Dreyfus International Bond A  DIBAX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
World Bond 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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   Avg Duration
   6.91 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AA
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.05
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 16.36
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
18.24%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
406
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Dreyfus International Bond A
(from 2005-12-30 to 2009-10-31) Category: World Bond
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2005-12-30 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 18.24 28.63 13.47 --- --- 11.57
+/- Category 4.05 6.48 6.72 --- --- ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 11.33 16.14 7.02 --- --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 10.66 21.27 11.42 --- --- 10.30
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 11.35 23.59 11.24 --- --- 10.24
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 21.47 9.48 --- --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 15.13 8.56 --- --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 188 funds), (5 yrs : out of funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 4.50%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
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 %
US Government
US Treasuries ---
TIPS ---
US Agency ---
Mortgage
Mortgage Pass-Thru ---
Mortgage CMO ---
Mortgage ARM ---
Credit
US Corporate ---
Asset-Backed ---
Convertible ---
Municipal ---
Corporate Inflation-Protected ---
Foreign
Foreign Corp ---
Foreign Govt ---
Cash ---
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 35.4
AA 23.4
A 14.6
BBB 18.0
BB 6.8
B 1.8
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 49.8
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 49.7
Other 0.5
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 128
Total Number of Bond Holdings 247 30 Day SEC Yield % 3.16
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 41.45 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
Japan (Govt Of) 1.7% 2017-09-20 1,569,350 18,452 6.30
EURO-BOND 10YR 6% --- 17,835 6.09
JPN 10 YEAR BOND --- 17,075 5.83
Australian 3 Yr 6% --- 14,760 5.04
France (Govt Of) 4% 2014-10-25 9,410 14,683 5.02
Japan (Government Of) 1.7% 2033-06-20 1,101,650 11,187 3.82
Greece(Rep Of) 4.3% 2017-07-20 5,510 8,205 2.80
Germany (Federal Republic Of) 4.25% 2014-01-04 4,380 6,921 2.36
Uk(Govt Of) 4.5% 2019-03-07 3,855 6,609 2.26
United Kingdom (Govt Of) 4.25% 2036-03-07 3,460 5,656 1.93
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2005-12-30
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Thomas F. Fahey  (2005-12-30)
Fahey is a portfolio manager for Global Bond Strategies at Standish Mellon, where he has been employed since 1999. He joined the firm from the Bank Credit Analyst Research Group in Montreal where he was an associate editor for both ForexCast, which is the firm's foreign exchange strategy service, and the international bank credit analyst. Fahey has been employed by Dreyfus since December 2005.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-03-01)
Front: 4.50
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.10
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information
The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York,  NY  10166
United States
Telephone:
800-645-6561
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.