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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- 6377

 

 

 

DREYFUS MUNICIPAL 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)

 

 

 

 

 

Michael A. Rosenberg, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(212) 922-6000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

8/31

 

Date of reporting period:

8/31/11

 

             

 

 


 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.                        Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

Dreyfus 
AMT-Free Municipal 
Bond Fund 

 

ANNUAL REPORT August 31, 2011



 

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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 Chairman and CEO

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

Fund Performance

8     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

8     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

9     

Statement of Investments

34     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

35     

Statement of Operations

36     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

38     

Financial Highlights

43     

Notes to Financial Statements

56     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

57     

Important Tax Information

58     

Board Members Information

61     

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover


 

Dreyfus
AMT-Free Municipal
Bond Fund

The Fund


A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund, covering the 12-month period from September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011. 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.

Although investors were encouraged by expectations of a more robust economic recovery through the first quarter of 2011, the reporting period ended amid sharply deteriorating investor sentiment due to disappointing economic data, an escalating sovereign debt crisis in Europe and a contentious debate regarding taxes, spending and borrowing in the United States. In the final month of the reporting period, a major credit rating agency downgraded U.S. long-term debt, marking the first time in history that U.S. Treasury securities were not assigned the highest credit rating.While most fixed-income securities proved volatile in this tumultuous environment, municipal bonds held up relatively well due to robust demand for a limited supply of newly issued securities.

The economic outlook currently is clouded by uncertainty and political infighting, but we believe that a sustained, moderate global expansion is more likely than a double-dip recession. Inflationary pressures appear to be waning in most countries, including the United States, as energy prices have retreated from their highs.The Federal Reserve Board has signaled its intention to maintain an aggressively accommodative monetary policy, which may help offset the financial stresses caused by recent fiscal policy choices in the United States and Europe.To assess how these and other developments may affect your investments, we encourage you, as always, to speak with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
September 15, 2011

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, as provided by James Welch and Steven Harvey, Portfolio Managers

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2011, Dreyfus AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund’s Class A shares produced a total return of 1.60%, Class B shares returned 1.18%, Class C shares returned 0.85%, Class I shares returned 1.93%, and Class Z shares returned 1.80%.1 In comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, produced a total return of 2.66%.2 After encountering weak market conditions over the final months of 2010, municipal bonds generally rebounded in 2011 as a reduced supply of newly issued securities was met by robust investor demand.The fund lagged its benchmark, primarily due to overweighted exposure to longer-term bonds when yield spreads widened early in the reporting period.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital.

To pursue this goal, the fund normally invests substantially all of its assets in municipal bonds that provide income exempt from federal income tax.The fund also seeks to provide income exempt from the federal alternative minimum tax.

The fund invests at least 65% of its assets in municipal bonds with an A or higher credit rating, or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus.The fund may invest the remaining 35% of its assets in municipal bonds with a credit rating lower than A, including municipal bonds rated below investment grade (“high yield” or “junk” bonds), or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus.

The fund’s portfolio managers focus on identifying undervalued sectors and securities and minimize the use of interest rate forecasting. The portfolio managers select municipal bonds for the fund’s portfolio by:

  • Using fundamental credit analysis to estimate the relative value and attractiveness of various sectors and securities and to exploit pricing inefficiencies in the municipal bond market;

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

  • Actively trading among various sectors, such as pre-refunded, general obligation and revenue, based on their apparent relative values. The fund seeks to invest in several of these sectors.

Municipal Bonds Held Up Relatively Well Amid Uncertainty

New stimulative measures from the Federal Reserve Board, improved economic data and rising corporate earnings generally supported investor sentiment into the first quarter of 2011.While investor confidence was shaken in February due to political unrest in the Middle East, and again in March, when natural and nuclear disasters struck Japan, most markets bounced back quickly from these unexpected shocks.

Economic sentiment began to deteriorate in earnest in late April when Greece appeared headed for default on its sovereign debt, U.S. economic data disappointed and the debate regarding U.S. government spending and borrowing intensified. Riskier assets suffered bouts of volatility as investors shifted their focus to traditionally defensive investments. Turbulence among stocks and lower-rated bonds was particularly severe in August, after a major credit-rating agency downgraded its assessment of long-term U.S. debt securities.

Despite these developments, municipal bond prices were buoyed in 2011 by strong investor demand for a limited supply of newly issued securities, offsetting the effects of market weakness at the end of 2010.The termination of the federally subsidized Build America Bonds program and political pressure to reduce spending led to less municipal borrowing over the first eight months of 2011. Yet, demand remained robust from investors seeking competitive levels of tax-exempt income.

Longer Term Bonds Dampened Relative Performance

The fund produced mildly positive total returns during the turbulent reporting period, but relative results were undermined by overweighted exposure to longer-term municipal bonds as long-term interest rates climbed and yield differences widened along the market’s maturity spectrum during the reporting period’s first half. Zero-coupon bonds, bonds backed by charter schools, health care securities and bonds backed by the states’ settlement of litigation with U.S. tobacco companies fared relatively poorly.

On a more positive note, the fund benefited from housing bonds and a rebound among securities issued by the states of California, Illinois and New Jersey.

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Adjusting to a Slower-Growth Environment

Throughout the reporting period, we took steps to improve the fund’s risk profile by reducing the maturities and increasing the credit quality of its holdings. Consequently, the fund ended the reporting period with an emphasis on higher-rated municipal bonds with intermediate-term maturities. In our view, securities with these characteristics are likely to be the focus of robust demand from individual investors seeking competitive levels of tax-advantaged income as they grow more concerned about persistently low interest rates and potential tax increases.

In addition, due to ongoing supply-and-demand dynamics, we currently expect the municipal bond market to hold up better than many sectors of the taxable fixed-income market. Nonetheless, we intend to remain vigilant in monitoring economic and market developments, including risks stemming from changes in interest rates and credit conditions, until the direction and strength of the U.S. economy become clearer.

September 15, 2011

  Bond funds are subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity and market risks, to varying 
  degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Generally, all other factors 
  being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can 
  cause price declines. 
1  Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid and does not take into 
  consideration the maximum initial sales charge in the case of Class A shares or the applicable 
  contingent deferred sales charges imposed on redemptions in the case of Class B and Class C 
  shares. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. Neither Class Z nor 
  Class I shares are subject to any initial or deferred sales charge. 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. Income may be subject to state and 
  local taxes. Capital gains, if any, are fully taxable.The Dreyfus Corporation has contractually 
  agreed to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that total annual 
  fund operating expenses of Class A, B, C, I and Z shares (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, 
  shareholder services fees for Class A, B, C, I and Z shares, taxes, brokerage commissions, 
  extraordinary expenses, interest expenses, and commitment fees on borrowings) do not exceed 
  0.45%. Dreyfus may terminate this agreement upon at least 90 days’ prior notice to investors but 
  has committed not to do so until at least January 1, 2012.Without this absorption returns would 
  have been lower. 
2  SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, capital 
  gain distributions.The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is a widely accepted, unmanaged 
  total return performance benchmark for the long-term, investment-grade, tax-exempt bond market. 
  Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses associated with operating a mutual fund. Investors 
  cannot invest directly in any index. 

 

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Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment in Dreyfus AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares, Class I shares and Class Z shares and the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index

  Source: Lipper Inc. 
††  The total return figures presented for Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the fund reflect the performance of the 
  fund’s Class Z shares for the period prior to March 31, 2003 (the inception date for Class A, Class B and Class C 
  shares respectively), adjusted to reflect the applicable sales load for each share class.The total return figures presented 
  for Class I shares of the fund reflect the performance of the fund’s Class Z shares for the period prior to December 
  15, 2008 (the inception date for Class I shares). 
Past performance is not predictive of future performance. 
The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in each of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Class Z 
shares of Dreyfus AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund on 8/31/01 to a $10,000 investment made in the Barclays 
Capital Municipal Bond 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 the maximum initial sales charge on Class A 
shares and all other applicable fees and expenses on all classes. Performance for Class B shares assumes the conversion of 
Class B shares to Class A shares at the end of the sixth year following the date of purchase.The fund invests primarily 
in municipal securities and its performance shown in the line graph takes into account fees and expenses.The Index is an 
unmanaged total return performance benchmark for the long-term, investment-grade, tax-exempt bond market. 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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Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/11       
 
Inception
  Date  1Year  5 Years  10 Years 
Class A shares         
with maximum sales charge (4.5%)  3/31/03  –2.97%  2.92%  3.74%††† 
without sales charge  3/31/03  1.60%  3.88%  4.23%††† 
Class B shares         
with applicable redemption charge   3/31/03  –2.72%  3.04%  4.02%††† 
without redemption  3/31/03  1.18%  3.38%  4.02%††† 
Class C shares         
with applicable redemption charge ††  3/31/03  –0.13%  3.10%  3.58%††† 
without redemption  3/31/03  0.85%  3.10%  3.58%††† 
Class I shares  12/15/08  1.93%  4.15%†††  4.46%††† 
Class Z shares  5/6/94  1.80%  4.14%  4.45% 
Barclays Capital         
Municipal Bond Index    2.66%  4.94%  4.95% 

 

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 maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is 4%.After six years Class B shares convert to 
  Class A shares. 
††  The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% for shares redeemed within one year of the 
  date of purchase. 
†††  The total return performance figures presented for Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the fund reflect the 
  performance of the fund’s Class Z shares for the period prior to March 31, 2003 (the inception date for Class A, 
  Class B and Class C shares respectively), adjusted to reflect the applicable sales load for each share class.The total 
  return performance figures presented for Class I shares of the fund reflect the performance of the fund’s Class Z 
  shares for the period prior to December 15, 2008 (the inception date for Class I shares). 

 

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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 AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund from March 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011. 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 August 31, 2011

    Class A    Class B    Class C    Class I    Class Z 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 3.64  $ 6.24  $ 7.53  $ 2.34  $ 2.60 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,064.20  $ 1,062.30  $ 1,060.20  $ 1,066.30  $ 1,066.00 

 

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 August 31, 2011

    Class A    Class B    Class C    Class I    Class Z 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 3.57  $ 6.11  $ 7.37  $ 2.29  $ 2.55 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,021.68  $ 1,019.16  $ 1,017.90  $ 1,022.94  $ 1,022.68 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .70% for Class A, 1.20% for Class B, 1.45% for 
Class C, .45% for Class I and .50% for Class Z, 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 
August 31, 2011 

 

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments—98.2%  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Alabama—1.4%           
Alabama State Board of Education,           
Revenue (Calhoun Community           
College) (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  5/1/25  5,155,000   5,348,158 
Birmingham Water Works Board,           
Water Revenue  5.00  1/1/23  1,395,000   1,565,636 
Arizona—1.6%           
Glendale Western Loop 101 Public           
Facilities Corporation, Third           
Lien Excise Tax Revenue  7.00  7/1/28  2,000,000   2,122,400 
Pima County Industrial Development           
Authority, Education Revenue           
(American Charter Schools           
Foundation Project)  5.63  7/1/38  4,000,000   3,203,960 
Salt River Project Agricultural           
Improvement and Power           
District, COP (Desert Basin           
Independent Trust) (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  12/1/18  2,700,000   2,902,635 
Arkansas—.2%           
Arkansas Development Finance           
Authority, Construction Revenue           
(Public Health Laboratory           
Project) (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  12/1/17  1,025,000   1,095,428 
California—10.8%           
California,           
Economic Recovery Bonds  5.00  7/1/20  3,000,000   3,522,300 
California,           
GO  5.25  10/1/16  295,000   296,142 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.25  3/1/30  2,500,000   2,626,725 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.75  4/1/31  6,700,000   7,284,307 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.50  11/1/35  3,575,000   3,765,333 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  6.00  11/1/35  3,000,000   3,320,700 
California Educational           
Facilities Authority, Revenue           
(Pomona College)  0.00  7/1/30  3,005,000 a  1,046,882 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
California (continued)           
California Statewide Communities           
Development Authority, Revenue           
(The Salk Institute for Biological           
Studies) (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  7/1/24  1,880,000    1,968,905 
Glendale Community College           
District, GO (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  8/1/21  1,520,000  a  957,767 
Glendora Unified School District,           
GO (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  8/1/26  2,575,000  a  1,090,950 
Glendora Unified School District,           
GO (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  8/1/27  2,000,000  a  789,000 
Golden State Tobacco           
Securitization Corporation,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds  5.00  6/1/33  1,925,000    1,347,615 
Los Angeles,           
Wastewater System Revenue  5.75  6/1/34  2,500,000    2,790,150 
Los Angeles Harbor Department,           
Revenue  5.25  8/1/25  3,500,000    3,927,420 
Nevada Joint Union High School           
District, GO (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  8/1/22  1,160,000    1,196,621 
Pajaro Valley Unified School           
District, GO (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  0.00  8/1/26  1,500,000  a  623,730 
Placer Union High School District,           
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  0.00  8/1/27  4,110,000  a  1,586,707 
Placer Union High School District,           
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  0.00  8/1/28  4,000,000  a  1,435,600 
Sacramento County,           
Airport System Senior Revenue  5.30  7/1/27  2,000,000    2,132,460 
Sacramento County,           
Airport System Senior Revenue  5.38  7/1/28  2,000,000    2,104,840 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
California (continued)           
San Francisco City and County           
Public Utilities Commission,           
San Francisco Water Revenue  5.00  11/1/27  3,280,000   3,559,948 
San Juan Unified School District,           
GO (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  8/1/20  1,425,000   1,515,274 
Tustin Unified School District           
Community Facilities District           
Number 97-1, Senior Lien Special           
Tax Bonds (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  0.00  9/1/21  1,615,000 a  960,925 
University of California Regents,           
General Revenue  5.75  5/15/31  2,000,000   2,276,180 
Walnut Valley Unified School           
District, GO (Insured; FGIC)  6.50  8/1/19  1,765,000   1,813,273 
West Sacramento Redevelopment           
Agency, Tax Allocation Revenue           
(West Sacramento Redevelopment           
Project) (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  4.75  9/1/16  800,000   805,096 
Colorado—1.3%           
Black Hawk,           
Device Tax Revenue  5.00  12/1/14  500,000   526,285 
Black Hawk,           
Device Tax Revenue  5.00  12/1/18  600,000   603,834 
Colorado Educational and Cultural           
Facilities Authority, Charter           
School Revenue (American           
Academy Project)  8.00  12/1/40  1,000,000   1,167,090 
Colorado Health Facilities           
Authority, Revenue (Catholic           
Health Initiatives)  6.25  10/1/33  1,200,000   1,315,452 
E-470 Public Highway Authority,           
Senior Revenue  5.38  9/1/26  1,000,000   969,480 
E-470 Public Highway Authority,           
Senior Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.50  9/1/24  2,000,000   1,976,260 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Delaware—.1%         
Delaware Housing Authority,         
Revenue  5.15  7/1/17  185,000  188,837 
Delaware Housing Authority,         
Revenue  5.40  7/1/24  260,000  269,022 
District of Columbia—1.0%         
Metropolitan Washington         
Airports Authority,         
Airport System Revenue  5.00  10/1/35  4,000,000  4,191,720 
Washington Metropolitan Area         
Transit Authority, Gross         
Revenue Transit Revenue  5.13  7/1/32  1,000,000  1,066,300 
Florida—7.2%         
Broward County,         
Airport System Revenue  5.38  10/1/29  2,535,000  2,665,400 
Broward County Educational         
Facilities Authority,         
Educational Facilities Revenue         
(Nova Southeastern University         
Project) (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  4/1/36  1,800,000  1,794,870 
Citizens Property Insurance         
Corporation, Coastal Account         
Senior Secured Revenue  5.00  6/1/19  3,000,000  3,180,390 
Citizens Property Insurance         
Corporation, High-Risk Account         
Senior Secured Revenue  5.25  6/1/17  1,255,000  1,365,829 
Citizens Property Insurance         
Corporation, High-Risk Account         
Senior Secured Revenue  5.50  6/1/17  2,000,000  2,202,420 
Florida Department of Corrections,         
COP (Okeechobee Correctional         
Institution) (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  3/1/15  1,000,000  1,109,550 
Florida Municipal Power Agency,         
All-Requirements Power Supply         
Project Revenue  6.25  10/1/31  3,260,000  3,724,713 
Lee County,         
Transportation Facilities         
Revenue (Sanibel Bridges and         
Causeway Project) (Insured; CIFG)  5.00  10/1/22  1,820,000  1,909,417 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Florida (continued)         
Miami-Dade County,         
Aviation Revenue  5.00  10/1/30  3,000,000  3,048,060 
Miami-Dade County,         
Water and Sewer         
System Revenue  5.00  10/1/28  2,745,000  2,946,840 
Miami-Dade County Educational         
Facilities Authority, Revenue         
(University of Miami Issue)  5.75  4/1/28  1,250,000  1,329,425 
Miami-Dade County School Board,         
COP (Miami-Dade County School         
Board Foundation, Inc.)         
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  11/1/26  1,000,000  1,019,990 
Orlando Utilities Commission,         
Utility System Revenue  5.00  10/1/28  2,800,000  3,024,280 
Orlando-Orange County Expressway         
Authority, Revenue  5.00  7/1/30  2,620,000  2,746,572 
Saint Johns County Industrial         
Development Authority, Revenue         
(Presbyterian Retirement         
Communities Project)  5.88  8/1/40  1,000,000  993,750 
University of Central Florida,         
COP (University of Central         
Florida Convocation         
Corporation Master Lease         
Program) (Insured;         
National Public Finance         
Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  10/1/18  1,765,000  1,796,858 
Winter Park,         
Water and Sewer Revenue         
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.38  12/1/19  1,525,000  1,599,298 
Georgia—4.6%         
Atlanta,         
Airport General Revenue  5.00  1/1/20  5,000,000  5,774,150 
Atlanta,         
Water and Wastewater Revenue  6.00  11/1/26  1,640,000  1,859,170 
Atlanta,         
Water and Wastewater Revenue         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.25  11/1/34  1,000,000  1,051,070 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Georgia (continued)           
Atlanta,           
Water and Wastewater Revenue           
(Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.50  11/1/18  1,200,000   1,438,836 
Carrollton Payroll Development           
Authority, RAC (University of           
West Georgia Athletic Complex,           
LLC Project)  6.25  6/15/34  3,895,000   4,231,489 
Georgia Higher Education           
Facilities Authority, Revenue           
(USG Real Estate Foundation I,           
LLC Project) (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.63  6/15/38  2,000,000   2,081,560 
Municipal Electric Authority of           
Georgia, GO (Project One           
Subordinated Bonds)  5.00  1/1/21  5,000,000   5,815,250 
Savannah Economic Development           
Authority, Revenue (Armstrong           
Atlantic State University           
Student Union, LLC Project)           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  6/15/32  1,240,000   1,285,756 
Hawaii—1.1%           
Hawaii,           
Airports System Revenue  5.25  7/1/26  5,000,000   5,351,450 
Idaho—1.8%           
Boise State University,           
Student Union and Housing           
System Revenue (Insured;           
FGIC) (Prerefunded)  5.38  4/1/12  5,000 b  5,153 
Boise-Kuna Irrigation District,           
Revenue (Arrowrock           
Hydroelectric Project)  7.38  6/1/40  5,600,000   6,281,912 
Idaho Health Facilities Authority,           
Revenue (Trinity Health           
Credit Group)  6.13  12/1/28  2,500,000   2,797,925 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Illinois—8.0%         
Chicago,         
General Airport Third Lien         
Revenue (Chicago O’Hare         
International Airport)         
(Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  1/1/17  3,580,000  4,099,386 
Chicago,         
General Airport Third Lien         
Revenue (Chicago O’Hare         
International Airport)         
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  1/1/19  2,400,000  2,602,728 
Chicago,         
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  1/1/17  2,500,000  2,721,200 
Chicago Board of Education,         
Unlimited Tax GO         
(Dedicated Revenues)  5.25  12/1/25  2,500,000  2,640,050 
Huntley,         
Special Service Area Number         
Nine, Special Tax Bonds         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.10  3/1/28  3,500,000  3,662,890 
Illinois,         
GO  5.00  1/1/17  1,500,000  1,684,110 
Illinois,         
GO  5.00  1/1/22  2,500,000  2,693,000 
Illinois,         
GO  5.00  1/1/24  2,500,000  2,611,525 
Illinois Finance Authority,         
Revenue (Edward Hospital         
Obligated Group)         
(Insured; AMBAC)  6.00  2/1/28  750,000  786,090 
Illinois Finance Authority,         
Revenue (Edward Hospital         
Obligated Group)         
(Insured; AMBAC)  6.25  2/1/33  500,000  524,970 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Illinois (continued)         
Illinois Finance Authority,         
Revenue (Sherman         
Health Systems)  5.50  8/1/37  1,000,000  900,750 
Illinois Finance Authority,         
Revenue (The Carle Foundation)  5.00  8/15/16  2,200,000  2,423,872 
Illinois Health Facilities         
Authority, Revenue         
(Delnor-Community Hospital)         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.25  5/15/27  6,000,000  6,168,360 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement         
Authority, Tobacco         
Settlement Revenue  5.50  6/1/23  3,100,000  3,272,081 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement         
Authority, Tobacco         
Settlement Revenue  6.00  6/1/28  3,600,000  3,690,396 
Kansas—.3%         
Kansas Development Finance         
Authority, Revenue (Lifespace         
Communities, Inc.)  5.00  5/15/30  1,500,000  1,398,000 
Kentucky—.8%         
Barbourville,         
Educational Facilities First         
Mortgage Revenue (Union College         
Energy Conservation Project)  5.25  9/1/26  1,500,000  1,459,800 
Ohio County,         
PCR (Big Rivers Electric         
Corporation Project)  6.00  7/15/31  2,500,000  2,527,200 
Louisiana—1.5%         
Louisiana Local Government         
Environmental Facilities and         
Community Development         
Authority, Revenue (Westlake         
Chemical Corporation Projects)  6.50  8/1/29  2,500,000  2,571,300 
New Orleans Aviation Board,         
Revenue (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  6.00  1/1/23  2,000,000  2,313,820 
Orleans Parish School Board,         
Public School Revenue         
(Insured; FGIC)  5.20  2/1/14  2,555,000  2,556,482 

 

16


 

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
Maine—.3%           
Maine Health and Higher           
Educational Facilities Authority,           
Revenue (MaineGeneral Medical           
Center Issue)  7.50  7/1/32  1,250,000    1,351,888 
Maryland—1.8%           
Hyattsville,           
Special Obligation Revenue           
(University Town Center Project)  5.60  7/1/24  1,500,000    1,449,285 
Maryland Community Development           
Administration, Department of           
Housing and Community           
Development, Housing Revenue  5.95  7/1/23  630,000    630,605 
Maryland Economic Development           
Corporation, LR (Montgomery           
County Wayne Avenue Parking           
Garage Project)  5.25  9/15/14  1,295,000    1,360,631 
Montgomery County,           
Consolidated Public           
Improvement GO  5.00  7/1/20  4,700,000    5,825,650 
Massachusetts—2.4%           
Massachusetts Department of           
Transportation, Metropolitan           
Highway System Senior Revenue  5.00  1/1/27  5,000,000    5,316,500 
Massachusetts Development Finance           
Agency, Revenue (Brandeis           
University Issue)  5.00  10/1/25  2,175,000    2,341,779 
Massachusetts Development Finance           
Agency, Revenue (Tufts Medical           
Center Issue)  6.25  1/1/27  2,250,000    2,363,310 
Metropolitan Boston Transit           
Parking Corporation,           
Systemwide Senior Lien           
Parking Revenue  5.00  7/1/23  2,000,000    2,273,540 
Michigan—12.0%           
Brighton Area Schools,           
GO—Unlimited Tax           
(Insured; AMBAC)  0.00  5/1/14  8,000,000  a  7,581,920 
Brighton Area Schools,           
GO—Unlimited Tax           
(Insured; AMBAC)  0.00  5/1/20  1,055,000  a  748,934 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Michigan (continued)           
Detroit,           
Sewage Disposal System Senior           
Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  7.00  7/1/27  1,500,000   1,759,740 
Detroit,           
Sewage Disposal System Senior           
Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  7.50  7/1/33  1,000,000   1,184,150 
Detroit Community High School,           
Public School Academy Revenue  5.65  11/1/25  1,200,000   1,006,320 
Detroit Community High School,           
Public School Academy Revenue  5.75  11/1/35  1,215,000   931,832 
Detroit School District,           
School Building and Site           
Improvement Bonds (GO—           
Unlimited Tax) (Insured; FGIC)  6.00  5/1/20  1,000,000   1,161,420 
Detroit School District,           
School Building and Site           
Improvement Bonds (GO—           
Unlimited Tax) (Insured; FGIC)  5.00  5/1/28  2,250,000   2,253,757 
Huron Valley School District,           
GO Unlimited Tax (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  5/1/18  6,270,000 a  4,987,283 
Kalamazoo Hospital Finance           
Authority, HR (Borgess Medical           
Center) (Insured; FGIC)  6.25  6/1/14  3,000,000   3,438,930 
Kent County,           
Airport Revenue (Gerald R.           
Ford International Airport)  5.00  1/1/26  4,555,000   4,759,337 
Kent Hospital Finance Authority,           
Revenue (Metropolitan           
Hospital Project)  6.25  7/1/40  2,000,000   1,874,660 
Kent Hospital Finance Authority,           
Revenue (Spectrum           
Health System)  5.50  11/15/25  2,500,000   2,756,200 
Lansing Board of Water and Light,           
Utility System Revenue  5.50  7/1/41  2,500,000   2,716,400 
Michigan Hospital Finance           
Authority, HR (MidMichigan           
Obligated Group)  5.00  4/15/36  2,250,000   2,099,093 

 

18


 

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Michigan (continued)           
Michigan Public Educational           
Facilities Authority, LOR           
(Nataki Talibah Schoolhouse of           
Detroit Project)  6.50  10/1/30  3,040,000   2,548,006 
Michigan Strategic Fund,           
LOR (NSF International Project)  5.13  8/1/19  700,000   712,299 
Michigan Strategic Fund,           
LOR (NSF International Project)  5.25  8/1/26  2,000,000   2,003,520 
Monroe County Economic Development           
Corporation, LOR (Detroit           
Edison Company Project)           
(Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  6.95  9/1/22  2,000,000   2,563,160 
Pontiac Tax Increment Finance           
Authority, Revenue (Prerefunded)  6.38  6/1/12  3,170,000 b  3,345,301 
Romulus Economic Development           
Corporation, Limited           
Obligation EDR (Romulus HIR           
Limited Partnership Project)           
(Insured; ITT Lyndon Property           
Insurance Company)  7.00  11/1/15  3,700,000   4,617,119 
Royal Oak Hospital Finance           
Authority, HR (William Beaumont           
Hospital Obligated Group)  6.25  9/1/14  1,500,000   1,673,265 
Summit Academy North,           
Public School Academy Revenue  5.50  11/1/35  1,500,000   1,129,740 
Wayne County Airport Authority,           
Airport Revenue (Detroit           
Metropolitan Wayne           
County Airport)  5.00  12/1/22  3,000,000   3,162,660 
Mississippi—.3%           
Mississippi Development Bank,           
Special Obligation Revenue           
(Waveland, GO Public           
Improvement Bond Project)           
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  11/1/20  1,315,000   1,359,131 
Missouri—.5%           
Missouri Housing Development           
Commission, MFHR           
(Collateralized; FHA)  4.85  12/1/11  150,000   151,496 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Missouri (continued)         
Missouri Housing Development         
Commission, MFHR         
(Collateralized; FHA)  5.25  12/1/16  435,000  438,106 
Missouri Housing Development         
Commission, MFHR         
(Collateralized; FHA)  5.38  12/1/18  580,000  593,038 
Saint Louis County,         
Annual Appropriation-         
Supported Tax Increment         
Revenue (Lambert Airport         
Eastern Perimeter         
Redevelopment Project)         
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  2/15/25  1,265,000  1,343,873 
Nebraska—.5%         
Municipal Energy Agency of         
Nebraska, Power Supply System         
Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.25  4/1/16  2,305,000  2,366,059 
Nevada—1.6%         
Clark County,         
Airport System Subordinate         
Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/26  2,865,000  3,014,524 
Clark County,         
Passenger Facility Charge         
Revenue (Las Vegas-McCarran         
International Airport)  5.00  7/1/30  5,000,000  5,145,550 
New Jersey—3.3%         
New Jersey Economic Development         
Authority, School Facilities         
Construction Revenue  5.00  9/1/18  2,265,000  2,591,364 
New Jersey Economic Development         
Authority, School Facilities         
Construction Revenue  5.75  9/1/23  3,250,000  3,749,168 
New Jersey Transportation         
Trust Fund Authority         
(Transportation System)  5.25  12/15/19  3,000,000  3,489,570 
New Jersey Turnpike Authority,         
Turnpike Revenue  6.50  1/1/16  65,000  80,325 
New Jersey Turnpike Authority,         
Turnpike Revenue  6.50  1/1/16  185,000  221,896 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
New Jersey (continued)           
Tobacco Settlement Financing           
Corporation of New Jersey,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds  4.50  6/1/23  1,500,000   1,328,355 
Tobacco Settlement Financing           
Corporation of New Jersey,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds  4.63  6/1/26  2,140,000   1,673,566 
Tobacco Settlement Financing           
Corporation of New Jersey,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds  5.00  6/1/29  5,000,000   3,681,450 
New York—2.5%           
Long Island Power Authority,           
Electric System General Revenue  6.00  5/1/33  5,000,000   5,610,500 
Metropolitan Transportation           
Authority, Transportation Revenue  5.25  11/15/28  2,500,000   2,696,575 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/28  1,000,000   1,085,830 
New York City Health and           
Hospitals Corporation,           
Health System Revenue  5.00  2/15/30  3,000,000   3,078,990 
North Carolina—4.4%           
Charlotte,           
GO  5.00  7/1/21  1,525,000   1,576,255 
Charlotte,           
GO  5.00  7/1/22  2,110,000   2,169,734 
Durham,           
Water and Sewer Utility           
System Revenue  5.25  6/1/21  1,620,000   2,030,071 
Durham County,           
GO Public Improvement           
Bonds (Prerefunded)  5.00  6/1/16  1,000,000 b  1,196,550 
Iredell County,           
COP (Iredell County School           
Projects) (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  6/1/26  1,000,000   1,055,430 
North Carolina Eastern Municipal           
Power Agency, Power System           
Revenue (Insured; ACA)  6.00  1/1/22  1,000,000   1,217,100 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
North Carolina (continued)           
North Carolina Medical Care           
Commission, Health Care           
Facilities Revenue (Cleveland           
County HealthCare System           
Project) (Insured; AMBAC)  5.25  7/1/19  1,135,000    1,187,766 
North Carolina Medical Care           
Commission, Health Care           
Facilities Revenue           
(University Health Systems           
of Eastern Carolina)  6.25  12/1/33  1,750,000    1,920,503 
North Carolina Medical Care           
Commission, HR (Southeastern           
Regional Medical Center)  6.25  6/1/29  2,000,000    2,001,500 
North Carolina Medical Care           
Commission, HR (Wilson           
Memorial Hospital Project)           
(Insured; AMBAC)  0.00  11/1/16  3,055,000  a  2,553,369 
North Carolina Medical Care           
Commission, Retirement           
Facilities First Mortgage           
Revenue (Givens Estates           
Project) (Prerefunded)  6.50  7/1/13  1,000,000  b  1,121,130 
Oak Island,           
Enterprise System Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  6.00  6/1/34  1,000,000    1,089,980 
Orange Water and Sewer           
Authority, Water and           
Sewer System Revenue  5.00  7/1/31  1,000,000    1,056,780 
Raleigh,           
Combined Enterprise           
System Revenue  5.00  3/1/31  1,175,000    1,253,596 
University of North Carolina,           
System Pool Revenue (Pool           
General Trust Indenture of the           
Board of Governors of The           
University of North Carolina)  5.00  10/1/34  1,000,000    1,051,870 
Ohio—1.6%           
Butler County,           
Hospital Facilities Revenue           
(UC Health)  5.50  11/1/40  1,500,000    1,368,420 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Ohio (continued)         
Maple Heights City School District         
Board of Education, COP (Wylie         
Athletic Complex Project)  6.00  11/1/28  1,150,000  1,198,772 
Montgomery County,         
Revenue (Miami Valley Hospital)  6.25  11/15/33  2,000,000  2,100,800 
Toledo-Lucas County Port         
Authority, Development Revenue         
(Northwest Ohio Bond Fund)         
(Toledo School for the Arts Project)  5.50  5/15/28  2,495,000  2,172,696 
University of Akron,         
General Receipts Bonds         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  1/1/20  1,100,000  1,267,673 
Oklahoma—.2%         
Tulsa Industrial Authority,         
Student Housing Revenue (The         
University of Tulsa)  5.25  10/1/26  1,135,000  1,200,705 
Oregon—.6%         
Oregon,         
GO (Alternate Energy Project)  6.00  10/1/26  1,400,000  1,653,946 
Oregon Department of         
Administrative Services,         
Lottery Revenue  5.00  4/1/29  1,500,000  1,640,835 
Pennsylvania—5.8%         
Allegheny County Port Authority,         
Special Transportation Revenue  5.25  3/1/23  2,600,000  2,931,890 
Chester County Industrial         
Development Authority,         
Revenue (Avon Grove         
Charter School Project)  6.38  12/15/37  2,000,000  1,754,340 
Coatesville Area School District,         
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.25  8/15/17  4,000,000  4,482,040 
Dauphin County General Authority,         
Office and Parking Revenue         
(Riverfront Office Center Project)  6.00  1/1/25  1,895,000  1,492,540 
Harrisburg Authority,         
University Revenue (The         
Harrisburg University of         
Science and Technology Project)  6.00  9/1/36  1,150,000  1,002,972 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Pennsylvania (continued)         
Lancaster Parking Authority,         
Guaranteed Parking Revenue         
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  12/1/32  1,000,000  1,024,990 
Pennsylvania Higher Educational         
Facilities Authority, Revenue         
(Edinboro University         
Foundation Student         
Housing Project at         
Edinboro University         
of Pennsylvania)  5.88  7/1/38  1,500,000  1,471,080 
Pennsylvania Higher Educational         
Facilities Authority, Revenue         
(University of Pennsylvania         
Health System)  6.00  8/15/26  2,500,000  2,810,600 
Pennsylvania Housing Finance         
Agency, Capital Fund         
Securitization Revenue         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  12/1/25  2,450,000  2,549,299 
Pennsylvania Industrial         
Development Authority, EDR  5.50  7/1/23  2,000,000  2,248,240 
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,         
Turnpike Revenue  5.00  12/1/24  3,360,000  3,720,797 
Philadelphia,         
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.25  12/15/23  3,500,000  3,771,495 
Sayre Health Care Facilities         
Authority, Revenue (Guthrie         
Health Issue)  6.25  12/1/14  270,000  275,559 
South Carolina—.6%         
South Carolina Public Service         
Authority, Revenue Obligations         
(Santee Cooper)  5.00  12/1/21  2,500,000  2,985,050 
Texas—6.6%         
Coastal Water Authority,         
Water Conveyance System         
Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  6.25  12/15/17  2,170,000  2,265,805 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
Texas (continued)           
Corpus Christi,           
Combination Tax and Municipal           
Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue,           
Certificates of Obligation           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.50  9/1/18  1,955,000    2,046,807 
Del Mar College District,           
Limited Tax Bonds (Insured; FGIC)  5.25  8/15/17  1,295,000    1,406,461 
Denton Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax School           
Building Bonds (Permanent           
School Fund Guarantee Program)  0.00  8/15/23  135,000  a  69,403 
Galveston County,           
Combination Tax and Revenue           
Certificates of Obligation           
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.25  2/1/18  1,000,000    1,058,170 
Laredo Independent School District           
Public Facility Corporation,           
LR (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  8/1/21  525,000    528,838 
Laredo Independent School District           
Public Facility Corporation,           
LR (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  8/1/21  740,000    745,409 
Laredo Independent School District           
Public Facility Corporation,           
LR (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  8/1/29  1,000,000    1,002,810 
Leander Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax School           
Building Bonds (Permanent           
School Fund Guarantee Program)  0.00  8/15/30  3,900,000  a  1,427,049 
Leander Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax School           
Building Bonds (Permanent           
School Fund Guarantee Program)  0.00  8/15/31  3,360,000  a  1,154,765 
Lubbock Health Facilities Development           
Corporation, Revenue (Sears           
Plains Retirement Corporation           
Project) (Collateralized; GNMA)  5.50  1/20/21  890,000    880,513 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
Texas (continued)           
Lubbock Housing Finance           
Corporation, MFHR (Las Colinas,           
Quail Creek and Parkridge           
Place Apartments Projects)  6.00  7/1/22  1,175,000    1,029,864 
McKinney,           
Tax and Limited Pledge           
Waterworks and Sewer System           
Revenue, Certificates of           
Obligation (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  8/15/26  1,300,000    1,374,009 
Mesquite Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax School           
Building Bonds (Permanent           
School Fund Guarantee Program)  5.50  8/15/20  1,100,000    1,150,358 
Mesquite Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax School           
Building Bonds (Permanent           
School Fund Guarantee Program)  0.00  8/15/27  1,000,000  a  458,210 
Mesquite Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax School           
Building Bonds (Permanent           
School Fund Guarantee Program)  0.00  8/15/28  4,675,000  a  2,019,226 
Montgomery Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax School           
Building Bonds (Permanent           
School Fund Guarantee Program)  5.00  2/15/25  1,315,000    1,440,057 
North Texas Tollway Authority,           
First Tier System Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.63  1/1/33  5,000,000    5,277,050 
North Texas Tollway Authority,           
First Tier System Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.75  1/1/40  3,000,000    3,156,360 
Pearland Economic Development           
Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue           
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  9/1/24  1,035,000    1,093,146 
San Antonio,           
Electric and Gas Systems Revenue  5.50  2/1/20  255,000    311,694 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Texas (continued)           
Schertz-Cibolo Universal City           
Independent School District,           
Unlimited Tax School Building           
Bonds (Permanent School Fund           
Guarantee Program)  0.00  2/1/32  5,545,000 a  1,870,495 
Sharyland Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax School           
Building Bonds (Permanent           
School Fund Guarantee Program)  5.00  2/15/17  1,130,000   1,199,472 
Texas National Research           
Laboratory Commission           
Financing Corporation,           
LR (Superconducting           
Super Collider Project)  6.95  12/1/12  265,000   277,627 
Virginia—5.4%           
Albemarle County Industrial           
Development Authority, HR           
(Martha Jefferson Hospital)  5.25  10/1/15  1,445,000   1,552,190 
Amherst Industrial Development           
Authority, Educational           
Facilities Revenue (Sweet           
Briar College)  5.00  9/1/26  1,000,000   1,004,390 
Chesapeake,           
Chesapeake Expressway Toll           
Road Revenue  5.63  7/15/19  700,000   701,659 
Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel           
Commission District, General           
Resolution Revenue (Insured;           
Berkshire Hathaway           
Assurance Corporation)  5.50  7/1/25  1,000,000   1,169,520 
Chesterfield County Economic           
Development Authority, PCR           
(Virginia Electric and Power           
Company Project)  5.00  5/1/23  1,000,000   1,102,170 
Danville Industrial Development           
Authority, HR (Danville           
Regional Medical Center)           
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.25  10/1/28  1,500,000   1,810,935 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
Virginia (continued)           
Dulles Town Center Community           
Development Authority, Special           
Assessment Revenue (Dulles           
Town Center Project)  6.25  3/1/26  2,755,000    2,754,945 
Middle River Regional Jail           
Authority, Jail Facility           
Revenue (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  5/15/19  1,200,000    1,290,660 
Newport News,           
GO General Improvement Bonds           
and GO Water Bonds  5.25  7/1/22  1,000,000    1,246,080 
Norfolk,           
Water Revenue  5.00  11/1/25  1,000,000    1,119,180 
Prince William County Industrial           
Development Authority,           
Educational Facilities           
Revenue (The Catholic           
Diocese of Arlington)  5.50  10/1/33  1,000,000    1,016,930 
Richmond Metropolitan Authority,           
Expressway Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  7/15/17  2,900,000    3,259,107 
Roanoke Industrial Development           
Authority, HR (Carilion Health           
System) (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.50  7/1/21  2,500,000    2,575,475 
Tobacco Settlement Financing           
Corporation of Virginia, Tobacco           
Settlement Asset-Backed           
Bonds (Prerefunded)  5.63  6/1/15  1,000,000  b  1,182,570 
Virginia College Building           
Authority, Educational           
Facilities Revenue (Regent           
University Project)  5.00  6/1/36  745,000    680,811 
Virginia College Building           
Authority, Educational           
Facilities Revenue (Regent           
University Project) (Prerefunded)  5.00  6/1/16  215,000  b  257,480 
Virginia Housing Development           
Authority, Commonwealth           
Mortgage Revenue  6.38  1/1/36  1,450,000    1,573,685 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Virginia (continued)           
Virginia Housing Development           
Authority, Rental           
Housing Revenue  5.50  6/1/30  1,000,000   1,060,050 
Washington County Industrial           
Development Authority, HR           
(Mountain States Health Alliance)  7.75  7/1/38  2,000,000   2,261,900 
Washington—1.5%           
Washington Economic Development           
Finance Authority, EDR           
(Benaroya Research Institute           
at Virginia Mason Project)  4.00  6/1/24  2,645,000   2,600,749 
Washington Health Care Facilities           
Authority, Mortgage Revenue           
(Highline Medical Center)           
(Collateralized; FHA)  6.25  8/1/36  3,485,000   3,847,161 
Washington Health Care Facilities           
Authority, Revenue (MultiCare           
Health System) (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.50  8/15/24  1,000,000   1,108,080 
Wisconsin—.6%           
Milwaukee Housing Authority,           
MFHR (Veterans Housing           
Projects) (Collateralized; FNMA)  5.10  7/1/22  1,000,000   1,033,290 
Wisconsin,           
General Fund Annual           
Appropriation Bonds  5.75  5/1/33  2,000,000   2,223,160 
U.S. Related—4.0%           
Government of Guam,           
GO  6.75  11/15/29  500,000   515,605 
Guam Waterworks Authority,           
Water and Wastewater           
System Revenue  5.88  7/1/35  2,000,000   1,970,820 
Puerto Rico Commonwealth,           
Public Improvement GO           
(Insured; FGIC)  5.50  7/1/29  1,315,000   1,327,571 
Puerto Rico Electric Power           
Authority, Power Revenue  5.50  7/1/38  1,750,000   1,756,283 
Puerto Rico Electric Power           
Authority, Power Revenue           
(Insured; FGIC) (Prerefunded)  5.00  7/1/15  1,000,000 b  1,173,770 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
U.S. Related (continued)           
Puerto Rico Infrastructure           
Financing Authority, Special           
Tax Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.50  7/1/26  1,000,000    1,050,250 
Puerto Rico Public Buildings           
Authority, Government           
Facilities Revenue  6.25  7/1/22  1,000,000    1,115,480 
Puerto Rico Public Finance           
Corporation, Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  6.00  8/1/26  1,500,000    1,985,550 
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing           
Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue           
(First Subordinate Series)  6.00  8/1/42  7,860,000    8,320,910 
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing           
Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue           
(First Subordinate Series)  6.50  8/1/44  1,000,000    1,094,970 
Total Long-Term Municipal Investments         
(cost $475,655,428)          498,217,697 
 
Short-Term Municipal           
Investments—1.3%           
California—.8%           
Irvine Assessment District Number           
03-19, Limited Obligation           
Improvement Bonds (LOC:           
California State Teachers           
Retirement System and           
U.S. Bank NA)  0.13  9/1/11  1,800,000  c  1,800,000 
Irvine Assessment District Number           
05-21, Limited Obligation           
Improvement Bonds (LOC:           
California State Teachers           
Retirement System and           
U.S. Bank NA)  0.13  9/1/11  2,300,000  c  2,300,000 

 

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Short-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal      
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)     Value ($) 
California (continued)             
Irvine Assessment District Number             
89-10 (LOC: California             
State Teachers Retirement             
System and State Street             
Bank and Trust Co.)  0.13  9/1/11  300,000c     300,000 
New York—.5%             
New York City,             
GO Notes (LOC; JPMorgan             
Chase Bank)  0.10  9/1/11  600,000c     600,000 
New York City,             
GO Notes (LOC; JPMorgan             
Chase Bank)  0.10  9/1/11  1,800,000c     1,800,000 
Total Short-Term Municipal Investments           
(cost $6,800,000)            6,800,000 
 
Total Investments (cost $482,455,428)      99.5%     505,017,697 
Cash and Receivables (Net)      .5%     2,481,171 
Net Assets      100.0%     507,498,868 

 

a Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount. 
b These securities are prerefunded; the date shown represents the prerefunded date. Bonds which are prerefunded are 
collateralized by U.S. Government securities which are held in escrow and are used to pay principal and interest on 
the municipal issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date. 
c Variable rate demand note—rate shown is the interest rate in effect at August 31, 2011. Maturity date represents the 
next demand date, or the ultimate maturity date if earlier. 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

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

 

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Summary of Combined Ratings (Unaudited)   
 
Fitch  or  Moody’s  or  Standard & Poor’s  Value (%) 
AAA    Aaa    AAA  23.1 
AA    Aa    AA  28.0 
A    A    A  33.5 
BBB    Baa    BBB  7.8 
BB    Ba    BB  1.9 
B    B    B  .3 
F1    MIG1/P1    SP1/A1  .9 
Not Ratedd    Not Ratedd    Not Ratedd  4.5 
          100.0 

 

† Based on total investments. 
d Securities which, while not rated by Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, have been determined by the Manager to 
be of comparable quality to those rated securities in which the fund may invest. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
August 31, 2011 

 

        Cost  Value 
Assets ($):           
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments  482,455,428  505,017,697 
Cash          74,065 
Interest receivable          5,978,381 
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed      109,221 
Prepaid expenses          30,350 
          511,209,714 
Liabilities ($):           
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)      226,285 
Payable for investment securities purchased      3,011,750 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed      354,435 
Accrued expenses          118,376 
          3,710,846 
Net Assets ($)          507,498,868 
Composition of Net Assets ($):         
Paid-in capital          501,184,557 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments      (16,247,958) 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments        22,562,269 
Net Assets ($)          507,498,868 
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share         
  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class I  Class Z 
Net Assets ($)  256,180,008  671,205  19,569,449  5,494,706  225,583,500 
Shares Outstanding  19,068,299  49,958  1,456,634  408,873  16,783,439 
Net Asset Value           
Per Share ($)  13.43  13.44  13.43  13.44  13.44 
 
See notes to financial statements.         

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 
Year Ended August 31, 2011 

 

Investment Income ($):   
Interest Income  26,741,298 
Expenses:   
Management fee—Note 3(a)  3,142,946 
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)  1,065,977 
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)  165,454 
Registration fees  70,622 
Professional fees  69,648 
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)  49,907 
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)  48,329 
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  19,451 
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  5,904 
Interest expense—Note 2  293 
Miscellaneous  67,836 
Total Expenses  4,706,367 
Less—reduction in management fee due to undertaking—Note 3(a)  (1,334,469) 
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)  (522) 
Net Expenses  3,371,376 
Investment Income—Net  23,369,922 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):   
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  (5,698,003) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  (12,047,152) 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  (17,745,155) 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  5,624,767 
 
See notes to financial statements.   

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2011  2010 
Operations ($):     
Investment income—net  23,369,922  21,204,094 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  (5,698,003)  (3,697,897) 
Net unrealized appreciation     
(depreciation) on investments  (12,047,152)  29,344,403 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Resulting from Operations  5,624,767  46,850,600 
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):     
Investment income—net:     
Class A Shares  (11,665,767)  (9,222,536) 
Class B Shares  (46,498)  (64,874) 
Class C Shares  (772,847)  (738,207) 
Class I Shares  (288,363)  (156,594) 
Class Z Shares  (10,497,541)  (10,931,039) 
Total Dividends  (23,271,016)  (21,113,250) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):     
Net proceeds from shares sold:     
Class A Shares  27,449,378  39,933,970 
Class B Shares  8,312  222,923 
Class C Shares  2,679,769  5,840,810 
Class I Shares  3,085,689  8,267,667 
Class Z Shares  7,527,571  14,001,933 
Net assets received in connection     
with reorganization—Note 1    193,276,588 
Dividends reinvested:     
Class A Shares  8,305,932  6,576,697 
Class B Shares  37,077  46,460 
Class C Shares  488,434  455,401 
Class I Shares  165,880  90,114 
Class Z Shares  7,363,471  7,866,412 
Cost of shares redeemed:     
Class A Shares  (65,605,022)  (40,825,734) 
Class B Shares  (1,208,121)  (1,283,255) 
Class C Shares  (8,313,898)  (4,558,849) 
Class I Shares  (5,559,923)  (533,223) 
Class Z Shares  (28,833,498)  (20,147,338) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
from Capital Stock Transactions  (52,408,949)  209,230,576 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  (70,055,198)  234,967,926 
Net Assets ($):     
Beginning of Period  577,554,066  342,586,140 
End of Period  507,498,868  577,554,066 

 

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  Year Ended August 31, 
  2011  2010 
Capital Share Transactions:     
Class Aa     
Shares sold  2,069,357  2,978,959 
Shares issued in connection with     
reorganization—Note 1    13,664,217 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  630,371  488,656 
Shares redeemed  (5,008,350)  (3,042,506) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (2,308,622)  14,089,326 
Class Ba     
Shares sold  624  16,555 
Shares issued in connection with     
reorganization—Note 1    106,472 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  2,808  3,454 
Shares redeemed  (91,782)  (95,957) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (88,350)  30,524 
Class C     
Shares sold  201,953  434,451 
Shares issued in connection with     
reorganization—Note 1    715,420 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  37,065  33,860 
Shares redeemed  (637,058)  (338,266) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (398,040)  845,465 
Class I     
Shares sold  232,582  616,152 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  12,579  6,665 
Shares redeemed  (426,019)  (39,614) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (180,858)  583,203 
Class Z     
Shares sold  567,378  1,043,410 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  558,627  585,482 
Shares redeemed  (2,199,748)  (1,501,806) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (1,073,743)  127,086 

 

a During the period ended August 31, 2011, 37,794 Class B shares representing $498,444 were automatically 
converted to 37,794 Class A shares and during the period ended August 31, 2010, 41,963 Class B shares 
representing $562,218 were automatically converted to 41,968 Class A shares. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated.All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

    Year Ended August 31,   
Class A Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  13.81  13.10  13.23  13.50  13.81 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—neta  .58  .58  .59  .58  .55 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  (.38)  .71  (.13)  (.27)  (.30) 
Total from Investment Operations  .20  1.29  .46  .31  .25 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.58)  (.58)  (.59)  (.58)  (.56) 
Net asset value, end of period  13.43  13.81  13.10  13.23  13.50 
Total Return (%)b  1.60  10.10  3.78  2.35  1.79 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  .97  .97  .99  .98  .99 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  .70  .70  .70  .70  .69 
Ratio of interest and expense related           
to floating rate notes issued           
to average net assets    .00c       
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  4.40  4.37  4.70  4.33  4.05 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  22.31  20.53  31.77  49.59  43.08 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  256,180  295,189  95,477  81,428  74,676 

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b  Exclusive of sales charge. 
c  Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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    Year Ended August 31,   
Class B Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  13.81  13.11  13.23  13.51  13.81 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—neta  .50  .50  .52  .51  .49 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  (.36)  .72  (.11)  (.27)  (.30) 
Total from Investment Operations  .14  1.22  .41  .24  .19 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.51)  (.52)  (.53)  (.52)  (.49) 
Net asset value, end of period  13.44  13.81  13.11  13.23  13.51 
Total Return (%)b  1.18  9.48  3.35  1.77  1.36 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  1.55  1.60  1.61  1.54  1.57 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  1.20  1.20  1.20  1.20  1.19 
Ratio of interest and expense related           
to floating rate notes issued           
to average net assets    .00c       
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  3.90  3.89  4.22  3.84  3.57 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  22.31  20.53  31.77  49.59  43.08 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  671  1,910  1,413  2,385  3,260 

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b  Exclusive of sales charge. 
c  Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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    Year Ended August 31,   
Class C Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  13.81  13.10  13.23  13.50  13.81 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—neta  .48  .48  .50  .48  .44 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  (.38)  .71  (.13)  (.27)  (.30) 
Total from Investment Operations  .10  1.19  .37  .21  .14 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.48)  (.48)  (.50)  (.48)  (.45) 
Net asset value, end of period  13.43  13.81  13.10  13.23  13.50 
Total Return (%)b  .85  9.27  3.00  1.59  1.02 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  1.71  1.72  1.74  1.73  1.74 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  1.45  1.45  1.45  1.45  1.44 
Ratio of interest and expense related           
to floating rate notes issued           
to average net assets    .00c       
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  3.65  3.62  3.93  3.58  3.32 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  22.31  20.53  31.77  49.59  43.08 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  19,569  25,610  13,220  8,364  7,549 

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b  Exclusive of sales charge. 
c  Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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    Year Ended August 31, 
Class I Shares  2011  2010  2009a 
Per Share Data ($):       
Net asset value, beginning of period  13.81  13.10  11.65 
Investment Operations:       
Investment income—netb  .61  .61  .45 
Net realized and unrealized       
gain (loss) on investments  (.37)  .72  1.45 
Total from Investment Operations  .24  1.33  1.90 
Distributions:       
Dividends from investment income—net  (.61)  (.62)  (.45) 
Net asset value, end of period  13.44  13.81  13.10 
Total Return (%)  1.93  10.35  16.46c 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):       
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets  .71  .71  .96d 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets  .45  .46  .45d 
Ratio of interest and expense related to floating       
rate notes issued to average net assets    .00e   
Ratio of net investment income       
to average net assets  4.63  4.56  4.91d 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  22.31  20.53  31.77 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  5,495  8,146  86 

 

a  From December 15, 2008 (commencement of initial offering) to August 31, 2009. 
b  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
c  Not annualized. 
d  Annualized. 
e  Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

    Year Ended August 31,   
Class Z Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  13.82  13.11  13.23  13.51  13.81 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—neta  .61  .62  .62  .62  .59 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  (.39)  .70  (.12)  (.28)  (.30) 
Total from Investment Operations  .22  1.32  .50  .34  .29 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.60)  (.61)  (.62)  (.62)  (.59) 
Net asset value, end of period  13.44  13.82  13.11  13.23  13.51 
Total Return (%)  1.80  10.34  4.12  2.53  2.11 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  .75  .74  .77  .76  .76 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  .50  .48  .45  .45  .44 
Ratio of interest and expense related           
to floating rate notes issued           
to average net assets    .00b       
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  4.60  4.60  4.97  4.58  4.31 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  22.31  20.53  31.77  49.59  43.08 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  225,584  246,699  232,390  252,246  268,420 

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b  Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Municipal 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 four series, including the fund.The fund’s investment objective is to seek as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital. 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.

As of the close of business on January 19, 2010, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization previously approved by the fund’s Board of Directors, all of the assets, subject to the liabilities, of Dreyfus State Municipal Bond Funds, Dreyfus Virginia Fund (“Virginia Fund”), were transferred to the fund in exchange for corresponding class of shares of Common Stock of the fund of equal value.The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds with comparable investment objectives and strategies. Shareholders of Class A, Class B and Class C of Virginia Fund received Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the fund, respectively, in each case in an amount equal to the aggregate net asset value of their investment inVirginia Fund at the time of the exchange.The exchange ratio for each class of shares was 1.24 to 1.The net asset value of the fund’s shares on the close of business January 19, 2010, after the reorganization was $13.35 for Class A, $13.35 for Class B and $13.35 for Class C shares, and a total of 4,111,394 Class A shares, 42,128 Class B shares and 213,068 Class C shares were issued to shareholders of Virginia Fund in the exchange. The exchange was a tax-free event toVirginia Fund shareholders. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of investments

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received from Virginia Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

As of the close of business on January 26, 2010, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization previously approved by the fund’s Board of Directors, all of the assets, subject to the liabilities, of Dreyfus State Municipal Bond Funds, Dreyfus North Carolina Fund (“North Carolina Fund”), were transferred to the fund in exchange for corresponding class of shares of Common Stock of the fund of equal value.The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds with comparable investment objectives and strategies. Shareholders of Class A, Class B and Class C of North Carolina Fund received Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the fund, respectively, in each case in an amount equal to the aggregate net asset value of their investment in North Carolina Fund at the time of the exchange.The exchange ratio for each class of shares was 1.02 to 1.The net asset value of the fund’s shares on the close of business January 26, 2010, after the reorganization was $13.35 for Class A, $13.35 for Class B and $13.35 for Class C shares, and a total of 4,158,878 Class A shares, 45,554 Class B shares and 266,510 Class C shares were issued to shareholders of North Carolina Fund in the exchange.The exchange was a tax-free event to North Carolina Fund shareholders. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of investments received from North Carolina Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

As of the close of business on January 28, 2010, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization previously approved by the fund’s Board of Directors, all of the assets, subject to the liabilities, of Dreyfus State Municipal Bond Funds, Dreyfus Michigan Fund (“Michigan Fund”), were transferred to the fund in exchange for cor-

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responding class of shares of Common Stock of the fund of equal value.The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds with comparable investment objectives and strategies. Shareholders of Class A, Class B and Class C of Michigan Fund received Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the fund, respectively, in each case in an amount equal to the aggregate net asset value of their investment in Michigan Fund at the time of the exchange.The exchange ratio for each class of shares was 1.09 to 1.The net asset value of the fund’s shares on the close of business January 28, 2010, after the reorganization was $13.33 for Class A, $13.33 for Class B and $13.33 for Class C shares, and a total of 5,393,945 Class A shares, 18,790 Class B shares and 235,842 Class C shares were issued to shareholders of Michigan Fund in the exchange. The exchange was a tax-free event to Michigan Fund shareholders. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of investments received from Michigan Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

The net assets and net unrealized appreciation on investments immediately before the acquisitions as of the merger dates for the acquired funds and as of January 19, 2010 for the fund, were as follows:

  Unrealized   
  Appreciation ($)  Net Assets ($) 
Virginia Fund—Target Fund  2,489,966  58,293,983 
North Carolina Fund—Target Fund  2,446,568  59,687,068 
Michigan Fund—Target Fund  4,164,842  75,295,537 
Dreyfus AMT-Free Municipal Bond     
Fund-Acquiring Fund  3,960,241  359,223,594 
Total  13,061,617  552,500,182 

 

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares.The fund is authorized to issue 600 million shares of $.001 par value

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Common Stock.The fund currently offers five classes of shares: Class A (100 million shares authorized), Class B (100 million shares authorized), Class C (100 million shares authorized), Class I (100 million shares authorized) and Class Z (200 million shares authorized). Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class B shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class B share redemptions made within six years of purchase and automatically convert to Class A shares after six years.The fund no longer offers Class B shares, except in connection with dividend reinvestment and permitted exchanges of Class B shares. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Class Z shares are closed to new investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

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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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).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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

Investments in securities are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board of Directors. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are carried at fair value as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of municipal securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. All preceding securities are categorized as Level 2 in the 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 of Directors. 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 as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.

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For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 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:       
Municipal Bonds    505,017,697    505,017,697 

 

In January 2010, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about FairValue Measurements” (“ASU 2010-06”). The portions of ASU 2010-06 which require reporting entities to prepare new disclosures surrounding amounts and reasons for significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements as well as inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3 have been adopted by the fund. No significant transfers between Level 1 or Level 2 fair value measurements occurred at August 31, 2011.

In May 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation

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processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements.The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

(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. Interest income, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is earned from settlement date and recognized on the accrual basis. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date.

(c) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. 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.

(d) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, which can distribute tax exempt dividends, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

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As of and during the period ended August 31, 2011, 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, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four-year period ended August 31, 2011 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At August 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed tax-exempt income $403,326, accumulated capital losses $10,667,343 and unrealized appreciation $22,717,529. In addition, the fund had $5,735,875 of capital losses realized after October 31, 2010, which were deferred for tax purposes to the first day of the following fiscal year.

The accumulated capital loss carryover is available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to August 31, 2011. If not applied, $150,775 of the carryover expires in fiscal 2012, $7,447 expires in fiscal 2013, $820,185 expires in fiscal 2016, $2,063,006 expires in fiscal 2017, $5,287,194 expires in fiscal 2018 and $2,338,736 expires in fiscal 2019.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended August 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010 were as follows: tax exempt income $23,243,191 and $21,035,414 and ordinary income $27,825 and $77,836, respectively.

During the period ended August 31, 2011, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for amortization adjustments and dividend reclassification, the fund decreased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $98,906, increased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by $67,223 and increased paid-in capital by $31,683. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

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NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $225 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended August 31, 2011 was approximately $20,500, with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.43%.

NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .60% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.The Manager has contractually agreed to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that fund expenses (exclusive of shareholder services plan fees, Rule 12b-1 distribution plan fees, taxes, brokerage fees, interest and commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed .45% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.The Manager may terminate this agreement upon at least 90 days notice to shareholders, but has committed not to do so until at least January 1, 2012. The reduction in management fee, pursuant to the agreement, amounted to $1,334,469 during the period ended August 31, 2011.

During the period ended August 31, 2011, the Distributor retained $22,475 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares, and $506 and $6,926 from CDSCs on redemptions of the fund’s Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

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(b) Under the Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor for distributing their shares at an annual rate of .50% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class B shares and .75% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. During the period ended August 31, 2011, Class B and Class C shares were charged $5,986 and $159,468, respectively, pursuant to the Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class B and Class C shares for the provision of certain services. The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or other industry professional) in respect of these services.The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended August 31, 2011, Class A, Class B and Class C shares were charged $665,023, $2,993 and $53,156 respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

Under the Shareholder Services Plan with respect to Class Z (“Class Z Shareholder Services Plan”), Class Z shares reimburse the Distributor an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of Class Z shares’ average daily net assets for certain allocated expenses of providing personal services and/or maintaining shareholder accounts.The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding Class Z shares, providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of Class Z shareholder accounts. During the period ended August 31, 2011, Class Z shares were charged $121,344 pursuant to the Class Z Shareholder Services Plan.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $130,666 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund has arrangements with the custodian and cash management bank whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody and cash management fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $11,390 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $522.

The fund also compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $48,329 pursuant to the custody agreement.

During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $7,225 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.

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The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $258,553, Rule 12b-1 distribution plan fees $12,907, shareholder services plan fees $50,525, custodian fees $12,051, chief compliance officer fees $3,253 and transfer agency per account fees $24,903, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $135,907.

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

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended August 31, 2011, amounted to $115,525,692 and $165,574,192, respectively.

At August 31, 2011, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $482,300,168; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $22,717,529, consisting of $28,069,733 gross unrealized appreciation and $5,352,204 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors Dreyfus AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Dreyfus AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund (one of the series comprising Dreyfus Municipal Funds, Inc.) as of August 31, 2011, 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 financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein.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 August 31, 2011 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 AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund at August 31, 2011, 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 indicated periods, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
October 27, 2011

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund hereby designates all the dividends paid from investment income-net during its fiscal year ended August 31, 2011 as “exempt-interest dividends” (not generally subject to regular federal income tax), except $27,825 that is being designated as an ordinary income distribution for reporting purposes. Where required by federal tax law rules, shareholders will receive notification of their portion of the fund’s taxable ordinary dividends (if any) and capital gains distributions (if any) paid for the 2011 calendar year on Form 1099-DIV and their portion of the fund’s tax-exempt dividends paid for the 2011 calendar year on Form 1099-INT, both of which will be mailed in early 2012.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Joseph S. DiMartino (67) 
Chairman of the Board (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee 
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) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 167 
——————— 
David W. Burke (75) 
Board Member (1994) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 82 
——————— 
William Hodding Carter III (76) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Professor of Leadership & Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2006-present) 
• President and Chief Executive Officer of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (1998-2006) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
Gordon J. Davis (70) 
Board Member (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Partner in the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Consolidated Edison, Inc., a utility company, Director (1997-present) 
• The Phoenix Companies, Inc., a life insurance company, Director (2000-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 44 

 

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Joni Evans (69) 
Board Member (1991) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Chief Executive Officer, www.wowOwow.com an online community dedicated to women’s 
  conversations and publications (2007-present) 
• Principal, Joni Evans Ltd. (publishing) (2006-present) 
• Senior Vice President of the William Morris Agency (1994-2006) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
Ehud Houminer (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 64 
——————— 
Richard C. Leone (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Senior Fellow of The Century Foundation (formerly,The Twentieth Century Fund, Inc.), a tax 
exempt research foundation engaged in the study of economic, foreign policy and domestic issues 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Partnership for a Secure America, Director 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
Hans C. Mautner (73) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President—International Division and an Advisory Director of Simon Property Group, a real 
estate investment company (1998-2010) 
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Simon Global Limited (1999-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)

Robin A. Melvin (47) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving 
organizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances 
(1995-present) 
• SeniorVice President, Mentor, a national non-profit youth mentoring organization (1992-2005) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 54 
——————— 
Burton N. Wallack (60) 
Board Member (1991) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President and Co-owner of Wallack Management Company, a real estate management company 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
John E. Zuccotti (74) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Chairman of Brookfield Properties, Inc. 
• Senior Counsel of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP 
• Emeritus Chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Emigrant Savings Bank, Director (2004-present) 
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation,Trustee (2006-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 

 

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 in 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.

Arnold S. Hiatt, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009. From April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 75 investment companies (comprised of 167 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

MICHAEL A. ROSENBERG, Vice President and Secretary since August 2005.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1991.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 38 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

KATHLEEN DENICHOLAS, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 36 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 2001.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

M. CRISTINA MEISER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 41 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since August 2001.

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 59 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 43 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

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JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (76 investment companies, comprised of 192 portfolios). From November 2001 through March 2004, Mr. Connolly was first Vice-President, Mutual Fund Servicing for Mellon Global Securities Services. In that capacity, Mr. Connolly was responsible for managing Mellon’s Custody, Fund Accounting and Fund Administration services to third-party mutual fund clients. He is 54 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

STEPHEN J. STOREN, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since May 2011.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Distributor, and the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of 72 investment companies (comprised of 188 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 1999.

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For More Information


Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

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

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.

Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available 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 BASIC 
Municipal Money 
Market Fund 

 

ANNUAL REPORT August 31, 2011



 

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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 Chairman and CEO

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

6     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

7     

Statement of Investments

16     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

17     

Statement of Operations

18     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

19     

Financial Highlights

20     

Notes to Financial Statements

26     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

27     

Important Tax Information

28     

Board Members Information

31     

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

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Dreyfus BASIC
Municipal Money
Market Fund

The Fund


A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Money Market Fund, covering the 12-month period from September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011. 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.

Although investors were encouraged by expectations of a more robust economic recovery through the first quarter of 2011, the reporting period ended amid sharply deteriorating investor sentiment due to disappointing economic data, an escalating sovereign debt crisis in Europe and a contentious debate regarding taxes, spending and borrowing in the United States. In the final month of the reporting period, a major credit rating agency downgraded U.S. long-term debt, marking the first time in history that U.S. Treasury securities were not assigned the highest possible credit rating. However, the U.S. short-term debt — in which money market funds invest — maintained its highest credit rating designation among all three major rating agencies.

The economic outlook currently is clouded by heightened market volatility and political infighting, but we believe that a sustained, moderate global expansion is more likely than a double-dip recession. Inflationary pressures appear to be waning in most countries, including the United States, as energy prices have retreated from their highs.The Federal Reserve Board has signaled its intention to maintain an aggressively accommodative monetary policy, which may help offset the financial stresses caused by recent fiscal policy choices in the United States and Europe. However, the Fed’s policy stance also seems likely to keep money market yields at current levels. To assess how these and other developments may affect your investments, we encourage you, as always, to speak with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
September 15, 2011

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, as provided by Colleen Meehan, Senior Portfolio Manager

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2011, Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Money Market Fund produced a yield of 0.00%. Taking into account the effects of compounding, the fund produced an effective yield of 0.00%.1

Despite heightened volatility among stocks and bonds during the reporting period, tax-exempt money market yields remained stable at historically low levels as short-term interest rates were unchanged in a faltering U.S. economy.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests substantially all of its assets in short-term, high-quality municipal obligations that provide income exempt from federal income taxes. The fund may also invest in high-quality, short-term structured notes, which are derivative instruments whose value is tied to underlying municipal obligations.

Although the fund seeks to provide income exempt from federal income taxes, interest from some of its holdings may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. In addition, the fund may invest temporarily in high-quality, taxable money market instruments when acceptable municipal obligations are not available for investment.

Low Rates Persisted Despite Shifting Economic Sentiment

The reporting period began amid improved investor sentiment after the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) implemented new measures designed to stimulate greater economic growth through a new round of quantita-

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

tive easing. Investors responded positively to this renewed commitment to avoiding a double-dip recession, and they looked forward to better economic conditions in 2011. Despite unexpected economic shocks early in the new year stemming from political uprisings in the Middle East and devastating natural and nuclear disasters in Japan, greater economic optimism generally was reinforced by reports of improved hiring activity and consumer spending through the first quarter of 2011.

It wasn’t until late April that investor sentiment began to deteriorate in earnest, when Greece again appeared headed toward default on its sovereign debt, U.S. economic data proved disappointing and a contentious debate regarding government spending and borrowing intensified. Some of these worries came to a head during the final month of the reporting period, when Congress passed legislation cutting government spending and raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and Standard & Poor’s downgraded its credit rating on long-term U.S. debt securities.

Throughout a reporting period characterized by changing economic sentiment, the Fed maintained its aggressively accommodative policy stance, leaving the overnight federal funds rate in a range between 0% and 0.25%. Consequently, municipal money market yields remained near zero percent.

In the municipal money markets, ample new issuance in advance of the expiration of the federally subsidized Build America Bonds program at the end of 2010 and political pressure to reduce borrowing had a dampening impact on issuance volumes over the first eight months of 2011. Meanwhile, demand for municipal money market instruments remained robust as individuals sought to shelter income from rising state taxes, and institutional investors searched for alternatives to low yielding taxable money market instruments.

From a credit-quality perspective, many states and municipalities reduced spending to address budget deficits during the reporting period. Although tax revenues generally have remained below prerecession levels, receipts have trended up over the past year, and several banks have initiated programs providing municipal issuers with credit, a positive development that appears likely to continue.

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Maintaining a Credit-Conscious Investment Posture

We have maintained the fund’s conservative investment posture, emphasizing direct, high-quality municipal obligations and commercial paper deemed creditworthy by our analysts.We also favored instruments backed by pledged tax appropriations or dedicated revenues.We generally shied away from general obligation debt and instruments issued by localities that depend heavily on state aid. Finally, we maintained the fund’s weighted average maturity in a range that was roughly in line with industry averages, as it has made little sense to us to incur the interest-rate risks that longer-dated instruments typically entail.

Outlook Clouded by Recent Events

Although the U.S. economy has continued to grow, developments currently roiling the financial markets have clouded the outlook for the remainder of 2011 and beyond. However, the Fed recently signaled that it is prepared to keep short-term interest rates near historical lows “at least through mid-2013,” and we believe the prudent course continues to be an emphasis on preservation of capital and liquidity. However, the supply of newly issued tax-exempt money market instruments may increase later this year, which could put upward pressure on yields.

September 15, 2011

  An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government 
  agency.Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is 
  possible to lose money by investing in the fund. 
  Short-term municipal securities holdings (as applicable), while rated in the highest rating category 
  by one or more NRSRO (or unrated, if deemed of comparable quality by Dreyfus), involve credit 
  and liquidity risks and risk of principal loss. 
1  Effective yield is based upon dividends declared daily and reinvested monthly. Past performance is 
  no guarantee of future results.Yields fluctuate. Income may be subject to state and local taxes, and 
  some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) for certain investors. 
  Yields provided reflect the absorption of certain fund expenses by The Dreyfus Corporation, 
  pursuant to an agreement in effect until such time as shareholders are given at least 90 days’ 
  notice and which Dreyfus has committed will remain in place until at least January 1, 2012. 
  Had these expenses not been absorbed, fund yields would have been lower, and in some cases, 7- 
  day yields during the reporting period would have been negative. 

 

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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 BASIC Municipal Money Market Fund from March 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011. 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 August 31, 2011

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 1.51 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,000.00 

 

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 August 31, 2011

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 1.53 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,023.69 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .30%, 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 
August 31, 2011 

 

Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments—100.0%  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
California—5.2%           
California Municipal Finance           
Authority, Recovery Zone           
Facility Revenue (Chevron           
U.S.A. Inc. Project)  0.07  9/1/11  2,250,000  a  2,250,000 
California Pollution Control           
Financing Authority, SWDR (Bay           
Counties Waste Services, Inc.           
Project) (LOC; Comerica Bank)  0.26  9/7/11  3,270,000  a  3,270,000 
California Pollution Control           
Financing Authority, SWDR           
(Metropolitan Recycling           
Corporation Project) (LOC;           
Comerica Bank)  0.26  9/7/11  2,285,000  a  2,285,000 
Florida—2.6%           
Capital Trust Agency,           
MFHR (Brittany Bay Apartments           
—Waterman’s Crossing)           
(Liquidity Facility; FHLMC and           
LOC; FHLMC)  0.24  9/7/11  2,790,000  a,b,c  2,790,000 
Jacksonville,           
Educational Facilities Revenue           
(Edward Waters College Project)           
(LOC; Wells Fargo Bank)  0.29  9/7/11  1,100,000  a  1,100,000 
Georgia—1.3%           
Atlanta,           
Airport Revenue, CP (LOC;           
Wells Fargo Bank)  0.27  9/16/11  2,000,000    2,000,000 
Illinois—3.3%           
Illinois Development Finance           
Authority, Revenue (Park Ridge           
Youth Campus Project) (LOC;           
Bank of America)  1.00  9/7/11  900,000  a  900,000 
Illinois Health Facilities           
Authority, Revenue           
(Northwestern Memorial           
Hospital) (Liquidity Facility;           
Northern Trust Company)  0.13  9/1/11  4,000,000  a  4,000,000 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
Indiana—1.3%           
Puttable Floating Option Tax           
Exempt Receipts (Indiana Health           
Facility Financing Authority,           
Hospital Improvement Revenue,           
Refunding (Community           
Hospitals Projects)) (Liquidity           
Facility; Bank of America and           
LOC; Bank of America)  0.35  9/7/11  1,980,000  a,b,c  1,980,000 
Iowa—6.1%           
Iowa Finance Authority,           
Health Facilities Revenue           
(Iowa Health System)           
(LOC; Bank of America)  0.17  9/1/11  2,575,000  a  2,575,000 
Iowa Finance Authority,           
SWDR (MidAmerican           
Energy Project)  0.23  9/7/11  5,000,000  a  5,000,000 
Iowa Higher Education Loan           
Authority, Revenue, BAN           
(William Penn University Project)  1.50  12/1/11  1,500,000    1,503,349 
Kentucky—1.3%           
Kentucky Rural Water Finance           
Corporation, Public Projects           
Construction Notes  1.50  12/1/11  2,000,000    2,004,216 
Louisiana—7.4%           
Ascension Parish,           
Revenue (BASF           
Corporation Project)  0.32  9/7/11  2,800,000  a  2,800,000 
Louisiana Public Facilities           
Authority, Revenue (Air           
Products and Chemicals Project)  0.07  9/1/11  3,500,000  a  3,500,000 
Louisiana Public Facilities           
Authority, Revenue (Tiger           
Athletic Foundation Project)           
(LOC; FHLB)  0.21  9/7/11  4,700,000  a  4,700,000 
Maryland—1.0%           
Maryland Economic Development           
Corporation, Revenue           
(Chesapeake Advertising           
Facility) (LOC; M&T Trust)  0.46  9/7/11  1,440,000  a  1,440,000 

 

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Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
Massachusetts—3.4%           
Massachusetts Department of           
Transportation, Metropolitan           
Highway System Subordinated           
Revenue (Commonwealth Contract           
Assistance Secured) (Liquidity           
Facility; Barclays Bank PLC)  0.13  9/7/11  5,000,000  a  5,000,000 
Michigan—1.2%           
Oakland County Economic           
Development Corporation, LOR           
(Michigan Seamless Tube LLC           
Project) (LOC; Bank of America)  0.36  9/7/11  1,800,000  a  1,800,000 
Minnesota—2.1%           
Waite Park,           
IDR (McDowall Company Project)           
(LOC; U.S. Bank NA)  0.39  9/7/11  3,135,000  a  3,135,000 
Nebraska—1.0%           
Lancaster County School District           
0001, GO Notes  4.00  1/15/12  1,435,000    1,455,158 
Nevada—1.5%           
Clark County,           
Airport System Subordinate           
Lien Revenue (Las Vegas           
McCarran International           
Airport) (LOC; Citibank NA)  0.19  9/7/11  1,200,000  a  1,200,000 
Clark County,           
Airport System Subordinate           
Lien Revenue (Las Vegas           
McCarran International Airport)           
(LOC; Royal Bank of Canada)  0.18  9/7/11  1,000,000  a  1,000,000 
New York—5.5%           
New York City,           
GO Notes (Liquidity Facility;           
Wells Fargo Bank)  0.07  9/1/11  1,500,000  a  1,500,000 
New York City Trust for Cultural           
Resources, Revenue, Refunding           
(American Museum of Natural           
History) (Liquidity Facility;           
Bank of America)  0.12  9/1/11  2,750,000  a  2,750,000 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
New York (continued)           
New York Liberty Development           
Corporation, Liberty Revenue           
(World Trade Center Project)  0.35  2/1/12  4,000,000    4,000,000 
North Carolina—5.2%           
North Carolina Capital Facilities           
Finance Agency, Educational           
Facilities Revenue (High Point           
University Project) (LOC;           
Branch Banking and Trust Co.)  0.21  9/7/11  3,700,000  a  3,700,000 
North Carolina Medical Care           
Commission, Health Care           
Facility Revenue (Merlots           
Program) (Providence Place           
Retirement Community Nursing           
Home Project) (Liquidity           
Facility; Wells Fargo Bank           
and LOC; GNMA)  0.18  9/7/11  3,965,000  a,b,c  3,965,000 
Ohio—3.2%           
Clark County,           
Solid Waste Facilities Revenue           
(Eastwood Dairy LLC Project)           
(LOC; Wells Fargo Bank)  0.39  9/7/11  2,750,000  a  2,750,000 
Union Township,           
GO Notes, BAN (Various Purpose)  1.25  9/13/11  1,000,000    1,000,163 
Union Township,           
GO Notes, BAN (Various Purpose)  1.13  9/12/12  1,000,000    1,004,700 
Pennsylvania—8.2%           
Lancaster County Hospital           
Authority, Health Center           
Revenue (LUTHERCARE Project)           
(LOC; M&T Trust)  0.21  9/7/11  1,147,000  a  1,147,000 
Pennsylvania Economic Development           
Financing Authority, Revenue           
(Evergreen Community Power           
Facility) (LOC; M&T Trust)  0.36  9/7/11  5,000,000  a  5,000,000 
Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher           
Education Facilities Authority,           
HR (The Children’s Hospital of           
Philadelphia Project) (Liquidity           
Facility; Wells Fargo Bank)  0.13  9/1/11  2,000,000  a  2,000,000 

 

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Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
Pennsylvania (continued)           
Philadelphia School District,           
GO Notes, Refunding (LOC;           
Barclays Bank PLC)  0.15  9/7/11  4,000,000  a  4,000,000 
South Carolina—5.9%           
Columbia,           
Waterworks and Sewer System           
Revenue (LOC; U.S. Bank NA)  0.13  9/1/11  2,100,000  a  2,100,000 
South Carolina Association of           
Governmental Organizations, COP  1.50  4/13/12  1,800,000    1,813,986 
South Carolina Jobs-Economic           
Development Authority, HR           
(Conway Hospital, Inc.)           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp. and Liquidity           
Facility; Branch Banking           
and Trust Co.)  0.24  9/7/11  4,850,000  a  4,850,000 
Tennessee—6.7%           
Knox County Health, Educational           
and Housing Facility Board,           
Hospital Facilities Revenue           
(Catholic Healthcare Partners)           
(LOC; Landesbank           
Baden-Wurttemberg)  0.15  9/7/11  4,300,000  a  4,300,000 
Sevier County Public Building           
Authority, Local Government           
Public Improvement Revenue           
(LOC; Bank of America)  0.23  9/7/11  3,315,000  a  3,315,000 
Tennergy Corporation,           
Gas Revenue (Putters Program)           
(Liquidity Facility; JPMorgan           
Chase Bank and LOC;           
JPMorgan Chase Bank)  0.26  9/7/11  2,345,000  a,b,c  2,345,000 
Texas—9.5%           
El Paso Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax           
School Building Bonds           
(Liquidity Facility; JPMorgan           
Chase Bank and LOC;           
Permanent School Fund           
Guarantee Program)  0.23  12/7/11  3,750,000    3,750,000 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
Texas (continued)           
Greenville Industrial Development           
Corporation, IDR (Woodgrain           
Project) (LOC; General           
Electric Capital Corp.)  0.24  9/7/11  3,225,000  a  3,225,000 
Harris County,           
GO Notes, TAN  1.50  2/29/12  4,000,000    4,026,525 
Jefferson County Industrial           
Development Corporation,           
Hurricane Ike Disaster Area           
Revenue (Jefferson Refinery,           
LLC Project) (LOC; Branch           
Banking and Trust Co.)  0.50  9/29/11  3,000,000    3,000,000 
Utah—4.7%           
Murray City,           
HR (Intermountain Health Care           
Health Services, Inc.)  0.11  9/1/11  4,000,000  a  4,000,000 
Salt Lake County,           
GO Notes, TRAN  2.50  12/29/11  3,000,000    3,023,110 
Vermont—1.5%           
Vermont Economic Development           
Authority, Revenue, CP           
(Economic Development           
Capital Program) (LOC;           
JPMorgan Chase Bank)  0.27  9/7/11  2,300,000    2,300,000 
Virginia—1.5%           
Hanover County Industrial           
Development Authority, IDR           
(Virginia Iron and Metal           
Company Inc., Project) (LOC;           
Branch Banking and Trust Co.)  0.28  9/7/11  2,240,000  a  2,240,000 
Washington—1.6%           
Port of Chehalis Industrial           
Development Corporation,           
Industrial Revenue (JLT           
Holding, LLC Project) (LOC;           
Wells Fargo Bank)  0.34  9/7/11  2,350,000  a  2,350,000 

 

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Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal      
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)     Value ($) 
Wisconsin—7.8%             
Waupaca,             
IDR (Gusmer Enterprises, Inc.             
Project) (LOC; Wells Fargo Bank)  0.39  9/7/11  2,680,000a     2,680,000 
Wisconsin Health and Educational             
Facilities Authority, Revenue             
(Mequon Jewish Campus, Inc.             
Project) (LOC; JPMorgan             
Chase Bank)  0.25  9/7/11  2,955,000a     2,955,000 
Wisconsin Health and Educational             
Facilities Authority, Revenue,             
Refunding (Lawrence University             
of Wisconsin) (LOC; JPMorgan             
Chase Bank)  0.21  9/7/11  3,925,000a     3,925,000 
Wisconsin Rural Water Construction             
Loan Program Commission,             
Revenue, BAN  1.50  11/1/11  2,000,000     2,002,986 
 
Total Investments (cost $148,706,193)      100.0%     148,706,193 
 
Cash and Receivables (Net)      .0%     19,896 
 
Net Assets      100.0%     148,726,089 

 

a Variable rate demand note—rate shown is the interest rate in effect at August 31, 2011. Maturity date represents the 
next demand date, or the ultimate maturity date if earlier. 
b Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.These securities may be resold in 
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.At August 31, 2011, these securities 
amounted to $11,080,000 or 7.4% of net assets. 
c The fund does not directly own the municipal security indicated; the fund owns an interest in a special purpose entity 
that, in turn, owns the underlying municipal security.The special purpose entity permits the fund to own interests in 
underlying assets, but in a manner structured to provide certain advantages not inherent in the underlying bonds (e.g., 
enhanced liquidity, yields linked to short-term rates). 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

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

 

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Summary of Combined Ratings (Unaudited)   
 
Fitch   or  Moody’s  or  Standard & Poor’s  Value (%) 
F1 +,F1    VMIG1,MIG1,P1    SP1+,SP1,A1+,A1  91.4 
AAA,AA,Ad     Aaa,Aa,Ad    AAA,AA,Ad  1.0 
Not Ratede     Not Ratede    Not Ratede  7.6 
            100.0 

 

† Based on total investments. 
d Notes which are not F, MIG and SP rated are represented by bond ratings of the issuers. 
e Securities which, while not rated by Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, have been determined by the Manager to 
be of comparable quality to those rated securities in which the fund may invest. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
August 31, 2011 

 

  Cost  Value 
Assets ($):     
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments  148,706,193  148,706,193 
Cash    1,045,168 
Interest receivable    101,471 
Prepaid expenses    9,136 
    149,861,968 
Liabilities ($):     
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 2(b)    10,170 
Payable for investment securities purchased    1,004,700 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    54,313 
Accrued expenses    66,696 
    1,135,879 
Net Assets ($)    148,726,089 
Composition of Net Assets ($):     
Paid-in capital    148,726,089 
Net Assets ($)    148,726,089 
Shares Outstanding     
(3 billion shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)    148,726,089 
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)    1.00 
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 
Year Ended August 31, 2011 

 

Investment Income ($):   
Interest Income  596,293 
Expenses:   
Management fee—Note 2(a)  827,883 
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 2(b)  114,816 
Professional fees  53,108 
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  31,383 
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 2(c)  24,315 
Registration fees  20,728 
Custodian fees—Note 2(b)  16,450 
Miscellaneous  25,854 
Total Expenses  1,114,537 
Less—reduction in management fee due to undertaking—Note 2(a)  (369,344) 
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 2(a)  (148,816) 
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 2(b)  (331) 
Net Expenses  596,046 
Investment Income—Net, representing net increase   
in net assets resulting from operations  247 
 
See notes to financial statements.   

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2011  2010 
Operations ($):     
Investment Income-Net, representing     
net increase in net assets     
resulting from operations  247  42,896 
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):     
Investment income—net  (247)  (42,896) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($1.00 per share):     
Net proceeds from shares sold  48,919,901  49,576,436 
Dividends reinvested  243  41,539 
Cost of shares redeemed  (86,388,357)  (161,487,259) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
from Capital Stock Transactions  (37,468,213)  (111,869,284) 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  (37,468,213)  (111,869,284) 
Net Assets ($):     
Beginning of Period  186,194,302  298,063,586 
End of Period  148,726,089  186,194,302 
 
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 August 31,   
  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—net  .000a  .000a  .011  .025  .033 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.000)a  (.000)a  (.011)  (.025)  (.033) 
Net asset value, end of period  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00 
Total Return (%)  .00b  .01  1.12  2.50  3.32 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  .67  .62  .65  .60  .60 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  .36  .40  .44  .43  .45 
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  .00b  .02  1.15  2.46  3.27 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  148,726  186,194  298,064  360,651  339,372 

 

a  Amount represents less than $.001 per share. 
b  Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Money Market Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Municipal 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 four series including the fund.The fund’s investment objective is to seek as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold without a sales charge.

It is the fund’s policy to maintain a continuous net asset value per share of $1.00; the fund has adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend and distribution policies to enable it to do so.There is no assurance, however, that the fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value per share of $1.00.

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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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: Investments in securities are valued at amortized cost in accordance with Rule 2a-7 of the Act, which has been determined by the Board of Directors to represent the fair value of the fund’s investments.

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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Act. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in valuing the fund’s investments:

  Short-Term 
Valuation Inputs  Investments ($) 
Level 1—Unadjusted Quoted Prices   
Level 2—Other Significant Observable Inputs  148,706,193 
Level 3—Significant Unobservable Inputs   
Total  148,706,193 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 

 

(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. Interest income, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is earned from settlement date and recognized on the accrual basis. Cost of investments represents amortized cost.

(c) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. 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.

(d) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, which can distribute tax exempt dividends, by complying with the applicable provisions of the

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Code, and to make distributions of income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended August 31, 2011, 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, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four-year period ended August 31, 2011 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At August 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended August 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010, were as follows: tax exempt income $247 and $42,896, respectively.

At August 31, 2011, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

NOTE 2—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .50% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.The Manager has agreed, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that the annual fund operating expenses do not exceed .45% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager may terminate this undertaking agreement upon at least 90 days notice to shareholders, but has committed not to do so until at least January 1, 2012.The reduction in management fee, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $369,344 during the period ended August 31, 2011.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The Manager has undertaken to waive receipt of the management fee and/or reimburse operating expenses in order to facilitate a daily yield at or above a certain level. Such level may change from time to time, is voluntary and not contractual, and may be terminated at any time. The reduction in expenses, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $148,816 during the period ended August 31, 2011.

(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund reimburses the Distributor an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets for certain allocated expenses of providing personal services and/or maintaining shareholder accounts. 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. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $84,563 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $20,730 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund has arrangements with the custodian and cash management bank whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody and cash management fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended August 31, 2011,

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the fund was charged $2,136 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $99.

The fund also compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $16,450 pursuant to the custody agreement.These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $232.

During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $7,225 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $60,333, chief compliance officer fees $3,253 and transfer agency per account fees $3,974, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $57,390.

(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 3—Securities Transactions:

The fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Directors.The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the fund from or to another fund or portfolio that are, or could be, considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment adviser), common Director and/or common officers, complies with Rule 17a-7 of the Act. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund engaged in purchases and sales of securities pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the Act amounting to $66,720,000 and $75,905,000, respectively.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED 
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

 

Shareholders and Board of Directors Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Money Market Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Money Market Fund (one of the series comprising Dreyfus Municipal Funds, Inc.) as of August 31, 2011, 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 financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein. 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 August 31, 2011 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 BASIC Municipal Money Market Fund at August 31, 2011, 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 indicated years, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
October 27, 2011

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund hereby designates all the dividends paid from investment income-net during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011 as “exempt-interest dividends” (not generally subject to regular federal income tax).Where required by federal tax law rules, shareholders will receive notification of their portion of the fund’s exempt-interest dividends paid for the 2011 calendar year on Form 1099-INT, which will be mailed in early 2012.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Joseph S. DiMartino (67) 
Chairman of the Board (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee 
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) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 167 
——————— 
David W. Burke (75) 
Board Member (1994) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 82 
——————— 
William Hodding Carter III (76) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Professor of Leadership & Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2006-present) 
• President and Chief Executive Officer of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (1998-2006) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
Gordon J. Davis (70) 
Board Member (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Partner in the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Consolidated Edison, Inc., a utility company, Director (1997-present) 
• The Phoenix Companies, Inc., a life insurance company, Director (2000-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 44 

 

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Joni Evans (69) 
Board Member (1991) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Chief Executive Officer, www.wowOwow.com an online community dedicated to women’s 
  conversations and publications (2007-present) 
• Principal, Joni Evans Ltd. (publishing) (2006-present) 
• Senior Vice President of the William Morris Agency (1994-2006) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
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Ehud Houminer (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 64 
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Richard C. Leone (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Senior Fellow of The Century Foundation (formerly,The Twentieth Century Fund, Inc.), a tax 
exempt research foundation engaged in the study of economic, foreign policy and domestic issues 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Partnership for a Secure America, Director 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
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Hans C. Mautner (73) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President—International Division and an Advisory Director of Simon Property Group, a real 
estate investment company (1998-2010) 
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Simon Global Limited (1999-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)

Robin A. Melvin (47) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving 
organizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances 
(1995-present) 
• SeniorVice President, Mentor, a national non-profit youth mentoring organization (1992-2005) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 54 
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Burton N. Wallack (60) 
Board Member (1991) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President and Co-owner of Wallack Management Company, a real estate management company 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
John E. Zuccotti (74) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Chairman of Brookfield Properties, Inc. 
• Senior Counsel of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP 
• Emeritus Chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Emigrant Savings Bank, Director (2004-present) 
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation,Trustee (2006-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
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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 in 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.

Arnold S. Hiatt, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009. From April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 75 investment companies (comprised of 167 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

MICHAEL A. ROSENBERG, Vice President and Secretary since August 2005.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1991.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 38 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

KATHLEEN DENICHOLAS, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 36 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 2001.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

M. CRISTINA MEISER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 41 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since August 2001.

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 59 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 43 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

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JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (76 investment companies, comprised of 192 portfolios). From November 2001 through March 2004, Mr. Connolly was first Vice-President, Mutual Fund Servicing for Mellon Global Securities Services. In that capacity, Mr. Connolly was responsible for managing Mellon’s Custody, Fund Accounting and Fund Administration services to third-party mutual fund clients. He is 54 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

STEPHEN J. STOREN, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since May 2011.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Distributor, and the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of 72 investment companies (comprised of 188 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 1999.

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For More Information



 

Dreyfus BASIC 
New Jersey Municipal 
Money Market Fund 

 

ANNUAL REPORT August 31, 2011



 

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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 Chairman and CEO

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

6     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

7     

Statement of Investments

16     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

17     

Statement of Operations

18     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

19     

Financial Highlights

20     

Notes to Financial Statements

27     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

28     

Important Tax Information

29     

Board Members Information

32     

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover


 

Dreyfus BASIC
New Jersey Municipal
Money Market Fund

The Fund


A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus BASIC New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund, covering the 12-month period from September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011. 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.

Although investors were encouraged by expectations of a more robust economic recovery through the first quarter of 2011, the reporting period ended amid sharply deteriorating investor sentiment due to disappointing economic data, an escalating sovereign debt crisis in Europe and a contentious debate regarding taxes, spending and borrowing in the United States. In the final month of the reporting period, a major credit rating agency downgraded U.S. long-term debt, marking the first time in history that U.S.Treasury securities were not assigned the highest possible credit rating. However, the U.S. short-term debt — in which money market funds invest — maintained its highest credit rating designation among all three major rating agencies.

The economic outlook currently is clouded by heightened market volatility and political infighting, but we believe that a sustained, moderate global expansion is more likely than a double-dip recession. Inflationary pressures appear to be waning in most countries, including the United States, as energy prices have retreated from their highs.The Federal Reserve Board has signaled its intention to maintain an aggressively accommodative monetary policy, which may help offset the financial stresses caused by recent fiscal policy choices in the United States and Europe. However, the Fed’s policy stance also seems likely to keep money market yields at current levels. To assess how these and other developments may affect your investments, we encourage you, as always, to speak with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
September 15, 2011

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, as provided by Joseph Irace, Senior Portfolio Manager

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2011, Dreyfus BASIC New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund produced a yield of 0.13%. Taking into account the effects of compounding, the fund produced an effective yield of 0.13%.1

Despite heightened volatility among stocks and bonds, tax-exempt money market yields remained stable at historically low levels during the reporting period as short-term interest rates remained unchanged in a faltering U.S. economy.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal and New Jersey state income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests substantially all of its assets in short-term, high-quality municipal obligations that provide income exempt from federal and New Jersey state personal income taxes. The fund may also invest in high-quality, short-term structured notes, which are derivative instruments whose value is tied to underlying municipal obligations.

Although the fund seeks to provide income exempt from federal and New Jersey state income taxes, interest from some of its holdings may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. In addition, the fund may invest temporarily in high-quality, taxable money market instruments when acceptable municipal obligations are not available for investment.

Low Rates Persisted Despite Shifting Economic Sentiment

The reporting period began amid improved investor sentiment after the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) implemented new measures designed to stimulate greater economic growth through a new round of

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

quantitative easing. Investors responded positively to this renewed commitment to avoiding a double-dip recession, and they looked forward to better economic conditions in 2011. Despite unexpected economic shocks early in the new year stemming from political uprisings in the Middle East and devastating natural and nuclear disasters in Japan, greater economic optimism generally was reinforced by reports of improved hiring activity and consumer spending through the first quarter of 2011.

It wasn’t until late April that investor sentiment began to deteriorate in earnest, when Greece again appeared headed toward default on its sovereign debt, U.S. economic data proved disappointing and a contentious debate regarding government spending and borrowing intensified. Some of these worries came to a head during the final month of the reporting period, when Congress passed legislation cutting government spending and raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and Standard & Poor’s downgraded its credit rating on long-term U.S. debt securities.

Throughout a reporting period characterized by changing economic sentiment, the Fed maintained its aggressively accommodative policy stance, leaving the overnight federal funds rate in a range between 0% and 0.25%. Consequently, municipal money market yields remained near zero percent.

In the municipal money markets, ample new issuance in advance of the expiration of the federally subsidized Build America Bonds program at the end of 2010 and political pressure to reduce borrowing had a dampening impact on issuance volumes over the first eight months of 2011. Meanwhile, demand for municipal money market instruments remained robust as individuals sought to shelter income from rising state taxes, and institutional investors searched for alternatives to low yielding taxable money market instruments.

Like many states, New Jersey reduced spending to address its budget deficit during the reporting period.Although tax revenues generally have remained below prerecession levels, receipts have trended up over the past year, and several banks have initiated programs providing municipal issuers with credit, a positive development that appears likely to continue.

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Maintaining a Credit-Conscious Investment Posture

We have maintained the fund’s conservative investment posture, emphasizing direct, high-quality municipal obligations and commercial paper deemed creditworthy by our analysts.We also favored instruments backed by pledged tax appropriations or dedicated revenues.We generally shied away from general obligation debt and instruments issued by localities that depend heavily on state aid.

Outlook Clouded by Recent Events

Although the U.S. economy has continued to grow, developments currently roiling the financial markets have clouded the outlook for the remainder of 2011 and beyond. However, the Fed recently signaled that it is prepared to keep short-term interest rates near historical lows “at least through mid-2013,” and we believe the prudent course continues to be an emphasis on preservation of capital and liquidity. However, the supply of newly issued tax-exempt money market instruments may increase later this year, which could put upward pressure on yields.

September 15, 2011

  An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government 
  agency.Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is 
  possible to lose money by investing in the fund. 
  Short-term corporate, asset-backed securities holdings and municipal securities holdings (as 
  applicable), while rated in the highest rating category by one or more NRSRO (or unrated, if 
  deemed of comparable quality by Dreyfus), involve credit and liquidity risks and risk of 
  principal loss. 
1  Effective yield is based upon dividends declared daily and reinvested monthly. Past performance is 
  no guarantee of future results.Yields fluctuate. Income may be subject to state and local taxes for 
  non-New Jersey residents, and some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax 
  (AMT) for certain investors.Yields provided reflect the absorption of certain fund expenses by The 
  Dreyfus Corporation, pursuant to an agreement in effect until such time as shareholders are given 
  at least 90 days’ notice and which Dreyfus has committed will remain in place until at least 
  January 1, 2012. Had these expenses not been absorbed, fund yields would have been lower, and 
  in some cases, 7-day yields during the reporting period would have been negative. 

 

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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 BASIC New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund from March 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011. 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 August 31, 2011

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 2.27 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,000.50 

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended August 31, 2011

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 2.29 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,022.94 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .45%, 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 
August 31, 2011 

 

Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments—99.3%  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
New Jersey—92.2%           
Avalon Borough,           
GO Notes (General Improvement           
Bonds and Water/Sewer Utility)  5.00  5/15/12  300,000   309,158 
Berkeley Heights Township Board of           
Education, GO Notes  4.13  3/1/12  130,000   131,906 
Camden County Improvement           
Authority, County Guaranteed           
Lease Revenue, Refunding  4.00  12/1/11  550,000   554,069 
Camden County Improvement           
Authority, Special Revenue           
(Congregation Beth El Project)           
(LOC; TD Bank)  0.29  9/7/11  1,600,000 a  1,600,000 
Carteret Redevelopment Agency,           
Revenue (Project Notes)  1.50  9/28/11  1,000,000   1,000,366 
Cumberland County,           
GO Notes (General Improvement)  2.50  12/15/11  100,000   100,358 
East Brunswick Township,           
GO Notes, BAN  2.00  1/6/12  195,000   195,626 
East Orange,           
GO Notes, Refunding (Water Utility)  3.70  7/1/12  100,000   102,337 
Elizabeth,           
GO Notes, BAN (Sewer Utility)  1.25  4/13/12  1,000,000   1,001,519 
Elizabeth,           
GO Notes, Refunding  4.25  4/15/12  895,000   911,803 
Elizabeth,           
GO Notes, Refunding (General           
Improvement and Sewer Utility)  3.00  11/1/11  100,000   100,327 
Essex County Improvement           
Authority, Airport           
Revenue, Refunding  5.13  10/1/11  250,000   250,860 
Essex County Improvement           
Authority, GO Guaranteed Lease           
Revenue, Refunding (County           
Recreational Facilities—           
Riverbank Park Project)  2.00  10/1/11  160,000   160,137 
Essex County Improvement           
Authority, GO Guaranteed           
Revenue, Refunding (New Jersey           
Performing Arts Center Project)  2.00  10/1/11  105,000   105,090 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
New Jersey (continued)           
Essex County Improvement           
Authority, Revenue (The           
Children’s Institute Project)           
(LOC; Wells Fargo Bank)  0.29  9/7/11  100,000  a  100,000 
Ewing Township Board of Education,           
GO Notes  3.75  9/15/11  200,000    200,208 
Fort Lee Borough,           
GO Notes, Refunding  5.00  2/1/12  100,000    101,801 
Gloucester City,           
GO Notes (General Improvement           
and Sewer Utility)  2.00  9/1/12  540,000    546,847 
Gloucester Township,           
GO Notes  2.00  2/1/12  550,000    553,074 
High Bridge Borough,           
GO Notes, Refunding  4.63  12/1/11  100,000    100,804 
Hillsdale Borough,           
GO Notes (General Improvement           
and Swim Pool Utility)  2.00  2/15/12  435,000    436,974 
Hunterdon Central Regional High           
School District Board of           
Education, GO Notes, Refunding  4.75  5/1/12  150,000    153,865 
Irvington Township,           
GO Notes, BAN  2.00  6/21/12  827,800    831,734 
Jersey City,           
GO Notes, Refunding  6.25  10/1/11  125,000    125,552 
Jersey City,           
GO Notes, Refunding           
(General Improvement)  5.00  3/1/12  185,000    188,890 
Jersey City,           
GO Notes, Refunding           
(School Improvement)  5.00  3/1/12  350,000    357,191 
Livingston Township,           
GO Notes, BAN  1.50  2/2/12  640,000    642,258 
Long Hill Township,           
GO Notes, BAN  2.00  7/15/12  100,000    101,080 
Mansfield Township Board of           
Education, GO Notes  3.63  3/1/12  100,000    101,220 
Mercer County Improvement           
Authority, Revenue, Refunding           
(The Atlantic Foundation           
Project) (LOC; Bank of America)  0.16  9/1/11  1,770,000  a  1,770,000 

 

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Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
New Jersey (continued)           
Middlesex County,           
GO Notes  2.00  1/15/12  100,000    100,350 
Monmouth Beach Borough Board of           
Education, GO Notes, Refunding  3.00  2/1/12  130,000    131,077 
Moonachie Borough Board of           
Education, GO Notes  4.25  3/1/12  100,000    101,784 
Moorestown Township,           
GO Notes  4.25  1/15/12  100,000    101,073 
New Jersey Building Authority,           
State Building Revenue, Refunding  5.00  6/15/12  200,000    206,408 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Economic Growth           
Revenue (Greater Mercer County           
Composite Issue) (LOC;           
Wells Fargo Bank)  0.74  9/7/11  315,000  a,b  315,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, EDR (AJV Holdings           
LLC Project) (LOC;           
JPMorgan Chase Bank)  0.62  9/7/11  300,000  a,b  300,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, EDR (Paddock           
Realty, LLC Project) (LOC;           
Wells Fargo Bank)  0.34  9/7/11  1,925,000  a,b  1,925,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, EDR (The Center           
School Project) (LOC;           
Bank of America)  0.45  9/7/11  315,000  a  315,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, EDR, Refunding (RDR           
Investment Company LLC) (LOC;           
JPMorgan Chase Bank)  0.34  9/7/11  1,155,000  a,b  1,155,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, First Mortgage           
Revenue, Refunding           
(Winchester Gardens at           
Ward Homestead Project)           
(LOC; Valley National Bank)  0.46  9/7/11  5,700,000  a  5,700,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, IDR (CST Products,           
LLC Project) (LOC;           
National Bank of Canada)  0.34  9/7/11  4,800,000  a,b  4,800,000 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
New Jersey (continued)           
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Natural Gas           
Revenue, Refunding (New Jersey           
Natural Gas Company Project)  0.18  9/1/11  4,900,000  a,b  4,900,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Revenue (ESARC, Inc.)           
(Liquidity Facility; TD Bank)  0.31  9/7/11  2,275,000  a,b  2,275,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Revenue (G&W           
Laboratories, Inc. Project)           
(LOC; Wells Fargo Bank)  0.34  9/7/11  2,320,000  a,b  2,320,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Revenue (Melrich           
Road Development Company, LLC           
Project) (LOC; Wells Fargo Bank)  0.34  9/7/11  2,075,000  a,b  2,075,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Revenue (MZR Real           
Estate, L.P. Project) (LOC;           
Wells Fargo Bank)  0.34  9/7/11  845,000  a,b  845,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Revenue (Richmond           
Industries, Inc. and Richmond           
Realty, LLC Projects)           
(LOC; TD Bank)  0.39  9/7/11  440,000  a,b  440,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Revenue (Somerset           
Hills YMCA Project)           
(LOC; TD Bank)  0.29  9/7/11  1,400,000  a  1,400,000 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Revenue (The           
Baptist Home Society of New           
Jersey Project) (LOC;           
Valley National Bank)  0.45  9/7/11  3,155,000  a  3,155,000 
New Jersey Educational Facilities           
Authority, Revenue (Higher           
Education Capital Improvement           
Fund Issue)  5.00  9/1/11  100,000    100,000 
New Jersey Educational           
Facilities Authority,           
Revenue, Refunding           
(Higher Education Capital           
Improvement Fund Issue)  4.00  9/1/11  310,000    310,000 

 

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Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
New Jersey (continued)           
New Jersey Educational Facilities           
Authority, Revenue, Refunding           
(The College of Saint Elizabeth           
Issue) (LOC; RBS Citizens NA)  0.32  9/7/11  6,690,000 a  6,690,000 
New Jersey Environmental           
Infrastructure Trust, Revenue,           
Refunding (Financing Program)  3.00  9/1/12  200,000   204,360 
New Jersey Environmental           
Infrastructure Trust, Revenue,           
Refunding (Financing Program)  3.00  9/1/12  100,000   102,180 
New Jersey Health Care Facilities           
Financing Authority,           
Department of Human Services           
LR (Greystone Park Psychiatric           
Hospital Project)  3.50  9/15/11  100,000   100,095 
New Jersey Health Care Facilities           
Financing Authority,           
Department of Human Services           
LR (Greystone Park Psychiatric           
Hospital Project)  5.00  9/15/11  100,000   100,140 
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage           
Finance Agency, SFHR  3.90  10/1/11  495,000   495,802 
New Jersey Transportation           
Trust Fund Authority           
(Transportation System)  4.50  12/15/11  100,000   101,004 
New Jersey Transportation           
Trust Fund Authority           
(Transportation System)  5.25  12/15/11  200,000   202,413 
New Jersey Transportation           
Trust Fund Authority           
(Transportation System)  5.25  12/15/11  305,000   308,860 
New Jersey Transportation           
Trust Fund Authority           
(Transportation System)  5.25  6/15/12  100,000   103,513 
North Brunswick Township,           
GO Notes, Refunding  4.00  5/15/12  100,000   102,238 
Passaic County,           
GO Notes, Refunding  3.00  9/1/11  250,000   250,000 
Passaic Valley Water Commission,           
Water Supply System           
Revenue, Refunding  2.00  11/1/11  540,000   540,804 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
New Jersey (continued)           
Perth Amboy,           
GO Notes, Refunding (General           
Improvement and Tax Appeal)  3.00  2/1/12  225,000   226,547 
Port Authority of New York and           
New Jersey, Equipment Notes  0.35  9/7/11  1,615,000 a  1,615,000 
Rahway,           
GO Notes, BAN  1.50  8/10/12  275,000   276,278 
Rahway Redevelopment Agency,           
City-Secured Arts District           
Extension Project Notes  1.75  9/15/11  1,000,000   1,000,237 
Readington Township,           
GO Notes (General Improvement)  4.00  1/15/12  250,000   252,804 
Red Bank,           
GO Notes, BAN  1.50  11/30/11  1,000,000   1,001,219 
River Vale Township,           
GO Notes, BAN  1.50  1/13/12  250,000   250,454 
Sea Isle City,           
GO Notes  3.00  11/15/11  270,000   271,101 
Somers Point Board of Education,           
GO Notes  2.00  3/1/12  155,000   155,764 
Somerset County Improvement           
Authority, County Guaranteed           
Governmental Loan Revenue           
(Bridgewater Project)  2.00  9/1/11  100,000   100,000 
Sparta Township Board of           
Education, GO Notes, Refunding  5.00  9/1/11  400,000   400,000 
Union City,           
GO Notes  6.38  11/1/11  100,000   100,890 
Union County,           
GO Notes, Refunding           
(General Improvement)  4.00  3/1/12  225,000   228,611 
West Orange Township Board of           
Education, GO Notes  4.13  11/1/11  140,000   140,722 

 

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Short-Term  Coupon  Maturity  Principal      
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)     Value ($) 
U.S. Related—7.1%             
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist,             
Educational, Medical and             
Environmental Control             
Facilities Financing             
Authority, Environmental             
Control Facilities Revenue             
(Bristol-Myers Squibb             
Company Project)  0.31  9/7/11  3,700,000a     3,700,000 
Puttable Floating Option Tax             
Exempt Receipts (Puerto Rico             
Electric Power Authority,             
Power Revenue) (Liquidity             
Facility; Bank of America and             
LOC; Bank of America)  0.32  9/7/11  980,000a,c,d   980,000 
 
Total Investments (cost $65,806,782)      99.3%     65,806,782 
 
Cash and Receivables (Net)      .7%     469,549 
 
Net Assets      100.0%   66,276,331 

 

a Variable rate demand note—rate shown is the interest rate in effect at August 31, 2011. Maturity date represents the 
next demand date, or the ultimate maturity date if earlier. 
b At August 31, 2011, the fund had $21,350,000 or 32.2% of net assets invested in securities whose payment of 
principal and interest is dependent upon revenues generated from industrial revenue. 
c Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.This security may be resold in 
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.At August 31, 2011, this security 
amounted to $980,000 or 1.5% of net assets. 
d The fund does not directly own the municipal security indicated; the fund owns an interest in a special purpose entity 
that, in turn, owns the underlying municipal security.The special purpose entity permits the fund to own interests in 
underlying assets, but in a manner structured to provide certain advantages not inherent in the underlying bonds (e.g., 
enhanced liquidity, yields linked to short-term rates). 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

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

 

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Summary of Combined Ratings (Unaudited)   
 
Fitch   or  Moody’s  or  Standard & Poor’s  Value (%) 
F1 +,F1    VMIG1,MIG1,P1    SP1+,SP1,A1+,A1  51.9 
AAA,AA,Ae     Aaa,Aa,Ae    AAA,AA,Ae  16.2 
Not Ratedf     Not Ratedf    Not Ratedf  31.9 
            100.0 

 

† Based on total investments. 
e Notes which are not F, MIG and SP rated are represented by bond ratings of the issuers. 
f Securities which, while not rated by Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, have been determined by the Manager to 
be of comparable quality to those rated securities in which the fund may invest. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
August 31, 2011 

 

  Cost  Value 
Assets ($):     
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments  65,806,782  65,806,782 
Receivable for investment securities sold    1,000,023 
Interest receivable    204,248 
Prepaid expenses    5,427 
    67,016,480 
Liabilities ($):     
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 2(b)    17,741 
Cash overdraft due to Custodian    123,119 
Payable for investment securities purchased    546,847 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    1 
Accrued expenses    52,441 
    740,149 
Net Assets ($)    66,276,331 
Composition of Net Assets ($):     
Paid-in capital    66,277,872 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    (1,541) 
Net Assets ($)    66,276,331 
Shares Outstanding     
(1 billion shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)    66,277,872 
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)    1.00 
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 
Year Ended August 31, 2011 

 

Investment Income ($):   
Interest Income  421,217 
Expenses:   
Management fee—Note 2(a)  362,432 
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 2(b)  56,815 
Auditing fees  40,698 
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  17,236 
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 2(c)  12,579 
Custodian fees—Note 2(b)  11,550 
Registration fees  9,704 
Legal fees  3,492 
Miscellaneous  24,876 
Total Expenses  539,382 
Less—reduction in management fee due to undertaking—Note 2(a)  (213,152) 
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 2(a)  (587) 
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 2(b)  (41) 
Net Expenses  325,602 
Investment Income—Net  95,615 
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 1(b) ($)  18 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  95,633 
See notes to financial statements.   

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2011  2010 
Operations ($):     
Investment income—net  95,615  153,377 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  18   
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Resulting from Operations  95,633  153,377 
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):     
Investment income—net  (95,615)  (153,377) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($1.00 per share):     
Net proceeds from shares sold  19,100,920  28,568,383 
Dividends reinvested  94,140  150,007 
Cost of shares redeemed  (32,714,681)  (59,164,643) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
from Capital Stock Transactions  (13,519,621)  (30,446,253) 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  (13,519,603)  (30,446,253) 
Net Assets ($):     
Beginning of Period  79,795,934  110,242,187 
End of Period  66,276,331  79,795,934 
 
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 August 31,   
  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—net  .001  .002  .013  .026  .033 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments        .001   
Total from Investment Operations  .001  .002  .013  .027  .033 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.001)  (.002)  (.013)  (.026)  (.033) 
Dividends from net realized           
gain on investments        (.001)   
Total Distributions  (.001)  (.002)  (.013)  (.027)  (.033) 
Net asset value, end of period  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00 
Total Return (%)  .13  .17  1.36  2.70  3.30 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  .74  .69  .73  .68  .65 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  .45  .45  .44  .44  .45 
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  .13  .17  1.33  2.58  3.25 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  66,276  79,796  110,242  110,655  103,147 
 
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus BASIC New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Municipal 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 four series including the fund.The fund’s investment objective is to seek as high a level of current income exempt from federal and New Jersey state income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold without a sales charge.

It is the fund’s policy to maintain a continuous net asset value per share of $1.00; the fund has adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend and distribution policies to enable it to do so.There is no assurance, however, that the fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value per share of $1.00.

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 assump-tions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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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: Investments in securities are valued at amortized cost in accordance with Rule 2a-7 of the Act, which has been determined by the Board of Directors to represent the fair value of the fund’s investments.

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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Act. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in valuing the fund’s investments:

  Short-Term 
Valuation Inputs  Investments ($) 
Level 1—Unadjusted Quoted Prices   
Level 2—Other Significant Observable Inputs  65,806,782 
Level 3—Significant Unobservable Inputs   
Total  65,806,782 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 

 

(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. Interest income, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is earned from settlement date and recognized on the accrual basis. Cost of investments represents amortized cost.

The fund follows an investment policy of investing primarily in municipal obligations of one state. Economic changes affecting the state and certain of its public bodies and municipalities may affect the ability of issuers within the state to pay interest on, or repay principal of, municipal obligations held by the fund.

(c) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. 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

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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.

(d) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, which can distribute tax exempt dividends, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended August 31, 2011, 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, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four-year period ended August 31, 2011 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At August 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accumulated capital loss carryover of $1,541 is available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to August 31, 2011. If not applied, the carryover expires in fiscal 2017.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended August 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010, were as follows: tax exempt income $95,615 and $153,377, respectively.

At August 31, 2011, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 2—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .50% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.The Manager has agreed, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that the annual fund operating expenses do not exceed .45% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.The Manager may terminate this undertaking agreement upon at least 90 days notice to shareholders, but has committed not to do so until at least January 1, 2012. The reduction in management fee, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $213,152 during the period ended August 31, 2011.

The Manager has undertaken to waive receipt of the management fee and/or reimburse operating expenses in order to facilitate a daily yield at or above a certain level. Such level may change from time to time, is voluntary and not contractual, and may be terminated at any time. The reduction in expenses, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $587 during the period ended August 31, 2011.

(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund reimburses the Distributor an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets for certain allocated expenses of providing personal services and/or maintaining shareholder accounts.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. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $42,231 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the

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fund. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $8,441 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund has arrangements with the custodian and cash management bank whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody and cash management fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of NewYork Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $885 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $41.

The fund also compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $11,550 pursuant to the custody agreement.

During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $7,225 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.

The components of “Due toThe Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $28,557, custodian fees $2,966, chief compliance officer fees $3,253 and transfer agency per account fees $1,381, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $18,416.

(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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 3—Securities Transactions:

The fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Directors.The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the fund from or to another fund or portfolio that are, or could be, considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment adviser), common Director and/or common officers, complies with Rule 17a-7 of the Act. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund engaged in purchases and sales of securities pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the Act amounting to $43,470,000 and $43,320,000, respectively.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors

Dreyfus BASIC New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Dreyfus BASIC New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund (one of the series comprising Dreyfus Municipal Funds, Inc.) as of August 31, 2011, 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 financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein. 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 August 31, 2011 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 BASIC New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund at August 31, 2011, 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 indicated years, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York 
October 27, 2011 

 

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund hereby designates all the dividends paid from investment income-net during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011 as “exempt-interest dividends” (not generally subject to regular federal income tax and, for individuals who are New Jersey residents, New Jersey personal income taxes).

Where required by federal tax law rules, shareholders will receive notification of their portion of the fund’s taxable capital gains distributions (if any) paid for the 2011 calendar year on Form 1099-DIV and their portion of the fund’s exempt-interest dividends paid for the 2011 calendar year on Form 1099-INT, both of which will be mailed in early 2012.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Joseph S. DiMartino (67) 
Chairman of the Board (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee 
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) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 167 
——————— 
David W. Burke (75) 
Board Member (1994) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 82 
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William Hodding Carter III (76) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Professor of Leadership & Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2006-present) 
• President and Chief Executive Officer of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (1998-2006) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
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Gordon J. Davis (70) 
Board Member (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Partner in the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Consolidated Edison, Inc., a utility company, Director (1997-present) 
• The Phoenix Companies, Inc., a life insurance company, Director (2000-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 44 

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)

Joni Evans (69) 
Board Member (1991) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Chief Executive Officer, www.wowOwow.com an online community dedicated to women’s 
  conversations and publications (2007-present) 
• Principal, Joni Evans Ltd. (publishing) (2006-present) 
• Senior Vice President of the William Morris Agency (1994-2006) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
Ehud Houminer (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 64 
——————— 
Richard C. Leone (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Senior Fellow of The Century Foundation (formerly, The Twentieth Century Fund, Inc.), a tax 
exempt research foundation engaged in the study of economic, foreign policy and domestic issues 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Partnership for a Secure America, Director 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
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Hans C. Mautner (73) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President—International Division and an Advisory Director of Simon Property Group, a real 
estate investment company (1998-2010) 
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Simon Global Limited (1999-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 

 

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Robin A. Melvin (47) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving 
organizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances 
(1995-present) 
• SeniorVice President, Mentor, a national non-profit youth mentoring organization (1992-2005) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 54 
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Burton N.Wallack (60) 
Board Member (1991) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President and Co-owner of Wallack Management Company, a real estate management company 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
John E. Zuccotti (74) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Chairman of Brookfield Properties, Inc. 
• Senior Counsel of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP 
• Emeritus Chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Emigrant Savings Bank, Director (2004-present) 
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation,Trustee (2006-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 

 

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 in 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.

Arnold S. Hiatt, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009. From April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 75 investment companies (comprised of 167 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

MICHAEL A. ROSENBERG, Vice President and Secretary since August 2005.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1991.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 38 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

KATHLEEN DENICHOLAS, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 36 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 2001.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

M. CRISTINA MEISER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 41 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since August 2001.

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ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 59 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 43 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (76 investment companies, comprised of 192 portfolios). From November 2001 through March 2004, Mr. Connolly was first Vice-President, Mutual Fund Servicing for Mellon Global Securities Services. In that capacity, Mr. Connolly was responsible for managing Mellon’s Custody, Fund Accounting and Fund Administration services to third-party mutual fund clients.

He is 54 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

STEPHEN J. STOREN, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since May 2011.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Distributor, and the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of 72 investment companies (comprised of 188 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 1999.

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For More Information



 

Dreyfus 
High Yield Municipal 
Bond Fund 

 

ANNUAL REPORT August 31, 2011



 

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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 Chairman and CEO

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

Fund Performance

8     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

8     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

9     

Statement of Investments

22     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

23     

Statement of Operations

24     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

26     

Financial Highlights

30     

Notes to Financial Statements

40     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

41     

Important Tax Information

42     

Board Members Information

45     

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover


 

Dreyfus
High Yield Municipal
Bond Fund

The Fund


A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus High Yield Municipal Bond Fund, covering the 12-month period from September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011. 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.

Although investors were encouraged by expectations of a more robust economic recovery through the first quarter of 2011, the reporting period ended amid sharply deteriorating investor sentiment due to disappointing economic data, an escalating sovereign debt crisis in Europe and a contentious debate regarding taxes, spending and borrowing in the United States. In the final month of the reporting period, a major credit rating agency downgraded U.S. long-term debt, marking the first time in history that U.S. Treasury securities were not assigned the highest credit rating.While most fixed-income securities proved volatile in this tumultuous environment, municipal bonds held up relatively well due to robust demand for a limited supply of newly issued securities.

The economic outlook currently is clouded by uncertainty and political infighting, but we believe that a sustained, moderate global expansion is more likely than a double-dip recession. Inflationary pressures appear to be waning in most countries, including the United States, as energy prices have retreated from their highs.The Federal Reserve Board has signaled its intention to maintain an aggressively accommodative monetary policy, which may help offset the financial stresses caused by recent fiscal policy choices in the United States and Europe.To assess how these and other developments may affect your investments, we encourage you, as always, to speak with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
September 15, 2011

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, as provided by James Welch, Portfolio Manager

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2011, Dreyfus HighYield Municipal Bond Fund’s Class A shares produced a –0.03% total return, Class C shares returned –0.77%, Class I shares returned 0.22%, and Class Z shares returned 0.05%.1 The fund’s benchmark, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (the “Index”), which, unlike the fund, does not include securities rated below investment grade, produced a 2.66% total return.2 After encountering weak market conditions over the final months of 2010, municipal bonds generally rebounded in 2011 as a reduced supply of newly issued securities was met by robust investor demand.The fund lagged its benchmark, primarily due to below-average returns from lower-rated municipal bonds compared to the higher-quality securities that comprise the Index.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund primarily seeks high current income exempt from federal income tax. Secondarily, the fund may seek capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its primary goal. To pursue its goals, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that provide income exempt from federal income tax. The fund normally invests at least 50% of its assets in municipal bonds rated BBB/Baa or lower by independent rating agencies or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus. Municipal bonds rated below investment grade (BB/Ba or lower) are commonly known as “high yield” or “junk” bonds.The fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in higher-quality municipal bonds rated AAA/Aaa to A, or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus.

We focus on identifying undervalued sectors and securities and minimize the use of interest rate forecasting.The portfolio managers select municipal bonds for the fund’s portfolio by:

  • Using fundamental credit analysis to estimate the relative value and attractiveness of various sectors and securities and to exploit pricing inefficiencies in the municipal bond market;

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

  • Actively trading among various sectors, such as pre-refunded, general obligation and revenue, based on their apparent relative values. The fund seeks to invest in several of these sectors.

Municipal Bonds Held Up Relatively Well

New stimulative measures from the Federal Reserve Board, improved economic data and rising corporate earnings generally supported investor sentiment into the first quarter of 2011.While investor confidence was shaken in February due to political unrest in the Middle East, and again in March when natural and nuclear disasters struck Japan, most markets bounced back quickly from these unexpected shocks. Economic sentiment began to deteriorate in earnest in late April when U.S. economic data disappointed and the debate regarding government spending and borrowing intensified.Turbulence in the financial markets was particularly severe in August, after a major credit-rating agency downgraded its assessment of long-term U.S. debt securities.

Despite these developments, municipal bonds were buoyed in 2011 by positive supply-and-demand forces, offsetting the effects of market weakness at the end of 2010.The termination of the federally subsidized Build America Bonds program and political pressure to reduce spending led to less municipal borrowing over the first eight months of 2011, while demand remained robust from investors seeking competitive levels of tax-exempt income.

Lower-Quality Bonds Hurt Relative Performance

Lower-rated municipal bonds generally produced less attractive returns during the overall reporting period than securities with better credit profiles, dampening the fund’s results compared to its benchmark. Relative performance was particularly weak among bonds backed by charter schools and hospitals.

On a more positive note, we began to reposition the fund early in 2011 to take advantage of wider yield differences between lower- and higher-rated municipal bonds.We increased the fund’s holdings of securities in the B and BB credit tiers, focusing primarily on bonds that our credit analysts determined to have relatively strong liquidity characteristics. These new positions fared relatively well when supply-and-demand factors drove a market rebound and yield differences narrowed across the credit-quality spectrum.

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Finding Income Opportunities in a Sluggish Economy

Due to ongoing supply-and-demand dynamics, we currently expect the municipal bond market to hold up better than many sectors of the taxable fixed-income market. In addition, we believe that prices of lower-rated securities may have troughed earlier in 2011, providing an attractive entry point for establishing new positions in the high yield segment of the market.

We intend to continue to search for high yield municipal bonds that, in our analysts’ judgment, are fundamentally sound but may have been punished too severely by skittish investors as economic conditions deteriorated.We found a number of opportunities meeting our investment criteria among municipal bonds issued to finance health care facilities and securities backed by the states’ settlement of litigation with U.S. tobacco companies. To manage the risks of investing in a slow-growth environment, we intend to favor larger, more liquid securities from well-established issuers.

September 15, 2011

  Bond funds are subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity and market risks, to varying 
  degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Generally, all other factors 
  being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can cause 
  price declines. 
  High yield bonds are subject to increased credit risk and are considered speculative in terms of the 
  issuer’s perceived ability to continue making interest payments on a timely basis and to repay 
  principal upon maturity. 
1  Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. It does not include the 
  maximum initial sales charges in the case of Class A shares, and the applicable contingent deferred 
  sales charges imposed on redemptions in the case of Class C shares. Class Z and Class I shares 
  are not subject to any initial or deferred sales charge. 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. Income may be subject to state and local taxes, 
  and some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) for certain 
  investors. Capital gains, if any, are fully taxable. 
2  SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, capital 
  gain distributions.The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is a widely accepted, unmanaged 
  total return performance benchmark for the long-term, investment-grade, tax-exempt bond market. 
  Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses associated with operating a mutual fund. Investors 
  cannot invest directly in any index. 

 

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Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment in Dreyfus High Yield Municipal Bond Fund Class A shares, Class C shares, Class I shares and Class Z shares and the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index

  Source: Lipper Inc. 
††  The total return figures presented for Class A and Class C shares of the fund reflect the performance of the fund’s 
  Class Z shares for the period prior to March 15, 2007 (the inception date for Class A and Class C shares 
  respectively), adjusted to reflect the applicable sales load for each share class. The total return figures presented for 
  Class I shares of the fund reflect the performance of the fund’s Class Z shares for the period prior to December 15, 
  2008 (the inception date for Class I shares). 
Past performance is not predictive of future performance. 
The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in each of the Class A, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares of 
Dreyfus HighYield Municipal Bond Fund on 9/30/05 (inception date) to a $10,000 investment made in the Barclays 
Capital Municipal Bond Index (the “Index”) on that date.All capital gains and distributions are reinvested. 
The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A 
shares and all other applicable fees and expenses on all classes.The fund invests primarily in municipal securities.The 
Index is an unmanaged total return performance benchmark for the long-term, investment-grade, tax-exempt bond 
market. 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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Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/11       
 
  Inception      From 
  Date  1Year  5 Years  Inception 
Class A shares         
with maximum sales charge (4.5%)  3/15/07  –4.50%  0.88%††  2.59%†† 
without sales charge  3/15/07  –0.03%  1.81%††  3.39%†† 
Class C shares         
with applicable redemption charge   3/15/07  –1.72%  1.13%††  2.80%†† 
without redemption  3/15/07  –0.77%  1.13%††  2.80%†† 
Class I shares  12/15/08  0.22%  1.93%††  3.49%†† 
Class Z shares  9/30/05  0.05%  1.91%  3.48% 
Barclays Capital         
  Municipal Bond Index†††  9/30/05  2.66%  4.94%  4.81% 

 

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 maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% for shares redeemed within one year of the 
  date of purchase. 
††  The total return performance figures presented for Class A and Class C shares of the fund reflect the performance of 
  the fund’s Class Z shares for the period prior to March 15, 2007 (the inception date for Class A and Class C 
  shares), adjusted to reflect the applicable sales load for each share class.The total return performance figures presented 
  for Class I shares of the fund reflect the performance of the fund’s Class Z shares for periods prior to December 15, 
  2008 (the inception date for Class I shares). 
†††  The Index date is based on the life of Class Z shares. 

 

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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 HighYield Municipal Bond Fund from March 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011. 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 August 31, 2011

    Class A    Class C    Class I    Class Z 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 5.35  $ 9.23  $ 4.05  $ 5.51 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,060.50  $ 1,056.50  $ 1,061.80  $ 1,060.50 

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended August 31, 2011

    Class A    Class C    Class I    Class Z 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 5.24  $ 9.05  $ 3.97  $ 5.40 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,020.01  $ 1,016.23  $ 1,021.27  $ 1,019.86 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.03% for Class A, 1.78% for Class C, .78% for 
Class I and 1.06% for Class Z, 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 
August 31, 2011 

 

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments—98.0%  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Alabama—2.2%           
Birmingham Water Works Board,           
Water Revenue  5.00  1/1/23  1,500,000   1,683,480 
Jefferson County,           
Limited Obligation           
School Warrants  5.25  1/1/20  2,500,000   2,304,600 
Alaska—.7%           
Alaska Industrial Development and           
Export Authority, Community           
Provider Revenue (Boys and           
Girls Home and Family           
Services, Inc. Project)  5.88  12/1/27  2,000,000   1,297,700 
Arizona—4.4%           
Mohave County Industrial           
Development Authority,           
Correctional Facilities           
Contract Revenue (Mohave           
Prison, LLC Expansion Project)  8.00  5/1/25  3,000,000   3,335,040 
Pima County Industrial Development           
Authority, Education           
Facilities Revenue (Sonoran           
Science Academy Tucson Project)  5.75  12/1/37  2,750,000   2,133,862 
Pima County Industrial Development           
Authority, Education Revenue           
(American Charter Schools           
Foundation Project)  5.63  7/1/38  3,000,000   2,402,970 
California—6.4%           
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  6.50  4/1/33  2,000,000   2,310,760 
California Statewide Communities           
Development Authority, Revenue           
(Bentley School)  7.00  7/1/40  1,075,000   877,071 
California Statewide Communities           
Development Authority, Revenue           
(Bentley School)  0.00  7/1/50  3,190,000 a  75,412 
Chula Vista,           
IDR (San Diego Gas and           
Electric Company)  5.88  2/15/34  1,000,000   1,096,930 
Golden State Tobacco           
Securitization Corporation,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds  5.00  6/1/33  2,150,000   1,505,129 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
California (continued)           
San Buenaventura,           
Revenue (Community Memorial           
Health System)  7.50  12/1/41  1,500,000   1,489,095 
San Francisco City and County           
Redevelopment Financing           
Authority, Tax Allocation           
Revenue (Mission Bay South           
Redevelopment Project)  6.63  8/1/39  2,000,000   2,037,900 
Silicon Valley Tobacco           
Securitization Authority,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds (Santa           
Clara County Tobacco           
Securitization Corporation)  0.00  6/1/36  5,710,000 a  479,926 
Tobacco Securitization Authority           
of Southern California,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds           
(San Diego County           
Tobacco Asset           
Securitization Corporation)  5.00  6/1/37  2,200,000   1,491,270 
Colorado—.9%           
Colorado Health Facilities           
Authority, Revenue (Christian           
Living Communities Project)  5.75  1/1/37  1,800,000   1,582,758 
El Paso County,           
SFMR (Collateralized:           
FNMA and GNMA)  6.20  11/1/32  65,000   65,959 
Connecticut—2.5%           
Connecticut Development Authority,           
Water Facilities Revenue           
(Aquarion Water Company of           
Connecticut Project)  5.50  4/1/21  1,500,000   1,612,395 
Connecticut Development Authority,           
Water Facilities Revenue           
(Bridgeport Hydraulic           
Company Project)  6.15  4/1/35  1,200,000   1,200,168 
Connecticut Resources Recovery           
Authority, Special Obligation           
Revenue (American REF-FUEL           
Company of Southeastern           
Connecticut Project)  6.45  11/15/22  1,735,000   1,734,861 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
District of Columbia—1.1%           
District of Columbia Housing           
Finance Agency, SFMR           
(Collateralized: FHA,           
FNMA and GNMA)  6.65  6/1/30  1,455,000    1,587,143 
District of Columbia Housing           
Finance Agency, SFMR           
(Collateralized: FHA,           
FNMA and GNMA)  7.50  12/1/30  155,000    159,498 
Metropolitan Washington Airports           
Authority, Special Facility           
Revenue (Caterair           
International Corporation)  10.13  9/1/11  220,000    220,000 
Florida—4.2%           
Jacksonville Economic Development           
Commission, Health Care           
Facilities Revenue (Florida           
Proton Therapy Institute Project)  6.25  9/1/27  1,000,000  b  996,500 
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority,           
Springing Lien Revenue  7.25  10/1/34  1,500,000    1,549,440 
Orlando Utilities Commission,           
Utility System Revenue  5.00  10/1/20  1,000,000    1,201,550 
Palm Bay,           
Educational Facilities Revenue           
(Patriot Charter School Project)  7.00  7/1/36  4,000,000  c  1,199,760 
Saint Johns County Industrial           
Development Authority, Revenue           
(Presbyterian Retirement           
Communities Project)  5.88  8/1/40  2,500,000    2,484,375 
Georgia—2.1%           
Atlanta,           
Airport General Revenue  5.00  1/1/27  2,000,000    2,046,300 
Atlanta,           
Water and Wastewater Revenue  6.00  11/1/27  1,500,000    1,688,250 
Hawaii—.8%           
Kuakini Health System,           
Special Purpose Revenue  6.38  7/1/32  1,500,000    1,409,850 
Illinois—7.1%           
Chicago,           
General Airport Third Lien           
Revenue (Chicago O’Hare           
International Airport)  5.63  1/1/35  1,240,000    1,319,025 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Illinois (continued)         
Chicago,         
SFMR (Collateralized: FHLMC,         
FNMA and GNMA)  6.00  10/1/33  275,000  286,935 
Harvey,         
GO  5.63  12/1/32  4,000,000  3,304,080 
Illinois Finance Authority,         
Recovery Zone Facility Revenue         
(Navistar International         
Corporation Project)  6.50  10/15/40  2,000,000  2,010,720 
Illinois Finance Authority,         
Revenue (Sherman         
Health Systems)  5.50  8/1/37  1,500,000  1,351,125 
Illinois Finance Authority,         
Revenue (The Carle Foundation)  5.00  8/15/20  2,215,000  2,360,215 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement         
Authority, Tobacco         
Settlement Revenue  6.00  6/1/28  1,000,000  1,025,110 
University of Illinois Board of         
Trustees, Auxiliary Facilities         
System Revenue  5.50  4/1/31  1,000,000  1,070,280 
Iowa—.5%         
Tobacco Settlement Authority of         
Iowa, Tobacco Settlement         
Asset-Backed Bonds  5.60  6/1/34  1,000,000  825,970 
Kansas—1.1%         
Sedgwick and Shawnee Counties,         
SFMR (Mortgage-Backed         
Securities Program)         
(Collateralized: FNMA and GNMA)  5.70  12/1/35  515,000  545,055 
Sedgwick and Shawnee Counties,         
SFMR (Mortgage-Backed         
Securities Program)         
(Collateralized: FNMA and GNMA)  6.25  12/1/35  1,230,000  1,329,507 
Kentucky—2.0%         
Kentucky Area Development         
Districts Financing Trust, COP         
(Lease Acquisition Program)  5.50  5/1/27  1,070,000  1,107,011 
Ohio County,         
PCR (Big Rivers Electric         
Corporation Project)  6.00  7/15/31  2,500,000  2,527,200 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
Louisiana—6.2%           
Lakeshore Villages Master           
Community Development District,           
Special Assessment Revenue  5.25  7/1/17  4,867,000  c  2,435,447 
Louisiana Local Government           
Environmental Facilities and           
Community Development           
Authority, Revenue (Westlake           
Chemical Corporation Projects)  6.75  11/1/32  3,000,000    3,091,830 
Louisiana Public Facilities           
Authority, Revenue (SUSLA           
Facilities, Inc. Project)  5.75  7/1/39  4,000,000  b  3,076,880 
Saint James Parish,           
SWDR (Freeport-McMoRan           
Partnership Project)  7.70  10/1/22  2,530,000    2,539,791 
Maine—.9%           
Maine Health and Higher           
Educational Facilities Authority,           
Revenue (MaineGeneral           
Medical Center Issue)  7.50  7/1/32  1,500,000    1,622,265 
Maryland—2.7%           
Maryland Economic Development           
Corporation, Port Facilities           
Revenue (CNX Marine Terminals Inc.           
Port of Baltimore Facility)  5.75  9/1/25  3,000,000    2,962,590 
Montgomery County,           
Consolidated Public           
Improvement GO  5.00  7/1/20  1,525,000    1,890,238 
Massachusetts—.6%           
Massachusetts Water Resources           
Authority, General Revenue  5.00  8/1/27  1,000,000    1,134,160 
Michigan—8.3%           
Charyl Stockwell Academy,           
COP  5.90  10/1/35  2,080,000    1,647,776 
Detroit,           
Sewage Disposal System Senior           
Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  7.50  7/1/33  1,500,000    1,776,225 
Kent Hospital Finance Authority,           
Revenue (Metropolitan           
Hospital Project)  6.00  7/1/35  2,000,000    1,834,260 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Michigan (continued)         
Lansing Board of Water and Light,         
Utility System Revenue  5.50  7/1/41  1,500,000  1,629,840 
Michigan Strategic Fund,         
LOR (State of Michigan         
Cadillac Place Office         
Building Project)  5.00  10/15/19  1,300,000  1,464,476 
Michigan Strategic Fund,         
SWDR (Genesee Power         
Station Project)  7.50  1/1/21  3,785,000  3,545,637 
Royal Oak Hospital Finance         
Authority, HR (William Beaumont         
Hospital Obligated Group)  8.25  9/1/39  2,000,000  2,327,360 
Wayne County Airport Authority,         
Airport Revenue (Detroit         
Metropolitan Wayne County         
Airport) (Insured; National         
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  12/1/34  500,000  458,790 
Minnesota—1.0%         
Saint Paul Housing and         
Redevelopment Authority,         
Hospital Facility Revenue         
(HealthEast Project)  5.75  11/15/21  1,750,000  1,752,415 
Mississippi—.8%         
Mississippi Home Corporation,         
SFMR (Collateralized:         
FNMA and GNMA)  6.25  12/1/32  1,285,000  1,382,056 
Missouri—1.5%         
Missouri Development Finance         
Board, Infrastructure         
Facilities Revenue (Branson         
Landing Project)  5.63  12/1/28  2,500,000  2,576,350 
Missouri Housing Development         
Commission, SFMR         
(Homeownership Loan Program)         
(Collateralized: FNMA and GNMA)  7.50  3/1/31  160,000  164,643 
New Jersey—4.9%         
Burlington County Bridge         
Commission, EDR (The         
Evergreens Project)  5.63  1/1/38  1,000,000  846,080 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
New Jersey (continued)           
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, IDR           
(Newark Airport           
Marriott Hotel Project)  7.00  10/1/14  1,510,000   1,516,236 
New Jersey Transportation Trust           
Fund Authority (Transportation           
System) (Insured; AMBAC)  5.25  12/15/22  1,545,000   1,762,582 
Tobacco Settlement Financing           
Corporation of New Jersey,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds  5.00  6/1/29  1,700,000   1,251,693 
Tobacco Settlement Financing           
Corporation of New Jersey,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds  0.00  6/1/41  4,000,000 a  149,440 
Tobacco Settlement Financing           
Corporation of New Jersey,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds  5.00  6/1/41  4,860,000   3,221,451 
New Mexico—1.5%           
Farmington,           
PCR (Public Service Company of           
New Mexico San Juan Project)  6.25  6/1/40  2,200,000   2,205,170 
New Mexico Mortgage Finance           
Authority, Single Family           
Mortgage Program Revenue           
(Collateralized: FHLMC,           
FNMA and GNMA)  6.15  7/1/35  460,000   497,122 
New York—5.1%           
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/20  1,500,000   1,796,715 
New York City Industrial           
Development Agency,           
Liberty Revenue           
(7 World Trade Center Project)  6.25  3/1/15  1,400,000   1,405,488 
New York City Industrial           
Development Agency, Special           
Facility Revenue (American           
Airlines, Inc. Project)  6.90  8/1/24  2,285,000   1,970,013 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
New York (continued)           
New York State Dormitory           
Authority, Revenue (Orange           
Regional Medical Center           
Obligated Group)  6.25  12/1/37  4,000,000   3,911,280 
North Carolina—1.1%           
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital           
Authority, Health Care Revenue           
(Carolinas HealthCare System)  5.13  1/15/37  1,000,000   1,006,970 
North Carolina Medical Care           
Commission, Health Care           
Facilities First Mortgage           
Revenue (Deerfield Episcopal           
Retirement Community)  6.13  11/1/38  1,000,000   1,014,060 
Ohio—.7%           
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement           
Financing Authority, Tobacco           
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds  5.88  6/1/47  1,850,000   1,302,955 
Oregon—.6%           
Warm Springs Reservation           
Confederated Tribes,           
Hydroelectric Revenue (Pelton           
Round Butte Project)  6.38  11/1/33  1,000,000   1,010,530 
Pennsylvania—7.0%           
Allegheny County Hospital           
Development Authority, Health           
System Revenue (West Penn           
Allegheny Health System)  5.38  11/15/40  2,000,000   1,679,800 
Delaware County Industrial           
Development Authority, Charter           
School Revenue (Chester           
Community Charter School Project)  6.13  8/15/40  1,500,000   1,392,105 
Harrisburg Authority,           
University Revenue (The           
Harrisburg University of           
Science and Technology Project)  6.00  9/1/36  3,000,000   2,616,450 
JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers           
Trust (Geisinger Authority,           
Health System Revenue           
(Geisinger Health System))  5.13  6/1/35  2,000,000 b,d  2,056,260 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Pennsylvania (continued)         
Montgomery County Higher         
Education and Health         
Authority, First Mortgage         
Improvement Revenue         
(American Health Foundation/         
Montgomery, Inc. Project)  6.88  4/1/36  2,000,000  1,858,320 
Pennsylvania Economic Development         
Financing Authority, Sewage         
Sludge Disposal Revenue         
(Philadelphia Biosolids         
Facility Project)  6.25  1/1/32  1,000,000  1,050,870 
Susquehanna Area Regional Airport         
Authority, Airport System Revenue  6.50  1/1/38  1,825,000  1,756,380 
Tennessee—1.1%         
Tennessee Energy Acquisition         
Corporation, Gas Project Revenue  5.25  9/1/26  2,000,000  1,932,600 
Texas—7.9%         
Brazos River Authority,         
PCR (TXU Energy         
Company LLC Project)  5.00  3/1/41  1,500,000  383,730 
Clifton Higher Education Finance         
Corporation, Education Revenue         
(Uplift Education)  6.00  12/1/30  1,000,000  980,890 
Dallas-Fort Worth International         
Airport Facility Improvement         
Corporation, Revenue         
(Learjet Inc. Project)  6.15  1/1/16  1,000,000  999,950 
Houston,         
Combined Utility System First         
Lien Revenue  5.00  11/15/19  1,000,000  1,209,130 
Houston Convention and         
Entertainment Facilities         
Department, Hotel Occupancy         
Tax and Special Revenue  5.00  9/1/31  1,000,000  991,270 
La Vernia Higher Education         
Finance Corporation,         
Education Revenue         
(Knowledge is         
Power Program, Inc.)  6.25  8/15/39  2,250,000  2,325,285 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Texas (continued)           
North Texas Tollway Authority,           
First Tier System Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.75  1/1/40  1,175,000   1,236,241 
North Texas Tollway Authority,           
Second Tier System Revenue  6.13  1/1/31  3,700,000   3,821,545 
Texas Public Finance Authority,           
Charter School Finance           
Corporation, Education Revenue           
(Burnham Wood Charter           
School Project)  6.25  9/1/36  2,250,000   2,030,130 
Virginia—1.9%           
Washington County Industrial           
Development Authority, HR           
(Mountain States Health Alliance)  7.25  7/1/19  3,000,000   3,411,960 
Washington—2.7%           
Kitsap County Consolidated Housing           
Authority, Housing Revenue           
(Pooled Tax Credit Projects)  5.50  6/1/27  1,480,000   1,204,202 
Kitsap County Consolidated Housing           
Authority, Housing Revenue           
(Pooled Tax Credit Projects)  5.60  6/1/37  1,500,000   1,127,745 
Snohomish County Housing           
Authority, Revenue (Whispering           
Pines Apartments Project)  5.60  9/1/25  1,675,000   1,462,443 
Snohomish County Housing           
Authority, Revenue (Whispering           
Pines Apartments Project)  5.75  9/1/30  1,250,000   1,053,688 
Wisconsin—.7%           
Wisconsin,           
GO  5.00  5/1/22  1,000,000   1,191,590 
Multi State—.6%           
Munimae Tax Exempt Subsidiary LLC  5.90  9/30/20  2,000,000 b  1,140,000 
U.S. Related—4.2%           
Government of Guam,           
GO  6.75  11/15/29  1,500,000   1,546,815 
Guam Waterworks Authority,           
Water and Wastewater           
System Revenue  5.63  7/1/40  1,765,000   1,628,177 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
U.S. Related (continued)           
Puerto Rico Public Buildings           
Authority, Government           
Facilities Revenue  6.25  7/1/22  2,000,000   2,230,960 
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing           
Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue           
(First Subordinate Series)  6.00  8/1/42  2,000,000   2,117,280 
Total Long-Term Municipal Investments         
(cost $183,986,686)          174,938,815 
 
Short-Term Municipal           
Investment—1.1%           
Florida;           
Florida Municipal Power Agency,           
Revenue, Refunding           
(All-Requirements Power Supply           
Project) (LOC; Bank of America)           
(cost $1,900,000)  0.17  9/1/11  1,900,000 e  1,900,000 
 
Total Investments (cost $185,886,686)    99.1 %  176,838,815 
Cash and Receivables (Net)      .9 %  1,638,556 
Net Assets      100.0 %  178,477,371 

 

a Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount. 
b Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.These securities may be resold in 
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.At August 31, 2011, these securities 
were valued at $7,269,640 or 4.1% of net assets. 
c Non-income producing—security in default. 
d Collateral for floating rate borrowings. 
e Variable rate demand note—rate shown is the interest rate in effect at August 31, 2011. Maturity date represents the 
next demand date, or the ultimate maturity date if earlier. 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

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

 

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Summary of Combined Ratings (Unaudited)   
 
Fitch  or  Moody’s  or  Standard & Poor’s  Value (%) 
AAA    Aaa    AAA  4.9 
AA    Aa    AA  12.8 
A    A    A  13.1 
BBB    Baa    BBB  28.4 
BB    Ba    BB  14.3 
B    B    B  .9 
CCC    Caa    CCC  1.1 
CC    Ca    CC  .2 
F1    MIG1/P1    SP1/A1  1.1 
Not Ratedf    Not Ratedf    Not Ratedf  23.2 
          100.0 

 

† Based on total investments. 
f Securities which, while not rated by Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, have been determined by the Manager to 
be of comparable quality to those rated securities in which the fund may invest. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
August 31, 2011 

 

      Cost  Value 
Assets ($):         
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments  185,886,686  176,838,815 
Interest receivable        2,884,149 
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed      353,455 
Prepaid expenses        30,993 
        180,107,412 
Liabilities ($):         
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)    151,332 
Cash overdraft due to Custodian        175,413 
Payable for floating rate notes issued—Note 4      1,000,000 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed      248,761 
Interest and expense payable related to       
floating rate notes issued—Note 4        1,954 
Accrued expenses        52,581 
        1,630,041 
Net Assets ($)        178,477,371 
Composition of Net Assets ($):         
Paid-in capital        216,126,054 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments      (28,600,812) 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation       
(depreciation) on investments        (9,047,871) 
Net Assets ($)        178,477,371 
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share         
  Class A  Class C  Class I  Class Z 
Net Assets ($)  53,784,569  26,364,969  12,460,245  85,867,588 
Shares Outstanding  4,829,827  2,365,049  1,120,600  7,706,585 
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  11.14  11.15  11.12  11.14 
 
See notes to financial statements.         

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 
Year Ended August 31, 2011 

 

Investment Income ($):   
Interest Income  12,027,787 
Expenses:   
Management fee—Note 3(a)  1,131,711 
Distribution/Service Plan fees—Note 3(b)  395,804 
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)  304,207 
Registration fees  56,504 
Professional fees  44,704 
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  19,010 
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)  17,319 
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)  14,253 
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  2,445 
Interest and expense related to floating rate notes issued—Note 4  1,954 
Interest expense—Note 2  117 
Miscellaneous  33,261 
Total Expenses  2,021,289 
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)  (151) 
Net Expenses  2,021,138 
Investment Income—Net  10,006,649 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):   
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  (4,224,982) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  (7,650,630) 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  (11,875,612) 
Net (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  (1,868,963) 
See notes to financial statements.   

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2011  2010 
Operations ($):     
Investment income—net  10,006,649  11,888,208 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  (4,224,982)  (8,195,848) 
Net unrealized appreciation     
(depreciation) on investments  (7,650,630)  29,379,561 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Resulting from Operations  (1,868,963)  33,071,921 
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):     
Investment income—net:     
Class A Shares  (2,875,078)  (3,449,427) 
Class C Shares  (1,255,068)  (1,398,532) 
Class I Shares  (568,264)  (282,979) 
Class Z Shares  (5,027,663)  (6,406,800) 
Net realized gain on investments:     
Class A Shares  (49,405)   
Class C Shares  (26,483)   
Class I Shares  (8,627)   
Class Z Shares  (89,405)   
Total Dividends  (9,899,993)  (11,537,738) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):     
Net proceeds from shares sold:     
Class A Shares  17,824,938  35,541,798 
Class C Shares  5,356,561  6,579,006 
Class I Shares  9,864,620  9,762,992 
Class Z Shares  5,481,315  8,381,933 
Dividends reinvested:     
Class A Shares  2,328,781  2,610,797 
Class C Shares  719,544  752,439 
Class I Shares  144,230  51,747 
Class Z Shares  4,103,430  5,266,787 
Cost of shares redeemed:     
Class A Shares  (33,557,604)  (32,794,183) 
Class C Shares  (10,580,834)  (7,312,832) 
Class I Shares  (5,692,587)  (1,618,177) 
Class Z Shares  (31,123,395)  (34,780,347) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
from Capital Stock Transactions  (35,131,001)  (7,558,040) 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  (46,899,957)  13,976,143 
Net Assets ($):     
Beginning of Period  225,377,328  211,401,185 
End of Period  178,477,371  225,377,328 

 

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  Year Ended August 31, 
  2011  2010 
Capital Share Transactions:     
Class A     
Shares sold  1,610,735  3,132,773 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  209,716  228,977 
Shares redeemed  (3,004,564)  (2,886,102) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (1,184,113)  475,648 
Class C     
Shares sold  479,993  580,324 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  64,858  65,956 
Shares redeemed  (957,255)  (644,838) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (412,404)  1,442 
Class I     
Shares sold  896,288  867,730 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  13,024  4,489 
Shares redeemed  (520,276)  (142,601) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  389,036  729,618 
Class Z     
Shares sold  492,582  739,762 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  369,690  462,303 
Shares redeemed  (2,820,416)  (3,075,075) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (1,958,144)  (1,873,010) 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated.All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

    Year Ended August 31,   
Class A Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007a 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  11.74  10.64  12.05  12.90  13.63 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—netb  .59  .61  .65  .66  .28 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  (.60)  1.08  (1.41)  (.86)  (.72) 
Total from Investment Operations  (.01)  1.69  (.76)  (.20)  (.44) 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.58)  (.59)  (.65)  (.65)  (.29) 
Dividends from net realized           
gain on investments  (.01)         
Total Distributions  (.59)  (.59)  (.65)  (.65)  (.29) 
Net asset value, end of period  11.14  11.74  10.64  12.05  12.90 
Total Return (%)c  (.03)  16.31  (5.80)  (1.67)  1.57d 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  1.00  .99  1.02  1.02  1.27e 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  1.00  .99  1.02  1.02  1.27e 
Ratio of interest and expense related           
to floating rate notes issued           
to average net assets  .00f    .00f  .05  .23e 
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  5.35  5.37  6.40  5.28  4.51e 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  41.05  25.26  28.94  76.05  55.80 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  53,785  70,607  58,931  59,169  27,948 

 

a  From March 15, 2007 (commencement of initial offering) to August 31, 2007. 
b  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
c  Exclusive of sales charge. 
d  Not annualized. 
e  Annualized. 
f  Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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    Year Ended August 31,   
Class C Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007a 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  11.75  10.66  12.06  12.91  13.63 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—netb  .51  .52  .57  .57  .23 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  (.60)  1.08  (1.41)  (.87)  (.71) 
Total from Investment Operations  (.09)  1.60  (.84)  (.30)  (.48) 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.50)  (.51)  (.56)  (.55)  (.24) 
Dividends from net realized           
gain on investments  (.01)         
Total Distributions  (.51)  (.51)  (.56)  (.55)  (.24) 
Net asset value, end of period  11.15  11.75  10.66  12.06  12.91 
Total Return (%)c  (.77)  15.31  (6.45)  (2.43)  1.27d 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  1.75  1.76  1.80  1.80  1.99e 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  1.75  1.76  1.80  1.80  1.99e 
Ratio of interest and expense related           
to floating rate notes issued           
to average net assets  .00f    .00f  .05  .23e 
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  4.62  4.60  5.63  4.53  3.69e 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  41.05  25.26  28.94  76.05  55.80 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  26,365  32,647  29,579  30,730  9,397 

 

a  From March 15, 2007 (commencement of initial offering) to August 31, 2007. 
b  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
c  Exclusive of sales charge. 
d  Not annualized. 
e  Annualized. 
f  Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

  Year Ended August 31,   
Class I Shares  2011  2010  2009a 
Per Share Data ($):       
Net asset value, beginning of period  11.72  10.63  9.15 
Investment Operations:       
Investment income—netb  .63  .66  .49 
Net realized and unrealized       
gain (loss) on investments  (.61)  1.05  1.46 
Total from Investment Operations  .02  1.71  1.95 
Distributions:       
Dividends from investment income—net  (.61)  (.62)  (.47) 
Dividends from net realized gain on investments  (.01)     
Total Distributions  (.62)  (.62)  (.47) 
Net asset value, end of period  11.12  11.72  10.63 
Total Return (%)  .22  16.50  21.80c 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):       
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets  .74  .73  1.17d 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets  .74  .72  .75d 
Ratio of interest and expense related to       
floating rate notes issued to average net assets  .00e     
Ratio of net investment income       
to average net assets  5.62  5.57  6.69d 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  41.05  25.26  28.94 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  12,460  8,577  21 

 

a  From December 15, 2008 (commencement of initial offering) to August 31, 2009. 
b  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
c  Not annualized. 
d  Annualized. 
e  Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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    Year Ended August 31,   
Class Z Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007a 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  11.75  10.65  12.05  12.91  13.34 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—netb  .60  .63  .67  .67  .63 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  (.61)  1.09  (1.41)  (.87)  (.39) 
Total from Investment Operations  (.01)  1.72  (.74)  (.20)  .24 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.59)  (.62)  (.66)  (.66)  (.63) 
Dividends from net realized           
gain on investments  (.01)        (.04) 
Total Distributions  (.60)  (.62)  (.66)  (.66)  (.67) 
Net asset value, end of period  11.14  11.75  10.65  12.05  12.91 
Total Return (%)  .05  16.44  (5.64)  (1.59)  1.65 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  .95  .82  .85  .97  1.24 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  .95  .82  .84  .97  1.24 
Ratio of interest and expense related           
to floating rate notes issued           
to average net assets  .00c    .00c  .05  .23 
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  5.45  5.58  6.59  5.32  4.62 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  41.05  25.26  28.94  76.05  55.80 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  85,868  113,547  122,871  152,058  126,390 

 

a The fund commenced offering three classes of shares on March 15, 2007.The existing shares were redesignated Class 
Z and the fund added Class A and Class C shares. 
b Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
c Amount represents less than .01%. 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus High Yield Municipal Bond Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Municipal 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 four series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek high current income exempt from federal income tax. 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.The fund is authorized to issue 100 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class I and Class Z. Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Class Z shares are closed to new investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

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 inter-

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pretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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 each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board of Directors. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are carried at fair value as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of municipal securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. All preceding securities are categorized as Level 2 in the 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 of Directors. 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 as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.

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For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in valuing the fund’s investments:

  Level 1—  Level 2—Other  Level 3—   
  Unadjusted  Significant  Significant   
  Quoted  Observable  Unobservable   
  Prices  Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Assets ($)         
Investment in Securities:       
Municipal Bonds    175,639,055  1,199,760  176,838,815 

 

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

  Municipal Bonds ($) 
Balance as of 8/31/2010   
Realized gain (loss)   
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  (240) 
Purchases   
Sales   
Transfers in to Level 3  1,200,000 
Transfers out of Level 3   
Balance as of 8/31/2011  1,199,760 
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 8/31/2011  (799,640) 

 

  Transfers in to 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 issuer’s default. 

 

In January 2010, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about FairValue Measurements” (“ASU 2010-06”).ASU 2010-06 requires reporting entities to prepare new disclosures surrounding amounts and reasons for significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements as well as inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3. No significant transfers between Level 1 or Level 2 fair value measurements occurred at August 31, 2011. ASU 2010-06 also requires reporting entities to make new disclosures about information on purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements.These new and revised disclosures have been adopted by the fund.

In May 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements.The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

(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. Interest income, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is earned from settlement date and recognized on the accrual basis. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date.

(c) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid

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monthly. 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.

(d) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, which can distribute tax exempt dividends, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended August 31, 2011, 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, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four-year period ended August 31, 2011 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At August 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed tax-exempt income $98,613, undistributed ordinary income $259,053, accumulated capital losses $24,191,880 and unrealized depreciation $8,765,159. In addition, the fund had $4,950,697 of capital losses realized after October 31, 2010, which were deferred for tax purposes to the first day of the following fiscal year.

The accumulated capital loss carryover is available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to August 31, 2011. If not applied, $715,251 of the carryover

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

expires in fiscal 2016, $7,033,387 expires in fiscal 2017, $10,523,962 expires in fiscal 2018 and $5,919,280 expires in fiscal 2019.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended August 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010 were as follows: tax exempt income $9,726,073 and $11,537,738 and ordinary income $173,920 and $0, respectively.

During the period ended August 31, 2011, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for amortization adjustments, the fund decreased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $280,576, increased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by $212,905 and increased paid-in capital by $67,671. 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 $225 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended August 31, 2011 was approximately $8,200, with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.42%.

NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .60% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

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During the period ended August 31, 2011, the Distributor retained $7,660 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares and $7,292 from CDSCs on redemptions of the fund’s Class C shares.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class C shares pay the Distributor for distributing its shares at an annual rate of .75% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. During the period ended August 31, 2011, Class C shares were charged $210,705, pursuant to the Plan.

Under the Service Plan (the “Service Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class Z shares reimburse the Distributor for distributing its shares and servicing shareholder accounts at an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class Z shares. During the period ended August 31, 2011, Class Z shares were charged $185,099 pursuant to the Service Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A and Class C shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C shares for the provision of certain services. The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or other industry professional) in respect of these services.The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended August 31, 2011, Class A and Class C shares were charged $138,119 and $70,235, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $28,307 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The fund has arrangements with the custodian and cash management bank whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody and cash management fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $3,283 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $151.

The fund also compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $14,253 pursuant to the custody agreement.

During the period ended August 31, 2011, the fund was charged $7,225 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $91,235, Rule 12b-1 distribution plan fees $28,648, shareholder services plan fees $17,049, custodian fees $5,100, chief compliance officer fees $3,253 and transfer agency per account fees $6,047.

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

(e) A 2% redemption fee is charged and retained by the fund on certain shares redeemed within sixty days following the date of issuance subject to exceptions, including redemptions made through use of the fund’s exchange privilege. During the period ended August 31, 2011, redemption fees charged and retained by the fund amounted to $7,554.

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NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended August 31, 2011, amounted to $76,453,660 and $107,044,760, respectively.

Inverse Floater Securities: The fund participates in secondary inverse floater structures in which fixed-rate, tax-exempt municipal bonds are transferred to a trust.The trust subsequently issues two or more variable rate securities that are collateralized by the cash flows of the fixed-rate, tax-exempt municipal bonds. One or more of these variable rate securities pays interest based on a short-term floating rate set by a remarketing agent at predetermined intervals.A residual interest tax-exempt security is also created by the trust, which is transferred to the fund, and is paid interest based on the remaining cash flow of the trust, after payment of interest on the other securities and various expenses of the trust.

The fund accounts for the transfer of bonds to the trust as secured borrowings, with the securities transferred remaining in the fund’s investments, and the related floating rate certificate securities reflected as fund liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the inverse floater structure during the period ended August 31, 2011, was approximately $250,000, with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of .78%.

At August 31, 2011, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $184,603,974; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was $8,765,159, consisting of $6,708,980 gross unrealized appreciation and $15,474,139 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED 
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

 

Shareholders and Board of Directors Dreyfus High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Dreyfus High Yield Municipal Bond Fund (one of the series comprising Dreyfus Municipal Funds, Inc.) as of August 31, 2011, 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 financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. 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 August 31, 2011 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 High Yield Municipal Bond Fund at August 31, 2011, 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 indicated periods, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
October 27, 2011

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund hereby designates all the dividends paid from investment income-net during its fiscal year ended August 31, 2011 as “exempt-interest dividends” (not generally subject to regular federal income tax).The fund also hereby designates $.0097 per share as a short-term capital gain distribution paid on December 9, 2010.Where required by federal tax law rules, shareholders will receive notification of their portion of the fund’s taxable ordinary dividends (if any) and capital gains distributions (if any) paid for the 2011 calendar year on Form 1099-DIV and their portion of the fund’s tax-exempt dividends paid for the 2011 calendar year on Form 1099-INT, both of which will be mailed in early 2012.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Joseph S. DiMartino (67) 
Chairman of the Board (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee 
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) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 167 
——————— 
David W. Burke (75) 
Board Member (1994) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 82 
——————— 
William Hodding Carter III (76) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Professor of Leadership & Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2006-present) 
• President and Chief Executive Officer of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (1998-2006) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
Gordon J. Davis (70) 
Board Member (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Partner in the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Consolidated Edison, Inc., a utility company, Director (1997-present) 
• The Phoenix Companies, Inc., a life insurance company, Director (2000-present) 

 

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 44

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Joni Evans (69) 
Board Member (1991) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Chief Executive Officer, www.wowOwow.com an online community dedicated to women’s 
  conversations and publications (2007-present) 
• Principal, Joni Evans Ltd. (publishing) (2006-present) 
• Senior Vice President of the William Morris Agency (1994-2006) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
Ehud Houminer (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 64 
——————— 
Richard C. Leone (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Senior Fellow of The Century Foundation (formerly, The Twentieth Century Fund, Inc.), a tax 
exempt research foundation engaged in the study of economic, foreign policy and domestic issues 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Partnership for a Secure America, Director 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
Hans C. Mautner (73) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President—International Division and an Advisory Director of Simon Property Group, a real 
estate investment company (1998-2010) 
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Simon Global Limited (1999-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)

Robin A. Melvin (47) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving 
organizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances 
(1995-present) 
• SeniorVice President, Mentor, a national non-profit youth mentoring organization (1992-2005) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 54 
——————— 
Burton N.Wallack (60) 
Board Member (1991) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President and Co-owner of Wallack Management Company, a real estate management company 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 
John E. Zuccotti (74) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Chairman of Brookfield Properties, Inc. 
• Senior Counsel of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP 
• Emeritus Chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Emigrant Savings Bank, Director (2004-present) 
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation,Trustee (2006-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 29 
——————— 

 

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 in 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.

Arnold S. Hiatt, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009. From April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 75 investment companies (comprised of 167 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

MICHAEL A. ROSENBERG, Vice President and Secretary since August 2005.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1991.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 38 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

KATHLEEN DENICHOLAS, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 36 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 2001.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

M. CRISTINA MEISER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 41 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since August 2001.

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 59 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 43 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 192 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

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JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (76 investment companies, comprised of 192 portfolios). From November 2001 through March 2004, Mr. Connolly was first Vice-President, Mutual Fund Servicing for Mellon Global Securities Services. In that capacity, Mr. Connolly was responsible for managing Mellon’s Custody, Fund Accounting and Fund Administration services to third-party mutual fund clients. He is 54 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

STEPHEN J. STOREN, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since May 2011.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Distributor, and the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of 72 investment companies (comprised of 188 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 1999.

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NOTES


 

For More Information


Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

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

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.

Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and 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 Ehud Houminer, 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").   Mr. Houminer 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 $131,218 in 2010 and $121,248 in 2011.

 

(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 $      21,528 in 2010 and $24,000 in 2011. 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 2010 and $0 in 2011.

 

(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  $12,619 in 2010 and $12,391 in 2011. 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. 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 2010 and $0 in 2011. 

 

 


 

 

(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 $2670 in 2010 and $282  in 2011. [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 2010 and $0 in 2011. 

 

(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  $28,173,266 in 2010 and $16,103,335 in 2011. 

 

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 MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.

By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

Bradley J. Skapyak,

President

 

Date:

October 24, 2011

 

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:

October 24, 2011

 

By: /s/ James Windels

James Windels,

Treasurer

 

Date:

October 24, 2011

 

 

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)