UNITED STATES |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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FORM N-CSR/A |
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CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
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Investment Company Act file number 811-6718 |
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DREYFUS INVESTMENT GRADE FUNDS, INC. |
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter) |
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c/o The Dreyfus Corporation |
200 Park Avenue |
New York, New York 10166 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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Mark N. Jacobs, Esq. |
200 Park Avenue |
New York, New York 10166 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 922-6000 |
Date of fiscal year end: | | 7/31 |
Date of reporting period: | | 1/31/07 |
FORM N-CSR/A
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

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Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value
Contents |
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| | THE FUND |
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2 | | A Letter from the CEO |
3 | | Discussion of Fund Performance |
6 | | Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses |
6 | | Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses |
With Those of Other Funds |
7 | | Statement of Investments |
8 | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
9 | | Statement of Operations |
10 | | Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
12 | | Financial Highlights |
14 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
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FOR MORE INFORMATION |
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| | Back Cover |
The Fund
Dreyfus |
Inflation Adjusted |
Securities Fund |

A LETTER FROM THE CEO
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Inflation Adjusted Securities Fund, covering the six-month period from August 1, 2006, through January 31, 2007.
The reporting period proved to be a time of relatively low volatility in the U.S. bond market, as short-term interest rates stabilized and yields of 10-year Treasury securities remained within a relatively narrow range.Yet, a number of developments might have suggested otherwise, including bouts of economic uncertainty, softening real estate markets, an inverted yield curve and ongoing geopolitical turmoil.
Why did fixed income investors appear to shrug off some of the bond market’s more negative influences? In our analysis, investors disregarded near-term concerns in favor of a longer view, looking to broader trends that showed moderately slower economic growth with subdued inflation risk and relatively strong credit fundamentals. Indeed, we believe that reacting to near-term influences with extreme shifts in investment strategy rarely is the right decision. Instead, a better course is to set a portfolio mix designed to meet long-term goals while attempting to moderate short-term market volatility. As always, your financial consultant can help you identify the portfolio arrangement that may be most likely to help you benefit from these trends.
For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as market perspectives, we have provided a Discussion of Fund Performance given by the fund’s portfolio manager.
Thank you for your continued confidence and support in 2007.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Robert Bayston, Portfolio Manager
How did Dreyfus Inflation Adjusted Securities Fund perform relative to its benchmark?
For the six-month period ended January 31, 2007, the fund’s Institutional shares achieved a total return of 0.60%, and its Investor shares achieved a total return of 0.48% .1 In comparison, the fund’s benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index (the “Index”), achieved a total return of 0.72% for the same period.2 In addition, the average total return of all funds reported in the Lipper Treasury Inflation Protected Securities category was 0.43% over the reporting period.3
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (or “TIPS”) produced relatively anemic returns over the reporting period, due primarily to diminishing inflation expectations as energy prices declined.The fund’s returns generally were in line with those of the benchmark, and exceeded its Lipper category average, with the fractional underpeformance resulting from the fund fees and expenses that are not reflected in the Index’s results.
What is the fund’s investment approach?
The fund seeks returns that exceed the rate of inflation.To pursue this goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in inflation-indexed securities, which are fixed-income securities designed to protect investors from a loss of value due to inflation by periodically adjusting their principal and/or coupon according to the rate of inflation.
The fund invests primarily in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated, inflation-indexed securities.To a limited extent, the fund may invest in foreign currency-denominated, inflation-protected securities and other fixed-income securities not adjusted for inflation, including U.S. government bonds and notes, corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities. The fund seeks to keep its average effective duration between two and 10 years, and the fund may invest in securities of any maturity without restriction.
DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
What other factors influenced the fund’s performance?
The period from August 2006 through January 2007 stood in stark contrast to the six months that preceded it. In the months leading up to the reporting period, interest rates were climbing, prices of crude oil and other commodities soared and investors grew concerned that robust economic growth might lead to an overheated economy and intensifying inflationary pressures. In contrast, the reporting period was characterized by stable interest rates, falling energy prices and easing inflation concerns.These changing market conditions were primarily the result of moderating U.S. economic growth, as previously high-flying housing markets softened.
Perhaps most significant, after implementing 17 consecutive rate hikes since June 2004, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) left short-term interest rates unchanged during the reporting period. In its public statements, the Fed indicated that, although the rate of inflation remained somewhat above its comfort zone, moderating economic growth was likely to reduce prevailing inflationary pressures, making further rate hikes unnecessary for the time being.
Indeed, after setting record highs over the summer, crude oil prices declined sharply in the fall as demand for energy slackened, partly due to unusually warm winter weather in many parts of the United States. Other components of popular inflation indices, including prices of most consumer goods and services, also proved to be relatively well behaved, helping to keep the rate of “core inflation,” which excludes food and energy, within acceptable limits.
Easing inflation expectations had a generally adverse effect on TIPS, as negative inflation accruals eroded prices and partly offset returns from income.With the Fed’s target for short-term interest rates unchanged, yields of inflation-adjusted securities traded in a narrow range. In addition, throughout the reporting period, only a few basis points separated yields across the market’s maturity range.
With yield “spreads” at such narrow levels, our duration management and yield curve strategies — which emphasized securities with five- to
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seven-year maturities — had little material effect on the fund’s relative performance. As a result, the fund’s returns closely tracked the Index.
What is the fund’s current strategy?
Economic data has been stronger than many analysts expected, dashing earlier expectations that the Fed may begin to reduce interest rates as economic growth moderates. Recent comments from Fed members have left open the possibility of additional rate hikes should inflationary pressures intensify. In our view, the Fed is likely to remain on hold over the foreseeable future as it continues to evaluate the impact of its previous tightening campaign on the economy and inflation. In addition, with energy prices appearing to have stabilized, it seems to us that inflation accruals are likely to be less volatile over the next several months.
However, we believe that yield differences along the maturity spectrum are likely to widen at some point from today’s unusually narrow levels. Accordingly, we have maintained the fund’s average duration in the neutral range while adopting a yield-curve strategy that emphasizes securities with maturities in the five- to seven-year range. In our judgment, securities in this range potentially will rank among the greatest beneficiaries if yield differences begin to widen.
February 15, 2007
1 | | Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no |
| | guarantee of future results. Share price, yield and investment return fluctuate such that upon |
| | redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Return figures |
| | provided reflect the absorption of certain fund expenses by The Dreyfus Corporation pursuant to |
| | an agreement in effect through July 31, 2007, at which time it may be extended, terminated or |
| | modified. Had these expenses not been absorbed, the fund’s returns would have been lower. |
2 | | SOURCE: LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where |
| | applicable, capital gain distributions.The Lehman Brothers U.S.Treasury Inflation Protected |
| | Securities Index is a sub-index of the U.S.Treasury component of the Lehman Brothers U.S. |
| | Government Index. Securities in the Lehman Brothers U.S.Treasury Inflation Protected Securities |
| | Index are dollar-denominated, non-convertible, publicly issued, fixed-rate, investment-grade |
| | (Moody’s Baa3 or better) U.S.Treasury inflation notes, with at least one year to final maturity |
| | and at least $100 million par amount outstanding. |
3 | | Source: Lipper Inc. |
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 Inflation Adjusted Securities Fund from August 1, 2006 to January 31, 2007. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | | |
assuming actual returns for the six months ended January 31, 2007 |
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Expenses paid per $1,000 † | | $ 2.68 | | $ 1.42 |
Ending value (after expenses) | | $1,004.80 | | $1,006.00 |
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 January 31, 2007 |
| | Investor Shares | | Institutional Shares |
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Expenses paid per $1,000 † | | $ 2.70 | | $ 1.43 |
Ending value (after expenses) | | $1,022.53 | | $1,023.79 |
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† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .53% for Investor shares and .28% for Institutional |
shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half |
year period). | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS |
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes—96.3% | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
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U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities: | | | | |
0.88%, 4/15/10 | | 560,559 a | | 533,382 |
1.63%, 1/15/15 | | 585,708 a | | 553,102 |
1.88%, 7/15/13 | | 680,239 a | | 659,908 |
2.00%, 1/15/14 | | 398,058 a | | 387,871 |
2.00%, 7/15/14 | | 400,890 a | | 390,407 |
2.00%, 1/15/26 | | 171,582 a | | 159,563 |
2.38%, 1/15/25 | | 242,672 a | | 241,616 |
3.00%, 7/15/12 | | 403,466 a | | 416,466 |
3.50%, 1/15/11 | | 552,271 a | | 575,502 |
3.63%, 4/15/28 | | 358,816 a | | 433,026 |
3.88%, 4/15/29 | | 365,282 a | | 459,748 |
Total Bonds and Notes | | | | |
(cost $4,819,066) | | | | 4,810,591 |
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Other Investment—2.6% | | Shares | | Value ($) |
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Registered Investment Company; | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred | | | | |
Plus Money Market Fund | | | | |
(cost $130,000) | | 130,000 b | | 130,000 |
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Total Investments (cost $4,949,066) | | 98.9% | | 4,940,591 |
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Cash and Receivables (Net) | | 1.1% | | 56,335 |
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Net Assets | | 100.0% | | 4,996,926 |
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a Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. |
b Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. | | | | |
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | | | | |
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U.S. Government & Agencies | | 96.3 | | Money Market Investment | | 2.6 |
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† Based on net assets. | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
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Assets ($): | | | | |
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 4,819,066 | | 4,810,591 |
Affiliated issuers | | 130,000 | | 130,000 |
Cash | | | | 52,577 |
Cash denominated in foreign currencies | | 2 | | 2 |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | | 13,911 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 15,184 |
Due from The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b) | | 3,505 |
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Liabilities ($): | | | | |
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | | 6,732 |
Accrued expenses | | | | 22,112 |
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Net Assets ($) | | | | 4,996,926 |
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Composition of Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | 5,461,514 |
Accumulated distributions in excess of investment income—net | | (258,266) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (197,847) |
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation | | | | |
(depreciation) on investments | | | | (8,475) |
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Net Assets ($) | | | | 4,996,926 |
Net Asset Value Per Share | | | | |
| | Investor Shares | | Institutional Shares |
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Net Assets ($) | | 2,385,668 | | 2,611,258 |
Shares Outstanding | | 205,718 | | 225,263 |
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Net Asset Value Per Share ($) | | 11.60 | | 11.59 |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income ($): | | |
Income: | | |
Interest | | 63,877 |
Dividends; | | |
Affiliated issuers | | 2,039 |
Income from securities lending | | 12 |
Total Income | | 65,928 |
Expenses: | | |
Management fee—Note 3(a) | | 8,500 |
Auditing fees | | 18,180 |
Registration fees | | 14,007 |
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports | | 5,224 |
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b) | | 3,957 |
Legal fees | | 1,571 |
Custodian fees—Note 3(b) | | 1,506 |
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(c) | | 299 |
Loan commitment fees—Note 2 | | 8 |
Miscellaneous | | 2,422 |
Total Expenses | | 55,674 |
Less—expense reimbursement from The Dreyfus Corporation | | |
due to undertaking—Note 3(a) | | (43,759) |
Less—reduction in custody fees | | |
due to earnings credits—Note 1(b) | | (624) |
Net Expenses | | 11,291 |
Investment Income—Net | | 54,637 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 4,315 |
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures | | (3,632) |
Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions | | 269 |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | 952 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | |
(including $2,531 net unrealized appreciation on financial futures) | | 3,263 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | 4,215 |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 58,852 |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | Six Months Ended | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | Year Ended |
| | (Unaudited) | | July 31, 2006 |
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Operations ($): | | | | |
Investment income—net | | 54,637 | | 150,994 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 952 | | (49,174) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | | |
(depreciation) on investments | | 3,263 | | 9,514 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Resulting from Operations | | 58,852 | | 111,334 |
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Dividends to Shareholders from ($): | | | | |
Investment income—net: | | | | |
Investor Shares | | (36,977) | | (184,050) |
Institutional Shares | | (43,114) | | (213,355) |
Net realized gain on investments: | | | | |
lnvestor Shares | | — | | (34,693) |
Institutional Shares | | — | | (39,384) |
Total Dividends | | (80,091) | | (471,482) |
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Capital Stock Transactions ($): | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold: | | | | |
Investor Shares | | 20,056 | | 364,915 |
Institutional Shares | | 24,461 | | 60,530 |
Dividends reinvested: | | | | |
Investor Shares | | 36,710 | | 217,763 |
Institutional Shares | | 37,454 | | 227,303 |
Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | |
Investor Shares | | (930,616) | | (151,409) |
Institutional Shares | | (901,973) | | (40,328) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from | | | | |
Capital Stock Transactions | | (1,713,908) | | 678,774 |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | (1,735,147) | | 318,626 |
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Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Beginning of Period | | 6,732,073 | | 6,413,447 |
End of Period | | 4,996,926 | | 6,732,073 |
Distributions in excess of | | | | |
investment income—net | | (258,266) | | (232,810) |
| | Six Months Ended | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | Year Ended |
| | (Unaudited) | | July 31, 2006 |
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Capital Share Transactions: | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | |
Shares sold | | 1,714 | | 30,623 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | 3,115 | | 18,200 |
Shares redeemed | | (78,894) | | (12,780) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | (74,065) | | 36,043 |
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Shares sold | | 2,096 | | 5,079 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | 3,179 | | 18,988 |
Shares redeemed | | (76,438) | | (3,359) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | (71,163) | | 20,708 |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
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Investor Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 a |
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Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | 11.69 | | 12.34 | | 12.25 | | 12.69 | | 12.50 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income���net b | | .10 | | .26 | | .25 | | .26 | | .23 |
Net realized and unrealized | | | | | | | | | | |
gain (loss) on investments | | (.04) | | (.06) | | .40 | | .71 | | .35 |
Total from Investment Operations | | .06 | | .20 | | .65 | | .97 | | .58 |
Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | | (.15) | | (.71) | | (.56) | | (.55) | | (.39) |
Dividends from net realized | | | | | | | | | | |
gain on investments | | — | | (.14) | | — | | (.86) | | — |
Total Distributions | | (.15) | | (.85) | | (.56) | | (1.41) | | (.39) |
Net asset value, end of period | | 11.60 | | 11.69 | | 12.34 | | 12.25 | | 12.69 |
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Total Return (%) | | .48c | | 1.51 | | 5.39 | | 7.79 | | 4.63c |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 2.08d | | 1.88 | | 1.74 | | 1.80 | | 3.30d |
Ratio of net expenses | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | .53d | | .55 | | .55 | | .55 | | .55d |
Ratio of net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 1.82d | | 2.18 | | 2.00 | | 2.05 | | 2.33d |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | .00c | | 60.82 | | 118.91 | | 951.51 | | 1,306.72c |
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Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | 2,386 | | 3,269 | | 3,009 | | 2,857 | | 2,650 |
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a | | From October 31, 2002 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2003. | | | | | | |
b | | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. | | | | | | | | |
c | | Not annualized. | | | | | | | | | | |
d | | Annualized. | | | | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | | | |
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Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 a |
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Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | 11.68 | | 12.35 | | 12.25 | | 12.69 | | 12.50 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net b | | .12 | | .29 | | .28 | | .27 | | .25 |
Net realized and unrealized | | | | | | | | | | |
gain (loss) on investments | | (.05) | | (.07) | | .41 | | .73 | | .35 |
Total from Investment Operations | | .07 | | .22 | | .69 | | 1.00 | | .60 |
Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | | (.16) | | (.75) | | (.59) | | (.58) | | (.41) |
Dividends from net realized | | | | | | | | | | |
gain on investments | | — | | (.14) | | — | | (.86) | | — |
Total Distributions | | (.16) | | (.89) | | (.59) | | (1.44) | | (.41) |
Net asset value, end of period | | 11.59 | | 11.68 | | 12.35 | | 12.25 | | 12.69 |
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Total Return (%) | | .60c | | 1.82 | | 5.60 | | 8.06 | | 4.82c |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 1.81d | | 1.63 | | 1.49 | | 1.54 | | 3.06d |
Ratio of net expenses | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | .28d | | .30 | | .30 | | .30 | | .30d |
Ratio of net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 2.03d | | 2.43 | | 2.26 | | 2.17 | | 2.58d |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | .00c | | 60.82 | | 118.91 | | 951.51 | | 1,306.72c |
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Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | 2,611 | | 3,463 | | 3,405 | | 3,296 | | 2,621 |
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a | | From October 31, 2002 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2003. | | | | | | |
b | | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. | | | | | | | | |
c | | Not annualized. | | | | | | | | | | |
d | | Annualized. | | | | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | | | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus Inflation Adjusted Securities Fund (the “fund”) is a separate diversified series of Dreyfus Investment Grade Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering four series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek returns that exceed the rate of inflation. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser. The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation (“Mellon Financial”). Dreyfus Service Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares which are sold to the public without a sales charge.
On December 4, 2006, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement to merge. The new company will be called The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. As part of this transaction, Dreyfus would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals and the approval of The Bank of New York Company, Inc.’s and Mellon Financial’s shareholders, as well as other customary conditions to closing. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction of the other conditions, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. expect the transaction to be completed in the third quarter of 2007.
The fund is authorized to issue 500 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Investor and Institutional. Investor shares are subject to a shareholder services plan. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the minimum initial investment 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.
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As of January 31, 2007, MBC Investments Corp., an indirect subsidiary of Mellon Financial, held 184,813 Investor shares and 187,581 Institutional shares.
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 fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.
(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities, excluding short-term investments (other than U.S.Treasury Bills),financial futures and options, are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board of Directors. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are valued as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. Restricted securities, as well as securities or other assets for which recent market quotations are not readily available, that are not valued by a pricing service approved by the Board of Directors, or are determined by the fund not to reflect accurately fair value, are valued at
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fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Board of Directors. The factors that may be considered when fair valuing a security include 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. Short-term investments, excluding U.S.Treasury Bills, are carried at amortized cost, which approximates value. Registered open-end investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. Financial futures and options, 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. Options traded over-the-counter are priced at the mean between the bid and asked price.
On September 20, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.
(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gain and loss from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.
The fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby the fund receives earnings credits from the custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.
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Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with Mellon Bank, N.A., an affiliate of the Manager, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy, that at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. It is the portfolio’s policy that collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Cash collateral is invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager.The fund is entitled to receive all income on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Although each security loaned is fully collateralized, the fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner.
(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Manager are defined as “affiliated” in the Act.
(d) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gain, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gain can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gain. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
On July 13, 2006, the FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 pro-
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vides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority.Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.
The fund has an unused capital loss carryover of $8,577 available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to July 31, 2006. If not applied, the carryover expires in fiscal year 2014.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006 were as follows: ordinary income $423,164 and long-term capital gains $48,318.The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
NOTE 2—Bank Line of Credit:
The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $350 million redemption credit facility (the “Facility”) to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowings. During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund did not borrow under the Facility.
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NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (“Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .30% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. The Manager has undertaken from August 1, 2006 through July 31, 2007, that if the aggregated expenses of the fund, exclusive of taxes, brokerage fees, shareholder services plan fees and extraordinary expenses, exceed an annual rate of .30% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets, the fund may deduct from the payment to be made to the Manager under the Agreement, or the Manager will bear, such excess expense. The expense reimbursement, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $43,759 during the period ended January 31, 2007.
(b) Under the Investor Shares Shareholder Services Plan, the fund pays the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of Investor Shares 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. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or other industry professional) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended January 31, 2007, Investor Shares were charged $3,415 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.
The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the
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fund. During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $274 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement.
The fund compensates Mellon Bank, N.A., an affiliate of the Manager, under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $1,506 pursuant to the custody agreement.
During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $2,044 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.
The components of Due from The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $1,268, shareholder services plan fees $506, custodian fees $575, chief compliance officer fees $2,385 and transfer agency per account fees $59, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $8,298.
(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.
(d) Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, the fund may invest its available cash balances in affiliated money market mutual funds. Management fees of the underlying money market mutual funds have been waived by the Manager.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, financial futures and options during the period ended January 31, 2007, amounted to $0 and $1,817,228, respectively.
The fund may invest in financial futures contracts in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the market. The fund is exposed to market risk as a result of changes in the value of the under-
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lying financial instruments. Investments in financial futures require the fund to “mark to market” on a daily basis, which reflects the change in the market value of the contracts at the close of each day’s trading. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses.When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss.These investments require initial margin deposits with a broker, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change.
The fund may purchase and write (sell) calls/put options in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the market.
As a writer of call options, the fund receives a premium at the outset and then bears the market risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the financial instruments underlying the options. Generally, the fund would incur a gain, to the extent of the premium, if the price of the underlying financial instrument decreases between the date the option is written and the date on which the option is terminated. Generally, the fund would realize a loss, if the price of the financial instrument increases between those dates.
As a writer of put options, the fund receives a premium at the outset and then bears the market risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the financial instruments underlying the options. Generally, the fund would incur a gain, to the extent of the premium, if the price of the underlying financial instrument increases between the date the option is written and the date on which the option is terminated. Generally, the fund would realize a loss, if the price of the financial instrument decreases between those dates.
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In addition, the following table summarizes the fund’s call/put options written during the period ended January 31, 2007:
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Options Written: | | Contracts ($) | | Received ($) | | Costs ($) | | Gain (Loss) ($) |
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July 31, 2006 | | — | | — | | | | |
Contracts written | | 500,000 | | 530 | | | | |
Contracts Terminated: | | | | | | | | |
Closed | | 500,000 | | 530 | | 172 | | 358 |
Contracts outstanding | | | | | | | | |
January 31, 2007 | | — | | — | | | | |
At January 31, 2007, accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was $8,475, consisting of $44,428 gross unrealized appreciation and $52,903 gross unrealized depreciation.
At January 31, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
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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 12-month period ended June 30, 2006, is available at http://www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The description of the policies and procedures is also available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-645-6561.
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Contents |
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| | THE FUND |
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2 | | A Letter from the CEO |
3 | | Discussion of Fund Performance |
6 | | Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses |
6 | | Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses |
With Those of Other Funds |
7 | | Statement of Investments |
29 | | Statement of Financial Futures |
29 | | Statement of Options Written |
30 | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
31 | | Statement of Operations |
32 | | Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
34 | | Financial Highlights |
38 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
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| | Back Cover |
The Fund
Dreyfus |
Intermediate |
Term Income Fund |

A LETTER FROM THE CEO
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Intermediate Term Income Fund, covering the six-month period from August 1, 2006, through January 31, 2007.
The reporting period proved to be a time of relatively low volatility in the U.S. bond market, as short-term interest rates stabilized and yields of 10-year Treasury securities remained within a relatively narrow range.Yet, a number of developments might have suggested otherwise, including bouts of economic uncertainty, softening real estate markets, an inverted yield curve and ongoing geopolitical turmoil.
Why did fixed income investors appear to shrug off some of the bond market’s more negative influences? In our analysis, investors disregarded near-term concerns in favor of a longer view, looking to broader trends that showed moderately slower economic growth with subdued inflation risk and relatively strong credit fundamentals. Indeed, we believe that reacting to near-term influences with extreme shifts in investment strategy rarely is the right decision. Instead, a better course is to set a portfolio mix designed to meet long-term goals while attempting to moderate short-term market volatility. As always, your financial consultant can help you identify the portfolio arrangement that may be most likely to help you benefit from these trends.
For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as market perspectives, we have provided a Discussion of Fund Performance given by the fund’s portfolio manager.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support in 2007.
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Kent Wosepka, Portfolio Manager
How did Dreyfus Intermediate Term Income Fund perform relative to its benchmark?
For the six-month period ended January 31, 2007, the fund’s Institutional shares achieved a total return of 4.04%, and the fund’s Investor shares achieved a total return of 3.83% .1 In comparison, the fund’s benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index (the “Index”), achieved a total return of 3.65% for the same period.2
Fixed-income securities generally rallied during the reporting period as investors responded favorably to stabilizing interest rates, diminishing inflationary pressures and moderating economic growth.The fund produced higher returns than its benchmark, primarily due to our emphasis on domestic corporate and foreign bonds.
What is the fund’s investment approach?
The fund seeks to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.To pursue this goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers rated at least investment grade or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus.These securities include U.S. government bonds and notes, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, convertible securities, preferred stocks, inflation-indexed securities, asset-backed securities, mortgage-related securities and foreign bonds. Typically, the fund can expect to have an average effective maturity ranging from five to 10 years, and an average effective duration ranging between three and eight years. For additional yield, the fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in fixed-income securities rated below investment grade.
What other factors influenced the fund’s performance?
The reporting period stood in stark contrast to the six months that preceded it. In the months before the reporting period began, interest rates climbed, inflationary pressures intensified and economic growth
DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
remained robust, sparking concerns that an overheated economy might derail the bond market. However, investor sentiment subsequently improved when U.S. economic growth moderated amid cooling housing markets. As a result, after 17 increases in short-term interest rates since June 2004, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) held the overnight federal funds rate steady at 5.25% at each of five meetings between July 2006 and January 2007. Investors reacted favorably to the Fed’s shift in policy, and the intermediate- and long-term segments of the bond market generally rallied.
Despite the apparent economic slowdown, business fundamentals remained healthy in most industries, generally supporting prices of corporate bonds across the credit-rating spectrum. Lower-rated credits, including high yield bonds, fared particularly well as default rates hovered near historical lows and investors remained comfortable with credit risks. In the U.S. government securities market, low levels of volatility helped mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and other high-quality, “yield advantaged” instruments outperform U.S.Treasury securities.
In this environment,the fund’s positions in high yield bonds helped it participate in strength among lower-rated credits. At the same time, we attempted to manage the risks of lower-rated credits by focusing on bonds with relatively short maturities, which we regarded as less likely to be affected by unexpected adverse developments.We also established shorter-maturity positions in the investment-grade corporate bond market, where we avoided issuers that we believed might be vulnerable to activities that tend to be unfriendly to bondholders, such as leveraged buyouts. Instead, we favored regulated industries where such activities are less common, such as banks, insurance companies and real estate investment trusts.The fund also received positive contributions from positions in foreign bonds from countries such as Japan, Poland and Sweden, where values appeared attractive to us in light of the interest rate outlooks in each market.
The fund benefited to a more modest degree from our duration management strategy. A slightly long duration position helped boost the fund’s
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participation in the market rally. Despite narrowing yield differences along the market’s maturity spectrum, the fund’s “bulleted” yield curve strategy had relatively little impact on relative performance during the year. Finally, the fund’s derivative investments generally fared well, including tactical positions in credit default swaps designed to provide protection from declines in specific markets or issuers.
While detractors from the fund’s performance proved to be relatively mild, an underweighted position in mortgage-backed securities hindered the fund’s returns compared to the benchmark. In addition, tactical positions in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities underperformed when energy prices remained low, helping to keep a lid on inflation expectations.
What is the fund’s current strategy?
Although high yield and investment-grade corporate bonds have reached richer valuations overall, we have continued to uncover what we believe to be compelling opportunities among individual issuers. With the Fed appearing to remain on hold for the foreseeable future, we have maintained the portfolio’s average duration in a range that is slightly longer than industry averages. Finally, in anticipation of wider yield differences across the maturity spectrum, we have adopted a “bulleted” yield curve strategy that focuses on securities with three- to five-year maturities.
February 15, 2007
1 | | Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no |
| | guarantee of future results. Share price, yield and investment return fluctuate such that upon |
| | redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Return figure provided |
| | for the fund’s Investor shares reflect the absorption of certain fund expenses by The Dreyfus |
| | Corporation pursuant to an undertaking in effect that may be extended, terminated or modified at |
| | any time. Had these expenses not been absorbed, the fund’s returns would have been lower. |
2 | | SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, capital |
| | gain distributions.The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index is a widely accepted, unmanaged |
| | total return index of corporate, U.S. government and U.S. government agency debt instruments, |
| | mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities with an average maturity of 1-10 years. |
UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)
As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.
Review your fund’s expenses
The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Intermediate Term Income Fund from August 1, 2006 to January 31, 2007. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | | |
assuming actual returns for the six months ended January 31, 2007 |
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Expenses paid per $1,000 † | | $ 4.11 | | $ 2.73 |
Ending value (after expenses) | | $1,038.30 | | $1,040.40 |
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 January 31, 2007 |
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Expenses paid per $1,000 † | | $ 4.08 | | $ 2.70 |
Ending value (after expenses) | | $1,021.17 | | $1,022.53 |
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† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .80% for Investor shares and .53% for Institutional |
shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS |
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes—132.1% | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
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Aerospace & Defense—.1% | | | | | | | | |
L-3 Communications, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 3.00 | | 8/1/35 | | 440,000 a | | 458,700 |
Agricultural—1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Philip Morris, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 7.20 | | 2/1/07 | | 3,445,000 | | 3,445,000 |
Philip Morris, | | | | | | | | |
Debs. | | 7.75 | | 1/15/27 | | 1,495,000 b | | 1,805,999 |
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Airlines—.0% | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Air, | | | | | | | | |
Enhanced Equip. Notes, Ser. CL C | | 8.93 | | 10/15/09 | | 429,622 c,d | | 43 |
Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Auto Receivables—1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Capital Auto Receivables Asset | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2005-1, Cl. D | | 6.50 | | 5/15/12 | | 900,000 a | | 887,643 |
Capital Auto Receivables Asset | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-1, Cl. D | | 7.16 | | 1/15/13 | | 1,050,000 a | | 1,057,124 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-A, Cl. C | | 4.19 | | 7/15/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 991,160 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-B, Cl. B | | 4.64 | | 4/15/10 | | 1,405,000 | | 1,391,276 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-B, Cl. D | | 7.12 | | 2/15/13 | | 700,000 a | | 706,253 |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-A, Cl. A2 | | 5.13 | | 2/16/09 | | 656,570 | | 656,528 |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-B, Cl. C | | 5.25 | | 5/15/13 | | 495,000 | | 493,245 |
WFS Financial Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-4, Cl. B | | 3.13 | | 5/17/12 | | 130,516 | | 127,960 |
WFS Financial Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-3, Cl. B | | 3.51 | | 2/17/12 | | 126,937 | | 125,126 |
WFS Financial Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-2, Cl. B | | 4.57 | | 11/19/12 | | 2,065,000 | | 2,039,580 |
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Asset-Backed Ctfs./Credit Cards—3.8% | | | | | | |
BA Credit Card Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-B3, Cl. B3 | | 5.40 | | 1/17/12 | | 2,490,000 e | | 2,493,333 |
BA Credit Card Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2007-B1, Cl. B1 | | 5.42 | | 6/15/12 | | 8,465,000 b,e | | 8,465,000 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Credit Cards (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Chase Issuance Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-B1, Cl. B1 | | 5.47 | | 4/15/13 | | 3,230,000 e | | 3,235,539 |
MBNA Credit Card Master Note | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2002-C1, Cl. C1 | | 6.80 | | 7/15/14 | | 5,268,000 | | 5,562,414 |
| | | | | | | | 19,756,286 |
Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Home Equity Loans—9.6% | | | | | | | | |
Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-3, Cl. A2A | | 5.42 | | 9/25/35 | | 233,976 e | | 234,134 |
Bayview Financial Acquisition | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2005-B, Cl. 1A6 | | 5.21 | | 4/28/39 | | 1,795,000 e | | 1,731,719 |
Centex Home Equity, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-A, Cl. AV1 | | 5.37 | | 6/25/36 | | 560,603 e | | 560,952 |
Citicorp Residential Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2006-2, Cl. A1A | | 5.87 | | 9/25/36 | | 659,855 e | | 659,058 |
Citicorp Residential Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2006-1, Cl. A1 | | 5.96 | | 7/25/36 | | 1,505,246 e | | 1,504,443 |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-WF1, Cl. A5 | | 5.01 | | 2/25/35 | | 1,700,000 e | | 1,638,171 |
Conseco Finance Home Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2000-E, Cl. A5 | | 9.02 | | 8/15/31 | | 418,586 e | | 423,642 |
Countrywide Asset-Backed | | | | | | | | |
Certificates, Ser. 2006-1, Cl. AF1 | | 5.45 | | 7/25/36 | | 1,116,623 e | | 1,117,365 |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital | | | | | | | | |
Certificates, Ser. 2007-1, Cl. 1A6A | | 5.86 | | 2/25/37 | | 1,520,000 e | | 1,520,000 |
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and | | | | | | | | |
Securitization, Ser. 2005-CB4, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AV1 | | 5.42 | | 8/25/35 | | 235,992 e | | 236,133 |
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and | | | | | | | | |
Securitization, Ser. 2006-CB1, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AF1 | | 5.46 | | 1/25/36 | | 1,135,149 e | | 1,130,235 |
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and | | | | | | | | |
Securitization, Ser. 2005-CB8, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AF5 | | 5.65 | | 12/25/35 | | 2,455,000 e | | 2,432,346 |
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and | | | | | | | | |
Securitization, Ser. 2006-CB2, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AF1 | | 5.72 | | 12/25/36 | | 532,308 e | | 530,552 |
Home Equity Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-5, Cl. 2A1 | | 5.43 | | 11/25/35 | | 150,595 e | | 150,702 |
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| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Home Equity Loans (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Home Equity Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-8, Cl. M4 | | 5.90 | | 2/25/36 | | 1,360,000 e | | 1,365,719 |
Home Equity Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-8, Cl. M5 | | 5.93 | | 2/25/36 | | 1,795,000 e | | 1,803,422 |
Home Equity Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-5, Cl. A1 | | 5.50 | | 1/25/37 | | 1,103,084 e | | 1,102,808 |
Home Equity Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-4, Cl. A1 | | 5.67 | | 11/25/36 | | 1,053,182 e | | 1,054,197 |
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-HE3, Cl. A2A | | 5.36 | | 4/25/36 | | 1,265,846 e | | 1,266,634 |
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-WMC6, Cl. A2A | | 5.43 | | 7/25/35 | | 347,612 e | | 347,868 |
Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loans, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-3, Cl. A1 | | 5.37 | | 4/25/36 | | 936,077 e | | 936,660 |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-15XS, Cl. A6B | | 5.83 | | 11/25/36 | | 740,000 e | | 736,510 |
Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2007-A, Cl. AV2 | | 5.42 | | 3/25/37 | | 3,800,000 e,f | | 3,800,000 |
Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset Backed | | | | | | | | |
Certificates, Ser. 2006-1, Cl. AF1 | | 5.42 | | 12/25/36 | | 1,853,624 e | | 1,844,461 |
Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed | | | | | | | | |
Certificates, Ser. 2006-2, Cl. A2A | | 5.40 | | 1/25/37 | | 3,090,240 e | | 3,092,792 |
Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2005-6, Cl. M1 | | 5.91 | | 1/25/36 | | 1,525,000 e | | 1,518,991 |
Renaissance Home Equity Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-4, Cl. AV1 | | 5.39 | | 1/25/37 | | 989,367 e | | 989,903 |
Renaissance Home Equity Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-3, Cl. AF2 | | 5.58 | | 11/25/36 | | 2,450,000 e | | 2,445,047 |
Renaissance Home Equity Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-3, Cl. AF1 | | 5.92 | | 11/25/36 | | 1,159,996 e | | 1,158,391 |
Residential Asset Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Products, Ser. 2004-RS12, Cl. AI6 | | 4.55 | | 12/25/34 | | 1,230,000 | | 1,194,760 |
Residential Asset Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Products, Ser. 2005-RZ1, Cl. A1 | | 5.42 | | 4/25/35 | | 68,154 e | | 68,199 |
Residential Asset Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Products, Ser. 2005-RS2, Cl. M2 | | 5.80 | | 2/25/35 | | 1,585,000 e | | 1,604,742 |
Residential Asset Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Products, Ser. 2005-RS2, Cl. M3 | | 5.87 | | 2/25/35 | | 490,000 e | | 496,930 |
The Fund 9
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Home Equity Loans (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Residential Asset Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-KS7, Cl. MI3 | | 5.75 | | 9/25/33 | | 848,862 | | 826,285 |
Residential Asset Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-EMX3, Cl. M1 | | 5.75 | | 9/25/35 | | 1,610,000 e | | 1,618,135 |
Residential Asset Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-AHL2, Cl. M2 | | 5.76 | | 10/25/35 | | 625,000 e | | 628,380 |
Residential Asset Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-EMX3, Cl. M2 | | 5.77 | | 9/25/35 | | 1,805,000 e | | 1,812,815 |
Residential Asset Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-AHL2, Cl. M3 | | 5.79 | | 10/25/35 | | 450,000 e | | 451,969 |
Residential Funding Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities II, Ser. 2006-HSA2, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AI1 | | 5.43 | | 3/25/36 | | 381,072 e | | 381,292 |
Saxon Asset Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-2, Cl. AF2 | | 4.15 | | 8/25/35 | | 3,047,054 e | | 3,026,298 |
Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-B, Cl. M2 | | 5.72 | | 5/25/35 | | 1,120,000 e | | 1,106,469 |
| | | | | | | | 50,549,129 |
Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Manufactured Housing—.7% | | | | | | | | |
Green Tree Financial, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 1994-7, Cl. M1 | | 9.25 | | 3/15/20 | | 1,476,490 | | 1,524,022 |
Origen Manufactured Housing, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-B, Cl. A2 | | 5.25 | | 12/15/18 | | 1,375,000 | | 1,364,503 |
Origen Manufactured Housing, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-B, Cl. M2 | | 6.48 | | 1/15/37 | | 745,000 | | 741,995 |
| | | | | | | | 3,630,520 |
Automobile Manufacturers—.9% | | | | | | | | |
DaimlerChrysler N.A. Holding, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.88 | | 6/15/10 | | 800,000 | | 780,433 |
DaimlerChrysler N.A. Holding, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.79 | | 3/13/09 | | 1,375,000 e | | 1,378,422 |
DaimlerChrysler N.A. Holding, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, Ser. E | | 5.90 | | 10/31/08 | | 2,725,000 e | | 2,738,426 |
| | | | | | | | 4,897,281 |
Automotive, Trucks & Parts—.1% | | | | | | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 9.14 | | 12/1/09 | | 295,000 a,e | | 298,688 |
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| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Banks—6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Bacob Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 7.25 | | 9/29/49 | | 1,030,000 a,e | | 1,040,060 |
Capital One Financial, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.63 | | 9/10/09 | | 2,000,000 e | | 2,010,682 |
Chevy Chase Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 6.88 | | 12/1/13 | | 1,220,000 | | 1,229,150 |
Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 5.51 | | 12/29/49 | | 2,185,000 a,e | | 2,088,838 |
Colonial Bank N.A./Montgomery, AL, | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 6.38 | | 12/1/15 | | 1,105,000 | | 1,127,775 |
Colonial Bank N.A./Montgomery, AL, | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 8.00 | | 3/15/09 | | 385,000 | | 399,245 |
Glitnir Banki, | | | | | | | | |
Unscd. Bonds | | 7.45 | | 9/14/49 | | 1,470,000 a,e | | 1,544,189 |
ICICI Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 5.90 | | 1/12/10 | | 710,000 a,b,e | | 712,768 |
Industrial Bank of Korea, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 4.00 | | 5/19/14 | | 2,370,000 a,e | | 2,291,446 |
Islandsbanki, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.52 | | 10/15/08 | | 775,000 a,e | | 773,934 |
Landsbanki Islands, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 6.07 | | 8/25/09 | | 2,450,000 a,e | | 2,469,845 |
Popular North America, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.71 | | 12/12/07 | | 1,315,000 e | | 1,317,950 |
Shinsei Finance Cayman, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 6.42 | | 1/29/49 | | 520,000 a,e | | 517,857 |
Sovereign Bancorp, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.65 | | 3/1/09 | | 2,145,000 a,e | | 2,151,667 |
SunTrust Preferred Capital I, | | | | | | | | |
Bank Gtd. Notes | | 5.85 | | 12/31/49 | | 345,000 b,e | | 348,466 |
Turanalem Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Bank Gtd. Bonds | | 6.74 | | 1/22/09 | | 860,000 a,e | | 863,225 |
USB Capital IX, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.19 | | 4/15/49 | | 4,890,000 b,e | | 4,995,873 |
Washington Mutual, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.66 | | 1/15/10 | | 1,100,000 e | | 1,105,772 |
Western Financial Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Debs. | | 9.63 | | 5/15/12 | | 1,695,000 | | 1,842,931 |
The Fund 11
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Banks (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Zions Bancorporation, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.48 | | 4/15/08 | | 2,350,000 e | | 2,352,590 |
Zions Bancorporation, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 6.00 | | 9/15/15 | | 1,335,000 | | 1,351,085 |
| | | | | | | | 32,535,348 |
Building & Construction—1.0% | | | | | | | | |
American Standard, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.38 | | 2/1/08 | | 1,530,000 | | 1,551,308 |
Centex, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.75 | | 1/15/08 | | 725,000 | | 720,434 |
D.R. Horton, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.88 | | 7/1/13 | | 1,365,000 | | 1,353,284 |
D.R. Horton, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 8.00 | | 2/1/09 | | 900,000 | | 939,690 |
Owens Corning, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.50 | | 12/1/16 | | 840,000 a | | 854,132 |
| | | | | | | | 5,418,848 |
Chemicals—.6% | | | | | | | | |
Equistar Chemicals/Funding, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 10.13 | | 9/1/08 | | 540,000 | | 575,100 |
ICI Wilmington, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 12/1/08 | | 550,000 | | 539,172 |
Lubrizol, | | | | | | | | |
Debs. | | 6.50 | | 10/1/34 | | 690,000 b | | 687,726 |
RPM International, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 4.45 | | 10/15/09 | | 1,140,000 | | 1,098,949 |
| | | | | | | | 2,900,947 |
Commercial & Professional | | | | | | | | |
Services—1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Aramark Services, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.38 | | 2/15/08 | | 1,900,000 | | 1,919,790 |
Aramark Services, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.00 | | 5/1/07 | | 1,750,000 | | 1,762,992 |
ERAC USA Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.61 | | 4/30/09 | | 700,000 a,e | | 701,908 |
ERAC USA Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 7.95 | | 12/15/09 | | 760,000 a | | 807,054 |
| | | | | | | | 5,191,744 |
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| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Commercial Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Ctfs.—4.5% | | | | | | | | |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-SP2, Cl. A | | 5.60 | | 1/25/37 | | 1,918,530 a,e | | 1,918,530 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-1, Cl. A | | 5.68 | | 4/25/34 | | 888,459 a,e | | 889,570 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-3A, Cl. A2 | | 5.72 | | 11/25/35 | | 1,758,941 a,e | | 1,758,941 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-1, Cl. A | | 5.90 | | 8/25/33 | | 490,684 a,e | | 491,158 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-2, Cl. A | | 5.90 | | 12/25/33 | | 652,213 a,e | | 654,251 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-4A, Cl. M5 | | 5.97 | | 1/25/36 | | 475,121 a,e | | 475,121 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-1, Cl. M2 | | 6.52 | | 4/25/34 | | 267,948 a,e | | 272,033 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-2A, Cl. B3 | | 8.02 | | 7/25/36 | | 253,875 a,e | | 253,872 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-3A, Cl. B3 | | 8.32 | | 11/25/35 | | 436,462 a,e | | 443,355 |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2004-PWR5, Cl. A2 | | 4.25 | | 7/11/42 | | 1,125,000 | | 1,092,030 |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2005-T18, Cl. A2 | | 4.56 | | 2/13/42 | | 1,365,000 e | | 1,335,300 |
Calwest Industrial Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2002-CALW, Cl. A | | 6.13 | | 2/15/17 | | 1,460,000 a | | 1,506,494 |
Credit Suisse/Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Mortgage Certificates, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-HC1A, Cl. A1 | | 5.51 | | 5/15/23 | | 2,285,000 a,e | | 2,286,992 |
Crown Castle Towers, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-1A, Cl. D | | 5.61 | | 6/15/35 | | 1,290,000 a | | 1,278,118 |
Crown Castle Towers, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1A, Cl. D | | 5.77 | | 11/15/36 | | 745,000 a | | 739,400 |
Global Signal Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1, Cl. D | | 6.05 | | 2/15/36 | | 1,650,000 a | | 1,654,137 |
Global Signal Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1, Cl. E | | 6.50 | | 2/15/36 | | 400,000 a | | 402,785 |
GMAC Commercial Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2003-C3, Cl. A2 | | 4.22 | | 4/10/40 | | 1,075,000 | | 1,046,388 |
The Fund 13
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Commercial Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Ctfs. (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 1998-HF1, Cl. E | | 7.50 | | 3/15/30 | | 300,000 e | | 304,682 |
SBA CMBS Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1A, Cl. D | | 5.85 | | 11/15/36 | | 695,000 a | | 692,075 |
Washington Mutual Asset | | | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2003-C1A, Cl. A | | 3.83 | | 1/25/35 | | 4,067,200 a | | 3,917,460 |
| | | | | | | | 23,412,692 |
Diversified Financial Services—9.9% | | | | | | | | |
American Express, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Debs. | | 6.80 | | 9/1/66 | | 750,000 b,e | | 801,105 |
Ameriprise Financial, | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes | | 7.52 | | 6/1/66 | | 2,330,000 e | | 2,548,295 |
CIT Group, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.52 | | 8/15/08 | | 2,035,000 e | | 2,040,193 |
Countrywide Home Loans, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, Ser. L | | 2.88 | | 2/15/07 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,498,300 |
Countrywide Home Loans, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.13 | | 9/15/09 | | 1,445,000 | | 1,402,338 |
FCE Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Notes EUR | | 4.72 | | 9/30/09 | | 1,000,000 e,g | | 1,291,469 |
Ford Motor Credit, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 6.19 | | 9/28/07 | | 2,470,000 e | | 2,470,948 |
Fuji JGB Investment, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Bonds | | 9.87 | | 12/29/49 | | 1,175,000 a,e | | 1,239,976 |
Glencore Funding, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.00 | | 4/15/14 | | 1,280,000 a | | 1,241,307 |
HSBC Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.71 | | 9/14/12 | | 3,060,000 e | | 3,090,046 |
Jefferies Group, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 7.75 | | 3/15/12 | | 805,000 | | 871,755 |
Kaupthing Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 6.06 | | 1/15/10 | | 2,295,000 a,e | | 2,311,861 |
Kaupthing Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 7.13 | | 5/19/16 | | 2,960,000 a | | 3,131,707 |
Leucadia National, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 7.00 | | 8/15/13 | | 1,100,000 | | 1,108,250 |
MBNA Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Cap. Secs., Ser. A | | 8.28 | | 12/1/26 | | 905,000 | | 942,458 |
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| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Diversified Financial | | | | | | | | |
Services (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Merrill Lynch, | | | | | | | | |
Notes, Ser. C | | 5.89 | | 2/5/10 | | 755,000 e | | 758,315 |
MUFG Capital Finance 1, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Bonds | | 6.35 | | 7/29/49 | | 2,625,000 e | | 2,643,078 |
Pemex Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 9.03 | | 2/15/11 | | 1,576,750 | | 1,680,130 |
Pemex Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 9.69 | | 8/15/09 | | 1,732,500 | | 1,816,414 |
Residential Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.38 | | 6/30/10 | | 1,230,000 | | 1,241,209 |
Residential Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.19 | | 4/17/09 | | 2,390,000 a,e | | 2,399,701 |
SB Treasury, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 9.40 | | 12/29/49 | | 2,390,000 a,e | | 2,505,925 |
SLM, | | | | | | | | |
Notes, Ser. A | | 5.50 | | 7/27/09 | | 3,800,000 e | | 3,807,950 |
SLM, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.52 | | 7/26/10 | | 1,015,000 e | | 1,016,290 |
St. George Funding, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 8.49 | | 12/29/49 | | 3,920,000 a,e | | 4,111,343 |
Tokai Preferred Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 9.98 | | 12/29/49 | | 2,240,000 a,e | | 2,365,595 |
Windsor Financing, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.88 | | 7/15/17 | | 609,742 a | | 604,222 |
| | | | | | | | 51,940,180 |
Diversified Metals & Mining—.6% | | | | | | | | |
Falconbridge, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 5.38 | | 6/1/15 | | 265,000 | | 259,350 |
Noranda, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 6.00 | | 10/15/15 | | 1,655,000 | | 1,688,618 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.20 | | 11/15/16 | | 1,245,000 a | | 1,242,618 |
| | | | | | | | 3,190,586 |
Electric Utilities—4.7% | | | | | | | | |
American Electric Power, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 4.71 | | 8/16/07 | | 1,020,000 e | | 1,015,410 |
Cinergy, | | | | | | | | |
Debs. | | 6.53 | | 12/16/08 | | 1,015,000 | | 1,031,506 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Electric Utilities (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Cogentrix Energy, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 8.75 | | 10/15/08 | | 1,375,000 a | | 1,455,935 |
Consumers Energy, | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage Bonds, Ser. B | | 5.38 | | 4/15/13 | | 2,265,000 | | 2,232,737 |
Dominion Resources/VA, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. B | | 5.55 | | 11/14/08 | | 1,335,000 e | | 1,336,156 |
Dominion Resources/VA, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes, Ser. D | | 5.66 | | 9/28/07 | | 2,765,000 e | | 2,766,593 |
DTE Energy, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes, Ser. A | | 6.65 | | 4/15/09 | | 1,155,000 | | 1,183,567 |
FirstEnergy, | | | | | | | | |
Notes, Ser. B | | 6.45 | | 11/15/11 | | 2,580,000 | | 2,687,746 |
FPL Energy National Wind, | | | | | | | | |
Scd. Bonds | | 5.61 | | 3/10/24 | | 508,453 a | | 499,044 |
FPL Group Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Debs., Ser. B | | 5.55 | | 2/16/08 | | 2,030,000 | | 2,031,904 |
Mirant North America, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.38 | | 12/31/13 | | 575,000 b | | 589,375 |
National Grid, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.30 | | 8/1/16 | | 1,010,000 | | 1,046,523 |
NiSource Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.94 | | 11/23/09 | | 1,675,000 e | | 1,677,238 |
PP & L Capital Funding, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, Ser. D | | 8.38 | | 6/15/07 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,515,072 |
TXU, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes, Ser. O | | 4.80 | | 11/15/09 | | 2,335,000 | | 2,286,542 |
Virginia Electric & Power, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes, Ser. A | | 5.38 | | 2/1/07 | | 1,225,000 | | 1,225,000 |
| | | | | | | | 24,580,348 |
Environmental Control—.6% | | | | | | | | |
Oakmont Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.51 | | 12/22/08 | | 1,265,000 a | | 1,233,875 |
USA Waste Services, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 7.00 | | 7/15/28 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,059,151 |
Waste Management, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 6.50 | | 11/15/08 | | 950,000 | | 965,481 |
| | | | | | | | 3,258,507 |
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| | | | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Food & Beverages—.9% | | | | | | | | |
H.J. Heinz, | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | | | 6.43 | | 12/1/20 | | 1,625,000 a | | 1,650,501 |
Safeway, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | | | 4.13 | | 11/1/08 | | 930,000 | | 908,933 |
Stater Brothers Holdings, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | | | 8.13 | | 6/15/12 | | 1,100,000 | | 1,122,000 |
Tyson Foods, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | | | 6.85 | | 4/1/16 | | 800,000 e | | 816,169 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,497,603 |
Foreign/Governmental—5.2% | | | | | | | | |
Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento | | | | | | | | |
Economico e Social, Ser. REGS, | | | | | | | | |
Unsub. Notes | | | | 5.17 | | 6/16/08 | | 2,080,000 e | | 2,059,200 |
Export-Import Bank of Korea, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | | | 4.50 | | 8/12/09 | | 830,000 | | 815,114 |
Federal Republic of Brazil, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | BRL | | 12.50 | | 1/5/16 | | 10,550,000 b,g | | 5,678,857 |
Mexican Bonos, | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds, Ser. M | | MXN | | 9.00 | | 12/22/11 | | 25,645,000 g | | 2,447,025 |
Poland Government, | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds, Ser. 0608 | | PLN | | 5.75 | | 6/24/08 | | 22,445,000 g | | 7,625,360 |
Republic of Argentina, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | | | 5.59 | | 8/3/12 | | 5,285,000 e | | 3,797,273 |
Russian Federation, | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsub. Bonds | | | | 8.25 | | 3/31/10 | | 4,538,405 a | | 4,735,372 |
| | | | | | | | | | 27,158,201 |
Health Care—1.6% | | | | | | | | | | |
Baxter International, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | | | 5.20 | | 2/16/08 | | 1,528,000 | | 1,522,168 |
Coventry Health Care, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | | | 5.88 | | 1/15/12 | | 880,000 | | 876,830 |
HCA, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | | | 7.88 | | 2/1/11 | | 1,140,000 | | 1,151,423 |
HCA, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | | | 8.75 | | 9/1/10 | | 375,000 | | 391,875 |
Medco Health Solutions, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | | | 7.25 | | 8/15/13 | | 3,276,000 | | 3,484,298 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Health Care (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.15 | | 2/1/36 | | 925,000 | | 894,676 |
| | | | | | | | 8,321,270 |
Lodging & Entertainment—.8% | | | | | | | | |
Cinemark, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Discount Notes | | 9.75 | | 3/15/14 | | 200,000 h | | 177,500 |
Harrah’s Operating, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.13 | | 6/1/07 | | 1,020,000 | | 1,023,629 |
MGM Mirage, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 8.50 | | 9/15/10 | | 1,575,000 | | 1,697,063 |
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 6.13 | | 2/15/13 | | 1,000,000 | | 993,750 |
Speedway Motorsports, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sub. Notes | | 6.75 | | 6/1/13 | | 155,000 | | 155,969 |
| | | | | | | | 4,047,911 |
Machinery—.3% | | | | | | | | |
Case New Holland, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.13 | | 3/1/14 | | 250,000 | | 257,500 |
Terex, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.38 | | 1/15/14 | | 1,110,000 | | 1,137,750 |
| | | | | | | | 1,395,250 |
Manufacturing—.1% | | | | | | | | |
Tyco International Group, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.88 | | 1/15/29 | | 530,000 | | 614,364 |
Media—2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Clear Channel Communications, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 1/15/10 | | 1,700,000 | | 1,634,565 |
Comcast, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.66 | | 7/14/09 | | 4,385,000 e | | 4,398,453 |
Cox Communications, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 7.13 | | 10/1/12 | | 575,000 | | 617,188 |
Cox Enterprises, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 8.00 | | 2/15/07 | | 3,045,000 a | | 3,046,519 |
Time Warner, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.61 | | 11/13/09 | | 2,725,000 e | | 2,729,573 |
Viacom, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.63 | | 5/1/07 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,381 |
| | | | | | | | 13,426,679 |
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| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Oil & Gas—2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Anadarko Petroleum, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.76 | | 9/15/09 | | 5,250,000 e | | 5,267,004 |
BJ Services, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.54 | | 6/1/08 | | 4,850,000 e | | 4,854,040 |
Colorado Interstate Gas, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.95 | | 3/15/15 | | 780,000 | | 770,387 |
Sempra Energy, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 4.62 | | 5/17/07 | | 995,000 | | 992,399 |
| | | | | | | | 11,883,830 |
Packaging & Containers—.5% | | | | | | | | |
Crown Americas/Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.63 | | 11/15/13 | | 815,000 | | 839,450 |
Crown Americas/Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 7.75 | | 11/15/15 | | 505,000 | | 525,200 |
Sealed Air, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 6.88 | | 7/15/33 | | 1,290,000 a | | 1,285,253 |
| | | | | | | | 2,649,903 |
Paper & Forest Products—.7% | | | | | | | | |
Georgia-Pacific, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.00 | | 1/15/15 | | 1,690,000 a | | 1,690,000 |
Sappi Papier Holding, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.75 | | 6/15/12 | | 1,095,000 a | | 1,097,359 |
Temple-Inland, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 6.63 | | 1/15/18 | | 1,100,000 | | 1,135,715 |
| | | | | | | | 3,923,074 |
Property & Casualty Insurance—2.2% | | | | | | |
Allmerica Financial, | | | | | | | | |
Debs. | | 7.63 | | 10/15/25 | | 700,000 b | | 745,224 |
AON Capital Trust A, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Cap. Secs. | | 8.21 | | 1/1/27 | | 1,220,000 b | | 1,399,508 |
Assurant, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 6.75 | | 2/15/34 | | 645,000 | | 689,887 |
Chubb, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.47 | | 8/16/08 | | 2,375,000 | | 2,378,078 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.55 | | 8/16/08 | | 875,000 | | 877,248 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.66 | | 11/16/08 | | 1,950,000 | | 1,953,756 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Property & Casualty | | | | | | | | |
Insurance (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.38 | | 3/15/07 | | 1,600,000 | | 1,599,742 |
Nippon Life Insurance, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.88 | | 8/9/10 | | 1,350,000 a,b | | 1,317,380 |
Phoenix Cos., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.68 | | 2/16/08 | | 735,000 | | 739,775 |
| | | | | | | | 11,700,598 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts—5.6% | | | | | | |
Archstone-Smith Operating Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 3.00 | | 6/15/08 | | 1,000,000 | | 967,295 |
Archstone-Smith Operating Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 5/1/15 | | 180,000 b | | 175,850 |
Archstone-Smith Operating Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.63 | | 8/15/14 | | 340,000 | | 339,731 |
Boston Properties, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.63 | | 4/15/15 | | 810,000 | | 813,076 |
Commercial Net Lease Realty, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.15 | | 12/15/15 | | 1,100,000 | | 1,109,066 |
Duke Realty, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 3.50 | | 11/1/07 | | 925,000 | | 911,040 |
Duke Realty, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.25 | | 1/15/10 | | 1,190,000 | | 1,181,396 |
Duke Realty, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.63 | | 8/15/11 | | 350,000 | | 351,491 |
EOP Operating, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.96 | | 10/1/10 | | 775,000 e | | 783,113 |
EOP Operating, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.76 | | 6/15/07 | | 2,370,000 | | 2,382,992 |
EOP Operating, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.00 | | 7/15/11 | | 1,900,000 | | 2,030,842 |
ERP Operating, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.75 | | 6/15/09 | | 560,000 | | 549,991 |
ERP Operating, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.13 | | 3/15/16 | | 825,000 b | | 798,046 |
Federal Realty Investment Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.40 | | 12/1/13 | | 650,000 | | 639,527 |
Federal Realty Investment Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 6.00 | | 7/15/12 | | 570,000 | | 579,107 |
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| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Real Estate Investment | | | | | | | | |
Trusts (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.13 | | 4/1/14 | | 2,820,000 | | 2,678,459 |
Host Hotels & Resorts, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.88 | | 11/1/14 | | 215,000 a | | 216,881 |
HRPT Properties Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.96 | | 3/16/11 | | 2,700,000 e | | 2,704,250 |
Mack-Cali Realty, | | | | | | | | |
Unscd. Notes | | 5.05 | | 4/15/10 | | 1,600,000 | | 1,571,763 |
Mack-Cali Realty, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.25 | | 1/15/12 | | 580,000 | | 568,292 |
Regency Centers, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 8/1/15 | | 1,450,000 b | | 1,398,534 |
Simon Property Group, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.60 | | 6/15/10 | | 1,098,000 b | | 1,071,084 |
Simon Property Group, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.88 | | 8/15/10 | | 850,000 | | 835,690 |
Socgen Real Estate, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 7.64 | | 12/29/49 | | 4,600,000 a,e | | 4,660,596 |
| | | | | | | | 29,318,112 |
Residential Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Ctfs.—6.2% | | | | | | | | |
American General Mortgage Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-1, Cl. A1 | | 5.75 | | 12/25/35 | | 961,852 a,e | | 960,804 |
Banc of America Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2001-4, Cl. 2B3 | | 6.75 | | 4/20/31 | | 193,488 | | 193,221 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1A, Cl. M6 | | 5.96 | | 4/25/36 | | 420,450 a,e | | 420,450 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1A, Cl. B3 | | 8.27 | | 4/25/36 | | 434,465 a,e | | 434,465 |
ChaseFlex Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-2, Cl. A1A | | 5.59 | | 9/25/36 | | 656,075 e | | 655,623 |
ChaseFlex Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-2, Cl. A5 | | 5.99 | | 9/25/36 | | 1,200,000 e | | 1,194,310 |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-WF2, Cl. AF2 | | 4.92 | | 8/25/35 | | 467,380 e | | 464,164 |
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-8, Cl. B3 | | 5.00 | | 5/25/18 | | 242,885 a | | 217,949 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Residential Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Ctfs. (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-31 Cl. 2A1 | | 5.51 | | 1/25/36 | | 1,124,682 e | | 1,118,240 |
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2004-FA1, Cl. 1A1 | | 6.25 | | 10/25/34 | | 6,327,291 | | 6,364,258 |
Impac CMB Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-8, Cl. 2M2 | | 6.07 | | 2/25/36 | | 1,368,628 e | | 1,370,675 |
Impac CMB Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-8, Cl. 2M3 | | 6.82 | | 2/25/36 | | 1,100,645 e | | 1,090,942 |
Impac Secured Assets CMN Owner | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-1, Cl. 2A1 | | 5.67 | | 5/25/36 | | 737,462 e | | 739,084 |
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-AR9, Cl. B1 | | 6.07 | | 6/25/36 | | 399,767 e | | 399,395 |
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-AR25 Cl. 4A2 | | 6.18 | | 9/25/36 | | 1,322,591 e | | 1,332,807 |
J.P. Morgan Alternative Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-S4, Cl. A6 | | 5.71 | | 12/25/36 | | 890,000 e | | 889,220 |
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-A1, Cl. 5A1 | | 4.48 | | 2/25/35 | | 793,796 e | | 771,137 |
New Century Alternative Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-ALT2, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AF6A | | 5.89 | | 10/15/36 | | 695,000 e | | 691,984 |
Nomura Asset Acceptance, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-AP2, Cl. A5 | | 4.98 | | 5/25/35 | | 1,725,000 e | | 1,665,690 |
Nomura Asset Acceptance, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-WF1, Cl. 2A5 | | 5.16 | | 3/25/35 | | 1,195,000 e | | 1,161,982 |
Terwin Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-9HGA Cl. A1 | | 5.40 | | 10/25/37 | | 980,709 e | | 980,533 |
Washington Mutual, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-AR4, Cl. A4B | | 4.67 | | 4/25/35 | | 3,325,000 e | | 3,257,168 |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed | | | | | | | | |
Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-AR1, Cl. 1A1 | | 4.54 | | 2/25/35 | | 4,702,000 e | | 4,604,552 |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed | | | | | | | | |
Securities Trust, Ser. 2003-1, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. 2A9 | | 5.75 | | 2/25/33 | | 1,800,000 | | 1,768,354 |
| | | | | | | | 32,747,007 |
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| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Retail—.5% | | | | | | | | |
CVS, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.75 | | 8/15/11 | | 465,000 | | 470,243 |
Home Depot, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.49 | | 12/16/09 | | 815,000 e | | 816,571 |
May Department Stores, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 3.95 | | 7/15/07 | | 500,000 | | 495,880 |
May Department Stores, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.95 | | 11/1/08 | | 760,000 | | 764,463 |
Saks, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 8.25 | | 11/15/08 | | 429 | | 447 |
| | | | | | | | 2,547,604 |
State/Territory | | | | | | | | |
Gen Oblg—2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Michigan Tobacco Settlement | | | | | | | | |
Finance Authority, Tobacco | | | | | | | | |
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds | | 7.31 | | 6/1/34 | | 4,525,000 | | 4,658,442 |
Michigan Tobacco Settlement | | | | | | | | |
Finance Authority, Tobacco | | | | | | | | |
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds | | 7.43 | | 6/1/34 | | 1,050,000 e | | 1,043,164 |
New York Counties Tobacco Trust | | | | | | | | |
IV, Tobacco Settlement | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Bonds | | 6.00 | | 6/1/27 | | 1,870,000 | | 1,822,502 |
Tobacco Settlement Authority of | | | | | | | | |
Iowa, Tobacco Settlement | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Bonds | | 6.50 | | 6/1/23 | | 3,360,000 | | 3,314,774 |
| | | | | | | | 10,838,882 |
Telecommunications—4.5% | | | | | | | | |
America Movil, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.47 | | 6/27/08 | | 455,000 a,e | | 454,682 |
AT & T, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.46 | | 5/15/08 | | 2,700,000 e | | 2,702,727 |
Deutsche Telekom International | | | | | | | | |
Finance, Gtd. Bonds | | 8.00 | | 6/15/10 | | 2,240,000 e | | 2,414,541 |
Deutsche Telekom International | | | | | | | | |
Finance, Gtd. Bonds | | 8.25 | | 6/15/30 | | 1,015,000 e | | 1,243,771 |
France Telecom, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 7.75 | | 3/1/11 | | 1,280,000 e | | 1,390,372 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Telecommunications (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Intelsat, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | | | 5.25 | | 11/1/08 | | 1,540,000 | | 1,509,200 |
KPN, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsub. Bonds | | | | 8.38 | | 10/1/30 | | 950,000 | | 1,072,261 |
Nextel Communications, | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, Ser. F | | | | 5.95 | | 3/15/14 | | 1,035,000 b | | 1,011,577 |
Nextel Partners, | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | 8.13 | | 7/1/11 | | 1,470,000 | | 1,530,967 |
Nordic Telephone Holdings, | | | | | | | | |
Scd. Notes | | EUR | | 8.25 | | 5/1/16 | | 435,000 a,g | | 625,659 |
PanAmSat, | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | 9.00 | | 6/15/16 | | 975,000 a | | 1,066,406 |
Qwest, | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank Note, Ser. B | | | | 6.95 | | 6/30/10 | | 464,000 e | | 475,600 |
Qwest, | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank Note, Ser. B | | | | 6.95 | | 6/30/10 | | 1,858,000 e | | 1,904,450 |
Qwest, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | | | 7.88 | | 9/1/11 | | 710,000 | | 757,925 |
Sprint Capital, | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | 8.75 | | 3/15/32 | | 985,000 | | 1,172,762 |
Telefonica Emisiones, | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | 5.98 | | 6/20/11 | | 2,425,000 | | 2,465,861 |
Windstream, | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | 8.13 | | 8/1/13 | | 1,435,000 | | 1,551,594 |
Windstream, | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | 8.63 | | 8/1/16 | | 460,000 | | 504,275 |
| | | | | | | | | | 23,854,630 |
Textiles & Apparel—.2% | | | | | | | | | | |
Mohawk Industries, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | | | 5.75 | | 1/15/11 | | 990,000 | | 987,377 |
Transportation—.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
Ryder System, | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | | | 3.50 | | 3/15/09 | | 1,435,000 | | 1,371,711 |
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| | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
U.S. Government Agencies/ | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed—22.6% | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: | | | | |
5.50% | | 11,400,000 i | | 11,343,000 |
6.00% | | 2,825,000 i | | 2,856,781 |
6.50%, 10/1/31—3/1/32 | | 97,264 | | 99,503 |
Federal National Mortgage Association: | | | | |
5.00% | | 22,325,000 i | | 21,843,450 |
5.50% | | 6,970,000 i | | 6,856,738 |
6.00% | | 37,680,000 i | | 37,985,464 |
5.00%, 5/1/18 | | 1,177,272 | | 1,154,433 |
5.50%, 8/1/34—9/1/34 | | 9,283,474 | | 9,151,164 |
6.50%, 11/1/10 | | 551 | | 560 |
Pass-Through Ctfs., Ser. 2004-58, | | | | |
Cl. LJ, 5.00%, 7/25/34 | | 3,460,831 | | 3,432,798 |
Government National Mortgage Association I: | | | | |
Ser. 2004-25, Cl. AC, 3.38%, 1/16/23 | | 393,623 | | 379,243 |
Ser. 2005-34, Cl. A, 3.96%, 9/16/21 | | 1,322,658 | | 1,294,186 |
Ser. 2005-79, Cl. A, 4.00%, 10/16/33 | | 1,448,229 | | 1,406,560 |
Ser. 2005-50, Cl. A, 4.02%, 10/16/26 | | 1,427,826 | | 1,389,240 |
Ser. 2005-29, Cl. A, 4.02%, 7/16/27 | | 1,823,119 | | 1,766,693 |
Ser. 2005-42, Cl. A, 4.05%, 7/16/20 | | 1,669,714 | | 1,631,514 |
Ser. 2005-67, Cl. A, 4.22%, 6/16/21 | | 1,278,810 | | 1,253,160 |
Ser. 2005-59, Cl. A, 4.39%, 5/16/23 | | 1,326,357 | | 1,300,573 |
Ser. 2005-32, Cl. B, 4.39%, 8/16/30 | | 3,420,000 | | 3,347,872 |
Ser. 2004-39, Cl. LC, 5.50%, 12/20/29 | | 4,800,000 | | 4,803,788 |
Government National Mortgage Association II: | | | | |
5.50%, 7/20/30 | | 81,318 e | | 81,752 |
6.50%, 2/20/31—7/20/31 | | 314,598 | | 322,309 |
7.00%, 11/20/29 | | 854 | | 882 |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., | | | | |
Multiclass Mortgage | | | | |
Participation Ctfs., Ser. 2586, | | | | |
Cl. WE, 4.00%, 12/15/32 | | 5,296,852 | | 4,936,069 |
| | | | 118,637,732 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
U.S. Government Securities—26.0% | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | | |
4.50%, 2/15/36 | | 5,485,000 f | | 5,128,480 |
U.S. Treasury Notes: | | | | |
4.63%, 11/15/16 | | 27,915,000 f | | 27,491,920 |
4.75%, 1/31/12 | | 104,535,000 f | | 104,257,355 |
| | | | 136,877,755 |
Total Bonds and Notes | | | | |
(cost $692,930,337) | | | | 692,546,234 |
| |
| |
|
|
Preferred Stocks—.3% | | Shares | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
Banks—.2% | | | | |
Sovereign Capital Trust IV, | | | | |
Conv., Cum. $2.1875 | | 15,500 | | 775,000 |
Diversified Financial Services—.1% | | | | |
AES Trust VII, | | | | |
Conv., Cum. $3.00 | | 10,850 | | 538,431 |
Total Preferred Stocks | | | | |
(cost $1,293,675) | | | | 1,313,431 |
| |
| |
|
| | Face Amount | | |
| | Covered by | | |
Options—.0% | | Contracts ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
Call Options—.0% | | | | |
12-Month Euribor Interest Swap, | | | | |
March 2007 @ 4.488 | | 35,280,000 | | 303 |
3-Month Floor USD Libor-BBA | | | | |
Interest Rate, October 2009 @ 4 | | 49,400,000 | | 43,297 |
Dow Jones CDX.X07, | | | | |
June 2007 @ 145 | | 9,950,000 | | 34,407 |
| | | | 78,007 |
Put Options—.0% | | | | |
12-Month Euribor Interest Swap, | | | | |
May 2007 @ 4.1785 | | 8,954,000 | | 100,073 |
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| | Face Amount | | |
| | Covered by | | |
Options (continued) | | Contracts ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
Put Options (continued) | | | | |
3-Month Capped USD Libor-BBA | | | | |
Interest Rate, June 2007 @ 5.75 | | 94,745,000 | | 191 |
| | | | 100,264 |
Total Options | | | | |
(cost $562,243) | | | | 178,271 |
| |
| |
|
| | Principal | | |
Short-Term Investments—7.7% | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
Foreign Governmental—1.5% | | | | |
Egyptian Treasury Bills, | | | | |
9.36%, 2/8/07 | | 2,350,000 a,j | | 2,415,095 |
Egyptian Treasury Bills, | | | | |
9.06%, 3/15/07 | | 5,100,000 a,j | | 5,308,335 |
| | | | 7,723,430 |
U.S. Government Agencies—6.1% | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., | | | | |
5.14%, 2/20/07 | | 5,575,000 | | 5,559,876 |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., | | | | |
5.14%, 2/28/07 | | 2,470,000 | | 2,460,829 |
Federal National Mortgage | | | | |
Association, 5.11%, 2/20/07 | | 24,000,000 | | 23,935,273 |
| | | | 31,955,978 |
U.S. Treasury Bills—.1% | | | | |
4.86%, 3/8/07 | | 650,000 k | | 646,887 |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | |
(cost $40,057,601) | | | | 40,326,295 |
| |
| |
|
|
Other Investment—1.3% | | Shares | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
Registered Investment Company; | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred | | | | |
Plus Money Market Fund | | | | |
(cost $6,795,000) | | 6,795,000 l | | 6,795,000 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Investment of Cash Collateral | | | | |
for Securities Loaned—4.0% | | Shares | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
Registered Investment Company; | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Cash | | | | |
Advantage Plus Fund | | | | |
(cost $21,115,180) | | 21,115,180 l | | 21,115,180 |
| |
| |
|
|
Total Investments (cost $762,754,036) | | 145.4% | | 762,274,411 |
|
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables | | (45.4%) | | (237,938,721) |
|
Net Assets | | 100.0% | | 524,335,690 |
|
a Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.These securities may be resold in |
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2007, these securities |
amounted to $95,806,438 or 18.3% of net assets. | | |
b All or a portion of these securities are on loan. At January 31, 2007, the total market value of the fund’s securities |
on loan is $21,355,018 and the total market value of the collateral held by the fund is $22,065,500, consisting of |
cash collateral of $21,115,180 and U.S. Government and agency securities valued at $950,320. |
c Non-income producing—security in default. | | | | |
d The value of this security has been determined in good faith under the direction of the Board of Directors. |
e Variable rate security—interest rate subject to periodic change. | | |
f Purchased on a delayed delivery basis. | | | | |
g Principal amount stated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. | | |
BRL—Brazilian Real | | | | |
EUR—Euro | | | | |
MXN—Mexican Peso | | | | |
PLN— Polish Zloty | | | | |
h Zero coupon until a specified date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until maturity. |
i Purchased on a forward commitment basis. | | | | |
j Credit Linked Notes. | | | | |
k Partially held by the custodian in a segregated account as collateral for open financial futures positions. |
l Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. | | |
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | | | | |
|
| | Value (%) | | | | Value (%) |
| |
| |
| |
|
Corporate Bonds | | 49.8 | | Foreign/Governmental | | 5.2 |
U.S. Government & Agencies | | 48.6 | | State/Government General Obligations | | 2.1 |
Asset/Mortgage-Backed | | 26.4 | | Preferred Stocks | | .3 |
Short-Term/ | | | | Options | | .0 |
Money Market Investments | | 13.0 | | | | 145.4 |
|
† Based on net assets. | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES |
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
| | | | Market Value | | | | Unrealized |
| | | | Covered by | | | | (Appreciation) |
| | Contracts | | Contracts ($) | | Expiration | | at 1/31/2007 ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Financial Futures Short | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes | | 190 | | (38,682,813) | | March 2007 | | 163,987 |
|
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | |
STATEMENT OF OPTIONS WRITTEN |
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
| | Face Amount | | |
| | Covered by | | |
| | Contracts ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
Put Options | | | | |
12-Month Euribor Interest Swap, | | | | |
March 2007 @ 5.973 | | 35,280,000 | | (504) |
March 2007 10 Year Futures | | | | |
February 2007 @ 107 | | 23,600,000 | | (129,064) |
(Premiums received $200,010) | | | | (129,568) |
|
See Notes to financial statements. | | | | |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
| | Cost | | Value |
| |
| |
|
Assets ($): | | | | |
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments (including | | |
securities on loan, valued at $21,355,018)—Note 1(c): | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 734,843,856 | | 734,364,231 |
Affiliated issuers | | 27,910,180 | | 27,910,180 |
Cash denominated in foreign currencies | | 297,781 | | 296,033 |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | | 221,197,412 |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | | 5,805,728 |
Unrealized appreciation on swaps—Note 4 | | | | 5,335,782 |
Swaps premium paid | | | | 2,222,958 |
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts—Note 4 | | 427,246 |
Receivable from broker from swap transactions—Note 4 | | 183,835 |
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed | | 166,915 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 18,867 |
| | | | 997,929,187 |
| |
| |
|
Liabilities ($): | | | | |
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b) | | 356,467 |
Cash overdraft due to Custodian | | | | 143,002 |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | | | 446,860,296 |
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(c) | | | | 21,115,180 |
Unrealized depreciation on swaps—Note 4 | | | | 4,045,854 |
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | | 635,138 |
Outstanding options written, at value (premiums received | | |
$200,010)—See Statement of Options Written—Note 4 | | 129,568 |
Net unrealized depreciation of forward currency exchange contracts—Note 4 | | 55,663 |
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4 | | | | 29,687 |
Accrued expenses | | | | 222,642 |
| | | | 473,593,497 |
| |
| |
|
Net Assets ($) | | | | 524,335,690 |
| |
| |
|
Composition of Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | 542,116,238 |
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net | | 1,628,885 |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (20,846,725) |
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, | | |
options, swap transactions and foreign currency transactions | | |
[including $163,987 net unrealized appreciation on financial futures] | | 1,437,292 |
| |
|
Net Assets ($) | | | | 524,335,690 |
Net Asset Value Per Share | | | | |
| | Investor Shares | | Institutional Shares |
| |
| |
|
Net Assets ($) | | 489,121,504 | | 35,214,186 |
Shares Outstanding | | 39,087,105 | | 2,814,382 |
| |
| |
|
Net Asset Value Per Share ($) | | 12.51 | | 12.51 |
|
See notes to financial statements. | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income ($): | | |
Interest | | 13,315,077 |
Dividends: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 33,228 |
Affiliated issuers | | 134,169 |
Income from securities lending | | 4,299 |
Total Income | | 13,486,773 |
Expenses: | | |
Management fee—Note 3(a) | | 1,144,138 |
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b) | | 874,403 |
Professional fees | | 44,059 |
Custodian fees—Note 3(b) | | 70,116 |
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports | | 30,400 |
Registration fees | | 13,021 |
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(c) | | 4,949 |
Miscellaneous | | 29,740 |
Total Expenses | | 2,210,826 |
Less—reduction in management fee | | |
due to undertaking—Note 3(a) | | (229,869) |
Net Expenses | | 1,980,957 |
Investment Income—Net | | 11,505,816 |
| |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | 3,017,536 |
Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange transactions | | (751,103) |
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures | | (1,874,287) |
Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions | | 100,883 |
Net realized gain (loss) on swap transactions | | (177,490) |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | 315,539 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options | | |
transactions, swap transactions and foreign currency transactions | | |
(including $464,627 net unrealized appreciation on financial futures) | | 7,230,568 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | 7,546,107 |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 19,051,923 |
|
See notes to financial statements. | | |
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | Six Months Ended | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | Year Ended |
| | (Unaudited) | | July 31, 2006 |
| |
| |
|
Operations ($): | | | | |
Investment income—net | | 11,505,816 | | 21,936,937 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 315,539 | | (9,334,542) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | | |
(depreciation) on investments | | 7,230,568 | | (2,363,159) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Resulting from Operations | | 19,051,923 | | 10,239,236 |
| |
| |
|
Dividends to Shareholders from ($): | | | | |
Investment income—net: | | | | |
Investor Shares | | (11,617,885) | | (22,849,510) |
Institutional Shares | | (896,046) | | (1,381,927) |
Net realized gain on investments: | | | | |
lnvestor Shares | | — | | (2,832,114) |
Institutional Shares | | — | | (162,146) |
Total Dividends | | (12,513,931) | | (27,225,697) |
| |
| |
|
Capital Stock Transactions ($): | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold: | | | | |
Investor Shares | | 70,281,681 | | 78,528,146 |
Institutional Shares | | 4,392,630 | | 11,044,482 |
Dividends reinvested: | | | | |
Investor Shares | | 10,706,652 | | 23,080,078 |
Institutional Shares | | 9,177 | | 166,374 |
Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | |
Investor Shares | | (56,824,125) | | (157,878,749) |
Institutional Shares | | (1,097,621) | | (6,257,458) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from | | | | |
Capital Stock Transactions | | 27,468,394 | | (51,317,127) |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | 34,006,386 | | (68,303,588) |
| |
| |
|
Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Beginning of Period | | 490,329,304 | | 558,632,892 |
End of Period | | 524,335,690 | | 490,329,304 |
Undistributed investment income—net | | 1,628,885 | | 2,637,000 |
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| | Six Months Ended | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | Year Ended |
| | (Unaudited) | | July 31, 2006 |
| |
| |
|
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | |
Shares sold | | 5,602,762 | | 6,278,917 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | 853,439 | | 1,847,048 |
Shares redeemed | | (4,537,049) | | (12,627,666) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | 1,919,152 | | (4,501,701) |
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| |
|
Institutional Shares | | | | |
Shares sold | | 351,283 | | 894,160 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | 731 | | 13,285 |
Shares redeemed | | (87,489) | | (507,206) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | 264,525 | | 400,239 |
|
See notes to financial statements. | | | | |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
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| |
| |
|
Investor Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 a | | 2003 | | 2002 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
beginning of period | | 12.35 | | 12.75 | | 12.53 | | 12.86 | | 12.42 | | 13.22 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net b | | .28 | | .53 | | .46 | | .46 | | .56 | | .72 |
Net realized and unrealized | | | | | | | | | | | | |
gain (loss) on investments | | .19 | | (.28) | | .31 | | (.01)c | | .51 | | (.64) |
Total from Investment Operations | | .47 | | .25 | | .77 | | .45 | | 1.07 | | .08 |
Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from | | | | | | | | | | | | |
investment income—net | | (.31) | | (.58) | | (.55) | | (.54) | | (.63) | | (.76) |
Dividends from net realized | | | | | | | | | | | | |
gain on investments | | — | | (.07) | | — | | (.24) | | — | | (.12) |
Total Distributions | | (.31) | | (.65) | | (.55) | | (.78) | | (.63) | | (.88) |
Net asset value, end of period | | 12.51 | | 12.35 | | 12.75 | | 12.53 | | 12.86 | | 12.42 |
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Total Return (%) | | 3.83e | | 2.05 | | 6.24 | | 3.59 | | 8.64 | | .64 |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
| | | |
| |
| |
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Investor Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 a | | 2003 | | 2002 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | .89f | | .91 | | .89 | | .90 | | .90 | | .86 |
Ratio of net expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | .80f | | .80 | | .80 | | .80 | | .82 | | .70 |
Ratio of net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 4.51f | | 4.21 | | 3.63 | | 3.56 | | 4.34 | | 5.58 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | 234.31d,e 439.09d | | 644.23d | | 801.49d | | 838.50 | | 474.20 |
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Net Assets, end of period | | | | | | | | | | | | |
($ x 1,000) | | 489,122 | | 458,856 | | 531,232 | | 677,228 | | 831,818 | | 738,618 |
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a | | As of August 1, 2003, the fund has adopted the method of accounting for interim payments on swap contracts in |
| | accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133.These interim payments are reflected |
| | within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts, however, prior to August 1, 2003, these interim |
| | payments were reflected within interest income/expense in the Statement of Operations.The effect of this change for |
| | the fiscal year ended July 31, 2004, was to increase net investment income per share by $.01, decrease net realized |
| | and unrealized gain (loss) on investments per share by $.01 and increase the ratio of net investment income to |
| | average net assets from 3.51% to 3.56%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for periods prior to August 1, |
| | 2003 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation. | | | | | | |
b | | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. | | | | | | | | |
c | | In addition to the net realized and unrealized gain on investments as shown in the Statement of Operations, this |
| | amount includes a decrease in net asset value per share resulting from the timing of issuances and redemptions of |
| | shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the fund’s investments. | | | | | | |
d | | The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended January 31, 2007, |
| | July 31, 2006, July 31, 2005, and July 31, 2004, were 176.34%, 270.18%, 521.83% and 718.14%, |
| | respectively. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e | | Not annualized. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
f | | Annualized. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
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Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 a | | 2003 | | 2002 |
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Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
beginning of period | | 12.34 | | 12.75 | | 12.52 | | 12.85 | | 12.41 | | 13.22 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net b | | .30 | | .56 | | .51 | | .49 | | .63 | | .76 |
Net realized and unrealized | | | | | | | | | | | | |
gain (loss) on investments | | .20 | | (.28) | | .30 | | .00c | | .48 | | (.66) |
Total from Investment Operations | | .50 | | .28 | | .81 | | .49 | | 1.11 | | .10 |
Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from | | | | | | | | | | | | |
investment income—net | | (.33) | | (.62) | | (.58) | | (.58) | | (.67) | | (.79) |
Dividends from net realized | | | | | | | | | | | | |
gain on investments | | — | | (.07) | | — | | (.24) | | — | | (.12) |
Total Distributions | | (.33) | | (.69) | | (.58) | | (.82) | | (.67) | | (.91) |
Net asset value, end of period | | 12.51 | | 12.34 | | 12.75 | | 12.52 | | 12.85 | | 12.41 |
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Total Return (%) | | 4.04e | | 2.35 | | 6.40 | | 3.88 | | 9.07 | | .81 |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
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Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 a | | 2003 | | 2002 |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | .53f | | .51 | | .55 | | .53 | | .53 | | .53 |
Ratio of net expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | .53f | | .51 | | .53 | | .52 | | .50 | | .45 |
Ratio of net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 4.77f | | 4.48 | | 3.86 | | 3.85 | | 4.88 | | 5.80 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | 234.31d,e 439.09d | | 644.23d | | 801.49d | | 838.50 | | 474.20 |
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Net Assets, end of period | | | | | | | | | | | | |
($ x 1,000) | | 35,214 | | 31,473 | | 27,401 | | 2,850 | | 4,470 | | 7,976 |
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a | | As of August 1, 2003, the fund has adopted the method of accounting for interim payments on swap contracts in |
| | accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133.These interim payments are reflected |
| | within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts, however, prior to August 1, 2003, these interim |
| | payments were reflected within interest income/expense in the Statement of Operations.The effect of this change for |
| | the fiscal year ended July 31, 2004, was to increase net investment income per share by less than $.01, decrease net |
| | realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments per share by less than $.01 and increase the ratio of net |
| | investment income to average net assets from 3.80% to 3.85%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for |
| | periods prior to August 1, 2003 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation. | | |
b | | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. | | | | | | | | |
c | | In addition to the net realized and unrealized gain on investments as shown in the Statement of Operations, this |
| | amount includes a decrease in net asset value per share resulting from the timing of issuances and redemptions of |
| | shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the fund’s investments. | | | | | | |
d | | The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended January 31, 2007, July |
| | 31, 2006, July 31, 2005 and July 31, 2004, were 176.34%, 270.18%, 521.83% and 718.14%, respectively. |
e | | Not annualized. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
f | | Annualized. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus Intermediate Term Income Fund (the “fund”) is a separate diversified series of Dreyfus Investment Grade Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering four series, including the fund.The fund’s investment objective is to seek to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser.The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation (“Mellon Financial”).
On December 4, 2006, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement to merge. The new company will be called The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. As part of this transaction, Dreyfus would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals and the approval of The Bank of New York Company, Inc.’s and Mellon Financial’s shareholders, as well as other customary conditions to closing. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction of the other conditions, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. expect the transaction to be completed in the third quarter of 2007.
Dreyfus Service Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares which are sold to the public without a sales charge.The fund is authorized to issue 500 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Investor and Institutional. Investor shares are subject to a shareholder services plan. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the minimum initial investment 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.
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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 fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.
(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities excluding short-term investments (other than U.S. Treasury Bills), financial futures, options, swap transactions and forward currency exchange contracts are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board of Directors. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are valued as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. Restricted securities, as well as securities or other assets for which recent market quotations are not readily available, that are not valued by a pricing service approved by the Board of Directors, or determined by the fund not to reflect accurately fair value are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Board of Directors. The factors that may be considered when fair valuing a
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
security include 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. Short-term investments, excluding U.S.Treasury Bills, are carried at amortized cost, which approximates value. Registered open-end investment companies that are not traded on an exchange, are valued at their net asset value. Financial futures and options, 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. Options traded over-the-counter are priced at the mean between the bid and the asked price. Investments in swap transactions are valued each business day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees. Swaps are valued by the service by using a swap pricing model which incorporates among other factors, default probabilities, recovery rates, credit curves of the underlying issuer and swap spreads on interest rates. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Forward currency exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate.
On September 20, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.
(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
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Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Such gains and losses are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gain and loss from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.
The fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby the fund receives earnings credits from the custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with Mellon Bank, N.A., an affiliate of the Manager, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy, that at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Cash collateral is invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager.The fund is entitled to receive all income on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Although each security loaned is fully collateralized, the fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Manager are defined as “affiliated” in the Act.
(e) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gain, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gain can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gain. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(f) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
On July 13, 2006, the FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the portfolio’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority.Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.
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The fund has an unused capital loss carryover of $10,581,010 available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to July 31, 2006. If not applied, $3,468,128 of the carryover expires in fiscal 2012, $5,388,717 expires in fiscal 2013 and $1,724,165 expires in fiscal 2014.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006 was as follows: ordinary income $27,225,697. 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 may borrow up to $10 million for leveraging purposes under a short-term unsecured line of credit and participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $100 million unsecured line of credit primarily to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Interest is charged to the fund based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowing. During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund did not borrow under the line of credit.
NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (“Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .45% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. The Manager has undertaken through January 31, 2007 to reduce the management fee paid by the fund, if the fund’s aggregate expenses, exclusive of taxes, brokerage fees, interest on borrowings, Shareholder Service Plan fees and extraordinary expenses exceed .55% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. The reduction in management fee, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $229,869 during the period ended January 31, 2007.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
(b) Under the Investor Shares Shareholder Services Plan, the fund pays the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of Investor Shares 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.The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or other industry professional) in respect of these services.The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended January 31, 2007, Investor Shares were charged $592,179 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.
The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $45,370 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement.
The fund compensates Mellon Bank, N.A., an affiliate of the Manager, under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $70,116 pursuant to the custody agreement.
During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $2,044 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.
The components of Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $197,530, shareholder services plan fees $102,217, custodian fees $59,545, chief compliance officer fees $2,385 and transfer agency per account fees $20,032, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $25,242.
(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
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(d) Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, the fund may invest its available cash balances in affiliated money market mutual funds. Management fees of the underlying money market mutual funds have been waived by the Manager.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The following summarizes the aggregate amount of purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, option transactions, financial futures, forward currency exchange contracts and swap transactions, during the period ended January 31, 2007, amounted to $1,705,202,769 and $1,735,744,601, respectively, of which $421,837,569 in purchases and $421,917,043 in sales were from dollar roll transactions.
A mortgage dollar roll transaction involves a sale by the fund of mortgage related securities that it holds with an agreement by the fund to repurchase similar securities at an agreed upon price and date. The securities purchased will bear the same interest rate as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories than those securities sold.
The fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options in order to gain exposure to or to protect against changes in the market.
As a writer of call options, the fund receives a premium at the outset and then bears the market risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the financial instrument underlying the option. Generally, the fund would incur a gain, to the extent of the premium, if the price of the underlying financial instrument decreases between the date the option is written and the date on which the option is terminated. Generally, the fund would realize a loss, if the price of the financial instrument increases between those dates.
As a writer of put options, the fund receives a premium at the outset and then bears the market risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the financial instrument underlying the option. Generally, the fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
would incur a gain, to the extent of the premium, if the price of the underlying financial instrument increases between the date the option is written and the date on which the option is terminated. Generally, the fund would realize a loss, if the price of the financial instrument decreases between those dates.
In addition, the following summarizes the fund’s call/put options written for the period ended January 31, 2007:
| | Face Amount | | | | Options Terminated |
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| | Covered by | | Premiums | | | | Net Realized |
Options Written: | | Contracts ($) | | Received ($) | | Cost ($) | | Gain/Loss ($) |
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Contracts outstanding | | | | | | | | |
July 31, 2006 | | 186,320,000 | | 466,448 | | | | |
Contracts written | | 130,100,000 | | 262,243 | | | | |
Contracts terminated: | | | | | | | | |
Closed | | 206,120,000 | | 468,863 | | 753,193 | | (284,331) |
Expired | | 51,420,000 | | 59,817 | | — | | 59,818 |
Total contracts | | | | | | | | |
terminated | | 257,540,000 | | 528,680 | | — | | (224,513) |
Contracts outstanding | | | | | | |
January 31, 2007 | | 58,880,000 | | 200,010 | | | | |
The fund may invest in financial futures contracts in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the market. The fund is exposed to market risk as a result of changes in the value of the underlying financial instruments. Investments in financial futures require the fund to “mark to market” on a daily basis, which reflects the change in the market value of the contracts at the close of each day’s trading. Typically, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses.When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss.These investments require initial margin deposits with a broker, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Contracts open at January 31, 2007 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.
The fund enters into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings and to settle foreign currency trans-
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actions. When executing forward currency exchange contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward currency exchange contracts, the fund would incur a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With respect to purchases of forward currency exchange contracts, the fund would incur a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates.The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counter party nonperformance on these forward currency exchange contracts which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract.The following summarizes open forward currency exchange contracts at January 31, 2007:
| | Foreign | | | | | | Unrealized |
Forward Currency | | Currency | | | | | | Appreciation/ |
Exchange Contracts | | Amounts | | Cost ($) | | Value ($) | | (Depreciation) ($) |
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Purchases: | | | | | | | | |
Euro, | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 2/28/2007 | | 3,800,000 | | 5,012,960 | | 4,957,480 | | (55,480) |
Icelanic Krona, | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 3/21/2007 | | 95,967,000 | | 1,359,313 | | 1,404,603 | | 45,290 |
Sales: | | | | Proceeds ($) | | | | |
Euro, | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 3/21/2007 | | 2,419,159 | | 3,198,276 | | 3,158,696 | | 39,580 |
Polish Zloty, | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 3/21/2007 | | 22,930,000 | | 8,007,683 | | 7,665,307 | | 342,376 |
Swedish Krona, | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 2/1/2007 | | 251,011 | | 35,946 | | 36,129 | | (183) |
Total | | | | | | | | 371,583 |
The fund may enter into swap agreements to exchange the interest rate on, or return generated by, one nominal instrument for the return generated by another nominal instrument.
The fund accrues for the interim payments on swap contracts on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swap contracts in the Statement of Assets and
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Liabilities. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain (loss) on swaps, in addition to realized gain (loss) recorded upon the termination of swaps contracts in the Statement of Operations. Fluctuations in the value of swap contracts are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.
Credit default swaps involve commitments to pay a fixed interest rate in exchange for payment if a credit event affecting a third party (the referenced company) occurs. Credit events may include a failure to pay interest or principal, bankruptcy, or restructuring. For those credit default swaps in which the portfolio is receiving a fixed rate, the portfolio is providing credit protection on the underlying instrument.The maximum payouts for these contracts are limited to the notional amount of each swap. The following summarizes open credit default swaps entered into by the fund at January 31, 2007:
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Notional | | Reference | | | | (Pay)/Receive | | Appreciation |
Amount ($) | | Entity | | Counterparty | | Fixed Rate (%) Expiration (Depreciation)($) |
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1,910,000 | | ABX HE 2006-1 | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | Index | | Stanley | | (1.54) | | 7/25/2045 | | 15,371 |
640,000 | | ABX HE 2006-2 | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | Index | | Stanley | | 1.33 | | 5/25/2046 | | (33,472) |
7,640,000 | | ABX HE BBB | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 2006-1 Index | | Chase Bank | | (1.54) | | 7/25/2045 | | 123,521 |
13,350,000 | | ABX HE BBB | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 2006-1 Index | | Chase Bank | | (1.54) | | 7/25/2045 | | 190,406 |
2,545,000 | | ABX HE BBB | | | | | | | | |
| | 2006-2 Index | | Deutsche Bank | | 1.33 | | 5/25/2046 | | (187,176) |
4,445,000 | | ABX HE BBB | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 2006-2 Index | | Chase Bank | | 1.33 | | 5/25/2046 | | (323,662) |
2,813,000 | | Alcoa, 6.5%, | | | | | | | | |
| | 6/1/2011 | | UBS | | (.52) | | 6/20/2010 | | (44,258) |
9,850,000 | | Altria, 7%, | | | | | | | | |
| | 11/4/2013 | | Citigroup | | (.27) | | 12/20/2011 | | (6,260) |
5,710,000 | | AT&T, 5.1%, | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 9/15/2014 | | Chase Bank | | (.49) | | 3/20/2017 | | 1,106 |
2,090,000 | | Avon Products, | | | | | | | | |
| | 7.15%, | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 11/15/2009 | | Chase Bank | | (.48) | | 3/20/2017 | | (1,042) |
3,130,000 | | Avon Products, | | | | | | | | |
| | 7.15%, | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 11/15/2009 | | Chase Bank | | (.44) | | 3/20/2017 | | 12,745 |
2,161,000 | | Century Tel, | | | | | | | | |
| | 7.875%, | | | | | | | | |
| | 8/15/2012 | | Citigroup | | (1.16) | | 9/20/2015 | | (2,547) |
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| | | | | | | | | | Unrealized |
Notional | | Reference | | | | (Pay)/Receive | | Appreciation |
Amount ($) | | Entity | | Counterparty | | Fixed Rate (%) Expiration (Depreciation)($) |
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626,000 | | Century Tel, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
7.875%, 8/15/2012 | | Stanley | | (1.15) | | 9/20/2015 | | (312) |
1,160,000 | | Clear Channel, | | Lehman | | | | | | |
| | 6.875%, 6/15/18 | | Brothers | | .75 | | 12/20/2008 | | 6,157 |
3,250,000 | | CMLTI 2006-WMC1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M8, 6.71%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 12/25/2035 | | Stanley | | (1.20) | | 12/25/2035 | | 73,866 |
2,813,000 | | ConocoPhilips, | | | | | | | | |
| | 4.75%, | | | | | | | | |
| | 10/15/2012 | | UBS | | (.29) | | 6/20/2010 | | (19,557) |
2,530,000 | | CSMC 2006-C5 J | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.96%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 12/15/2039 | | Stanley | | (.80) | | 12/15/2039 | | 17,755 |
570,000 | | Direct TV, 8.375%, | | Lehman | | | | | | |
| | 3/15/13 | | Brothers | | (2.35) | | 12/20/2016 | | 7,976 |
950,000 | | Direct TV, | | Lehman | | | | | | |
| | 8.375%, 3/15/13 | | Brothers | | (2.35) | | 12/20/2016 | | 15,101 |
3,430,000 | | Dow Jones | | | | | | | | |
| | CDX.EM.6 Index | | UBS | | 1.40 | | 12/20/2011 | | 31,464 |
1,660,000 | | Dow Jones | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | CDX.EM.6 Index | | Stanley | | 1.40 | | 12/20/2011 | | 26,359 |
2,470,000 | | Dow Jones | | | | | | | | |
| | CDX.EM.6 Index | | UBS | | 1.40 | | 12/20/2011 | | 24,769 |
2,600,000 | | Dow Jones | | | | | | | | |
| | CDX.EM.6 Index | | Deutsche Bank | | 1.40 | | 12/20/2011 | | 25,940 |
3,918,000 | | Dow Jones | | | | | | | | |
| | CDX.NA.IG.4 Index | | Citigroup | | (.71) | | 6/20/2010 | | (82,594) |
2,560,000 | | Dow Jones | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | CDX.NA.IG.4 Index | | Stanley | | (.69) | | 6/20/2010 | | (49,339) |
2,580,000 | | Dow Jones | | | | | | | | |
| | CDX.NA.IG.4 Index | | Citigroup | | (.69) | | 6/20/2010 | | (832,221) |
4,409,700 | | Dow Jones | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | CDX.NA.IG.4 Index | | Stanley | | (.35) | | 6/20/2010 | | (1,181,570) |
2,776,300 | | Dow Jones | | | | | | | | |
| | CDX.NA.IG.4 Index | | Merrill Lynch | | (.31) | | 6/20/2010 | | (621,184) |
7,270,000 | | Dow Jones | | | | | | | | |
| | CDX.NA.IG.7 Index | | Citigroup | | (1.09) | | 12/20/2016 | | (52,578) |
14,540,000 | | Dow Jones | | | | | | | | |
| | CDX.NA.IG.7 Index | | Citigroup | | .51 | | 12/20/2016 | | 71,569 |
7,740,000 | | Dow Jones | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | CDX.NA.IG.7 Index | | Chase Bank | | (1.10) | | 12/20/2016 | | (56,559) |
15,480,000 | | Dow Jones | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | CDX.NA.IG.7 Index | | Chase Bank | | .51 | | 12/20/2016 | | 81,789 |
570,000 | | Echostar, | | Lehman | | | | | | |
| | 6.625%, 10/1/14 | | Brothers | | 2.20 | | 12/20/2016 | | (7,396) |
950,000 | | Echostar, | | Lehman | | | | | | |
| | 6.625%, 10/1/14 | | Brothers | | 2.25 | | 12/20/2016 | | (9,716) |
5,070,000 | | Ford, 7.45%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 7/16/2031 | | Stanley | | 4.50 | | 3/20/2012 | | (87,786) |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | Unrealized |
Notional | | Reference | | | | (Pay)/Receive | | Appreciation |
Amount ($) | | Entity | | Counterparty | | Fixed Rate (%) Expiration (Depreciation)($) |
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5,070,000 | | General Motors, | | | | | | | | |
| | 7.125%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 7/15/2013 | | Stanley | | (3.30) | | 3/20/2012 | | 8,761 |
1,910,000 | | Home Depot, | | | | | | | | |
| | 3.75%, | | Deutsche | | | | | | |
| | 9/15/2009 | | Bank | | (.56) | | 3/20/2017 | | (17,109) |
3,250,000 | | JPMAC | | | | | | | | |
| | 2005-FRE1, | | | | | | | | |
| | CL.M8, 6.62%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 10/25/2035 | | Stanley | | (1.17) | | 10/25/2035 | | 129,788 |
9,545,000 | | JPMCC | | | | | | | | |
| | 2006-CB15, | | | | | | | | |
| | CL.AJ, 5.89%, | | | | | | | | |
| | 6/12/43 | | Merrill Lynch | | (.13) | | 6/20/2016 | | (3,299) |
1,425,000 | | Kaupthing Bank, | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.52%, 12/1/2009 | | Deutsche Bank | | .65 | | 9/20/2007 | | 2,313 |
5,625,000 | | Kaupthing Bank, | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.52%, 12/1/2009 | | Deutsche Bank | | .52 | | 9/20/2007 | | 10,673 |
360,000 | | Kaupthing Bank, | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 5.52%, 12/1/2009 | | Chase Bank | | .57 | | 9/20/2007 | | (913) |
1,200,000 | | Kimberly Clark, | | | | | | | | |
| | 6.875%, | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 2/15/2014 | | Chase Bank | | (.37) | | 12/20/2016 | | 5,654 |
1,010,000 | | Kimberly Clark, | | | | | | | | |
| | 6.875%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 2/15/2014 | | Stanley | | (.38) | | 12/20/2016 | | (4,646) |
4,050,000 | | Kimberly Clark, | | | | | | | | |
| | 6.875%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 2/15/2014 | | Stanley | | (.37) | | 12/20/2016 | | 31,311 |
3,400,000 | | Kimberly Clark, | | | | | | | | |
| | 6.875%, | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 2/15/2014 | | Chase Bank | | (.37) | | 12/20/2016 | | 8,763 |
310,000 | | Kimberly Clark, | | | | | | | | |
| | 6.875%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 2/15/2014 | | Stanley | | (.37) | | 12/20/2016 | | 11,198 |
3,250,000 | | MABS Trust, | | | | | | | | |
| | 2005-WMC1,CL. M8 | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 6.26%, 3/25/2035 | | Chase Bank | | (1.18) | | 4/25/2009 | | 36,442 |
5,618,000 | | Morgan Stanley, | | | | | | | | |
| | 6.6%, 4/1/2012 | | UBS | | (.62) | | 6/20/2015 | | (116,297) |
4,925,000 | | Northern Tobacco, | | Lehman | | | | | | |
| | 5%, 6/1/2046 | | Brothers | | 1.35 | | 12/20/2011 | | 71,254 |
1,317,000 | | Nucor, 4.875%, | | | | | | | | |
| | 10/1/2012 | | Bear Stearns | | (.40) | | 6/20/2010 | | (14,775) |
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Notional | | Reference | | | | (Pay)/Receive | | Appreciation |
Amount ($) | | Entity | | Counterparty | | Fixed Rate (%) Expiration (Depreciation)($) |
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2,600,000 | | Republic of | | | | | | | | |
| | Venezuela, 9.25%, | | Deutsche | | | | | | |
| | 9/15/2027 | | Bank | | (2.87) | | 6/20/2013 | | (68,060) |
2,470,000 | | Republic of | | | | | | | | |
| | Venezuela, 9.25%, | | | | | | | | |
| | 9/15/2027 | | UBS | | (2.33) | | 11/20/2016 | | 26,913 |
3,430,000 | | Republic of | | | | | | | | |
| | Venezuela, 9.25%, | | | | | | | | |
| | 9/15/2027 | | UBS | | (2.33) | | 1/20/2017 | | 39,213 |
1,660,000 | | Republic of | | | | | | | | |
| | Venezuela, 9.25%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 9/15/2027 | | Stanley | | (2.53) | | 1/20/2017 | | (3,711) |
4,925,000 | | Southern | | | | | | | | |
| | California | | | | | | | | |
| | Tobacco, 5%, | | | | | | | | |
| | 6/1/2037 | | Citigroup | | 1.35 | | 12/20/2011 | | 75,487 |
3,600,000 | | Structured Index | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | | | Stanley | | (.70) | | 6/20/2013 | | 51,706 |
3,600,000 | | Structured Index | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | | | Stanley | | 2.25 | | 6/20/2016 | | 359,392 |
1,280,000 | | Structured Index | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | | | Stanley | | (.55) | | 6/20/2013 | | (210) |
1,280,000 | | Structured Index | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | | | Stanley | | 1.62 | | 6/20/2016 | | (2,941) |
3,900,000 | | Structured Model | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | Portfolio 0-3% | | Chase Bank | | — | | 9/20/2013 | | 933,678 |
5,500,000 | | Structured Model | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | Portfolio 0-3% | | Stanley | | — | | 9/20/2013 | | 1,592,665 |
2,975,000 | | Structured Model | | | | | | | | |
| | Portfolio 0-3% | | UBS | | — | | 9/20/2013 | | 707,493 |
1,510,000 | | VF, 8.5%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 10/1/2010 | | Stanley | | (.72) | | 6/20/2016 | | (32,311) |
1,830,000 | | VF, 8.5%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 10/1/2010 | | Stanley | | (.46) | | 6/20/2011 | | (20,705) |
900,000 | | VF, 8.5%, | | Morgan | | | | | | |
| | 10/1/2010 | | Stanley | | (.45) | | 6/20/2011 | | (10,507) |
2,700,000 | | VF, 8.5%, | | | | | | | | |
| | 10/1/2010 | | UBS | | (.45) | | 6/20/2011 | | (33,443) |
2,400,000 | | Wolters Kluwer, | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.125%, 1/27/14 | | UBS | | (.92) | | 9/20/2016 | | (15,080) |
| | | | | | | | | | 885,362 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
The fund may enter into interest rate swaps which involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on a notional principal amount.The following summarizes open interest rate swaps entered into by the fund at January 31, 2007:
| | | | | | | | | | Unrealized |
Notional | | Reference | | | | (Pay)/Receive | | | | Appreciation |
Amount | | Entity/Currency | | Counterparty | | Fixed Rate (%) Expiration (Depreciation)($) |
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19,880,000 | | EUR-6 month | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | EURIBOR | | Chase Bank | | (4.21) | | 2/1/2009 | | (2,642) |
3,065,000,000 | | JPY-6 month | | Merrill | | | | | | |
| | YENIBOR | | Lynch | | 1.35 | | 1/19/2012 | | 57,310 |
182,230,000 | | SEK-3 month | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | STIBOR | | Chase Bank | | 3.75 | | 12/4/2008 | | (99,976) |
14,815,000 | | USD-3 month | | J.P. Morgan | | | | | | |
| | LIBOR BBA | | Chase Bank | | 5.56 | | 8/3/2016 | | 449,874 |
Total return swaps involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return based on a notional amount.To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the portfolio will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty, respec-tively.At January 31, 2007, there were no total return swaps open.
Risks may arise upon entering into these agreements from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of the agreement and are generally limited to the amount of net payments to be received, if any, at the date of default.
At January 31, 2007, accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was $479,625, consisting of $4,970,307 gross unrealized appreciation and $5,449,932 gross unrealized depreciation.
At January 31, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
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Contents |
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| | THE FUND |
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2 | | A Letter from the CEO |
3 | | Discussion of Fund Performance |
6 | | Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses |
6 | | Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses |
With Those of Other Funds |
7 | | Statement of Investments |
23 | | Statement of Financial Futures |
24 | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
25 | | Statement of Operations |
26 | | Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
28 | | Financial Highlights |
34 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
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The Fund
Dreyfus Premier |
Short Term Income Fund |

A LETTER FROM THE CEO
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Premier Short Term Income Fund, covering the six-month period from August 1, 2006, through January 31, 2007.
The reporting period proved to be a time of relatively low volatility in the U.S. bond market, as short-term interest rates stabilized and yields of 10-year Treasury securities remained within a relatively narrow range.Yet, a number of developments might have suggested otherwise, including bouts of economic uncertainty, softening real estate markets, an inverted yield curve and ongoing geopolitical turmoil.
Why did fixed income investors appear to shrug off some of the bond market’s more negative influences? In our analysis, investors disregarded near-term concerns in favor of a longer view, looking to broader trends that showed moderately slower economic growth with subdued inflation risk and relatively strong credit fundamentals. Indeed, we believe that reacting to near-term influences with extreme shifts in investment strategy rarely is the right decision. Instead, a better course is to set a portfolio mix designed to meet long-term goals while attempting to moderate short-term market volatility. As always, your financial consultant can help you identify the portfolio arrangement that may be most likely to help you benefit from these trends.
For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as market perspectives, we have provided a Discussion of Fund Performance given by the fund’s portfolio manager.
Thank you for your continued confidence and support in 2007.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Catherine Powers, Portfolio Manager
How did Dreyfus Premier Short Term Income Fund perform relative to its benchmark?
For the six-month period ended January 31, 2007, the fund achieved total returns of 2.50% for Class B shares, 2.81% for Class D shares and 2.91% for Class P shares.1 In comparison, the fund’s benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 1-5 Year Corporate/Government Index (the “Index”), achieved a total return of 2.75% for the same period.2
The bond market rallied over the reporting period as short-term interest rates stabilized and economic growth moderated. The fund’s Class D and Class P shares produced higher returns than the benchmark, primarily due to strong results from high yield and emerging markets securities holdings that are not components of the Index.
What is the fund’s investment approach?
The fund seeks to maximize total returns consisting of capital appreciation and current income.To pursue this goal, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in fixed-income securities of U.S. or foreign issuers rated investment grade or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus.This may include: U.S. government bonds and notes; corporate bonds; municipal bonds; convertible securities; preferred stocks; inflation-indexed securities; asset-backed securities; mortgage-related securities (including CMOs) and foreign bonds. For additional yield, the fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in fixed-income securities rated below investment grade (“high yield” or “junk” bonds).Typically, the fund’s portfolio can be expected to have an average effective maturity and an average effective duration of three years or less.
What other factors influenced the fund’s performance?
Investor sentiment in fixed-income markets generally improved during the reporting period as U.S. economic growth moderated amid cooling housing markets, easing investors’ inflation concerns. In fact, after 17
DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
consecutive increases in short-term interest rates since June 2004, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) held the overnight federal funds rate steady at 5.25% between August and January. Investors reacted favorably to the Fed’s shift in policy and longer-term bonds rallied.
Despite the economic slowdown, business fundamentals remained healthy in most industries, generally supporting prices of corporate bonds across the credit-rating spectrum. In the U.S. government securities market, low levels of volatility helped mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and other high-quality,“yield advantaged” instruments outperform U.S.Treasury securities.
In this environment, the portfolio’s position in high yield bonds helped it participate in the rally among lower-rated credits. At the same time, because the fund focuses on bonds with relatively short maturities, we believed these credits would be less negatively affected than longer-term securities if risk premiums rose. In the investment-grade corporate bond market, where we continued to see significant negative event risk due to LBOs, mergers and share buybacks, we favored either regulated industries where such activities are less common or issuers that offer strong covenant protection to bondholders.
Investments in non-dollar securities contributed positively to the portfolio’s relative performance.We established unhedged positions in countries with high inflation-adjusted interest rates, such as Brazil and Mexico.The portfolio benefited from relatively short duration positions in markets including Japan, Sweden and Poland, where the hedged yield advantage relative to the United States was quite attractive.The fund also received positive contributions from taxable municipal bonds backed by the states’ settlement of litigation with U.S. tobacco companies.
Our duration management strategy achieved good results, as a slightly long position helped boost the fund’s participation in the market rally. However, our “bulleted” yield curve position proved to be a mild drag on returns as the yield curve flattened.An overweight position in mortgage-backed securities benefited relative performance in the low
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volatility investment environment. However, a tactical position in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (or “TIPS”) underperformed as energy prices fell from the record highs set during the summer of 2006.
What is the fund’s current strategy?
We currently expect the Fed to leave the policy rate unchanged as it waits to see if moderating growth brings inflation down toward the 2% area.The risks to this view include inflationary pressures arising from a strong labor market or much weaker growth due to further declines in housing activity.As the balance between growth and inflation keeps the Fed on hold, we expect a low volatility environment and flat yield curve to persist over the near term.
The portfolio is positioned to potentially take advantage of this environment. We recently reduced the fund’s average duration to the neutral range, and we increased the allocation to mortgages, seeking to capitalize on low volatility and favorable supply and demand conditions.We also are likely to reduce the fund’s position in TIPS as declining oil prices and a slowing economy are unlikely to result in higher inflation expectations. Finally, we see incremental opportunities to add international bonds to pick up the hedged yield advantage of some countries relative to the United States.
February 15, 2007
1 | | Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no |
| | guarantee of future results. Share price, yield and investment return fluctuate such that upon |
| | redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. |
2 | | SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, |
| | capital gain distributions.The Merrill Lynch 1-5 Year Corporate/Government Index is a |
| | market value-weighted index that tracks the performance of publicly placed, non-convertible, |
| | fixed-rate, coupon-bearing, investment-grade U.S. domestic debt. Maturities of the securities |
| | range from one to five years. |
The Fund 5
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 Premier Short Term Income Fund from August 1, 2006 to January 31, 2007. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | | | | |
assuming actual returns for the six months ended January 31, 2007 | | |
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Expenses paid per $1,000 † | | $ 7.76 | | $ 4.50 | | $ 4.45 |
Ending value (after expenses) | | $1,025.00 | | $1,028.10 | | $1,029.10 |
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 January 31, 2007 |
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Expenses paid per $1,000 † | | $ 7.73 | | $ 4.48 | | $ 4.43 |
Ending value (after expenses) | | $1,017.54 | | $1,020.77 | | $1,020.82 |
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† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.52% for Class B, .88% for Class D and .87% for |
Class P; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year |
period). | | | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS |
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
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Bonds and Notes—99.1% | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
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Aerospace & Defense—.1% | | | | | | | | |
L-3 Communications, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sub. Notes, Ser. B | | 6.38 | | 10/15/15 | | 250,000 | | 243,438 |
Airlines—.0% | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Air, | | | | | | | | |
Enhanced Equip. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. CL C | | 8.93 | | 10/15/09 | | 1,092,319 a,b | | 109 |
Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Auto Receivables—2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Capital Auto Receivables Asset | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-2, Cl. B | | 5.07 | | 12/15/11 | | 485,000 | | 479,639 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-B, Cl. B | | 4.64 | | 4/15/10 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,485,348 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-C, Cl. B | | 5.30 | | 6/15/12 | | 1,875,000 | | 1,861,388 |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-B, Cl. C | | 5.25 | | 5/15/13 | | 1,420,000 | | 1,414,967 |
WFS Financial Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-2, Cl. B | | 4.57 | | 11/19/12 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,469,225 |
| | | | | | | | 7,710,567 |
Asset-Backed Ctfs./Credit Cards—1.8% | | | | | | |
BA Credit Card Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2007-C1, Cl. C1 | | 5.63 | | 6/15/14 | | 2,830,000 c | | 2,830,000 |
Citibank Credit Card Issuance | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-C4, Cl. C4 | | 5.57 | | 1/9/12 | | 2,500,000 c | | 2,500,000 |
| | | | | | | | 5,330,000 |
Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Home Equity Loans—5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-11, Cl. AF6 | | 5.14 | | 1/25/34 | | 1,225,000 c | | 1,209,320 |
Bayview Financial Acquisition | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2005-B, Cl. 1A6 | | 5.21 | | 4/28/39 | | 1,985,000 c | | 1,915,021 |
Citicorp Residential Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2006-1, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. A1 | | 5.96 | | 7/25/36 | | 2,752,449 c | | 2,750,981 |
Conseco Finance Home Loan Trust, | | | | | | |
Ser. 2000-E, Cl. A5 | | 9.02 | | 8/15/31 | | 1,014,754 c | | 1,027,012 |
Countrywide Asset Backed | | | | | | | | |
Certificates, Ser. 2006-15, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. A6 | | 5.83 | | 10/25/46 | | 1,155,000 c | | 1,164,469 |
The Fund 7
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Home Equity Loans (continued) | | | | | | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital | | | | | | | | |
Certificates, Ser. 2007-1, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. 1A6A | | 5.86 | | 2/25/37 | | 945,000 c | | 945,000 |
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and | | | | | | | | |
Securitization, Ser. 2005-CB8, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AF1B | | 5.45 | | 12/25/35 | | 750,233 c | | 747,355 |
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and | | | | | | | | |
Securitization, Ser. 2006-CB2, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AF1 | | 5.72 | | 12/25/36 | | 268,689 c | | 267,802 |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-15XS, Cl. A6B | | 5.83 | | 11/25/36 | | 235,000 c | | 233,892 |
Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset Backed | | | | | | |
Certificates, Ser. 2006-1, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AF1 | | 5.42 | | 12/25/36 | | 1,221,530 c | | 1,215,492 |
Residential Asset Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Products, Ser. 2003-RS9, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. MI1 | | 5.80 | | 10/25/33 | | 1,095,206 c | | 1,083,633 |
Residential Asset Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-KS7, Cl. MI3 | | 5.75 | | 9/25/33 | | 293,837 | | 286,022 |
Residential Funding Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities II, Ser. 2005-HI3, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. A2 | | 5.09 | | 9/25/35 | | 600,000 | | 595,369 |
Residential Funding Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities II, Ser. 2006-HSA2, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AI2 | | 5.50 | | 3/25/36 | | 275,000 c | | 274,073 |
Residential Funding Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities II, Ser. 2006-HI1, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. M4 | | 6.26 | | 2/25/36 | | 613,000 c | | 609,823 |
Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-B, Cl. M3 | | 5.83 | | 5/25/35 | | 525,000 c | | 517,532 |
| | | | | | | | 14,842,796 |
Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Manufactured Housing—.2% | | | | | | | | |
Green Tree Financial, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 1994-7, Cl. M1 | | 9.25 | | 3/15/20 | | 668,599 | | 690,123 |
Automobile Manufacturers—.4% | | | | | | | | |
DaimlerChrysler N.A. Holding, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.05 | | 6/4/08 | | 960,000 | | 940,417 |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Automobile Manufacturers (continued) | | | | | | |
DaimlerChrysler N.A. Holding, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.88 | | 6/15/10 | | 285,000 | | 278,029 |
| | | | | | | | 1,218,446 |
Automotive, Trucks & Parts—.1% | | | | | | |
Johnson Controls, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.25 | | 1/15/11 | | 215,000 | | 213,147 |
Banks���9.1% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Scotland, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 7.00 | | 11/29/49 | | 550,000 c,d | | 555,570 |
Charter One Bank N.A., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.50 | | 4/26/11 | | 1,435,000 | | 1,442,057 |
Chevy Chase Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 6.88 | | 12/1/13 | | 590,000 | | 594,425 |
Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 5.51 | | 12/29/49 | | 800,000 c,d | | 764,792 |
Colonial Bank N.A./Montgomery, AL, | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 6.38 | | 12/1/15 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,020,611 |
Colonial Bank N.A./Montgomery, AL, | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 8.00 | | 3/15/09 | | 305,000 | | 316,285 |
Fleet National Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 5.75 | | 1/15/09 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,521,808 |
Glitnir Banki, | | | | | | | | |
Unscd. Bonds | | 7.45 | | 9/14/49 | | 860,000 c,d | | 903,403 |
ICICI Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 5.90 | | 1/12/10 | | 400,000 c,d,e | | 401,559 |
Landsbanki Islands, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 6.10 | | 8/25/11 | | 865,000 d | | 878,917 |
Marshall & Ilsley, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.38 | | 8/1/09 | | 4,200,000 | | 4,099,549 |
Northern Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.30 | | 8/29/11 | | 575,000 e | | 574,856 |
Resona Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.85 | | 9/29/49 | | 530,000 c,d | | 516,094 |
Shinsei Finance Cayman, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 6.42 | | 1/29/49 | | 810,000 c,d | | 806,662 |
Sovereign Bancorp, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 4.80 | | 9/1/10 | | 1,075,000 d | | 1,049,390 |
The Fund 9
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Banks (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.63 | | 7/29/49 | | 685,000 c,d | | 667,835 |
Suntrust Capital II, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 7.90 | | 6/15/27 | | 2,270,000 | | 2,364,836 |
SunTrust Preferred Capital I, | | | | | | | | |
Bank Gtd. Notes | | 5.85 | | 12/31/49 | | 625,000 c,e | | 631,279 |
Turanalem Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Bank Gtd. Bonds | | 6.74 | | 1/22/09 | | 280,000 c,d | | 281,050 |
USB Capital IX, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.19 | | 4/15/49 | | 1,335,000 c | | 1,363,904 |
Wachovia Bank N.A., | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 5.00 | | 8/15/15 | | 1,560,000 e | | 1,506,926 |
Washington Mutual, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.50 | | 8/24/11 | | 3,255,000 e | | 3,249,060 |
Western Financial Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Debs. | | 9.63 | | 5/15/12 | | 580,000 | | 630,620 |
| | | | | | | | 27,141,488 |
Building & Construction—.4% | | | | | | | | |
Centex, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.75 | | 1/15/08 | | 1,090,000 | | 1,083,135 |
Owens Corning, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.50 | | 12/1/16 | | 200,000 d | | 203,365 |
| | | | | | | | 1,286,500 |
Chemicals—1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Equistar Chemicals/Funding, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 10.13 | | 9/1/08 | | 400,000 | | 426,000 |
ICI Wilmington, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 12/1/08 | | 1,535,000 | | 1,504,780 |
Lubrizol, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 4.63 | | 10/1/09 | | 2,945,000 | | 2,881,341 |
| | | | | | | | 4,812,121 |
Commercial & | | | | | | | | |
Professional Services—.2% | | | | | | | | |
ERAC USA Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 5.60 | | 5/1/15 | | 720,000 d | | 711,920 |
Commercial Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Ctfs.—9.6% | | | | | | | | |
Banc of America Commercial | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage, Ser. 2005-2, Cl. A2 | | 4.25 | | 7/10/43 | | 1,900,000 | | 1,877,412 |
10
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Commercial Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Ctfs. (continued) | | | | | | |
Banc of America Commercial | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage, Ser. 2005-6, Cl. A1 | | 5.00 | | 9/10/47 | | 1,598,894 | | 1,584,584 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-SP1, Cl. A1 | | 5.59 | | 4/25/36 | | 264,245 c,d | | 264,327 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-1, Cl. A | | 5.68 | | 4/25/34 | | 541,537 c,d | | 542,214 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-1, Cl. A | | 5.90 | | 8/25/33 | | 314,370 c,d | | 314,674 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-2, Cl. A | | 5.90 | | 12/25/33 | | 434,809 c,d | | 436,167 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-1, Cl. M2 | | 6.52 | | 4/25/34 | | 747,434 c,d | | 758,829 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-4A, Cl. B2 | | 7.72 | | 1/25/36 | | 645,796 c,d | | 645,796 |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-3A, Cl. B3 | | 8.32 | | 11/25/35 | | 240,054 c,d | | 243,845 |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2005-T20, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. A2 | | 5.13 | | 10/12/42 | | 2,400,000 c | | 2,378,301 |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2006-PW14, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AAB | | 5.17 | | 12/1/38 | | 1,615,000 | | 1,583,523 |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2006-PW12, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AAB | | 5.69 | | 9/11/38 | | 375,000 c | | 380,639 |
Calwest Industrial Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2002-CALW, Cl. A | | 6.13 | | 2/15/17 | | 2,325,000 d | | 2,399,040 |
Crown Castle Towers, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1A, Cl. AFX | | 5.24 | | 11/15/36 | | 575,000 d | | 570,384 |
Crown Castle Towers, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1A, Cl. B | | 5.36 | | 11/15/36 | | 460,000 d | | 457,070 |
Crown Castle Towers, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1A, Cl. C | | 5.47 | | 11/15/36 | | 1,035,000 d | | 1,027,584 |
Crown Castle Towers, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-1A, Cl. D | | 5.61 | | 6/15/35 | | 565,000 d | | 559,796 |
Global Signal Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1, Cl. D | | 6.05 | | 2/15/36 | | 660,000 d | | 661,655 |
Global Signal Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1, Cl. E | | 6.50 | | 2/15/36 | | 385,000 d | | 387,681 |
The Fund 11
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Commercial Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Ctfs. (continued) | | | | | | |
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-LDP5, Cl. A1 | | 5.04 | | 12/15/44 | | 1,931,174 | | 1,914,305 |
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-LDP7, Cl. ASB | | 5.88 | | 4/15/45 | | 750,000 c | | 769,111 |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-CIP1, Cl. A2 | | 4.96 | | 7/12/38 | | 1,100,000 | | 1,085,203 |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-CKI1, Cl. A2 | | 5.22 | | 11/12/37 | | 350,000 c | | 348,746 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-T21, Cl. A2 | | 5.09 | | 10/12/52 | | 1,150,000 | | 1,138,281 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-HQ9, Cl. A3 | | 5.71 | | 7/12/44 | | 1,575,000 | | 1,594,740 |
SBA CMBS Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1A, Cl. A | | 5.31 | | 11/15/36 | | 1,695,000 d | | 1,686,341 |
Washington Mutual Asset | | | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2003-C1A, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. A | | 3.83 | | 1/25/35 | | 3,106,172 d | | 2,991,813 |
| | | | | | | | 28,602,061 |
Diversified Financial Services—14.2% | | | | | | |
American Express, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Debs. | | 6.80 | | 9/1/66 | | 335,000 c | | 357,827 |
Ameriprise Financial, | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes | | 7.52 | | 6/1/66 | | 424,000 c | | 463,724 |
Amvescap, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.38 | | 2/27/13 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,281,043 |
Bear Stearns Cos., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.50 | | 8/15/11 | | 1,620,000 | | 1,630,959 |
Boeing Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 7.38 | | 9/27/10 | | 1,170,000 | | 1,249,246 |
Caterpillar Financial Services, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.13 | | 10/12/11 | | 765,000 | | 758,138 |
Chase Manhattan, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 7.88 | | 6/15/10 | | 2,190,000 e | | 2,358,858 |
CIT Group, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 4.75 | | 8/15/08 | | 1,345,000 | | 1,332,641 |
Citicorp, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 7.25 | | 9/1/08 | | 3,290,000 | | 3,378,879 |
12
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Diversified Financial | | | | | | | | |
Services (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Countrywide Home Loans, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, Ser. L | | 4.00 | | 3/22/11 | | 965,000 | | 915,711 |
Credit Suisse USA, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsub. Notes | | 5.50 | | 8/16/11 | | 1,255,000 | | 1,265,094 |
Fuji JGB Investment, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Bonds | | 9.87 | | 12/29/49 | | 850,000 c,d | | 897,004 |
Goldman Sachs Group, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.50 | | 6/15/10 | | 575,000 | | 561,941 |
HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.91 | | 11/30/35 | | 2,000,000 c | | 2,009,620 |
Jefferies Group, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 7.75 | | 3/15/12 | | 1,100,000 | | 1,191,218 |
Kaupthing Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes | | 7.13 | | 5/19/16 | | 870,000 d | | 920,468 |
Lehman Brothers Holdings | | | | | | | | |
E-Capital | | | | | | | | |
Trust I, Gtd. Notes | | 6.16 | | 8/19/65 | | 180,000 c | | 181,792 |
Lehman Brothers, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 3.50 | | 8/7/08 | | 4,100,000 | | 3,985,397 |
Merrill Lynch & Co., | | | | | | | | |
Notes, Ser. C | | 4.13 | | 9/10/09 | | 2,175,000 e | | 2,117,099 |
MUFG Capital Finance 1, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Bonds | | 6.35 | | 7/29/49 | | 1,195,000 c | | 1,203,230 |
New York Life Global Funding, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.63 | | 8/16/10 | | 4,610,000 d | | 4,513,139 |
Nuveen Investments, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.00 | | 9/15/10 | | 925,000 | | 907,619 |
Pricoa Global Funding I, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.20 | | 1/15/10 | | 4,950,000 d | | 4,776,235 |
Residential Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.13 | | 11/21/08 | | 310,000 | | 311,159 |
Residential Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.38 | | 6/30/10 | | 415,000 | | 418,782 |
Residential Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.19 | | 4/17/09 | | 905,000 c,d | | 908,673 |
SLM, | | | | | | | | |
Notes, Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 10/1/13 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,214,450 |
SMFG Preferred Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 6.08 | | 1/29/49 | | 715,000 c,d | | 710,943 |
The Fund 13
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Diversified Financial | | | | | | | | |
Services (continued) | | | | | | | | |
St. George Funding, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 8.49 | | 12/29/49 | | 425,000 c,d | | 445,745 |
| | | | | | | | 42,266,634 |
Diversified Metals & Mining—.1% | | | | | | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.20 | | 11/15/16 | | 390,000 d | | 389,254 |
Electric Utilities—3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated Edison of NY, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. D | | 5.30 | | 12/1/16 | | 630,000 | | 618,659 |
DTE Energy, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsub. Notes | | 6.35 | | 6/1/16 | | 450,000 | | 467,288 |
FirstEnergy, | | | | | | | | |
Notes, Ser. B | | 6.45 | | 11/15/11 | | 665,000 | | 692,772 |
FPL Energy National Wind, | | | | | | | | |
Scd. Bonds | | 5.61 | | 3/10/24 | | 221,875 d | | 217,769 |
FPL Group Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Debs. | | 5.63 | | 9/1/11 | | 1,620,000 | | 1,634,977 |
Gulf Power, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsub. Notes, Ser. M | | 5.30 | | 12/1/16 | | 800,000 | | 787,976 |
Mirant North America, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.38 | | 12/31/13 | | 465,000 | | 476,625 |
National Grid, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.30 | | 8/1/16 | | 724,000 | | 750,181 |
NiSource Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 9/15/17 | | 595,000 | | 557,150 |
NiSource Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.94 | | 11/23/09 | | 641,000 c | | 641,856 |
PacifiCorp, | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage Bonds, | | 6.90 | | 11/15/11 | | 2,265,000 | | 2,402,927 |
Southern, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsub. Notes, Ser. A | | 5.30 | | 1/15/12 | | 465,000 | | 463,726 |
| | | | | | | | 9,711,906 |
Environmental Control—.9% | | | | | | | | |
Republic Services, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 6.75 | | 8/15/11 | | 475,000 | | 495,704 |
Waste Management, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.88 | | 5/15/09 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,057,806 |
| | | | | | | | 2,553,510 |
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| | | | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Food & Beverages—1.5% | | | | | | | | | | |
H.J. Heinz, | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | | | 6.43 | | 12/1/20 | | 500,000 d | | 507,847 |
Safeway, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | | | 4.80 | | 7/16/07 | | 1,555,000 | | 1,549,528 |
Stater Brothers Holdings, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | | | 8.13 | | 6/15/12 | | 480,000 | | 489,600 |
Tyson Foods, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | | | 6.85 | | 4/1/16 | | 1,850,000 c,e | | 1,887,390 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,434,365 |
Foreign/Governmental—7.7% | | | | | | | | | | |
Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento | | | | | | | | |
Economico e Social, Unsub. | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | | | 5.17 | | 6/16/08 | | 1,390,000 c | | 1,376,100 |
Poland Government, | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds, Ser. 0608 | | PLN | | 5.75 | | 6/24/08 | | 21,335,000 f | | 7,248,253 |
Republic of Argentina, | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | | | 5.59 | | 8/3/12 | | 1,480,000 c | | 1,063,380 |
Republic of South Africa, | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | | | 9.13 | | 5/19/09 | | 1,720,000 | | 1,853,300 |
Sweden Government, | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds, Ser. 1043 | | SEK | | 5.00 | | 1/28/09 | | 72,300,000 f | | 10,629,170 |
United Mexican States, | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes, Ser. A | | | | 6.75 | | 9/27/34 | | 751,000 | | 797,938 |
| | | | | | | | | | 22,968,141 |
Health Care—1.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
American Home Products, | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | | | 6.95 | | 3/15/11 | | 1,150,000 c | | 1,217,230 |
Coventry Health Care, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | | | 5.88 | | 1/15/12 | | 1,170,000 e | | 1,165,786 |
Medco Health Solutions, | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | | | 7.25 | | 8/15/13 | | 350,000 | | 372,254 |
Quest Diagnostics, | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | 5.13 | | 11/1/10 | | 780,000 | | 765,916 |
WellPoint, | | | | | | | | | | |
Unscd. Notes | | | | 5.00 | | 1/15/11 | | 525,000 | | 518,251 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,039,437 |
Lodging & Entertainment—.7% | | | | | | | | | | |
Carnival, | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | 3.75 | | 11/15/07 | | 1,240,000 | | 1,224,361 |
The Fund 15
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Lodging & Entertainment (continued) | | | | | | |
MGM Mirage, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 8.38 | | 2/1/11 | | 75,000 | | 79,219 |
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 6.13 | | 2/15/13 | | 775,000 | | 770,156 |
| | | | | | | | 2,073,736 |
Machinery—.1% | | | | | | | | |
Terex, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.38 | | 1/15/14 | | 410,000 | | 420,250 |
Media—.7% | | | | | | | | |
Comcast, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.50 | | 3/15/11 | | 1,240,000 | | 1,242,945 |
News America, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Debs. | | 7.63 | | 11/30/28 | | 730,000 | | 814,451 |
| | | | | | | | 2,057,396 |
Oil & Gas—1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Amerada Hess, | | | | | | | | |
Unscd. Notes | | 6.65 | | 8/15/11 | | 985,000 | | 1,027,227 |
Enterprise Products Operating, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes, Ser. B | | 4.63 | | 10/15/09 | | 2,045,000 | | 1,999,990 |
Pemex Project Funding Master | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Gtd. Notes | | 5.75 | | 12/15/15 | | 755,000 | | 737,069 |
| | | | | | | | 3,764,286 |
Packaging & Containers—.7% | | | | | | | | |
Ball, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.88 | | 12/15/12 | | 205,000 | | 209,612 |
Crown Americas/Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.63 | | 11/15/13 | | 690,000 | | 710,700 |
Crown Americas/Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 7.75 | | 11/15/15 | | 400,000 e | | 416,000 |
Sealed Air, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.63 | | 7/15/13 | | 910,000 d | | 897,948 |
| | | | | | | | 2,234,260 |
Paper & Forest Products—.6% | | | | | | | | |
Georgia-Pacific, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.00 | | 1/15/15 | | 550,000 d | | 550,000 |
Temple-Inland, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 6.63 | | 1/15/18 | | 425,000 | | 438,799 |
Weyerhaeuser, | | | | | | | | |
Debs. | | 7.25 | | 7/1/13 | | 625,000 | | 660,877 |
| | | | | | | | 1,649,676 |
16
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance—2.3% | | | | | | |
American International Group, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.05 | | 10/1/15 | | 565,000 | | 548,708 |
AON Capital Trust A, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Cap. Secs. | | 8.21 | | 1/1/27 | | 1,100,000 | | 1,261,852 |
ING Groep, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 5.78 | | 12/29/49 | | 500,000 c | | 495,756 |
Lincoln National, | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Unsub. Cap. Secs. | | 7.00 | | 5/17/66 | | 1,495,000 c | | 1,583,787 |
MetLife, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 6/15/15 | | 1,200,000 e | | 1,157,610 |
Nippon Life Insurance, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.88 | | 8/9/10 | | 1,050,000 d | | 1,024,629 |
Phoenix Cos., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.68 | | 2/16/08 | | 430,000 | | 432,794 |
Prudential Financial, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.10 | | 12/14/11 | | 485,000 | | 479,084 |
| | | | | | | | 6,984,220 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts—4.8% | | | | | | |
Archstone-Smith Operating Trust, | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 5/1/15 | | 925,000 | | 903,673 |
Arden Realty, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.25 | | 3/1/15 | | 475,000 | | 466,444 |
Duke Realty, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.88 | | 8/15/12 | | 2,150,000 | | 2,175,658 |
EOP Operating, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.00 | | 7/15/11 | | 1,450,000 | | 1,549,853 |
ERP Operating, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.75 | | 6/15/09 | | 2,400,000 | | 2,357,102 |
Federal Realty Investment Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 5.65 | | 6/1/16 | | 345,000 | | 341,567 |
Federal Realty Investment Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 6.00 | | 7/15/12 | | 305,000 | | 309,873 |
Healthcare Realty Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.13 | | 4/1/14 | | 1,165,000 | | 1,106,526 |
Host Hotels & Resorts, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.88 | | 11/1/14 | | 135,000 d | | 136,181 |
HRPT Properties Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.96 | | 3/16/11 | | 925,000 c | | 926,456 |
Liberty Property, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.50 | | 12/15/16 | | 310,000 | | 303,811 |
The Fund 17
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued) | | | | | | |
Mack-Cali Realty, | | | | | | | | |
Unscd. Notes | | 5.05 | | 4/15/10 | | 550,000 | | 540,294 |
Mack-Cali Realty, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.25 | | 1/15/12 | | 300,000 | | 293,944 |
Simon Property Group, | | | | | | | | |
Unsub. Notes | | 5.00 | | 3/1/12 | | 2,275,000 | | 2,228,872 |
Socgen Real Estate, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 7.64 | | 12/29/49 | | 700,000 c,d | | 709,221 |
| | | | | | | | 14,349,475 |
Residential Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Ctfs.—5.5% | | | | | | | | |
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1A, Cl. B2 | | 7.02 | | 4/25/36 | | 205,553 c,d | | 207,512 |
ChaseFlex Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-2, Cl. A1A | | 5.59 | | 9/25/36 | | 521,215 c | | 520,856 |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-WF2, Cl. AF7 | | 5.25 | | 8/25/35 | | 2,050,000 c | | 1,996,761 |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-WF1, Cl. A2A | | 5.70 | | 3/25/36 | | 348,354 c | | 347,448 |
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage | | | | | | |
Securities, Ser. 2004-FA1, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. 1A1 | | 6.25 | | 10/25/34 | | 2,543,575 | | 2,558,436 |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-12, Cl. 2A2 | | 3.55 | | 12/25/34 | | 1,961,010 c | | 1,966,548 |
Impac Secured Assets CMN Owner | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-1, Cl. 2A1 | | 5.67 | | 5/25/36 | | 535,889 c | | 537,068 |
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-AR25, Cl. 4A2 | | 6.18 | | 9/25/36 | | 1,543,023 c | | 1,554,942 |
J.P. Morgan Alternative Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-S4, Cl. A6 | | 5.71 | | 12/25/36 | | 370,000 c | | 369,676 |
New Century Alternative Mortgage | | | | | | |
Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-ALT2, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AF6A | | 5.89 | | 10/15/36 | | 750,000 c | | 746,746 |
Nomura Asset Acceptance, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-AP2, Cl. A5 | | 4.98 | | 5/25/35 | | 750,000 c | | 724,213 |
Nomura Asset Acceptance, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-WF1, Cl. 2A5 | | 5.16 | | 3/25/35 | | 1,575,000 c | | 1,531,483 |
Washington Mutual, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-AR4, Cl. A4B | | 4.67 | | 4/25/35 | | 3,294,000 c | | 3,226,801 |
| | | | | | | | 16,288,490 |
18
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Retail—.7% | | | | | | | | |
CVS, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.75 | | 8/15/11 | | 260,000 | | 262,932 |
Federated Retail Holding, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.90 | | 12/1/16 | | 280,000 | | 279,455 |
May Department Stores, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 3.95 | | 7/15/07 | | 1,275,000 | | 1,264,494 |
Yum! Brands, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 6.25 | | 4/15/16 | | 250,000 | | 254,252 |
| | | | | | | | 2,061,133 |
State/Territory | | | | | | | | |
General Obligations—2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Erie Tobacco Asset | | | | | | | | |
Securitization/NY, Tobacco | | | | | | | | |
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds | | 6.00 | | 6/1/28 | | 825,000 | | 829,208 |
Michigan Tobacco Settlement | | | | | | | | |
Finance Authority, Tobacco | | | | | | | | |
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds | | 7.31 | | 6/1/34 | | 825,000 | | 849,329 |
Michigan Tobacco Settlement | | | | | | | | |
Finance Authority, Tobacco | | | | | | | | |
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds | | 7.43 | | 6/1/34 | | 2,600,000 c | | 2,583,074 |
Tobacco Settlement Authority of | | | | | | | | |
Iowa, Tobacco Settlement | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Bonds | | 6.50 | | 6/1/23 | | 2,572,000 | | 2,537,381 |
| | | | | | | | 6,798,992 |
Telecommunications—1.5% | | | | | | | | |
AT & T, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.46 | | 5/15/08 | | 700,000 c | | 700,707 |
AT & T, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 7.30 | | 11/15/11 | | 770,000 c,e | | 833,053 |
KPN, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsub. Bonds | | 8.38 | | 10/1/30 | | 260,000 | | 293,461 |
Nextel Communications, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, Ser. F | | 5.95 | | 3/15/14 | | 605,000 | | 591,308 |
Nordic Telephone Holdings, | | | | | | | | |
Scd. Notes EUR | | 8.25 | | 5/1/16 | | 255,000 f | | 366,766 |
Qwest, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 8.88 | | 3/15/12 | | 50,000 c | | 55,750 |
Sprint Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Bonds | | 7.63 | | 1/30/11 | | 175,000 | | 187,033 |
The Fund 19
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Telecommunications (continued) | | | | | | |
Telefonica Emisiones, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.98 | | 6/20/11 | | 675,000 | | 686,374 |
Windstream, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 8.13 | | 8/1/13 | | 630,000 | | 681,188 |
Windstream, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 8.63 | | 8/1/16 | | 200,000 | | 219,250 |
| | | | | | | | 4,614,890 |
Textiles & Apparel—.3% | | | | | | | | |
Mohawk Industries, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.75 | | 1/15/11 | | 805,000 | | 802,867 |
Transportation—1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Norfolk Southern, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 8.63 | | 5/15/10 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,368,089 |
Union Pacific, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.75 | | 10/15/07 | | 2,510,000 | | 2,514,749 |
| | | | | | | | 3,882,838 |
U.S. Government Agencies/ | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed—13.9% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: | | | | | | |
3.50%, 9/1/10 | | | | | | 336,649 | | 323,408 |
4.00%, 3/1/10—4/1/10 | | | | | | 9,659,910 | | 9,429,804 |
4.50%, 2/1/10 | | | | | | 2,460,621 | | 2,415,493 |
6.50%, 6/1/32 | | | | | | 5,651 | | 5,784 |
Stripped Security, Interest Only Class, | | | | | | |
Ser. 1987, Cl. PI, 7.00%, 9/15/12 | | | | 139,651 g | | 15,473 |
Federal National Mortgage Association: | | | | | | |
4.00%, 2/1/10—5/1/10 | | | | | | 2,854,757 | | 2,762,719 |
4.50%, 11/1/14 | | | | | | 1,658,291 | | 1,614,479 |
6.52%, 2/1/29 | | | | | | 88,541 c | | 90,016 |
Gtd. Pass-Through Ctfs., | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-49, Cl. JE, 3.00%, 4/25/33 | | | | 755,887 | | 676,894 |
Government National Mortgage Association I: | | | | | | |
8.00%, 9/15/08 | | | | | | 49,191 | | 49,215 |
Ser. 2003-96, Cl. B, 3.61%, 8/16/18 | | | | 1,354,204 | | 1,328,844 |
Ser. 2005-90, Cl. A, 3.76%, 9/16/28 | | | | 2,167,537 | | 2,088,857 |
Ser. 2006-67, Cl. A, 3.95%, 10/6/11 | | | | 1,597,212 | | 1,540,974 |
Ser. 2005-34, Cl. A, 3.96%, 9/16/21 | | | | 1,741,221 | | 1,703,738 |
20
| | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
U.S. Government Agencies/ | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed (continued) | | | | |
Government National Mortgage | | | | |
Association I (continued): | | | | |
Ser. 2005-79, Cl. A, 4.00%, 10/16/33 | | 2,124,069 | | 2,062,954 |
Ser. 2005-50, Cl. A, 4.02%, 10/16/26 | | 1,180,336 | | 1,148,438 |
Ser. 2005-29, Cl. A, 4.02%, 7/16/27 | | 1,292,337 | | 1,252,340 |
Ser. 2005-42, Cl. A, 4.05%, 7/16/20 | | 4,452,570 | | 4,350,703 |
Ser. 2006-6, Cl. A, 4.05%, 10/16/23 | | 466,412 | | 455,058 |
Ser. 2006-3, Cl. A, 4.21%, 1/16/28 | | 1,950,114 | | 1,897,501 |
Ser. 2006-5, Cl. A, 4.24%, 7/16/29 | | 1,936,814 | | 1,885,006 |
Ser. 2005-52, Cl. A, 4.29%, 1/16/30 | | 839,627 | | 820,601 |
Ser. 2005-59, Cl. A, 4.39%, 5/16/23 | | 763,660 | | 748,815 |
Ser. 2005-32, Cl. B, 4.39%, 8/16/30 | | 1,525,000 | | 1,492,838 |
Ser. 2005-87, Cl. A, 4.45%, 3/16/25 | | 1,063,447 | | 1,040,484 |
Government National Mortgage Association II: | | |
5.38%, 4/20/30 | | 271,206 c | | 273,227 |
7.00%, 12/20/30—4/20/31 | | 30,974 | | 31,936 |
7.50%, 11/20/29—12/20/30 | | 33,506 | | 34,851 |
| | | | 41,540,450 |
U.S. Government Securities—2.2% | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | | |
4.75%, 12/31/08 | | 6,500,000 e | | 6,480,708 |
Total Bonds and Notes | | | | |
(cost $298,904,422) | | | | 295,169,630 |
| |
| |
|
|
| | Principal | | |
Short-Term Investment—.1% | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
|
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | | |
4.86%, 3/8/07 | | | | |
(cost $422,993) | | 425,000 h | | 422,964 |
| |
| |
|
|
|
Other Investment—.1% | | Shares | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
|
Registered Investment Company; | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred | | | | |
Plus Money Market Fund | | | | |
(cost $160,000) | | 160,000 i | | 160,000 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Investment of Cash Collateral | | | | |
for Securities Loaned—6.0% | | Shares | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
Registered Investment Company; | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Cash | | | | |
Advantage Plus Fund | | | | |
(cost $17,862,726) | | 17,862,726 i | | 17,862,726 |
| |
| |
|
|
Total Investments (cost $317,350,141) | | 105.3% | | 313,615,320 |
|
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables | | (5.3%) | | (15,670,722) |
|
Net Assets | | 100.0% | | 297,944,598 |
|
a Non-income producing—security in default. | | | | |
b The value of this security has been determined in good faith under the direction of the Board of Directors. |
c Variable rate security—interest rate subject to periodic change. | | |
d Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.These securities may be resold in |
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2007, these securities |
amounted to $39,500,341 or 13.3% of net assets. | | |
e All or a portion of these securities are on loan. At January 31, 2007, the total market value of the fund’s securities |
on loan is $17,324,311 and the total market value of the collateral held by the fund is $17,862,726. |
f Principal amount stated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. | | |
EUR—Euro | | | | |
PLN—Polish Zloty | | | | |
SEK—Swedish Krona | | | | |
g Notional face amount shown. | | | | |
h All or partially held by a broker as collateral for open financial futures positions. | | |
i Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. | | |
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | | | | |
|
| | Value (%) | | | | Value (%) |
| |
| |
| |
|
Corporate Bonds | | 48.3 | | Short-Term/ | | |
Asset/Mortgage-Backed | | 24.7 | | Money Market Investments | | 6.2 |
U.S. Government & Agencies | | 16.1 | | State/Government | | |
Foreign/Governmental | | 7.7 | | General Obligations | | 2.3 |
| | | | | | 105.3 |
|
† Based on net assets. | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | |
22
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES |
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | | | | Unrealized |
| | | | Market Value | | | | Appreciation |
| | | | Covered by | | | | (Depreciation) |
| | Contracts | | Contracts ($) | | Expiration | | at 1/31/2006 ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Financial Futures Long | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes | | 412 | | 83,880,625 | | March 2007 | | (426,532) |
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | 167 | | 17,456,719 | | March 2007 | | 15,656 |
Financial Futures Short | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes | | 340 | | (36,295,000) | | March 2007 | | 927,875 |
U.S. Treasury 30 Year Bonds | | 130 | | (14,316,250) | | March 2007 | | 452,969 |
| | | | | | | | 969,968 |
|
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | |
The Fund 23
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
| | Cost | | Value |
| |
| |
|
Assets ($): | | | | |
Investments in securities—See Statement | | | | |
of Investments (including securities on loan, | | |
valued at $17,324,311)—Note 1(c): | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 299,327,415 | | 295,592,594 |
Affiliated issuers | | 18,022,726 | | 18,022,726 |
Cash denominated in foreign currencies | | 13,462 | | 13,739 |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | | 17,541,934 |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | | 3,050,518 |
Net unrealized appreciation on forward | | | | |
currency exchange contracts—Note 4 | | | | 332,375 |
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed | | 19,891 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 3,570 |
| | | | 334,577,347 |
| |
| |
|
Liabilities ($): | | | | |
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c) | | 242,563 |
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(c) | | | | 17,862,726 |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | 17,672,843 |
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | | 410,872 |
Cash overdraft due to Custodian | | | | 136,799 |
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4 | | 103,929 |
Unrealized depreciation of forward | | | | |
currency exchange contracts—Note 4 | | | | 76,137 |
Interest payable—Note 2 | | | | 153 |
Accrued expenses | | | | 126,727 |
| | | | 36,632,749 |
| |
| |
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Net Assets ($) | | | | 297,944,598 |
| |
| |
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Composition of Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | 390,398,808 |
Accumulated distributions in excess of investment income—net | | (599,526) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (89,343,759) |
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | |
on investments and foreign currency transactions (including | | |
$969,968 net unrealized appreciation on financial futures) | | (2,510,925) |
| |
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Net Assets ($) | | | | 297,944,598 |
Net Asset Value Per Share | | | | | | |
| | Class B | | Class D | | Class P |
| |
| |
| |
|
Net Assets ($) | | 6,738,952 | | 287,725,104 | | 3,480,542 |
Shares Outstanding | | 619,338 | | 26,434,520 | | 319,428 |
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| |
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Net Asset Value Per Share ($) | | 10.88 | | 10.88 | | 10.90 |
|
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income ($): | | |
Interest | | 7,737,130 |
Dividends; | | |
Affiliated issuers | | 46,595 |
Income from securities lending | | 2,519 |
Total Income | | 7,786,244 |
Expenses: | | |
Management fee—Note 3(a) | | 791,392 |
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c) | | 483,359 |
Professional fees | | 28,905 |
Registration fees | | 24,863 |
Distribution fees—Note 3(b) | | 18,284 |
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports | | 16,940 |
Custodian fees—Note 3(c) | | 14,605 |
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d) | | 10,849 |
Interest expense—Note 2 | | 153 |
Miscellaneous | | 19,493 |
Total Expenses | | 1,408,843 |
Investment Income—Net | | 6,377,401 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (804,253) |
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures | | (1,999,091) |
Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts | | (303,988) |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | (3,107,332) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | |
and foreign currency transactions (including $1,374,156 | | |
net unrealized appreciaton on financial futures) | | 5,737,814 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | 2,630,482 |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 9,007,883 |
|
See notes to financial statements. | | |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | Six Months Ended | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | Year Ended |
| | (Unaudited) | | July 31, 2006 |
| |
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Operations ($): | | | | |
Investment income—net | | 6,377,401 | | 14,045,314 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (3,107,332) | | (2,408,114) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | | |
(depreciation) on investments | | 5,737,814 | | (2,466,116) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Resulting from Operations | | 9,007,883 | | 9,171,084 |
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Dividends to Shareholders from ($): | | | | |
Investment income—net: | | | | |
Class A | | — | | (275,055) |
Class B | | (139,984) | | (344,288) |
Class D | | (6,737,747) | | (15,903,014) |
Class P | | (85,597) | | (227,066) |
Net realized gain on investments: | | | | |
Class A | | — | | (15,053) |
Class B | | — | | (13,956) |
Class D | | — | | (538,880) |
Class P | | — | | (6,475) |
Total Dividends | | (6,963,328) | | (17,323,787) |
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Capital Stock Transactions ($): | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold: | | | | |
Class A | | — | | 3,713,134 |
Class B | | 137,997 | | 513,403 |
Class D | | 15,979,555 | | 149,456,810 |
Class P | | 10,000 | | 511,511 |
Dividends reinvested: | | | | |
Class A | | — | | 235,816 |
Class B | | 116,161 | | 293,119 |
Class D | | 5,759,511 | | 13,941,228 |
Class P | | 44,064 | | 154,730 |
Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | |
Class A | | — | | (13,620,477) |
Class B | | (1,468,318) | | (4,293,256) |
Class D | | (51,538,525) | | (274,916,324) |
Class P | | (625,494) | | (4,206,268) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from | | | | |
Capital Stock Transactions | | (31,585,049) | | (128,216,574) |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | (29,540,494) | | (136,369,277) |
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Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Beginning of Period | | 327,485,092 | | 463,854,369 |
End of Period | | 297,944,598 | | 327,485,092 |
Distributions in excess of investment income—net | | (599,526) | | (13,599) |
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| | Six Months Ended | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | Year Ended |
| | (Unaudited) | | July 31, 2006 |
| |
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Capital Share Transactions: | | | | |
Class Aa | | | | |
Shares sold | | — | | 339,116 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | — | | 21,520 |
Shares redeemed | | — | | (1,249,744) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | — | | (889,108) |
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Class B a | | | | |
Shares sold | | 12,630 | | 47,129 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | 10,764 | | 26,899 |
Shares redeemed | | (134,764) | | (393,753) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | (111,370) | | (319,725) |
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Class D | | | | |
Shares sold | | 1,466,818 | | 13,673,122 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | 528,125 | | 1,279,002 |
Shares redeemed | | (4,730,168) | | (25,193,273) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | (2,735,225) | | (10,241,149) |
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Class P | | | | |
Shares sold | | 914 | | 46,679 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | 4,035 | | 14,149 |
Shares redeemed | | (57,146) | | (384,118) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | (52,197) | | (323,290) |
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a During the period ended January 31, 2007, 32,034 Class B shares representing $351,886 were automatically |
converted to 32,012 Class D shares and during the year ended July 31, 2006, 55,669 Class B shares representing |
$608,568 were automatically converted to 55,626 shares consisting of 47,984 Class A shares until March 24, |
2006 and 7,642 Class D shares from March 25, 2006 through July 31, 2006. | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | |
The Fund 27
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | |
January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
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Class B Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004a | | 2003b |
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Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, | | | | | | | | | | |
beginning of period | | 10.82 | | 11.03 | | 11.13 | | 11.50 | | 11.59 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net c | | .19 | | .32 | | .21 | | .19 | | .14 |
Net realized and unrealized | | | | | | | | | | |
gain (loss) on investments | | .08 | | (.12) | | .05 | | (.23) | | .10 |
Total from Investment Operations | | .27 | | .20 | | .26 | | (.04) | | .24 |
Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | | (.21) | | (.39) | | (.35) | | (.32) | | (.33) |
Dividends from net realized | | | | | | | | | | |
gain on investments | | — | | (.02) | | (.01) | | (.01) | | — |
Total Distributions | | (.21) | | (.41) | | (.36) | | (.33) | | (.33) |
Net asset value, end of period | | 10.88 | | 10.82 | | 11.03 | | 11.13 | | 11.50 |
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| |
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| |
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Total Return (%) d | | 2.50e | | 1.81 | | 2.37 | | (.39) | | 2.11e |
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| | | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | |
| | | | January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
| | | | | |
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| |
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Class B Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004a | | 2003b |
| |
| |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 1.52f | | 1.50 | | 1.50 | | 1.54 | | 1.43f |
Ratio of net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 3.41f | | 2.92 | | 1.88 | | 1.64 | | 1.67f |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | 62.29e | | 181.07g | | 494.93g | | 695.82g | | 460.89 |
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| |
| |
| |
| |
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Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | 6,739 | | 7,905 | | 11,586 | | 13,323 | | 11,367 |
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a | | As of August 1, 2003, the fund has adopted the method of accounting for interim payments on swap contracts in |
| | accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133.These interim payments are reflected |
| | within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts, however, prior to August 1, 2003, these interim |
| | payments were reflected within interest income/expense in the Statement of Operations.The effect of this change for |
| | the period ended July 31, 2004, was to increase net investment income per share by $.01, decrease net realized and |
| | unrealized gain (loss) on investments per share by $.01 and increase the ratio of net investment income to average net |
| | assets from 1.60% to 1.64%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for periods prior to August 1, 2003 have |
| | not been restated to reflect this change in presentation. | | | | | | | | |
b | | From November 1, 2002 (commencement of initial offering) to July 31, 2003. | | | | |
c | | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. | | | | | | | | |
d | | Exclusive of sales charge. | | | | | | | | | | |
e | | Not annualized. | | | | | | | | | | |
f | | Annualized. | | | | | | | | | | |
g | | The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended July 31, 2006, July 31, |
| | 2005 and July 31, 2004, were 169.73%, 463.30% and 665.12%, respectively. | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | | | |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
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Class D Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004a | | 2003b | | 2002 |
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| |
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Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
beginning of period | | 10.82 | | 11.03 | | 11.13 | | 11.50 | | 11.69 | | 12.19 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net c | | .22 | | .39 | | .28 | | .27 | | .40 | | .64 |
Net realized and unrealized | | | | | | | | | | | | |
gain (loss) on investments | | .08 | | (.12) | | .05 | | (.23) | | (.09) | | (.47) |
Total from Investment Operations .30 | | .27 | | .33 | | .04 | | .31 | | .17 |
Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
income—net | | (.24) | | (.46) | | (.42) | | (.40) | | (.50) | | (.67) |
Dividends from net realized | | | | | | | | | | | | |
gain on investments | | — | | (.02) | | (.01) | | (.01) | | — | | — |
Total Distributions | | (.24) | | (.48) | | (.43) | | (.41) | | (.50) | | (.67) |
Net asset value, end of period | | 10.88 | | 10.82 | | 11.03 | | 11.13 | | 11.50 | | 11.69 |
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| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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Total Return (%) | | 2.81d | | 2.48 | | 2.99 | | .28 | | 2.69 | | 1.46 |
| | | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
| | | | | |
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| |
|
Class D Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004a | | 2003 b | | 2002 |
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| |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | .88e | | .86 | | .88 | | .87 | | .88 | | .80 |
Ratio of net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 4.04e | | 3.55 | | 2.52 | | 2.36 | | 3.45 | | 5.31 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | 62.29d | | 181.07f | | 494.93f | | 695.82f | | 460.89 | | 220.23 |
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| |
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| |
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Net Assets, end of period | | | | | | | | | | | | |
($ x 1,000) | | 287,725 | | 315,555 | | 434,779 | | 573,676 | | 850,189 | | 1,121,684 |
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a | | As of August 1, 2003, the fund has adopted the method of accounting for interim payments on swap contracts in |
| | accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133.These interim payments are reflected |
| | within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts, however, prior to August 1, 2003, these interim |
| | payments were reflected within interest income/expense in the Statement of Operations.The effect of this change for |
| | the period ended July 31, 2004, was to increase net investment income per share by less than $.01, decrease net |
| | realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments per share by less than $.01 and increase the ratio of net |
| | investment income to average net assets from 2.32% to 2.36%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for |
| | periods prior to August 1, 2003 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation. | | |
b | | The fund commenced offering four classes of shares on November 1, 2002.The existing shares were redesignated |
| | Class D shares. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
c | | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. | | | | | | | | |
d | | Not annualized. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e | | Annualized. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
f | | The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended July 31, 2006, July 31, |
| | 2005 and July 31, 2004, were 169.73%, 463.30% and 665.12%, respectively. | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | | | |
The Fund 31
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | |
January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
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Class P Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004a | | 2003b |
| |
| |
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Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, | | | | | | | | | | |
beginning of period | | 10.83 | | 11.04 | | 11.15 | | 11.51 | | 11.59 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net c | | .22 | | .39 | | .30 | | .28 | | .20 |
Net realized and unrealized | | | | | | | | | | |
gain (loss) on investments | | .09 | | (.12) | | .02 | | (.22) | | .09 |
Total from Investment Operations | | .31 | | .27 | | .32 | | .06 | | .29 |
Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | | (.24) | | (.46) | | (.42) | | (.41) | | (.37) |
Dividends from net realized | | | | | | | | | | |
gain on investments | | — | | (.02) | | (.01) | | (.01) | | — |
Total Distributions | | (.24) | | (.48) | | (.43) | | (.42) | | (.37) |
Net asset value, end of period | | 10.90 | | 10.83 | | 11.04 | | 11.15 | | 11.51 |
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| |
| |
|
Total Return (%) | | 2.91d | | 2.46 | | 3.01 | | .38 | | 2.53d |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
| | | |
| |
| |
|
Class P Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004a | | 2003b |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | .87e | | .88 | | .86 | | .86 | | .85e |
Ratio of net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 4.05e | | 3.56 | | 2.59 | | 2.41 | | 2.33e |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | 69.29d | | 181.07f | | 494.93f | | 695.82f | | 460.89 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | 3,481 | | 4,025 | | 7,674 | | 12,121 | | 19,763 |
a As of August 1, 2003, the fund has adopted the method of accounting for interim payments on swap contracts in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133.These interim payments are reflected within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts, however, prior to August 1, 2003, these interim payments were reflected within interest income/expense in the Statement of Operations.The effect of this change for the period ended July 31, 2004, was to increase net investment income per share by less than $.01, decrease net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments per share by less than $.01 and increase the ratio of net investment income to average net assets from 2.37% to 2.41% . Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for periods prior to August 1, 2003 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation. b From November 1, 2002 (commencement of initial offering) to July 31, 2003. c Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. d Not annualized. e Annualized. f The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended July 31, 2006, July 31, 2005 and July 31, 2004, were 169.73%, 463.30% and 665.12%, respectively.
See notes to financial statements.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ( U n a u d i t e d )
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus Premier Short Term Income Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Investment Grade Funds, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering four series, including the fund.The fund’s investment objective is to seek to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser.The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation (“Mellon Financial”).
On December 4, 2006, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement to merge.The new company will be called The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.As part of this transaction, Dreyfus would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals and the approval of The Bank of New York Company, Inc.’s and Mellon Financial’s shareholders, as well as other customary conditions to closing. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction of the other conditions, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. expect the transaction to be completed in the third quarter of 2007.
Dreyfus Service Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares. The fund is authorized to issue 700 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock. The fund currently offers three classes of shares: Class B (100 million shares authorized), Class D (500 million shares authorized) and Class P (100 million shares authorized). Class B shares are subject to a CDSC imposed on Class B share redemption made within six years of purchase and automatically convert to Class D shares after six years.The fund no longer offers Class B shares, except in connection with dividend reinvestment and permitted exchanges of Class B shares. Class D and Class P shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Class D shares purchased at net
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asset value (an investment of $250,000 or more) will have a CDSC imposed on redemptions made within eighteen months of purchase. 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 fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.
(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities excluding short-term investments (other than U.S. Treasury Bills), financial futures, options, swaps and forward currency exchange contracts are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board of Directors. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are valued as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
market conditions. Restricted securities, as well as securities or other assets for which recent market quotations are not readily available, that are not valued by a pricing service approved by the Board of Directors, or are determined by the fund not to reflect accurately fair value, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Board of Directors.The factors that may be considered when fair valuing a security include 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. Short-term investments, excluding U.S.Treasury Bills, are carried at amortized cost, which approximates value. Registered open-end investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. Financial futures and options, 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. Options traded over-the-counter are priced at the mean between the bid and asked price. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Forward currency exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate.
On September 20, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.
(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
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Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Such gains and losses are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gain and loss from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.
The fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby the fund receives earnings credits from the custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits, if any, as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with Mellon Bank, N.A., an affiliate of the Manager, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy, that at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan will be maintained at all times. Cash collateral is invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager. The fund is entitled to receive all income on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Although each security loaned is fully collateralized, the fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner.
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(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Manager are defined as “affiliated” in the Act.
(e) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gain, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gain can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gain. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(f) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
On July 13, 2006, the FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority.Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.
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The fund has an unused capital loss carryover of $79,392,606 available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to July 31, 2006. If not applied, $1,818,379 of the carryover expires in fiscal 2007, $5,887,866 expires in fiscal 2008, $4,403,293 expires in fiscal 2010, $21,420,716 expires in fiscal 2011, $7,815,155 expires in fiscal 2012, $29,412,542 expires in fiscal 2013 and $8,634,655 expires in fiscal 2014.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006 was as follows: ordinary income $17,323,787. 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 may borrow up to $10 million for leveraging purposes under a short-term unsecured line of credit and participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $100 million unsecured line of credit primarily to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Interest is charged to the fund based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowing.
The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding under the leveraging arrangement during the period ended January 31, 2007 was approximately $5,200, with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 5.89% ..
NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .50% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.
During the period ended January 31, 2007, the Distributor retained $16,174 from contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions of the fund’s Class B shares.
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(b) Under the Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class B shares pay the Distributor for distributing their shares at an annual rate of .50% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class B shares. During the period ended January 31, 2007, Class B shares were charged $18,289, pursuant to the Plan.
(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class B, Class D and Class P shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of the average daily net assets Class B and Class P shares and .20% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class D shares, for the provision of certain services.The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding Class B, Class D and Class P shares and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or other industry professional) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended January 31, 2007, Class B, Class D and Class P shares were charged, $9,144, $305,383 and $4,823, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.
The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $144,415 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement.
The fund compensates Mellon Bank, N.A., an affiliate of the Manager, under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $14,605 pursuant to the custody agreement.
During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $2,044 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.
The components of Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees
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$127,986, Rule 12b-1 distribution plan fees $2,875, shareholder services plan fees $51,631, custodian fees $15,486, chief compliance officer fees $2,385 and transfer agency per account fees $42,200.
(d) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
(e) Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, the fund may invest its available cash balances in affiliated money market mutual funds. Management fees of the underlying money market mutual funds have been waived by the Manager.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, forward currency exchange contracts and financial futures, during the period ended January 31, 2007, amounted to $232,253,502 and $296,562,301, respectively.
The fund may invest in financial futures contracts in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the market. The fund is exposed to market risk as a result of changes in the value of the underlying financial instruments. Investments in financial futures require the fund to “mark to market” on a daily basis, which reflects the change in market value of the contracts at the close of each day’s trading. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains and losses. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss.These investments require initial margin deposits with a broker, which consist of cash or cash equiv-alents.The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Contracts open at January 31, 2007, are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.
The fund enters into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
its foreign portfolio holdings and to settle foreign currency transac-tions.When executing forward currency exchange contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward currency exchange contracts, the fund would incur a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates. With respect to purchases of forward currency exchange contracts, the fund would incur a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward currency exchange contracts which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract. The following summarizes open forward currency exchange contracts at January 31, 2007.
| | Foreign | | | | Unrealized |
Forward Currency | | Currency | | | | Appreciation |
Exchange Contracts | | Amounts | | Cost ($) Value ($) | | (Depreciation) ($) |
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Sales: | | | | | | |
Euro, expiring | | | | | | |
3/21/2007 | | 260,000 | | 341,874 339,482 | | 2,392 |
Polish Zloty, expiring | | | | | | |
3/21/2007 | | 22,100,000 | | 7,717,828 7,387,845 | | 329,983 |
Swedish Krona, expiring | | | | |
3/21/2007 | | 73,950,000 | | 10,595,937 10,672,074 | | (76,137) |
Total | | | | | | 256,238 |
At January 31, 2007, accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was $3,734,821, consisting of $1,043,737 gross unrealized appreciation and $4,778,558 gross unrealized depreciation.
At January 31, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
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Dreyfus Premier | | Transfer Agent & |
Short Term Income Fund | | Dividend Disbursing Agent |
200 Park Avenue | | |
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New York, NY 10166 | | |
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Manager | | | | New York, NY 10166 |
The Dreyfus Corporation | | Distributor |
200 Park Avenue | | |
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New York, NY 10166 | | |
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Custodian | | | | New York, NY 10166 |
Mellon Bank, N.A. | | |
One Mellon Bank Center | | |
Pittsburgh, PA | | 15258 | | |
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Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-554-4611
Mail | | The Dreyfus Premier Family of Funds |
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The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.
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 12-month period ended June 30, 2006, is available at http://www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The description of the policies and procedures is also available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-645-6561.
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Contents |
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| | THE FUND |
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2 | | A Letter from the CEO |
3 | | Discussion of Fund Performance |
6 | | Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses |
6 | | Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses |
With Those of Other Funds |
7 | | Statement of Investments |
13 | | Statement of Financial Futures |
14 | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
15 | | Statement of Operations |
16 | | Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
18 | | Financial Highlights |
20 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
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| | Back Cover |
The Fund
Dreyfus Premier |
Yield Advantage Fund |

A LETTER FROM THE CEO
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Premier Yield Advantage Fund, covering the six-month period from August 1, 2006, through January 31, 2007.
The reporting period proved to be a time of relatively low volatility in the U.S. bond market, as short-term interest rates stabilized and yields of 10-year Treasury securities remained within a relatively narrow range.Yet, a number of developments might have suggested otherwise, including bouts of economic uncertainty, softening real estate markets, an inverted yield curve and ongoing geopolitical turmoil.
Why did fixed income investors appear to shrug off some of the bond market’s more negative influences? In our analysis, investors disregarded near-term concerns in favor of a longer view, looking to broader trends that showed moderately slower economic growth with subdued inflation risk and relatively strong credit fundamentals. Indeed, we believe that reacting to near-term influences with extreme shifts in investment strategy rarely is the right decision. Instead, a better course is to set a portfolio mix designed to meet long-term goals while attempting to moderate short-term market volatility. As always, your financial consultant can help you identify the portfolio arrangement that may be most likely to help you benefit from these trends.
For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as market perspectives, we have provided a Discussion of Fund Performance given by the fund’s portfolio manager.
Thank you for your continued confidence and support in 2007.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Laurie Carroll, Portfolio Manager
How did Dreyfus Premier Yield Advantage Fund perform relative to its benchmark?
For the six-month period ended January 31, 2007, the fund achieved total returns of 1.47% for Class B shares and 2.38% for Class D shares.1 In comparison, the Citigroup 1-Year Treasury Benchmark Index, the fund’s benchmark, achieved a total return of 2.42% for the same period.2
Yields of short-term fixed-income securities generally stabilized during the reporting period as the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) left interest rates unchanged. Class D shares produced returns in line with the benchmark, primarily due to relatively strong results from asset-backed and corporate securities compared to the U.S. Treasury securities that comprise the benchmark.
What is the fund’s investment approach?
The fund seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital, with minimal changes in share price.To pursue its goal, the fund invests only in investment-grade fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers or the unrated equivalent (at the time of investment)3 as determined by Dreyfus. This may include: U.S. government bonds and notes; corporate bonds; municipal bonds; convertible securities; preferred stocks; inflation-indexed securities; asset-backed securities; mortgage-related securities (including CMOs); and foreign bonds.
To help reduce share price fluctuations, the fund seeks to keep the average effective duration of its overall portfolio at one year or less, and the fund may invest in securities with effective final maturities of any length.
The fund may also engage in risk management techniques, including futures contracts, swap agreements and other derivatives, in seeking to reduce share price volatility, increase income and otherwise manage the fund’s exposure to investment risks.The fund will focus primarily on U.S. securities, but may invest up to 10% of its total assets in fixed-income securities of foreign issuers.
| DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
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What other factors influenced the fund’s performance?
The period from August 2006 through January 2007 stood in stark contrast to the six months that preceded it. In the months leading up to the start of the reporting period, interest rates were climbing, fuel prices soared and investors grew concerned that robust economic growth might lead to an overheated economy and intensifying inflationary pressures. In contrast, the reporting period was characterized by stable interest rates, falling energy prices and easing inflation concerns.These changing market conditions were primarily the result of moderating U.S. economic growth, as previously high-flying housing markets softened.
Perhaps most significant, after implementing 17 consecutive rate hikes since June 2004, the Fed left short-term interest rates unchanged during the reporting period. In its public statements, the Fed indicated that, although the rate of inflation remained somewhat above its comfort zone, moderating economic growth was likely to reduce prevailing inflationary pressures, making further rate hikes unnecessary for the time being.
Although short-term interest rates remained relatively stable, longer-term interest rates generally declined as inflation worries eased. As a result, yield differences narrowed along the maturity spectrum, leaving little difference in the yields of securities with maturities between approximately six months and four years. In fact, at times during the reporting period, yields of securities in the middle of that range were lower than those of shorter-term securities, a phenomenon known as an “inverted yield curve.”
In this changing market environment, most “spread” sectors of the fixed-income market produced higher returns than U.S. Treasury securities. Accordingly, the fund was rewarded for its focus on investment-grade corporate securities and high-quality asset-backed securities, which together comprised approximately 90% of the fund’s assets. In the corporate arena, the fund further benefited from its emphasis on “triple-B” and “single-A” rated instruments, which generally outperformed more highly rated securities, as well as securities issued by banks, real estate investment trusts and other regulated issuers that we believed would be
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less likely to be affected by leveraged buyouts. Among asset-backed securities, we focused primarily on instruments backed by home equity and automobile loans.
Although detractors from the fund’s performance proved to be relatively mild, they included a relatively short duration position among the fund’s holdings of U.S. Treasury securities and a small position in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS).
What is the fund’s current strategy?
Economic data have been stronger than many analysts expected, dashing earlier expectations that the Fed may begin to reduce interest rates. Recent comments from Fed members have left open the possibility of additional rate hikes should inflationary pressures intensify. In our view, the Fed is likely to remain on hold over the foreseeable future as it continues to evaluate the impact of its previous tightening campaign on the economy and inflation.
Accordingly, we have maintained our focus on corporate and asset-backed securities. However, to guard against the potentially adverse effects of a weakening U.S. economy, we have begun to upgrade the fund’s credit quality. We believe that these are prudent strategies in today’s more uncertain market environment.
February 15, 2007
1 | | Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid, and does not take into |
| | consideration the applicable contingent deferred sales charges imposed on redemptions in the case of |
| | Class B shares. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. Past performance |
| | is no guarantee of future results. Share price, yield and investment return fluctuate such that upon |
| | redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Return figures |
| | provided reflect the absorption of certain fund expenses by The Dreyfus Corporation pursuant to |
| | an agreement in effect through July 31, 2007, at which time it may be extended, terminated or |
| | modified. Had these expenses not been absorbed, the fund’s returns would have been lower. |
2 | | SOURCE: BLOOMBERG L.P. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, |
| | capital gain distributions.The Citigroup 1-Year Treasury Benchmark Index is an unmanaged |
| | index generally representative of the average yield on 1-year U.S.Treasury bills.The index does not |
| | take into account charges, fees and other expenses.Total return is calculated on a month-end basis. |
3 | | The fund may continue to own investment grade bonds (at the time of purchase) which are |
| | subsequently downgraded to below investment grade. |
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U N D E R S TA N D I N G YO U R F U N D ’ S E X P E N S E S ( U n a u d i t e d )
As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.
Review your fund’s expenses
The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Premier Yield Advantage Fund from August 1, 2006 to January 31, 2007. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | | |
assuming actual returns for the six months ended January 31, 2007 | | |
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Expenses paid per $1,000 † | | $ 7.87 | | $ 4.08 |
Ending value (after expenses) | | $1,014.70 | | $1,023.80 |
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 January 31, 2007 |
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Expenses paid per $1,000 † | | $ 7.88 | | $ 4.08 |
Ending value (after expenses) | | $1,017.39 | | $1,021.17 |
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† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.55% for Class B and .80% for Class D, multiplied |
by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS |
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes—96.1% | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
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Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Auto Receivables—6.9% | | | | | | | | |
Capital Auto Receivables Asset | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-1, Cl. A3 | | 5.03 | | 10/15/09 | | 1,040,000 | | 1,036,009 |
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-2, Cl. A2 | | 4.07 | | 2/15/12 | | 800,000 | | 785,436 |
WFS Financial Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-1, Cl. A3 | | 3.59 | | 10/19/09 | | 1,424,234 | | 1,413,251 |
WFS Financial Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-2, Cl. A4 | | 4.39 | | 11/19/12 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,483,812 |
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Asset-Backed Ctfs./Credit Cards—7.7% | | | | | | |
Advanta Business Card Master | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2005-C1, Cl. C1 | | 5.83 | | 8/22/11 | | 1,500,000 a | | 1,508,078 |
American Express Issuance Trust, | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-1, Cl. C | | 5.65 | | 8/15/11 | | 1,250,000 a | | 1,256,995 |
Chase Issuance Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-C1, Cl. C1 | | 5.69 | | 11/15/12 | | 1,250,000 a | | 1,255,838 |
Gracechurch Card Funding, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 9, Cl. C | | 5.63 | | 9/15/10 | | 1,250,000 a | | 1,252,539 |
| | | | | | | | 5,273,450 |
Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Home Equity Loans—23.4% | | | | | | | | |
Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-4, Cl. M7 | | 6.62 | | 12/25/35 | | 500,000 a | | 504,650 |
Asset-Backed Securities Home | | | | | | | | |
Equity, Ser. 2004-HE3, Cl. M2 | | 6.44 | | 6/25/34 | | 1,750,000 a | | 1,764,741 |
Bayview Financial Acquisition | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-A, Cl. 1A1 | | 5.61 | | 2/28/41 | | 1,796,454 a | | 1,788,589 |
Broadwick Funding, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1A, Cl. B | | 5.89 | | 7/13/41 | | 1,000,000 a,b | | 997,500 |
Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-OPT1, Cl. M7 | | 6.37 | | 2/25/36 | | 947,000 a | | 943,592 |
Centex Home Equity, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-B, Cl. AF4 | | 3.24 | | 2/25/32 | | 275,802 a | | 271,919 |
Centex Home Equity, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-B, Cl. AF2 | | 4.24 | | 3/25/35 | | 21,304 a | | 21,238 |
Centex Home Equity, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-D, Cl. M4 | | 5.93 | | 10/25/35 | | 1,000,000 a | | 1,006,276 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
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Home Equity Loans (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Fremont Home Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1, Cl. M1 | | 5.64 | | 4/25/36 | | 1,000,000 a | | 1,000,931 |
Home Equity Asset Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-9, Cl. M7 | | 6.52 | | 4/25/36 | | 450,000 a | | 456,379 |
Nomura Home Equity Loan, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-WF1, Cl. M7 | | 6.22 | | 3/25/36 | | 500,000 a | | 496,306 |
Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-4, Cl. M5 | | 5.95 | | 11/25/35 | | 500,000 a | | 503,139 |
Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-5, Cl. M1 | | 5.97 | | 8/25/33 | | 1,000,000 a | | 1,003,509 |
Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2004-4, Cl. AF4 | | 4.63 | | 9/25/34 | | 1,000,000 a | | 977,947 |
Residential Asset Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Products, Ser. 2005-EFC5, Cl. M7 | | 6.44 | | 10/25/35 | | 500,000 a | | 502,380 |
Residential Asset Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Products, Ser. 2005-EFC6, Cl. M7 | | 6.72 | | 11/25/35 | | 500,000 a | | 503,004 |
Residential Asset Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-KS4, Cl. M2 | | 5.90 | | 5/25/35 | | 1,500,000 a | | 1,512,714 |
Residential Asset Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-EMX3, Cl. M7 | | 6.37 | | 4/25/36 | | 500,000 a | | 497,576 |
Residential Asset Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-EMX4, Cl. M7 | | 6.57 | | 11/25/35 | | 655,000 a | | 661,796 |
Residential Funding Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Securities II, Ser. 2006-HSA2, | | | | | | | | |
Cl. AI3 | | 5.55 | | 3/25/36 | | 600,000 a | | 598,439 |
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Asset-Backed Ctfs./ | | | | | | | | |
Manufactured Housing—.8% | | | | | | | | |
Green Tree Financial, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 1994-7, Cl. M1 | | 9.25 | | 3/15/20 | | 557,166 | | 575,103 |
Automobile Manufacturers—2.8% | | | | | | | | |
DaimlerChrysler N.A. Holding, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.13 | | 3/7/07 | | 915,000 | | 913,976 |
DaimlerChrysler N.A. Holding, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.79 | | 3/13/09 | | 1,000,000 a | | 1,002,489 |
| | | | | | | | 1,916,465 |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Banks—3.0% | | | | | | | | |
City National Bank/Beverly Hills | | | | | | | | |
CA, Sub. Notes | | 6.38 | | 1/15/08 | | 721,000 | | 724,863 |
ICICI Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 5.90 | | 1/12/10 | | 300,000 a,b | | 301,169 |
Landsbanki Islands, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 6.07 | | 8/25/09 | | 1,000,000 a,b | | 1,008,100 |
| | | | | | | | 2,034,132 |
Diversified Financial Services—9.9% | | | | | | |
American General Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes, Ser. I | | 4.63 | | 5/15/09 | | 400,000 | | 392,936 |
Capital One Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 4.88 | | 5/15/08 | | 400,000 | | 397,308 |
International Lease Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Notes, Ser. P | | 5.76 | | 1/15/10 | | 2,000,000 a | | 2,019,090 |
Kaupthing Bank, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 6.06 | | 1/15/10 | | 1,000,000 a,b | | 1,007,347 |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Notes | | 5.59 | | 1/12/12 | | 700,000 a,c | | 702,139 |
Textron Financial, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.13 | | 3/3/08 | | 1,255,000 c | | 1,238,169 |
USA Education, | | | | | | | | |
Unscd. Notes, Ser. A | | 5.63 | | 4/10/07 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,452 |
| | | | | | | | 6,757,441 |
Electric Utilities—1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Appalachian Power, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 5.69 | | 6/29/07 | | 1,125,000 a | | 1,126,233 |
Food & Beverages—1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Cadbury Schweppes U.S. Finance, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 10/1/08 | | 1,130,000 b | | 1,101,979 |
Foreign/Governmental—4.4% | | | | | | | | |
United Mexican States, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 6.06 | | 1/13/09 | | 3,000,000 a | | 3,032,250 |
Real Estate Investment | | | | | | | | |
Trusts—2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Duke Realty, | | | | | | | | |
Notes | | 6.75 | | 5/30/08 | | 450,000 | | 456,668 |
The Fund 9
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Real Estate Investment | | | | | | | | |
Trusts (continued) | | | | | | | | |
HRPT Properties Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.96 | | 3/16/11 | | 1,000,000 a | | 1,001,574 |
| | | | | | | | 1,458,242 |
Residential Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Ctfs.—18.3% | | | | | | | | |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-2, Cl. 6A1 | | 5.49 | | 5/25/36 | | 495,160 a | | 495,468 |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-3, Cl. 8A2 | | 5.56 | | 7/25/35 | | 663,866 a | | 665,762 |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-7, Cl. 7A21 | | 5.57 | | 10/25/35 | | 438,064 a | | 438,619 |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-9, Cl. 5A1 | | 5.59 | | 11/25/35 | | 755,404 a | | 757,046 |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2006-1, Cl. 6A2 | | 5.61 | | 3/25/36 | | 671,745 a | | 672,867 |
American General Mortgage Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-1, Cl. A1 | | 5.75 | | 12/25/35 | | 591,909 a,b | | 591,264 |
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-1, Cl. A1 | | 5.60 | | 1/25/35 | | 443,867 a | | 444,988 |
Countrywide Alternative Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2005-65CB, Cl. 1A5 | | 5.50 | | 1/25/36 | | 2,110,791 a | | 2,110,694 |
Countrywide Alternative Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-6CB, Cl. 1A2 | | 5.50 | | 5/25/36 | | 922,563 a | | 920,780 |
Countrywide Alternative Loan | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2004-7T1, Cl. A1 | | 5.75 | | 6/25/34 | | 1,428,245 | | 1,424,063 |
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-16, Cl. 1A1 | | 5.72 | | 9/25/34 | | 699,113 a | | 702,252 |
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-21, Cl. A8 | | 8.00 | | 11/25/34 | | 861,553 | | 869,557 |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2004-15F, Cl. 2A2 | | 5.00 | | 12/25/34 | | 699,568 | | 677,700 |
Impac CMB Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-4, Ser. 1M3 | | 5.80 | | 5/25/35 | | 425,038 a | | 426,176 |
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| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Principal | | |
Bonds and Notes (continued) | | Rate (%) | | Date | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Residential Mortgage | | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Ctfs. (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Impac Secured Assets CMN Owner | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Ser. 2006-1, Cl. 2A1 | | 5.67 | | 5/25/36 | | 737,462 a | | 739,084 |
Opteum Mortgage Acceptance, | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-5, Cl. 2A1A | | 5.47 | | 12/25/35 | | 583,099 a | | 580,533 |
| | | | | | | | 12,516,853 |
Telecommunications—.7% | | | | | | | | |
Telecom Italia Capital, | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.97 | | 7/18/11 | | 500,000 a,c | | 501,100 |
U.S. Government Agencies/ | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed—12.2% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp | | | | | | | | |
Multiclass Mortgage Participation Ctfs., | | | | | | |
Ser. 2890, Cl. PA, 5.00%, 9/15/24 | | | | 1,925,514 | | 1,914,369 |
Multiclass Mortgage Participation Ctfs., | | | | | | |
Ser. 2503, Cl. VD, 6.00%, 2/15/21 | | | | 2,677,712 | | 2,687,325 |
Federal National Mortgage Association | | | | | | |
Gtd. Pass-Through Ctfs., | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2003-49, Cl. JE, 3.00%, 4/25/33 | | | | 1,511,774 | | 1,353,787 |
Gtd. Pass-Through Ctfs., | | | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-13, Cl. PA, 5.00%, 3/25/27 | | | | 1,333,959 | | 1,322,980 |
Government National Mortgage Association I | | | | | | |
Ser. 2005-50, Cl. A, 4.02%, 10/16/26 | | | | 1,118,463 | | 1,088,238 |
| | | | | | | | 8,366,699 |
U.S. Government Securities—.6% | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected | | | | | | | | |
Securities 3.63%, 1/15/08 | | | | | | 374,193 c,d,e | | 377,975 |
Total Bonds and Notes | | | | | | | | |
(cost $66,195,840) | | | | | | | | 65,769,055 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
| | | | | | Principal | | |
Short-Term Investments—1.5% | | | | Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
| |
|
Commercial Paper; | | | | | | | | |
Cadbury Schweppes Finance | | | | | | | | |
5.33%, 2/23/07 | | | | | | | | |
(cost $996,743) | | | | | | 1,000,000 | | 996,743 |
The Fund 11
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Other Investment—2.3% | | Shares | | Value ($) |
| |
| |
|
Registered Investment Company; | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred | | | | |
Plus Money Market Fund | | | | |
(cost $1,609,000) | | 1,609,000 f | | 1,609,000 |
| |
| |
|
|
Investment of Cash Collateral | | | | |
for Securities Loaned—3.4% | | | | |
| |
| |
|
Registered Investment Company; | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Cash | | | | |
Advantage Plus Fund | | | | |
(cost $2,302,050) | | 2,302,050 f | | 2,302,050 |
| |
| |
|
|
Total Investments (cost $71,103,633) | | 103.3% | | 70,676,848 |
|
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables | | (3.3%) | | (2,280,103) |
|
Net Assets | | 100.0% | | 68,396,745 |
|
a Variable rate security—interest rate subject to periodic change. | | |
b Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.These securities may be resold in |
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2007, these securities |
amounted to $5,007,359 or 7.3% of net assets. | | |
c All or a portion of these securities are on loan. At January 31, 2007, the total market value of the fund’s securities |
on loan is $2,476,342 and the total market value of the collateral held by the fund is $2,559,300, consisting of |
cash collateral of $2,302,050 and Letters of Credit valued at $257,250. | | |
d Partially held by a broker as collateral for open financial futures positions. | | |
e Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. |
f Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. | | |
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | | | | |
|
| | Value (%) | | Value (%) |
| |
| |
|
Asset/Mortgage-Backed | | 57.1 | | Short-Term/Money Market Investments | | 7.2 |
Corporate Bonds | | 21.8 | | Foreign/Governmental | | 4.4 |
U.S. Government & Agencies | | 12.8 | | | | 103.3 |
|
† Based on net assets. | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES |
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | | | | Unrealized |
| | | | Market Value | | | | Appreciation |
| | | | Covered by | | | | (Depreciation) |
| | Contracts | | Contracts ($) | | Expiration | | at 1/31/2007 ($) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Financial Futures Long | | | | | | | | |
90 Day Euro Dollar | | 18 | | 4,258,350 | | March 2007 | | (4,963) |
90 Day Euro Dollar | | 18 | | 4,259,475 | | June 2007 | | (12,288) |
90 Day Euro Dollar | | 18 | | 4,263,525 | | September 2007 | | (16,213) |
90 Day Euro Dollar | | 18 | | 4,267,575 | | December 2007 | | (15,425) |
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes | | 65 | | 13,233,594 | | March 2007 | | (72,114) |
Financial Futures Short | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | 65 | | (6,794,531) | | March 2007 | | 84,710 |
| | | | | | | | (36,293) |
See notes to financial statements.
The Fund 13
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
January 31, 2007 (Unaudited)
| | Cost | | Value |
| |
| |
|
Assets ($): | | | | |
Investments in securities—See Statement of | | |
Investments (including securities on loan, | | |
valued at $2,476,342)—Note 1(b): | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 67,192,583 | | 66,765,798 |
Affiliated issuers | | 3,911,050 | | 3,911,050 |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | | 265,583 |
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed | | 50,000 |
Receivable for futures variation margin—Note 4 | | 1,344 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 21,377 |
| | | | 71,015,152 |
| |
| |
|
Liabilities ($): | | | | |
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c) | | 53,868 |
Cash overdraft due to Custodian | | | | 25,604 |
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b) | | 2,302,050 |
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | | 172,497 |
Accrued expenses | | | | 64,388 |
| | | | 2,618,407 |
| |
| |
|
Net Assets ($) | | | | 68,396,745 |
| |
| |
|
Composition of Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | 82,391,966 |
Accumulated distributions in excess of investment income—net | | (85,385) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (13,446,758) |
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | |
on investments [including ($36,293) net unrealized | | |
(depreciation) on financial futures] | | | | (463,078) |
| |
| |
|
Net Assets ($) | | | | 68,396,745 |
Net Asset Value Per Share | | | | |
| | Class B | | Class D |
| |
| |
|
Net Assets ($) | | 2,263,672 | | 66,133,073 |
Shares Outstanding | | 1,169,941 | | 34,242,777 |
| |
| |
|
Net Asset Value Per Share ($) | | 1.93 | | 1.93 |
|
See notes to financial statements. | | | | |
14
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2007 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income ($): | | |
Income: | | |
Interest | | 2,039,444 |
Dividends; | | |
Affiliated issuers | | 34,359 |
Income from securities lending | | 404 |
Total Income | | 2,074,207 |
Expenses: | | |
Management fee—Note 3(a) | | 194,194 |
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c) | | 134,241 |
Professional fees | | 17,042 |
Registration fees | | 13,703 |
Distribution fees—Note 3(b) | | 10,067 |
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports | | 9,362 |
Custodian fees—Note 3(c) | | 4,723 |
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d) | | 2,119 |
Interest expense—Note 2 | | 1,489 |
Miscellaneous | | 9,349 |
Total Expenses | | 396,289 |
Less—reduction in management fee | | |
due to undertaking—Note 3(a) | | (74,024) |
Less—reduction in custody fees due to | | |
earnings credits—Note 1(b) | | (1,571) |
Net Expenses | | 320,694 |
Investment Income—Net | | 1,753,513 |
| |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 1,778 |
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures | | (66,528) |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | (64,750) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | |
(including $35 net unrealized appreciation on financial futures) | | 160,994 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | 96,244 |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 1,849,757 |
|
See notes to financial statements. | | |
The Fund 15
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | Six Months Ended | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | Year Ended |
| | (Unaudited) | | July 31, 2006 |
| |
| |
|
Operations ($): | | | | |
Investment income—net | | 1,753,513 | | 4,371,375 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (64,750) | | (268,618) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | | |
(depreciation) on investments | | 160,994 | | 36,841 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Resulting from Operations | | 1,849,757 | | 4,139,598 |
| |
| |
|
Dividends to Shareholders from ($): | | | | |
Investment income—net: | | | | |
Class A | | — | | (106,547) |
Class B | | (52,687) | | (115,128) |
Class D | | (1,752,976) | | (4,034,586) |
Class P | | — | | (536,093) |
Class S | | — | | (10,293) |
Total Dividends | | (1,805,663) | | (4,802,647) |
| |
| |
|
Capital Stock Transactions ($): | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold: | | | | |
Class A | | ��� | | 549,470 |
Class B | | 10,565 | | 712,886 |
Class D | | 3,062,570 | | 38,295,756 |
Class P | | — | | 3,085,423 |
Class S | | — | | 380 |
Dividends reinvested: | | | | |
Class A | | — | | 80,486 |
Class B | | 47,747 | | 99,964 |
Class D | | 1,587,460 | | 3,725,662 |
Class P | | — | | 439,156 |
Class S | | — | | 8,576 |
Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | |
Class A | | — | | (5,927,520) |
Class B | | (798,447) | | (2,016,460) |
Class D | | (24,878,572) | | (76,165,279) |
Class P | | — | | (29,123,051) |
Class S | | — | | (530,414) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from | | | | |
Capital Stock Transactions | | (20,968,677) | | (66,764,965) |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | (20,924,583) | | (67,428,014) |
| |
| |
|
Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Beginning of Period | | 89,321,328 | | 156,749,342 |
End of Period | | 68,396,745 | | 89,321,328 |
Distributions in excess of investment income—net | | (85,385) | | (33,235) |
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| | Six Months Ended | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | Year Ended |
| | (Unaudited) | | July 31, 2006 |
| |
| |
|
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | |
Class A a | | | | |
Shares sold | | — | | 284,668 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | — | | 41,186 |
Shares redeemed | | — | | (3,038,200) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | — | | (2,712,346) |
| |
| |
|
Class B a | | | | |
Shares sold | | 5,445 | | 367,840 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | 24,631 | | 51,553 |
Shares redeemed | | (411,649) | | (1,039,351) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | (381,573) | | (619,958) |
| |
| |
|
Class D a | | | | |
Shares sold | | 1,586,379 | | 19,819,432 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | 821,871 | | 1,926,483 |
Shares redeemed | | (12,884,859) | | (39,357,687) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | (10,476,609) | | (17,611,772) |
| |
| |
|
Class P | | | | |
Shares sold | | — | | 1,577,736 |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | — | | 226,020 |
Shares redeemed | | — | | (15,005,167) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | — | | (13,201,411) |
| |
| |
|
Class S | | | | |
Shares issued for dividends reinvested | | — | | 4,415 |
Shares redeemed | | — | | (273,189) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | — | | (268,774) |
|
a During the period ended January 31, 2007, 38,359 Class B shares representing $74,417 were automatically |
converted to 38,446 Class D shares and during the period ended July 31, 2006, 224,764 Class B shares |
representing $436,049 were automatically converted to 223,711 shares consisting of 212,601 Class A shares until |
March 24, 2006 and 11,110 Class D shares. | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | |
The Fund 17
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
Six Months Ended |
| | January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
| | | |
| |
| |
|
Class B Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 a |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | 1.94 | | 1.95 | | 1.96 | | 1.98 | | 2.00 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net b | | .04 | | .06 | | .03 | | .02 | | .01 |
Net realized and unrealized | | | | | | | | | | |
gain (loss) on investments | | (.01)c | | .00d | | .00d | | (.02) | | .00d |
Total from Investment Operations | | .03 | | .06 | | .03 | | — | | .01 |
Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | | (.04) | | (.07) | | (.04) | | (.02) | | (.03) |
Net asset value, end of period | | 1.93 | | 1.94 | | 1.95 | | 1.96 | | 1.98 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Total Return (%) e | | 1.47f | | 2.89 | | 1.37 | | .23 | | .29f |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | | 1.76g | | 1.73 | | 1.66 | | 1.64 | | 1.74g |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.55g | | 1.55 | | 1.54 | | 1.55 | | 1.55g |
Ratio of net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 3.80g | | 2.93 | | 1.42 | | .77 | | .74g |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | 3.99f | | 48.35 | | 211.75 | | 309.23 | | 371.43 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | 2,264 | | 3,002 | | 4,225 | | 6,343 | | 5,290 |
|
a | | From November 1, 2002 (commencement of initial offering) to July 31, 2003. | | | | | | |
b | | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. | | | | | | | | |
c | | In addition to the net realized and unrealized gain on investments as shown in the Statement of Operations, this |
| | amount includes a decrease in net asset value per share resulting from the timing of issuances and redemptions of |
| | shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the fund’s investments. | | | | | | |
d | | Amount represents less than $.01 per share. | | | | | | | | | | |
e | | Exclusive of sales charge. | | | | | | | | | | |
f | | Not annualized. | | | | | | | | | | |
g | | Annualized. | | | | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
| | January 31, 2007 | | | | Year Ended July 31, | | |
| | | |
| |
| |
|
Class D Shares | | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 a | | 2002 b |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
beginning of period | | 1.93 | | 1.94 | | 1.95 | | 1.98 | | 2.01 | | 2.00 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net c | | .04 | | .07 | | .04 | | .03 | | .04 | | .05 |
Net realized and unrealized | | | | | | | | | | | | |
gain (loss) on investments | | .01d | | .00e | | .00e | | (.02) | | (.02) | | .01 |
Total from Investment Operations | | .05 | | .07 | | .04 | | .01 | | .02 | | .06 |
Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from | | | | | | | | | | | | |
investment income—net | | (.05) | | (.08) | | (.05) | | (.04) | | (.05) | | (.05) |
Net asset value, end of period | | 1.93 | | 1.93 | | 1.94 | | 1.95 | | 1.98 | | 2.01 |
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Total Return (%) | | 2.38f | | 3.66 | | 2.13 | | .48 | | 1.16 | | 3.01f |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | .99g | | .97 | | .90 | | .88 | | .85 | | .92g |
Ratio of net expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | .80g | | .80 | | .80 | | .80 | | .80 | | .75g |
Ratio of net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to average net assets | | 4.54g | | 3.70 | | 2.19 | | 1.60 | | 2.10 | | 3.37g |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | 3.99f | | 48.35 | | 211.75 | | 309.23 | | 371.43 | | 96.09f |
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Net Assets, end of period | | | | | | | | | | | | |
($ x 1,000) | | 66,133 | | 86,319 | | 121,006 | | 177,228 | | 313,644 | | 342,499 |
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a | | The fund commenced offering five classes of shares on November 1, 2002.The existing shares were redesignated |
| | Class D shares. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
b | | From November 15, 2001 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2002. | | | | | | |
c | | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. | | | | | | | | |
d | | In addition to the net realized and unrealized gain on investments as shown in the Statement of Operations, this |
| | amount includes a decrease in net asset value per share resulting from the timing of issuances and redemptions of |
| | shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the fund’s investments. | | | | | | |
e | | Amount represents less than $.01 per share. | | | | | | | | | | |
f | | Not annualized. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
g | | Annualized. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus Premier Yield Advantage Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Investment Grade Funds, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering four series, including the fund.The fund’s investment objective is to provide investors with as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital with minimal changes in share price. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser. The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation (“Mellon Financial”).
On December 4, 2006, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement to merge. The new company will be called The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. As part of this transaction, Dreyfus would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals and the approval of The Bank of New York Company, Inc.’s and Mellon Financial’s shareholders, as well as other customary conditions to closing. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction of the other conditions, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. expect the transaction to be completed in the third quarter of 2007.
Dreyfus Service Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares.The fund is authorized to issue 550 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock.The fund currently offers two classes of shares: Class B (50 million shares authorized) and Class D (500 million shares authorized). Class B shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class B share redemptions made within six years of purchase and automatically convert to Class D shares after six years. Class B shares are closed to new investors. Class D shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Class D shares
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purchased at net asset value (an investment of $250,000 or more) will have a CDSC imposed on redemptions made within eighteen months of purchase. 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 fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.
(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities excluding short-term investments (other than U.S. Treasury Bills), financial futures and options are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board of Directors. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are valued as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from
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dealers; and general market conditions. Restricted securities, as well as securities or other assets for which recent market quotations are not readily available, that are not valued by a pricing service approved by the Board of Directors, or are determined by the fund not to reflect accurately fair value, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Board of Directors.The factors that may be considered when fair valuing a security include 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. Short-term investments, excluding U.S.Treasury Bills, are carried at amortized cost, which approximates value. Registered open-end investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. Financial futures and options, 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. Options traded over-the-counter are priced at the mean between the bid and asked price.
On September 20, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.
(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gain and loss from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.
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The fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby the fund receives earnings credits from the custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with Mellon Bank, N.A., an affiliate of the Manager, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy, that at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Cash collateral is invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager.The fund is entitled to receive all income on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction.Although each security loaned is fully collateralized, the fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner.
(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Manager are defined as “affiliated” in the Act.
(d) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gain, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gain can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gain. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the
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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.
On July 13, 2006, the FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority.Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.
The fund has an unused capital loss carryover of $12,753,473 available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to July 31, 2006. If not applied, $3,308,447 of the carryover expires in fiscal 2011, $1,633,108 expires in fiscal 2012, $7,636,137 expires in fiscal 2013 and $175,781 expires in fiscal 2014.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006 were as follows: ordinary income $4,802,647. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
NOTE 2—Bank Line of Credit:
The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $100 million unsecured line of credit primarily to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Interest is charged to the fund based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowing.
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The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding under the line of credit during the period ended January 31, 2007, was approximately $50,900, with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 5.80% .
NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (“Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .50% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. The Manager has undertaken from August 1, 2006 through July 31, 2007, that, if the aggregate expenses of the fund, exclusive of taxes, brokerage fees, Rule 12b-1 distribution plan fees, shareholder services plan fees and extraordinary expenses, exceed an annual rate of .55% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets, the fund may deduct from the payment to be made to the Manager under the Agreement, or the Manager will bear, such excess expense.The reduction in management fee, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $74,024 during the period ended January 31, 2007.
During the period ended January 31, 2007, the Distributor retained $1,394 from CDSC on redemptions of the fund’s Class B shares.
(b) Under the Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class B shares pay the Distributor for distributing its shares at an annual rate of .75% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class B shares. During the period ended January 31, 2007, Class B shares were charged $10,067 pursuant to the Plan.
(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class B and Class D shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of their 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 Class B and Class D shares and providing reports and other information, and
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services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or other industry professional) in respect of these services.The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended January 31, 2007, Class B and Class D shares were charged $3,356 and $93,741, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.
The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $17,781 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement.
The fund compensates Mellon Bank, N.A., an affiliate of the Manager, under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $4,723 pursuant to the custody agreement.
During the period ended January 31, 2007, the fund was charged $2,044 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.
The components of Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $29,112 Rule 12b-1 distribution plan fees $1,453, shareholder services plan fees $14,556, custodian fees $880, chief compliance officer fees $2,385 and transfer agency per account fees $6,320, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $838.
(d) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
(e) Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, the fund may invest its available cash balances in affiliated money market mutual funds. Management fees of the underlying money market mutual funds have been waived by the Manager.
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NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and financial futures, during the period ended January 31, 2007, amounted to $3,000,000 and $24,979,692, respectively.
The fund may invest in financial futures contracts in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the market. The fund is exposed to market risk as a result of changes in the value of the underlying financial instruments. Investments in financial futures require the fund to “mark to market” on a daily basis, which reflects the change in market value of the contracts at the close of each day’s trading. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains and losses. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss.These investments require initial margin deposits with a broker, which consist of cash or cash equiv-alents.The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Contracts open at January 31, 2007, are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.
At January 31, 2007, accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was $426,785, consisting of $162,545 gross unrealized appreciation and $589,330 gross unrealized depreciation.
At January 31, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
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Dreyfus Premier | | Transfer Agent & |
Yield Advantage Fund | | Dividend Disbursing Agent |
200 Park Avenue | | |
| | | | Dreyfus Transfer, Inc. |
New York, NY 10166 | | |
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Manager | | | | New York, NY 10166 |
The Dreyfus Corporation | | Distributor |
200 Park Avenue | | |
| | | | Dreyfus Service Corporation |
New York, NY 10166 | | |
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Custodian | | | | New York, NY 10166 |
Mellon Bank, N.A. | | |
One Mellon Bank Center | | |
Pittsburgh, PA | | 15258 | | |
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Ticker Symbols: | | Class B: DPYBX | | Class D: DYADX |
Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-554-4611
Mail | | The Dreyfus Premier Family of Funds |
| | 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144 |
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.
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 12-month period ended June 30, 2006, is available at http://www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The description of the policies and procedures is also available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-645-6561.
© 2007 Dreyfus Service 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. Schedule of Investments.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable. [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Registrant has a Nominating Committee (the "Committee"), which is responsible for selecting and nominating persons for election or appointment by the Registrant's Board as Board members. The Committee has adopted a Nominating Committee Charter (the "Charter"). Pursuant to the Charter, the Committee will consider recommendations for nominees from shareholders submitted to the Secretary of the Registrant, c/o The Dreyfus Corporation Legal Department, 200 Park Avenue, 8th Floor East, New York, New York 10166. A nomination submission must include information regarding the recommended nominee as specified in the Charter. This information includes all information relating to a recommended nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations or proxy statements for the election of Board members, as well as information sufficient to evaluate the factors to be considered by the Committee, including character and integrity, business and professional experience, and whether the person has the ability to apply sound and independent business judgment and would act in the interests of the Registrant and its shareholders.
Nomination submissions are required to be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by the Board and to serve if elected by the shareholders, and such additional information must be provided regarding the recommended nominee as reasonably requested by the Committee.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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 INVESTMENT GRADE FUNDS, INC. |
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By: | | /s/ J. David Officer |
| | J. David Officer |
| | President |
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Date: | | March 22, 2007 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of |
1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the |
capacities and on the dates indicated. |
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By: | | /s/ J. David Officer |
| | J. David Officer |
| | President |
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Date: | | March 22, 2007 |
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By: | | /s/ James Windels |
| | James Windels |
| | Treasurer |
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Date: | | March 22, 2007 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX |
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| | (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) |
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| | (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) |