0001056707-17-000007.txt : 20170327 0001056707-17-000007.hdr.sgml : 20170327 20170327171707 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001056707-17-000007 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170327 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170327 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170327 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001056707 IRS NUMBER: 134000024 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-47011 FILM NUMBER: 17716128 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 0001056707 S000002779 Midcap Stock Portfolio C000007611 Midcap Stock Portfolio - Initial Shares C000007612 Midcap Stock Portfolio - Service Shares 497 1 prosstkr.htm SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS prosstkr.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing  

March 27, 2017

DREYFUS INVESMENT PORTFOLIOS

-MidCap Stock Portfolio

 

Supplement to Summary and Statutory Prospectus

dated April 29, 2016

 

The following information supersedes and replaces the information contained in "Portfolio Management" in the summary prospectus and "Fund Summary – Portfolio Management" in the statutory prospectus:

The fund's investment adviser is The Dreyfus Corporation (Dreyfus). 

Investment decisions for the fund are made by members of the Active Equity Team of Mellon Capital Management Corporation (Mellon Capital), an affiliate of Dreyfus.  The team members are C. Wesley Boggs, William S. Cazalet, CAIA, Ronald P. Gala, CFA, Peter D. Goslin, CFA and Syed A. Zamil, CFA.  Messrs. Boggs and Gala have each served as primary portfolio managers of the fund since May 2012,   Mr. Cazalet has served as a primary portfolio manager of the fund since December 2014 and Messrs. Goslin and Zamil have each served as primary portfolio manager of the fund since March 2017.  Mr. Boggs is a vice president and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Capital.  Mr. Cazalet is a managing director and head of active equity strategies at Mellon Capital.  Mr. Gala is a managing director and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Capital.  Mr. Goslin is a director and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Capital.  Mr. Zamil is a managing director and global investment strategist at Mellon Capital.  Each member of the team also is an employee of Dreyfus. 

The following information supersedes and replaces the third paragraph in "Fund Details – Management" in the statutory prospectus:

Investment decisions for the fund are made by members of the Active Equity Team of Mellon Capital, an affiliate of Dreyfus. The team members are C. Wesley Boggs, William S. Cazalet, CAIA, Ronald P. Gala, CFA, Peter D. Goslin, CFA and Syed A. Zamil, CFA, each of whom serves as a primary portfolio manager of the fund and all of whom are jointly and primarily responsible for managing the fund's portfolio. Messrs. Boggs and Gala have each served as a primary portfolio manager of the fund since May 2012, Mr. Cazalet has served as a primary portfolio manager of the fund since December 2014, and Messrs. Goslin and Zamil have each served as a primary portfolio manager of the fund since March 2017. Mr. Boggs is a vice president and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Capital, where he has been employed since 1993. He also has been employed by Dreyfus since 2007. Mr. Cazalet is a managing director and head of active equity strategies at Mellon Capital, where he has been employed since July 2013. He also has been employed by Dreyfus since December 2014. Prior to joining Mellon Capital, Mr. Cazalet was employed from November 2011 until June 2013 by Commonfund, Inc. where he was responsible for U.S. west coast and international clients. Mr. Gala is a managing director and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Capital and has been employed by other current or predecessor BNY Mellon entities since 1993. He also has been employed by Dreyfus since 1998. Mr. Goslin is a director and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Capital, which he joined in 1999. He also has been employed by Dreyfus since January 2014.  Mr. Zamil is a managing director and global investment strategist at Mellon Capital, where he has been employed since October 2015.  Prior to joining Mellon Capital, Mr. Zamil was employed from October 2012 until October 2015 by American Century Investments as a portfolio manager and from April 2011 until September 2012 by BlackRock as an investment strategist.  The portfolio managers manage the fund in their capacity as employees of Dreyfus. 

 

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