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

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number                          811-08673

Dreyfus Investment Portfolios
(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)

Michael A. Rosenberg, 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:  12/31   
Date of reporting period:  9/30/2009   



FORM N-Q

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Core Value Portfolio 
September 30, 2009 (Unaudited) 

Common Stocks--99.8%  Shares  Value ($) 
Consumer Discretionary--10.8%     
Carnival  11,440  380,723 
Gap  9,100  194,740 
Home Depot  22,220  591,941 
Johnson Controls  7,060 a  180,454 
Lowe's Cos.  7,640  159,982 
News, Cl. A  31,120  373,129 
Nordstrom  7,860  240,044 
Omnicom Group  14,640  540,802 
Staples  7,220  167,648 
Target  3,660  170,849 
Time Warner  23,553  677,855 
Toll Brothers  6,310 a,b  123,297 
    3,801,464 
Consumer Staples--9.2%     
Cadbury, ADR  6,764  346,384 
Coca-Cola Enterprises  8,270  177,061 
CVS Caremark  17,840  637,601 
Kellogg  5,370  264,365 
PepsiCo  12,100  709,786 
Philip Morris International  7,030  342,642 
Procter & Gamble  6,890  399,069 
Walgreen  9,510  356,340 
    3,233,248 
Energy--16.0%     
Anadarko Petroleum  2,870  180,035 
Chevron  17,930  1,262,810 
Devon Energy  3,280  220,842 
EOG Resources  1,950  162,844 
Exxon Mobil  14,754  1,012,272 
Hess  5,450  291,357 



Marathon Oil  10,010  319,319 
Occidental Petroleum  19,550  1,532,720 
Schlumberger  3,090  184,164 
XTO Energy  10,695  441,917 
    5,608,280 
Exchange Traded Funds--1.0%     
iShares Russell 1000 Value Index     
Fund  6,360 a  352,916 
Financial--25.5%     
ACE  3,430 b  183,368 
Aflac  4,650  198,741 
American Express  5,100  172,890 
Ameriprise Financial  8,860  321,884 
AON  9,510  386,962 
Bank of America  61,960  1,048,363 
Capital One Financial  2,990  106,833 
Citigroup  74,570  360,919 
Franklin Resources  3,080  309,848 
Goldman Sachs Group  3,630  669,191 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  38,740  1,697,587 
Marsh & McLennan Cos.  10,800  267,084 
MetLife  14,600  555,822 
Moody's  6,930 a  141,788 
Morgan Stanley  15,800  487,904 
Prudential Financial  3,750  187,163 
State Street  7,230  380,298 
Travelers Cos.  10,780  530,699 
U.S. Bancorp  8,410  183,843 
Wells Fargo & Co.  27,750  781,995 
    8,973,182 
Health Care--9.4%     
AmerisourceBergen  8,300  185,754 
Amgen  6,120 b  368,607 
Covidien  8,297  358,928 
McKesson  3,170  188,774 
Merck & Co.  13,320  421,312 
Pfizer  64,330  1,064,662 



Schering-Plough  7,130  201,423 
Thermo Fisher Scientific  3,370 b  147,168 
UnitedHealth Group  5,520  138,221 
Warner Chilcott, Cl. A  4,446 a,b  96,122 
WellPoint  3,080 b  145,869 
    3,316,840 
Industrial--7.3%     
Dover  4,700  182,172 
Eaton  4,970  281,252 
General Electric  41,910  688,162 
Honeywell International  4,880  181,292 
Raytheon  5,110  245,127 
Tyco International  5,977  206,087 
Union Pacific  8,560  499,476 
United Parcel Service, Cl. B  2,620  147,951 
Waste Management  4,814 a  143,553 
    2,575,072 
Information Technology--7.6%     
Cisco Systems  31,380 b  738,685 
EMC  11,170 b  190,337 
Hewlett-Packard  10,010  472,572 
Intel  10,870  212,726 
Microsoft  24,620  637,412 
Tyco Electronics  11,140  248,199 
Western Union  8,930  168,956 
    2,668,887 
Materials--3.8%     
Air Products & Chemicals  3,320  257,565 
Dow Chemical  7,840  204,389 
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.  5,120  164,557 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold  7,810  535,844 
International Paper  7,080  157,388 
    1,319,743 
Telecommunication Services--2.9%     
AT & T  37,290  1,007,203 
Utilities--6.3%     
Entergy  6,000  479,160 



Exelon  4,480  222,298 
FPL Group  7,890  435,765 
NRG Energy  11,180 b  315,164 
PG & E  3,480  140,905 
Questar  9,300  349,308 
Southern  8,170  258,744 
    2,201,344 
Total Common Stocks     
       (cost $32,153,538)    35,058,179 
 
Other Investment--1.1%     
Registered Investment Company;     
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred     
       Plus Money Market Fund     
       (cost $394,000)  394,000 c  394,000 
 
Investment of Cash Collateral for     
Securities Loaned--2.7%     
Registered Investment Company;     
Dreyfus Institutional Cash     
       Advantage Plus Fund     
       (cost $945,855)  945,855 c  945,855 
 
Total Investments (cost $33,493,393)  103.6%  36,398,034 
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (3.6%)  (1,254,008) 
Net Assets  100.0%  35,144,026 

ADR - American Depository Receipts

a      All or a portion of these securities are on loan. At September 30, 2009, the total market value of the portfolio's securities on loan is $915,255 and the total market value of the collateral held by the portfolio is $945,855.
b      Non-income producing security.
c      Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.

At September 30, 2009, the aggregate cost of investment securities for income tax purposes was $33,493,393.

Net unrealized appreciation on investments was $2,904,641 of which $4,796,848 related to appreciated investment securities and $1,892,207 related to depreciated investment securities.



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 - 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 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. 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2009 in valuing the fund's investments: 

      Level 3 -   
  Level 1 -  Level 2 - Other  Significant   
  Quoted  Significant Observable  Unobservable   
Assets ($)  Prices  Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Investments in Securities:         
Equity Securities - Domestic+  34,358,879  -  -  34,358,879 
Equity Securities - Foreign+  346,384  -  -  346,384 
Mutual Funds/Exchange Traded  1,692,771  -  -  1,692,771 
Funds         
Other Financial Instruments++  -  -  -  - 
Liabilities ($)         
Other Financial Instruments++  -  -  -  - 
+ See Statement of Investments for industry classification.     
++ Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forward foreign currency   
exchange contracts, swap contracts and options contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation), 
or in the case of options, market value at period end.       



The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) has become 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 Codification has superseded all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. 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 fund adopted the provisions of ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging which requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The fund held no derivatives during the period ended September 30, 2009. These disclosures did not impact the notes to the financial statements.

Portfolio valuation: 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. 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 portfolio calculates its net asset value, the portfolio may value these investments at fair value as determined in



accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. 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 futures contracts. For other securities that are fair valued by the Board of Trustees, certain factors may be considered 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. Financial futures are valued at the last sales price.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, the portfolio may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the portfolio’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager, U.S. Government and Agency securities or letters of credit. The portfolio is entitled to receive all income on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Although each security loaned is fully collateralized, the portfolio bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in , the securities loaned should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner.

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR.



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Midcap Stock Portfolio 
September 30, 2009 (Unaudited) 

Common Stocks--99.5%  Shares  Value ($) 
Consumer Discretionary--16.9%     
Aaron's   22,600 a  596,640 
Advance Auto Parts   35,900  1,410,152 
Aeropostale   36,975 a,b  1,607,303 
Apollo Group, Cl. A     5,900 a,b  434,653 
Barnes & Noble   40,900 a  908,798 
Boyd Gaming   29,500 b  322,435 
Brinker International   64,350  1,012,226 
Callaway Golf   42,500 a  323,425 
Carlisle Cos.   47,300  1,603,943 
Cheesecake Factory   84,200 a,b  1,559,384 
Dollar Tree   31,100 b  1,513,948 
Family Dollar Stores   19,950  526,680 
Foot Locker  103,300  1,234,435 
Gentex   40,350  570,952 
Genuine Parts   25,200  959,112 
International Speedway, Cl. A   11,000  303,270 
ITT Educational Services   15,400 a,b  1,700,314 
Marvel Entertainment   14,000 b  694,680 
Panera Bread, Cl. A   17,600 a,b  968,000 
PetSmart   41,600  904,800 
Regis   19,400 a  300,700 
Scholastic   29,100 a  708,294 
Scotts Miracle-Gro, Cl. A   25,900 a  1,112,405 
SEACOR Holdings  9,000 b  734,670 
Strayer Education  2,700 a  587,736 
Timberland, Cl. A   26,700 b  371,664 
Toll Brothers   36,500 a,b  713,210 
Warnaco Group   25,350 b  1,111,851 
    24,795,680 
Consumer Staples--4.0%     



Energizer Holdings  4,600 b  305,164 
Hansen Natural  10,300 a,b  378,422 
Hormel Foods  27,250  967,920 
Lancaster Colony  29,700  1,522,719 
PepsiAmericas  10,900  311,304 
Pulte Homes  76,500 a  840,735 
Tyson Foods, Cl. A  24,600  310,698 
Universal  30,000 a  1,254,600 
    5,891,562 
Energy--6.3%     
Atmos Energy  11,000  309,980 
Bill Barrett  22,800 b  747,612 
Cameron International  34,900 b  1,319,918 
Comstock Resources  35,200 b  1,410,816 
Covanta Holding  17,600 a,b  299,200 
Encore Acquisition  61,000 b  2,281,400 
Frontier Oil  82,200  1,144,224 
Patterson-UTI Energy  22,200  335,220 
Southern Union  41,300  858,627 
Tesoro  37,600 a  563,248 
    9,270,245 
Financial--18.2%     
Alexandria Real Estate Equities  16,800 a  913,080 
American Financial Group  63,575  1,621,162 
AmeriCredit  42,600 a,b  672,654 
Ameriprise Financial  23,800  864,654 
Annaly Capital Management  39,100  709,274 
Camden Property Trust  12,900  519,870 
Cincinnati Financial  6,000  155,940 
Dun & Bradstreet  6,000  451,920 
FirstMerit  73,106  1,391,207 
HCC Insurance Holdings  54,250  1,483,737 
Hospitality Properties Trust  72,800 a  1,482,936 
Hudson City Bancorp  96,000  1,262,400 
IAC/InterActiveCorp  19,800 b  399,762 
Liberty Property Trust  18,200  592,046 
Macerich  24,146 a  732,346 



Nasdaq OMX Group   30,600 b  644,130 
New York Community Bancorp   61,400  701,188 
NewAlliance Bancshares  129,500  1,385,650 
Old Republic International   46,600  567,588 
Principal Financial Group   20,300  556,017 
Raymond James Financial   77,700  1,808,856 
Regency Centers   35,600 a  1,318,980 
Reinsurance Group of America   18,500  825,100 
StanCorp Financial Group   44,800  1,808,576 
UDR   88,171 a  1,387,812 
Weingarten Realty Investors Trust   55,700 a  1,109,544 
Westamerica Bancorporation   25,400 a  1,320,800 
    26,687,229 
Health Care--11.3%     
Cooper   11,700 a  347,841 
Edwards Lifesciences   10,600 b  741,046 
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings   60,600 b  1,371,378 
Gen-Probe   31,100 b  1,288,784 
Humana   35,500 b  1,324,150 
Kinetic Concepts   19,600 a,b  724,808 
LifePoint Hospitals   48,200 a,b  1,304,292 
Omnicare   42,400 a  954,848 
OSI Pharmaceuticals   40,700 a,b  1,436,710 
Pharmaceutical Product Development   49,000  1,075,060 
Resmed   22,600 b  1,021,520 
Sepracor   35,900 b  822,110 
STERIS   43,500 a  1,324,575 
Techne   21,200  1,326,060 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals     
International   52,500 a,b  1,473,150 
    16,536,332 
Industrial--12.0%     
Brink's   38,000  1,022,580 
Bucyrus International   41,500 a  1,478,230 
Copa Holdings SA  3,700  164,613 
Donaldson   25,600 a  886,528 
Dycom Industries  119,200 b  1,466,160 



Expeditors International     
Washington   18,400  646,760 
Flowserve  6,700  660,218 
GATX   17,300 a  483,535 
Granite Construction   26,500 a  819,910 
Hubbell, Cl. B   45,550  1,913,100 
Joy Global   32,600  1,595,444 
KBR   24,100  561,289 
MPS Group   22,800 b  239,856 
Oshkosh   51,400  1,589,802 
Pitney Bowes   17,700  439,845 
Rent-A-Center   47,200 b  891,136 
Teleflex   20,700  1,000,017 
Timken   33,000  773,190 
URS   24,300 b  1,060,695 
    17,692,908 
Information Technology--17.7%     
Advent Software     9,500 a,b  382,375 
Akamai Technologies   38,400 b  755,712 
Avnet   27,300 b  708,981 
Avocent   34,900 a,b  707,423 
CA   36,500  802,635 
Cognizant Technology Solutions,     
Cl. A   19,900 b  769,334 
CommScope   36,200 b  1,083,466 
Computer Sciences   31,800 b  1,676,178 
Cypress Semiconductor  143,200 a,b  1,479,256 
F5 Networks   36,500 b  1,446,495 
FactSet Research Systems   16,000  1,059,840 
Fair Isaac   40,000 a  859,600 
Garmin  9,800 a  369,852 
Gartner   70,300 a,b  1,284,381 
General Cable   11,300 a,b  442,395 
Harris   12,300  462,480 
Informatica   34,000 b  767,720 
Ingram Micro, Cl. A   36,700 b  618,395 
Integrated Device Technology  120,800 b  816,608 



Intersil, Cl. A   65,200  998,212 
L-3 Communications Holdings   15,500  1,244,960 
Semtech   11,900 a,b  202,419 
Sybase   34,900 b  1,357,610 
Synopsys   90,900 b  2,037,978 
Tech Data   57,300 b  2,384,253 
Teradata   25,400 b  699,008 
Xilinx   22,000  515,240 
    25,932,806 
Materials--7.6%     
Airgas   18,800  909,356 
Cabot   27,600  637,836 
Crown Holdings   36,300 b  987,360 
FMC   13,100  736,875 
Minerals Technologies   36,100  1,716,916 
Pactiv   31,700 b  825,785 
Potlatch   17,400 a  495,030 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum   30,900  1,315,104 
Temple-Inland   56,500  927,730 
Terra Industries   18,000  624,060 
Titanium Metals   65,000 a  623,350 
Worthington Industries   97,000 a  1,348,300 
    11,147,702 
Telecommunication Services--1.0%     
Telephone & Data Systems   29,600  917,896 
US Cellular   13,800 b  539,166 
    1,457,062 
Utilities--4.5%     
AGL Resources   27,000  952,290 
Alliant Energy   10,350  288,248 
American Water Works   23,600  470,584 
CMS Energy   25,700 a  344,380 
IDACORP   19,800  570,042 
NV Energy  129,800  1,504,382 
UGI   72,000  1,804,320 
WGL Holdings   21,800  722,452 
    6,656,698 



Total Common Stocks     
       (cost $143,674,799)    146,068,224 
 
Other Investment--.5%     
Registered Investment Company;     
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred     
       Plus Money Market Fund     
       (cost $797,000)  797,000 c  797,000 
Investment of Cash Collateral for     
Securities Loaned--21.1%     
Registered Investment Company;     
Dreyfus Institutional Cash     
       Advantage Fund     
       (cost $30,966,561)  30,966,561 c  30,966,561 
Total Investments (cost $175,438,360)  121.10%  177,831,785 
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (21.10)  (31,067,768) 
Net Assets  100.0%  146,764,017 

a      All or a portion of these securities are on loan. At September 30, 2009, the total market value of the portfolio's securities on loan is $29,905,641 and the total market value of the collateral held by the portfolio is $30,966,561.
b      Non-income producing security.
c      Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.

At September 30, 2009, the aggregate cost of investment securities for income tax purposes was $175,438,360. Net unrealized appreciation on investments was $2,393,425 of which $17,345,229 related to appreciated investment securities and $14,951,804 related to depreciated investment securities.



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 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. 
                         Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, 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. 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2009 in valuing the fund's investments: 

    Level 2 - Other Significant  Level 3 -Significant   
Assets ($)  Level 1 -Quoted Prices  Observable Inputs  Unobservable Inputs  Total 
Investment in Securities:         
Equity Securities - Domestic+  146,068,224                                                               -                                                   -  146,068,224 
Mutual Funds  31,763,561                                                               -                                                   -  31,763,561 
Other Financial Instruments++  -                                                               -                                                   -  - 
Liabilities ($)         
Other Financial Instruments++  -                                                               -                                                   -  - 
+ See Statement of Investments for industry classification.       
++ Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forward foreign currency     
exchange contracts, swap contracts and options contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation),   
or in the case of options, market value at period end.       



The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) has become 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 Codification has superseded all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. 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 fund adopted the provisions of ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging which requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The fund held no derivatives during the period ended September 30, 2009. These disclosures did not impact the notes to the financial statements.

Portfolio valuation: 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. 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 portfolio calculates its net asset value, the portfolio may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. 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 futures contracts. For other securities that are fair valued by the Board of Trustees, certain factors may be considered 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. Financial futures are valued at the last sales price.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, the portfolio may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the portfolio’s policy, that at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager, U.S. Government and Agency securities or letters of credit. The portfolio is entitled to receive all income on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Although each security loaned is fully collateralized, the portfolio bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in , the securities loaned should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner.

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR.



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS     
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio     
September 30, 2009 (Unaudited)     
 
 
Common Stocks--99.7%  Shares  Value ($) 

Consumer Discretionary--14.5%     
American Public Education   5,439 a  188,951 
Arbitron   7,533  156,385 
Audiovox, Cl. A   4,786 a  32,784 
Big 5 Sporting Goods   6,578  99,328 
Blue Nile   4,300 a,b  267,116 
Brown Shoe  11,742  94,171 
Brunswick  27,336 b  327,485 
Buckle   7,297 b  249,120 
Buffalo Wild Wings   5,434 a,b  226,109 
Cabela's  12,336 a,b  164,562 
California Pizza Kitchen   8,216 a  128,334 
Capella Education   4,177 a,b  281,279 
Carter's  17,128 a  457,318 
Cato, Cl. A   8,765  177,842 
CEC Entertainment   7,205 a  186,321 
Charlotte Russe Holding   6,698 a  117,215 
Children's Place Retail Stores   8,330 a,b  249,567 
Christopher & Banks  10,353  70,090 
CKE Restaurants  17,557  184,173 
Coinstar   9,361 a,b  308,726 
Crocs  25,932 a  172,448 
Deckers Outdoor   4,038 a  342,624 
DineEquity   4,590 b  113,602 
Dress Barn  14,130 a,b  253,351 
Drew Industries   5,850 a  126,887 
E.W. Scripps, Cl. A   9,604 a  72,030 
Ethan Allen Interiors   5,946 b  98,109 
Finish Line, Cl. A  17,380  176,581 
Fred's, Cl. A  12,791 b  162,829 
Genesco   6,405 a,b  154,168 



Group 1 Automotive   7,565 b  203,120 
Gymboree   8,782 a,b  424,873 
Haverty Furniture   6,343 a,b  74,911 
Helen of Troy   9,039 a  175,628 
Hibbett Sports   8,500 a,b  154,955 
Hillenbrand  17,374  353,908 
Hot Topic  14,035 a,b  105,122 
HSN  12,062 a  196,369 
Iconix Brand Group  20,786 a  259,201 
Interval Leisure Group  11,855 a  147,950 
Jack in the Box  17,461 a  357,776 
JAKKS Pacific   8,605 a,b  123,224 
Jo-Ann Stores   8,400 a,b  225,372 
JoS. A. Bank Clothiers   5,529 a,b  247,533 
K-Swiss, Cl. A   7,951 b  69,889 
Kid Brands   5,380 a  33,356 
La-Z-Boy  15,804  136,705 
Landry's Restaurants       773 a,b  8,116 
Lithia Motors, Cl. A   5,831 b  90,905 
Live Nation  25,693 a  210,426 
Liz Claiborne  29,492 b  145,396 
M/I Homes   6,013 a  81,717 
Maidenform Brands   6,275 a  100,777 
Marcus   6,161  78,799 
Men's Wearhouse  15,718 b  388,235 
Meritage Homes   9,432 a  191,470 
Midas   4,417 a  41,520 
Monarch Casino & Resort   3,052 a  32,840 
Movado Group   4,901 b  71,212 
National Presto Industries   1,566 b  135,475 
Nautilus   7,911 a,b  13,449 
NutriSystem   9,132  139,354 
OfficeMax  22,931 a,b  288,472 
Oxford Industries   4,338  85,459 
P.F. Chang's China Bistro   7,229 a,b  245,569 
Papa John's International   7,043 a  173,047 
PEP Boys-Manny Moe & Jack  12,869  125,730 



Perry Ellis International  3,410 a  54,696 
PetMed Express  7,489 b  141,168 
Pinnacle Entertainment  18,035 a,b  183,777 
Polaris Industries  9,993 b  407,515 
Pool  15,175 b  337,189 
Pre-Paid Legal Services  2,266 a  115,113 
Quiksilver  37,889 a  104,195 
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers  4,953 a  101,140 
Ruby Tuesday  19,849 a  167,129 
Ruth's Hospitality Group  5,569 a  23,501 
Shuffle Master  16,156 a  152,190 
Skechers USA, Cl. A  10,174 a  174,382 
Skyline  1,421 b  32,058 
Sonic  17,744 a,b  196,249 
Sonic Automotive, Cl. A  11,621 b  122,020 
Spartan Motors  10,104 b  51,935 
Stage Stores  12,034  155,961 
Stamps.com  4,372 a  40,441 
Standard-Pacific  30,332 a  111,925 
Steak n Shake  7,464 a,b  87,851 
Stein Mart  6,941 a  88,220 
Sturm Ruger & Co.  7,160 b  92,650 
Superior Industries International  8,755  124,321 
Texas Roadhouse  15,885 a,b  168,699 
Ticketmaster Entertainment  12,031 a  140,642 
Tractor Supply  10,728 a,b  519,450 
True Religion Apparel  7,798 a  202,202 
Tuesday Morning  10,606 a  44,121 
Tween Brands  7,489 a  62,833 
UniFirst  4,738  210,604 
Universal Electronics  4,605 a  94,034 
Universal Technical Institute  6,290 a,b  123,913 
Volcom  5,312 a,b  87,542 
Winnebago Industries  8,409 a,b  123,696 
Wolverine World Wide  14,929  370,836 
Zale  6,081 a,b  43,479 
Zumiez  5,876 a,b  96,425 



    16,931,467 
Consumer Staples--4.4%     
Alliance One International  26,057 a,b  116,735 
Andersons   5,756 b  202,611 
Boston Beer, Cl. A   2,996 a,b  111,092 
Cal-Maine Foods   3,792 b  101,512 
Casey's General Stores  15,530  487,331 
Central Garden & Pet, Cl. A  22,816 a  249,379 
Chattem   5,674 a,b  376,810 
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store   6,879  236,638 
Darling International  24,943 a  183,331 
Diamond Foods   5,191 b  164,659 
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea   9,279 a,b  82,676 
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters  10,461 a,b  772,440 
Hain Celestial Group  12,619 a,b  241,906 
J & J Snack Foods   4,281  184,896 
Lance   9,178  236,976 
Mannatech   1,159 b  4,439 
Nash Finch   4,042  110,508 
Peet's Coffee & Tea   3,435 a  96,970 
RC2   6,437 a  91,727 
Sanderson Farms   5,462  205,590 
Spartan Stores   7,366  104,082 
TreeHouse Foods   9,608 a,b  342,717 
United Natural Foods  12,748 a,b  304,932 
WD-40   4,743  134,701 
    5,144,658 
Energy--5.5%     
Atwood Oceanics  16,719 a,b  589,679 
Basic Energy Services   7,188 a,b  61,026 
Bristow Group   8,824 a,b  261,985 
CARBO Ceramics   5,591 b  288,216 
Dril-Quip   8,777 a  435,690 
Gulf Island Fabrication   3,183  59,649 
Holly  12,473 b  319,558 
Hornbeck Offshore Services   6,963 a  191,900 
ION Geophysical  31,629 a,b  111,334 



Lufkin Industries   4,354  231,546 
Matrix Service   7,982 a  86,764 
NATCO Group, Cl. A   5,871 a  259,968 
Oil States International  15,331 a  538,578 
Penn Virginia  13,037  298,678 
Petroleum Development   5,922 a  110,505 
PetroQuest Energy  15,380 a,b  99,816 
Pioneer Drilling  15,950 a  117,073 
SEACOR Holdings   6,317 a  515,657 
Seahawk Drilling   3,505 a  108,970 
St. Mary Land & Exploration  19,315  626,965 
Stone Energy  13,201 a  215,308 
Superior Well Services   3,708 a,b  35,893 
Swift Energy  10,884 a,b  257,733 
Tetra Technologies  22,678 a  219,750 
World Fuel Services   9,057 b  435,370 
    6,477,611 
Financial--18.3%     
Acadia Realty Trust  12,730  191,841 
American Physicians Capital   3,392  97,724 
Amerisafe   6,086 a  104,984 
Bank Mutual  11,861  104,851 
Bank of the Ozarks   3,395 b  90,069 
BioMed Realty Trust  29,404  405,775 
Boston Private Financial Holdings  18,482  120,318 
Brookline Bancorp  18,097  175,903 
Cascade Bancorp   9,527 b  11,528 
Cash America International   9,124  275,180 
Cedar Shopping Centers  14,115 b  91,042 
Central Pacific Financial   9,072 b  22,861 
Colonial Properties Trust  15,895  154,658 
Columbia Banking System   7,150 b  118,332 
Community Bank System  10,902 b  199,180 
Delphi Financial Group, Cl. A  14,699  332,638 
DiamondRock Hospitality  32,991 a  267,227 
Dime Community Bancshares   8,432  96,378 
East West Bancorp  28,122  233,413 



EastGroup Properties  7,523  287,529 
eHealth  7,298 a  105,967 
Employers Holdings  13,431  207,912 
Entertainment Properties Trust  10,693 b  365,059 
Extra Space Storage  25,907 b  273,319 
Financial Federal  7,661 b  189,073 
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico  22,845 b  69,677 
First Cash Financial Services  8,472 a  145,125 
First Commonwealth Financial  20,731  117,752 
First Financial Bancorp  14,707  177,219 
First Financial Bankshares  6,385 b  315,802 
First Midwest Bancorp  13,338 b  150,319 
Forestar Group  11,301 a  194,151 
Franklin Street Properties  19,227  251,874 
Frontier Financial  14,931 b  16,275 
Glacier Bancorp  18,062 b  269,846 
Greenhill & Co.  5,961 b  533,986 
Hancock Holding  7,374 b  277,041 
Hanmi Financial  12,429 a,b  20,384 
Home Bancshares  5,725 b  125,492 
Home Properties  9,533 b  410,777 
Independent Bank/MA  6,228 b  137,826 
Independent Bank/MI  7,574 b  14,391 
Infinity Property & Casualty  4,065  172,681 
Inland Real Estate  18,063  158,232 
Investment Technology Group  13,450 a  375,524 
Kilroy Realty  12,951 b  359,261 
Kite Realty Group Trust  17,949  74,847 
LaBranche & Co.  15,588 a  52,999 
LaSalle Hotel Properties  19,392  381,247 
Lexington Realty Trust  29,812  152,041 
LTC Properties  7,102  170,732 
Medical Properties Trust  25,873 b  202,068 
Mid-America Apartment Communities  8,446  381,168 
Nara Bancorp  6,540  45,453 
National Financial Partners  12,694 a  110,692 
National Penn Bancshares  35,005 b  213,881 



National Retail Properties  24,683  529,944 
Navigators Group   3,932 a  216,260 
NBT Bankcorp  10,466 b  235,904 
Old National Bancorp  25,402 b  284,502 
optionsXpress Holdings  13,589  234,818 
Parkway Properties   6,468  127,420 
Pennsylvania Real Estate     
Investment Trust  13,632 b  103,740 
Pinnacle Financial Partners   9,580 a,b  121,762 
Piper Jaffray   5,000 a  238,600 
Portfolio Recovery Associates   4,606 a,b  208,790 
Post Properties  14,410  259,380 
Presidential Life   4,372  45,294 
PrivateBancorp  11,628 b  284,421 
ProAssurance   9,800 a  511,462 
Prosperity Bancshares  14,687 b  510,961 
PS Business Parks   5,883  301,916 
Rewards Network Inc.   2,727 a  37,469 
RLI   5,371  283,481 
S&T Bancorp   7,051 b  91,381 
Safety Insurance Group   4,779  157,325 
Selective Insurance Group  14,872  233,937 
Senior Housing Properties Trust  38,847  742,366 
Signature Bank  12,594 a  365,226 
Simmons First National, Cl. A   3,751  108,066 
South Financial Group  48,107  70,717 
Sovran Self Storage   8,099  246,453 
Sterling Bancorp   5,239  37,826 
Sterling Bancshares  24,355  178,035 
Sterling Financial  17,029 a,b  34,058 
Stewart Information Services   5,364  66,353 
Stifel Financial   8,833 a  484,932 
Susquehanna Bancshares  23,934 b  140,971 
SWS Group   8,883  127,915 
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers  11,487  428,925 
Tompkins Financial   2,244 b  98,063 
Tower Group  13,263  323,485 



TradeStation Group  12,459 a  101,541 
Trustco Bank  27,829 b  173,931 
UCBH Holdings  37,668 b  30,134 
UMB Financial  9,616 b  388,871 
Umpqua Holdings  25,234  267,480 
United Bankshares  11,860 b  232,337 
United Community Banks  23,301 a,b  116,507 
United Fire & Casualty  6,276 b  112,340 
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Cl. A  6,401  93,391 
Whitney Holding  18,953 b  180,812 
Wilshire Bancorp  7,045  51,710 
Wintrust Financial  7,514 b  210,091 
World Acceptance  5,315 a,b  133,991 
Zenith National Insurance  10,350  319,815 
    21,486,633 
Health Care--13.2%     
Abaxis  6,722 a,b  179,813 
Air Methods  3,323 a  108,230 
Align Technology  19,940 a,b  283,547 
Almost Family  1,910 a,b  56,822 
Amedisys  8,852 a,b  386,213 
American Medical Systems Holdings  22,515 a  380,954 
AMERIGROUP  15,415 a  341,751 
AMN Healthcare Services  10,929 a  103,935 
AmSurg  9,654 a  204,954 
Analogic  3,718  137,640 
ArQule  9,767 a,b  44,342 
Bio-Reference Laboratories  3,129 a  107,638 
Cambrex  9,496 a  59,825 
Catalyst Health Solutions  11,342 a  330,619 
Centene  13,255 a  251,050 
Chemed  6,992 b  306,879 
Computer Programs & Systems  2,235  92,551 
CONMED  7,793 a  149,392 
Cooper  13,698 b  407,242 
CorVel  2,288 a  64,979 
Cross Country Healthcare  9,719 a  90,484 



CryoLife  8,412 a  67,044 
Cubist Pharmaceuticals  17,925 a  362,085 
Cyberonics  7,490 a  119,391 
Dionex  5,430 a  352,787 
Eclipsys  17,194 a  331,844 
Enzo Biochem  10,148 a  71,848 
eResearch Technology  13,212 a  92,484 
Genoptix  4,670 a,b  162,423 
Gentiva Health Services  8,629 a  215,811 
Greatbatch  7,310 a,b  164,256 
Haemonetics  7,848 a  440,430 
Hanger Orthopedic Group  9,368 a  129,934 
Healthcare Realty Trust  17,517  370,134 
HealthSpring  14,984 a  183,554 
Healthways  10,108 a  154,855 
HMS Holdings  7,599 a  290,510 
ICU Medical  4,084 a,b  150,536 
Integra LifeSciences Holdings  6,400 a,b  218,560 
Invacare  10,340  230,375 
Inventiv Health  10,444 a,b  174,728 
IPC The Hospitalist  3,647 a  114,698 
Kendle International  4,690 a  78,417 
Kensey Nash  3,713 a  107,491 
Landauer   2,681  147,401 
LCA-Vision  6,412 a  44,948 
LHC Group  4,406 a  131,872 
Magellan Health Services  10,889 a  338,212 
Martek Biosciences  10,375 a,b  234,371 
MedCath  5,549 a  48,665 
MEDNAX  14,147 a  776,953 
Meridian Bioscience  11,601 b  290,141 
Merit Medical Systems  8,377 a  145,173 
Molina Healthcare  4,211 a  87,126 
MWI Veterinary Supply  3,547 a  141,703 
Natus Medical  8,074 a  124,582 
Neogen  4,212 a  136,005 
Odyssey HealthCare  10,276 a  128,450 



Omnicell   9,759 a  108,715 
Osteotech   3,669 a  16,327 
Palomar Medical Technologies   5,153 a  83,530 
Par Pharmaceutical Cos.  10,819 a  232,717 
PAREXEL International  17,635 a  239,660 
PharMerica   9,487 a  176,174 
Phase Forward  13,154 a,b  184,682 
PSS World Medical  17,785 a,b  388,247 
Quality Systems   5,181  318,994 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals  18,796 a  362,763 
RehabCare Group   5,943 a  128,904 
Res-Care   7,555 a  107,357 
Salix Pharmaceuticals  14,820 a  315,073 
Savient Pharmaceuticals  18,503 a,b  281,246 
SurModics   5,896 a,b  145,042 
Symmetry Medical  11,315 a  117,337 
Theragenics  18,227 a  29,163 
ViroPharma  22,507 a,b  216,517 
West Pharmaceutical Services   9,637 b  391,359 
Zoll Medical   6,162 a,b  132,606 
    15,425,070 
Industrial--16.7%     
A.O. Smith   7,073  269,481 
AAON   4,096 b  82,248 
AAR  11,616 a,b  254,855 
ABM Industries  14,458 b  304,196 
Actuant, Cl. A  20,448  328,395 
Acuity Brands  12,759 b  410,967 
Administaff   6,604  173,487 
Aerovironment   4,240 a  119,102 
Albany International, Cl. A   8,110  157,334 
American Science & Engineering   2,816  191,601 
Apogee Enterprises   9,225  138,560 
Applied Industrial Technologies  10,966  232,041 
Applied Signal Technology   3,874  90,148 
Arkansas Best   7,333 b  219,550 
Astec Industries   5,389 a,b  137,258 



ATC Technology   6,798 a  134,328 
AZZ   3,974 a,b  159,636 
Badger Meter   4,670 b  180,682 
Baldor Electric  12,498 b  341,695 
Barnes Group  12,325 b  210,634 
Belden  14,097  325,641 
Bowne & Co.  11,450  88,165 
Brady, Cl. A  15,181  435,998 
Briggs & Stratton  15,306 b  297,089 
C & D Technologies   5,463 a,b  11,745 
Cascade   2,803 b  74,952 
CDI   3,497  49,133 
Ceradyne   8,132 a  149,060 
CIRCOR International   5,230  147,800 
CLARCOR  15,103  473,630 
Comfort Systems USA  11,546  133,818 
Consolidated Graphics   3,529 a  88,049 
Cubic   4,861  191,864 
Curtiss-Wright  13,193  450,277 
EMCOR Group  20,320 a  514,502 
Encore Wire   5,764 b  128,768 
EnPro Industries   6,037 a  138,006 
ESCO Technologies   7,791 a,b  306,965 
Esterline Technologies   8,994 a  352,655 
Exponent   3,483 a  98,116 
Forward Air   8,474 b  196,173 
G & K Services, Cl. A   5,577  123,586 
Gardner Denver  15,235 a  531,397 
GenCorp  15,466 a,b  82,898 
Geo Group  15,614 a  314,934 
Gibraltar Industries   8,885  117,904 
Griffon  13,599 a,b  136,942 
Healthcare Services Group  12,656  232,364 
Heartland Express  15,841  228,110 
Heidrick & Struggles International   3,993 b  92,877 
Hub Group, Cl. A  11,333 a  258,959 
II-VI   6,947 a  176,732 



Insituform Technologies, Cl. A  11,512 a  220,340 
Interface, Cl. A  16,672  138,378 
John Bean Technologies  8,172  148,485 
Kaman  7,739  170,103 
Kaydon   9,529 b  308,930 
Knight Transportation  17,446  292,744 
Lawson Products  1,469  25,575 
Lindsay   3,846 b  151,455 
Lydall   4,131 a  21,729 
Magnetek  13,773 a  21,486 
Mobile Mini  10,059 a,b  174,624 
Moog, Cl. A  13,574 a  400,433 
Mueller Industries  11,630  277,608 
NCI Building Systems   7,464 a,b  23,885 
Old Dominion Freight Line   7,956 a,b  242,101 
On Assignment  11,614 a  67,942 
Orbital Sciences  17,718 a  265,238 
Quanex Building Products  11,493  165,039 
Regal-Beloit  10,479 b  478,995 
Robbins & Myers  9,497  222,990 
School Specialty   5,071 a,b  120,284 
Simpson Manufacturing  11,378  287,408 
SkyWest  16,960  281,197 
Spherion  17,047 a  105,862 
Standard Register  5,263  30,946 
Standex International  4,014  79,598 
Stanley   4,507 a  115,920 
Sykes Enterprises  10,279 a  214,009 
Teledyne Technologies  10,655 a  383,473 
Tetra Tech  18,151 a  481,546 
Toro  10,225 b  406,648 
Tredegar  6,594  95,613 
Triumph Group  5,008  240,334 
TrueBlue  12,905 a  181,573 
United Stationers   7,119 a  338,936 
Universal Forest Products  6,000  236,760 
Viad  5,824  115,956 



Vicor  6,016 a,b  46,444 
Volt Information Sciences  2,995 a  36,599 
Watsco  9,370 b  505,137 
Watts Water Technologies, Cl. A  9,272 b  280,478 
    19,488,108 
Information Technology--18.1%     
Actel  7,695 a  93,648 
Adaptec  40,463 a  135,146 
Advanced Energy Industries  9,238 a  131,549 
Agilysys  6,214  40,950 
Anixter International  9,183 a,b  368,330 
Arris Group  38,580 a  501,926 
ATMI  9,581 a  173,895 
Avid Technology  7,855 a,b  110,677 
Bel Fuse, Cl. B  3,088  58,765 
Benchmark Electronics  20,346 a  366,228 
Black Box  5,085  127,583 
Blackbaud  12,943  300,278 
Blue Coat Systems  12,000 a  271,080 
Brightpoint  20,899 a  182,866 
Brooks Automation  18,921 a  146,259 
Cabot Microelectronics  6,578 a  229,309 
CACI International, Cl. A  9,250 a  437,248 
Checkpoint Systems  12,146 a  199,680 
CIBER  18,322 a  73,288 
Cognex  10,360  169,697 
Cohu  6,000  81,360 
Commvault Systems  12,354 a  256,345 
comScore  6,984 a  125,782 
Comtech Telecommunications  8,906 a,b  295,857 
Concur Technologies  12,593 a,b  500,698 
CSG Systems International  11,651 a  186,533 
CTS  11,169  103,872 
CyberSource  21,454 a,b  357,638 
Cymer  9,034 a  351,061 
Cypress Semiconductor  49,004 a,b  506,211 
Daktronics  10,426 b  89,351 



DealerTrack Holdings  12,147 a  229,700 
Digi International  7,305 a  62,239 
Diodes  10,236 a  185,169 
DSP Group  8,567 a  69,735 
DTS  5,247 a,b  143,663 
Ebix  2,687 a,b  148,752 
Electro Scientific Industries  8,950 a  119,840 
EMS Technologies  4,804 a  100,019 
Epicor Software  12,680 a  80,772 
EPIQ Systems  10,590 a,b  153,555 
Exar  10,072 a  74,029 
FARO Technologies  4,148 a  71,263 
FEI  11,655 a  287,296 
Forrester Research  4,478 a,b  119,294 
Gerber Scientific  7,501 a  44,856 
Harmonic  28,463 a  190,133 
Heartland Payment Systems  10,539  152,921 
Hittite Microwave  5,735 a  210,933 
Hutchinson Technology  7,241 a  51,411 
Infospace  11,435 a  88,507 
Insight Enterprises  14,427 a  176,154 
Integral Systems  4,398 a,b  30,346 
Intermec  14,730 a  207,693 
Intevac  6,010 a  80,774 
j2 Global Communications  14,474 a  333,047 
JDA Software Group  8,600 a  188,684 
Keithley Instruments  4,378  24,254 
Knot  8,926 a  97,472 
Kopin  22,450 a  107,760 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries  20,794 a,b  125,388 
Littelfuse  6,008 a  157,650 
LoJack  4,908 a,b  24,982 
Manhattan Associates  7,609 a  153,702 
MAXIMUS  5,400  251,640 
Mercury Computer Systems  7,376 a  72,727 
Methode Electronics  12,423  107,707 
Micrel  13,618  110,987 



Microsemi  24,555 a  387,723 
MKS Instruments  15,196 a,b  293,131 
MTS Systems   4,718  137,813 
NETGEAR  10,515 a  192,950 
NetScout Systems  10,186 a  137,613 
Network Equipment Technologies  8,704 a,b  62,930 
Neutral Tandem  10,149 a,b  230,991 
Newport  11,879 a  104,060 
Novatel Wireless  9,348 a,b  106,193 
Park Electrochemical   5,823  143,537 
PC-Tel  7,107 a  44,419 
Perficient  11,052 a  91,400 
Pericom Semiconductor  9,256 a  90,801 
Phoenix Technologies  8,613 a  31,437 
Plexus  12,062 a  317,713 
Progress Software  12,805 a  290,033 
Radiant Systems  8,560 a  91,934 
Radisys  8,183 a,b  71,110 
Rogers  4,236 a  126,953 
Rudolph Technologies  11,050 a  81,770 
ScanSource  8,258 a  233,867 
Sigma Designs  9,184 a,b  133,444 
Skyworks Solutions  52,200 a  691,128 
Smith Micro Software  8,680 a  107,285 
Sonic Solutions  9,059 a,b  53,720 
SPSS  5,476 a  273,526 
Standard Microsystems  6,760 a  156,900 
StarTek  3,242 a  28,141 
Stratasys  5,402 a  92,698 
Supertex  2,932 a  87,960 
Symmetricom  13,160 a  68,169 
Synaptics  10,305 a,b  259,686 
SYNNEX  6,073 a,b  185,105 
Take-Two Interactive Software  24,845 a,b  278,512 
Taleo, Cl. A  9,146 a  207,065 
Technitrol  13,635  125,578 
Tekelec  20,758 a  341,054 



TeleTech Holdings  10,397 a  177,373 
THQ  21,167 a  144,782 
Tollgrade Communications  4,082 a  26,451 
Triquint Semiconductor  45,387 a  350,388 
TTM Technologies  13,797 a  158,252 
Tyler Technologies  9,082 a,b  155,211 
Ultratech  6,860 a  90,758 
United Online  26,550  213,462 
Varian Semiconductor Equipment     
Associates  21,397 a  702,677 
Veeco Instruments  10,056 a  234,506 
ViaSat  8,070 a  214,501 
Websense  13,713 a  230,378 
Wright Express  11,902 a  351,228 
    21,216,480 
Materials--4.5%     
A.M. Castle & Co.  4,328  43,020 
AMCOL International  7,206 b  164,945 
American Vanguard  5,553  46,145 
Arch Chemicals  7,428  222,766 
Balchem  5,594  147,122 
Brush Engineered Materials  6,549 a  160,189 
Buckeye Technologies  12,213 a  131,045 
Calgon Carbon  16,412 a,b  243,390 
Century Aluminum  14,412 a,b  134,752 
Clearwater Paper  3,532 a  145,978 
Deltic Timber  2,836 b  129,804 
Eagle Materials  12,828  366,624 
H.B. Fuller  14,726  307,773 
Headwaters  12,892 a  49,892 
Myers Industries  9,018  97,124 
Neenah Paper  4,850  57,085 
NewMarket  3,529  328,338 
Olympic Steel  2,430 b  69,717 
OM Group  9,388 a,b  285,301 
Penford  1,524  10,927 
PolyOne  29,456 a  196,472 



Quaker Chemical  3,360  73,685 
Rock-Tenn, Cl. A  11,563  544,733 
RTI International Metals  8,519 a  212,208 
Schulman (A.)  8,475  168,907 
Schweitzer-Mauduit International  4,736  257,449 
Stepan  2,499  150,140 
Texas Industries  7,704 b  323,490 
Wausau Paper  14,847  148,470 
Zep  6,377  103,626 
    5,321,117 
Telecommunication Services--.3%     
Cbeyond  7,119 a,b  114,829 
General Communication, Cl. A  12,605 a  86,470 
Iowa Telecommunications Services  8,797 b  110,842 
    312,141 
Utilities--4.2%     
Allete  7,644  256,609 
American States Water  5,511  199,388 
Atmos Energy  28,548  804,483 
Avista  17,896  361,857 
Central Vermont Public Service  4,740  91,482 
CH Energy Group  4,146  183,709 
El Paso Electric  13,638 a  240,983 
Laclede Group  5,432  174,693 
New Jersey Resources  12,107  439,605 
Northwest Natural Gas  7,660 b  319,116 
Piedmont Natural Gas  20,446 b  489,477 
South Jersey Industries  9,731  343,504 
Southwest Gas  14,451  369,657 
UIL Holdings  9,234  243,685 
UniSource Energy  11,373 b  349,720 
    4,867,968 
Total Common Stocks     
(cost $111,389,891)    116,671,253 
  Principal   
Short-Term Investments--.1%  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
U.S. Treasury Bills     



       0.11%, 12/17/09     
       (cost $84,980)  85,000 c  84,987 
 
Other Investment--.4%  Shares  Value ($) 
Registered Investment Company;     
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred     
       Plus Money Market Fund     
       (cost $422,000)  422,000 d  422,000 
Investment of Cash Collateral for     
Securities Loaned--24.3%     
Registered Investment Company;     
Dreyfus Institutional Cash     
       Advantage Plus Fund     
       (cost $28,411,404)  28,411,404 d  28,411,404 
 
Total Investments (cost $140,308,275)  124.5%  145,589,644 
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (24.5%)  (28,613,075) 
Net Assets  100.0%  116,976,569 

a      Non-income producing security.
b      All or a portion of these securities are on loan. At September 30, 2009, the total market value of the portfolio's securities on loan is $27,323,563 and the total market value of the collateral held by the portfolio is $28,411,404.
c      All or partially held by a broker as collateral for open financial futures positions.
d      Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.

At September 30, 2009, the aggregate cost of investment securities for income tax purposes was $140,308,275. Net unrealized appreciation on investments was $5,281,368 of which $23,398,788 related to appreciated investment securities and $18,117,420 related to depreciated investment securities.

    Market Value    Unrealized 
    Covered by    (Depreciation) 
  Contracts  Contracts ($)  Expiration  at 9/30/2009 ($) 
Financial Futures Long         

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES 
September 30, 2009 (Unaudited) 



Russell 2000 Mini  8 482,400  December 2009  (9,294) 



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 - 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 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. 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2009 in valuing the fund's investments: 

      Level 3 -   
    Level 2 - Other  Significant   
  Level 1 -  Significant Observable  Unobservable   
Assets ($)  Quoted Prices  Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Investments in Securities:         
Equity Securities - Domestic+  116,601,576  -  -  116,601,576 
Equity Securities - Foreign+  69,677  -  -  69,677 
U.S. Treasury Securities  -  84,987  -  84,987 
Mutual Funds  28,833,404  -  -  28,833,404 
Other Financial Instruments++  -  -  -  - 
Liabilities ($)         
Other Financial Instruments++  (9,294)  -  -  (9,294) 
 
+ See Statement of Investments for industry classification.     
++ Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forward foreign currency   
exchange contracts, swap contracts and options contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation), 
or in the case of options, market value at period end.       



The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) has become 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 Codification has superseded all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. 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 fund adopted the provisions of ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging which requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The disclosure requirements distinguish between derivatives, which are accounted for as “hedges” and those that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Because investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statement of Operations, they do not qualify for such accounting. Accordingly, even though a fund’s investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for purposes of this disclosure.

Portfolio valuation: 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.

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. 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 portfolio calculates its net asset value, the portfolio may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. 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 futures contracts. For other securities that are fair valued by the Board of Trustees, certain factors may be considered such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence th e market in which the securities are purchased and sold and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. Financial futures are valued at the last sales price.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, the portfolio may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the portfolio’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager,U.S.Government and Agency securities or letters of credit. The portfolio is entitled to receive all income on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Although each security loaned is fully collateralized, the portfolio bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner.



Futures Contracts: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund may invest in financial futures contracts in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A 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 broker, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the Board of Trade or exchange upon which they are traded. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with futures, since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR.



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, Technology Growth Portfolio 
September 30, 2009 (Unaudited) 

Common Stocks--95.3%  Shares  Value ($) 
Consumer Discretionary--1.9%     
Amazon.com  32,430 a  3,027,665 
Exchange Traded Funds--1.3%     
Powershares QQQ  48,310 b  2,041,098 
Information Technology--92.1%     
Amphenol, Cl. A  79,735  3,004,415 
Apple  42,261 a  7,833,921 
Autodesk  125,910 a  2,996,658 
BMC Software  91,420 a  3,430,993 
Broadcom, Cl. A  218,295 a  6,699,473 
Brocade Communications Systems  384,210 a  3,019,891 
Cavium Networks  84,115 a,b  1,805,949 
Cisco Systems  329,490 a  7,756,195 
Cognizant Technology Solutions,     
Cl. A  151,935 a  5,873,807 
Computer Sciences  64,430 a  3,396,105 
Dell  285,270 a  4,353,220 
Electronic Arts  177,112 a  3,373,984 
EMC  343,020 a  5,845,061 
Flextronics International  430,330 a  3,210,262 
Google, Cl. A  12,620 a  6,257,627 
Hewlett-Packard  98,415  4,646,172 
Informatica  163,550 a  3,692,959 
Juniper Networks  222,089 a,b  6,000,845 
Lam Research  134,490 a,b  4,594,178 
Microsoft  263,045  6,810,235 
Motorola  451,570  3,878,986 
NetApp  130,030 a  3,469,200 
NVIDIA  104,360 a  1,568,531 
Oracle  188,203  3,922,150 
Paychex  116,760 b  3,391,878 



Quest Software  193,090 a  3,253,566   
Research In Motion  76,090 a  5,139,879  . 
Riverbed Technology  150,820 a  3,312,007   
Sybase  87,140 a,b  3,389,746   
Teradata  124,130 a  3,416,058   
Texas Instruments  137,520  3,257,849   
Tyco Electronics  150,360  3,350,021   
VMware, Cl. A  79,790 a  3,205,164   
Western Digital  93,220 a  3,405,327   
Western Union  155,877  2,949,193   
    145,511,505   
Total Common Stocks       
       (cost $133,784,178)    150,580,268   
 
Other Investment--5.5%       
Registered Investment Company;       
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred       
       Plus Money Market Fund       
       (cost $8,753,718)  8,753,718 c  8,753,718   
Investment of Cash Collateral for                                                             FOREIGN 
Securities Loaned--10.3%       
Registered Investment Company;                                                                         3,210,262 
Dreyfus Institutional Cash                                                                         5,139,879 
       Advantage Fund                                                                         8,350,141 
       (cost $16,239,057)  16,239,057 c  16,239,057   
Total Investments (cost $158,776,953)  111.1%  175,573,043   
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (11.1%)  (17,513,763)   
Net Assets  100.0%  158,059,280   

a      Non-income producing security.
b      All or a portion of these securities are on loan. At September 30, 2009, the total market value of the portfolio's securities on loan is $15,996,671 and the total market value of the collateral held by the portfolio is $16,239,057.
c      Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.

At September 30, 2009, the aggregate cost of investment securities for income tax purposes was $158,776,953. Net unrealized appreciation on investments was $16,796,090 of which $17,864,575 related to appreciated investment securities and $1,068,485 related to depreciated investment securities.



These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below. 
                         Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. 
                         Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, 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. 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2009, in valuing the fund's investments: 

    Level 2 - Other Significant  Level 3 -Significant   
Assets ($)  Level 1 -Quoted Prices  Observable Inputs  Unobservable Inputs  Total 
Investment in Securities:         
Equity Securities - Domestic+  140,189,029    -  - 140,189,029 
Equity Securities - Foreign+  8,350,141    -  - 8,350,141 
Mutual Funds/Exchange Traded Funds  27,033,873    -  - 27,033,873 
Other Financial Instruments++  -    -  - - 
Liabilities ($)         
Other Financial Instruments++  -    -  - - 
+ See Statement of Investments for industry classification.       
++ Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forward foreign currency     
exchange contracts, swap contracts and options contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation),   
or in the case of options, market value at period end.       



The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) has become 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 Codification has superseded all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. 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 fund adopted the provisions of ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging which requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The fund held no derivatives during the period ended September 30, 2009. These disclosures did not impact the notes to the financial statements.

Portfolio valuation: 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. 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 portfolio calculates its net asset value, the portfolio may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assist-tance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures contracts. For other securities that are fair valued by the Board of Trustees, certain factors may be considered 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 pu rchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. Financial futures are

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

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued at the forward rate.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, the portfolio may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the portfolio’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Manager, U.S. Government and Agency securities or letters of credit. The portfolio is entitled to receive all income on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result

of the lending transaction. Although each security loaned is fully collateralized, the portfolio bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner.



Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR.



Item 2. 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-Q 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-Q 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 Registrant's most recently ended fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

(a) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.



FORM N-Q

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.

Dreyfus Investment Portfolios

By:  /s/ J. David Officer 
  J. David Officer 
  President 
 
Date:  November 19, 2009 

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/ J. David Officer 
  J. David Officer 
  President 
 
Date:  November 19, 2009 
 
By:  /s/ James Windels 
  James Windels 
Treasurer
 
Date:  November 19, 2009 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a) 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)


EX-99 2 cert302-172.htm CERTIFICATION 302 cert302-172.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, J. David Officer, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Dreyfus Investment Portfolios;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

By:  /s/ J. David Officer 
  J. David Officer 
  President 
Date:  November 19, 2009 



SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, James Windels, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Dreyfus Investment Portfolios;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

By:  /s/ James Windels 
  James Windels 
Treasurer
Date:  November 19, 2009 


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