UNITED STATES |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
FORM N-CSR |
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Investment Company Act file number 811-5883 |
Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc. |
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter) |
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation |
200 Park Avenue |
New York, New York 10166 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq. |
200 Park Avenue |
New York, New York 10166 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 922-6000 |
Date of fiscal year end: | 10/31 | |
Date of reporting period: | 4/30/07 |
FORM N-CSR
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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 | |
25 | Statement of Financial Futures | |
26 | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
27 | Statement of Operations | |
28 | Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
29 | Financial Highlights | |
30 | Notes to Financial Statements | |
37 | Information About the Review | |
and Approval of the Fund’s | ||
Investment Management Agreement | ||
FOR MORE INFORMATION | ||
Back Cover |
The Fund
Dreyfus |
Smallcap Stock Index Fund |
A LETTER FROM THE CEO
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund, covering the six-month period from November 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007.
The U.S. economy moderated throughout the reporting period as a cooling housing market took its toll on consumer and business spending, and key measures of inflation stayed stubbornly above the Federal Reserve’s stated “comfort zone.”Yet, labor markets remained relatively strong and the general markets continued toward record price levels. Dreyfus’ chief economist believes that these seemingly conflicting signals may be the result of a lag between the current downturn in housing activity and its likely dampening effect on housing-related employment. In his view, inflationary pressures may moderate over the coming months in an environment of modestly rising unemployment rates and sub-par economic growth.
The likely implications of this economic outlook include a long pause in Fed policy before an eventual easing of short-term interest rates, a modest drop in 10-year Treasury bond yields, decelerating corporate earnings, continued high pace of mergers-and-acquisitions activity and a probable continuation of the ongoing shift in investor sentiment toward higher quality stocks.We expect these developments to produce both challenges and opportunities in the financial markets, and your financial advisor can help determine the appropriate investments for you and position your investment portfolio for these trends.
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.
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Tom Durante, CFA, Portfolio Manager
How did Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund perform relative to its benchmark?
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2007, Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund produced a total return of 8.17% .1 The Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index (the “S&P 600 Index”) produced a 8.41% return for the same period.2,3
Despite occasional bouts of volatility during the reporting period, the small-cap stock market generally advanced in an environment of robust corporate earnings, subdued inflation and stable interest rates. Gains were especially pronounced in the industrials, materials, information technology and energy areas. The difference in returns between the fund and the S&P 600 Index was primarily due to the fund’s sampling strategy, transaction costs and fund operating expenses.
What is the fund’s investment approach?
The fund seeks to match the total return of the S&P 600 Index by generally investing in a representative sample of the stocks listed in the S&P 600 Index. While the fund generally owns the vast majority of the stocks in the S&P 600 Index, some very small stocks may be excluded from the portfolio.The S&P 600 Index is composed of 600 domestic stocks across 10 economic sectors. Each stock is weighted by its market capitalization; that is, larger companies have greater representation in the S&P 600 Index than smaller ones. The fund may also use stock index futures as a substitute for the sale or purchase of stocks.
What other factors influenced the fund’s performance?
During the reporting period, U.S. economic growth slowed gradually, led by weakness in the housing market. In contrast to the United States, many international economies flourished during the reporting period, most notably China, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.These trends
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
suggest that the United States may have passed the baton in driving the growth of the global economy, at least temporarily, to other countries.
In this environment, U.S. stocks posted generally favorable returns over the first few months of the reporting period, fueled by rising mergers-and-acquisitions activity, strong corporate earnings, low unemployment, stable interest rates and subdued inflation. Turmoil in Chinese equity markets and the U.S. sub-prime mortgage market in late February produced heightened volatility in the U.S. financial markets, but the decline proved to be short-lived. The small-cap market rallied strongly in late March and April, more than offsetting any previous weakness.
Some of the small-cap market’s stronger gains for the reporting period were produced by stocks in the industrials sector, where machinery companies posted especially positive returns, most notably lawn and garden equipment firms. Mining equipment stocks also gained value in a strong commodities market. Other positive contributors within the industrials area included parts suppliers to the defense industry, where armor companies benefited from sales of materials used in helicopters, missile nose cones and diesel engine components as well as bullet-resistant helmets, vests and flak jackets for troops.
Gains for the S&P 600 Index were also particularly robust in the metals and mining industry within the materials sector. Steel, iron and titanium stocks posted solid gains, in part as a result of their military application but also due to increased demand for the commodities and construction materials needed to build industrial infrastructures in the world’s emerging markets. For example, steel producers advanced sharply due to ongoing industry consolidation and surging demand from China and India.
A number of software companies within the information technology area benefited from increased mergers-and-acquisitions activity. Top performers included companies that help other companies improve productivity through business performance management systems. Other winners in this group included firms that offer data research to financial services and gaming software companies.
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Energy stocks ranked among the stronger contributors to the S&P 600 Index’s performance during the reporting period, with particular strength among drillers benefiting from the surge in mergers-and-acquisitions activity. Companies that manufacture and supply parts to the drilling industry, including special alloys for tubular goods and sub-sea control systems, also flourished in this environment.
On the other hand, many of the S&P 600 Index’s commercial banks were hindered by slowing business trends, primarily in Michigan, California and Florida, which have been hurt by lagging real estate markets.The housing slowdown and sub-prime lending issues also hurt thrifts and mortgage lenders.
What is the fund’s current strategy?
As an index fund, our strategy is to attempt to replicate the returns of the S&P 600 Index by investing in a representative sample of the stocks listed in the S&P 600 Index.While small-cap stocks may involve greater risk than larger-cap stocks, we believe that an investment in a broadly diversified small-cap index fund, such as Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund, may help investors manage the risks associated with small-cap investing by limiting the impact on the overall portfolio of unexpected losses in any single industry group or holding.
May 15, 2007
1 | Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no | |
guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, | ||
fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Return figure provided reflects the | ||
absorption of certain fund expenses by The Dreyfus Corporation pursuant to an agreement in | ||
effect that may be extended, terminated or modified. Had these expenses not been absorbed, the | ||
fund’s return would have been lower. | ||
2 | SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects the reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, | |
capital gain distributions.The Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index is a broad-based index | ||
and a widely accepted, unmanaged index of overall small-cap stock market performance. | ||
3 | Standard & Poor’s®,”“S&P®,” and “Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index” are trademarks | |
of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and have been licensed for use by the fund.The fund is | ||
not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and Standard & Poor’s makes no | ||
representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund. |
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)
As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.
Review your fund’s expenses
The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund from November 1, 2006 to April 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 April 30, 2007
Expenses paid per $1,000 † | $ 2.58 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,081.70 |
COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)
Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended April 30, 2007
Expenses paid per $1,000 † | $ 2.51 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,022.32 |
† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS |
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Common Stocks—99.9% | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Consumer Cyclical—9.7% | ||||
Aaron Rents | 87,997 a | 2,496,475 | ||
Angelica | 14,000 | 364,560 | ||
Ashworth | 9,800 b | 81,242 | ||
Blue Nile | 30,000 a,b | 1,411,800 | ||
Brown Shoe | 71,725 | 1,935,141 | ||
California Pizza Kitchen | 28,900 a,b | 965,549 | ||
Cato, Cl. A | 55,100 | 1,190,711 | ||
CEC Entertainment | 59,525 b | 2,480,407 | ||
Children’s Place Retail Stores | 37,100 b | 1,961,477 | ||
Christopher & Banks | 55,375 a | 958,541 | ||
CKE Restaurants | 102,000 | 2,071,620 | ||
Cost Plus | 25,000 a,b | 243,750 | ||
Crocs | 57,600 a,b | 3,218,688 | ||
Deckers Outdoor | 18,800 b | 1,423,724 | ||
Dress Barn | 75,100 b | 1,495,241 | ||
Finish Line, Cl. A | 59,500 a | 784,805 | ||
Fred’s | 70,000 a | 1,010,800 | ||
Genesco | 37,100 a,b | 1,880,228 | ||
Group 1 Automotive | 39,500 | 1,619,500 | ||
Guitar Center | 42,300 a,b | 1,958,490 | ||
Gymboree | 56,700 b | 2,164,806 | ||
Haverty Furniture Cos. | 43,000 a | 548,680 | ||
Hibbett Sports | 57,600 b | 1,679,040 | ||
Hot Topic | 56,400 b | 636,756 | ||
IHOP | 30,500 a | 1,797,060 | ||
Insight Enterprises | 73,800 b | 1,462,716 | ||
Jack in the Box | 55,600 b | 3,704,072 | ||
Jo-Ann Stores | 34,260 a,b | 1,026,087 | ||
JoS. A. Bank Clothiers | 29,900 a,b | 1,155,336 | ||
K-Swiss, Cl. A | 43,900 a | 1,267,832 | ||
Kellwood | 42,200 a | 1,189,196 | ||
Landry’s Restaurants | 26,000 | 772,200 | ||
Lithia Motors, Cl. A | 22,000 | 592,900 | ||
Longs Drug Stores | 47,000 a | 2,572,780 | ||
Marcus | 45,100 | 980,023 | ||
Men’s Wearhouse | 85,900 | 3,716,893 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||||
Consumer Cyclical (continued) | ||||||
Monarch Casino & Resort | 19,600a,b | 522,732 | ||||
O’Charleys | 39,000a,b | 823,290 | ||||
Oxford Industries | 23,200a | 1,076,944 | ||||
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro | 38,400a,b | 1,468,800 | ||||
Panera Bread, Cl. A | 50,000a,b | 2,784,500 | ||||
Papa John’s International | 43,400b | 1,332,814 | ||||
PEP Boys-Manny Moe & Jack | 82,500a | 1,538,625 | ||||
PetMed Express | 34,000a,b | 375,020 | ||||
Pinnacle Entertainment | 95,900b | 2,692,872 | ||||
Quiksilver | 183,400a,b | 2,439,220 | ||||
Rare Hospitality International | 53,650a,b | 1,562,288 | ||||
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers | 24,000a,b | 950,400 | ||||
Ruth’s Chris Steak House | 26,800a,b | 531,980 | ||||
School Specialty | 31,000a,b | 1,022,380 | ||||
Skechers USA, Cl. A | 45,000b | 1,413,000 | ||||
Sonic | 121,817a,b | 2,733,573 | ||||
Sonic Automotive, Cl. A | 52,400 | 1,498,116 | ||||
Stage Stores | 69,100a | 1,523,655 | ||||
Steak n Shake | 41,078a,b | 664,231 | ||||
Stein Mart | 39,100a | 637,330 | ||||
Stride Rite | 60,500 | 853,050 | ||||
Tractor Supply | 52,900a,b | 2,737,046 | ||||
Triarc Cos., Cl. B | 107,200a | 1,744,144 | ||||
Tuesday Morning | 37,500a | 523,500 | ||||
Tween Brands | 54,600a,b | 2,138,136 | ||||
Wolverine World Wide | 94,450a | 2,699,381 | ||||
Zale | 75,900a,b | 2,118,369 | ||||
95,224,522 | ||||||
Consumer Hard Goods—3.4% | ||||||
Arctic Cat | 21,300 | 379,140 | ||||
Audiovox, Cl. A | 29,700b | 427,383 | ||||
Bassett Furniture Industries | 12,000 | 169,920 | ||||
Coachmen Industries | 23,500 | 242,990 | ||||
CPI | 13,400 | 770,634 | ||||
Ethan Allen Interiors | 52,100a | 1,839,130 | ||||
Fleetwood Enterprises | 103,200a,b | 859,656 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||||
Consumer Hard Goods (continued) | ||||||
Fossil | 74,825a,b | 2,107,820 | ||||
Interface, Cl. A | 80,700 | 1,359,795 | ||||
JAKKS Pacific | 47,000a,b | 1,129,410 | ||||
K2 | 84,100b | 1,269,069 | ||||
Keystone Automotive Industries | 27,300a,b | 907,998 | ||||
La-Z-Boy | 77,000a | 900,130 | ||||
LKQ | 70,000a,b | 1,580,600 | ||||
MarineMax | 24,400a,b | 483,852 | ||||
Midas | 21,300a,b | 465,405 | ||||
Monaco Coach | 43,850a | 672,221 | ||||
Movado Group | 33,300 | 1,096,236 | ||||
Multimedia Games | 49,400a,b | 553,280 | ||||
National Presto Industries | 9,900 | 584,991 | ||||
Nautilus | 46,000a | 635,260 | ||||
Polaris Industries | 55,000a | 2,779,150 | ||||
Pool | 79,630a | 3,195,552 | ||||
RC2 | 35,000a,b | 1,395,100 | ||||
Russ Berrie & Co. | 13,000b | 195,390 | ||||
Select Comfort | 88,250a,b | 1,636,155 | ||||
Shuffle Master | 65,273a,b | 1,111,599 | ||||
Standard Motor Products | 19,100 | 350,103 | ||||
Sturm Ruger & Co. | 31,000b | 400,210 | ||||
Superior Industries International | 29,900a | 683,215 | ||||
Winnebago Industries | 48,800a | 1,564,528 | ||||
WMS Industries | 36,600b | 1,458,876 | ||||
33,204,798 | ||||||
Consumer Staples—3.5% | ||||||
Alliance One International | 146,200b | 1,434,222 | ||||
Casey’s General Stores | 82,200a | 2,067,330 | ||||
Central Garden & Pet, Cl. A | 114,100a,b | 1,633,912 | ||||
Corn Products International | 122,000 | 4,858,040 | ||||
Delta & Pine Land | 57,133 | 2,356,165 | ||||
Flowers Foods | 86,475 | 2,697,155 | ||||
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea | 31,800a,b | 1,023,642 | ||||
Hain Celestial Group | 65,100a,b | 1,954,953 | ||||
J & J Snack Foods | 24,400a | 950,868 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||||
Consumer Staples (continued) | ||||||
Lance | 46,100 | 1,020,193 | ||||
Libbey | 13,000 | 242,450 | ||||
Nash Finch | 25,000a | 974,250 | ||||
Peet’s Coffee & Tea | 20,400a,b | 529,176 | ||||
Performance Food Group | 57,600a,b | 1,800,000 | ||||
Playtex Products | 97,800a,b | 1,488,516 | ||||
Ralcorp Holdings | 41,700a,b | 2,744,277 | ||||
Sanderson Farms | 26,000a | 1,027,780 | ||||
Spartan Stores | 28,300 | 729,008 | ||||
TreeHouse Foods | 52,100a,b | 1,570,294 | ||||
United Natural Foods | 69,700b | 2,173,943 | ||||
WD-40 | 32,000 | 1,106,560 | ||||
34,382,734 | ||||||
Financial—15.7% | ||||||
Acadia Realty Trust | 53,700a | 1,443,456 | ||||
Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin | 30,000a | 807,600 | ||||
Bank Mutual | 88,300a | 1,041,057 | ||||
BankAtlantic Bancorp, Cl. A | 67,300a | 648,772 | ||||
BankUnited Financial, Cl. A | 59,100a | 1,279,515 | ||||
Boston Private Financial Holdings | 55,600a | 1,546,236 | ||||
Brookline Bancorp | 107,000a | 1,275,440 | ||||
Cascade Bancorp | 54,100a | 1,159,904 | ||||
Cash America International | 51,500a | 2,222,740 | ||||
Central Pacific Financial | 49,700a | 1,707,692 | ||||
Chittenden | 75,837a | 2,203,823 | ||||
Colonial Properties Trust | 70,000a | 3,472,700 | ||||
Community Bank System | 52,200 | 1,070,100 | ||||
Corus Bankshares | 55,000a | 924,550 | ||||
Delphi Financial Group, Cl. A | 70,575 | 3,013,553 | ||||
Dime Community Bancshares | 34,150a | 454,537 | ||||
Downey Financial | 30,180a | 2,020,551 | ||||
East West Bancorp | 100,500 | 4,005,930 | ||||
EastGroup Properties | 42,900 | 2,149,719 | ||||
Entertainment Properties Trust | 47,000a | 2,839,740 | ||||
Essex Property Trust | 41,200a | 5,309,032 | ||||
Financial Federal | 42,850a | 1,126,098 | ||||
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico | 139,000 | 1,743,060 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Financial (continued) | ||||
First Cash Financial Services | 41,800 b | 960,564 | ||
First Commonwealth Financial | 102,400 a | 1,139,712 | ||
First Financial Bancorp | 62,400 | 929,760 | ||
First Indiana | 21,400 | 415,588 | ||
First Midwest Bancorp/IL | 79,574 | 2,859,890 | ||
First Republic Bank/San Francisco, CA | 47,950 | 2,594,095 | ||
FirstFed Financial | 28,800 a,b | 1,770,624 | ||
Flagstar Bancorp | 51,000 a | 601,800 | ||
Franklin Bank/Houston, TX | 38,100 a,b | 594,360 | ||
Fremont General | 108,000 a | 815,400 | ||
Frontier Financial | 62,400 a | 1,550,640 | ||
Glacier Bancorp | 86,150 a | 1,850,502 | ||
Hanmi Financial | 68,900 | 1,130,649 | ||
Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs | 56,300 a | 2,446,235 | ||
Independent Bank/MI | 34,915 a | 576,097 | ||
Infinity Property & Casualty | 30,400 | 1,413,904 | ||
Inland Real Estate | 103,100 a | 1,875,389 | ||
Investment Technology Group | 72,100 b | 2,728,264 | ||
Irwin Financial | 30,200 | 484,106 | ||
Kilroy Realty | 49,800 | 3,781,314 | ||
Kite Realty Group Trust | 42,900 | 858,000 | ||
LaBranche & Co. | 69,400 a,b | 564,916 | ||
LandAmerica Financial Group | 27,600 a | 2,217,660 | ||
Lexington Realty Trust | 118,200 a | 2,469,198 | ||
LTC Properties | 34,700 a | 869,929 | ||
MAF Bancorp | 45,300 | 1,818,795 | ||
Medical Properties Trust | 78,000 a | 1,110,720 | ||
Mid-America Apartment Communities | 40,100 a | 2,163,395 | ||
Nara Bancorp | 36,800 a | 607,568 | ||
National Retail Properties | 108,600 a | 2,600,970 | ||
Parkway Properties/Md | 26,000 a | 1,378,000 | ||
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding | 98,100 b | 4,257,540 | ||
Piper Jaffray Cos. | 28,500 b | 1,818,585 | ||
Portfolio Recovery Associates | 26,000 a | 1,446,900 | ||
Presidential Life | 35,900 | 682,459 | ||
PrivateBancorp | 30,700 a | 1,007,881 | ||
ProAssurance | 55,900 b | 3,009,656 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Financial (continued) | ||||
Prosperity Bancshares | 56,000 | 1,942,640 | ||
Provident Bankshares | 53,824 a | 1,724,521 | ||
PS Business Parks | 25,800 | 1,777,620 | ||
Rewards Network | 40,400 a,b | 159,984 | ||
RLI | 34,000 a | 1,893,460 | ||
Safety Insurance Group | 28,000 a | 1,121,680 | ||
Selective Insurance Group | 94,800 a | 2,472,384 | ||
Senior Housing Properties Trust | 122,000 a | 2,785,260 | ||
South Financial Group | 111,800 | 2,530,034 | ||
Sovran Self Storage | 35,800 a | 1,978,308 | ||
Sterling Bancorp/NY | 27,600 a | 477,756 | ||
Sterling Bancshares/TX | 123,000 a | 1,405,890 | ||
Sterling Financial/WA | 83,335 | 2,456,716 | ||
Stewart Information Services | 28,900 | 1,162,358 | ||
Susquehanna Bancshares | 84,500 | 1,882,660 | ||
SWS Group | 48,556 | 1,261,970 | ||
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers | 45,000 a | 1,824,300 | ||
TradeStation Group | 30,300 b | 369,054 | ||
Triad Guaranty | 19,000 a,b | 839,990 | ||
Trustco Bank NY | 121,944 a | 1,118,226 | ||
UCBH Holdings | 157,200 a | 2,823,312 | ||
Umpqua Holdings | 95,100 a | 2,371,794 | ||
United Bankshares | 59,000 a | 1,976,500 | ||
United Community Banks/GA | 58,800 a | 1,738,128 | ||
United Fire & Casualty | 31,800 | 1,168,650 | ||
Whitney Holding | 109,270 | 3,362,238 | ||
Wilshire Bancorp | 32,400 a | 445,824 | ||
Wintrust Financial | 37,800 a | 1,624,644 | ||
World Acceptance | 31,900 a,b | 1,369,467 | ||
Zenith National Insurance | 60,200 a | 2,784,250 | ||
153,716,488 | ||||
Health Care—12.8% | ||||
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions | 78,000 a,b | 2,063,100 | ||
Alpharma, Cl. A | 65,600 a | 1,594,080 | ||
Amedisys | 44,466 a,b | 1,394,009 | ||
American Medical Systems Holdings | 107,800 a,b | 1,911,294 | ||
AMERIGROUP | 89,100 a,b | 2,506,383 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Health Care (continued) | ||||
AmSurg | 52,300 b | 1,200,285 | ||
Analogic | 22,400 a | 1,373,120 | ||
ArQule | 50,000 b | 439,000 | ||
ArthroCare | 45,700 b | 1,885,582 | ||
BIOLASE Technology | 37,000 a,b | 240,500 | ||
Biosite | 24,000 b | 2,220,000 | ||
Bradley Pharmaceuticals | 26,700 a,b | 524,121 | ||
Cambrex | 46,900 | 1,137,794 | ||
Centene | 72,700 b | 1,512,887 | ||
Chattem | 30,800 a,b | 1,759,912 | ||
Chemed | 44,498 a | 2,238,249 | ||
CONMED | 45,500 b | 1,379,560 | ||
Cooper Cos. | 71,500 | 3,653,650 | ||
Cyberonics | 28,700 a,b | 627,382 | ||
Datascope | 22,800 | 844,740 | ||
Digene | 36,500 b | 1,673,525 | ||
DJO | 37,900 a,b | 1,480,374 | ||
Enzo Biochem | 55,117 a,b | 926,517 | ||
Genesis HealthCare | 30,800 b | 1,971,200 | ||
Gentiva Health Services | 50,700 a,b | 949,104 | ||
Greatbatch | 38,600 b | 1,120,558 | ||
Haemonetics/Mass | 46,100 a,b | 2,205,424 | ||
HealthExtras | 42,400 a,b | 1,312,280 | ||
Healthways | 59,900 a,b | 2,540,958 | ||
Hologic | 83,800 a,b | 4,822,690 | ||
Hooper Holmes | 84,400 b | 371,360 | ||
ICU Medical | 27,400 b | 1,143,950 | ||
IDEX | 86,200 | 4,522,914 | ||
IDEXX Laboratories | 52,300 b | 4,715,891 | ||
Immucor | 114,300 a,b | 3,729,609 | ||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings | 31,900 a,b | 1,453,683 | ||
Invacare | 51,600 a | 961,824 | ||
inVentiv Health | 52,900 a,b | 2,007,555 | ||
Kendle International | 20,300 b | 691,824 | ||
Kensey Nash | 16,700 a,b | 429,524 | ||
LCA-Vision | 35,900 a | 1,506,723 | ||
Mannatech | 25,800 a | 398,868 |
The Fund 13
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Health Care (continued) | ||||
Matria Healthcare | 35,000 a,b | 1,014,300 | ||
Mentor | 74,100 a | 2,883,231 | ||
Meridian Bioscience | 35,000 a | 1,040,550 | ||
Merit Medical Systems | 42,500 b | 490,025 | ||
MGI Pharma | 126,200 a,b | 2,778,924 | ||
NBTY | 92,200 a,b | 4,555,602 | ||
Noven Pharmaceuticals | 41,200 a,b | 964,492 | ||
Odyssey HealthCare | 54,950 a,b | 733,033 | ||
Option Care | 38,900 | 531,374 | ||
Osteotech | 27,600 b | 209,760 | ||
Owens & Minor | 65,100 a | 2,301,285 | ||
Palomar Medical Technologies | 29,800 a,b | 1,220,012 | ||
PAREXEL International | 46,800 a,b | 1,838,304 | ||
Pediatrix Medical Group | 80,600 a,b | 4,598,230 | ||
PharmaNet Development Group | 38,100 a,b | 1,039,749 | ||
PolyMedica | 36,300 a | 1,467,972 | ||
Possis Medical | 30,000 b | 388,200 | ||
PSS World Medical | 109,500 b | 2,200,950 | ||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 95,600 a,b | 2,600,320 | ||
RehabCare Group | 27,100 b | 443,898 | ||
Respironics | 122,000 b | 4,972,720 | ||
Savient Pharmaceuticals | 77,100 b | 886,650 | ||
Sciele Pharma | 50,700 a,b | 1,253,304 | ||
Sierra Health Services | 91,000 b | 3,769,220 | ||
Sunrise Senior Living | 68,100 b | 2,607,549 | ||
SurModics | 31,400 a,b | 1,275,782 | ||
Symmetry Medical | 51,100 a,b | 868,189 | ||
Theragenics | 58,500 b | 352,170 | ||
USANA Health Sciences | 18,000 a,b | 717,120 | ||
VIASYS Healthcare | 51,300 a,b | 1,642,626 | ||
ViroPharma | 121,600 a,b | 1,833,728 | ||
Vital Signs | 16,500 | 941,490 | ||
125,862,762 | ||||
Industrial—18.4% | ||||
A.O. Smith | 39,750 a | 1,514,475 | ||
AAR | 61,250 b | 1,870,575 | ||
ABM Industries | 78,500 a | 2,208,990 |
14
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Industrial (continued) | ||||
Acuity Brands | 71,300 | 4,215,256 | ||
Administaff | 38,400 a | 1,274,496 | ||
Albany International, Cl. A | 46,200 a | 1,769,460 | ||
AMN Healthcare Services | 48,700 a,b | 1,185,845 | ||
Apogee Enterprises | 51,600 a | 1,242,528 | ||
Applied Industrial Technologies | 67,425 a | 1,811,710 | ||
Arkansas Best | 49,000 a | 1,930,600 | ||
Armor Holdings | 46,000 a,b | 3,289,000 | ||
Astec Industries | 28,100 b | 1,143,670 | ||
ASV | 23,700 a,b | 359,766 | ||
Baldor Electric | 69,233 | 2,727,088 | ||
Barnes Group | 62,800 a�� | 1,526,040 | ||
Belden CDT | 69,712 | 3,895,506 | ||
Bowne & Co. | 45,600 | 760,608 | ||
Briggs & Stratton | 83,100 a | 2,465,577 | ||
Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 39,900 b | 1,540,938 | ||
Bristow Group | 41,100 a,b | 1,545,360 | ||
Building Materials Holding | 56,600 a | 821,832 | ||
C & D Technologies | 23,000 a,b | 115,690 | ||
Cascade | 18,400 a | 1,140,248 | ||
CDI | 25,400 | 752,348 | ||
Central Parking | 29,010 a | 649,244 | ||
Ceradyne | 40,400 a,b | 2,377,540 | ||
Champion Enterprises | 122,199 a,b | 1,256,206 | ||
CLARCOR | 83,500 | 2,633,590 | ||
Consolidated Graphics | 17,900 b | 1,346,975 | ||
Cross Country Healthcare | 37,100 b | 730,499 | ||
Cubic | 31,000 | 624,030 | ||
Curtiss-Wright | 70,000 a | 3,016,300 | ||
Drew Industries | 28,000 a,b | 805,560 | ||
EDO | 23,900 a | 657,250 | ||
EGL | 47,500 b | 1,884,800 | ||
EMCOR Group | 56,100 a,b | 3,516,909 | ||
EnPro Industries | 41,000 a,b | 1,544,060 | ||
Esterline Technologies | 41,800 a,b | 1,744,314 | ||
Forward Air | 48,550 a | 1,481,260 | ||
Frontier Airlines Holdings | 39,400 a,b | 233,248 |
The Fund 15
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||||
Industrial (continued) | ||||||
G & K Services, Cl. A | 37,000a | 1,291,300 | ||||
Gardner Denver | 79,500b | 3,005,100 | ||||
GenCorp | 88,000a,b | 1,172,160 | ||||
Griffon | 44,300a,b | 1,062,757 | ||||
Headwaters | 64,000a,b | 1,386,880 | ||||
Healthcare Services Group | 43,200a | 1,209,600 | ||||
Heartland Express | 95,474a | 1,645,017 | ||||
Heidrick & Struggles International | 34,400b | 1,622,992 | ||||
Hub Group, Cl. A | 65,800b | 2,368,800 | ||||
Insituform Technologies, Cl. A | 42,100a,b | 858,840 | ||||
Intevac | 24,400a,b | 593,164 | ||||
John H. Harland | 45,600 | 2,398,560 | ||||
Kaman | 43,100 | 1,068,880 | ||||
Kansas City Southern | 124,000a,b | 4,606,600 | ||||
Kaydon | 45,100a | 2,143,603 | ||||
Kirby | 88,500a,b | 3,345,300 | ||||
Knight Transportation | 84,350a | 1,642,295 | ||||
Labor Ready | 79,250a,b | 1,719,725 | ||||
Landstar System | 89,100a | 4,304,421 | ||||
Lawson Products | 13,300 | 475,475 | ||||
Lennox International | 99,400 | 3,360,714 | ||||
Lindsay | 17,000 | 519,350 | ||||
Lufkin Industries | 25,200 | 1,567,944 | ||||
M/I Homes | 17,200a | 511,356 | ||||
Magnetek | 31,600b | 143,780 | ||||
Manitowoc | 104,750 | 7,147,092 | ||||
Meritage Homes | 32,300a,b | 1,124,363 | ||||
Mesa Air Group | 65,000a,b | 439,400 | ||||
Mobile Mini | 53,200b | 1,594,404 | ||||
Moog, Cl. A | 67,975b | 2,890,297 | ||||
NCI Building Systems | 32,900a,b | 1,644,013 | ||||
Old Dominion Freight Line | 45,100a,b | 1,333,156 | ||||
On Assignment | 21,600b | 241,488 | ||||
Radiant Systems | 35,200a,b | 473,792 | ||||
Regal-Beloit | 49,000a | 2,259,880 | ||||
Robbins & Myers | 32,400a | 1,245,132 | ||||
Shaw Group | 131,800b | 4,274,274 |
16
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Industrial (continued) | ||||
Simpson Manufacturing | 57,000 a | 1,833,690 | ||
Skyline | 17,500 | 574,875 | ||
SkyWest | 114,200 | 3,107,382 | ||
Spectrum Brands | 44,400 a,b | 309,024 | ||
Spherion | 119,800 b | 1,024,290 | ||
Standard Register | 18,000 | 224,280 | ||
Standard-Pacific | 100,300 a | 2,091,255 | ||
Standex International | 24,200 a | 662,112 | ||
Teledyne Technologies | 55,600 b | 2,452,516 | ||
Tetra Tech | 96,256 a,b | 2,004,050 | ||
Texas Industries | 42,500 a | 3,237,225 | ||
Toro | 63,600 a | 3,195,900 | ||
Triumph Group | 29,000 | 1,763,490 | ||
UniFirst | 25,400 a | 1,068,832 | ||
Universal Technical Institute | 31,000 a,b | 777,170 | ||
URS | 85,300 b | 3,727,610 | ||
Valmont Industries | 27,200 | 1,710,336 | ||
Viad | 32,600 a | 1,331,384 | ||
Volt Information Sciences | 28,200 a,b | 720,792 | ||
Wabash National | 47,700 a | 742,212 | ||
Waste Connections | 110,175 a,b | 3,434,155 | ||
Watsco | 40,400 a | 2,148,068 | ||
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Cl. A | 75,300 | 3,548,889 | ||
Watts Water Technologies, Cl. A | 44,300 a | 1,794,150 | ||
Woodward Governor | 50,900 | 2,511,915 | ||
180,296,897 | ||||
Information—4.1% | ||||
4Kids Entertainment | 17,000 b | 276,590 | ||
Arbitron | 44,700 | 2,202,816 | ||
Bankrate | 17,000 a,b | 686,290 | ||
Blue Coat Systems | 29,000 a,b | 1,016,740 | ||
CACI International, Cl. A | 49,500 a,b | 2,263,635 | ||
CIBER | 70,900 a,b | 577,835 | ||
Daktronics | 45,900 a | 1,045,602 | ||
eFunds | 73,800 a,b | 2,059,020 | ||
FactSet Research Systems | 65,600 | 4,035,056 | ||
Gevity HR | 39,200 a | 731,080 |
The Fund 17
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Information (continued) | ||||
InfoSpace | 51,400 a,b | 1,318,924 | ||
j2 Global Communications | 88,900 b | 2,556,764 | ||
Keane | 65,800 a,b | 922,516 | ||
Kronos/MA | 51,550 b | 2,813,084 | ||
Live Nation | 108,100 a,b | 2,193,349 | ||
ManTech International, Cl. A | 36,600 b | 1,122,888 | ||
MAXIMUS | 31,700 | 1,107,598 | ||
MIVA | 14,500 b | 62,350 | ||
Napster | 65,000 a,b | 263,900 | ||
Paxar | 67,325 b | 2,020,423 | ||
Pre-Paid Legal Services | 11,600 a,b | 661,780 | ||
Radio One, Cl. D | 110,400 a,b | 779,424 | ||
Stamps.com | 33,000 b | 465,630 | ||
StarTek | 16,500 a | 158,565 | ||
Sykes Enterprises | 47,400 b | 875,004 | ||
TALX | 49,650 a | 1,712,428 | ||
United Online | 109,500 a | 1,580,085 | ||
Vertrue | 15,800 b | 747,656 | ||
WebEx Communications | 67,900 b | 3,852,646 | ||
40,109,678 | ||||
Materials—7.0% | ||||
A.M. Castle & Co. | 15,300 a | 518,670 | ||
AMCOL International | 31,700 a | 761,751 | ||
AptarGroup | 56,600 a | 4,145,950 | ||
Arch Chemicals | 42,800 | 1,293,416 | ||
Brady, Cl. A | 79,000 | 2,595,940 | ||
Brush Engineered Materials | 32,000 a,b | 1,536,640 | ||
Buckeye Technologies | 67,600 b | 856,492 | ||
Caraustar Industries | 46,100 b | 328,232 | ||
Carpenter Technology | 44,100 | 5,352,417 | ||
Century Aluminum | 33,400 a,b | 1,580,154 | ||
Chaparral Steel | 75,400 a | 5,315,700 | ||
Chesapeake | 36,800 a | 543,168 | ||
Cleveland-Cliffs | 67,200 a | 4,656,288 | ||
Deltic Timber | 15,800 a | 789,210 | ||
Georgia Gulf | 64,600 a | 1,031,662 | ||
Gibraltar Industries | 44,300 a | 987,890 |
18
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Materials (continued) | ||||
H.B. Fuller | 98,100 a | 2,508,417 | ||
Lydall | 27,300 b | 396,942 | ||
Massey Energy | 131,500 a | 3,541,295 | ||
Material Sciences | 29,000 b | 270,280 | ||
Mueller Industries | 64,100 | 2,102,480 | ||
Myers Industries | 43,909 a | 985,757 | ||
Neenah Paper | 22,000 | 840,400 | ||
OM Group | 52,100 b | 2,736,813 | ||
Omnova Solutions | 63,400 b | 333,484 | ||
Penford | 15,500 | 303,490 | ||
PolyOne | 173,300 a,b | 1,136,848 | ||
Pope & Talbot | 22,400 a,b | 166,432 | ||
Quaker Chemical | 18,000 | 411,480 | ||
Quanex | 65,975 a | 2,838,904 | ||
Rock-Tenn, Cl. A | 51,300 a | 1,962,738 | ||
Rogers | 26,000 a,b | 1,178,840 | ||
RTI International Metals | 35,900 a,b | 3,384,293 | ||
Ryerson | 40,400 a | 1,662,056 | ||
Schulman (A.) | 41,100 | 951,876 | ||
Schweitzer-Mauduit International | 32,600 | 894,870 | ||
Steel Technologies | 19,200 | 574,848 | ||
Tredegar | 48,500 a | 1,133,445 | ||
Tronox, Cl. B | 69,000 | 957,030 | ||
United Stationers | 51,100 a,b | 3,041,472 | ||
Universal Forest Products | 32,600 | 1,514,596 | ||
Wausau Paper | 79,500 | 1,070,070 | ||
69,192,736 | ||||
Oil & Gas Producers—5.7% | ||||
Atwood Oceanics | 44,100 a,b | 2,773,890 | ||
Cabot Oil & Gas | 161,400 | 5,878,188 | ||
CARBO Ceramics | 27,400 a | 1,190,530 | ||
Dril-Quip | 39,800 b | 2,009,900 | ||
Helix Energy Solutions Group | 153,163 b | 5,860,016 | ||
Hornbeck Offshore Services | 34,700 a,b | 1,097,561 | ||
Hydril | 29,600 b | 2,865,872 | ||
Lone Star Technologies | 49,700 a,b | 3,300,577 | ||
Oceaneering International | 92,000 b | 4,373,680 |
The Fund 19
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Oil & Gas Producers (continued) | ||||
Penn Virginia | 29,000 a | 2,321,450 | ||
Petroleum Development | 26,600 a,b | 1,383,200 | ||
SEACOR Holdings | 36,850 a,b | 3,511,068 | ||
St. Mary Land & Exploration | 102,100 | 3,738,902 | ||
Stone Energy | 42,500 b | 1,259,275 | ||
Swift Energy | 50,800 b | 2,065,020 | ||
Tetra Technologies | 117,250 b | 3,105,953 | ||
Unit | 77,900 b | 4,451,985 | ||
W-H Energy Services | 48,500 b | 2,624,335 | ||
World Fuel Services | 46,400 a | 2,144,144 | ||
55,955,546 | ||||
Technology—14.2% | ||||
Actel | 48,300 b | 707,112 | ||
Adaptec | 187,300 a,b | 722,978 | ||
Advanced Energy Industries | 62,600 b | 1,533,700 | ||
Aeroflex | 120,300 a,b | 1,689,012 | ||
Agilysys | 54,100 a | 1,137,723 | ||
Anixter International | 54,300 a,b | 3,887,880 | ||
ANSYS | 63,100 a,b | 3,230,720 | ||
Applied Signal Technology | 21,300 | 355,071 | ||
Arris Group | 168,700 b | 2,500,134 | ||
ATMI | 60,100 a,b | 1,858,893 | ||
Avid Technology | 69,020 a,b | 2,294,915 | ||
Axcelis Technologies | 157,800 b | 1,207,170 | ||
Bel Fuse, Cl. B | 24,700 a | 874,380 | ||
Bell Microproducts | 44,000 b | 299,200 | ||
Benchmark Electronics | 112,500 a,b | 2,382,750 | ||
Black Box | 28,300 a | 1,031,252 | ||
Blackbaud | 74,100 a | 1,636,128 | ||
Brooks Automation | 120,348 a,b | 2,102,480 | ||
C-COR | 55,000 b | 677,600 | ||
Cabot Microelectronics | 43,500 a,b | 1,398,090 | ||
Captaris | 48,800 b | 294,752 | ||
Catapult Communications | 18,100 b | 178,828 | ||
Checkpoint Systems | 64,400 b | 1,416,156 | ||
Cognex | 74,100 a | 1,596,855 | ||
Coherent | 53,300 a,b | 1,673,087 |
20
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Technology (continued) | ||||
Cohu | 43,000 a | 884,940 | ||
Coinstar | 51,100 a,b | 1,588,699 | ||
Comtech Telecommunications | 38,400 a,b | 1,453,440 | ||
Concur Technologies | 36,000 a,b | 639,720 | ||
CTS | 58,700 | 767,796 | ||
Cymer | 63,100 a,b | 2,556,181 | ||
Dendrite International | 72,200 b | 1,147,980 | ||
Digi International | 46,100 a,b | 587,775 | ||
Diodes | 31,500 a,b | 1,162,980 | ||
Dionex | 31,650 a,b | 2,183,850 | ||
Ditech Networks | 54,400 b | 473,280 | ||
DSP Group | 48,600 a,b | 897,642 | ||
Electro Scientific Industries | 46,600 a,b | 959,960 | ||
Epicor Software | 95,800 a,b | 1,389,100 | ||
EPIQ Systems | 30,000 b | 708,900 | ||
Exar | 66,200 b | 892,376 | ||
FEI | 39,000 a,b | 1,450,800 | ||
FLIR Systems | 110,400 a,b | 4,470,096 | ||
Gerber Scientific | 31,400 b | 314,314 | ||
Global Imaging Systems | 83,100 b | 2,400,759 | ||
Harmonic | 114,400 a,b | 946,088 | ||
Hutchinson Technology | 38,100 a,b | 723,900 | ||
Informatica | 143,000 a,b | 2,104,960 | ||
Input/Output | 113,100 a,b | 1,582,269 | ||
Inter-Tel | 42,700 | 1,076,894 | ||
Itron | 48,600 a,b | 3,272,724 | ||
JDA Software Group | 49,300 b | 877,540 | ||
Keithley Instruments | 27,100 | 325,200 | ||
Komag | 50,200 a,b | 1,381,002 | ||
Kopin | 111,900 b | 379,341 | ||
Kulicke & Soffa Industries | 92,200 b | 920,156 | ||
Littelfuse | 38,800 b | 1,556,268 | ||
LoJack | 28,900 a,b | 531,760 | ||
Manhattan Associates | 46,700 b | 1,350,564 | ||
Mercury Computer Systems | 25,200 b | 341,964 | ||
Methode Electronics | 71,100 | 1,072,188 | ||
Micros Systems | 67,500 b | 3,699,000 |
The Fund 21
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Technology (continued) | ||||
Microsemi | 116,500 a,b | 2,692,315 | ||
MKS Instruments | 56,000 a,b | 1,509,200 | ||
MTS Systems | 34,200 | 1,453,842 | ||
Neoware | 29,000 a,b | 343,360 | ||
NETGEAR | 48,100 a,b | 1,616,641 | ||
Network Equipment Technologies | 20,000 b | 215,000 | ||
Newport | 74,000 b | 1,161,060 | ||
Novatel Wireless | 42,000 a,b | 763,980 | ||
Park Electrochemical | 40,250 | 1,108,888 | ||
PC-Tel | 30,000 b | 299,700 | ||
Pericom Semiconductor | 39,400 b | 394,394 | ||
Phoenix Technologies | 27,900 b | 200,322 | ||
Photon Dynamics | 32,300 a,b | 388,246 | ||
Photronics | 68,700 b | 1,033,935 | ||
Planar Systems | 44,800 b | 337,344 | ||
Plexus | 81,300 a,b | 1,704,048 | ||
Progress Software | 71,900 b | 2,166,347 | ||
Quality Systems | 30,600 a,b | 1,238,382 | ||
Radisys | 35,200 b | 533,632 | ||
Rudolph Technologies | 38,000 a,b | 656,260 | ||
ScanSource | 43,100 a,b | 1,237,832 | ||
Secure Computing | 102,100 a,b | 827,010 | ||
Skyworks Solutions | 254,800 a,b | 1,755,572 | ||
Sonic Solutions | 49,000 a,b | 638,470 | ||
SPSS | 34,700 a,b | 1,272,102 | ||
Standard Microsystems | 34,400 a,b | 1,102,864 | ||
Supertex | 24,400 a,b | 799,100 | ||
Symmetricom | 71,750 b | 586,197 | ||
Synaptics | 35,000 b | 1,048,600 | ||
Take-Two Interactive Software | 106,200 a,b | 2,035,854 | ||
Technitrol | 66,100 a | 1,773,463 | ||
THQ | 102,825 a,b | 3,431,270 | ||
Tollgrade Communications | 24,300 b | 290,385 | ||
Trimble Navigation | 189,700 b | 5,440,596 | ||
Ultratech | 34,000 b | 470,900 | ||
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates | 89,000 a,b | 5,906,040 |
22
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Technology (continued) | ||||
Veeco Instruments | 48,500 a,b | 886,580 | ||
ViaSat | 37,000 a,b | 1,269,100 | ||
Vicor | 34,000 | 364,480 | ||
Websense | 82,900 b | 2,048,459 | ||
X-Rite | 43,100 a | 539,181 | ||
139,300,223 | ||||
Telecommunication Services—.3% | ||||
Brightpoint | 70,040 a,b | 931,532 | ||
CT Communications | 35,600 | 868,996 | ||
General Communication, Cl. A | 73,800 a,b | 1,050,174 | ||
2,850,702 | ||||
Utilities—5.1% | ||||
Allete | 47,000 | 2,275,270 | ||
American States Water | 22,650 a | 807,246 | ||
Atmos Energy | 151,200 a | 4,796,064 | ||
Avista | 86,200 | 2,033,458 | ||
Cascade Natural Gas | 20,000 | 520,000 | ||
Central Vermont Public Service | 19,000 | 611,800 | ||
CH Energy Group | 22,200 | 1,065,156 | ||
Cleco | 94,500 a | 2,651,670 | ||
El Paso Electric | 76,100 b | 2,009,040 | ||
Energen | 118,100 | 6,619,505 | ||
Laclede Group | 37,700 | 1,183,403 | ||
New Jersey Resources | 48,400 a | 2,599,080 | ||
Northwest Natural Gas | 45,300 a | 2,301,693 | ||
Piedmont Natural Gas | 114,600 a | 3,024,294 | ||
South Jersey Industries | 48,100 a | 1,888,887 | ||
Southern Union | 164,472 | 5,009,817 | ||
Southwest Gas | 68,600 | 2,599,254 | ||
UGI | 177,200 | 5,025,392 | ||
UIL Holdings | 40,066 a | 1,368,254 | ||
UniSource Energy | 53,400 | 2,051,094 | ||
50,440,377 | ||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||
(cost $717,929,898) | 980,537,463 |
The Fund 23
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Principal | ||||
Short-Term Investments—.0% | Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||
U.S. Treasury Bills | ||||
4.85%, 7/5/07 | ||||
(cost $247,811) | 250,000 c | 247,855 | ||
Other Investment—.0% | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Registered Investment Company; | ||||
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred | ||||
Plus Money Market Fund | ||||
(cost $236,000) | 236,000 d | 236,000 | ||
Investment of Cash Collateral | ||||
for Securities Loaned—30.9% | ||||
Registered Investment Company; | ||||
Dreyfus Institutional Cash | ||||
Advantage Plus Fund | ||||
(cost $303,223,055) | 303,223,055 d | 303,223,055 | ||
Total Investments (cost $1,021,636,764) | 130.8% | 1,284,244,373 | ||
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables | (30.8%) | (302,199,403) | ||
Net Assets | 100.0% | 982,044,970 |
a All or a portion of these securities are on loan.At April 30, 2007, the total market value of the fund’s securities on |
loan is $296,481,152 and the total market value of the collateral held by the fund is $313,348,941, consisting of |
cash collateral of $303,223,055 and U.S. Government and agency securities valued at $10,125,886. |
b Non-income producing security. |
c All or partially held by a broker as collateral for open financial futures positions. |
d Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. |
Portfolio Summary | (Unaudited) † | |||||
Value (%) | Value (%) | |||||
Short-Term/Money | Oil & Gas Producers | 5.7 | ||||
Market Investments | 30.9 | Utilities | 5.1 | |||
Industrial | 18.4 | Information | 4.1 | |||
Financial | 15.7 | Consumer Staples | 3.5 | |||
Technology | 14.2 | Consumer Hard Goods | 3.4 | |||
Health Care | 12.8 | Telecommunication Services | .3 | |||
Consumer Cyclical | 9.7 | |||||
Materials | 7.0 | 130.8 | ||||
† Based on net assets. | ||||||
See notes to financial statements. |
24
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES |
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Market Value | Unrealized | |||||||
Covered by | (Depreciation) | |||||||
Contracts | Contracts ($) | Expiration | at 4/30/2007 ($) | |||||
Financial Futures Long | ||||||||
Russell 2000 E-Mini | 22 | 1,801,580 | June 2007 | (8,920) |
See notes to financial statements.
The Fund 25
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Cost | Value | |||
Assets ($): | ||||
Investments in securities— | ||||
See Statement of Investments (including securities | ||||
on loan, valued at $296,481,152)—Note 1(b): | ||||
Unaffiliated issuers | 718,177,709 | 980,785,318 | ||
Affiliated issuers | 303,459,055 | 303,459,055 | ||
Cash | 1,363,036 | |||
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed | 1,095,299 | |||
Dividends and interest receivable | 514,815 | |||
1,287,217,523 | ||||
Liabilities ($): | ||||
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b) | 404,380 | |||
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b) | 303,223,055 | |||
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | 1,503,032 | |||
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4 | 35,200 | |||
Interest payable—Note 2 | 6,886 | |||
305,172,553 | ||||
Net Assets ($) | 982,044,970 | |||
Composition of Net Assets ($): | ||||
Paid-in capital | 698,661,097 | |||
Accumulated undistributed investment—net | 1,241,418 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | 19,543,766 | |||
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | ||||
on investments [including ($8,920) net unrealized | ||||
(depreciation) on financial futures] | 262,598,689 | |||
Net Assets ($) | 982,044,970 | |||
Shares Outstanding | ||||
(200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized) | 39,639,140 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share—Note 3(c) ($) | 24.77 |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
Six Months Ended April 30, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income ($): | ||
Income: | ||
Dividends (net of $1,858 foreign taxes withheld at source): | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 4,326,323 | |
Affiliated issuers | 72,821 | |
Interest | 11,062 | |
Income from securities lending | 339,504 | |
Total Income | 4,749,710 | |
Expenses: | ||
Management fee—Note 3(a) | 1,163,054 | |
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b) | 1,163,054 | |
Loan commitment fees—Note 2 | 10,392 | |
Interest expense—Note 2 | 6,886 | |
Total Expenses | 2,343,386 | |
Investment Income—Net | 2,406,324 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 28,213,694 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures | 114,807 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | 28,328,501 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | ||
[including ($420) net unrealized depreciation on financial futures] | 42,485,539 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 70,814,040 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 73,220,364 |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Six Months Ended | ||||
April 30, 2007 | Year Ended | |||
(Unaudited) | October 31, 2006 | |||
Operations ($): | ||||
Investment income—net | 2,406,324 | 4,381,921 | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 28,328,501 | 33,102,638 | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | ||||
(depreciation) on investments | 42,485,539 | 74,057,383 | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||||
Resulting from Operations | 73,220,364 | 111,541,942 | ||
Dividends to Shareholders from ($): | ||||
Investment income—net | (4,514,957) | (3,905,126) | ||
Net realized gain on investments | (35,870,612) | (8,853,881) | ||
Total Dividends | (40,385,569) | (12,759,007) | ||
Capital Stock Transactions ($): | ||||
Net proceeds from shares sold | 180,795,654 | 389,973,269 | ||
Dividends reinvested | 37,937,246 | 11,751,630 | ||
Cost of shares redeemed | (157,876,542) | (337,062,751) | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||||
from Capital Stock Transactions | 60,856,358 | 64,662,148 | ||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 93,691,153 | 163,445,083 | ||
Net Assets ($): | ||||
Beginning of Period | 888,353,817 | 724,908,734 | ||
End of Period | 982,044,970 | 888,353,817 | ||
Undistributed investment income—net | 1,241,418 | 3,350,051 | ||
Capital Share Transactions (Shares): | ||||
Shares sold | 7,479,249 | 16,980,377 | ||
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | 1,592,440 | 544,126 | ||
Shares redeemed | (6,554,805) | (14,828,791) | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 2,516,884 | 2,695,712 |
See notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
Six Months Ended April 30, 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||
Per Share Data ($): | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value, | ||||||||||||||
beginning of period | 23.93 | 21.06 | 18.91 | 16.30 | 12.36 | 12.98 | ||||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||
Investment income—net a | .06 | .12 | .11 | .11 | .06 | .04 | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | ||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments | 1.85 | 3.11 | 2.68 | 2.55 | 3.95 | (.53) | ||||||||
Total from Investment Operations | 1.91 | 3.23 | 2.79 | 2.66 | 4.01 | (.49) | ||||||||
Distributions: | ||||||||||||||
Dividends from | ||||||||||||||
investment income—net | (.12) | (.11) | (.10) | (.05) | (.04) | (.04) | ||||||||
Dividends from net realized | ||||||||||||||
gain on investments | (.95) | (.25) | (.54) | — | (.03) | (.09) | ||||||||
Total Distributions | (1.07) | (.36) | (.64) | (.05) | (.07) | (.13) | ||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | 24.77 | 23.93 | 21.06 | 18.91 | 16.30 | 12.36 | ||||||||
Total Return (%) | 8.17b | 15.53 | 14.88 | 16.35 | 32.63 | (3.92) | ||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses | ||||||||||||||
to average net assets | .25b | .50 | .50 | .50 | .50 | .50 | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income | ||||||||||||||
to average net assets | .26b | .52 | .55 | .67 | .44 | .30 | ||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 11.11b | 25.05 | 13.64 | 15.54 | 13.52 | 12.35 | ||||||||
Net Assets, end of period | ||||||||||||||
($ x 1,000) | 982,045 | 888,354 | 724,909 | 477,646 | 276,954 | 161,889 | ||||||||
a | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. | |||||||||||||
b | Not annualized. | |||||||||||||
See notes to financial statements. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering three series including the fund.The fund’s investment objective is to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index.The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser. The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation (“Mellon Financial”). Dreyfus Service 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.
On May 24, 2007, the shareholders of Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. approved the proposed merger of the two companies. The new company will be called The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.As part of this transaction, Dreyfus would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals, as well as other customary conditions to closing. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction of the other conditions, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. expect the transaction to be completed in the third quarter of 2007.
The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which requires 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: Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on
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which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered open-end investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value.When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Directors. Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. For other securities that are fair valued by the funds Board of Directors, certain factors may be considered such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. Financial futures are valued at the last sales price on the principal exchange.
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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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. Realized gain and loss from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on debt securities.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with Mellon Bank, N.A, an affiliate of the Manager, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that at origination all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. It is the fund’s policy that collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Cash collateral is invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager. The fund is entitled to receive all income on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the leading transaction.Although each security loaned is fully collateralized, the fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner.
(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Manager are defined as “affiliated” in the Act.
(d) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gain, 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 gain can be offset by capital loss carryovers, if any, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gain. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
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(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for income tax is required.
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 year 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 character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2006, were as follows: ordinary income $5,773,253 and long-term capital gains $6,985,754.The tax character of current distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
NOTE 2—Bank Line of Credit:
The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $350 million redemption credit facility (the “Facility”) to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowings.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facility during the period ended April 30, 2007, was approximately $240,700 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 5.77% .
NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement (“Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets, and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Manager has agreed to pay all the expenses of the fund, except management fees, brokerage commissions, taxes, interest, commitment fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, fees and expenses of non-interested Board members (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, the Manager is required to reduce its fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Board members (including counsel fees). Currently, the Company and 13 other funds (comprised of 41 portfolios) in the Dreyfus Family of Funds pay each Board member their respective allocated portion of an annual retainer of $85,000, and an attendance fee of $10,000 for each regularly scheduled Board meeting, an attendance fee of $2,000 for each separate in-person committee meeting that is not held in conjunction with a regularly scheduled Board meeting, and an attendance fee of $1,000 for each Board meeting and separate committee meetings that are conducted by telephone. The Chairman of the Board receives an additional 25% of such compensation and the Audit Committee Chairman receives an additional $15,000 per annum.The Company also reimburses each Board member for travel and out of pocket expenses in connection with attending Board or committee meetings. Subject to the Company’s Emeritus Program Guidelines, Emeritus Board Members, if any, receive 50% of
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the Company’s annual retainer fee and per meeting fee paid at the time the Board member achieves emeritus status.All Board fees are allocated among the funds in the Fund Group in proportion to each fund’s relative net assets.
(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund pays the Distributor for the provision of certain services at the annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, bank or other financial institution) in respect of these services.The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended April 30, 2007, the fund was charged an aggregate of $1,163,054 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.
The components of Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $202,190 and shareholders services plan fees $202,190.
(c) A 2% redemption fee is charged and retained by the fund on certain shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase subject to exceptions described in the fund’s current prospectus. During the period ended April 30, 2007, redemption fees charged and received by the fund amounted to $15,302.
(d) Pursuant to an exemptive order from SEC, the fund invests it’s available cash balances in affiliated money market mutual funds. Management fees of the underlying money market mutual funds have been waived by the Manager.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and financial futures, during the period ended April 30, 2007, amounted to $133,285,898 and $103,452,843, respectively.
The fund may invest in financial futures contracts in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the market. The fund is exposed to market risk as a result of changes in the value of the underlying financial instruments. Investments in financial futures require the fund to “mark to market” on a daily basis, which reflects the change in the market value of the contract at the close of each day’s trading. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses.When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss.These investments require initial margin deposits with a broker, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Contracts open at April 30, 2007, are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.
At April 30, 2007, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $262,607,609, consisting of $292,604,518 gross unrealized appreciation and $29,996,909 gross unrealized depreciation.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see Statement of Investment).
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE |
FUND’S INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) |
At a meeting of the fund’s Board held on March 7 and 8, 2007, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the fund’s Management Agreement with Dreyfus for a one-year term ending March 30, 2008. 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 Dreyfus. In approving the continuance of the Management Agreement, the Board considered all factors that they believed to be relevant, including, among other things, the factors discussed below.
Analysis of Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board members received a presentation from representatives of Dreyfus 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. Dreyfus’s representatives reviewed the fund’s distribution of accounts and the relationships Dreyfus has with various intermediaries and the different needs of each. Dreyfus’s representatives noted the various distribution channels for the fund as well as the diverse methods of distribution among other funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and Dreyfus’s corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each distribution channel, including those of the fund. Dreyfus also provided the number of accounts investing in the fund, as well as the fund’s asset size.
The Board members also considered Dreyfus’s research and portfolio management capabilities and Dreyfus’s 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 Dreyfus’s extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructure.
Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board members reviewed the fund’s performance, management fee and expense ratio, placing significant emphasis on comparative data supplied by Lipper, Inc., an independent provider
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
of mutual fund data, including contractual and actual (net of fee waivers and expense reimbursements) management fees, operating expense components and total return performance.The fund’s performance was compared to that of a Performance Universe, consisting of all funds with the same Lipper classification/objective, and a Performance Group, consisting of comparable funds chosen by Lipper based on guidelines previously approved by the Board. Similarly, the fund’s contractual and actual management fee and operating expenses were compared to those of an Expense Universe, consisting of funds with the same or similar Lipper classification/objective, and an Expense Group, consisting comparable funds chosen by Lipper based on guidelines previously approved by the Board.As part of its review of expenses, the Board also considered other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, custody fees, 12b-1 or non-12b-1 service fees (if any), and other non-management fees, as well as any waivers or reimbursements of fees and expenses.
In its review of performance, the Board noted that the fund’s average annual total return ranked first among its Performance Group, and in the second or third quintile of its Performance Universe, for the one-, two-, three-, four-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2006.
In its review of the fund’s management fee and operating expenses, the Board examined the range of management fees and expense ratios of the funds in the Expense Group and Expense Universe, noting, among other things, that under the fund’s management contract, Dreyfus has agreed to pay all of the fund’s expenses, except management fees, shareholder services fees, brokerage commissions, taxes, interest fees and expenses of the non-interested directors and of independent counsel to the fund, and extraordinary expenses.The Board noted that the fund’s total expense ratio was in the second quintile of the Expense Group and the Expense Universe (the first quintile represents the funds with the lowest fees).
Representatives of Dreyfus reviewed with the Board members the fees paid to Dreyfus or its affiliates by mutual funds and/or separate accounts managed by Dreyfus with similar investment objectives, policies and strategies as the fund (the “Similar Accounts”), and explained the nature
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of the Similar Accounts and the differences, from Dreyfus’s perspective, as applicable, in providing services to the Similar Accounts as compared to the fund. Dreyfus’s representatives also reviewed the costs associated with distribution through intermediaries. The Board analyzed differences in fees paid to Dreyfus and discussed the relationship of the advisory fees paid in light of Dreyfus’s performance, and the services provided. The Board members considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Accounts managed by Dreyfus, to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fees. The Board acknowledged that differences in fees paid by the Similar Accounts seemed to be consistent with the services provided.
Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus’s representatives reviewed the dollar amount of expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and the method used to determine such expenses and profit. The Board members evaluated the profitability analysis in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund investors. The Board members also considered potential benefits to Dreyfus from acting as investment adviser and noted that there were no soft dollar arrangements with respect to trading the fund’s investments.
It was noted that the Board members should consider Dreyfus’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 Dreyfus, 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 Dreyfus may have realized any economies of scale would be less. It also was noted that the profitability percentage for managing the fund was within ranges determined by appropriate court cases to be reasonable given the services rendered and generally superior service levels provided.The Board also noted the fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements in place for the fund and its effect on Dreyfus’s profitability.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
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 made the following conclusions and determinations.
- The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the ser- vices provided by Dreyfus are adequate and appropriate.
- The Board generally was satisfied with the fund’s perfromance.
- The Board concluded that the fee paid by the fund to Dreyfus was reasonable in light of the services provided, comparative perfor- mance, expense and advisory fee information, costs of the services provided and profits to be realized and benefits derived or to be derived by Dreyfus from its relationship with the fund.
- The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to Dreyfus and its affiliates in connection with the manage- ment of the fund had been adequately considered by Dreyfus in connection with the management fee rate charged to the fund 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.
The Board members considered these conclusions and determinations, along with information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year, and, without any one factor being dispositive, the Board determined that continuation of the fund’s Management Agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of Dreyfus or any other person in the Dreyfus organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Dreyfus disclaims any responsibility to update such views.These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Dreyfus fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Dreyfus fund.
Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value
Contents | ||
THE FUND | ||
2 | A Letter from the 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 | |
42 | Statement of Financial Futures | |
43 | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
44 | Statement of Operations | |
45 | Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
46 | Financial Highlights | |
47 | Notes to Financial Statements | |
56 | Information About the Review | |
and Approval of the Fund’s | ||
Investment Management Agreement | ||
FOR MORE INFORMATION | ||
Back Cover |
The Fund
Dreyfus International |
Stock Index Fund |
A LETTER FROM THE CEO
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund, covering the six-month period from November 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007.
Heightened volatility in global stock markets has suggested that investors’ appetite for risk is waning. Near the end of February 2007, a sudden and sharp decline in the Shanghai stock market shook equity markets worldwide, including the United States. The Shanghai market apparently reacted to fears that China would need to take steps to reduce the developing nation’s unsustainably high growth rate by raising their short-term rates. Although most international markets subsequently rebounded by the end of April, investors remained cautious with regard to risks posed by a potential interruption of the current global economic expansion.
At the same time, the U.S. dollar has continued to decline relative to many other currencies, including the euro and British pound, making investments denominated in foreign currencies more valuable for U.S. residents.A stubborn U.S. trade deficit and higher interest rates in overseas markets have resulted in a flow of global capital away from U.S. markets and toward those with higher potential returns.As always, your financial advisor can help determine the appropriate investments for you and position your investment portfolio for exposure to these markets.
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 Managers.
Thank you for your continued confidence and support.
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Susan Ellison, Richard A. Brown and Karen Q. Wong, Portfolio Managers
How did Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund perform relative to its benchmark?
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2007, the fund produced a total return of 15.17% .1 This compares with a 15.46% total return for the fund’s benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Free Index (the “MSCI EAFE Free Index” or the “Index”), during the same period.2
Strong global economic growth, intensifying mergers-and-acquisitions activity and favorable business dynamics helped international stock markets gain value over the reporting period.The difference in returns between the fund and the Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses.
On a separate note, effective April 23, 2007, Richard A. Brown and Karen Q. Wong joined Ms. Ellison as co-primary portfolio managers of the fund.
What is the fund’s investment approach?
The fund seeks to match the performance of the MSCI EAFE Free Index, a broadly diversified, international index composed of approximately 1,100 stocks that trade in 21 major markets outside the United States. The fund attempts to match the Index’s return before fees and expenses by aligning the portfolio composition with the composition of the MSCI EAFE Free Index. The fund also invests in securities that represent the market as a whole, such as stock index futures, and manages its exposure to foreign currencies so that the fund’s currency profile matches the currency makeup of the MSCI EAFE Free Index.
What other factors influenced the fund’s performance?
The international equity markets posted generally strong returns during the reporting period, fueled by corporate restructuring and mergers-
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
and-acquisitions activities throughout much of Europe. High levels of business confidence, positive earnings announcements and favorable economic growth forecasts in most countries also supported stock prices. In fact, many analysts have suggested that, after driving the growth of the global economy for an extended time, the United States may have passed that baton, at least temporarily, to other countries.
In Europe, improving domestic economic conditions, rising exports and aggressive corporate restructuring efforts have helped bolster a number of stocks, including food producers, beverage makers, brewers and automobile manufacturers. Utilities stocks in Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom posted especially strong results in a consolidating industry and in response to greater demand for electric power across the globe. On the other hand, while Japan’s domestic economy remains in a recovery phase, it has been slow to gain momentum. Tighter Japanese restrictions on cross-border transactions have resulted in fewer corporate mergers than in Europe and the United States, which has also weighed heavily on its stock market.
For the reporting period overall, the Index posted positive absolute returns in all 21 of the countries it tracks. In fact, with the exception of Japan, all countries represented in the Index achieved double-digit returns for the reporting period.
Some of the Index’s better returns stemmed from its holdings in Norway, Singapore, Sweden and Denmark, which returned 32%, 31%, 30% and 29%, respectively, for the reporting period. Conversely, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom were among the Index’s laggards, with more modest returns of 5%, 13% and 13%, respectively, for the same period.
From a market sector standpoint, the capital goods, transportation, multi-industry and consumer non-durables areas ranked among the top contributors to the Index’s return during the reporting period. On the other hand, the health care, energy and banking areas were among the Index’s least positive performers. However, it should be noted that all three of the worst-performing sectors provided positive absolute returns, which we believe is testament to the underlying strength of the international stock markets during the reporting period.
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On an individual stock basis, the Index’s returns were driven higher by a wide variety of companies, including Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems, a manufacturer of wind turbines used to produce electricity; Mitsumi Electric, a Japanese electronic components distributor; Orient Overseas Limited International, a Hong Kong-based shipping firm that also has real estate interests in China and New York; and Austria’s bwin Interactive Entertainment, an online gaming firm that rebounded after international industry regulations were finalized. Some of the Index’s more disappointing returns stemmed from Japanese companies that provide services to the telecommunications industry. Laggards included Index Holdings, formerly known as Index Corporation, a developer of imaging software for Internet-connected mobile phones; Fujikura, a wire and cable manufacturer; and eAccess Co. Ltd., a provider of advanced software technologies.
What is the fund’s current strategy?
The fund’s longstanding strategy is to provide investors with a cost-effective way to gain broad exposure to developed international markets, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Free Index. As an index fund, the fund’s investments are not affected by any individual’s preference for one market over another or one security over another. In fact, we do not attempt to manage market volatility. Instead the fund employs a passive management approach in which all investment decisions are based on the composition of the MSCI EAFE Free Index.
May 15, 2007
1 | Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no | |
guarantee of future results. Share price, yield and investment return fluctuate such that upon | ||
redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. | ||
2 | SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of net dividends and, where applicable, | |
capital gain distributions.The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far | ||
East (MSCI EAFE) Free Index is an unmanaged index composed of a sample of companies | ||
representative of the market structure of European and Pacific Basin countries.The index reflects | ||
actual investable opportunities for global investors for stocks that are free of foreign ownership | ||
limits or legal restrictions at the country level. |
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)
As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.
Review your fund’s expenses
The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund from November 1, 2006 to April 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 April 30, 2007 | ||
Expenses paid per $1,000 † | $ 3.20 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,151.70 |
COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)
Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | ||
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended April 30, 2007 | ||
Expenses paid per $1,000 † | $ 3.01 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,021.82 |
† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .60%; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited)
Common Stocks—96.6% | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Australia—5.9% | ||||
ABC Learning Centres | 10,259 | 59,774 | ||
AGL Energy | 13,005 | 166,484 | ||
Alinta | 15,309 | 190,881 | ||
Alumina | 38,045 | 226,734 | ||
Amcor | 29,506 | 182,967 | ||
AMP | 59,952 | 536,436 | ||
Ansell | 6,196 | 57,606 | ||
APN News & Media | 8,288 | 41,460 | ||
Aristocrat Leisure | 10,520 | 145,355 | ||
ASX | 5,587 | 223,216 | ||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group | 58,486 | 1,489,633 | ||
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings | 32,642 | 200,783 | ||
Babcock & Brown | 7,012 | 173,050 | ||
BHP Billiton | 111,023 | 2,727,019 | ||
Billabong International | 4,636 | 63,670 | ||
BlueScope Steel | 22,998 | 229,709 | ||
Boral | 19,977 | 140,672 | ||
Brambles | 48,294 a | 530,205 | ||
Caltex Australia | 3,724 | 75,136 | ||
Centro Properties Group | 27,667 | 215,317 | ||
CFS Gandel Retail Trust (Units) | 38,732 | 74,471 | ||
Challenger Financial Services Group | 11,207 | 49,346 | ||
Coca-Cola Amatil | 16,759 | 132,658 | ||
Cochlear | 1,959 | 103,460 | ||
Coles Group | 36,417 | 522,877 | ||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 41,008 | 1,800,858 | ||
Commonwealth Property Office Fund (Units) | 59,026 | 70,748 | ||
Computershare | 14,352 | 124,835 | ||
CSL | 5,853 | 425,206 | ||
CSR | 26,078 | 79,661 | ||
DB RREEF Trust | 84,659 | 126,838 | ||
Downer EDI | 11,637 | 72,549 | ||
Fairfax Media | 34,094 | 148,418 | ||
Foster’s Group | 62,764 | 333,824 | ||
Futuris | 23,089 | 46,124 | ||
Goodman Fielder | 41,157 | 82,217 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Australia (continued) | ||||
GPT Group | 60,496 | 249,252 | ||
Harvey Norman Holdings | 15,620 | 66,827 | ||
Iluka Resources | 6,938 | 33,610 | ||
ING Industrial Fund (Units) | 33,848 | 68,743 | ||
Insurance Australia Group | 55,780 | 278,107 | ||
Investa Property Group | 51,510 | 114,475 | ||
James Hardie Industries | 16,388 | 121,401 | ||
Leighton Holdings | 4,495 | 130,276 | ||
Lend Lease | 10,960 | 181,539 | ||
Lion Nathan | 11,086 | 84,431 | ||
Macquarie Airports Management | 25,551 | 84,644 | ||
Macquarie Bank | 8,017 | 580,547 | ||
Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group | 8,992 | 49,472 | ||
Macquarie Goodman Group | 43,402 | 256,853 | ||
Macquarie Infrastructure Group | 86,565 | 273,079 | ||
Macquarie Office Trust (Units) | 72,900 | 97,085 | ||
Mirvac Group | 32,787 | 143,547 | ||
Multiplex Group | 17,719 | 68,580 | ||
National Australia Bank | 51,769 | 1,852,867 | ||
Newcrest Mining | 10,935 | 211,707 | ||
OneSteel | 16,063 | 76,477 | ||
Orica | 9,710 | 254,587 | ||
Origin Energy | 26,015 | 197,048 | ||
Pacific Brands | 12,100 | 32,531 | ||
Paladin Resources | 14,702 a | 117,477 | ||
PaperlinX | 11,516 | 37,479 | ||
Perpetual | 1,401 | 94,351 | ||
Publishing & Broadcasting | 4,423 | 75,470 | ||
Qantas Airways | 30,377 | 134,512 | ||
QBE Insurance Group | 26,569 | 682,460 | ||
Rinker Group | 28,160 | 435,965 | ||
Rio Tinto | 9,129 | 629,690 | ||
Santos | 18,111 | 169,440 | ||
Sonic Healthcare | 9,583 | 113,983 | ||
Stockland | 46,093 | 330,711 | ||
Suncorp-Metway | 30,951 | 552,596 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Australia (continued) | ||||
Sydney Roads Group | 21,265 | 25,311 | ||
Symbion Health | 18,425 | 63,031 | ||
Tabcorp Holdings | 17,105 | 257,696 | ||
Tattersall | 31,619 | 135,538 | ||
Telstra | 92,126 | 358,101 | ||
Telstra (Installment Receipts) | 42,920 | 114,675 | ||
Toll Holdings | 17,290 | 317,329 | ||
Transurban Group | 26,266 | 175,993 | ||
Wesfarmers | 11,744 | 382,696 | ||
Westfield Group | 48,002 | 839,044 | ||
Westpac Banking | 58,518 | 1,317,537 | ||
Woodside Petroleum | 14,940 | 490,200 | ||
Woolworths | 38,351 | 903,377 | ||
WorleyParsons | 5,350 | 122,459 | ||
Zinifex | 15,922 | 219,332 | ||
26,474,335 | ||||
Austria—.6% | ||||
Andritz | 334 | 86,702 | ||
Boehler-Uddeholm | 1,484 | 146,286 | ||
bwin Interactive Entertaiment | 564 a | 24,669 | ||
Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen | 5,746 | 462,826 | ||
Flughafen Wien | 305 | 33,262 | ||
IMMOEAST | 8,799 a | 124,888 | ||
IMMOFINANZ | 14,380 a | 234,716 | ||
Mayr-Melnhof Karton | 130 | 30,583 | ||
Meinl European Land | 9,827 a | 284,858 | ||
OMV | 5,304 | 338,768 | ||
Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding | 1,096 | 153,810 | ||
RHI | 882 a | 46,932 | ||
Telekom Austria | 12,057 | 342,588 | ||
Verbund-Oesterreichische | ||||
Elektrizitaetswirtschafts, Cl. A | 2,362 | 122,204 | ||
Voestalpine | 2,602 | 176,666 | ||
Wiener Staedtische Versicherung | 1,023 | 76,997 | ||
Wienerberger | 2,111 | 152,980 | ||
2,839,735 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Belgium—1.2% | ||||
AGFA-Gevaert | 3,588 | 87,113 | ||
Barco | 320 | 28,911 | ||
Bekaert | 369 | 52,625 | ||
Belgacom | 4,923 | 217,416 | ||
Cofinimmo | 216 | 44,297 | ||
Colruyt | 510 | 120,607 | ||
Compagnie Maritime Belge | 520 | 36,264 | ||
D’ieteren | 77 | 33,674 | ||
Delhaize Group | 2,320 | 223,630 | ||
Dexia | 18,354 | 601,918 | ||
Euronav | 590 | 19,897 | ||
Fortis | 37,282 | 1,687,201 | ||
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert | 2,369 | 287,681 | ||
InBev | 5,695 | 446,127 | ||
KBC Groep | 5,846 | 777,648 | ||
Mobistar | 872 | 75,807 | ||
Omega Pharma | 597 | 48,584 | ||
Solvay | 2,042 | 324,637 | ||
UCB | 3,406 | 203,458 | ||
Umicore | 781 | 158,314 | ||
5,475,809 | ||||
China—.0% | ||||
Foxconn International Holdings | 63,000 a | 190,903 | ||
Denmark—.9% | ||||
AP Moller—Maersk | 35 | 399,366 | ||
Bang & Olufsen, Cl. B | 350 | 45,706 | ||
Carlsberg, Cl. B | 1,021 | 115,005 | ||
Codan | 462 | 44,847 | ||
Coloplast, Cl. B | 770 | 66,847 | ||
D/S Torm | 694 | 49,127 | ||
Danisco | 1,552 | 125,925 | ||
Danske Bank | 15,605 | 734,535 | ||
DSV | 600 | 124,398 | ||
East Asiatic | 420 | 22,039 | ||
FLSmidth and Co. | 1,200 | 91,650 | ||
GN Store Nord | 6,550 a | 75,578 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Denmark (continued) | ||||
H Lundbeck | 1,600 | 38,829 | ||
Jyske Bank | 1,893 a | 153,246 | ||
NKT Holding | 580 | 51,415 | ||
Novo Nordisk, Cl. B | 7,680 | 755,354 | ||
Novozymes, Cl. B | 1,546 | 163,097 | ||
Sydbank | 2,192 | 123,654 | ||
Topdanmark | 594 a | 117,497 | ||
TrygVesta | 885 | 75,615 | ||
Vestas Wind Systems | 5,951 a | 391,291 | ||
William Demant Holding | 980 a | 95,309 | ||
3,860,330 | ||||
Finland—1.5% | ||||
Amer Sports, Cl. A | 2,090 | 46,521 | ||
Cargotec, Cl. B | 1,085 | 67,774 | ||
Elisa | 4,729 | 138,565 | ||
Fortum | 14,147 | 441,168 | ||
Kesko, Cl. B | 2,203 | 153,965 | ||
Kone, Cl. B | 2,409 | 146,532 | ||
Konecranes | 1,600 | 58,127 | ||
Metso | 3,991 | 220,701 | ||
Neste Oil | 3,961 | 141,739 | ||
Nokia | 130,023 | 3,311,196 | ||
Nokian Renkaat | 2,920 | 90,262 | ||
OKO Bank, Cl. A | 3,382 | 64,618 | ||
Orion, Cl. B | 3,310 | 79,053 | ||
Outokumpu | 3,240 | 108,997 | ||
Rautaruukki | 2,600 | 142,218 | ||
Sampo, Cl. A | 13,610 | 426,465 | ||
Sanoma-WSOY | 1,660 | 49,388 | ||
Stora Enso, Cl. R | 18,085 | 332,707 | ||
Tietoenator | 2,613 | 83,375 | ||
UPM-Kymmene | 17,015 | 422,162 | ||
Uponor | 2,097 | 87,430 | ||
Wartsila, Cl. B | 2,035 | 137,391 | ||
YIT | 4,110 | 147,632 | ||
6,897,986 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
France—9.6% | ||||
Accor | 6,473 | 613,788 | ||
Air France-KLM | 3,692 | 189,353 | ||
Air Liquide | 3,845 | 958,922 | ||
Alcatel-Lucent | 73,538 | 972,498 | ||
Alstom | 3,541 a | 531,584 | ||
Atos Origin | 2,257 a | 163,191 | ||
AXA | 53,117 | 2,459,634 | ||
BNP Paribas | 26,593 | 3,108,478 | ||
Bouygues | 6,532 | 523,106 | ||
Business Objects | 2,959 a | 111,659 | ||
Cap Gemini | 4,394 | 334,856 | ||
Carrefour | 19,056 | 1,472,758 | ||
Casino Guichard Perrachon | 1,422 | 153,527 | ||
Cie de Saint-Gobain | 10,050 | 1,081,486 | ||
Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International | 3,055 | 369,401 | ||
CNP Assurances | 1,666 | 213,612 | ||
Compagnie Generale des | ||||
Etablissements Michelin, Cl. B | 4,587 | 587,323 | ||
Credit Agricole | 20,996 | 890,575 | ||
Dassault Systemes | 1,942 | 115,131 | ||
France Telecom | 53,807 | 1,585,421 | ||
Gaz de France | 6,136 | 289,744 | ||
Gecina | 406 | 77,107 | ||
Groupe Danone | 7,545 | 1,247,486 | ||
Hermes International | 2,062 | 298,493 | ||
Imerys | 990 | 94,915 | ||
Klepierre | 540 | 104,863 | ||
L’Oreal | 9,165 | 1,102,199 | ||
Lafarge | 4,778 | 780,537 | ||
Lagardere | 3,892 | 307,648 | ||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton | 7,806 | 915,859 | ||
M6-Metropole Television | 2,144 | 76,486 | ||
Neopost | 1,071 | 156,119 | ||
PagesJaunes Groupe | 4,274 | 99,335 | ||
Pernod-Ricard | 2,884 | 616,958 | ||
Peugeot | 4,898 | 399,669 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
France (continued) | ||||
PPR | 2,060 | 359,689 | ||
Publicis Groupe | 4,175 | 199,709 | ||
Renault | 5,909 | 771,916 | ||
Safran | 5,291 | 128,532 | ||
Sanofi-Aventis | 32,332 | 2,977,562 | ||
Schneider Electric | 7,641 | 1,085,248 | ||
SCOR | 20,269 | 59,750 | ||
SCOR | 3,320 | 97,416 | ||
Societe BIC | 738 | 54,086 | ||
Societe Des Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhone | 719 | 70,994 | ||
Societe Generale | 11,719 | 2,502,984 | ||
Societe Television Francaise 1 | 3,747 | 129,377 | ||
Sodexho Alliance | 2,894 | 231,090 | ||
Suez | 32,364 | 1,854,205 | ||
Suez-Strip VVPR | 2,304 a | 31 | ||
Technip | 3,308 | 260,898 | ||
Thales | 2,630 | 160,621 | ||
Thomson | 7,700 | 149,327 | ||
Total | 69,263 | 5,147,923 | ||
Unibail | 1,426 | 397,868 | ||
Valeo | 2,439 | 140,901 | ||
Vallourec | 1,278 | 352,318 | ||
Veolia Environnement | 9,111 | 757,245 | ||
Vinci | 6,594 | 1,066,851 | ||
Vivendi | 36,727 | 1,522,742 | ||
Zodiac | 1,374 | 105,928 | ||
43,588,932 | ||||
Germany—7.5% | ||||
Adidas | 6,320 | 378,216 | ||
Allianz | 14,053 | 3,197,111 | ||
Altana | 2,147 | 159,662 | ||
BASF | 15,535 | 1,853,638 | ||
Bayer | 23,093 | 1,588,730 | ||
Beiersdorf | 2,964 | 214,594 | ||
Bilfinger Berger | 1,249 | 118,485 | ||
Celesio | 2,600 | 186,963 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Germany (continued) | ||||
Commerzbank | 19,892 | 997,675 | ||
Continental | 4,197 | 586,991 | ||
DaimlerChrysler | 29,110 | 2,378,508 | ||
Deutsche Bank | 16,502 | 2,551,641 | ||
Deutsche Boerse | 3,253 | 766,041 | ||
Deutsche Lufthansa | 6,939 | 208,908 | ||
Deutsche Post | 24,746 | 855,785 | ||
Deutsche Postbank | 2,482 | 243,581 | ||
Deutsche Telekom | 90,134 | 1,645,879 | ||
Douglas Holding | 897 | 56,924 | ||
E.ON | 19,779 | 2,977,911 | ||
Fresenius Medical Care & Co. | 2,024 | 305,008 | ||
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen | 1,652 | 78,527 | ||
Hochtief | 1,339 | 141,624 | ||
Hypo Real Estate Holding | 4,317 | 289,632 | ||
Infineon Technologies | 23,975 a | 374,970 | ||
IVG Immobilien | 2,698 | 122,319 | ||
KarstadtQuelle | 2,010 a | 77,631 | ||
Linde | 3,412 | 383,418 | ||
MAN | 4,059 | 545,255 | ||
Merck | 2,118 | 282,782 | ||
Metro | 5,198 | 402,441 | ||
MLP | 2,551 | 63,815 | ||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs | 6,579 | 1,177,017 | ||
Premiere | 1,607 a | 33,928 | ||
Puma | 377 | 172,361 | ||
Rheinmetall | 1,126 | 112,287 | ||
RWE | 14,147 | 1,498,425 | ||
Salzgitter | 1,250 | 208,124 | ||
SAP | 28,213 | 1,366,496 | ||
Siemens | 26,880 | 3,272,256 | ||
Solarworld | 1,008 | 85,512 | ||
Suedzucker | 1,661 | 34,139 | ||
ThyssenKrupp | 11,507 | 621,728 | ||
TUI | 7,020 | 193,814 | ||
Volkswagen | 5,435 | 826,226 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Germany (continued) | ||||
Wincor Nixdorf | 1,063 | 104,714 | ||
33,741,692 | ||||
Greece—.6% | ||||
Alpha Bank | 12,478 | 383,160 | ||
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling | 3,429 | 148,628 | ||
Cosmote Mobile Communications | 2,855 | 90,162 | ||
EFG Eurobank Ergasias | 7,396 | 309,876 | ||
Folli-Follie | 560 | 22,699 | ||
Hellenic Exchanges SA Holding | 1,360 | 32,481 | ||
Hellenic Petroleum | 3,140 | 47,653 | ||
Hellenic Technodomiki Tev | 3,380 | 46,590 | ||
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization | 10,255 a | 296,705 | ||
Intracom Holdings | 1,950 a | 11,124 | ||
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries | 1,145 | 32,847 | ||
National Bank of Greece | 12,127 | 683,197 | ||
OPAP | 7,187 | 273,656 | ||
Piraeus Bank | 6,503 | 237,317 | ||
Public Power | 3,248 | 85,640 | ||
Technical Olympic | 1,000 | 2,252 | ||
Titan Cement | 1,840 | 105,468 | ||
Viohalco | 3,050 | 52,114 | ||
2,861,569 | ||||
Hong Kong—1.6% | ||||
ASM Pacific Technology | 4,500 | 28,538 | ||
Bank of East Asia | 47,391 | 293,268 | ||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings | 119,000 | 294,257 | ||
Cathay Pacific Airways | 28,000 | 72,853 | ||
Cheung Kong Holdings | 47,000 | 612,946 | ||
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings | 13,000 | 46,706 | ||
CLP Holdings | 57,788 | 424,474 | ||
Esprit Holdings | 33,500 | 409,046 | ||
Giordano International | 32,000 | 15,547 | ||
Hang Lung Properties | 69,000 | 205,996 | ||
Hang Seng Bank | 23,800 | 335,642 | ||
Henderson Land Development | 27,000 | 162,423 | ||
Hong Kong & China Gas | 115,772 | 276,210 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Hong Kong (continued) | ||||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing | 34,000 | 327,556 | ||
HongKong Electric Holdings | 42,000 | 210,772 | ||
Hopewell Holdings | 18,000 | 79,514 | ||
Hutchison Telecommunications International | 44,000 a | 90,236 | ||
Hutchison Whampoa | 67,800 | 656,653 | ||
Hysan Development | 18,000 | 47,985 | ||
Johnson Electric Holdings | 38,900 | 23,625 | ||
Kerry Properties | 17,000 | 85,530 | ||
Kingboard Chemical Holdings | 17,000 | 79,770 | ||
Li & Fung | 70,600 | 222,057 | ||
Link REIT | 71,000 | 162,312 | ||
Melco International Development | 21,000 | 41,080 | ||
MTR | 43,000 | 105,998 | ||
New World Development | 78,191 | 185,549 | ||
Orient Overseas International | 6,300 | 53,525 | ||
PCCW | 114,207 | 70,528 | ||
Shangri-La Asia | 42,000 | 103,104 | ||
Shun TAK Holdings | 36,000 | 50,539 | ||
Sino Land | 44,664 | 94,567 | ||
Solomon Systech International | 32,000 | 4,787 | ||
Sun Hung Kai Properties | 42,699 | 501,715 | ||
Swire Pacific, Cl. A | 30,000 | 344,254 | ||
Techtronic Industries | 33,500 | 44,802 | ||
Television Broadcasts | 8,000 | 53,035 | ||
Texwinca Holdings | 8,000 | 5,718 | ||
Wharf Holdings | 37,171 | 137,824 | ||
Wing Hang Bank | 5,000 | 60,093 | ||
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings | 24,800 | 87,040 | ||
7,108,074 | ||||
Ireland—.8% | ||||
Allied Irish Banks | 28,043 | 853,076 | ||
Bank of Ireland | 31,129 | 669,112 | ||
C & C Group | 9,810 | 167,433 | ||
CRH | 17,240 | 756,199 | ||
DCC | 2,813 | 94,440 | ||
Depfa Bank | 10,697 | 199,273 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Ireland (continued) | ||||
Elan | 13,524 a | 188,814 | ||
Grafton Group (Units) | 7,437 a | 111,088 | ||
Greencore Group | 4,695 | 29,475 | ||
IAWS Group | 3,962 | 98,788 | ||
Independent News & Media | 15,907 | 74,896 | ||
Kerry Group, Cl. A | 4,123 | 125,257 | ||
Kingspan Group | 4,361 | 123,897 | ||
Paddy Power | 1,369 | 38,245 | ||
Ryanair Holdings | 4,000 a | 33,136 | ||
Total Produce | 6,620 a | 6,957 | ||
3,570,086 | ||||
Italy—3.8% | ||||
Alleanza Assicurazioni | 15,722 | 221,840 | ||
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore | 3,398 | 37,563 | ||
Assicurazioni Generali | 30,479 | 1,411,360 | ||
Autogrill | 3,846 | 76,895 | ||
Autostrade | 9,211 | 305,343 | ||
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena | 34,465 | 234,381 | ||
Banca Popolare di Milano | 13,567 | 230,297 | ||
Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara | 12,037 | 404,445 | ||
Benetton Group | 1,630 | 28,256 | ||
Bulgari | 4,688 | 72,105 | ||
Capitalia | 52,248 | 501,349 | ||
Enel | 137,397 | 1,564,605 | ||
ENI | 82,686 | 2,756,821 | ||
Fiat | 17,487 | 519,549 | ||
Finmeccanica | 9,559 | 296,136 | ||
Fondiaria-SAI | 2,974 | 158,576 | ||
Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso | 5,319 | 27,875 | ||
Intesa Sanpaolo | 30,410 a | 246,605 | ||
Intesa Sanpaolo | 225,983 a | 1,905,976 | ||
Italcementi | 2,055 | 66,160 | ||
Lottomatica | 1,870 a | 77,124 | ||
Luxottica Group | 4,363 | 152,671 | ||
Mediaset | 24,740 | 281,253 | ||
Mediobanca | 15,685 | 365,402 |
The Fund 17
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Italy (continued) | ||||
Mediolanum | 11,685 | 102,301 | ||
Pirelli & Co. | 100,796 | 126,460 | ||
Seat Pagine Gialle | 102,684 | 67,406 | ||
Snam Rete Gas | 29,730 | 190,901 | ||
Telecom Italia | 340,891 | 1,031,417 | ||
Telecom Italia (RNC) | 186,686 | 458,603 | ||
Terna | 38,048 | 142,693 | ||
Tiscali | 8,086 a | 30,248 | ||
UniCredito Italiano | 248,162 | 2,567,188 | ||
Unione Di Banche Italiane SCPA | 19,870 | 604,722 | ||
17,264,526 | ||||
Japan—20.6% | ||||
77 Bank | 12,000 | 79,026 | ||
Access | 6 a | 22,192 | ||
Acom | 2,020 | 73,190 | ||
Aderans | 1,000 | 22,425 | ||
Advantest | 5,200 | 232,794 | ||
Aeon | 20,400 | 375,549 | ||
Aeon Credit Service | 2,160 | 36,004 | ||
Aiful | 2,525 | 63,175 | ||
Aisin Seiki | 5,800 | 192,192 | ||
Ajinomoto | 18,800 | 232,355 | ||
Alfresa Holdings | 700 | 43,111 | ||
All Nippon Airways | 18,000 | 70,039 | ||
Alps Electric | 6,000 | 62,457 | ||
Amada | 12,000 | 134,755 | ||
Amano | 1,800 | 23,753 | ||
Aoyama Trading | 1,600 | 49,136 | ||
Arrk | 1,500 | 17,673 | ||
Asahi Breweries | 13,700 | 224,120 | ||
Asahi Glass | 29,800 | 403,966 | ||
Asatsu-DK | 1,000 | 31,965 | ||
Ashai Kasei | 39,900 | 283,795 | ||
Asics | 6,000 | 75,913 | ||
Astellas Pharma | 17,079 | 750,301 | ||
Autobacs Seven | 700 | 24,367 |
18
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Japan (continued) | ||||
Bank of Kyoto | 10,000 | 116,313 | ||
Bank of Yokohama | 38,000 | 280,775 | ||
Benesse | 2,100 | 78,549 | ||
Bridgestone | 19,500 | 397,326 | ||
Canon | 33,850 | 1,911,949 | ||
Canon Marketing Japan | 2,000 | 39,078 | ||
Casio Computer | 7,800 | 158,278 | ||
Central Glass | 6,000 | 42,023 | ||
Central Japan Railway | 50 | 552,278 | ||
Chiba Bank | 25,000 | 208,359 | ||
Chiyoda | 5,000 | 115,686 | ||
Chubu Electric Power | 21,200 | 682,984 | ||
Chugai Pharmaceutical | 9,728 | 249,092 | ||
Circle K Sunkus | 1,000 | 17,238 | ||
Citizen Holdings | 10,400 | 93,379 | ||
COCA-COLA WEST HOLDINGS | 1,600 | 34,944 | ||
COMSYS Holdings | 3,000 | 33,689 | ||
Credit Saison | 4,900 | 140,228 | ||
CSK HOLDINGS | 2,100 | 81,536 | ||
Dai Nippon Printing | 19,800 | 316,621 | ||
Daicel Chemical Industries | 8,000 | 54,358 | ||
Daido Steel | 10,200 | 59,405 | ||
Daifuku | 2,000 | 25,438 | ||
Daiichi Sankyo | 22,683 | 679,512 | ||
Daikin Industries | 7,200 | 244,609 | ||
Daimaru | 7,000 | 83,704 | ||
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals | 18,000 | 67,930 | ||
Dainippon Screen Manufacturing | 7,000 | 59,395 | ||
Daito Trust Construction | 2,600 | 119,878 | ||
Daiwa House Industry | 16,400 | 259,095 | ||
Daiwa Securities Group | 43,000 | 484,674 | ||
Denki Kagaku Kogyo | 13,600 | 59,746 | ||
Denso | 15,500 | 551,232 | ||
Dentsu | 55 | 156,939 | ||
Dowa Holdings | 9,000 | 85,402 | ||
Dowa Holdings (Rights) | 7,000 b | 0 |
The Fund 19
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Japan (continued) | ||||
eAccess | 41 | 25,560 | ||
East Japan Railway | 109 | 887,469 | ||
Ebara | 15,000 | 77,821 | ||
EDION | 1,900 | 26,456 | ||
Eisai | 8,100 | 386,344 | ||
Electric Power Development | 5,080 | 223,596 | ||
Elpida Memory | 2,900 a | 123,761 | ||
FamilyMart | 2,100 | 53,420 | ||
Fanuc | 5,600 | 552,010 | ||
Fast Retailing | 1,700 | 117,359 | ||
Fuji Electric Holdings | 16,000 | 74,976 | ||
FUJI SOFT | 1,100 | 31,756 | ||
Fuji Television Network | 11 | 25,865 | ||
FUJIFILM Holdings | 15,600 | 650,082 | ||
Fujikura | 10,000 | 64,683 | ||
Fujitsu | 57,800 | 365,648 | ||
Fukuoka Financial Group | 21,000 | 159,910 | ||
Furukawa Electric | 21,000 | 129,334 | ||
Glory | 1,700 | 34,070 | ||
Goodwill Group | 30 | 18,953 | ||
Gunma Bank | 11,000 | 73,637 | ||
Gunze | 5,000 | 28,618 | ||
Hakuhodo DY Holdings | 700 | 47,739 | ||
Hankyu Department Stores | 4,000 | 35,747 | ||
Hankyu Hashin Holdings | 39,000 | 222,894 | ||
Haseko | 32,500 a | 108,510 | ||
Hikari Tsushin | 700 | 28,116 | ||
Hino Motors | 7,000 | 38,777 | ||
Hirose Electric | 1,000 | 122,254 | ||
Hitachi | 106,900 | 817,594 | ||
Hitachi Cable | 5,000 | 29,371 | ||
Hitachi Capital | 1,000 | 16,819 | ||
Hitachi Chemical | 3,200 | 70,825 | ||
Hitachi Construction Machinery | 3,500 | 110,414 | ||
Hitachi High-Technologies | 1,600 | 41,772 | ||
Hokkaido Electric Power | 5,800 | 147,542 |
20
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Japan (continued) | ||||
Hokuhoku Financial Group | 38,000 | 124,012 | ||
Honda Motor | 49,620 | 1,714,829 | ||
House Foods | 3,220 | 54,697 | ||
Hoya Pentax HD Corp. | 12,800 | 396,301 | ||
Ibiden | 4,400 | 252,207 | ||
Index Holdings | 27 | 9,252 | ||
INPEX Holdings | 25 | 211,288 | ||
Isetan | 5,400 | 88,927 | ||
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries | 41,000 | 161,248 | ||
Ito En | 1,600 | 53,554 | ||
Itochu | 48,500 | 481,327 | ||
Itochu Techno-Solutions | 800 | 36,685 | ||
Jafco | 1,000 | 43,513 | ||
Japan Airlines | 25,600 | 50,555 | ||
Japan Prime Realty Investment | 21 | 95,946 | ||
Japan Real Estate Investment | 12 | 161,667 | ||
Japan Retail Fund Investment | 11 | 111,376 | ||
Japan Steel Works | 12,000 | 143,090 | ||
Japan Tobacco | 144 | 706,113 | ||
JFE Holdings | 17,760 | 983,818 | ||
JGC | 6,000 | 92,883 | ||
Joyo Bank | 21,462 | 132,358 | ||
JS Group | 8,124 | 184,567 | ||
JSR | 5,500 | 124,032 | ||
JTEKT | 5,900 | 110,836 | ||
Kajima | 28,800 | 143,151 | ||
Kaken Pharmaceutical | 2,000 | 15,464 | ||
Kamigumi | 9,400 | 82,748 | ||
Kaneka | 9,000 | 82,691 | ||
Kansai Electric Power | 24,599 | 691,625 | ||
Kansai Paint | 7,000 | 56,935 | ||
Kao | 16,000 | 440,484 | ||
Katokichi | 3,700 | 24,181 | ||
Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 40,000 | 160,997 | ||
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha | 16,000 | 175,122 | ||
KDDI | 76 | 599,707 |
The Fund 21
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Japan (continued) | ||||
Keihin Electric Express Railway | 15,000 | 115,727 | ||
Keio | 19,000 | 134,028 | ||
Keisei Electric Railway | 10,000 | 65,102 | ||
Keyence | 1,214 | 271,437 | ||
Kikkoman | 4,000 | 58,675 | ||
Kinden | 5,000 | 47,362 | ||
Kintetsu | 51,354 | 153,841 | ||
Kirin Holdings Company | 25,000 | 378,645 | ||
KK DaVinci Advisors | 26 a | 26,543 | ||
Kobe Steel | 90,000 | 320,070 | ||
Kokuyo | 2,400 | 30,626 | ||
Komatsu | 28,600 | 685,653 | ||
Komori | 2,000 | 46,442 | ||
Konami | 2,600 | 68,968 | ||
Konica Minolta Holdings | 14,500 | 199,715 | ||
Kose | 880 | 24,595 | ||
Kubota | 35,000 | 333,877 | ||
Kuraray | 11,500 | 128,564 | ||
Kurita Water Industries | 4,200 | 105,435 | ||
Kyocera | 5,200 | 507,795 | ||
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo | 10,000 | 93,971 | ||
Kyushu Electric Power | 12,200 | 345,057 | ||
Lawson | 1,800 | 66,575 | ||
Leopalace21 | 4,000 | 131,877 | ||
Mabuchi Motor | 1,100 | 68,667 | ||
Makita | 4,000 | 152,964 | ||
Marubeni | 48,000 | 290,800 | ||
Marui | 10,600 | 126,485 | ||
Matsui Securities | 2,900 | 21,646 | ||
Matsumotokiyoshi | 1,100 | 25,911 | ||
Matsushita Electric Industrial | 62,195 | 1,210,019 | ||
Matsushita Electric Works | 10,000 | 113,803 | ||
Mediceo Paltac Holdings | 5,600 | 102,623 | ||
Meiji Dairies | 9,000 | 72,298 | ||
Meiji Seika Kaisha | 9,000 | 42,852 | ||
Meitec | 1,000 | 32,718 |
22
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Japan (continued) | ||||
Millea Holdings | 22,900 | 852,726 | ||
Minebea | 12,000 | 70,692 | ||
Mitsubishi | 43,000 | 922,932 | ||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings | 37,600 | 303,934 | ||
Mitsubishi Electric | 62,000 | 605,447 | ||
Mitsubishi Estate | 37,000 | 1,157,943 | ||
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical | 12,000 | 104,732 | ||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 104,700 | 650,077 | ||
Mitsubishi Logistics | 4,000 | 71,127 | ||
Mitsubishi Materials | 30,000 | 147,860 | ||
Mitsubishi Rayon | 17,000 | 119,208 | ||
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation | 9,000 | 117,259 | ||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | 273 | 2,855,529 | ||
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities | 7,000 | 74,390 | ||
Mitsui & Co. | 49,400 | 890,816 | ||
Mitsui Chemicals | 20,000 | 167,022 | ||
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding | 20,000 | 90,540 | ||
Mitsui Fudosan | 27,000 | 795,281 | ||
Mitsui Mining & Smelting | 20,000 | 97,402 | ||
Mitsui OSK Lines | 34,000 | 432,166 | ||
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance | 39,230 | 490,108 | ||
Mitsui Trust Holdings | 20,380 | 185,715 | ||
Mitsukoshi | 12,000 | 57,738 | ||
Mitsumi Electric | 2,000 | 67,110 | ||
Mizuho Financial Group | 302 | 1,829,614 | ||
Murata Manufacturing | 6,500 | 483,536 | ||
Namco Bandai Holdings | 6,650 | 108,566 | ||
NEC | 62,800 | 335,270 | ||
NEC Electronics | 1,100 a | 27,154 | ||
NET One Systems | 14 | 14,761 | ||
NGK Insulators | 8,000 | 176,060 | ||
NGK Spark Plug | 5,000 | 88,908 | ||
NHK Spring | 6,000 | 51,914 | ||
Nichirei | 7,000 | 42,115 | ||
Nidec | 3,400 | 216,225 | ||
Nikko Cordial | 26,500 | 385,398 |
The Fund 23
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Japan (continued) | ||||
Nikon | 9,600 | 222,518 | ||
Nintendo | 3,150 | 992,406 | ||
Nippon Building Fund | 14 | 227,271 | ||
Nippon Electric Glass | 11,085 | 191,545 | ||
Nippon Express | 25,000 | 155,851 | ||
Nippon Kayaku | 4,000 | 32,300 | ||
Nippon Light Metal | 20,400 | 56,503 | ||
Nippon Meat Packers | 5,000 | 61,085 | ||
Nippon Mining Holdings | 28,800 | 233,282 | ||
Nippon Oil | 38,800 | 299,673 | ||
Nippon Paper Group | 25 | 84,934 | ||
Nippon Sheet Glass | 16,000 | 85,017 | ||
Nippon Shokubai | 4,000 | 40,969 | ||
Nippon Steel | 195,100 | 1,266,873 | ||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone | 166 | 827,882 | ||
Nippon Yusen | 31,800 | 274,879 | ||
Nishi-Nippon City Bank | 22,000 | 94,992 | ||
Nishimatsu Construction | 6,000 | 18,727 | ||
Nissan Chemical Industries | 6,000 | 68,432 | ||
Nissan Motor | 72,100 | 733,036 | ||
Nisshin Seifun Group | 5,300 | 57,388 | ||
Nisshin Steel | 29,000 | 117,936 | ||
Nisshinbo Industries | 5,000 | 65,227 | ||
Nissin Food Products | 2,800 | 105,435 | ||
Nitori | 1,000 | 48,031 | ||
Nitto Denko | 5,000 | 222,585 | ||
NOK | 4,300 | 80,239 | ||
Nomura Holdings | 56,300 | 1,090,620 | ||
Nomura Real Estate Office Fund | 8 | 99,745 | ||
Nomura Research Institute | 3,500 | 94,306 | ||
NSK | 13,000 | 126,731 | ||
NTN | 13,000 | 108,347 | ||
NTT Data | 38 | 187,289 | ||
NTT DoCoMo | 596 | 1,022,384 | ||
NTT Urban Development | 37 | 88,549 | ||
Obayashi | 21,000 | 133,199 |
24
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Japan (continued) | ||||
Obic | 200 | 37,253 | ||
Odakyu Electric Railway | 20,000 | 140,413 | ||
OJI Paper | 23,000 | 117,978 | ||
Oki Electric Industry | 14,000 a | 24,250 | ||
OKUMA | 4,000 | 48,333 | ||
Okumura | 5,000 | 28,032 | ||
Olympus | 7,000 | 246,015 | ||
Omron | 6,800 | 183,791 | ||
Onward Kashiyama | 4,000 | 53,789 | ||
Oracle Japan | 900 | 40,969 | ||
Oriental Land | 1,700 | 96,163 | ||
ORIX | 2,890 | 777,486 | ||
Osaka Gas | 61,000 | 229,698 | ||
OSG | 2,300 | 32,449 | ||
OTSUKA | 400 | 38,860 | ||
Park24 | 2,800 | 35,239 | ||
Pioneer | 5,900 | 75,734 | ||
Promise | 2,700 | 81,561 | ||
QP | 2,700 | 25,078 | ||
Rakuten | 201 | 81,574 | ||
Resona Holdings | 147 | 334,580 | ||
Ricoh | 21,000 | 463,914 | ||
Rinnai | 900 | 24,928 | ||
Rohm | 3,400 | 309,259 | ||
Round One | 9 | 18,752 | ||
Ryohin Keikaku | 800 | 44,785 | ||
Sanken Electric | 3,000 | 27,313 | ||
Sankyo | 1,900 | 83,628 | ||
Santen Pharmaceutical | 2,100 | 57,638 | ||
Sanwa Shutter | 5,200 | 32,156 | ||
Sanyo Electric | 45,000 a | 72,298 | ||
Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings | 11 | 106,774 | ||
Sapporo Holdings | 9,000 | 64,767 | ||
SBI E*trade Securities | 51 | 55,479 | ||
SBI Holdings | 302 | 97,546 | ||
Secom | 6,500 | 294,799 |
The Fund 25
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Japan (continued) | ||||
Sega Sammy Holdings | 5,584 | 127,095 | ||
Seiko Epson | 4,600 | 140,111 | ||
Seino Holdings | 4,000 | 37,622 | ||
Sekisui Chemical | 15,000 | 117,234 | ||
Sekisui House | 17,000 | 252,642 | ||
Seven & I Holdings | 26,260 | 760,300 | ||
SFCG | 130 | 22,920 | ||
Sharp | 32,000 | 591,774 | ||
Shimachu | 1,400 | 38,191 | ||
Shimamura | 600 | 65,771 | ||
Shimano | 2,100 | 69,236 | ||
Shimizu | 19,000 | 118,765 | ||
Shin-Etsu Chemical | 12,400 | 806,226 | ||
Shinko Electric Industries | 2,700 | 65,520 | ||
Shinko Securities | 16,000 | 73,369 | ||
Shinsei Bank | 47,000 | 203,330 | ||
Shionogi & Co. | 9,000 | 176,227 | ||
Shiseido | 11,000 | 237,019 | ||
Shizuoka Bank | 17,400 | 184,185 | ||
Showa Denko | 32,000 | 105,502 | ||
Showa Shell Sekiyu | 6,200 | 74,708 | ||
SMC | 1,700 | 219,213 | ||
Softbank | 23,600 | 512,464 | ||
Sojitz | 24,000 | 91,578 | ||
Sompo Japan Insurance | 28,000 | 344,186 | ||
Sony | 31,880 | 1,712,645 | ||
Stanley Electric | 4,500 | 90,185 | ||
SUMCO | 3,200 | 140,312 | ||
Sumitomo | 34,000 | 587,507 | ||
Sumitomo Bakelite | 5,000 | 35,647 | ||
Sumitomo Chemical | 46,000 | 306,397 | ||
Sumitomo Electric Industries | 22,400 | 319,210 | ||
Sumitomo Heavy Industries | 19,000 | 197,783 | ||
Sumitomo Metal Industries | 130,000 | 665,746 | ||
Sumitomo Metal Mining | 17,000 | 318,648 | ||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | 208 | 1,827,539 |
26
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Japan (continued) | ||||
Sumitomo Osaka Cement | 11,000 | 32,308 | ||
Sumitomo Realty & Development | 12,000 | 446,843 | ||
Sumitomo Rubber Industries | 5,000 | 53,973 | ||
Sumitomo Titanium | 600 | 64,918 | ||
Sumitomo Trust & Banking | 39,000 | 384,436 | ||
Suruga Bank | 7,000 | 85,168 | ||
Suzuken | 2,020 | 71,162 | ||
T & D Holdings | 7,900 | 503,067 | ||
Taiheiyo Cement | 29,000 | 125,217 | ||
Taisei | 32,000 | 111,125 | ||
Taisho Pharmaceutical | 5,000 | 98,531 | ||
Taiyo Nippon Sanso | 9,000 | 78,775 | ||
Taiyo Yuden | 3,100 | 68,612 | ||
Takara Holdings | 5,000 | 37,237 | ||
Takashimaya | 8,000 | 94,456 | ||
Takeda Pharmaceutical | 28,300 | 1,842,383 | ||
Takefuji | 3,490 | 117,399 | ||
TDK | 4,100 | 355,776 | ||
Teijin | 25,000 | 129,492 | ||
Terumo | 5,300 | 215,096 | ||
THK | 3,600 | 88,415 | ||
TIS | 800 | 18,409 | ||
Tobu Railway | 27,000 | 124,037 | ||
Toda | 5,000 | 24,518 | ||
Toho | 4,300 | 84,737 | ||
Toho Titanium | 800 | 38,492 | ||
Tohoku Electric Power | 13,700 | 328,442 | ||
Tokai Rika | 1,600 | 37,019 | ||
Tokuyama | 8,000 | 121,501 | ||
Tokyo Broadcasting System | 500 | 16,987 | ||
Tokyo Electric Power | 38,772 | 1,291,264 | ||
Tokyo Electron | 5,100 | 356,772 | ||
Tokyo Gas | 70,000 | 353,793 | ||
Tokyo Seimitsu | 900 | 31,405 | ||
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing | 3,500 | 51,312 | ||
Tokyo Style | 2,000 | 23,865 |
The Fund 27
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Japan (continued) | ||||
Tokyo Tatemono | 11,000 | 155,374 | ||
Tokyu | 32,820 | 240,304 | ||
Tokyu Land | 13,000 | 148,705 | ||
TonenGeneral Sekiyu | 10,000 | 108,113 | ||
Toppan Printing | 17,000 | 173,549 | ||
Toray Industries | 43,000 | 297,209 | ||
Toshiba | 92,000 | 690,549 | ||
Tosoh | 16,000 | 73,905 | ||
TOTO | 8,000 | 75,980 | ||
Toyo Seikan Kaisha | 4,600 | 91,804 | ||
Toyo Suisan Kaisha | 3,000 | 59,872 | ||
Toyobo | 18,200 | 55,435 | ||
Toyoda Gosei | 1,900 | 47,299 | ||
Toyota Industries | 6,100 | 289,419 | ||
Toyota Motor | 91,614 | 5,611,602 | ||
Toyota Tsusho | 6,300 | 153,935 | ||
Trend Micro | 3,500 | 109,828 | ||
Ube Industries | 32,600 | 104,479 | ||
Uni-Charm | 1,400 | 82,942 | ||
Uniden | 2,000 | 14,309 | ||
UNY | 5,000 | 60,290 | ||
Ushio | 3,100 | 61,089 | ||
USS | 650 | 41,174 | ||
Wacoal Holdings | 3,000 | 37,404 | ||
West Japan Railway | 55 | 249,906 | ||
Yahoo! Japan | 474 | 165,199 | ||
Yakult Honsha | 3,400 | 91,327 | ||
Yamada Denki | 2,700 | 251,688 | ||
Yamaha | 5,600 | 130,036 | ||
Yamaha Motor | 5,500 | 146,354 | ||
Yamato Holdings | 11,400 | 165,794 | ||
Yamazaki Baking | 3,000 | 27,990 | ||
Yaskawa Electric | 5,000 | 57,696 | ||
Yokogawa Electric | 7,400 | 109,850 | ||
Zeon | 5,000 | 51,797 | ||
92,597,846 |
28
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Luxembourg—.0% | ||||
Oriflame Cosmetics | 1,080 | 57,072 | ||
Netherlands—4.0% | ||||
ABN AMRO Holding | 57,627 | 2,825,767 | ||
Aegon | 46,521 | 966,946 | ||
Akzo Nobel | 8,676 | 696,344 | ||
Arcelor Mittal | 25,197 | 1,364,500 | ||
ASML Holding | 15,558 a | 424,443 | ||
Corio | 1,285 | 114,341 | ||
Corporate Express | 2,895 | 39,193 | ||
European Aeronautic Defence and Space | 10,485 | 339,419 | ||
Fugro | 2,039 | 111,337 | ||
Getronics | 2,893 a | 26,729 | ||
Hagemeyer | 18,394 | 87,861 | ||
Heineken | 7,850 | 421,461 | ||
ING Groep | 59,528 | 2,732,942 | ||
Koninklijke Ahold | 49,710 a | 636,355 | ||
Koninklijke DSM | 4,733 | 226,659 | ||
Koninklijke Philips Electronics | 37,138 | 1,534,714 | ||
OCE | 2,320 | 43,852 | ||
Qiagen | 3,966 a | 71,122 | ||
Randstad Holdings | 1,523 | 119,993 | ||
Reed Elsevier | 22,751 | 428,793 | ||
Rodamco Europe | 1,627 | 241,096 | ||
Royal KPN | 61,606 | 1,050,960 | ||
Royal Numico | 5,516 | 305,334 | ||
SBM Offshore | 4,619 | 166,798 | ||
STMicroelectronics | 21,867 | 429,739 | ||
TNT | 13,936 | 631,246 | ||
Unilever | 54,518 | 1,673,333 | ||
Vedior | 5,819 | 155,494 | ||
Wereldhave | 597 | 86,657 | ||
Wolters Kluwer | 9,440 | 280,597 | ||
18,234,025 | ||||
New Zealand—.1% | ||||
Auckland International Airport | 28,102 | 51,778 | ||
Contact Energy | 8,448 | 57,178 |
The Fund 29
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
New Zealand (continued) | ||||
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings | 7,958 | 20,871 | ||
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare | 14,548 | 40,315 | ||
Fletcher Building | 15,773 | 133,591 | ||
Kiwi Income Property Trust (Units) | 22,811 | 27,455 | ||
Sky City Entertainment Group | 12,291 | 44,106 | ||
Sky Network Television | 4,754 | 21,474 | ||
Telecom of New Zealand | 64,771 | 232,427 | ||
Tower | 4,708 a | 7,730 | ||
Vector | 3,522 | 7,484 | ||
Warehouse Group | 2,700 | 13,962 | ||
658,371 | ||||
Norway—.9% | ||||
Acergy | 6,146 a | 134,342 | ||
Aker Kvaerner | 5,745 | 136,927 | ||
DET Norske Oljeselskap | 21,040 a | 41,745 | ||
DNB NOR | 21,498 | 309,058 | ||
Frontline | 1,500 | 57,000 | ||
Marine Harvest | 76,864 a | 83,231 | ||
Norsk Hydro | 22,567 | 791,146 | ||
Norske Skogindustrier | 5,956 | 91,833 | ||
Ocean RIG | 5,000 a | 33,881 | ||
Orkla | 30,020 | 483,563 | ||
Petroleum Geo-Services | 5,719 a | 159,626 | ||
Prosafe Se | 7,268 | 113,285 | ||
Schibsted | 1,430 | 65,641 | ||
SeaDrill | 7,680 a | 127,584 | ||
Statoil | 20,328 | 576,786 | ||
Stolt-Nielsen | 950 | 28,992 | ||
Storebrand | 8,940 | 152,950 | ||
Tandberg | 4,665 | 99,813 | ||
Telenor | 23,421 | 438,109 | ||
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical | 3,654 a | 84,786 | ||
Tomra Systems | 6,385 | 52,015 | ||
Yara International | 6,246 | 184,050 | ||
4,246,363 |
30 |
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Portugal—.3% | ||||
Banco BPI | 9,520 | 81,852 | ||
Banco Comercial Portugues, Cl. R | 69,918 | 294,850 | ||
Banco Espirito Santo | 6,241 | 125,376 | ||
Brisa-Auto Estradas de Portugal | 9,992 | 132,411 | ||
Cimpor-Cimentos de Portugal | 7,964 | 72,930 | ||
Energias de Portugal | 62,564 | 342,391 | ||
Jeronimo Martins | 1,205 | 34,551 | ||
Portugal Telecom | 24,574 | 351,136 | ||
PT Multimedia Servicos de Telecomunicacoes e Multimedia | 2,390 | 39,989 | ||
Sonae | 27,207 | 74,262 | ||
Sonae Industria | 2,150 a | 27,464 | ||
1,577,212 | ||||
Singapore—1.0% | ||||
Allgreen Properties | 26,000 | 31,309 | ||
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust | 25,700 | 43,969 | ||
Capitacommercial Trust | 38,000 | 70,514 | ||
CapitaLand | 38,000 | 212,542 | ||
CapitaMall Trust | 36,000 | 94,282 | ||
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing | 24,000 a | 22,425 | ||
City Developments | 16,000 | 169,507 | ||
ComfortDelgro | 49,700 | 74,892 | ||
Cosco Singapore | 22,000 | 40,969 | ||
Creative Technology | 750 | 4,491 | ||
DBS Group Holdings | 36,059 | 505,400 | ||
Fraser & Neave | 26,150 | 92,920 | ||
Haw Par | 1,658 | 8,510 | ||
Jardine Cycle & Carriage | 4,422 | 38,700 | ||
Keppel | 18,500 | 260,512 | ||
Keppel Land | 10,000 | 58,235 | ||
Neptune Orient Lines | 14,000 | 33,164 | ||
Noble Group | 29,000 | 30,342 | ||
Olam International | 23,000 | 47,825 | ||
Oversea-Chinese Banking | 79,942 | 473,434 | ||
Parkway Holdings | 27,000 | 70,356 | ||
SembCorp Industries | 23,254 | 74,672 |
The Fund 31
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Singapore (continued) | ||||
SembCorp Marine | 15,000 | 35,731 | ||
Singapore Airlines | 19,000 | 227,545 | ||
Singapore Exchange | 25,000 | 121,735 | ||
Singapore Land | 5,000 | 34,546 | ||
Singapore Petroleum | 3,000 | 9,515 | ||
Singapore Post | 31,000 | 24,479 | ||
Singapore Press Holdings | 47,075 | 135,058 | ||
Singapore Technologies Engineering | 41,000 | 97,124 | ||
Singapore Telecommunications | 228,951 | 500,176 | ||
SMRT | 8,000 | 9,844 | ||
STATS ChipPAC | 47,000 | 56,906 | ||
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust | 43,000 | 57,722 | ||
United Overseas Bank | 37,112 | 522,601 | ||
UOL Group | 15,111 a | 48,325 | ||
Venture | 7,000 | 72,317 | ||
Want Want Holdings | 14,000 | 28,140 | ||
Wing Tai Holdings | 16,000 | 35,375 | ||
4,476,109 | ||||
Spain—3.9% | ||||
Abertis Infraestructuras | 6,873 | 220,897 | ||
Acciona | 871 | 195,838 | ||
Acerinox | 5,729 | 136,201 | ||
ACS-Actividades de Construccion y Servicios | 8,031 | 501,434 | ||
Altadis | 8,329 | 548,458 | ||
Antena 3 de Television | 2,241 | 48,292 | ||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | 112,798 | 2,717,060 | ||
Banco Popular Espanol | 27,184 | 541,280 | ||
Banco Santander Central Hispano | 188,630 | 3,395,539 | ||
Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte | 6,164 | 110,958 | ||
Ebro Puleva | 2,437 | 56,707 | ||
Endesa | 23,582 | 1,293,134 | ||
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas | 1,442 | 135,003 | ||
Gamesa Corp Tecnologica | 5,197 | 181,145 | ||
Gas Natural SDG | 5,772 | 292,092 | ||
Grupo Ferrovial | 1,979 | 216,337 | ||
Iberdrola | 29,203 | 1,454,679 |
32
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Spain (continued) | ||||
Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana | 15,888 | 82,179 | ||
Inditex | 6,773 | 419,468 | ||
Indra Sistemas | 3,965 | 98,214 | ||
Mapfre | 18,874 | 98,912 | ||
NH Hoteles | 2,704 | 60,927 | ||
Promotora de Informaciones | 2,270 | 51,241 | ||
Repsol YPF | 26,737 | 884,501 | ||
Sacyr Vallehermoso | 3,126 | 164,804 | ||
Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, Cl. A | 1,687 | 61,610 | ||
Sogecable | 1,167 a | 47,748 | ||
Telefonica | 141,621 | 3,191,008 | ||
Union Fenosa | 4,113 | 225,764 | ||
Zeltia | 4,464 a | 38,686 | ||
17,470,116 | ||||
Sweden—2.6% | ||||
Alfa Laval | 3,001 | 184,757 | ||
Assa Abloy, Cl. B | 10,182 | 229,948 | ||
Atlas Copco, Cl. A | 10,432 | 401,210 | ||
Atlas Copco, Cl. B | 6,544 | 238,022 | ||
Axfood | 920 | 37,371 | ||
Billerud | 1,600 | 24,388 | ||
Boliden | 8,757 | 221,263 | ||
Castellum | 4,400 | 67,230 | ||
D Carnegie | 3,042 | 60,764 | ||
Electrolux, Ser. B | 8,491 | 222,770 | ||
Elekta, Cl. B | 2,800 | 49,669 | ||
Eniro | 4,973 | 66,718 | ||
Fabege | 2,623 | 70,381 | ||
Getinge, Cl. B | 5,400 | 124,367 | ||
Hennes & Mauritz, Cl. B | 15,126 | 1,006,769 | ||
Hoganas, Cl. B | 800 | 24,089 | ||
Holmen, Cl. B | 1,632 | 73,227 | ||
Husqvarna, Cl. B | 8,720 | 160,859 | ||
Kungsleden | 3,880 | 63,044 | ||
Lundin Petroleum | 6,300 a | 70,435 | ||
Modern Times Group, Cl. B | 1,823 | 107,206 |
The Fund 33
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||||
Sweden (continued) | ||||||
Nobia AB | 5,130 | 70,354 | ||||
Nordea Bank | 66,067 | 1,150,302 | ||||
OMX | 2,650 | 63,797 | ||||
Sandvik | 32,221 | 623,205 | ||||
SAS | 2,050a | 46,755 | ||||
Scania, Cl. B | 3,252 | 312,676 | ||||
Securitas Direct, Cl. B | 8,604a | 26,934 | ||||
Securitas Systems, Cl. B | 8,604a | 32,065 | ||||
Securitas, Cl. B | 10,298 | 158,115 | ||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Cl. A | 14,376 | 531,464 | ||||
Skanska, Cl. B | 12,125 | 283,769 | ||||
SKF, Cl. B | 13,073 | 288,904 | ||||
Ssab Svenskt Stal, Ser. A | 5,015 | 179,792 | ||||
Ssab Svenskt Stal, Ser. B | 2,100 | 70,435 | ||||
Svenska Cellulosa, Cl. B | 6,022 | 311,946 | ||||
Svenska Handelsbanken, Cl. A | 15,782 | 484,634 | ||||
Swedish Match | 9,138 | 169,592 | ||||
Tele2, Cl. B | 9,915 | 171,080 | ||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Cl. B | 471,141 | 1,826,033 | ||||
Telelogic | 8,000a | 20,870 | ||||
TeliaSonera | 64,142 | 523,493 | ||||
Trelleborg, Cl. B | 2,370 | 73,661 | ||||
Volvo | 14,365 | 286,942 | ||||
Volvo | 34,745 | 681,087 | ||||
Wihlborgs Fastigheter | 1,068 | 23,244 | ||||
11,915,636 | ||||||
Switzerland—6.7% | ||||||
ABB | 65,969 | 1,339,389 | ||||
Adecco | 4,250 | 294,087 | ||||
Ciba Specialty Chemicals | 2,335 | 154,899 | ||||
Clariant | 7,547a | 125,710 | ||||
Compagnie Financiere Richemont, Cl. A | 16,626 | 1,010,622 | ||||
Credit Suisse Group | 36,628 | 2,897,276 | ||||
Geberit | 120a | 214,502 | ||||
Givaudan | 191 | 179,968 | ||||
Holcim | 6,404 | 691,507 |
34
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Switzerland (continued) | ||||
Kudelski | 991 a | 38,352 | ||
Kuehne & Nagel International | 1,711 | 157,247 | ||
Kuoni Reisen Holding | 115 | 72,334 | ||
Logitech International | 5,440 a | 149,220 | ||
Lonza Group | 1,188 | 116,861 | ||
Micronas Semiconductor | 647 a | 13,431 | ||
Nestle | 12,718 | 5,056,319 | ||
Nobel Biocare Holding | 761 | 275,907 | ||
Novartis | 73,901 | 4,314,515 | ||
OC Oerlikon | 203 a | 110,105 | ||
Phonak Holding | 1,439 | 128,195 | ||
PSP Swiss Property | 1,591 a | 95,326 | ||
Rieter Holding | 140 | 77,675 | ||
Roche Holding | 22,300 | 4,217,171 | ||
Schindler Holding | 1,768 | 113,769 | ||
SGS | 131 | 167,509 | ||
Straumann Holding | 254 | 74,619 | ||
Sulzer | 121 | 160,337 | ||
Swatch Group | 1,511 | 88,466 | ||
Swatch Group | 1,042 | 300,502 | ||
Swiss Reinsurance | 10,732 | 1,015,658 | ||
Swisscom | 654 | 231,152 | ||
Syngenta | 3,330 a | 666,166 | ||
Synthes | 1,443 | 189,538 | ||
UBS | 63,483 | 4,163,984 | ||
Zurich Financial Services | 4,602 | 1,346,239 | ||
30,248,557 | ||||
United Kingdom—22.5% | ||||
3i Group | 14,931 | 345,776 | ||
Aegis Group | 29,253 | 82,487 | ||
Aggreko | 7,330 | 83,147 | ||
Alliance Boots | 26,287 | 589,636 | ||
Amec | 11,745 | 131,956 | ||
Amvescap | 24,016 | 284,470 | ||
Anglo American | 45,146 | 2,409,713 | ||
ARM Holdings | 45,028 | 121,700 |
The Fund 35
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
United Kingdom (continued) | ||||
Arriva | 6,689 | 101,835 | ||
AstraZeneca | 48,651 | 2,665,875 | ||
Aviva | 81,525 | 1,288,814 | ||
BAE Systems | 102,766 | 940,259 | ||
Balfour Beatty | 15,102 | 141,646 | ||
Barclays | 206,673 | 3,009,140 | ||
Barratt Developments | 7,889 | 172,000 | ||
BBA Aviation | 14,166 | 80,598 | ||
Bellway | 3,418 | 103,831 | ||
Berkeley Group Holdings | 2,791 a | 97,399 | ||
BG Group | 108,412 | 1,575,854 | ||
BHP Billiton | 75,450 | 1,703,533 | ||
Biffa | 9,792 | 64,354 | ||
Bovis Homes Group | 4,104 | 92,661 | ||
BP | 617,148 | 6,979,420 | ||
British Airways | 17,860 a | 181,444 | ||
British American Tobacco | 49,215 | 1,526,535 | ||
British Land | 16,076 | 473,563 | ||
British Sky Broadcasting | 36,508 | 418,971 | ||
Brixton | 8,939 | 85,853 | ||
BT Group | 263,894 | 1,680,615 | ||
Bunzl | 11,539 | 165,074 | ||
Burberry Group | 14,478 | 201,099 | ||
Cable & Wireless | 100,100 | 376,680 | ||
Cadbury Schweppes | 66,731 | 888,790 | ||
Capita Group | 19,617 | 277,727 | ||
Carnival | 5,509 | 277,889 | ||
Carphone Warehouse Group | 12,921 | 79,111 | ||
Cattles | 12,255 | 98,124 | ||
Centrica | 116,667 | 902,369 | ||
Charter | 5,799 a | 120,200 | ||
Close Brothers Group | 4,855 | 94,960 | ||
Cobham | 33,190 | 139,408 | ||
Collins Stewart | 6,581 a | 33,528 | ||
Compass Group | 66,827 | 486,584 |
36 |
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
United Kingdom (continued) | ||||
Cookson Group | 7,232 | 95,528 | ||
CSR | 4,563 a | 69,623 | ||
Daily Mail & General Trust, Cl. A | 9,411 | 157,933 | ||
Davis Service Group | 5,968 | 75,967 | ||
De La Rue | 4,670 | 66,589 | ||
Diageo | 86,472 | 1,831,340 | ||
DSG International | 57,545 | 185,371 | ||
Electrocomponents | 15,554 | 96,151 | ||
EMAP | 7,632 | 122,103 | ||
EMI Group | 26,556 | 123,371 | ||
Enterprise Inns | 18,378 | 234,905 | ||
Experian Group | 31,637 | 359,686 | ||
First Choice Holidays | 15,603 | 89,077 | ||
Firstgroup | 13,042 | 173,493 | ||
FKI | 21,364 | 51,697 | ||
Friends Provident | 61,676 | 233,710 | ||
Galiform | 17,330 a | 57,311 | ||
Gallaher Group | 20,332 | 463,535 | ||
GKN | 22,911 | 176,988 | ||
GlaxoSmithKline | 182,660 | 5,293,090 | ||
Great Portland Estates | 5,174 | 74,202 | ||
Group 4 Securicor | 35,244 | 163,274 | ||
Hammerson | 9,166 | 280,935 | ||
Hanson | 22,846 | 390,180 | ||
Hays | 43,341 | 147,565 | ||
HBOS | 119,462 | 2,582,169 | ||
HMV Group | 13,620 | 31,267 | ||
Home Retail Group | 28,545 | 256,531 | ||
HSBC Holdings | 367,114 | 6,818,191 | ||
ICAP | 14,711 | 148,614 | ||
IMI | 10,594 | 121,481 | ||
Imperial Chemical Industries | 37,075 | 394,519 | ||
Imperial Tobacco Group | 21,581 | 943,017 | ||
Inchcape | 14,453 | 165,336 | ||
Intercontinental Hotels Group | 11,340 | 276,027 |
The Fund 37
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
United Kingdom (continued) | ||||
International Power | 47,820 | 414,769 | ||
Intertek Group | 5,315 | 100,133 | ||
Invensys | 25,145 a | 168,333 | ||
Investec | 11,146 | 159,153 | ||
ITV | 180,100 | 430,621 | ||
J Sainsbury | 45,148 | 517,357 | ||
Johnson Matthey | 6,873 | 217,362 | ||
Kelda Group | 10,863 | 201,504 | ||
Kesa Electricals | 18,689 | 126,889 | ||
Kingfisher | 75,482 | 411,346 | ||
Ladbrokes | 19,033 | 155,903 | ||
Land Securities Group | 14,961 | 587,465 | ||
Legal & General Group | 208,368 | 644,642 | ||
Liberty International | 8,227 | 198,914 | ||
Lloyds TSB Group | 178,981 | 2,081,178 | ||
LogicaCMG | 42,840 | 157,639 | ||
London Stock Exchange Group | 5,370 | 133,863 | ||
Man Group | 57,337 | 647,860 | ||
Marks & Spencer Group | 53,819 | 798,614 | ||
Meggitt | 23,721 | 145,584 | ||
Michael Page International | 11,674 | 135,226 | ||
Misys | 15,287 | 76,542 | ||
Mitchells & Butlers | 20,100 | 317,645 | ||
National Express Group | 4,590 | 113,089 | ||
National Grid | 86,492 | 1,360,417 | ||
Next | 7,097 | 333,392 | ||
Old Mutual | 166,585 | 596,663 | ||
PartyGaming | 25,846 a | 24,810 | ||
Pearson | 24,961 | 429,387 | ||
Persimmon | 9,154 | 245,666 | ||
Premier Farnell | 12,140 | 52,956 | ||
Provident Financial | 7,607 | 117,869 | ||
Prudential | 77,797 | 1,165,312 | ||
Punch Taverns | 8,663 | 226,206 | ||
Rank Group | 11,389 | 45,496 |
38 |
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
United Kingdom (continued) | ||||
Reckitt Benckiser | 19,366 | 1,065,437 | ||
Reed Elsevier | 39,075 | 498,560 | ||
Rentokil Initial | 55,085 | 191,406 | ||
Resolution | 22,052 | 286,434 | ||
Reuters Group | 40,558 | 386,521 | ||
Rexam | 19,079 | 201,329 | ||
Rio Tinto | 32,624 | 2,004,921 | ||
Rolls-Royce Group | 56,678 a | 543,785 | ||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group | 100,315 | 3,871,869 | ||
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. A | 117,566 | 4,114,501 | ||
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. B | 87,626 | 3,110,490 | ||
SABMiller | 28,744 | 684,056 | ||
Sage Group | 42,253 | 223,417 | ||
Schroders | 3,970 | 102,815 | ||
Scottish & Newcastle | 25,762 | 316,849 | ||
Scottish & Southern Energy | 27,421 | 825,294 | ||
Serco Group | 13,960 | 137,984 | ||
Severn Trent | 7,051 | 209,684 | ||
Signet | 50,005 | 123,865 | ||
Slough Estates | 15,114 | 233,645 | ||
Smith & Nephew | 30,192 | 379,093 | ||
Smiths Group | 18,262 | 397,363 | ||
SSL International | 6,600 | 57,515 | ||
Stagecoach Group | 30,330 | 113,122 | ||
Standard Life | 67,479 | 438,581 | ||
Tate & Lyle | 14,605 | 183,057 | ||
Taylor Woodrow | 18,981 | 185,692 | ||
Tesco | 252,862 | 2,348,588 | ||
Tomkins | 27,946 | 148,662 | ||
Travis Perkins | 3,827 | 153,969 | ||
Trinity Mirror | 9,063 | 97,663 | ||
Tullet Prebon | 6,581 a | 66,529 | ||
Unilever | 39,609 | 1,249,325 | ||
United Business Media | 8,315 | 135,441 | ||
United Utilities | 27,183 | 407,171 |
The Fund 39
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
United Kingdom (continued) | ||||
Vodafone Group | 1,673,603 | 4,802,880 | ||
Whitbread | 6,388 | 242,457 | ||
William Hill | 10,714 | 129,009 | ||
Wimpey (George) | 13,023 | 152,879 | ||
Wolseley | 21,014 | 509,761 | ||
WPP Group | 36,572 | 545,613 | ||
Xstrata | 19,523 | 1,024,881 | ||
Yell Group | 24,132 | 235,086 | ||
101,002,408 | ||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||
(cost $296,175,141) | 436,357,692 | |||
Preferred Stocks—.3% | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Germany—.3% | ||||
Henkel | 1,912 | 301,647 | ||
Porsche | 245 | 412,505 | ||
ProSieben Sat.1 Media | 2,639 | 96,522 | ||
RWE | 1,279 | 126,166 | ||
Volkswagen | 3,377 | 343,537 | ||
1,280,377 | ||||
Italy—.0% | ||||
Unipol | 31,396 | 117,188 | ||
Total Preferred Stocks | ||||
(cost $720,460) | 1,397,565 | |||
Principal | ||||
Short-Term Investments—.1% | Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||
U.S. Treasury Bills | ||||
4.89%, 6/14/07 | ||||
(cost $661,031) | 665,000 c | 661,183 |
40 |
Other Investment—1.9% | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Registered Investment Company; | ||||
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred | ||||
Plus Money Market Fund | ||||
(cost $8,570,000) | 8,570,000 d | 8,570,000 | ||
Total Investments (cost $306,126,632) | 98.9% | 446,986,440 | ||
Cash and Receivables (Net) | 1.1% | 4,767,755 | ||
Net Assets | 100.0% | 451,754,195 | ||
a Non-income producing security. | ||||
b The value of this security has been determined in good faith under the direction of the Board of Directors. | ||||
c All or partially held by a broker as collateral for open financial futures positions. | ||||
d Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. |
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | ||||||
Value (%) | Value (%) | |||||
Banking | 15.4 | Transportation | 2.4 | |||
Materials | 8.2 | Food Retail | 2.1 | |||
Capital Goods | 8.0 | Short-Term/Money | ||||
Energy | 6.7 | Market Investments | 2.0 | |||
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 5.8 | Media | 1.8 | |||
Diversified Financials | 5.5 | Retailing | 1.6 | |||
Telecommunications | 5.2 | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 1.2 | |||
Utilities | 5.2 | Software & Services | 1.2 | |||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 5.0 | Commercial & | ||||
Insurance | 4.8 | Professional Services | 1.0 | |||
Automobiles & Components | 3.9 | Health Care | .8 | |||
Technology Hardware & Equipment | 3.5 | Household & Personal Products | .8 | |||
Real Estate | 3.2 | Semiconductors & Equipment | .6 | |||
Consumer Durables | 3.0 | 98.9 | ||||
† Based on net assets. | ||||||
See notes to financial statements. |
The Fund 41
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES |
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Unrealized | ||||||||
Market Value | Appreciation | |||||||
Covered by | (Depreciation) | |||||||
Contracts | Contracts ($) | Expiration | at 4/30/2007 ($) | |||||
Financial Futures Long | ||||||||
DJ Euro Stoxx 50 | 86 | 5,094,966 | June 2007 | 103,424 | ||||
FTSE 100 | 34 | 4,397,570 | June 2007 | 26,695 | ||||
TOPIX | 25 | 3,556,337 | June 2007 | (36,891) | ||||
93,228 |
See notes to financial statements.
42
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Cost | Value | |||
Assets ($): | ||||
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments: | ||||
Unaffiliated issuers | 297,556,632 | 438,416,440 | ||
Affiliated issuers | 8,570,000 | 8,570,000 | ||
Cash | 1,175,729 | |||
Cash denominated in foreign currencies | 1,168,256 | 1,172,337 | ||
Dividends and interest receivable | 2,211,139 | |||
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed | 781,513 | |||
Receivable for investment securities sold | 165,446 | |||
Unrealized appreciation on forward | ||||
currency exchange contracts—Note 4 | 111,303 | |||
Receivable for futures variation margin—Note 4 | 45,598 | |||
452,649,505 | ||||
Liabilities ($): | ||||
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b) | 218,408 | |||
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | 545,233 | |||
Payable for investment securities purchased | 83,042 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on forward | ||||
currency exchange contracts—Note 4 | 48,627 | |||
895,310 | ||||
Net Assets ($) | 451,754,195 | |||
Composition of Net Assets ($): | ||||
Paid-in capital | 320,570,429 | |||
Accumulated undistributed investment—net | 2,099,251 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | (11,951,360) | |||
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on | ||||
investments and foreign currency transactions (including | ||||
$93,228 net unrealized appreciation on financial futures) | 141,035,875 | |||
Net Assets ($) | 451,754,195 | |||
Shares Outstanding | ||||
(200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized) | 22,199,069 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share—Note 3(c) ($) | 20.35 |
See notes to financial statements.
The Fund 43
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
Six Months Ended April 30, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income ($): | ||
Income: | ||
Dividends (net of $446,575 foreign taxes withheld at source): | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 5,357,666 | |
Affiliated issuers | 188,321 | |
Interest | 14,701 | |
Total Income | 5,560,688 | |
Expenses: | ||
Management fee—Note 3(a) | 691,904 | |
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b) | 494,217 | |
Loan commitment fees—Note 2 | 4,342 | |
Total Expenses | 1,190,463 | |
Investment Income—Net | 4,370,225 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | ||
and foreign currency transactions | 1,441,388 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts | 218,862 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures | 342,954 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | 2,003,204 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on | ||
investments, foreign currency transactions and forward | ||
currency exchange contracts (including $130,366 | ||
net unrealized appreciation on financial futures) | 50,123,106 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 52,126,310 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 56,496,535 |
See notes to financial statements.
44
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Six Months Ended | ||||
April 30, 2007 | Year Ended | |||
(Unaudited) | October 31, 2006 | |||
Operations ($): | ||||
Investment income—net | 4,370,225 | 6,461,955 | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 2,003,204 | 5,625,158 | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | ||||
(depreciation) on investments | 50,123,106 | 50,959,372 | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||||
Resulting from Operations | 56,496,535 | 63,046,485 | ||
Dividends to Shareholders from ($): | ||||
Investment income—net | (7,690,026) | (4,095,715) | ||
Capital Stock Transactions ($): | ||||
Net proceeds from shares sold | 116,618,868 | 170,511,526 | ||
Dividends reinvested | 6,942,005 | 3,605,156 | ||
Cost of shares redeemed | (76,221,671) | (78,133,042) | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||||
from Capital Stock Transactions | 47,339,202 | 95,983,640 | ||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 96,145,711 | 154,934,410 | ||
Net Assets ($): | ||||
Beginning of Period | 355,608,484 | 200,674,074 | ||
End of Period | 451,754,195 | 355,608,484 | ||
Undistributed investment income—net | 2,099,251 | 5,419,052 | ||
Capital Share Transactions (Shares): | ||||
Shares sold | 6,126,798 | 10,355,730 | ||
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | 371,051 | 234,572 | ||
Shares redeemed | (4,026,989) | (4,728,362) | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 2,470,860 | 5,861,940 |
See notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
Six Months Ended April 30, 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||
Per Share Data ($): | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value, | ||||||||||||||
beginning of period | 18.03 | 14.47 | 12.57 | 10.91 | 8.89 | 10.60 | ||||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||
Investment income—net a | .21 | .38 | .29 | .25 | .18 | .15 | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | ||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments | 2.49 | 3.45 | 1.88 | 1.72 | 2.04 | (1.73) | ||||||||
Total from Investment Operations | 2.70 | 3.83 | 2.17 | 1.97 | 2.22 | (1.58) | ||||||||
Distributions: | ||||||||||||||
Dividends from investment | ||||||||||||||
income—net | (.38) | (.27) | (.27) | (.31) | (.20) | (.13) | ||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | 20.35 | 18.03 | 14.47 | 12.57 | 10.91 | 8.89 | ||||||||
Total Return (%) | 15.17b | 26.83 | 17.40 | 18.40 | 25.49 | (15.12) | ||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses | ||||||||||||||
to average net assets | .30b | .60 | .60 | .60 | .60 | .60 | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income | ||||||||||||||
to average net assets | 1.10b | 2.30 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 1.98 | 1.44 | ||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | .86b | 4.12 | 3.46 | 14.80 | 11.37 | 24.12 | ||||||||
Net Assets, end of period | ||||||||||||||
($ x 1,000) | 451,754 | 355,608 | 200,674 | 117,116 | 91,731 | 82,091 | ||||||||
a | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. | |||||||||||||
b | Not 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 International Stock Index Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering three series including the fund.The fund’s investment objective is to match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (Free) Index (EAFE).The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser. The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation (“Mellon Financial”). Dreyfus Service 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.
On May 24, 2007, the shareholders of Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. approved the proposed merger of the two companies. The new company will be called The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.As part of this transaction, Dreyfus would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals, as well as other customary conditions to closing. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction of the other conditions, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. expect the transaction to be completed in the third quarter of 2007.
The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which requires 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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered open-ended investment companies that are not traded on exchange are valued at their net asset value.When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Directors. Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. For other securities that are fair valued by the fund’s Board of Directors, certain factors may be considered such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Forward currency exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate. Financial futures are valued at the last sales price on the principle exchange.
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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) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Such gains and losses are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gain and loss from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on debt securities.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with Mellon Bank, N.A, an affiliate of the Manager, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy at origination all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. It is the fund’s policy that collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Cash collateral is invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager. The fund is entitled to receive all income on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction.Although each security loaned is fully collateralized, the fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner.
(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Manager are defined as “affiliated” in the Act.
(e) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gain, 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 gain 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(f) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for income tax is required.
The FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for
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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 fund has unused capital loss carryover of $7,146,950 available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to October 31, 2006. If not applied, $2,075,999 of the carryover expires in fiscal 2010, $4,292,311 expires in fiscal 2011 and $778,640 expires in fiscal 2012.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 were as follows: ordinary income $4,095,715.The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
NOTE 2—Bank Line Of Credit:
The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $350 million redemption credit facility (the “Facility”) to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowings. During the period ended April 30, 2007, the fund did not borrow under the Facility.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement (“Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .35% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets, and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Manager has agreed to pay all the expenses of the fund, except management fees, brokerage commissions, taxes, commitment fees, interest, Shareholder Services Plan fees, fees and expenses of non-interested Board Members (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, the Manager is required to reduce its fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Board Members (including counsel fees). Each Board member also serves as a Board Member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex (collectively, the “Fund Group”). Currently, the Company and 13 other funds (comprised of 41 portfolios) in the Dreyfus Family of Funds pay each Board member their respective allocated portion of an annual retainer of $85,000, and an attendance fee of $10,000 for each regularly scheduled Board meetings, an attendance fee of $2,000 for each separate in-person committee meeting that is not held in conjunction with a regularly scheduled Board meeting and an attendance fee of $1,000 for each Board meetings and separate committee meetings that are conducted by telephone. The Chairman of the Board receives an additional 25% of such compensation and the Audit Committee Chairman receives an additional $15,000 per annum.The Company also reimburses each Board member for travel and out of pocket expenses in connection with attending Board or committee meetings. Subject to the Company’s Emeritus Program Guidelines, Emeritus Board members, if any, receive 50% of the Company’s annual retainer fee and per meeting fee paid at the time the Board member achieves emeritus status.All Board fees are allocated among the funds in the Fund Group in proportion to each fund’s relative net assets.
(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund pays the Distributor for the provision of certain services, a fee at the annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. The services provided
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may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or other industry professional) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended April 30, 2007, the fund was charged $494,217 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.
The components of Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $127,405, and shareholder services plan fees $91,003.
(c) A 2% redemption fee is charged and retained by the fund on certain shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase subject to exceptions described in the fund’s current prospectus. During the period April 30, 2007, redemption fees charged and received by the fund amounted to $5,415.
(d) Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, the fund invests it’s available cash balances in affiliated money market mutual funds. Management fees of the underlying money market mutual funds have been waived by the Manager.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, forward currency exchange contracts and financial futures, during the period ended April 30, 2007, amounted to $39,748,938 and $3,331,630, respectively.
The fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings and to settle foreign currency transactions. When executing forward currency exchange contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward cur-
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
rency exchange contracts, the fund would incur a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With respect to purchases of forward currency exchange contracts, the fund would incur a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counter party nonperformance on these forward currency exchange contracts which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract. The following summarizes open forward currency exchange contracts at April 30, 2007:
Foreign | Unrealized | |||||||
Forward Currency | Currency | Appreciation | ||||||
Exchange Contracts | Amounts | Cost ($) | Value ($) | (Depreciation) ($) | ||||
Purchases: | ||||||||
British Pound, | ||||||||
Expiring 6/14/2007 | 1,966,370 | 3,886,197 | 3,931,403 | 45,206 | ||||
Euro, | ||||||||
Expiring 6/14/2007 | 3,402,790 | 4,585,244 | 4,651,341 | 66,097 | ||||
Japanese Yen, | ||||||||
Expiring 6/14/2007 | 470,439,000 | 4,006,719 | 3,958,092 | (48,627) | ||||
Total | 62,676 |
The fund may invest in financial futures contracts in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the market. The fund is exposed to market risk as a result of changes in the value of the underlying financial instruments. Investments in financial futures require the fund to “mark to market” on a daily basis, which reflects the change in the market value of the contract at the close of each day’s trading. Typically, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses.When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss.These investments require initial margin deposits with a broker, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board
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of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Contracts open as of April 30, 2007, are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.
At April 30, 2007, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $140,859,808, consisting of $144,140,832 gross unrealized appreciation and $3,281,024 gross unrealized depreciation.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see Statement of Investments).
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE
FUND’S INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the fund’s Board held on March 7 and 8, 2007, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the fund’s Management Agreement with Dreyfus for a one-year term ending March 30, 2008. 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 Dreyfus. In approving the continuance of the Management Agreement, the Board considered all factors that they believed to be relevant, including, among other things, the factors discussed below.
Analysis of Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board members received a presentation from representatives of Dreyfus 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. Dreyfus’s representatives reviewed the fund’s distribution of accounts and the relationships Dreyfus has with various intermediaries and the different needs of each. Dreyfus’s representatives noted the various distribution channels for the fund as well as the diverse methods of distribution among other funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and Dreyfus’s corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each distribution channel, including those of the fund. Dreyfus also provided the number of accounts investing in the fund, as well as the fund’s asset size.
The Board members also considered Dreyfus’s research and portfolio management capabilities and Dreyfus’s 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 Dreyfus’s extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructure.
Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board members reviewed the fund’s performance, management fee and expense ratio, placing significant emphasis
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on comparative data supplied by Lipper, Inc., an independent provider of mutual fund data, including contractual and actual (net of fee waivers and expense reimbursements) management fees, operating expense components and total return performance.The fund’s performance was compared to that of a Performance Universe, consisting of all funds with the same Lipper classification/objective, and a Performance Group, consisting of comparable funds chosen by Lipper based on guidelines previously approved by the Board. Similarly, the fund’s contractual and actual management fee and operating expenses were compared to those of an Expense Universe, consisting of funds with the same or similar Lipper classification/objective, and an Expense Group, consisting of comparable funds chosen by Lipper based on guidelines previously approved by the Board. As part of its review of expenses, the Board also considered other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, custody fees, 12b-1 or non-12b-1 service fees (if any), and other non-management fees, as well as any waivers or reimbursements of fees and expenses.
In its review of performance, the Board noted that the fund’s average annual total return was in the fourth quintile of the Performance Group, and in the third quintile of the Performance Universe, for the one period ended December 31, 2006.
In its review of the fund’s management fee and operating expenses, the Board examined the range of management fees and expense ratios of the funds in the Expense Group and Expense Universe, noting, among other things, that under the fund’s management contract, Dreyfus has agreed to pay all of the fund’s expenses, except management fees, shareholder services fees, brokerage commissions, taxes, interest fees and expenses of the non-interested directors and of independent counsel to the fund, and extraordinary expenses.The Board noted that the fund’s total expense ratio was in the first quintile of the Expense Group and the second quintile of the Expense Universe (the first quintile represents the funds with the lowest fees).
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
Representatives of Dreyfus reviewed with the Board members the fees paid to Dreyfus or its affiliates by mutual funds and/or separate accounts managed by Dreyfus with similar investment objectives, policies and strategies as the fund (the “Similar Accounts”), and explained the nature of the Similar Accounts and the differences, from Dreyfus’s perspective, as applicable, in providing services to the Similar Accounts as compared to the fund. Dreyfus’s representatives also reviewed the costs associated with distribution through intermediaries. The Board analyzed differences in fees paid to Dreyfus and discussed the relationship of the advisory fees paid in light of Dreyfus’s performance, and the services provided. The Board members considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Accounts managed by Dreyfus, to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fees. The Board acknowledged that differences in fees paid by the Similar Accounts seemed to be consistent with the services provided.
Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus’s representatives reviewed the dollar amount of expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and the method used to determine such expenses and profit. The Board members evaluated the profitability analysis in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund investors. The Board members also considered potential benefits to Dreyfus from acting as investment adviser and noted that there were no soft dollar arrangements with respect to trading the fund’s investments.
It was noted that the Board members should consider Dreyfus’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 Dreyfus, 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 Dreyfus may have realized any economies of scale would be less. It also was noted that the profitability percentage for managing the fund was within ranges
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determined by appropriate court cases to be reasonable given the services rendered and generally superior service levels provided. The Board also noted the fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements in place for the fund and its effect on Dreyfus’s profitability.
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 made the following conclusions and determinations.
- The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the ser- vices provided by Dreyfus are adequate and appropriate.
- The Board generally was satisfied with the fund’s perfromance.
- The Board concluded that the fee paid by the fund to Dreyfus was reasonable in light of the services provided, comparative perfor- mance, expense and advisory fee information, costs of the services provided and profits to be realized and benefits derived or to be derived by Dreyfus from its relationship with the fund.
- The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to Dreyfus and its affiliates in connection with the manage- ment of the fund had been adequately considered by Dreyfus in connection with the management fee rate charged to the fund 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.
The Board members considered these conclusions and determinations, along with information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year, and, without any one factor being dispositive, the Board determined that continuation of the fund’s Management Agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of Dreyfus or any other person in the Dreyfus organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Dreyfus disclaims any responsibility to update such views.These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Dreyfus fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Dreyfus fund.
Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value
Contents | ||
THE FUND | ||
2 | A Letter from the 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 | |
23 | Statement of Financial Futures | |
24 | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
25 | Statement of Operations | |
26 | Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
27 | Financial Highlights | |
28 | Notes to Financial Statements | |
35 | Information About the Review | |
and Approval of the Fund’s | ||
Investment Management Agreement | ||
FOR MORE INFORMATION | ||
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Dreyfus |
S&P 500 Index Fund |
The Fund
A LETTER FROM THE CEO
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund, covering the six-month period from November 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007.
The U.S. economy moderated throughout the reporting period as a cooling housing market took its toll on consumer and business spending, and key measures of inflation stayed stubbornly above the Federal Reserve’s stated “comfort zone.”Yet, labor markets remained relatively strong and the general markets continued toward record price levels. Dreyfus’ chief economist believes that these seemingly conflicting signals may be the result of a lag between the current downturn in housing activity and its likely dampening effect on housing-related employment. In his view, inflationary pressures may moderate over the coming months in an environment of modestly rising unemployment rates and sub-par economic growth.
The likely implications of this economic outlook include a long pause in Fed policy before an eventual easing of short-term interest rates, a modest drop in 10-year Treasury bond yields, decelerating corporate earnings, continued high pace of mergers-and-acquisitions activity and a probable continuation of the ongoing shift in investor sentiment toward higher quality stocks.We expect these developments to produce both challenges and opportunities in the financial markets, and your financial advisor can help determine the appropriate investments for you and position your investment portfolio for these trends.
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.
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Tom Durante, CFA, Portfolio Manager
How did Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund perform relative to its benchmark?
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2007, the fund produced a total return of 8.34% .1 In comparison, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the “S&P 500 Index”), the fund’s benchmark, produced an 8.60% return for the same period.2,3
Despite occasional bouts of volatility during the reporting period, the U.S. stock market advanced in an environment of robust corporate earnings, subdued inflation and stable interest rates.The difference in returns between the fund and the S&P 500 Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the S&P 500 Index’s results.
What is the fund’s investment approach?
The fund seeks to match the total return of the S&P 500 Index by generally investing in all 500 stocks in the S&P 500 Index in proportion to their respective weighting. Often considered a barometer for the stock market in general, the S&P 500 Index is made up of 500 widely held common stocks across 10 economic sectors. Each stock is weighted by its market capitalization; that is, larger companies have greater representation in the S&P 500 Index than smaller ones.The S&P 500 Index is dominated by large-cap, blue-chip stocks that comprise nearly 75% of total U.S. market capitalization.
What other factors influenced the fund’s performance?
During the reporting period, U.S. economic growth slowed gradually, led by weakness in the housing market. In contrast to the United States, many international economies have flourished during the reporting period, most notably China, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
These trends suggest that the United States may have passed the baton in driving the growth of the global economy, at least temporarily, to other countries.
In this environment, U.S. stocks posted generally favorable returns over the first few months of the reporting period, fueled by rising mergers-and-acquisitions activity, strong corporate earnings, low unemployment, stable interest rates and subdued inflation. Turmoil in Chinese equity markets and the U.S. sub-prime mortgage market in late February produced heightened volatility in the U.S. financial markets, but the decline proved to be short-lived.The stock market rallied strongly in late March and April, and the S&P 500 Index ended the reporting period just shy of the all-time high set in March 2000.
Energy stocks ranked among the stronger contributors to the S&P 500 Index’s results for the reporting period. Integrated energy producers and oil services providers fared especially well, largely because they were able to offset the effects of volatile oil prices with more consistent results from their natural gas and chemicals divisions. In addition, oil refineries benefited from a scarcity of capacity. Utilities stocks also fared well during the reporting period, due to greater demand for electric power in a moderately growing economy.
A number of insurance companies, asset management firms and mutual fund companies within the financials sector contributed positively to the performance of the S&P 500 Index. Insurance companies posted generally strong returns due to greater pricing power and a lack of catastrophic claims compared to previous reporting periods. In addition, many insurance companies achieved higher sales of variable annuity products, life insurance and directors-and-officers liability insurance. Banks generally benefited from good results produced by their international operations and credit card businesses, while asset management firms gained value amid robust stock market trading volumes and increased mergers-and-acquisitions activity.
Within the information technology sector, some of the larger integrated technology companies rallied on the strength of improved business-to-business sales, while companies of personal computers and electronic
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consumer products benefited from pricing concessions extracted from its suppliers. In the consumer discretionary sector, media stocks gained value in an improving environment for their television news, film and publishing divisions, while consumer staples stocks benefited from good performance among beverage producers and a long-awaited spin-off in the food-and-tobacco industry.
On the other hand, relatively few industry groups detracted from the S&P 500 Index’s overall return during the reporting period.Automobile manufacturers disappointed due to shrinking domestic auto and weakness. Other laggards included air and ground freight companies, which suffered in a slowing U.S. economy.
What is the fund’s current strategy?
As an index fund, our strategy is to attempt to replicate the returns of the S&P 500 Index by maintaining an asset allocation that closely approximates that of the S&P 500 Index. In our view, an investment in a broadly diversified index fund, such as Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund, may help investors in their efforts to manage stock market risk by limiting the impact on the overall portfolio of unexpected losses in any single industry group or holding.
May 15, 2007
1 | Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no | |
guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, | ||
fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Return figure provided reflects the | ||
absorption of certain fund expenses by The Dreyfus Corporation pursuant to an agreement in | ||
effect that may be extended, terminated or modified. Had these expenses not been absorbed, the | ||
fund’s return would have been lower. | ||
2 | SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends daily and, where applicable, | |
capital gain distributions.The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is a widely | ||
accepted, unmanaged index of U.S. stock market performance. | ||
3 | “Standard & Poor’s®,”“S&P®,”“Standard & Poor’s 500” and “S&P 500®” are trademarks | |
of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and have been licensed for use by the fund.The fund is | ||
not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and Standard & Poor’s makes no | ||
representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund. |
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)
As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.
Review your fund’s expenses
The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund from November 1, 2006 to April 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 April 30, 2007 | ||
Expenses paid per $1,000 † | $ 2.58 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,083.40 |
COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)
Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | ||
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended April 30, 2007 | ||
Expenses paid per $1,000 † | $ 2.51 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,022.32 |
† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .50%; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited)
Common Stocks—100.2% | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Consumer Discretionary—10.3% | ||||
Abercrombie & Fitch, Cl. A | 24,900 | 2,033,334 | ||
Amazon.com | 87,800 a,b | 5,384,774 | ||
Apollo Group, Cl. A | 39,500 a,b | 1,868,350 | ||
AutoNation | 42,500 b | 868,700 | ||
AutoZone | 14,000 b | 1,862,560 | ||
Bed Bath & Beyond | 80,000 b | 3,259,200 | ||
Best Buy | 114,225 | 5,328,596 | ||
Big Lots | 30,900 a,b | 994,980 | ||
Black & Decker | 18,500 a | 1,678,320 | ||
Brunswick | 25,600 | 838,656 | ||
Carnival | 124,900 | 6,106,361 | ||
CBS, Cl. B | 208,312 | 6,618,072 | ||
Centex | 33,700 a | 1,508,749 | ||
Circuit City Stores | 40,200 | 701,490 | ||
Clear Channel Communications | 140,100 | 4,963,743 | ||
Coach | 104,500 b | 5,102,735 | ||
Comcast, Cl. A | 877,927 b | 23,405,536 | ||
D.R. Horton | 77,100 a | 1,710,078 | ||
Darden Restaurants | 40,950 | 1,698,606 | ||
Dillard’s, Cl. A | 17,200 | 595,636 | ||
DIRECTV Group | 218,700 b | 5,213,808 | ||
Dollar General | 88,108 | 1,881,106 | ||
Dow Jones & Co. | 18,400 a | 668,472 | ||
E.W. Scripps, Cl. A | 23,600 | 1,021,880 | ||
Eastman Kodak | 81,200 a | 2,022,692 | ||
Family Dollar Stores | 42,800 | 1,362,752 | ||
Federated Department Stores | 129,700 | 5,696,424 | ||
Ford Motor | 534,192 a | 4,294,904 | ||
Fortune Brands | 43,000 | 3,444,300 | ||
Gannett | 66,300 a | 3,783,078 | ||
Gap | 148,725 | 2,669,614 | ||
General Motors | 159,700 a | 4,987,431 | ||
Genuine Parts | 48,100 | 2,376,621 | ||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber | 50,900 a,b | 1,692,934 | ||
H & R Block | 91,000 | 2,057,510 | ||
Harley-Davidson | 72,700 a | 4,603,364 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (continued) | ||||
Harman International Industries | 18,500 a | 2,254,965 | ||
Harrah’s Entertainment | 52,600 | 4,486,780 | ||
Hasbro | 45,400 | 1,435,094 | ||
Hilton Hotels | 109,800 | 3,733,200 | ||
Home Depot | 576,103 | 21,817,021 | ||
Host Hotels & Resorts | 147,000 | 3,769,080 | ||
IAC/InterActiveCorp | 61,300 a,b | 2,336,756 | ||
International Game Technology | 95,500 | 3,642,370 | ||
Interpublic Group of Cos. | 132,300 a,b | 1,677,564 | ||
J.C. Penney | 63,500 a | 5,022,215 | ||
Johnson Controls | 55,500 | 5,679,315 | ||
Jones Apparel Group | 30,600 | 1,021,734 | ||
KB Home | 21,700 | 957,187 | ||
Kohl’s | 92,300 b | 6,833,892 | ||
Leggett & Platt | 50,100 | 1,178,352 | ||
Lennar, Cl. A | 38,900 | 1,661,419 | ||
Limited Brands | 96,500 | 2,660,505 | ||
Liz Claiborne | 29,200 | 1,305,824 | ||
Lowe’s Cos. | 429,800 | 13,134,688 | ||
Marriott International, Cl. A | 93,100 | 4,209,051 | ||
Mattel | 111,000 | 3,141,300 | ||
McDonald’s | 339,700 | 16,400,716 | ||
McGraw-Hill Cos. | 100,200 | 6,566,106 | ||
Meredith | 11,000 | 637,120 | ||
New York Times, Cl. A | 40,600 a | 950,040 | ||
Newell Rubbermaid | 78,362 | 2,403,363 | ||
News, Cl. A | 662,300 | 14,828,897 | ||
NIKE, Cl. B | 106,700 a | 5,746,862 | ||
Nordstrom | 64,600 | 3,547,832 | ||
Office Depot | 78,000 b | 2,622,360 | ||
OfficeMax | 21,200 a | 1,043,464 | ||
Omnicom Group | 47,200 | 4,942,312 | ||
Polo Ralph Lauren | 17,300 | 1,593,503 | ||
Pulte Homes | 60,000 a | 1,614,000 | ||
RadioShack | 38,400 a | 1,116,288 | ||
Sears Holdings | 23,462 b | 4,479,130 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||||
Consumer Discretionary (continued) | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams | 31,500 | 2,008,755 | ||||
Snap-On | 16,600 | 904,700 | ||||
Stanley Works | 23,413 | 1,364,510 | ||||
Staples | 202,375 | 5,018,900 | ||||
Starbucks | 212,000b | 6,576,240 | ||||
Target | 242,400 | 14,391,288 | ||||
Tiffany & Co. | 38,200 | 1,821,758 | ||||
Time Warner | 1,077,050a | 22,219,542 | ||||
TJX Cos | 128,500 | 3,583,865 | ||||
Tribune | 50,200a | 1,646,560 | ||||
VF | 25,400a | 2,230,374 | ||||
Viacom, Cl. B | 195,412b | 8,060,745 | ||||
Walt Disney | 578,200 | 20,225,436 | ||||
Wendy’s International | 24,500 | 923,650 | ||||
Whirlpool | 22,246a | 2,358,743 | ||||
Wyndham Worldwide | 53,354b | 1,846,048 | ||||
Yum! Brands | 74,420 | 4,603,621 | ||||
384,540,406 | ||||||
Consumer Staples—9.5% | ||||||
Altria Group | 592,400 | 40,828,208 | ||||
Anheuser-Busch Cos. | 215,300 | 10,590,607 | ||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland | 184,260 | 7,130,862 | ||||
Avon Products | 124,472 | 4,953,985 | ||||
Brown-Forman, Cl. B | 22,200 | 1,419,246 | ||||
Campbell Soup | 61,600 | 2,408,560 | ||||
Clorox | 42,700 | 2,864,316 | ||||
Coca-Cola | 568,600 | 29,675,234 | ||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises | 78,600 | 1,724,484 | ||||
Colgate-Palmolive | 144,900 | 9,815,526 | ||||
ConAgra Foods | 142,600 | 3,505,108 | ||||
Constellation Brands, Cl. A | 59,500b | 1,333,395 | ||||
Costco Wholesale | 127,700 | 6,840,889 | ||||
CVS | 434,774 | 15,756,209 | ||||
Dean Foods | 36,400 | 1,326,052 | ||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Cl. A | 32,800a | 1,686,576 | ||||
General Mills | 97,400 | 5,834,260 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||||
Consumer Staples (continued) | ||||||
H.J. Heinz | 91,700 | 4,319,987 | ||||
Hershey | 48,900a | 2,687,544 | ||||
Kellogg | 70,800 | 3,746,028 | ||||
Kimberly-Clark | 128,800 | 9,166,696 | ||||
Kraft Foods, Cl. A | 462,683 | 15,486,000 | ||||
Kroger | 199,800 | 5,896,098 | ||||
McCormick & Co. | 36,700 | 1,362,304 | ||||
Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B | 13,200a | 1,244,496 | ||||
Pepsi Bottling Group | 37,100 | 1,217,251 | ||||
PepsiCo | 462,300 | 30,553,407 | ||||
Procter & Gamble | 890,665 | 57,278,666 | ||||
Reynolds American | 48,400a | 3,110,184 | ||||
Safeway | 124,300 | 4,512,090 | ||||
Sara Lee | 207,000 | 3,396,870 | ||||
SUPERVALU | 58,614 | 2,690,383 | ||||
SYSCO | 174,200 | 5,703,308 | ||||
Tyson Foods, Cl. A | 71,200a | 1,492,352 | ||||
UST | 45,300a | 2,567,604 | ||||
Wal-Mart Stores | 694,100 | 33,261,272 | ||||
Walgreen | 282,500 | 12,401,750 | ||||
Whole Foods Market | 39,700 | 1,857,563 | ||||
Wm. Wrigley Jr. | 61,600 | 3,627,008 | ||||
355,272,378 | ||||||
Energy—10.2% | ||||||
Anadarko Petroleum | 130,764 | 6,101,448 | ||||
Apache | 93,450 | 6,775,125 | ||||
Baker Hughes | 90,390 | 7,266,452 | ||||
BJ Services | 82,800 | 2,373,048 | ||||
Chesapeake Energy | 115,600a | 3,901,500 | ||||
Chevron | 609,126 | 47,383,912 | ||||
ConocoPhillips Unscd. Notes | 464,080 | 32,183,948 | ||||
Consol Energy | 51,500 | 2,156,305 | ||||
Devon Energy | 125,500 | 9,145,185 | ||||
El Paso | 197,075 | 2,956,125 | ||||
ENSCO International | 42,600a | 2,401,788 | ||||
EOG Resources | 68,900a | 5,060,016 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Energy (continued) | ||||
Exxon Mobil | 1,607,076 | 127,569,693 | ||
Halliburton | 258,000 | 8,196,660 | ||
Hess | 76,300 | 4,330,025 | ||
Kinder Morgan | 30,300 | 3,228,768 | ||
Marathon Oil | 97,675 | 9,918,896 | ||
Murphy Oil | 53,000 a | 2,938,320 | ||
Nabors Industries | 78,600 b | 2,524,632 | ||
National Oilwell Varco | 49,600 b | 4,208,560 | ||
Noble | 38,000 | 3,199,980 | ||
Occidental Petroleum | 236,600 | 11,995,620 | ||
Peabody Energy | 74,700 a | 3,584,106 | ||
Rowan Cos. | 31,200 | 1,143,168 | ||
Schlumberger | 332,700 | 24,563,241 | ||
Smith International | 56,300 a | 2,952,372 | ||
Spectra Energy | 177,186 a | 4,624,555 | ||
Sunoco | 34,200 | 2,583,126 | ||
Transocean | 82,700 b | 7,128,740 | ||
Valero Energy | 170,500 | 11,974,215 | ||
Weatherford International | 95,500 b | 5,012,795 | ||
Williams Cos. | 168,800 | 4,979,600 | ||
XTO Energy | 103,900 | 5,638,653 | ||
380,000,577 | ||||
Financial—21.7% | ||||
ACE | 92,200 | 5,482,212 | ||
Aflac | 138,800 | 7,125,992 | ||
Allstate | 174,700 | 10,887,304 | ||
Ambac Financial Group | 28,850 a | 2,648,430 | ||
American Express | 336,600 | 20,421,522 | ||
American International Group | 734,379 | 51,340,436 | ||
Ameriprise Financial | 67,560 | 4,017,793 | ||
AON | 84,175 | 3,261,781 | ||
Apartment Investment & Management, Cl. A | 27,500 | 1,520,750 | ||
Archstone-Smith Trust | 62,200 | 3,241,242 | ||
Assurant | 28,300 | 1,628,099 | ||
AvalonBay Communities | 22,400 | 2,738,624 | ||
Bank of America | 1,262,414 | 64,256,872 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Financial (continued) | ||||
Bank of New York | 213,400 | 8,638,432 | ||
BB & T | 153,000 | 6,367,860 | ||
Bear Stearns Cos. | 33,772 | 5,258,300 | ||
Boston Properties | 33,600 | 3,950,016 | ||
Capital One Financial | 115,900 | 8,606,734 | ||
CB Richard Ellis Group, Cl. A | 52,700 b | 1,783,895 | ||
Charles Schwab | 289,900 | 5,542,888 | ||
Chicago Mercantile Exchange | ||||
Holdings, Cl. A | 9,800 | 5,064,150 | ||
Chubb | 115,300 | 6,206,599 | ||
Cincinnati Financial | 48,785 | 2,207,033 | ||
CIT Group | 54,600 | 3,256,890 | ||
Citigroup | 1,383,817 | 74,200,268 | ||
Comerica | 44,500 a | 2,754,995 | ||
Commerce Bancorp/NJ | 52,900 a | 1,768,976 | ||
Compass Bancshares | 36,800 | 2,509,024 | ||
Countrywide Financial | 166,500 a | 6,173,820 | ||
Developers Diversified Realty | 35,800 | 2,330,580 | ||
E*TRADE FINANCIAL | 120,600 b | 2,662,848 | ||
Equity Residential | 83,000 a | 3,853,690 | ||
Fannie Mae | 273,200 | 16,096,944 | ||
Federated Investors, Cl. B | 25,100 | 957,816 | ||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 156,967 | 6,371,291 | ||
First Horizon National | 35,400 a | 1,388,034 | ||
Franklin Resources | 47,300 | 6,210,963 | ||
Freddie Mac | 195,600 | 12,670,968 | ||
Genworth Financial, Cl. A | 124,400 | 4,539,356 | ||
Goldman Sachs Group | 116,100 | 25,380,621 | ||
Hartford Financial Services Group | 90,400 | 9,148,480 | ||
Hudson City Bancorp | 139,700 a | 1,860,804 | ||
Huntington Bancshares/OH | 66,474 a | 1,474,393 | ||
Janus Capital Group | 53,600 | 1,341,072 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 980,441 | 51,080,976 | ||
KeyCorp | 111,700 | 3,985,456 | ||
Kimco Realty | 63,800 a | 3,066,866 | ||
Legg Mason | 37,100 | 3,679,949 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Financial (continued) | ||||
Lehman Brothers Holdings | 148,500 a | 11,179,080 | ||
Lincoln National | 78,100 a | 5,556,815 | ||
Loews | 127,300 | 6,023,836 | ||
M & T Bank | 21,700 | 2,416,078 | ||
Marsh & McLennan Cos. | 156,000 | 4,954,560 | ||
Marshall & Ilsley | 72,200 | 3,467,044 | ||
MBIA | 38,000 | 2,643,280 | ||
Mellon Financial | 117,400 | 5,039,982 | ||
Merrill Lynch & Co. | 249,600 | 22,521,408 | ||
MetLife | 212,500 | 13,961,250 | ||
MGIC Investment | 23,400 a | 1,441,674 | ||
Moody’s | 66,000 a | 4,363,920 | ||
Morgan Stanley | 300,460 | 25,241,645 | ||
National City | 167,200 a | 6,111,160 | ||
Northern Trust | 53,200 | 3,348,940 | ||
Plum Creek Timber | 50,000 | 1,985,000 | ||
PNC Financial Services Group | 97,700 | 7,239,570 | ||
Principal Financial Group | 75,600 | 4,799,844 | ||
Progressive | 210,100 | 4,847,007 | ||
ProLogis | 72,300 | 4,685,040 | ||
Prudential Financial | 132,400 | 12,578,000 | ||
Public Storage | 34,600 a | 3,228,872 | ||
Regions Financial | 206,533 a | 7,247,243 | ||
Safeco | 29,800 | 1,988,852 | ||
Simon Property Group | 62,500 | 7,205,000 | ||
SLM | 115,900 | 6,238,897 | ||
Sovereign Bancorp | 101,930 a | 2,473,841 | ||
Starwood Hotels & | ||||
Resorts Worldwide | 60,600 | 4,061,412 | ||
State Street | 94,200 | 6,487,554 | ||
SunTrust Banks | 100,300 | 8,467,326 | ||
Synovus Financial | 92,150 | 2,908,254 | ||
T. Rowe Price Group | 74,900 | 3,721,032 | ||
Torchmark | 27,700 | 1,891,910 | ||
Travelers Cos. | 190,712 | 10,317,519 | ||
U.S. Bancorp | 499,953 | 17,173,386 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Financial (continued) | ||||
Unum Group | 96,695 | 2,405,772 | ||
Vornado Realty Trust | 36,800 | 4,365,584 | ||
Wachovia | 537,981 | 29,879,465 | ||
Washington Mutual | 250,974 a | 10,535,889 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 953,700 | 34,228,293 | ||
XL Capital, Cl. A | 51,100 | 3,984,778 | ||
Zions Bancorporation | 31,000 | 2,535,800 | ||
806,713,856 | ||||
Health Care—12.2% | ||||
Abbott Laboratories | 435,600 | 24,663,672 | ||
Aetna | 145,716 | 6,831,166 | ||
Allergan | 43,400 | 5,260,080 | ||
AmerisourceBergen | 53,500 | 2,674,465 | ||
Amgen | 329,512 b | 21,134,899 | ||
Applera—Applied Biosystems Group | 51,800 | 1,618,232 | ||
Barr Pharmaceuticals | 30,100 b | 1,455,636 | ||
Bausch & Lomb | 15,300 | 900,099 | ||
Baxter International | 183,400 | 10,385,942 | ||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 69,000 | 5,429,610 | ||
Biogen Idec | 96,685 b | 4,564,498 | ||
Biomet | 69,175 | 2,988,360 | ||
Boston Scientific | 334,310 b | 5,161,746 | ||
Bristol-Myers Squibb | 570,000 | 16,450,200 | ||
C.R. Bard | 29,100 | 2,419,083 | ||
Cardinal Health | 113,025 | 7,906,099 | ||
Celgene | 106,600 b | 6,519,656 | ||
CIGNA | 27,500 a | 4,278,725 | ||
Coventry Health Care | 45,000 b | 2,602,350 | ||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 278,500 | 16,467,705 | ||
Express Scripts | 38,300 b | 3,659,565 | ||
Forest Laboratories | 89,700 b | 4,772,937 | ||
Genzyme | 74,400 b | 4,859,064 | ||
Gilead Sciences | 131,200 b | 10,721,664 | ||
Hospira | 44,070 b | 1,787,039 | ||
Humana | 47,100 b | 2,978,604 | ||
IMS Health | 55,100 | 1,616,083 | ||
Johnson & Johnson | 816,918 | 52,462,474 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Health Care (continued) | ||||
King Pharmaceuticals | 68,666 b | 1,404,220 | ||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | 34,500 b | 2,723,430 | ||
Manor Care | 20,600 | 1,336,734 | ||
McKesson | 83,377 | 4,905,069 | ||
Medco Health Solutions | 81,291 b | 6,342,324 | ||
MedImmune | 67,100 a,b | 3,803,228 | ||
Medtronic | 325,100 | 17,207,543 | ||
Merck & Co. | 611,500 | 31,455,560 | ||
Millipore | 15,200 a,b | 1,122,216 | ||
Mylan Laboratories | 69,100 | 1,515,363 | ||
Patterson Cos. | 39,300 a,b | 1,417,158 | ||
PerkinElmer | 34,400 | 832,480 | ||
Pfizer | 2,000,409 | 52,930,822 | ||
Quest Diagnostics | 44,800 | 2,190,272 | ||
Schering-Plough | 419,900 | 13,323,427 | ||
St. Jude Medical | 97,200 b | 4,159,188 | ||
Stryker | 84,200 | 5,467,948 | ||
Tenet Healthcare | 133,150 a,b | 987,973 | ||
Thermo Fisher Scientific | 118,600 b | 6,174,316 | ||
UnitedHealth Group | 382,300 | 20,284,838 | ||
Varian Medical Systems | 36,300 b | 1,532,223 | ||
Waters | 28,700 b | 1,705,641 | ||
Watson Pharmaceuticals | 28,900 b | 788,970 | ||
WellPoint | 172,900 b | 13,653,913 | ||
Wyeth | 380,000 | 21,090,000 | ||
Zimmer Holdings | 66,920 b | 6,054,922 | ||
456,979,431 | ||||
Industrial—11.0% | ||||
3M | 207,200 | 17,149,944 | ||
Allied Waste Industries | 72,000 b | 962,640 | ||
American Standard Cos. | 49,300 | 2,714,458 | ||
Avery Dennison | 25,900 | 1,610,980 | ||
Boeing | 222,798 | 20,720,214 | ||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe | 101,300 | 8,867,802 | ||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide | 48,900 | 2,614,194 | ||
Caterpillar | 182,300 | 13,238,626 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Industrial (continued) | ||||
Cintas | 38,300 | 1,435,101 | ||
Cooper Industries, Cl. A | 51,500 | 2,562,640 | ||
CSX | 123,300 | 5,322,861 | ||
Cummins | 29,400 | 2,709,504 | ||
Danaher | 67,200 | 4,783,968 | ||
Deere & Co. | 64,000 | 7,001,600 | ||
Dover | 57,800 | 2,781,336 | ||
Eaton | 41,300 | 3,684,373 | ||
Emerson Electric | 225,200 | 10,582,148 | ||
Equifax | 35,200 | 1,400,960 | ||
FedEx | 86,720 | 9,143,757 | ||
Fluor | 24,800 | 2,371,376 | ||
General Dynamics | 114,500 | 8,988,250 | ||
General Electric | 2,902,600 | 106,989,836 | ||
Goodrich | 35,400 | 2,012,136 | ||
Honeywell International | 225,825 | 12,235,199 | ||
Illinois Tool Works | 116,700 a | 5,987,877 | ||
Ingersoll-Rand, Cl. A | 86,900 a | 3,880,085 | ||
ITT Industries | 51,300 | 3,273,453 | ||
L-3 Communications Holdings | 35,100 | 3,156,543 | ||
Lockheed Martin | 100,200 | 9,633,228 | ||
Masco | 110,500 | 3,006,705 | ||
Monster Worldwide | 36,300 b | 1,526,415 | ||
Norfolk Southern | 112,100 | 5,968,204 | ||
Northrop Grumman | 98,890 | 7,282,260 | ||
Paccar | 70,074 a | 5,884,815 | ||
Pall | 34,700 | 1,455,665 | ||
Parker Hannifin | 32,650 | 3,008,371 | ||
Pitney Bowes | 62,200 | 2,985,600 | ||
R.R. Donnelley & Sons | 61,600 | 2,476,320 | ||
Raytheon | 125,900 | 6,740,686 | ||
Robert Half International | 47,400 | 1,578,420 | ||
Rockwell Automation | 46,800 | 2,786,472 | ||
Rockwell Collins | 47,500 | 3,119,325 | ||
Ryder System | 17,100 | 900,144 | ||
Southwest Airlines | 222,518 | 3,193,133 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Industrial (continued) | ||||
Terex | 29,000 b | 2,257,650 | ||
Textron | 35,400 | 3,599,118 | ||
Tyco International | 558,071 | 18,209,857 | ||
Union Pacific | 76,400 | 8,728,700 | ||
United Parcel Service, Cl. B | 301,000 | 21,199,430 | ||
United Technologies | 281,100 | 18,870,243 | ||
W.W. Grainger | 20,200 | 1,668,924 | ||
Waste Management | 150,500 | 5,630,205 | ||
409,891,751 | ||||
Information Technology—15.0% | ||||
ADC Telecommunications | 33,071 b | 608,506 | ||
Adobe Systems | 166,100 b | 6,903,116 | ||
Advanced Micro Devices | 156,600 a,b | 2,164,212 | ||
Affiliated Computer Services, Cl. A | 27,900 b | 1,671,489 | ||
Agilent Technologies | 113,916 b | 3,915,293 | ||
Altera | 100,600 | 2,267,524 | ||
Analog Devices | 94,200 | 3,638,004 | ||
Apple Computer | 243,300 b | 24,281,340 | ||
Applied Materials | 394,300 | 7,578,446 | ||
Autodesk | 65,400 b | 2,699,058 | ||
Automatic Data Processing | 155,400 | 6,955,704 | ||
Avaya | 127,980 b | 1,653,501 | ||
BMC Software | 57,600 b | 1,864,512 | ||
Broadcom, Cl. A | 133,150 b | 4,334,032 | ||
CA | 116,129 | 3,165,677 | ||
Ciena | 23,999 b | 699,811 | ||
Cisco Systems | 1,704,900 b | 45,589,026 | ||
Citrix Systems | 51,000 b | 1,662,600 | ||
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A | 40,300 b | 3,602,820 | ||
Computer Sciences | 48,900 b | 2,715,906 | ||
Compuware | 91,500 b | 903,105 | ||
Convergys | 38,600 b | 975,036 | ||
Corning | 443,100 b | 10,510,332 | ||
Dell | 641,200 b | 16,164,652 | ||
eBay | 320,700 b | 10,884,558 | ||
Electronic Arts | 87,500 b | 4,410,875 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Information Technology (continued) | ||||
Electronic Data Systems | 145,200 | 4,245,648 | ||
EMC/Massachusetts | 595,100 b | 9,033,618 | ||
Fidelity National Information Services | 45,900 | 2,319,327 | ||
First Data | 212,546 | 6,886,490 | ||
Fiserv | 48,150 b | 2,560,136 | ||
Google, Cl. A | 61,400 b | 28,942,732 | ||
Hewlett-Packard | 755,466 | 31,835,337 | ||
Intel | 1,627,900 | 34,999,850 | ||
International Business Machines | 425,000 | 43,439,250 | ||
Intuit | 96,700 b | 2,751,115 | ||
Jabil Circuit | 52,100 | 1,213,930 | ||
JDS Uniphase | 59,600 a,b | 982,208 | ||
Juniper Networks | 160,700 b | 3,593,252 | ||
KLA-Tencor | 56,400 | 3,133,020 | ||
Lexmark International, Cl. A | 27,100 a,b | 1,476,950 | ||
Linear Technology | 84,500 a | 3,161,990 | ||
LSI | 217,400 a,b | 1,847,900 | ||
Maxim Integrated Products | 90,500 a | 2,870,660 | ||
Micron Technology | 213,100 a,b | 2,444,257 | ||
Microsoft | 2,432,400 | 72,826,056 | ||
Molex | 40,000 | 1,195,200 | ||
Motorola | 674,695�� | 11,692,464 | ||
National Semiconductor | 80,100 a | 2,106,630 | ||
NCR | 50,500 b | 2,545,200 | ||
Network Appliance | 104,700 b | 3,895,887 | ||
Novell | 95,700 a,b | 698,610 | ||
Novellus Systems | 35,500 a,b | 1,149,135 | ||
NVIDIA | 100,400 b | 3,302,156 | ||
Oracle | 1,126,300 b | 21,174,440 | ||
Paychex | 95,775 | 3,553,253 | ||
PMC-Sierra | 60,000 a,b | 463,800 | ||
QLogic | 44,900 b | 802,812 | ||
QUALCOMM | 467,600 | 20,480,880 | ||
SanDisk | 64,200 a,b | 2,789,490 | ||
Sanmina-SCI | 149,600 b | 516,120 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Information Technology (continued) | ||||
Solectron | 255,200 a,b | 854,920 | ||
Sun Microsystems | 1,016,400 b | 5,305,608 | ||
Symantec | 260,939 b | 4,592,526 | ||
Tektronix | 23,100 | 678,909 | ||
Tellabs | 123,400 b | 1,310,508 | ||
Teradyne | 53,600 a,b | 935,320 | ||
Texas Instruments | 407,400 | 14,002,338 | ||
Unisys | 97,500 b | 764,400 | ||
VeriSign | 69,200 b | 1,892,620 | ||
Western Union | 217,946 | 4,587,763 | ||
Xerox | 267,900 b | 4,956,150 | ||
Xilinx | 93,700 a | 2,762,276 | ||
Yahoo! | 344,600 b | 9,662,584 | ||
561,054,860 | ||||
Materials—3.0% | ||||
Air Products & Chemicals | 61,100 | 4,674,150 | ||
Alcoa | 245,448 | 8,710,949 | ||
Allegheny Technologies | 28,777 | 3,153,383 | ||
Ashland | 15,700 | 941,215 | ||
Ball | 29,100 a | 1,475,079 | ||
Bemis | 29,500 | 979,990 | ||
Dow Chemical | 270,763 | 12,078,737 | ||
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 260,812 | 12,824,126 | ||
Eastman Chemical | 23,600 | 1,597,720 | ||
Ecolab | 50,200 | 2,158,098 | ||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Cl. B | 105,821 a | 7,106,938 | ||
Hercules | 32,900 b | 619,836 | ||
International Flavors & Fragrances | 22,000 | 1,070,740 | ||
International Paper | 127,753 | 4,818,843 | ||
MeadWestvaco | 51,511 | 1,718,407 | ||
Monsanto | 153,428 | 9,050,718 | ||
Newmont Mining | 127,325 | 5,309,453 | ||
Nucor | 85,000 | 5,394,100 | ||
Pactiv | 37,500 a,b | 1,296,750 | ||
PPG Industries | 46,300 a | 3,406,754 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Materials (continued) | ||||
Praxair | 90,400 | 5,835,320 | ||
Rohm & Haas | 40,215 | 2,057,802 | ||
Sealed Air | 45,564 | 1,499,056 | ||
Sigma-Aldrich | 37,300 a | 1,569,584 | ||
Temple-Inland | 29,700 | 1,759,428 | ||
United States Steel | 33,400 | 3,391,436 | ||
Vulcan Materials | 26,800 a | 3,314,356 | ||
Weyerhaeuser | 59,600 | 4,721,512 | ||
112,534,480 | ||||
Telecommunication Services—3.6% | ||||
Alltel | 101,700 | 6,375,573 | ||
AT & T | 1,762,585 | 68,247,291 | ||
CenturyTel | 31,400 | 1,445,970 | ||
Citizens Communications | 95,600 a | 1,488,492 | ||
Embarq | 42,442 | 2,548,218 | ||
Qwest Communications International | 442,800 a,b | 3,932,064 | ||
Sprint Nextel | 819,345 | 16,411,480 | ||
Verizon Communications | 821,356 | 31,359,372 | ||
Windstream | 134,523 | 1,966,726 | ||
133,775,186 | ||||
Utilities—3.7% | ||||
AES | 187,500 b | 4,123,125 | ||
Allegheny Energy | 46,400 b | 2,480,544 | ||
Ameren | 58,300 a | 3,064,831 | ||
American Electric Power | 111,960 | 5,622,631 | ||
CenterPoint Energy | 90,366 a | 1,701,592 | ||
CMS Energy | 63,000 | 1,166,760 | ||
Consolidated Edison | 72,700 | 3,726,602 | ||
Constellation Energy Group | 51,000 | 4,545,120 | ||
Dominion Resources/VA | 98,508 | 8,983,930 | ||
DTE Energy | 50,000 a | 2,529,500 | ||
Duke Energy | 354,872 a | 7,281,973 | ||
Dynergy Cl. A | 113,546 b | 1,068,468 | ||
Edison International | 92,000 | 4,816,200 | ||
Entergy | 56,000 | 6,335,840 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Utilities (continued) | ||||
Exelon | 189,150 | 14,263,802 | ||
FirstEnergy | 90,102 | 6,166,581 | ||
FPL Group | 114,500 | 7,370,365 | ||
Integrys Energy | 21,174 | 1,187,861 | ||
KeySpan | 49,600 | 2,053,936 | ||
Nicor | 12,700 a | 650,748 | ||
NiSource | 77,300 | 1,900,807 | ||
PG & E | 99,000 | 5,009,400 | ||
Pinnacle West Capital | 28,200 | 1,361,778 | ||
PPL | 108,700 | 4,740,407 | ||
Progress Energy | 72,569 | 3,668,363 | ||
Public Service Enterprise Group | 71,300 | 6,163,885 | ||
Questar | 24,300 | 2,360,259 | ||
Sempra Energy | 74,166 | 4,708,058 | ||
Southern | 211,300 | 7,985,027 | ||
TECO Energy | 59,200 a | 1,062,640 | ||
TXU | 129,594 | 8,498,775 | ||
Xcel Energy | 115,110 a | 2,773,000 | ||
139,372,808 | ||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||
(cost $2,335,478,788) | 3,740,135,733 | |||
Principal | ||||
Short-Term Investments—.1% | Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||
U.S. Treasury Bills: | ||||
4.82%, 7/12/07 | 750,000 c | 742,890 | ||
4.85%, 7/5/07 | 1,500,000 c | 1,487,130 | ||
Total Short-Term Investments | ||||
(cost $2,229,635) | 2,230,020 | |||
Other Investment—1.0% | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Registered Investment Company; | ||||
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred | ||||
Plus Money Market Fund | ||||
(cost $36,656,000) | 36,656,000 d | 36,656,000 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Investment of Cash Collateral | ||||
for Securities Loaned—3.5% | Shares | Value ($) | ||
Registered Investment Company; | ||||
Dreyfus Institutional Cash | ||||
Advantage Plus Fund | ||||
(cost $132,396,855) | 132,396,855 d | 132,396,855 | ||
Total Investments (cost $2,506,761,278) | 104.8% | 3,911,418,608 | ||
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables | (4.8%) | (179,749,711) | ||
Net Assets | 100.0% | 3,731,668,897 |
a All or a portion of these securities are on loan. At April 30, 2007, the total market value of the fund’s securities on |
loan is $153,898,055 and the total market value of the collateral held by the fund is $161,398,298, consisting of |
cash collateral of $132,396,855, U.S. Government and agency securities valued at $25,026,314, and Letters of |
Credit valued at $3,975,129. |
b Non-income producing security. |
c All or partially held by a broker as collateral for open financial futures positions. |
d Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. |
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | ||||||
Value (%) | Value (%) | |||||
Financial | 21.7 | Short-Term/Money | ||||
Information Technology | 15.0 | Market Investments | 4.6 | |||
Health Care | 12.2 | Utilities | 3.7 | |||
Industrial | 11.0 | Telecommunication Services | 3.6 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.3 | Materials | 3.0 | |||
Energy | 10.2 | |||||
Consumer Staples | 9.5 | 104.8 | ||||
† Based on net assets. | ||||||
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited)
Market Value | Unrealized | |||||||
Covered by | Appreciation | |||||||
Contracts | Contracts ($) | Expiration | at 4/30/2007 ($) | |||||
Financial Futures Long | ||||||||
Standard & Poor’s 500 | 117 | 43,535,700 | June 2007 | 252,425 |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited)
Cost | Value | |||
Assets ($): | ||||
Investments in securities—See Statement | ||||
of Investments (including securities on loan, | ||||
valued at $153,898,055)—Note 1(b): | ||||
Unaffiliated issuers | 2,337,708,423 | 3,742,365,753 | ||
Affiliated issuers | 169,052,855 | 169,052,855 | ||
Cash | 2,252,726 | |||
Dividends and interest receivable | 3,211,128 | |||
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed | 2,660,551 | |||
3,919,543,013 | ||||
Liabilities ($): | ||||
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b) | 1,539,252 | |||
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b) | 132,396,855 | |||
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | 53,539,763 | |||
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4 | 397,961 | |||
Interest payable—Note 2 | 285 | |||
187,874,116 | ||||
Net Assets ($) | 3,731,668,897 | |||
Composition of Net Assets ($): | ||||
Paid-in capital | 2,383,399,651 | |||
Accumulated undistributed investment—net | 15,976,759 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | (72,617,268) | |||
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation | ||||
(depreciation) on investments (including $252,425 | ||||
net unrealized appreciation on financial futures) | 1,404,909,755 | |||
Net Assets ($) | 3,731,668,897 | |||
Shares Outstanding | ||||
(200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized) | 88,911,728 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share—Note 3(c) ($) | 41.97 |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2007 (Unaudited)
Investment Income ($): | ||
Income: | ||
Cash dividends: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 36,166,583 | |
Affiliated issuers | 951,794 | |
Interest | 191,238 | |
Income from securities lending | 92,530 | |
Total Income | 37,402,145 | |
Expenses: | ||
Management fee—Note 3(a) | 4,596,170 | |
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b) | 4,596,170 | |
Loan commitment fees—Note 2 | 42,139 | |
Interest expense—Note 2 | 286 | |
Total Expenses | 9,234,765 | |
Investment Income—Net | 28,167,380 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (25,292,566) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures | 5,976,544 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | (19,316,022) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | ||
on investments [including ($3,017,125) net | ||
unrealized (depreciation) on financial futures] | 288,379,136 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 269,063,114 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 297,230,494 |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Six Months Ended | ||||
April 30, 2007 | Year Ended | |||
(Unaudited) | October 31, 2006 | |||
Operations ($): | ||||
Investment income—net | 28,167,380 | 49,810,697 | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (19,316,022) | 189,411,217 | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | ||||
(depreciation) on investments | 288,379,136 | 267,236,870 | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||||
Resulting from Operations | 297,230,494 | 506,458,784 | ||
Dividends to Shareholders from ($): | ||||
Investment income—net | (50,050,073) | (44,603,659) | ||
Net realized gain on investments | (119,861,285) | — | ||
Total Dividends | (169,911,358) | (44,603,659) | ||
Capital Stock Transactions ($): | ||||
Net proceeds from shares sold | 402,280,607 | 810,152,140 | ||
Dividends reinvested | 166,653,657 | 43,610,140 | ||
Cost of shares redeemed | (621,574,222) | (969,588,784) | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||||
from Capital Stock Transactions | (52,639,958) | (115,826,504) | ||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 74,679,178 | 346,028,621 | ||
Net Assets ($): | ||||
Beginning of Period | 3,656,989,719 | 3,310,961,098 | ||
End of Period | 3,731,668,897 | 3,656,989,719 | ||
Undistributed investment income—net | 15,976,759 | 37,859,452 | ||
Capital Share Transactions (Shares): | ||||
Shares sold | 9,905,225 | 21,471,151 | ||
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | 4,147,395 | 1,190,232 | ||
Shares redeemed | (15,273,185) | (25,791,107) | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | (1,220,565) | (3,129,724) |
See notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and dis-tributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
Six Months Ended April 30, 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||
Per Share Data ($): | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value, | ||||||||||||||
beginning of period | 40.57 | 35.50 | 33.30 | 30.91 | 26.01 | 31.08 | ||||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||
Investment income—net a | .31 | .54 | .56 | .39 | .35 | .32 | ||||||||
Net realized and | ||||||||||||||
unrealized gain (loss) | ||||||||||||||
on investments | 2.99 | 5.01 | 2.16 | 2.35 | 4.86 | (5.08) | ||||||||
Total from Investment | ||||||||||||||
Operations | 3.30 | 5.55 | 2.72 | 2.74 | 5.21 | (4.76) | ||||||||
Distributions: | ||||||||||||||
Dividends from investment | ||||||||||||||
income—net | (.56) | (.48) | (.52) | (.35) | (.31) | (.31) | ||||||||
Dividends from net realized | ||||||||||||||
gain on investments | (1.34) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Total Distributions | (1.90) | (.48) | (.52) | (.35) | (.31) | (.31) | ||||||||
Net asset value, | ||||||||||||||
end of period | 41.97 | 40.57 | 35.50 | 33.30 | 30.91 | 26.01 | ||||||||
Total Return (%) | 8.34b | 15.79 | 8.20 | 8.93 | 20.22 | (15.54) | ||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses | ||||||||||||||
to average net assets | .25b | .50 | .50 | .50 | .52 | .50 | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment | ||||||||||||||
income to average | ||||||||||||||
net assets | .76b | 1.45 | 1.60 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 1.05 | ||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 2.27b | 5.04 | 7.24 | 1.87 | 2.17 | 4.42 | ||||||||
Net Assets, end of | ||||||||||||||
period ($ x 1,000) | 3,731,669 | 3,656,990 | 3,310,961 | 3,116,177 | 2,803,280 | 2,185,380 | ||||||||
a | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. | |||||||||||||
b | Not annualized. | |||||||||||||
See notes to financial statements. |
The Fund 27
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ( U n a u d i t e d )
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering three series including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index.The Dreyfus Corporation (“the Manager” or “Dreyfus”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser. The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation (“Mellon Financial”). Dreyfus Service 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.
On May 24, 2007, the shareholders of Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. approved the proposed merger of the two companies.The new company will be called The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. As part of this transaction, Dreyfus would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals, as well as other customary conditions to closing. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction of the other conditions, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. expect the transaction to be completed in the third quarter of 2007.
The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which requires 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.
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(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered open-ended investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value.When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Directors. Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. For other securities that are fair valued by the fund’s Board of Directors, certain factors may be considered such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. Financial futures are valued at the last sales price on the principal exchange.
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
The Fund 29
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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. Realized gain and loss from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued, adjusted for, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on debt securities.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with Mellon Bank N.A., an affiliate of the Manager, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that at origination all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. It is the fund’s policy that collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is be maintained at all times. Cash collateral is invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager as shown in the fund’s Statement of Investments.The fund is entitled to receive all income on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Although each security loaned is fully collateralized, the fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner.
(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Manager are defined as “affiliated” in the Act.
(d) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gain, if any, are normally declared and paid annually,
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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 gain, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gain. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for income tax is required.
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 character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, were as follows: ordinary income $44,603,659. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of current fiscal year.
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NOTE 2—Bank Line of Credit:
The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $350 million redemption credit facility (the “Facility”) to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowings.
The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facility during the period ended April 30, 2007, was approximately $10,200 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 5.62% .
NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement (“Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets, and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Manager has agreed to pay all the expenses of the fund, except management fees, brokerage commissions, taxes, interest, commitment fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, fees and expenses of non-interested Board members (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, the Manager is required to reduce its fees in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Board members (including counsel fees). Currently, the Company and 13 other funds (comprised of 41 portfolios) in the Dreyfus Family of Funds pay each Board member their respective allocated portion of an annual retainer of $85,000, and an attendance fee of $10,000 for each regularly scheduled Board meeting, an attendance fee of $2,000 for each separate in-person committee meeting that is not held in conjunction with a regularly scheduled Board meeting, and an attendance fee of $1,000 for each Board meeting and separate
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committee meetings that are conducted by telephone.The Chairman of the Board receives an additional 25% of such compensation and the Audit Committee Chairman receives an additional $15,000 per annum. The Company also reimburses each Board member for travel and out of pocket expenses in connection with attending Board or committee meetings. Subject to the Company’s Emeritus Program Guidelines, Emeritus Board members, if any, receive 50% of the Company’s annual retainer fee and per meeting fee paid at the time the Board member achieves emeritus status. All Board fees are allocated among the funds in the Fund Group in proportion to each fund’s relative net assets.
(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund pays the Distributor for the provision of certain services a fee, at the annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or other industry professional) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period April 30, 2007, the fund was charged $4,596,170 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.
The components of Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $769,626 and shareholder services plan fees $769,626.
(c) A 1% redemption fee is charged and retained by the fund on certain shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase subject to exceptions described in the fund’s current prospectus. During the period ended April 30, 2007, redemption fees charged and received by the fund amounted to $8,255.
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(d) Pursuant to an exemptive order from SEC, the fund invests it’s available cash balances in affiliated money market mutual funds. Management fees of the underlying money market mutual funds have been waived by the Manager.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and financial futures during the period ended April 30, 2007, amounted to $82,715,980 and $171,206,116, respectively.
The fund may invest in financial futures contracts in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the market.The fund is exposed to market risk as a result of changes in the value of the underlying financial instruments. Investments in financial futures require the fund to “mark to market” on a daily basis, which reflects the change in the market value of the contract at the close of each day’s trading.Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses.When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss.These investments require initial margin deposits with a broker, which consist of cash or cash equivalents.The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Contracts open as of April 30, 2007, are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.
At April 30, 2007, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $1,404,657,330, consisting of $1,553,065,923 gross unrealized appreciation and $148,408,593 gross unrealized depreciation.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see Statement of Investment).
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE
FUND’S INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the fund’s Board held on March 7 and 8, 2007, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the fund’s Management Agreement with Dreyfus for a one-year term ending March 30, 2008. 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 Dreyfus. In approving the continuance of the Management Agreement, the Board considered all factors that they believed to be relevant, including, among other things, the factors discussed below.
Analysis of Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board members received a presentation from representatives of Dreyfus 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. Dreyfus’s representatives reviewed the fund’s distribution of accounts and the relationships Dreyfus has with various intermediaries and the different needs of each. Dreyfus’s representatives noted the various distribution channels for the fund as well as the diverse methods of distribution among other funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and Dreyfus’s corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each distribution channel, including those of the fund. Dreyfus also provided the number of accounts investing in the fund, as well as the fund’s asset size.
The Board members also considered Dreyfus’s research and portfolio management capabilities and Dreyfus’s 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 Dreyfus’s extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructure.
Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board members reviewed the fund’s performance, management fee and expense ratio, placing significant emphasis
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
on comparative data supplied by Lipper, Inc., an independent provider of mutual fund data, including contractual and actual (net of fee waivers and expense reimbursements) management fees, operating expense components and total return performance.The fund’s performance was compared to that of a Performance Universe, consisting of all funds with the same Lipper classification/objective, and a Performance Group, consisting of comparable funds chosen by Lipper based on guidelines previously approved by the Board. Similarly, the fund’s contractual and actual management fee and operating expenses were compared to those of an Expense Universe, consisting of funds with the same or similar Lipper classification/objective, and an Expense Group, consisting comparable funds chosen by Lipper based on guidelines previously approved by the Board.As part of its review of expenses, the Board also considered other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, custody fees, 12b-1 or non-12b-1 service fees (if any), and other non-management fees, as well as any waivers or reimbursements of fees and expenses.
In its review of performance, the Board noted that the fund’s average annual total return ranked in the third quintile of its Performance Group and its Performance Universe for the one-, two-, three, and four-year periods ended December 31, 2006. The Board further noted that the fund’s total return was at the median of the Performance Group average for the one- and two-year period ended December 31, 2006.
In its review of the fund’s management fee and operating expenses, the Board examined the range of management fees and expense ratios of the funds in the Expense Group and Expense Universe, noting, among other things, that under the fund’s management contract, Dreyfus has agreed to pay all of the fund’s expenses, except management fees, shareholder services fees, brokerage commissions, taxes, interest fees and expenses of the non-interested directors and of independent counsel to the fund, and extraordinary expenses.The Board noted that the fund’s total expense ratio was at the median of the Expense Group and below the median of the Expense Universe.
Representatives of Dreyfus reviewed with the Board members the fees paid to Dreyfus or its affiliates by mutual funds and/or separate accounts
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managed by Dreyfus with similar investment objectives, policies and strategies as the fund (the “Similar Accounts”), and explained the nature of the Similar Accounts and the differences, from Dreyfus’s perspective, as applicable, in providing services to the Similar Accounts as compared to the fund. Dreyfus’s representatives also reviewed the costs associated with distribution through intermediaries. The Board analyzed differences in fees paid to Dreyfus and discussed the relationship of the advisory fees paid in light of Dreyfus’s performance, and the services provided. The Board members considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Accounts managed by Dreyfus, to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fees. The Board acknowledged that differences in fees paid by the Similar Accounts seemed to be consistent with the services provided.
Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus’s representatives reviewed the dollar amount of expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and the method used to determine such expenses and profit. The Board members evaluated the profitability analysis in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund investors. The Board members also considered potential benefits to Dreyfus from acting as investment adviser and noted that there were no soft dollar arrangements with respect to trading the fund’s investments.
It was noted that the Board members should consider Dreyfus’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 Dreyfus, including the nature, extent and quality of such services and that a discussion of economies of scale is predicated on assets increasing significantly. It also was noted that the profitability percentage for managing the fund was within ranges determined by appropriate court cases to be reasonable given the services rendered and generally superior service levels provided.The Board also noted the fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements in place for the fund and its effect on Dreyfus’s profitability.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
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 made the following conclusions and determinations.
- The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the ser- vices provided by Dreyfus are adequate and appropriate.
- The Board generally was satisfied with the fund’s total return.
- The Board concluded that the fee paid by the fund to Dreyfus was reasonable in light of the services provided, comparative perfor- mance, expense and advisory fee information, costs of the services provided and profits to be realized and benefits derived or to be derived by Dreyfus from its relationship with the fund.
- The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to Dreyfus and its affiliates in connection with the manage- ment of the fund had been adequately considered by Dreyfus in connection with the management fee rate charged to the fund 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.
The Board members considered these conclusions and determinations, along with information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year, and, without any one factor being dispositive, the Board determined that continuation of the fund’s Management Agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
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NOTES
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 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 Index Funds, Inc.
By: | /s/ J. David Officer | |
J. David Officer | ||
President | ||
Date: | June 19, 2007 |
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: | June 19, 2007 |
By: | /s/ James Windels | |
James Windels | ||
Treasurer | ||
Date: | June 19, 2007 |
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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