser. B  10,732   306,666 
Elekta, Cl. B  14,946   152,710 
Ericsson, Cl. B  134,062   1,585,191 
Getinge, Cl. B  8,218   190,579 
Hennes & Mauritz, Cl. B  41,809   1,664,628 
Hexagon, Cl. B  11,240   378,249 
Husqvarna, Cl. B  16,174   120,246 
Industrivarden, Cl. C  7,189   125,685 
Investment AB Kinnevik, Cl. B  10,364   328,710 
Investor, Cl. B  20,224   723,577 
Lundin Petroleum  8,991 a  127,480 
Millicom International Cellular, SDR  2,952   240,550 
Nordea Bank  133,729   1,714,987 
Sandvik  45,330   498,433 
Securitas, Cl. B  13,206   146,193 
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Cl. A  67,272   863,236 
Skanska, Cl. B  17,185   350,946 
SKF, Cl. B  16,914   339,500 
Svenska Cellulosa, Cl. B  26,116   585,439 
Svenska Handelsbanken, Cl. A  22,053   1,051,525 

 

The Fund 29


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Sweden (continued)       
Swedbank, Cl. A  40,014   1,058,277 
Swedish Match  8,494   276,180 
Tele2, Cl. B  14,711   186,636 
TeliaSonera  105,713   732,825 
Volvo, Cl. B  66,463   767,296 
      17,073,344 
Switzerland—9.5%       
ABB  96,708 a  2,120,735 
Actelion  4,558 a  541,126 
Adecco  7,606 a  515,352 
Aryzta  3,764 a  320,203 
Baloise Holding  2,128   267,883 
Barry Callebaut  84 a  87,975 
Cie Financiere Richemont  22,964   1,934,872 
Coca-Cola HBC-CDI  8,469 a  184,255 
Credit Suisse Group  66,749 a  1,777,982 
EMS-Chemie Holding  319   114,834 
Geberit  1,653   564,008 
Givaudan  403 a  672,427 
Glencore  466,882 a  2,393,808 
Holcim  10,164 a  720,717 
Julius Baer Group  9,568 a  419,205 
Kuehne + Nagel International  2,440   317,929 
Lindt & Spruengli  4   239,849 
Lindt & Spruengli-PC  44   220,774 
Lonza Group  2,276 a  251,051 
Nestle  141,281   10,343,285 
Novartis  100,787   9,347,391 
Pargesa Holding-BR  1,256   97,693 
Partners Group Holding  802   213,384 
Roche Holding  30,784   9,092,252 
Schindler Holding  876   118,595 
Schindler Holding-PC  1,967   275,228 
SGS  233   511,994 
Sika-BR  91   325,191 
Sonova Holding  2,370   369,626 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Switzerland (continued)       
Sulzer  959   109,198 
Swatch Group  2,074   175,316 
Swatch Group-BR  1,371   649,975 
Swiss Life Holding  1,420 a  325,846 
Swiss Prime Site  2,618 a  198,904 
Swiss Re  15,252 a  1,233,453 
Swisscom  992   584,691 
Syngenta  4,029   1,248,641 
UBS  160,418 a  2,788,075 
Zurich Insurance Group  6,568 a  1,987,773 
      53,661,496 
United Kingdom—20.4%       
3i Group  40,656   258,458 
Aberdeen Asset Management  39,934   277,561 
Admiral Group  7,931   169,441 
Aggreko  10,811   263,617 
AMEC  12,404   206,787 
Anglo American  61,595   1,299,452 
Antofagasta  16,062   180,848 
ArcelorMittal  42,456   556,541 
ARM Holdings  61,182   866,279 
ASOS  2,351 a  100,169 
Associated British Foods  15,815   697,896 
AstraZeneca  55,394   4,033,195 
Aviva  127,787   1,066,258 
Babcock International Group  10,761   188,851 
BAE Systems  138,087   1,014,615 
Barclays  720,481   2,761,701 
BG Group  149,845   2,497,235 
BHP Billiton  92,819   2,403,176 
BP  808,368   5,823,776 
British American Tobacco  82,165   4,666,716 
British Land  43,080   502,672 
British Sky Broadcasting Group  45,891 a  650,789 
BT Group  348,192   2,049,248 
Bunzl  14,336   389,240 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United Kingdom (continued)       
Burberry Group  18,923   464,082 
Capita  28,089   493,581 
Carnival  8,328   332,073 
Centrica  222,688   1,078,752 
Cobham  51,208   238,611 
Compass Group  74,142   1,194,651 
Croda International  5,720   210,243 
Diageo  110,280   3,245,802 
Direct Line Insurance Group  62,619   276,798 
Dixons Carphone  41,069   260,045 
easyJet  6,447   155,074 
Experian  42,468   638,250 
Friends Life Group  59,778   309,498 
G4S  69,165   282,898 
GKN  70,103   357,498 
GlaxoSmithKline  212,999   4,828,436 
Hammerson  35,471   348,311 
Hargreaves Lansdown  10,793   171,873 
HSBC Holdings  835,651   8,554,288 
ICAP  23,517   157,726 
IMI  11,166   218,606 
Imperial Tobacco Group  41,598   1,806,150 
Inmarsat  19,204   210,694 
InterContinental Hotels Group  10,120   383,965 
International Consolidated Airlines Group  43,329 a  283,710 
Intertek Group  6,956   303,203 
Intu Properties  38,266   208,636 
Investec  22,476   206,037 
ITV  170,697   555,341 
J Sainsbury  54,998   216,323 
Johnson Matthey  8,747   416,841 
Kingfisher  100,826   488,619 
Land Securities Group  35,155   623,248 
Legal & General Group  261,743   968,315 
Lloyds Banking Group  2,507,201 a  3,098,096 
London Stock Exchange Group  10,026   323,528 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
United Kingdom (continued)       
Marks & Spencer Group  73,189   476,880 
Meggitt  35,607   257,206 
Melrose Industries  45,173   185,329 
National Grid  164,140   2,433,552 
Next  6,746   696,350 
Old Mutual  217,694   674,969 
Pearson  36,382   681,561 
Persimmon  13,614 a  318,867 
Petrofac  12,065   204,981 
Prudential  112,675   2,603,768 
Randgold Resources  3,889   227,336 
Reckitt Benckiser Group  28,589   2,403,181 
Reed Elsevier  50,514   830,869 
Rexam  32,409   246,981 
Rio Tinto  55,895   2,669,495 
Rolls-Royce Holdings  81,343 a  1,098,988 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group  108,289 a  673,123 
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. A  172,379   6,172,606 
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. B  107,079   3,972,507 
Royal Mail  27,821   196,503 
RSA Insurance Group  44,836 a  346,955 
SABMiller  42,385   2,393,908 
Sage Group  46,544   281,577 
Schroders  5,192   200,554 
Segro  33,856   206,176 
Severn Trent  10,096   322,792 
Shire  25,930   1,726,192 
Smith & Nephew  38,985   660,212 
Smiths Group  16,974   316,740 
Sports Direct International  11,250 a  116,184 
SSE  43,065   1,102,221 
Standard Chartered  108,568   1,634,173 
Standard Life  106,208   670,001 
Subsea 7  12,720   137,380 
Tate & Lyle  21,771   211,195 
Tesco  350,220   973,995 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

  Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
  United Kingdom (continued)       
  Travis Perkins  11,023   291,768 
  TUI Travel  20,087   128,272 
  Tullow Oil  38,752   301,630 
  Unilever  56,425   2,270,622 
  United Utilities Group  29,299   401,109 
  Vodafone Group  1,160,387   3,855,756 
  Weir Group  9,166   335,217 
  Whitbread  8,082   564,678 
  William Hill  40,472   233,634 
  WM Morrison Supermarkets  88,859   220,199 
  Wolseley  11,833   628,793 
  WPP  58,297   1,137,863 
        115,529,171 
  United States—.1%       
  Transocean  15,333   457,039 
  Total Common Stocks       
  (cost $482,899,039)      557,314,315 
 
  Preferred Stocks—.5%       
  Germany       
  Bayerische Motoren Werke  2,457   196,660 
  Fuchs Petrolub  2,998   116,403 
  Henkel & Co.  7,900   780,097 
  Porsche Automobil Holding  6,504   532,891 
  Volkswagen  7,164   1,527,760 
  Total Preferred Stocks       
  (cost $2,172,578)      3,153,811 
 
    Number of    
  Rights—.0%  Rights   Value ($) 
  Spain       
  Banco Santander       
  (cost $87,689)  518,716 a  98,804 
 
    Principal    

Short-Term Investments—.1% 

Amount ($)   Value ($) 
  U.S. Treasury Bills;       
  0.02%, 3/12/15       
  (cost $459,972)  460,000 c  459,943 

 

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Other Investment—1.5%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Plus         
Money Market Fund         
(cost $8,461,549)  8,461,549 d  8,461,549  
Total Investments (cost $494,080,827)  100.3 %  569,488,422  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (.3 %)  (1,777,310 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  567,711,112  

 

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 these securities has been determined in good faith by management under the direction of the Board 
of Directors.At October 31, 2014, the value of these securities amounted to $162,788 or .03% 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  25.8  Telecommunication Services  4.9 
Industrial  12.3  Information Technology  4.6 
Consumer Discretionary  11.7  Utilities  3.9 
Consumer Staples  10.9  Short-Term/   
Health Care  10.9  Money Market Investments  1.6 
Materials  7.4     
Energy  6.3    100.3 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES

October 31, 2014

    Market Value    Unrealized  
    Covered by    Appreciation  
  Contracts  Contracts ($)  Expiration  at 10/31/2014 ($) 
Financial Futures Long           
ASX SPI 200 Index  7  849,775  December 2014  39,856  
Euro STOXX 50  58  2,253,888  December 2014  126,076  
FTSE 100 Index  20  2,081,360  December 2014  84,631  
TOPIX  13  1,547,385  December 2014  142,492  
        393,055  
 
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2014

  Cost  Value  
Assets ($):       
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:       
Unaffiliated issuers  485,619,278  561,026,873  
Affiliated issuers  8,461,549  8,461,549  
Cash    820,357  
Cash denominated in foreign currencies  1,078,428  1,072,331  
Dividends receivable    1,779,044  
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed    309,480  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign       
currency exchange contracts—Note 4    225,668  
Receivable for futures variation margin—Note 4    154,571  
    573,849,873  
Liabilities ($):       
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b)    274,278  
Payable for investment securities purchased    4,296,116  
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    1,065,280  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign       
currency exchange contracts—Note 4    503,087  
    6,138,761  
Net Assets ($)    567,711,112  
Composition of Net Assets ($):       
Paid-in capital    518,021,380  
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net    11,305,745  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    (37,158,427 ) 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on       
investments and foreign currency transactions (including       
$393,055 net unrealized appreciation on financial futures)    75,542,414  
Net Assets ($)    567,711,112  
Shares Outstanding       
(200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)    34,313,519  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)    16.54  
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2014

Investment Income ($):     
Income:     
Cash dividends (net of $1,434,976 foreign taxes withheld at source):     
Unaffiliated issuers  18,760,001  
Affiliated issuers  5,542  
Total Income  18,765,543  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  1,951,239  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b)  1,393,743  
Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c)  39,264  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  5,346  
Interest expense—Note 2  5,259  
Total Expenses  3,394,851  
Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by the Manager—Note 3(a)  (39,264 ) 
Net Expenses  3,355,587  
Investment Income—Net  15,409,956  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions  (12,055,156 ) 
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures  391,846  
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts  (323,872 ) 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  (11,987,182 ) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on     
investments and foreign currency transactions  (4,629,867 ) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures  154,287  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on     
forward foreign currency exchange contracts  (321,682 ) 
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  (4,797,262 ) 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  (16,784,444 ) 
Net (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  (1,374,488 ) 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended October 31,  
  2014   2013  
Operations ($):         
Investment income—net  15,409,956   11,492,953  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  (11,987,182 )  13,223,232  
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments  (4,797,262 )  90,947,772  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations  (1,374,488 )  115,663,957  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
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 ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold  201,588,720   275,778,066  
Dividends reinvested  16,860,058   12,035,945  
Cost of shares redeemed  (204,474,021 )  (273,185,774 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
  from Capital Stock Transactions  13,974,757   14,628,237  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  (4,893,670 )  117,586,590  
Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period  572,604,782   455,018,192  
End of Period  567,711,112   572,604,782  
Undistributed investment income—net  11,305,745   7,793,762  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):         
Shares sold  11,864,108   17,713,613  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  1,013,225   839,912  
Shares redeemed  (12,017,895 )  (17,683,082 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  859,438   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.

      Year Ended October 31,      
  2014   2013   2012   2011   2010  
Per Share Data ($):                     
Net asset value, beginning of period  17.12   13.96   13.79   14.84   14.05  
Investment Operations:                     
Investment income—neta  .47   .35   .37   .38   .31  
Net realized and unrealized                     
gain (loss) on investments  (.49 )  3.20   .24   (1.10 )  .89  
Total from Investment Operations  (.02 )  3.55   .61   (.72 )  1.20  
Distributions:                     
Dividends from investment income—net  (.37 )  (.39 )  (.44 )  (.33 )  (.33 ) 
Dividends from net realized                     
gain on investments  (.19 )        (.08 ) 
Total Distributions  (.56 )  (.39 )  (.44 )  (.33 )  (.41 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  16.54   17.12   13.96   13.79   14.84  
Total Return (%)  (.13 )  26.01   4.79   (5.03 )  8.73  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                     
to average net assets  .61   .61   .61   .61   .61  
Ratio of net expenses                     
to average net assets  .60   .60   .60   .60   .60  
Ratio of net investment income                     
to average net assets  2.76   2.25   2.75   2.52   2.25  
Portfolio Turnover Rate  10.26   23.12   11.11   6.14   10.49  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  567,711   572,605   455,018   491,377   561,428  
a Based on average shares outstanding.                     
See notes to financial statements.                     

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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 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).

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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 closing 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 securi-

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

ties 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 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.

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 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 ($)             
Investments in Securities:           
Equity Securities—             
Domestic             
Common Stocks    457,039 ††    457,039  
Equity Securities—             
Foreign             
Common Stocks    556,857,261 ††  15  556,857,276  
Equity Securities—             
Foreign             
Preferred Stocks    3,153,811 ††    3,153,811  
Mutual Funds  8,461,549      8,461,549  
U.S. Treasury    459,943     459,943  
Rights  98,804      98,804  
Other Financial             
Instruments:             
Financial Futures†††  393,055      393,055  
Forward Foreign             
Currency Exchange             
Contracts†††    225,668     225,668  
Liabilities ($)             
Other Financial             
Instruments:             
Forward Foreign             
Currency Exchange             
Contracts†††    (503,087 )    (503,087 ) 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 
††  Securities classified within Level 2 at period end as the values were determined pursuant to the 
  fund's fair valuation procedures. See note above for additional information. 
††† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end. 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At October 31, 2013, $137,293 of exchange traded foreign equity securities were classified within Level 2 of the fair value heirarchy pursuant to the fund’s fair valuation procedures.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

  Equity Securities—  
  Foreign Common Stock ($)  
Balance as of 10/31/2013  0  
Realized gain (loss)   
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  (18,999 ) 
Purchases   
Sales   
Transfers into Level 3  19,014  
Transfers out of Level 3   
Balance as of 10/31/2014  15  
The amount of total gains (losses) for the period     
included in earnings attributable to the change in     
unrealized gains (losses) relating to investments     
still held at 10/31/2014  (18,999 ) 

 

  Transfers into or out of Level 3 represent the value at the date of transfer. The transfer into 
  Level 3 for the current period was due to the lack of observable inputs following the halt of 
  trading in a security. 

 

(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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(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 October 31, 2014 were as follows:

Affiliated           
Investment  Value     Value  Net 
Company  10/31/2013 ($)  Purchases ($)  Sales($)  10/31/2014 ($)  Assets (%) 
Dreyfus           
Institutional           
Preferred           
Plus Money           
Market Fund  5,735,539 110,181,437  107,455,427   8,461,549  1.5 

 

(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 dis-

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tributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

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

As of and during the period ended October 31, 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 October 31, 2014, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the four-year period ended October 31, 2014 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At October 31, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $13,554,901, accumulated capital losses $10,248,937 and unrealized appreciation $46,383,768.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “2010 Act”), the fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 (“post-enactment losses”) for an unlimited period. Furthermore, post-enactment capital loss carryovers retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than short-term as they were under previous statute.

The accumulated capital loss carryover is available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net realized capital gains, if any, realized subsequent to October 31, 2014. The fund has $10,248,937 of post-enactment long-term capital losses which can be carried forward for an unlimited period.

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The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 were as follows: ordinary income $11,615,926 and $12,705,604, and long-term capital gains $5,878,013 and $0, respectively.

During the period ended October 31, 2014, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for passive foreign investment companies, dividend reclassification and foreign currency gains and losses, the fund decreased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $287,227 and increased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by the same amount. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $430 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. Prior to October 8, 2014, the unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A. was $265 million. 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 October 31, 2014 was approximately $477,300 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.10%.

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%

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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 October 31, 2014, fees reimbursed by the Manager amounted to $39,264.

(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 October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $1,393,743 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 $162,270 and Shareholder Services Plan fees $115,907, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $3,899.

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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, financial futures and forward contracts, during the period ended October 31, 2014, amounted to $70,563,400 and $56,492,936, 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 October 31, 2014 is discussed below.

Master Netting Arrangements: The fund enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements or similar agreements (collectively,“Master Agreements”) with its over-the counter (“OTC”) derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to counterparties. Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under a Master Agreement, the fund may offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment in the event of default or termination.

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 rep-

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resents 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 October 31, 2014 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

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 strat-egy.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

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open contract. This risk is mitigated by Master Agreements between the fund and the counterparty. The following summarizes open forward contracts at October 31, 2014:

    Foreign      Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency      Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts  Cost ($)  Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)   
Purchases:            
Australian Dollar,            
    Expiring:            
    11/3/2014a  412,166  366,931  362,707  (4,224 ) 
    12/17/2014a   263,300  229,661  230,928  1,267  
    12/17/2014b  129,000  112,717  113,140  423  
    12/17/2014c  22,971  20,514  20,147  (367 ) 
    12/17/2014d  842,660  739,987  739,058  (929 ) 
    12/17/2014e  839,846  763,580  736,590  (26,990 ) 
British Pound,            
    Expiring:            
    12/17/2014a  622,600  1,001,863  995,595  (6,268 ) 
    12/17/2014b  1,431,472  2,308,128  2,289,055  (19,073 ) 
    12/17/2014c  30,020  49,163  48,005  (1,158 ) 
    12/17/2014d  1,286,800  2,075,580  2,057,711  (17,869 ) 
    12/17/2014f  50,710  81,807  81,090  (717 ) 
Euro,            
    Expiring:            
    11/3/2014a  297,129  379,166  372,346  (6,820 ) 
    11/4/2014g  98,255  123,080  123,128  48  
    12/17/2014a  228,500  293,639  286,433  (7,206 ) 
    12/17/2014b   121,400  153,433  152,179  (1,254 ) 
    12/17/2014c  1,157,158  1,473,331  1,450,539  (22,792 ) 
    12/17/2014d  982,864  1,250,284  1,232,055  (18,229 ) 
    12/17/2014e   1,099,159  1,421,729  1,377,834  (43,895 ) 
    12/17/2014f  518,800  661,309  650,334  (10,975 ) 
    12/17/2014h  608,202  786,989  762,403  (24,586 ) 
Japanese Yen,            
    Expiring:            
    11/4/2014a   250,093,333  2,313,215  2,226,515  (86,700 ) 
    11/4/2014f  22,546,867  207,231  200,728  (6,503 ) 
    12/17/2014a  70,051,477  644,987  623,994  (20,993 ) 
    12/17/2014b   202,863,109  1,902,088  1,807,034  (95,054 ) 
    12/17/2014c   16,593,596  152,862  147,810  (5,052 ) 
    12/17/2014d  171,925,000  1,605,827  1,531,448  (74,379 ) 
Singapore Dollar,            
Expiring            
    11/3/2014a  121,599  95,706  94,652  (1,054 ) 

 

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    Foreign      Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency      Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts  Proceeds ($)  Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Sales:            
Australian Dollar,            
    Expiring:            
    12/17/2014a  1,112,126  986,745  975,395  11,350  
    12/17/2014b  273,100  241,986  239,523  2,463  
British Pound,            
    Expiring:            
    12/17/2014a  1,907,378  3,079,015  3,050,072  28,943  
    12/17/2014b  65,300  105,162  104,421  741  
    12/17/2014d  267,100  431,229  427,118  4,111  
Euro,            
    Expiring:            
    12/17/2014a  2,465,626  3,147,239  3,090,750  56,489  
    12/17/2014b  219,400  277,695  275,025  2,670  
    12/17/2014d  403,100  509,704  505,300  4,404  
    12/17/2014f  64,900  83,955  81,354  2,601  
Japanese Yen,            
    Expiring:            
    12/17/2014a  271,701,091  2,512,978  2,420,219  92,759  
    12/17/2014b  26,000,000  240,331  231,599  8,732  
    12/17/2014d  24,670,000  228,419  219,752  8,667  
Gross Unrealized            
Appreciation         225,668  
Gross Unrealized            
Depreciation         (503,087 ) 

 

Counterparties:

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

 

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.

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Fair value of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2014 is shown below:

  Derivative    Derivative  
  Assets ($)    Liabilities ($)  
Foreign exchange risk1  225,668  Foreign exchange risk2  (503,087 ) 
Equity risk3  393,055       
Gross fair value of         
derivatives contracts  618,723    (503,087 ) 

 

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 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. 

 

The effect of derivative instruments in the Statement of Operations during the period ended October 31, 2014 is shown below:

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

  Financial  Forward      
Underlying risk  Futures4  Contracts5   Total  
Equity  391,846    391,846  
Foreign exchange    (323,872 )  (323,872 ) 
Total  391,846  (323,872 )  67,974  

 

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

  Financial  Forward      
Underlying risk  Futures6  Contracts7   Total  
Equity  154,287    154,287  
Foreign exchange    (321,682 )  (321,682 ) 
Total  154,287  (321,682 )  (167,395 ) 

 

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. 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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

At October 31, 2014, derivative assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis are as follows:

Derivative Financial Instruments:  Assets ($)   Liabilities ($)  
Financial Futures  393,055    
Forward contracts  225,668   (503,087 ) 
Total gross amount of derivative         
assets and liabilities in the         
Statement of Assets and Liabilities  618,723   (503,087 ) 
Derivatives not subject to         
Master Agreements  (393,055 )  24,586  
Total gross amount of assets         
and liabilities subject to         
Master Agreements  225,668   (478,501 ) 

 

The following tables present derivative assets and liabilities net of amounts available for offsetting under Master Agreements and net of related collateral received or pledged, if any, as of October 31, 2014:

    Financial      
    Instruments      
    and      
    Derivatives      
  Gross Amount of  Available   Collateral  Net Amount 
Counterparties  Assets ($)1  for Offset ($)   Received ($)  of Assets ($) 
Bank of America  190,808  (133,265 )    57,543 
Citigroup  15,029  (15,029 )     
Morgan Stanley           
Capital Services  48      48 
Royal Bank of           
Canada  17,182  (17,182 )     
UBS  2,601  (2,601 )     
Total  225,668  (168,077 )    57,591 

 

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      Financial       
      Instruments       
      and       
      Derivatives       
  Gross Amount of   Available  Collateral  Net Amount  
Counterparties  Liabilities ($)1   for Offset ($)  Pledged ($)  of Liabilities ($)  
Bank of America  (133,265 )  133,265     
Citigroup  (115,381 )  15,029    (100,352 ) 
Goldman Sachs             
International  (29,369 )      (29,369 ) 
Royal Bank of             
Canada  (111,406 )  17,182    (94,224 ) 
UBS  (18,195 )  2,601    (15,594 ) 
Westpac Bank  (70,885 )      (70,885 ) 
Total  (478,501 )  168,077    (310,424 ) 

 

1  Absent a default event or early termination, OTC derivative assets and liabilities are presented at 
  gross amounts and are not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. 
  See Statement of Investments for detailed information regarding collateral held for open financial 
  futures contracts. 

 

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2014:

  Average Market Value ($) 
Equity financial futures  9,371,546 
Forward contracts  8,740,397 

 

At October 31, 2014, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $523,309,196; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $46,179,226, consisting of $120,427,437 gross unrealized appreciation and $74,248,211 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statements of investments and financial futures, of Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund (one of the series comprising Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc.) as of October 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended.These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and others. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund at October 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
December 29, 2014

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund elects to provide each shareholder with their portion of the fund’s foreign taxes paid and the income sourced from foreign countries. Accordingly, the fund hereby reports the following information regarding its fiscal year ended October 31, 2014:

—the total amount of taxes paid to foreign countries was $1,255,147

—the total amount of income sourced from foreign countries was $20,196,190.

Where required by federal tax law rules, shareholders will receive notification of their proportionate share of foreign taxes paid and foreign sourced income for the 2014 calendar year with Form 1099-DIV which will be mailed in early 2015. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, certain dividends paid by the fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Of the distributions paid during the fiscal year, $11,615,926 represents the maximum amount that may be considered qualified dividend income. Also, the fund hereby designates $.1890 per share as a long-term capital gain distribution paid on December 23, 2013.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Joseph S. DiMartino (71) 
Chairman of the Board (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-present) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for 
small and medium size companies, Director (1997-present) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 144 
——————— 
Peggy C. Davis (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 51 
——————— 
David P. Feldman (74) 
Board Member (1989) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee (1985-present) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• BBH Mutual Funds Group (5 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 37 
——————— 
Ehud Houminer (74) 
Board Member (1996) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 61 

 

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Lynn Martin (74) 
Board Member (2012) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President of The Martin Hall Group LLC, a human resources consulting firm (2005-2012) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• AT&T Inc., a telecommunications company, Director (1999-2012) 
• Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain and transportation management company, Director (1993-2012) 
• The Proctor & Gamble Co., a consumer products company, Director (1994-2009) 
• Constellation Energy Group Inc., Director (2003-2009) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 37 
 
——————— 
Robin A. Melvin (51) 
Board Member (2012) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Board Member, Illinois Mentoring Partnership, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing 
the quantity and quality of mentoring services in Illinois (2013-present) 
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving orga- 
nizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 113 
 
——————— 
Dr. Martin Peretz (75) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2010-2011) (previously, 
Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2010) 
• Director of TheStreet.com, a financial information service on the web (1996-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 37 
 
——————— 
Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The 
address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 
10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information 
which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS. 
James F. Henry, Emeritus Board Member 
Dr. Paul A. Marks, Emeritus Board Member 
Philip L.Toia, Emeritus Board Member 

 

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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.



 

Dreyfus 
S&P 500 
Index Fund 

 

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 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     

Fund Performance

7     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

7     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

8     

Statement of Investments

25     

Statement of Financial Futures

26     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

27     

Statement of Operations

28     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

29     

Financial Highlights

30     

Notes to Financial Statements

43     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

44     

Important Tax Information

45     

Board Members Information

47     

Officers of the Fund

 

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Dreyfus
S&P 500 Index Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund, covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2013, through October 31, 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.

Despite bouts of heightened volatility stemming mainly from economic and geopolitical concerns in overseas markets, U.S. stocks gained ground over the reporting period as the domestic economy continued to rebound. As a result, several broad measures of equity market performance established new record highs. Smaller and more economically sensitive stocks generally fared well over the reporting period’s first half, but larger, better established companies rallied more strongly over the second half.

We remain cautiously optimistic regarding the U.S. stock market’s prospects. We currently expect the economy to continue to accelerate as several longstanding drags—including tight fiscal policies and private sector deleveraging—fade from the scene. Of course, a number of risks remain, including the possibilities of higher interest rates and intensifying geopolitical turmoil. As always, we encourage you to discuss our observations with your financial adviser to assess their potential impact on your investments.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 17, 2014

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2013, through October 31, 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 12-month period ended October 31, 2014, Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund produced a total return of 16.71%.1 In comparison, the Standard & Poor’s® 500 Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500 Index”), the fund’s benchmark, returned 17.24% for the same period.2,3

Despite bouts of occasional volatility, 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 Climbed Despite Bouts of Volatility

The S&P 500 Index gained value over the final months of 2013 amid a falling unemployment rate and intensifying manufacturing activity. The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) appeared to confirm the economic recovery’s sustainability in December, when it began to back gradually away from its quantitative easing program. Stocks gave up some of their previous gains in January when concerns arose regarding

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

economic and political instability in the emerging markets. In addition, U.S. GDP contracted at a surprising annualized 2.1% rate over the first quarter of 2014 due to the dampening effects of severe winter weather on corporate spending, housing market activity, and export activity.

U.S. stocks soon rebounded strongly, climbing to a series of new highs through the end of June as investors responded positively to expectations that the Fed would keep short-term interest rates low even as various economic indicators improved steadily. In fact, the U.S. economy rebounded at a robust 4.6% annualized rate during the second quarter of the year.

The market encountered renewed volatility in July and September, when disappointing economic growth in Europe, China, and Japan sparked concerns that a weak global economy might derail the U.S. expansion. However, strong corporate earnings and solid economic data—including an estimated 3.5% annualized GDP growth rate for the third quarter of 2014—drove the S&P 500 Index to a new record high on the last day of the reporting period.

In this environment, growth stocks generally produced higher returns than their more value-oriented counterparts, and large-cap stocks significantly outpaced small- and midcap stocks.

Technology and Health Care Stocks Led Market’s Advance

All 10 of the economic segments represented in the S&P 500 Index posted positive absolute returns over the reporting period. Results were especially robust in the information technology sector, in large part due to robust gains by industry leaders Apple, Microsoft, and Google. In addition, enterprise spending began to increase in the recovering economy, bolstering results for companies that produce efficiency and productivity enhancements for businesses. Finally, some technology companies have established or raised their dividends, attracting income-oriented investors.

In the health care sector, large pharmaceutical developers and biotechnology companies reported strong sales growth in the emerging markets. The health care sector also benefited from an aging population of U.S. consumers, which has driven Medicare spending higher. Among financial companies, retail-oriented banks fared well as

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mortgage lending volumes grew in response to rising refinancing activity. Real estate investment trusts gained value amid greater demand from income-oriented investors seeking competitive yields in a low interest-rate environment.

On the other hand, the telecommunications services sector lagged market averages due to intensifying competition from alternative providers of telephone and cable television services. In the energy sector, relative strength among large, integrated oil-and-gas producers was offset by weaker results from offshore drillers and other service providers in an environment of falling oil prices. Finally, the materials sector was hurt by declining iron ore and coal prices due to slowing demand from China and a switch by many U.S. electric utilities to lower cost natural gas.

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 the U.S. economic recovery appears to remain on track.As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.

November 17, 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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FUND PERFORMANCE


Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/14          
  1 Year  5 Years   10 Years  
Fund  16.71 %  16.16 %  7.72 % 
Standard & Poor’s 500             
Composite Stock Price Index  17.24 %  16.68 %  8.20 % 

 

Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund on 10/31/04 to a $10,000 investment made in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the “Index”) on that date. All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account all applicable fees and expenses.The Index is a widely accepted, unmanaged index of U.S. stock market performance. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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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 May 1, 2014 to October 31, 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 October 31, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 2.62 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,079.60 

 

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 October 31, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 2.55 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,022.68 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .50%, multiplied by the average account value over the 
period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2014

Common Stocks—98.7%  Shares  Value ($) 
Automobiles & Components—1.0%     
BorgWarner  36,648  2,089,669 
Delphi Automotive  47,251  3,259,374 
Ford Motor  615,784  8,676,397 
General Motors  216,118  6,786,105 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber  45,040  1,091,319 
Harley-Davidson  35,641  2,341,614 
Johnson Controls  105,419  4,981,048 
    29,225,526 
Banks—6.0%     
Bank of America  1,673,529  28,717,758 
BB&T  113,824  4,311,653 
Citigroup  482,412  25,823,514 
Comerica  27,913  1,332,567 
Fifth Third Bancorp  131,375  2,626,186 
Hudson City Bancorp  75,009  723,837 
Huntington Bancshares  135,714  1,344,926 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  598,708  36,209,860 
KeyCorp  137,421  1,813,957 
M&T Bank  21,502  2,627,114 
People’s United Financial  51,257  749,377 
PNC Financial Services Group  85,758  7,408,634 
Regions Financial  219,787  2,182,485 
SunTrust Banks  83,777  3,279,032 
U.S. Bancorp  286,333  12,197,786 
Wells Fargo & Co.  756,234  40,148,463 
Zions Bancorporation  33,099  958,878 
    172,456,027 
Capital Goods—7.5%     
3M  103,011  15,840,001 
Allegion  15,171  805,428 
AMETEK  39,411  2,055,284 
Boeing  106,524  13,305,913 
Caterpillar  99,709  10,111,490 
Cummins  27,469  4,015,418 
Danaher  97,781  7,861,592 
Deere & Co.  56,727  4,852,428 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Capital Goods (continued)       
Dover  26,149   2,077,277 
Eaton  76,033   5,199,897 
Emerson Electric  110,695   7,091,122 
Fastenal  43,890 a  1,932,916 
Flowserve  22,375   1,521,276 
Fluor  24,629   1,633,888 
General Dynamics  50,876   7,110,430 
General Electric  1,597,313   41,226,649 
Honeywell International  124,334   11,950,984 
Illinois Tool Works  57,750   5,258,138 
Ingersoll-Rand  43,700   2,736,494 
Jacobs Engineering Group  21,659 b  1,027,720 
Joy Global  15,730   827,870 
L-3 Communications Holdings  13,669   1,660,237 
Lockheed Martin  42,807   8,157,730 
Masco  54,904   1,211,731 
Northrop Grumman  32,889   4,537,366 
PACCAR  56,968   3,721,150 
Pall  16,831   1,538,690 
Parker Hannifin  24,205   3,074,761 
Pentair  30,207   2,025,379 
Precision Castparts  23,129   5,104,570 
Quanta Services  33,287 b  1,134,421 
Raytheon  49,192   5,110,065 
Rockwell Automation  22,398   2,516,415 
Rockwell Collins  21,655   1,822,268 
Roper Industries  16,355   2,588,996 
Snap-on  8,890   1,174,725 
Stanley Black & Decker  24,725   2,315,249 
Textron  43,549   1,808,590 
United Rentals  15,519 b  1,708,021 
United Technologies  135,245   14,471,215 
W.W. Grainger  9,829   2,425,797 
Xylem  29,866   1,085,928 
      217,635,519 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Commercial & Professional Services—.6%       
ADT  28,796 a  1,032,049 
Cintas  14,753   1,080,510 
Dun & Bradstreet  6,233   765,475 
Equifax  20,120   1,523,889 
Nielsen  49,473   2,102,108 
Pitney Bowes  33,134   819,735 
Republic Services  41,306   1,586,150 
Robert Half International  21,748   1,191,355 
Stericycle  13,568 b  1,709,568 
Tyco International  70,000   3,005,100 
Waste Management  69,559   3,400,740 
      18,216,679 
Consumer Durables & Apparel—1.3%       
Coach  42,482   1,460,531 
D.R. Horton  54,137   1,233,782 
Fossil Group  7,121 b  723,921 
Garmin  19,207 a  1,065,604 
Harman International Industries  11,327   1,215,840 
Hasbro  19,157   1,102,102 
Leggett & Platt  21,061   829,382 
Lennar, Cl. A  28,095   1,210,333 
Mattel  55,847   1,735,166 
Michael Kors Holdings  33,372 b  2,622,705 
Mohawk Industries  10,159 b  1,442,984 
Newell Rubbermaid  43,211   1,440,223 
NIKE, Cl. B  111,708   10,385,493 
PulteGroup  51,608   990,358 
PVH  13,510   1,544,868 
Ralph Lauren  9,782   1,612,465 
Under Armour, Cl. A  26,290 b  1,724,098 
VF  54,488   3,687,748 
Whirlpool  12,211   2,100,903 
      38,128,506 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Consumer Services—1.6%       
Carnival  70,979   2,849,807 
Chipotle Mexican Grill  5,019 b  3,202,122 
Darden Restaurants  21,127   1,093,956 
H&R Block  43,097   1,392,464 
Marriott International, Cl. A  34,798   2,635,948 
McDonald’s  156,110   14,632,190 
Starbucks  119,271   9,012,117 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide  30,894 c  2,368,334 
Wyndham Worldwide  19,557   1,518,992 
Wynn Resorts  12,968   2,464,050 
Yum! Brands  70,815   5,086,641 
      46,256,621 
Diversified Financials—5.1%       
Affiliated Managers Group  9,025 b  1,803,105 
American Express  143,037   12,866,178 
Ameriprise Financial  29,572   3,731,099 
Bank of New York Mellon  179,485   6,949,659 
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B  290,209 b  40,675,693 
BlackRock  20,003   6,823,223 
Capital One Financial  90,020   7,450,955 
Charles Schwab  183,441   5,259,253 
CME Group  51,108   4,283,361 
Discover Financial Services  73,757   4,704,221 
E*TRADE Financial  47,061 b  1,049,460 
Franklin Resources  62,623   3,482,465 
Goldman Sachs Group  65,113   12,370,819 
IntercontinentalExchange Group  18,214   3,793,794 
Invesco  69,534   2,814,041 
Legg Mason  16,388   852,176 
Leucadia National  50,704   1,205,741 
McGraw-Hill Financial  43,569   3,942,123 
Moody’s  29,733   2,950,406 
Morgan Stanley  245,855   8,592,632 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Diversified Financials (continued)       
NASDAQ OMX Group  19,205   830,808 
Navient  64,265   1,271,162 
Northern Trust  35,740   2,369,562 
State Street  68,219   5,147,806 
T. Rowe Price Group  41,916   3,440,884 
      148,660,626 
Energy—9.1%       
Anadarko Petroleum  80,296   7,369,567 
Apache  61,678   4,761,542 
Baker Hughes  69,449   3,678,019 
Cabot Oil & Gas  65,501   2,037,081 
Cameron International  31,834 b  1,895,715 
Chesapeake Energy  84,833   1,881,596 
Chevron  302,262   36,256,327 
Cimarex Energy  13,930   1,583,423 
ConocoPhillips  195,475   14,103,521 
CONSOL Energy  37,022   1,362,410 
Denbury Resources  59,315   735,506 
Devon Energy  61,903   3,714,180 
Diamond Offshore Drilling  12,150 a  458,177 
Ensco, Cl. A  37,589   1,525,738 
EOG Resources  87,913   8,356,131 
EQT  24,347   2,289,592 
Exxon Mobil  679,090   65,674,794 
FMC Technologies  36,831 b  2,064,009 
Halliburton  135,004   7,444,121 
Helmerich & Payne  17,332   1,504,764 
Hess  41,333   3,505,452 
Kinder Morgan  105,714 a  4,091,132 
Marathon Oil  108,452   3,839,201 
Marathon Petroleum  44,758   4,068,502 
Murphy Oil  27,485   1,467,424 
Nabors Industries  44,761   798,984 
National Oilwell Varco  69,122   5,021,022 
Newfield Exploration  22,823 b  744,258 
Noble  41,054   858,850 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Energy (continued)       
Noble Energy  56,921   3,280,357 
Occidental Petroleum  123,885   11,017,093 
ONEOK  33,331   1,964,529 
Phillips 66  89,640   7,036,740 
Pioneer Natural Resources  22,836   4,317,374 
QEP Resources  28,011   702,236 
Range Resources  26,647   1,822,655 
Schlumberger  206,224   20,346,060 
Southwestern Energy  58,034 b  1,886,685 
Spectra Energy  107,893   4,221,853 
Tesoro  20,121   1,436,841 
Transocean  54,559 a  1,627,495 
Valero Energy  83,426   4,178,808 
Williams  107,662   5,976,318 
      262,906,082 
Food & Staples Retailing—2.2%       
Costco Wholesale  69,585   9,280,551 
CVS Health  184,126   15,799,852 
Kroger  77,311   4,306,996 
Safeway  36,492   1,272,111 
Sysco  94,590   3,645,499 
Wal-Mart Stores  251,162   19,156,126 
Walgreen  139,696   8,971,277 
Whole Foods Market  56,902   2,237,956 
      64,670,368 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco—5.3%       
Altria Group  315,324   15,242,762 
Archer-Daniels-Midland  104,019   4,888,893 
Brown-Forman, Cl. B  25,194   2,334,728 
Campbell Soup  28,353   1,252,352 
Coca-Cola  628,145   26,306,713 
Coca-Cola Enterprises  36,948   1,601,696 
ConAgra Foods  67,129   2,305,881 
Constellation Brands, Cl. A  27,113 b  2,481,924 
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group  32,122   2,224,449 
General Mills  97,853   5,084,442 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco (continued)       
Hershey  24,484   2,348,260 
Hormel Foods  22,195   1,196,532 
J.M. Smucker  16,104   1,674,816 
Kellogg  41,619   2,661,951 
Keurig Green Mountain  19,920   3,022,860 
Kraft Foods Group  94,968   5,351,447 
Lorillard  58,347   3,588,340 
McCormick & Co.  20,030   1,416,522 
Mead Johnson Nutrition  32,077   3,185,567 
Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B  24,957   1,856,302 
Mondelez International, Cl. A  267,688   9,438,679 
Monster Beverage  23,486 b  2,369,268 
PepsiCo  239,721   23,053,969 
Philip Morris International  248,504   22,119,341 
Reynolds American  48,576   3,055,916 
Tyson Foods, Cl. A  47,837   1,930,223 
      151,993,833 
Health Care Equipment & Services—4.5%       
Abbott Laboratories  238,824   10,410,338 
Aetna  57,081   4,709,753 
AmerisourceBergen  33,566   2,866,872 
Baxter International  86,735   6,083,593 
Becton Dickinson & Co.  30,298   3,899,353 
Boston Scientific  208,633 b  2,770,646 
C.R. Bard  11,681   1,915,334 
Cardinal Health  54,107   4,246,317 
CareFusion  33,328 b  1,912,027 
Cerner  47,845 b  3,030,502 
Cigna  41,691   4,151,173 
Covidien  71,644   6,622,771 
DaVita HealthCare Partners  26,992 b  2,107,265 
DENTSPLY International  21,622   1,097,749 
Edwards Lifesciences  17,051 b  2,061,807 
Express Scripts Holding  119,685 b  9,194,202 
Humana  24,746   3,435,982 
Intuitive Surgical  5,664 b  2,808,211 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Health Care Equipment & Services (continued)       
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings  13,091 b  1,430,715 
McKesson  36,743   7,473,894 
Medtronic  155,577   10,604,128 
Patterson  14,989   646,176 
Quest Diagnostics  22,426   1,423,154 
St. Jude Medical  45,644   2,928,975 
Stryker  48,090   4,209,318 
Tenet Healthcare  16,340 b  915,857 
UnitedHealth Group  154,435   14,672,869 
Universal Health Services, Cl. B  14,761   1,530,863 
Varian Medical Systems  16,859 b  1,418,179 
WellPoint  43,440   5,503,414 
Zimmer Holdings  27,020   3,005,705 
      129,087,142 
Household & Personal Products—2.0%       
Avon Products  67,707   704,153 
Clorox  20,209   2,010,796 
Colgate-Palmolive  136,303   9,115,945 
Estee Lauder, Cl. A  35,428   2,663,477 
Kimberly-Clark  59,286   6,774,611 
Procter & Gamble  430,996   37,613,021 
      58,882,003 
Insurance—2.8%       
ACE  53,700   5,869,410 
Aflac  72,221   4,313,760 
Allstate  69,701   4,520,110 
American International Group  226,745   12,146,730 
Aon  45,922   3,949,292 
Assurant  11,999   818,572 
Chubb  37,984   3,774,090 
Cincinnati Financial  22,607   1,140,975 
Genworth Financial, Cl. A  80,562 b  1,127,062 
Hartford Financial Services Group  73,150   2,895,277 
Lincoln National  41,010   2,245,708 
Loews  47,840   2,085,824 
Marsh & McLennan  86,131   4,682,942 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Insurance (continued)       
MetLife  178,608   9,687,698 
Principal Financial Group  44,069   2,307,894 
Progressive  87,758   2,317,689 
Prudential Financial  73,713   6,526,549 
Torchmark  20,403   1,080,543 
Travelers  53,690   5,411,952 
Unum Group  41,614   1,392,404 
XL Group  41,847   1,417,776 
      79,712,257 
Materials—3.3%       
Air Products & Chemicals  30,304   4,080,737 
Airgas  10,791   1,203,628 
Alcoa  191,241   3,205,199 
Allegheny Technologies  18,249   599,480 
Avery Dennison  13,938   652,995 
Ball  21,809   1,405,154 
Bemis  17,063   656,414 
CF Industries Holdings  8,123   2,111,980 
Dow Chemical  178,214   8,803,772 
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.  145,375   10,052,681 
Eastman Chemical  23,370   1,887,829 
Ecolab  42,694   4,748,854 
FMC  21,628   1,240,366 
Freeport-McMoRan  167,679   4,778,852 
International Flavors & Fragrances  12,462   1,235,607 
International Paper  67,824   3,433,251 
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl. A  68,209   6,249,991 
Martin Marietta Materials  10,129   1,184,283 
MeadWestvaco  27,588   1,218,562 
Monsanto  83,295   9,582,257 
Mosaic  50,218   2,225,160 
Newmont Mining  81,097   1,521,380 
Nucor  50,914   2,752,411 
Owens-Illinois  26,619 b  685,972 
PPG Industries  21,799   4,440,238 
Praxair  46,280   5,830,817 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Materials (continued)       
Sealed Air  34,613   1,254,721 
Sherwin-Williams  13,100   3,007,236 
Sigma-Aldrich  18,661   2,536,217 
Vulcan Materials  21,115   1,303,007 
      93,889,051 
Media—3.5%       
Cablevision Systems (NY Group), Cl. A  33,833 a  629,970 
CBS, Cl. B  77,958   4,226,883 
Comcast, Cl. A  411,744   22,790,030 
DIRECTV  80,499 b  6,986,508 
Discovery Communications, Cl. A  24,298 b  858,934 
Discovery Communications, Cl. C  44,573 b  1,559,609 
Gannett  36,017   1,134,535 
Interpublic Group of Companies  68,341   1,325,132 
News Corp., Cl. A  80,582 b  1,247,409 
Omnicom Group  40,181   2,887,407 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Cl. A  15,955   1,232,364 
Time Warner  135,775   10,790,039 
Time Warner Cable  44,645   6,572,190 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Cl. A  299,156   10,314,899 
Viacom, Cl. B  60,246   4,378,679 
Walt Disney  251,243   22,958,585 
      99,893,173 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech &       
    Life Sciences—9.6%       
AbbVie  253,054   16,058,807 
Actavis  41,976 b  10,189,254 
Agilent Technologies  54,233   2,998,000 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals  31,342 b  5,997,605 
Allergan  47,178   8,966,651 
Amgen  120,794   19,590,371 
Biogen Idec  37,527 b  12,049,169 
Bristol-Myers Squibb  263,522   15,334,345 
Celgene  127,049 b  13,605,677 
Eli Lilly & Co.  156,174   10,359,021 
Gilead Sciences  240,540 b  26,940,480 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech &       
Life Sciences (continued)       
Hospira  26,634 b  1,430,246 
Johnson & Johnson  449,014   48,394,729 
Mallinckrodt  18,480 b  1,703,486 
Merck & Co.  459,045   26,597,067 
Mylan  60,813 b  3,256,536 
PerkinElmer  17,539   761,543 
Perrigo Company  21,644   3,494,424 
Pfizer  1,009,126   30,223,324 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals  11,669 b  4,594,319 
Thermo Fisher Scientific  63,998   7,524,245 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals  38,285 b  4,312,422 
Waters  13,924 b  1,542,779 
Zoetis  79,439   2,951,953 
      278,876,453 
Real Estate—2.4%       
American Tower  63,705 c  6,211,238 
Apartment Investment &       
    Management, Cl. A  22,586 c  808,353 
AvalonBay Communities  20,685 c  3,223,550 
Boston Properties  24,783 c  3,141,245 
CBRE Group, Cl. A  44,192 b  1,414,144 
Crown Castle International  52,811   4,125,595 
Equity Residential  57,141 c  3,974,728 
Essex Property Trust  10,060 c  2,029,706 
General Growth Properties  102,371 c  2,652,433 
HCP  73,133 c  3,215,658 
Health Care  51,136 c  3,636,281 
Host Hotels & Resorts  123,608 c  2,881,303 
Iron Mountain  26,035   939,082 
Kimco Realty  66,835 c  1,667,533 
Macerich  21,721 c  1,531,330 
Plum Creek Timber  27,112 c  1,111,863 
Prologis  80,112 c  3,336,665 
Public Storage  23,269 c  4,289,407 
Simon Property Group  49,323 c  8,839,175 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Real Estate (continued)       
Ventas  46,403 c  3,179,070 
Vornado Realty Trust  27,638 c  3,025,808 
Weyerhaeuser  84,481 c  2,860,527 
      68,094,694 
Retailing—4.2%       
Amazon.com  60,263 b  18,407,936 
AutoNation  11,051 b  632,780 
AutoZone  5,213 b  2,885,500 
Bed Bath & Beyond  31,709 b  2,135,284 
Best Buy  47,396   1,618,099 
CarMax  34,350 b  1,920,509 
Dollar General  48,662 b  3,049,648 
Dollar Tree  33,077 b  2,003,474 
Expedia  15,284   1,298,681 
Family Dollar Stores  15,899   1,244,733 
GameStop, Cl. A  18,678 a  798,671 
Gap  44,752   1,695,653 
Genuine Parts  25,175   2,443,989 
Home Depot  214,094   20,878,447 
Kohl’s  33,079   1,793,543 
L Brands  39,867   2,875,208 
Lowe’s  158,444   9,062,997 
Macy’s  55,743   3,223,060 
Netflix  9,506 b  3,733,672 
Nordstrom  23,390   1,698,348 
O’Reilly Automotive  16,574 b  2,915,035 
PetSmart  16,429   1,188,638 
Priceline Group  8,326 b  10,042,904 
Ross Stores  33,030   2,666,182 
Staples  103,238 a  1,309,058 
Target  100,472   6,211,179 
The TJX Companies  111,008   7,029,027 
Tiffany & Co  17,877   1,718,337 
Tractor Supply  21,214   1,553,289 
TripAdvisor  17,759 b  1,574,513 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Retailing (continued)       
Urban Outfitters  15,452 b  469,123 
      120,077,517 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor       
    Equipment—2.3%       
Altera  50,528   1,736,647 
Analog Devices  50,863   2,523,822 
Applied Materials  192,627   4,255,130 
Avago Technologies  40,565   3,498,731 
Broadcom, Cl. A  86,309   3,614,621 
First Solar  11,591 b  682,710 
Intel  787,853   26,794,881 
KLA-Tencor  25,943   2,053,388 
Lam Research  25,399   1,977,566 
Linear Technology  39,267   1,682,198 
Microchip Technology  32,793 a  1,413,706 
Micron Technology  169,693 b  5,615,141 
NVIDIA  81,385   1,590,263 
Texas Instruments  169,420   8,413,397 
Xilinx  42,027   1,869,361 
      67,721,562 
Software & Services—10.2%       
Accenture, Cl. A  100,183   8,126,845 
Adobe Systems  74,827 b  5,246,869 
Akamai Technologies  27,865 b  1,680,260 
Alliance Data Systems  8,681 b  2,459,761 
Autodesk  35,674 b  2,052,682 
Automatic Data Processing  76,206   6,232,127 
CA  52,085   1,513,590 
Citrix Systems  27,014 b  1,735,109 
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A  98,340 b  4,803,909 
Computer Sciences  22,357   1,350,363 
eBay  179,380 b  9,417,450 
Electronic Arts  49,238 b  2,017,281 
Facebook, Cl. A  331,718 b  24,875,533 
Fidelity National Information Services  46,616   2,721,908 
Fiserv  39,818 b  2,766,555 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Software & Services (continued)       
Google, Cl. A  45,208 b  25,672,267 
Google, Cl. C  45,203 b  25,272,093 
International Business Machines  147,641   24,272,180 
Intuit  44,868   3,948,833 
MasterCard, Cl. A  156,395   13,098,081 
Microsoft  1,312,041   61,600,325 
Oracle  517,306   20,200,799 
Paychex  51,848   2,433,745 
Red Hat  29,561 b  1,741,734 
salesforce.com  91,187 b  5,835,056 
Symantec  112,633   2,795,551 
Teradata  25,169 b  1,065,152 
Total System Services  27,248   920,710 
VeriSign  18,423 a,b  1,100,958 
Visa, Cl. A  78,282   18,899,623 
Western Union  86,653   1,469,635 
Xerox  170,340   2,262,115 
Yahoo!  146,614 b  6,751,575 
      296,340,674 
Technology Hardware &       
    Equipment—6.7%       
Amphenol, Cl. A  50,544   2,556,516 
Apple  953,631   102,992,148 
Cisco Systems  811,153   19,848,914 
Corning  205,793   4,204,351 
EMC  322,120   9,254,508 
F5 Networks  11,439 b  1,406,768 
FLIR Systems  21,125   708,321 
Harris  17,345   1,207,212 
Hewlett-Packard  296,449   10,636,590 
Jabil Circuit  31,406   657,956 
Juniper Networks  65,731   1,384,952 
Motorola Solutions  35,159   2,267,755 
NetApp  50,124   2,145,307 
QUALCOMM  266,601   20,930,845 
SanDisk  36,000   3,389,040 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Technology Hardware &       
Equipment (continued)       
Seagate Technology  52,674   3,309,507 
TE Connectivity  66,100   4,040,693 
Western Digital  34,723   3,415,702 
      194,357,085 
Telecommunication Services—2.3%       
AT&T  825,325   28,754,323 
CenturyLink  90,086   3,736,767 
Frontier Communications  159,972 a  1,046,217 
Verizon Communications  659,768   33,153,342 
Windstream Holdings  92,271   967,000 
      67,657,649 
Transportation—2.1%       
C.H. Robinson Worldwide  22,929   1,586,916 
CSX  158,285   5,639,695 
Delta Air Lines  134,731   5,420,228 
Expeditors International of       
   Washington  32,186   1,373,055 
FedEx  42,529   7,119,355 
Kansas City Southern  17,327   2,127,582 
Norfolk Southern  49,037   5,425,454 
Ryder System  7,995   707,318 
Southwest Airlines  108,234   3,731,908 
Union Pacific  142,691   16,616,367 
United Parcel Service, Cl. B  111,749   11,723,588 
      61,471,466 
Utilities—3.1%       
AES  105,234   1,480,642 
AGL Resources  18,391   991,459 
Ameren  37,509   1,588,131 
American Electric Power  78,444   4,576,423 
CenterPoint Energy  70,221   1,723,926 
CMS Energy  44,184   1,443,491 
Consolidated Edison  46,123   2,922,353 
Dominion Resources  92,389   6,587,336 
DTE Energy  27,799   2,283,966 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Utilities (continued)       
Duke Energy  112,270   9,222,981 
Edison International  52,765   3,302,034 
Entergy  28,592   2,402,300 
Exelon  136,002   4,976,313 
FirstEnergy  68,893   2,572,465 
Integrys Energy Group  13,074   950,218 
NextEra Energy  69,192   6,934,422 
NiSource  50,286   2,115,029 
Northeast Utilities  50,891   2,511,471 
NRG Energy  53,105   1,592,088 
Pepco Holdings  41,023   1,121,569 
PG&E  75,903   3,819,439 
Pinnacle West Capital  17,561   1,079,475 
PPL  104,928   3,671,431 
Public Service Enterprise Group  80,248   3,315,045 
SCANA  23,468 a  1,288,159 
Sempra Energy  37,303   4,103,330 
Southern  142,001   6,583,166 
TECO Energy  36,163   709,156 
Wisconsin Energy  34,910   1,733,631 
Xcel Energy  79,523   2,661,634 
      90,263,083 
Total Common Stocks       
(cost $1,102,039,761)      2,856,473,596 
  Principal    
Short-Term Investments—.1%  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
U.S. Treasury Bills;       
0.02%, 3/12/15       
(cost $2,874,831)  2,875,000 d  2,874,641 
 
Other Investment—1.8%  Shares   Value ($) 
Registered Investment Company;       
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred       
Plus Money Market Fund       
(cost $52,285,140)  52,285,140 e  52,285,140 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investment of Cash Collateral         
for Securities Loaned—.3%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund         
(cost $9,077,652)  9,077,652 e  9,077,652  
Total Investments (cost $1,166,277,384)  100.9 %  2,920,711,029  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (.9 %)  (26,640,434 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  2,894,070,595  

 

a Security, or portion thereof, on loan.At October 31, 2014, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was 
$15,589,474 and the value of the collateral held by the fund was $15,725,658, consisting of cash collateral of 
$9,077,652 and U.S. Government and Agency securities valued at $6,648,006. 
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 (%) 
Software & Services  10.2  Real Estate  2.4 
Pharmaceuticals,    Semiconductors &   
    Biotech & Life Sciences  9.6      Semiconductor Equipment  2.3 
Energy  9.1  Telecommunication Services  2.3 
Capital Goods  7.5  Food & Staples Retailing  2.2 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  6.7  Short-Term/   
Banks  6.0  Money Market Investments  2.2 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco  5.3  Transportation  2.1 
Diversified Financials  5.1  Household & Personal Products  2.0 
Health Care Equipment & Services  4.5  Consumer Services  1.6 
Retailing  4.2  Consumer Durables & Apparel  1.3 
Media  3.5  Automobiles & Components  1.0 
Materials  3.3  Commercial & Professional Services  .6 
Utilities  3.1     
Insurance  2.8    100.9 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES

October 31, 2014

    Market Value    Unrealized  
    Covered by    Appreciation  
  Contracts  Contracts ($)  Expiration  at 10/31/2014 ($) 
Financial Futures Long           
Standard & Poor's 500 E-mini  577  58,028,890  December 2014  1,630,479  
 
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2014

  Cost  Value 
Assets ($):     
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments (including     
securities on loan, valued at $15,589,474)—Note 1(b):     
Unaffiliated issuers  1,104,914,592  2,859,348,237 
Affiliated issuers  61,362,792  61,362,792 
Cash    2,227,947 
Dividends and securities lending income receivable    2,863,688 
Receivable for futures variation margin—Note 4    669,680 
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed    412,117 
    2,926,884,461 
Liabilities ($):     
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b)    1,171,085 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    22,563,216 
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b)    9,077,652 
Accrued expenses    1,913 
    32,813,866 
Net Assets ($)    2,894,070,595 
Composition of Net Assets ($):     
Paid-in capital    1,001,647,230 
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net    34,710,216 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    101,649,025 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     
on investments (including $1,630,479 net unrealized     
appreciation on financial futures)    1,756,064,124 
Net Assets ($)    2,894,070,595 
Shares Outstanding     
(200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)    53,598,033 
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)    54.00 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2014

Investment Income ($):     
Income:     
Cash dividends (net of $6,097 foreign taxes withheld at source):     
Unaffiliated issuers  58,036,329  
Affiliated issuers  17,269  
Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)  97,309  
Interest  354  
Total Income  58,151,261  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  7,128,246  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b)  7,128,246  
Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c)  198,391  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  27,151  
Interest expense—Note 2  4,519  
Total Expenses  14,486,553  
Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by the Manager—Note 3(a)  (198,391 ) 
Net Expenses  14,288,162  
Investment Income—Net  43,863,099  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  153,082,935  
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures  3,031,579  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  156,114,514  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  239,337,631  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures  1,409,185  
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  240,746,816  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  396,861,330  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  440,724,429  
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended October 31,  
  2014   2013  
Operations ($):         
Investment income—net  43,863,099   44,315,533  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  156,114,514   54,132,849  
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments  240,746,816   497,582,084  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations  440,724,429   596,030,466  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net  (42,005,434 )  (41,840,455 ) 
Net realized gain on investments  (58,045,862 )  (32,223,101 ) 
Total Dividends  (100,051,296 )  (74,063,556 ) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold  531,021,816   622,424,752  
Dividends reinvested  98,667,522   72,174,741  
Cost of shares redeemed  (831,692,232 )  (788,067,025 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
    from Capital Stock Transactions  (202,002,894 )  (93,467,532 ) 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  138,670,239   428,499,378  
Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period  2,755,400,356   2,326,900,978  
End of Period  2,894,070,595   2,755,400,356  
Undistributed investment income—net  34,710,216   33,551,676  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):         
Shares sold  10,547,420   14,520,000  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  2,027,090   1,889,752  
Shares redeemed  (16,447,951 )  (18,408,216 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (3,873,441 )  (1,998,464 ) 
 
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.

      Year Ended October 31,      
  2014   2013   2012   2011   2010  
Per Share Data ($):                     
Net asset value,                     
beginning of period  47.94   39.13   34.90   33.62   29.45  
Investment Operations:                     
Investment income—neta  .77   .75   .63   .55   .49  
Net realized and unrealized                     
gain (loss) on investments  7.05   9.32   4.38   2.00   4.19  
Total from                     
Investment Operations  7.82   10.07   5.01   2.55   4.68  
Distributions:                     
Dividends from                     
investment income—net  (.74 )  (.71 )  (.56 )  (.51 )  (.51 ) 
Dividends from net realized                     
gain on investments  (1.02 )  (.55 )  (.22 )  (.76 )   
Total Distributions  (1.76 )  (1.26 )  (.78 )  (1.27 )  (.51 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  54.00   47.94   39.13   34.90   33.62  
Total Return (%)  16.71   26.56   14.67   7.61   16.02  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                     
to average net assets  .51   .51   .51   .51   .51  
Ratio of net expenses                     
to average net assets  .50   .50   .50   .50   .50  
Ratio of net investment income                     
to average net assets  1.54   1.75   1.71   1.55   1.55  
Portfolio Turnover Rate  3.56   2.92   3.20   3.38   5.45  
Net Assets, end of period                     
($ x 1,000)  2,894,071   2,755,400   2,326,901   2,230,524   2,327,872  
 
a Based on average shares outstanding.                     
See notes to financial statements.                     

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

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:

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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 closing 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

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fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

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 October 31, 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  2,848,826,422      2,848,826,422 
Equity Securities—         
Foreign         
Common Stocks  7,647,174      7,647,174 
Mutual Funds  61,362,792      61,362,792 
U.S. Treasury    2,874,641    2,874,641 
Other Financial         
Instruments:         
Financial Futures††  1,630,479      1,630,479 

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At October 31, 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 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 October 31, 2014, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $23,193 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

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in affiliated investment companies during the period ended October 31, 2014 were as follows:

Affiliated           
Investment  Value     Value  Net 
Company  10/31/2013($)  Purchases ($)  Sales ($) 10/31/2014 ($)   Assets (%) 
Dreyfus           
Institutional           
Preferred           
Plus Money           
Market           
Fund  16,179,554  322,641,250 286,535,664   52,285,140  1.8 
Dreyfus           
Institutional           
Cash           
Advantage           
Fund  9,096,284  134,251,262 134,269,894   9,077,652  .3 
Total  25,275,838  456,892,512  420,805,558  61,362,792  2.1 

 

(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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

As of and during the period ended October 31, 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 October 31, 2014, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the four-year period ended October 31, 2014 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At October 31, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $37,985,193, undistributed capital gains $143,393,333 and unrealized appreciation $1,711,044,839.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 were as follows: ordinary income $45,566,567 and $44,234,704, and long-term capital gains $54,484,729 and $29,828,852, respectively.

During the period ended October 31, 2014, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for real estate investment trusts, the fund decreased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $699,125 and increased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by the same amount. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $430 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. Prior to October 8, 2014, the unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A. was $265 million. 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.

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The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended October 31, 2014 was approximately $414,500 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 members and fees and expenses of independent counsel to the fund and to non-interested Board members. During the period ended October 31, 2014, fees reimbursed by the Manager amounted to $198,391.

(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 October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $7,128,246 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $593,213 and Shareholder Services Plan fees $593,213, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $15,341.

(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 October 31, 2014, amounted to $100,911,395 and $375,528,873, 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 October 31, 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

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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 October 31, 2014 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2014:

  Average Market Value ($) 
Equity financial futures  28,533,343 

 

At December 31, 2014, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,209,666,190; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $1,711,044,839, consisting of $1,776,447,428 gross unrealized appreciation and $65,402,589 gross unrealized depreciation.

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 by Tribune in a tender offer in June 2007 and in a go-private merger in December 2007. 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 consoli-

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

dated 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 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 leveraged buyout. 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.

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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, including all cases with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas or William A. Niese as the lead plaintiff.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. Oral argument before the Second Circuit took place on November 5, 2014.

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. Plaintiffs’ response brief was filed on June 23, 2014, and the reply brief was filed on July 3, 2014. No date for oral argument has been scheduled. The Court also preserved Shareholder

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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 November 30, 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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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statements of investments and financial futures, of Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund (one of the series comprising Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc.) as of October 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended.These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund at October 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
December 29, 2014

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund hereby reports 100% of the ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014 as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, certain dividends paid by the fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Of the distributions paid during the fiscal year, $45,566,567 represents the maximum amount that may be considered qualified dividend income. Shareholders will receive notification in early 2015 of the percentage applicable to the preparation of their 2014 income tax returns. Also, the fund hereby designates $.9496 per share as a long-term capital gain distribution and $.0626 per share as a short-term capital gain distribution paid on December 27, 2013 and the fund also reports $.0081 per share as a long-term capital gain distribution paid on March 18, 2014.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Joseph S. DiMartino (71) 
Chairman of the Board (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-present) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small 
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 144 
——————— 
Peggy C. Davis (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 51 
——————— 
David P. Feldman (74) 
Board Member (1989) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee (1985-present) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• BBH Mutual Funds Group (5 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 37 
——————— 
Ehud Houminer (74) 
Board Member (1996) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 61 

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS (continued)

Lynn Martin (74) 
Board Member (2012) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President of The Martin Hall Group LLC, a human resources consulting firm (2005-2012) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• AT&T Inc., a telecommunications company, Director (1999-2012) 
• Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain and transportation management company, Director (1993-2012) 
• The Proctor & Gamble Co., a consumer products company, Director (1994-2009) 
• Constellation Energy Group Inc., Director (2003-2009) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 37 
 
——————— 
Robin A. Melvin (51) 
Board Member (2012) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Board Member, Illinois Mentoring Partnership, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing 
the quantity and quality of mentoring services in Illinois (2013-present) 
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving orga- 
nizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 113 
 
——————— 
Dr. Martin Peretz (75) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2010-2011) (previously, 
Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2010) 
• Director of TheStreet.com, a financial information service on the web (1996-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 37 
 
——————— 
Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The 
address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 
10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information 
which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS. 
James F. Henry, Emeritus Board Member 
Dr. Paul A. Marks, Emeritus Board Member 
Philip L.Toia, Emeritus Board Member 

 

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)


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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)


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For More Information


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.


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


 

Dreyfus 
Smallcap 
Stock Index Fund 

 

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 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     

Fund Performance

7     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

7     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

8     

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

42     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

43     

Important Tax Information

44     

Board Members Information

46     

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover


 

Dreyfus
Smallcap Stock Index Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund, covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2013, through October 31, 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.

Despite bouts of heightened volatility stemming mainly from economic and geopolitical concerns in overseas markets, U.S. stocks gained ground over the reporting period as the domestic economy continued to rebound. As a result, several broad measures of equity market performance established new record highs. Smaller and more economically sensitive stocks generally fared well over the reporting period’s first half, but larger, better established companies rallied more strongly over the second half.

We remain cautiously optimistic regarding the U.S. stock market’s prospects. We currently expect the economy to continue to accelerate as several longstanding drags—including tight fiscal policies and private sector deleveraging—fade from the scene. Of course, a number of risks remain, including the possibilities of higher interest rates and intensifying geopolitical turmoil. As always, we encourage you to discuss our observations with your financial adviser to assess their potential impact on your investments.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 17, 2014

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2013, through October 31, 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 12-month period ended October 31, 2014, Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund produced a total return of 8.91%.1 In comparison, the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600® Index (“S&P 600 Index”), the fund’s benchmark, produced a 9.29% total return for the same period.2,3

Despite bouts of occasional volatility, sustained improvement in U.S. economic conditions generally helped support stock market gains over the reporting period. 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.

Small-Cap Stocks Climbed Despite Bouts of Volatility

The S&P 600 Index gained value over the final months of 2013 amid falling unemployment and intensifying manufacturing activity. The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) appeared to confirm the economic recovery’s sustainability in December, when it began to back gradually away from its quantitative easing program. Stocks gave up some of their previous gains in January, when concerns arose regarding economic and political instability in the emerging markets. In addition, U.S. GDP contracted at

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

a surprising annualized 2.1% rate over the first quarter of 2014 due to the dampening effects of severe winter weather on corporate spending, housing market activity, and export activity.

U.S. stocks soon rebounded, with the S&P 600 Index climbing to a new record high by the beginning of July as investors responded positively to expectations that the Fed would keep short-term interest rates low even as labor markets, manufacturing activity, consumer confidence, and other economic indicators improved. In fact, the U.S. economy rebounded at a robust 4.6% annualized rate during the second quarter of the year.

The market encountered renewed volatility in July and September, when disappointing economic growth in Europe, China, and Japan sparked concerns that a weak global economy might derail the U.S. expansion. However, strong corporate earnings and solid domestic economic data—including an estimated 3.5% annualized GDP growth rate for the third quarter of 2014—enabled the S&P 600 Index to rebound by the reporting period’s end.

In this environment, small-cap stocks produced lower returns, on average, than their large- and midcap counterparts.

Technology and Financial Stocks Led Market’s Advance

Results during the reporting period were especially robust in the information technology sector, where software companies benefited from rising demand for cloud computing and data security products. Makers of supply chain management software fared well due to greater enterprise spending among businesses seeking to enhance efficiency. Gaming software developers saw sales improve after releasing a number of new products. Developers of software for mobile payments, data storage, and identification systems also encountered intensifying demand. In another area of the technology sector, small-cap semiconductor equipment makers benefited from robust consumer demand for new smartphones.

Among financial companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs) gained value amid greater demand from income-oriented investors seeking competitive yields from dividend-paying stocks in a low interest-rate environment. REITs specializing in leisure properties and residential rental properties fared especially well. Regional

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banks also gained value as mortgage lending and refinancing volumes increased, and investors responded positively to a more lenient regulatory environment than the one in which larger banks operate. In the health care sector, strong research-and-development pipelines and robust mergers-and-acquisitions activity lifted the stocks of biotechnology firms. Producers of generic drugs also benefited from greater takeover interest from major drug makers.

On the other hand, in the energy sector, falling oil prices led to weak results from offshore drillers, and coal producers were hurt by competition from lower cost natural gas. In other industry groups, small tobacco producers lost value due to declining consumption trends and competition from larger rivals, some chemical companies were hurt by falling oil prices, and gun manufacturers and other leisure product producers encountered slackening demand.

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 the U.S. economic recovery appears to remain on track.As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.

November 17, 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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FUND PERFORMANCE


Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/14          
  1 Year  5 Years   10 Years  
Fund  8.91 %  18.91 %  9.63 % 
Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index  9.29 %  19.24 %  9.88 % 

 

Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund on 10/31/04 to a $10,000 investment made in the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index (the “Index”) on that date. All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account all applicable fees and expenses.The Index is a broad-based index and a widely accepted, unmanaged index of overall small-cap stock market performance. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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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 May 1, 2014 to October 31, 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 October 31, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 2.58 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,046.80 

 

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 October 31, 2014

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 2.55 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,022.68 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .50%, multiplied by the average account value over the 
period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2014

Common Stocks—99.5%  Shares   Value ($) 
Automobiles & Components—.6%       
Dorman Products  78,281 a  3,629,107 
Drew Industries  61,716   2,966,071 
Standard Motor Products  53,229   2,103,610 
Superior Industries International  37,955   740,502 
Winnebago Industries  70,269 a  1,490,405 
      10,929,695 
Banks—8.4%       
Bank Mutual  165,021   1,087,488 
Bank of the Ozarks  155,517   5,480,419 
Banner  65,139   2,815,308 
BBCN Bancorp  185,555   2,623,748 
BofI Holding  29,392 a  2,263,772 
Boston Private Financial Holdings  253,456   3,332,946 
Brookline Bancorp  126,998   1,217,911 
Cardinal Financial  55,292   1,061,606 
City Holding  37,313   1,678,712 
Columbia Banking System  121,171   3,366,130 
Community Bank System  92,193   3,517,163 
CVB Financial  284,178   4,484,329 
Dime Community Bancshares  49,857   785,248 
F.N.B  415,507   5,314,335 
First BanCorp  336,333 a  1,752,295 
First Commonwealth Financial  283,544   2,651,136 
First Financial Bancorp  143,697   2,520,445 
First Financial Bankshares  158,776   5,045,901 
First Midwest Bancorp  231,751   3,891,099 
Glacier Bancorp  217,186   6,231,066 
Hanmi Financial  112,595   2,415,163 
Home BancShares  134,888   4,305,625 
Independent Bank  47,972   1,957,258 
MB Financial  162,487   5,126,465 
National Penn Bancshares  359,055   3,694,676 
NBT Bancorp  91,610   2,352,545 
Northwest Bancshares  219,534   2,816,621 
Old National Bancorp  311,789   4,536,530 
Oritani Financial  136,475   2,015,736 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Banks (continued)       
Pinnacle Financial Partners  101,121   3,963,943 
PrivateBancorp  202,363   6,540,372 
Provident Financial Services  162,688   2,965,802 
S&T Bancorp  99,683   2,750,254 
Simmons First National, Cl. A  54,265   2,278,587 
Sterling Bancorp  180,094   2,532,122 
Susquehanna Bancshares  459,246   4,505,203 
Texas Capital Bancshares  104,390 a  6,383,449 
Tompkins Financial  20,235   1,015,797 
TrustCo Bank  184,658   1,348,003 
UMB Financial  91,057   5,425,176 
United Bankshares  153,943   5,277,166 
United Community Banks  135,541   2,443,804 
ViewPoint Financial Group  105,269   2,870,686 
Westamerica Bancorporation  64,820   3,198,219 
Wilshire Bancorp  169,402   1,677,080 
Wintrust Financial  123,525   5,721,678 
      151,239,017 
Capital Goods—10.3%       
AAON  131,839   2,590,636 
AAR  104,870   2,779,055 
Aceto  70,596   1,605,353 
Actuant, Cl. A  196,005   6,211,399 
Aegion  91,284 a  1,672,323 
AeroVironment  36,172 a  1,108,672 
Albany International, Cl. A  81,615   3,083,415 
American Science & Engineering  22,657   1,252,932 
American Woodmark  43,628 a  1,784,822 
Apogee Enterprises  69,254   3,040,251 
Applied Industrial Technologies  114,890   5,607,781 
Astec Industries  52,446   1,988,228 
AZZ  57,589   2,692,862 
Barnes Group  124,422   4,548,868 
Briggs & Stratton  147,606   2,983,117 
CIRCOR International  47,937   3,602,466 
Comfort Systems USA  110,011   1,689,769 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Capital Goods (continued)       
Cubic  47,076   2,270,946 
Curtiss-Wright  129,134   8,937,364 
DXP Enterprises  28,587 a  1,895,032 
Dycom Industries  84,214 a  2,643,477 
EMCOR Group  177,488   7,832,545 
Encore Wire  54,756   2,077,443 
EnerSys  126,861   7,966,871 
Engility Holdings  62,414 a  2,696,285 
EnPro Industries  58,654 a  3,784,943 
ESCO Technologies  83,803   3,186,190 
Federal Signal  202,878   2,880,868 
Franklin Electric  92,574   3,456,713 
GenCorp  132,148 a  2,241,230 
General Cable  131,907   1,869,122 
Gibraltar Industries  67,653 a  1,031,708 
Griffon  120,012   1,474,947 
Hillenbrand  162,403   5,406,396 
John Bean Technologies  83,222   2,494,163 
Kaman  62,967   2,711,359 
Lindsay  37,246   3,266,474 
Lydall  49,238 a  1,522,931 
Moog, Cl. A  120,978 a  9,259,656 
Mueller Industries  138,050   4,481,103 
National Presto Industries  9,225   581,729 
Orbital Sciences  164,483 a  4,325,903 
Orion Marine Group  50,589 a  554,455 
PGT  82,599 a  776,844 
Powell Industries  17,611   801,829 
Quanex Building Products  109,758   2,197,355 
Simpson Manufacturing  123,795   4,095,139 
Standex International  35,494   3,061,358 
TASER International  149,097 a  2,808,987 
Teledyne Technologies  104,105 a  10,788,401 
Tennant  46,071   3,396,815 
Titan International  105,910   1,118,410 
Toro  154,146   9,515,433 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Capital Goods (continued)       
Universal Forest Products  60,167   3,006,545 
Veritiv  21,493   969,549 
Vicor  30,461 a  414,574 
Watts Water Technologies, Cl. A  73,570   4,460,549 
      186,503,590 
Commercial & Professional Services—4.0%       
ABM Industries  122,066   3,373,904 
Brady, Cl. A  120,903   2,882,328 
CDI  36,364   625,097 
Exponent  34,028   2,716,115 
G&K Services, Cl. A  52,956   3,339,935 
Healthcare Services Group  166,387   4,955,005 
Heidrick & Struggles International  36,877   767,779 
Insperity  57,339   1,809,619 
Interface  153,035   2,453,151 
Kelly Services, Cl. A  90,009   1,586,859 
Korn/Ferry International  143,007 a  3,994,186 
Matthews International, Cl. A  77,425   3,567,744 
Mobile Mini  109,569   4,802,409 
Navigant Consulting  146,509 a  2,254,774 
On Assignment  130,851 a  3,807,764 
Resources Connection  104,396   1,615,006 
Tetra Tech  156,083   4,184,585 
The Brink’s Company  147,480   3,097,080 
TrueBlue  131,143 a  3,241,855 
UniFirst  46,438   5,180,623 
United Stationers  107,777   4,501,845 
US Ecology  56,651   2,848,412 
Viad  41,695   1,063,639 
WageWorks  74,499 a  4,247,188 
      72,916,902 
Consumer Durables & Apparel—3.7%       
Arctic Cat  41,737   1,404,868 
Callaway Golf  148,917   1,167,509 
Crocs  197,221 a  2,303,541 
Ethan Allen Interiors  78,233   2,213,994 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Consumer Durables & Apparel (continued)       
G-III Apparel Group  48,738 a  3,867,360 
Helen of Troy  67,487 a  4,174,071 
Iconix Brand Group  133,749 a  5,351,297 
iRobot  71,546 a  2,555,623 
La-Z-Boy  160,450   3,667,887 
M/I Homes  58,256 a  1,254,834 
Meritage Homes  93,735 a  3,448,511 
Movado Group  60,784   2,145,675 
Oxford Industries  38,198   2,339,628 
Perry Ellis International  15,275 a  312,374 
Quiksilver  318,458 a  557,302 
Ryland Group  122,574   4,389,375 
Skechers USA, Cl. A  108,515 a  5,941,196 
Standard Pacific  379,595 a  2,809,003 
Steven Madden  162,307 a  5,088,324 
Sturm Ruger & Co.  52,900   2,204,872 
Universal Electronics  45,404 a  2,583,034 
Wolverine World Wide  275,531   7,477,911 
      67,258,189 
Consumer Services—4.3%       
American Public Education  54,730 a  1,696,083 
Biglari Holdings  2,512 a  877,090 
BJ’s Restaurants  51,041 a  2,246,825 
Bob Evans Farms  64,670   3,159,130 
Boyd Gaming  181,231 a  2,093,218 
Buffalo Wild Wings  52,334 a  7,812,420 
Capella Education  29,091   2,057,897 
Career Education  123,606 a  716,915 
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store  60,818   7,015,356 
DineEquity  44,028   3,916,731 
Interval Leisure Group  110,766   2,330,517 
Jack in the Box  110,811   7,872,013 
Marcus  68,456   1,172,651 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide  84,754   5,885,318 
Monarch Casino & Resort  38,400 a  624,768 
Multimedia Games Holding Company  86,522 a  3,019,618 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Consumer Services (continued)       
Papa John’s International  72,765   3,402,491 
Pinnacle Entertainment  146,619 a  3,757,845 
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers  34,034 a  1,870,849 
Regis  87,539   1,486,412 
Ruby Tuesday  125,927 a  967,119 
Ruth’s Hospitality Group  110,912   1,349,799 
Scientific Games, Cl. A  105,091 a  1,236,921 
Sonic  149,562   3,770,458 
Strayer Education  29,270 a  2,142,271 
Texas Roadhouse  170,426   4,920,199 
Universal Technical Institute  43,320   515,941 
      77,916,855 
Diversified Financials—3.9%       
Calamos Asset Management, Cl. A  67,277   921,695 
Cash America International  80,202   3,941,928 
Encore Capital Group  50,836 a  2,313,546 
Evercore Partners, Cl. A  100,866   5,221,833 
EZCORP, Cl. A  120,166 a  1,355,472 
Financial Engines  137,292   5,473,832 
First Cash Financial Services  78,462 a  4,635,535 
FXCM, Cl. A  75,421   1,241,430 
Green Dot, Cl. A  89,763 a  2,145,336 
Greenhill & Co.  72,499   3,262,455 
HFF, Cl. A  102,414   3,223,993 
Interactive Brokers Group, Cl. A  129,403   3,341,185 
Investment Technology Group  124,506 a  2,232,393 
MarketAxess Holdings  106,242   6,868,545 
Piper Jaffray  49,556 a  2,797,932 
Portfolio Recovery Associates  138,692 a  8,772,269 
Stifel Financial  161,924 a  7,693,009 
Virtus Investment Partners  19,816   3,551,225 
World Acceptance  30,532 a  2,187,923 
      71,181,536 
Energy—4.1%       
Approach Resources  87,128 a  862,567 
Arch Coal  529,617   1,143,973 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Energy (continued)       
Basic Energy Services  90,847 a  1,171,926 
Bill Barrett  130,406 a  1,982,171 
Bristow Group  91,541   6,764,880 
C&J Energy Services  117,625 a  2,271,339 
Carrizo Oil & Gas  111,394 a  5,785,804 
Cloud Peak Energy  134,641 a  1,611,653 
Comstock Resources  131,714   1,559,494 
Contango Oil & Gas  41,176 a  1,505,806 
Era Group  61,168 a  1,430,720 
Exterran Holdings  164,886   6,484,966 
Geospace Technologies  29,863 a  919,482 
Green Plains  92,148   3,151,462 
Gulf Island Fabrication  35,016   740,238 
GulfMark Offshore, Cl. A  65,197   1,966,342 
Hornbeck Offshore Services  80,923 a  2,481,099 
ION Geophysical  416,928 a  1,167,398 
Matrix Service  76,699 a  1,922,077 
Newpark Resources  252,175 a  2,882,360 
Northern Oil and Gas  145,444 a  1,643,517 
Paragon Offshore  224,514 a  1,093,383 
PDC Energy  101,238 a  4,426,125 
Penn Virginia  172,256 a  1,476,234 
PetroQuest Energy  161,289 a  758,058 
Pioneer Energy Services  185,345 a  1,701,467 
Rex Energy  127,605 a  1,000,423 
SEACOR Holdings  53,280 a  4,392,936 
Stone Energy  148,304 a  3,633,448 
Swift Energy  97,977 a  671,142 
Synergy Resources  168,415 a  2,052,979 
Tesco  108,185   2,059,842 
TETRA Technologies  203,646 a  1,940,746 
      74,656,057 
Food & Staples Retailing—.8%       
Andersons  74,346   4,738,071 
Casey’s General Stores  99,795   8,170,217 
SpartanNash  88,633   1,986,266 
      14,894,554 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco—2.7%       
Alliance One International  333,748 a  677,509 
B&G Foods  125,611   3,700,500 
Boston Beer, Cl. A  21,266 a  5,295,234 
Cal-Maine Foods  35,694   3,133,576 
Calavo Growers  25,423   1,234,032 
Darling Ingredients  405,394 a  7,134,934 
Diamond Foods  47,018 a  1,417,593 
J&J Snack Foods  37,416   3,854,970 
Sanderson Farms  58,494   4,912,326 
Seneca Foods, Cl. A  22,294 a  599,263 
Snyder’s-Lance  144,276   4,297,982 
TreeHouse Foods  107,950 a  9,194,102 
Universal  60,636   2,698,302 
      48,150,323 
Health Care Equipment & Services—7.9%       
Abaxis  56,193   2,959,123 
ABIOMED  84,454 a  2,769,247 
Air Methods  87,516 a  4,133,381 
Almost Family  13,758 a  405,036 
Amedisys  78,623 a  2,052,060 
AMN Healthcare Services  124,131 a  2,128,847 
AmSurg  108,142 a  5,840,750 
Analogic  38,499   2,808,117 
AngioDynamics  67,007 a  1,139,119 
Anika Therapeutics  48,227 a  1,935,832 
Bio-Reference Laboratories  55,869 a  1,678,305 
Cantel Medical  84,349   3,576,398 
Chemed  50,543   5,224,124 
Computer Programs & Systems  24,403   1,536,901 
CONMED  78,023   3,276,186 
CorVel  34,141 a  1,175,133 
Cross Country Healthcare  75,159 a  726,788 
CryoLife  87,117   893,820 
Cyberonics  62,683 a  3,290,858 
Cynosure, Cl. A  33,848 a  856,016 
Ensign Group  47,865   1,853,333 
Gentiva Health Services  57,648 a  1,135,666 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Health Care Equipment & Services (continued)       
Greatbatch  75,000 a  3,764,250 
Haemonetics  133,757 a  5,045,314 
Hanger  82,302 a  1,969,487 
HealthStream  47,212 a  1,461,684 
Healthways  83,531 a  1,294,731 
ICU Medical  37,464 a  2,656,198 
Integra LifeSciences Holdings  55,340 a  2,828,427 
Invacare  78,435   1,232,214 
IPC The Hospitalist  41,222 a  1,717,309 
Kindred Healthcare  164,149   3,570,241 
Landauer  29,920   1,070,837 
LHC Group  45,193 a  1,100,450 
Magellan Health  80,568 a  4,875,975 
Masimo  133,117 a  3,359,873 
MedAssets  162,212 a  3,513,512 
Medidata Solutions  130,480 a  5,885,953 
Meridian Bioscience  120,398   2,232,179 
Merit Medical Systems  89,044 a  1,349,017 
Molina Healthcare  74,919 a  3,644,060 
MWI Veterinary Supply  32,118 a  5,448,979 
Natus Medical  94,607 a  3,216,638 
Neogen  88,482 a  3,884,360 
NuVasive  116,837 a  4,778,633 
Omnicell  100,677 a  3,252,874 
PharMerica  87,688 a  2,515,769 
Providence Service  29,736 a  1,313,736 
Quality Systems  140,252   2,119,208 
SurModics  60,829 a  1,316,948 
Symmetry Medical  124,679 a  1,234,322 
West Pharmaceutical Services  197,004   10,096,455 
      143,144,673 
Household & Personal Products—.4%       
Central Garden & Pet, Cl. A  93,361 a  801,971 
Inter Parfums  50,373   1,430,593 
Medifast  42,236 a  1,340,571 
WD-40  39,322   3,014,818 
      6,587,953 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Insurance—2.3%       
American Equity Investment Life Holding  195,667   5,050,165 
AMERISAFE  41,460   1,728,882 
eHealth  42,233 a  1,053,713 
Employers Holdings  97,538   1,988,800 
HCI Group  23,906   1,215,381 
Horace Mann Educators  90,463   2,750,980 
Infinity Property & Casualty  27,988   2,043,404 
Meadowbrook Insurance Group  69,905   445,295 
Navigators Group  32,336 a  2,201,758 
ProAssurance  142,954   6,687,388 
RLI  85,473   4,238,606 
Safety Insurance Group  28,939   1,805,215 
Selective Insurance Group  158,735   4,098,538 
Stewart Information Services  60,370   2,132,268 
United Fire Group  60,477   1,964,293 
Universal Insurance Holdings  81,508   1,426,390 
      40,831,076 
Materials—5.8%       
A. Schulman  78,696   2,786,625 
A.M. Castle & Co.  79,534 a  584,575 
AK Steel Holding  457,590 a  3,463,956 
American Vanguard  25,108   289,746 
Balchem  78,236   5,061,869 
Boise Cascade  86,856 a  3,132,027 
Calgon Carbon  164,715 a  3,463,956 
Century Aluminum  144,418 a  4,228,559 
Clearwater Paper  60,092 a  3,866,920 
Deltic Timber  21,708   1,412,974 
Flotek Industries  108,709 a  2,408,991 
FutureFuel  79,359   1,057,062 
Glatfelter  103,789   2,618,596 
Globe Specialty Metals  198,447   3,732,788 
H.B. Fuller  122,244   5,130,581 
Hawkins  9,943   382,905 
Haynes International  24,753   1,150,767 
Headwaters  198,039 a  2,515,095 
Innophos Holdings  51,498   2,935,386 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Materials (continued)       
Intrepid Potash  111,348 a  1,497,631 
Kaiser Aluminum  52,833   3,674,535 
KapStone Paper and Packaging  204,871 a  6,301,832 
Koppers Holdings  52,708   2,080,912 
Kraton Performance Polymers  74,046 a  1,324,683 
LSB Industries  40,348 a  1,514,260 
Materion  63,036   2,486,770 
Myers Industries  58,642   876,111 
Neenah Paper  49,555   3,023,351 
Olympic Steel  40,857   822,043 
OM Group  82,017   2,134,903 
Quaker Chemical  38,920   3,194,554 
RTI International Metals  75,424 a  1,776,235 
Schweitzer-Mauduit International  78,601   3,384,559 
Stepan  53,146   2,353,305 
Stillwater Mining  346,195 a  4,545,540 
SunCoke Energy  177,976 a  4,253,626 
Tredegar  46,188   878,496 
US Silica Holdings  140,805   6,322,145 
Wausau Paper  154,403   1,527,046 
Zep  56,036   899,938 
      105,095,853 
Media—.3%       
E.W. Scripps, Cl. A  95,338 a  1,830,490 
Harte-Hanks  143,675   935,324 
Scholastic  59,370   2,066,670 
Sizmek  73,893 a  423,407 
      5,255,891 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech &       
    Life Sciences—3.3%       
Acorda Therapeutics  106,841 a  3,720,204 
Affymetrix  244,366 a  2,201,738 
Akorn  190,114 a  8,469,579 
Albany Molecular Research  48,747 a  1,133,855 
Cambrex  66,534 a  1,402,537 
DepoMed  152,769 a  2,352,643 
Emergent BioSolutions  97,543 a  2,206,423 

 

18


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech &       
Life Sciences (continued)       
Impax Laboratories  181,458 a  5,256,838 
Lannett Company  72,845 a  4,131,768 
Ligand Pharmaceuticals  60,100 a  3,321,727 
Luminex  102,315 a  1,943,985 
Medicines  152,029 a  3,849,374 
Momenta Pharmaceuticals  121,863 a  1,329,525 
PAREXEL International  152,604 a  8,287,923 
Prestige Brands Holdings  147,856 a  5,237,060 
Repligen  78,465 a  1,978,887 
Sagent Pharmaceuticals  56,082 a  1,774,434 
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals  114,974 a  871,503 
      59,470,003 
Real Estate—8.2%       
Acadia Realty Trust  137,171 b  4,279,735 
Agree Realty  35,984 b  1,101,470 
American Assets Trust  100,319 b  3,846,231 
Associated Estates Realty  134,133 b  2,619,618 
Aviv  67,854   2,288,715 
Capstead Mortgage  289,004 b  3,673,241 
CareTrust  47,865 a  743,343 
Cedar Realty Trust  228,442 b  1,571,681 
Chesapeake Lodging Trust  140,424 b  4,639,609 
CoreSite Realty  48,998 b  1,813,906 
Cousins Properties  520,551 b  6,772,369 
DiamondRock Hospitality  551,929 b  7,920,181 
EastGroup Properties  86,522 b  5,957,905 
Education Realty Trust  325,134 b  3,661,009 
EPR Properties  157,015 b  8,808,542 
Forestar Group  74,024 a,b  1,291,719 
Franklin Street Properties  193,396 b  2,318,818 
GEO Group  204,421   8,164,575 
Getty Realty  76,028 b  1,414,881 
Government Properties Income Trust  199,496 b  4,552,499 
Healthcare Realty Trust  234,302 b  6,201,974 
Inland Real Estate  255,035 b  2,705,921 
Kite Realty Group Trust  200,332 b  5,186,595 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Real Estate (continued)       
Lexington Realty Trust  537,238 b  5,888,128 
LTC Properties  105,740 b  4,434,736 
Medical Properties Trust  416,270 b  5,615,482 
Parkway Properties  191,549 b  3,840,557 
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust  169,457 b  3,631,464 
Post Properties  148,176 b  8,288,965 
PS Business Parks  57,792 b  4,867,242 
Retail Opportunity Investments  224,765   3,672,660 
Sabra Health Care  124,675 b  3,561,965 
Saul Centers  31,599 b  1,736,365 
Sovran Self Storage  92,292 b  7,853,126 
Universal Health Realty Income Trust  30,109 b  1,458,781 
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Cl. A  68,697 b  1,485,916 
      147,869,924 
Retailing—4.9%       
Aeropostale  91,572 a  275,632 
Barnes & Noble  109,406 a  2,387,239 
Big 5 Sporting Goods  52,516   646,472 
Blue Nile  37,348 a  1,325,854 
Brown Shoe Co.  114,211   3,036,870 
Buckle  76,831   3,790,073 
Cato, Cl. A  78,711   2,807,621 
Christopher & Banks  108,265 a  706,970 
Finish Line, Cl. A  124,121   3,285,483 
Francesca’s Holdings  117,440 a  1,398,710 
Fred’s, Cl. A  79,659   1,250,646 
FTD Companies  44,529   1,566,530 
Genesco  59,617 a  4,572,028 
Group 1 Automotive  51,281   4,380,936 
Haverty Furniture  78,802   1,734,432 
Hibbett Sports  59,262 a  2,689,902 
Kirkland’s  55,971 a  996,284 
Lithia Motors, Cl. A  63,736   4,947,188 
Lumber Liquidators Holdings  71,917 a  3,866,977 
MarineMax  67,158 a  1,287,419 
Men’s Wearhouse  121,870   5,731,546 
Monro Muffler Brake  73,454   3,925,382 

 

20


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Retailing (continued)       
NutriSystem  81,506   1,372,561 
Outerwall  61,082 a  3,864,658 
PEP Boys-Manny Moe & Jack  103,277 a  984,230 
PetMed Express  59,167   781,596 
Pool  121,101   7,229,730 
Select Comfort  136,587 a  3,508,920 
Sonic Automotive, Cl. A  82,850   2,062,137 
Stage Stores  59,858   1,009,804 
Stein Mart  53,935   721,650 
The Children’s Place  66,660   3,283,005 
Tuesday Morning  92,686 a  1,889,868 
Vitamin Shoppe  76,066 a  3,569,777 
VOXX International  67,218 a  573,370 
Zumiez  51,508 a  1,719,337 
      89,180,837 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—3.8%       
Advanced Energy Industries  108,587 a  2,147,851 
Brooks Automation  225,574   2,781,327 
Cabot Microelectronics  62,900 a  3,033,667 
CEVA  53,662 a  874,691 
Cirrus Logic  186,998 a  3,609,061 
Cohu  53,365   544,323 
Diodes  118,922 a  3,071,755 
DSP Group  61,946 a  600,257 
Entropic Communications  160,534 a  401,335 
Exar  118,257 a  1,129,354 
Kopin  154,486 a  587,047 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries  211,891 a  3,055,468 
Micrel  73,470   891,926 
Microsemi  250,325 a  6,525,973 
MKS Instruments  147,182   5,357,425 
Monolithic Power Systems  96,878   4,281,039 
Nanometrics  42,212 a  571,550 
Pericom Semiconductor  88,145 a  963,425 
Power Integrations  86,291   4,345,615 
Rudolph Technologies  62,881 a  552,095 
Synaptics  89,886 a  6,150,899 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor       
    Equipment (continued)       
Tessera Technologies  114,229   3,471,419 
TriQuint Semiconductor  445,417 a  9,634,370 
Ultratech  56,921 a  1,088,899 
Veeco Instruments  90,348 a  3,251,625 
      68,922,396 
Software & Services—7.4%       
Blackbaud  133,442   5,938,169 
Blucora  114,102 a  1,934,029 
Bottomline Technologies  96,217 a  2,414,085 
CACI International, Cl. A  64,283 a  5,289,848 
Cardtronics  124,074 a  4,763,201 
Ciber  249,716 a  816,571 
comScore  78,377 a  3,302,807 
CSG Systems International  99,355   2,633,901 
Dealertrack Technologies  104,716 a  4,926,888 
Dice Holdings  69,328 a  691,200 
Digital River  94,559 a  2,417,874 
Ebix  86,028   1,268,913 
Epiq Systems  43,311   694,708 
ExlService Holdings  94,310 a  2,639,737 
Forrester Research  35,925   1,447,059 
Heartland Payment Systems  99,950   5,162,418 
iGATE  80,422 a  2,979,635 
Interactive Intelligence Group  36,297 a  1,751,693 
j2 Global  111,882   6,051,697 
Liquidity Services  64,143 a  819,748 
LivePerson  104,328 a  1,502,323 
LogMeIn  65,508 a  3,147,659 
Manhattan Associates  206,716 a  8,291,379 
ManTech International, Cl. A  61,944   1,744,343 
MAXIMUS  182,598   8,848,699 
MicroStrategy, Cl. A  23,213 a  3,734,507 
Monotype Imaging Holdings  104,669   2,994,580 
Monster Worldwide  244,688 a  944,496 
NetScout Systems  103,210 a  3,804,321 
NIC  179,646   3,310,876 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Software & Services (continued)       
Perficient  84,161 a  1,395,389 
Progress Software  152,872 a  3,959,385 
QuinStreet  99,921 a  404,680 
Stamps.com  53,609 a  1,978,172 
SYKES Enterprises  96,558 a  2,079,859 
Synchronoss Technologies  81,437 a  4,207,850 
Take-Two Interactive Software  242,469 a  6,413,305 
Tangoe  79,921 a  1,172,441 
TeleTech Holdings  61,135 a  1,577,894 
Tyler Technologies  80,545 a  9,014,596 
VASCO Data Security International  74,580 a  1,888,366 
Virtusa  63,017 a  2,582,437 
XO Group  98,520 a  1,254,160 
      134,195,898 
Technology Hardware & Equipment—6.0%       
ADTRAN  143,163   3,036,487 
Agilysys  45,484 a  513,969 
Anixter International  74,472   6,342,780 
Badger Meter  33,852   1,926,856 
Bel Fuse, Cl. B  27,512   778,314 
Benchmark Electronics  163,347 a  3,874,591 
Black Box  47,417   1,042,700 
CalAmp  78,553 a  1,514,502 
Checkpoint Systems  130,074 a  1,724,781 
Coherent  70,362 a  4,584,084 
Comtech Telecommunications  48,609   1,850,545 
CTS  106,248   1,954,963 
Daktronics  120,842   1,608,407 
DTS  49,343 a  1,469,435 
Electro Scientific Industries  40,589   288,182 
Electronics For Imaging  113,454 a  5,187,117 
Fabrinet  102,490 a  1,866,343 
FARO Technologies  44,819 a  2,509,864 
Harmonic  320,734 a  2,139,296 
II-VI  150,601 a  2,031,607 
Insight Enterprises  117,003 a  2,661,818 
Ixia  158,286 a  1,524,294 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Technology Hardware & Equipment (continued)       
Littelfuse  54,272   5,293,691 
Mercury Systems  60,623 a  847,510 
Methode Electronics  113,232   4,459,076 
MTS Systems  31,966   2,110,076 
NETGEAR  91,379 a  3,110,541 
Newport  107,545 a  1,923,980 
Oplink Communications  30,197   629,607 
OSI Systems  43,380 a  3,074,774 
Park Electrochemical  43,156   1,113,425 
Plexus  102,426 a  4,235,315 
Procera Networks  4,489 a  33,623 
QLogic  244,829 a  2,891,430 
Rofin-Sinar Technologies  80,079 a  1,792,969 
Rogers  55,811 a  3,815,798 
Sanmina  233,119 a  5,844,293 
ScanSource  80,619 a  3,078,033 
Super Micro Computer  85,466 a  2,731,493 
SYNNEX  64,623   4,470,619 
TTM Technologies  154,662 a  1,068,714 
ViaSat  103,228 a  6,466,202 
      109,422,104 
Telecommunication Services—.7%       
8x8  204,374 a  1,606,380 
Atlantic Tele-Network  36,695   2,465,537 
Cincinnati Bell  439,366 a  1,612,473 
Consolidated Communications Holdings  124,361   3,220,950 
General Communication, Cl. A  107,982 a  1,266,629 
Lumos Networks  34,062   585,866 
NTELOS Holdings  46,856   472,308 
Spok Holdings  70,040   1,137,450 
      12,367,593 
Transportation—2.1%       
Allegiant Travel  34,384   4,589,233 
ArcBest  78,688   3,045,226 
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings  53,205 a  1,964,329 

 

24


 

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Transportation (continued)       
Celadon Group  58,099   1,130,607 
Forward Air  80,990   3,876,991 
Heartland Express  124,075   3,119,246 
Hub Group, Cl. A  80,728 a  2,929,619 
Knight Transportation  171,879   5,029,180 
Matson  134,867   3,842,361 
Roadrunner Transportation Systems  52,176 a  1,075,347 
Saia  57,719 a  2,829,385 
SkyWest  149,698   1,724,521 
UTi Worldwide  187,139 a  2,045,429 
      37,201,474 
Utilities—3.6%       
ALLETE  91,860   4,798,766 
American States Water  102,513   3,667,915 
Avista  171,293   6,072,337 
El Paso Electric  93,743   3,547,235 
Laclede Group  102,625   5,210,271 
New Jersey Resources  117,267   6,857,774 
Northwest Natural Gas  78,135   3,666,876 
NorthWestern  102,268   5,403,841 
Piedmont Natural Gas  193,439   7,352,616 
South Jersey Industries  78,491   4,602,712 
Southwest Gas  124,519   7,233,309 
UIL Holdings  162,254   6,675,130 
      65,088,782 
Total Common Stocks       
(cost $1,240,072,256)      1,800,281,175 
 
  Principal    
Short-Term Investments—.0%  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
U.S. Treasury Bills:       
0.04%, 12/11/14  305,000 c  304,998 
0.02%, 3/12/15  345,000 c  344,957 
Total Short-Term Investments       
(cost $649,966)      649,955 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Other Investment—.7%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred         
    Plus Money Market Fund         
(cost $12,857,901)  12,857,901 d  12,857,901  
Total Investments (cost $1,253,580,123)  100.2 %  1,813,789,031  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (.2 %)  (3,833,297 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  1,809,955,734  

 

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  10.3  Consumer Durables & Apparel  3.7 
Banks  8.4  Utilities  3.6 
Real Estate  8.2  Pharmaceuticals,   
Health Care Equipment & Services  7.9  Biotech & Life Sciences  3.3 
Software & Services  7.4  Food, Beverage & Tobacco  2.7 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  6.0  Insurance  2.3 
Materials  5.8  Transportation  2.1 
Retailing  4.9  Food & Staples Retailing  .8 
Consumer Services  4.3  Short-Term/Money Market Investments  .7 
Energy  4.1  Telecommunication Services  .7 
Commercial & Professional Services  4.0  Automobiles & Components  .6 
Diversified Financials  3.9  Household & Personal Products  .4 
Semiconductors &    Media  .3 
Semiconductor Equipment  3.8    100.2 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES

October 31, 2014

    Market Value    Unrealized  
    Covered by    Appreciation  
  Contracts  Contracts ($)  Expiration  at 10/31/2014 ($) 
Financial Futures Long           
Russell 2000 Mini  77  9,016,700  December 2014  431,302  
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2014

  Cost  Value 
Assets ($):     
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:     
Unaffiliated issuers  1,240,722,222  1,800,931,130 
Affiliated issuers  12,857,901  12,857,901 
Cash    2,348,204 
Dividends and interest receivable    825,184 
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed    470,723 
Receivable for investment securities sold    463,408 
Receivable for futures variation margin—Note 4    194,787 
    1,818,091,337 
Liabilities ($):     
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b)    708,204 
Payable for investment securities purchased    5,733,307 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    1,689,386 
Accrued expenses    4,706 
    8,135,603 
Net Assets ($)    1,809,955,734 
Composition of Net Assets ($):     
Paid-in capital    1,131,550,507 
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net    9,198,943 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    108,566,074 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     
on investments (including $431,302 net unrealized     
appreciation on financial futures)    560,640,210 
Net Assets ($)    1,809,955,734 
Shares Outstanding     
(200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)    59,441,642 
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)    30.45 
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2014

Investment Income ($):     
Income:     
Cash dividends (net of $1,558 foreign taxes withheld at source):     
Unaffiliated issuers  21,407,520  
Affiliated issuers  15,224  
Interest  105  
Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)  560,296  
Total Income  21,983,145  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  4,388,285  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b)  4,388,285  
Directors’ fees —Note 3(a,c)  122,552  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  16,497  
Interest expense—Note 2  414  
Total Expenses  8,916,033  
Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by the Manager—Note 3(a)  (122,552 ) 
Net Expenses  8,793,481  
Investment Income—Net  13,189,664  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  121,916,926  
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures  (1,051,960 ) 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  120,864,966  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  11,163,575  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures  707,965  
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  11,871,540  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  132,736,506  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  145,926,170  
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended October 31,  
  2014   2013  
Operations ($):         
Investment income—net  13,189,664   15,297,947  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  120,864,966   60,539,012  
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments  11,871,540   360,029,078  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations  145,926,170   435,866,037  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net  (12,000,269 )  (16,002,743 ) 
Net realized gain on investments  (60,182,073 )  (31,995,533 ) 
Total Dividends  (72,182,342 )  (47,998,276 ) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold  546,188,952   592,851,557  
Dividends reinvested  70,431,094   45,945,653  
Cost of shares redeemed  (508,773,280 )  (526,229,862 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
from Capital Stock Transactions  107,846,766   112,567,348  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  181,590,594   500,435,109  
Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period  1,628,365,140   1,127,930,031  
End of Period  1,809,955,734   1,628,365,140  
Undistributed investment income—net  9,198,943   8,009,548  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):         
Shares sold  18,566,243   23,441,246  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  2,377,558   2,118,524  
Shares redeemed  (17,350,819 )  (21,090,274 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  3,592,982   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.

          Year Ended October 31,      
  2014   2013   2012   2011   2010  
Per Share Data ($):                     
Net asset value,                     
beginning of period  29.16   21.95   20.21   18.82   15.04  
Investment Operations:                     
Investment income—neta  .22   .28   .20   .14   .11  
Net realized and unrealized                     
gain (loss) on investments  2.34   7.88   2.39   1.80   3.80  
Total from Investment Operations  2.56   8.16   2.59   1.94   3.91  
Distributions:                     
Dividends from                     
investment income—net  (.21 )  (.32 )  (.11 )  (.16 )  (.13 ) 
Dividends from net realized                     
gain on investments  (1.06 )  (.63 )  (.74 )  (.39 )   
Total Distributions  (1.27 )  (.95 )  (.85 )  (.55 )  (.13 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  30.45   29.16   21.95   20.21   18.82  
Total Return (%)  8.91   38.63   13.24   10.29   26.08  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                     
to average net assets  .51   .51   .51   .51   .51  
Ratio of net expenses                     
to average net assets  .50   .50   .50   .50   .50  
Ratio of net investment income                     
to average net assets  .75   1.13   .97   .68   .65  
Portfolio Turnover Rate  18.22   20.89   14.64   22.25   20.72  
Net Assets, end of period                     
($ x 1,000)  1,809,956   1,628,365   1,127,930   1,025,657   1,002,700  
 
a Based on average shares outstanding.                     
See notes to financial statements.                     

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

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:

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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 closing 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

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fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

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 October 31, 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  1,793,313,935    1,793,313,935  
Equity Securities—         
Foreign         
Common Stocks  6,967,240      6,967,240 
Mutual Funds  12,857,901      12,857,901 
U.S. Treasury    649,955    649,955 
Other Financial         
Instruments:         
Financial Futures††  431,302      431,302 

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At October 31, 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 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 October 31, 2014, The Bank of New York 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

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in affiliated investment companies during the period ended October 31, 2014 were as follows:

Affiliated           
Investment  Value     Value Net 
Company  10/31/2013 ($)  Purchases ($)  Sales ($) 10/31/2014 ($)   Assets (%) 
Dreyfus           
Institutional           
Preferred           
Plus Money           
Market           
Fund  25,904,984  317,811,430  330,858,513  12,857,901 .7 
Dreyfus           
Institutional           
Cash           
Advantage           
Fund  78,759,292  239,216,629  317,975,921    
Total  104,664,276  557,028,059  648,834,434 12,857,901 .7 

 

(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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

As of and during the period ended October 31, 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 October 31, 2014, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the four-year period ended October 31, 2014 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At October 31, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $14,089,300, undistributed capital gains $115,710,239 and unrealized appreciation $548,605,688.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 were as follows: ordinary income $19,508,826 and $17,724,942, and long-term capital gains $52,673,516 and $30,273,334, respectively.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $430 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. Prior to October 8, 2014, the unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A. was $265 million. 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 October 31, 2014 was approximately $38,100 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.09%.

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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 October 31, 2014, fees reimbursed by the Manager amounted to $122,552.

(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 October 31, 2014, the fund was charged $4,388,285 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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

$358,837 and Shareholder Services Plan fees $358,837, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $9,470.

(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 October 31, 2014, amounted to $387,056,518 and $316,451,369, 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 October 31, 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 October 31, 2014 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

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The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2014:

  Average Market Value ($) 
Equity financial futures  21,956,518 

 

At October 31, 2014, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,265,183,343; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $548,605,688, consisting of $609,426,384 gross unrealized appreciation and $60,820,696 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statements of investments and financial futures, of Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund (one of the series comprising Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc.) as of October 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended.These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund at October 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
December 29, 2014

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund hereby reports 85.99% of the ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014 as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, certain dividends paid by the fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Of the distributions paid during the fiscal year, $11,781,164 represents the maximum amount that may be considered qualified dividend income. Shareholders will receive notification in early 2015 of the percentage applicable to the preparation of their 2014 income tax returns. Also, the fund hereby designates $.9086 per share as a long-term capital gain distribution and $.1322 per share as a short-term capital gain distribution paid on December 27, 2013 and the fund also reports $.0196 per share as a long-term capital gain distribution and $.0003 per share as a short-term capital gain distribution paid on March 18, 2014.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Joseph S. DiMartino (71) 
Chairman of the Board (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-present) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small 
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 144 
——————— 
Peggy C. Davis (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 51 
——————— 
David P. Feldman (74) 
Board Member (1989) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee (1985-present) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• BBH Mutual Funds Group (5 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 37 
——————— 
Ehud Houminer (74) 
Board Member (1996) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 61 

 

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Lynn Martin (74) 
Board Member (2012) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President of The Martin Hall Group LLC, a human resources consulting firm (2005-2012) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• AT&T Inc., a telecommunications company, Director (1999-2012) 
• Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain and transportation management company, Director (1993-2012) 
• The Proctor & Gamble Co., a consumer products company, Director (1994-2009) 
• Constellation Energy Group Inc., Director (2003-2009) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 37 
 
——————— 
Robin A. Melvin (51) 
Board Member (2012) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Board Member, Illinois Mentoring Partnership, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing 
the quantity and quality of mentoring services in Illinois (2013-present) 
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving orga- 
nizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 113 
 
——————— 
Dr. Martin Peretz (75) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2010-2011) (previously, 
Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2010) 
• Director of TheStreet.com, a financial information service on the web (1996-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 37 
 
——————— 
Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The 
address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 
10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information 
which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS. 
James F. Henry, Emeritus Board Member 
Dr. Paul A. Marks, Emeritus Board Member 
Philip L.Toia, Emeritus Board Member 

 

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)


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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.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.  There have been no amendments to, or waivers in connection with, the Code of Ethics during the period covered by this Report.

Item 3.             Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant's Board has determined that David P. Feldman, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").   David P. Feldman is "independent" as defined by the SEC for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations.

Item 4.             Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)  Audit Fees.  The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the "Reporting Periods") for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant (the "Auditor") for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $105,764 in 2013 and $107,880 in 2014.

 

(b)  Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4 were $18,000 in 2013 and $36,360 in 2014. These services consisted of one or more of the following: (i) agreed upon procedures related to compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 817(h), (ii) security counts required by Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (iii) advisory services as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of Registrant transactions or events and (iv) advisory services to the accounting or disclosure treatment of the actual or potential impact to the Registrant of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for non-audit assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-investment adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant ("Service Affiliates"), that were reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit of the Service Affiliate, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $ -0- in 2013 and $ -0- in 2014.

 

(c)  Tax Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning ("Tax Services") were $33,564 in 2013 and $37,316  in 2014. These services consisted of: (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments; (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held, and (iv) determination of Passive Foreign Investment Companies. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Tax Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $ -0- in 2013 and $ -0- in 2014. 

 


 

 

 

(d)  All Other Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, were $4,044 in 2013 and $5,294 in 2014. These services consisted of a review of the Registrant's anti-money laundering program.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Non-Audit Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, other than the services reported in paragraphs (b) through (c) of this Item, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee, were  $ -0- in 2013 and $ -0- in 2014. 

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Registrant's Audit Committee has established policies and procedures (the "Policy") for pre-approval (within specified fee limits) of the Auditor's engagements for non-audit services to the Registrant and Service Affiliates without specific case-by-case consideration. The pre-approved services in the Policy can include pre-approved audit services, pre-approved audit-related services, pre-approved tax services and pre-approved all other services.  Pre-approval considerations include whether the proposed services are compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.  Pre-approvals pursuant to the Policy are considered annually.

(e)(2) Note: None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4 were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) None of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal account's full-time, permanent employees.

Non-Audit Fees. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the Reporting Periods were $53,266,415 in 2013 and $26,822,186 in 2014. 

 

Auditor Independence. The Registrant's Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.

 

Item 5.             Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 6.             Investments.

(a)                    Not applicable.

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

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

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

Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY, beginning with reports for periods ended on and after December 31, 2005]

 


 

 

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)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(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:    December 18, 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:    December 18, 2014

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels,

            Treasurer

 

Date:    December 18, 2014

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(1)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(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)