Dreyfus Greater China A Load Waived  DPCAX.LW
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.48
  
NAV (2009-11-23)
$ 45.31
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-23)
115.05%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
1,136
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Dreyfus Greater China A Load Waived
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
Index: MSCI EAFE NDTR_D
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-23
Inception date: 1998-05-12 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-23
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 115.05 182.13 9.34 16.99 17.82 16.93
+/- Category 53.17 115.80 2.52 4.11 9.48 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NDTR_D 82.57 124.92 13.87 12.14 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 87.38 75.54 22.10 21.47 17.73 16.91
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 90.32 151.88 20.04 22.61 17.82 16.93
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 151.88 16.74 20.51 15.56 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 98.72 15.69 19.00 14.64 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 11 funds), (5 yrs : out of 8 funds), (10 yrs : out of 4 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is 2.00%.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 25.62
Software 2.38
Hardware 10.84
Media 1.45
Telecommunications 10.95
Service 39.69
Healthcare 1.17
Consumer Services 10.87
Business Services 5.18
Financial Services 22.47
Manufacturing 34.69
Consumer Goods 15.09
Industrial Materials 15.80
Energy 3.80
Utilities 0.00
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.8
Stocks 96.3
Bonds 0.0
Other 2.9
Foreign Stocks 96.3
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 58 Turnover % 107
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 31.25 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. ADR China 3.66
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd. China 3.64
AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd. China 3.50
SINA Corporation China 3.44
China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd. Hong Kong 3.40
China Citic Bank Corporation Limited China 3.07
China Everbright Ltd. Hong Kong 2.72
Beijing Capital Land Ltd. China 2.62
Shanghai Friendship Group Incorporated Company China 2.62
Bengang Steel Plates Co.,ltd. China 2.58
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1998-05-12
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Nina Wu  (2006-12-22)
Wu has been portfolio manager with Hamon since March 2006. From August 2005 to April 2006, she was a portfolio manager for Everbright Pramerica Fund Management Co., Ltd. From 2002 through July 2005, Wu served in various capacities for Hua An Fund Management, Co., Ltd., including analyst, senior analyst and fund manager.
Hugh Simon  (2007-07-31)
Simon established Hamon in 1989 and currently is the chief executive of Hamon. Formerly the Managing Director and President respectively of Lazard’s Hong Kong and Japan and a director of Lazard Investors in London, Hugh was responsible for establishing Lazard’s offices in the Far East and was in charge of overall investment and marketing for the Asian region. Before joining Lazards in 1984, he worked for Schroders in London, Australia and Hong Kong for five years.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-03-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.94
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information
200 Park Ave 8th Floor
The Dreyfus Corporation
New York,  NY  10166
USA
Telephone:
800-645-6561
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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