We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., covering the six-month period from June 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.
Equity markets generally rallied over the past six months as corporate earnings grew, global economic conditions improved, and tax reform legislation appeared to make progress. While the rally was relatively broad-based, growth companies produced substantially higher returns than value-oriented companies. International stocks also performed well amid more positive economic data from Europe, Japan, and the emerging markets. In the bond market, U.S. government securities and municipal bonds generally lost a degree of value as economic and inflation expectations increased, while corporate-backed securities fared better in anticipation of improved business conditions.
The strong performance of riskier assets has been supported by solid underlying fundamentals, including rising corporate profits, a robust labor market, and business-friendly government policies. While we currently expect these favorable conditions to persist, we remain watchful for economic and political risks that could derail the markets. As always, we encourage you to discuss the risks and opportunities of today’s investment environment with your financial advisor.
Thank you for your continued confidence and support.
DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
For the period from June 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017, as provided by Thomas Casey, Portfolio Manager
Market and Fund Performance Overview
For the six-month period ended November 30, 2017, Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund produced a total return of -0.01%.1 In comparison, the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond: 7-Year Index (6-8) (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, provided a total return of -0.71% for the same period.2
Municipal bonds produced generally flat returns over the reporting period due to rising interest rates and a surge of new supply during the fall. The fund lagged the Index, primarily due to exposure to short intermediate securities which experienced more significant yield changes than longer maturities and security selection.
The Fund’s Investment Approach
The fund seeks the maximum amount of current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowing for investment purposes, in municipal bonds that provide income exempt from federal income tax.
The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds rated A or higher, or the unrated equivalent as determined by The Dreyfus Corporation (“Dreyfus”). The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in municipal bonds rated below A, including bonds rated below investment grade (“high yield” or “junk” bonds) or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus. The dollar-weighted average maturity of the fund’s portfolio generally is between 3 and 10 years.
We focus on identifying undervalued sectors and securities, and we minimize the use of interest-rate forecasting. We select municipal bonds 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. We actively trade among various sectors, such as pre-refunded, general obligation, and revenue, based on their apparent relative values.
Investors Responded Cautiously to Tax Reform Proposals
Municipal bonds fared relatively well early in the reporting period. Although the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) implemented another short-term interest-rate hike in June, the market was supported by technical factors, including robust investor demand and a limited supply of newly issued securities. However, from September through the reporting period’s end, intermediate-term municipal bonds gave back their previous gains as investors looked forward to additional short-term rate hikes from the Fed, and the U.S. Congress turned its attention to tax reform legislation that some investors worried might reduce the tax advantages of municipal bonds. Issuers responded to tax reform proposals with a temporary surge of new issuance in light of certain provisions that, if enacted, would limit their tax-exempt financing alternatives in 2018 and beyond.
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
For the reporting period overall, long-term municipal bonds fared better than their intermediate- and short-term counterparts, and lower-rated securities generally outperformed bonds with higher credit ratings.
Although growth in tax revenues has slowed and several states are facing pressure from underfunded pension systems, credit conditions have remained stable for most municipal issuers in an expanding U.S. economy.
Security Selection Strategy Bolstered Relative Results
The fund’s performance compared to the Index was supported by its sector allocation and security selection strategies. We continued to favor revenue-backed bonds over lower-yielding general obligation bonds, which enabled the fund to participate more fully in their incrementally higher yields. Results were especially strong among bonds backed by revenues from airports, health care facilities, special taxes, and the states’ settlement of litigation with U.S. tobacco companies. Holdings of New Jersey appropriation bonds also fared well when they rebounded from previous weakness.
On the other hand, the fund’s interest-rate strategies produced mixed results. While a focus on higher-yielding, longer-term bonds proved helpful, their benefits were not enough to offset weakness among the fund’s holdings with maturities in the 5- to 10-year range. In contrast, the fund’s duration management strategy added a degree of value, as a slightly long average duration early in the reporting period magnified participation in the market rally at the time, and a shift to a market-neutral average duration helped cushion the impact of later declines. The fund’s relative performance also was dampened by its exposure to insured Puerto Rico bonds and a Connecticut transportation bond.
A Constructive Investment Posture
We believe that market volatility surrounding tax reform legislation will ease in early 2018. Indeed, if the current proposal is enacted into law, we expect the supply of newly issued municipal bonds to decrease, while demand should remain robust from individuals in the higher tax brackets. These favorable supply-and-demand dynamics should support municipal bond prices. In addition, municipal bonds historically have been less sensitive than U.S. Treasury securities to rising interest rates. Therefore, we have maintained a constructive investment posture, including an emphasis on higher-yielding, longer-term revenue bonds.
December 15, 2017
1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. 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. — The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond: 7-Year Index (6-8) covers the USD-denominated 6-8 year tax-exempt bond market. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.
Bonds are subject generally to interest-rate, credit, liquidity, and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Generally, all other factors being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can cause price declines.
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.
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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 Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. from June 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
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Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | |
assuming actual returns for the six months ended November 30, 2017 | |
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Expenses paid per $1,000† | | $3.66 | | |
Ending value (after expenses) | | $999.90 | | |
COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)
Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.
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Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | |
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended November 30, 2017 |
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Expenses paid per $1,000† | | $3.70 | | |
Ending value (after expenses) | | $1,021.41 | | |
† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .73%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
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Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% | | | | | |
Alabama - 2.1% | | | | | |
Alabama Public School and College Authority,
Capital Improvement Revenue | | 5.00 | | 1/1/26 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,769,865 | |
Birmingham Water Works Board,
Water Revenue | | 5.00 | | 1/1/31 | | 3,260,000 | | 3,839,758 | |
Lower Alabama Gas District,
Gas Project Revenue | | 5.00 | | 9/1/31 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,395,180 | |
University of Alabama Board of Trustees,
General Revenue (The University of Alabama) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/24 | | 6,025,000 | | 6,873,681 | |
| | 14,878,484 | |
Alaska - .6% | | | | | |
Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority,
Revolving Fund Revenue | | 5.25 | | 4/1/24 | | 3,780,000 | | 4,075,558 | |
Arizona - 2.4% | | | | | |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation,
Junior Lien Wastewater System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 7/1/28 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,862,600 | |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation,
Junior Lien Water System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 7/1/23 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,821,950 | |
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District,
Salt River Project Electric System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 12/1/27 | | 4,500,000 | | 5,031,945 | |
| | 16,716,495 | |
Arkansas - .7% | | | | | |
University of Arkansas Board of Trustees,
Various Facility Revenue (Fayetteville Campus) | | 5.00 | | 11/1/35 | | 2,685,000 | | 3,119,487 | |
University of Arkansas Board of Trustees,
Various Facility Revenue (Fayetteville Campus) | | 5.00 | | 11/1/36 | | 1,585,000 | | 1,837,126 | |
| | 4,956,613 | |
California - 7.6% | | | | | |
Bay Area Toll Authority,
San Francisco Bay Area Subordinate Lien Toll Bridge Revenue (Prerefunded) | | 5.00 | | 4/1/23 | | 1,750,000 | a | 2,044,718 | |
California,
GO | | 5.00 | | 8/1/28 | | 1,150,000 | | 1,396,491 | |
California,
GO (Various Purpose) | | 5.00 | | 9/1/23 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,869,325 | |
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Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
California - 7.6% (continued) | | | | | |
California,
GO (Various Purpose) | | 5.00 | | 8/1/30 | | 3,500,000 | | 4,213,580 | |
California,
GO (Various Purpose) | | 5.00 | | 8/1/36 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,716,080 | |
California,
GO, Refunding (Various Purpose) | | 5.00 | | 11/1/22 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,300,360 | |
California State Public Works Board,
LR (Judicial Council of California) (Various Judicial Council Projects) | | 5.00 | | 3/1/26 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,715,595 | |
California State Public Works Board,
LR (Various Capital Projects) | | 5.00 | | 12/1/26 | | 4,355,000 | | 5,135,068 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority,
Revenue (Loma Linda University Medical Center) | | 5.00 | | 12/1/31 | | 1,000,000 | b | 1,113,250 | |
Clovis Unified School District,
GO (Insured; National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) | | 0.00 | | 8/1/22 | | 10,415,000 | c | 9,436,198 | |
Coast Community College District,
GO (Insured; National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) | | 0.00 | | 8/1/20 | | 1,855,000 | c | 1,771,506 | |
Orange County Transportation Authority,
Senior Lien Toll Road Revenue (91 Express Lanes) | | 5.00 | | 8/15/28 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,909,200 | |
Sacramento City Unified School District,
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 0.00 | | 7/1/23 | | 5,065,000 | c | 4,448,893 | |
San Diego County Water Authority,
Water Revenue | | 5.00 | | 5/1/28 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,545,800 | |
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority,
Subordinated Water Revenue (Payable Solely from Subordinated Installment Payments Secured by Net System Revenues of the Water Utility Fund) | | 5.00 | | 8/1/28 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,277,980 | |
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California,
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds (San Diego County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation) | | 4.75 | | 6/1/25 | | 705,000 | | 705,374 | |
University of California Regents,
General Revenue | | 5.25 | | 5/15/23 | | 125,000 | | 126,628 | |
| | 52,726,046 | |
Colorado - 3.9% | | | | | |
City and County of Denver,
Airport System Subordinate Revenue | | 5.50 | | 11/15/26 | | 15,640,000 | | 18,302,554 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority,
Revenue (Catholic Health Initiatives) | | 6.00 | | 10/1/23 | | 5,355,000 | | 5,545,424 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Colorado - 3.9% (continued) | | | | | |
E-470 Public Highway Authority,
Senior Revenue (Insured; National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) | | 0.00 | | 9/1/18 | | 3,000,000 | c | 2,969,130 | |
| | 26,817,108 | |
Connecticut - 1.3% | | | | | |
Connecticut,
Special Tax Obligation Revenue (Transportation Infrastructure Purposes) | | 5.00 | | 8/1/26 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,923,575 | |
Connecticut,
Special Tax Obligation Revenue (Transportation Infrastructure Purposes) | | 5.00 | | 9/1/32 | | 5,500,000 | | 6,163,080 | |
| | 9,086,655 | |
District of Columbia - 1.6% | | | | | |
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority,
Public Utility Subordinate Lien Revenue | | 5.00 | | 10/1/27 | | 5,980,000 | | 6,798,124 | |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority,
Airport System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 10/1/25 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,456,810 | |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority,
Airport System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 10/1/35 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,157,380 | |
| | 11,412,314 | |
Florida - 8.0% | | | | | |
Broward County,
Airport System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 10/1/22 | | 3,605,000 | | 4,075,164 | |
Broward County,
Airport System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 10/1/36 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,334,400 | |
Broward County,
Port Facilities Revenue | | 5.00 | | 9/1/21 | | 4,340,000 | | 4,797,089 | |
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation,
Coastal Account Senior Secured Revenue | | 5.00 | | 6/1/25 | | 16,000,000 | | 18,843,200 | |
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation,
Personal Lines Account/Commercial Lines Account Senior Secured Revenue | | 5.00 | | 6/1/21 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,528,400 | |
Collier County School Board,
COP (Master Lease Program Agreement) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 5.25 | | 2/15/22 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,262,100 | |
Florida Municipal Power Agency,
All-Requirements Power Supply Project Revenue | | 5.00 | | 10/1/24 | | 1,480,000 | | 1,746,385 | |
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Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Florida - 8.0% (continued) | | | | | |
Florida Municipal Power Agency,
All-Requirements Power Supply Project Revenue | | 5.00 | | 10/1/30 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,464,988 | |
Hillsborough County,
GO (Unincorporated Area Parks and Recreation Program) (Insured; National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/22 | | 1,155,000 | | 1,317,693 | |
Hillsborough County,
Solid Waste and Resource Recovery Revenue | | 5.00 | | 9/1/26 | | 1,260,000 | | 1,490,731 | |
Lee County,
Transportation Facilities Revenue (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 5.00 | | 10/1/24 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,948,225 | |
Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency,
Tax Increment Revenue (City Center/Historic Convention Village) | | 5.00 | | 2/1/34 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,284,900 | |
Miami-Dade County,
Seaport Revenue | | 5.75 | | 10/1/28 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,741,500 | |
Miami-Dade County,
Subordinate Special Obligation Revenue | | 5.00 | | 10/1/26 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,133,850 | |
Orange County,
Tourist Development Tax Revenue | | 5.00 | | 10/1/32 | | 3,275,000 | | 3,837,579 | |
| | 55,806,204 | |
Georgia - 2.3% | | | | | |
Atlanta,
Water and Wastewater Revenue | | 5.00 | | 11/1/31 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,355,420 | |
Atlanta Development Authority,
Senior Lien Revenue (New Downtown Atlanta Stadium Project) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/27 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,182,890 | |
DeKalb County,
Water and Sewerage Revenue | | 5.25 | | 10/1/25 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,878,920 | |
Fulton County Development Authority,
Hospital Revenue (Wellstar Health Systems) | | 5.00 | | 4/1/36 | | 1,350,000 | | 1,541,282 | |
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.,
Gas Project Revenue (Guaranty Agreement; Merrill Lynch and Co., Inc.) | | 5.50 | | 9/15/28 | | 2,530,000 | | 3,031,345 | |
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia,
Project One Subordinated Bonds | | 5.00 | | 1/1/28 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,935,375 | |
| | 15,925,232 | |
Illinois - 11.4% | | | | | |
Chicago,
Customer Facility Charge Senior Lien Revenue (Chicago O'Hare International Airport) | | 5.50 | | 1/1/26 | | 3,300,000 | | 3,808,167 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Illinois - 11.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Chicago,
General Airport Senior Lien Revenue (Chicago O'Hare International Airport) | | 5.00 | | 1/1/23 | | 3,530,000 | | 4,000,302 | |
Chicago,
General Airport Senior Lien Revenue (Chicago O'Hare International Airport) | | 5.00 | | 1/1/29 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,566,680 | |
Chicago,
General Airport Senior Lien Revenue (Chicago O'Hare International Airport) | | 5.00 | | 1/1/35 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,427,380 | |
Chicago,
Second Lien Water Revenue | | 5.00 | | 11/1/25 | | 1,200,000 | | 1,387,932 | |
Chicago,
Second Lien Water Revenue | | 5.00 | | 11/1/27 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,315,680 | |
Chicago Park District,
Limited Tax GO | | 5.00 | | 1/1/28 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,118,540 | |
Chicago Park District,
Limited Tax GO | | 5.00 | | 1/1/30 | | 2,060,000 | | 2,279,967 | |
Cook County,
GO | | 5.25 | | 11/15/33 | | 3,500,000 | | 3,756,305 | |
Greater Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District,
GO | | 5.00 | | 12/1/31 | | 3,275,000 | | 3,824,381 | |
Illinois Finance Authority,
Revenue (Advocate Health Care Network) | | 5.00 | | 6/1/28 | | 9,005,000 | | 10,063,268 | |
Illinois Finance Authority,
Revenue (OFS Healthcare System) | | 5.00 | | 11/15/28 | | 1,205,000 | | 1,382,677 | |
Illinois Finance Authority,
Revenue (Rush University Medical Center Obligated Group) | | 5.00 | | 11/15/33 | | 2,140,000 | | 2,390,787 | |
Illinois Toll Highway Authority,
Toll Highway Senior Revenue | | 5.00 | | 1/1/25 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,340,250 | |
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority,
Revenue (McCormick Place Expansion Project) | | 5.00 | | 12/15/28 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,370,150 | |
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority,
Revenue (McCormick Place Expansion Project) (Insured; National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) | | 5.55 | | 6/15/21 | | 1,665,000 | | 1,687,028 | |
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority,
Tobacco Settlement Revenue | | 5.25 | | 6/1/21 | | 3,300,000 | | 3,714,645 | |
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority,
Tobacco Settlement Revenue | | 5.50 | | 6/1/23 | | 2,750,000 | | 3,105,795 | |
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Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Illinois - 11.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority,
Tobacco Settlement Revenue | | 6.00 | | 6/1/28 | | 2,385,000 | | 2,683,721 | |
University of Illinois Board of Trustees,
Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue (University of Illinois) | | 5.00 | | 4/1/26 | | 7,595,000 | | 8,411,994 | |
University of Illinois Board of Trustees,
Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue (University of Illinois) | | 5.00 | | 4/1/32 | | 3,655,000 | | 4,064,250 | |
| | 78,699,899 | |
Indiana - 2.7% | | | | | |
Indiana Finance Authority,
Educational Facilities Revenue (Butler University Project) | | 5.00 | | 2/1/30 | | 1,400,000 | | 1,529,262 | |
Indiana Finance Authority,
First Lien Wastewater Utility Revenue (CWA Authority Project) | | 5.25 | | 10/1/23 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,813,425 | |
Indiana Municipal Power Agency,
Power Supply System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 1/1/36 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,470,280 | |
Indianapolis,
Gas Utility Distribution System Second Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 5.00 | | 8/15/23 | | 3,500,000 | | 3,794,455 | |
Richmond Hospital Authority,
Revenue (Reid Hospital Project) | | 5.00 | | 1/1/28 | | 2,440,000 | | 2,779,550 | |
Whiting Environmental Facilities,
Revenue (BP Products North America Inc. Project) | | 5.00 | | 11/1/24 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,677,800 | |
| | 19,064,772 | |
Iowa - .7% | | | | | |
Iowa Finance Authority,
Health Facilities Revenue (UnityPoint Health) | | 5.00 | | 8/15/32 | | 2,280,000 | | 2,614,932 | |
Iowa Finance Authority,
State Revolving Fund Revenue | | 5.00 | | 8/1/24 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,229,320 | |
| | 4,844,252 | |
Kentucky - .4% | | | | | |
Pikeville,
Hospital Improvement Revenue (Pikeville Medical Center, Inc. Project) | | 6.25 | | 3/1/23 | | 2,195,000 | | 2,467,882 | |
Louisiana - 2.5% | | | | | |
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation of Louisiana,
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds | | 5.00 | | 5/15/27 | | 17,500,000 | | 17,587,325 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Maryland - 1.1% | | | | | |
Maryland Economic Development Corporation,
EDR (Transportation Facilities Project) | | 5.38 | | 6/1/25 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,598,670 | |
Maryland Economic Development Corporation,
Private Activity Revenue (Purple Line Light Rail Project) (Green Bonds) | | 5.00 | | 3/31/24 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,109,600 | |
Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority,
Revenue (Peninsula Regional Medical Center Issue) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/31 | | 1,740,000 | | 1,967,279 | |
Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority,
Revenue (The Johns Hopkins Health System Obligated Group Issue) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/24 | | 1,155,000 | | 1,328,111 | |
Maryland Stadium Authority,
Baltimore City Public Schools Construction and Revitalization Program Revenue | | 5.00 | | 5/1/22 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,701,840 | |
| | 7,705,500 | |
Massachusetts - 5.0% | | | | | |
Massachusetts,
Federal Highway GAN (Accelerated Bridge Program) | | 5.00 | | 6/15/23 | | 3,250,000 | | 3,691,415 | |
Massachusetts,
Federal Highway GAN (Accelerated Bridge Program) | | 5.00 | | 6/15/26 | | 2,500,000 | | 3,006,400 | |
Massachusetts College Building Authority,
Revenue | | 5.00 | | 5/1/27 | | 1,800,000 | | 2,025,936 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency,
Revenue (Bentley University Issue) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/23 | | 2,550,000 | | 2,743,698 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency,
Revenue (Partners HealthCare System Issue) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/25 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,113,610 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency,
Revenue (Partners HealthCare System Issue) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/34 | | 2,630,000 | | 3,035,783 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency,
Revenue, Refunding (Tufts Medical Center Issue) | | 5.50 | | 1/1/22 | | 1,200,000 | | 1,322,364 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority,
Education Loan Revenue (Issue K) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/22 | | 6,645,000 | | 7,331,628 | |
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Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Massachusetts - 5.0% (continued) | | | | | |
Massachusetts Port Authority,
Revenue, Refunding | | 5.00 | | 7/1/23 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,303,600 | |
Massachusetts School Building Authority,
Senior Dedicated Sales Tax Revenue | | 5.00 | | 8/15/24 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,719,850 | |
Massachusetts School Building Authority,
Senior Dedicated Sales Tax Revenue | | 5.00 | | 8/15/28 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,277,300 | |
| | 34,571,584 | |
Michigan - 3.6% | | | | | |
Detroit,
Sewage Disposal System Senior Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 5.25 | | 7/1/19 | | 1,635,000 | | 1,717,224 | |
Detroit School District,
School Building and Site Improvement Bonds (GO - Unlimited Tax) (Insured; FGIC) | | 6.00 | | 5/1/19 | | 2,965,000 | | 3,142,040 | |
Great Lakes Water Authority,
Water Supply System Second Lien Revenue | | 5.00 | | 7/1/36 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,567,000 | |
Michigan Finance Authority,
HR (Beaumont Health Credit Group) | | 5.00 | | 8/1/25 | | 3,180,000 | | 3,699,326 | |
Michigan Finance Authority,
HR (Oakwood Obligated Group) | | 5.00 | | 8/15/30 | | 3,870,000 | | 4,331,304 | |
Michigan Finance Authority,
Local Government Loan Program Revenue (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, Sewage Disposal System Revenue Senior Lien Local Project Bonds) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/30 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,133,830 | |
Michigan Finance Authority,
Local Government Loan Program Revenue (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, Water Supply System Revenue Senior Lien Local Project Bonds) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/23 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,705,300 | |
| | 25,296,024 | |
Minnesota - .2% | | | | | |
Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency,
Power Supply Revenue | | 5.00 | | 1/1/24 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,172,040 | |
Missouri - 2.9% | | | | | |
Kansas City,
General Improvement Airport Revenue | | 5.00 | | 9/1/19 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,163,800 | |
Missouri Development Finance Board,
Infrastructure Facilities Revenue (Branson Landing Project) | | 5.00 | | 6/1/28 | | 1,495,000 | | 1,675,895 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Missouri - 2.9% (continued) | | | | | |
Missouri Development Finance Board,
Infrastructure Facilities Revenue (Branson Landing Project) | | 5.00 | | 6/1/30 | | 2,425,000 | | 2,707,900 | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority,
Health Facilities Revenue (CoxHealth) | | 5.00 | | 11/15/35 | | 3,705,000 | | 4,170,274 | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority,
Health Facilities Revenue (Saint Luke's Health System, Inc.) | | 5.00 | | 11/15/26 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,189,680 | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority,
Health Facilities Revenue (Saint Luke's Health System, Inc.) | | 5.00 | | 11/15/28 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,523,574 | |
Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission,
Power Project Revenue (Iatan 2 Project) | | 5.00 | | 1/1/32 | | 1,550,000 | | 1,761,498 | |
Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission,
Power Project Revenue (Prairie State Project) | | 5.00 | | 12/1/30 | | 3,270,000 | | 3,777,013 | |
| | 19,969,634 | |
Nebraska - 1.5% | | | | | |
Public Power Generation Agency,
Revenue (Whelan Energy Center Unit 2) | | 5.00 | | 1/1/29 | | 4,750,000 | | 5,472,332 | |
Public Power Generation Agency of Nebraska,
Revenue (Whelan Energy Center Unit 2) | | 5.00 | | 1/1/30 | | 2,250,000 | | 2,579,647 | |
Public Power Generation Agency of Nebraska,
Revenue (Whelan Energy Center Unit 2) | | 5.00 | | 1/1/38 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,282,560 | |
| | 10,334,539 | |
Nevada - 1.1% | | | | | |
Director of the State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry,
SWDR (Republic Services, Inc. Project) | | 5.63 | | 6/1/18 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,097,400 | |
Las Vegas Valley Water District,
Limited Tax GO (Additionally Secured by Southern Nevada Water Authority Pledged Revenues) | | 5.00 | | 6/1/25 | | 2,100,000 | | 2,387,742 | |
| | 7,485,142 | |
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| |
Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
New Jersey - 2.8% | | | | | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority,
Revenue | | 5.25 | | 6/15/27 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,824,450 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority,
School Facilities Construction Revenue | | 5.00 | | 3/1/28 | | 2,250,000 | | 2,429,235 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority,
School Facilities Construction Revenue | | 5.25 | | 6/15/29 | | 1,400,000 | | 1,565,858 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority,
School Facilities Construction Revenue | | 5.25 | | 6/15/31 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,451,440 | |
Rutgers The State University,
GO | | 5.00 | | 5/1/29 | | 6,840,000 | | 7,830,158 | |
| | 19,101,141 | |
New Mexico - .4% | | | | | |
New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority,
Gas Supply Revenue (SBPA; Royal Bank of Canada), 1 Month LIBOR + .65% | | 1.48 | | 2/1/19 | | 2,500,000 | d | 2,495,600 | |
New York - 8.1% | | | | | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority,
Transportation Revenue | | 5.00 | | 11/15/30 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,917,300 | |
New York City,
GO | | 5.00 | | 3/1/25 | | 3,300,000 | | 3,861,198 | |
New York City,
GO | | 5.00 | | 8/1/28 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,587,050 | |
New York City,
GO | | 5.00 | | 12/1/31 | | 3,750,000 | | 4,457,550 | |
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation,
Health System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 2/15/22 | | 4,385,000 | | 4,707,517 | |
New York City Industrial Development Agency,
Senior Airport Facilities Revenue (Transportation Infrastructure Properties, LLC Obligated Group) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/20 | | 3,035,000 | | 3,295,069 | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority,
Future Tax Secured Subordinate Revenue | | 5.00 | | 5/1/28 | | 4,400,000 | | 5,046,624 | |
New York Liberty Development Corporation,
Revenue (Goldman Sachs Headquarters Issue) | | 5.25 | | 10/1/35 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,531,620 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority,
State Personal Income Tax Revenue (General Purpose) | | 5.00 | | 2/15/25 | | 3,925,000 | | 4,617,998 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
New York - 8.1% (continued) | | | | | |
New York State Dormitory Authority,
State Personal Income Tax Revenue (General Purpose) | | 5.00 | | 3/15/32 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,630,640 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority,
State Personal Income Tax Revenue (General Purpose) (Prerefunded) | | 5.25 | | 2/15/19 | | 10,000 | a | 10,433 | |
New York Transportation Development Corporation,
Special Facility Revenue (American Airlines, Inc. John F. Kennedy International Airport Project) | | 5.00 | | 8/1/26 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,071,640 | |
New York Transportation Development Corporation,
Special Facility Revenue (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/34 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,109,700 | |
Suffolk Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation,
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds | | 5.38 | | 6/1/28 | | 735,000 | | 738,227 | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority,
General Revenue (MTA Bridges and Tunnels), 1 Month LIBOR + .35% | | 1.18 | | 12/3/19 | | 5,000,000 | d | 4,983,450 | |
TSASC,
Revenue | | 5.00 | | 6/1/32 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,449,610 | |
| | 56,015,626 | |
North Carolina - .7% | | | | | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission,
Health Care Facilities Revenue (Vidant Health) | | 5.00 | | 6/1/32 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,855,425 | |
North Carolina Turnpike Authority,
Revenue (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 5.00 | | 1/1/28 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,778,655 | |
| | 4,634,080 | |
Ohio - .7% | | | | | |
Montgomery County,
Revenue (Miami Valley Hospital) | | 5.75 | | 11/15/22 | | 2,970,000 | | 3,300,709 | |
Ohio Hospital Facilities,
Revenue, Refunding (Cleveland Clinic Health Systems) | | 5.00 | | 1/1/31 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,503,325 | |
| | 4,804,034 | |
Oregon - .6% | | | | | |
Oregon Facilities Authority,
Revenue (Legacy Health Project) | | 5.00 | | 6/1/35 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,852,775 | |
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| |
Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Oregon - .6% (continued) | | | | | |
Port of Portland,
Revenue (Portland International Airport) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/35 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,149,940 | |
| | 4,002,715 | |
Pennsylvania - 4.7% | | | | | |
Chester County Industrial Development Authority,
Revenue (Avon Grove Charter School Project) (Escrowed to Maturity) | | 5.65 | | 12/15/17 | | 105,000 | | 105,150 | |
Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority,
HR (Abington Memorial Hospital Obligated Group) | | 5.00 | | 6/1/21 | | 6,585,000 | | 7,259,831 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority,
Health System Revenue (University of Pennsylvania Health System) | | 5.00 | | 8/15/25 | | 1,700,000 | | 2,025,329 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,
Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Subordinate Special Revenue | | 5.00 | | 12/1/30 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,843,050 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,
Revenue, Refunding | | 5.00 | | 12/1/31 | | 2,400,000 | | 2,823,072 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,
Turnpike Revenue | | 5.00 | | 12/1/31 | | 1,650,000 | | 1,921,161 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,
Turnpike Revenue (Prerefunded) | | 5.00 | | 12/1/22 | | 1,800,000 | a | 2,074,734 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,
Turnpike Subordinate Revenue | | 5.00 | | 6/1/28 | | 3,250,000 | | 3,771,040 | |
Philadelphia School District,
GO | | 5.00 | | 9/1/21 | | 3,555,000 | | 3,789,914 | |
Philadelphia School District,
GO | | 5.00 | | 9/1/30 | | 2,490,000 | | 2,786,982 | |
Philadelphia School District,
GO, (Prerefunded) | | 5.00 | | 9/1/26 | | 10,000 | a | 12,287 | |
| | 32,412,550 | |
South Carolina - .4% | | | | | |
South Carolina Public Service Authority,
Revenue Obligations (Santee Cooper) | | 5.00 | | 12/1/25 | | 2,320,000 | | 2,701,246 | |
Tennessee - .3% | | | | | |
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation,
Gas Project Revenue | | 5.25 | | 9/1/26 | | 1,505,000 | | 1,811,087 | |
Texas - 7.7% | | | | | |
Arlington,
Special Tax Revenue, Sr. Lien (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 5.00 | | 2/15/34 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,723,185 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Texas - 7.7% (continued) | | | | | |
Austin,
Electric Utility System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 11/15/23 | | 1,550,000 | | 1,695,003 | |
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority,
Senior Lien Revenue | | 5.00 | | 1/1/32 | | 1,350,000 | | 1,547,465 | |
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District,
Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds (Permanent School Fund Guarantee Program) | | 5.00 | | 2/15/27 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,898,800 | |
Dallas and Fort Worth,
Joint Revenue (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport) | | 5.00 | | 11/1/22 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,512,360 | |
Harris County,
Tax Road GO | | 5.00 | | 10/1/27 | | 2,500,000 | | 3,008,575 | |
Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority,
Sales and Use Tax Revenue (Prerefunded) | | 5.00 | | 11/1/21 | | 2,500,000 | a | 2,803,600 | |
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority,
Senior Lien Revenue | | 5.00 | | 11/15/28 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,879,075 | |
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority,
Senior Lien Revenue | | 5.00 | | 11/15/29 | | 2,325,000 | | 2,663,218 | |
Houston,
Airport System Subordinate Lien Revenue (Insured; XLCA), Auction-Based | | 2.72 | | 7/1/32 | | 1,700,000 | e | 1,643,186 | |
Houston,
Combined Utility System First Lien Revenue | | 5.00 | | 11/15/29 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,780,250 | |
Love Field Airport Modernization Corporation,
General Airport Revenue | | 5.00 | | 11/1/24 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,161,820 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority,
Second Tier System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 1/1/31 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,711,800 | |
Plano Independent School District,
Unlimited Tax Bonds (Permanent School Fund Guarantee Program) | | 5.00 | | 2/15/26 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,644,370 | |
San Antonio,
Municipal Drainage Utility System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 2/1/28 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,684,250 | |
San Antonio,
Water System Revenue | | 5.00 | | 5/15/29 | | 1,355,000 | | 1,459,010 | |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation,
HR (Baylor Scott and White Health Project) | | 5.00 | | 11/15/31 | | 1,400,000 | | 1,636,292 | |
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| |
Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Texas - 7.7% (continued) | | | | | |
Texas Transportation Commission,
Central Texas Turnpike System Second Tier Revenue | | 5.00 | | 8/15/31 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,848,375 | |
| | 53,300,634 | |
Utah - .4% | | | | | |
Utah Transit Authority,
Subordinated Sales Tax Revenue | | 5.00 | | 6/15/35 | | 2,645,000 | | 3,039,528 | |
Virginia - 1.6% | | | | | |
Richmond,
Public Utility Revenue | | 5.00 | | 1/15/31 | | 4,095,000 | | 4,865,679 | |
Virginia College Building Authority,
Educational Facilities Revenue (21st Century College and Equipment Programs) | | 5.00 | | 2/1/22 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,302,130 | |
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority,
Revenue | | 5.00 | | 7/1/34 | | 2,900,000 | | 3,132,406 | |
| | 11,300,215 | |
Washington - 4.6% | | | | | |
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority,
Sales Tax and Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue (Green Bonds) | | 5.00 | | 11/1/31 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,498,150 | |
King County Public Hospital District Number 2,
Limited Tax GO (Valley Medical Center) | | 5.00 | | 12/1/30 | | 6,930,000 | | 7,991,607 | |
Port of Seattle,
Intermediate Lien Revenue | | 5.00 | | 8/1/28 | | 2,485,000 | | 2,796,097 | |
Port of Seattle,
Intermediate Lien Revenue | | 5.00 | | 3/1/34 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,305,680 | |
Port of Seattle,
Limited Tax GO | | 5.75 | | 12/1/25 | | 830,000 | | 940,465 | |
Seattle,
Drainage and Wastewater Improvement Revenue | | 5.00 | | 9/1/27 | | 5,025,000 | | 5,656,793 | |
Washington,
Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax GO | | 5.00 | | 7/1/23 | | 5,030,000 | | 5,845,313 | |
Washington,
Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax GO | | 5.00 | | 2/1/24 | | 4,315,000 | | 4,966,910 | |
| | 32,001,015 | |
West Virginia - .2% | | | | | |
West Virginia University Board of Governors,
University Improvement Revenue (West Virginia University Projects) | | 5.00 | | 10/1/22 | | 1,475,000 | | 1,643,460 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description | Coupon
Rate (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Long-Term Municipal Investments - 99.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Wisconsin - 1.7% | | | | | |
Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin,
Lease Development Revenue (KU Campus Development Corporation - Central District Development Project) | | 5.00 | | 3/1/36 | | 4,500,000 | | 5,110,425 | |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority,
Health Facilities Revenue (UnityPoint Health) | | 5.00 | | 12/1/28 | | 1,890,000 | | 2,178,962 | |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority,
Revenue (ProHealth Care, Inc. Obligated Group) | | 5.00 | | 8/15/33 | | 2,250,000 | | 2,521,620 | |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority,
Revenue, Refunding (Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc.) | | 5.00 | | 8/15/34 | | 1,835,000 | | 2,130,949 | |
| | 11,941,956 | |
U.S. Related - .7% | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority,
Highway Revenue (Insured; FSA) | | 5.25 | | 7/1/36 | | 4,400,000 | | 4,799,080 | |
Total Investments (cost $663,794,645) | | 99.2% | 687,603,269 | |
Cash and Receivables (Net) | | 0.8% | 5,199,724 | |
Net Assets | | 100.0% | 692,802,993 | |
GO—General Obligation
LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate
a 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.
b Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2017, these securities were valued at $1,113,250 or .16% of net assets.
c Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
d Variable rate security—rate shown is the interest rate in effect at period end.
e Auction Rate Security—interest rate is reset periodically under an auction process that is conducted by an auction agent. Rate shown is the interest rate in effect at period end.
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| | |
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | Value (%) |
Transportation Services | 20.6 |
Health Care | 12.5 |
Utility-Water and Sewer | 11.4 |
Education | 10.7 |
Special Tax | 8.1 |
Utility-Electric | 6.4 |
City | 5.9 |
State/Territory | 3.8 |
County | 2.3 |
Pollution Control | 1.4 |
Lease | 1.3 |
Industrial | 1.1 |
Prerefunded | 1.0 |
Resource Recovery | .2 |
Asset-Backed | .2 |
Other | 12.3 |
| | 99.2 |
† Based on net assets.
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | | |
| |
Summary of Abbreviations (Unaudited) |
| |
ABAG | Association of Bay Area
Governments | ACA | American Capital Access |
AGC | ACE Guaranty Corporation | AGIC | Asset Guaranty Insurance Company |
AMBAC | American Municipal Bond
Assurance Corporation | ARRN | Adjustable Rate
Receipt Notes |
BAN | Bond Anticipation Notes | BPA | Bond Purchase Agreement |
CIFG | CDC Ixis Financial Guaranty | COP | Certificate of Participation |
CP | Commercial Paper | DRIVERS | Derivative Inverse
Tax-Exempt Receipts |
EDR | Economic Development
Revenue | EIR | Environmental Improvement
Revenue |
FGIC | Financial Guaranty
Insurance Company | FHA | Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | Federal Home
Loan Bank | FHLMC | Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation |
FNMA | Federal National
Mortgage Association | GAN | Grant Anticipation Notes |
GIC | Guaranteed Investment
Contract | GNMA | Government National Mortgage
Association |
GO | General Obligation | HR | Hospital Revenue |
IDB | Industrial Development Board | IDC | Industrial Development Corporation |
IDR | Industrial Development
Revenue | LIFERS | Long Inverse Floating
Exempt Receipts |
LOC | Letter of Credit | LOR | Limited Obligation Revenue |
LR | Lease Revenue | MERLOTS | Municipal Exempt Receipts
Liquidity Option Tender |
MFHR | Multi-Family Housing Revenue | MFMR | Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue |
PCR | Pollution Control Revenue | PILOT | Payment in Lieu of Taxes |
P-FLOATS | Puttable Floating Option
Tax-Exempt Receipts | PUTTERS | Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts |
RAC | Revenue Anticipation Certificates | RAN | Revenue Anticipation Notes |
RAW | Revenue Anticipation Warrants | RIB | Residual Interest Bonds |
ROCS | Reset Options Certificates | 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 | SPEARS | Short Puttable Exempt
Adjustable Receipts |
SWDR | Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | TAN | Tax Anticipation Notes |
TAW | Tax Anticipation Warrants | TRAN | Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes |
XLCA | XL Capital Assurance | | |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | Cost | | Value | |
Assets ($): | | | | |
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments | 663,794,645 | | 687,603,269 | |
Interest receivable | | 8,887,943 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | | 20,742 | |
| | | | | 696,511,954 | |
Liabilities ($): | | | | |
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b) | | | | | 416,984 | |
Cash overdraft due to Custodian | | | | | 141,757 | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | 2,117,645 | |
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | | 922,068 | |
Accrued expenses | | | | | 110,507 | |
| | | | | 3,708,961 | |
Net Assets ($) | | | 692,802,993 | |
Composition of Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | | 662,352,817 | |
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net | | 59,393 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | 6,582,159 | |
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments | | | | 23,808,624 | |
Net Assets ($) | | | 692,802,993 | |
Shares Outstanding | | |
(300 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized) | 50,828,535 | |
Net Asset Value Per Share ($) | | 13.63 | |
| | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment Income ($): | | | | |
Interest Income | | | 11,537,779 | |
Expenses: | | | | |
Management fee—Note 3(a) | | | 2,165,892 | |
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b) | | | 315,199 | |
Professional fees | | | 39,156 | |
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(c) | | | 31,810 | |
Custodian fees—Note 3(b) | | | 19,287 | |
Registration fees | | | 17,185 | |
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports | | | 12,240 | |
Loan commitment fees—Note 2 | | | 7,884 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 34,449 | |
Total Expenses | | | 2,643,102 | |
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(b) | | | (13,467) | |
Net Expenses | | | 2,629,635 | |
Investment Income—Net | | | 8,908,144 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 833,889 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (9,492,872) | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | (8,658,983) | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 249,161 | |
| | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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| | | | Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended
May 31, 2017 | |
Operations ($): | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net | | | 8,908,144 | | | | 18,749,291 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 833,889 | | | | 8,065,762 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments | | (9,492,872) | | | | (18,652,877) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations | 249,161 | | | | 8,162,176 | |
Distributions to Shareholders from ($): | |
Investment income—net | | | (8,848,751) | | | | (18,567,368) | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | - | | | | (7,999,736) | |
Total Distributions | | | (8,848,751) | | | | (26,567,104) | |
Capital Stock Transactions ($): | |
Net proceeds from shares sold | | | 14,921,168 | | | | 55,003,800 | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 7,099,477 | | | | 21,656,339 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (53,615,097) | | | | (112,340,947) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
from Capital Stock Transactions | (31,594,452) | | | | (35,680,808) | |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | (40,194,042) | | | | (54,085,736) | |
Net Assets ($): | |
Beginning of Period | | | 732,997,035 | | | | 787,082,771 | |
End of Period | | | 692,802,993 | | | | 732,997,035 | |
Undistributed investment income—net | 59,393 | | | | - | |
Capital Share Transactions (Shares): | |
Shares sold | | | 1,081,984 | | | | 3,981,158 | |
Shares issued for distributions reinvested | | | 516,301 | | | | 1,580,683 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (3,891,677) | | | | (8,156,408) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | (2,293,392) | | | | (2,594,567) | |
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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.
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| | November 30, 2017, | Year Ended May 31, |
(Unaudited) | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | 13.80 | 14.13 | 13.87 | 13.96 | 14.11 | 14.23 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | |
Investment income—neta | .17 | .34 | .36 | .37 | .40 | .38 |
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments | (.17) | (.18) | .36 | (.09) | (.00)b | (.05) |
Total from Investment Operations | .00b | .16 | .72 | .28 | .40 | .33 |
Distributions: | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | (.17) | (.34) | (.36) | (.37) | (.39) | (.38) |
Dividends from net realized
gain on investments | - | (.15) | (.10) | - | (.16) | (.07) |
Total Distributions | (.17) | (.49) | (.46) | (.37) | (.55) | (.45) |
Net asset value, end of period | 13.63 | 13.80 | 14.13 | 13.87 | 13.96 | 14.11 |
Total Return (%) | (.01)c | 1.22 | 5.27 | 2.00 | 2.99 | 2.28 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets | .73d | .73 | .74 | .73 | .73 | .73 |
Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets | .73d | .73 | .74 | .73 | .73 | .73 |
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets | 2.47d | 2.49 | 2.61 | 2.68 | 2.90 | 2.65 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 5.21c | 14.47 | 13.98 | 19.54 | 22.74 | 20.26 |
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 692,803 | 732,997 | 787,083 | 786,381 | 803,320 | 953,760 |
a Based on average shares outstanding.
b Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified open-end management investment company. The fund’s investment objective is to seek the maximum amount 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. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The fund 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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:
Investments in securities are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are carried at fair value as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of municipal securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Service is engaged under the general supervision of the Board.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined to not accurately reflect 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, but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that
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influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.
For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the fund’s investments:
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| | Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 -Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total |
Assets ($) | | | | |
Investments in Securities: | | | |
Municipal Bonds | - | 687,603,269 | - | 687,603,269 |
At November 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
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| Municipal Bonds ($) |
Balance as of 5/31/2017 | 1,350,030 |
Realized gain (loss) | (1,618,096) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (1,113,838) |
Purchases/issuances | - |
Sales/disposition | 1,381,904 |
Transfer into Level 3 | - |
Transfer out of Level 3 | - |
Balance as of 11/30/2017 | - |
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 11/30/2017 | - |
(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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
(c) Dividends and distributions 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.
As of and during the period ended November 30, 2017, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended November 30, 2017, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Each tax year in the three-year period ended May 31, 2017 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017 was as follows: tax-exempt income $18,567,368, ordinary income $598,094, and long-term capital gains $7,401,642, respectively. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:
The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in an $830 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Prior to October 4, 2017, the unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A. was $810 million. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time
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of borrowing. During the period ended November 30, 2017, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.
NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with Dreyfus, 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.
(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund reimburses the Distributor at an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets for the provision of certain services. The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. During the period ended November 30, 2017, the fund was charged $171,544 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.
The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.
The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency and cash management services for the fund. The majority of transfer agency fees are comprised of amounts paid on a per account basis, while cash management fees are related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended November 30, 2017, the fund was charged $87,983 for transfer agency services and $5,783 for cash management services. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. Cash management fees were offset by earnings credits of $5,783.
The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. These fees are determined based on net assets, geographic region and transaction activity. During the period ended November 30, 2017, the fund was charged $19,287 pursuant to the custody agreement. These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $7,682.
The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a shareholder redemption draft processing agreement for providing certain
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
services related to the fund’s check writing privilege. During the period ended November 30, 2017, the fund was charged $3,846 pursuant to the agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $2.
During the period ended November 30, 2017, the fund was charged $5,604 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.
The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $347,172, Shareholder Services Plan fees $29,000, custodian fees $1,590, Chief Compliance Officer fees $7,472 and transfer agency fees $31,750.
(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended November 30, 2017, amounted to $37,018,984 and $59,812,735, respectively.
At November 30, 2017, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $23,808,624, consisting of $26,026,914 gross unrealized appreciation and $2,218,290 gross unrealized depreciation.
At November 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on October 30-31, 2017, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Management Agreement pursuant to which Dreyfus provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”). The Board members, a majority of whom are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from Dreyfus representatives. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.
Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to them at the meeting and in previous presentations from Dreyfus representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the Dreyfus fund complex. Dreyfus provided the number of open accounts in the fund, the fund’s asset size and the allocation of fund assets among distribution channels. Dreyfus also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the Dreyfus fund complex (such as retail direct or intermediary, in which intermediaries typically are paid by the fund and/or Dreyfus) and Dreyfus’ corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each intermediary or distribution channel, as applicable to the fund.
The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that Dreyfus also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered Dreyfus’ extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructures.
Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, which included information comparing (1) the fund’s performance with the performance of a group of comparable funds (the “Performance Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Performance Universe”), all for various periods ended September 30, 2017, and (2) the fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses with those of a group of comparable funds (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Expense Universe”), the information for which was derived in part from fund financial statements available to Broadridge as of the date of its analysis. Dreyfus previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Broadridge used to select the Performance Group and Performance Universe and the Expense Group and Expense Universe.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
Dreyfus representatives stated that the usefulness of performance comparisons may be affected by a number of factors, including different investment limitations that may be applicable to the fund and comparison funds. The Board discussed with representatives of Dreyfus and/or its affiliates the results of the comparisons and considered that the fund’s total return performance was above, at or one to four basis points below the Performance Group median for all periods except for the ten-year period when it was below the median, and was above the Performance Universe median for all periods. The Board also considered that the fund’s yield performance was above the Performance Group median for seven of the ten one-year periods ended September 30th, and above the Performance Universe median for all ten one-year periods ended September 30th. Dreyfus also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s Lipper category average.
The Board also reviewed the range of actual and contractual management fees and total expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe funds and discussed the results of the comparisons. The Board considered that the fund’s contractual management fee was above the Expense Group median and the fund’s actual management fee and total expenses were above the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians.
Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Lipper category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Dreyfus-affiliated primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio manager(s) for advising any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios that are considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients. They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness of the fund’s management fee.
Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus representatives reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and its affiliates and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund and the aggregate profitability percentage to Dreyfus and its affiliates for managing the funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and the method used to determine the expenses and profit. The Board concluded that the profitability results were not unreasonable, given the services rendered and service levels provided by Dreyfus. The Board also had been provided with information prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding Dreyfus’ approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire Dreyfus fund complex. The consulting firm also had analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of a fund.
The Board considered, on the advice of its counsel, the profitability analysis (1) as part of its evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreement, considered in relation to the mix of services provided by Dreyfus, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, supported the renewal of the Agreement and (2) in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be
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realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. Dreyfus representatives stated that a discussion of economies of scale is predicated on a fund having achieved a substantial size with increasing assets and that, if a fund’s assets had been stable or decreasing, the possibility that Dreyfus may have realized any economies of scale would be less. Dreyfus representatives also stated that, as a result of shared and allocated costs among funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, the extent of economies of scale could depend substantially on the level of assets in the complex as a whole, so that increases and decreases in complex-wide assets can affect potential economies of scale in a manner that is disproportionate to, or even in the opposite direction from, changes in the fund’s asset level. The Board also considered potential benefits to Dreyfus from acting as investment adviser and took into consideration that there were no soft dollar arrangements in effect for trading the fund’s investments.
At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to the renewal of the Agreement. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.
· The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Dreyfus are adequate and appropriate.
· The Board was satisfied with the fund’s performance.
· The Board concluded that the fee paid to Dreyfus continued to be appropriate under the circumstances and in light of the factors and the totality of the services provided as discussed above.
· The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to Dreyfus and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by Dreyfus in connection with the fee rate charged to the fund pursuant to the Agreement and that, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.
In evaluating the Agreement, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its previous knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with Dreyfus and its affiliates, of Dreyfus and the services provided to the fund by Dreyfus. The Board also relied on information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year relating to the operations of the fund and the investment management and other services provided under the Agreement, including information on the investment performance of the fund in comparison to similar mutual funds and benchmark performance indices; general market outlook as applicable to the fund; and compliance reports. In addition, the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for this fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of the Agreement for the fund, or substantially similar agreements for other
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
Dreyfus funds that the Board oversees, during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and Dreyfus representatives. Certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of the fund’s arrangements, or substantially similar arrangements for other Dreyfus funds that the Board oversees, in prior years. The Board determined to renew the Agreement.
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Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Manager
The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
225 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10286
Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent
Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Distributor
MBSC Securities Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS
Mail The Dreyfus Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144
E-mail Send your request to info@dreyfus.com
Internet Information can be viewed online or downloaded at www.dreyfus.com
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (phone 1-800-SEC-0330 for information).
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.
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