Dreyfus NJ Municipal Bond A  DRNJX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Muni New Jersey 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
   5.44 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AA
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 12.67
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
12.79%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
616
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Dreyfus NJ Municipal Bond A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Muni New Jersey
Index: BarCap Municipal TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1987-11-06 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 12.79 11.60 3.12 3.55 4.97 6.19
+/- Category -3.58 -2.56 0.64 0.27 0.25 ---
+/- BarCap Municipal TR USD 0.65 -0.07 -1.13 -0.81 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 10.14 8.27 2.56 3.11 4.56 6.10
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 7.74 8.30 1.61 2.48 4.48 5.96
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 8.30 1.61 2.48 4.48 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 6.96 1.98 2.72 4.50 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 64 funds), (5 yrs : out of 56 funds), (10 yrs : out of 48 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 %
General Obligations 2.76
Advance Refunded 7.55
State Appropriated Tobacco ---
Non-state Appropriated Tobacco 12.46
Education 14.12
Health 14.77
Housing 1.85
Industrial 12.64
Transportation 4.27
Utilities 1.69
Water/Sewer 3.22
Misc. Revenue 24.66
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 42.8
AA 15.0
A 23.9
BBB 14.5
BB 0.6
B 0.8
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 2.4
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 3.6
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 96.4
Other 0.0
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 % 50
Total Number of Bond Holdings 144 30 Day SEC Yield % 2.98
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 20.89 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
New Jersey St Edl Facs Auth 5.75% 2030-07-01 15,405 16,033 2.55
Univ Medicine & Dentistr Bds 5.5% 2027-12-01 15,425 15,513 2.47
New Jersey St Higher Ed Assist Re 5.875% 2021-06-01 12,000 13,360 2.13
New Jersey Health Care Facs Fi Sta 5.25% 2038-10-01 12,595 13,240 2.11
Tobacco Settlement Fing Corp N Asset 7% 2041-06-01 10,630 12,754 2.03
New Jersey St Edl Facs Auth 5% 2035-07-01 12,165 12,654 2.01
New Jersey Econ Dev Auth 5.75% 2029-06-15 12,500 12,535 1.99
Atlantic Cnty N J Utils Auth 7.125% 2016-03-01 11,975 11,975 1.91
New Jersey Economic Dev Auth 2024-09-01 10,000 11,612 1.85
New Jersey Econ Dev Auth 5.5% 2027-09-01 10,000 11,598 1.84
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1987-11-06
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
W. Michael Petty  (1997-08-01)
Petty is currently a portfolio manager with The Dreyfus Corporation, his employer since June 1997. Previously, from 1992 to 1997, he was vice president and a portfolio manager of open-end and closed-end municipal bond funds at Merrill Lynch Asset Management. Prior to that, Petty was employed by J.J. Kenny Drake Trading for seven years.
Joseph P. Darcy  (2009-05-01)
Darcy is a portfolio manager with The Dreyfus Corporation, his employer since 1994. Previously, he was a vice president and portfolio manager with Merrill Lynch. From 1986 to 1989, he served as an institutional sales and marketing specialist with Chemical Bank. Prior to that, he worked for Prudential Securities as a retail account executive and vice president of the institutional municipal-sales department from 1981 to 1986.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-01)
Front: 4.50
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.85
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Correspondence Information
The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York,  NY  10166
Telephone:
800-645-6561
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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