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 | 811-5160 |
DREYFUS NEW YORK AMT-FREE MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND |
(formerly, Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Money Market Fund) |
(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: | 05/31 |
Date of reporting period: | 11/30/2007 |
FORM N-CSR
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
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Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value
Contents | ||
THE FUND | ||
2 | A Letter from the 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 | |
17 | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
18 | Statement of Operations | |
19 | Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
20 | Financial Highlights | |
21 | Notes to Financial Statements | |
26 | Information About the Review and Approval | |
of the Fund’s Management Agreement | ||
FOR MORE INFORMATION | ||
Back Cover |
The Fund
Dreyfus New York |
AMT-Free Municipal |
Money Market Fund |
A LETTER FROM THE CEO
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Money Market Fund, covering the six-month period from June 1, 2007, through November 30, 2007.
The past few months have been filled with greater swings in security valuations than we’ve seen in several years,as the economic cycle matured and a credit crisis stemming from the sub-prime mortgage sector of the taxable bond market has affected virtually all areas of the financial markets, including, to some extent, money market funds. A high degree of leverage within parts of the financial system made these price fluctuations more intense than they otherwise might have been. In the ensuing “flight to quality” among investors, “liquid asset” investments such as money market funds realized tremendous inflows of assets from investors affected by the heightened volatility and from those simply awaiting a clearer picture by the Fed on the direction of the U.S. economy.
Although we expect slower financial conditions in 2008, lower short-term interest rates from the Fed may help forestall a technical recession. As was widely anticipated, at its December 11 meeting the Fed took action and lowered its overnight rate to 4.25% . Despite this recent rate cut, investors will continue to closely monitor the credit markets and signals by the Fed on the state of the U.S economy in 2008. During times like these, it is a good time to review your portfolio with your financial advisor, who can help you consider whether to reposition your investments for a changing market environment.
For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as market perspectives, we have provided a Discussion of Fund Performance given by the fund’s Portfolio Manager.
Thank you for your continued confidence and support.
Thomas F. Eggers Chief Executive Officer The Dreyfus Corporation December 17, 2007 |
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
For the period of June 1, 2007, through November 30, 2007, as provided by Joseph Irace, Senior Portfolio Manager
Fund and Market Performance Overview
Yields of tax-exempt money market securities began to decline over the last few months of the reporting period, when the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) reduced key short-term interest rates in an attempt to address an intensifying credit crisis and forestall a potential recession.
For the six-month period ended November 30, 2007, Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Money Market Fund produced an annualized yield of 3.03% and, taking into account the effects of compounding, an annualized effective yield of 3.07% .1
The Fund’s Investment Approach
The fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal, New York state and New York city income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.
In pursuing this objective, we employ two primary strategies. First, we normally attempt to add value by constructing a diverse portfolio of high-quality municipal obligations that provide income exempt from federal, New York state and New York city personal income taxes.The fund also seeks to provide income exempt from the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”). Second, we actively manage the fund’s average maturity based on our anticipation of supply-and-demand changes in the short-term municipal marketplace.
For example, if we expect an increase in short-term supply, we may decrease the average maturity of the fund, which could enable us to take advantage of opportunities when short-term supply increases. Generally yields tend to rise when there is an increase in new-issue supply competing for investor interest. New securities, which generally are issued with maturities in the one-year range, may in turn lengthen the fund’s average maturity if purchased. If we anticipate limited new-issue supply,
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
we may then look to extend the fund’s average maturity to maintain then-current yields for as long as we believe practical. In addition, we try to maintain an average maturity that reflects our view of short-term interest-rate trends and future supply-and-demand considerations.
The Fed Eased Monetary Policy Amid Economic and Credit Concerns
For much of the reporting period, the Fed left short-term interest rates unchanged amid mixed economic signals. As a result, tax-exempt money market yields remained relatively stable through the spring of 2007. However, market conditions changed dramatically over the summer, when turmoil stemming from rising defaults in the sub-prime mortgage market spread to other areas of the financial markets. Even longer-term municipal bonds, which have no direct exposure to sub-prime lending, were affected by selling pressure when investors flocked to the relative safe haven of U.S.Treasury securities.
The Fed attempted to promote greater market liquidity in August by reducing the discount rate, the interest rate it charges banks for overnight loans. In September, the Fed reduced the federal funds rate, the interest rate banks charge one another for overnight loans, by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points in order to stimulate the slowing U.S. economy. Another cut in the federal funds rate followed in October, leaving the benchmark overnight rate at 4.5% at the reporting period’s end.
The tax-exempt money markets also were influenced by supply-and-demand forces. Investor demand intensified during the flight to quality, and tax-exempt money market assets set record highs. Rising demand was met with an ample supply of variable rate demand notes and tender option bonds, which put upward pressure on yields at the short end of the tax-exempt money market’s maturity range. At times during the reporting period, yields of these floating-rate instruments were higher than those of longer-dated municipal notes.
New York’s fiscal condition generally has remained sound, supported by a diverse economy and recent efforts to adopt budgetary and spending controls. However, challenges remain for New York, as recent
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losses among major Wall Street banks and brokerage firms may constrain tax revenues at a time when the state is contending with future budget deficits and a rising debt load.
A Conservative Investment Posture Warranted in an Uncertain Market
We generally maintained a conservative investment posture, focusing whenever possible on municipal instruments issued directly by New York city, New York state, New York school districts and other entities with high credit ratings and ample revenue streams. In anticipation of lower short-term interest rates, we set the fund’s weighted average maturity in a range that was slightly longer than industry averages. Whenever it was practical to do so, we “laddered” the fund’s holdings to help protect it from unexpected interest-rate fluctuations.As always, our research staff employed rigorous credit standards, which, in our judgment, became even more important in the recent credit crisis.
As of the reporting period’s end, the Fed appears likely to implement one or more additional reductions in short-term interest rates. We believe that the fund’s relatively long weighted average maturity positions should enable it to capture incrementally higher yields should short-term interest rates decline further.
Lastly, we have reduced the fund’s holdings of instruments that may be subject to the AMT.We expect that by January 1, 2008, the fund will no longer own money market instruments that pay interest that is subject to the AMT.
December 17, 2007
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. | ||
1 | Annualized 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 York residents, and some income may be subject to the federal alternative | ||
minimum tax (AMT) for certain investors. |
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U N D E R S TA N D I N G YO U R F U N D ’ S E X P E N S E S ( U n a u d i t e d )
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 New York AMT-Free Municipal Money Market Fund from June 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007. 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 November 30, 2007 | ||
Expenses paid per $1,000 † | $ 3.27 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,015.30 |
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 November 30, 2007 | ||
Expenses paid per $1,000 † | $ 3.29 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,021.75 |
† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .65%; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS November 30, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Short-Term | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | |||||
Investments—97.9% | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||||
New York—94.9% | ||||||||
Albany Industrial Development | ||||||||
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||||
(Albany College of Pharmacy | ||||||||
Project) (LOC; TD Banknorth, N.A.) | 3.61 | 12/7/07 | 4,300,000 a | 4,300,000 | ||||
Albany Industrial Development | ||||||||
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||||
(Renaissance Corporation of | ||||||||
Albany Project) (LOC; M&T Bank) | 3.66 | 12/7/07 | 2,900,000 a | 2,900,000 | ||||
Albany Industrial Development | ||||||||
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||||
(University at Albany | ||||||||
Foundation Student Housing | ||||||||
Corporation—Empire Commons | ||||||||
East Project) (Insured; AMBAC | ||||||||
and Liquidity Facility; Key | ||||||||
Bank) | 3.61 | 12/7/07 | 1,000,000 a | 1,000,000 | ||||
Allegany County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Houghton | ||||||||
College Project) (LOC; Key | ||||||||
Bank) | 3.65 | 12/7/07 | 4,400,000 a | 4,400,000 | ||||
Amsterdam Enlarged City School | ||||||||
District, GO Notes, BAN | 4.00 | 7/3/08 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,410 | ||||
Avoca Central School District, | ||||||||
GO Notes, BAN | 4.00 | 6/26/08 | 1,700,000 | 1,701,860 | ||||
Binghamton, | ||||||||
GO Notes, BAN | 4.25 | 2/1/08 | 297,843 | 298,085 | ||||
Chautauqua County, | ||||||||
GO Notes, TAN | 4.00 | 12/21/07 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,637 | ||||
Chautauqua County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (United | ||||||||
Cerebral Palsy Project) (LOC; | ||||||||
Key Bank) | 3.65 | 12/7/07 | 945,000 a | 945,000 | ||||
Cincinnatus Central School | ||||||||
District, GO Notes, BAN | 4.00 | 6/18/08 | 3,000,000 | 3,003,934 | ||||
Colonie, | ||||||||
GO Notes, BAN | 4.00 | 4/4/08 | 1,073,000 | 1,073,888 | ||||
Colonie, | ||||||||
GO Notes, BAN | 4.00 | 4/4/08 | 1,010,000 | 1,011,703 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Short-Term | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | |||||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
Colonie, | ||||||||
GO Notes, BAN | 4.25 | 4/4/08 | 6,000,000 | 6,008,859 | ||||
Dutchess County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue, Refunding | ||||||||
(Lutheran Center at | ||||||||
Poughkeepsie, Inc. Project) | ||||||||
(LOC; Key Bank) | 3.61 | 12/7/07 | 1,800,000 a | 1,800,000 | ||||
Erie County Industrial Development | ||||||||
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||||
(Community Services Disabled | ||||||||
Project) (LOC; Key Bank) | 3.65 | 12/7/07 | 2,710,000 a | 2,710,000 | ||||
Erie County Industrial Development | ||||||||
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||||
(DePaul Community Facilities | ||||||||
Inc. Project) (LOC; Key Bank) | 3.65 | 12/7/07 | 1,255,000 a | 1,255,000 | ||||
Erie County Industrial Development | ||||||||
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||||
(Every Person Influences | ||||||||
Children, Inc. Project) (LOC; | ||||||||
Fifth Third Bank) | 3.63 | 12/7/07 | 1,265,000 a | 1,265,000 | ||||
Erie County Industrial Development | ||||||||
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||||
(People Inc. Project) (LOC; | ||||||||
Key Bank) | 3.65 | 12/7/07 | 2,320,000 a | 2,320,000 | ||||
Erie County Industrial Development | ||||||||
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||||
(United Cerebral Palsy | ||||||||
Association Project) (LOC; Key | ||||||||
Bank) | 3.65 | 12/7/07 | 665,000 a | 665,000 | ||||
Erie County Tobacco Asset | ||||||||
Securitization Corporation, | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Bonds (Liquidity | ||||||||
Facility; Merrill Lynch and | ||||||||
LOC; Merrill Lynch) | 4.03 | 12/7/07 | 5,085,000 a,b | 5,085,000 | ||||
Glens Falls City School District, | ||||||||
GO Notes, RAN | 4.25 | 6/18/08 | 1,000,000 | 1,002,628 | ||||
Hamburg Central School District, | ||||||||
GO Notes, BAN | 4.25 | 7/3/08 | 2,100,000 | 2,105,336 |
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Short-Term | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | |||||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
Herkimer County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Templeton | ||||||||
Foundation Project) (LOC; Key | ||||||||
Bank) | 3.65 | 12/7/07 | 1,795,000 a | 1,795,000 | ||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure | ||||||||
Corporation, Hudson Yards | ||||||||
Senior Revenue (Insured; FGIC | ||||||||
and Liquidity Facility; | ||||||||
Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen | ||||||||
Girozentrale) | 3.68 | 12/7/07 | 13,800,000 a,b | 13,800,000 | ||||
Metropolitan Transportation | ||||||||
Authority, Transportation | ||||||||
Revenue, Refunding (Insured; | ||||||||
FGIC and Liquidity Facility; | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley Bank) | 3.69 | 12/7/07 | 10,000,000 a,b | 10,000,000 | ||||
Monroe County, | ||||||||
GO Notes, RAN | 4.00 | 4/15/08 | 6,000,000 | 6,008,795 | ||||
Monroe County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (YMCA of | ||||||||
Greater Rochester Project) | ||||||||
(LOC; M&T Bank) | 3.63 | 12/7/07 | 2,400,000 a | 2,400,000 | ||||
Monroe County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, IDR | ||||||||
(Axelrod Realty Partnership | ||||||||
Facility) (LOC; JPMorgan Chase | ||||||||
Bank) | 3.90 | 12/1/07 | 390,000 | 390,000 | ||||
Monroe County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, IDR | ||||||||
(National Development Council | ||||||||
Multi-Issue Facilities) (LOC; | ||||||||
HSBC Bank USA) | 4.04 | 6/16/08 | 550,000 | 550,000 | ||||
Nassau County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (North Shore | ||||||||
Hebrew Academy High School | ||||||||
Project) (LOC; Comerica Bank) | 3.61 | 12/7/07 | 11,730,000 a | 11,730,000 | ||||
New York City | 4.00 | 3/15/08 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||
New York City | 4.00 | 8/1/08 | 250,000 | 250,319 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Short-Term | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | |||||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
New York City | ||||||||
(Liquidity Facility; Merrill Lynch) | 3.70 | 12/7/07 | 5,000,000 a,b | 5,000,000 | ||||
New York City | ||||||||
(LOC; Westdeutsche Landesbank) | 3.50 | 12/1/07 | 3,000,000 a | 3,000,000 | ||||
New York City | ||||||||
(Putters Program) (Insured; | ||||||||
FSA and Liquidity Facility; | ||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank) | 3.63 | 12/7/07 | 1,000,000 a,b | 1,000,000 | ||||
New York City Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Birch Wathen | ||||||||
Lenox School Project) (LOC; | ||||||||
Allied Irish Banks) | 3.61 | 12/7/07 | 5,250,000 a | 5,250,000 | ||||
New York City Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Jewish | ||||||||
Community Center on the Upper | ||||||||
West Side, Inc. Project) (LOC; | ||||||||
M&T Bank) | 3.63 | 12/7/07 | 4,900,000 a | 4,900,000 | ||||
New York City Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Mercy | ||||||||
College Project) (LOC; Key Bank) | 3.60 | 12/7/07 | 1,945,000 a | 1,945,000 | ||||
New York City Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Village | ||||||||
Community School Project) | ||||||||
(LOC; M&T Bank) | 3.66 | 12/7/07 | 1,140,000 a | 1,140,000 | ||||
New York Counties Tobacco Trust | ||||||||
II, Tobacco Settlement | ||||||||
Pass-Through Bonds (Liquidity | ||||||||
Facility; Merrill Lynch) | 4.03 | 12/7/07 | 4,760,000 a,b | 4,760,000 | ||||
New York Counties Tobacco Trust | ||||||||
IV, Tobacco Settlement | ||||||||
Pass-Through Bonds (Liquidity | ||||||||
Facility; Merrill Lynch | ||||||||
Capital Services and LOC; | ||||||||
Merrill Lynch) | 4.03 | 12/7/07 | 7,330,000 a,b | 7,330,000 | ||||
New York State Dormitory | ||||||||
Authority, Revenue (Mount | ||||||||
Sinai NYU Health Obligated | ||||||||
Group) (Liquidity Facility; | ||||||||
Merrill Lynch) | 3.70 | 12/7/07 | 2,100,000 a,b | 2,100,000 |
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Short-Term | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | |||||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
New York State Dormitory | ||||||||
Authority, Revenue (Park Ridge | ||||||||
Hospital Inc.) (LOC; JPMorgan | ||||||||
Chase Bank) | 3.62 | 12/7/07 | 10,600,000 a | 10,600,000 | ||||
New York State Urban Development | ||||||||
Corporation, COP (James A. | ||||||||
Farley Post Office Project) | ||||||||
(Liquidity Facility; Citigroup | ||||||||
and LOC; Citigroup) | 3.67 | 12/7/07 | 5,600,000 a,b | 5,600,000 | ||||
North Syracuse Central School | ||||||||
District, GO Notes, RAN | 4.00 | 6/19/08 | 1,100,000 | 1,101,450 | ||||
Olean, | ||||||||
GO Notes RAN | 4.00 | 8/14/08 | 1,700,000 | 1,702,293 | ||||
Ontario County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Friends of | ||||||||
the Finger Lakes Performing | ||||||||
Arts Center, Inc. Civic | ||||||||
Facility) (LOC; Citizens Bank | ||||||||
of Massachusetts) | 3.61 | 12/7/07 | 3,395,000 a | 3,395,000 | ||||
Orangetown, | ||||||||
GO Notes, BAN | 4.00 | 10/3/08 | 1,000,000 | 1,004,618 | ||||
Oswego County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Springside | ||||||||
at Seneca Hill, Inc. Project) | ||||||||
(LOC; M&T Bank) | 3.68 | 12/7/07 | 2,660,000 a | 2,660,000 | ||||
Otsego County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Saint James | ||||||||
Retirement Community Project) | ||||||||
(LOC; M&T Bank) | 3.63 | 12/7/07 | 2,180,000 a | 2,180,000 | ||||
Otsego County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Templeton | ||||||||
Foundation Project) (LOC; Key | ||||||||
Bank) | 3.65 | 12/7/07 | 3,300,000 a | 3,300,000 | ||||
Patchogue-Medford Union Free | ||||||||
School District, GO Notes, TAN | 4.50 | 6/27/08 | 3,800,000 | 3,811,474 | ||||
Poughkeepsie, | ||||||||
Public Improvement GO Notes | ||||||||
(Insured; MBIA) | 4.00 | 6/15/08 | 162,930 | 163,098 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Short-Term | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | |||||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
Putnam County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (United | ||||||||
Cerebral Palsy of Putnam and | ||||||||
Southern Dutchess Project) | ||||||||
(LOC; Commerce Bank N.A.) | 3.63 | 12/7/07 | 4,300,000 a | 4,300,000 | ||||
Rensselaer County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (The Sage | ||||||||
Colleges Project) (LOC; M&T Bank) | 3.66 | 12/7/07 | 2,170,000 a | 2,170,000 | ||||
Rockland County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Dominican | ||||||||
College of Blauvelt Project) | ||||||||
(LOC; Commerce Bank N.A.) | 3.62 | 12/7/07 | 8,400,000 a | 8,400,000 | ||||
Seneca County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Kidspace | ||||||||
National Centers of New York | ||||||||
Project) (LOC; Key Bank) | 3.65 | 12/7/07 | 1,520,000 a | 1,520,000 | ||||
South Country Central School | ||||||||
District at Brookhaven, GO | ||||||||
Notes, BAN | 4.25 | 1/18/08 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,569 | ||||
Suffolk County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Hampton Day | ||||||||
School Civic Facility) (LOC; | ||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank) | 3.64 | 12/7/07 | 2,785,000 a | 2,785,000 | ||||
Syracuse, | ||||||||
GO Notes Public Improvement | ||||||||
(City School District | ||||||||
Purposes) (Insured; FGIC) | 4.00 | 12/1/07 | 250,000 | 250,000 | ||||
Syracuse Industrial Development | ||||||||
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||||
(Community Development | ||||||||
Properties-Larned Project) | ||||||||
(LOC; M&T Bank) | 3.66 | 12/7/07 | 2,300,000 a | 2,300,000 | ||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing | ||||||||
Corporation of New York, | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds | ||||||||
(State Contingency Contract | ||||||||
Secured) | 5.00 | 6/1/08 | 150,000 | 150,800 |
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Short-Term | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | |||||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing | ||||||||
Corporation of New York, | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds | ||||||||
(State Contingency Contract | ||||||||
Secured) | 5.00 | 6/1/08 | 1,250,000 | 1,256,874 | ||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing | ||||||||
Corporation of New York, | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds | ||||||||
(State Contingency Contract | ||||||||
Secured) (Putters Program) | ||||||||
(LOC; JPMorgan Chase Bank) | 3.67 | 12/7/07 | 4,995,000 a,b | 4,995,000 | ||||
TSASC Inc. of New York, | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Bonds (Liquidity | ||||||||
Facility; Merrill Lynch | ||||||||
Capital Services and LOC; | ||||||||
Merrill Lynch) | 4.03 | 12/7/07 | 2,000,000 a,b | 2,000,000 | ||||
TSASC Inc. of New York, | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Bonds (Liquidity | ||||||||
Facility; Merrill Lynch | ||||||||
Capital Services and LOC; | ||||||||
Merrill Lynch) | 4.03 | 12/7/07 | 3,280,000 a,b | 3,280,000 | ||||
Watervliet City School District, | ||||||||
GO Notes, BAN | 4.00 | 6/30/08 | 1,900,000 | 1,902,138 | ||||
Westchester County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Mercy | ||||||||
College Project) (LOC; Key | ||||||||
Bank) | 3.60 | 12/7/07 | 1,700,000 a | 1,700,000 | ||||
Westchester County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Northern | ||||||||
Westchester Hospital | ||||||||
Association Civic Facility) | ||||||||
(LOC; Commerce Bank N.A.) | 3.61 | 12/7/07 | 2,055,000 a | 2,055,000 | ||||
Westchester County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue (Westchester | ||||||||
Arts Council, Inc. Project) | ||||||||
(LOC; Wachovia Bank) | 3.64 | 12/7/07 | 3,080,000 a | 3,080,000 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Short-Term | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | |||||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
Westchester County Industrial | ||||||||
Development Agency, Civic | ||||||||
Facility Revenue, Refunding | ||||||||
(Rye Country Day School | ||||||||
Project) (LOC; Allied Irish | ||||||||
Banks) | 3.64 | 12/7/07 | 4,800,000 a | 4,800,000 | ||||
Westchester Tobacco Asset | ||||||||
Securitization Corporation, | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Bonds (Liquidity | ||||||||
Facility; Merrill Lynch and | ||||||||
LOC; Merrill Lynch) | 4.03 | 12/7/07 | 4,300,000 a,b | 4,300,000 | ||||
Westchester Tobacco Asset | ||||||||
Securitization Corporation, | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Bonds (Liquidity | ||||||||
Facility; Merrill Lynch | ||||||||
Capital Services and LOC; | ||||||||
Merrill Lynch) | 4.03 | 12/7/07 | 5,050,000 a,b | 5,050,000 | ||||
U.S. Related—3.0% | ||||||||
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer | ||||||||
Authority, Revenue (Liquidity | ||||||||
Facility; Citibank NA and LOC; | ||||||||
Citibank NA) | 3.66 | 12/7/07 | 7,000,000 a,b | 7,000,000 | ||||
Total Investments (cost $232,115,768) | 97.9% | 232,115,768 | ||||||
Cash and Receivables (Net) | 2.1% | 4,885,539 | ||||||
Net Assets | 100.0% | 237,001,307 |
a Securities payable on demand.Variable interest rate—subject to periodic change. |
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 November 30, 2007, these |
securities amounted to $81,300,000 or 34.3% of net assets. |
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Summary of Abbreviations | ||||||
ACA | American Capital Access | AGC | ACE Guaranty Corporation | |||
AGIC | Asset Guaranty Insurance | AMBAC | American Municipal Bond | |||
Company | Assurance Corporation | |||||
ARRN | Adjustable Rate Receipt Notes | BAN | Bond Anticipation Notes | |||
BIGI | Bond Investors Guaranty Insurance | BPA | Bond Purchase Agreement | |||
CGIC | Capital Guaranty Insurance | CIC | Continental Insurance | |||
Company | Company | |||||
CIFG | CDC Ixis Financial Guaranty | CMAC | Capital Market Assurance | |||
Corporation | ||||||
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 | |||
Corporation | ||||||
FNMA | Federal National | |||||
Mortgage Association | FSA | Financial Security Assurance | ||||
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 | |||
LOC | Letter of Credit | LOR | Limited Obligation Revenue | |||
LR | Lease Revenue | MBIA | Municipal Bond Investors Assurance | |||
Insurance Corporation | ||||||
MFHR | Multi-Family Housing Revenue | MFMR | Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue | |||
PCR | Pollution Control Revenue | PILOT | Payment in Lieu of Taxes | |||
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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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Summary of Combined Ratings (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
Fitch | or | Moody’s | or | Standard & Poor’s | Value (%) † | |||||
F1+,F1 | VMIG1,MIG1,P1 | SP1+,SP1,A1+,A1 | 73.2 | |||||||
AAA,AA,A c | Aaa,Aa,A c | AAA,AA,A c | 1.8 | |||||||
Not Rated d | Not Rated d | Not Rated d | 25.0 | |||||||
100.0 |
† | Based on total investments. | |
c | Notes which are not F, MIG and SP rated are represented by bond ratings of the issuers. | |
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 November 30, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Cost | Value | |||
Assets ($): | ||||
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments | 232,115,768 | 232,115,768 | ||
Cash | 2,994,576 | |||
Interest receivable | 2,137,843 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 12,214 | |||
237,260,401 | ||||
Liabilities ($): | ||||
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 2(b) | 125,734 | |||
Payable for shares of Beneficial Interest redeemed | 75,013 | |||
Accrued expenses | 58,347 | |||
259,094 | ||||
Net Assets ($) | 237,001,307 | |||
Composition of Net Assets ($): | ||||
Paid-in capital | 237,001,307 | |||
Net Assets ($) | 237,001,307 | |||
Shares Outstanding | ||||
(unlimited number of $.001 par value shares of Beneficial Interest authorized) | 237,034,418 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($) | 1.00 |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Six Months Ended November 30, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income ($): | ||
Interest Income | 4,362,023 | |
Expenses: | ||
Management fee—Note 2(a) | 591,368 | |
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 2(b) | 98,763 | |
Professional fees | 29,590 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses—Note 2(c) | 9,589 | |
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports | 9,046 | |
Custodian fees—Note 2(b) | 8,748 | |
Registration fees | 7,609 | |
Miscellaneous | 12,599 | |
Total Expenses | 767,312 | |
Less—reduction in custody fees due to earnings credits—Note 1(b) | (524) | |
Net Expenses | 766,788 | |
Investment Income—Net, representing net income | ||
in net assets resulting from operations | 3,595,235 |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Six Months Ended | ||||
November 30, 2007 | Year Ended | |||
(Unaudited) | May 31, 2007 | |||
Operations ($): | ||||
Investment Income—Net, representing | ||||
net income in net assets | ||||
resulting from operations | 3,595,235 | 7,240,479 | ||
Dividends to Shareholders from ($): | ||||
Investment income—net | (3,595,235) | (7,249,966) | ||
Beneficial Interest Transactions ($1.00 per share): | ||||
Net proceeds from shares sold | 112,212,295 | 173,782,523 | ||
Dividends reinvested | 3,460,117 | 7,004,015 | ||
Cost of shares redeemed | (109,865,978) | (236,360,474) | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from | ||||
Beneficial Interest Transactions | 5,806,434 | (55,573,936) | ||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 5,806,434 | (55,583,423) | ||
Net Assets ($): | ||||
Beginning of Period | 231,194,873 | 286,778,296 | ||
End of Period | 237,001,307 | 231,194,873 |
See notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||
November 30, 2007 | Year Ended May 31, | |||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Per Share Data ($): | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, | ||||||||||||
beginning of period | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||
Investment income—net | .015 | .030 | .022 | .010 | .004 | .008 | ||||||
Distributions: | ||||||||||||
Dividends from investment | ||||||||||||
income—net | (.015) | (.030) | (.022) | (.010) | (.004) | (.008) | ||||||
Net asset value, end of period | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Total Return (%) | 3.05a | 3.03 | 2.26 | 1.05 | .39 | .75 | ||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | ||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses | ||||||||||||
to average net assets | .65a | .68 | .66 | .67 | .66 | .66 | ||||||
Ratio of net expenses | ||||||||||||
to average net assets | .65a | .68 | .65 | .66 | .66 | .66 | ||||||
Ratio of net investment income | ||||||||||||
to average net assets | 3.04a | 2.99 | 2.24 | 1.03 | .39 | .75 | ||||||
Net Assets, end of period | ||||||||||||
($ x 1,000) | 237,001 | 231,195 | 286,778 | 260,778 | 276,244 | 290,038 | ||||||
a Annualized. | ||||||||||||
See notes to financial statements. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ( U n a u d i t e d )
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Money Market Fund (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a non-diversified open-end management investment company. The fund’s investment objective is to provide investors with as high a level of current income exempt from federal, New York state and New York city personal income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser. On July 1, 2007, Mellon Financial Corporation (“Mellon Financial”) and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. merged, forming The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”). As part of this transaction, Dreyfus became a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge.
At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Trustees held on July 17, 2007, the Board of Trustees approved, effective on or about January 1, 2008, a proposal to change the name of the fund from “Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Money Market Fund” to “Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Tax Exempt Money Market Fund.” By subsequent Board action, the Board approved re-naming the fund “Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Money Market Fund,” which change occurred on January 1, 2008.
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 fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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: 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 Trustees to represent the fair value of the fund’s investments.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.
(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date 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. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Cost of investments represents amortized cost.
The fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby the fund receives earnings credits from the custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.
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.
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(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, if any, 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.
The FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year.Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15,2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.
The tax characters of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2007 were all tax exempt income. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
At November 30, 2007, 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 (“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 Agreement provides that if in any full fiscal year the aggregate expenses of the fund, exclusive of taxes, brokerage fees, interest on borrowings and extraordinary expenses, exceed 1 1 / 2% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets, the fund may deduct from the payments to be made to the Manager, or the Manager will bear such excess expense. During the period ended November 30, 2007, there was no expense reimbursement pursuant to the Agreement.
(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 November 30, 2007, the fund was charged $65,333 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 November 30, 2007, the fund was charged $22,878 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement.
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Effective July 1 2007, the fund’s custodian, The Bank of New York, became an affiliate of the Manager. Under the fund’s pre-existing custody agreement with The Bank of New York, the fund was charged $8,639 for providing custodial services for the fund for the five months ended November 30, 2007. Prior to becoming an affiliate, The Bank of New York was paid $109 for custody services to the fund for the one month ended June 30, 2007.
During the period ended November 30, 2007, the fund was charged $2,411 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 $95,929, custodian fees $17,191, chief compliance officer fees $3,214 and transfer agency per account fees $9,400.
(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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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Trustees held on October 29, 2007 and October 30, 2007, the Board considered the re-approval for an annual period of the fund’s Management Agreement, pursuant to which the Manager provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services.The Board members, none of whom are “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of the Manager.
Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board members received a presentation from representatives of the Manager regarding services provided to the fund and other funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and discussed the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund pursuant to its Management Agreement.The Manager’s representatives reviewed the fund’s distribution of accounts and the relationships the Manager has with various intermediaries and the different needs of each. The Manager’s representatives noted the diversity of distribution of the fund as well as among the funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and the Manager’s corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each of the fund’s distribution channels. The Board also reviewed the number of shareholder accounts in the fund, as well as the fund’s asset size.
The Board members also considered the Manager’s research and portfolio management capabilities and that the Manager also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board members also considered the Manager’s extensive administrative, accounting, and compliance infrastructure.
Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Management Fee and Expense Ratio and Performance. The Board members reviewed reports prepared by Lipper, Inc., an independent provider of investment company data, which included information comparing the fund’s management fee and
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expense ratio with a group of comparable funds (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Expense Universe”) that were selected by Lipper. Included in these reports were comparisons of contractual and actual management fee rates and total operating expenses.
The Board members also reviewed the reports prepared by Lipper that presented the fund’s performance as well as comparisons of total return performance among the same group of funds as the Expense Group (the “Performance Group”) and to a group of funds that was broader than the Expense Universe (the “Performance Universe”) that also was selected by Lipper, all for various periods ended September 30, 2007. The Manager previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Lipper used to select the fund’s Expense Group and Expense Universe, and Performance Group and Performance Universe.
The Board reviewed the results of the Expense Group and Expense Universe comparisons that were prepared based on financial statements currently available to Lipper as of September 30, 2007. The Board reviewed the range of management fees and expense ratios of the funds in the Expense Group and Expense Universe, and noted that the fund’s contractual management fee was at the Expense Group median and the fund’s actual management fee was higher than the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians.The Board also noted that the fund’s total expense ratio was less than one basis point higher than the Expense Group median and slightly higher than the Expense Universe median.
With respect to the fund’s performance, the Board noted that the fund achieved second quintile (the first quintile being the highest performance ranking group) total return rankings in its Performance Group, and returns slightly lower than the Expense Universe median, for each reported time period up to 10 years.
Representatives of the Manager reviewed with the Board members the fees paid to the Manager or its affiliates by mutual funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates that were reported in the same Lipper category as the fund (the “Similar Funds”), and explained the nature
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
of the Similar Funds and any differences, from the Manager’s perspective, in providing services to the Similar Funds as compared to the fund.The Manager’s representatives also reviewed the costs associated with distribution through intermediaries. The Board analyzed differences in fees paid to the Manager and discussed the relationship of the management fees paid in light of the services provided. The Board members considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Funds to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fee. Representatives of the Manager noted that there were no similarly managed institutional separate accounts or wrap fee accounts managed by the Manager or its affiliates with similar investment objectives, policies, and strategies as the fund.
Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. The Manager’s representatives reviewed the dollar amount of expenses allocated and profit received by the Manager and the method used to determine such expenses and profit.The Board considered information, previously provided and discussed, prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding the Manager’s approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire Dreyfus mutual fund complex.The Board members also considered that the methodology had also been reviewed by an independent registered public accounting firm which, like the consultant, found the methodology to be reasonable. The consulting firm also analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of the fund. The Board members evaluated the profitability analysis in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund, including the change in the fund’s asset size from the prior year, and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders.The Board members also considered potential benefits to the Manager from acting as investment adviser to the fund and noted that there were no soft dollar arrangements in effect with respect to trading the fund’s portfolio.
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It was noted that the Board members should consider the Manager’s profitability with respect to the fund as part of their evaluation of whether the fees under the Management Agreement bear a reasonable relationship to the mix of services provided by the Manager, including the nature, extent, and quality of such services and that a discussion of economies of scale is predicated on increasing assets and that, if a fund’s assets had been decreasing, the possibility that the Manager may have realized any economies of scale would be less. It was noted that the profitability percentage for managing the fund was within the range determined by appropriate court cases to be reasonable given the services rendered and that the profitability percentage for managing the fund was reasonable given the generally superior service levels provided.
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 continuation of the fund’s Management Agreement. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board reached the following conclusions and determinations.
- The Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the ser- vices provided by the Manager are adequate and appropriate.
- The Board was satisfied with the fund’s overall performance.
- The Board concluded that the fee paid to the Manager by the fund was reasonable in light of the services provided, comparative perfor- mance and expense and management fee information, costs of the services provided, and profits to be realized and benefits derived or to be derived by the Manager from its relationship with the fund.
- The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to the Manager and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by the Manager in con- nection with the management fee rate charged to the fund, and that, to the extent in the future it were to be determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
The Board members considered these conclusions and determinations, along with the information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year, and, without any one factor being dispositive, the Board determined that re-approval of the fund’s Management Agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
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NOTES
Mail The Dreyfus Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144 |
E-mail Send your request to info@dreyfus.com |
Internet Information can be viewed online or downloaded at: http://www.dreyfus.com |
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2007, is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-645-6561.
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Item 2. | Code of Ethics. | |
Not applicable. | ||
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. | |
Not applicable. | ||
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. | |
Not applicable. | ||
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. | |
Not applicable. | ||
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments. | |
Not applicable. | ||
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management | |
Investment Companies. | ||
Not applicable. | ||
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. | |
Not applicable. | ||
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and | |
Affiliated Purchasers. | ||
Not applicable. | ||
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Registrant has a Nominating Committee (the "Committee"), which is responsible for selecting and nominating persons for election or appointment by the Registrant's Board as Board members. The Committee has adopted a Nominating Committee Charter (the "Charter"). Pursuant to the Charter, the Committee will consider recommendations for nominees from shareholders submitted to the Secretary of the Registrant, c/o The Dreyfus Corporation Legal Department, 200 Park Avenue, 8th Floor East, New York, New York 10166. A nomination submission must include information regarding the recommended nominee as specified in the Charter. This information includes all information relating to a recommended nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations or proxy statements for the election of Board members, as well as information sufficient to evaluate the factors to be considered by the Committee, including character and integrity, business and professional experience, and whether the person has the ability to apply sound and independent business judgment and would act in the interests of the Registrant and its shareholders.
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Nomination submissions are required to be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by the Board and to serve if elected by the shareholders, and such additional information must be provided regarding the recommended nominee as reasonably requested by the Committee.
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. | Exhibits. |
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DREYFUS NEW YORK AMT-FREE MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
By: | /s/ J. David Officer | |
J. David Officer | ||
President | ||
Date: | January 24, 2008 |
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.
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By: | /s/ J. David Officer | |
J. David Officer | ||
President | ||
Date: | January 24, 2008 |
By: | /s/ James Windels | |
James Windels | ||
Treasurer | ||
Date: | January 24, 2008 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.CERT)
(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.906CERT)
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