UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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| Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc. |
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c/o The Dreyfus Corporation 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 |
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| Bennett A. MacDougall, Esq. 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (212) 922-6400 | |||||
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Date of fiscal year end:
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Date of reporting period: | 04/30/17 |
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FORM N-CSR
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund
SEMIANNUAL REPORT April 30, 2017 |
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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) 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
With Those of Other Funds | |
the Fund’s Management Agreement |
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Back Cover
| The Fund |
A LETTER FROM THE CEO OF DREYFUS
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund, covering the six-month period from November 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.
Stocks advanced solidly but higher-quality bonds lost a degree of value over the reporting period amid heightened market volatility stemming from various economic and political developments. After giving back a portion of their previous gains due to uncertainty in advance of U.S. elections, equity markets rallied to a series of new highs in the wake of the election’s unexpected outcome as investors revised their expectations for U.S. fiscal, regulatory, and tax policies. Generally strong economic data and corporate earnings continued to support stock prices over the first four months of 2017. In the bond market, yields of U.S. government securities moved higher and prices fell in response to two short-term interest-rate hikes and rising longer-term rates, while lower-rated corporate-backed bonds continued to advance in anticipation of a more business-friendly market environment.
Some asset classes and industry groups seem likely to continue to benefit from a changing economic and geopolitical landscape, while others probably will face challenges as conditions evolve. Consequently, selectivity seems likely to be an important determinant of investment success in the months ahead. As always, we encourage you to discuss the implications of our observations with your financial advisor.
Thank you for your continued confidence and support.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Santero
Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
May 15, 2017
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
For the period from November 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, CFA, Karen Q. Wong, CFA, and Richard A. Brown, CFA, Portfolio Managers
Market and Fund Performance Overview
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2017, Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund’s Class I shares produced a total return of 11.30%, and its Investor shares returned 11.13%.1 This compares with an 11.47% total return for the fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index (the “Index”), during the same period.2
International stocks gained ground due to improving global economic data and expectations of more business-friendly policies from a new presidential administration in the United States. The difference in returns between the fund and the Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the Index’s results.
As of August 31, 2016, existing fund shares were renamed Investor shares and Class I shares were added as a new share class of the fund.
The Fund’s Investment Approach
The fund seeks to match the performance of the Index and to pursue its goal, the fund is generally fully invested in stocks included in the Index and in futures whose performance is tied to certain countries included in the Index. The fund generally invests in all stocks included in the Index. The fund's investments are selected to match the benchmark composition along individual name, country and industry weighting, and other benchmark characteristics. Under these circumstances, the fund maintains approximately the same weighting for each stock as the Index.
The Index is an unmanaged, free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Each stock in the Index is weighted by its float-adjusted market capitalization.
Improved Economic Outlook Bolstered International Stocks
Despite the eroding effects of weakening foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar over much of the reporting period, international equities generally fared well in anticipation of higher levels of global economic growth stemming in part from more business-friendly fiscal, regulatory, and tax policies under a newly elected U.S. government. Although the Index declined relatively mildly in the immediate wake of the election’s widely unexpected outcome in November, improved investor sentiment and expectations of improved global economic growth later sparked a market rally that persisted through the end of the reporting period.
In addition, central banks in Europe and Japan have maintained accommodative monetary policies, which are expected to provide further support to international economies that already have shown signs of recovering from an extended period of sluggishness. In Europe, financial markets were further buoyed in the spring by reassuringly mainstream election results in the Netherlands. Japanese equities benefited from a return to positive bond yields, which supported earnings for the country’s financial institutions.
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
Financial and Industrial Stocks Led Markets Higher
The Index’s gains over the reporting period were driven by especially strong results from the financial sector, as higher interest rates supported lending margins in Japan; Australian banks benefited from a rebounding housing market and higher commodity prices; and banks in the United Kingdom, Spain, and France recovered from previous weakness. Insurance and capital markets companies gained value amid rising financial markets, and investment banks profited from rising bond issuance volumes.
The industrials sector also fared quite well, as machinery producers and diversified conglomerates climbed due to expectations of greater global economic growth. In addition, automobile manufacturers and shipbuilders advanced in anticipation of rising demand from rebounding emerging markets, and aerospace companies saw increased global demand for aircraft. In the consumer discretionary sector, textile and luxury goods purveyors rose amid optimism regarding economic conditions in the United States, Europe, and the emerging markets, while hotels, restaurants, and leisure companies benefited from higher consumer confidence and spending.
From a country perspective, the United Kingdom led the Index’s gains when financial companies rebounded and a weakening British pound proved beneficial to exporters.
All 11 of the market sectors that comprise the Index produced positive absolute returns over the reporting period. Utilities struggled with more stringent regulations governing coal-fired power plants in Europe, and the real estate sector was hurt by concerns regarding excess capacity and slowing development activity in Japan.
Replicating the Performance of the Index
Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that the global economic recovery appears to have gained momentum, and corporate earnings have continued to come in higher than many analysts expected. However, the market’s currently constructive conditions could be undermined by geopolitical instability and uncertainty surrounding the new U.S. presidential administration’s ability to enact its policy proposals into law. As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.
May 15, 2017
Equities are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.
1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price, 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 MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.
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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, 2016 to April 30, 2017. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | ||||||
assuming actual returns for the six months ended April 30, 2017 | ||||||
Investor Shares | Class I | |||||
Expenses paid per $1,000† | $3.14 | $1.83 | ||||
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,111.30 | $1,113.00 |
COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)
Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | ||||||
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended April 30, 2017 | ||||||
Investor Shares | Class I | |||||
Expenses paid per $1,000† |
| $3.01 |
| $1.76 | ||
Ending value (after expenses) |
| $1,021.82 |
| $1,023.06 |
† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .60% for Investor Shares and .35% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Common Stocks - 96.7% | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Australia - 7.2% | |||||
AGL Energy | 27,149 | 544,009 | |||
Alumina | 90,532 | 124,734 | |||
Amcor | 46,575 | 547,892 | |||
AMP | 119,496 | 479,605 | |||
APA Group | 45,190 | 309,959 | |||
Aristocrat Leisure | 22,606 | 332,454 | |||
ASX | 8,086 | 307,099 | |||
Aurizon Holdings | 85,479 | 329,634 | |||
AusNet Services | 72,030 | 94,388 | |||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group | 118,812 | 2,914,540 | |||
Bank of Queensland | 16,881 | 151,307 | |||
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank | 17,767 | 163,904 | |||
BHP Billiton | 130,510 | 2,318,058 | |||
Boral | 44,755 | 206,437 | |||
Brambles | 65,384 | 506,242 | |||
Caltex Australia | 10,982 | 245,631 | |||
Challenger | 23,612 | 233,738 | |||
CIMIC Group | 4,044 | 112,132 | |||
Coca-Cola Amatil | 22,091 | 154,996 | |||
Cochlear | 2,328 | 243,840 | |||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 69,888 | 4,573,829 | |||
Computershare | 19,692 | 217,347 | |||
Crown Resorts | 13,339 | 124,853 | |||
CSL | 18,525 | 1,838,670 | |||
Dexus Property Group | 40,447 | 308,925 | |||
Domino's Pizza Enterprises | 2,506 | 114,691 | |||
DUET Group | 98,706 | 223,211 | |||
Flight Centre Travel Group | 2,140 | 50,396 | |||
Fortescue Metals Group | 62,149 | 247,112 | |||
Goodman Group | 71,675 | 435,266 | |||
GPT Group | 73,335 | 288,295 | |||
Harvey Norman Holdings | 21,349 | 66,982 | |||
Healthscope | 74,351 | 123,040 | |||
Incitec Pivot | 69,755 | 197,961 | |||
Insurance Australia Group | 97,973 | 455,579 | |||
James Hardie Industries-CDI | 17,025 | 289,004 | |||
LendLease Group | 21,737 | 260,915 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Australia - 7.2% (continued) | |||||
Macquarie Group | 12,273 | 854,672 | |||
Medibank Private | 115,899 | 252,545 | |||
Mirvac Group | 150,475 | 255,774 | |||
National Australia Bank | 107,856 | 2,745,928 | |||
Newcrest Mining | 30,798 | 487,982 | |||
Oil Search | 57,186 | 309,167 | |||
Orica | 15,372 | 213,291 | |||
Origin Energy | 70,777 | a | 380,524 | ||
Qantas Airways | 18,369 | 58,320 | |||
QBE Insurance Group | 55,136 | 531,349 | |||
Ramsay Health Care | 5,670 | 304,416 | |||
REA Group | 2,402 | 110,597 | |||
Rio Tinto | 16,986 | 768,743 | |||
Santos | 74,951 | a | 195,309 | ||
Scentre Group | 213,456 | 688,893 | |||
SEEK | 13,743 | 175,355 | |||
Sonic Healthcare | 15,068 | 249,240 | |||
South32 | 219,113 | 456,120 | |||
Stockland | 100,018 | 363,233 | |||
Suncorp Group | 51,741 | 534,663 | |||
Sydney Airport | 46,218 | 238,449 | |||
Tabcorp Holdings | 30,122 | 107,138 | |||
Tatts Group | 59,893 | 192,846 | |||
Telstra | 171,658 | 542,428 | |||
TPG Telecom | 14,383 | 63,543 | |||
Transurban Group | 81,919 | 748,360 | |||
Treasury Wine Estates | 30,068 | 270,179 | |||
Vicinity Centres | 137,818 | 297,211 | |||
Vocus Group | 20,174 | 50,908 | |||
Wesfarmers | 46,052 | 1,482,801 | |||
Westfield | 81,220 | 552,223 | |||
Westpac Banking | 135,729 | 3,563,284 | |||
Woodside Petroleum | 30,391 | 732,313 | |||
Woolworths | 52,656 | 1,059,847 | |||
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Austria - .2% | |||||
ANDRITZ | 2,688 | 148,657 | |||
Erste Group Bank | 12,469 | a | 445,777 | ||
OMV | 6,042 | 278,235 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Austria - .2% (continued) | |||||
Raiffeisen Bank International | 4,550 | a | 103,736 | ||
Voestalpine | 4,531 | 189,306 | |||
1,165,711 | |||||
Belgium - 1.1% | |||||
Ageas | 7,979 | 326,802 | |||
Anheuser-Busch InBev | 30,924 | 3,483,085 | |||
Colruyt | 2,524 | 129,620 | |||
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert | 3,239 | 310,521 | |||
KBC Group | 10,066 | 726,754 | |||
Proximus | 6,406 | 195,979 | |||
Solvay | 2,982 | 379,238 | |||
Telenet Group Holding | 2,038 | a | 123,787 | ||
UCB | 5,232 | 407,836 | |||
Umicore | 3,912 | 229,047 | |||
6,312,669 | |||||
China - .0% | |||||
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings | 91,000 | 74,902 | |||
Denmark - 1.7% | |||||
AP Moller - Maersk, Cl. A | 154 | 255,530 | |||
AP Moller - Maersk, Cl. B | 270 | 466,986 | |||
Carlsberg, Cl. B | 4,315 | 430,663 | |||
Charles Hansen Holding | 4,149 | 279,628 | |||
Coloplast, Cl. B | 4,922 | 421,325 | |||
Danske Bank | 27,556 | 1,000,826 | |||
DONG Energy | 5,756 | b | 226,759 | ||
DSV | 7,672 | 427,405 | |||
Genmab | 2,302 | a | 457,821 | ||
ISS | 6,826 | 283,107 | |||
Novo Nordisk, Cl. B | 77,601 | 3,019,600 | |||
Novozymes, Cl. B | 9,311 | 402,262 | |||
Pandora | 4,591 | 496,197 | |||
TDC | 33,595 | 180,318 | |||
Tryg | 3,988 | 76,510 | |||
Vestas Wind Systems | 8,891 | 765,629 | |||
William Demant Holding | 4,877 | a | 111,636 | ||
9,302,202 | |||||
Finland - 1.0% | |||||
Elisa | 6,022 | 205,124 | |||
Fortum | 17,169 | 249,861 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Finland - 1.0% (continued) | |||||
Kone, Cl. B | 13,894 | 636,567 | |||
Metso | 4,118 | 147,715 | |||
Neste | 5,198 | 212,275 | |||
Nokia | 238,076 | 1,361,516 | |||
Nokian Renkaat | 4,816 | 207,220 | |||
Orion, Cl. B | 4,244 | 243,401 | |||
Sampo, Cl. A | 17,903 | 857,882 | |||
Stora Enso, Cl. R | 22,540 | 268,117 | |||
UPM-Kymmene | 21,468 | 566,621 | |||
Wartsila | 5,989 | 364,682 | |||
5,320,981 | |||||
France - 10.0% | |||||
Accor | 7,140 | 325,454 | |||
Aeroports de Paris | 1,220 | 162,730 | |||
Air Liquide | 15,797 | 1,903,170 | |||
Airbus | 23,583 | 1,906,893 | |||
Alstom | 5,912 | a | 187,724 | ||
Altice, Cl. A | 15,427 | a | 383,230 | ||
Altice, Cl. B | 3,963 | a | 98,555 | ||
Arkema | 2,602 | 275,528 | |||
Atos | 3,681 | 482,369 | |||
AXA | 78,812 | 2,104,183 | |||
BNP Paribas | 43,027 | 3,036,196 | |||
Bollore | 38,356 | 156,053 | |||
Bouygues | 8,649 | 363,618 | |||
Bureau Veritas | 10,058 | 232,983 | |||
Capgemini | 6,695 | 670,215 | |||
Carrefour | 23,338 | 549,753 | |||
Casino Guichard Perrachon | 2,041 | 122,946 | |||
Christian Dior | 2,236 | 613,669 | |||
Cie de Saint-Gobain | 19,982 | 1,078,526 | |||
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin | 7,303 | 954,222 | |||
CNP Assurances | 6,982 | 145,797 | |||
Credit Agricole | 45,145 | 671,259 | |||
Danone | 23,991 | 1,677,243 | |||
Dassault Aviation | 93 | 127,102 | |||
Dassault Systemes | 5,236 | 467,294 | |||
Edenred | 8,572 | 219,478 | |||
Eiffage | 2,339 | 198,123 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
France - 10.0% (continued) | |||||
Electricite de France | 15,568 | 130,002 | |||
Engie | 63,441 | 894,927 | |||
Essilor International | 8,291 | 1,074,284 | |||
Eurazeo | 1,413 | 95,799 | |||
Eutelsat Communications | 6,845 | 162,025 | |||
Fonciere Des Regions | 1,331 | 118,801 | |||
Gecina | 1,569 | 223,210 | |||
Groupe Eurotunnel | 19,532 | 214,571 | |||
Hermes International | 1,071 | 512,389 | |||
ICADE | 1,543 | 114,580 | |||
Iliad | 1,009 | 244,990 | |||
Imerys | 1,513 | 130,184 | |||
Ingenico Group | 2,343 | 212,295 | |||
JCDecaux | 3,359 | 118,495 | |||
Kering | 3,037 | 941,350 | |||
Klepierre | 9,148 | 359,136 | |||
Lagardere | 4,384 | 134,287 | |||
Legrand | 10,721 | 694,047 | |||
L'Oreal | 10,236 | 2,038,793 | |||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton | 11,330 | 2,795,413 | |||
Natixis | 36,653 | 255,008 | |||
Orange | 79,735 | 1,233,347 | |||
Pernod Ricard | 8,495 | 1,062,777 | |||
Peugeot | 19,489 | a | 408,347 | ||
Publicis Groupe | 7,896 | 569,996 | |||
Remy Cointreau | 990 | 99,882 | |||
Renault | 7,709 | 718,903 | |||
Rexel | 12,502 | 223,342 | |||
Safran | 12,524 | 1,037,096 | |||
Sanofi | 47,073 | 4,441,072 | |||
Schneider Electric | 22,844 | 1,804,089 | |||
SCOR | 6,634 | 262,464 | |||
SEB | 924 | 148,964 | |||
SFR Group | 3,286 | a | 107,598 | ||
Societe BIC | 1,212 | 136,248 | |||
Societe Generale | 31,248 | 1,709,072 | |||
Sodexo | 3,822 | 485,858 | |||
Suez | 12,933 | 212,516 | |||
Thales | 4,298 | 451,889 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
France - 10.0% (continued) | |||||
Total | 92,287 | 4,741,920 | |||
Unibail-Rodamco | 3,975 | 976,192 | |||
Valeo | 9,814 | 705,566 | |||
Veolia Environnement | 19,068 | 362,243 | |||
Vinci | 20,665 | 1,758,062 | |||
Vivendi | 41,253 | 818,526 | |||
Wendel | 1,046 | 146,585 | |||
Zodiac Aerospace | 8,639 | 209,759 | |||
55,411,212 | |||||
Germany - 8.7% | |||||
adidas | 7,671 | 1,536,673 | |||
Allianz | 18,547 | 3,531,530 | |||
Axel Springer | 1,985 | 111,378 | |||
BASF | 37,253 | 3,630,262 | |||
Bayer | 33,538 | 4,150,146 | |||
Bayerische Motoren Werke | 13,234 | 1,263,546 | |||
Beiersdorf | 4,077 | 405,648 | |||
Brenntag | 6,419 | 380,657 | |||
Commerzbank | 43,977 | a | 430,898 | ||
Continental | 4,403 | 985,617 | |||
Covestro | 3,639 | b | 283,661 | ||
Daimler | 39,101 | 2,913,344 | |||
Deutsche Bank | 84,303 | a | 1,517,972 | ||
Deutsche Boerse | 7,923 | 775,453 | |||
Deutsche Lufthansa | 8,798 | 151,805 | |||
Deutsche Post | 38,764 | 1,393,447 | |||
Deutsche Telekom | 133,044 | 2,333,292 | |||
Deutsche Wohnen-BR | 14,637 | 500,485 | |||
E.ON | 87,172 | 679,604 | |||
Evonik Industries | 7,030 | 234,749 | |||
Fraport Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide | 1,702 | 133,858 | |||
Fresenius & Co. | 16,688 | 1,352,644 | |||
Fresenius Medical Care & Co. | 8,611 | 763,999 | |||
GEA Group | 7,619 | 324,008 | |||
Hannover Rueck | 2,339 | 280,521 | |||
HeidelbergCement | 6,135 | 568,043 | |||
Henkel & Co. | 4,299 | 501,773 | |||
HOCHTIEF | 849 | 152,965 | |||
HUGO BOSS | 2,589 | 196,935 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Germany - 8.7% (continued) | |||||
Infineon Technologies | 45,347 | 938,534 | |||
Innogy | 5,409 | b | 198,856 | ||
K+S | 7,153 | 170,679 | |||
LANXESS | 3,733 | 269,600 | |||
Linde | 7,576 | 1,361,257 | |||
MAN | 1,351 | 141,925 | |||
Merck | 5,192 | 609,679 | |||
METRO | 6,781 | 223,148 | |||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs | 6,569 | 1,259,031 | |||
OSRAM Licht | 3,716 | 248,902 | |||
ProSiebenSat.1 Media | 9,404 | 399,405 | |||
RWE | 19,920 | a | 329,931 | ||
SAP | 39,873 | 3,998,940 | |||
Siemens | 31,031 | 4,448,356 | |||
Symrise | 5,137 | 359,638 | |||
Telefonica Deutschland Holding | 30,497 | 147,831 | |||
thyssenkrupp | 14,290 | 340,197 | |||
TUI | 19,794 | 287,906 | |||
United Internet | 4,677 | 215,275 | |||
Volkswagen | 1,388 | 223,693 | |||
Vonovia | 18,704 | 677,139 | |||
Zalando | 3,469 | a,b | 152,984 | ||
48,487,819 | |||||
Hong Kong - 3.3% | |||||
AIA Group | 489,400 | 3,388,147 | |||
ASM Pacific Technology | 10,300 | 153,341 | |||
Bank of East Asia | 49,550 | 205,122 | |||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings | 148,500 | 610,926 | |||
Cathay Pacific Airways | 52,000 | 74,874 | |||
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings | 25,000 | 219,037 | |||
Cheung Kong Property Holdings | 107,975 | 774,587 | |||
CK Hutchison Holdings | 109,975 | 1,373,565 | |||
CLP Holdings | 65,788 | 693,965 | |||
First Pacific | 84,250 | 64,880 | |||
Galaxy Entertainment Group | 94,277 | 524,815 | |||
Hang Lung Group | 36,000 | 150,186 | |||
Hang Lung Properties | 92,000 | 241,285 | |||
Hang Seng Bank | 30,700 | 622,419 | |||
Henderson Land Development | 41,999 | 266,194 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Hong Kong - 3.3% (continued) | |||||
HK Electric Investments | 106,500 | b | 94,200 | ||
HKT Trust | 146,660 | 187,606 | |||
Hong Kong & China Gas | 306,582 | 612,506 | |||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing | 47,500 | 1,170,043 | |||
Hongkong Land Holdings | 45,500 | 350,805 | |||
Hysan Development | 27,000 | 127,392 | |||
Jardine Matheson Holdings | 9,946 | 641,815 | |||
Jardine Strategic Holdings | 9,200 | 388,884 | |||
Kerry Properties | 28,500 | 106,623 | |||
Li & Fung | 251,200 | 105,281 | |||
Link REIT | 90,000 | 647,374 | |||
Melco Resorts & Entertainment, ADR | 8,076 | 177,268 | |||
MTR | 59,500 | 342,695 | |||
New World Development | 236,048 | 294,060 | |||
NWS Holdings | 63,301 | 118,979 | |||
PCCW | 167,000 | 94,253 | |||
Power Assets Holdings | 56,000 | 503,963 | |||
Shangri-La Asia | 49,000 | 70,177 | |||
Sino Land | 127,730 | 216,432 | |||
SJM Holdings | 78,530 | 76,225 | |||
Sun Hung Kai Properties | 57,699 | 865,669 | |||
Swire Pacific, Cl. A | 20,500 | 197,400 | |||
Swire Properties | 48,800 | 163,747 | |||
Techtronic Industries | 51,865 | 222,707 | |||
WH Group | 337,000 | b | 301,111 | ||
Wharf Holdings | 55,311 | 472,519 | |||
Wheelock & Co. | 34,000 | 265,108 | |||
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings | 26,300 | 103,971 | |||
18,282,156 | |||||
Ireland - .5% | |||||
Bank of Ireland | 1,095,574 | a | 275,678 | ||
CRH | 33,995 | 1,239,605 | |||
DCC | 3,616 | 333,930 | |||
Kerry Group, Cl. A | 6,378 | 525,674 | |||
Paddy Power Betfair | 3,314 | 369,297 | |||
Ryanair Holdings | 3,900 | a | 67,760 | ||
2,811,944 | |||||
Israel - .6% | |||||
Azrieli Group | 1,603 | 85,377 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Israel - .6% (continued) | |||||
Bank Hapoalim | 40,631 | 253,649 | |||
Bank Leumi Le-Israel | 59,125 | a | 276,705 | ||
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corporation | 79,342 | 133,522 | |||
Check Point Software Technologies | 5,200 | a | 540,852 | ||
Elbit Systems | 962 | 114,612 | |||
Frutarom Industries | 1,569 | 92,230 | |||
Israel Chemicals | 17,611 | 76,098 | |||
Israel Discount Bank, Cl. A | 1 | a | 2 | ||
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank | 6,222 | 100,499 | |||
Mobileye | 7,252 | a | 449,044 | ||
NICE | 2,452 | 167,899 | |||
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries | 636 | a | 74,317 | ||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, ADR | 36,490 | 1,152,354 | |||
3,517,160 | |||||
Italy - 2.1% | |||||
Assicurazioni Generali | 46,897 | 742,264 | |||
Atlantia | 17,074 | 432,978 | |||
CNH Industrial | 42,337 | 467,173 | |||
Enel | 310,621 | 1,476,602 | |||
Eni | 103,543 | 1,609,506 | |||
Ferrari | 4,926 | 370,515 | |||
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | 35,962 | a | 407,012 | ||
Intesa Sanpaolo | 507,165 | 1,477,265 | |||
Intesa Sanpaolo-RSP | 38,108 | 104,193 | |||
Leonardo | 15,339 | a | 241,108 | ||
Luxottica Group | 7,051 | 408,611 | |||
Mediobanca | 21,407 | 205,787 | |||
Poste Italiane | 21,336 | b | 146,188 | ||
Prysmian | 7,304 | 210,920 | |||
Saipem | 250,930 | a | 108,133 | ||
Snam | 101,271 | 447,657 | |||
STMicroelectronics | 26,057 | 421,501 | |||
Telecom Italia | 447,496 | a | 397,278 | ||
Telecom Italia-RSP | 232,484 | a | 166,002 | ||
Tenaris | 18,307 | 286,764 | |||
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale | 62,618 | 315,812 | |||
UniCredit | 77,179 | a | 1,256,023 | ||
UnipolSai | 48,164 | 110,701 | |||
11,809,993 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Japan - 22.4% | |||||
ABC-Mart | 1,500 | 83,292 | |||
Acom | 15,500 | a | 68,827 | ||
Aeon | 26,300 | 390,106 | |||
AEON Financial Service | 5,160 | 99,103 | |||
AEON Mall | 4,480 | 76,077 | |||
Air Water | 5,500 | 105,880 | |||
Aisin Seiki | 7,700 | 376,452 | |||
Ajinomoto | 21,900 | 426,114 | |||
Alfresa Holdings | 7,600 | 137,103 | |||
Alps Electric | 7,700 | 226,217 | |||
Amada Holdings | 13,900 | 165,092 | |||
ANA Holdings | 43,000 | 129,415 | |||
Aozora Bank | 47,959 | 174,670 | |||
Asahi Glass | 38,800 | 336,226 | |||
Asahi Group Holdings | 15,500 | 584,683 | |||
Asahi Kasei | 51,900 | 494,674 | |||
Asics | 5,900 | 104,318 | |||
Astellas Pharma | 87,995 | 1,158,795 | |||
Bandai Namco Holdings | 8,450 | 264,927 | |||
Bank of Kyoto | 12,000 | 94,945 | |||
Benesse Holdings | 2,300 | 69,428 | |||
Bridgestone | 26,000 | 1,084,082 | |||
Brother Industries | 9,400 | 193,186 | |||
CALBEE | 3,500 | 122,135 | |||
Canon | 43,417 | 1,439,509 | |||
Casio Computer | 9,300 | 131,063 | |||
Central Japan Railway | 5,800 | 972,173 | |||
Chiba Bank | 29,000 | 194,070 | |||
Chubu Electric Power | 26,700 | 358,675 | |||
Chugai Pharmaceutical | 9,128 | 323,441 | |||
Chugoku Bank | 7,200 | 106,829 | |||
Chugoku Electric Power | 10,400 | 113,353 | |||
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan | 4,900 | 145,714 | |||
Concordia Financial Group | 44,100 | 202,629 | |||
Credit Saison | 6,200 | 112,849 | |||
CYBERDYNE | 4,200 | a | 59,341 | ||
Dai Nippon Printing | 21,800 | 242,494 | |||
Daicel | 11,800 | 135,386 | |||
Dai-ichi Life Holdings | 43,200 | 734,758 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Japan - 22.4% (continued) | |||||
Daiichi Sankyo | 24,183 | 536,484 | |||
Daikin Industries | 9,400 | 912,806 | |||
Daito Trust Construction | 2,900 | 426,643 | |||
Daiwa House Industry | 22,700 | 674,229 | |||
Daiwa House REIT Investment | 63 | 159,259 | |||
Daiwa Securities Group | 69,000 | 419,230 | |||
DeNA | 4,300 | 92,075 | |||
Denso | 19,100 | 822,255 | |||
Dentsu | 8,800 | 495,752 | |||
Don Quijote Holdings | 5,000 | 182,328 | |||
East Japan Railway | 13,500 | 1,205,463 | |||
Eisai | 10,400 | 545,959 | |||
Electric Power Development | 6,080 | 140,989 | |||
FamilyMart UNY Holdings | 3,117 | 176,157 | |||
FANUC | 7,929 | 1,611,406 | |||
Fast Retailing | 2,158 | 703,879 | |||
Fuji Electric | 23,000 | 126,064 | |||
FUJIFILM Holdings | 17,500 | 648,980 | |||
Fujitsu | 74,800 | 466,213 | |||
Fukuoka Financial Group | 33,000 | 150,383 | |||
Hachijuni Bank | 16,500 | 97,394 | |||
Hakuhodo DY Holdings | 7,600 | 92,516 | |||
Hamamatsu Photonics | 5,500 | 161,583 | |||
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings | 9,800 | 323,516 | |||
Hikari Tsushin | 900 | 86,387 | |||
Hino Motors | 9,600 | 120,307 | |||
Hirose Electric | 1,365 | 183,306 | |||
Hiroshima Bank | 20,000 | 86,297 | |||
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical | 2,400 | 122,718 | |||
Hitachi | 197,900 | 1,091,978 | |||
Hitachi Chemical | 4,000 | 114,465 | |||
Hitachi Construction Machinery | 4,800 | 123,622 | |||
Hitachi High-Technologies | 2,700 | 107,661 | |||
Hitachi Metals | 7,900 | 110,625 | |||
Hokuriku Electric Power | 7,700 | 71,146 | |||
Honda Motor | 66,359 | 1,923,950 | |||
Hoshizaki | 1,900 | 158,340 | |||
Hoya | 15,900 | 759,377 | |||
Hulic | 11,200 | 105,495 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Japan - 22.4% (continued) | |||||
Idemitsu Kosan | 3,600 | 115,129 | |||
IHI | 60,000 | a | 203,454 | ||
Iida Group Holdings | 5,800 | 92,301 | |||
INPEX | 38,700 | 370,944 | |||
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings | 12,420 | 135,592 | |||
Isuzu Motors | 22,800 | 309,250 | |||
ITOCHU | 59,900 | 846,848 | |||
J Front Retailing | 8,900 | 128,141 | |||
Japan Airlines | 5,200 | 164,198 | |||
Japan Airport Terminal | 1,800 | 62,489 | |||
Japan Exchange Group | 20,800 | 291,265 | |||
Japan Post Bank | 15,500 | 192,855 | |||
Japan Post Holdings | 17,900 | 221,753 | |||
Japan Prime Realty Investment | 35 | 131,397 | |||
Japan Real Estate Investment | 53 | 279,085 | |||
Japan Retail Fund Investment | 100 | 195,380 | |||
Japan Tobacco | 44,800 | 1,489,381 | |||
JFE Holdings | 21,060 | 359,045 | |||
JGC | 9,100 | 158,776 | |||
JSR | 8,100 | 147,940 | |||
JTEKT | 8,200 | 129,023 | |||
JXTG Holdings | 126,726 | 571,930 | |||
Kajima | 36,800 | 249,900 | |||
Kakaku.com | 5,100 | 73,521 | |||
Kamigumi | 9,400 | 85,336 | |||
Kaneka | 12,000 | 94,514 | |||
Kansai Electric Power | 28,099 | 379,863 | |||
Kansai Paint | 9,100 | 201,469 | |||
Kao | 20,200 | 1,114,058 | |||
Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 59,000 | 178,363 | |||
KDDI | 74,563 | 1,976,864 | |||
Keihan Holdings | 21,000 | 132,057 | |||
Keikyu | 18,000 | 206,522 | |||
Keio | 22,000 | 176,039 | |||
Keisei Electric Railway | 6,100 | 145,065 | |||
Keyence | 3,970 | 1,595,479 | |||
Kikkoman | 6,000 | 184,346 | |||
Kintetsu Group Holdings | 73,354 | 267,819 | |||
Kirin Holdings | 33,100 | 643,145 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Japan - 22.4% (continued) | |||||
Kobe Steel | 13,300 | a | 118,116 | ||
Koito Manufacturing | 4,500 | 232,115 | |||
Komatsu | 37,000 | 986,445 | |||
Konami Holdings | 3,900 | 162,157 | |||
Konica Minolta | 16,900 | 149,329 | |||
Kose | 1,300 | 123,265 | |||
Kubota | 42,400 | 666,761 | |||
Kuraray | 14,500 | 233,873 | |||
Kurita Water Industries | 3,600 | 92,878 | |||
Kyocera | 12,900 | 730,200 | |||
Kyowa Hakko Kirin | 10,705 | 183,610 | |||
Kyushu Electric Power | 18,400 | 198,401 | |||
Kyushu Financial Group | 12,400 | 77,198 | |||
Lawson | 2,100 | 139,403 | |||
LINE | 1,800 | 62,409 | |||
Lion | 10,000 | 180,489 | |||
LIXIL Group | 10,824 | 270,224 | |||
M3 | 8,100 | 207,014 | |||
Mabuchi Motor | 1,900 | 107,208 | |||
Makita | 8,600 | 306,661 | |||
Marubeni | 66,400 | 408,854 | |||
Marui Group | 7,600 | 104,038 | |||
Maruichi Steel Tube | 2,000 | 56,694 | |||
Mazda Motor | 23,800 | 348,860 | |||
McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan | 3,000 | 92,442 | |||
Mebuki Financial Group | 41,230 | 161,628 | |||
Medipal Holdings | 7,300 | 120,755 | |||
MEIJI Holdings | 4,642 | 393,930 | |||
MINEBEA MITSUMI | 15,900 | 229,782 | |||
Miraca Holdings | 2,200 | 101,440 | |||
MISUMI Group | 10,738 | 203,345 | |||
Mitsubishi | 61,598 | 1,328,108 | |||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings | 54,680 | 427,875 | |||
Mitsubishi Electric | 77,300 | 1,077,589 | |||
Mitsubishi Estate | 50,000 | 955,371 | |||
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical | 7,600 | 162,397 | |||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 132,700 | 530,919 | |||
Mitsubishi Logistics | 4,000 | 51,671 | |||
Mitsubishi Materials | 4,600 | 136,793 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Japan - 22.4% (continued) | |||||
Mitsubishi Motors | 28,600 | 182,927 | |||
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma | 9,500 | 192,770 | |||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | 517,790 | 3,294,162 | |||
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance | 18,700 | 97,631 | |||
Mitsui & Co. | 68,300 | 963,767 | |||
Mitsui Chemicals | 38,000 | 194,304 | |||
Mitsui Fudosan | 36,586 | 803,924 | |||
Mitsui OSK Lines | 50,000 | 152,949 | |||
Mixi | 1,600 | 88,702 | |||
Mizuho Financial Group | 981,800 | 1,793,178 | |||
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings | 20,357 | 663,257 | |||
Murata Manufacturing | 7,700 | 1,032,308 | |||
Nabtesco | 4,700 | 133,232 | |||
Nagoya Railroad | 38,000 | 174,532 | |||
NEC | 104,800 | 260,414 | |||
NEXON | 6,700 | 113,895 | |||
NGK Insulators | 10,000 | 213,590 | |||
NGK Spark Plug | 7,726 | 167,099 | |||
NH Foods | 7,000 | 199,058 | |||
Nidec | 9,800 | 898,462 | |||
Nikon | 13,460 | 191,984 | |||
Nintendo | 4,525 | 1,138,404 | |||
Nippon Building Fund | 56 | 297,896 | |||
Nippon Electric Glass | 17,085 | 105,905 | |||
Nippon Express | 35,000 | 192,151 | |||
Nippon Paint Holdings | 6,900 | 264,611 | |||
Nippon Prologis REIT | 59 | 124,748 | |||
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal | 32,361 | 728,794 | |||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone | 28,200 | 1,206,421 | |||
Nippon Yusen | 70,800 | a | 142,267 | ||
Nissan Chemical Industries | 5,000 | 154,967 | |||
Nissan Motor | 96,600 | 917,256 | |||
Nisshin Seifun Group | 8,138 | 124,762 | |||
Nissin Foods Holdings | 2,600 | 148,805 | |||
Nitori Holdings | 3,300 | 429,540 | |||
Nitto Denko | 6,600 | 496,680 | |||
NOK | 3,600 | 85,612 | |||
Nomura Holdings | 145,300 | 871,996 | |||
Nomura Real Estate Holdings | 5,600 | 94,593 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Japan - 22.4% (continued) | |||||
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund | 158 | 227,769 | |||
Nomura Research Institute | 4,983 | 173,438 | |||
NSK | 17,800 | 242,709 | |||
NTT Data | 4,900 | 227,253 | |||
NTT DOCOMO | 55,400 | 1,335,862 | |||
Obayashi | 24,800 | 240,492 | |||
Obic | 2,600 | 140,408 | |||
Odakyu Electric Railway | 11,600 | 224,976 | |||
Oji Holdings | 30,000 | 145,055 | |||
Olympus | 12,100 | 465,656 | |||
Omron | 7,800 | 326,414 | |||
Ono Pharmaceutical | 17,200 | 354,415 | |||
Oracle Japan | 1,600 | 92,146 | |||
Oriental Land | 9,000 | 516,708 | |||
ORIX | 53,000 | 808,728 | |||
Osaka Gas | 77,000 | 288,245 | |||
OTSUKA | 1,900 | 101,754 | |||
Otsuka Holdings | 15,700 | 722,080 | |||
Panasonic | 88,395 | 1,055,031 | |||
Park24 | 3,800 | 98,004 | |||
Pola Orbis Holdings | 4,000 | 92,146 | |||
Rakuten | 38,600 | 395,089 | |||
Recruit Holdings | 14,700 | 742,418 | |||
Resona Holdings | 88,900 | 494,283 | |||
Ricoh | 25,500 | 212,281 | |||
Rinnai | 1,400 | 116,295 | |||
Rohm | 3,600 | 252,541 | |||
Ryohin Keikaku | 1,000 | 225,521 | |||
Sankyo | 1,500 | 52,276 | |||
Santen Pharmaceutical | 14,600 | 205,232 | |||
SBI Holdings | 8,830 | 122,380 | |||
Secom | 8,600 | 623,813 | |||
Sega Sammy Holdings | 7,484 | 100,503 | |||
Seibu Holdings | 6,200 | 108,232 | |||
Seiko Epson | 11,800 | 241,346 | |||
Sekisui Chemical | 17,100 | 286,854 | |||
Sekisui House | 24,500 | 406,484 | |||
Seven & i Holdings | 30,160 | 1,274,309 | |||
Seven Bank | 26,000 | 87,230 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Japan - 22.4% (continued) | |||||
Sharp | 66,000 | a | 238,009 | ||
Shimadzu | 9,000 | 152,590 | |||
Shimamura | 800 | 109,513 | |||
Shimano | 3,100 | 473,586 | |||
Shimizu | 22,000 | 210,971 | |||
Shin-Etsu Chemical | 15,900 | 1,381,257 | |||
Shinsei Bank | 65,000 | 121,283 | |||
Shionogi & Co. | 12,000 | 617,143 | |||
Shiseido | 15,300 | 413,948 | |||
Shizuoka Bank | 22,400 | 188,885 | |||
Showa Shell Sekiyu | 8,500 | 82,122 | |||
SMC | 2,300 | 647,652 | |||
SoftBank Group | 33,200 | 2,514,235 | |||
Sohgo Security Services | 2,600 | 113,469 | |||
Sompo Holdings | 14,570 | 549,732 | |||
Sony | 51,380 | 1,732,563 | |||
Sony Financial Holdings | 7,000 | 116,295 | |||
Stanley Electric | 6,500 | 190,087 | |||
Start Today | 7,200 | 153,721 | |||
Subaru | 24,600 | 929,493 | |||
Sumitomo | 47,700 | 636,927 | |||
Sumitomo Chemical | 64,000 | 361,121 | |||
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma | 6,900 | 113,148 | |||
Sumitomo Electric Industries | 30,400 | 495,372 | |||
Sumitomo Heavy Industries | 21,000 | 146,374 | |||
Sumitomo Metal Mining | 19,000 | 257,623 | |||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | 54,700 | 2,023,618 | |||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings | 13,764 | 471,291 | |||
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. | 14,000 | 377,520 | |||
Sumitomo Rubber Industries | 6,200 | 111,458 | |||
Sundrug | 3,000 | 105,225 | |||
Suntory Beverage & Food | 5,300 | 237,008 | |||
Suruga Bank | 7,200 | 150,427 | |||
Suzuken | 3,212 | 106,178 | |||
Suzuki Motor | 14,200 | 592,585 | |||
Sysmex | 6,400 | 389,253 | |||
T&D Holdings | 23,400 | 347,090 | |||
Taiheiyo Cement | 45,000 | 149,765 | |||
Taisei | 42,000 | 320,251 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Japan - 22.4% (continued) | |||||
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings | 1,500 | 123,256 | |||
Taiyo Nippon Sanso | 6,000 | 71,639 | |||
Takashimaya | 12,000 | 110,446 | |||
Takeda Pharmaceutical | 29,000 | 1,389,711 | |||
TDK | 5,100 | 315,676 | |||
Teijin | 6,900 | 133,636 | |||
Terumo | 14,100 | 514,165 | |||
THK | 5,100 | 131,349 | |||
Tobu Railway | 40,000 | 202,736 | |||
Toho | 4,700 | 134,707 | |||
Toho Gas | 16,000 | 114,393 | |||
Tohoku Electric Power | 19,100 | 254,610 | |||
Tokio Marine Holdings | 27,300 | 1,149,061 | |||
Tokyo Electric Power | 55,172 | a | 214,303 | ||
Tokyo Electron | 6,300 | 732,716 | |||
Tokyo Gas | 81,000 | 376,026 | |||
Tokyo Tatemono | 8,500 | 115,977 | |||
Tokyu | 40,820 | 292,212 | |||
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings | 21,900 | 119,446 | |||
Toppan Printing | 20,000 | 201,121 | |||
Toray Industries | 60,500 | 535,179 | |||
Toshiba | 157,000 | a | 317,451 | ||
TOTO | 5,400 | 206,118 | |||
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings | 7,100 | 118,784 | |||
Toyo Suisan Kaisha | 3,400 | 127,490 | |||
Toyoda Gosei | 2,400 | 63,663 | |||
Toyota Industries | 6,300 | 313,093 | |||
Toyota Motor | 105,855 | 5,730,746 | |||
Toyota Tsusho | 8,900 | 280,632 | |||
Trend Micro | 4,800 | 210,989 | |||
Tsuruha Holdings | 1,500 | 152,052 | |||
Unicharm | 16,700 | 405,759 | |||
United Urban Investment | 116 | 175,340 | |||
USS | 9,100 | 160,816 | |||
West Japan Railway | 6,600 | 440,730 | |||
Yahoo! Japan | 55,100 | 235,772 | |||
Yakult Honsha | 3,700 | 210,433 | |||
Yamada Denki | 23,100 | 121,224 | |||
Yamaguchi Financial Group | 7,000 | 77,488 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Japan - 22.4% (continued) | |||||
Yamaha | 6,300 | 174,631 | |||
Yamaha Motor | 11,200 | 265,344 | |||
Yamato Holdings | 14,000 | 302,480 | |||
Yamazaki Baking | 5,900 | 124,325 | |||
Yaskawa Electric | 9,700 | 185,255 | |||
Yokogawa Electric | 9,500 | 146,665 | |||
Yokohama Rubber | 4,500 | 88,204 | |||
124,356,617 | |||||
Luxembourg - .1% | |||||
Eurofins Scientific | 427 | 210,286 | |||
RTL Group | 1,680 | 129,892 | |||
SES | 14,758 | 322,724 | |||
662,902 | |||||
Macau - .1% | |||||
MGM China Holdings | 40,000 | 91,125 | |||
Sands China | 100,213 | 454,790 | |||
Wynn Macau | 56,000 | a | 123,111 | ||
669,026 | |||||
Mexico - .0% | |||||
Fresnillo | 9,224 | 173,470 | |||
Netherlands - 3.4% | |||||
ABN AMRO Group | 10,922 | b | 286,726 | ||
Aegon | 73,580 | 375,025 | |||
AerCap Holdings | 6,102 | a | 280,753 | ||
Akzo Nobel | 10,332 | 903,524 | |||
ASML Holding | 15,180 | 2,006,594 | |||
Boskalis Westminster | 3,665 | 134,800 | |||
EXOR | 4,572 | 256,734 | |||
Gemalto | 3,085 | 172,797 | |||
Heineken | 9,237 | 823,564 | |||
Heineken Holding | 3,912 | 327,740 | |||
ING Groep | 157,602 | 2,565,698 | |||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize | 51,232 | 1,061,450 | |||
Koninklijke DSM | 7,303 | 522,416 | |||
Koninklijke KPN | 141,432 | 409,035 | |||
Koninklijke Philips | 37,925 | 1,314,539 | |||
Koninklijke Vopak | 2,912 | 131,386 | |||
NN Group | 12,699 | 421,078 | |||
NXP Semiconductors | 11,755 | a | 1,243,091 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Netherlands - 3.4% (continued) | |||||
QIAGEN | 8,524 | a | 254,359 | ||
Randstad Holding | 4,812 | 286,774 | |||
RELX | 39,897 | 771,629 | |||
Unilever | 66,121 | 3,467,676 | |||
Wolters Kluwer | 12,152 | 516,118 | |||
18,533,506 | |||||
New Zealand - .2% | |||||
Auckland International Airport | 36,928 | 174,948 | |||
Contact Energy | 31,118 | 111,315 | |||
Fletcher Building | 27,941 | 164,026 | |||
Mercury NZ | 29,098 | 64,232 | |||
Meridian Energy | 52,186 | 99,252 | |||
Ryman Healthcare | 16,781 | 99,434 | |||
Spark New Zealand | 75,655 | 191,936 | |||
905,143 | |||||
Norway - .6% | |||||
DNB | 39,204 | 612,306 | |||
Gjensidige Forsikring | 8,353 | 128,321 | |||
Marine Harvest | 15,623 | a | 259,837 | ||
Norsk Hydro | 54,441 | 310,693 | |||
Orkla | 33,180 | 300,459 | |||
Schibsted, Cl. A | 3,036 | 75,493 | |||
Schibsted, Cl. B | 3,578 | 80,220 | |||
Statoil | 44,955 | 741,920 | |||
Telenor | 30,962 | 500,527 | |||
Yara International | 7,257 | 269,792 | |||
3,279,568 | |||||
Portugal - .2% | |||||
Banco Espirito Santo | 118,053 | a,c | 13 | ||
Energias de Portugal | 98,986 | 326,711 | |||
Galp Energia | 20,908 | 325,001 | |||
Jeronimo Martins | 10,446 | 191,733 | |||
843,458 | |||||
Singapore - 1.3% | |||||
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust | 97,433 | 178,527 | |||
CapitaLand | 106,800 | 287,419 | |||
CapitaLand Commercial Trust | 73,200 | 85,138 | |||
CapitaLand Mall Trust | 103,800 | 146,359 | |||
City Developments | 17,000 | 131,289 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Singapore - 1.3% (continued) | |||||
ComfortDelGro | 93,200 | 182,778 | |||
DBS Group Holdings | 72,888 | 1,009,471 | |||
Genting Singapore | 251,927 | 201,051 | |||
Global Logistic Properties | 102,643 | 211,582 | |||
Golden Agri-Resources | 278,440 | 71,745 | |||
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust | 214,800 | 86,994 | |||
Jardine Cycle & Carriage | 4,113 | 139,038 | |||
Keppel | 60,800 | 283,297 | |||
Oversea-Chinese Banking | 125,987 | 883,708 | |||
SATS | 27,600 | 100,550 | |||
Sembcorp Industries | 43,254 | 93,805 | |||
Singapore Airlines | 20,233 | 148,437 | |||
Singapore Exchange | 29,800 | 157,836 | |||
Singapore Press Holdings | 69,075 | 171,557 | |||
Singapore Technologies Engineering | 58,600 | 158,962 | |||
Singapore Telecommunications | 333,851 | 893,678 | |||
StarHub | 26,918 | 53,753 | |||
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust | 99,000 | 125,420 | |||
United Overseas Bank | 53,963 | 841,995 | |||
UOL Group | 21,111 | 109,397 | |||
Wilmar International | 80,000 | 203,271 | |||
6,957,057 | |||||
South Africa - .1% | |||||
Mondi | 14,634 | 379,269 | |||
Spain - 3.3% | |||||
Abertis Infraestructuras | 26,604 | 468,023 | |||
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios | 9,555 | 354,193 | |||
Aena | 2,791 | b | 492,519 | ||
Amadeus IT Group | 17,577 | 947,759 | |||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | 267,425 | 2,140,810 | |||
Banco de Sabadell | 220,431 | 424,044 | |||
Banco Popular Espanol | 134,092 | a | 94,067 | ||
Banco Santander | 591,497 | 3,857,533 | |||
Bankia | 175,767 | 213,290 | |||
Bankinter | 25,718 | 226,442 | |||
CaixaBank | 147,503 | 669,855 | |||
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion | 22,728 | 135,300 | |||
Enagas | 9,056 | 238,233 | |||
Endesa | 13,393 | 315,633 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Spain - 3.3% (continued) | |||||
Ferrovial | 19,087 | 406,162 | |||
Gas Natural SDG | 14,848 | 335,771 | |||
Grifols | 11,378 | 305,576 | |||
Iberdrola | 225,064 | 1,618,562 | |||
Inditex | 44,417 | 1,703,582 | |||
Mapfre | 40,366 | 140,882 | |||
Red Electrica | 17,696 | 345,045 | |||
Repsol | 45,259 | 716,585 | |||
Telefonica | 184,355 | 2,039,307 | |||
Zardoya Otis | 7,181 | 66,568 | |||
18,255,741 | |||||
Sweden - 2.8% | |||||
Alfa Laval | 11,798 | 242,026 | |||
Assa Abloy, Cl. B | 40,168 | 870,270 | |||
Atlas Copco, Cl. A | 26,885 | 1,005,308 | |||
Atlas Copco, Cl. B | 15,710 | 522,526 | |||
Boliden | 11,384 | 325,430 | |||
Electrolux, Ser. B | 9,785 | 290,657 | |||
Ericsson, Cl. B | 123,086 | 793,494 | |||
Getinge, Cl. B | 8,415 | 164,456 | |||
Hennes & Mauritz, Cl. B | 37,974 | 940,636 | |||
Hexagon, Cl. B | 10,410 | 453,314 | |||
Husqvarna, Cl. B | 17,528 | 174,245 | |||
ICA Gruppen | 3,218 | 109,867 | |||
Industrivarden, Cl. C | 6,910 | 160,710 | |||
Investor, Cl. B | 18,258 | 834,641 | |||
Kinnevik, Cl. B | 9,274 | 247,522 | |||
L E Lundbergforetagen | 1,556 | 112,695 | |||
Lundin Petroleum | 7,919 | a | 151,186 | ||
Millicom International Cellular, SDR | 2,847 | 156,215 | |||
Nordea Bank | 121,298 | 1,492,721 | |||
Sandvik | 42,821 | 687,472 | |||
Securitas, Cl. B | 11,682 | 193,089 | |||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Cl. A | 60,910 | 701,435 | |||
Skanska, Cl. B | 14,100 | 337,325 | |||
SKF, Cl. B | 16,590 | 364,492 | |||
Svenska Cellulosa, Cl. B | 24,376 | 807,460 | |||
Svenska Handelsbanken, Cl. A | 60,926 | 864,643 | |||
Swedbank, Cl. A | 36,244 | 858,909 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Sweden - 2.8% (continued) | |||||
Swedish Match | 7,707 | 254,252 | |||
Tele2, Cl. B | 14,711 | 148,151 | |||
Telia | 107,343 | 437,502 | |||
Volvo, Cl. B | 61,752 | 1,010,225 | |||
15,712,874 | |||||
Switzerland - 8.9% | |||||
ABB | 76,596 | 1,875,255 | |||
Actelion | 3,879 | a | 1,035,440 | ||
Adecco Group | 6,546 | 486,180 | |||
Aryzta | 3,206 | a | 104,106 | ||
Baloise Holding | 2,039 | 298,985 | |||
Barry Callebaut | 92 | a | 126,304 | ||
Cie Financiere Richemont | 21,214 | 1,772,808 | |||
Coca-Cola HBC | 7,609 | a | 211,098 | ||
Credit Suisse Group | 79,357 | a | 1,206,705 | ||
Dufry | 1,417 | a | 232,132 | ||
EMS-Chemie Holding | 349 | 218,695 | |||
Galenica | 165 | 179,261 | |||
Geberit | 1,487 | 677,295 | |||
Givaudan | 370 | 712,854 | |||
Glencore | 497,582 | a | 1,956,932 | ||
Julius Baer Group | 9,021 | a | 470,089 | ||
Kuehne + Nagel International | 2,096 | 316,823 | |||
LafargeHolcim | 18,210 | a | 1,032,205 | ||
Lindt & Spruengli | 4 | 265,769 | |||
Lindt & Spruengli-PC | 41 | 230,548 | |||
Lonza Group | 2,335 | a | 477,560 | ||
Nestle | 126,082 | 9,712,749 | |||
Novartis | 90,505 | 6,962,973 | |||
Pargesa Holding-BR | 1,256 | 93,853 | |||
Partners Group Holding | 711 | 429,816 | |||
Roche Holding | 28,472 | 7,448,504 | |||
Schindler Holding | 876 | 173,967 | |||
Schindler Holding-PC | 1,697 | 346,734 | |||
SGS | 226 | 508,557 | |||
Sika-BR | 87 | 555,226 | |||
Sonova Holding | 2,031 | 300,261 | |||
Swatch Group | 2,074 | 160,917 | |||
Swatch Group-BR | 1,243 | 497,575 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Switzerland - 8.9% (continued) | |||||
Swiss Life Holding | 1,305 | a | 424,682 | ||
Swiss Prime Site | 2,854 | a | 247,394 | ||
Swiss Re | 12,951 | 1,127,193 | |||
Swisscom | 1,069 | 466,277 | |||
Syngenta | 3,762 | a | 1,748,290 | ||
UBS Group | 148,649 | 2,539,732 | |||
Zurich Insurance Group | 6,128 | 1,696,132 | |||
49,327,876 | |||||
United Arab Emirates - .0% | |||||
Mediclinic International | 14,249 | 151,518 | |||
United Kingdom - 16.9% | |||||
3i Group | 38,886 | 399,648 | |||
Aberdeen Asset Management | 39,934 | 144,306 | |||
Admiral Group | 9,012 | 234,731 | |||
Anglo American | 56,117 | a | 804,236 | ||
Antofagasta | 16,439 | 178,426 | |||
ArcelorMittal | 75,576 | a | 596,280 | ||
Ashtead Group | 20,215 | 427,037 | |||
Associated British Foods | 14,718 | 535,664 | |||
AstraZeneca | 51,353 | 3,084,519 | |||
Auto Trader Group | 40,948 | b | 212,727 | ||
Aviva | 162,348 | 1,102,885 | |||
Babcock International Group | 10,761 | 125,300 | |||
Bae Systems | 127,018 | 1,031,503 | |||
Barclays | 689,307 | 1,894,951 | |||
Barratt Developments | 40,982 | 307,599 | |||
Berkeley Group Holdings | 5,436 | 229,387 | |||
BHP Billiton | 86,121 | 1,310,644 | |||
BP | 767,477 | 4,398,619 | |||
British American Tobacco | 75,601 | 5,106,455 | |||
British Land | 39,207 | 333,377 | |||
BT Group | 344,988 | 1,361,712 | |||
Bunzl | 13,569 | 423,196 | |||
Burberry Group | 18,203 | 380,526 | |||
Capita | 27,747 | 199,815 | |||
Carnival | 7,679 | 474,020 | |||
Centrica | 219,440 | 562,470 | |||
Cobham | 62,713 | 107,625 | |||
Coca-Cola European Partners | 9,069 | 343,093 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
United Kingdom - 16.9% (continued) | |||||
Compass Group | 67,011 | 1,352,232 | |||
Croda International | 5,464 | 266,378 | |||
Diageo | 102,114 | 2,971,183 | |||
Direct Line Insurance Group | 56,151 | 253,962 | |||
Dixons Carphone | 41,243 | 179,218 | |||
easyJet | 5,589 | 84,550 | |||
Experian | 38,398 | 825,074 | |||
G4S | 60,183 | 237,823 | |||
GKN | 71,502 | 332,376 | |||
GlaxoSmithKline | 197,734 | 3,969,637 | |||
Hammerson | 32,066 | 244,000 | |||
Hargreaves Lansdown | 10,863 | 193,882 | |||
Hikma Pharmaceuticals | 5,866 | 147,167 | |||
HSBC Holdings | 802,419 | 6,615,114 | |||
IMI | 11,426 | 189,279 | |||
Imperial Brands | 38,999 | 1,910,349 | |||
Inmarsat | 19,351 | 204,894 | |||
InterContinental Hotels Group | 7,757 | 411,520 | |||
International Consolidated Airlines Group | 34,809 | 252,455 | |||
Intertek Group | 6,547 | 344,784 | |||
Intu Properties | 34,945 | 124,784 | |||
Investec | 26,558 | 196,585 | |||
ITV | 146,301 | 397,928 | |||
J Sainsbury | 63,395 | 226,129 | |||
Johnson Matthey | 8,082 | 311,837 | |||
Kingfisher | 90,842 | 401,569 | |||
Land Securities Group | 31,892 | 456,851 | |||
Legal & General Group | 238,652 | 760,702 | |||
Lloyds Banking Group | 2,611,441 | 2,340,583 | |||
London Stock Exchange Group | 12,684 | 555,771 | |||
Marks & Spencer Group | 62,051 | 294,631 | |||
Meggitt | 32,324 | 193,631 | |||
Merlin Entertainments | 26,249 | b | 171,859 | ||
National Grid | 153,078 | 1,982,670 | |||
Next | 5,349 | 298,252 | |||
Old Mutual | 198,244 | 498,126 | |||
Pearson | 32,788 | 271,365 | |||
Persimmon | 12,280 | 370,589 | |||
Petrofac | 10,050 | 106,022 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
United Kingdom - 16.9% (continued) | |||||
Provident Financial | 6,223 | 258,244 | |||
Prudential | 104,840 | 2,330,140 | |||
Randgold Resources | 3,786 | 333,693 | |||
Reckitt Benckiser Group | 25,598 | 2,357,623 | |||
RELX | 43,659 | 885,530 | |||
Rio Tinto | 50,311 | 1,995,289 | |||
Rolls-Royce Holdings | 73,783 | a | 775,979 | ||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group | 142,274 | a | 489,062 | ||
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. A | 176,943 | 4,589,270 | |||
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. B | 151,880 | 4,037,583 | |||
Royal Mail | 35,349 | 184,281 | |||
RSA Insurance Group | 40,705 | 314,218 | |||
Sage Group | 43,497 | 377,461 | |||
Schroders | 5,140 | 212,169 | |||
Segro | 41,985 | 264,119 | |||
Severn Trent | 9,605 | 289,240 | |||
Shire | 36,728 | 2,158,260 | |||
Sky | 42,612 | 547,496 | |||
Smith & Nephew | 35,854 | 589,765 | |||
Smiths Group | 16,473 | 349,908 | |||
SSE | 40,380 | 727,497 | |||
St. James's Place | 21,386 | 317,987 | |||
Standard Chartered | 133,984 | a | 1,251,545 | ||
Standard Life | 82,099 | 386,952 | |||
Tate & Lyle | 19,675 | 192,780 | |||
Taylor Wimpey | 132,556 | 343,374 | |||
Tesco | 327,484 | a | 777,270 | ||
Travis Perkins | 10,350 | 215,960 | |||
Unilever | 52,107 | 2,680,668 | |||
United Utilities Group | 27,251 | 343,602 | |||
Vodafone Group | 1,080,269 | 2,785,042 | |||
Weir Group | 8,871 | 228,761 | |||
Whitbread | 7,610 | 397,709 | |||
William Hill | 35,860 | 136,319 | |||
WM Morrison Supermarkets | 88,115 | 273,790 | |||
Wolseley | 10,129 | 643,361 | |||
Worldpay Group | 71,321 | b | 277,125 |
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Common Stocks - 96.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
United Kingdom - 16.9% (continued) | |||||
WPP | 51,309 | 1,098,510 | |||
93,674,094 | |||||
Total Common Stocks (cost $428,816,050) | 536,353,194 | ||||
Preferred Stocks - .5% | |||||
Germany - .5% | |||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke | 2,084 | 171,347 | |||
Fuchs Petrolub | 2,998 | 154,648 | |||
Henkel & Co. | 7,134 | 971,384 | |||
Porsche Automobil Holding | 6,372 | 372,802 | |||
Schaeffler | 6,779 | 116,784 | |||
Volkswagen | 7,419 | 1,176,266 | |||
Total Preferred Stocks (cost $2,015,384) | 2,963,231 | ||||
Rights - .0% | Number of Rights | Value ($) | |||
Australia - .0% | |||||
TPG Telecom | 1,292 | a | 1,364 | ||
United Kingdom - .0% | |||||
Cobham | 25,085 | a | 18,519 | ||
Total Rights (cost $23,347) | 19,883 | ||||
Short-Term Investments - .1% | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||
U.S. Treasury Bills | |||||
0.72%, 6/15/17 | 720,000 | d | 719,415 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Other Investment - 2.1% | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Registered Investment Company; | |||||
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund | 11,808,973 | e | 11,808,973 | ||
Total Investments (cost $443,383,101) | 99.4% | 551,864,696 | |||
Cash and Receivables (Net) | .6% | 3,102,234 | |||
Net Assets | 100.0% | 554,966,930 |
ADR—American Depository Receipt
BR—Bearer Certificate
CDI—Chess Depository Interest
PC—Participation Certificate
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust
RSP—Risparmio (Savings) Shares
SDR—Swedish Depository Receipts
a Non-income producing security.
b Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2017, these securities were valued at $2,844,715 or .51% of net assets.
c The valuation of this security has been determined in good faith by management under the direction of the Board of Directors. At April 30, 2017, the value of this security amounted to $13 or .0% of net assets.
d Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open futures contracts.
e Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | Value (%) |
Financials | 20.8 |
Industrials | 14.1 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.0 |
Consumer Staples | 11.0 |
Health Care | 10.5 |
Materials | 7.6 |
Information Technology | 5.5 |
Energy | 4.7 |
Telecommunication Services | 4.1 |
Real Estate | 3.6 |
Utilities | 3.3 |
Short-Term/Money Market Investments | 2.2 |
99.4 |
† Based on net assets.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF FUTURES
April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Contracts | Market Value Covered by Contracts ($) | Expiration | Unrealized Appreciation ($) | |||
Futures Long | ||||||
MSCI EAFE Index | 164 | 14,955,160 | June 2017 | 297,734 | ||
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | 297,734 |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cost |
| Value |
|
Assets ($): |
|
|
|
| ||
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments: |
|
|
|
| ||
Unaffiliated issuers |
| 431,574,128 |
| 540,055,723 |
| |
Affiliated issuers |
| 11,808,973 |
| 11,808,973 |
| |
Cash |
|
|
|
| 992,137 |
|
Cash denominated in foreign currency |
|
| 194,667 |
| 195,417 |
|
Dividends receivable |
|
|
|
| 3,173,662 |
|
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed |
|
|
|
| 194,603 |
|
Receivable for investment securities sold |
|
|
|
| 70,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 556,490,928 |
|
Liabilities ($): |
|
|
|
| ||
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b) |
|
|
|
| 235,925 |
|
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed |
|
|
|
| 1,260,378 |
|
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4 |
|
|
|
| 27,695 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,523,998 |
|
Net Assets ($) |
|
| 554,966,930 |
| ||
Composition of Net Assets ($): |
|
|
|
| ||
Paid-in capital |
|
|
|
| 515,178,706 |
|
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net |
|
|
|
| 1,176,890 |
|
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments |
|
|
|
| (70,125,826) |
|
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
|
| 108,737,160 |
| |
Net Assets ($) |
|
| 554,966,930 |
|
Net Asset Value Per Share | Investor Shares | Class I |
|
Net Assets ($) | 440,956,929 | 114,010,001 |
|
Shares Outstanding | 27,201,382 | 7,034,386 |
|
Net Asset Value Per Share ($) | 16.21 | 16.21 |
|
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Income ($): |
|
|
|
| ||
Income: |
|
|
|
| ||
Cash dividends (net of $655,522 foreign taxes withheld at source): |
|
|
|
| ||
Unaffiliated issuers |
|
| 6,975,366 |
| ||
Affiliated issuers |
|
| 19,716 |
| ||
Interest |
|
| 2,026 |
| ||
Total Income |
|
| 6,997,108 |
| ||
Expenses: |
|
|
|
| ||
Management fee—Note 3(a) |
|
| 885,750 |
| ||
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b) |
|
| 531,301 |
| ||
Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c) |
|
| 17,377 |
| ||
Loan commitment fees—Note 2 |
|
| 5,444 |
| ||
Interest expense—Note 2 |
|
| 5,124 |
| ||
Total Expenses |
|
| 1,444,996 |
| ||
Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by Dreyfus—Note 3(a) |
|
| (17,377) |
| ||
Net Expenses |
|
| 1,427,619 |
| ||
Investment Income—Net |
|
| 5,569,489 |
| ||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): |
|
| ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | (10,274,051) |
| ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on futures | 644,351 |
| ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (71,837) |
| ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
|
| (9,701,537) |
| ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
|
| 58,555,914 |
| ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures |
|
| 252,431 |
| ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on |
|
| 13,921 |
| ||
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
| 58,822,266 |
| ||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments |
|
| 49,120,729 |
| ||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
| 54,690,218 |
| |||
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
|
|
| Six Months Ended |
|
|
| Year Ended | a |
Operations ($): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investment income—net |
|
| 5,569,489 |
|
|
| 13,061,397 |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments |
| (9,701,537) |
|
|
| (13,735,963) |
| ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
| 58,822,266 |
|
|
| (17,902,679) |
| ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 54,690,218 |
|
|
| (18,577,245) |
| |||
Distributions to Shareholders from ($): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investment income—net: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investor Shares |
|
| (11,437,031) |
|
|
| (11,600,695) |
| |
Class I |
|
| (2,263,295) |
|
|
| - |
| |
Total Distributions |
|
| (13,700,326) |
|
|
| (11,600,695) |
| |
Capital Stock Transactions ($): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net proceeds from shares sold: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investor Shares |
|
| 58,395,338 |
|
|
| 178,446,277 |
| |
Class I |
|
| 110,557,387 |
|
|
| 676,220 |
| |
Distributions reinvested: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investor Shares |
|
| 11,361,926 |
|
|
| 10,763,989 |
| |
Class I |
|
| 775,259 |
|
|
| - |
| |
Cost of shares redeemed: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investor Shares |
|
| (175,457,707) |
|
|
| (219,365,806) |
| |
Class I |
|
| (7,303,659) |
|
|
| (100) |
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | (1,671,456) |
|
|
| (29,479,420) |
| |||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 39,318,436 |
|
|
| (59,657,360) |
| |||
Net Assets ($): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Beginning of Period |
|
| 515,648,494 |
|
|
| 575,305,854 |
| |
End of Period |
|
| 554,966,930 |
|
|
| 515,648,494 |
| |
Undistributed investment income—net | 1,176,890 |
|
|
| 9,307,727 |
| |||
Capital Share Transactions (Shares): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Shares sold |
|
| 3,833,409 |
|
|
| 12,115,683 |
| |
Shares issued for distributions reinvested |
|
| 776,088 |
|
|
| 709,558 |
| |
Shares redeemed |
|
| (11,710,668) |
|
|
| (14,802,879) |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | (7,101,171) |
|
|
| (1,977,638) |
| |||
Class I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Shares sold |
|
| 7,414,338 |
|
|
| 44,814 |
| |
Shares issued for distributions reinvested |
|
| 52,991 |
|
|
| - |
| |
Shares redeemed |
|
| (477,751) |
|
|
| (6) |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 6,989,578 |
|
|
| 44,808 |
| |||
a On August 31, 2016, the fund redesignated existing shares as Investor shares and commenced offering Class I shares. | |||||||||
See notes to financial statements. |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
Six Months Ended | ||||||
April 30, 2017 | Year Ended October 31, | |||||
Investor Shares | (Unaudited) | 2016a | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
Per Share Data ($): | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | 15.01 | 15.86 | 16.54 | 17.12 | 13.96 | 13.79 |
Investment Operations: | ||||||
Investment income—netb | .16 | .36 | .35 | .47 | .35 | .37 |
Net realized and unrealized | 1.46 | (.89) | (.60) | (.49) | 3.20 | .24 |
Total from Investment Operations | 1.62 | (.53) | (.25) | (.02) | 3.55 | .61 |
Distributions: | ||||||
Dividends from | (.42) | (.32) | (.43) | (.37) | (.39) | (.44) |
Dividends from net realized | - | - | - | (.19) | - | - |
Total Distributions | (.42) | (.32) | (.43) | (.56) | (.39) | (.44) |
Net asset value, end of period | 16.21 | 15.01 | 15.86 | 16.54 | 17.12 | 13.96 |
Total Return (%) | 11.13c | (3.37) | (1.46) | (.13) | 26.01 | 4.79 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | ||||||
Ratio of total expenses | .61d | .61 | .61 | .61 | .61 | .61 |
Ratio of net expenses | .60d | .60 | .60 | .60 | .60 | .60 |
Ratio of net investment income | 2.13d | 2.43 | 2.14 | 2.76 | 2.25 | 2.75 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 5.79c | 5.53 | 8.44 | 10.26 | 23.12 | 11.11 |
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 440,957 | 514,975 | 575,306 | 567,711 | 572,605 | 455,018 |
a On August 31, 2016, the fund redesignated existing shares as Investor shares.
b Based on average shares outstanding.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Six Months Ended | ||||
April 30, 2017 | Period Ended | |||
Class I Shares | (Unaudited) | October 31, 2016a | ||
Per Share Data ($): | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | 15.02 | 15.15 | ||
Investment Operations: | ||||
Investment income—netb | .20 | .02 | ||
Net realized and unrealized | 1.45 | (.15) | ||
Total from Investment Operations | 1.65 | (.13) | ||
Distributions: | ||||
Dividends from | (.46) | - | ||
Net asset value, end of period | 16.21 | 15.02 | ||
Total Return (%) | 11.30c | (.86)c | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | ||||
Ratio of total expenses | .36d | .40d | ||
Ratio of net expenses | .35d | .39d | ||
Ratio of net investment income | 2.58d | 1.95d | ||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 5.79c | 5.53 | ||
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 114,010 | 673 |
a From August 31, 2016 (commencement of initial offering) to October 31, 2016.
b Based on average shares outstanding.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus 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 seek to match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (MSCI EAFE®). The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser.
MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares which are sold to the public without a sales charge. The fund is authorized to issue 300 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock. The fund currently has authorized two classes of shares: Investor shares (200 million shares authorized) and Class I (100 million shares authorized). Investor shares are sold primarily to retail investors through financial intermediaries and bear Shareholder Services Plan fees. Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share generally to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.
(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:
Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is
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used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
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. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Service is engaged under the general supervision of the Board.
Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.
For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange.
Futures, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued at the forward rate and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2017 in valuing the fund’s investments:
Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Assets ($) | ||||
Investments in Securities: |
|
|
|
|
Equity Securities - Foreign Common Stocks† | 536,353,181 | - | 13 | 536,353,194 |
Equity Securities - Foreign Preferred Stocks† | 2,963,231 | - | - | 2,963,231 |
Registered Investment Company | 11,808,973 | - | - | 11,808,973 |
U.S. Treasury | - | 719,415 | - | 719,415 |
Rights† | 19,883 | - | - | 19,883 |
Other Financial Instruments: |
|
|
|
|
Futures†† | 297,734 | - | - | 297,734 |
† See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
†† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation at period end.
At October 31, 2016, $193 of exchange traded foreign equity securities were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy pursuant to the fund’s fair valuation procedures.
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
| Equity Securities— |
Balance as of 10/31/2016 | 13 |
Realized gain (loss) | - |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | - |
Purchases/Issuances | - |
Sales/Dispositions | - |
Transfers into Level 3 | - |
Transfers out of Level 3 | - |
Balance as of 4/30/2017 | 13 |
The amount of total gains (losses) for the period | - |
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(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions between trade and settlement date, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments resulting from changes in exchange rates. Foreign currency gains and losses on foreign currency transactions are also included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.
(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” under the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies during the period ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:
Affiliated Investment Company | Value | Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Value | Net |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund | 4,129,950 | 56,981,734 | 49,302,711 | 11,808,973 | 2.1 |
(e) Risk: Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation restrictions on income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls and delayed settlements,
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the U.S.
(f) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(g) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
As of and during the period ended April 30, 2017, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended April 30, 2017, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Each tax year in the three-year period ended October 31, 2016 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Furthermore, capital loss carryovers retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.
The fund has an unused capital loss carryover of $26,857,026 available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net realized capital gains, if any, realized subsequent to October 31, 2016. The fund has $355,932 of short-term capital losses and $26,501,094 of long-term capital losses which can be carried forward for an unlimited period.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 was as follows: ordinary income $11,600,695. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
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NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:
The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in an $810 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.
The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended April 30, 2017 was approximately $680,700 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.52%.
NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with Dreyfus, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .35% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. Out of its fee, Dreyfus pays all of the expenses of the fund, except management fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest expense, commitment fees on borrowings, fees and expenses of interested Directors (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, Dreyfus is required to reduce its fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Directors (including counsel fees). During the period ended April 30, 2017, fees reimbursed by Dreyfus amounted to $17,377.
(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Investor shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of its average daily net assets for the provision of certain services. The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts such as recordkeeping and sub-accounting services. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) with respect to these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended April 30, 2017, the fund was charged $531,301 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.
The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
$154,885 and Shareholder Services Plan fees $88,729, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $7,689.
(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, futures and forward contracts, during the period ended April 30, 2017, amounted to $29,155,579 and $48,511,403, respectively.
Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. The fund enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements or similar agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) with its over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to counterparties. Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under a Master Agreement, the fund may offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment in the event of default or termination.
Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended April 30, 2017 is discussed below.
Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk, as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with futures since they are exchange traded, and the
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exchange guarantees the futures against default. Futures open at April 30, 2017, are set forth in the Statement of Futures.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates. With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is generally limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract. This risk may be mitigated by Master Agreements, if any, between the fund and the counterparty and the posting of collateral, if any, by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty. At April 30, 2017, there were no forward contracts outstanding.
The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended April 30, 2017:
|
| Average Market Value ($) |
Equity futures | 11,130,007 | |
Forward contracts | 1,033,431 | |
At April 30, 2017, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $108,481,595, consisting of $147,245,709 gross unrealized appreciation and $38,764,114 gross unrealized depreciation.
At April 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND'S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on March 9-10, 2017, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Management Agreement pursuant to which Dreyfus provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”). The Board members, 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 Dreyfus representatives. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.
Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to them at the meeting and in previous presentations from Dreyfus representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the Dreyfus fund complex. Dreyfus provided the number of open accounts in the fund, the fund’s asset size and the allocation of fund assets among distribution channels. Dreyfus also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the Dreyfus fund complex (such as retail direct or intermediary, in which intermediaries typically are paid by the fund and/or Dreyfus) and Dreyfus’ corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each intermediary or distribution channel, as applicable to the fund.
The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that Dreyfus also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered Dreyfus’ extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructures. The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.
Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, which included information comparing (1) the fund’s performance with the performance of a group of comparable funds (the “Performance Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Performance Universe”), all for various periods ended January 31, 2017, and (2) the fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses with those of a group of comparable funds (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Expense Universe”), the information for which was derived in part from fund financial statements available to Broadridge as of the date of its analysis. Dreyfus previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Broadridge used to select the Performance Group and Performance Universe and the Expense Group and Expense Universe.
Dreyfus representatives stated that the usefulness of performance comparisons may be affected by a number of factors, including different investment limitations that may be applicable to the fund and comparison funds. The Board discussed with representatives of Dreyfus and/or its affiliates the results of the comparisons and considered that the fund’s
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total return performance was at or above the Performance Group median for all periods except for the one- and two-year periods when it was below the median, and the fund’s performance was below the Performance Universe median for all periods. Dreyfus also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index.
The Board also reviewed the range of actual and contractual management fees and total expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe funds and discussed the results of the comparisons. Taking into account the fund’s “unitary” fee structure, the Board considered that the fund’s contractual management fee was above the Expense Group median and the fund’s actual management fee and total expenses were above the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians.
Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Broadridge category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Dreyfus-affiliated primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio manager(s) for advising any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios that are considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients. They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors, noting the fund’s “unitary” fee structure. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness of the fund’s management fee.
Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus representatives reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and its affiliates and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund and the aggregate profitability percentage to Dreyfus and its affiliates for managing the funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and the method used to determine the expenses and profit. The Board concluded that the profitability results were not unreasonable, given the services rendered and service levels provided by Dreyfus. The Board also had been provided with information prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding Dreyfus’ approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire Dreyfus fund complex. The consulting firm also had analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of a fund.
The Board considered, on the advice of its counsel, the profitability analysis (1) as part of its evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreement, considered in relation to the mix of services provided by Dreyfus, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, supported the renewal of the Agreement and (2) in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. Dreyfus representatives stated that a discussion of economies of scale is predicated on a fund having achieved a substantial size with increasing assets and that, if a fund’s assets had been stable or decreasing, the possibility that Dreyfus may have realized any economies of scale would be less. Dreyfus representatives also stated that, as a result of shared and allocated costs among funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, the extent of economies of scale could depend substantially on the level of assets in the complex as a whole, so that increases and decreases in complex-wide assets can affect potential economies of scale in a manner
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND'S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
that is disproportionate to, or even in the opposite direction from, changes in the fund’s asset level. The Board also considered potential benefits to Dreyfus from acting as investment adviser and took into consideration the soft dollar arrangements in effect for trading the fund’s investments.
At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to the renewal of the Agreement. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.
· The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Dreyfus are adequate and appropriate.
· The Board expressed some concern with the fund’s relative performance, particularly in recent periods, and agreed to closely monitor performance.
· The Board concluded that the fee paid to Dreyfus supported the renewal of the Agreement in light of the considerations described above.
· The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to Dreyfus and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by Dreyfus in connection with the fee rate charged to the fund pursuant to the Agreement and that, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.
In evaluating the Agreement, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its previous knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with Dreyfus and its affiliates, of Dreyfus and the services provided to the fund by Dreyfus. The Board also relied on information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year relating to the operations of the fund and the investment management and other services provided under the Agreement, including information on the investment performance of the fund in comparison to similar mutual funds and benchmark performance indices; general market outlook as applicable to the fund; and compliance reports. In addition, the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for this fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of the Agreement for the fund, or substantially similar agreements for other Dreyfus funds that the Board oversees, during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and Dreyfus representatives. Certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of the fund’s arrangements, or similar arrangements for other Dreyfus funds that the Board oversees, in prior years. The Board determined to renew the Agreement.
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Dreyfus International Stock Index Fund
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Manager
The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
225 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10286
Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent
Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Distributor
MBSC Securities Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
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Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund
SEMIANNUAL REPORT April 30, 2017 |
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Contents
THE FUND
With Those of Other Funds | |
the Fund’s Management Agreement |
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Back Cover
| The Fund |
A LETTER FROM THE CEO OF DREYFUS
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, 2016 through April 30, 2017. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.
Stocks advanced solidly but higher-quality bonds lost a degree of value over the reporting period amid heightened market volatility stemming from various economic and political developments. After giving back a portion of their previous gains due to uncertainty in advance of U.S. elections, equity markets rallied to a series of new highs in the wake of the election’s unexpected outcome as investors revised their expectations for U.S. fiscal, regulatory, and tax policies. Generally strong economic data and corporate earnings continued to support stock prices over the first four months of 2017. In the bond market, yields of U.S. government securities moved higher and prices fell in response to two short-term interest-rate hikes and rising longer-term rates, while lower-rated corporate-backed bonds continued to advance in anticipation of a more business-friendly market environment.
Some asset classes and industry groups seem likely to continue to benefit from a changing economic and geopolitical landscape, while others probably will face challenges as conditions evolve. Consequently, selectivity seems likely to be an important determinant of investment success in the months ahead. As always, we encourage you to discuss the implications of our observations with your financial advisor.
Thank you for your continued confidence and support.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Santero
Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
May 15, 2017
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
For the period from November 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, CFA, Karen Q. Wong, CFA, and Richard A. Brown, CFA, Portfolio Managers
Market and Fund Performance Overview
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2017, Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund produced a total return of 13.04%.1 In comparison, the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, returned 13.31% for the same period.2,3
U.S. stocks gained ground amid better-than-expected corporate earnings reports, improving domestic growth prospects, and positive investor sentiment in the wake of the U.S. presidential election. The difference in returns between the fund and the Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the Index’s results.
The Fund’s Investment Approach
The fund seeks to match the performance of the Index by generally fully investing in the Index and in futures whose performance is tied to the Index. The fund generally invests in all 500 stocks in the Index in proportion to their weighting in the Index.
The Index is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen to reflect the industries of the U.S. economy and is often considered a proxy for the stock market in general. S&P weights each company’s stock in the Index by its market capitalization (i.e., the share price times the number of shares outstanding), adjusted by the number of available float shares.
Post-Election Optimism Drove Markets Higher
While political and economic uncertainties caused U.S. equity markets to move lower in the days leading up to the 2016 presidential election, the election’s widely unexpected outcome quickly reenergized investor sentiment. Stocks rose sharply in anticipation of lower corporate taxes, reduced regulatory constraints on businesses, and increased infrastructure spending. As a result, the Index climbed sharply in November and December.
Stocks continued to gain value in early 2017, with better-than-expected corporate earnings, robust labor markets, increased bank lending activity, and encouraging global economic data driving several broad market indices, including the Index, to a series of new highs in January and February. While disappointing macroeconomic data and concerns about the new administration’s ability to implement its business-friendly policies slowed the pace of the market’s advance in March and April, the Index ended the reporting period near an all-time high.
Technology and Financial Stocks Led the Market’s Advance
All 11 of the market sectors that comprise the Index produced positive absolute returns over the reporting period. Results were particularly strong in the information technology sector, where early fears regarding the potential impact of trade policy proposals eased. Instead, positive global economic developments, rising corporate earnings, robust cash reserves, intensifying mergers-and-acquisitions activity, and a proposal to repatriate foreign income at low tax rates drove technology stocks higher. Beneficiaries of these trends included some of the industry group’s largest companies, notably hardware manufacturers such as Apple,
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
software developers such as Microsoft, and Internet service providers such as Alphabet and Facebook.
Banks led the rally in the financials sector in anticipation of reduced regulatory costs, lower corporate taxes, and increased infrastructure spending. Many banks had reduced costs during the previous downturn, and higher revenues were expected to have a commensurately positive impact on profits. Large capital markets companies and brokerage firms also benefited from these developments. The consumer discretionary sector fared well partly on the strength of media companies that saw a surge in election-related advertising spending and expectations of a less stringent regulatory environment.
On the other hand, the energy sector lagged market averages when oil and gas prices moved mildly higher in early 2017. Geopolitical issues also weighed on some large energy companies, which pulled back from projects in troubled regions of the world. In the telecommunication services sector, weaker-than-expected subscriber growth, lower profit margins, and rising competitive pressures hurt the stock price of industry leader Verizon Communications. Finally, the real estate sector was constrained by rising interest rates, which made dividend-paying stocks less competitive with fixed-income securities. In addition, developers and operators of retail properties and malls were pressured by online competition, weighing on the real estate sector’s results.
Replicating the Performance of the Index
Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that the U.S. and global economic recoveries appear to have gained momentum, and corporate earnings have generally continued to come in higher than many analysts expected. However, the market’s currently constructive conditions could be undermined by geopolitical instability and uncertainty surrounding the new presidential administration’s ability to enact its policy proposals into law. As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.
May 15, 2017
Equities are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.
1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.
2 Source: Lipper Inc. — The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.
3 “Standard & Poor’s®,” “S&P®,” “Standard & Poor’s® 500,” and “S&P 500®” are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and have been licensed for use on behalf of the fund. The fund is not sponsored, managed, advised, sold, or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates, and Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund.
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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, 2016 to April 30, 2017. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | |||||||||
assuming actual returns for the six months ended April 30, 2017 | |||||||||
Expenses paid per $1,000† |
| $2.64 | |||||||
Ending value (after expenses) |
| $1,130.40 |
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, 2017 | |||||||||
Expenses paid per $1,000† |
| $2.51 | |||||||
Ending value (after expenses) |
| $1,022.32 |
† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Common Stocks - 99.2% | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Automobiles & Components - .7% | |||||
BorgWarner | 25,576 | a | 1,081,353 | ||
Delphi Automotive | 35,441 | 2,849,456 | |||
Ford Motor | 506,222 | 5,806,366 | |||
General Motors | 174,560 | 6,046,758 | |||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber | 31,286 | 1,133,492 | |||
Harley-Davidson | 22,920 | a | 1,302,085 | ||
18,219,510 | |||||
Banks - 6.3% | |||||
Bank of America | 1,289,199 | 30,089,905 | |||
BB&T | 105,277 | 4,545,861 | |||
Citigroup | 356,147 | 21,055,411 | |||
Citizens Financial Group | 65,703 | 2,411,957 | |||
Comerica | 21,828 | 1,543,240 | |||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 99,233 | 2,424,262 | |||
Huntington Bancshares | 144,228 | 1,854,772 | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 459,459 | 39,972,933 | |||
KeyCorp | 136,288 | 2,485,893 | |||
M&T Bank | 20,117 | 3,126,383 | |||
People's United Financial | 37,894 | a | 662,008 | ||
PNC Financial Services Group | 63,010 | 7,545,447 | |||
Regions Financial | 153,005 | 2,103,819 | |||
SunTrust Banks | 63,277 | 3,594,766 | |||
U.S. Bancorp | 204,385 | 10,480,863 | |||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 579,107 | 31,179,121 | |||
Zions Bancorporation | 25,186 | 1,008,196 | |||
166,084,837 | |||||
Capital Goods - 7.3% | |||||
3M | 76,584 | 14,997,445 | |||
Acuity Brands | 5,793 | a | 1,020,147 | ||
Allegion | 13,083 | 1,028,847 | |||
AMETEK | 29,480 | 1,686,256 | |||
Arconic | 57,034 | 1,558,739 | |||
Boeing | 73,148 | 13,519,945 | |||
Caterpillar | 75,159 | 7,685,759 | |||
Cummins | 20,160 | 3,042,950 | |||
Deere & Co. | 37,693 | 4,206,916 | |||
Dover | 19,967 | 1,574,997 |
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Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Capital Goods - 7.3% (continued) | |||||
Eaton | 58,748 | 4,443,699 | |||
Emerson Electric | 83,055 | 5,006,555 | |||
Fastenal | 37,833 | a | 1,690,378 | ||
Flowserve | 17,032 | a | 866,418 | ||
Fluor | 17,672 | 906,927 | |||
Fortive | 39,547 | 2,501,743 | |||
Fortune Brands Home & Security | 20,432 | 1,302,336 | |||
General Dynamics | 36,466 | 7,066,746 | |||
General Electric | 1,122,086 | 32,529,273 | |||
Honeywell International | 97,736 | 12,817,099 | |||
Illinois Tool Works | 39,912 | 5,511,448 | |||
Ingersoll-Rand | 33,900 | 3,008,625 | |||
Jacobs Engineering Group | 15,972 | 877,182 | |||
Johnson Controls International | 121,105 | 5,034,335 | |||
L3 Technologies | 10,333 | 1,774,899 | |||
Lockheed Martin | 32,024 | 8,628,867 | |||
Masco | 42,046 | 1,556,543 | |||
Northrop Grumman | 22,344 | 5,495,730 | |||
PACCAR | 45,065 | 3,007,187 | |||
Parker-Hannifin | 17,155 | 2,758,524 | |||
Pentair | 22,372 | 1,443,218 | |||
Quanta Services | 18,711 | b | 663,118 | ||
Raytheon | 37,496 | 5,819,754 | |||
Rockwell Automation | 16,550 | 2,604,142 | |||
Rockwell Collins | 20,890 | 2,174,440 | |||
Roper Technologies | 13,214 | a | 2,889,902 | ||
Snap-on | 7,624 | 1,277,249 | |||
Stanley Black & Decker | 19,737 | 2,687,193 | |||
Textron | 34,653 | 1,616,909 | |||
TransDigm Group | 6,215 | a | 1,533,427 | ||
United Rentals | 10,903 | b | 1,195,623 | ||
United Technologies | 96,196 | 11,446,362 | |||
W.W. Grainger | 6,975 | a | 1,344,083 | ||
Xylem | 22,376 | 1,150,350 | |||
194,952,285 | |||||
Commercial & Professional Services - .5% | |||||
Cintas | 10,786 | 1,320,961 | |||
Equifax | 15,663 | 2,119,361 | |||
Nielsen Holdings | 43,097 | 1,772,580 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Commercial & Professional Services - .5% (continued) | |||||
Republic Services | 30,057 | 1,893,290 | |||
Robert Half International | 16,962 | 781,100 | |||
Stericycle | 10,906 | b | 930,718 | ||
Verisk Analytics | 20,247 | b | 1,676,654 | ||
Waste Management | 51,643 | 3,758,578 | |||
14,253,242 | |||||
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 1.2% | |||||
Coach | 36,427 | 1,434,860 | |||
D.R. Horton | 45,032 | 1,481,102 | |||
Garmin | 14,505 | a | 737,434 | ||
Hanesbrands | 48,472 | a | 1,057,174 | ||
Hasbro | 14,319 | 1,419,156 | |||
Leggett & Platt | 18,108 | 951,394 | |||
Lennar, Cl. A | 26,269 | 1,326,585 | |||
Mattel | 43,997 | 986,413 | |||
Michael Kors Holdings | 21,588 | b | 805,880 | ||
Mohawk Industries | 8,333 | b | 1,956,505 | ||
Newell Brands | 62,180 | 2,968,473 | |||
NIKE, Cl. B | 170,032 | 9,421,473 | |||
PulteGroup | 39,109 | 886,601 | |||
PVH | 10,477 | 1,058,491 | |||
Ralph Lauren | 7,753 | 625,822 | |||
Under Armour, Cl. A | 23,416 | a,b | 503,210 | ||
Under Armour, Cl. C | 23,584 | a,b | 457,765 | ||
VF | 41,976 | 2,293,149 | |||
Whirlpool | 9,733 | 1,807,223 | |||
32,178,710 | |||||
Consumer Services - 1.7% | |||||
Carnival | 53,939 | 3,331,812 | |||
Chipotle Mexican Grill | 3,618 | a,b | 1,716,632 | ||
Darden Restaurants | 15,514 | 1,321,638 | |||
H&R Block | 26,814 | 664,719 | |||
Marriott International, Cl. A | 40,151 | 3,791,057 | |||
McDonald's | 105,187 | 14,718,817 | |||
Royal Caribbean Cruises | 21,755 | 2,319,083 | |||
Starbucks | 188,764 | 11,337,166 | |||
Wyndham Worldwide | 13,585 | a | 1,294,786 | ||
Wynn Resorts | 10,131 | a | 1,246,214 |
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Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Consumer Services - 1.7% (continued) | |||||
Yum! Brands | 44,030 | 2,894,972 | |||
44,636,896 | |||||
Diversified Financials - 5.1% | |||||
Affiliated Managers Group | 7,118 | 1,178,670 | |||
American Express | 97,058 | 7,691,846 | |||
Ameriprise Financial | 20,180 | 2,580,013 | |||
Bank of New York Mellon | 132,887 | 6,253,662 | |||
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B | 244,306 | b | 40,361,794 | ||
BlackRock | 15,730 | 6,049,286 | |||
Capital One Financial | 61,508 | 4,944,013 | |||
CBOE Holdings | 11,791 | 971,696 | |||
Charles Schwab | 158,031 | 6,139,504 | |||
CME Group | 43,861 | 5,096,210 | |||
Discover Financial Services | 49,092 | 3,072,668 | |||
E*TRADE Financial | 37,030 | b | 1,279,387 | ||
Franklin Resources | 44,351 | 1,911,972 | |||
Goldman Sachs Group | 47,556 | 10,643,033 | |||
Intercontinental Exchange | 76,154 | 4,584,471 | |||
Invesco | 52,178 | 1,718,743 | |||
Leucadia National | 43,495 | 1,104,338 | |||
Moody's | 21,734 | 2,571,567 | |||
Morgan Stanley | 184,244 | 7,990,662 | |||
Nasdaq | 14,795 | 1,018,932 | |||
Navient | 34,809 | 529,097 | |||
Northern Trust | 27,336 | 2,460,240 | |||
Raymond James Financial | 15,668 | 1,167,579 | |||
S&P Global | 33,022 | 4,431,222 | |||
State Street | 45,820 | 3,844,298 | |||
Synchrony Financial | 100,749 | 2,800,822 | |||
T. Rowe Price Group | 31,975 | 2,266,708 | |||
134,662,433 | |||||
Energy - 6.3% | |||||
Anadarko Petroleum | 71,451 | 4,074,136 | |||
Apache | 48,263 | a | 2,347,512 | ||
Baker Hughes | 55,074 | 3,269,743 | |||
Cabot Oil & Gas | 60,485 | 1,405,671 | |||
Chesapeake Energy | 97,124 | a,b | 510,872 | ||
Chevron | 243,407 | 25,971,527 | |||
Cimarex Energy | 12,639 | 1,474,719 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Energy - 6.3% (continued) | |||||
Concho Resources | 18,869 | b | 2,389,948 | ||
ConocoPhillips | 158,455 | 7,591,579 | |||
Devon Energy | 67,445 | 2,663,403 | |||
EOG Resources | 73,932 | 6,838,710 | |||
EQT | 22,914 | 1,332,220 | |||
Exxon Mobil | 533,396 | 43,551,783 | |||
Halliburton | 110,964 | 5,091,028 | |||
Helmerich & Payne | 13,642 | a | 827,251 | ||
Hess | 35,008 | a | 1,709,441 | ||
Kinder Morgan | 248,922 | 5,135,261 | |||
Marathon Oil | 111,369 | 1,656,057 | |||
Marathon Petroleum | 68,839 | 3,506,659 | |||
Murphy Oil | 20,858 | a | 546,062 | ||
National Oilwell Varco | 48,745 | 1,704,613 | |||
Newfield Exploration | 26,179 | b | 906,317 | ||
Noble Energy | 55,345 | 1,789,304 | |||
Occidental Petroleum | 97,895 | 6,024,458 | |||
ONEOK | 26,669 | a | 1,403,056 | ||
Phillips 66 | 56,389 | 4,486,309 | |||
Pioneer Natural Resources | 21,929 | 3,793,498 | |||
Range Resources | 22,872 | 605,879 | |||
Schlumberger | 179,061 | 12,998,038 | |||
TechnipFMC | 60,594 | b | 1,825,697 | ||
Tesoro | 14,985 | 1,194,454 | |||
Transocean | 46,978 | a,b | 518,167 | ||
Valero Energy | 57,591 | 3,720,955 | |||
Williams Cos. | 107,163 | 3,282,403 | |||
166,146,730 | |||||
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.0% | |||||
Costco Wholesale | 56,316 | 9,997,216 | |||
CVS Health | 131,636 | 10,852,072 | |||
Kroger | 120,873 | 3,583,884 | |||
Sysco | 64,901 | 3,431,316 | |||
Walgreens Boots Alliance | 109,395 | 9,467,043 | |||
Wal-Mart Stores | 193,412 | 14,540,714 | |||
Whole Foods Market | 43,084 | a | 1,566,965 | ||
53,439,210 | |||||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 5.3% | |||||
Altria Group | 249,223 | 17,889,227 |
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Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 5.3% (continued) | |||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland | 72,832 | 3,332,064 | |||
Brown-Forman, Cl. B | 21,918 | 1,037,160 | |||
Campbell Soup | 25,851 | 1,487,467 | |||
Coca-Cola | 496,686 | 21,432,001 | |||
Conagra Brands | 54,122 | 2,098,851 | |||
Constellation Brands, Cl. A | 22,603 | 3,899,922 | |||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group | 23,552 | 2,158,541 | |||
General Mills | 74,130 | 4,263,216 | |||
Hershey | 17,690 | 1,914,058 | |||
Hormel Foods | 35,747 | a | 1,254,005 | ||
J.M. Smucker | 14,865 | 1,883,693 | |||
Kellogg | 32,041 | 2,274,911 | |||
Kraft Heinz | 77,349 | 6,991,576 | |||
McCormick & Co. | 15,210 | 1,519,479 | |||
Mead Johnson Nutrition | 23,261 | 2,063,716 | |||
Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B | 23,855 | 2,287,456 | |||
Mondelez International, Cl. A | 195,792 | 8,816,514 | |||
Monster Beverage | 52,101 | b | 2,364,343 | ||
PepsiCo | 183,444 | 20,780,536 | |||
Philip Morris International | 199,432 | 22,105,043 | |||
Reynolds American | 107,007 | 6,901,951 | |||
Tyson Foods, Cl. A | 36,433 | 2,341,185 | |||
141,096,915 | |||||
Health Care Equipment & Services - 5.4% | |||||
Abbott Laboratories | 221,740 | 9,676,734 | |||
Aetna | 42,710 | 5,768,840 | |||
AmerisourceBergen | 21,989 | 1,804,197 | |||
Anthem | 34,040 | 6,055,376 | |||
Baxter International | 63,759 | 3,550,101 | |||
Becton Dickinson & Co. | 27,577 | 5,156,072 | |||
Boston Scientific | 174,264 | b | 4,597,084 | ||
C.R. Bard | 9,526 | 2,929,054 | |||
Cardinal Health | 40,157 | 2,914,997 | |||
Centene | 22,493 | b | 1,673,479 | ||
Cerner | 37,245 | b | 2,411,614 | ||
Cigna | 33,546 | 5,245,588 | |||
Cooper | 6,361 | 1,274,299 | |||
Danaher | 78,170 | 6,513,906 | |||
DaVita | 20,769 | b | 1,433,269 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Health Care Equipment & Services - 5.4% (continued) | |||||
Dentsply Sirona | 30,137 | 1,905,864 | |||
Edwards Lifesciences | 27,454 | b | 3,010,880 | ||
Envision Healthcare | 15,282 | b | 856,250 | ||
Express Scripts Holding | 77,499 | b | 4,753,789 | ||
HCA Holdings | 36,817 | b | 3,100,360 | ||
Henry Schein | 10,428 | b | 1,812,386 | ||
Hologic | 36,825 | b | 1,662,649 | ||
Humana | 19,234 | 4,269,563 | |||
IDEXX Laboratories | 11,657 | b | 1,955,229 | ||
Intuitive Surgical | 4,817 | b | 4,026,386 | ||
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | 13,125 | b | 1,839,469 | ||
McKesson | 27,583 | 3,814,453 | |||
Medtronic | 175,829 | 14,609,632 | |||
Patterson | 10,151 | a | 451,618 | ||
Quest Diagnostics | 17,919 | 1,890,634 | |||
Stryker | 40,218 | 5,484,529 | |||
UnitedHealth Group | 123,660 | 21,625,661 | |||
Universal Health Services, Cl. B | 11,184 | 1,350,580 | |||
Varian Medical Systems | 12,560 | b | 1,139,694 | ||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 25,798 | 3,086,731 | |||
143,650,967 | |||||
Household & Personal Products - 1.9% | |||||
Church & Dwight | 31,994 | 1,584,663 | |||
Clorox | 16,485 | 2,203,880 | |||
Colgate-Palmolive | 113,223 | 8,156,585 | |||
Coty, Cl. A | 61,615 | 1,099,828 | |||
Estee Lauder, Cl. A | 28,376 | 2,472,685 | |||
Kimberly-Clark | 45,557 | 5,911,021 | |||
Procter & Gamble | 328,744 | 28,709,214 | |||
50,137,876 | |||||
Insurance - 2.7% | |||||
Aflac | 51,244 | 3,837,151 | |||
Allstate | 46,618 | 3,789,577 | |||
American International Group | 119,287 | 7,265,771 | |||
Aon | 33,540 | 4,019,434 | |||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 23,477 | 1,310,251 | |||
Assurant | 7,523 | 724,014 | |||
Chubb | 60,409 | 8,291,135 | |||
Cincinnati Financial | 19,377 | 1,396,888 |
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Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Insurance - 2.7% (continued) | |||||
Hartford Financial Services Group | 47,481 | 2,296,181 | |||
Lincoln National | 29,511 | 1,945,660 | |||
Loews | 35,472 | 1,653,705 | |||
Marsh & McLennan Cos. | 65,869 | 4,882,869 | |||
MetLife | 139,365 | 7,220,501 | |||
Principal Financial Group | 35,087 | 2,285,216 | |||
Progressive | 74,320 | 2,951,990 | |||
Prudential Financial | 55,637 | 5,954,828 | |||
Torchmark | 14,153 | 1,085,677 | |||
Travelers | 35,744 | 4,348,615 | |||
Unum Group | 29,423 | 1,363,168 | |||
Willis Towers Watson | 16,468 | 2,183,986 | |||
XL Group | 34,091 | 1,426,708 | |||
70,233,325 | |||||
Materials - 2.8% | |||||
Air Products & Chemicals | 28,005 | 3,934,702 | |||
Albemarle | 14,918 | 1,624,719 | |||
Avery Dennison | 11,975 | 996,440 | |||
Ball | 23,191 | 1,783,156 | |||
CF Industries Holdings | 31,412 | 839,957 | |||
Dow Chemical | 143,198 | 8,992,834 | |||
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 110,903 | 8,844,514 | |||
Eastman Chemical | 18,614 | 1,484,467 | |||
Ecolab | 33,873 | 4,372,666 | |||
FMC | 16,819 | 1,231,655 | |||
Freeport-McMoRan | 172,504 | b | 2,199,426 | ||
International Flavors & Fragrances | 9,877 | a | 1,368,853 | ||
International Paper | 52,830 | 2,851,235 | |||
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl. A | 43,113 | 3,654,258 | |||
Martin Marietta Materials | 8,175 | 1,800,053 | |||
Monsanto | 56,171 | 6,550,100 | |||
Mosaic | 46,648 | 1,256,231 | |||
Newmont Mining | 69,947 | 2,364,908 | |||
Nucor | 41,050 | 2,517,596 | |||
PPG Industries | 33,660 | 3,697,214 | |||
Praxair | 36,432 | 4,553,271 | |||
Sealed Air | 24,431 | 1,075,453 | |||
Sherwin-Williams | 10,349 | 3,463,603 | |||
Vulcan Materials | 16,996 | 2,054,476 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Materials - 2.8% (continued) | |||||
WestRock | 32,427 | 1,736,790 | |||
75,248,577 | |||||
Media - 3.2% | |||||
CBS, Cl. B | 48,815 | 3,249,126 | |||
Charter Communications, Cl. A | 27,597 | b | 9,525,381 | ||
Comcast, Cl. A | 608,405 | 23,843,392 | |||
Discovery Communications, Cl. A | 21,027 | a,b | 605,157 | ||
Discovery Communications, Cl. C | 26,384 | b | 738,224 | ||
DISH Network, Cl. A | 29,458 | b | 1,898,274 | ||
Interpublic Group of Companies | 52,351 | 1,233,913 | |||
News Corp., Cl. A | 50,089 | 637,132 | |||
News Corp., Cl. B | 13,543 | 176,059 | |||
Omnicom Group | 30,320 | 2,489,878 | |||
Scripps Networks Interactive, Cl. A | 11,938 | 892,007 | |||
TEGNA | 26,066 | 664,162 | |||
Time Warner | 99,360 | 9,863,467 | |||
Twenty-First Century Fox, Cl. A | 137,256 | 4,191,798 | |||
Twenty-First Century Fox, Cl. B | 64,619 | 1,929,523 | |||
Viacom, Cl. B | 44,044 | 1,874,513 | |||
Walt Disney | 186,992 | 21,616,275 | |||
85,428,281 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 8.4% | |||||
AbbVie | 204,703 | 13,498,116 | |||
Agilent Technologies | 40,870 | 2,249,894 | |||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals | 28,652 | b | 3,661,153 | ||
Allergan | 43,021 | 10,491,101 | |||
Amgen | 94,612 | 15,452,032 | |||
Biogen | 27,678 | b | 7,506,550 | ||
Bristol-Myers Squibb | 214,750 | 12,036,737 | |||
Celgene | 99,895 | b | 12,391,975 | ||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 124,619 | 10,226,235 | |||
Gilead Sciences | 167,792 | 11,502,142 | |||
Illumina | 18,619 | b | 3,441,908 | ||
Incyte | 22,783 | b | 2,831,471 | ||
Johnson & Johnson | 349,036 | 43,095,475 | |||
Mallinckrodt | 13,729 | b | 644,165 | ||
Merck & Co. | 352,942 | 21,998,875 | |||
Mettler-Toledo International | 3,327 | b | 1,708,148 | ||
Mylan | 58,481 | b | 2,184,265 |
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Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 8.4% (continued) | |||||
PerkinElmer | 15,120 | 898,279 | |||
Perrigo | 18,268 | a | 1,350,736 | ||
Pfizer | 765,265 | 25,957,789 | |||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 9,754 | b | 3,789,331 | ||
Thermo Fisher Scientific | 50,053 | 8,275,262 | |||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 32,265 | b | 3,816,949 | ||
Waters | 10,059 | b | 1,708,924 | ||
Zoetis | 63,640 | 3,570,840 | |||
224,288,352 | |||||
Real Estate - 2.9% | |||||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities | 10,860 | c | 1,221,859 | ||
American Tower | 55,208 | c | 6,952,896 | ||
Apartment Investment & Management, Cl. A | 19,175 | c | 838,715 | ||
AvalonBay Communities | 17,948 | c | 3,407,248 | ||
Boston Properties | 19,568 | c | 2,477,309 | ||
CBRE Group, Cl. A | 37,831 | b,c | 1,354,728 | ||
Crown Castle International | 46,492 | c | 4,398,143 | ||
Digital Realty Trust | 20,760 | c | 2,384,078 | ||
Equinix | 10,136 | c | 4,233,807 | ||
Equity Residential | 47,427 | c | 3,062,836 | ||
Essex Property Trust | 8,628 | c | 2,109,287 | ||
Extra Space Storage | 16,225 | c | 1,225,474 | ||
Federal Realty Investment Trust | 9,124 | c | 1,194,240 | ||
GGP | 76,565 | 1,654,570 | |||
HCP | 59,010 | c | 1,849,964 | ||
Host Hotels & Resorts | 94,347 | c | 1,693,529 | ||
Iron Mountain | 31,892 | c | 1,108,566 | ||
Kimco Realty | 55,677 | c | 1,129,686 | ||
Macerich | 16,224 | a,c | 1,012,864 | ||
Mid-America Apartment Communities | 14,811 | c | 1,469,399 | ||
Prologis | 67,543 | c | 3,675,015 | ||
Public Storage | 19,294 | c | 4,039,778 | ||
Realty Income | 34,196 | a,c | 1,995,337 | ||
Regency Centers | 18,989 | c | 1,199,725 | ||
Simon Property Group | 40,991 | c | 6,774,173 | ||
SL Green Realty | 13,037 | c | 1,367,972 | ||
UDR | 34,405 | c | 1,284,683 | ||
Ventas | 45,307 | c | 2,900,101 | ||
Vornado Realty Trust | 22,306 | c | 2,146,729 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Real Estate - 2.9% (continued) | |||||
Welltower | 47,400 | c | 3,386,256 | ||
Weyerhaeuser | 96,282 | c | 3,261,071 | ||
76,810,038 | |||||
Retailing - 5.6% | |||||
Advance Auto Parts | 9,728 | 1,382,738 | |||
Amazon.com | 50,948 | b | 47,126,391 | ||
AutoNation | 9,454 | a,b | 397,068 | ||
AutoZone | 3,621 | b | 2,506,420 | ||
Bed Bath & Beyond | 20,596 | 798,095 | |||
Best Buy | 34,735 | a | 1,799,620 | ||
CarMax | 24,176 | a,b | 1,414,296 | ||
Dollar General | 33,269 | 2,418,989 | |||
Dollar Tree | 30,782 | b | 2,547,826 | ||
Expedia | 16,039 | 2,144,735 | |||
Foot Locker | 16,513 | 1,277,115 | |||
Gap | 27,131 | 710,832 | |||
Genuine Parts | 19,281 | 1,774,238 | |||
Home Depot | 156,600 | 24,445,260 | |||
Kohl's | 22,309 | a | 870,720 | ||
L Brands | 30,795 | 1,626,284 | |||
LKQ | 40,520 | b | 1,265,845 | ||
Lowe's | 111,098 | 9,429,998 | |||
Macy's | 41,143 | 1,202,198 | |||
Netflix | 55,193 | b | 8,400,375 | ||
Nordstrom | 14,669 | a | 708,073 | ||
O'Reilly Automotive | 11,656 | b | 2,892,436 | ||
Priceline Group | 6,312 | b | 11,657,128 | ||
Ross Stores | 51,708 | 3,361,020 | |||
Signet Jewelers | 9,198 | a | 605,596 | ||
Staples | 81,351 | 794,799 | |||
Target | 71,014 | 3,966,132 | |||
The TJX Companies | 84,389 | 6,636,351 | |||
Tiffany & Co. | 14,304 | 1,310,962 | |||
Tractor Supply | 17,260 | 1,068,567 | |||
TripAdvisor | 15,284 | a,b | 687,933 | ||
Ulta Beauty | 7,506 | b | 2,112,489 | ||
149,340,529 | |||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.3% | |||||
Advanced Micro Devices | 95,002 | a,b | 1,263,527 |
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Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.3% (continued) | |||||
Analog Devices | 47,192 | 3,596,030 | |||
Applied Materials | 138,200 | 5,612,302 | |||
Broadcom | 51,482 | 11,367,740 | |||
Intel | 607,766 | 21,970,741 | |||
KLA-Tencor | 20,636 | 2,026,868 | |||
Lam Research | 21,332 | 3,089,940 | |||
Microchip Technology | 28,503 | a | 2,154,257 | ||
Micron Technology | 134,919 | b | 3,733,209 | ||
NVIDIA | 76,213 | 7,949,016 | |||
Qorvo | 17,156 | a,b | 1,167,123 | ||
QUALCOMM | 189,584 | 10,188,244 | |||
Skyworks Solutions | 23,702 | a | 2,364,037 | ||
Texas Instruments | 128,294 | 10,158,319 | |||
Xilinx | 32,334 | 2,040,599 | |||
88,681,952 | |||||
Software & Services - 13.3% | |||||
Accenture, Cl. A | 79,884 | 9,689,929 | |||
Activision Blizzard | 89,951 | 4,699,940 | |||
Adobe Systems | 63,566 | b | 8,501,317 | ||
Akamai Technologies | 22,032 | b | 1,342,630 | ||
Alliance Data Systems | 7,043 | 1,758,144 | |||
Alphabet, Cl. A | 38,211 | b | 35,326,834 | ||
Alphabet, Cl. C | 38,002 | b | 34,428,292 | ||
Autodesk | 24,922 | b | 2,244,725 | ||
Automatic Data Processing | 58,377 | 6,099,813 | |||
CA | 40,858 | 1,341,368 | |||
Citrix Systems | 20,654 | b | 1,671,735 | ||
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A | 77,812 | b | 4,686,617 | ||
CSRA | 17,557 | 510,558 | |||
DXC Technology | 36,904 | 2,780,347 | |||
eBay | 129,212 | b | 4,316,973 | ||
Electronic Arts | 40,114 | b | 3,803,609 | ||
Facebook, Cl. A | 302,959 | b | 45,519,590 | ||
Fidelity National Information Services | 41,930 | 3,530,087 | |||
Fiserv | 27,305 | b | 3,253,118 | ||
Gartner | 11,741 | b | 1,339,531 | ||
Global Payments | 19,107 | 1,562,188 | |||
International Business Machines | 110,312 | 17,681,910 | |||
Intuit | 31,628 | 3,960,142 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Software & Services - 13.3% (continued) | |||||
MasterCard, Cl. A | 121,004 | 14,075,185 | |||
Microsoft | 994,281 | 68,068,477 | |||
Oracle | 385,109 | 17,314,501 | |||
Paychex | 40,487 | 2,400,069 | |||
PayPal Holdings | 143,835 | b | 6,863,806 | ||
Red Hat | 22,911 | b | 2,018,001 | ||
salesforce.com | 85,149 | b | 7,333,032 | ||
Symantec | 81,536 | 2,578,984 | |||
Synopsys | 19,453 | b | 1,433,686 | ||
Teradata | 15,653 | b | 456,755 | ||
Total System Services | 20,503 | 1,175,027 | |||
VeriSign | 11,606 | a,b | 1,032,006 | ||
Visa, Cl. A | 238,831 | 21,786,164 | |||
Western Union | 62,612 | a | 1,243,474 | ||
Yahoo! | 112,324 | b | 5,415,140 | ||
353,243,704 | |||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 5.7% | |||||
Amphenol, Cl. A | 39,086 | 2,826,309 | |||
Apple | 675,165 | 96,987,452 | |||
Cisco Systems | 643,725 | 21,931,711 | |||
Corning | 121,392 | 3,502,159 | |||
F5 Networks | 8,265 | b | 1,067,259 | ||
FLIR Systems | 18,114 | 665,327 | |||
Harris | 16,204 | 1,813,066 | |||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 215,212 | 4,009,400 | |||
HP | 220,760 | 4,154,703 | |||
Juniper Networks | 50,814 | 1,527,977 | |||
Motorola Solutions | 20,746 | 1,783,534 | |||
NetApp | 34,903 | 1,390,885 | |||
Seagate Technology | 37,135 | 1,564,498 | |||
TE Connectivity | 45,700 | 3,535,809 | |||
Western Digital | 37,463 | 3,336,829 | |||
Xerox | 115,087 | 827,476 | |||
150,924,394 | |||||
Telecommunication Services - 2.2% | |||||
AT&T | 789,846 | 31,301,597 | |||
CenturyLink | 72,035 | a | 1,849,138 | ||
Level 3 Communications | 37,953 | b | 2,306,024 |
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Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Telecommunication Services - 2.2% (continued) | |||||
Verizon Communications | 524,101 | 24,061,477 | |||
59,518,236 | |||||
Transportation - 2.2% | |||||
Alaska Air Group | 16,343 | a | 1,390,626 | ||
American Airlines Group | 66,000 | 2,812,920 | |||
CH Robinson Worldwide | 18,536 | a | 1,347,567 | ||
CSX | 118,590 | 6,029,116 | |||
Delta Air Lines | 93,396 | 4,243,914 | |||
Expeditors International of Washington | 22,840 | 1,281,096 | |||
FedEx | 31,403 | 5,957,149 | |||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services | 10,965 | 983,122 | |||
Kansas City Southern | 13,863 | 1,248,640 | |||
Norfolk Southern | 37,127 | 4,362,051 | |||
Ryder System | 6,830 | 463,825 | |||
Southwest Airlines | 78,622 | 4,420,129 | |||
Union Pacific | 104,462 | 11,695,566 | |||
United Continental Holdings | 37,519 | b | 2,634,209 | ||
United Parcel Service, Cl. B | 88,430 | 9,502,688 | |||
58,372,618 | |||||
Utilities - 3.2% | |||||
AES | 81,360 | 920,182 | |||
Alliant Energy | 30,173 | 1,186,402 | |||
Ameren | 32,219 | 1,762,057 | |||
American Electric Power | 63,464 | 4,304,763 | |||
American Water Works | 23,635 | 1,885,128 | |||
CenterPoint Energy | 54,022 | 1,541,248 | |||
CMS Energy | 36,649 | 1,663,865 | |||
Consolidated Edison | 38,801 | 3,076,143 | |||
Dominion Resources | 80,454 | 6,229,553 | |||
DTE Energy | 22,790 | 2,383,606 | |||
Duke Energy | 90,304 | 7,450,080 | |||
Edison International | 41,945 | 3,354,342 | |||
Entergy | 23,073 | 1,759,547 | |||
Eversource Energy | 40,845 | 2,426,193 | |||
Exelon | 119,289 | 4,130,978 | |||
FirstEnergy | 55,491 | 1,661,401 | |||
NextEra Energy | 59,948 | 8,006,655 | |||
NiSource | 43,316 | 1,050,413 | |||
NRG Energy | 38,416 | 649,230 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.2% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Utilities - 3.2% (continued) | |||||
PG&E | 65,158 | 4,368,844 | |||
Pinnacle West Capital | 13,865 | 1,179,773 | |||
PPL | 89,133 | 3,396,859 | |||
Public Service Enterprise Group | 65,969 | 2,905,934 | |||
SCANA | 18,968 | 1,257,768 | |||
Sempra Energy | 32,238 | 3,643,539 | |||
Southern | 128,235 | 6,386,103 | |||
WEC Energy Group | 40,109 | 2,427,397 | |||
Xcel Energy | 64,472 | 2,904,464 | |||
83,912,467 | |||||
Total Common Stocks (cost $879,132,538) | 2,635,462,084 | ||||
Short-Term Investments - .0% | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||
U.S. Treasury Bills | |||||
0.74%, 6/15/17 | 1,200,000 | d | 1,199,024 | ||
Other Investment - .8% | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Registered Investment Company; | |||||
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund | 20,489,572 | e | 20,489,572 | ||
Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - .7% | |||||
Registered Investment Company; | |||||
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Fund, Hamilton Shares | 19,772,372 | e | 19,772,372 | ||
Total Investments (cost $920,593,366) | 100.7% | 2,676,923,052 | |||
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables | (.7%) | (19,020,634) | |||
Net Assets | 100.0% | 2,657,902,418 |
a Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At April 30, 2017, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $51,731,714 and the value of the collateral held by the fund was $53,537,731, consisting of cash collateral of $19,772,372 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $33,765,359.
b Non-income producing security.
c Investment in real estate investment trust.
d Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open futures contracts.
e Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.
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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | Value (%) |
Software & Services | 13.3 |
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | 8.4 |
Capital Goods | 7.3 |
Energy | 6.3 |
Banks | 6.3 |
Technology Hardware & Equipment | 5.7 |
Retailing | 5.6 |
Health Care Equipment & Services | 5.4 |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 5.3 |
Diversified Financials | 5.1 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 3.3 |
Media | 3.2 |
Utilities | 3.2 |
Real Estate | 2.9 |
Materials | 2.8 |
Insurance | 2.7 |
Telecommunication Services | 2.2 |
Transportation | 2.2 |
Food & Staples Retailing | 2.0 |
Household & Personal Products | 1.9 |
Consumer Services | 1.7 |
Short-Term/Money Market Investments | 1.5 |
Consumer Durables & Apparel | 1.2 |
Automobiles & Components | .7 |
Commercial & Professional Services | .5 |
100.7 |
† Based on net assets.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF FUTURES
April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Contracts | Market Value Covered by Contracts ($) | Expiration | Unrealized Appreciation ($) | |||
Futures Long | ||||||
Standard & Poor's 500 E-mini | 200 | 23,805,000 | June 2017 | 253,715 | ||
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | 253,715 |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
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| |||
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| Cost |
| Value |
| |||
Assets ($): |
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|
|
| |||||
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments |
|
|
|
| |||||
Unaffiliated issuers |
| 880,331,422 |
| 2,636,661,108 |
| ||||
Affiliated issuers |
| 40,261,944 |
| 40,261,944 |
| ||||
Cash |
|
|
|
| 1,622,699 |
| |||
Dividends and securities lending income receivable |
|
|
|
| 2,590,507 |
| |||
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed |
|
|
|
| 234,417 |
| |||
Other assets |
|
|
|
| 51,479 |
| |||
|
|
|
|
| 2,681,422,154 |
| |||
Liabilities ($): |
|
|
|
| |||||
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b) |
|
|
|
| 1,066,088 |
| |||
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b) |
|
|
|
| 19,772,372 |
| |||
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed |
|
|
|
| 2,620,086 |
| |||
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4 |
|
|
|
| 57,017 |
| |||
Interest payable—Note 2 |
|
|
|
| 673 |
| |||
Accrued expenses |
|
|
|
| 3,500 |
| |||
|
|
|
|
| 23,519,736 |
| |||
Net Assets ($) |
|
| 2,657,902,418 |
| |||||
Composition of Net Assets ($): |
|
|
|
| |||||
Paid-in capital |
|
|
|
| 859,743,321 |
| |||
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net |
|
|
|
| 11,351,490 |
| |||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments |
|
|
|
| 30,224,206 |
| |||
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
|
| 1,756,583,401 |
| ||||
Net Assets ($) |
|
| 2,657,902,418 |
| |||||
Shares Outstanding |
|
| |||||||
(200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized) |
| 51,053,745 |
| ||||||
Net Asset Value Per Share ($) |
| 52.06 |
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See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
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Investment Income ($): |
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Income: |
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Cash dividends: |
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Unaffiliated issuers |
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| 26,833,295 |
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Affiliated issuers |
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| 46,280 |
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Income from securities lending—Note 1(b) |
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| 48,344 |
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Interest |
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| 3,551 |
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Total Income |
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| 26,931,470 |
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Expenses: |
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|
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Management fee—Note 3(a) |
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| 3,236,390 |
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Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b) |
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| 3,236,390 |
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Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c) |
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| 107,047 |
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Loan commitment fees—Note 2 |
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| 27,588 |
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Interest expense—Note 2 |
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| 680 |
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Total Expenses |
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| 6,608,095 |
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Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by Dreyfus—Note 3(a) |
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| (107,047) |
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Net Expenses |
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| 6,501,048 |
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Investment Income—Net |
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| 20,430,422 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): |
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Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 65,437,255 |
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Net realized gain (loss) on futures | 2,304,853 |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
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| 67,742,108 |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
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| 227,827,065 |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures |
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| 630,750 |
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Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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| 228,457,815 |
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments |
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| 296,199,923 |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
| 316,630,345 |
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See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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| Six Months Ended |
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| Year Ended |
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Operations ($): |
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Investment income—net |
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| 20,430,422 |
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| 43,471,415 |
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Net realized gain (loss) on investments |
| 67,742,108 |
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| 216,335,827 |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
| 228,457,815 |
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| (160,662,819) |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 316,630,345 |
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| 99,144,423 |
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Distributions to Shareholders from ($): |
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Investment income—net |
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| (43,501,162) |
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| (44,703,136) |
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Net realized gain on investments |
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| (211,029,813) |
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| (150,090,899) |
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Total Distributions |
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| (254,530,975) |
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| (194,794,035) |
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Capital Stock Transactions ($): |
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Net proceeds from shares sold |
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| 254,255,650 |
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| 484,041,087 |
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Distributions reinvested |
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| 249,887,372 |
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| 191,696,924 |
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Cost of shares redeemed |
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| (387,065,132) |
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| (872,598,053) |
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 117,077,890 |
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| (196,860,042) |
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Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 179,177,260 |
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| (292,509,654) |
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Net Assets ($): |
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Beginning of Period |
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| 2,478,725,158 |
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| 2,771,234,812 |
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End of Period |
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| 2,657,902,418 |
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| 2,478,725,158 |
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Undistributed investment income—net | 11,351,490 |
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| 34,422,230 |
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Capital Share Transactions (Shares): |
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Shares sold |
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| 4,941,313 |
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| 9,761,306 |
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Shares issued for distributions reinvested |
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| 5,108,845 |
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| 3,891,683 |
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Shares redeemed |
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| (7,560,864) |
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| (17,490,556) |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 2,489,294 |
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| (3,837,567) |
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See notes to financial statements. |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
Six Months Ended | Year Ended October 31, | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |||
Per Share Data ($): | ||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | 51.04 | 52.88 | 54.00 | 47.94 | 39.13 | 34.90 | ||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||
Investment income—neta | .40 | .84 | .83 | .77 | .75 | .63 | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 5.92 | 1.11 | 1.68 | 7.05 | 9.32 | 4.38 | ||
Total from Investment Operations | 6.32 | 1.95 | 2.51 | 7.82 | 10.07 | 5.01 | ||
Distributions: | ||||||||
Dividends from investment | (.91) | (.87) | (.83) | (.74) | (.71) | (.56) | ||
Dividends from net realized gain | (4.39) | (2.92) | (2.80) | (1.02) | (.55) | (.22) | ||
Total Distributions | (5.30) | (3.79) | (3.63) | (1.76) | (1.26) | (.78) | ||
Net asset value, end of period | 52.06 | 51.04 | 52.88 | 54.00 | 47.94 | 39.13 | ||
Total Return (%) | 13.04b | 3.95 | 4.70 | 16.71 | 26.56 | 14.67 | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | ||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to | .51c | .51 | .51 | .51 | .51 | .51 | ||
Ratio of net expenses to | .50c | .50 | .50 | .50 | .50 | .50 | ||
Ratio of net investment income to | 1.58c | 1.68 | 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.75 | 1.71 | ||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 1.21b | 4.25 | 3.72 | 3.56 | 2.92 | 3.20 | ||
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 2,657,902 | 2,478,725 | 2,771,235 | 2,894,071 | 2,755,400 | 2,326,901 |
a Based on average shares outstanding.
b Not annualized.
c Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
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 seek to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge.
The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.
(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:
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. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
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. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Service is engaged under the general supervision of the Board.
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Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.
For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Futures, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2017 in valuing the fund’s investments:
Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 -Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Assets ($) | ||||
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Equity Securities—Domestic Common Stocks† | 2,618,155,018 | - | - | 2,618,155,018 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 -Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Assets ($) (continued) | ||||
Equity Securities—Foreign Common Stocks† | 17,307,066 | - | - | 17,307,066 |
Registered Investment Companies | 40,261,944 | - | - | 40,261,944 |
U.S. Treasury | - | 1,199,024 | - | 1,199,024 |
Other Financial Instruments: | ||||
Futures†† | 253,715 | - | - | 253,715 |
† See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
†† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation at period end.
At April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy.
(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by Dreyfus, or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the
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borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended April 30, 2017, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $10,725 from lending portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.
(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” under the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies during the period ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:
Affiliated Investment Company | Value | Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Value | Net |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund | 29,140,371 | 157,318,676 | 165,969,475 | 20,489,572 | .8 |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Fund, Hamilton Shares | 7,299,157 | 113,182,593 | 100,709,378 | 19,772,372 | .7 |
Total | 36,439,528 | 270,501,269 | 266,678,853 | 40,261,944 | 1.5 |
(d) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
As of and during the period ended April 30, 2017, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended April 30, 2017, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Each tax year in the three-year period ended October 31, 2016 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 was as follows: ordinary income $47,619,236 and long-term capital gains $147,174,799. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:
The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in an $810 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.
The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended April 30, 2017 was approximately $72,900 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.88%.
NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with Dreyfus, 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. Out of its fee, Dreyfus pays all of the expenses of the fund except management fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest expense, commitment fees on borrowings, fees and expenses of interested Directors (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, Dreyfus is required to reduce its fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Directors (including counsel fees). During the period ended April 30, 2017, fees reimbursed by Dreyfus amounted to $107,047.
(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund pays the Distributor for the provision of certain services, at an annual rate of .25% of the value of
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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 such as recordkeeping and sub-accounting services. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) with respect to these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended April 30, 2017, the fund was charged $3,236,390 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 $541,623 and Shareholder Services Plan fees $541,624, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $17,159.
(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and financial futures, during the period ended April 30, 2017, amounted to $31,254,096 and $135,817,101, respectively.
Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended April 30, 2017 is discussed below.
Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk, as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
reflected in the Statement of Operations. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the futures against default. Futures open at April 30, 2017 are set forth in the Statement of Futures.
The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended April 30, 2017:
|
| Average Market Value ($) |
Equity futures | 26,808,349 | |
At April 30, 2017, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $1,756,329,686, consisting of $1,779,057,327 gross unrealized appreciation and $22,727,641 gross unrealized depreciation.
At April 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
NOTE 5—Pending Legal Matters:
The fund and many other entities have been named as defendants in numerous pending litigations as a result of their participation in the leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”) of the Tribune Company (“Tribune”). The cases allege that Tribune took on billions of dollars of debt in the LBO to purchase its own stock from shareholders at $34 per share. The LBO was executed in a two-step transaction: shares were repurchased by Tribune in a tender offer in June 2007 and then in a go-private merger in December 2007. In 2008, approximately one year after the LBO was concluded, Tribune filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. Thereafter, in approximately June 2011, certain Tribune creditors filed dozens of complaints in various courts throughout the country alleging that the payments made to shareholders in the LBO were “fraudulent conveyances” under state and/or federal law, and that the shareholders must return the payments they received for their shares to satisfy the plaintiffs’ unpaid claims. These cases were consolidated for coordinated pre-trial proceedings in a multi-district litigation in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York titled In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation (S.D.N.Y. Nos. 11-md-2296 and 12-mc-2296 (RJS) (“Tribune MDL”)).
In addition, there was a case pending in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware brought by the Unsecured Creditors Committee of the Tribune Company that has since been transferred to the Tribune MDL (formerly The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune
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Co. v. FitzSimons, et al., Bankr. D. Del. Adv. Pro. No. 10-54010 (KJC)) (“FitzSimons case”). The case was originally filed on November 1, 2010. In a Fourth Amended Complaint filed in November 2012, among other claims, the Creditors Committee sought recovery under the Bankruptcy Code for alleged “fraudulent conveyances” from more than 5,000 Tribune shareholders (“Shareholder Defendants”), including the fund, and a defendants’ class of all shareholders who tendered their Tribune stock in the LBO and received cash in exchange. There were 35 other counts in the Fourth Amended Complaint that did not relate to claims against Shareholder Defendants, but instead were brought against parties directly involved in approval or execution of the leveraged buyout. On January 10, 2013, pursuant to the Tribune bankruptcy plan, Mark S. Kirchner, as Litigation Trustee for the Tribune Litigation Trust, became the successor plaintiff to the Creditors Committee in this case. The case is now proceeding as: Mark S. Kirchner, as Litigation Trustee for the Tribune Litigation Trust v. FitzSimons, et al., S.D.N.Y. No. 12-cv-2652 (RJS). On August 1, 2013, the plaintiff filed a Fifth Amended Complaint with the Court. The Fifth Amended Complaint contains more detailed allegations regarding the steps Tribune took in consideration and execution of the LBO, but did not change the legal basis for the claim previously alleged against the Shareholder Defendants.
On November 6, 2012, a motion to dismiss was filed in the Tribune MDL that applied to most, but not all, of the cases in the Tribune MDL. On September 23, 2013 Judge Sullivan granted the motion to dismiss on standing grounds, after rejecting defendants’ preemption arguments. By granting the motion, Judge Sullivan dismissed nearly 50 cases in the Tribune MDL. The fund was a defendant in at least one of the dismissed cases. The motion had no effect on the FitzSimons case, which had been stayed.
On September 30, 2013, plaintiffs appealed the motion to dismiss decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On October 28, 2013, certain defendants cross-appealed from Judge Sullivan’s decision, seeking review of the arguments that Judge Sullivan rejected in his decision. On March 29, 2016, the Second Circuit issued its decision on the appeal and cross-appeal. A panel of three judges unanimously affirmed the dismissal on the ground that the plaintiffs’ claims were preempted by section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code. On April 12, 2016, the plaintiffs/appellants filed a petition with the Second Circuit requesting rehearing of the appeal by the same panel of judges and/or rehearing en banc by all judges on the Second Circuit. On July 22, 2016, the Second Circuit denied both requests for rehearing. On September 9, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court. A brief in opposition to the petition was
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
filed on behalf of defendants on October 24, 2016. Plaintiffs filed a reply brief on November 4, 2016. As of May 30, 2017, the Supreme Court had not ruled on the petition.
In the FitzSimons case, a “global” motion to dismiss the fraudulent transfer claim asserted against the Shareholder Defendants, which applies equally to all Shareholder Defendants including the fund, was filed on May 23, 2014 and briefing was completed in July 2014. On January 9, 2017, Judge Sullivan entered an order granting the “global” motion and dismissing the claim against all the Shareholder Defendants. On February 2, 2017, the plaintiff filed a request to seek leave to appeal with the court. On February 23, 2017, the Court entered an order stating that it would permit the Plaintiff to make an interlocutory appeal of the dismissal of the claim, but only after the Court decided other pending motions to dismiss that do not involve the Shareholder Defendants. As of May 30, 2017, the Court had not decided those other motions.
At this stage in the proceedings, it is not possible to assess with any reasonable certainty the probable outcomes of the pending litigations. Consequently, at this time, management is unable to estimate the possible loss that may result.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on March 9-10, 2017, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Management Agreement pursuant to which Dreyfus provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the Agreement”). The Board members, 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 Dreyfus representatives. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.
Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to them at the meeting and in previous presentations from Dreyfus representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the Dreyfus fund complex. Dreyfus provided the number of open accounts in the fund, the fund’s asset size and the allocation of fund assets among distribution channels. Dreyfus also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the Dreyfus fund complex (such as retail direct or intermediary, in which intermediaries typically are paid by the fund and/or Dreyfus) and Dreyfus’ corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each intermediary or distribution channel, as applicable to the fund.
The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that Dreyfus also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered Dreyfus’ extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructures. The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.
Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, which included information comparing (1) the fund’s performance with the performance of a group of comparable funds (the “Performance Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Performance Universe”), all for various periods ended January 31, 2017, and (2) the fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses with those of a group of comparable funds (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Expense Universe”), the information for which was derived in part from fund financial statements available to Broadridge as of the date of its analysis. Dreyfus previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Broadridge used to select the Performance Group and Performance Universe and the Expense Group and Expense Universe.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
Dreyfus representatives stated that the usefulness of performance comparisons may be affected by a number of factors, including different investment limitations that may be applicable to the fund and comparison funds. The Board discussed with representatives of Dreyfus and/or its affiliates the results of the comparisons and considered that the fund’s total return performance was at or below the Performance Group and Performance Universe medians for all periods. Dreyfus also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index.
The Board also reviewed the range of actual and contractual management fees and total expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe funds and discussed the results of the comparisons. Taking into account the fund’s “unitary” fee structure, the Board considered that the fund’s contractual management fee was above the Expense Group median and the fund’s actual management fee and total expenses were above the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians.
Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Broadridge category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Dreyfus-affiliated primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio manager(s) for advising any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios that are considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients. They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors, noting the fund’s “unitary” fee structure. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness of the fund’s management fee.
Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus representatives reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and its affiliates and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund and the aggregate profitability percentage to Dreyfus and its affiliates for managing the funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and the method used to determine the expenses and profit. The Board concluded that the profitability results were not unreasonable, given the services rendered and service levels provided by Dreyfus. The Board also had been provided with information prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding Dreyfus’ approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire Dreyfus fund complex. The consulting firm also had analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of a fund.
The Board considered, on the advice of its counsel, the profitability analysis (1) as part of its evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreement, considered in relation to the mix of services provided by Dreyfus, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, supported the renewal of the Agreement and (2) in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. Dreyfus representatives stated that a discussion of economies of scale is predicated on a fund having achieved a substantial size with
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increasing assets and that, if a fund’s assets had been stable or decreasing, the possibility that Dreyfus may have realized any economies of scale would be less. Dreyfus representatives also stated that, as a result of shared and allocated costs among funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, the extent of economies of scale could depend substantially on the level of assets in the complex as a whole, so that increases and decreases in complex-wide assets can affect potential economies of scale in a manner that is disproportionate to, or even in the opposite direction from, changes in the fund’s asset level. The Board also considered potential benefits to Dreyfus from acting as investment adviser and took into consideration the soft dollar arrangements in effect for trading the fund’s investments.
At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to the renewal of the Agreement. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.
· The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Dreyfus are adequate and appropriate.
· The Board was concerned with the fund’s performance and agreed to closely monitor performance.
· The Board concluded that the fee paid to Dreyfus supported the renewal of the Agreement in light of the considerations described above.
· The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to Dreyfus and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by Dreyfus in connection with the fee rate charged to the fund pursuant to the Agreement and that, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.
In evaluating the Agreement, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its previous knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with Dreyfus and its affiliates, of Dreyfus and the services provided to the fund by Dreyfus. The Board also relied on information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year relating to the operations of the fund and the investment management and other services provided under the Agreement, including information on the investment performance of the fund in comparison to similar mutual funds and benchmark performance indices; general market outlook as applicable to the fund; and compliance reports. In addition, the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for this fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of the Agreement for the fund, or substantially similar agreements for other Dreyfus funds that the Board oversees, during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and Dreyfus representatives. Certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of the fund’s arrangements, or similar
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
arrangements for other Dreyfus funds that the Board oversees, in prior years. The Board determined to renew the Agreement.
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Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Manager
The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
225 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10286
Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent
Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Distributor
MBSC Securities Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
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A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.
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Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund
SEMIANNUAL REPORT April 30, 2017 |
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Contents
THE FUND
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the Fund’s Management Agreement |
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Back Cover
| The Fund |
A LETTER FROM THE CEO OF DREYFUS
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund, covering the six-month period from November 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.
Stocks advanced solidly but higher-quality bonds lost a degree of value over the reporting period amid heightened market volatility stemming from various economic and political developments. After giving back a portion of their previous gains due to uncertainty in advance of U.S. elections, equity markets rallied to a series of new highs in the wake of the election’s unexpected outcome as investors revised their expectations for U.S. fiscal, regulatory, and tax policies. Generally strong economic data and corporate earnings continued to support stock prices over the first four months of 2017. In the bond market, yields of U.S. government securities moved higher and prices fell in response to two short-term interest-rate hikes and rising longer-term rates, while lower-rated corporate-backed bonds continued to advance in anticipation of a more business-friendly market environment.
Some asset classes and industry groups seem likely to continue to benefit from a changing economic and geopolitical landscape, while others probably will face challenges as conditions evolve. Consequently, selectivity seems likely to be an important determinant of investment success in the months ahead. As always, we encourage you to discuss the implications of our observations with your financial advisor.
Thank you for your continued confidence and support.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Santero
Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
May 15, 2017
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
For the period from November 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, CFA, Karen Q. Wong, CFA, and Richard A. Brown, CFA, Portfolio Managers
Market and Fund Performance Overview
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2017, Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund’s Class I shares produced a total return of 18.47%, and its Investor shares returned 18.38%.1 In comparison, the S&P SmallCap 600® Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, produced an 18.64% total return for the same period.2,3
Small-cap stocks gained ground amid better-than-expected corporate earnings reports, improving domestic growth prospects, and positive investor sentiment in the wake of the U.S. presidential election. The difference in returns between the fund and the Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the Index’s results.
As of August 31, 2016, existing fund shares were renamed Investor shares and Class I shares were added as a new share class of the fund.
The Fund’s Investment Approach
The fund seeks to match the performance of the Index by generally investing in a representative sample of stocks included in the Index and in futures whose performance is tied to the Index. The fund expects to invest in approximately 500 or more of the stocks in the Index. However, at times, the fund may be fully invested in all the stocks that comprise the Index. Under these circumstances, the fund maintains approximately the same weighting for each stock as the Index does.
The Index is an unmanaged index composed of 600 domestic stocks. S&P weights each company’s stock in the Index by its market capitalization (i.e., the share price times the number of shares outstanding), adjusted by the number of available float shares (i.e., those shares available to public investors).
Post-Election Optimism Drove Markets Higher
While political and economic uncertainties caused U.S. equity markets to move lower in the days leading up the 2016 presidential election, the election’s widely unexpected outcome quickly reenergized investor sentiment. Stocks rose sharply in anticipation of lower corporate taxes, reduced regulatory constraints on businesses, and increased infrastructure spending. As a result, the Index climbed sharply in November and December.
Stocks continued to gain value in early 2017, with better-than-expected corporate earnings, robust labor markets, increased bank lending activity, and encouraging global economic data driving several broad market indices, including the Index, to new highs over the first two months of the year. While disappointing macroeconomic data and concerns about the new administration’s ability to implement its business-friendly policies slowed the pace of the market’s advance in March and April, the Index ended the reporting period with solid double-digit gains.
Industrial and Financial Stocks Led the Market’s Advance
Small-cap stocks generally produced higher returns than their large- and mid-cap counterparts over the reporting period, in part due to government policy proposals that are expected to benefit domestically oriented companies more than larger companies with significant exposure to international markets. Results were particularly strong in the industrials sector, where machinery
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
stocks fared well in anticipation of greater infrastructure spending and economic growth. Professional services firms also gained value due to robust employment trends in the growing U.S. economy.
In the financial, sector, banks led the market rally in anticipation of reduced regulatory costs, higher lending volumes, and lower corporate taxes. Smaller capital markets companies and brokerage firms benefited from rising financial markets and higher assets under management, while insurers proved able to boost premiums. In the information technology sector, early fears regarding the potential impact of trade policy proposals eased. In addition, many technology companies reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, electronic equipment producers participated in positive trends in laser technology and other innovations, and semiconductor manufacturers achieved more consistent inventory cycles and encountered heightened mergers-and-acquisitions activity.
The energy sector was the only segment of the Index to produce negative absolute returns during the reporting period. Small-cap energy companies lost a degree of value amid concerns regarding changes in U.S. trade policy, particularly the potential for a renegotiation or termination of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In addition, coal producers continued to struggle with competition from lower-cost natural gas, and shale oil-and-gas producers were hurt by higher prices for the materials used in hydraulic fracturing. While the utilities and real estate sectors produced mildly positive absolute returns, they lagged Index averages when investors turned away from relatively defensive, income-oriented investments.
Replicating the Performance of the Index
Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that the U.S. and global economic recoveries appear to have gained momentum, and corporate earnings have continued to come in higher than many analysts expected. However, the market’s currently constructive conditions could be undermined by geopolitical instability and uncertainty surrounding the new presidential administration’s ability to enact its policy proposals into law. As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.
May 15, 2017
Equities are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Stocks of small-cap companies often experience sharper price fluctuations than stocks of larger-cap companies.
¹ Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.
² Source: Lipper Inc. — The S&P SmallCap 600® Index measures the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. The index is designed to track companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are liquid and financially viable. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.
3 “Standard & Poor’s®,” “S&P®,” and “S&P SmallCap 600®” are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and have been licensed for use on behalf of the fund. The fund is not sponsored, endorsed, managed, advised, sold, or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates, and Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund.
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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, 2016 to April 30, 2017. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | ||||||
assuming actual returns for the six months ended April 30, 2017 | ||||||
Investor Shares | Class I | |||||
Expenses paid per $1,000† |
| $2.71 |
| $1.35 | ||
Ending value (after expenses) |
| $1,183.80 |
| $1,184.70 |
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, 2017 | ||||||
Investor Shares | Class I | |||||
Expenses paid per $1,000† |
| $2.51 |
| $1.25 | ||
Ending value (after expenses) |
| $1,022.32 |
| $1,023.55 |
† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .50% for Investor Shares and .25% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Common Stocks - 99.7% | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Automobiles & Components - 1.9% | |||||
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings | 280,355 | a | 4,931,444 | ||
Cooper-Standard Holding | 64,901 | a | 7,338,356 | ||
Dorman Products | 100,123 | a | 8,325,227 | ||
Fox Factory Holding | 91,200 | a | 2,740,560 | ||
Gentherm | 107,499 | a | 3,993,588 | ||
LCI Industries | 83,493 | 8,445,317 | |||
Motorcar Parts of America | 46,721 | a | 1,416,581 | ||
Standard Motor Products | 67,862 | 3,449,425 | |||
Superior Industries International | 74,349 | 1,617,091 | |||
Winnebago Industries | 80,489 | 2,310,034 | |||
44,567,623 | |||||
Banks - 10.4% | |||||
Ameris Bancorp | 130,457 | 6,144,525 | |||
Astoria Financial | 268,012 | 5,464,765 | |||
Banc of California | 189,391 | 4,109,785 | |||
Bank Mutual | 165,021 | 1,518,193 | |||
Banner | 75,780 | 4,183,056 | |||
BofI Holding | 176,161 | a | 4,208,486 | ||
Boston Private Financial Holdings | 304,398 | 4,748,609 | |||
Brookline Bancorp | 234,519 | 3,412,251 | |||
Central Pacific Financial | 123,770 | 3,871,526 | |||
City Holding | 40,916 | 2,908,718 | |||
Columbia Banking System | 200,982 | 7,940,799 | |||
Community Bank System | 147,050 | 8,227,447 | |||
Customers Bancorp | 109,863 | a | 3,398,063 | ||
CVB Financial | 348,838 | 7,513,971 | |||
Dime Community Bancshares | 130,379 | 2,535,872 | |||
Fidelity Southern | 42,671 | 960,951 | |||
First BanCorp | 637,189 | a | 3,746,671 | ||
First Commonwealth Financial | 333,137 | 4,300,799 | |||
First Financial Bancorp | 219,462 | 6,068,124 | |||
First Financial Bankshares | 204,816 | 8,182,399 | |||
First Midwest Bancorp | 243,738 | 5,535,290 | |||
First NBC Bank Holding | 37,968 | a | 100,615 | ||
Glacier Bancorp | 252,411 | 8,526,444 | |||
Great Western Bancorp | 199,532 | 8,220,718 | |||
Hanmi Financial | 129,708 | 3,768,017 |
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Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Banks - 10.4% (continued) | |||||
Home BancShares | 406,344 | 10,341,455 | |||
HomeStreet | 86,406 | a | 2,246,556 | ||
Hope Bancorp | 417,095 | 7,637,009 | |||
Independent Bank | 92,312 | 5,843,350 | |||
LegacyTexas Financial Group | 128,161 | 4,845,767 | |||
LendingTree | 19,980 | a | 2,815,182 | ||
National Bank Holdings, Cl. A | 103,445 | 3,265,759 | |||
NBT Bancorp | 145,155 | b | 5,542,018 | ||
Northfield Bancorp | 174,848 | 3,213,706 | |||
Northwest Bancshares | 298,208 | b | 4,813,077 | ||
OFG Bancorp | 204,966 | 2,398,102 | |||
Old National Bancorp | 459,909 | 7,726,471 | |||
Opus Bank | 51,252 | 1,155,733 | |||
Oritani Financial | 149,961 | 2,541,839 | |||
Pinnacle Financial Partners | 143,845 | 9,206,080 | |||
Provident Financial Services | 180,056 | 4,625,639 | |||
S&T Bancorp | 98,465 | 3,540,801 | |||
ServisFirst Bancshares | 132,020 | 4,990,356 | |||
Simmons First National, Cl. A | 87,080 | 4,758,922 | |||
Southside Bancshares | 89,794 | 3,117,648 | |||
Sterling Bancorp | 439,940 | 10,228,605 | |||
Tompkins Financial | 43,267 | 3,576,883 | |||
TrustCo Bank | 326,810 | 2,598,140 | |||
United Community Banks | 208,352 | 5,698,427 | |||
Walker & Dunlop | 107,550 | a | 4,823,617 | ||
Westamerica Bancorporation | 76,563 | b | 4,212,496 | ||
245,359,732 | |||||
Capital Goods - 10.8% | |||||
AAON | 138,197 | 5,064,920 | |||
AAR | 102,233 | 3,679,366 | |||
Actuant, Cl. A | 169,924 | 4,638,925 | |||
Aegion | 114,072 | a | 2,603,123 | ||
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings | 215,023 | a | 4,818,665 | ||
Aerovironment | 44,025 | a | 1,257,794 | ||
Alamo Group | 38,591 | 3,051,004 | |||
Albany International, Cl. A | 83,474 | 4,069,357 | |||
American Woodmark | 47,137 | a | 4,331,890 | ||
Apogee Enterprises | 100,689 | b | 5,487,550 | ||
Applied Industrial Technologies | 125,093 | 8,005,952 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Capital Goods - 10.8% (continued) | |||||
Astec Industries | 73,756 | 4,672,443 | |||
Axon Enterprise | 183,423 | a | 4,508,537 | ||
AZZ | 76,357 | 4,508,881 | |||
Barnes Group | 170,464 | 9,370,406 | |||
Briggs & Stratton | 116,298 | 2,906,287 | |||
Chart Industries | 108,402 | a | 3,957,757 | ||
CIRCOR International | 53,248 | 3,552,174 | |||
Comfort Systems USA | 128,285 | 4,708,059 | |||
Cubic | 83,454 | 4,331,263 | |||
DXP Enterprises | 40,282 | a | 1,469,487 | ||
Encore Wire | 70,042 | 3,095,856 | |||
Engility Holdings | 61,337 | a | 1,738,904 | ||
EnPro Industries | 61,135 | 4,319,188 | |||
ESCO Technologies | 74,493 | 4,383,913 | |||
Federal Signal | 225,868 | 3,525,799 | |||
Franklin Electric | 124,370 | 5,111,607 | |||
General Cable | 161,531 | 2,907,558 | |||
Gibraltar Industries | 120,458 | a | 4,727,976 | ||
Griffon | 99,869 | 2,396,856 | |||
Harsco | 294,688 | a | 3,845,678 | ||
Hillenbrand | 219,481 | 8,098,849 | |||
Insteel Industries | 54,724 | 1,904,942 | |||
John Bean Technologies | 97,553 | 8,648,073 | |||
Kaman | 84,503 | 4,056,989 | |||
Lindsay | 28,409 | 2,467,606 | |||
Lydall | 65,385 | a | 3,426,174 | ||
Mercury Systems | 145,090 | a | 5,423,464 | ||
Moog, Cl. A | 115,489 | a | 7,928,320 | ||
Mueller Industries | 188,886 | 6,051,907 | |||
MYR Group | 67,978 | a | 2,872,750 | ||
National Presto Industries | 12,282 | 1,281,627 | |||
Orion Marine Group | 73,747 | a | 556,790 | ||
Patrick Industries | 53,543 | a | 3,804,230 | ||
PGT | 121,622 | a | 1,325,680 | ||
Powell Industries | 37,082 | 1,278,958 | |||
Proto Labs | 81,694 | a | 4,738,252 | ||
Quanex Building Products | 117,846 | 2,404,058 | |||
Raven Industries | 121,425 | 3,764,175 | |||
Simpson Manufacturing | 140,580 | 5,863,592 |
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Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Capital Goods - 10.8% (continued) | |||||
SPX | 148,862 | a | 3,581,620 | ||
SPX FLOW | 125,091 | a | 4,520,789 | ||
Standex International | 39,130 | 3,676,263 | |||
Tennant | 59,266 | 4,341,234 | |||
The Greenbrier Companies | 95,898 | 4,166,768 | |||
Titan International | 125,092 | 1,339,735 | |||
Trex | 101,300 | a | 7,414,147 | ||
Triumph Group | 160,511 | 4,205,388 | |||
Universal Forest Products | 71,480 | 6,811,329 | |||
Veritiv | 25,755 | a | 1,330,246 | ||
Vicor | 17,403 | a | 313,254 | ||
Wabash National | 225,774 | 5,143,132 | |||
Watts Water Technologies, Cl. A | 100,069 | 6,224,292 | |||
256,011,808 | |||||
Commercial & Professional Services - 5.5% | |||||
ABM Industries | 169,371 | 7,315,133 | |||
Brady, Cl. A | 167,989 | 6,543,172 | |||
Essendant | 129,871 | 2,168,846 | |||
Exponent | 85,321 | 5,217,379 | |||
Healthcare Services Group | 225,387 | 10,347,517 | |||
Heidrick & Struggles International | 54,834 | 1,178,931 | |||
Insperity | 68,826 | 6,287,255 | |||
Interface | 234,612 | 4,668,779 | |||
Kelly Services, Cl. A | 118,939 | 2,654,718 | |||
Korn/Ferry International | 166,948 | 5,409,115 | |||
LSC Communications | 102,756 | 2,658,298 | |||
Matthews International, Cl. A | 106,749 | 7,317,644 | |||
Mobile Mini | 123,099 | 3,532,941 | |||
Multi-Color | 44,634 | 3,427,891 | |||
Navigant Consulting | 179,814 | a | 4,310,142 | ||
On Assignment | 166,833 | a | 8,636,944 | ||
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 206,084 | 2,590,476 | |||
Resources Connection | 108,603 | 1,509,582 | |||
Team | 87,280 | a | 2,347,832 | ||
Tetra Tech | 172,353 | 7,574,914 | |||
The Brink's Company | 145,935 | 8,960,409 | |||
TrueBlue | 159,077 | a | 4,350,756 | ||
UniFirst | 45,753 | 6,368,818 | |||
US Ecology | 61,855 | 2,916,463 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Commercial & Professional Services - 5.5% (continued) | |||||
Viad | 66,843 | 3,021,304 | |||
WageWorks | 112,956 | a | 8,336,153 | ||
129,651,412 | |||||
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 3.8% | |||||
Callaway Golf | 345,143 | 4,089,945 | |||
Cavco Industries | 24,094 | a | 2,861,163 | ||
Crocs | 233,582 | a | 1,455,216 | ||
Ethan Allen Interiors | 92,016 | 2,742,077 | |||
Fossil Group | 135,584 | a | 2,338,824 | ||
G-III Apparel Group | 134,022 | a | 3,176,321 | ||
Iconix Brand Group | 163,334 | a | 1,143,338 | ||
Installed Building Products | 67,489 | a | 3,600,538 | ||
iRobot | 98,057 | a | 7,819,065 | ||
La-Z-Boy | 185,809 | 5,184,071 | |||
LGI Homes | 40,169 | a | 1,278,579 | ||
M.D.C. Holdings | 138,330 | 4,289,613 | |||
M/I Homes | 81,935 | a | 2,225,355 | ||
Meritage Homes | 120,158 | a | 4,680,154 | ||
Movado Group | 54,271 | 1,269,941 | |||
Nautilus | 106,820 | a | 1,944,124 | ||
Oxford Industries | 49,308 | 2,858,878 | |||
Perry Ellis International | 53,824 | a | 1,104,468 | ||
Steven Madden | 192,011 | a | 7,306,019 | ||
Sturm Ruger & Co. | 68,878 | 4,163,675 | |||
TopBuild | 131,447 | a | 6,728,772 | ||
Unifi | 30,318 | a | 851,026 | ||
Universal Electronics | 40,638 | a | 2,816,213 | ||
Vera Bradley | 122,588 | a | 1,121,680 | ||
Vista Outdoor | 157,124 | a | 3,073,345 | ||
William Lyon Homes, Cl. A | 75,158 | a | 1,653,476 | ||
Wolverine World Wide | 325,473 | 7,847,154 | |||
89,623,030 | |||||
Consumer Services - 3.7% | |||||
American Public Education | 54,730 | a | 1,209,533 | ||
Belmond, Cl. A | 235,104 | a | 2,915,290 | ||
Biglari Holdings | 3,508 | a | 1,496,618 | ||
BJ's Restaurants | 76,726 | a | 3,460,343 | ||
Bob Evans Farms | 59,232 | b | 3,953,144 | ||
Boyd Gaming | 297,467 | a | 6,746,552 |
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Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Consumer Services - 3.7% (continued) | |||||
Capella Education | 39,064 | 3,722,799 | |||
Career Education | 225,878 | a | 2,292,662 | ||
Chuy's Holdings | 41,206 | a | 1,227,939 | ||
Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 125,299 | a | 8,020,389 | ||
DineEquity | 62,859 | 3,554,048 | |||
El Pollo Loco Holdings | 66,016 | a | 828,501 | ||
Fiesta Restaurant Group | 83,725 | a | 2,038,704 | ||
ILG | 319,455 | 7,702,060 | |||
Marcus | 68,456 | 2,313,813 | |||
Marriott Vacations Worldwide | 75,527 | 8,321,565 | |||
Monarch Casino & Resort | 37,681 | a | 1,110,459 | ||
Penn National Gaming | 270,453 | a | 4,997,971 | ||
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers | 32,479 | a | 1,908,141 | ||
Regis | 80,330 | a | 876,400 | ||
Ruby Tuesday | 150,203 | a | 383,018 | ||
Ruth's Hospitality Group | 108,601 | 2,161,160 | |||
Scientific Games, Cl. A | 174,252 | a | 4,138,485 | ||
Shake Shack, Cl. A | 51,507 | a | 1,748,148 | ||
Sonic | 157,553 | 4,235,025 | |||
Strayer Education | 33,542 | 2,908,427 | |||
Wingstop | 91,676 | 2,698,025 | |||
86,969,219 | |||||
Diversified Financials - 3.1% | |||||
Capstead Mortgage | 289,004 | c | 3,219,505 | ||
Donnelley Financial Solutions | 94,508 | 2,099,968 | |||
Encore Capital Group | 61,710 | a | 2,058,029 | ||
Enova International | 124,900 | a | 1,773,580 | ||
Evercore Partners, Cl. A | 137,921 | 10,171,674 | |||
EZCORP, Cl. A | 131,952 | a | 1,194,166 | ||
Financial Engines | 175,207 | 7,446,297 | |||
FirstCash | 145,027 | 7,534,153 | |||
Green Dot, Cl. A | 140,980 | a | 4,834,204 | ||
Greenhill & Co. | 109,825 | 2,778,573 | |||
Interactive Brokers Group, Cl. A | 203,843 | 7,099,852 | |||
INTL. FCStone | 49,845 | a | 1,861,711 | ||
Investment Technology Group | 69,235 | 1,378,469 | |||
Piper Jaffray | 48,720 | 3,049,872 | |||
PRA Group | 146,815 | a | 4,727,443 | ||
Virtus Investment Partners | 22,184 | 2,360,378 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Diversified Financials - 3.1% (continued) | |||||
Waddell & Reed Financial, Cl. A | 275,940 | 4,964,161 | |||
WisdomTree Investments | 375,805 | 3,137,972 | |||
World Acceptance | 30,257 | a | 1,600,595 | ||
73,290,602 | |||||
Energy - 2.9% | |||||
Archrock | 235,593 | 2,779,997 | |||
Atwood Oceanics | 275,014 | a | 2,153,360 | ||
Bill Barrett | 319,368 | a | 1,226,373 | ||
Bristow Group | 99,249 | 1,326,959 | |||
CARBO Ceramics | 64,206 | a | 441,095 | ||
Carrizo Oil & Gas | 213,133 | a | 5,360,295 | ||
Cloud Peak Energy | 234,841 | a | 791,414 | ||
Contango Oil & Gas | 113,784 | a | 814,693 | ||
Denbury Resources | 1,381,537 | a | 3,067,012 | ||
Era Group | 55,725 | a | 708,265 | ||
Exterran | 95,295 | a | 2,608,224 | ||
Geospace Technologies | 49,202 | a | 813,801 | ||
Green Plains | 140,376 | 3,228,648 | |||
Gulf Island Fabrication | 45,208 | 449,820 | |||
Helix Energy Solutions Group | 420,614 | a | 2,574,158 | ||
Hornbeck Offshore Services | 143,021 | a,b | 487,702 | ||
Matrix Service | 86,523 | a | 1,016,645 | ||
Newpark Resources | 252,175 | a | 1,929,139 | ||
Northern Oil and Gas | 258,343 | a | 581,272 | ||
PDC Energy | 175,697 | a | 9,703,745 | ||
Pioneer Energy Services | 257,652 | a | 785,839 | ||
REX American Resources | 23,953 | a | 2,267,870 | ||
SEACOR Holdings | 45,991 | a | 3,019,769 | ||
SRC Energy | 609,117 | a | 4,592,742 | ||
Tesco | 139,534 | a | 913,948 | ||
TETRA Technologies | 393,005 | a | 1,308,707 | ||
Tidewater | 223,576 | a | 195,964 | ||
Unit | 200,095 | a | 4,300,042 | ||
US Silica Holdings | 227,163 | 9,427,264 | |||
68,874,762 | |||||
Food & Staples Retailing - .5% | |||||
Andersons | 71,061 | 2,654,128 | |||
SpartanNash | 123,494 | 4,544,579 |
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Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - .5% (continued) | |||||
SUPERVALU | 905,979 | a | 3,714,514 | ||
10,913,221 | |||||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 2.1% | |||||
B&G Foods | 219,217 | b | 9,207,114 | ||
Calavo Growers | 57,826 | 3,793,386 | |||
Cal-Maine Foods | 82,208 | 3,103,352 | |||
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated | 14,880 | b | 3,152,477 | ||
Darling Ingredients | 530,034 | a | 8,019,414 | ||
J&J Snack Foods | 44,568 | 5,997,961 | |||
John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 28,321 | 2,081,594 | |||
Sanderson Farms | 66,697 | 7,722,179 | |||
Seneca Foods, Cl. A | 18,438 | a | 685,894 | ||
Universal | 90,217 | 6,626,439 | |||
50,389,810 | |||||
Health Care Equipment & Services - 7.8% | |||||
Abaxis | 65,938 | 2,969,188 | |||
Aceto | 108,509 | 1,719,868 | |||
Almost Family | 25,730 | a | 1,277,495 | ||
Amedisys | 85,108 | a | 4,612,854 | ||
AMN Healthcare Services | 152,900 | a,b | 6,245,965 | ||
Analogic | 42,318 | 3,040,548 | |||
AngioDynamics | 155,912 | a | 2,419,754 | ||
Anika Therapeutics | 51,271 | a | 2,365,131 | ||
BioTelemetry | 109,395 | a | 3,599,095 | ||
Cantel Medical | 119,685 | 8,905,761 | |||
Chemed | 53,334 | 10,740,401 | |||
Community Health Systems | 352,706 | a | 3,036,799 | ||
Computer Programs & Systems | 12,358 | b | 339,227 | ||
CONMED | 66,777 | 3,282,757 | |||
CorVel | 36,185 | a | 1,610,233 | ||
Cross Country Healthcare | 115,440 | a | 1,612,697 | ||
CryoLife | 53,344 | a | 968,194 | ||
Diplomat Pharmacy | 131,443 | a | 2,050,511 | ||
Ensign Group | 139,368 | 2,501,656 | |||
Haemonetics | 182,952 | a | 7,662,030 | ||
HealthEquity | 145,403 | a | 6,618,745 | ||
HealthStream | 59,797 | a | 1,661,759 | ||
HMS Holdings | 302,614 | a | 6,194,509 | ||
ICU Medical | 49,084 | a | 7,549,119 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Health Care Equipment & Services - 7.8% (continued) | |||||
Inogen | 52,293 | a | 4,334,567 | ||
Integer Holdings | 92,868 | a | 3,412,899 | ||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings | 206,922 | a | 9,512,204 | ||
Invacare | 61,130 | 898,611 | |||
Kindred Healthcare | 217,748 | 2,090,381 | |||
Landauer | 29,920 | 1,573,792 | |||
LHC Group | 41,371 | a | 2,238,171 | ||
Magellan Health | 79,361 | a | 5,460,037 | ||
Medidata Solutions | 180,529 | a | 11,812,012 | ||
Meridian Bioscience | 120,398 | 1,781,890 | |||
Merit Medical Systems | 149,261 | a | 5,030,096 | ||
Natus Medical | 125,795 | a | 4,402,825 | ||
Neogen | 119,630 | a | 7,456,538 | ||
Omnicell | 109,329 | a | 4,526,221 | ||
OraSure Technologies | 181,803 | a | 2,383,437 | ||
Orthofix International NV | 57,203 | a | 2,262,379 | ||
PharMerica | 95,365 | a | 2,250,614 | ||
Providence Service | 34,346 | a | 1,511,224 | ||
Quality Systems | 149,813 | a | 2,136,333 | ||
Quorum Health | 109,598 | a | 467,983 | ||
Select Medical Holdings | 359,017 | a | 4,936,484 | ||
Surmodics | 60,871 | a | 1,390,902 | ||
Tivity Health | 128,540 | a | 4,318,944 | ||
U.S. Physical Therapy | 35,970 | 2,359,632 | |||
Varex Imaging | 103,447 | 3,471,681 | |||
185,004,153 | |||||
Household & Personal Products - .6% | |||||
Central Garden & Pet | 47,510 | a | 1,795,878 | ||
Central Garden & Pet, Cl. A | 113,578 | a | 4,001,353 | ||
Inter Parfums | 52,355 | 1,986,872 | |||
Medifast | 44,946 | 2,081,899 | |||
WD-40 | 48,802 | 5,116,890 | |||
14,982,892 | |||||
Insurance - 3.1% | |||||
American Equity Investment Life Holding | 291,931 | 6,924,603 | |||
AMERISAFE | 57,453 | 3,306,420 | |||
eHealth | 34,067 | a | 483,070 | ||
Employers Holdings | 115,089 | 4,603,560 | |||
HCI Group | 29,990 | 1,430,223 |
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Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Insurance - 3.1% (continued) | |||||
Horace Mann Educators | 117,275 | 4,532,679 | |||
Infinity Property & Casualty | 30,358 | 3,013,032 | |||
Maiden Holdings | 253,407 | 3,129,576 | |||
Navigators Group | 74,248 | 4,013,104 | |||
ProAssurance | 175,164 | 10,842,652 | |||
RLI | 124,324 | 7,113,819 | |||
Safety Insurance Group | 55,225 | 3,998,290 | |||
Selective Insurance Group | 181,024 | 9,558,067 | |||
Stewart Information Services | 78,776 | 3,737,133 | |||
United Fire Group | 60,770 | 2,673,880 | |||
United Insurance Holdings | 90,215 | 1,376,681 | �� | ||
Universal Insurance Holdings | 135,911 | 3,540,482 | |||
74,277,271 | |||||
Materials - 5.8% | |||||
A. Schulman | 97,968 | 3,100,687 | |||
AdvanSix | 94,819 | 2,584,766 | |||
AK Steel Holding | 1,039,484 | a | 6,590,329 | ||
American Vanguard | 113,406 | 1,899,551 | |||
Balchem | 96,326 | 7,817,818 | |||
Boise Cascade | 115,388 | a | 3,519,334 | ||
Calgon Carbon | 154,613 | 2,249,619 | |||
Century Aluminum | 119,841 | a | 1,634,631 | ||
Clearwater Paper | 50,955 | a | 2,476,413 | ||
Deltic Timber | 43,785 | 3,387,645 | |||
Flotek Industries | 134,756 | a | 1,618,420 | ||
FutureFuel | 102,474 | 1,584,248 | |||
Glatfelter | 113,168 | 2,434,244 | |||
H.B. Fuller | 174,764 | 9,232,782 | |||
Hawkins | 33,523 | 1,713,025 | |||
Haynes International | 28,258 | 1,195,031 | |||
Headwaters | 221,457 | a | 5,261,818 | ||
Ingevity | 139,017 | 8,790,045 | |||
Innophos Holdings | 78,982 | 3,786,397 | |||
Innospec | 73,073 | 4,822,818 | |||
Kaiser Aluminum | 62,420 | 5,268,872 | |||
KapStone Paper and Packaging | 291,669 | 6,151,299 | |||
Koppers Holdings | 76,792 | a | 3,259,820 | ||
Kraton | 91,894 | a | 3,005,853 | ||
LSB Industries | 57,740 | a | 636,295 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Materials - 5.8% (continued) | |||||
Materion | 83,910 | 3,192,775 | |||
Myers Industries | 79,751 | 1,299,941 | |||
Neenah Paper | 61,969 | 4,855,271 | |||
Olympic Steel | 49,449 | 1,115,075 | |||
Quaker Chemical | 39,028 | 5,643,449 | |||
Rayonier Advanced Materials | 182,110 | 2,412,958 | |||
Schweitzer-Mauduit International | 111,403 | 4,795,899 | |||
Stepan | 64,904 | 5,503,859 | |||
Stillwater Mining | 364,777 | a | 6,558,690 | ||
SunCoke Energy | 222,530 | a | 2,040,600 | ||
TimkenSteel | 136,788 | a | 2,062,763 | ||
Tredegar | 89,134 | 1,528,648 | |||
US Concrete | 43,946 | a | 2,724,652 | ||
137,756,340 | |||||
Media - .7% | |||||
E.W. Scripps, Cl. A | 181,482 | a | 4,043,419 | ||
Gannet Company | 413,770 | 3,459,117 | |||
New Media Investment Group | 167,329 | 2,202,050 | |||
Scholastic | 90,241 | 3,901,118 | |||
World Wrestling Entertainment, Cl. A | 97,643 | 2,092,489 | |||
15,698,193 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 4.2% | |||||
Acorda Therapeutics | 158,339 | a | 2,557,175 | ||
Albany Molecular Research | 45,459 | a | 727,799 | ||
AMAG Pharmaceuticals | 124,774 | a | 3,044,486 | ||
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals | 142,317 | a | 2,148,987 | ||
ANI Pharmaceuticals | 24,578 | a | 1,330,161 | ||
Cambrex | 119,149 | a | 7,071,493 | ||
Cytokinetics | 134,581 | a | 2,207,128 | ||
Depomed | 210,720 | a | 2,526,533 | ||
Eagle Pharmaceuticals | 32,959 | a | 2,985,756 | ||
Emergent BioSolutions | 114,382 | a | 3,421,166 | ||
Enanta Pharmaceuticals | 44,951 | a | 1,427,194 | ||
Heska | 20,337 | a | 2,201,480 | ||
Impax Laboratories | 252,039 | a | 3,541,148 | ||
Innoviva | 299,598 | a | 3,530,762 | ||
Lannett | 92,146 | a | 2,395,796 | ||
Ligand Pharmaceuticals | 59,989 | a,b | 6,668,977 | ||
Luminex | 145,818 | 2,745,753 |
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Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 4.2% (continued) | |||||
Medicines | 223,963 | a | 11,045,855 | ||
MiMedx Group | 339,725 | a | 4,311,110 | ||
Momenta Pharmaceuticals | 170,602 | a | 2,448,139 | ||
Myriad Genetics | 220,229 | a | 4,050,011 | ||
Nektar Therapeutics | 480,432 | a | 9,113,795 | ||
Phibro Animal Health, Cl. A | 78,531 | 2,336,297 | |||
Progenics Pharmaceuticals | 224,953 | a | 1,781,628 | ||
Repligen | 99,124 | a | 3,646,772 | ||
SciClone Pharmaceuticals | 206,128 | a | 1,989,135 | ||
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals | 268,796 | a | 2,045,538 | ||
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Cl. A | 79,425 | a | 806,164 | ||
Supernus Pharmaceuticals | 176,844 | a | 5,765,114 | ||
99,871,352 | |||||
Real Estate - 6.3% | |||||
Acadia Realty Trust | 261,705 | c | 7,610,381 | ||
Agree Realty | 72,096 | c | 3,495,214 | ||
American Assets Trust | 136,619 | c | 5,851,392 | ||
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance | 257,751 | c | 4,972,017 | ||
CareTrust | 223,319 | c | 3,800,889 | ||
CBL & Associates Properties | 559,983 | c | 5,179,843 | ||
Cedar Realty Trust | 228,442 | c | 1,229,018 | ||
Chesapeake Lodging Trust | 208,655 | c | 4,863,748 | ||
CoreSite Realty | 105,071 | c | 10,281,197 | ||
DiamondRock Hospitality | 678,420 | c | 7,469,404 | ||
EastGroup Properties | 113,273 | c | 8,863,612 | ||
Forestar Group | 127,451 | a,c | 1,803,432 | ||
Four Corners Property Trust | 200,482 | c | 4,677,245 | ||
Franklin Street Properties | 296,527 | c | 3,596,873 | ||
Getty Realty | 111,292 | c | 2,849,075 | ||
Government Properties Income Trust | 237,648 | c | 5,066,655 | ||
Hersha Hospitality Trust | 134,565 | b,c | 2,481,379 | ||
HFF, Cl. A | 130,244 | 4,089,662 | |||
Kite Realty Group Trust | 244,127 | c | 4,970,426 | ||
Lexington Realty Trust | 713,146 | c | 7,252,695 | ||
LTC Properties | 138,521 | c | 6,626,845 | ||
Parkway | 109,185 | c | 2,200,078 | ||
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | 260,333 | c | 3,605,612 | ||
PS Business Parks | 66,921 | c | 8,133,578 | ||
RE/MAX Holdings, Cl. A | 56,143 | 3,320,858 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Real Estate - 6.3% (continued) | |||||
Retail Opportunity Investments | 329,075 | c | 6,778,945 | ||
Sabra Health Care | 217,756 | c | 5,920,786 | ||
Saul Centers | 38,010 | c | 2,282,501 | ||
Summit Hotel Properties | 336,013 | c | 5,554,295 | ||
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 44,826 | c | 3,126,613 | ||
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Cl. A | 117,726 | c | 2,314,493 | ||
150,268,761 | |||||
Retailing - 5.4% | |||||
Abercrombie & Fitch, Cl. A | 210,455 | b | 2,523,355 | ||
Asbury Automotive Group | 69,554 | a | 4,256,705 | ||
Ascena Retail Group | 525,327 | a | 2,054,029 | ||
Barnes & Noble | 197,919 | 1,692,207 | |||
Barnes and Noble Education | 124,399 | a | 1,294,994 | ||
Big 5 Sporting Goods | 92,946 | 1,431,368 | |||
Buckle | 100,389 | 1,877,274 | |||
Caleres | 158,032 | 4,554,482 | |||
Cato, Cl. A | 83,389 | 1,881,256 | |||
Core-Mark Holding | 135,429 | 4,742,724 | |||
DSW, Cl. A | 219,317 | 4,522,317 | |||
Express | 283,419 | a | 2,445,906 | ||
Finish Line, Cl. A | 156,876 | 2,480,210 | |||
Five Below | 178,539 | a | 8,769,836 | ||
Francesca's Holdings | 156,621 | a | 2,471,479 | ||
Fred's, Cl. A | 74,884 | 1,102,292 | |||
FTD Companies | 62,843 | a | 1,256,860 | ||
Genesco | 75,860 | a | 4,043,338 | ||
Group 1 Automotive | 74,483 | 5,135,603 | |||
Guess? | 145,892 | 1,628,155 | |||
Haverty Furniture | 49,950 | 1,231,268 | |||
Hibbett Sports | 68,196 | a | 1,773,096 | ||
Kirkland's | 50,437 | a | 593,139 | ||
Lithia Motors, Cl. A | 76,714 | 7,330,023 | |||
Lumber Liquidators Holdings | 67,843 | a | 1,665,546 | ||
MarineMax | 99,266 | a | 2,020,063 | ||
Monro Muffler Brake | 103,965 | 5,390,585 | |||
NutriSystem | 86,224 | 4,608,673 | |||
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 147,416 | a | 5,646,033 | ||
PetMed Express | 38,796 | 896,188 | |||
Rent-A-Center | 210,162 | 2,246,632 |
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Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Retailing - 5.4% (continued) | |||||
RH | 109,354 | a | 5,245,711 | ||
Select Comfort | 166,925 | a | 5,157,982 | ||
Shoe Carnival | 48,407 | 1,228,086 | |||
Shutterfly | 109,106 | a | 5,662,601 | ||
Sonic Automotive, Cl. A | 80,343 | 1,574,723 | |||
Stein Mart | 53,935 | 133,219 | |||
Tailored Brands | 209,085 | 2,578,018 | |||
The Children's Place | 64,349 | 7,387,265 | |||
Tile Shop Holdings | 127,637 | 2,725,050 | |||
Vitamin Shoppe | 89,761 | a | 1,732,387 | ||
Zumiez | 51,508 | a | 924,569 | ||
127,915,247 | |||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.8% | |||||
Advanced Energy Industries | 135,265 | a | 9,982,557 | ||
Brooks Automation | 231,933 | 5,858,628 | |||
Cabot Microelectronics | 80,980 | 6,344,783 | |||
CEVA | 65,985 | a | 2,375,460 | ||
Cohu | 83,022 | 1,555,002 | |||
Diodes | 129,003 | a | 3,017,380 | ||
DSP Group | 90,548 | a | 1,127,323 | ||
Exar | 152,045 | a | 1,978,105 | ||
Kopin | 154,486 | a | 630,303 | ||
Kulicke & Soffa Industries | 251,690 | a | 5,617,721 | ||
MKS Instruments | 167,883 | 13,136,845 | |||
Nanometrics | 105,999 | a | 3,344,798 | ||
Power Integrations | 99,915 | 6,589,394 | |||
Rambus | 366,873 | a | 4,593,250 | ||
Rudolph Technologies | 126,634 | a | 3,102,533 | ||
Semtech | 224,656 | a | 7,672,002 | ||
Ultratech | 96,119 | a | 2,933,552 | ||
Veeco Instruments | 116,683 | a | 3,850,539 | ||
Xperi | 163,712 | 5,500,723 | |||
89,210,898 | |||||
Software & Services - 5.0% | |||||
8x8 | 266,911 | a | 3,883,555 | ||
Blackbaud | 147,929 | 11,894,971 | |||
Blucora | 133,270 | a | 2,458,832 | ||
Bottomline Technologies | 122,952 | a | 2,864,782 | ||
CACI International, Cl. A | 76,109 | a | 8,980,862 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Software & Services - 5.0% (continued) | |||||
Cardtronics, Cl. A | 157,762 | a | 6,559,744 | ||
CSG Systems International | 90,276 | 3,386,253 | |||
DHI Group | 168,336 | a | 648,094 | ||
Ebix | 72,122 | 4,449,927 | |||
ExlService Holdings | 115,238 | a | 5,498,005 | ||
Forrester Research | 35,925 | 1,456,759 | |||
Gigamon | 100,772 | a | 3,194,472 | ||
Liquidity Services | 73,782 | a | 575,500 | ||
LivePerson | 144,219 | a | 1,016,744 | ||
ManTech International, Cl. A | 82,901 | 2,942,986 | |||
MicroStrategy, Cl. A | 32,541 | a | 6,188,322 | ||
Monotype Imaging Holdings | 105,453 | 2,145,969 | |||
NIC | 237,738 | 5,075,706 | |||
Perficient | 146,290 | a | 2,548,372 | ||
Progress Software | 182,157 | 5,413,706 | |||
Qualys | 102,872 | a | 3,950,285 | ||
QuinStreet | 77,713 | a | 348,154 | ||
Shutterstock | 69,140 | a | 2,988,922 | ||
SPS Commerce | 52,931 | a | 2,924,967 | ||
Stamps.com | 55,951 | a | 5,939,199 | ||
SYKES Enterprises | 140,743 | a | 4,195,549 | ||
Synchronoss Technologies | 160,127 | a | 2,562,032 | ||
TeleTech Holdings | 36,936 | 1,154,250 | |||
TiVo | 362,579 | 7,160,935 | |||
VASCO Data Security International | 84,774 | a | 1,144,449 | ||
Virtusa | 78,364 | a | 2,427,717 | ||
XO Group | 82,868 | a | 1,454,333 | ||
117,434,353 | |||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 6.0% | |||||
ADTRAN | 131,917 | 2,638,340 | |||
Agilysys | 45,484 | a | 450,292 | ||
Anixter International | 102,201 | a | 8,334,492 | ||
Applied Optoelectronics | 57,035 | a | 2,816,959 | ||
Badger Meter | 98,101 | 3,899,515 | |||
Bel Fuse, Cl. B | 27,512 | 665,790 | |||
Benchmark Electronics | 175,222 | a | 5,554,537 | ||
Black Box | 72,254 | 715,315 | |||
CalAmp | 95,283 | a | 1,709,377 | ||
Comtech Telecommunications | 34,449 | 482,630 |
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Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 6.0% (continued) | |||||
Cray | 109,208 | a | 1,954,823 | ||
CTS | 121,660 | 2,688,686 | |||
Daktronics | 137,357 | 1,299,397 | |||
Digi International | 105,023 | a | 1,302,285 | ||
Electro Scientific Industries | 128,028 | a | 893,635 | ||
Electronics For Imaging | 151,729 | a | 6,946,154 | ||
ePlus | 35,044 | a | 2,496,885 | ||
Fabrinet | 105,315 | a | 3,651,271 | ||
FARO Technologies | 67,622 | a | 2,478,346 | ||
Harmonic | 153,004 | a | 887,423 | ||
II-VI | 166,379 | a | 5,515,464 | ||
Insight Enterprises | 107,236 | a | 4,514,636 | ||
Itron | 116,552 | a | 7,558,397 | ||
Lumentum Holdings | 172,154 | a | 7,359,583 | ||
Methode Electronics | 132,102 | 5,885,144 | |||
MTS Systems | 52,593 | 2,442,945 | |||
NETGEAR | 117,758 | a | 5,552,290 | ||
Oclaro | 414,229 | a | 3,317,974 | ||
OSI Systems | 50,734 | a | 3,926,812 | ||
Park Electrochemical | 89,991 | 1,558,644 | |||
Plexus | 118,595 | a | 6,165,754 | ||
Rogers | 64,118 | a | 6,600,307 | ||
Sanmina | 240,394 | a | 8,954,676 | ||
ScanSource | 96,458 | a | 3,810,091 | ||
Super Micro Computer | 109,500 | a | 2,671,800 | ||
TTM Technologies | 319,288 | a | 5,341,688 | ||
Viavi Solutions | 794,038 | a | 7,940,380 | ||
140,982,737 | |||||
Telecommunication Services - 1.0% | |||||
ATN International | 37,072 | 2,565,012 | |||
Cincinnati Bell | 126,802 | a | 2,390,218 | ||
Cogent Communications Holdings | 145,753 | 6,558,885 | |||
Consolidated Communications Holdings | 177,645 | b | 4,204,857 | ||
General Communication, Cl. A | 80,737 | a | 3,022,793 | ||
Iridium Communications | 275,466 | a | 2,919,940 | ||
Lumos Networks | 83,264 | a | 1,491,258 | ||
Spok Holdings | 76,225 | 1,368,239 | |||
24,521,202 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Common Stocks - 99.7% (continued) | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Transportation - 2.7% | |||||
Allegiant Travel | 39,535 | 5,748,389 | |||
ArcBest | 60,634 | 1,603,769 | |||
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings | 84,126 | a | 4,879,308 | ||
Celadon Group | 19,310 | 76,275 | |||
Echo Global Logistics | 68,393 | a | 1,282,369 | ||
Forward Air | 111,680 | 5,938,026 | |||
Hawaiian Holdings | 190,051 | a | 10,319,769 | ||
Heartland Express | 176,779 | 3,556,793 | |||
Hub Group, Cl. A | 114,432 | a | 4,480,013 | ||
Knight Transportation | 240,624 | 8,253,403 | |||
Marten Transport | 77,084 | 1,911,683 | |||
Matson | 124,129 | 3,934,889 | |||
Roadrunner Transportation Systems | 141,132 | a | 948,407 | ||
Saia | 69,373 | a | 3,340,310 | ||
SkyWest | 183,151 | 6,813,217 | |||
63,086,620 | |||||
Utilities - 2.6% | |||||
ALLETE | 162,740 | 11,377,153 | |||
American States Water | 107,385 | 4,780,780 | |||
Avista | 220,840 | 8,908,686 | |||
California Water Service Group | 140,005 | 4,998,178 | |||
El Paso Electric | 143,358 | 7,397,273 | |||
Northwest Natural Gas | 82,559 | 4,920,516 | |||
South Jersey Industries | 273,904 | 10,276,878 | |||
Spire | 147,820 | 10,133,061 | |||
62,792,525 | |||||
Total Common Stocks (cost $1,698,380,511) | 2,359,453,763 | ||||
Short-Term Investments - .0% | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||
U.S. Treasury Bills | |||||
0.75%, 6/15/17 | 785,000 | d | 784,362 | ||
Other Investment - .2% | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Registered Investment Company; | |||||
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund | 4,273,211 | e | 4,273,211 |
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Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - .0% | Shares | Value ($) | |||
Registered Investment Company; | |||||
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Fund, Hamilton Shares | 111,166 | e | 111,166 | ||
Total Investments (cost $1,703,549,155) | 99.9% | 2,364,622,502 | |||
Cash and Receivables (Net) | .1% | 3,434,954 | |||
Net Assets | 100.0% | 2,368,057,456 |
a Non-income producing security.
b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At April 30, 2017, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $24,730,752 and the value of the collateral held by the fund was $29,715,478, consisting of cash collateral of $111,166 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $29,604,312.
c Investment in real estate investment trust.
d Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open futures contracts.
e Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | Value (%) |
Capital Goods | 10.8 |
Banks | 10.3 |
Health Care Equipment & Services | 7.8 |
Real Estate | 6.3 |
Technology Hardware & Equipment | 5.9 |
Materials | 5.8 |
Commercial & Professional Services | 5.5 |
Retailing | 5.4 |
Software & Services | 5.0 |
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | 4.2 |
Consumer Durables & Apparel | 3.8 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 3.8 |
Consumer Services | 3.7 |
Insurance | 3.1 |
Diversified Financials | 3.1 |
Energy | 2.9 |
Transportation | 2.7 |
Utilities | 2.6 |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 2.1 |
Automobiles & Components | 1.9 |
Telecommunication Services | 1.0 |
Media | .7 |
Household & Personal Products | .6 |
Food & Staples Retailing | .5 |
Short-Term/Money Market Investments | .2 |
99.7 |
† Based on net assets.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF FUTURES
April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Contracts | Market Value Covered by Contracts ($) | Expiration | Unrealized Appreciation ($) | |||
Futures Long | ||||||
Russell 2000 Mini | 201 | 14,053,920 | June 2017 | 197,847 | ||
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | 197,847 |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cost |
| Value |
|
Assets ($): |
|
|
|
| ||
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments |
|
|
|
| ||
Unaffiliated issuers |
| 1,699,164,778 |
| 2,360,238,125 |
| |
Affiliated issuers |
| 4,384,377 |
| 4,384,377 |
| |
Cash |
|
|
|
| 9,893,458 |
|
Receivable for investment securities sold |
|
|
|
| 4,142,190 |
|
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed |
|
|
|
| 2,179,408 |
|
Dividends and securities lending income receivable |
|
|
|
| 907,891 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
|
| 30,171 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,381,775,620 |
|
Liabilities ($): |
|
|
|
| ||
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b) |
|
|
|
| 912,464 |
|
Payable for investment securities purchased |
|
|
|
| 10,178,102 |
|
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed |
|
|
|
| 2,300,087 |
|
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4 |
|
|
|
| 213,145 |
|
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b) |
|
|
|
| 111,166 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
|
| 3,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 13,718,164 |
|
Net Assets ($) |
|
| 2,368,057,456 |
| ||
Composition of Net Assets ($): |
|
|
|
| ||
Paid-in capital |
|
|
|
| 1,623,715,942 |
|
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net |
|
|
|
| 6,357,792 |
|
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments |
|
|
|
| 76,712,528 |
|
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
|
| 661,271,194 |
| |
Net Assets ($) |
|
| 2,368,057,456 |
|
Net Asset Value Per Share | Investor Shares | Class I |
|
Net Assets ($) | 2,220,356,837 | 147,700,619 |
|
Shares Outstanding | 72,489,935 | 4,824,720 |
|
Net Asset Value Per Share ($) | 30.63 | 30.61 |
|
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Income ($): |
|
|
|
| ||
Income: |
|
|
|
| ||
Cash dividends (net of $2,378 foreign taxes withheld at source): |
|
|
|
| ||
Unaffiliated issuers |
|
| 17,625,965 |
| ||
Affiliated issuers |
|
| 44,984 |
| ||
Income from securities lending—Note 1(b) |
|
| 630,134 |
| ||
Interest |
|
| 9,219 |
| ||
Total Income |
|
| 18,310,302 |
| ||
Expenses: |
|
|
|
| ||
Management fee—Note 3(a) |
|
| 2,874,548 |
| ||
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b) |
|
| 2,729,758 |
| ||
Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c) |
|
| 94,610 |
| ||
Loan commitment fees—Note 2 |
|
| 24,184 |
| ||
Interest expense—Note 2 |
|
| 853 |
| ||
Total Expenses |
|
| 5,723,953 |
| ||
Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by Dreyfus—Note 3(a) |
|
| (94,610) |
| ||
Net Expenses |
|
| 5,629,343 |
| ||
Investment Income—Net |
|
| 12,680,959 |
| ||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): |
|
| ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 86,168,479 |
| ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on futures | 2,110,842 |
| ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
|
| 88,279,321 |
| ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
|
| 265,630,680 |
| ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures |
|
| 577,729 |
| ||
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
| 266,208,409 |
| ||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments |
|
| 354,487,730 |
| ||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
| 367,168,689 |
| |||
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
|
|
| Six Months Ended |
|
|
| Year Ended | a |
Operations ($): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investment income—net |
|
| 12,680,959 |
|
|
| 19,540,895 |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments |
| 88,279,321 |
|
|
| 121,725,403 |
| ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
| 266,208,409 |
|
|
| (33,496,827) |
| ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 367,168,689 |
|
|
| 107,769,471 |
| |||
Distributions to Shareholders from ($): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investment income—net: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investor Shares |
|
| (19,494,564) |
|
|
| (17,304,367) |
| |
Class I |
|
| (1,254,803) |
|
|
| - |
| |
Net realized gain on investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investor Shares |
|
| (116,963,357) |
|
|
| (158,389,098) |
| |
Class I |
|
| (6,053,759) |
|
|
| - |
| |
Total Distributions |
|
| (143,766,483) |
|
|
| (175,693,465) |
| |
Capital Stock Transactions ($): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net proceeds from shares sold: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investor Shares |
|
| 365,035,677 |
|
|
| 638,104,376 |
| |
Class I |
|
| 144,977,668 |
|
|
| 2,748,571 |
| |
Distributions reinvested: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investor Shares |
|
| 136,043,928 |
|
|
| 171,570,276 |
| |
Class I |
|
| 3,948,468 |
|
|
| - |
| |
Cost of shares redeemed: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investor Shares |
|
| (494,194,426) |
|
|
| (505,221,828) |
| |
Class I |
|
| (5,945,858) |
|
|
| (62,828) |
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 149,865,457 |
|
|
| 307,138,567 |
| |||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 373,267,663 |
|
|
| 239,214,573 |
| |||
Net Assets ($): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Beginning of Period |
|
| 1,994,789,793 |
|
|
| 1,755,575,220 |
| |
End of Period |
|
| 2,368,057,456 |
|
|
| 1,994,789,793 |
| |
Undistributed investment income—net | 6,357,792 |
|
|
| 14,426,200 |
| |||
Capital Share Transactions (Shares): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Shares sold |
|
| 11,970,175 |
|
|
| 23,778,799 |
| |
Shares issued for distributions reinvested |
|
| 4,509,771 |
|
|
| 6,581,700 |
| |
Shares redeemed |
|
| (16,299,618) |
|
|
| (18,723,162) |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 180,328 |
|
|
| 11,637,337 |
| |||
Class I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Shares sold |
|
| 4,793,123 |
|
|
| 96,313 |
| |
Shares issued for distributions reinvested |
|
| 131,065 |
|
|
| - |
| |
Shares redeemed |
|
| (193,547) |
|
|
| (2,234) |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 4,730,641 |
|
|
| 94,079 |
| |||
a On August 31, 2016, the fund redesignated existing shares as Investor shares and commenced offering Class I shares. | |||||||||
See notes to financial statements. |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
Six Months Ended | ||||||
April 30, 2017 | Year Ended October 31, | |||||
Investor Shares | (Unaudited) | 2016a | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
Per Share Data ($): | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | 27.55 | 28.94 | 30.45 | 29.16 | 21.95 | 20.21 |
Investment Operations: | ||||||
Investment income—netb | .16 | .29 | .28 | .22 | .28 | .20 |
Net realized and unrealized | 4.87 | 1.20 | .52 | 2.34 | 7.88 | 2.39 |
Total from Investment Operations | 5.03 | 1.49 | .80 | 2.56 | 8.16 | 2.59 |
Distributions: | ||||||
Dividends from | (.28) | (.28) | (.24) | (.21) | (.32) | (.11) |
Dividends from net realized | (1.67) | (2.60) | (2.07) | (1.06) | (.63) | (.74) |
Total Distributions | (1.95) | (2.88) | (2.31) | (1.27) | (.95) | (.85) |
Net asset value, end of period | 30.63 | 27.55 | 28.94 | 30.45 | 29.16 | 21.95 |
Total Return (%) | 18.38c | 5.73 | 2.54 | 8.91 | 38.63 | 13.24 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | ||||||
Ratio of total expenses | .51d | .51 | .51 | .51 | .51 | .51 |
Ratio of net expenses | .50d | .50 | .50 | .50 | .50 | .50 |
Ratio of net investment income | 1.09d | 1.06 | .94 | .75 | 1.13 | .97 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 11.27c | 23.86 | 16.53 | 18.22 | 20.89 | 14.64 |
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 2,220,357 | 1,992,196 | 1,755,575 | 1,809,956 | 1,628,365 | 1,127,930 |
a On August 31, 2016, the fund redesignated existing shares as Investor shares.
b Based on average shares outstanding.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Six Months Ended | ||||
April 30, 2017 | Period Ended | |||
Class I Shares | (Unaudited) | October 31, 2016a | ||
Per Share Data ($): | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | 27.57 | 28.69 | ||
Investment Operations: | ||||
Investment income—netb | .21 | .01 | ||
Net realized and unrealized | 4.85 | (1.13) | ||
Total from Investment Operations | 5.06 | (1.12) | ||
Dividends from | (.35) | - | ||
Dividends from net realized | (1.67) | - | ||
Total Distributions | (2.02) | - | ||
Net asset value, end of period | 30.61 | 27.57 | ||
Total Return (%) | 18.47c | (3.91)c | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | ||||
Ratio of total expenses | .26 | .27 | ||
Ratio of net expenses | .25 | .26 | ||
Ratio of net investment income | 1.29 | .55 | ||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 11.27c | 23.86 | ||
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 147,701 | 2,594 |
a From August 31, 2016 (commencement of initial offering) to October 31, 2016.
b Based on average shares outstanding.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus 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 seek to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s® SmallCap 600 Index. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser.
MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge. The fund is authorized to issue 300 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock. The fund currently has authorized two classes of shares: Investor shares (200 million shares authorized) and Class I (100 million shares authorized). Investor shares are sold primarily to retail investors through financial intermediaries and bear Shareholder Services Plan fees. Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share generally to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.
(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:
Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is
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used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
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. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Service is engaged under the general supervision of the Board.
Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.
For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Futures, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2017 in valuing the fund’s investments:
Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 -Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Assets ($) | ||||
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Equity Securities— | 2,347,269,481 | - | - | 2,347,269,481 |
Equity Securities— | 12,184,282 | - | - | 12,184,282 |
Registered Investment Companies | 4,384,377 | - | - | 4,384,377 |
U.S. Treasury | - | 784,362 | - | 784,362 |
Liabilities ($) | ||||
Other Financial | ||||
Futures†† | 197,847 | - | - | 197,847 |
† See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
†† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation at period end.
At April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy.
(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by Dreyfus, or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The
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Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended April 30, 2017, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $140,759 from lending portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.
(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” under the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies during the period ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:
Affiliated Investment Company | Value | Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Value | Net |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund | 12,260,965 | 182,976,963 | 190,964,717 | 4,273,211 | .2 |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Fund, Hamilton Shares | 139,710,183 | 368,867,788 | 508,466,805 | 111,166 | .0 |
Total | 151,971,148 | 551,844,751 | 699,431,522 | 4,384,377 | .2 |
(d) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
As of and during the period ended April 30, 2017, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended April 30, 2017, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Each tax year in the three-year period ended October 31, 2016 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 was as follows: ordinary income $17,304,367, and long-term capital gains $158,389,098. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:
The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in an $810 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.
The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended April 30, 2017 was approximately $104,400 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.65%.
NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with Dreyfus, 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. Out of its fee, Dreyfus pays all of the expenses of the fund, except management fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest expense, commitment fees on borrowings, fees and expenses of interested Directors (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, Dreyfus is required to reduce its fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Directors (including counsel fees). During the period ended April 30, 2017, fees reimbursed by Dreyfus amounted to $94,610.
(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Investor shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of its average daily net
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assets for the provision of certain services. The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts such as recordkeeping and sub-accounting services. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) with respect to these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended April 30, 2017, the fund was charged $2,729,758 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 $478,523 and Shareholder Services Plan fees $449,273, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $15,332.
(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and futures, during the period ended April 30, 2017, amounted to $283,991,561 and $256,694,578, respectively.
Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended April 30, 2017 is discussed below.
Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations. There is minimal counterparty
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
credit risk to the fund with futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the futures against default. Futures open at April 30, 2017 are set forth in the Statement of Futures.
The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended April 30, 2017:
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| Average Market Value ($) |
Equity futures | 19,988,266 | |
At April 30, 2017, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $661,073,347, consisting of $763,961,438 gross unrealized appreciation and $102,888,091 gross unrealized depreciation.
At April 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE INFORMATIONAL ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND'S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on March 9-10, 2017, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Management Agreement pursuant to which Dreyfus provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”). The Board members, 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 Dreyfus representatives. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.
Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to them at the meeting and in previous presentations from Dreyfus representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the Dreyfus fund complex. Dreyfus provided the number of open accounts in the fund, the fund’s asset size and the allocation of fund assets among distribution channels. Dreyfus also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the Dreyfus fund complex (such as retail direct or intermediary, in which intermediaries typically are paid by the fund and/or Dreyfus) and Dreyfus’ corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each intermediary or distribution channel, as applicable to the fund.
The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that Dreyfus also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered Dreyfus’ extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructures. The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.
Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, which included information comparing (1) the fund’s performance with the performance of a group of comparable funds (the “Performance Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Performance Universe”), all for various periods ended January 31, 2017, and (2) the fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses with those of a group of comparable funds (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Expense Universe”), the information for which was derived in part from fund financial statements available to Broadridge as of the date of its analysis. Dreyfus previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Broadridge used to select the Performance Group and Performance Universe and the Expense Group and Expense Universe.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE INFORMATIONAL ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND'S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
Dreyfus representatives stated that the usefulness of performance comparisons may be affected by a number of factors, including different investment limitations that may be applicable to the fund and comparison funds. The Board discussed with representatives of Dreyfus and/or its affiliates the results of the comparisons and considered that the fund’s total return performance was above the Performance Group and Performance Universe medians for all periods except for the one-year period when it was slightly below the Performance Group median. Dreyfus also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index.
The Board also reviewed the range of actual and contractual management fees and total expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe funds and discussed the results of the comparisons. Taking into account the fund’s “unitary” fee structure, the Board considered that the fund’s contractual management fee was above the Expense Group median and the fund’s actual management fee and total expenses were above the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians.
Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Broadridge category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Dreyfus-affiliated primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio manager(s) for advising any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios that are considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients. They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors, noting the fund’s “unitary” fee structure. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness of the fund’s management fee.
Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus representatives reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and its affiliates and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund and the aggregate profitability percentage to Dreyfus and its affiliates for managing the funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and the method used to determine the expenses and profit. The Board concluded that the profitability results were not unreasonable, given the services rendered and service levels provided by Dreyfus. The Board also had been provided with information prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding Dreyfus’ approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire Dreyfus fund complex. The consulting firm also had analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of a fund.
The Board considered, on the advice of its counsel, the profitability analysis (1) as part of its evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreement, considered in relation to the mix of services provided by Dreyfus, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, supported the renewal of the Agreement and (2) in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. Dreyfus representatives also stated that, as a result of
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shared and allocated costs among funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, the extent of economies of scale could depend substantially on the level of assets in the complex as a whole, so that increases and decreases in complex-wide assets can affect potential economies of scale in a manner that is disproportionate to, or even in the opposite direction from, changes in the fund’s asset level. The Board also considered potential benefits to Dreyfus from acting as investment adviser and took into consideration the soft dollar arrangements in effect for trading the fund’s investments.
At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to the renewal of the Agreement. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.
· The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Dreyfus are adequate and appropriate.
· The Board was satisfied with the fund’s performance.
· The Board concluded that the fee paid to Dreyfus supported the renewal of the Agreement in light of the considerations described above.
· The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to Dreyfus and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by Dreyfus in connection with the fee rate charged to the fund pursuant to the Agreement and that, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.
In evaluating the Agreement, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its previous knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with Dreyfus and its affiliates, of Dreyfus and the services provided to the fund by Dreyfus. The Board also relied on information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year relating to the operations of the fund and the investment management and other services provided under the Agreement, including information on the investment performance of the fund in comparison to similar mutual funds and benchmark performance indices; general market outlook as applicable to the fund; and compliance reports. In addition, the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for this fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of the Agreement for the fund, or substantially similar agreements for other Dreyfus funds that the Board oversees, during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and Dreyfus representatives. Certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of the fund’s arrangements, or similar arrangements for other Dreyfus funds that the Board oversees, in prior years. The Board determined to renew the Agreement.
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Dreyfus Smallcap Stock Index Fund
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Manager
The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
225 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10286
Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent
Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Distributor
MBSC Securities Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Ticker Symbols: | Investor: DISSX Class I: DISIX |
Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS
Mail The Dreyfus Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144
E-mail Send your request to info@dreyfus.com
Internet Information can be viewed online or downloaded at www.dreyfus.com
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (phone 1-800-SEC-0330 for information).
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.
© 2017 MBSC Securities Corporation |
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. Investments.
(a) 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.
There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) 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/ Bradley J. Skapyak
Bradley J. Skapyak
President
Date: June 29, 2017
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak
Bradley J. Skapyak
President
Date: June 29, 2017
By: /s/ James Windels
James Windels
Treasurer
Date: June 29, 2017
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)