UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number

811- 7123

 

 

 

Advantage Funds, Inc.

 

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

Janette E. Farragher, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(212) 922-6000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

10/31

 

Date of reporting period:

10/31/2012

 

 

 

             

The following N-CSR relates only to the Registrant’s series listed below and does not affect the other series of the Registrant, which has a different fiscal year end and, therefore, different N-CSR reporting requirements. A separate N-CSR Form will be filed for this series, as appropriate.

 

ADVANTAGE FUNDS, INC.

-         DREYFUS GLOBAL ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

-         DREYFUS GLOBAL DYNAMIC BOND FUND

-         DREYFUS GLOBAL REAL RETURN FUND

-         DREYFUS TOTAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

-         DREYFUS TOTAL RETURN ADVANTAGE FUND

-         GLOBAL ALPHA FUND

 

 


 

 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.                        Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

Dreyfus  
Global Absolute  
Return Fund  

 

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 2012




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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of Dreyfus or any other person in the Dreyfus organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Dreyfus disclaims any responsibility to update such views.These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Dreyfus fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Dreyfus fund.

Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value  

 



 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2      

A Letter from the Chairman and CEO

3      

Discussion of Fund Performance

6      

Fund Performance

8      

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

8      

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

9      

Statement of Investments

11      

Statement of Financial Futures

12      

Statement of Options Written

13      

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

14      

Statement of Operations

15      

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

17      

Financial Highlights

20      

Notes to Financial Statements

38      

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

39      

Proxy Results

40      

Board Members Information

42      

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover



Dreyfus
Global Absolute
Return Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO


Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus Global Absolute Return Fund, covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Despite pronounced stock market weakness during the spring of 2012, stocks generally advanced over the reporting period as investors responded to encouraging macroeconomic developments throughout the world. Employment gains in the United States, credible measures to prevent a more severe banking crisis in Europe, and the likelihood of a “soft landing” for China’s economy buoyed investor sentiment, as did aggressively accommodative monetary policies from central banks in the United States, Europe, Japan and China. Consequently, U.S. stocks across all capitalization ranges posted double-digit returns, on average, for the reporting period.

In light of the easy monetary policies adopted by many countries, we expect global growth to be slightly more robust in 2013 than in 2012.The U.S. economic recovery is likely to persist at subpar levels over the first half of the new year, as growth may remain constrained by uncertainties surrounding fiscal policy and tax reforms. However, successful resolution of the current fiscal debate may prompt corporate decision-makers to increase capital spending, which could have positive implications for the U.S. economy and domestic equity markets.As always, we encourage you to stay in touch with your financial advisor as new developments unfold.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 15, 2012

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012, as provided by Vassilis Dagioglu, James Stavena,Torrey Zaches and Joseph Miletich, Portfolio Managers of Mellon Capital Management Corporation, Sub-Investment Adviser

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2012, Dreyfus Global Absolute Return Fund’s Class A shares produced a total return of –1.16%, Class C shares returned –1.95% and Class I shares returned –0.90%. 1 In comparison, the fund’s benchmark, the Citigroup 30-Day Treasury Bill Index, produced a total return of 0.04% for the same period. 2

Amid heightened market volatility, improving economic sentiment in many parts of the world generally supported prices of global stocks and bonds, enabling them to produce modestly positive returns for the reporting period. The fund produced lower returns than its benchmark, largely due to shortfalls in our currency and asset allocation strategies.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks total return through investments in securities and instruments that provide exposure to global stock, bond and currency markets. For allocation among equity markets, the portfolio managers employ a bottom-up valuation approach using proprietary models to derive market level expected returns. For allocation among bond markets, the portfolio managers use proprietary models to identify temporary mispricings among the long-term government bond markets.The most relevant long-term bond yield within each country serves as the expected return for each bond market. Our quantitative investment approach is designed to identify and exploit relative misvaluations across and within major developed capital markets such as the United States, Japan and the larger Western European countries.

Markets Reacted to Macroeconomic Developments

The reporting period began in the wake of major declines in financial markets throughout the world, resulting in attractive valuations in a number of asset classes in November 2011. Indeed, by the beginning of 2012 stocks and bonds in many markets

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

were rallying amid encouraging macroeconomic developments, including U.S. employment gains, a quantitative easing program in Europe that forestalled a more severe banking crisis in the region, and less restrictive monetary and fiscal policies in China in an environment of reduced inflationary pressures. Meanwhile, corporate earnings generally remained strong, and many companies had shored up their balance sheets. Consequently, investors grew more tolerant of risks, focusing more intently on investment fundamentals and less on macroeconomic developments.

These positive influences were called into question during the spring, when the U.S. labor market’s rebound slowed, measures designed to relieve fiscal pressures in Europe encountered resistance, and the Chinese economy remained sluggish. The summer saw the market rallies resume amid more encouraging economic news, and global stocks and bonds ended the reporting period with mildly positive absolute returns, on average.

Alpha Sources Produced Mixed Results

The fund’s relative performance was constrained during the reporting period by our asset allocation strategy. The timing of our asset allocation decision between stocks and bonds negatively impacted performance during the period. Our movement to a small overweight to stocks and underweight to bonds at the end of 2011 constrained performance in the first quarter of 2012, as stocks significantly outperformed.As the strategy moved into a larger underweight to bonds in the second quarter, bonds outperformed and performance suffered. Our currency strategy also hurt the fund’s relative results, as weakness stemming from underweighted exposure to the British pound and an overweighted position in the Australian dollar were only partly offset by more successful positions in the euro and New Zealand dollar.

The fund achieved better results in global bond markets, primarily due to overweighted exposure to U.S.Treasury securities and underweighted exposure to sovereign bonds in Japan, Canada, and Australia. Indeed, only U.K. gilts proved counterproductive, and our bond market selection model ranked as the fund’s best performing alpha source during the reporting period.

Our stock market selection model also generally fared well. Overweighted exposure to German equities buoyed relative performance when Germany led European markets higher in response to policymakers’ efforts to address the region’s financial crisis.

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Underweighted exposure to Japanese equities also contributed positively to relative returns, as Japan continued to face deflationary pressures and persistently weak conditions in its domestic economy. Relative weakness stemming from underweighted exposure to Swiss equities and overweighted positions in the United Kingdom and Italy was not enough to erase gains in other stock markets.

Identifying Opportunities in Global Markets

As of the reporting period’s end, our quantitative models have continued to identify areas of opportunity in all four of the alpha sources we consider. Equity valuations have remained attractive compared to historical norms, indicating that the fund’s overweighted exposure to global stock markets and underweighted position among fixed-income markets remains warranted. Our stock market selection model has found a number of opportunities in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States, but fewer in Japan, Hong Kong, and Switzerland. Our bond market selection model has signaled that German and U.S. government bonds are attractive, but Canadian and U.K. debt securities are less so. Finally, our currency model has favored the Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Norwegian krone over the U.S. dollar and euro.

November 15, 2012

Investing in foreign companies involves special risks, including changes in currency rates, political, economic and social instability, a lack of comprehensive company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and less market liquidity.

Equity securities are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Bond securities are subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity, call, sector and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.

Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged.

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid, and does not take into consideration the  
maximum initial sales charge in the case of Class A shares, or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge imposed  
on redemptions in the case of Class C 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 until March 1,  
2014. Had these expenses not been absorbed, the fund’s returns would have been lower.  
2 SOURCE: LIPPER INC. – Citigroup 30-Day Treasury Bill Index is a market value-weighted index of public  
obligations of the U.S.Treasury with maturities of 30 days. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.  

 

The Fund   5  

 



FUND PERFORMANCE


Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in each of the Class A, Class C and Class I shares of Dreyfus Global Absolute Return Fund on 12/18/07 (inception date) to a $10,000 investment made in the Citibank 30-Day Treasury Bill Index (the “Index”) on that date.All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A shares and all other applicable fees and expenses on all classes.The Index is a market value-weighted index of public obligations of the U.S.Treasury with maturities of 30 days. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/12            
 
  Inception       From  
  Date   Year   Inception  
Class A shares            
with maximum sales charge (5.75%)   12/18/07   –6.86 %   –0.62 %  
without sales charge   12/18/07   –1.16 %   0.59 %  
Class C shares            
with applicable redemption charge   12/18/07   –2.93 %   –0.16 %  
without redemption   12/18/07   –1.95 %   –0.16 %  
Class I shares   12/18/07   –0.90 %   0.88 %  
Citibank 30-Day Treasury Bill Index   12/31/07   0.04 %   0.34 % ††  

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

  The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% for shares redeemed within one year of the  
  date of purchase.  
††   For comparative purposes, the value of the Index as of 12/31/07 is used as the beginning value on 12/18/07.  

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Global Absolute Return Fund from May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. 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 October 31, 2012

  Class A   Class C   Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ 7.55   $ 11.30   $ 6.29  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ 1,001.70   $ 998.30   $ 1,003.30  

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended October 31, 2012

    Class A   Class C   Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ 7.61   $ 11.39   $ 6.34  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ 1,017.60   $ 1,013.83   $ 1,018.85  

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.50% for Class A, 2.25% for Class C and 1.25%  
for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half  
year period).  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2012

    Face Amount    
    Covered by    
  Options Purchased—3.5%   Contracts ($)   Value ($)  
  Call Options—3.3%        
  U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note Futures,        
  December 2012 @ $115   36,000 a   649,125  
 
    Number of    
    Contracts   Value ($)  
  Put Options—.2%        
  Swiss Market Index Futures,        
  December 2012 @ CHF 6,601   50 a   6,595  
  Swiss Market Index Futures,        
  December 2012 @ CHF 6,532   220 a   22,478  
        29,073  
  Total Options Purchased        
  (cost $679,678)       678,198  
 
Principal
    Short-Term Investments—81.3%   Amount ($)     Value ($)
  U.S. Treasury Bills:        
  0.09%, 11/23/12   750,000   749,963  
  0.10%, 11/29/12   3,500,000   3,499,776  
  0.10%, 12/20/12   1,230,000 b   1,229,836  
  0.10%, 1/10/13   1,838,000   1,837,713  
  0.10%, 1/17/13   5,620,000   5,619,011  
  0.11%, 11/15/12   2,860,000   2,859,937  
  Total Short-Term Investments        
  (cost $15,795,837)       15,796,236  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Other Investment—17.4%   Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;          
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred          
Plus Money Market Fund          
(cost $3,372,230)   3,372,230 c   3,372,230  
 
Total Investments (cost $19,847,745)   102.2 %   19,846,664  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables   (2.2 %)   (430,201 )  
Net Assets   100.0 %   19,416,463  

 

CHF—Swiss Franc  
a   Non-income producing security.  
b   Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open financial futures positions.  
c   Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.  

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)      
  Value (%)     Value (%)  
Short-Term/     Options Purchased   3.5  
Money Market Investments   98.7     102.2  

 

† Based on net assets.  
See notes to financial statements.  

 

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES

October 31, 2012

          Unrealized  
    Market Value     Appreciation  
    Covered by     (Depreciation)  
  Contracts   Contracts ($)   Expiration   at 10/31/2012 ($)  
Financial Futures Long              
Amsterdam Exchange Index   26   2,220,235   November 2012   (6,541 )  
ASX SPI 200 Index   4   467,041   December 2012   10,942  
CAC 40 10 Euro   19   843,246   November 2012   (16,482 )  
DAX   9   2,119,907   December 2012   (22,960 )  
Euro-Bond Options   60   1,685,585   November 2012   23,200  
FTSE 100   2   185,723   December 2012   (1,717 )  
Standard & Poor’s 500 E-mini   38   2,672,920   December 2012   (62,640 )  
Financial Futures Short              
Australian 10 Year Bonds   25   (3,248,507 )   December 2012   (3,394 )  
Canadian 10 Year Bonds   31   (4,251,296 )   December 2012   (22,290 )  
Euro-Bond   20   (3,671,798 )   December 2012   (8,191 )  
Hang Seng   16   (2,237,302 )   November 2012   (534 )  
Japanese 10 Year Mini Bonds   5   (902,039 )   December 2012   (527 )  
Long Gilt   24   (4,606,596 )   December 2012   60,500  
S&P/Toronto Stock              
Exchange 60 Index   5   (710,355 )   December 2012   (4,553 )  
Topix Index   20   (1,854,122 )   December 2012   (8,454 )  
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes   7   (931,219 )   December 2012   (1,514 )  
Gross Unrealized Appreciation           94,642  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation           (159,797 )  
 
See notes to financial statements.              

 

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STATEMENT OF OPTIONS WRITTEN

October 31, 2012

  Number of      
  Contracts ($)   Value ($)  
Call Options:          
Swiss Market Index Futures,          
December 2012 @ CHF 6,601   50 a   (6,244 )  
Swiss Market Index Futures,          
December 2012 @ CHF 6,532   220 a   (37,224 )  
(premiums received $48,603)       (43,468 )  

 

CHF—Swiss Franc  
a Non-income producing security.  
See notes to financial statements.  

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2012

    Cost   Value  
Assets ($):          
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:        
Unaffiliated issuers     16,475,515   16,474,434  
Affiliated issuers     3,372,230   3,372,230  
Cash       3,892  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign          
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       121,091  
Receivable for futures variation margin—Note 4       59,825  
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed       515  
Dividends and interest receivable       359  
Prepaid expenses       26,337  
      20,058,683  
Liabilities ($):          
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)     18,549  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign          
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       385,077  
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed       141,786  
Outstanding options written, at value (premiums          
received $48,603)—See Statement of Options Written—Note 4     43,468  
Accrued expenses       53,340  
      642,220  
Net Assets ($)       19,416,463  
Composition of Net Assets ($):          
Paid-in capital       19,541,082  
Accumulated investment (loss)—net       (23,934 )  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments       250,545  
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on        
investments, options transactions and foreign currency transactions      
[including ($65,155) net unrealized (depreciation) on financial futures]   (351,230 )  
Net Assets ($)       19,416,463  
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share          
  Class A   Class C   Class I  
Net Assets ($)   6,705,845   1,079,230   11,631,388  
Shares Outstanding   561,231   93,388   963,161  
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)   11.95   11.56   12.08  
 
See notes to financial statements.          

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  
Year Ended October 31, 2012  

 

Investment Income ($):      
Income:      
Interest   6,971  
Cash dividends;      
Affiliated issuers   3,597  
Total Income   10,568  
Expenses:      
Management fee—Note 3(a)   240,215  
Registration fees   52,853  
Auditing fees   45,841  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)   35,646  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports   15,409  
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)   8,925  
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)   1,981  
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)   1,499  
Legal fees   1,122  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2   230  
Miscellaneous   17,636  
Total Expenses   421,357  
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 3(a)   (119,264 )  
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)   (9 )  
Net Expenses   302,084  
Investment (Loss)—Net   (291,516 )  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):      
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions   4,548  
Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions   147,317  
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures   401,516  
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   (63,199 )  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   490,182  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
investments and foreign currency transactions   (27,428 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options transactions   19,668  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures   (443,315 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
forward foreign currency exchange contracts   (84,062 )  
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   (535,137 )  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   (44,955 )  
Net (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (336,471 )  
 
See notes to financial statements.      

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended October 31,  
  2012   2011  
Operations ($):          
Investment (loss)—net   (291,516 )   (269,216 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   490,182   252,291  
Net unrealized appreciation          
   (depreciation) on investments   (535,137 )   (52,052 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
   Resulting from Operations   (336,471 )   (68,977 )  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):          
Net realized gain on investments:          
Class A Shares     (453,969 )  
Class C Shares     (75,261 )  
Class I Shares     (293,950 )  
Total Dividends     (823,180 )  
Capital Stock Transactions ($):          
Net proceeds from shares sold:          
Class A Shares   5,677,882   7,877,793  
Class C Shares   221,798   670,211  
Class I Shares   3,811,249   18,498,422  
Dividends reinvested:          
Class A Shares     273,731  
Class C Shares     43,293  
Class I Shares     212,881  
Cost of shares redeemed:          
Class A Shares   (5,300,567 )   (9,145,162 )  
Class C Shares   (318,729 )   (678,711 )  
Class I Shares   (8,540,518 )   (6,249,990 )  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
from Capital Stock Transactions   (4,448,885 )   11,502,468  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (4,785,356 )   10,610,311  
Net Assets ($):          
Beginning of Period   24,201,819   13,591,508  
End of Period   19,416,463   24,201,819  
Accumulated investment (loss)—net   (23,934 )    

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

  Year Ended October 31,  
  2012   2011  
Capital Share Transactions:          
Class A          
Shares sold   467,013   649,060  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested     22,623  
Shares redeemed   (443,095 )   (762,454 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   23,918   (90,771 )  
Class C          
Shares sold   19,110   56,150  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested     3,647  
Shares redeemed   (27,296 )   (57,539 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   (8,186 )   2,258  
Class I          
Shares sold   314,035   1,514,572  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested     17,478  
Shares redeemed   (704,583 )   (518,505 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   (390,548 )   1,013,545  
 
See notes to financial statements.          

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated.All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

      Year Ended October 31,      
Class A Shares   2012   2011   2010   2009   2008 a  
Per Share Data ($):                      
Net asset value, beginning of period   12.09   12.73   11.91   10.75   12.50  
Investment Operations:                      
Investment income (loss)—net b   (.18 )   (.17 )   (.17 )   (.15 )   .12  
Net realized and unrealized                      
gain (loss) on investments   .04   .25   .99   1.48   (1.87 )  
Total from Investment Operations   (.14 )   .08   .82   1.33   (1.75 )  
Distributions:                      
Dividends from investment income—net         (.17 )    
Dividends from net realized                      
gain on investments     (.72 )        
Total Distributions     (.72 )     (.17 )    
Net asset value, end of period   11.95   12.09   12.73   11.91   10.75  
Total Return (%) c   (1.16 )   .66   6.89   12.52   (14.00 ) d  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                      
Ratio of total expenses                      
to average net assets   2.08   2.06   2.15   2.65   3.04 e  
Ratio of net expenses                      
to average net assets   1.50   1.50   1.50   1.50   1.48 e  
Ratio of net investment income                      
(loss) to average net assets   (1.45 )   (1.41 )   (1.37 )   (1.29 )   1.14 e  
Portfolio Turnover Rate            
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   6,706   6,498   7,995   8,911   4,630  

 

a   From December 18, 2007 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2008.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Exclusive of sales charge.  
d   Not annualized.  
e   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

      Year Ended October 31,      
Class C Shares   2012   2011   2010   2009   2008 a  
Per Share Data ($):                      
Net asset value, beginning of period   11.79   12.51   11.79   10.68   12.50  
Investment Operations:                      
Investment income (loss)—net b   (.26 )   (.26 )   (.26 )   (.22 )   .03  
Net realized and unrealized                      
gain (loss) on investments   .03   .26   .98   1.45   (1.85 )  
Total from Investment Operations   (.23 )     .72   1.23   (1.82 )  
Distributions:                      
Dividends from investment income—net         (.12 )    
Dividends from net realized                      
gain on investments     (.72 )        
Total Distributions     (.72 )     (.12 )    
Net asset value, end of period   11.56   11.79   12.51   11.79   10.68  
Total Return (%) c   (1.95 )   .00 d   6.11   11.64   (14.56 ) e  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                      
Ratio of total expenses                      
to average net assets   2.91   2.82   2.96   3.32   4.00 f  
Ratio of net expenses                      
to average net assets   2.25   2.25   2.25   2.25   2.23 f  
Ratio of net investment income                      
(loss) to average net assets   (2.20 )   (2.16 )   (2.13 )   (2.03 )   .35 f  
Portfolio Turnover Rate            
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   1,079   1,197   1,243   1,440   997  

 

a   From December 18, 2007 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2008.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Exclusive of sales charge.  
d   Amount represents less than .01%.  
e   Not annualized.  
f   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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      Year Ended October 31,      
Class I Shares   2012   2011   2010   2009   2008 a  
Per Share Data ($):                      
Net asset value, beginning of period   12.19   12.80   11.94   10.78   12.50  
Investment Operations:                      
Investment income (loss)—net b   (.15 )   (.14 )   (.14 )   (.11 )   .09  
Net realized and unrealized                      
gain (loss) on investments   .04   .25   1.00   1.48   (1.81 )  
Total from Investment Operations   (.11 )   .11   .86   1.37   (1.72 )  
Distributions:                      
Dividends from investment income—net         (.21 )    
Dividends from net realized                      
gain on investments     (.72 )        
Total Distributions     (.72 )     (.21 )    
Net asset value, end of period   12.08   12.19   12.80   11.94   10.78  
Total Return (%)   (.90 )   .90   7.20   12.91   (13.76 ) c  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                      
Ratio of total expenses                      
to average net assets   1.77   1.76   1.89   2.57   3.12 d  
Ratio of net expenses                      
to average net assets   1.25   1.25   1.25   1.25   1.23 d  
Ratio of net investment income                      
(loss) to average net assets   (1.20 )   (1.18 )   (1.12 )   (1.07 )   1.03 d  
Portfolio Turnover Rate            
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   11,631   16,506   4,354   1,708   3,851  

 

a   From December 18, 2007 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2008.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Not annualized.  
d   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Global Absolute Return Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Advantage 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 that offers thirteen series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek total return. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. Mellon Capital Management Corporation (“Mellon Capital”), a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares.The fund is authorized to issue 400 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock. The fund currently offers three classes of shares: Class A (200 million shares authorized), Class C (100 million shares authorized) and Class I (100 million shares authorized). Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs 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

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charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications.The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 —unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2 —other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 —significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value and are categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in securities excluding short-term investments (other than U.S. Treasury Bills), financial futures, options and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments are valued as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions.These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by the Service. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and financial futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange.

Financial futures and options, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day. These securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean between the bid and asked price.These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward contracts are valued at the forward rate. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2012 in valuing the fund’s investments:

      Level 2—Other   Level 3—      
  Level 1—   Significant   Significant      
  Unadjusted   Observable   Unobservable      
  Quoted Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Total  
Assets ($)                
Investments in Securities:            
Mutual Funds   3,372,230       3,372,230  
U.S. Treasury     15,796,236     15,796,236  
Other Financial                
Instruments:                
Forward Foreign                
Currency Exchange                
Contracts     121,091     121,091  
Financial Futures   94,642       94,642  
Options Purchased   678,198       678,198  
Liabilities ($)                
Other Financial                
Instruments:                
Forward Foreign                
Currency Exchange                
Contracts     (385,077 )     (385,077 )  
Financial Futures   (159,797 )       (159,797 )  
Options Written   (43,468 )       (43,468 )  

 

  Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.  

 

At October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

(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

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in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions between trade and settlement date and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments resulting from changes in exchange rates. Foreign currency gains and losses on investments 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 gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” in the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended October 31, 2012 were as follows:

Affiliated                
Investment   Value       Value   Net  
Company   10/31/2011 ($)   Purchases ($)   Sales ($)   10/31/2012 ($)   Assets (%)  
Dreyfus                
Institutional                
Preferred                
Plus Money                
Market Fund   4,649,373   18,312,859   19,590,002   3,372,230   17.4  

 

(e) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(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.

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four-year period ended October 31, 2012 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At October 31, 2012, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: unrealized depreciation $100,685. In addition, the fund deferred for tax purposes late year ordinary losses of $23,934 to the first day of the following fiscal year.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 were as follows: ordinary income $0 and $91,906 and long-term capital gains $0 and $731,274, respectively.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for foreign currency gains and losses and net operating losses, the fund increased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $267,582 and decreased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by the same amount. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

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(g) New Accounting Pronouncement: In December 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”). These disclosure requirements are intended to help investors and other financial statement users to better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a company’s financial position.They also improve transparency in the reporting of how companies mitigate credit risk, including disclosure of related collateral pledged or received. In addition,ASU 2011-11 facilitates comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).ASU 2011-11 requires entities to: disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the financial statements; and disclose instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. ASU 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-11 and its impact on the fund’s financial statement disclosures.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $225 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Effective October 10, 2012, the $225 million unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A., was decreased to $210 million. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 3—Management Fee, Sub-Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with Dreyfus, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of 1.10% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. Dreyfus has contractually agreed, until March 1, 2014, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund, so that the direct expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. The reduction in expenses, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $119,264 during the period ended October 31, 2012.

Pursuant to a Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Dreyfus and Mellon Capital, Dreyfus pays Mellon Capital an annual fee of .65% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets, payable monthly.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the Distributor retained $2,553 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class C 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 C shares. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class C shares were charged $8,925 pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A and Class C 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 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 (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines

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the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class A and Class C shares were charged $16,982 and $2,975, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates DreyfusTransfer, Inc. (“DTI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency services for the fund and, since May 29, 2012, cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $4,155 for transfer agency services and $31 for cash management services. Cash management fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $3. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $1,981 pursuant to the custody agreement.

Prior to May 29, 2012, the fund compensated The Bank of NewYork Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $181 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $6.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $8,517 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $18,274, Distribution Plan fees $682, Shareholder Services Plan fees $1,680, custodian fees $664, Chief Compliance Officer fees $2,654 and transfer agency per account fees $1,151, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $6,556.

(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.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

During the period ended October 31, 2012, there were no purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, financial futures, options transactions and forward contracts.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended October 31, 2012 is discussed below.

The following tables show the fund’s exposure to different types of market risk as it relates to the statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations, respectively.

Fair value of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2012 is shown below:

  Derivative     Derivative  
  Assets ($)     Liabilities ($)  
Equity rate risk 1,2   40,015   Equity risk 1,3   (167,349 )  
Interest rate risk 1,2   732,825   Interest rate risk 1   (35,916 )  
Foreign exchange risk 4   121,091   Foreign exchange risk 5   (385,077 )  
Gross fair value of          
derivatives contracts   893,931     (588,342 )  

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location:

1   Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures as reported in the Statement of  
  Financial Futures, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported in the Statement of Assets  
  and Liabilities.  
2   Options purchased are included in Investments in securities–Unaffiliated issuers, at value.  
3   Outstanding options written, at value.  
4   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  
5   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  

 

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The effect of derivative instruments in the Statement of Operations during the period ended October 31, 2012 is shown below:

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in income ($)

  Financial   Options   Forward      
Underlying risk   Futures 6   Transactions 7   Contracts 8   Total  
Equity   657,261   (329,473 )     327,788  
Interest rate   (255,745 )   476,790     221,045  
Foreign exchange       (63,199 )   (63,199 )  
Total   401,516   147,317   (63,199 )   485,634  

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income ($)

  Financial   Options   Forward      
Underlying risk   Futures 9   Transactions 10   Contracts 11   Total  
Equity   (375,577 )   5,767     (369,810 )  
Interest rate   (67,738 )   13,901     (53,837 )  
Foreign exchange       (84,062 )   (84,062 )  
Total   (443,315 )   19,668   (84,062 )   (507,709 )  

 

Statement of Operations location:

6   Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures.  
7   Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions.  
8   Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  
9   Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures.  
10 Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options transactions.  
11 Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  

 

Financial Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk and interest rate risk, as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments.The fund invests in financial futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A financial futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents.The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change.Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations.There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with financial futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees the financial futures against default. Financial futures open at October 31, 2012 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

Options Transactions: The fund purchases and writes (sells) put and call options to hedge against changes in interest rates and the values of equities or as a substitute for an investment. The fund is subject to interest rate risk and market risk in the course of pursuing its investment objectives through its investments in options contracts. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the writer to sell, the underlying security or securities at the exercise price at any time during the option period, or at a specified date. Conversely, a put option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to sell, and obligates the writer to buy the underlying security or securities at the exercise price at any time during the option period, or at a specified date.

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 realizes 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 incurs 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 realizes 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 incurs a loss if the price of the financial instrument decreases between those dates.

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As a writer of an option, the fund has no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.There is a risk of loss from a change in value of such options which may exceed the related premiums received. The Statement of Operations reflects the following: any unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period as well as any realized gains or losses which occurred upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction.

The following summarizes the fund’s call/put options written during the period ended October 31, 2012:

      Options Terminated  
  Number of   Premiums     Net Realized  
Options Written:   Contracts   Received ($)   Cost ($)   Loss ($)  
Contracts outstanding            
October 31, 2011   90   29,121        
Contracts written   1,510   258,268        
Contracts terminated:            
Contracts closed   1,330   238,786   446,066   (207,280 )  
Contracts Outstanding            
October 31, 2012   270   48,603        

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments.The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract.The following summarizes open forward contracts at October 31, 2012:

    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Cost ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Purchases:            
Australian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   403,640   415,428   417,308   1,880  
  12/19/2012 b   2,259,860   2,331,660   2,336,382   4,722  
  12/19/2012 c   1,082,614   1,110,475   1,119,273   8,798  
  12/19/2012 d   113,245   116,754   117,080   326  
  12/19/2012 e   122,935   126,241   127,097   856  
British Pound,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   1,272,970   2,054,847   2,053,934   (913 )  
  12/19/2012 c   385,840   626,566   622,552   (4,014 )  
  12/19/2012 e   123,760   201,200   199,686   (1,514 )  
Canadian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   2,098,422   2,145,602   2,098,812   (46,790 )  
  12/19/2012 c   4,260,434   4,355,292   4,261,225   (94,067 )  
Euro,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   551,720   712,689   715,473   2,784  
  12/19/2012 c   174,592   225,538   226,411   873  
  12/19/2012 d   38,192   49,312   49,527   215  
  12/19/2012 e   600,746   777,606   779,051   1,445  
Japanese Yen,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   35,656,000   448,662   446,884   (1,778 )  
  12/19/2012 b   121,929,620   1,558,402   1,528,170   (30,232 )  
  12/19/2012 c   102,262,161   1,311,636   1,281,673   (29,963 )  
  12/19/2012 d   11,578,700   145,813   145,118   (695 )  
  12/19/2012 e   36,812,695   468,949   461,381   (7,568 )  
New Zealand Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   1,157,799   933,550   949,042   15,492  
  12/19/2012 c   86,592   71,399   70,979   (420 )  
  12/19/2012 d   18,942   15,619   15,527   (92 )  
  12/19/2012 e   924,752   751,135   758,015   6,880  
  12/19/2012 f   920,149   740,766   754,241   13,475  

 

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    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Cost ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Purchases (continued):            
Norwegian Krone,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   1,417,800   251,359   248,234   (3,125 )  
  12/19/2012 b   5,139,468   900,771   899,840   (931 )  
  12/19/2012 c   734,083   126,597   128,527   1,930  
  12/19/2012 d   626,195   111,032   109,637   (1,395 )  
  12/19/2012 e   8,198,129   1,430,093   1,435,363   5,270  
Swedish Krona,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   1,112,400   169,273   167,463   (1,810 )  
  12/19/2012 b   1,831,977   278,420   275,790   (2,630 )  
  12/19/2012 c   7,323,940   1,103,568   1,102,563   (1,005 )  
  12/19/2012 d   491,310   74,863   73,963   (900 )  
  12/19/2012 e   12,953,052   1,952,374   1,949,983   (2,391 )  
Swiss Franc,            
Expiring            
  12/19/2012 b   44,007   47,037   47,290   253  
Sales:     Proceeds ($)        
Australian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   29,280   29,773   30,271   (498 )  
  12/19/2012 e   260,320   266,303   269,135   (2,832 )  
British Pound,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   99,000   159,675   159,736   (61 )  
  12/19/2012 b   111,240   179,159   179,486   (327 )  
  12/19/2012 c   774,026   1,246,781   1,248,889   (2,108 )  
  12/19/2012 d   100,628   162,322   162,363   (41 )  
  12/19/2012 e   3,452,857   5,522,637   5,571,176   (48,539 )  
Canadian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   468,600   476,970   468,687   8,283  
  12/19/2012 b   491,022   493,519   491,113   2,406  
  12/19/2012 c   154,230   158,114   154,259   3,855  
  12/19/2012 d   206,965   210,818   207,003   3,815  
  12/19/2012 e   294,270   298,929   294,325   4,604  
Euro,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   320,400   419,806   415,496   4,310  
  12/19/2012 b   1,487,546   1,906,841   1,929,056   (22,215 )  
  12/19/2012 d   141,510   185,429   183,511   1,918  
  12/19/2012 e   6,324,329   8,143,907   8,201,418   (57,511 )  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Proceeds ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Sales (continued):            
Japanese Yen,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   2,246,040   28,813   28,150   663  
  12/19/2012 c   6,588,384   84,460   82,574   1,886  
  12/19/2012 d   1,441,209   18,477   18,063   414  
  12/19/2012 e   53,509,367   688,149   670,644   17,505  
New Zealand Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   553,360   448,466   453,586   (5,120 )  
  12/19/2012 b   912,730   744,916   748,160   (3,244 )  
  12/19/2012 c   51,935   42,013   42,571   (558 )  
  12/19/2012 d   98,450   79,833   80,699   (866 )  
  12/19/2012 e   170,455   138,954   139,722   (768 )  
Norwegian Krone,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   1,616,650   282,075   283,050   (975 )  
  12/19/2012 e   2,442,400   420,567   427,625   (7,058 )  
Swedish Krona,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   4,431,330   669,381   667,104   2,277  
  12/19/2012 c   487,520   73,959   73,392   567  
  12/19/2012 d   106,645   16,168   16,055   113  
  12/19/2012 e   4,346,475   657,605   654,329   3,276  
Swiss Franc,            
Expiring            
  12/19/2012 f   114,011   122,392   122,515   (123 )  
Gross Unrealized            
Appreciation         121,091  
Gross Unrealized            
Depreciation         (385,077 )  

 

Counterparties:

a   BNP Paribas  
b   Citigroup  
c   Goldman Sachs  
d   Standard Chartered Bank  
e   UBS  
f   Morgan Stanley  

 

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The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2012:

  Average Market Value ($)  
Equity financial futures   13,571,098  
Interest rate financial futures   21,157,511  
Equity options contracts   58,635  
Interest rate options contracts   964,904  
Forward contracts   35,184,826  

 

At October 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $19,847,745; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was $1,081, consisting of $18,449 gross unrealized appreciation and $19,530 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Dreyfus Global Absolute Return Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statements of investments, financial futures and options written, of Dreyfus Global Absolute Return Fund (one of the series comprising Advantage Funds, Inc.) as of October 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein.These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus Global Absolute Return Fund at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the indicated periods, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
December 27, 2012

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PROXY RESULTS (Unaudited)

The Company held a special meeting of shareholders on August 3, 2012.The proposal considered at the meeting, and the results, are as follows:

    Shares    
  Votes For     Authority Withheld  
To elect additional Board Members:        
Lynn Martin   90,334,756     3,252,629  
Robin A. Melvin   90,449,622     3,137,763  
Philip L. Toia   90,229,928     3,357,457  

 

† Each new Board Member’s term commenced on September 1, 2012.  
In addition, Peggy C. Davis, Joseph S. DiMartino, David P. Feldman, Ehud Houminer and Dr. Martin Peretz continue  
as Board Members of the Company.  

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Joseph S. DiMartino (69)  
Chairman of the Board (1995)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small  
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present)  
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and busi-  
      nesses, Director (2005-2009)  
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard mills  
     and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 157  
———————  
Peggy C. Davis (69)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 63  
———————  
David P. Feldman (72)  
Board Member (1996)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• BBH Mutual Funds Group (4 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-present)  
• QMed, Inc. a healthcare company, Director (1999-2007)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Ehud Houminer (72)  
Board Member (1993)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present)  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 73  

 

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Lynn Martin (72)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• President of The Martin Hall Group LLC, a human resources consulting firm, from January  
2005-present  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• AT&T Inc., a telecommunications company, Director (1999-2012)  
• Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain and transportation management company, Director (1993-2012)  
• The Proctor & Gamble Co., a consumer products company, Director (1994-2009)  
• Constellation Energy Group Inc., Director (2003-2009)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Robin A. Melvin (49)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving organi-  
zations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 83  
———————  
Dr. Martin Peretz (73)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2010-present) (previously,  
Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2010)  
• Director of TheStreet.com, a financial information service on the web (1996-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Philip L. Toia (79)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Private Investor  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56  
———————  

 

Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS.

James F. Henry, Emeritus Board Member
Dr. Paul A. Marks, Emeritus Board Member
Gloria Messinger, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009; from April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 72 investment companies (comprised of 156 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Secretary since December 2011.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 39 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 60 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 54 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

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RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (73 investment companies, comprised of 183 portfolios). He is 55 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firmís Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

MATTHEW D. CONNOLLY, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since April 2012.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Distributor since October 2011; from March 2010 to September 2011, Global Head, KYC Reviews and Director, UBS Investment Bank; until March 2010,AML Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Citi Global Wealth Management. He is an officer of 69 investment companies (comprised of 179 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 40 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 2011.

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NOTES



For More Information


Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at 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-DREYFUS.



Dreyfus  
Global Dynamic  
Bond Fund  

 

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 2012




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Contents

 

THE FUND

2      

A Letter from the Chairman and CEO

3      

Discussion of Fund Performance

6      

Fund Performance

8      

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

8      

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

9      

Statement of Investments

17      

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

18      

Statement of Operations

19      

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

21      

Financial Highlights

24      

Notes to Financial Statements

37      

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

38      

Important Tax Information

39      

Proxy Results

40      

Board Members Information

42      

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

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Dreyfus
Global Dynamic
Bond Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO


Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus Global Dynamic Bond Fund, covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Despite heightened volatility, the U.S. bond market generally advanced over the reporting period as investors responded to encouraging macroeconomic developments throughout the world. Employment gains in the United States, credible measures to prevent a more severe banking crisis in Europe, and the likelihood of a “soft landing” for China’s economy buoyed investor sentiment, as did aggressively accommodative monetary policies from central banks in the United States, Europe, Japan and China. Consequently, riskier segments of the bond market gained value, while massive purchases of government securities by the Federal Reserve prevented yields of U.S. government securities from rising.

In light of the easy monetary policies adopted by many countries, we expect global growth to be slightly more robust in 2013 than in 2012.The U.S. economic recovery is likely to persist at subpar levels over the first half of the new year, as growth may remain constrained by uncertainties surrounding fiscal policy and tax reforms. However, successful resolution of the current fiscal debate may prompt corporate decision-makers to increase capital spending, which could have positive implications for the U.S. economy.As always, we encourage you to stay in touch with your financial advisor as new developments unfold.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 15, 2012

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012, as provided by Paul Brain, Howard Cunningham and Jonathan Day, Portfolio Managers of Newton Capital Management Limited, Sub-Investment Adviser

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2012, Dreyfus Global Dynamic Bond Fund’s Class A shares produced a total return of 8.74%, Class C shares returned 7.94% and Class I shares returned 8.98%. 1 In comparison, the fund’s performance baseline benchmark, the U.S. $1-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and its broad-based securities market index, the Citibank 30-Day Treasury Bill Index, produced total returns of 0.21% and 0.04%, respectively, for the same period. 2,3

Despite shifting economic sentiment throughout the reporting period, aggressively accommodative monetary policies and an improving macroeconomic outlook helped support global bond prices.The fund produced higher returns than its benchmark, primarily due to the success of our interest rate and asset allocation strategies.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds and other instruments that provide investment exposure to global bond markets, including developed and emerging capital markets.We employ a dynamic, unconstrained approach in allocating the fund’s assets among government bonds, emerging market sovereign debt, investment grade and high yield corporate instruments and currencies. We combine a top-down approach, emphasizing global economic trends and current investment themes, with bottom-up security selection based on fundamental research to allocate the fund’s investments. In choosing investments, we consider key trends in global economic variables, investment themes, relative valuations of debt securities and cash, long-term trends in currency movements, and company fundamentals.

Markets Driven by Macroeconomic Headlines

The reporting period began in the aftermath of major declines among higher yielding bonds throughout the world. One credit-rating agency’s downgrade of long-term U.S. government debt, an intensifying European debt crisis, and inflationary pressures in

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

China had triggered a flight away from risky assets. Fortunately, better U.S. economic data and remedial measures from European policymakers, particularly the Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO), soon stabilized many global financial markets.

By the start of 2012, global financial markets were rallying amid U.S. employment gains, quantitative easing in Europe, and less restrictive monetary and fiscal policies in China. Investors became more comfortable with riskier bond market sectors in their search for competitive levels of current income. While they returned to a risk-averse posture during the spring when austerity programs in Europe encountered resistance, more encouraging economic data over the summer enabled global bonds to end the reporting period with respectable returns. Emerging-markets bonds and corporate-backed securities fared especially well.

A More Constructive Posture Buoyed Fund Performance

The fund began the reporting period with a relatively defensive investment posture designed to cushion the effects of prevailing macroeconomic uncertainties. As conditions improved over the final weeks of 2011 and the opening months of 2012, we moved toward more constructive strategies. We increased the average duration among the fund’s core holdings of government securities, enabling it to participate more fully in market rallies. At the same time, we shifted assets from government securities to riskier market sectors, including emerging-markets bonds and high yield securities that had been severely punished during the downturn. These changes proved effective, as risker sectors rallied amid encouraging macroeconomic news.

The fund’s currency positions also shifted from tradition safe havens, such as the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen, into currencies expected to benefit from rising commodity prices, including the Mexican peso and Canadian dollar. While this move worked well overall, its benefits were undermined somewhat by relative weakness in the Singapore dollar and Polish zloty.The fund employed forward contracts to establish its currency positions.

We returned to a more defensive stance in the spring, when macroeconomic concerns resurfaced, but we maintained an emphasis on emerging-markets bonds from governments with prudent fiscal policies, such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Peru, and Uruguay. Consequently, the fund proved well positioned to participate in a renewed rally in the emerging markets over the summer, when we increased exposure to high yield bonds, and we adjusted positions in the emerging markets to emphasize more attractive relative values.

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Positioned for a Brighter Economic Outlook

As of the reporting period’s end, we expect government bond yields to remain low as central banks pursue aggressively accommodative monetary policies, leading us to maintain a relatively long average duration among safe-haven markets with complementary positions in emerging markets where rates still have room to fall. Meanwhile, strong corporate earnings and low default rates seem likely to support prices of high yield securities, and we have retained an emphasis on high yield securities, particularly in Europe. Among currencies, we have increased the fund’s holdings of the Mexican peso, Malaysian ringgit and Polish zloty.

November 15, 2012

Bond funds are subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Generally, all other factors being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can cause price declines.

High yield bonds are subject to increased credit risk and are considered speculative in terms of the issuer’s perceived ability to continue making interest payments on a timely basis and to repay principal upon maturity.

Foreign bonds are subject to special risks including exposure to currency fluctuations, changing political and economic conditions and potentially less liquidity.

Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time.A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar will reduce the value of securities held by the fund and denominated in those currencies.The use of leverage may magnify the fund’s gains or losses. For derivatives with a leveraging component, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset can result in a loss that is much greater than the original investment in the derivative.

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid and does not take into consideration the  
maximum initial sales charge in the case of Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge imposed  
on redemptions in the case of Class C shares. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. Class I  
shares are not subject to any initial or deferred sales charge. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share  
price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their  
original cost. Return figures for Class A, Class C and Class I shares reflect the absorption of certain fund expenses by  
The Dreyfus Corporation pursuant to an agreement in effect through March 1, 2014, at which time it may be  
extended, terminated or modified. Had these expenses not been absorbed, the returns for Class A, C and I shares  
would have been lower.  
2 SOURCE: LIPPER INC. – Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, capital gain distributions.The  
Citigroup 30-Day Treasury Bill Index is a market value-weighted index of public obligations of the U.S.Treasury  
with maturities of 30 days. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.  
3 SOURCE: BLOOMBERG – London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).The rate of interest at which banks  
borrow funds, in marketable size, from other banks in the London interbank market. LIBOR is the most widely used  
benchmark or reference rate for short term interest rates, and is an international rate.The London Interbank Offered  
Rate is fixed each morning at 11 a.m. London time by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA).The rate is an  
average derived from 16 quotations provided by banks determined by the British Bankers’ Association; the four  
highest and lowest are then eliminated and an average of the remaining eight is calculated to arrive at the fix.  
Eurodollar Libor is calculated on an ACT/360 day count basis and settlement is for two days hence.  

 

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FUND PERFORMANCE


Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in each of the Class A, Class C and Class I shares of Dreyfus Global Dynamic Bond Fund on 3/25/11 (inception date) to a $10,000 investment made in the Citibank 30-Day Treasury Bill Index (the “Index”) on that date.All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A shares and all other applicable fees and expenses on all classes.The Index is a market value-weighted index of public obligations of the U.S.Treasury with maturities of 30 days. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.These factors can contribute to the Index potentially outperforming the fund. Further information relating to fund expenses, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/12            
 
  Inception       From  
  Date   1 Year   Inception  
Class A shares            
with maximum sales charge (4.5%)   3/25/11   3.87 %   2.95 %  
without sales charge   3/25/11   8.74 %   5.96 %  
Class C shares            
with applicable redemption charge   3/25/11   6.94 %   5.13 %  
without redemption   3/25/11   7.94 %   5.13 %  
Class I shares   3/25/11   8.98 %   6.20 %  
Citibank 30-Day Treasury Bill Index   3/31/11   0.04 %   0.04 % ††  

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

  The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% for shares redeemed within one year of the  
  date of purchase.  
††   For comparative purposes, the value of the Index as of 3/31/11 is used as the beginning value on 3/25/11.  

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Global Dynamic Bond Fund from May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. 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 October 31, 2012

    Class A   Class C   Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ 5.67   $ 9.52   $ 4.39  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ 1,051.80   $ 1,047.20   $ 1,053.20  

 

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 October 31, 2012

    Class A   Class C   Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ 5.58   $ 9.37   $ 4.32  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ 1,019.61   $ 1,015.84   $ 1,020.86  

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.10% for Class A, 1.85% for Class C and .85%  
for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half  
year period).  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS  
October 31, 2012  

 

    Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes—87.1%     Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary—3.9%              
Daily Mail & General Trust,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   GBP   7.50   3/29/13   50,000   82,513  
DIRECTV Holdings,              
Gtd. Notes     4.60   2/15/21   75,000   83,265  
Edcon Proprietary,              
Scd. Notes   EUR   3.50   6/15/14   50,000 b   60,595  
Enterprise Inns,              
First Mortgage Bonds   GBP   6.50   12/6/18   50,000   72,417  
Unitymedia Hessen,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   8.13   12/1/17   50,000   70,073  
Ziggo Bond,              
Gtd. Notes   EUR   8.00   5/15/18   50,000   71,369  
            440,232  
Consumer Staples—2.8%              
Altria Group,              
Gtd. Notes     9.95   11/10/38   56,000   97,095  
BAT International Finance,              
Gtd. Notes     8.13   11/15/13   95,000   101,770  
British Sugar,              
Scd. Debs   GBP   10.75   7/2/13   31,000   52,498  
CEDC Finance Corp.              
International,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   8.88   12/1/16   50,000   42,125  
China Green Holdings,              
Gtd. Bonds   CNY   3.00   4/12/13   200,000   16,049  
            309,537  
Energy—6.1%              
BG Energy Capital,              
Gtd. Notes   GBP   5.88   11/13/12   40,000   64,740  
Chesapeake Energy,              
Gtd. Notes     6.78   3/15/19   40,000   40,150  
Drill Rigs Holdings,              
Sr. Scd. Notes     6.50   10/1/17   36,000   35,865  
EXCO Resources,              
Gtd. Notes     7.50   9/15/18   50,000   47,250  
Petrobras International Finance,              
Gtd. Notes     3.88   1/27/16   90,000   96,060  
Petrobras International Finance,              
Gtd. Notes   GBP   6.25   12/14/26   100,000   183,162  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date          Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Energy (continued)              
Petrobras International Finance,              
Gtd. Notes     7.88   3/15/19   90,000     114,322  
Santos Finance,              
Gtd. Notes   EUR   8.25   9/22/70   50,000   b   68,047  
Statoil,              
Gtd. Notes     1.80   11/23/16   35,000     36,242  
            685,838  
Entertainment & Gaming—1.5%              
Cirsa Funding Luxembourg,              
Gtd. Notes   EUR   8.75   5/15/18   50,000     62,539  
Peermont Global PTY,              
Scd. Notes   EUR   7.75   4/30/14   50,000     63,025  
Travelport,              
Gtd. Notes     9.88   9/1/14   60,000     46,650  
            172,214  
Financial—23.0%              
Allied Irish Banks,              
Gov’t Gtd. Notes   EUR   3.25   2/4/13   100,000     130,003  
Arsenal Securities,              
Sr. Scd. Bonds, Ser. A1   GBP   5.14   9/1/29   40,637     66,178  
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     0.58   5/3/13   100,000   b   100,019  
BNP Paribas,              
Jr. Sub. Bonds   GBP   5.95   4/29/49   50,000   b   59,709  
Boats Investments Netherlands,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   11.00   3/31/17   90,785     61,189  
BUPA Finance,              
Gtd. Notes   GBP   7.50   7/4/16   50,000     94,586  
Co-Operative Bank,              
Sub. Notes   GBP   5.75   12/2/24   50,000   b   70,017  
Direct Line Insurance Group,              
Gtd. Notes   GBP   9.25   4/27/42   100,000   b   179,078  
Eksportfinans,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   EUR   4.75   6/11/13   25,000     33,094  
Experian Finance,              
Gtd. Notes   GBP   5.63   12/12/13   20,000     33,863  
F&C Commercial Property              
Finance, Sr. Scd. Notes   GBP   5.23   6/30/17   50,000   b   85,296  

 

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    Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Financial (continued)              
Housing Finance,              
Sr. Scd. Debs   GBP   0.00   12/31/12   50,000   c   80,362  
Hutchinson Ports Finance,              
Gtd. Bonds   GBP   6.75   12/7/15   30,000     55,457  
Permanent TSB,              
Gov’t Gtd. Notes   EUR   4.00   3/10/15   100,000     129,936  
Juneau Investments,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   GBP   5.90   2/22/21   30,000     41,877  
Juturna European              
Loan Conduit No 16,              
Mortgage Backed Notes   GBP   5.06   8/10/33   48,259   b   85,830  
LBG Capital No.1,              
Gtd. Bonds, Ser. 19   GBP   11.04   3/19/20   50,000     89,665  
Lloyds TSB Bank,              
Gov’t Gtd. Notes   GBP   1.50   5/2/17   100,000     165,669  
Nationwide              
Building Society,              
Sub. Notes   GBP   5.25   2/12/18   40,000   b   63,891  
Offshore Group Investment,              
Sr. Scd. Notes     11.50   8/1/15   50,000     55,062  
Prudential,              
Jr. Sub. Notes     11.75   12/29/49   65,000   b   75,075  
Reed Elsevier Investments,              
Gtd. Notes   GBP   7.00   12/11/17   50,000     99,029  
Royal Bank of Scotland,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   AUD   5.53   3/10/14   100,000   b   104,587  
SLM Student Loans,              
Asset-Backed Notes   GBP   5.15   12/15/39   100,000     132,329  
Standard Chartered Bank,              
Sub. Notes   GBP   6.00   1/25/18   50,000   b   80,562  
Suncorp-Metway,              
Gov’t Gtd. Notes   GBP   4.00   1/16/14   85,000     142,629  
Tesco Property Finance 3,              
Mortgage Backed Bonds   GBP   5.74   4/13/40   49,696     87,907  
Toys R Us Property Co I,              
Gtd. Notes     10.75   7/15/17   25,000     27,156  
UBS,              
Sub. Notes   GBP   5.25   6/21/21   50,000   b   82,284  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date             Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Financial (continued)              
Woodside Finance,              
Gtd. Notes     8.75   3/1/19   44,000     58,962  
            2,571,301  
Foreign/Governmental—29.6%              
Barbadian Government,              
Unscd. Bonds   GBP   13.50   7/1/15   39,000     72,572  
Bulgarian Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds     8.25   1/15/15   90,000     103,860  
Canadian Government,              
Bonds   CAD   2.00   6/1/16   315,000     323,825  
Costa Rican Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     6.55   3/20/14   50,000     52,750  
Czech Republic Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 56   CZK   5.00   4/11/19   1,910,000     119,761  
European Bank for              
Reconstruction &              
Development, Sr. Unscd.              
Notes   NOK   4.00   5/11/17   180,000     33,702  
European Bank for              
Reconstruction &              
Development,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   IDR   6.75   2/19/13   280,000,000     29,246  
European Investment Bank              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   GBP   0.63   1/5/16   40,000   b   64,256  
European Investment Bank,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   IDR   6.00   4/22/14   160,000,000     16,700  
European Investment Bank,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   NZD   6.50   9/10/14   125,000     108,972  
European Investment Bank,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   TRY   8.00   11/23/15   46,000     27,343  
Europeon Investment Bank,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   TRY   0.00   3/30/16   59,000   c   26,658  
Finnish Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   GBP   0.74   2/25/16   100,000   b   161,636  
FMS Wertmanagement,              
Gov’t Gtd. Notes   EUR   3.00   8/3/18   100,000     143,068  
Lithuanian Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     5.13   9/14/17   100,000     112,375  
Malaysian Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 0902   MYR   4.38   11/29/19   315,000     109,890  

 

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    Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Foreign/Governmental              
(continued)              
Mexican Government,              
Bonds, Ser. M10   MXN   7.75   12/14/17   2,170,000     185,256  
Mexican Government,              
Bonds, Ser. M   MXN   8.00   6/11/20   1,710,000     151,992  
Netherlands Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds     1.00   2/24/17   150,000     151,111  
New South Wales Treasury,              
Gov’t Gtd. Notes, Ser. CIB1   AUD   2.75   11/20/25   60,000   d   82,579  
New Zealand Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 423   NZD   5.50   4/15/23   320,000     309,171  
Norwegian Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 473   NOK   4.50   5/22/19   994,000     204,508  
Polish Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 0922   PLN   5.75   9/23/22   754,000     258,870  
Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro              
OT, Sr. Unscd. Notes   EUR   4.75   6/14/19   75,000     82,194  
Turkish Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     7.50   7/14/17   100,000     121,055  
Swedish Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 1054   SEK   3.50   6/1/22   900,000     159,475  
United Kingdom Gilt,              
Bonds, Ser. 8MO   GBP   4.13   7/22/30   20,000   e   99,901  
            3,312,726  
Health Care—1.4%              
Apria Healthcare Group,              
Sr. Scd. Notes     11.25   11/1/14   30,000     30,975  
Catalent Pharma Solutions,              
Gtd. Notes   EUR   9.75   4/15/17   50,000     66,751  
Fresenius Medical Care US              
Finance II, Gtd. Notes     5.63   7/31/19   50,000     53,000  
            150,726  
Industrial—3.6%              
Heathrow Funding,              
Sr. Scd. Bonds   GBP   3.00   6/8/15   100,000     167,012  
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen,              
Gtd. Notes   EUR   9.25   4/15/18   50,000     54,762  
ISS,              
Scd. Notes   EUR   8.88   5/15/16   50,000     67,075  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Industrial (continued)              
ISS,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   11.00   6/15/14   50,000   67,448  
L-3 Communications,              
Gtd. Notes     4.75   7/15/20   10,000   11,150  
Ship Finance International,              
Gtd. Notes     8.50   12/15/13   40,000   40,250  
            407,697  
Materials—4.0%              
Ardagh Glass Finance,              
Gtd. Bonds   EUR   7.13   6/15/17   50,000   65,617  
Cemex Finance,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   9.63   12/14/17   50,000   69,344  
HeidelbergCement Finance,              
Gtd. Bonds   EUR   7.50   4/3/20   50,000   74,094  
INEOS Group Holdings,              
Scd. Notes   EUR   7.88   2/15/16   50,000   62,134  
Inmet Mining,              
Gtd. Notes     8.75   6/1/20   40,000   41,700  
Kerling,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   10.63   2/1/17   50,000   60,433  
OI European Group,              
Gtd. Notes   EUR   6.75   9/15/20   50,000   72,422  
            445,744  
Telecommunication              
Services—4.0%              
British Telecommunications,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   EUR   5.25   1/22/13   100,000 b   130,966  
Clearwire Communications,              
Sr. Scd. Notes     12.00   12/1/15   65,000   69,225  
Nextel Communications,              
Gtd. Notes, Ser. D     7.38   8/1/15   31,000   31,116  

 

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    Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Telecommunication              
Services (continued)              
Satmex Escrow,              
Sr. Scd. Notes     9.50   5/15/17   50,000   53,500  
Sprint Nextel,              
Sr. Unscd. Debs     9.25   4/15/22   28,000   33,600  
UPC Holding,              
Scd. Notes   EUR   8.38   8/15/20   50,000   70,915  
Wind Acquisition Finance,              
Scd. Notes   EUR   11.75   7/15/17   50,000   63,187  
            452,509  
U.S. Government Securities—6.0%            
U.S. Treasury Bonds;              
2.75%, 8/15/42         58,700   57,517  
U.S. Treasury Notes:              
1.88%, 8/31/17         150,000   158,508  
2.13%, 8/15/21         430,300   452,857  
            668,882  
Utilities—1.2%              
InterGen,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   GBP   9.50   6/30/17   35,000   53,093  
SSE,              
Sub. Notes   GBP   5.45   9/29/49   50,000 b   84,319  
            137,412  
Total Bonds and Notes              
(cost $9,515,899)             9,754,818  
 
Common Stocks—4.2%         Shares   Value ($)  
Exchange-Traded Funds              
iShares JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Fund          
(cost $452,056)         3,946   473,362  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Other Investment—9.9%   Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;          
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred          
    Plus Money Market Fund          
(cost $1,104,264)   1,104,264 f   1,104,264  
 
Total Investments (cost $11,072,219)   101.2 %   11,332,444  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables   (1.2 %)   (138,037 )  
Net Assets   100.0 %   11,194,407  

 

a Principal amount stated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.  
AUD—Australian Dollar  
CAD—Canadian Dollar  
CNY—ChineseYuan Renminbi  
CZK—Czech Republic Koruna  
EUR—Euro  
GBP—British Pound  
IDR—Indonesian Rupiah  
MYR—Malaysian Ringgit  
MXN—Mexican New Peso  
NOK—Norwegian Krone  
NZD—New Zealand Dollar  
PLN—Polish Zloty  
SEK—Swedish Krona  
TRY—Turkish Lira  
b Variable rate security—interest rate subject to periodic change.  
c Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.  
d Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the Australian Consumer Price Index.  
e Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the British Consumer Price Index.  
f Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.  

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)      
 
  Value (%)     Value (%)  
Corporate Bonds   51.5   U.S. Government & Agencies   6.0  
Foreign/Governmental   29.6   Common Stocks   4.2  
Money Market Investment   9.9     101.2  
 
† Based on net assets.        
See notes to financial statements.        

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2012

    Cost   Value  
Assets ($):        
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:      
Unaffiliated issuers     9,967,955   10,228,180  
Affiliated issuers     1,104,264   1,104,264  
Dividends and interest receivable       177,627  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign        
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       2,946  
Receivable for investment securities sold       2,024  
Prepaid expenses       10,723  
      11,525,764  
Liabilities ($):        
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)     670  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign        
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       211,360  
Payable for investment securities purchased       71,781  
Accrued expenses       47,546  
      331,357  
Net Assets ($)       11,194,407  
Composition of Net Assets ($):        
Paid-in capital       10,744,235  
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net       180,835  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments       215,422  
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      
on investments and foreign currency transactions       53,915  
Net Assets ($)       11,194,407  
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share        
  Class A   Class C   Class I  
Net Assets ($)   1,131,736   586,891   9,475,780  
Shares Outstanding   86,843   45,204   726,717  
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)   13.03   12.98   13.04  
 
See notes to financial statements.        

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2012

Investment Income ($):      
Income:      
Interest   400,676  
Dividends:      
Unaffiliated issuers   27,233  
Affiliated issuers   543  
Total Income   428,452  
Expenses:      
Management fee—Note 3(a)   59,777  
Registration fees   48,323  
Auditing fees   46,455  
Legal fees   22,935  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports   11,924  
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)   4,422  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)   4,078  
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)   3,984  
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)   435  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2   92  
Miscellaneous   36,378  
Total Expenses   238,803  
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 3(a)   (146,784 )  
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)   (1 )  
Net Expenses   92,018  
Investment Income—Net   336,434  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):      
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions   163,734  
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   376,644  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   540,378  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
investments and foreign currency transactions   326,965  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
forward foreign currency exchange contracts   (360,199 )  
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   (33,234 )  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   507,144  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   843,578  
 
See notes to financial statements.      

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended October 31,  
  2012   2011 a  
Operations ($):          
Investment income—net   336,434   104,345  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   540,378   (105,391 )  
Net unrealized appreciation          
(depreciation) on investments   (33,234 )   87,149  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
Resulting from Operations   843,578   86,103  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):          
Investment income—net:          
Class A Shares   (32,256 )   (1,287 )  
Class C Shares   (21,508 )   (302 )  
Class I Shares   (402,670 )   (18,798 )  
Net realized gain on investments:          
Class A Shares   (592 )    
Class C Shares   (575 )    
Class I Shares   (7,931 )    
Total Dividends   (465,532 )   (20,387 )  
Capital Stock Transactions ($):          
Net proceeds from shares sold:          
Class A Shares   575,286   533,469  
Class C Shares   55,400   563,287  
Class I Shares   1,620,780   8,325,000  
Dividends reinvested:          
Class A Shares   8,548   47  
Class C Shares   1,223   22  
Class I Shares   148,746   78  
Cost of shares redeemed:          
Class A Shares   (26,977 )   (1,297 )  
Class C Shares   (29,374 )   (23,440 )  
Class I Shares   (1,000,153 )    
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
from Capital Stock Transactions   1,353,479   9,397,166  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   1,731,525   9,462,882  
Net Assets ($):          
Beginning of Period   9,462,882    
End of Period   11,194,407   9,462,882  
Undistributed investment income—net   180,835   44,674  

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

  Year Ended October 31,  
  2012   2011 a  
Capital Share Transactions:          
Class A          
Shares sold   45,729   42,683  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   679   4  
Shares redeemed   (2,148 )   (104 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   44,260   42,583  
Class C          
Shares sold   4,278   45,049  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   99   2  
Shares redeemed   (2,352 )   (1,872 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   2,025   43,179  
Class I          
Shares sold   128,680   666,294  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   11,942   6  
Shares redeemed   (80,205 )    
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   60,417   666,300  
 
a From March 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.      
See notes to financial statements.          

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated.All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

  Year Ended October 31,  
Class A Shares   2012   2011 a  
Per Share Data ($):          
Net asset value, beginning of period   12.58   12.50  
Investment Operations:          
Investment income—net b   .41   .15  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   .64   (.04 )  
Total from Investment Operations   1.05   .11  
Distributions:          
Dividends from investment income—net   (.59 )   (.03 )  
Dividends from net realized gain on investments   (.01 )    
Total Distributions   (.60 )   (.03 )  
Net asset value, end of period   13.03   12.58  
Total Return (%) c   8.74   .89 d  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):          
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   2.67   4.26 e  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.10   1.10 e  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   3.21   2.04 e  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   132.40   127.38 d  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   1,132   536  

 

a   From March 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Exclusive of sales charge.  
d   Not annualized.  
e   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

  Year Ended October 31,  
Class C Shares   2012   2011 a  
Per Share Data ($):          
Net asset value, beginning of period   12.54   12.50  
Investment Operations:          
Investment income—net b   .31   .10  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   .65   (.05 )  
Total from Investment Operations   .96   .05  
Distributions:          
Dividends from investment income—net   (.51 )   (.01 )  
Dividends from net realized gain on investments   (.01 )    
Total Distributions   (.52 )   (.01 )  
Net asset value, end of period   12.98   12.54  
Total Return (%) c   7.94   .38 d  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):          
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   3.32   4.98 e  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.85   1.85 e  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.46   1.30 e  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   132.40   127.38 d  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   587   542  

 

a   From March 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Exclusive of sales charge.  
d   Not annualized.  
e   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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  Year Ended October 31,  
Class I Shares   2012   2011 a  
Per Share Data ($):          
Net asset value, beginning of period   12.59   12.50  
Investment Operations:          
Investment income—net b   .44   .18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   .64   (.05 )  
Total from Investment Operations   1.08   .13  
Distributions:          
Dividends from investment income—net   (.62 )   (.04 )  
Dividends from net realized gain on investments   (.01 )    
Total Distributions   (.63 )   (.04 )  
Net asset value, end of period   13.04   12.59  
Total Return (%)   8.98   1.03 c  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):          
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   2.31   3.80 d  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   .85   .85 d  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   3.45   2.33 d  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   132.40   127.38 c  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   9,476   8,386  

 

a   From March 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Not annualized.  
d   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Global Dynamic Bond Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Advantage 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 thirteen series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek total return (consisting of income and capital appreciation). The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. Newton Capital Management Limited (“Newton”), an affiliate of Dreyfus, serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the Distributor of the fund’s shares.The fund is authorized to issue 100 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C and Class I. Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs 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.

As of October 31, 2012, MBC Investments Corp., an indirect subsidiary of BNY Mellon, held 40,000 Class A, 40,000 Class C and 399,808 Class I shares of the fund.

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are

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charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications.The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 —unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2 —other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 —significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value and are categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in securities, excluding short-term investments (other than U.S. Treasury Bills), and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are valued as determined by the

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Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange.

Forward contracts are valued at the forward rate. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2012 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2—Other   Level 3—      
  Level 1—   Significant   Significant      
  Unadjusted   Observable   Unobservable      
  Quoted Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Total  
Assets ($)              
Investments in Securities:              
Corporate Bonds     5,773,210     5,773,210  
Exchange-Traded Funds   473,362       473,362  
Foreign Government     3,312,726     3,312,726  
Mutual Funds   1,104,264       1,104,264  
U.S. Treasury     668,882     668,882  
Other Financial              
Instruments:              
Forward Foreign Currency              
Exchange Contracts ††     2,946     2,946  
Liabilities ($)              
Other Financial              
Instruments:              
Forward Foreign Currency              
Exchange Contracts ††     (211,360 )     (211,360 )  

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.  
††   Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.  

 

At October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions between trade and settlement date, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than

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investments resulting from changes in exchange rates. Foreign currency gains and losses on investments are also included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” in the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended October 31, 2012 were as follows:

Affiliated                
Investment   Value       Value   Net  
Company   10/31/2011 ($)   Purchases ($)   Sales ($)   10/31/2012 ($)   Assets (%)  
Dreyfus                
Institutional                
Preferred                
Plus Money                
Market Fund   416,749   9,936,168   9,248,653   1,104,264   9.9  

 

(e) Risk: Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S.These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation restrictions on income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls and delayed settlements, and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the U.S.

(f) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are declared and paid quarterly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

On October 31, 2012, the Board declared a cash dividend of $.114, $.090 and $.120 per share from undistributed investment income-net for Class A, Class C and Class I shares, respectively, payable on November 1, 2012 (ex-dividend date), to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 31, 2012.

(g) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the two-year period ended October 31, 2012 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At October 31, 2012, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $316,754, undistributed capital gains $5,792 and unrealized appreciation $127,626.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 were as follows: ordinary income $464,049 and $20,387 and long-term capital gains $1,483 and $0, respectively.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for amortization of premiums and foreign currency gains and losses, the fund increased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by

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$256,161 and decreased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by the same amount. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

(h) New Accounting Pronouncement: In December 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”). These disclosure requirements are intended to help investors and other financial statement users to better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a company’s financial position. They also improve transparency in the reporting of how companies mitigate credit risk, including disclosure of related collateral pledged or received. In addition, ASU 2011-11 facilitates comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).ASU 2011-11 requires entities to: disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the financial statements; and disclose instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. ASU 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods.At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-11 and its impact on the fund’s financial statement disclosures.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $225 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Effective October 10, 2012, the $225 million unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A., was decreased to $210 million. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commit-

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

ment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

NOTE 3—Investment Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with Dreyfus, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .60% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

Dreyfus has contractually agreed, until March 1, 2014, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that the direct expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed .85% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. The expense reimbursement, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $146,784 during the period ended October 31, 2012.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the Distributor retained $521 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares.

Pursuant to a sub-investment advisory agreement between Dreyfus and Newton, Dreyfus pays Newton a monthly fee at an annual rate of .29% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class C 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 C shares. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class C shares were charged $3,984 pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A and Class C 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 the fund and providing

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reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class A and Class C shares were charged $2,068 and $1,328, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates DreyfusTransfer, Inc. (“DTI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency services for the fund and, since May 29, 2012, cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $334 for transfer agency services and $5 for cash management services. Cash management fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $1. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $4,422 pursuant to the custody agreement.

Prior to May 29, 2012, the fund compensated The Bank of NewYork Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $17 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $8,517 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $5,655, Distribution Plan fees $361, Shareholder Services Plan fees $353, custodian fees $2,400, Chief Compliance Officer fees $2,654 and transfer agency fees $60, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $10,813.

(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.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and forward contracts, during the period ended October 31, 2012, amounted to $13,749,419 and $12,376,416, respectively.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended October 31, 2012 is discussed below.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts : The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract

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is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments.The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract.The following summarizes open forward contracts at October 31, 2012:

    Foreign       Unrealized  
forward foreign currency   Currency       Appreciation  
exchange contracts   Amounts   Cost ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
P urchases:            
J apanese Yen,            
Expiring            
  11/14/2012  a   13,420,000   167,976   168,125   149  
S ales:     Proceeds ($)        
Australian Dollar,            
Expiring            
  11/14/2012 b   168,000   174,990   174,194   796  
British Pound,            
Expiring:            
  11/14/2012 a   1,649,650   2,567,936   2,661,991   (94,055 )  
  11/14/2012 b   123,000   198,506   198,481   25  
  11/14/2012 c   96,000   155,036   154,911   125  
Canadian Dollar,            
Expiring            
  11/14/2012 b   329,000   327,603   329,316   (1,713 )  
Chinese Yuan Renminbi,            
Expiring            
  11/14/2012 c   150,000   23,580   24,017   (437 )  
Czech Republic Koruna,            
Expiring:            
  11/14/2012 b   2,090,000   101,499   107,980   (6,481 )  
  11/14/2012 c   280,000   13,739   14,466   (727 )  
Euro,            
Expiring:            
  11/14/2012 a   1,314,200   1,619,200   1,703,606   (84,406 )  
  11/14/2012 b   211,000   263,786   273,520   (9,734 )  
Malaysian Ringgit,            
Expiring:            
  11/14/2012 a   190,000   62,039   62,308   (269 )  
  11/14/2012 b   150,000   48,702   49,190   (488 )  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Proceeds ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Sales (continued):            
Mexican New Peso,            
Expiring            
  11/14/2012 c   1,662,000   124,734   126,740   (2,006 )  
New Zealand Dollar,            
Expiring            
  11/14/2012 c   506,000   409,317   415,756   (6,439 )  
Norwegian Krone,            
Expiring            
  11/14/2012 c   442,163   73,171   77,516   (4,345 )  
Polish Zloty,            
Expiring            
  11/14/2012 b   815,000   254,670   254,812   (142 )  
Swedish Krona,            
Expiring            
  11/14/2012 b   1,072,000   163,402   161,551   1,851  
Turkish Lira,            
Expiring            
  11/14/2012 c   99,000   55,008   55,126   (118 )  
Gross Unrealized            
Appreciation         2,946  
Gross Unrealized            
Depreciation         (211,360 )  

 

Counterparties:

a   UBS  
b   Royal Bank of Scotland  
c   JPMorgan Chase & Co.  

 

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2012:

  Average Market Value ($)  
Forward contracts   6,714,700  

 

At October 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $11,135,045; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $197,399, consisting of $418,162 gross unrealized appreciation and $220,763 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Dreyfus Global Dynamic Bond Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Dreyfus Global Dynamic Bond Fund (one of the series comprising Advantage Funds, Inc.) as of October 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, and the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from March 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.Accordingly, we express no such opinion.An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus Global Dynamic Bond Fund at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from March 25, 2011 to October 31, 2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York  
December 27, 2012  

 

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund hereby reports 4.44% of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, certain dividends paid by the fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Of the distributions paid during the fiscal year, $27,233 represents the maximum amount that may be considered qualified dividend income. Also, the fund hereby designates $.0022 per share as a long-term capital gain and $.0113 per share as a short-term capital gain distribution paid on December 28, 2011.

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PROXY RESULTS (Unaudited)

The Company held a special meeting of shareholders on August 3, 2012.The proposal considered at the meeting, and the results, are as follows:

    Shares    
  Votes For     Authority Withheld  
To elect additional Board Members:        
Lynn Martin   90,334,756     3,252,629  
Robin A. Melvin   90,449,622     3,137,763  
Philip L. Toia   90,229,928     3,357,457  

 

† Each new Board Member’s term commenced on September 1, 2012.  
In addition, Peggy C. Davis, Joseph S. DiMartino, David P. Feldman, Ehud Houminer and Dr. Martin Peretz continue  
as Board Members of the Company.  

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Joseph S. DiMartino (69)  
Chairman of the Board (1995)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small  
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present)  
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and  
businesses, Director (2005-2009)  
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard  
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 157  
———————  
Peggy C. Davis (69)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 63  
———————  
David P. Feldman (72)  
Board Member (1996)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• BBH Mutual Funds Group (4 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-present)  
• QMed, Inc. a healthcare company, Director (1999-2007)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Ehud Houminer (72)  
Board Member (1993)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present)  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 73  

 

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Lynn Martin (72)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• President of The Martin Hall Group LLC, a human resources consulting firm, from January  
2005-present  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• AT&T Inc., a telecommunications company, Director (1999-2012)  
• Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain and transportation management company, Director (1993-2012)  
• The Proctor & Gamble Co., a consumer products company, Director (1994-2009)  
• Constellation Energy Group Inc., Director (2003-2009)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Robin A. Melvin (49)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving organi-  
zations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 83  
———————  
Dr. Martin Peretz (73)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2010-present) (previously,  
Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2010)  
• Director of TheStreet.com, a financial information service on the web (1996-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Philip L. Toia (79)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Private Investor  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56  
———————  

 

Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS.

James F. Henry, Emeritus Board Member
Dr. Paul A. Marks, Emeritus Board Member
Gloria Messinger, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009; from April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 72 investment companies (comprised of 156 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Secretary since December 2011.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 39 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 60 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 54 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

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RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (73 investment companies, comprised of 183 portfolios). He is 55 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

MATTHEW D. CONNOLLY, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since April 2012.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Distributor since October 2011; from March 2010 to September 2011, Global Head, KYC Reviews and Director, UBS Investment Bank; until March 2010,AML Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Citi Global Wealth Management. He is an officer of 69 investment companies (comprised of 179 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 40 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 2011.

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NOTES



For More Information


Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at 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-DREYFUS.



Dreyfus  
Global Real  
Return Fund  

 

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 2012




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Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value  

 



 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2      

A Letter from the Chairman and CEO

3      

Discussion of Fund Performance

6      

Fund Performance

8      

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

8      

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

9      

Statement of Investments

17      

Statement of Options Written

18      

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

19      

Statement of Operations

20      

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

22      

Financial Highlights

25      

Notes to Financial Statements

43      

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

44      

Important Tax Information

44      

Proxy Results

45      

Board Members Information

47      

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover



Dreyfus
Global Real
Return Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO


Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus Global Real Return Fund, covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Despite pronounced stock market weakness during the spring of 2012, stocks generally advanced over the reporting period as investors responded to encouraging macroeconomic developments throughout the world. Employment gains in the United States, credible measures to prevent a more severe banking crisis in Europe, and the likelihood of a “soft landing” for China’s economy buoyed investor sentiment, as did aggressively accommodative monetary policies from central banks in the United States, Europe, Japan and China. Consequently, U.S. stocks across all capitalization ranges posted double-digit returns, on average, for the reporting period.

In light of the easy monetary policies adopted by many countries, we expect global growth to be slightly more robust in 2013 than in 2012.The U.S. economic recovery is likely to persist at subpar levels over the first half of the new year, as growth may remain constrained by uncertainties surrounding fiscal policy and tax reforms. However, successful resolution of the current fiscal debate may prompt corporate decision-makers to increase capital spending, which could have positive implications for the U.S. economy and domestic equity markets.As always, we encourage you to stay in touch with your financial advisor as new developments unfold.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 15, 2012

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012, as provided by Suzanne Hutchins (Lead) and James Harries, Portfolio Managers of Newton Capital Management Limited, Sub-Investment Adviser

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2012, Dreyfus Global Real Return Fund’s Class A shares produced a total return of 5.16%, Class C shares returned 4.39% and Class I shares returned 5.45%. 1 In comparison, the fund’s performance baseline benchmark, the U.S. $ 1-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and its broad-based securities market index, the Citibank 30-Day Treasury Bill Index, produced total returns of 0.25% and 0.04%, respectively, for the same period. 2,3

An improving macroeconomic outlook helped to support global stock and bond prices over the reporting period.The fund produced higher returns than its performance baseline benchmark, primarily due to favorable results from equities and corporate bonds.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks total return (consisting of capital appreciation and income).To pursue its goal, the fund uses an actively-managed multi-asset strategy to produce absolute or real returns with less volatility than major equity markets over a complete market cycle, typically a period of five years.The fund is not managed relative to an index, but rather seeks to provide an absolute return, with emphasis on capital preservation.

The fund is unconstrained in its approach and invests in a core of return-seeking assets, including global equities, bonds and cash. In addition to this “core”, the fund invests, generally to a lesser extent, in other asset classes, including real estate, commodities, currencies and non-traditional asset classes and strategies, in order, along with derivatives, to help protect the fund from volatility and to help it to meet the investment objective.

To allocate the fund’s assets, we combine a top-down approach emphasizing economic trends and current investment themes on a global basis, with bottom-up security selection based on fundamental research. In choosing investments, we consider economic trends as emphasized by our global investment themes, security valuations and fundamentals. Within markets and sectors, we seek attractively priced companies possessing sustainable competitive advantages, and we may invest in such companies anywhere across their capital structures. Identifying the right security characteristics for the prevailing investment environment is key to our approach, which currently emphasizes income generation.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Markets Driven by Macroeconomic Headlines

The reporting period began in the aftermath of major declines among stock markets and the prices of higher yielding bonds throughout the world.

Fortunately, by the start of 2012, many financial markets were rallying amid encouraging macroeconomic developments, including U.S. employment gains, efforts to forestall a more severe banking crisis in Europe, and less restrictive monetary and fiscal policies in China. Consequently, investors became more comfortable with riskier investments.While they returned to a risk-averse posture during the spring when U.S. employment gains moderated and austerity programs in Europe encountered resistance, more encouraging economic data over the summer enabled global stocks and bonds to end the reporting period with respectable returns. U.S. markets generally fared better than other regions of the world.

Riskier Assets Buoyed Fund Performance

The fund produced higher returns than its performance baseline benchmark, but with substantially less volatility. The bulk of the fund’s returns were derived from stocks and high yield bonds. Short-maturity U.S.Treasury securities also contributed positively to relative performance, as U.S. interest rates declined. However, the fund’s commodities-oriented investments generally lagged market averages.

In the fund’s equity portfolio, results from the health care sector were bolstered by pharmaceutical developers Merck & Co., Roche Holding, Sanofi and Abbott Laboratories.We increased the fund’s exposure to utilities when inflationary pressures began to rise, resulting in strong returns from Wisconsin Energy and Severn Trent.An emphasis on tobacco producers Reynolds American, British American Tobacco and JapanTobacco also boosted results. Strength in these areas was partly offset by weakness among oil and gas producers Japan’s Inpex, Petroleo Brasileiro, ADR, Cl. A and France’sTotal, as global energy demand slackened. Gold miners Newcrest Mining and Barrick Gold lost value as the prices of precious metals moderated.

Among bonds, high yield corporate securities provided robust returns with relatively little volatility, while falling interest rates boosted the value of sovereign bonds in Norway,Australia and New Zealand.

We sold call options on certain stock indices to mitigate the impact of equity market volatility upon the fund, and we employed put options and other derivative instruments to reduce the costs of our hedging strategy.We also used forward contracts to protect the fund from adverse currency fluctuations.

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Maintaining a Cautious Investment Posture

As of the reporting period’s end, we expect heightened market volatility to persist amid uncertainty regarding Europe’s financial crisis and fiscal pressures in the United States.Therefore, we have maintained the fund’s emphasis on markets that we see as relatively healthy from a fiscal perspective, such as Germany and some of the emerging markets. Despite prevailing headwinds, we have continued to identify opportunities for attractive returns in global stock and bond markets, while limiting the fund’s exposure to various risks.

November 15, 2012

Please note, the position in any security highlighted with italicized typeface was sold during the reporting period. Equity funds are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the prospectus of the fund. Bond securities are subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity, call, sector and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.

The fund’s performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting investments in foreign companies. Special risks associated with such companies include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards.

Because the fund seeks to provide exposure to alternative or non-traditional asset categories or investment strategies, the fund’s performance will be linked to the performance of these highly volatile asset categories and strategies. Accordingly, investors should consider purchasing shares of the fund only as part of an overall diversified portfolio and should be willing to assume the risks of potentially significant fluctuations in the value of fund shares.

The fund may, but is not required to, use derivative instruments, such as options, futures and options on futures, forward contracts and other credit derivatives.A small investment in derivatives could have a potentially large impact on the fund’s performance.The use of derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets.

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid, and does not take into consideration the  
maximum initial sales charge in the case of Class A shares, or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge imposed on  
redemptions in the case of Class C shares. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. Return  
figures provided reflect the absorption of certain fund expenses by The Dreyfus Corporation pursuant to an agreement in  
effect through March 1, 2014, at which time it may be extended, modified or terminated. Had these expenses not been  
absorbed, the fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and  
investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.  
2 SOURCE: LIPPER – Citigroup 30-Day Treasury Bill Index is a market value-weighted index of public  
obligations of the U.S.Treasury with maturities of 30 days. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.  
3 SOURCE: BLOOMBERG - London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).The rate of interest at which banks  
borrow funds, in marketable size, from other banks in the London interbank market. LIBOR is the most widely used  
benchmark or reference rate for short term interest rates, and is an international rate.The London Interbank Offered  
Rate is fixed each morning at 11 a.m. London time by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA).The rate is an  
average derived from 16 quotations provided by banks determined by the British Bankers’ Association the four highest  
and lowest are then eliminated and an average of the remaining eight is calculated to arrive at the fix. Eurodollar  
Libor is calculated on an ACT/360 day count basis and settlement is for two days hence.  

 

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FUND PERFORMANCE


Source: Bloomberg L.P.  
†† Source: Lipper Inc.  
Past performance is not predictive of future performance.  
The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in each of the Class A, Class C and Class I shares of Dreyfus  
Global Real Return Fund on 5/12/10 (inception date) to a $10,000 investment made in the Citibank 30-Day  
Treasury Bill Index and the U.S. $1-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Index on that date.All  
dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.  
The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A  
shares and all other applicable fees and expenses on all classes.The Citibank 30-Day Treasury Bill Index is a market  
value-weighted index of public obligations of the U.S.Treasury with maturities of 30 days.The LIBOR is the rate of  
interest at which banks borrow funds, in marketable size, from other banks in the London interbank market.The LIBOR  
is the most widely used benchmark or reference rate for short term interest rates, and is an international rate.The LIBOR  
is fixed each morning at 11 a.m. London time by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA).The rate is an average  
derived from 16 quotations provided by banks determined by the British Bankers’ Association; the four highest and  
lowest are then eliminated and an average of the remaining eight is calculated to arrive at the fix. Eurodollar LIBOR is  
calculated on an ACT/360 day count basis and settlement is for two days hence. Unlike a mutual fund, the indices are  
not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating  
to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of  
the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.  

 

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/12            
 
  Inception       From  
  Date   1 Year   Inception  
Class A shares            
with maximum sales charge (5.75%)   5/12/10   –0.86 %   2.83 %  
without sales charge   5/12/10   5.16 %   5.32 %  
Class C shares            
with applicable redemption charge   5/12/10   3.39 %   4.56 %  
without redemption   5/12/10   4.39 %   4.56 %  
Class I shares   5/12/10   5.45 %   5.59 %  
U.S. $1-Month London Interbank            
    Offered Rate (LIBOR) Index   4/30/10   0.25 %   0.26 % ††  
Citibank 30-Day Treasury Bill Index   4/30/10   0.04 %   0.08 % ††  

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

  The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% for shares redeemed within one year of the  
  date of purchase.  
††   For comparative purposes, the value of the Index as of 4/30/10 is used as the beginning value on 5/12/10.  

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Global Real Return Fund from May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. 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 October 31, 2012

  Class A   Class C     Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ 7.68   $ 11.50   $ 6.40  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ 1,036.90   $ 1,033.50   $ 1,038.30  

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended October 31, 2012

    Class A   Class C     Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ 7.61   $ 11.39   $ 6.34  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ 1,017.60   $ 1,013.83   $ 1,018.85  

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.50% for Class A, 2.25% for Class C and 1.25%  
for Class I,multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half  
year period).  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2012

    Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes—28.2%     Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Australia—5.6%              
Australian Goverment,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 136   AUD   4.75   4/21/27   840,000     1,003,751  
Australian Goverment,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 133   AUD   5.50   4/21/23   1,660,000     2,086,285  
Queensland Treasury              
Gov. Gtd. Notes, Ser. 24   AUD   5.75   7/22/24   536,000     628,699  
Santos Finance,              
Gtd. Notes   EUR   8.25   9/22/70   150,000   b   204,142  
            3,922,877  
Croatia—.2%              
Agrokor,              
Gtd. Notes   EUR   9.13   2/1/20   130,000     174,185  
El Salvador—.2%              
Telemovil Finance,              
Gtd. Notes     8.00   10/1/17   100,000     106,500  
Germany—.8%              
Conti-Gummi Finance,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   7.50   9/15/17   150,000     209,100  
HeidelbergCement Finance,              
Gtd. Bonds   EUR   7.50   4/3/20   125,000     185,235  
Unitymedia Hessen,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   8.13   12/1/17   100,000     140,145  
            534,480  
Ireland—.5%              
Ardagh Glass Finance,              
Gtd. Bonds   EUR   7.13   6/15/17   150,000     196,852  
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   7.25   11/15/17   100,000     139,011  
            335,863  
Italy—.5%              
Lottomatica Group,              
Jr. Sub. Bonds   EUR   8.25   3/31/66   150,000   b   194,907  
Wind Acquisition Finance,              
Scd. Notes   EUR   11.75   7/15/17   150,000     189,561  
            384,468  
Luxembourg—.2%              
Aguila 3,              
Sr. Scd. Notes     7.88   1/31/18   150,000     158,250  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Mexico—.2%              
Satmex Escrow,              
Sr. Scd. Notes     9.50   5/15/17   126,000   134,820  
Netherlands—.6%              
OI European Group,              
Gtd. Notes   EUR   6.75   9/15/20   100,000   144,844  
UPC Holding,              
Scd. Notes   EUR   8.38   8/15/20   100,000   141,830  
Ziggo Bond,              
Gtd. Notes   EUR   8.00   5/15/18   100,000   142,738  
            429,412  
New Zealand—1.9%              
New Zealand Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds,              
Ser. 423   NZD   5.50   4/15/23   505,000   487,911  
New Zealand Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds,              
Ser. 521   NZD   6.00   5/15/21   830,000   819,061  
            1,306,972  
Norway—3.7%              
Norwegian Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 474   NOK   3.75   5/25/21   1,045,000   210,664  
Norwegian Government,              
Bonds, Ser 473   NOK   4.50   5/22/19   11,705,000   2,408,217  
            2,618,881  
South Africa—.3%              
Edcon Proprietary,              
Scd. Notes   EUR   3.50   6/15/14   150,000 b   181,784  
Sweden—.5%              
Eileme 2,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   11.75   1/31/20   110,000   160,540  
Norcell Sweden              
Holding 3,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   SEK   9.25   9/29/18   1,000,000   163,955  
            324,495  

 

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    Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Switzerland—.4%              
Matterhorn Mobile,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   CHF   6.75   5/15/19   150,000     171,132  
Sunrise Communications              
International,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   7.00   12/31/17   100,000     139,659  
            310,791  
United Kingdom—3.5%              
Anglian Water              
Services Financing,              
Sr. Scd. Notes, Ser. A8   GBP   3.67   7/30/24   50,000   c   141,437  
Boparan Finance,              
Gtd. Notes   GBP   9.88   4/30/18   100,000     177,514  
Cable & Wireless              
International Finance,              
Gtd. Bonds   GBP   8.63   3/25/19   110,000     190,828  
Co-Operative Bank,              
Sub. Notes   GBP   5.63   11/16/21   100,000   b   140,074  
Dwr Cymru Financing,              
Asset Backed Bonds   GBP   1.86   3/31/48   150,000   c   276,254  
Ineos Finance,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   7.25   2/15/19   100,000   b   132,531  
ISS,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   11.00   6/15/14   100,000     134,896  
Jaguar Land Rover,              
Gtd. Bonds     8.13   5/15/21   150,000     162,375  
John Lewis,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   GBP   8.38   4/8/19   75,000     158,452  
Kerling,              
Sr. Scd. Notes   EUR   10.63   2/1/17   150,000     181,298  
LBG Capital No.1,              
Gtd. Bonds, Ser. 8   GBP   7.87   8/25/20   70,000     113,359  
National Grid              
Electricity Transmission,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   GBP   2.98   7/8/18   32,000   c   85,217  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date           Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
United Kingdom (continued)              
National Grid Gas,              
Gtd. Bonds   GBP   4.19   12/14/22   19,000   c   61,160  
Priory Group No. 3              
Sr. Scd. Notes   GBP   7.00   2/15/18   100,000     172,269  
Prudential,              
Jr. Sub. Notes     11.75   12/29/49   181,000   b   209,055  
TESCO,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   GBP   4.00   9/8/16   60,000   c   159,785  
            2,496,504  
United States—9.1%              
Catalent Pharma Solutions,              
Gtd. Notes   EUR   9.75   4/15/17   150,000     200,254  
CEDC Finance Corp International,              
Sr. Scd. Notes     9.13   12/1/16   100,000     66,000  
Chesapeake Energy,              
Gtd. Notes     6.78   3/15/19   170,000     170,638  
Clearwire Communications,              
Sr. Scd. Notes     12.00   12/1/15   150,000     160,430  
EXCO Resources,              
Gtd. Notes     7.50   9/15/18   185,000     174,825  
Nextel Communications,              
Gtd. Notes, Ser. D     7.38   8/1/15   50,000     50,188  
Offshore Group Investment,              
Sr. Scd. Notes     11.50   8/1/15   186,000     204,832  
Sable International Finance,              
Sr. Scd. Notes     7.75   2/15/15   100,000     107,000  
U.S. Treasury Inflation              
Protected Securities, Bonds     2.50   1/15/29   1,668,588   d   2,415,411  
U.S. Treasury Notes     0.50   11/30/12   2,868,000     2,869,233  
            6,418,811  
Total Bonds and Notes              
(cost $18,866,734)             19,839,093  

 

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Common Stocks—55.3%   Shares   Value ($)  
Australia—3.1%      
Newcrest Mining   53,342   1,463,480  
Telstra   175,900   755,939  
    2,219,419  
Brazil—.8%      
Petroleo Brasileiro, ADR, Cl. A   28,632   587,815  
Canada—3.5%      
Barrick Gold   31,188   1,263,114  
Yamana Gold   60,262   1,217,006  
    2,480,120  
Denmark—1.2%      
TDC   119,240   821,473  
France—3.5%      
Sanofi   11,768   1,034,459  
Total   28,544   1,436,227  
    2,470,686  
Germany—3.6%      
Bayer   21,095   1,837,118  
Deutsche Telekom   60,760   693,741  
    2,530,859  
Japan—1.9%      
Asahi Group Holdings   24,800   565,091  
Japan Tobacco   29,000   801,378  
    1,366,469  
Luxembourg—.9%      
Millicom International Cellular, SDR   7,365   636,244  
Netherlands—1.7%      
Koninklijke KPN   77,107   486,816  
Reed Elsevier   50,952   684,516  
    1,171,332  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Norway—.8%        
Statoil   21,823   539,326  
Peru—.1%        
Cia de Minas Buenaventura, ADR   1,421   50,815  
Poland—.9%        
Telekomunikacja Polska   163,594   617,964  
South Africa—.9%        
MTN Group   35,496   640,026  
Sweden—.8%        
TeliaSonera   92,060   606,109  
Switzerland—4.8%        
Novartis   21,902   1,318,165  
Roche Holding   6,606   1,270,412  
Syngenta   1,990   777,367  
      3,365,944  
United Kingdom—11.1%        
BAE Systems   121,007   609,653  
British American Tobacco   10,991   544,433  
Cable & Wireless Communications   340,117   205,771  
Centrica   245,227   1,282,587  
GlaxoSmithKline   84,652   1,894,073  
Severn Trent   31,112   806,330  
SSE   45,275   1,057,953  
Vodafone Group   174,236   473,078  
WM Morrison Supermarkets   216,460   935,815  
      7,809,693  
United States—15.7%        
Abbott Laboratories   14,843   972,513  
Accenture, Cl. A   12,309   829,750  
Annaly Capital Management   39,454 e   636,788  
Medtronic   15,691   652,432  
Merck & Co.   21,004   958,413  
Newmont Mining   8,385   457,402  
PDL BioPharma   25,472   189,766  

 

14



  Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
  United States (continued)        
  PowerShares DB Gold Fund   43,449 f   2,570,877  
  Reynolds American   34,531   1,437,871  
  Sprint Nextel   79,639 f   441,200  
  Sysco   32,320   1,004,182  
  Wisconsin Energy   22,708   873,577  
        11,024,771  
  Total Common Stocks        
  (cost $36,811,648)       38,939,065  
    Number of    
  Options Purchased—.2%   Contracts   Value ($)  
  Call Options—.1%        
  CBOE Volatility Index Futures,        
  January 2013 @ $26   129 f   20,640  
  CBOE Volatility Index Futures,        
  January 2013 @ $25   163 f   29,340  
        49,980  
  Put Options—.1%        
  CBOE Volatility Index Futures,        
  December 2012 @ $18   163 f   24,450  
  CBOE Volatility Index Futures,        
  December 2012 @ $19   129 f   27,090  
  FTSE 100 Index Futures,        
  December 2012 @ GBP 5,650   42 f   55,234  
        106,774  
  Total Options Purchased        
  (cost $167,919)       156,754  
    Principal    
Short-Term Investments—6.3% Amount ($) Value ($)
  U.S. Treasury Bills:        
  0.00%, 11/8/12   755,000   754,992  
  0.08%, 4/4/13   3,677,000   3,674,919  
  Total Short-Term Investments        
  (cost $4,429,835)       4,429,911  

 

The Fund   15  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Other Investments—12.3%   Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Companies:          
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred          
Plus Money Market Fund   8,470,000 g   8,470,000  
NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund   243,862   242,643  
Total Other Investments          
(cost $8,706,171)       8,712,643  
 
Total Investments (cost $68,982,307)   102.3 %   72,077,466  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables   (2.3 %)   (1,636,318 )  
Net Assets   100.0 %   70,441,148  

 

ADR—American Depository Receipts
SDR—Swedish Depository Receipts

a Principal amount stated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.  
AUD—Australian Dollar  
CHF—Swiss Franc  
EUR—Euro  
GBP—British Pound  
NOK—Norwegian Krone  
NZD—New Zealand Dollar  
SEK—Swedish Krona  
b Variable rate security—interest rate subject to periodic change.  
c Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the British Consumer Price Index.  
d Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the U.S. Consumer Price Index.  
e Investment in real estate investment trust.  
f Non-income producing security.  
g Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.  

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)      
 
  Value (%)     Value (%)  
Short-Term/     Energy   3.6  
Money Market Investments   18.3   Exchange-Traded Funds   3.6  
Corporate Bonds   15.5   Information Technology   1.2  
Health Care   14.4   Consumer Discretionary   1.0  
Telecommunication Services   9.1   Financial   .9  
Consumer Staples   7.5   Industrial   .9  
U.S. Government Securities   7.5   Mutual Fund : Foreign   .3  
Materials   7.4   Options Purchased   .2  
Utilities   5.7      
Foreign/Governmental   5.2     102.3  
 
† Based on net assets.        
See notes to financial statements.        

 

16



STATEMENT OF OPTIONS WRITTEN

October 31, 2012

  Number of      
  Contracts   Value ($)  
Call Options:          
FTSE 100 Index Futures,          
December 2012 @ GBP 6,050   106 a   (31,646 )  
FTSE 100 Index Futures,          
January 2013 @ GBP 6,150   42 a   (11,861 )  
Put Options:          
FTSE 100 Index Futures,          
December 2012 @ GBP 5,350   42 a   (20,332 )  
(premiums received $232,150)       (63,839 )  
 
GBP—British Pound          
a Non-income producing security.          
See notes to financial statements.          

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2012

    Cost   Value  
Assets ($):          
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:        
Unaffiliated issuers     60,512,307   63,607,466  
Affiliated issuers     8,470,000   8,470,000  
Cash on initial margin—Note 4       350,560  
Cash denominated in foreign currencies     6,570   6,409  
Dividends and interest receivable       327,129  
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed       90,561  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign          
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       60,003  
Receivable for investment securities sold       56,471  
Prepaid expenses       17,826  
      72,986,425  
Liabilities ($):          
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)     65,905  
Cash overdraft due to Custodian       4,490  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign          
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       1,167,582  
Payable for investment securities purchased       1,106,308  
Outstanding options written, at value (premiums received        
$232,150)—See Statement of Options Written—Note 4     63,839  
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed       71,396  
Accrued expenses       65,757  
      2,545,277  
Net Assets ($)       70,441,148  
Composition of Net Assets ($):          
Paid-in capital       67,629,030  
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net       964,437  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments       (310,572 )  
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments,      
options transactions and foreign currency transactions     2,158,253  
Net Assets ($)       70,441,148  
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share          
  Class A   Class C   Class I  
Net Assets ($)   17,087,911   943,698   52,409,539  
Shares Outstanding   1,214,649   67,950   3,717,626  
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)   14.07   13.89   14.10  
 
See notes to financial statements.          

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2012

Investment Income ($):      
Income:      
Cash dividends (net of $49,783 foreign taxes withheld at source):      
Unaffiliated issuers   806,027  
Affiliated issuers   3,186  
Interest   311,320  
Total Income   1,120,533  
Expenses:      
Management fee—Note 3(a)   361,553  
Registration fees   46,272  
Auditing fees   43,668  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)   42,039  
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)   34,022  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports   19,241  
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)   4,383  
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)   2,431  
Legal fees   1,752  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2   465  
Interest expense—Note 2   74  
Miscellaneous   24,954  
Total Expenses   580,854  
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 3(a)   (50,461 )  
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)   (15 )  
Net Expenses   530,378  
Investment Income—Net   590,155  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):      
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions   (277,379 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions   (126,952 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   543,119  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   138,788  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
investments and foreign currency transactions   2,701,561  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options transactions   263,019  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
forward foreign currency exchange contracts   (1,154,453 )  
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   1,810,127  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   1,948,915  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   2,539,070  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended October 31,  
  2012   2011  
Operations ($):          
Investment income—net   590,155   151,180  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   138,788   (84,680 )  
Net unrealized appreciation          
(depreciation) on investments   1,810,127   (48,006 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
Resulting from Operations   2,539,070   18,494  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):          
Investment income—net:          
Class A Shares   (12,051 )    
Class I Shares   (188,051 )    
Net realized gain on investments:          
Class A Shares   (13,147 )    
Class C Shares   (1,870 )    
Class I Shares   (110,122 )    
Total Dividends   (325,241 )    
Capital Stock Transactions ($):          
Net proceeds from shares sold:          
Class A Shares   20,229,823   2,125,479  
Class C Shares   754,317   123,078  
Class I Shares   36,736,292   21,104,956  
Dividends reinvested:          
Class A Shares   24,685    
Class C Shares   637    
Class I Shares   279,676    
Cost of shares redeemed:          
Class A Shares   (8,799,384 )   (346,366 )  
Class C Shares   (1,022,848 )    
Class I Shares   (7,327,473 )   (1,161,870 )  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
from Capital Stock Transactions   40,875,725   21,845,277  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   43,089,554   21,863,771  
Net Assets ($):          
Beginning of Period   27,351,594   5,487,823  
End of Period   70,441,148   27,351,594  
Undistributed investment income—net   964,437   35,066  

 

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  Year Ended October 31,  
  2012   2011  
Capital Share Transactions:          
Class A          
Shares sold   1,471,625   155,976  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   1,846    
Shares redeemed   (637,563 )   (25,746 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   835,908   130,230  
Class C          
Shares sold   55,033   9,070  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   48    
Shares redeemed   (76,201 )    
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   (21,120 )   9,070  
Class I          
Shares sold   2,680,434   1,558,088  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   20,918    
Shares redeemed   (535,472 )   (86,342 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   2,165,880   1,471,746  
 
See notes to financial statements.          

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated.All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

      Year Ended October 31,  
Class A Shares   2012   2011   2010 a  
Per Share Data ($):              
Net asset value, beginning of period   13.51   13.44   12.50  
Investment Operations:              
Investment income—net b   .17   .20   .06  
Net realized and unrealized              
gain (loss) on investments   .53   (.13 )   .88  
Total from Investment Operations   .70   .07   .94  
Distributions:              
Dividends from investment income—net   (.07 )      
Dividends from net realized gain on investments   (.07 )      
Total Distributions   (.14 )      
Net asset value, end of period   14.07   13.51   13.44  
Total Return (%) c   5.16   .52   7.52 d  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):              
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   1.72   3.53   5.96 e  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.50   1.50   1.50 e  
Ratio of net investment income              
   to average net assets   1.26   1.46   .94 e  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   53.24   42.97   49.61 d  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   17,088   5,117   3,340  

 

a   From May 12, 2010 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2010.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Exclusive of sales charge.  
d   Not annualized.  
e   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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      Year Ended October 31,  
Class C Shares   2012   2011   2010 a  
Per Share Data ($):              
Net asset value, beginning of period   13.37   13.39   12.50  
Investment Operations:              
Investment income—net b   .06   .10   .01  
Net realized and unrealized              
   gain (loss) on investments   .53   (.12 )   .88  
Total from Investment Operations   .59   (.02 )   .89  
Distributions:              
Dividends from net realized gain on investments   (.07 )      
Net asset value, end of period   13.89   13.37   13.39  
Total Return (%) c   4.39   (.22 )   7.20 d  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):              
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   2.56   4.37   6.75 e  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   2.25   2.25   2.25 e  
Ratio of net investment income              
   to average net assets   .51   .75   .20 e  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   53.24   42.97   49.61 d  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   944   1,190   1,071  

 

a   From May 12, 2010 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2010.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Exclusive of sales charge.  
d   Not annualized.  
e   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

      Year Ended October 31,  
Class I Shares   2012   2011   2010 a  
Per Share Data ($):              
Net asset value, beginning of period   13.56   13.46   12.50  
Investment Operations:              
Investment income—net b   .21   .18   .07  
Net realized and unrealized              
   gain (loss) on investments   .53   (.08 )   .89  
Total from Investment Operations   .74   .10   .96  
Distributions:              
Dividends from investment income—net   (.13 )      
Dividends from net realized gain on investments   (.07 )      
Total Distributions   (.20 )      
Net asset value, end of period   14.10   13.56   13.46  
Total Return (%)   5.45   .74   7.68 c  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):              
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   1.35   2.33   5.75 d  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.25   1.25   1.25 d  
Ratio of net investment income              
   to average net assets   1.55   1.46   1.19 d  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   53.24   42.97   49.61 c  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   52,410   21,044   1,076  

 

a   From May 12, 2010 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2010.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Not annualized.  
d   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Global Real Return Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Advantage 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 that offers thirteen series, including the fund.The fund’s investment objective is to seek total return (consisting of capital appreciation and income).The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. Newton Capital Management Limited (“Newton”), an affiliate of BNY Mellon, serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares.The fund is authorized to issue 100 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C and Class I. Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications.The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not

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orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 —unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2 —other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 —significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in equity securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in debt securities excluding short-term investments (other than U.S. Treasury Bills), options and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments are valued as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions.These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by the Service. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and financial futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange.

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. These securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean between the bid and asked price.These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward contracts are valued at the forward rate. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2012 in valuing the fund’s investments:

      Level 2—Other   Level 3—      
  Level 1—   Significant   Significant      
  Unadjusted   Observable   Unobservable      
  Quoted Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Total  
Assets ($)                
Investments in Securities:                
Corporate Bonds     6,909,861     6,909,861  
Equity Securities—Domestic            
Common Stocks   8,453,894       8,453,894  
Equity Securities—Foreign                
Common Stocks   27,914,294       27,914,294  
Exchange-Traded                
Funds   2,570,877       2,570,877  
Foreign Government     7,644,588     7,644,588  
Mutual Funds   8,712,643       8,712,643  
U.S. Treasury     9,714,555     9,714,555  
Other Financial                
Instruments:                
Forward Foreign                
Currency Exchange                
Contracts ††     60,003     60,003  
Options Purchased   156,754       156,754  
Liabilities ($)                
Other Financial                
Instruments:                
Forward Foreign                
Currency Exchange                
Contracts ††     (1,167,582 )     (1,167,582 )  
Options Written   (63,839 )       (63,839 )  

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.  
††   Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.  

 

At October 31, 2011, $1,577,653 of exchange traded foreign equity securities were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy pursuant to the fund’s fair valuation procedures.

(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign

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exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions between trade and settlement date, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments resulting from changes in exchange rates. Foreign currency gains and losses on investments are also included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” in the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended October 31, 2012 were as follows:

Affiliated            
Investment   Value     Value   Net
    Company 10/31/2011 ($) Purchases ($) Sales ($) 10/31/2012 ($) Assets (%)  
Dreyfus            
Institutional            
Preferred            
Plus Money            
Market Fund   63,575,107   55,105,107   8,470,000   12.0

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(e) Risk: Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation restrictions on income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls and delayed settlements, and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the U.S.

(f) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(g) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2012 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At October 31, 2012, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $207,900, accumulated capital losses $58,862 and unrealized appreciation $2,663,080.

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Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “2010 Act”), the fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 (“post-enactment losses”) for an unlimited period. Furthermore, post-enactment capital loss carryovers retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than short-term as they were under previous statute.

The accumulated capital loss carryover is available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net realized capital gains, if any, realized subsequent to October 31, 2012.The fund has $58,862 of post-enactment short-term capital losses which can be carried forward for an unlimited period.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 were as follows: ordinary income $270,888 and $0 and long-term capital gains $54,353 and $0, respectively.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for foreign currency gains and losses, passive foreign investment companies and real estate investment trusts, the fund increased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $539,318 and decreased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by the same amount. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

(h) New Accounting Pronouncement: In December 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”). These disclosure requirements are intended to help investors and other financial statement users to better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a company’s financial position.They also improve transparency in the reporting of how companies mitigate credit risk, including disclosure of related collateral pledged or received. In addition,ASU 2011-11 facilitates comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).ASU 2011-11 requires entities to: disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the financial statements; and disclose instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. ASU 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-11 and its impact on the fund’s financial statement disclosures.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $225 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of NewYork Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Effective October 10, 2012, the $225 million unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A., was decreased to $210 million. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended October 31, 2012, was approximately $6,300, with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.18%.

NOTE 3—Management Fee, Sub-Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with Dreyfus, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .90% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. Dreyfus has contractually agreed, until March 1, 2014, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund so that the expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, com-

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mitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. The reduction in expenses, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $50,461 during the period ended October 31, 2012.

Pursuant to a Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Dreyfus and Newton, Dreyfus pays Newton an annual fee of .43% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets, payable monthly.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the Distributor retained $2,180 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class C 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 C shares. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class C shares were charged $4,383 pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A and Class C 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 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 (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class A and Class C shares were charged $21,751 and $1,461, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The fund compensates DreyfusTransfer, Inc. (“DTI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency services for the fund and, since May 29, 2012, cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $3,761 for transfer agency services and $67 for cash management services. Cash management fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $8. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensatesThe Bank of NewYork Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $34,022 pursuant to the custody agreement.

Prior to May 29, 2012, the fund compensated The Bank of NewYork Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $227 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $7.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $8,517 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $51,072, Distribution Plan fees $564, Shareholder Services Plan fees $3,774, custodian fees $10,348, Chief Compliance Officer fees $2,654 and transfer agency fees $580, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $3,087.

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(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.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, options transactions and forward contracts, during the period ended October 31, 2012, amounted to $53,026,320 and $18,572,407, respectively.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended October 31, 2012 is discussed below.

The following tables show the fund’s exposure to different types of market risk as it relates to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations, respectively.

Fair value of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2012 is shown below:

  Derivative     Derivative  
  Assets ($)     Liabilities ($)  
Equity risk 1   156,754   Equity risk 2   (63,839 )  
Foreign exchange risk 3   60,003   Foreign exchange risk 4   (1,167,582 )  
Gross fair value of          
derivatives contracts   216,757     (1,231,421 )  

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location:

1   Options purchased are included in investments in securities—Unaffiliated issuers, at value.  
2   Outstanding options written, at value.  
3   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  
4   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The effect of derivative instruments in the Statement of Operations during the period ended October 31, 2012 is shown below:

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in income ($)

  Options   Forward      
Underlying risk   Transactions 5   Contracts 6   Total  
Equity   (95,766 )     (95,766 )  
Foreign exchange   (31,186 )   543,119   511,933  
Total   (126,952 )   543,119   416,167  

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income ($)

  Options   Forward      
Underlying risk   Transactions 7   Contracts 8   Total  
Equity   240,420     240,420  
Foreign exchange   22,599   (1,154,453 )   (1,131,854 )  
Total   263,019   (1,154,453 )   (891,434 )  

 

Statement of Operations location:

5   Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions.  
6   Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  
7   Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options transactions.  
8   Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  

 

Options Transactions: The fund purchases and writes (sells) put and call options to hedge against changes in the values of equities and foreign currencies, or as a substitute for an investment.The fund is subject to market risk and currency risk in the course of pursuing its investment objectives through its investments in options contracts. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the writer to sell, the underlying security or securities at the exercise price at any time during the option period, or at a specified date. Conversely, a put option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to sell, and obligates the writer to buy the underlying security or securities at the exercise price at any time during the option period, or at a specified date.

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 realizes 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

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fund incurs 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 realizes 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 incurs a loss if the price of the financial instrument decreases between those dates.

As a writer of an option, the fund has no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.There is a risk of loss from a change in value of such options which may exceed the related premiums received. The Statement of Operations reflects the following: any unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period as well as any realized gains or losses which occurred upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction.

The following summarizes the fund’s call/put options written during the period ended October 31, 2012:

      Options Terminated  
  Number of   Premiums     Net Realized  
Options Written:   Contracts   Received ($)   Cost ($)   Gain ($)  
Contracts outstanding          
October 31, 2011   160   201,111      
Contracts written   1,406   1,593,211      
Contracts terminated:          
Contracts closed   914   1,043,556   527,919   515,637  
Contracts expired   462   518,616     518,616  
Total contracts terminated   1,376   1,562,172   527,919   1,034,253  
Contracts Outstanding          
October 31, 2012   190   232,150      

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future.With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates.Any realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations.The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments.The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract.The following summarizes open forward contracts at October 31, 2012:

    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Cost ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Purchases:            
British Pound,            
Expiring:            
  11/1/2012 a   27,280   43,965   44,023   58  
  11/14/2012 b   2,452,000   3,948,006   3,956,720   8,714  
  11/14/2012 c   263,000   418,226   424,395   6,169  
Euro,            
Expiring            
  2/15/2013 b   1,842,000   2,402,508   2,390,126   (12,382 )  
Sales:     Proceeds ($)        
Australian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/14/2012 a   613,000   610,023   634,023   (24,000 )  
  12/14/2012 b   6,083,000   6,015,490   6,291,614   (276,124 )  
  12/14/2012 c   1,337,000   1,338,427   1,382,852   (44,425 )  
British Pound,            
Expiring:            
  11/14/2012 a   2,938,000   4,626,847   4,740,964   (114,117 )  
  11/14/2012 b   4,016,773   6,445,113   6,481,748   (36,635 )  
  11/14/2012 c   2,120,000   3,297,323   3,420,981   (123,658 )  

 

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    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Proceeds ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Sales (continued):            
Canadian Dollar,            
Expiring            
  2/15/2013 c   877,654   884,129   876,671   7,458  
Danish Krone,            
Expiring            
  4/15/2013 d   4,916,000   856,195   856,764   (569 )  
Euro,            
Expiring:            
  2/15/2013 a   8,987,350   11,375,066   11,661,722   (286,656 )  
  2/15/2013 c   53,000   68,784   68,771   13  
Japanese Yen,            
Expiring            
  4/15/2013 b   106,142,000   1,360,409   1,331,932   28,477  
New Zealand Dollar,            
Expiring            
  4/15/2013 a   1,595,000   1,285,969   1,297,351   (11,382 )  
Norwegian Krone,            
Expiring:            
  2/15/2013 a   716,000   119,754   125,081   (5,327 )  
  2/15/2013 c   16,305,300   2,739,858   2,848,438   (108,580 )  
Polish Zloty,            
Expiring:            
  2/15/2013 a   132,000   39,165   40,856   (1,691 )  
  2/15/2013 b   276,000   81,603   85,427   (3,824 )  
  2/15/2013 c   2,056,000   609,710   636,368   (26,658 )  
South African Rand,            
Expiring:            
  12/14/2012 a   921,000   106,199   105,508   691  
  12/14/2012 b   1,715,100   197,413   196,479   934  
  12/14/2012 c   1,161,000   140,491   133,002   7,489  
Swedish Krona,            
Expiring:            
  2/15/2013 a   2,576,000   383,434   387,195   (3,761 )  
  2/15/2013 b   1,083,000   159,703   162,784   (3,081 )  
  2/15/2013 c   1,661,000   249,372   249,663   (291 )  
Swiss Franc,            
Expiring:            
  12/14/2012 a   2,544,000   2,661,399   2,733,508   (72,109 )  
  12/14/2012 b   319,000   331,430   342,763   (11,333 )  
  12/14/2012 c   181,000   193,504   194,483   (979 )  
Gross Unrealized            
Appreciation         60,003  
Gross Unrealized            
Depreciation         (1,167,582 )  

 

Counterparties:

a   Royal Bank of Scotland  
b   JPMorgan Chase & Co.  
c   UBS  
d   Barclays Capital  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2012:

  Average Market Value ($)  
Equity options contracts   245,050  
Foreign currency options contracts   919  
Forward contracts   24,566,934  

 

At October 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $69,077,875; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $2,999,591, consisting of $3,981,531 gross unrealized appreciation and $981,940 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Dreyfus Global Real Return Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statements of investments and options written, of Dreyfus Global Real Return Fund (one of the series comprising Advantage Funds, Inc.) as of October 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein.These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus Global Real Return Fund at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the indicated periods, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
December 27, 2012

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund elects to provide each shareholder with their portion of the fund’s foreign taxes paid and the income sourced from foreign countries. Accordingly, the fund hereby reports the following information regarding its fiscal year ended October 31, 2012:

—the total amount of taxes paid to foreign countries was $36,024.

—the total amount of income sourced from foreign countries was $1,125,058.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, certain dividends paid by the fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Of the distributions paid during the fiscal year, $270,888 represents the maximum amount that may be considered qualified dividend income.Also, the fund hereby designates $.0351 per share as a long-term capital gain and $.0381 per share as a short-term capital gain distribution paid on December 29, 2011.

PROXY RESULTS (Unaudited)

The Company held a special meeting of shareholders on August 3, 2012.The proposal considered at the meeting, and the results, are as follows:

    Shares    
  Votes For     Authority Withheld  
To elect additional Board Members:        
Lynn Martin   90,334,756     3,252,629  
Robin A. Melvin   90,449,622     3,137,763  
Philip L. Toia   90,229,928     3,357,457  

 

† Each new Board Member’s term commenced on September 1, 2012.  
In addition Peggy C. Davis, Joseph S. DiMartino, David P. Feldman, Ehud Houminer and Dr. Martin Peretz continue  
as Board Members of the Company.  

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Joseph S. DiMartino (69)  
Chairman of the Board (1995)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small  
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present)  
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and  
businesses, Director (2005-2009)  
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard  
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 157  
———————  
Peggy C. Davis (69)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 63  
———————  
David P. Feldman (72)  
Board Member (1996)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• BBH Mutual Funds Group (4 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-present)  
• QMed, Inc. a healthcare company, Director (1999-2007)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Ehud Houminer (72)  
Board Member (1993)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present)  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 73  

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)

Lynn Martin (72)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• President of The Martin Hall Group LLC, a human resources consulting firm, from January  
2005-present  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• AT&T Inc., a telecommunications company, Director (1999-2012)  
• Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain and transportation management company, Director (1993-2012)  
• The Proctor & Gamble Co., a consumer products company, Director (1994-2009)  
• Constellation Energy Group Inc., Director (2003-2009)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Robin A. Melvin (49)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving orga-  
nizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 83  
———————  
Dr. Martin Peretz (73)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2010-present) (previously,  
Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2010)  
• Director of TheStreet.com, a financial information service on the web (1996-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Philip L. Toia (79)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Private Investor  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56  
———————  

 

Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS.

James F. Henry, Emeritus Board Member
Dr. Paul A. Marks, Emeritus Board Member
Gloria Messinger, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009; from April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 72 investment companies (comprised of 156 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Secretary since December 2011.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 39 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 60 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 54 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (73 investment companies, comprised of 183 portfolios). He is 55 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

MATTHEW D. CONNOLLY, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since April 2012.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Distributor since October 2011; from March 2010 to September 2011, Global Head, KYC Reviews and Director, UBS Investment Bank; until March 2010,AML Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Citi Global Wealth Management. He is an officer of 69 investment companies (comprised of 179 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 40 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 2011.

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For More Information


Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities 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-DREYFUS.



Dreyfus  
Total Emerging  
Markets Fund  

 

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 2012




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Contents

 

THE FUND

2      

A Letter from the Chairman and CEO

3      

Discussion of Fund Performance

6      

Fund Performance

8      

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

8      

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

9      

Statement of Investments

18      

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

19      

Statement of Operations

20      

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

22      

Financial Highlights

25      

Notes to Financial Statements

39      

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

40      

Important Tax Information

41      

Proxy Results

42      

Board Members Information

44      

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

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Dreyfus
Total Emerging
Markets Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO


Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus Total Emerging Markets Fund, covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Despite pronounced stock market weakness during the spring of 2012, stocks generally advanced over the reporting period as investors responded to encouraging macroeconomic developments throughout the world. Employment gains in the United States, credible measures to prevent a more severe banking crisis in Europe, and the likelihood of a “soft landing” for China’s economy buoyed investor sentiment, as did aggressively accommodative monetary policies from central banks in the United States, Europe, Japan and China. Consequently, U.S. stocks across all capitalization ranges posted double-digit returns, on average, for the reporting period.

In light of the easy monetary policies adopted by many countries, we expect global growth to be slightly more robust in 2013 than in 2012.The U.S. economic recovery is likely to persist at subpar levels over the first half of the new year, as growth may remain constrained by uncertainties surrounding fiscal policy and tax reforms. However, successful resolution of the current fiscal debate may prompt corporate decision-makers to increase capital spending, which could have positive implications for the U.S. economy and domestic equity markets.As always, we encourage you to stay in touch with your financial advisor as new developments unfold.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 15, 2012

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012, as provided by Sean P. Fitzgibbon and Alexander Kozhemiakin, Portfolio Managers

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2012, Dreyfus Total Emerging Markets Fund’s Class A shares produced a total return of 3.18%, Class C shares returned 2.38% and Class I shares returned 3.38%. 1 In comparison, the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (“MSCI EM Index”), the fund’s benchmark, returned 2.63% for the same period. 2

Emerging markets generally advanced over the reporting period as hopes for global financial recovery outweighed concerns regarding a debt crisis in Europe and slowing growth in China.The fund produced higher returns than its benchmark, largely due to strong results from fixed-income securities.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to maximize total return.To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equities, bonds and currencies issued by, or economically tied to, emerging markets. We base asset and country allocation decisions on our global macro-economic view and top-down country-specific outlooks, along with our bottom-up valuation assessments of individual securities. Equity investments rely on in-depth fundamental analysis supported by proprietary quantitative models. Bond and currency investments rely on in-depth fundamental analysis. By constructing a portfolio that is liquid and diversified from an asset class and country perspective, we seek to reduce volatility and country concentration risk.

Economic Headlines Buffeted Markets

Investors faced uncertain global economic conditions throughout the reporting period. Slowing growth in China, a subpar U.S. recovery, and the ongoing financial crisis in Europe helped to undermine investor confidence. When these concerns intensified, risk-averse investors tended to shift assets from emerging-markets equities to perceived safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Emerging-markets equities proved highly volatile in this environment.The MSCI EM Index dropped sharply during the first two months of the reporting period, and then rebounded in early 2012 when the European policymakers launched new efforts to address the region’s problems, China appeared to have engineered a “soft landing,” and U.S. employment trends improved.The spring saw another steep decline, followed by a second rally from August through October, enabling emerging-markets equities to end the reporting period with mild gains. Emerging-markets bonds produced substantially higher returns than equities, on average, with less volatility as interest rates generally declined in response to increasingly accommodative monetary policies.

Allocating Assets in an Uncertain Global Environment

In light of heightened levels of volatility and economic uncertainty, we positioned the fund conservatively at the beginning of the reporting period, with roughly 60% of assets allocated to bonds and 40% to stocks.As we found more attractive values among stocks, the fund’s equity exposure rose to approximately 66% by the reporting period’s end. Moreover, we identified some countries, such as Mexico, where bonds appeared more attractive than stocks. In others, including South Korea, we favored stocks over bonds. In Russia, we invested in a mix of equities and fixed-income securities.

The fund’s stock holdings benefited from an emphasis on Thailand, where the local economy recovered from devastating 2011 floods. Most notably,Thai-based residential real estate company Asian Property Development more than doubled in value. Other top performers included consumer electronic maker Samsung Electronics and tobacco producer KT&G in South Korea, and Chinese vehicle manufacturer Great Wall Motor. On a more negative note, relative performance suffered due to disappointments including Malaysian gaming conglomerate Genting , Chinese agricultural producer

China Agri-Industries Holdings and Brazilian metals minerVale.

The fund’s fixed-income positions generally added value to the fund’s performance, with especially strong results from sovereign and corporate-backed bonds denominated in U.S. dollars. Some of the better fixed-income performers during the reporting period included U.S. dollar denominated bonds in Brazil, quasi-sovereign bonds in Russia and corporate credits in Indonesia. Local currency-denominated bonds in Mexico and Russia also fared well. The fund employed forward contracts to hedge some of its currency exposures.

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Focusing on Carefully Selected Markets

As of the reporting period’s end, we have seen signs of recovery in the Chinese economy, a primary engine of global growth. However, a number of headwinds remain, including the ongoing European financial crisis and fiscal uncertainty in the United States.Therefore, we have retained overweighted exposure to fixed-income securities, which we believe can help cushion the effects of heightened equity-markets volatility.

Among stocks, we have identified attractive relative values in markets that seem poised for growth, such as Thailand and the Philippines, but we have found fewer opportunities in Taiwan and South Africa. The fund’s fixed-income investments currently favor a diversified mix of sovereign and corporate bonds — some denominated in U.S. dollars and other in local currencies — in countries including Mexico, Russia, Korea and Brazil.

November 15, 2012

Please note, the position in any security highlighted with italicized typeface was sold during the reporting period. Equity funds are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Bond securities are subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity, call, sector and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.

Emerging markets tend to be more volatile than the markets of more mature economies and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries.The securities of companies located in emerging markets are often subject to rapid and large changes in price.An investment in this fund should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the greater risks associated with investing in emerging market countries.

Investing internationally involves special risks, including changes in currency exchange rates, political, economic and social instability, a lack of comprehensive company information, differing auditing and legal standards and less market liquidity.These risks generally are greater with emerging market countries than with more economically and politically established foreign countries.

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid and does not take into consideration the  
maximum initial sales charge in the case of Class A shares, or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges imposed  
on redemptions in the case of Class C 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 until March 1,  
2014, 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: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of net dividends and, where applicable, capital gain distributions.  
The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets (MSCI EM) Index is a market capitalization-weighted  
index composed of companies representative of the market structure of select designated emerging market countries in  
Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Basin. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.  

 

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FUND PERFORMANCE


  Source: Lipper Inc. – MSCI EM Index  
††   Source: Lipper Inc. – MSCI EM Index and FactSet - JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index and  
  JP Morgan EMBI Global Index  

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in each of the Class A, Class C and Class I shares of Dreyfus Total Emerging Markets Fund on 3/25/11 (inception date) to a $10,000 investment made in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (the “MSCI EM Index”) as well as to a Hybrid Index reflecting the fund’s asset allocation baseline percentages (“Baseline”) as described below on 3/31/11.All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A shares and all other applicable fees and expenses on all classes.The MSCI EM Index is a market capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of 21 emerging market countries in Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Basin.The Index excludes closed markets and those shares in otherwise free markets that are not purchasable by foreigners.The Index includes net dividends reinvested.The Hybrid Index has been prepared by the fund for purposes of more accurate comparison to the fund’s overall portfolio composition.We have combined the performance of unmanaged indices reflecting the Baseline percentage which consists of the MSCI EM Index (50%). JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed-rate, domestic currency government bonds to which international investors can gain exposure (25%). JP Morgan EMBI Global Index tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans and Eurobonds (25%). Unlike a mutual fund, the indices are not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.These factors can contribute to the Index potentially outperforming the fund. Further information relating to fund expenses, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/12            
 
  Inception       From  
  Date   1 Year   Inception  
Class A shares            
with maximum sales charge (5.75%)   3/25/11   –2.72 %   –7.32 %  
without sales charge   3/25/11   3.18 %   –3.84 %  
Class C shares            
with applicable redemption charge   3/25/11   1.38 %   –4.56 %  
without redemption   3/25/11   2.38 %   –4.56 %  
Class I shares   3/25/11   3.38 %   –3.61 %  
Morgan Stanley Capital International            
   Emerging Markets Index   3/31/11   2.63 %   –7.11 % ††  
Hybrid Index   3/31/11   8.18 %   1.64 % ††  

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

  The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% for shares redeemed within one year of the  
  date of purchase.  
††   For comparative purposes, the value of the Index as of 3/31/11 is used as the beginning value on 3/25/11.  

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Total Emerging Markets Fund from May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. 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 October 31, 2012

    Class A     Class C     Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ 8.17   $ 11.87   $ 6.94  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ 970.50   $ 967.00   $ 972.20  

 

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 October 31, 2012

    Class A     Class C   Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ $ 8.36   $ 12.14   $ 7.10  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ $ 1,016.84   $ 1,013.07   $ 1,018.10  

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.65% for Class A, 2.40% for Class C and 1.40%  
for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half  
year period).  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2012

  Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes—30.4%   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Brazil—1.7%            
Banco Do Brasil,            
Gtd. Notes   3.88   10/10/22   200,000     199,900  
Gerdau Trade,            
Gtd. Notes   5.75   1/30/21   100,000     112,050  
Itau Unibanco Holding,            
Sub. Notes   5.65   3/19/22   200,000     212,000  
Odebrecht Finance,            
Gtd. Notes   5.13   6/26/22   200,000     218,000  
Oi,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.75   2/10/22   200,000     216,500  
Petrobras International Finance,            
Gtd. Notes   5.75   1/20/20   110,000     127,433  
Rearden G Holdings            
Gtd. Notes   7.88   3/30/20   100,000     111,625  
          1,197,508  
Canada—.5%            
Pacific Rubiales Energy,            
Gtd. Notes   7.25   12/12/21   100,000   b   119,000  
PTTEP Canada            
International Finance,            
Gtd. Notes   6.35   6/12/42   200,000     254,684  
          373,684  
Chile—.7%            
Banco Santander Chile,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.88   9/20/22   150,000   b   155,210  
Empresa Nacional de Petroleo,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.75   12/6/21   100,000   b   109,861  
Telefonica Chile,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.88   10/12/22   200,000     199,189  
          464,260  
China—.6%            
China Resources Gas Group,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.50   4/5/22   200,000     219,948  
Talent Yield Investments,            
Gtd. Notes   4.50   4/25/22   200,000     218,924  
          438,872  
Colombia—1.5%            
Bancolombia,            
Sub. Notes   5.13   9/11/22   70,000     73,500  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date                                 Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Colombia (continued)              
Ecopetrol,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     7.63   7/23/19   360,000     468,000  
Empresa de Energia de Bogota,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     6.13   11/10/21   200,000     227,000  
Empresas Publicas de Medellin,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   COP   8.38   2/1/21   484,000,000     299,104  
            1,067,604  
Costa Rica—.3%              
Instituto Costarricense              
de Electricidad,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     6.95   11/10/21   200,000   b   223,500  
Hungary—.4%              
Hungarian Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 23/A   HUF   6.00   11/24/23   15,050,000     63,672  
Hungarian Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 22/A   HUF   7.00   6/24/22   40,370,000     186,079  
            249,751  
India—.3%              
NTPC,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     4.75   10/3/22   200,000     205,167  
Indonesia—2.4%              
Indonesia Eximbank,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     3.75   4/26/17   205,000     214,544  
Indonesian Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. FR59   IDR   7.00   5/15/27   7,449,000,000     835,624  
Indosat Palapa,              
Gtd. Notes     7.38   7/29/20   190,000     217,550  
Perusahaan Listrik Negara,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     5.25   10/24/42   200,000   b   205,240  
PT Adaro Indonesia              
Gtd. Notes     7.63   10/22/19   195,000     217,425  
            1,690,383  
Kazakhstan—.6%              
Development Bank of Kazakhstan,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     5.50   12/20/15   175,000   b   191,835  
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance,              
Gtd. Notes     6.95   7/10/42   200,000   b   244,608  
            436,443  

 

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    Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Lithuania—.5%              
Lithuanian Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     6.13   3/9/21   315,000   380,363  
Malaysia—1.8%              
Export-Import Bank of Malaysia              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     2.88   12/14/17   200,000   205,809  
Malaysian Government,              
Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 0112   MYR   3.42   8/15/22   670,000   219,175  
Malaysian Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 0211   MYR   3.43   8/15/14   1,950,000   644,569  
Malaysian Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 1/06   MYR   4.26   9/15/16   590,000   201,656  
            1,271,209  
Mexico—4.7%              
Comision Federal              
de Electricidad,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     5.75   2/14/42   360,000   412,200  
Mexican Government,              
Bonds, Ser. M 10   MXN   7.75   12/14/17   5,800,000   495,153  
Mexican Government,              
Bonds, Ser. M   MXN   7.00   6/19/14   7,470,000   591,734  
Mexican Government,              
Bonds, Ser. M 20   MXN   7.50   6/3/27   2,510,000   219,833  
Mexican Government,              
Bonds, Ser. MI10   MXN   8.00   12/19/13   2,035,000   161,079  
Mexican Government,              
Bonds, Ser. M 20   MXN   8.50   5/31/29   560,000   53,171  
Mexican Government,              
Bonds, Ser. M 30   MXN   8.50   11/18/38   685,000   65,008  
Mexican Government,              
Bonds, Ser. M   MXN   9.00   6/20/13   5,465,000   428,754  
Mexican Government,              
Bonds, Ser. M 30   MXN   10.00   11/20/36   750,000   81,207  
Mexichem,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     4.88   9/19/22   200,000 b   212,000  
Petroleos Mexicanos,              
Gtd. Notes     5.50   6/27/44   55,000   60,088  
Sigma Alimentos,              
Gtd. Notes     5.63   4/14/18   300,000   341,250  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date               Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Mexico (continued)              
Southern Copper,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     7.50   7/27/35   100,000     127,767  
            3,249,244  
Nigeria—.6%              
Nigeria Treasury Bond              
Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 5YR   NGN   15.10   4/27/17   5,285,000     35,803  
Nigeria Treasury Bond              
Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 7   NGN   16.00   6/29/19   14,155,000     101,381  
Nigeria Treasury Bond              
Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 10YR   NGN   16.39   1/27/22   5,395,000     40,454  
Nigerian Government,              
Treasury Bills   NGN   0.00   3/7/13   8,905,000   c   54,239  
Nigerian Government,              
Treasury Bills   NGN   0.00   3/28/13   4,000,000   c   24,207  
Nigerian Government,              
Treasury Bills   NGN   0.00   6/27/13   19,000,000   c   111,600  
Nigerian Government,              
Treasury Bills   NGN   0.00   9/26/13   4,000,000   c   22,684  
            390,368  
Peru—.1%              
BBVA Banco Continental,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     5.00   8/26/22   95,000   b   101,413  
Philippines—.5%              
Alliance Global Group,              
Gtd. Notes     6.50   8/18/17   140,000     154,827  
Philippine Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   PHP   4.95   1/15/21   8,000,000     214,094  
            368,921  
Poland—1.2%              
Polish Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 1015   PLN   6.25   10/24/15   1,005,000     335,067  
Polish Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 1013   PLN   5.00   10/24/13   1,665,000     527,076  
            862,143  

 

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    Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date                Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Russia—3.5%              
Gazprom,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     8.63   4/28/34   120,000     172,668  
Russian Agricultural Bank,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   RUB   7.50   3/25/13   12,700,000     407,029  
Russian Agricultural Bank,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     7.75   5/29/18   150,000     179,219  
Russian Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 5079   RUB   7.00   6/3/15   6,520,000     209,618  
Russian Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 6206   RUB   7.40   6/14/17   18,350,000     595,744  
Russian Government,              
Bonds, Ser. 6204   RUB   7.50   3/15/18   10,375,000     338,220  
Vnesheconombank,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     6.03   7/5/22   200,000   b   224,260  
Vnesheconombank,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     6.80   11/22/25   250,000     297,190  
            2,423,948  
South Africa—2.0%              
South African Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds,              
Ser. R207   ZAR   7.25   1/15/20   4,420,000     532,757  
South African Government,              
Bonds, Ser. R213   ZAR   7.00   2/28/31   2,925,000     296,565  
South African Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds,              
Ser. R203   ZAR   8.25   9/15/17   2,920,000     370,943  
South African Government,              
Bonds, Ser. R186   ZAR   10.50   12/21/26   805,000     114,876  
South African Government,              
Unscd. Bonds, Ser. R212   ZAR   2.75   1/31/22   740,000   d   108,550  
            1,423,691  
Supranational—.9%              
Eurasian Development Bank,              
Covered Notes     4.77   9/20/22   600,000   b   615,150  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date            Amount ($) a   Value ($)  
Thailand—1.0%              
Bangkok Bank,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     3.88   9/27/22   200,000     204,104  
Thai Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. ILB   THB   1.20   7/14/21   14,800,000   e   513,137  
            717,241  
Turkey—2.5%              
Turk Eximbank,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     5.88   4/24/19   500,000   b   548,250  
Turk Eximbank,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes     5.88   4/24/19   200,000     219,300  
Turkish Government,              
Bonds   TRY   9.00   1/27/16   360,000     211,381  
Turkish Government,              
Bonds   TRY   11.00   8/6/14   800,000     476,206  
Turkish Government,              
Bonds, Ser. CPI   TRY   3.00   7/21/21   135,000   f   88,788  
Turkish Government,              
Bonds, Ser. CPI   TRY   3.00   2/23/22   300,000   f   189,333  
Turkish Government,              
Bonds, Ser. CPI   TRY   4.00   4/29/15   75,000   f   53,003  
            1,786,261  
Ukraine—.1%              
National JSC              
Naftogaz of Ukraine,              
Govt. Gtd. Notes     9.50   9/30/14   95,000     97,261  
Uruguay—.4%              
Uruguayan Government,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   UYU   5.00   9/14/18   2,860,000     263,228  
Venezuela—1.3%              
Petroleos de Venezuela,              
Gtd. Notes     8.50   11/2/17   1,030,000     927,000  
Zambia—.3%              
Zambian Government,              
Unscd. Bonds     5.38   9/20/22   200,000   b   202,500  
Total Bonds And Notes              
(cost $20,701,789)             21,427,113  

 

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Common Stocks—60.5%   Shares       Value ($)  
Brazil—7.4%          
BR Malls Participacoes   82,600       1,085,852  
Cia de Bebidas das Americas, ADR   27,900       1,138,041  
Fleury   83,500       982,159  
Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil   189,300       1,780,178  
Rossi Residencial   118,400       248,920  
        5,235,150  
China—11.9%          
AAC Technologies Holdings   380,000       1,358,185  
China Petroleum & Chemical, Cl. H   1,188,000       1,261,571  
China Railway Construction, Cl. H   1,701,000       1,690,015  
China Telecom, Cl. H   2,016,000       1,199,187  
Great Wall Motor, Cl. H   677,500       1,862,020  
WuXi PharmaTech, ADR   71,810 g     1,018,984  
        8,389,962  
Hong Kong—1.7%          
Focus Media Holding, ADR   51,680       1,218,614  
India—2.4%          
ICICI Bank, ADR   17,780       697,865  
Sterlite Industries India, ADR   132,490       992,350  
        1,690,215  
Malaysia—2.1%          
Malayan Banking   488,925       1,449,440  
Mexico—2.7%          
Empresas ICA   276,100 g 596,734  
Grupo Financiero Banorte, Ser. O   237,100       1,318,228  
        1,914,962  
Peru—1.5%          
Credicorp   8,170       1,056,708  
Philippines—1.7%          
Metropolitan Bank & Trust   510,630       1,177,566  
Russia—6.5%          
Gazprom, ADR   120,270       1,098,667  
Lukoil, ADR   16,470       995,612  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Russia (continued)      
Mobile Telesystems, ADR   40,040   686,286  
Sberbank of Russia, ADR (EUR)   20,500   240,228  
Sberbank of Russia, ADR   134,520   1,567,158  
    4,587,951  
South Africa—2.1%      
Imperial Holdings   33,310   756,737  
MTN Group   39,180   706,452  
    1,463,189  
South Korea—11.4%      
Hyundai Motor   14,499   2,984,619  
KT&G   17,000   1,295,342  
Samsung Electronics   3,125   3,753,668  
    8,033,629  
Taiwan—2.5%      
Hon Hai Precision Industry   570,700   1,732,857  
Thailand—6.7%      
Asian Property Development   4,803,000   1,363,331  
Bangkok Bank   295,900   1,747,403  
CP ALL   449,100   582,438  
PTT Global Chemical   538,446   1,071,621  
    4,764,793  
Total Common Stocks      
   (cost $40,322,354)     42,715,036  
 
Preferred Stocks—4.1%      
Brazil      
Vale      
   (cost $3,958,770)   162,200   2,902,917  

 

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Other Investment—3.7%   Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;        
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred        
Plus Money Market Fund        
(cost $2,576,966)   2,576,966 h   2,576,966  
 
Total Investments (cost $67,559,879)   98.7 %   69,622,032  
Cash and Receivables (Net)   1.3 %   914,124  
Net Assets   100.0 %   70,536,156  

 

ADR—American Depository Receipts
EUR—Euro

a Principal amount stated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.  
COP—Colombian Peso  
HUF—Hungarian Forint  
IDR—Indonesian Rupiah  
MXN—Mexican New Peso  
MYR—Malaysian Ringgit  
NGN—Nigerian Naira  
PHP—Philippines Peso  
PLN—Polish Zloty  
RUB—Russian Ruble  
THB—Thai Baht  
TRY—Turkish Lira  
UYU—Uruguayan New Peso  
ZAR—South African Rand  
b Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.These securities may be  
resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.At October 31, 2012, these  
securities were valued at $3,152,827 or 4.5% of net assets.  
c Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.  
d Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the South African Consumer  
Price Index.  
e Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the Thai Consumer Price Index.  
f Principal amount for accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the Turkish Consumer Price Index.  
g Non-income producing security.  
h Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.  

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)      
 
  Value (%)     Value (%)  
Foreign/Governmental   22.4   Money Market Investment   3.7  
Financials   15.7   Telecommunication Services   3.7  
Consumer Discretionary   14.2   Consumer Staples   3.5  
Information Technology   9.7   Industrials   3.2  
Corporate Bonds   8.0   Health Care   2.8  
Materials   7.0      
Energy   4.8     98.7  

 

† Based on net assets.  
See notes to financial statements.  

 

The Fund   17  

 



STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2012

    Cost   Value  
Assets ($):          
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:        
Unaffiliated issuers     64,982,913   67,045,066  
Affiliated issuers     2,576,966   2,576,966  
Cash denominated in foreign currencies     561,386   556,822  
Receivable for investment securities sold       463,661  
Dividends and interest receivable       436,559  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign          
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       21,958  
Prepaid expenses       12,424  
      71,113,456  
Liabilities ($):          
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)     82,725  
Payable for investment securities purchased       428,034  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign          
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       10,487  
Accrued expenses       56,054  
      577,300  
Net Assets ($)       70,536,156  
Composition of Net Assets ($):          
Paid-in capital       75,662,494  
Accumulated distributions in excess of investment income—net     (167,879 )  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments       (7,027,391 )  
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)          
on investments and foreign currency transactions       2,068,932  
Net Assets ($)       70,536,156  
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share          
  Class A   Class C   Class I  
Net Assets ($)   738,321   588,843   69,208,992  
Shares Outstanding   64,074   51,458   5,994,865  
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)   11.52   11.44   11.54  
 
See notes to financial statements.          

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2012

Investment Income ($):      
Income:      
Interest   1,134,923  
Cash dividends (net of $153,916 foreign taxes withheld at source):      
Unaffiliated issuers   960,539  
Affiliated issuers   2,609  
Total Income   2,098,071  
Expenses:      
Management fee—Note 3(a)   590,296  
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)   74,669  
Auditing fees   55,877  
Registration fees   54,611  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports   14,502  
Legal fees   12,481  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)   4,200  
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)   3,944  
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)   3,844  
Interest expense—Note 2   835  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2   558  
Miscellaneous   50,604  
Total Expenses   866,421  
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 3(a)   (31,755 )  
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)   (2 )  
Net Expenses   834,664  
Investment Income—Net   1,263,407  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):      
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions   (5,433,170 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   (521,230 )  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   (5,954,400 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
investments and foreign currency transactions   6,310,658  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
forward foreign currency exchange contracts   28,308  
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   6,338,966  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   384,566  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   1,647,973  
 
See notes to financial statements.      

 

The Fund   19  

 



STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended October 31,  
  2012   2011 a  
Operations ($):          
Investment income—net   1,263,407   462,858  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (5,954,400 )   (1,983,532 )  
Net unrealized appreciation          
(depreciation) on investments   6,338,966   (4,270,034 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
Resulting from Operations   1,647,973   (5,790,708 )  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):          
Investment income—net:          
Class A Shares   (12,264 )    
Class C Shares   (6,962 )    
Class I Shares   (977,648 )    
Total Dividends   (996,874 )    
Capital Stock Transactions ($):          
Net proceeds from shares sold:          
Class A Shares   228,016   837,618  
Class C Shares   110,885   572,076  
Class I Shares   24,923,803   58,486,900  
Dividends reinvested:          
Class A Shares   3,944    
Class C Shares   922    
Class I Shares   808,350    
Cost of shares redeemed:          
Class A Shares   (179,771 )   (82,792 )  
Class C Shares   (52,253 )    
Class I Shares   (9,981,933 )    
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
from Capital Stock Transactions   15,861,963   59,813,802  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   16,513,062   54,023,094  
Net Assets ($):          
Beginning of Period   54,023,094    
End of Period   70,536,156   54,023,094  
Undistributed (distributions in excess of)          
investment income—net   (167,879 )   782,286  

 

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  Year Ended October 31,  
  2012   2011 a  
Capital Share Transactions:          
Class A          
Shares sold   19,957   66,548  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   365    
Shares redeemed   (15,838 )   (6,958 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   4,484   59,590  
Class C          
Shares sold   9,933   46,261  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   85    
Shares redeemed   (4,821 )    
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   5,197   46,261  
Class I          
Shares sold   2,211,010   4,634,564  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   74,709    
Shares redeemed   (925,418 )    
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   1,360,301   4,634,564  
 
a From March 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.      
See notes to financial statements.          

 

The Fund   21  

 



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.

  Year Ended October 31,  
Class A Shares   2012   2011 a  
Per Share Data ($):          
Net asset value, beginning of period   11.38   12.50  
Investment Operations:          
Investment income—net b   .21   .18  
Net realized and unrealized          
gain (loss) on investments   .14   (1.30 )  
Total from Investment Operations   .35   (1.12 )  
Distributions:          
Dividends from investment income—net   (.21 )    
Net asset value, end of period   11.52   11.38  
Total Return (%) c   3.18   (8.96 ) d  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):          
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   1.81   2.60 e  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.65   1.65 e  
Ratio of net investment income          
to average net assets   1.86   2.44 e  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   100.76   52.76 d  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   738   678  

 

a   From March 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Exclusive of sales charge.  
d   Not annualized.  
e   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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  Year Ended October 31,  
Class C Shares   2012   2011 a  
Per Share Data ($):          
Net asset value, beginning of period   11.33   12.50  
Investment Operations:          
Investment income—net b   .13   .13  
Net realized and unrealized          
   gain (loss) on investments   .13   (1.30 )  
Total from Investment Operations   .26   (1.17 )  
Distributions:          
Dividends from investment income—net   (.15 )    
Net asset value, end of period   11.44   11.33  
Total Return (%) c   2.38   (9.36 ) d  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):          
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   2.51   3.38 e  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   2.40   2.40 e  
Ratio of net investment income          
   to average net assets   1.15   1.76 e  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   100.76   52.76 d  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   589   524  

 

a   From March 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Exclusive of sales charge.  
d   Not annualized.  
e   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

The Fund   23  

 



FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

  Year Ended October 31,  
Class I Shares   2012   2011 a  
Per Share Data ($):          
Net asset value, beginning of period   11.40   12.50  
Investment Operations:          
Investment income—net b   .25   .19  
Net realized and unrealized          
   gain (loss) on investments   .12   (1.29 )  
Total from Investment Operations   .37   (1.10 )  
Distributions:          
Dividends from investment income—net   (.23 )    
Net asset value, end of period   11.54   11.40  
Total Return (%)   3.38   (8.80 ) c  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):          
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   1.45   1.88 d  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.40   1.40 d  
Ratio of net investment income          
   to average net assets   2.15   2.54 d  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   100.76   52.76 c  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   69,209   52,821  

 

a   From March 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.  
b   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
c   Not annualized.  
d   Annualized.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Total Emerging Markets Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Advantage 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 thirteen series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective seeks to maximize total return. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares.The fund is authorized to issue 100 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C and Class I. Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs 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.

As of October 31, 2012, MBC Investments Corp., an indirect subsidiary of BNY Mellon, held 40,000 Class A, 40,000 Class C and 732,512 Class I shares of the fund.

The Fund   25  

 



NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications.The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 —unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2 —other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 —significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in equity securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in debt securities excluding short-term investments (other than U.S.Treasury Bills) and forward foreign currency exchange con-

The Fund   27  

 



NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

tracts (“forward contracts”) are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments are valued as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and financial futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.

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For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange.

Forward contracts are valued at the forward rate. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2012 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2—Other   Level 3—      
  Level 1—   Significant   Significant      
  Unadjusted   Observable   Unobservable      
  Quoted Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Total  
Assets ($)              
Investments in Securities:              
Corporate Bonds     5,630,919     5,630,919  
Equity Securities—Foreign              
Common Stocks   42,715,036       42,715,036  
Foreign Government     15,796,194     15,796,194  
Mutual Funds   2,576,966       2,576,966  
Preferred Stocks   2,902,917       2,902,917  
Other Financial              
Instruments:              
Forward Foreign              
Currency Exchange              
Contracts ††     21,958     21,958  
Liabilities ($)              
Other Financial              
Instruments:              
Forward Foreign              
Currency Exchange              
Contracts ††     (10,487 )     (10,487 )  

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.  
††   Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.  

 

The Fund   29  

 



NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At October 31, 2011, $14,744,705 of exchange traded foreign equity securities were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy pursuant to the fund’s fair valuation procedures.

(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions between trade and settlement date, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments resulting from changes in exchange rates. Foreign currency gains and losses on investments are also included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” in the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended October 31, 2012 were as follows:

Affiliated            
Investment   Value     Value   Net
    Company 10/31/2011 ($) Purchases ($)   Sales ($)   10/31/2012 ($) Assets (%)  
Dreyfus            
Institutional            
Preferred            
Plus Money            
Market Fund   3,111,098 53,287,516   53,821,648   2,576,966   3.7

 

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(e) Risk: Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S.These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation restrictions on income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls and delayed settlements, and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the U.S.

(f) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(g) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the two-year period ended October 31, 2012 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities

The Fund   31  

 



NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At October 31, 2012, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $40,435, accumulated capital losses $6,829,827 and unrealized appreciation $1,663,054.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “2010 Act”), the fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 (“post-enactment losses”) for an unlimited period. Furthermore, post-enactment capital loss carryovers retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than short-term as they were under previous statute.

The accumulated capital loss carryover is available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net realized capital gains, if any, realized subsequent to October 31, 2012.The fund has $5,388,991 of post-enactment short-term capital losses and $1,440,836 of post-enactment long-term capital losses which can be carried forward for an unlimited period.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 were as follows: ordinary income $996,874 and $0, respectively.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for foreign currency gains and losses, the fund decreased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $1,216,698 and increased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by the same amount. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

(h) New Accounting Pronouncement: In December 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”). These disclosure requirements are intended to help investors and other financial statement users to better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a company’s financial position.They also improve transparency in the reporting of how companies mitigate credit risk, including disclosure of related collateral pledged or received. In addition,ASU 2011-11

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facilitates comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). ASU 2011-11 requires entities to: disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the financial statements; and disclose instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. ASU 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-11 and its impact on the fund’s financial statement disclosures.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $225 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Effective October 10, 2012, the $225 million unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A., was decreased to $210 million. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended October 31, 2012, was approximately $50,300 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.66%.

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 1% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.The Manager has

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

contractually agreed, until March 1, 2013, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that the direct expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.40% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed from March 2, 2013 until March 1, 2014, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that the direct expense of none of the classes (excluding certain expenses as described above) exceed 1.35% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.The reduction in expenses, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $31,755 during the period ended October 31, 2012.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the Distributor retained $38 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class C 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 C shares. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class C shares were charged $3,944, pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A and Class C 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. These 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 (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class A and Class C shares were charged $1,598 and $1,315, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash

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balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc. (“DTI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency services for the fund and, since May 29, 2012, cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $360 for transfer agency services and $11 for cash management services. Cash management fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $1. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensatesThe Bank of NewYork Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $74,669 pursuant to the custody agreement.

Prior to May 29, 2012, the fund compensated The Bank of NewYork Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $29 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $1.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $8,517 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $59,689, Distribution Plan fees $369, Shareholder Services Plan fees $283, custodian fees $19,600, Chief Compliance Officer fees $2,654 and transfer agency fees $130.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(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) A 2% redemption fee is charged and retained by the fund on certain shares redeemed within sixty days following the date of issuance subject to exceptions, including redemptions made through use of the fund’s exchange privilege.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and forward contracts, during the period ended October 31, 2012, amounted to $72,351,271 and $55,835,406, respectively.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended October 31, 2012 is discussed below.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The fund is exposed to

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foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments.The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract.The following summarizes open forward contracts at October 31, 2012.

    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Cost ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Purchases:            
Brazilian Real,            
Expiring            
  12/4/2012 a   3,685,000   1,807,169   1,805,770   (1,399 )  
Chilean Peso,            
Expiring            
  11/30/2012 b   3,170,000   6,562   6,559   (3 )  
Euro,            
Expiring            
  11/30/2012 c   580,000   757,114   751,967   (5,147 )  
Nigerian Naira,            
Expiring:            
  4/15/2013 c   2,840,000   15,502   17,242   1,740  
  5/13/2013 c   2,870,000   15,539   17,285   1,746  
Thai Baht,            
Expiring            
  11/30/2012 d   5,050,000   164,110   164,436   326  
Sales:     Proceeds ($)        
Brazilian Real,            
Expiring            
  12/4/2012 e   940,000   461,553   460,630   923  
Colombian Peso,            
Expiring            
  11/30/2012 b   3,259,740,000   1,784,398   1,772,787   11,611  
Euro,            
Expiring:            
  11/30/2012 f   120,000   156,586   155,579   1,007  
  11/30/2012 g   315,000   411,333   408,396   2,937  
Nigerian Naira,            
Expiring:            
  4/15/2013 d   2,840,000   15,647   17,241   (1,594 )  
  5/13/2013 d   2,870,000   15,653   17,286   (1,633 )  
Peruvian New Sol,            
Expiring            
  11/30/2012 b   1,290,000   498,454   496,842   1,612  
Philippines Peso,            
Expiring            
  12/3/2012 g   6,640,000   160,775   161,119   (344 )  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Proceeds ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Sales (continued):            
Polish Zloty,            
Expiring            
  11/2/2012 g   146,063   45,805   45,749   56  
South African Rand,            
Expiring            
  11/30/2012 c   3,250,000   372,797   373,164   (367 )  
Gross Unrealized            
Appreciation         21,958  
Gross Unrealized            
Depreciation         (10,487 )  

 

Counterparties:

a   Morgan Stanley  
b   Citigroup  
c   Deutsche Bank  
d   JPMorgan Chase & Co.  
e   Goldman Sachs  
f   Bank of America  
g   Barclays Bank  

 

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2012:

  Average Market Value ($)  
Forward contracts   7,639,368  

 

At October 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $67,866,552; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $1,755,480, consisting of $4,745,248 gross unrealized appreciation and $2,989,768 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors Dreyfus Total Emerging Markets Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Dreyfus Total Emerging Markets Fund (one of the series comprising Advantage Funds, Inc.) as of October 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, and the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from March 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus Total Emerging Markets Fund at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from March 25, 2011 to October 31, 2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.


New York, New York  
December 27, 2012  

 

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IMPORTATION TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, certain dividends paid by the fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Of the distributions paid during the fiscal year, $449,668 represents the maximum amount that may be considered qualified dividend income.

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PROXY RESULTS (Unaudited)

The Company held a special meeting of shareholders on August 3, 2012.The proposal considered at the meeting, and the results, are as follows:

    Shares    
  Votes For     Authority Withheld  
To elect additional Board Members:        
Lynn Martin   90,334,756     3,252,629  
Robin A. Melvin   90,449,622     3,137,763  
Philip L. Toia   90,229,928     3,357,457  

 

† Each new Board Member’s term commenced on September 1, 2012.  
In addition, Peggy C. Davis, Joseph S. DiMartino, David P. Feldman, Ehud Houminer and Dr. Martin Peretz continue  
as Board Members of the Company.  

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Joseph S. DiMartino (69)  
Chairman of the Board (1995)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small  
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present)  
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and  
businesses, Director (2005-2009)  
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard  
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 157  
———————  
Peggy C. Davis (69)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 63  
———————  
David P. Feldman (72)  
Board Member (1996)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• BBH Mutual Funds Group (4 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-present)  
• QMed, Inc. a healthcare company, Director (1999-2007)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Ehud Houminer (72)  
Board Member (1993)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present)  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 73  

 

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Lynn Martin (72)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• President of The Martin Hall Group LLC, a human resources consulting firm, from January  
2005-present  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• AT&T Inc., a telecommunications company, Director (1999-2012)  
• Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain and transportation management company, Director (1993-2012)  
• The Proctor & Gamble Co., a consumer products company, Director (1994-2009)  
• Constellation Energy Group Inc., Director (2003-2009)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Robin A. Melvin (49)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving orga-  
nizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 83  
———————  
Dr. Martin Peretz (73)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2010-present) (previously,  
Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2010)  
• Director of TheStreet.com, a financial information service on the web (1996-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Philip L. Toia (79)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Private Investor  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56  
———————  

 

Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS.

James F. Henry, Emeritus Board Member
Dr. Paul A. Marks, Emeritus Board Member
Gloria Messinger, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009; from April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 72 investment companies (comprised of 156 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Secretary since December 2011.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 39 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 60 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 54 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

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RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (73 investment companies, comprised of 183 portfolios). He is 55 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

MATTHEW D. CONNOLLY, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since April 2012.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Distributor since October 2011; from March 2010 to September 2011, Global Head, KYC Reviews and Director, UBS Investment Bank; until March 2010,AML Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Citi Global Wealth Management. He is an officer of 69 investment companies (comprised of 179 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 40 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 2011.

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For More Information


Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at 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-DREYFUS.



Dreyfus  
Total Return  
Advantage Fund  

 

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 2012




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Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value  

 



 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2      

A Letter from the Chairman and CEO

3      

Discussion of Fund Performance

6      

Fund Performance

8      

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

8      

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

9      

Statement of Investments

30      

Statement of Financial Futures

31      

Statement of Securities Sold Short

32      

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

33      

Statement of Operations

34      

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

36      

Financial Highlights

39      

Notes to Financial Statements

58      

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

59      

Important Tax Information

60      

Proxy Results

61      

Board Members Information

63      

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover



Dreyfus
Total Return
Advantage Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO


Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for DreyfusTotal Return Advantage Fund, covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Despite heightened volatility, the U.S. bond market generally advanced over the reporting period as investors responded to encouraging macroeconomic developments throughout the world. Employment gains in the United States, credible measures to prevent a more severe banking crisis in Europe, and the likelihood of a “soft landing” for China’s economy buoyed investor sentiment, as did aggressively accommodative monetary policies from central banks in the United States, Europe, Japan and China. Consequently, riskier segments of the bond market gained value, while massive purchases of government securities by the Federal Reserve prevented yields of U.S. government securities from rising.

In light of the easy monetary policies adopted by many countries, we expect global growth to be slightly more robust in 2013 than in 2012.The U.S. economic recovery is likely to persist at subpar levels over the first half of the new year, as growth may remain constrained by uncertainties surrounding fiscal policy and tax reforms. However, successful resolution of the current fiscal debate may prompt corporate decision-makers to increase capital spending, which could have positive implications for the U.S. economy.As always, we encourage you to stay in touch with your financial advisor as new developments unfold.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 15, 2012

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012, as provided by David Kwan and Lowell Bennett, Portfolio Managers

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2012, Dreyfus Total Return Advantage Fund’s Class A shares achieved a total return of 4.71%, Class C shares returned 3.93% and Class I shares returned 4.94%. 1 In comparison, the fund’s benchmark, the Barclays U.S.Aggregate Bond Index (the “Index”), produced a total return of 5.25% for the same period. 2

Despite shifting economic sentiment throughout the reporting period, aggressively accommodative monetary policies and an improving macroeconomic outlook helped support bond prices in domestic and global markets. The fund produced lower returns than its benchmark, as shortfalls in our currency strategy weighed on results.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to maximize total return from capital appreciation and income.To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests primarily in fixed income securities and other instruments that provide investment exposure to fixed income markets, including those that provide exposure to currency markets.

We employ an active core bond strategy to focus the fund’s investments on the U.S. fixed-income market.We also employ global bond and currency strategies to provide the fund with exposure to foreign and U.S. fixed-income and currency markets.

Markets Driven by Macroeconomic Headlines

The months leading into the reporting period were a period of declines among higher yielding bonds and risk assets throughout the world. One credit-rating agency’s downgrade of long-term U.S. government debt, and an intensifying European debt crisis had triggered a flight away from risky assets and toward traditional safe havens, such as U.S.Treasury securities. Fortunately, better U.S. economic data and remedial measures from European policymakers, particularly the Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO), soon stabilized U.S. and most international fixed-income markets as the reporting period began.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

By the start of 2012, global financial markets were rallying amid U.S. employment gains and stabilizing central bank action in Europe. Investors became more comfortable with riskier bond market sectors in their search for competitive levels of current income. They returned to a risk-averse posture during the spring when U.S. employment gains moderated and domestic fiscal concerns intensified and austerity programs in Europe encountered resistance making a Greek exit a possibility. However, modestly more encouraging economic data over the summer enabled the fund’s benchmark to end the reporting period with positive absolute returns.

U.S. Bonds Supported Performance, but Currencies Detracted

Our core bond strategy, which comprises the bulk of the fund’s investments, fared relatively well over the reporting period as interest rates declined and the economic outlook stabilized.Although a recovering economy typically would be likely to drive longer term bond yields higher, aggressively accommodative quantitative easing monetary policy initiatives from the Federal Reserve Board helped keep rates low. In this environment, overweighted exposure to higher yielding U.S. bond market sectors, such as corporate and mortgage-backed securities, enabled the core bond portion of the portfolio to produce higher returns than the benchmark. The benefits of our allocations to riskier market sectors were only partly offset by a mildly short average duration, which prevented the core bond portfolio from participating more fully in the general bond market rally.

Our global bond strategy produced generally flat returns over the course of the reporting period.Above-average results stemming from overweighted positions in the United States and Germany were balanced by shortfalls related to underweighted exposure to the United Kingdom. Fixed-income investments in Australia, Canada and Japan had relatively little impact on the fund’s relative performance.

Our currency strategy had a modestly negative impact on overall fund performance during the reporting period. An underweighted position in the British pound and overweighted exposure to the Australian dollar weighed on the strategy’s returns. Positive results from underweighted exposure to the euro were not enough to fully offset results from our positioning in the other currencies.

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Positioned for a Brighter Economic Outlook

As of the reporting period’s end, we expect government bond yields to remain low as central banks globally generally pursue accommodative monetary policies and Eurozone growth weighs on the global economy, leading us to establish a duration posture that is roughly in line with market averages. In the core bond portion of the portfolio, we have continued to favor higher yielding market sectors such as investment grade corporate bonds over U.S. government securities. Our global bond strategy has maintained its emphasis on the German bond market and also added exposure to Japanese bonds versus underweighted exposure to the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia bonds. Finally, our currency strategy remains underweight the euro and British pound and is overweight the Australian and Canadian dollar.

November 15, 2012

Bond funds are subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Generally, all other factors being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can cause price declines.

Foreign bonds are subject to special risks including exposure to currency fluctuations, changing political and economic conditions, and potentially less liquidity.

Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time.A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar will reduce the value of securities held by the fund and denominated in those currencies.

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid and does not take into consideration the  
maximum initial sales charge in the case of Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge imposed  
on redemptions in the case of Class C shares. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. Class I  
shares are not subject to any initial or deferred sales charge. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share  
price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their  
original cost. Return figures provided reflect the absorption of certain fund expenses by The Dreyfus Corporation  
pursuant to an agreement in effect through March 1, 2014, at which time it may be extended, modified or  
terminated. 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 Barclays U.S.Aggregate Bond 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. Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses associated with operating a mutual  
fund. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.  

 

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FUND PERFORMANCE


Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in each of the Class A, Class C and Class I shares of Dreyfus Total Return Advantage Fund on 3/15/06 (inception date) to a $10,000 investment made in the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Index”) on that date.All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund invests primarily in fixed-income securities and instruments that provide investment exposure to fixed-income markets.The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A shares and all other applicable fees and expenses on all classes.The 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. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/12              
 
  Inception           From  
  Date   1 Year   5 Years   Inception  
Class A shares                
with maximum sales charge (4.5%)   3/15/06   0.01 %   5.48 %   5.25 %  
without sales charge   3/15/06   4.71 %   6.45 %   5.99 %  
Class C shares                
with applicable redemption charge   3/15/06   2.93 %   5.66 %   5.20 %  
without redemption   3/15/06   3.93 %   5.66 %   5.20 %  
Class I shares   3/15/06   4.94 %   6.73 %   6.25 %  
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index   2/28/06   5.25 %   6.38 %   6.11 % ††  

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

  The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% for shares redeemed within one year of the  
  date of purchase.  
††   For comparative purposes, the value of the Index as of 2/28/06 is used as the beginning value on 3/15/06.  

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Total Return Advantage Fund from May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. 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 October 31, 2012

    Class A     Class C   Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ 4.07   $ 7.92   $ 2.80  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ 1,024.30   $ 1,020.60   $ 1,025.40  

 

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 October 31, 2012

  Class A     Class C   Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ 4.06   $ 7.91   $ 2.80  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ 1,021.11   $ 1,017.29   $ 1,022.37  

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .80% for Class A, 1.56% for Class C and .55%  
for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half  
year period).  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2012

  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes—109.7%   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Asset-Backed Ctfs./            
Student Loans—.2%            
SLM Student Loan Trust,            
Ser. 2007-2, Cl. A2   0.32   7/25/17   134,594 a   134,369  
Banks—4.8%            
Bank of America,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. L   5.65   5/1/18   40,000   46,626  
Bank of America,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.75   12/1/17   40,000   46,383  
Bank of Nova Scotia,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.38   12/17/13   50,000   51,105  
Bank of Nova Scotia,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.40   1/22/15   400,000   424,958  
Barclays Bank,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.20   7/10/14   120,000   128,356  
Capital One Capital V,            
Gtd. Notes   10.25   8/15/39   20,000   20,700  
Capital One Financial,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.13   7/15/14   50,000   51,010  
Capital One Financial,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   7.38   5/23/14   75,000   82,384  
Citigroup,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.75   5/19/15   25,000   27,111  
Citigroup,            
Sub. Notes   5.00   9/15/14   30,000   31,771  
Citigroup,            
Sub. Notes   5.50   2/15/17   65,000   72,081  
Citigroup,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.88   1/30/42   30,000   37,358  
Citigroup,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.00   8/15/17   50,000   58,918  
Citigroup,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.13   11/21/17   75,000   89,060  
Citigroup,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.88   3/5/38   26,000   34,751  
Comerica Bank,            
Sub. Notes   5.75   11/21/16   15,000   17,518  
Credit Suisse USA,            
Bank Gtd. Notes   4.88   1/15/15   50,000   54,098  
Credit Suisse/New York,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.50   3/23/15   50,000   52,930  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Banks (continued)          
Deutsche Bank/London,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.00   9/1/17   110,000   132,316  
Fifth Third Bancorp,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.25   5/1/13   30,000   30,841  
Goldman Sachs Group,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.13   1/15/15   73,000   78,781  
Goldman Sachs Group,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.25   10/15/13   100,000   104,273  
Goldman Sachs Group,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.75   1/24/22   50,000   58,150  
Goldman Sachs Group,          
Sub. Notes   6.75   10/1/37   160,000   176,750  
HSBC Bank USA,          
Sub. Notes   4.63   4/1/14   100,000   105,046  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.70   1/20/15   125,000   132,423  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.50   1/24/22   50,000   56,598  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.00   1/15/18   35,000   41,702  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.30   4/23/19   50,000   61,747  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.40   5/15/38   25,000   33,520  
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank,          
Govt. Gtd. Notes   1.88   9/17/18   100,000   104,145  
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank,          
Govt. Gtd. Notes   4.13   7/15/13   25,000   25,660  
Morgan Stanley,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.50   7/28/21   40,000   44,535  
Morgan Stanley,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.00   4/28/15   150,000   163,477  
Morgan Stanley,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.63   4/1/18   75,000   87,332  
PNC Funding,          
Bank Gtd. Notes   2.70   9/19/16   100,000   106,228  
PNC Funding,          
Bank Gtd. Notes   5.63   2/1/17   15,000   17,444  

 

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  Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)     Value ($)  
Banks (continued)            
Sovereign Bank,            
Sub. Notes   8.75   5/30/18   50,000     58,301  
UBS,            
Notes   4.88   8/4/20   50,000     57,513  
US Bancorp,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.45   7/27/15   50,000     52,464  
Wachovia,            
Sub. Notes   5.63   10/15/16   25,000     29,134  
Wachovia,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.70   8/1/13   25,000     26,008  
Wells Fargo & Co.,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.68   6/15/16   25,000   a   27,163  
Wells Fargo & Co.,            
Notes   3.75   10/1/14   200,000     212,351  
Wells Fargo & Co.,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.38   2/7/35   25,000     30,625  
Wells Fargo & Co.,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.63   12/11/17   55,000     65,919  
Wells Fargo Capital X,            
Gtd. Notes   5.95   12/1/86   20,000     20,481  
Westpac Banking,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.20   2/27/15   50,000     53,735  
          3,521,780  
Commercial Mortgage            
Pass-Through Ctfs.—2.7%            
Banc of America Merrill Lynch            
Commercial Mortgage,            
Ser. 2005-1, Cl. A4   5.07   11/10/42   200,000   a   206,341  
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage            
Trust, Ser. 2007-C1, Cl. A3   5.38   2/15/40   250,000     278,066  
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage            
Trust, Ser. 2006-C3, Cl. A3   5.80   6/15/38   100,000   a   115,226  
JP Morgan Chase Commercial            
Mortgage Securities,            
Ser. 2003-CB7, Cl. A4   4.88   1/12/38   320,067   a   331,332  
JP Morgan Chase Commercial            
Mortgage Securities,            
Ser. 2005-LDP3, Cl. A4A   4.94   8/15/42   102,000   a   112,840  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

  Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)     Value ($)  
Commercial Mortgage            
Pass-Through Ctfs. (continued)            
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,            
Ser. 2004-C7, Cl. A1A   4.48   10/15/29   172,320     182,626  
Merrill Lynch/Countrywide            
Commercial Mortgage Trust,            
Ser. 2007-5, Cl. A3   5.36   8/12/48   100,000     101,004  
Merrill Lynch/Countrywide            
Commercial Mortgage Trust,            
Ser. 2006-2, Cl. A4   5.89   6/12/46   100,000   a   116,039  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,            
Ser. 2003-IQ4, Cl. A2   4.07   5/15/40   259,630     262,405  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,            
Ser. 2006-T21, Cl. A3   5.19   10/12/52   110,000   a   111,569  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,            
Ser. 2006-HQ8, Cl. AJ   5.50   3/12/44   65,000   a   63,396  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage            
Trust, Ser. 2005-C16, Cl. A2   4.38   10/15/41   3,369     3,367  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage            
Trust, Ser. 2003-C8, Cl. A3   4.45   11/15/35   107,813     109,394  
          1,993,605  
Consumer Discretionary—2.3%            
Comcast,            
Gtd. Notes   5.30   1/15/14   50,000     52,848  
Comcast,            
Gtd. Notes   6.30   11/15/17   30,000     37,294  
Comcast,            
Gtd. Notes   6.45   3/15/37   50,000     66,046  
Comcast,            
Gtd. Notes   6.95   8/15/37   20,000     27,879  
CVS Caremark,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.75   6/1/17   100,000     120,530  
DIRECTV Holdings,            
Gtd. Notes   3.55   3/15/15   145,000     153,868  
Discovery Communications,            
Gtd. Notes   3.70   6/1/15   140,000     150,408  
Grupo Televisa,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.63   3/18/25   10,000     13,291  
Home Depot,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.40   3/1/16   100,000     115,264  

 

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  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary (continued)            
Kimberly-Clark,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.13   8/1/17   100,000   124,607  
NBCUniversal Media,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.38   4/1/21   50,000   57,348  
News America,            
Gtd. Notes   6.15   3/1/37   110,000   138,582  
Target,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.50   10/15/37   50,000   71,029  
Time Warner            
Gtd. Debs.   6.10   7/15/40   75,000   96,018  
Time Warner Cable,            
Gtd. Debs.   6.75   6/15/39   110,000   147,345  
Time Warner,            
Gtd. Notes   7.63   4/15/31   20,000   28,768  
Wal-Mart Stores,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.63   7/8/20   10,000   11,309  
Wal-Mart Stores,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.00   10/25/40   225,000   276,647  
          1,689,081  
Consumer Staples—1.4%            
Altria Group,            
Gtd. Notes   8.50   11/10/13   88,000   94,866  
Altria Group,            
Gtd. Notes   9.95   11/10/38   50,000   86,692  
Anheuser-Busch Inbev Worldwide            
Gtd. Notes   5.38   1/15/20   20,000   24,894  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide,            
Gtd. Notes   4.13   1/15/15   100,000   107,752  
Bottling Group,            
Gtd. Notes   6.95   3/15/14   100,000   108,738  
Coca-Cola,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.30   9/1/21   100,000   111,656  
HJ Heinz,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.13   9/12/21   100,000   105,659  
Kraft Foods Group,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.13   8/23/18   73,000 b   90,585  
McDonald’s,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.35   3/1/18   75,000   91,955  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Consumer Staples (continued)            
Mondelez International,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.13   2/1/18   27,000   33,330  
PepsiCo,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.65   2/15/13   100,000   101,204  
Reynolds American,            
Gtd. Notes   7.63   6/1/16   75,000   90,802  
          1,048,133  
Diversified Financial            
Services—4.7%            
Ace INA Holdings,            
Gtd. Notes   5.88   6/15/14   15,000   16,241  
Aflac,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   8.50   5/15/19   50,000   68,034  
Allstate,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.55   5/9/35   50,000   62,904  
American Express Credit,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.80   9/19/16   275,000   293,105  
American Express Credit,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.13   8/25/14   135,000   145,800  
American Express Credit,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. C   7.30   8/20/13   50,000   52,698  
American International Group,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.05   10/1/15   50,000   55,183  
American International Group,            
Jr. Sub. Debs.   8.18   5/15/68   50,000 a   62,625  
Ameriprise Financial,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.65   11/15/15   15,000   17,087  
Bank of America,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.63   3/17/16   25,000   26,602  
Bank of America,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.70   1/24/22   50,000   59,596  
Bear Stearns,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.70   11/15/14   100,000   109,411  
Bear Stearns,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.40   10/2/17   10,000   12,063  
Berkshire Hathaway Finance,            
Gtd. Notes   5.40   5/15/18   50,000   60,366  

 

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  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Diversified Financial          
Services (continued)          
Berkshire Hathaway,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.20   8/15/16   100,000   104,779  
BlackRock,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.25   9/15/17   10,000   12,271  
Boston Properties,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   5.63   11/15/20   50,000   60,168  
Caterpillar Financial Services,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.13   2/17/14   250,000   267,998  
Caterpillar Financial Services,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   7.15   2/15/19   100,000   132,943  
Chubb,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.00   5/11/37   50,000   68,340  
ERP Operating,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.13   3/15/16   50,000   56,251  
General Electric Capital,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.10   1/7/14   100,000   101,844  
General Electric Capital,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.38   9/16/20   50,000   56,043  
General Electric Capital,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.63   5/1/18   65,000   77,302  
General Electric Capital,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.88   1/14/38   105,000   129,742  
General Electric Capital,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.88   1/10/39   50,000   69,326  
Health Care REIT,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.13   4/15/20   50,000   58,926  
HSBC Finance,          
Sr. Sub. Notes   6.68   1/15/21   55,000   65,189  
John Deere Capital,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.25   6/7/16   50,000   52,585  
KeyCorp,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.10   3/24/21   50,000   59,276  
MBNA,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.00   6/15/15   50,000   54,256  
Merrill Lynch & Co.,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.40   8/28/17   20,000   23,608  

 

The Fund   15  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Diversified Financial          
Services (continued)          
Merrill Lynch & Co.,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.88   4/25/18   100,000   120,880  
MetLife,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.70   6/15/35   50,000   62,149  
MetLife,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.75   6/1/16   300,000   358,745  
MetLife,          
Jr. Sub. Debs.   10.75   8/1/69   50,000   75,625  
Progressive,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.25   12/1/32   16,000   21,043  
Prudential Financial,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.70   12/14/36   50,000   58,615  
Simon Property Group,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   10.35   4/1/19   100,000   144,272  
SLM,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   8.00   3/25/20   50,000   58,156  
Travelers,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.80   5/15/18   20,000   24,498  
        3,416,545  
Energy—3.5%          
Anadarko Petroleum,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.95   9/15/16   100,000   116,263  
Baker Hughes,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.20   8/15/21   150,000   163,544  
BP Capital Markets,          
Gtd. Notes   3.63   5/8/14   335,000   350,815  
BP Capital Markets,          
Gtd. Notes   4.74   3/11/21   35,000   41,485  
ConocoPhillips,          
Gtd. Notes   4.60   1/15/15   225,000   244,822  
ConocoPhillips,          
Gtd. Notes   4.75   2/1/14   5,000   5,265  
ConocoPhillips,          
Gtd. Notes   6.50   2/1/39   50,000   73,825  
Devon Financing,          
Gtd. Debs.   7.88   9/30/31   50,000   74,752  
El Paso Natural Gas,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.95   4/15/17   35,000   40,759  

 

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  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Energy (continued)          
Encana,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.50   2/1/38   25,000   31,352  
Energy Transfer Partners,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.95   2/1/15   100,000   110,472  
Enterprise Products Operating,          
Gtd. Notes, Ser. G   5.60   10/15/14   50,000   54,529  
Hess,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   8.13   2/15/19   75,000   100,082  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.80   3/15/35   60,000   71,787  
Nexen,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.40   5/15/37   25,000   32,193  
ONEOK,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.00   6/15/35   45,000   53,028  
Petrobras International Finance,          
Gtd. Notes   5.88   3/1/18   25,000   28,907  
Petrobras International Finance,          
Gtd. Notes   6.88   1/20/40   100,000   130,245  
Shell International Finance,          
Gtd. Notes   6.38   12/15/38   50,000   73,922  
Suncor Energy,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.50   6/15/38   25,000   34,167  
Total Capital,          
Gtd. Notes   3.00   6/24/15   400,000   425,371  
TransCanada Pipelines,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   7.63   1/15/39   50,000   79,262  
Transocean,          
Gtd. Notes   6.00   3/15/18   90,000   106,155  
Williams Partners,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.80   2/15/15   150,000   159,942  
        2,602,944  
Foreign/Governmental—7.0%          
Asian Development Bank,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.50   3/15/16   150,000   159,908  
Asian Development Bank,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.75   5/21/14   65,000   67,427  
Brazilian Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   5.63   1/7/41   20,000   25,700  

 

The Fund   17  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Foreign/Governmental (continued)          
Brazilian Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   6.00   1/17/17   100,000   118,750  
Brazilian Government,          
Unscd. Bonds   10.13   5/15/27   75,000   135,750  
Canadian Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.38   9/10/14   100,000   103,868  
China Development Bank,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.75   10/8/14   25,000   26,791  
Colombian Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   6.13   1/18/41   50,000   68,500  
Colombian Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   8.25   12/22/14   25,000   29,037  
Corp Andina de Fomento,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.20   5/21/13   125,000   128,131  
Council of Europe          
Development Bank          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   1.25   9/22/16   100,000   101,416  
European Investment Bank,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   1.13   8/15/14   50,000   50,615  
European Investment Bank,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   1.25   10/14/16   100,000   101,932  
European Investment Bank,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.88   1/15/15   400,000   420,665  
European Investment Bank,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.00   4/8/14   150,000   155,549  
European Investment Bank,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   5.13   5/30/17   140,000   166,241  
Export-Import Bank of Korea,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.38   9/15/21   250,000   282,245  
Export-Import Bank of Korea,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   8.13   1/21/14   90,000   97,597  
Inter-American Development Bank,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.50   7/8/13   50,000   51,066  
Inter-American Development Bank,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   4.25   9/14/15   50,000   55,450  
International Bank for          
Reconstruction & Development,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.13   3/15/16   50,000   52,155  

 

18



  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Foreign/Governmental (continued)          
International Bank for          
Reconstruction & Development,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.38   5/26/15   50,000   52,554  
International Bank for          
Reconstruction & Development,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.63   5/21/13   100,000   101,904  
Italian Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.38   6/15/33   50,000   49,679  
Italian Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.88   9/27/23   50,000   58,517  
KFW,          
Gov’t Gtd. Notes   1.00   1/12/15   50,000   50,622  
KFW,          
Gov’t Gtd. Notes   1.38   7/15/13   50,000   50,389  
KFW,          
Gov’t Gtd. Notes   1.38   1/13/14   400,000   405,032  
KFW,          
Gov’t Gtd. Notes   2.75   9/8/20   200,000   216,904  
KFW,          
Gov’t Gtd. Notes   4.88   1/17/17   100,000   116,923  
Korean Development Bank,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   8.00   1/23/14   100,000   108,391  
Mexican Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.75   3/8/44   20,000   22,250  
Mexican Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.63   1/15/17   100,000   117,400  
Mexican Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.95   3/19/19   56,000   69,440  
Mexican Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.63   3/3/15   50,000   56,575  
Panamanian Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   9.38   4/1/29   50,000   86,000  
Pemex Project Funding Master          
Trust, Gtd. Notes   5.75   3/1/18   35,000   40,950  
Peruvian Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   8.75   11/21/33   36,000   63,180  
Petroleos Mexicanos,          
Gtd. Notes   5.50   1/21/21   25,000   29,313  

 

The Fund   19  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Foreign/Governmental (continued)          
Petroleos Mexicanos,          
Gtd. Notes   6.50   6/2/41   50,000   62,313  
Polish Government,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.13   4/21/21   25,000   29,441  
Province of Manitoba Canada,          
Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. FH   4.90   12/6/16   5,000   5,839  
Province of New Brunswick Canada,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   2.75   6/15/18   50,000   54,108  
Province of Ontario Canada,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   1.38   1/27/14   400,000   405,336  
Province of Ontario Canada,          
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   4.40   4/14/20   160,000   189,590  
Province of Quebec Canada,          
Debs., Ser. NJ   7.50   7/15/23   150,000   214,569  
Province of Quebec Canada,          
Unscd. Debs., Ser. PD   7.50   9/15/29   50,000   76,782  
        5,132,794  
Health Care—2.1%          
Abbott Laboratories,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.15   11/30/37   50,000   71,684  
Aetna,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.00   6/15/16   15,000   17,514  
Amgen,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.88   11/15/21   25,000   27,527  
Amgen,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.65   6/15/42   75,000   92,459  
Astrazeneca,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.40   6/1/14   25,000   26,955  
AstraZeneca,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.90   9/15/17   10,000   12,271  
Astrazeneca,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.45   9/15/37   30,000   42,658  
Bristol-Myers Squibb,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.88   11/15/36   18,000   23,752  
Cigna,          
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.00   2/15/22   50,000   54,753  
GlaxoSmithKline Capital,          
Gtd. Bonds   5.65   5/15/18   100,000   123,069  

 

20



  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Health Care (continued)            
Johnson & Johnson,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.95   8/15/37   50,000   71,669  
Merck & Co.,            
Gtd. Notes   6.50   12/1/33   50,000 a   74,562  
Novartis Capital,            
Gtd. Notes   4.13   2/10/14   50,000   52,311  
Novartis Capital,            
Gtd. Notes   4.40   4/24/20   50,000   59,008  
Pfizer,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   7.20   3/15/39   50,000   80,251  
Sanofi,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.00   3/29/21   25,000   28,826  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance II,            
Gtd. Notes   3.00   6/15/15   350,000   371,588  
Thermo Fisher Scientific,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.60   8/15/21   150,000   163,039  
UnitedHealth Group,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.38   3/15/16   26,000   29,574  
WellPoint,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.38   2/15/17   25,000   25,924  
Wyeth,            
Gtd. Notes   5.50   2/1/14   100,000   106,296  
          1,555,690  
Industrial—1.6%            
Boeing,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.75   11/20/16   75,000   83,655  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe,            
Sr. Unscd. Debs.   7.95   8/15/30   50,000   71,423  
Burlington Northern Sante Fe,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.75   3/15/18   75,000   91,402  
CRH America,            
Gtd. Notes   6.00   9/30/16   100,000   112,182  
CSX,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.75   5/30/42   50,000   56,140  
Daimler Finance North America,            
Gtd. Notes   8.50   1/18/31   45,000   72,126  
Danaher,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   1.30   6/23/14   50,000   50,724  

 

The Fund   21  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Industrial (continued)            
Deere & Co.            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.38   10/16/19   120,000   140,769  
General Electric,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.00   2/1/13   100,000   101,164  
Johnson Controls,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.50   1/15/16   100,000   113,976  
L-3 Communications,            
Gtd. Notes   4.95   2/15/21   25,000   28,331  
Litton Industries,            
Gtd. Debs.   7.75   3/15/26   25,000   34,721  
Norfolk Southern,            
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   4.84   10/1/41   66,000   77,183  
Union Pacific,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.16   7/15/22   9,000   10,268  
United Parcel Service,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   3.13   1/15/21   25,000   27,193  
United Technologies,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.13   7/15/38   35,000   48,350  
Waste Management,            
Gtd. Notes   4.75   6/30/20   50,000   58,089  
          1,177,696  
Information Technology—2.0%            
Hewlett-Packard,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.35   3/15/15   100,000   101,045  
Hewlett-Packard,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.75   6/2/14   400,000   418,940  
HP Enterprise Services,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. B   6.00   8/1/13   100,000 a   103,586  
IBM,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   0.88   10/31/14   400,000   403,675  
International            
Business Machines,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.70   9/14/17   100,000   122,020  
Microsoft,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.30   2/8/41   50,000   66,293  
Oracle,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.75   4/15/18   100,000   123,257  

 

22



  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Information Technology (continued)            
Xerox,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.25   2/15/15   130,000   138,170  
          1,476,986  
Materials—1.8%            
Alcoa,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.55   2/1/17   29,000   32,178  
ArcelorMittal USA,            
Gtd. Notes   6.50   4/15/14   50,000   52,158  
ArcelorMittal,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.00   3/1/21   50,000 a   48,356  
Barrick North America Finance,            
Gtd. Notes   4.40   5/30/21   50,000   55,450  
BHP Billiton Finance USA,            
Gtd. Notes   5.50   4/1/14   185,000   197,885  
BHP Billiton Finance USA,            
Gtd. Notes   6.50   4/1/19   35,000   45,054  
Dow Chemical,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.90   2/15/15   100,000   111,355  
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.00   7/15/18   100,000   125,153  
International Paper,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   7.95   6/15/18   100,000   130,192  
Newmont Mining,            
Gtd. Notes   5.13   10/1/19   100,000   116,132  
Rio Tinto Finance USA,            
Gtd. Notes   3.75   9/20/21   175,000   189,972  
Rohm & Haas,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.00   9/15/17   75,000   89,829  
Vale Overseas,            
Gtd. Notes   6.25   1/23/17   35,000   40,798  
Vale Overseas,            
Gtd. Notes   6.88   11/21/36   50,000   61,794  
          1,296,306  
Municipal Bonds—.2%            
California,            
GO (Various Purpose)   5.45   4/1/15   20,000   22,009  

 

The Fund   23  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

  Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds (continued)            
California            
GO (Various Purpose)   7.55   4/1/39   20,000     27,916  
California,            
GO (Build America Bonds)   7.30   10/1/39   50,000     67,164  
New Jersey Turnpike Authority,            
Turnpike Revenue (Build            
America Bonds)   7.10   1/1/41   25,000     36,214  
          153,303  
Telecommunications—2.8%            
America Movil SAB de CV,            
Gtd. Notes   6.38   3/1/35   10,000     13,310  
AT&T,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.35   9/1/40   170,000     209,322  
AT&T,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.55   8/15/41   100,000     127,785  
AT&T,            
Gtd. Notes   8.00   11/15/31   6,000   a   9,349  
British Telecommunications,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   9.63   12/15/30   50,000   a   81,861  
Cellco Partnership/Verizon            
Wireless Capital,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.55   2/1/14   100,000     106,022  
Centurylink,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. S   6.45   6/15/21   100,000     109,811  
Cisco Systems,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.45   1/15/20   25,000     29,523  
Cisco Systems,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.90   2/15/39   50,000     67,772  
Deutsche Telekom International            
Finance, Gtd. Notes   4.88   7/8/14   75,000     79,996  
Deutsche Telekom International            
Finance, Gtd. Bonds   9.25   6/1/32   20,000     32,864  
France Telecom,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   2.13   9/16/15   200,000     206,594  
Telecom Italia Capital,            
Gtd. Notes   5.25   11/15/13   100,000     103,250  
Telefonica Emisiones,            
Gtd. Notes   3.73   4/27/15   350,000     357,875  
Telefonica Emisiones,            
Gtd. Notes   5.13   4/27/20   75,000     75,750  

 

24



    Coupon   Maturity   Principal        
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)       Value ($)  
Telecommunications (continued)              
Verizon Communications,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.40   2/15/38   50,000       69,682  
Verizon Global Funding,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.38   6/1/13   25,000       25,548  
Verizon Global Funding,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   7.75   12/1/30   50,000       75,915  
Vodafone Group,              
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.75   3/15/16   150,000       173,814  
Vodafone Group,              
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   6.15   2/27/37   50,000       68,939  
              2,024,982  
U.S. Government Agencies—7.2%              
Federal Home Loan Banks,              
Bonds   5.50   7/15/36   100,000       139,617  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,              
Notes   2.88   2/9/15   500,000   d   528,634  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,              
Notes   3.75   3/27/19   144,000   d   167,314  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,              
Notes   5.05   1/26/15   1,700,000   d   1,878,260  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,              
Notes   6.25   7/15/32   100,000   d   150,851  
Federal National Mortgage              
Association, Notes   4.75   2/21/13   1,700,000   d   1,723,744  
Federal National Mortgage              
Association, Bonds   5.00   5/11/17   425,000   d   505,368  
Federal National Mortgage              
Association, Bonds   6.25   5/15/29   100,000   d   145,972  
              5,239,760  
U.S. Government Agencies/              
Mortgage-Backed—42.1%              
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:              
5.50 %       500,000 c,d   543,594  
2.66%, 1/1/37       15,748 a,d   16,791  
2.99%, 2/1/37       18,660 a,d   20,059  
4.50%, 12/1/19—8/1/25       356,413 d   381,699  
4.93%, 6/1/38       77,236 a,d   82,898  
5.00%, 11/1/19—7/1/35       297,157 d   324,984  
5.50%, 12/1/27—5/1/37       676,806 d   737,454  
5.62%, 2/1/37       21,544 a,d   23,382  

 

The Fund   25  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
U.S. Government Agencies/          
Mortgage-Backed (continued)          
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (continued):          
6.00%, 10/1/19—9/1/34   59,522 d   64,642  
6.50%, 8/1/32   321,622 d   373,041  
7.00%, 1/1/36   62,864 d   72,812  
Federal National Mortgage Association:          
3.00 % 820,000 c,d   865,228  
3.50 % 5,620,000 c,d   5,978,306  
4.00 % 2,360,000 c,d   2,521,997  
4.50 % 1,820,000 c,d   1,961,192  
5.00 % 238,000 c,d   258,886  
5.50 % 780,000 c,d   855,319  
6.00 % 580,000 c,d   642,894  
2.01%, 10/1/37 29,650 a,d   31,920  
2.51%, 12/1/34   71,395 a,d   76,130  
4.00%, 4/1/19—2/1/42   2,261,615 d   2,444,091  
4.50%, 6/1/29—8/1/41   2,824,757 d   3,062,785  
5.00%, 9/1/29—5/1/41   2,039,142 d   2,253,148  
5.50%, 7/1/17—2/1/37   335,117 d   366,688  
5.56%, 4/1/37   29,725 a,d   32,203  
5.70%, 9/1/38   111,916 a,d   120,826  
6.00%, 11/1/16—1/1/36   800,952 d   901,107  
6.50%, 7/1/33—8/1/38   223,942 d   255,552  
7.00%, 4/1/32   33,218 d   39,702  
Government National Mortgage Association I:          
4.00 % 710,000 c   776,895  
5.50 % 240,000 c   265,125  
6.00 % 350,000 c   395,992  
6.50 % 120,000 c   137,381  
4.00%, 7/15/41   913,629   1,002,002  
4.50%, 3/15/40   1,519,123   1,663,727  
5.00%, 2/15/36—8/15/39   1,007,466   1,108,022  
5.50%, 2/15/33—4/15/38   227,431   252,501  
          30,910,975  
U.S. Government Securities—21.0%          
U.S. Treasury Bonds:          
3.13%, 11/15/41   170,000   180,439  
3.88%, 8/15/40   1,350,000   1,643,625  
4.75%, 2/15/37   1,400,000   1,932,218  
7.88%, 2/15/21   2,550,000   3,865,043  

 

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  Coupon   Maturity   Principal      
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)     Value ($)  
U.S. Government Securities (continued)            
U.S. Treasury Notes:            
0.75%, 6/15/14       2,000,000     2,015,860  
0.88%, 11/30/16       1,400,000     1,417,829  
2.00%, 11/15/21       700,000     727,234  
2.38%, 10/31/14       3,500,000     3,644,921  
          15,427,169  
Utilities—2.3%            
Consolidated Edison of New York,            
Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. 05-C   5.38   12/15/15   20,000     22,736  
Consolidated Edison of New York,            
Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. 09-C   5.50   12/1/39   20,000     26,086  
Dominion Resources,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. F   5.25   8/1/33   48,000     55,960  
Dominion Resources,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. B   5.95   6/15/35   50,000     64,957  
Duke Energy Carolinas,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.45   10/15/32   8,000     10,664  
Duke Energy Indiana,            
First Mortgage Bonds   6.35   8/15/38   50,000     70,222  
Duke Energy,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.30   2/1/14   100,000     107,011  
Exelon Generation,            
Sr. Unscd Notes   4.25   6/15/22   12,000   b   12,870  
Exelon Generation,            
Sr. Unscd Notes   5.60   6/15/42   48,000   b   53,959  
Exelon,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   4.90   6/15/15   50,000     55,006  
FirstEnergy,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. C   7.38   11/15/31   50,000     67,784  
Georgia Power,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   5.40   6/1/40   50,000     63,005  
Hydro-Quebec,            
Gov’t. Gtd. Debs., Ser. IO   8.05   7/7/24   150,000     222,046  
Hydro-Quebec,            
Gov’t. Gtd. Debs., Ser. HY   8.40   1/15/22   60,000     86,396  
Indiana Michigan Power,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   7.00   3/15/19   50,000     62,120  

 

The Fund   27  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

  Coupon   Maturity   Principal    
Bonds and Notes (continued)   Rate (%)   Date   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Utilities (continued)            
Nevada Power,            
Mortgage Notes   7.13   3/15/19   50,000   65,544  
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings,            
Gtd. Debs.   7.88   12/15/15   100,000   120,476  
Pacific Gas & Electric,            
Sr. Unscd. Bonds   6.05   3/1/34   50,000   67,141  
Pacificorp,            
First Mortgage Bonds   4.10   2/1/42   25,000   27,205  
Pacificorp,            
First Mortgage Bonds   6.25   10/15/37   50,000   70,660  
Progress Energy Carolina,            
First Mortgage Bonds   3.00   9/15/21   100,000   106,731  
Sempra Energy,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes   6.15   6/15/18   50,000   61,738  
Southern California Edison,            
First Mortgage Bonds   3.90   12/1/41   20,000   21,418  
Southern California Edison,            
First Mortgage Bonds, Ser. 05-A   5.00   1/15/16   35,000   39,639  
Southern Power,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. D   4.88   7/15/15   50,000   55,060  
SouthWestern Public Service,            
Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. G   8.75   12/1/18   50,000   68,246  
          1,684,680  
Total Bonds and Notes            
(cost $76,192,737)           80,486,798  
 
Short-Term Investments—.1%            
U.S. Treasury Bills;            
0.10%, 12/20/12            
(cost $99,986)       100,000 e   99,987  

 

28



Other Investment—8.9%   Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;          
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred          
Plus Money Market Fund          
(cost $6,534,162)   6,534,162 f   6,534,162  
 
Total Investments (cost $82,826,885)   118.7 %   87,120,947  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables   (18.7 %)   (13,720,458 )  
Net Assets   100.0 %   73,400,489  

 

GO—General Obligation
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

a Variable rate security—interest rate subject to periodic change.  
b Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.These securities may be  
resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.At October 31, 2012, these  
securities were valued at $157,414 or .2% of net assets.  
c Purchased on a forward commitment basis.  
d The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal  
National Mortgage Association into conservatorship with FHFA as the conservator.As such, the FHFA oversees the  
continuing affairs of these companies.  
e Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open financial futures positions.  
f Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.  

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)      
 
Value (%)     Value (%)  
U.S. Government & Agencies   70.3   Asset/Mortgage-Backed   2.9  
Corporate Bonds   29.3   Municipal Bonds   .2  
Short-Term/Money Market Investments   9.0      
Foreign/Governmental   7.0     118.7  
 
† Based on net assets.        
See notes to financial statements.        

 

The Fund   29  

 



STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES

October 31, 2012

          Unrealized  
    Market Value     Appreciation  
    Covered by     (Depreciation)  
  Contracts   Contracts ($)   Expiration   at 10/31/2012 ($)  
Financial Futures Long              
Euro-Bond   23   4,222,568   December 2012   10,932  
Japanese 10 Year Mini Bonds   35   6,314,275   December 2012   (2,470 )  
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes   20   4,406,500   December 2012   (1,870 )  
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes   59   7,330,750   December 2012   2,517  
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes   16   2,128,500   December 2012   10,690  
Financial Futures Short              
Australian 10 Year Bonds   26   (3,378,447 )   December 2012   (5,769 )  
Canadian 10 Year Bonds   27   (3,702,741 )   December 2012   (20,005 )  
Long Gilt   22   (4,222,713 )   December 2012   54,484  
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes   25   (5,508,125 )   December 2012   1,713  
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes   22   (2,733,500 )   December 2012   7,102  
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes   23   (3,059,719 )   December 2012   (7,642 )  
U.S. Treasury 30 Year Bonds   4   (597,250 )   December 2012   (8,227 )  
Gross Unrealized Appreciation           87,438  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation           (45,983 )  

 

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STATEMENT OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT  
October 31, 2012  

 

    Principal    
Bonds and Notes   Amount ($)   Value ($)  
Federal National Mortgage Association:        
  4.50 % 200,000 a,b   215,813  
  5.50 % 140,000 a,b   151,025  
  6.50 % 270,000 a,b   304,256  
Government National Mortgage Association:      
  4.50 % 150,000 a,b   163,125  
  5.00 % 110,000 a,b   120,467  
Total Securities Sold Short      
(proceeds $956,516)     954,686  

 

a The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home  
Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship with FHFA as the conservator.As such, the FHFA oversees the  
continuing affairs of these companies.  
b Sold on a delayed delivery basis.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

The Fund   31  

 



STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  
October 31, 2012  

 

    Cost   Value  
Assets ($):          
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:        
Unaffiliated issuers     76,292,723   80,586,785  
Affiliated issuers     6,534,162   6,534,162  
Cash       7,713  
Cash on initial margin—Note 4       1,562,210  
Receivable from brokers for proceeds on securities sold short     956,516  
Dividends and interest receivable       525,966  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign          
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       105,768  
Prepaid expenses       15,747  
      90,294,867  
Liabilities ($):          
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)     36,538  
Payable for open mortgage—backed dollar rolls—Note 4     15,230,086  
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $956,516)—        
See Statement of Securities Sold Short—Note 4       954,686  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign          
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       341,062  
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed       257,709  
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4       4,586  
Accrued expenses       69,711  
      16,894,378  
Net Assets ($)       73,400,489  
Composition of Net Assets ($):          
Paid-in capital       69,064,291  
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net       647,329  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments       (395,043 )  
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments,      
securities sold short and foreign currency transactions (including        
$41,455 net unrealized appreciation on financial futures)     4,083,912  
Net Assets ($)       73,400,489  
 
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share          
  Class A   Class C   Class I  
Net Assets ($)   46,340,393   8,221,382   18,838,714  
Shares Outstanding   3,341,945   596,679   1,356,471  
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)   13.87   13.78   13.89  
 
See notes to financial statements.          

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  
Year Ended October 31, 2012  

 

Investment Income ($):      
Income:      
Interest   1,746,098  
Dividends;      
Affiliated issuers   12,804  
Total Income   1,758,902  
Expenses:      
Management fee—Note 3(a)   353,162  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)   201,281  
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)   63,255  
Registration fees   50,338  
Auditing fees   46,490  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports   20,379  
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)   14,937  
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)   5,800  
Legal fees   4,560  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2   731  
Miscellaneous   71,635  
Total Expenses   832,568  
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 3(a)   (190,288 )  
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)   (31 )  
Net Expenses   642,249  
Investment Income—Net   1,116,653  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):      
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions:      
Long transactions   964,032  
Short transactions   (15,786 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions   (11,391 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures   (66,688 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   75,258  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   945,425  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
investments and foreign currency transactions   1,515,236  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures   97,611  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
forward foreign currency exchange contracts   (142,536 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities sold short   6,660  
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   1,476,971  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   2,422,396  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   3,539,049  

 

See notes to financial statements.

The Fund   33  

 



STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended October 31,  
  2012   2011  
Operations ($):          
Investment income—net   1,116,653   1,317,547  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   945,425   1,267,370  
Net unrealized appreciation          
(depreciation) on investments   1,476,971   (462,399 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
Resulting from Operations   3,539,049   2,122,518  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):          
Investment income—net:          
Class A Shares   (1,202,090 )   (1,372,828 )  
Class C Shares   (145,442 )   (213,881 )  
Class I Shares   (504,642 )   (301,960 )  
Net realized gain on investments:          
Class A Shares   (231,610 )   (1,833,450 )  
Class C Shares   (36,612 )   (371,291 )  
Class I Shares   (79,729 )   (306,422 )  
Total Dividends   (2,200,125 )   (4,399,832 )  
Capital Stock Transactions ($):          
Net proceeds from shares sold:          
Class A Shares   14,126,921   30,113,633  
Class C Shares   2,643,736   2,395,055  
Class I Shares   12,403,920   10,734,150  
Dividends reinvested:          
Class A Shares   1,385,837   3,049,428  
Class C Shares   132,235   434,980  
Class I Shares   440,822   487,169  
Cost of shares redeemed:          
Class A Shares   (19,480,555 )   (30,216,195 )  
Class C Shares   (2,931,605 )   (5,108,021 )  
Class I Shares   (10,016,585 )   (2,844,896 )  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
from Capital Stock Transactions   (1,295,274 )   9,045,303  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   43,650   6,767,989  
Net Assets ($):          
Beginning of Period   73,356,839   66,588,850  
End of Period   73,400,489   73,356,839  
Undistributed investment income—net   647,329   559,926  

 

34



  Year Ended October 31,  
  2012   2011  
Capital Share Transactions:          
Class A          
Shares sold   1,035,304   2,222,398  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   101,869   231,618  
Shares redeemed   (1,422,378 )   (2,250,474 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   (285,205 )   203,542  
Class C          
Shares sold   194,768   178,227  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   9,763   33,218  
Shares redeemed   (215,539 )   (382,380 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   (11,008 )   (170,935 )  
Class I          
Shares sold   906,410   796,161  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested   32,338   36,928  
Shares redeemed   (731,093 )   (211,487 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   207,655   621,602  
See notes to financial statements.          

 

The Fund   35  

 



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.

      Year Ended October 31,      
Class A Shares   2012   2011   2010   2009   2008  
Per Share Data ($):                      
Net asset value, beginning of period   13.63   14.09   13.59   12.12   12.62  
Investment Operations:                      
Investment income—net a   .20   .29   .35   .37   .52  
Net realized and unrealized                      
gain (loss) on investments   .43   .23   .78   1.44   (.48 )  
Total from Investment Operations   .63   .52   1.13   1.81   .04  
Distributions:                      
Dividends from investment income—net   (.33 )   (.43 )   (.41 )   (.34 )   (.54 )  
Dividends from net realized                      
gain on investments   (.06 )   (.55 )   (.22 )      
Total Distributions   (.39 )   (.98 )   (.63 )   (.34 )   (.54 )  
Net asset value, end of period   13.87   13.63   14.09   13.59   12.12  
Total Return (%) b   4.71   4.06   8.74   15.15   .21  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                      
Ratio of total expenses                      
to average net assets   1.05   1.09   1.14   1.40   1.90  
Ratio of net expenses                      
to average net assets   .80   .80   .87   .90   .90  
Ratio of net investment income                      
to average net assets   1.43   2.18   2.58   2.87   4.16  
Portfolio Turnover Rate c   292.31   351.58   350.15   377.79   120.92  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   46,340   49,441   48,236   45,046   14,026  

 

a Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
b Exclusive of sales charge.  
c The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended October 31, 2012,  
2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008, were 33.26%, 111.10%, 182.13%, 211.99% and 87.59%, respectively.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

36



      Year Ended October 31,      
Class C Shares   2012   2011   2010   2009   2008  
Per Share Data ($):                      
Net asset value, beginning of period   13.55   14.02   13.53   12.08   12.58  
Investment Operations:                      
Investment income—net a   .09   .19   .25   .27   .41  
Net realized and unrealized                      
gain (loss) on investments   .44   .22   .78   1.44   (.47 )  
Total from Investment Operations   .53   .41   1.03   1.71   (.06 )  
Distributions:                      
Dividends from investment income—net   (.24 )   (.33 )   (.32 )   (.26 )   (.44 )  
Dividends from net realized                      
gain on investments   (.06 )   (.55 )   (.22 )      
Total Distributions   (.30 )   (.88 )   (.54 )   (.26 )   (.44 )  
Net asset value, end of period   13.78   13.55   14.02   13.53   12.08  
Total Return (%) b   3.93   3.25   7.96   14.32   (.55 )  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                      
Ratio of total expenses                      
to average net assets   1.82   1.85   1.93   2.20   2.75  
Ratio of net expenses                      
to average net assets   1.55   1.55   1.62   1.65   1.65  
Ratio of net investment income                      
to average net assets   .69   1.44   1.81   2.11   3.40  
Portfolio Turnover Rate c   292.31   351.58   350.15   377.79   120.92  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   8,221   8,237   10,916   7,256   2,726  

 

a Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
b Exclusive of sales charge.  
c The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended October 31, 2012,  
2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008, were 33.26%, 111.10%, 182.13%, 211.99% and 87.59%, respectively.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

The Fund   37  

 



FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

      Year Ended October 31,      
Class I Shares   2012   2011   2010   2009   2008  
Per Share Data ($):                      
Net asset value, beginning of period   13.65   14.11   13.61   12.13   12.62  
Investment Operations:                      
Investment income—net a   .24   .32   .40   .40   .56  
Net realized and unrealized                      
gain (loss) on investments   .42   .23   .77   1.44   (.48 )  
Total from Investment Operations   .66   .55   1.17   1.84   .08  
Distributions:                      
Dividends from investment income—net   (.36 )   (.46 )   (.45 )   (.36 )   (.57 )  
Dividends from net realized                      
gain on investments   (.06 )   (.55 )   (.22 )      
Total Distributions   (.42 )   (1.01 )   (.67 )   (.36 )   (.57 )  
Net asset value, end of period   13.89   13.65   14.11   13.61   12.13  
Total Return (%)   4.94   4.38   9.00   15.38   .54  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                      
Ratio of total expenses                      
to average net assets   .76   .80   .86   1.13   1.64  
Ratio of net expenses                      
to average net assets   .55   .55   .62   .65   .65  
Ratio of net investment income                      
to average net assets   1.71   2.41   2.85   3.12   4.41  
Portfolio Turnover Rate b   292.31   351.58   350.15   377.79   120.92  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   18,839   15,679   7,437   1,901   602  

 

a Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
b The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended October 31, 2012,  
2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008, were 33.26%, 111.10%, 182.13%, 211.99% and 87.59%, respectively.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Total Return Advantage Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Advantage 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 thirteen series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective seeks to maximize total return through capital appreciation and income. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares.The fund is authorized to issue 100 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C and Class I. Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs 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 Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications.The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 —unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2 —other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 —significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value and are categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in securities excluding short-term investments (other than U.S.Treasury Bills), financial futures, options and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are valued as determined by the Service, based on methods

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions.These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by the Service. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange.

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.These securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options traded over-the-counter are

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valued at the mean between the bid and asked price.These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward contracts are valued at the forward rate.These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2012 in valuing the fund’s investments:

      Level 2—Other   Level 3—      
  Level 1—   Significant   Significant      
  Unadjusted   Observable   Unobservable      
  Quoted Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Total  
Assets ($)                
Investments in Securities:            
Asset-Backed     134,369     134,369  
Commercial                
Mortgage-Backed     1,993,605     1,993,605  
Corporate Bonds     21,494,823     21,494,823  
Foreign Government     5,132,794     5,132,794  
Municipal Bonds     153,303     153,303  
Mutual Funds   6,534,162       6,534,162  
U.S. Government                
Agencies/                
Mortgage-Backed     36,150,735     36,150,735  
U.S. Treasury     15,527,156     15,527,156  
Other Financial                
Instruments:                
Forward Foreign                
Currency Exchange                
Contracts ††     105,768     105,768  
Futures ††   87,438       87,438  
Liabilities ($)                
Other Financial                
Instruments:                
Forward Foreign                
Currency Exchange                
Contracts ††     (341,062 )     (341,062 )  
Financial Futures ††   (45,983 )       (45,983 )  
Securities Sold Short:                
U.S. Government                
Agencies/                
Mortgage-Backed †††     (954,686 )     (954,686 )  

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.  
††   Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.  
††† See Statement of Securities Sold Short for additional detailed categorizations.  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions between trade and settlement date, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments resulting from changes in exchange rates. Foreign currency gains and losses on investments are also included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” in the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended October 31, 2012 were as follows:

Affiliated                
Investment   Value       Value   Net  
Company   10/31/2011 ($)   Purchases ($)   Sales ($)   10/31/2012 ($)   Assets (%)  
Dreyfus                
Institutional                
Preferred                
Plus Money                
Market Fund   20,068,547   25,506,340   39,040,725   6,534,162   8.9  

 

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Certain affiliated investment companies may also invest in the fund.At October 31, 2012, approximately 59% of the outstanding Class I shares were held by other funds advised or managed by Dreyfus.

(e) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are declared and paid on a quarterly basis. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

On October 31, 2012, the Board declared a cash dividend of $.098, $.072 and $.107 per share from undistributed investment income-net for Class A, Class C and Class I shares, respectively, payable on November 1, 2012 (ex-dividend date), to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 31, 2012.

(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.

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four-year period ended October 31, 2012 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At October 31, 2012, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $1,167,036 and unrealized appreciation $3,169,162.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 were as follows: ordinary income $1,852,259 and $3,164,257 and long-term capital gains $347,866 and $1,235,575, respectively.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for amortization of premiums, paydown gains and losses on mortgage-backed securities and foreign currency gains and losses, the fund increased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $822,924 and decreased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by the same amount. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

(g) New Accounting Pronouncements: In April 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-03 “Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860) Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements (“ASU 2011-03”) which relates to the accounting for repurchase agreements and similar agreements including mortgage dollar rolls, that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity. ASU 2011-03 modifies the criteria for determining effective control of transferred assets and as a result certain agreements may now be accounted for as secured borrowings. ASU 2011-03 was effective for new transfers and existing transactions that were modified in the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The new disclosures have been implemented and there was no change in accounting for the fund. Management has determined that the fund has not entered into transactions that can be deemed “secured borrowings” as defined by ASU 2011-03.

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In December 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”).These disclosure requirements are intended to help investors and other financial statement users to better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a company’s financial position.They also improve transparency in the reporting of how companies mitigate credit risk, including disclosure of related collateral pledged or received. In addition, ASU 2011-11 facilitates comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).ASU 2011-11 requires entities to: disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the financial statements; and disclose instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement.ASU 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-11 and its impact on the fund’s financial statement disclosures.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $225 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Effective October 10, 2012, the $225 million unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A., was decreased to $210 million. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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 .45% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.The Manager has contractually agreed, until March 1, 2014, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that the expenses of none of the classes (excluding taxes, brokerage commissions, Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, interest expense, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed an annual rate of .55% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. The reduction in expenses, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $190,288 during the period ended October 31, 2012.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the Distributor retained $1,230 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares and $1,129 from CDSCs on redemptions of the fund’s Class C shares.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class C 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 C shares. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class C shares were charged $63,255, pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A and Class C 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 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 (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class A and Class C shares were charged $124,925 and $21,085, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

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The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates DreyfusTransfer, Inc. (“DTI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency services for the fund and, since May 29, 2012, cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $11,672 for transfer agency services and $119 for cash management services. Cash management fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $14. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $14,937 pursuant to the custody agreement.

Prior to May 29, 2012, the fund compensated The Bank of NewYork Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $508 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $17.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $8,517 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

$28,444, Distribution Plan fees $5,265, Shareholder Services Plan fees $11,666, custodian fees $4,064, Chief Compliance Officer fees $2,654 and transfer agency fees $2,036, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $17,591.

(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.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investment securities and securities sold short, excluding short-term securities, financial futures, options transactions and forward contracts, during the period ended October 31, 2012, of which $204,689,932 in purchases and $204,965,042 in sales were from mortgage dollar roll transactions was as follows:

  Purchases ($)   Sales ($)  
Long transactions   239,774,974   231,284,250  
Short sale transactions   8,656,653   8,017,663  
Total   248,431,627   239,301,913  

 

Short Sales: The fund is engaged in short-selling which obligates the fund to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at current market value.The fund incurs a loss if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the fund replaces the borrowed security. The fund realizes a gain if the price of the security declines between those dates. Until the fund replaces the borrowed security, the fund will maintain daily a segregated account with a broker or custodian of permissible liquid assets sufficient to cover its short positions. Securities Sold Short at October 31, 2012 and their related market values and proceeds, are set forth in the Statement of Securities Sold Short.

Mortgage Dollar Rolls: A mortgage dollar roll transaction involves a sale by the fund of mortgage related securities that it holds with an

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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 accounts for mortgage dollar rolls as purchases and sales transactions.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended October 31, 2012 is discussed below.

The following tables show the fund’s exposure to different types of market risk as it relates to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations, respectively.

  Derivative     Derivative  
  Assets ($)     Liabilities ($)  
Interest rate risk 1   87,438   Interest rate risk 1   (45,983 )  
Foreign exchange risk 2   105,768   Foreign exchange risk 3   (341,062 )  
Gross fair value of          
derivatives contracts   193,206     (387,045 )  

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location:

1   Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures as reported in the Statement of  
  Financial Futures, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported in the Statement of Assets  
  and Liabilities.  
2   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  
3   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  

 

The effect of derivative instruments in the Statement of Operations during the period ended October 31, 2012 is shown below:

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in income ($)

  Financial   Options   Forward      
Underlying risk   Futures 4   Transactions 5   Contracts 6   Total  
Interest rate   (66,688 )   (11,391 )     (78,079 )  
Foreign exchange       75,258   75,258  
Total   (66,688 )   (11,391 )   75,258   (2,821 )  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income ($)

  Financial   Forward      
Underlying risk   Futures 7   Contracts 8   Total  
Interest rate   97,611     97,611  
Foreign exchange     (142,536 )   (142,536 )  
Total   97,611   (142,536 )   (44,925 )  

 

Statement of Operations location:

4   Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures.  
5   Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions.  
6   Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  
7   Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures.  
8   Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  

 

Financial Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including interest rate risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments.The fund invests in financial futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market.A financial futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents.The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change.Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations.When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations.There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with financial futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees the financial futures against default. Financial futures open at October 31, 2012 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

Options Transactions: The fund purchases and writes (sells) put and call options to hedge against changes in interest rates or as a substitute for an investment. The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the course of pursuing its investment objectives through its investments in options contracts.A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the writer to sell, the underlying

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security or securities at the exercise price at any time during the option period, or at a specified date. Conversely, a put option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to sell, and obligates the writer to buy the underlying security or securities at the exercise price at any time during the option period, or at a specified date.

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 realizes 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 incurs 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 realizes 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 incurs a loss if the price of the financial instrument decreases between those dates.

As a writer of an option, the fund has no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.There is a risk of loss from a change in value of such options which may exceed the related premiums received. The Statement of Operations reflects the following: any unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period as well as any realized gains or losses which occurred upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction. At October 31, 2012, there were no options outstanding.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments.The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract.The following summarizes open forward contracts at October 31, 2012:

    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Cost ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Purchases:            
Australian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   319,160   328,564   329,966   1,402  
  12/19/2012 b   1,578,878   1,626,193   1,632,341   6,148  
  12/19/2012 c   16,510   16,918   17,069   151  
  12/19/2012 d   227,150   237,346   234,841   (2,505 )  
  12/19/2012 e   63,245   65,173   65,386   213  
  12/19/2012 f   1,013,707   1,041,834   1,048,031   6,197  
British Pound,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   846,030   1,361,524   1,365,066   3,542  
  12/19/2012 d   324,900   527,589   524,225   (3,364 )  
12/19/2012 f   450,500   731,689   726,880   (4,809 )  
Canadian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   1,718,131   1,756,771   1,718,449   (38,322 )  
  12/19/2012 f   3,511,255   3,592,196   3,511,906   (80,290 )  

 

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    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Cost ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Purchases (continued):            
Euro,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   598,900   774,654   776,656   2,002  
  12/19/2012 c   63,400   81,900   82,218   318  
  12/19/2012 d   48,184   62,249   62,485   236  
  12/19/2012 e   24,409   31,516   31,653   137  
  12/19/2012 f   631,147   814,464   818,473   4,009  
Japanese Yen,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   28,281,920   355,790   354,462   (1,328 )  
  12/19/2012 b   95,399,939   1,218,514   1,195,666   (22,848 )  
  12/19/2012 c   1,270,945   15,919   15,928   9  
  12/19/2012 d   20,011,550   254,959   250,808   (4,151 )  
  12/19/2012 e   5,765,900   72,548   72,265   (283 )  
  12/19/2012 f   110,859,094   1,419,104   1,389,419   (29,685 )  
New Zealand Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   945,013   762,014   774,621   12,607  
  12/19/2012 c   43,600   35,950   35,738   (212 )  
  12/19/2012 d   33,136   27,345   27,161   (184 )  
  12/19/2012 e   16,786   13,840   13,759   (81 )  
  12/19/2012 f   1,496,957   1,215,161   1,227,046   11,885  
Norwegian Krone,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   1,126,800   199,768   197,284   (2,484 )  
  12/19/2012 b   4,409,938   773,287   772,109   (1,178 )  
  12/19/2012 d   1,089,257   188,916   190,711   1,795  
  12/19/2012 e   272,310   48,283   47,677   (606 )  
  12/19/2012 f   7,295,592   1,271,280   1,277,342   6,062  
Swedish Krona,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   925,800   140,878   139,372   (1,506 )  
  12/19/2012 b   1,543,941   234,584   232,428   (2,156 )  
  12/19/2012 d   185,160   28,204   27,874   (330 )  
  12/19/2012 e   223,735   34,091   33,681   (410 )  
  12/19/2012 f   16,159,206   2,435,084   2,432,644   (2,440 )  
Swiss Franc,            
Expiring            
  12/19/2012 b   287   306   308   2  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Proceeds ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Sales:            
Australian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   22,320   22,695   23,075   (380 )  
  12/19/2012 f   246,880   252,826   255,239   (2,413 )  
British Pound,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   85,800   138,385   138,438   (53 )  
  12/19/2012 b   97,800   157,487   157,799   (312 )  
  12/19/2012 c   125,800   203,076   202,978   98  
  12/19/2012 d   112,768   182,042   181,951   91  
  12/19/2012 e   69,168   111,574   111,601   (27 )  
  12/19/2012 f   3,268,603   5,231,446   5,273,881   (42,435 )  
Canadian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   426,600   434,220   426,679   7,541  
  12/19/2012 b   545,623   550,155   545,723   4,432  
  12/19/2012 d   85,320   86,872   85,335   1,537  
  12/19/2012 e   103,095   105,014   103,114   1,900  
  12/19/2012 f   411,300   419,003   411,376   7,627  
Euro,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   202,200   264,933   262,213   2,720  
  12/19/2012 b   1,286,234   1,651,158   1,667,993   (16,835 )  
  12/19/2012 d   2,388,540   3,061,403   3,097,468   (36,065 )  
  12/19/2012 e   48,865   64,031   63,368   663  
  12/19/2012 f   2,622,278   3,376,542   3,400,581   (24,039 )  
Japanese Yen,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   12,105,880   153,058   151,725   1,333  
  12/19/2012 c   2,229,800   28,584   27,946   638  
  12/19/2012 d   1,694,648   21,725   21,239   486  
  12/19/2012 e   858,473   11,005   10,759   246  
  12/19/2012 f   43,972,999   565,598   551,122   14,476  
New Zealand Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   443,600   359,604   363,615   (4,011 )  
  12/19/2012 b   532,020   433,595   436,093   (2,498 )  
  12/19/2012 c   40,300   32,600   33,033   (433 )  
  12/19/2012 d   161,420   132,209   132,313   (104 )  
  12/19/2012 e   73,310   59,428   60,091   (663 )  
  12/19/2012 f   244,290   198,451   200,241   (1,790 )  

 

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    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Proceeds ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Sales (continued):            
Norwegian Krone,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   1,869,240   324,158   327,273   (3,115 )  
  12/19/2012 d   566,010   99,516   99,099   417  
  12/19/2012 f   2,324,000   400,178   406,895   (6,717 )  
Swedish Krona,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   2,676,360   403,001   402,905   96  
  12/19/2012n c   203,400   30,856   30,620   236  
  12/19/2012 d   1,168,044   177,954   175,839   2,115  
  12/19/2012m e   78,309   11,871   11,788   83  
  12/19/2012 f   3,429,237   518,561   516,243   2,318  
Gross Unrealized            
Appreciation         105,768  
Gross Unrealized            
Depreciation         (341,062 )  

 

Counterparties:

a   BNP Paribas  
b   Citigroup  
c   Goldman Sachs  
d   Royal Bank of Scotland  
e   Standard Chartered Bank  
f   UBS  

 

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2012:

  Average Market Value ($)  
Interest rate financial futures   31,797,521  
Interest rate options contracts   3,945  
Forward contracts   19,902,594  

 

At October 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $83,634,033; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $3,486,914, consisting of $4,337,426 gross unrealized appreciation and $850,512 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors Dreyfus Total Return Advantage Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statements of investments, financial futures and securities sold short, of Dreyfus Total Return Advantage Fund (one of the series comprising Advantage Funds, Inc.) as of October 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended.These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DreyfusTotal Return Advantage Fund at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
December 27, 201 2

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

For federal tax purposes the fund hereby designates 98.75% of ordinary income dividends paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 as qualifying interest related dividends. Also, the fund hereby designates $.0597 per share as a long-term capital gain distribution paid on December 27, 2011.

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PROXY RESULTS (Unaudited)

The Company held a special meeting of shareholders on August 3, 2012.The proposal considered at the meeting, and the results, are as follows:

    Shares    
  Votes For     Authority Withheld  
To elect additional Board Members:        
Lynn Martin   90,334,756     3,252,629  
Robin A. Melvin   90,449,622     3,137,763  
Philip L. Toia   90,229,928     3,357,457  

 

† Each new Board Member’s term commenced on September 1, 2012.  
In addition Peggy C. Davis, Joseph S. DiMartino, David P. Feldman, Ehud Houminer and Dr. Martin Peretz continue  
as Board Members of the Company.  

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Joseph S. DiMartino (69)  
Chairman of the Board (1995)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small  
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present)  
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and  
businesses, Director (2005-2009)  
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard  
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 157  
———————  
Peggy C. Davis (69)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 63  
———————  
David P. Feldman (72)  
Board Member (1996)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• BBH Mutual Funds Group (4 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-present)  
• QMed, Inc. a healthcare company, Director (1999-2007)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Ehud Houminer (72)  
Board Member (1993)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present)  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 73  

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)

Lynn Martin (72)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• President of The Martin Hall Group LLC, a human resources consulting firm, from January  
2005-present  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• AT&T Inc., a telecommunications company, Director (1999-2012)  
• Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain and transportation management company, Director (1993-2012)  
• The Proctor & Gamble Co., a consumer products company, Director (1994-2009)  
• Constellation Energy Group Inc., Director (2003-2009)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Robin A. Melvin (49)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving orga-  
nizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 83  
———————  
Dr. Martin Peretz (73)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2010-present) (previously,  
Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2010)  
• Director of TheStreet.com, a financial information service on the web (1996-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Philip L. Toia (79)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Private Investor  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56  
———————  

 

Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS.

James F. Henry, Emeritus Board Member
Dr. Paul A. Marks, Emeritus Board Member
Gloria Messinger, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009; from April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 72 investment companies (comprised of 156 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Secretary since December 2011.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 39 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 60 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 54 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (73 investment companies, comprised of 183 portfolios). He is 55 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

MATTHEW D. CONNOLLY, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since April 2012.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Distributor since October 2011; from March 2010 to September 2011, Global Head, KYC Reviews and Director, UBS Investment Bank; until March 2010,AML Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Citi Global Wealth Management. He is an officer of 69 investment companies (comprised of 179 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 40 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 2011.

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For More Information


Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at 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-DREYFUS.



Global Alpha Fund

ANNUAL REPORT October 31, 2012




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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of Dreyfus or any other person in the Dreyfus organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Dreyfus disclaims any responsibility to update such views.These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Dreyfus fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Dreyfus fund.

Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value  

 



 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2      

A Letter from the Chairman and CEO

3      

Discussion of Fund Performance

6      

Fund Performance

8      

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

8      

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

9      

Statement of Investments

58      

Statement of Financial Futures

59      

Statement of Options Written

60      

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

61      

Statement of Operations

62      

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

63      

Financial Highlights

66      

Notes to Financial Statements

86      

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

87      

Proxy Results

88      

Board Members Information

90      

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

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Global Alpha Fund

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO


Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Global Alpha Fund, covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Despite pronounced stock market weakness during the spring of 2012, stocks generally advanced over the reporting period as investors responded to encouraging macroeconomic developments throughout the world. Employment gains in the United States, credible measures to prevent a more severe banking crisis in Europe, and the likelihood of a “soft landing” for China’s economy buoyed investor sentiment, as did aggressively accommodative monetary policies from central banks in the United States, Europe, Japan and China. Consequently, U.S. stocks across all capitalization ranges posted double-digit returns, on average, for the reporting period.

In light of the easy monetary policies adopted by many countries, we expect global growth to be slightly more robust in 2013 than in 2012.The U.S. economic recovery is likely to persist at subpar levels over the first half of the new year, as growth may remain constrained by uncertainties surrounding fiscal policy and tax reforms. However, successful resolution of the current fiscal debate may prompt corporate decision-makers to increase capital spending, which could have positive implications for the U.S. economy and domestic equity markets.As always, we encourage you to stay in touch with your financial advisor as new developments unfold.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
November 15, 2012

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012, as provided by Vassilis Dagioglu, James Stavena,Torrey Zaches and Joseph Miletich, Portfolio Managers of Mellon Capital Management Corporation, Sub-Investment Adviser

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2012, Global Alpha Fund’s Class A shares produced a total return of 6.39%, Class C shares returned 5.58% and Class I shares returned 6.84%. 1 In comparison, the fund’s benchmark, a hybrid index comprised of 60% Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (half-hedged) and 40% Citigroup World Government Bond Index (half-hedged), produced a total return of 7.80% for the same period. 2 Separately, the Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (half-hedged) produced a total return of 10.33%, and the Citigroup World Government Bond Index (half-hedged) produced a 3.66% total return for the same period.

Improving economic sentiment in many parts of the world sent global stocks and higher yielding bonds higher over the reporting period.The fund produced lower returns than its benchmark, largely due to shortfalls in our currency and asset allocation strategies.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks total return through investments in instruments that provide investment exposure to global stock, bond and currency markets, and in fixed-income securities. For allocation among equity markets, the portfolio managers employ a bottom-up valuation approach using proprietary models to derive market level expected returns. For allocation among bond markets, the portfolio managers use proprietary models to identify temporary mispricings among the long-term government bond markets.The most relevant long-term bond yield within each country serves as the expected return for each bond market. Our quantitative investment approach is designed to identify and exploit relative misvaluations across and within major developed capital markets such as the United States, Canada, Japan,Australia and many Western European countries.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Markets Reacted to Macroeconomic Developments

The reporting period began in the wake of major declines in financial markets throughout the world, resulting in attractive valuations in a number of asset classes in November 2011. Indeed, by the beginning of 2012 stocks and bonds in many markets were rallying amid encouraging macroeconomic developments, including U.S. employment gains, a quantitative easing program in Europe that forestalled a more severe banking crisis in the region, and less restrictive monetary and fiscal policies in China in an environment of reduced inflationary pressures. Meanwhile, corporate earnings generally remained strong, and many companies had shored up their balance sheets. Consequently, investors grew more tolerant of risks, focusing more intently on investment fundamentals and less on macroeconomic developments.

These positive influences were called into question during the spring, when the U.S. labor market’s rebound slowed, measures designed to relieve fiscal pressures in Europe encountered resistance, and the Chinese economy remained sluggish.The summer saw the market rallies resume amid more encouraging economic news, and global stocks and bonds ended the reporting period with positive absolute returns, on average.

Alpha Sources Produced Mixed Results

Although the fund participated to a significant degree in the financial markets’ advances over the reporting period, its relative performance was constrained by our asset allocation strategy.The timing of our asset allocation decision between stocks and bonds negatively impacted performance during the period. Our movement to a small overweight to stocks and underweight to bonds at the end of 2011 constrained performance in the first quarter of 2012, as stocks significantly outperformed. As the strategy moved into a larger underweight to bonds in the second quarter, bonds outperformed and performance suffered. Our currency strategy also hurt the fund’s relative results, as weakness stemming from underweighted exposure to the British pound and an overweighted position in the Australian dollar were only partly offset by more successful positions in the euro and New Zealand dollar.

The fund achieved better results in global bond markets, primarily due to overweighted exposure to U.S.Treasury securities and underweighted exposure to sovereign bonds in Japan, Canada, and Australia. Indeed, our bond market selection model proved to be the fund’s best performing alpha source during the reporting period.

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Our stock market selection model also generally fared well. Overweighted exposure to German equities buoyed relative performance when Germany led European markets higher in response to policymakers’ efforts to address the region’s financial crisis. Underweighted exposure to Japanese equities also contributed positively to relative returns, as Japan continued to face deflationary pressures and persistently weak conditions in its domestic economy.

Identifying Opportunities in Global Markets

Our quantitative models have continued to identify areas of opportunity in all four of the alpha sources we consider. Equity valuations have remained attractive compared to historical norms, indicating to us that the fund’s overweighted exposure to global stock markets and underweighted position among fixed-income markets remains warranted. Our stock market selection model has found a number of opportunities in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States, but fewer in Japan, Hong Kong, and Switzerland. Our bond market selection model has signaled that German and U.S. government bonds are attractive, but Canadian and U.K. debt securities are less so. Finally, our currency model has favored the Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Norwegian krone over the U.S. dollar and euro.

November 15, 2012

Investing in foreign companies involves special risks, including changes in currency rates, political, economic and social instability, a lack of comprehensive company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and less market liquidity.

Equity securities are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Bond securities are subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity, call, sector and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.

Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged.

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid, and does not take into consideration the  
maximum initial sales charge in the case of Class A shares, or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge imposed  
on redemptions in the case of Class C 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.  
2 SOURCE: FACTSET – Reflects reinvestment of net dividends and, where applicable, capital gain distributions.The  
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index is an unmanaged index of global stock market  
performance, including the United States, Canada, Europe,Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.The Citigroup  
World Government Bond Index is a market-capitalization weighted index which includes select designated  
government bond markets of developed countries. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.  

 

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FUND PERFORMANCE


Source: FactSet

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in each of the Class A, Class C and Class I shares of Global Alpha Fund on May 2, 2006 (inception date) to a $10,000 investment made on that date in each of the following: Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (the “MSCI Index”) (half-hedged); the Citigroup World Government Bond Index 1 + World Index (the “CWGB Index”) (half-hedged); and an unmanaged hybrid index composed of 60% MSCI Index and 40% CWGB Index (the “Hybrid Index”). Returns assume all dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund invests primarily in instruments that provide exposure to global equity, bond and currency markets.The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A shares and all other applicable fees and expenses on all classes.The MSCI Index (half-hedged) is an unmanaged index of global stock market performance, including the United States, Canada,Australia, New Zealand and the Far East and includes net dividends reinvested.The CWGB Index (half-hedged) is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of 22 government bond markets. Unlike a mutual fund, the indices are not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/12              
 
  Inception           From  
  Date   1 Year   5 Years   Inception  
Class A shares                
with maximum sales charge (5.75%)   5/2/06   0.24 %   –2.29 %   0.50 %  
without sales charge   5/2/06   6.39 %   –1.12 %   1.42 %  
Class C shares                
with applicable redemption charge   5/2/06   4.58 %   –1.87 %   0.65 %  
without redemption   5/2/06   5.58 %   –1.87 %   0.65 %  
Class I shares   5/2/06   6.84 %   –0.74 %   1.77 %  
Morgan Stanley Capital International                
World Index (half-hedged)   4/30/06   10.33 %   –2.85 %   1.02 % ††  
Citigroup World Government                
Bond Index 1+ World Index                
(half-hedged)   4/30/06   3.66 %   5.46 %   5.86 % ††  
Hybrid Index   4/30/06   7.80 %   0.88 %   3.33 % ††  

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

  The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% for shares redeemed within one year of the  
  date of purchase.  
††   For comparative purposes, the value of the Index as of 4/30/06 is used as the beginning value on 5/2/06.  

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Global Alpha Fund from May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. 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 October 31, 2012

  Class A   Class C   Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ 9.13   $ 13.01   $ 7.26  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ 1,018.80   $ 1,014.20   $ 1,020.20  

 

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 October 31, 2012

  Class A   Class C   Class I  
Expenses paid per $1,000   $ 9.12   $ 13.00   $ 7.25  
Ending value (after expenses)   $ 1,016.09   $ 1,012.22   $ 1,017.95  

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.80% for Class A, 2.57% for Class C and 1.43%  
for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half  
year period).  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2012

Common Stocks—53.4%   Shares   Value ($)  
Australia—2.0%      
AGL Energy   1,522   22,972  
ALS   875   8,420  
Alumina   4,253   4,260  
Amcor   3,650   29,932  
AMP   8,486   40,433  
APA Group   2,170   11,623  
Asciano   2,502   11,843  
ASX   453   13,966  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group   8,568   226,354  
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank   1,032   8,656  
BHP Billiton   10,239   364,031  
Boral   2,210   8,236  
Brambles   4,667   35,172  
Caltex Australia   304   5,377  
Centro Retail Australia   4,604   10,275  
CFS Retail Property Trust   4,605   9,345  
Coca-Cola Amatil   1,607   22,437  
Cochlear   244   18,031  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia   5,069   303,875  
Computershare   1,247   11,249  
Crown   1,511   15,246  
CSL   1,690   83,330  
Dexus Property Group   19,015   19,443  
Echo Entertainment Group   2,633   9,594  
Fairfax Media   3,972   1,629  
Fortescue Metals Group   4,351   18,428  
Goodman Group   5,513   25,352  
GPT Group   3,997   14,771  
Harvey Norman Holdings   1,739   3,439  
Iluka Resources   1,543   15,889  
Incitec Pivot   5,397   17,704  
Insurance Australia Group   6,759   32,204  
James Hardie Industries-CDI   1,556   14,908  
Leighton Holdings   370   6,875  
Lend Lease Group   1,501   13,509  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Australia (continued)        
Lynas   2,174 a   1,647  
Macquarie Group   1,149   38,048  
Metcash   3,170   12,044  
Mirvac Group   13,359   20,870  
National Australia Bank   7,045   188,605  
Newcrest Mining   2,482   68,096  
Orica   1,007   26,258  
Origin Energy   3,677   43,360  
OZ Minerals   594   5,050  
Qantas Airways   1,470 a   2,029  
QBE Insurance Group   3,576   48,925  
QR National   4,405   17,102  
Ramsay Health Care   282   6,955  
Rio Tinto   1,407   83,163  
Santos   3,004   35,892  
Sims Metal Management   536   5,241  
Sonic Healthcare   953   12,860  
SP AusNet   4,972   5,471  
Stockland   7,185   25,806  
Suncorp Group   3,830   37,372  
Sydney Airport   1,203   4,233  
Tabcorp Holdings   1,233   3,635  
Tatts Group   3,183   9,252  
Telstra   13,465   57,866  
Toll Holdings   2,590   11,937  
Transurban Group   4,280   27,013  
Wesfarmers   3,084   111,311  
Westfield Group   7,153   79,153  
Westfield Retail Trust   9,377   30,175  
Westpac Banking   9,749   258,161  
Whitehaven Coal   1,310   4,148  
Woodside Petroleum   2,095   74,811  
Woolworths   3,752   114,546  
WorleyParsons   616   15,775  
      2,945,618  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Austria—.1%        
Andritz   236   14,215  
Erste Group Bank   667 a   16,750  
IMMOFINANZ   2,952 a   11,402  
OMV   563   20,578  
Raiffeisen Bank International   116   4,638  
Telekom Austria   1,260   7,937  
Verbund   172   4,003  
Vienna Insurance Group   90   3,865  
Voestalpine   447   14,079  
      97,467  
Belgium—.3%        
Ageas   616   15,677  
Anheuser-Busch InBev   2,568   214,721  
Belgacom   383   11,194  
Colruyt   264   12,058  
Delhaize Group   279   10,666  
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert   281   20,746  
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (STRIP)   31 a   0  
KBC Groep   548   12,863  
Mobistar   79   2,090  
Solvay   184   22,122  
Telenet Group Holding   208   9,537  
UCB   402   23,447  
Umicore   424   21,760  
      376,881  
Canada—2.7%        
Agnico-Eagle Mines   500   28,230  
Agrium   500   52,656  
Alimentation Couche Tard, Cl. B   400   19,649  
ARC Resources   900   21,852  
Athabasca Oil   1,288 a   15,591  
Bank of Montreal   2,000   118,188  
Bank of Nova Scotia   3,420   185,767  
Barrick Gold   3,077   124,436  
Baytex Energy   455   20,706  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Canada (continued)        
BCE   800   34,972  
Bell Aliant   189   5,132  
Bombardier, Cl. B   3,805   14,477  
Bonavista Energy   773   13,862  
Brookfield Asset Management, Cl. A   1,722   59,276  
Brookfield Office Properties   1,000   15,399  
CAE   1,200   13,204  
Cameco   1,096   21,256  
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce   1,300   102,256  
Canadian National Railway   1,430   123,478  
Canadian Natural Resources   3,500   105,482  
Canadian Oil Sands   1,459   30,969  
Canadian Pacific Railway   503   46,273  
Canadian Tire, Cl. A   196   14,024  
Canadian Utilities, Cl. A   200   13,417  
Catamaran   600 a   28,175  
Cenovus Energy   2,407   84,905  
Centerra Gold   297   3,369  
CGI Group, Cl. A   613 a   16,038  
CI Financial   600   14,022  
Crescent Point Energy   1,100   45,707  
Eldorado Gold   1,888   27,902  
Empire, Cl. A   100   5,826  
Enbridge   2,300   91,516  
EnCana   2,300   51,815  
Enerplus   539   8,662  
Fairfax Financial Holdings   62   23,000  
Finning International   432   10,143  
First Quantum Minerals   1,441   32,391  
Fortis   500   16,906  
Franco-Nevada   400   23,033  
George Weston   200   12,984  
Gildan Activewear   423   14,404  
Goldcorp   2,500   113,016  
Great-West Lifeco   1,100   25,332  
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust   300   7,248  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Canada (continued)        
Husky Energy   1,000   27,084  
IAMGOLD   1,392   21,603  
IGM Financial   300   11,904  
Imperial Oil   870   38,493  
Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services   200   5,477  
Inmet Mining   100   5,156  
Intact Financial   410   25,144  
Kinross Gold   3,509   34,853  
Loblaw   400   13,865  
Lululemon Athletica   350 a   24,153  
Magna International   615   27,340  
Manulife Financial   6,000   74,133  
MEG Energy   414 a   15,122  
Metro   300   17,698  
National Bank of Canada   500   38,638  
New Gold   1,700 a   19,898  
Nexen   1,561   37,276  
Onex   400   16,100  
Open Text   200 a   10,749  
Osisko Mining   1,328 a   13,044  
Pacific Rubiales Energy   900   21,167  
Pan American Silver   400   8,775  
Pembina Pipeline   795   22,232  
Pengrowth Energy   1,700   10,196  
Penn West Petroleum   1,500   19,479  
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan   2,625   105,526  
Power Corporation of Canada   1,100   26,686  
Power Financial   900   23,231  
Precision Drilling   400 a   2,864  
Progress Energy Resources   600   12,087  
Research In Motion   1,785 a   14,083  
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust   400   10,910  
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers   200   4,436  
Rogers Communications, Cl. B   1,300   57,063  
Royal Bank of Canada   4,500   256,551  
Saputo   343   15,052  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Canada (continued)        
Shaw Communications, Cl. B   1,100   23,966  
Shoppers Drug Mart   611   25,468  
Silver Wheaton   1,064   42,880  
Sino-Forest   423 a,b   4  
SNC-Lavalin Group   496   19,979  
Sun Life Financial   2,000   49,602  
Suncor Energy   5,018   168,414  
Talisman Energy   3,000   34,003  
Teck Resources, Cl. B   1,780   56,497  
TELUS (Non-Voting Shares)   500   32,155  
Thomson Reuters   1,200   33,786  
Tim Hortons   600   29,785  
Toronto-Dominion Bank   2,900   235,862  
Tourmaline Oil   438 a   14,472  
TransAlta   800   12,752  
TransCanada   2,200   99,058  
Turquoise Hill Resources   1,393 a   10,893  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International   941 a   52,574  
Vermillion Energy   238   11,379  
Viterra   923   14,546  
Yamana Gold   2,500   50,488  
      3,963,577  
China—.0%        
Foxconn International Holdings   7,000 a   2,439  
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings   4,000   2,968  
      5,407  
Denmark—.3%        
AP Moller—Maersk, Cl. A   2   13,247  
AP Moller—Maersk, Cl. B   4   27,911  
Carlsberg, Cl. B   307   26,484  
Coloplast, Cl. B   81   17,761  
Danske Bank   1,954 a   30,556  
DSV   710   15,963  
Novo Nordisk, Cl. B   1,279   206,116  
Novozymes, Cl. B   796   21,991  
TDC   1,319   9,087  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Denmark (continued)        
Tryg   63   4,116  
William Demant Holding   49 a   4,214  
      377,446  
Finland—.2%        
Elisa   324   6,946  
Fortum   1,475   27,282  
Kesko, Cl. B   161   5,040  
Kone, Cl. B   505   36,164  
Metso   336   11,789  
Neste Oil   180   2,250  
Nokia   11,331   30,519  
Nokian Renkaat   306   12,692  
Orion, Cl. B   239   5,911  
Pohjola Bank, Cl. A   426   5,798  
Sampo, Cl. A   1,248   39,113  
Stora Enso, Cl. R   2,061   13,004  
UPM-Kymmene   1,729   18,511  
Wartsila   640   25,890  
      240,909  
France—2.0%        
Accor   396   12,354  
Aeroports de Paris   60   4,639  
Air Liquide   954   112,523  
Alcatel-Lucent   5,032 a   5,120  
Alstom   613   20,936  
Arkema   207   18,872  
Atos   227   15,244  
AXA   5,688   90,423  
BNP Paribas   3,112   156,544  
Bouygues   500   12,025  
Bureau Veritas   175   18,584  
Cap Gemini   387   16,267  
Carrefour   1,726   41,700  
Casino Guichard Perrachon   140   12,227  
Christian Dior   181   25,982  
Cie de St-Gobain   1,191   41,973  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
France (continued)        
Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International   595   53,637  
Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas   413 a   13,495  
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin   533   45,775  
CNP Assurances   276   3,899  
Credit Agricole   3,218 a   24,225  
Danone   1,809   111,198  
Dassault Systemes   180   18,965  
Edenred   437   12,645  
EDF   855   18,091  
Eurazeo   77   3,525  
Eutelsat Communications   355   11,365  
Fonciere Des Regions   64   5,145  
France Telecom   6,016   67,075  
GDF Suez   4,014   92,114  
Gecina   42   4,651  
Groupe Eurotunnel   2,145   16,309  
ICADE   48   4,320  
Iliad   91   14,018  
Imerys   52   2,921  
JCDecaux   159   3,365  
Klepierre   279   10,344  
L’Oreal   759   96,675  
Lafarge   564   33,028  
Lagardere   437   11,943  
Legrand   739   28,467  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton   774   125,803  
Natixis   3,960   12,976  
Pernod-Ricard   686   73,826  
Peugeot   426 a   2,725  
PPR   226   39,736  
Publicis Groupe   626   33,725  
Remy Cointreau   82   8,505  
Renault   560   25,049  
Rexel   442   8,000  
Safran   636   25,303  
Sanofi   3,778   332,103  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
France (continued)        
Schneider Electric   1,629   101,844  
SCOR   447   11,929  
Societe BIC   105   12,804  
Societe Generale   2,168 a   68,916  
Sodexo   316   24,317  
Suez Environnement   631   6,701  
Technip   342   38,521  
Thales   367   12,908  
Total   6,756   339,937  
Unibail-Rodamco   284   63,995  
Vallourec   251   10,324  
Veolia Environnement   971   9,612  
Vinci   1,417   62,712  
Vivendi   4,113   84,150  
Wendel   72   6,345  
Zodiac Aerospace   113   11,568  
      2,866,942  
Germany—1.8%        
Adidas   666   56,740  
Allianz   1,463   181,396  
Axel Springer   81   3,474  
BASF   2,930   242,787  
Bayer   2,643   230,173  
Bayerische Motoren Werke   1,020   81,241  
Beiersdorf   309   22,472  
Brenntag   154   19,410  
Celesio   112   2,168  
Commerzbank   11,654 a   22,326  
Continental   264   26,461  
Daimler   2,923   136,485  
Deutsche Bank   2,894   131,174  
Deutsche Boerse   631   34,154  
Deutsche Lufthansa   560   8,558  
Deutsche Post   2,727   54,061  
Deutsche Telekom   8,797   100,442  
E.ON   5,817   132,170  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Germany (continued)        
Fraport Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide   66   3,870  
Fresenius & Co.   392   44,712  
Fresenius Medical Care & Co.   618   43,407  
GEA Group   460   14,363  
Hannover Rueckversicherung   185   13,013  
HeidelbergCement   491   26,023  
Henkel & Co.   369   23,876  
Hochtief   76 a   3,769  
Hugo Boss   91   9,109  
Infineon Technologies   3,152   21,449  
K+S   492   23,276  
Kabel Deutschland Holding   315   22,697  
Lanxess   301   24,864  
Linde   582   97,878  
MAN   100   10,085  
Merck   226   28,883  
Metro   399   11,494  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs   552   88,718  
RWE   1,625   74,255  
Salzgitter   53   2,293  
SAP   2,947   214,669  
Siemens   2,624   263,720  
Suedzucker   263   10,191  
ThyssenKrupp   1,280   29,125  
United Internet   250   5,001  
Volkswagen   75   14,620  
Wacker Chemie   21   1,186  
      2,612,238  
Greece—.0%        
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling   649 a   13,880  
OPAP   436   2,786  
      16,666  
Hong Kong—.7%        
AIA Group   32,000   126,760  
ASM Pacific Technology   400   4,459  
Bank of East Asia   3,940   14,616  
BOC Hong Kong Holdings   11,000   33,851  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Hong Kong (continued)        
Cathay Pacific Airways   2,000   3,623  
Cheung Kong Holdings   5,000   73,870  
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings   1,000   5,858  
CLP Holdings   5,500   46,909  
First Pacific   10,000   11,135  
Galaxy Entertainment Group   6,000 a   20,632  
Hang Lung Group   3,000   17,768  
Hang Lung Properties   6,000   20,864  
Hang Seng Bank   2,500   38,387  
Henderson Land Development   3,000   20,787  
Hong Kong & China Gas   17,517   46,561  
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing   3,300   54,460  
Hopewell Holdings   1,000   3,606  
Hutchison Whampoa   7,000   68,870  
Hysan Development   2,000   8,839  
Kerry Properties   3,000   14,884  
Li & Fung   18,000   30,193  
Lifestyle International Holdings   1,500   3,205  
Link REIT   7,000   34,819  
MGM China Holdings   4,400   7,948  
MTR   5,000   19,548  
New World Development   9,000   13,912  
Noble Group   14,636   15,718  
NWS Holdings   4,000   6,039  
Orient Overseas International   500   3,161  
PCCW   11,000   4,443  
Power Assets Holdings   4,000   34,013  
Shangri-La Asia   4,000   7,742  
Sino Land   8,400   15,044  
SJM Holdings   6,000   13,068  
Sun Hung Kai Properties   5,000   69,612  
Swire Pacific, Cl. A   2,000   23,729  
Wharf Holdings   4,200   28,749  
Wheelock & Co.   2,000   8,748  
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings   2,000   6,903  
      983,333  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Ireland—.1%        
CRH   2,422   45,080  
Elan   1,424 a   15,725  
Irish Bank Resolution   3,069 a,b   4  
Kerry Group, Cl. A   496   26,005  
      86,814  
Israel—.1%        
Bank Hapoalim   2,512 a   9,870  
Bank Leumi Le-Israel   2,777 a   8,938  
Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication   4,209   5,133  
Delek Group   20   3,803  
Israel   7   4,758  
Israel Chemicals   1,543   19,309  
Mellanox Technologies   100 a   7,588  
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank   424 a   3,848  
NICE Systems   136 a   4,500  
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries   2,881   117,060  
      184,807  
Italy—.5%        
Assicurazioni Generali   3,758   61,081  
Atlantia   1,231   20,311  
Autogrill   352   3,597  
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena   31,839 a   8,790  
Banco Popolare   5,205 a   8,298  
Enel   21,287   80,014  
Enel Green Power   3,490   5,935  
Eni   7,860   180,424  
EXOR   146   3,762  
Fiat   3,347 a   16,312  
Fiat Industrial   2,494   27,008  
Finmeccanica   723 a   3,582  
Intesa Sanpaolo   32,627   52,396  
Intesa Sanpaolo-RSP   2,248   2,966  
Luxottica Group   298   11,336  
Mediaset   1,052   1,841  
Mediobanca   2,447   13,943  
Pirelli & C   735   8,512  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Italy (continued)        
Prysmian   517   9,944  
Saipem   785   35,266  
Snam   4,963   21,961  
STMicroelectronics   1,644   9,668  
Telecom Italia   33,517   30,866  
Telecom Italia-RSP   22,331   17,830  
Tenaris   1,422   26,596  
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale   3,211   12,070  
UniCredit   11,929 a   52,663  
Unione di Banche Italiane   1,956   7,687  
      734,659  
Japan—4.4%        
ABC-Mart   200   8,769  
Advantest   300   3,788  
Aeon   2,000   21,821  
Aeon Credit Service   300   6,366  
AEON Mall   200   5,189  
Air Water   1,000   12,527  
Aisin Seiki   500   14,543  
Ajinomoto   2,000   30,540  
Alfresa Holdings   100   4,522  
All Nippon Airways   2,000   4,234  
Amada   1,000   5,073  
Aozora Bank   2,000   5,637  
Asahi Glass   3,000   20,368  
Asahi Group Holdings   1,200   27,343  
Asahi Kasei   4,000   21,997  
Asics   500   7,259  
Astellas Pharma   1,500   74,502  
Bank of Kyoto   1,000   8,593  
Bank of Yokohama   3,000   13,792  
Benesse Holdings   200   9,633  
Bridgestone   1,900   44,245  
Brother Industries   1,100   10,362  
Canon   3,500   113,028  
Casio Computer   600   4,585  

 

The Fund   21  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Japan (continued)      
Central Japan Railway   500   43,029  
Chiba Bank   2,000   11,675  
Chiyoda   1,000   16,134  
Chubu Electric Power   2,300   23,712  
Chugai Pharmaceutical   700   14,188  
Chugoku Bank   1,000   13,754  
Chugoku Electric Power   700   7,523  
Citizen Holdings   400   2,029  
Coca-Cola West   200   3,064  
Cosmo Oil   1,000   1,779  
Credit Saison   600   13,175  
Dai Nippon Printing   2,000   14,155  
Dai-ichi Life Insurance   28   32,269  
Daicel   1,000   6,000  
Daido Steel   1,000   4,334  
Daihatsu Motor   1,000   17,512  
Daiichi Sankyo   2,000   30,565  
Daikin Industries   600   16,595  
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma   400   4,595  
Daito Trust Construction   200   20,193  
Daiwa House Industry   2,000   30,289  
Daiwa Securities Group   6,000   23,901  
DeNA   500   15,602  
Denki Kagaku Kogyo   1,000   3,082  
Denso   1,500   46,956  
Dentsu   700   16,511  
East Japan Railway   1,100   75,510  
Eisai   900   40,079  
Electric Power Development   400   10,237  
FamilyMart   200   9,696  
FANUC   600   95,528  
Fast Retailing   200   44,545  
Fuji Electric   2,000   4,059  
Fuji Heavy Industries   2,000   19,216  
FUJIFILM Holdings   1,400   23,605  
Fujitsu   6,000   23,074  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Japan (continued)        
Fukuoka Financial Group   2,000   7,817  
Furukawa Electric   1,000   1,992  
Gree   200   3,487  
GS Yuasa   1,000   3,908  
Gunma Bank   1,000   4,823  
Hachijuni Bank   1,000   5,161  
Hakuhodo DY Holdings   70   4,191  
Hamamatsu Photonics   300   10,391  
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings   3,000   16,610  
Hino Motors   1,000   7,716  
Hirose Electric   100   10,698  
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical   200   10,347  
Hitachi   15,000   79,481  
Hitachi Chemical   200   2,818  
Hitachi Construction Machinery   200   3,284  
Hitachi High-Technologies   200   4,377  
Hitachi Metals   1,000   9,357  
Hokkaido Electric Power   300   2,469  
Hokuriku Electric Power   300   2,980  
Honda Motor   5,100   152,687  
Hoya   1,200   24,292  
Hulic   1,200 a   9,515  
Ibiden   200   2,518  
Idemitsu Kosan   100   8,606  
IHI   3,000   6,313  
INPEX   7   39,897  
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings   1,280   12,523  
Isuzu Motors   3,000   15,859  
ITOCHU   4,700   47,041  
Itochu Techno-Solutions   100   5,173  
Iyo Bank   1,000   7,729  
J Front Retailing   1,200   6,238  
Japan Petroleum Exploration   100   3,764  
Japan Prime Realty Investment   2   6,020  
Japan Real Estate Investment   2   20,018  
Japan Retail Fund Investment   4   7,290  

 

The Fund   23  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Japan (continued)        
Japan Steel Works   1,000   5,925  
Japan Tobacco   2,900   80,138  
JFE Holdings   1,700   23,957  
JGC   1,000   34,386  
Joyo Bank   2,000   9,671  
JSR   700   11,995  
JTEKT   1,100   8,268  
Jupiter Telecommunications   3   4,077  
JX Holdings   6,640   35,350  
Kajima   2,000   5,537  
Kamigumi   1,000   8,067  
Kaneka   1,000   4,873  
Kansai Electric Power   2,900   22,305  
Kansai Paint   1,000   10,760  
Kao   1,800   50,552  
Kawasaki Heavy Industries   4,000   8,217  
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha   1,000 a   1,265  
KDDI   800   62,132  
Keikyu   2,000   18,840  
Keio   2,000   15,182  
Keisei Electric Railway   1,000   9,169  
Keyence   121   32,103  
Kikkoman   1,000   13,278  
Kintetsu   5,000   19,604  
Kirin Holdings   3,000   37,655  
Kobe Steel   12,000 a   10,522  
Koito Manufacturing   1,000   12,414  
Komatsu   3,100   64,928  
Konami   200   4,582  
Konica Minolta Holdings   2,000   13,278  
Kubota   4,000   40,887  
Kuraray   800   9,290  
Kurita Water Industries   200   4,540  
Kyocera   500   43,906  
Kyowa Hakko Kirin   1,371   14,581  
Kyushu Electric Power   900   6,821  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Japan (continued)        
Lawson   200   14,706  
LIXIL Group   900   19,899  
Mabuchi Motor   200   8,468  
Makita   400   15,809  
Marubeni   5,000   32,381  
Marui Group   600   4,314  
Mazda Motor   6,000 a   7,140  
McDonald’s Holdings Japan   200   5,557  
Medipal Holdings   500   6,364  
MEIJI Holdings   317   14,514  
Miraca Holdings   100   4,228  
Mitsubishi   4,400   78,542  
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings   4,500   17,813  
Mitsubishi Electric   6,000   44,795  
Mitsubishi Estate   4,000   79,118  
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical   1,000   4,935  
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries   9,000   37,880  
Mitsubishi Logistics   1,000   12,890  
Mitsubishi Materials   4,000   11,625  
Mitsubishi Motors   9,000 a   7,779  
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma   900   12,976  
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group   39,960   180,703  
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance   120   5,171  
Mitsui & Co.   5,600   78,918  
Mitsui Chemicals   2,000   4,134  
Mitsui Fudosan   3,000   60,616  
Mitsui OSK Lines   4,000   9,570  
Mizuho Financial Group   69,700   109,138  
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings   1,690   28,643  
Murata Manufacturing   600   29,162  
Nabtesco   200   3,723  
Namco Bandai Holdings   500   7,854  
NEC   6,000 a   11,499  
NEXON   400   4,875  
NGK Insulators   1,000   11,149  
NGK Spark Plug   1,000   11,174  

 

The Fund   25  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Japan (continued)        
NHK Spring   500   4,165  
Nidec   300   21,345  
Nikon   1,200   30,515  
Nintendo   400   51,509  
Nippon Building Fund   2   21,471  
Nippon Electric Glass   1,000   5,086  
Nippon Express   2,000   7,316  
Nippon Meat Packers   1,000   12,401  
Nippon Paper Group   200   2,287  
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal   20,880   46,034  
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone   1,300   59,195  
Nippon Yusen   6,000   11,424  
Nishi-Nippon City Bank   2,000   4,560  
Nissan Motor   8,100   67,779  
Nisshin Seifun Group   500   6,245  
Nisshin Steel Holdings   200 a   1,325  
Nissin Foods Holdings   100   3,783  
Nitori Holdings   100   8,167  
Nitto Denko   600   27,208  
NKSJ Holdings   1,325   24,150  
NOK   300   4,803  
Nomura Holdings   12,200   44,014  
Nomura Real Estate Holdings   300   5,385  
Nomura Real Estate Office Fund   1   6,288  
Nomura Research Institute   200   4,247  
NSK   1,000   5,487  
NTN   1,000   1,791  
NTT Data   3   9,767  
NTT DoCoMo   49   71,999  
Obayashi   2,000   8,944  
Odakyu Electric Railway   2,000   21,220  
Oji Holdings   2,000   5,862  
Olympus   900 a   15,716  
Omron   700   13,942  
Ono Pharmaceutical   200   12,076  
ORACLE JAPAN   100   4,447  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Japan (continued)      
Oriental Land   200   27,283  
ORIX   320   32,870  
Osaka Gas   6,000   24,728  
OTSUKA   100   8,155  
Otsuka Holdings   1,300   40,044  
Panasonic   6,800   43,783  
Rakuten   2,100   18,888  
Resona Holdings   5,200   22,473  
Ricoh   2,000   16,710  
Rinnai   100   6,827  
Rohm   400   12,902  
Sankyo   100   4,528  
Sanrio   100   3,293  
Santen Pharmaceutical   200   8,756  
SBI Holdings   440   3,076  
Secom   600   30,552  
Sega Sammy Holdings   500   9,426  
Seiko Epson   300   1,665  
Sekisui Chemical   1,000   8,205  
Sekisui House   2,000   20,418  
Seven & I Holdings   2,500   77,101  
Seven Bank   1,000   2,856  
Sharp   2,000   4,309  
Shikoku Electric Power   400   4,274  
Shimadzu   1,000   6,727  
Shimamura   100   10,422  
Shimano   200   12,602  
Shimizu   1,000   3,345  
Shin-Etsu Chemical   1,400   78,918  
Shinsei Bank   4,000   5,862  
Shionogi & Co.   800   13,268  
Shiseido   1,300   16,447  
Shizuoka Bank   2,000   20,443  
Showa Denko   3,000   4,585  
Showa Shell Sekiyu   500   2,781  
SMC   200   31,517  

 

The Fund   27  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Japan (continued)        
Softbank   2,700   85,468  
Sojitz   2,900   3,596  
Sony   3,000   35,851  
Sony Financial Holdings   500   8,919  
Square Enix Holdings   200   2,818  
Stanley Electric   300   4,134  
Sumco   200 a   1,368  
Sumitomo   3,500   47,701  
Sumitomo Chemical   5,000   14,030  
Sumitomo Electric Industries   2,300   24,720  
Sumitomo Heavy Industries   1,000   3,583  
Sumitomo Metal Mining   2,000   26,331  
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group   4,300   131,645  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings   8,980   27,222  
Sumitomo Realty & Development   1,000   27,609  
Sumitomo Rubber Industries   400   4,705  
Suruga Bank   1,000   12,000  
Suzuken   300   9,466  
Suzuki Motor   1,100   24,913  
Sysmex   200   9,407  
T&D Holdings   1,900   20,754  
Taiheiyo Cement   4,000   8,518  
Taisei   5,000   13,779  
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings   100   8,067  
Taiyo Nippon Sanso   1,000   5,487  
Takashimaya   1,000   6,576  
Takeda Pharmaceutical   2,500   116,184  
TDK   500   18,771  
Teijin   2,000   4,585  
Terumo   400   17,237  
THK   200   3,325  
Tobu Railway   3,000   15,934  
Toho   200   3,485  
Toho Gas   1,000   6,063  
Tohoku Electric Power   1,000   7,366  
Tokio Marine Holdings   2,200   58,231  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Japan (continued)        
Tokyo Electric Power   3,000 a   4,885  
Tokyo Electron   500   22,454  
Tokyo Gas   8,000   42,390  
Tokyu   3,000   15,257  
Tokyu Land   1,000   5,612  
TonenGeneral Sekiyu   1,000   9,069  
Toppan Printing   2,000   11,550  
Toray Industries   4,000   23,350  
Toshiba   13,000   48,202  
Tosoh   1,000   1,954  
TOTO   1,000   7,491  
Toyo Seikan Kaisha   300   3,187  
Toyoda Gosei   200   3,933  
Toyota Industries   400   11,424  
Toyota Motor   8,600   330,189  
Toyota Tsusho   700   15,275  
Trend Micro   300   8,403  
Tsumura & Co.   100   3,194  
Ube Industries   2,000   4,560  
Unicharm   300   16,234  
Ushio   200   2,109  
USS   60   6,306  
West Japan Railway   600   26,193  
Yahoo! Japan   37   12,732  
Yakult Honsha   400   18,640  
Yamada Denki   270   11,702  
Yamaguchi Financial Group   1,000   8,280  
Yamaha   400   3,593  
Yamaha Motor   700   6,690  
Yamato Holdings   1,000   15,220  
Yamato Kogyo   200   5,614  
Yamazaki Baking   1,000   12,026  
Yaskawa Electric   1,000   7,165  
Yokogawa Electric   400   4,550  
      6,422,666  

 

The Fund   29  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Luxembourg—.0%        
SES   892   24,684  
Macau—.0%        
Sands China   7,200   27,081  
Wynn Macau   6,000   16,993  
      44,074  
Mexico—.0%        
Fresnillo   667   20,656  
Netherlands—.6%        
Aegon   5,237   29,242  
Akzo Nobel   695   37,807  
ASML Holding   1,365 a   75,104  
Core Laboratories   150   15,549  
Corio   130   5,792  
DE Master Blenders1753   1,757 a   21,473  
Delta Lloyd   700   11,641  
European Aeronautic Defence and Space   1,197   42,526  
Fugro   178   12,034  
Gemalto   234   21,116  
Heineken   731   45,067  
Heineken Holding   247   12,534  
ING Groep   12,249 a   108,214  
Koninklijke Ahold   3,306   42,092  
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster   204   7,771  
Koninklijke DSM   510   26,187  
Koninklijke KPN   3,592   22,678  
Koninklijke Philips Electronics   3,321   83,034  
Koninklijke Vopak   176   12,252  
QIAGEN   617 a   10,720  
Randstad Holding   336   10,968  
Reed Elsevier   2,132   28,642  
SBM Offshore   365 a   4,769  
TNT Express   942   9,922  
Unilever   5,125   188,189  
Wolters Kluwer   771   14,920  
      900,243  

 

30



Common Stocks (continued)   Shares       Value ($)  
New Zealand—.0%          
Auckland International Airport   2,415       5,333  
Contact Energy   460       2,096  
Fletcher Building   2,636       15,262  
SKYCITY Entertainment Group   1,940       6,190  
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand   4,764       9,423  
        38,304  
Norway—.2%          
Aker Solutions   651       12,789  
DNB   2,916       36,416  
Gjensidige Forsikring   483       7,057  
Norsk Hydro   3,336       15,020  
Orkla   2,628       20,789  
Seadrill   1,101       44,571  
Statoil   3,585       88,598  
Telenor   2,126       41,802  
Yara International   605       28,503  
        295,545  
Portugal—.0%          
Banco Espirito Santo                            11,649 a   11,324  
Energias de Portugal   7,102       19,294  
Galp Energia   600       9,604  
Jeronimo Martins   521       9,116  
Portugal Telecom   1,514       7,616  
        56,954  
Singapore—.4%          
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust   6,400       12,382  
CapitaLand   9,500       25,467  
CapitaMall Trust   8,000       13,838  
CapitaMalls Asia   4,000       6,067  
City Developments   2,000       18,790  
ComfortDelGro   5,000       6,927  
Cosco Singapore   3,000       2,164  
DBS Group Holdings   5,500       62,674  
Flextronics International   2,367   a   13,658  
Fraser and Neave   3,000       22,528  

 

The Fund   31  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Singapore (continued)        
Genting Singapore   19,000   20,717  
Global Logistic Properties   8,150   17,171  
Golden Agri-Resources   22,640   11,600  
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust   14,000   10,920  
Keppel   4,200   36,704  
Keppel Land   3,000   8,362  
Olam International   3,045   4,918  
Oversea-Chinese Banking   8,000   59,682  
SembCorp Industries   3,000   13,379  
SembCorp Marine   2,000   7,723  
Singapore Airlines   1,866   16,215  
Singapore Exchange   3,000   16,552  
Singapore Press Holdings   5,000   16,560  
Singapore Technologies Engineering   4,000   11,543  
Singapore Telecommunications   26,000   68,634  
StarHub   2,000   6,034  
United Overseas Bank   4,000   59,911  
UOL Group   1,000   4,640  
Wilmar International   7,000   17,732  
      593,492  
Spain—.6%        
Abertis Infraestructuras   1,316   19,820  
Acciona   39   2,393  
Acerinox   192   2,001  
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios   279   5,956  
Amadeus IT Holding, Cl. A   967   23,939  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria   16,990   141,752  
Banco de Sabadell   9,830 a   23,928  
Banco Popular Espanol   4,945   7,711  
Banco Santander   31,413   235,703  
Bankia   1,979 a   2,975  
CaixaBank   1,918   7,259  
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion   2,248   13,607  
Enagas   438   8,709  
Ferrovial   1,260   17,801  
Gas Natural SDG   1,270   19,704  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Spain (continued)        
Grifols   438 a   15,192  
Iberdrola   11,467   59,303  
Inditex   704   89,825  
Mapfre   1,615   4,475  
Red Electrica   417   19,552  
Repsol   2,754   55,043  
Telefonica   12,417   163,517  
Zardoya Otis   780   9,645  
      949,810  
Sweden—.7%        
Alfa Laval   861   14,954  
Assa Abloy, Cl. B   1,164   38,801  
Atlas Copco, Cl. A   2,139   52,597  
Atlas Copco, Cl. B   1,266   27,733  
Autoliv   327   18,835  
Boliden   746   13,035  
Electrolux, Ser. B   610   15,607  
Elekta, Cl. B   1,156   16,470  
Ericsson, Cl. B   9,509   83,580  
Getinge, Cl. B   507   15,593  
Hennes & Mauritz, Cl. B   2,974   100,659  
Hexagon, Cl. B   800   18,405  
Holmen, Cl. B   75   2,211  
Husqvarna, Cl. B   673   3,904  
Industrivarden, Cl. C   308   4,344  
Investment AB Kinnevik, Cl. B   553   10,563  
Investor, Cl. B   1,466   32,335  
Lundin Petroleum   573 a   13,718  
Millicom International Cellular, SDR   159   13,736  
Modern Times Group, Cl. B   153   4,660  
Nordea Bank   8,497   77,183  
Ratos, Cl. B   875   7,513  
Sandvik   2,960   41,056  
Scania, Cl. B   848   16,147  
Securitas, Cl. B   706   5,135  
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Cl. A   4,207   34,884  

 

The Fund   33  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Sweden (continued)        
Skanska, Cl. B   1,368   21,388  
SKF, Cl. B   1,136   25,604  
SSAB, Cl. A   326   2,333  
Svenska Cellulosa, Cl. B   1,621   31,575  
Svenska Handelsbanken, Cl. A   1,513   51,826  
Swedbank, Cl. A   2,412   44,728  
Swedish Match   689   23,476  
Tele2, Cl. B   802   13,385  
TeliaSonera   6,328   41,663  
Volvo, Cl. B   4,289   57,711  
      997,347  
Switzerland—2.0%        
ABB   6,717 a   121,026  
Actelion   292 a   14,084  
Adecco   446 a   21,570  
Aryzta   351 a   17,526  
Baloise Holding   176   14,703  
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise   12   6,359  
Barry Callebaut   7 a   6,682  
Cie Financiere Richemont, Cl. A   1,628   105,585  
Credit Suisse Group   3,899 a   90,389  
GAM Holding   436 a   6,086  
Geberit   118 a   24,327  
Givaudan   27 a   27,020  
Glencore International   12,139   67,202  
Holcim   676 a   46,129  
Julius Baer Group   745 a   25,839  
Kuehne & Nagel International   207   24,161  
Lindt & Spruengli-PC   3 a   9,480  
Lonza Group   213 a   10,798  
Nestle   10,425   661,567  
Novartis   7,288   438,626  
Pargesa Holding-BR   64   4,316  
Partners Group Holding   56   11,852  
Roche Holding   2,227   428,278  
Schindler Holding   48   6,211  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
Switzerland (continued)        
Schindler Holding-PC   186   24,506  
SGS   19   40,232  
Sika-BR   9   18,777  
Sonova Holding   192 a   19,307  
Straumann Holding   19   2,344  
Sulzer   73   10,566  
Swatch Group   163   11,840  
Swatch Group-BR   91   37,659  
Swiss Life Holding   122 a   15,353  
Swiss Prime Site   155 a   12,940  
Swiss Re   1,144 a   79,047  
Swisscom   70   29,081  
Syngenta   295   115,238  
UBS   11,315 a   169,610  
Zurich Insurance Group   459 a   113,111  
      2,889,427  
United Kingdom—5.2%        
3i Group   3,060   10,637  
Aberdeen Asset Management   2,945   15,422  
Admiral Group   535   9,566  
Aggreko   862   29,908  
AMEC   829   14,181  
Anglo American   4,321   132,697  
Antofagasta   1,315   26,675  
ArcelorMittal   2,934   43,467  
ARM Holdings   4,085   43,838  
Associated British Foods   1,185   26,485  
AstraZeneca   3,891   180,683  
Aviva   8,580   45,886  
Babcock International Group   1,367   21,575  
BAE Systems   9,508   47,903  
Balfour Beatty   2,589   13,169  
Barclays   35,508   130,361  
BG Group   10,860   201,105  
BHP Billiton   6,627   212,337  
BP   60,293   431,325  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United Kingdom (continued)        
British American Tobacco   6,216   307,906  
British Land   2,916   24,870  
British Sky Broadcasting Group   3,311   37,883  
BT Group   24,620   84,428  
Bunzl   883   14,606  
Burberry Group   1,352   25,440  
Capita   1,912   22,308  
Capital Shopping Centres Group   1,567   8,421  
Carnival   589   23,420  
Centrica   16,692   87,303  
Cobham   3,826   13,275  
Compass Group   6,241   68,486  
Croda International   414   14,705  
Diageo   8,008   228,866  
Ensco, Cl. A   767   44,348  
Eurasian Natural Resources   384   2,031  
Evraz   1,569   5,981  
Experian   3,201   55,272  
G4S   5,253   22,083  
GKN   4,165   13,953  
GlaxoSmithKline   15,920   356,207  
Hammerson   1,831   13,941  
HSBC Holdings   57,443   564,354  
ICAP   1,680   8,814  
IMI   1,012   15,588  
Imperial Tobacco Group   3,059   115,514  
Inmarsat   1,561   14,271  
InterContinental Hotels Group   975   24,073  
International Consolidated Airlines Group   4,645 a   12,204  
Intertek Group   505   22,973  
Invensys   3,044   11,190  
Investec   1,679   9,873  
ITV   8,986   12,551  
J Sainsbury   3,804   21,768  
Johnson Matthey   713   25,877  
Kazakhmys   828   9,474  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United Kingdom (continued)        
Kingfisher   7,566   35,347  
Land Securities Group   2,508   32,540  
Legal & General Group   17,458   37,752  
Lloyds Banking Group   136,148 a   89,148  
London Stock Exchange Group   734   11,555  
Lonmin   237   1,962  
Man Group   3,853   4,878  
Marks & Spencer Group   4,962   31,533  
Meggitt   1,989   12,390  
Melrose   4,920   19,135  
National Grid   10,894   124,205  
Next   543   31,248  
Old Mutual   14,433   40,061  
Pearson   2,600   52,237  
Petrofac   866   22,416  
Prudential   7,974   109,186  
Randgold Resources   301   35,945  
Reckitt Benckiser Group   2,033   123,029  
Reed Elsevier   3,885   37,993  
Resolution   4,773   16,815  
Rexam   2,610   18,815  
Rio Tinto   4,205   210,667  
Rolls-Royce Holdings   6,050 a   83,427  
Royal Bank of Scotland Group   5,936 a   26,439  
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. A   11,716   401,770  
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. B   8,410   297,289  
RSA Insurance Group   12,913   23,402  
SABMiller   2,912   124,742  
Sage Group   3,267   16,381  
Schroders   487   11,977  
Segro   2,854   10,943  
Serco Group   1,291   11,802  
Severn Trent   872   22,600  
Shire   1,737   48,858  
Smith & Nephew   2,482   26,235  
Smiths Group   1,262   21,506  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United Kingdom (continued)        
SSE   3,084   72,065  
Standard Chartered   7,674   181,240  
Standard Life   7,595   35,789  
Subsea 7   903   19,814  
Tate & Lyle   1,188   13,919  
Tesco   25,958   133,985  
TUI Travel   1,371   5,553  
Tullow Oil   3,023   68,493  
Unilever   4,136   154,248  
United Utilities Group   2,435   26,603  
Vedanta Resources   192   3,514  
Virgin Media   729   23,867  
Vodafone Group   156,313   424,414  
Weir Group   551   15,490  
Whitbread   462   17,521  
Willis Group Holdings   506   17,037  
WM Morrison Supermarkets   7,148   30,903  
Wolseley   992   43,367  
WPP   3,899   50,305  
Xstrata   6,584 a   104,029  
      7,649,861  
United States—28.5%        
3M   2,115   185,274  
Abbott Laboratories   4,999   327,534  
Abercrombie & Fitch, Cl. A   358   10,948  
Accenture, Cl. A   1,977   133,270  
ACE   1,025   80,616  
Activision Blizzard   1,313   14,299  
Adobe Systems   1,679 a   57,086  
ADT   701 a   29,099  
Advance Auto Parts   242   17,167  
Advanced Micro Devices   1,129 a   2,314  
AES   2,129   22,248  
Aetna   1,034   45,186  
Affiliated Managers Group   158 a   19,987  
Aflac   1,440   71,683  
AGCO   265 a   12,060  

 

38



Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)          
Agilent Technologies   1,023   36,818  
Air Products & Chemicals   650   50,395  
Airgas   179   15,926  
Akamai Technologies   628 a   23,858  
Albemarle   267   14,714  
Alcoa   3,267   27,998  
Alexion Pharmaceuticals   572 a   51,697  
Alleghany   36 a   12,514  
Allegheny Technologies   240   6,324  
Allergan   977   87,852  
Alliance Data Systems   161 a   23,031  
Alliant Energy   286   12,784  
Allstate   1,452   58,051  
Altera   955   29,108  
Altria Group   6,396   203,393  
Amazon.com   1,126 a   262,155  
Ameren   746   24,528  
American Capital Agency   998 c   32,954  
American Electric Power   1,589   70,615  
American Express   3,323   185,988  
American          
  International Group   3,410 a   119,111  
American Tower   1,194 c   89,896  
American Water Works   562   20,648  
Ameriprise Financial   628   36,656  
AmerisourceBergen   829   32,696  
AMETEK   748   26,591  
Amgen   2,492   215,670  
Amphenol, Cl. A   489   29,404  
Anadarko Petroleum   1,556   107,068  
Analog Devices   995   38,914  
Annaly Capital Management   3,293 c   53,149  
ANSYS   274 a   19,421  
Aon   959   51,738  
Apache   1,218   100,790  
Apollo Group, Cl. A   252 a   5,060  
Apple   2,942   1,750,784  

 

The Fund   39  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Applied Materials   3,947   41,838  
Arch Capital Group   410 a   18,102  
Archer-Daniels-Midland   1,934   51,909  
Arrow Electronics   394 a   13,881  
Assurant   223   8,432  
AT&T   18,518   640,538  
Autodesk   699 a   22,256  
Automatic Data Processing   1,539   88,939  
AutoZone   114 a   42,750  
Avago Technologies   657   21,701  
AvalonBay Communities   280 c   37,957  
Avery Dennison   388   12,563  
Avnet   495 a   14,182  
Avon Products   1,419   21,980  
Axis Capital Holdings   325   11,772  
Baker Hughes   1,439   60,395  
Ball   387   16,575  
Bank of America   33,649   313,609  
Baxter International   1,814   113,611  
BB&T   2,152   62,300  
Beam   460   25,558  
Becton Dickinson & Co.   669   50,630  
Bed Bath & Beyond   778 a   44,875  
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B   2,930 a   253,006  
Best Buy   981   14,921  
Biogen Idec   742 a   102,559  
BlackRock   430   81,562  
BMC Software   429 a   17,460  
Boeing   2,191   154,334  
BorgWarner   341 a   22,445  
Boston Properties   506 c   53,788  
Boston Scientific   4,502 a   23,140  
Bristol-Myers Squibb   5,202   172,967  
Broadcom, Cl. A   1,521 a   47,965  
Brown-Forman, Cl. B   422   27,033  
Bunge   415   29,477  

 

40



Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
C.H. Robinson Worldwide   501   30,225  
C.R. Bard   287   27,607  
CA   930   20,944  
Cablevision Systems (NY Group), Cl. A   923   16,079  
Cabot Oil & Gas   676   31,758  
Calpine   1,071 a   18,850  
Camden Property Trust   299 c   19,623  
Cameron International   727 a   36,815  
Campbell Soup   490   17,282  
Capital One Financial   1,813   109,088  
Cardinal Health   1,017   41,829  
CareFusion   775 a   20,584  
CarMax   728 a   24,570  
Carnival   1,311   49,661  
Caterpillar   2,015   170,892  
CBRE Group, Cl. A   797 a   14,362  
CBS, Cl. B   1,852   60,005  
Celanese, Ser. A   533   20,249  
Celgene   1,436 a   105,288  
CenterPoint Energy   1,169   25,332  
CenturyLink   1,978   75,916  
Cerner   462 a   35,200  
CF Industries Holdings   210   43,090  
Charles Schwab   3,232   43,891  
Charter Communications, Cl. A   142 a   10,992  
Chesapeake Energy   1,962   39,750  
Chevron   6,229   686,498  
Chipotle Mexican Grill   101 a   25,708  
Chubb   902   69,436  
Church & Dwight   480   24,365  
Cigna   978   49,878  
Cimarex Energy   217   12,408  
Cincinnati Financial   471   18,765  
Cintas   477   19,943  
Cisco Systems   17,038   292,031  
CIT Group   588 a   21,885  

 

The Fund   41  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Citigroup   9,155   342,305  
Citrix Systems   546 a   33,748  
Cliffs Natural Resources   484   17,555  
Clorox   441   31,884  
CME Group   1,004   56,154  
CMS Energy   762   18,532  
Coach   916   51,342  
Cobalt International Energy   481 a   10,010  
Coca-Cola   12,859   478,098  
Coca-Cola Enterprises   927   29,145  
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A   932 a   62,118  
Colgate-Palmolive   1,537   161,324  
Comcast, Cl. A   6,737   252,705  
Comcast, Cl. A (Special)   1,747   63,661  
Comerica   678   20,211  
Computer Sciences   425   12,941  
ConAgra Foods   1,234   34,355  
Concho Resources   318 a   27,386  
ConocoPhillips   3,843   222,318  
CONSOL Energy   676   23,768  
Consolidated Edison   902   54,463  
Constellation Brands, Cl. A   588 a   20,780  
Continental Resources   106 a   7,617  
Cooper Industries   470   35,222  
Corning   4,701   55,237  
Costco Wholesale   1,326   130,518  
Coventry Health Care   483   21,078  
Covidien   1,460   80,227  
Cree   298 a   9,038  
Crown Castle International   879 a   58,673  
Crown Holdings   488 a   18,666  
CSX   3,387   69,332  
Cummins   562   52,592  
CVS Caremark   4,110   190,704  
D.R. Horton   735   15,406  
Danaher   1,839   95,131  

 

42



Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Darden Restaurants   473   24,889  
DaVita   304 a   34,206  
Deere & Co.   1,216   103,895  
Dell   4,454   41,110  
Delphi Automotive   1,057   33,232  
Delta Air Lines   612 a   5,894  
Denbury Resources   1,336 a   20,481  
DENTSPLY International   373   13,741  
Devon Energy   1,182   68,804  
Diamond Offshore Drilling   185   12,809  
Dick’s Sporting Goods   299   14,950  
Digital Realty Trust   334 c   20,518  
DIRECTV   2,017 a   103,089  
Discover Financial Services   1,628   66,748  
Discovery Communications, Cl. A   485 a   28,625  
Discovery Communications, Cl. C   282 a   15,448  
DISH Network, Cl. A   671   23,908  
Dolby Laboratories, Cl. A   89 a   2,812  
Dollar General   748 a   36,368  
Dollar Tree   704 a   28,068  
Dominion Resources   1,797   94,846  
Dover   550   32,021  
Dow Chemical   3,889   113,948  
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group   597   25,581  
DTE Energy   505   31,361  
Duke Energy   2,274   149,379  
Duke Realty   676 c   9,788  
Dun & Bradstreet   189   15,317  
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.   3,021   134,495  
Eastman Chemical   492   29,146  
Eaton   935   44,151  
Eaton Vance   452   12,719  
eBay   3,732 a   180,218  
Ecolab   896   62,362  
Edison International   910   42,715  
Edwards Lifesciences   340 a   29,522  

 

The Fund   43  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Electronic Arts   1,266 a   15,635  
Eli Lilly & Co.   3,365   163,640  
EMC   6,483 a   158,315  
Emerson Electric   2,244   108,677  
Energen   195   9,097  
Energizer Holdings   215   15,689  
Entergy   521   37,814  
EOG Resources   847   98,667  
EQT   463   28,072  
Equifax   392   19,616  
Equinix   170 a   30,670  
Equity Residential   1,015 c   58,271  
Estee Lauder, Cl. A   697   42,949  
Everest Re Group   202   22,432  
Exelon   2,680   95,890  
Expedia   230   13,605  
Expeditors International of Washington   693   25,371  
Express Scripts Holding   2,594 a   159,635  
Exxon Mobil   14,728   1,342,752  
F5 Networks   247 a   20,373  
Facebook, Cl. A   1,371   28,949  
Family Dollar Stores   376   24,801  
Fastenal   830   37,101  
Federal Realty Investment Trust   193 c   20,811  
FedEx   907   83,435  
Fidelity National Financial, Cl. A   762   16,314  
Fidelity National Information Services   858   28,202  
Fifth Third Bancorp   2,706   39,318  
First Republic Bank   305   10,477  
FirstEnergy   1,406   64,282  
Fiserv   415 a   31,100  
FLIR Systems   610   11,852  
Flowserve   145   19,646  
Fluor   518   28,930  
FMC   457   24,459  
FMC Technologies   711 a   29,080  

 

44



Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Ford Motor   11,078   123,630  
Forest Laboratories   855 a   28,822  
Fossil   126 a   10,975  
Franklin Resources   448   57,254  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold   2,951   114,735  
Frontier Communications   3,618   17,077  
GameStop, Cl. A   315   7,191  
Gap   906   32,362  
Garmin   290   11,017  
General Dynamics   933   63,519  
General Electric   33,454   704,541  
General Growth Properties   1,276 c   25,086  
General Mills   2,063   82,685  
General Motors   2,483 a   63,317  
Genuine Parts   435   27,222  
Genworth Financial, Cl. A   2,131 a   12,701  
Gilead Sciences   2,438 a   163,736  
Goldman Sachs Group   1,502   183,830  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber   1,002 a   11,433  
Google, Cl. A   822 a   558,771  
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters   522 a   12,612  
H&R Block   998   17,665  
H.J. Heinz   988   56,820  
Halliburton   2,895   93,480  
Harley-Davidson   690   32,264  
Harris   378   17,305  
Hartford Financial Services Group   1,308   28,397  
Hasbro   403   14,504  
HCA Holdings   525   14,915  
HCP   1,386 c   61,400  
Health Care REIT   750 c   44,573  
Helmerich & Payne   395   18,881  
Henry Schein   258 a   19,035  
Herbalife   301   15,456  
Hershey   498   34,287  
Hertz Global Holdings   1,132 a   15,022  

 

The Fund   45  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Hess   976   51,006  
Hewlett-Packard   6,036   83,599  
HollyFrontier   537   20,744  
Hologic   872 a   17,981  
Home Depot   4,875   299,228  
Honeywell International   2,393   146,547  
Hormel Foods   486   14,352  
Hospira   411 a   12,614  
Host Hotels & Resorts   2,258 c   32,651  
Hudson City Bancorp   1,753   14,874  
Humana   490   36,392  
IHS, Cl. A   164 a   13,840  
Illinois Tool Works   1,323   81,140  
Illumina   460 a   21,855  
Ingersoll-Rand   958   45,055  
Integrys Energy Group   206   11,132  
Intel   15,974   345,438  
IntercontinentalExchange   233 a   30,523  
International Business Machines   3,461   673,268  
International Flavors & Fragrances   314   20,291  
International Game Technology   764   9,810  
International Paper   1,222   43,784  
Interpublic Group of Cos.   1,179   11,908  
Intuit   890   52,884  
Intuitive Surgical   121 a   65,609  
Invesco   1,284   31,227  
Iron Mountain   417   14,428  
J.C. Penney   496   11,909  
J.M. Smucker   349   29,888  
Jacobs Engineering Group   334 a   12,889  
JB Hunt Transport Services   234   13,736  
Johnson & Johnson   8,679   614,647  
Johnson Controls   2,280   58,710  
Joy Global   351   21,920  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   12,053   502,369  
Juniper Networks   1,688 a   27,970  

 

46



Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Kansas City Southern   358   28,805  
KBR   520   14,487  
Kellogg   739   38,664  
KeyCorp   2,939   24,746  
Kimberly-Clark   1,229   102,560  
Kimco Realty   1,232 c   24,049  
Kinder Morgan   1,768   61,367  
Kinder Morgan Management   345 a   25,728  
KLA-Tencor   512   23,818  
Kohl’s   711   37,882  
Kraft Foods Group   1,795 a   81,637  
Kroger   1,615   40,730  
L-3 Communications Holdings   315   23,247  
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings   314 a   26,605  
Lam Research   569 a   20,143  
Las Vegas Sands   1,253   58,189  
Legg Mason   319   8,128  
Leggett & Platt   555   14,724  
Leucadia National   818   18,569  
Level 3 Communications   374 a   7,667  
Liberty Global, Cl. A   371 a   22,271  
Liberty Global, Ser. C   411 a   23,135  
Liberty Interactive, Cl. A   1,630 a   32,600  
Liberty Media, Cl. A   318 a   35,511  
Liberty Property Trust   304 c   10,676  
Life Technologies   577 a   28,221  
Limited Brands   745   35,678  
Lincoln National   879   21,790  
Linear Technology   713   22,288  
LinkedIn, Cl. A   219 a   23,418  
Lockheed Martin   840   78,683  
Loews   936   39,574  
Lorillard   409   47,448  
Lowe’s   3,831   124,048  
LSI   2,094 a   14,344  
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl. A   1,028   54,885  

 

The Fund   47  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
M&T Bank   366   38,101  
Macerich   410 c   23,370  
Macy’s   1,214   46,217  
Manpower   349   13,241  
Marathon Oil   2,162   64,990  
Marathon Petroleum   1,015   55,754  
Marriott International, Cl. A   797   29,075  
Marsh & McLennan   1,674   56,966  
Martin Marietta Materials   121   9,960  
Marvell Technology Group   1,236   9,752  
Masco   935   14,109  
MasterCard, Cl. A   352   162,247  
Mattel   1,003   36,890  
Maxim Integrated Products   947   26,066  
McCormick & Co.   419   25,819  
McDonald’s   3,235   280,798  
McGraw-Hill   832   45,993  
McKesson   715   66,717  
MDU Resources Group   515   11,191  
Mead Johnson Nutrition   635   39,154  
MeadWestvaco   581   17,250  
Medtronic   3,214   133,638  
Merck & Co.   9,642   439,964  
MetLife   2,661   94,439  
MetroPCS Communications   1,244 a   12,701  
MGM Resorts International   876 a   9,032  
Microchip Technology   721   22,603  
Micron Technology   3,345 a   18,147  
Microsoft   23,872   681,188  
Mohawk Industries   156 a   13,021  
Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B   526   22,692  
Mondelez International   5,387   142,971  
Monsanto   1,720   148,040  
Monster Beverage   487 a   21,754  
Moody’s   636   30,630  
Morgan Stanley   4,568   79,392  

 

48



Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Mosaic   1,000   52,340  
Motorola Solutions   798   41,241  
Murphy Oil   550   33,000  
Mylan   1,278 a   32,385  
Nabors Industries   716 a   9,659  
NASDAQ OMX Group   383   9,119  
National Oilwell Varco   1,328   97,874  
NetApp   1,063 a   28,595  
Netflix   146 a   11,547  
New York Community Bancorp   1,514   20,984  
Newell Rubbermaid   738   15,232  
Newfield Exploration   352 a   9,546  
Newmont Mining   1,601   87,335  
News, Cl. A   5,170   123,666  
News, Cl. B   1,406   34,250  
NextEra Energy   1,251   87,645  
Nielsen Holdings   337 a   9,746  
NIKE, Cl. B   1,130   103,259  
NiSource   992   25,266  
Noble   812   30,645  
Noble Energy   565   53,681  
Nordstrom   500   28,385  
Norfolk Southern   1,062   65,154  
Northeast Utilities   925   36,353  
Northern Trust   665   31,774  
Northrop Grumman   702   48,220  
NRG Energy   783   16,881  
Nuance Communications   865 a   19,255  
Nucor   936   37,562  
NVIDIA   1,772 a   21,211  
NYSE Euronext   856   21,195  
O’Reilly Automotive   379 a   32,473  
Occidental Petroleum   2,594   204,822  
Omnicare   318   10,981  
Omnicom Group   802   38,424  
ONEOK   642   30,367  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Oracle   12,624   391,975  
Owens-Illinois   639 a   12,454  
PACCAR   1,090   47,241  
Pall   349   21,973  
Parker Hannifin   446   35,082  
PartnerRe   209   16,929  
Patterson   260   8,684  
Paychex   1,129   36,613  
Peabody Energy   885   24,692  
Pentair   663   28,005  
People’s United Financial   1,240   14,917  
Pepco Holdings   619   12,300  
PepsiCo   4,969   344,054  
Perrigo   310   35,653  
PetSmart   317   21,046  
Pfizer   23,680   588,922  
PG&E   1,401   59,571  
Philip Morris International   5,399   478,135  
Phillips 66   1,824   86,020  
Pinnacle West Capital   279   14,779  
Pioneer Natural Resources   361   38,140  
Pitney Bowes   759   10,899  
Plains Exploration & Production   375 a   13,373  
Plum Creek Timber   497 c   21,818  
PNC Financial Services Group   1,722   100,203  
PPG Industries   514   60,179  
PPL   1,693   50,079  
Praxair   937   99,519  
Precision Castparts   474   82,035  
priceline.com   157 a   90,082  
Principal Financial Group   915   25,199  
Procter & Gamble   8,663   599,826  
Progressive   1,723   38,423  
ProLogis   1,465 c   50,235  
Prudential Financial   1,438   82,038  
Public Service Enterprise Group   1,568   50,239  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Public Storage   479 c   66,404  
PVH   207   22,768  
QEP Resources   451   13,079  
QUALCOMM   5,447   319,058  
Quanta Services   543 a   14,080  
Quest Diagnostics   475   27,417  
Rackspace Hosting   331 a   21,081  
Ralcorp Holdings   198 a   14,294  
Ralph Lauren   188   28,894  
Range Resources   561   36,667  
Rayonier   310 c   15,193  
Raytheon   990   55,994  
Realty Income   495 c   19,439  
Red Hat   546 a   26,847  
Regency Centers   238 c   11,429  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals   264 a   37,567  
Regions Financial   4,217   27,495  
RenaissanceRe Holdings   142   11,553  
Republic Services   902   25,572  
Reynolds American   1,011   42,098  
Robert Half International   480   12,907  
Rock-Tenn, Cl. A   182   13,321  
Rockwell Automation   407   28,921  
Rockwell Collins   512   27,433  
Roper Industries   290   31,659  
Ross Stores   670   40,837  
Rowan, Cl. A   516 a   16,362  
Royal Caribbean Cruises   399   13,434  
Safeway   725   11,825  
SAIC   706   7,759  
Salesforce.com   398 a   58,100  
SanDisk   842 a   35,162  
SBA Communications, Cl. A   425 a   28,318  
SCANA   475   23,313  
Schlumberger   4,242   294,946  
Scripps Networks Interactive, Cl. A   289   17,548  

 

The Fund   51  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Seagate Technology   1,193   32,593  
Sealed Air   673   10,916  
Sears Canada   34   372  
Sears Holdings   80 a   5,014  
SEI Investments   426   9,321  
Sempra Energy   708   49,383  
Sensata Technologies Holding   331 a   9,324  
Sherwin-Williams   262   37,356  
Sigma-Aldrich   372   26,092  
Simon Property Group   960 c   146,122  
Sirius XM Radio   12,136 a   33,981  
SL Green Realty   248 c   18,674  
SLM   1,614   28,374  
Southern   2,819   132,042  
Southwest Airlines   263   2,320  
Southwestern Energy   1,111 a   38,552  
Spectra Energy   2,191   63,254  
Sprint Nextel   8,846 a   49,007  
SPX   142   9,740  
St. Jude Medical   1,008   38,566  
Stanley Black & Decker   479   33,195  
Staples   1,996   22,984  
Starbucks   2,462   113,006  
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide   681 c   35,310  
State Street   1,628   72,560  
Stericycle   277 a   26,249  
Stryker   946   49,760  
SunTrust Banks   1,578   42,922  
Superior Energy Services   610 a   12,401  
Symantec   2,156 a   39,218  
Synopsys   393 a   12,655  
Sysco   1,810   56,237  
T. Rowe Price Group   789   51,238  
Target   1,940   123,675  
TD Ameritrade Holding   489   7,672  
TE Connectivity   1,407   45,277  

 

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Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)          
Teradata   561 a   38,322  
Texas Instruments   3,585   100,703  
Textron   976   24,605  
Thermo Fisher Scientific   1,121   68,448  
Tiffany & Co.   397   25,098  
Time Warner   2,958   128,525  
Time Warner Cable   962   95,344  
TJX   2,313   96,290  
Toll Brothers   400 a   13,204  
Torchmark   249   12,597  
Total System Services   474   10,660  
Tractor Supply   210   20,210  
TransDigm Group   140   18,649  
Transocean   1,085   49,386  
Travelers   1,198   84,986  
Trimble Navigation   369 a   17,409  
TRW Automotive Holdings   256 a   11,907  
Tyco International   1,403   37,699  
Tyson Foods, Cl. A   758   12,742  
U.S. Bancorp   6,069   201,551  
UDR   754 c   18,300  
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance   178   16,415  
Ultra Petroleum   526 a   11,998  
Union Pacific   1,508   185,529  
United Continential Holdings   247 a   4,745  
United Parcel Service, Cl. B   2,235   163,714  
United States Steel   535   10,909  
United Technologies   2,771   216,581  
UnitedHealth Group   3,195   178,920  
Unum Group   949   19,246  
Urban Outfitters   444 a   15,877  
URS   337   11,283  
Valero Energy   1,627   47,346  
Varian Medical Systems   398 a   26,570  
Ventas   973 c   61,562  
VeriFone Systems   353 a   10,463  

 

The Fund   53  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
VeriSign   497 a   18,424  
Verisk Analytics, Cl. A   440 a   22,440  
Verizon Communications   9,011   402,251  
Vertex Pharmaceuticals   628 a   30,295  
VF   260   40,685  
Viacom, Cl. B   1,490   76,392  
Visa, Cl. A   1,688   234,227  
VMware, Cl. A   278 a   23,566  
Vornado Realty Trust   489 c   39,223  
Vulcan Materials   342   15,722  
W.R. Berkley   398   15,478  
W.W. Grainger   177   35,650  
Wal-Mart Stores   5,898   442,468  
Walgreen   2,776   97,798  
Walt Disney   5,410   265,469  
Walter Energy   122   4,265  
Warner Chilcott, Cl. A   597   6,913  
Washington Post, Cl. B   10   3,335  
Waste Management   1,285   42,071  
Waters   284 a   23,234  
Watson Pharmaceuticals   443 a   38,076  
Weatherford        
   International   2,132 a   24,092  
WellPoint   1,108   67,898  
Wells Fargo & Co.   15,969   537,996  
Western Digital   704   24,098  
Western Union   1,747   22,187  
Weyerhaeuser   1,585 c   43,889  
Whirlpool   204   19,927  
Whiting Petroleum   380 a   15,968  
Whole Foods Market   537   50,870  
Williams   2,053   71,834  

 

54



Common Stocks (continued)   Shares   Value ($)  
United States (continued)        
Windstream   2,205   21,036  
Wisconsin Energy   692   26,621  
Wyndham Worldwide   412   20,765  
Wynn Resorts   272   32,928  
Xcel Energy   1,431   40,426  
Xerox   4,418   28,452  
Xilinx   804   26,339  
XL Group   944   23,355  
Xylem   462   11,208  
Yahoo!   3,895 a   65,475  
Yum! Brands   1,394   97,733  
Zimmer Holdings   502   32,233  
      41,581,784  
Total Common Stocks        
(cost $77,726,251)       77,957,611  
 
Preferred Stocks—.1%        
Germany        
Bayerische Motoren Werke   132   7,306  
Henkel & Co.   549   43,841  
Porsche Automobil Holding   502   33,327  
ProSiebenSat.1 Media   436   12,150  
RWE   68   2,816  
Volkswagen   445   92,055  
Total Preferred Stocks        
(cost $128,282)       191,495  
 
  Number of    
Rights—.0%   Rights   Value ($)  
Spain        
Banco Santander        
   (cost $6,029)   31,413 a   6,189  

 

The Fund   55  

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    Face Amount    
    Covered by    
  Options Purchased—2.7%   Contracts ($)   Value ($)  
  Call Options—2.6%        
  U.S. Treasury        
  10 Year Note Futures,        
  December 2012 @ $115   210,000 a   3,786,563  
 
    Number of    
    Contracts   Value ($)  
  Put Options—.1%        
  Swiss Market Index Futures,        
  December 2012 @ CHF 6,601   300 a   39,572  
  Swiss Market Index Futures,        
  December 2012 @ CHF 6,532   990 a   101,152  
        140,724  
  Total Options Purchased        
  (cost $3,823,484)       3,927,287  
 
    Principal    
Short-Term Investments—26.8%   Amount ($) Value ($)
  U.S. Treasury Bills:        
  0.09%, 11/23/12   7,000,000   6,999,657  
  0.09%, 12/13/12   7,000,000   6,999,286  
  0.10%, 11/29/12   2,500,000   2,499,840  
  0.10%, 12/6/12   2,000,000   1,999,820  
  0.10%, 12/20/12   6,170,000 d   6,169,179  
  0.10%, 1/10/13   3,350,000   3,349,477  
  0.10%, 1/17/13   3,760,000   3,759,338  
  0.11%, 11/15/12   6,000,000   5,999,868  
  0.11%, 12/27/12   1,270,000   1,269,807  
  Total Short-Term Investments        
  (cost $39,045,745)       39,046,272  

 

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Other investment—16.8%   Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;        
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Plus Money Market Fund        
(cost $24,483,140)   24,483,140 e   24,483,140  
 
Total Investments (cost $145,212,931)   99.8 %   145,611,994  
Cash and Receivables (Net)   .2 %   273,725  
Net Assets   100.0 %   145,885,719  

 

BR—Bearer Certificate
CDI—Chess Depository Interest
CHF—Swiss Franc
PC—Participation Certificate
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust
RSP—Risparmio (Savings) Shares
SDR—Swedish Depository Receipts
STRIP—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

a Non-income producing security.  
b The valuation of these securities has been determined in good faith by management under the direction of the Board of  
Directors.At October 31, 2012, the value of these securities amounted to $8 or less than .01% of net assets.  
c Investment in real estate investment trust.  
d Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open financial futures positions.  
e Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.  

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)      
 
  Value (%)     Value (%)  
Short-Term/     Industrial   5.5  
Money Market Investments   43.6   Consumer Staples   5.2  
Financial   10.8   Materials   3.9  
Consumer Discretionary   6.7   Options Purchased   2.7  
Energy   5.7   Telecommunication Services   2.5  
Information Technology   5.7   Utilities   1.9  
Health Care   5.6     99.8  
 
† Based on net assets.        
See notes to financial statements.        

 

The Fund   57  

 



STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES

October 31, 2012

          Unrealized  
    Market Value     Appreciation  
    Covered by     (Depreciation)  
  Contracts   Contracts ($)   Expiration   at 10/31/2012 ($)  
Financial Futures Long              
Amsterdam Exchange Index   130   11,104,054   November 2012   (33,433 )  
ASX SPI 200   24   2,805,240   December 2012   65,741  
CAC 40 10 EURO   105   4,661,253   November 2012   (75,543 )  
DAX   48   11,309,104   December 2012   (112,652 )  
Euro-Bond Options   305   8,570,614   November 2012   167,519  
FTSE 100   19   1,767,328   December 2012   (15,754 )  
Japanese 10 Year Bond   18   32,525,366   December 2012   (4,097 )  
Standard & Poor’s 500 E-mini   251   17,655,340   December 2012   (410,855 )  
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes   43   5,720,344   December 2012   40,391  
Financial Futures Short              
Australian 10 Year Bond   118   (15,349,346 )   December 2012   5,206  
Canadian 10 Year Bond   147   (20,174,508 )   December 2012   (101,230 )  
Euro-Bond   28   (5,141,850 )   December 2012   (7,445 )  
Hang Seng   76   (10,627,183 )   November 2012   (5,017 )  
Japanese 10 Year Mini Bond   83   (14,992,609 )   December 2012   (41,912 )  
Long Gilt   97   (18,649,571 )   December 2012   237,884  
S&P/ Toronto Stock              
Exchange 60 Index   18   (2,559,199 )   December 2012   (18,793 )  
Topix   95   (8,818,113 )   December 2012   (10,256 )  
Gross Unrealized Appreciation           516,741  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation           (836,987 )  
 
See notes to financial statements.              

 

58



STATEMENT OF OPTIONS WRITTEN

October 31, 2012

  Number of      
  Contracts ($)   Value ($)  
Call Options:          
Swiss Market Index Futures,          
December 2012 @ CHF 6,601   300 a   (37,462 )  
Swiss Market Index Futures,          
December 2012 @ CHF 6,532   990 a   (167,508 )  
(premiums received $228,996)       (204,970 )  
 
CHF—Swiss Franc          
a Non-income producing security.          
See notes to financial statements.          

 

The Fund   59  

 



STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2012

    Cost   Value  
Assets ($):          
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:        
Unaffiliated issuers     120,729,791   121,128,854  
Affiliated issuers     24,483,140   24,483,140  
Cash       150  
Cash on initial margin—Note 4       1,080,000  
Cash denominated in foreign currencies     812,840   800,793  
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed       543,103  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign          
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       496,796  
Dividends receivable       180,345  
Prepaid expenses       15,413  
      148,728,594  
Liabilities ($):          
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)     178,088  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign          
currency exchange contracts—Note 4       1,938,899  
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4       300,416  
Outstanding options written, at value (premiums received        
$228,996)—See Statement of Options Written—Note 4     204,970  
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed       135,836  
Accrued expenses       84,666  
      2,842,875  
Net Assets ($)       145,885,719  
Composition of Net Assets ($):          
Paid-in capital       224,597,468  
Accumulated investment (loss)—net       (79,143 )  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments       (77,241,668 )  
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments,      
options transactions and foreign currency transactions [including        
($320,246) net unrealized (depreciation) on financial futures]     (1,390,938 )  
Net Assets ($)       145,885,719  
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share          
  Class A   Class C   Class I  
Net Assets ($)   14,912,771   7,704,144   123,268,804  
Shares Outstanding   1,194,240   635,703   9,745,816  
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)   12.49   12.12   12.65  
 
See notes to financial statements.          

 

60



STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2012

Investment Income ($):      
Income:      
Cash dividends (net of $87,263 foreign taxes withheld at source):      
Unaffiliated issuers   1,577,350  
Affiliated issuers   19,085  
Interest   20,625  
Total Income   1,617,060  
Expenses:      
Management fee—Note 3(a)   1,105,673  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)   107,644  
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)   96,982  
Professional fees   75,038  
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)   62,188  
Registration fees   48,211  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports   29,868  
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)   6,835  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2   996  
Miscellaneous   99,621  
Total Expenses   1,633,056  
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)   (31 )  
Net Expenses   1,633,025  
Investment (Loss)—Net   (15,965 )  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):      
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions   (322,988 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions   194,762  
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures   3,323,831  
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   51,005  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   3,246,610  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
investments and foreign currency transactions   4,525,937  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options transactions   172,687  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures   (1,034,250 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on      
forward foreign currency exchange contracts   (1,066,773 )  
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   2,597,601  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   5,844,211  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   5,828,246  
 
See notes to financial statements.      

 

The Fund   61  

 



STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended October 31,  
  2012   2011  
Operations ($):          
Investment (loss)—net   (15,965 )   (195,828 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   3,246,610   2,063,426  
Net unrealized appreciation          
(depreciation) on investments   2,597,601   (31,984 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
Resulting from Operations   5,828,246   1,835,614  
Capital Stock Transactions ($):          
Net proceeds from shares sold:          
Class A Shares   1,361,750   1,835,994  
Class C Shares   154,884   228,056  
Class I Shares   84,243,260   33,309,183  
Cost of shares redeemed:          
Class A Shares   (6,241,842 )   (7,852,506 )  
Class C Shares   (2,075,851 )   (3,962,032 )  
Class I Shares   (14,762,264 )   (12,256,698 )  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
   from Capital Stock Transactions   62,679,937   11,301,997  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   68,508,183   13,137,611  
Net Assets ($):          
Beginning of Period   77,377,536   64,239,925  
End of Period   145,885,719   77,377,536  
Accumulated investment (loss)—net   (79,143 )   (40,340 )  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):          
Class A          
Shares sold   112,440   156,682  
Shares redeemed   (519,883 )   (671,148 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   (407,443 )   (514,466 )  
Class C          
Shares sold   13,139   19,817  
Shares redeemed   (177,256 )   (342,904 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   (164,117 )   (323,087 )  
Class I          
Shares sold   6,779,483   2,798,559  
Shares redeemed   (1,204,891 )   (1,034,286 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   5,574,592   1,764,273  
 
See notes to financial statements.          

 

62



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.

      Year Ended October 31,      
Class A Shares   2012   2011   2010   2009   2008  
Per Share Data ($):                      
Net asset value, beginning of period   11.74   11.39   9.98   8.48   14.25  
Investment Operations:                      
Investment income (loss)—net a   (.03 )   (.04 )   (.06 )   (.01 )   .13  
Net realized and unrealized                      
gain (loss) on investments   .78   .39   1.47   1.87   (5.47 )  
Total from Investment Operations   .75   .35   1.41   1.86   (5.34 )  
Distributions:                      
Dividends from investment income—net         (.36 )   (.26 )  
Dividends from net realized                      
gain on investments           (.17 )  
Total Distributions         (.36 )   (.43 )  
Net asset value, end of period   12.49   11.74   11.39   9.98   8.48  
Total Return (%) b   6.39   3.07   14.13   22.83   (38.52 )  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                      
Ratio of total expenses                      
to average net assets   1.85   1.88   2.06   1.98   1.61  
Ratio of net expenses                      
to average net assets   1.85   1.88   2.06   1.97   1.61  
Ratio of net investment income                      
(loss) to average net assets   (.21 )   (.38 )   (.54 )   (.14 )   1.09  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   1.65   4.78   2.91   14.88   24.53  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   14,913   18,797   24,096   36,670   74,083  

 

a   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
b   Exclusive of sales charge.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

The Fund   63  

 



FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

      Year Ended October 31,      
Class C Shares   2012   2011   2010   2009   2008  
Per Share Data ($):                      
Net asset value, beginning of period   11.48   11.22   9.91   8.37   14.10  
Investment Operations:                      
Investment income (loss)—net a   (.12 )   (.13 )   (.15 )   (.07 )   .04  
Net realized and unrealized                      
gain (loss) on investments   .76   .39   1.46   1.86   (5.40 )  
Total from Investment Operations   .64   .26   1.31   1.79   (5.36 )  
Distributions:                      
Dividends from investment income—net         (.25 )   (.20 )  
Dividends from net realized                      
gain on investments           (.17 )  
Total Distributions         (.25 )   (.37 )  
Net asset value, end of period   12.12   11.48   11.22   9.91   8.37  
Total Return (%) b   5.58   2.32   13.22   21.94   (38.97 )  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                      
Ratio of total expenses                      
to average net assets   2.62   2.63   2.81   2.73   2.35  
Ratio of net expenses                      
to average net assets   2.62   2.63   2.81   2.72   2.35  
Ratio of net investment income                      
(loss) to average net assets   (.98 )   (1.12 )   (1.43 )   (.89 )   .32  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   1.65   4.78   2.91   14.88   24.53  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   7,704   9,180   12,600   17,510   26,706  

 

a   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
b   Exclusive of sales charge.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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    Year Ended October 31,      
Class I Shares   2012   2011   2010   2009   2008  
Per Share Data ($):                    
Net asset value, beginning of period   11.84   11.44   9.99   8.52   14.30  
Investment Operations:                    
Investment income (loss)—net a   .02   .00 b   (.01 )   .02   .17  
Net realized and unrealized gain                    
(loss) on investments   .79   .40   1.46   1.87   (5.48 )  
Total from Investment Operations   .81   .40   1.45   1.89   (5.31 )  
Distributions:                    
Dividends from investment income—net         (.42 )   (.30 )  
Dividends from net realized                    
gain on investments           (.17 )  
Total Distributions         (.42 )   (.47 )  
Net asset value, end of period   12.65   11.84   11.44   9.99   8.52  
Total Return (%)   6.84   3.50   14.51   23.29   (38.29 )  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                    
Ratio of total expenses                    
to average net assets   1.47   1.49   1.64   1.60   1.26  
Ratio of net expenses                    
to average net assets   1.47   1.49   1.64   1.59   1.26  
Ratio of net investment income                    
(loss) to average net assets   .13   .01   (.12 )   .23   1.37  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   1.65   4.78   2.91   14.88   24.53  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)   123,269   49,400   27,544   17,691   21,124  

 

a   Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.  
b   Amount represents less than $.01 per share.  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Global Alpha Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Advantage 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 that offers thirteen series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek total return.The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. Mellon Capital Management Corporation (“Mellon Capital”), a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares.The fund is authorized to issue 400 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock. The fund currently offers three classes of shares: Class A (200 million shares authorized), Class C (100 million shares authorized) and Class I (100 million shares authorized). Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs 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

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charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications.The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 —unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2 —other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 —significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and financial futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange.

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. These securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options traded

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

over-the-counter are valued at the mean between the bid and asked price.These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued at the forward rate. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2012 in valuing the fund’s investments:

      Level 2—Other   Level 3—      
  Level 1—   Significant   Significant      
  Unadjusted   Observable   Unobservable      
  Quoted Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Total  
Assets ($)                
Investments in Securities:            
Equity Securities—                
Domestic Common                
Stocks   41,581,784       41,581,784  
Equity Securities—                
Foreign Common                
Stocks   36,375,819     8   36,375,827  
Mutual Funds   24,483,140       24,483,140  
Preferred Stocks   191,495       191,495  
U.S. Treasury     39,046,272     39,046,272  
Rights   6,189       6,189  
Other Financial                
Instruments:                
Forward Foreign                
Currency Exchange                
Contracts ††     496,796     496,796  
Financial Futures ††   516,741       516,741  
Options Purchased   3,927,287       3,927,287  
Liabilities ($)                
Other Financial                
Instruments:                
Forward Foreign                
Currency Exchange                
Contracts ††     (1,938,899 )     (1,938,899 )  
Financial Futures ††   (836,987 )       (836,987 )  
Options Written   (204,970 )       (204,970 )  

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.  
††   Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.  

 

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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

  Equity Securities—  
  Foreign Common Stocks ($)  
Balance as of 10/31/2011   583  
Realized gain (loss)    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (575 )  
Purchases    
Sales      
Transfers into Level 3    
Transfers out of Level 3    
Balance as of 10/31/2012   8  
The amount of total gains (losses) for the period      
included in earnings attributable to the change      
in unrealized gains (losses) relating to      
investments still held at 10/31/2012   (575 )  

 

At October 31, 2011, $6,955,959 of exchange traded foreign equity securities were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy pursuant to the fund’s fair valuation procedures.

(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions between trade and settlement date, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments resulting from changes in exchange rates. Foreign currency gains and losses on investments are also included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

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(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” in the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended October 31, 2012 were as follows:

Affiliated                
Investment   Value       Value   Net  
Company   10/31/2011 ($)   Purchases ($)   Sales ($)   10/31/2012 ($)   Assets (%)  
Dreyfus                
Institutional                
Preferred                
Plus Money                
Market Fund   12,607,663   74,408,645   62,533,168   24,483,140   16.8  

 

(e) Risk: Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S.These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation restrictions on income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls and delayed settlements, and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the U.S.

(f) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund

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not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(g) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four-year period ended October 31, 2012 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At October 31, 2012, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $37,549, accumulated capital losses $78,546,781 and unrealized depreciation $202,517.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “2010 Act”), the fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 (“post-enactment losses”) for an unlimited period. Furthermore, post-enactment capital loss carryovers retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than short-term as they were under previous statute.The 2010 Act requires post-enactment losses to be utilized before the utilization of losses incurred in taxable years prior to the effective date of the 2010 Act (“pre-enactment losses”).As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment losses may be more likely to expire unused.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The accumulated capital loss carryover is available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net realized capital gains, if any, realized subsequent to October 31, 2012. If not applied, $60,210,328 of the carryover expires in fiscal year 2016 and $18,336,453 expires in fiscal year 2017.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for foreign currency transactions and real estate investment trusts, the fund decreased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $22,838, increased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by $22,918 and decreased paid-in capital by $80. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

(h) New Accounting Pronouncement: In December 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”). These disclosure requirements are intended to help investors and other financial statement users to better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a company’s financial position.They also improve transparency in the reporting of how companies mitigate credit risk, including disclosure of related collateral pledged or received. In addition,ASU 2011-11 facilitates comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).ASU 2011-11 requires entities to: disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the financial statements; and disclose instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. ASU 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-11 and its impact on the fund’s financial statement disclosures.

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NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $225 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Effective October 10, 2012, the $225 million unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A., was decreased to $210 million. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended on October 31, 2012, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

NOTE 3—Management Fee, Sub-Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with Dreyfus, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of 1.10% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

Dreyfus has contractually agreed, from November 1, 2012 to March 1, 2014, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund, so that the direct expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.

Pursuant to a sub-investment advisory agreement between Dreyfus and Mellon Capital, Dreyfus pays Mellon Capital an annual fee of .65% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets, payable monthly.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the Distributor retained $166 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares and $37 from CDSCs on redemptions of the fund’s Class C shares.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class C 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 C shares. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class C shares were charged $62,188 pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A and Class C 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 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 (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended October 31, 2012, Class A and Class C shares were charged $41,407 and $20,729, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates DreyfusTransfer, Inc. (“DTI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency services for the fund and, since May 29, 2012, cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions.

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During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $7,753 for transfer agency services and $112 for cash management services. Cash management fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $13. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $96,982 pursuant to the custody agreement.

Prior to May 29, 2012, the fund compensated The Bank of NewYork Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $543 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $18.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the fund was charged $8,517 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $135,638, Distribution Plan fees $4,955, Shareholder Services Plan fees $4,838, custodian fees $28,003, Chief Compliance Officer fees $2,654 and transfer agency fees $2,000.

(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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, financial futures, options transactions and forward contracts, during the period ended October 31, 2012, amounted to $28,547,494 and $947,197, respectively.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended October 31, 2012 is discussed below.

The following tables show the fund’s exposure to different types of market risk as it relates to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations, respectively.

Fair value of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2012 is shown below:

  Derivative     Derivative  
  Assets ($)     Liabilities ($)  
Equity risk 1,2   206,465   Equity risk 1,3   (887,273 )  
Interest rate risk 1,2   4,237,563   Interest rate risk 1   (154,684 )  
Foreign exchange risk 4   496,796   Foreign exchange risk 5   (1,938,899 )  
Gross fair value of          
derivative contracts   4,940,824     (2,980,856 )  

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location:

1   Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures as reported in the Statement of  
  Financial Futures, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported in the Statement of Assets  
  and Liabilities.  
2   Options purchased are included in investments in securities – Unaffiliated issuers, at value.  
3   Outstanding options written, at value.  
4   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  
5   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  

 

The effect of derivative instruments in the Statement of Operations during the period ended October 31, 2012 is shown below:

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in income ($)

  Financial   Options   Forward    
Underlying risk   Futures 6   Transactions 7   Contracts 8   Total  
Equity   2,422,935   (1,002,336 )     1,420,599  
Interest rate   900,896   1,197,098     2,097,994  
Foreign exchange       51,005   51,005  
Total   3,323,831   194,762   51,005   3,569,598  

 

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Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income ($)

  Financial   Options   Forward      
Underlying risk   Futures 9 Transactions 10   Contracts 11   Total  
Equity   (1,219,289 )   (26,424 )     (1,245,713 )  
Interest rate   185,039   199,111     384,150  
Foreign exchange       (1,066,773 )   (1,066,773 )  
Total   (1,034,250 )   172,687   (1,066,773 )   (1,928,336 )  

 

Statement of Operations location:

6   Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures.  
7   Net realized gain (loss) on options transactions.  
8   Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  
9   Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures.  
10 Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options transactions.  
11 Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  

 

Financial Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk and interest rate risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments.The fund invests in financial futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A financial futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents.The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change.Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations.There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with financial futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees the financial futures against default. Financial futures open at October 31, 2012 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

Options Transactions: The fund purchases and writes (sells) put and call options to hedge against changes in interest rates, the values of equities or as a substitute for an investment. The fund is subject to

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interest rate risk and market risk in the course of pursuing its investment objectives through its investments in options contracts. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the writer to sell, the underlying security or securities at the exercise price at any time during the option period, or at a specified date. Conversely, a put option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to sell, and obligates the writer to buy the underlying security or securities at the exercise price at any time during the option period, or at a specified date.

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 realizes 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 incurs 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 realizes 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 incurs a loss if the price of the financial instrument decreases between those dates.

As a writer of an option, the fund has no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.There is a risk of loss from a change in value of such options which may exceed the related premiums received. The Statement of Operations reflects the following:

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any unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period as well as any realized gains or losses which occurred upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction.

The following summarizes the fund’s call/put options written during the period ended October 31, 2012:

      Options Terminated  
  Number of   Premiums     Net Realized  
Options Written:   Contracts   Received ($)   Cost ($)   (Loss) ($)  
Contracts outstanding            
October 31, 2011   200   63,604        
Contracts written   4,720   787,007        
Contracts terminated:            
Contracts closed   3,630   621,615   1,288,770   (667,155 )  
Contracts Outstanding            
October 31, 2012   1,290   228,996        

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments.The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract.The following summarizes open forward contracts at October 31, 2012:

    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Cost ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Purchases:            
Australian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   1,335,150   1,376,446   1,380,360   3,914  
  12/19/2012 b   4,233,112   4,351,211   4,376,451   25,240  
  12/19/2012 c   1,954,800   2,024,134   2,020,992   (3,142 )  
  12/19/2012 d   4,259,415   4,369,006   4,403,645   34,639  
  12/19/2012 e   4,790,631   4,953,846   4,952,849   (997 )  
  12/19/2012 f   649,530   669,815   671,524   1,709  
  12/19/2012 g   410,631   421,700   424,536   2,836  
British Pound,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   2,101,620   3,404,494   3,390,959   (13,535 )  
  12/19/2012 c   3,400,860   5,473,716   5,487,279   13,563  
  12/19/2012 d   1,433,120   2,327,244   2,312,335   (14,909 )  
  12/19/2012 e   324,480   527,630   523,548   (4,082 )  
  12/19/2012 g   135,200   219,799   218,145   (1,654 )  
Canadian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   7,688,778   7,861,719   7,690,206   (171,513 )  
  12/19/2012 c   1,148,580   1,175,234   1,148,793   (26,441 )  
  12/19/2012 d   15,470,947   15,815,407   15,473,820   (341,587 )  
  12/19/2012 e   4,032,643   4,096,735   4,033,392   (63,343 )  
12/19/2012 g   736,840   753,595   736,977   (16,618 )  
Euro,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   233,050   299,927   302,220   2,293  
  12/19/2012 c   1,605,420   2,073,602   2,081,916   8,314  
  12/19/2012 d   740,960   957,173   960,880   3,707  
  12/19/2012 e   147,350   190,146   191,084   938  
  12/19/2012 f   162,085   209,278   210,193   915  
  12/19/2012 g   2,403,005   3,112,494   3,116,227   3,733  
Japanese Yen,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   133,548,900   1,683,866   1,673,796   (10,070 )  
  12/19/2012 b   782,673,024   10,012,797   9,809,406   (203,391 )  
  12/19/2012 c   6,605,160   82,764   82,784   20  
 12/19/2012 d   669,597,950   8,596,560   8,392,212   (204,348 )  
  12/19/2012 e   117,113,740   1,474,980   1,467,811   (7,169 )  
  12/19/2012 f   62,699,500   789,690   785,826   (3,864 )  
  12/19/2012 g   161,790,660   2,066,028   2,027,756   (38,272 )  

 

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    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Cost ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
Purchases (continued):            
New Zealand Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   5,020,349   4,046,770   4,115,153   68,383  
  12/19/2012 d   433,664   357,578   355,472   (2,106 )  
  12/19/2012 e   2,067,840   1,691,581   1,694,997   3,416  
  12/19/2012 f   94,864   78,220   77,760   (460 )  
  12/19/2012 g   6,343,983   5,134,697   5,200,129   65,432  
Norwegian Krone,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   7,513,200   1,332,005   1,315,443   (16,562 )  
  12/19/2012 b   6,542,680   1,144,000   1,145,520   1,520  
  12/19/2012 c   15,791,200   2,764,682   2,764,791   109  
  12/19/2012 d   2,903,966   500,805   508,439   7,634  
  12/19/2012 e   23,601,514   4,104,858   4,132,254   27,396  
  12/19/2012 f   3,318,330   588,377   580,987   (7,390 )  
  12/19/2012 g   18,788,820   3,297,348   3,289,627   (7,721 )  
Swedish Krona,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   6,304,200   959,307   949,049   (10,258 )  
  12/19/2012n d   31,146,945   4,693,208   4,688,934   (4,274 )  
  12/19/2012 e   17,907,341   2,711,331   2,695,813   (15,518 )  
  12/19/2012 f   2,784,355   424,262   419,163   (5,099 )  
  12/19/2012 g   46,526,237   7,008,851   7,004,169   (4,682 )  
Sales:     Proceeds ($)      
Australian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   113,520   115,432   117,364   (1,932 )  
  12/19/2012 e   359,480   365,879   371,653   (5,774 )  
  12/19/2012 g   94,600   96,123   97,803   (1,680 )  
British Pound,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   652,800   1,052,889   1,053,291   (402 )  
  12/19/2012 b   334,480   537,916   539,683   (1,767 )  
  12/19/2012 d   3,815,351   6,145,873   6,156,059   (10,186 )  
  12/19/2012 e   7,743,953   12,373,766   12,494,848   (121,082 )  
  12/19/2012 f   577,224   931,111   931,349   (238 )  
  12/19/2012 g   9,782,461   15,664,874   15,783,976   (119,102 )  
Canadian Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   2,161,200   2,199,804   2,161,601   38,203  
  12/19/2012 d   490,100   502,578   490,191   12,387  
  12/19/2012 e   3,119,629   3,147,347   3,120,208   27,139  
  12/19/2012 f   954,530   972,304   954,707   17,597  
  12/19/2012 g   37,700   38,678   37,707   971  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

    Foreign       Unrealized  
Forward Foreign Currency   Currency       Appreciation  
Exchange Contracts   Amounts   Proceeds ($)   Value ($) (Depreciation) ($)  
 
Sales (continued):            
Euro,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   1,867,800   2,447,296   2,422,171   25,125  
  12/19/2012 b   3,968,448   5,056,597   5,146,301   (89,704 )  
  12/19/2012 c   4,288,803   5,554,475   5,561,739   (7,264 )  
  12/19/2012 e   10,564,921   13,563,481   13,700,636   (137,155 )  
  12/19/2012 f   824,945   1,080,975   1,069,792   11,183  
  12/19/2012 g   15,200,555   19,567,446   19,712,147   (144,701 )  
Japanese Yen,            
Expiring            
  12/19/2012 e   187,518,400   2,412,029   2,350,208   61,821  
New Zealand Dollar,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 a   823,350   668,503   674,896   (6,393 )  
  12/19/2012 b   392,500   317,768   321,730   (3,962 )  
  12/19/2012 c   1,724,280   1,408,298   1,413,383   (5,085 )  
  12/19/2012 d   255,125   206,383   209,125   (2,742 )  
  12/19/2012 e   3,513,118   2,851,917   2,879,684   (27,767 )  
  12/19/2012 f   496,115   402,374   406,663   (4,289 )  
  12/19/2012 g   137,375   111,333   112,606   (1,273 )  
Norwegian Krone,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   5,586,390   974,153   978,089   (3,936 )  
  12/19/2012 c   4,205,520   724,740   736,320   (11,580 )  
  12/19/2012 g   9,105,600   1,567,931   1,594,247   (26,316 )  
Swedish Krona,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   5,969,130   906,819   898,607   8,212  
  12/19/2012 c   9,948,420   1,497,752   1,497,658   94  
  12/19/2012 d   2,238,720   339,627   337,022   2,605  
  12/19/2012 e   3,090,000   464,106   465,176   (1,070 )  
  12/19/2012 f   489,720   74,242   73,724   518  
  12/19/2012 g   13,781,250   2,088,764   2,074,662   14,102  
Swiss Franc,            
Expiring:            
  12/19/2012 b   699,755   747,929   751,950   (4,021 )  
  12/19/2012 d   439,410   471,713   472,186   (473 )  
  12/19/2012 g   325,740   351,165   350,037   1,128  
Gross Unrealized            
Appreciation         496,796  
Gross Unrealized            
Depreciation         (1,938,899 )  

 

Counterparties:

a   BNP Paribas  
b   Citigroup  
c   Credit Suisse First Boston  
d   Goldman Sachs  
e   HSBC  
f   Standard Chartered Bank of Australia  
g   UBS  

 

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The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2012:

  Average Market Value ($)  
Interest rate financial futures   73,326,011  
Equity financial futures   41,595,325  
Equity options contracts   172,593  
Interest rate options contracts   3,424,417  
Forward contracts   87,757,751  

 

At October 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $145,421,545; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $190,449, consisting of $9,908,328 gross unrealized appreciation and $9,717,879 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Global Alpha Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statements of investments, financial futures and options written, of Global Alpha Fund (one of the series comprising Advantage Funds, Inc.) as of October 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Global Alpha Fund at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
December 27, 2012

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PROXY RESULTS (Unaudited)

The Company held a special meeting of shareholders on August 3, 2012.The proposal considered at the meeting, and the results, are as follows:

    Shares    
  Votes For     Authority Withheld  
To elect additional Board Members:        
Lynn Martin   90,334,756     3,252,629  
Robin A. Melvin   90,449,622     3,137,763  
Philip L. Toia   90,229,928     3,357,457  

 

† Each new Board Member’s term commenced on September 1, 2012.  
In addition Peggy C. Davis, Joseph S. DiMartino, David P. Feldman, Ehud Houminer and Dr. Martin Peretz continue  
as Board Members of the Company.  

 

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Joseph S. DiMartino (69)  
Chairman of the Board (1995)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small  
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present)  
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and  
businesses, Director (2005-2009)  
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard  
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 157  
———————  
Peggy C. Davis (69)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 63  
———————  
David P. Feldman (72)  
Board Member (1996)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Corporate Director and Trustee  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• BBH Mutual Funds Group (4 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-present)  
• QMed, Inc. a healthcare company, Director (1999-2007)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Ehud Houminer (72)  
Board Member (1993)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present)  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 73  

 

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Lynn Martin (72)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• President of The Martin Hall Group LLC, a human resources consulting firm, from January  
2005-present  
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years:  
• AT&T Inc., a telecommunications company, Director (1999-2012)  
• Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain and transportation management company, Director (1993-2012)  
• The Proctor & Gamble Co., a consumer products company, Director (1994-2009)  
• Constellation Energy Group Inc., Director (2003-2009)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Robin A. Melvin (49)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving orga-  
nizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 83  
———————  
Dr. Martin Peretz (73)  
Board Member (2006)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2010-present) (previously,  
Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2010)  
• Director of TheStreet.com, a financial information service on the web (1996-present)  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46  
———————  
Philip L. Toia (79)  
Board Member (2012)  
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years:  
• Private Investor  
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56  
———————  

 

Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS.

James F. Henry, Emeritus Board Member
Dr. Paul A. Marks, Emeritus Board Member
Gloria Messinger, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009; from April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 72 investment companies (comprised of 156 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Secretary since December 2011.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 39 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 60 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 54 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

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RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 183 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (73 investment companies, comprised of 183 portfolios). He is 55 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

MATTHEW D. CONNOLLY, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since April 2012.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Distributor since October 2011; from March 2010 to September 2011, Global Head, KYC Reviews and Director, UBS Investment Bank; until March 2010,AML Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Citi Global Wealth Management. He is an officer of 69 investment companies (comprised of 179 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 40 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 2011.

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NOTES



For More Information


Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at 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-DREYFUS.


 

 

Item 2.                        Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.  There have been no amendments to, or waivers in connection with, the Code of Ethics during the period covered by this Report.

Item 3.                        Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant's Board has determined that David P. Feldman, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").  David P. Feldman is "independent" as defined by the SEC for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations.

Item 4.                        Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)  Audit Fees .  The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the "Reporting Periods") for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant (the "Auditor") for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $220,020 in 2011 and $225,816 in 2012.

 

(b)  Audit-Related Fees . The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4 were $24,000 in 2011 and $36,000 in 2012. These services consisted of one or more of the following: (i) agreed upon procedures related to compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 817(h), (ii) security counts required by Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (iii) advisory services as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of Registrant transactions or events and (iv) advisory services to the accounting or disclosure treatment of the actual or potential impact to the Registrant of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for non-audit assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-investment adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant ("Service Affiliates"), that were reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit of the Service Affiliate, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $-0- in 2011 and $-0- in 2012.

 

(c)  Tax Fees .  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning ("Tax Services") were $30,288 in 2011 and $43,947 in 2012. These services consisted of: (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments; (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held, and (iv) determination of Passive Foreign Investment Companies. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Tax Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $-0- in 2011 and $-0- in 2012. 

 

 


 

 

(d)  All Other Fees .  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, were $58 in 2011 and $112 in 2012. These services consisted of a review of the Registrant's anti-money laundering program.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Non-Audit Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, other than the services reported in paragraphs (b) through (c) of this Item, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee, were  $-0- in 2011 and $200,000 in 2012. 

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures . The Registrant's Audit Committee has established policies and procedures (the "Policy") for pre-approval (within specified fee limits) of the Auditor's engagements for non-audit services to the Registrant and Service Affiliates without specific case-by-case consideration. The pre-approved services in the Policy can include pre-approved audit services, pre-approved audit-related services, pre-approved tax services and pre-approved all other services.  Pre-approval considerations include whether the proposed services are compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.  Pre-approvals pursuant to the Policy are considered annually.

(e)(2) Note: None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4 were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) None of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal account's full-time, permanent employees.

Non-Audit Fees . The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the Reporting Periods were $18,299,198 in 2011 and $47,346,640 in 2012. 

 

Auditor Independence . The Registrant's Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.

 

Item 5.                        Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 6.                        Investments.

(a)                    Not applicable.

Item 7.            Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 8.                        Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY, beginning with reports for periods ended on and after December 31, 2005]

 


 

 

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.

There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.

Item 11.          Controls and Procedures.

(a)        The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)        There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 

Item 12.          Exhibits.

(a)(1)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(a)(2)   Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(a)(3)   Not applicable.

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 


 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Advantage Funds, Inc.

 

By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

      Bradley J. Skapyak,

      President

 

Date:

December 19, 2012

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

      Bradley J. Skapyak,

      President

 

Date:

December 19, 2012

 

By: /s/ James Windels

      James Windels,

      Treasurer

 

Date:

December 19, 2012

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(1)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(a)(2)   Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.CERT)

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.906CERT)

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