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

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number

811- 5719

 

 

 

Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

 

Janette E. Farragher, 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:

12/31/11

 

             

 

 


 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.                        Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

Dreyfus 
Stock Index Fund, Inc. 

 

ANNUAL REPORT December 31, 2011



 

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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of Dreyfus or any other person in the Dreyfus organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Dreyfus disclaims any responsibility to update such views.These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Dreyfus fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Dreyfus fund.

Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value 

 


 

 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2     

A Letter from the Chairman and CEO

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

Fund Performance

8     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

8     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

9     

Statement of Investments

25     

Statement of Financial Futures

26     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

27     

Statement of Operations

28     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

30     

Financial Highlights

32     

Notes to Financial Statements

44     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

45     

Important Tax Information

46     

Board Members Information

48     

Officers of the Fund

 

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Dreyfus
Stock Index Fund, Inc.

The Fund


A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Dear Shareholder:

We present to you this annual report for Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc., covering the 12-month period from January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

The generally mild returns produced by the U.S. stock market in 2011 belie the pronounced volatility affecting equities over much of the year. Day-to-day market movements were often tumultuous, driven by macroeconomic developments ranging from catastrophic natural disasters in Japan to an unprecedented downgrade of long-term U.S. debt securities and the resurgence of a sovereign debt crisis in Europe. Still, U.S. corporations achieved record-setting profits, on average, even as market valuations dropped below historical norms. A fundamentals-based investment approach proved relatively ineffective in a market fueled mainly by emotion, causing most active portfolio managers to lag market averages.

We are hopeful that equity investors will adopt a more rational perspective in 2012. Our economic forecast calls for a mild acceleration of the U.S. recovery as the domestic banking system regains strength, credit conditions loosen and housing markets begin a long-awaited convalescence. Of course, we encourage you to talk with your financial adviser to help ensure that your investment objectives are properly aligned with your risk tolerance in pursuing potential market opportunities in 2012.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
January 17, 2012

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, Karen Q.Wong and Richard A. Brown, Portfolio Managers

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2011, Dreyfus Stock Index Fund’s Initial shares produced a total return of 1.88%, and its Service shares produced a total return of 1.62%.1 In comparison, the fund’s benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500 Index”), produced a total return of 2.09% for the same period.2,3

Macroeconomic disappointments throughout the world weighed on U.S. stocks during 2011, but rallies in the first and fourth quarters enabled the S&P 500 Index to end the year in positive territory.The difference in returns between the fund and the S&P 500 Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the S&P 500 Index’s results.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to match the total return of the S&P 500 Index by generally investing in all 500 stocks in the S&P 500 Index in proportion to their respective weighting. Often considered a proxy for the stock market in general, the S&P 500 Index is made up of 500 common stocks chosen to reflect the industries of the U.S. economy. Each stock is weighted by its market capitalization; that is, larger companies have greater representation in the S&P 500 Index than smaller ones.The fund also may use stock index futures as a substitute for the sale or purchase of securities.

Global Economic Developments Roiled Equity Markets

Improvements in U.S. economic data supported stock prices at the start of 2011, but political unrest in the Middle East and catastrophic natural and nuclear disasters in Japan soon interrupted the rally. Nonetheless, stocks generally rebounded from these unexpected shocks by the end of the first quarter.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Investors’ hopes for a more robust recovery were dashed in late April, when Greece teetered on the brink of default on its sovereign debt and the crisis spread to other European nations. In addition, U.S. economic data proved disappointing, and investors reacted cautiously to a contentious political debate regarding government spending and borrowing. Consequently, newly risk-averse investors shifted their focus toward traditionally defensive industries and companies.

Market declines were particularly severe in August and September, after a major credit-rating agency downgraded its assessment of long-term U.S. government debt.The market rebounded to a degree from October through December, when U.S. economic data improved and European policymakers made some progress in addressing the region’s problems.

Investors Favored Traditionally Defensive Stocks

Cautious investor sentiment helped lift the performance of traditionally defensive industry groups, such as the consumer staples, health care and utilities sectors, due to their relatively low levels of economic sensitivity. Investors also were attracted to stocks offering competitive dividend yields, many of which can be found in the consumer staples and utilities sectors.

In the consumer staples sector, tobacco companies fared especially well amid higher sales in the emerging markets and the introduction of new smokeless tobacco products. Food producers and household products makers also gained value when investors sought companies with consistent sales and stable earnings. Many consumer-oriented companies saw sales rise late in the year when consumer sentiment improved and companies offered holiday season discounts that were largely offset by expense reductions.

Large pharmaceutical developers led the health care sector in 2011, as companies that previously had been hurt by patent expirations diversified their revenue streams through entry into the market for nonprescription health-and-beauty products. Managed care providers also advanced as an aging population made greater use of assisted living facilities. Among utilities, high dividend yields attracted traditional fixed-income investors, and electric utilities powered by fossil fuels gained value in the wake of Japan’s nuclear disaster.

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The financials sector proved to be the greatest laggard of 2011, as the European debt crisis took its toll on diversified financial institutions. In addition, commercial banks were battered by low lending margins, investment banks suffered with reduced deal volumes, and insurance companies were hurt by claims stemming from a series of natural disasters and the impact of low interest rates on their investment portfolios. In the materials sector, gold stocks failed to keep pace with commodity prices, and industrial metals producers struggled with reduced demand in the faltering global economy. Finally, the energy sector disappointed, mainly due to weakness among equipment and service providers with exposure to the Middle East and North Africa, where security and insurance costs soared.

Index Funds Offer Diversification Benefits

As an index fund, we attempt to replicate the returns of the S&P 500 Index by closely approximating the composition of the S&P 500 Index. In our view, one of the greatest benefits of an index fund is that it offers a broadly diversified investment vehicle that can help investors manage risks by limiting the impact on the overall portfolio of unexpected losses in any single industry group or holding.

January 17, 2012

  Equity funds are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer and investment 
  style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the 
  fund’s prospectus. 
  The fund is only available as a funding vehicle under variable life insurance policies or variable 
  annuity contracts issued by insurance companies. Individuals may not purchase shares of the fund 
  directly.A variable annuity is an insurance contract issued by an insurance company that enables 
  investors to accumulate assets on a tax-deferred basis for retirement or other long-term goals. 
1  Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no 
  guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption 
  fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.The fund’s performance does not 
  reflect the deduction of additional charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in 
  variable insurance contracts, which will reduce returns. 
2  SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends daily and, where applicable, 
  capital gain distributions. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is a 
  widely accepted, unmanaged index of U. S. stock market performance. Investors cannot invest 
  directly in any index. 
3  “Standard & Poor’s®,” “S&P®,” “Standard & Poor’s 500®” and “S&P 500®” are 
  trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and have been licensed for use by the 
  fund.The fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and Standard 
  & Poor’s makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund. 

 

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FUND PERFORMANCE


Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/11       
  1Year  5 Years  10 Years 
Initial shares  1.88%  –0.45%  2.69% 
Service shares  1.62%  –0.70%  2.43% 
Standard & Poor’s 500       
Composite Stock Price Index  2.09%  –0.25%  2.92% 

 

Source: Lipper Inc. 
Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not 
reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. 
The fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of additional charges and expenses imposed in connection 
with investing in variable insurance contracts which will reduce returns. 
The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in Initial and Service shares of Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. 
on 12/31/01 to a $10,000 investment made in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the 
“Index”) on that date. 

 

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The fund’s Initial shares are not subject to a Rule 12b-1 fee.The fund’s Service shares are subject to a 0.25% annual Rule 12b-1 fee.All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account all applicable fund fees and expenses (after any expense reimbursements).The Index is a widely accepted, unmanaged index of U.S. stock market performance. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads), redemption fees and expenses associated with variable annuity or insurance contracts, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. from July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming actual returns for the six months ended December 31, 2011

    Initial Shares    Service Shares 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $1.38  $2.62 
Ending value (after expenses)  $961.60  $960.40 

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended December 31, 2011

    Initial Shares    Service Shares 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $1.43  $2.70 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,023.79  $1,022.53 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .28% for Initial Shares and .53% for Service Shares, 
multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
December 31, 2011 

 

Common Stocks—97.1%  Shares      Value ($) 
Consumer Discretionary—10.4%         
Abercrombie & Fitch, Cl. A  12,224      597,020 
Amazon.com  51,373a    8,892,666 
Apollo Group, Cl. A  17,177a    925,325 
AutoNation  7,097a,b   261,666 
AutoZone  4,091a   1,329,452 
Bed Bath & Beyond  33,983a   1,969,994 
Best Buy  42,989      1,004,653 
Big Lots  8,592a   324,434 
BorgWarner  15,340a   977,772 
Cablevision Systems (NY Group), Cl. A  32,651      464,297 
CarMax  32,366a   986,516 
Carnival  65,169      2,127,116 
CBS, Cl. B  93,245      2,530,669 
Chipotle Mexican Grill  4,483a    1,514,088 
Coach  40,199      2,453,747 
Comcast, Cl. A  384,774      9,122,992 
D.R. Horton  41,456      522,760 
Darden Restaurants  19,596      893,186 
DeVry  8,371      321,949 
DIRECTV, Cl. A  99,681a    4,262,360 
Discovery Communications, Cl. A  37,905 a   1,552,968 
Dollar Tree  16,641a   1,383,034 
Expedia  14,096      409,066 
Family Dollar Stores  17,050      983,103 
Ford Motor  536,156      5,769,039 
GameStop, Cl. A  19,244a,b    464,358 
Gannett  34,112      456,077 
Gap  49,319      914,867 
Genuine Parts  22,075      1,350,990 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber  36,313a   514,555 
H&R Block  43,111      704,003 
Harley-Davidson  33,992      1,321,269 
Harman International Industries  10,117      384,851 
Hasbro  16,395      522,837 
Home Depot  218,873      9,201,421 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Consumer Discretionary (continued)     
International Game Technology  40,806  701,863 
Interpublic Group of Cos  64,557  628,140 
J.C. Penney  20,617  724,688 
Johnson Controls  95,532  2,986,330 
Kohl’s  35,832  1,768,309 
Leggett & Platt  19,484  448,911 
Lennar, Cl. A  20,670b  406,165 
Limited Brands  34,239  1,381,544 
Lowe’s  178,476  4,529,721 
Macy’s  61,011  1,963,334 
Marriott International, Cl. A  39,628  1,155,949 
Mattel  47,354  1,314,547 
McDonald’s  144,520  14,499,692 
McGraw-Hill  42,381  1,905,874 
Netflix  7,376a,b  511,083 
Newell Rubbermaid  41,621  672,179 
News, Cl. A  309,828  5,527,332 
NIKE, Cl. B  52,397  5,049,499 
Nordstrom  22,539  1,120,414 
O’Reilly Automotive  18,135a  1,449,893 
Omnicom Group  40,047  1,785,295 
Priceline.com  6,991a  3,269,761 
Pulte Group  45,071a,b  284,398 
Ralph Lauren  8,961  1,237,335 
Ross Stores  32,620  1,550,429 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Cl. A  13,562  575,300 
Sears Holdings  5,041a,b  160,203 
Staples  100,355  1,393,931 
Starbucks  104,176  4,793,138 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide  27,052c  1,297,684 
Target  94,344  4,832,300 
Tiffany & Co.  17,841  1,182,145 
Time Warner  141,397  5,110,088 
Time Warner Cable  45,077  2,865,545 
TJX  53,098  3,427,476 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Consumer Discretionary (continued)         
TripAdvisor  14,096a,b   355,360 
Urban Outfitters  15,796a   435,338 
VF  12,340      1,567,057 
Viacom, Cl. B  78,008      3,542,343 
Walt Disney  253,774      9,516,525 
Washington Post, Cl. B  724b    272,810 
Whirlpool  10,747      509,945 
Wyndham Worldwide  22,381      846,673 
Wynn Resorts  10,901      1,204,451 
Yum! Brands  65,143      3,844,088 
        172,020,185 
Consumer Staples—11.2%         
Altria Group  289,820      8,593,163 
Archer-Daniels-Midland  95,961      2,744,485 
Avon Products  60,216      1,051,974 
Beam  21,513      1,102,111 
Brown-Forman, Cl. B  14,559      1,172,145 
Campbell Soup  25,842b    858,988 
Clorox  18,743      1,247,534 
Coca-Cola  320,768      22,444,137 
Coca-Cola Enterprises  45,383      1,169,974 
Colgate-Palmolive  68,032      6,285,476 
ConAgra Foods  58,343      1,540,255 
Constellation Brands, Cl. A  25,940a    536,180 
Costco Wholesale  61,601      5,132,595 
CVS Caremark  183,867      7,498,096 
Dean Foods  26,397a   295,646 
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group  29,908      1,180,768 
Estee Lauder, Cl. A  15,666      1,759,605 
General Mills  90,674      3,664,136 
H.J. Heinz  45,676      2,468,331 
Hershey  21,374      1,320,486 
Hormel Foods  19,011      556,832 
J.M. Smucker  15,701      1,227,347 
Kellogg  35,673      1,803,984 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Consumer Staples (continued)         
Kimberly-Clark  55,647      4,093,393 
Kraft Foods, Cl. A  248,283      9,275,853 
Kroger  85,101      2,061,146 
Lorillard  19,072      2,174,208 
McCormick & Co.  18,123      913,762 
Mead Johnson Nutrition  28,453      1,955,575 
Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B  22,527      980,826 
PepsiCo  220,803      14,650,279 
Philip Morris International  245,315      19,252,321 
Procter & Gamble  388,524      25,918,436 
Reynolds American  47,320      1,959,994 
Safeway  49,638      1,044,384 
Sara Lee  82,690      1,564,495 
SUPERVALU  32,102b   260,668 
Sysco  83,722      2,455,566 
Tyson Foods, Cl. A  41,637      859,388 
Wal-Mart Stores  246,218      14,713,988 
Walgreen  126,479      4,181,396 
Whole Foods Market  22,257      1,548,642 
        185,518,568 
Energy—11.9%         
AGL Resources  16,366      691,627 
Alpha Natural Resources  31,016a    633,657 
Anadarko Petroleum  69,779      5,326,231 
Apache  53,811      4,874,200 
Baker Hughes  61,283      2,980,805 
Cabot Oil & Gas  14,594      1,107,685 
Cameron International  34,893a    1,716,387 
Chesapeake Energy  91,897      2,048,384 
Chevron  280,791      29,876,162 
ConocoPhillips  187,559      13,667,424 
Consol Energy  31,726      1,164,344 
Denbury Resources  57,165a    863,191 
Devon Energy  57,052      3,537,224 
Diamond Offshore Drilling  10,082b    557,131 
El Paso  106,987      2,842,645 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Energy (continued)         
EOG Resources  38,082      3,751,458 
EQT  20,642      1,130,975 
Exxon Mobil  676,974      57,380,316 
FMC Technologies  34,164a    1,784,386 
Halliburton  128,454      4,432,948 
Helmerich & Payne  15,270      891,157 
Hess  42,536      2,416,045 
Marathon Oil  99,552      2,913,887 
Marathon Petroleum  50,789      1,690,766 
Murphy Oil  27,755      1,547,064 
Nabors Industries  42,037a   728,922 
National Oilwell Varco  59,098      4,018,073 
Newfield Exploration  18,562a    700,344 
Noble  35,407a   1,070,000 
Noble Energy  24,507      2,313,216 
Occidental Petroleum  114,637      10,741,487 
Peabody Energy  37,647      1,246,492 
Pioneer Natural Resources  16,733      1,497,269 
QEP Resources  24,582      720,253 
Range Resources  22,223      1,376,493 
Rowan  16,898a   512,516 
Schlumberger  189,002      12,910,727 
Southwestern Energy  48,851a   1,560,301 
Spectra Energy  91,320      2,808,090 
Sunoco  14,581      598,113 
Tesoro  20,658a   482,571 
Valero Energy  81,745      1,720,732 
Williams  82,669      2,729,730 
        197,561,428 
Financial—13.0%         
ACE  47,400      3,323,688 
Aflac  65,343      2,826,738 
Allstate  71,394      1,956,910 
American Express  142,733      6,732,716 
American International Group  60,533a   1,404,366 
Ameriprise Financial  32,646      1,620,547 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Financial (continued)         
Aon  46,425      2,172,690 
Apartment Investment & Management, Cl. A  16,662c    381,726 
Assurant  13,983      574,142 
AvalonBay Communities  13,268c    1,732,801 
Bank of America  1,425,017      7,923,095 
Bank of New York Mellon  171,902      3,422,569 
BB&T  99,203      2,496,939 
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B  248,265a    18,942,619 
BlackRock  14,156      2,523,165 
Boston Properties  20,517c   2,043,493 
Capital One Financial  65,055      2,751,176 
CBRE Group  41,862a   637,140 
Charles Schwab  151,897      1,710,360 
Chubb  39,283b   2,719,169 
Cincinnati Financial  22,393b    682,091 
Citigroup  412,860      10,862,347 
CME Group  9,495      2,313,647 
Comerica  28,283      729,701 
Discover Financial Services  76,479      1,835,496 
E*TRADE Financial  31,953a    254,346 
Equity Residential  41,683c    2,377,181 
Federated Investors, Cl. B  13,139b    199,056 
Fifth Third Bancorp  128,564      1,635,334 
First Horizon National  35,203b    281,624 
Franklin Resources  20,583      1,977,203 
Genworth Financial, Cl. A  69,755a    456,895 
Goldman Sachs Group  69,539      6,288,412 
Hartford Financial Services Group  63,837      1,037,351 
HCP  57,956b,c   2,401,117 
Health Care REIT  26,780c    1,460,313 
Host Hotels & Resorts  96,168c   1,420,401 
Hudson City Bancorp  76,312      476,950 
Huntington Bancshares  125,339      688,111 
IntercontinentalExchange  10,145a    1,222,980 
Invesco  62,085      1,247,288 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  536,722      17,846,006 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Financial (continued)     
KeyCorp  126,759  974,777 
Kimco Realty  58,830c  955,399 
Legg Mason  18,661  448,797 
Leucadia National  28,761  654,025 
Lincoln National  44,032b  855,101 
Loews  44,240  1,665,636 
M&T Bank  17,241  1,316,178 
Marsh & McLennan  76,920  2,432,210 
MetLife  149,160  4,650,809 
Moody’s  28,384b  955,973 
Morgan Stanley  209,558  3,170,613 
NASDAQ OMX Group  17,070a  418,386 
Northern Trust  33,811  1,340,944 
NYSE Euronext  37,729  984,727 
People’s United Financial  51,680  664,088 
Plum Creek Timber  22,888b,c  836,785 
PNC Financial Services Group  73,413  4,233,728 
Principal Financial Group  44,370  1,091,502 
Progressive  88,461  1,725,874 
ProLogis  64,663c  1,848,715 
Prudential Financial  66,679  3,341,951 
Public Storage  19,778c  2,659,350 
Regions Financial  181,999  782,596 
Simon Property Group  41,113c  5,301,110 
SLM  70,591  945,919 
State Street  70,418  2,838,550 
SunTrust Banks  76,891  1,360,971 
T. Rowe Price Group  36,155  2,059,027 
Torchmark  14,167  614,706 
Travelers  58,578  3,466,060 
U.S. Bancorp  268,625  7,266,306 
Unum Group  42,808  901,965 
Ventas  40,353c  2,224,661 
Vornado Realty Trust  25,949c  1,994,440 
Wells Fargo & Co.  744,710  20,524,208 
Weyerhaeuser  75,302c  1,405,888 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Financial (continued)         
XL Group  46,267      914,699 
Zions Bancorporation  25,562      416,149 
        215,832,722 
Health Care—11.5%         
Abbott Laboratories  219,981      12,369,532 
Aetna  51,806      2,185,695 
Agilent Technologies  48,402a    1,690,682 
Allergan  43,215      3,791,684 
AmerisourceBergen  36,502      1,357,509 
Amgen  111,392      7,152,480 
Baxter International  79,359      3,926,683 
Becton Dickinson & Co.  30,238      2,259,383 
Biogen Idec  34,335a   3,778,567 
Boston Scientific  209,329a   1,117,817 
Bristol-Myers Squibb  239,543      8,441,495 
C.R. Bard  11,807      1,009,498 
Cardinal Health  47,881      1,944,447 
CareFusion  31,926a   811,240 
Celgene  62,708a   4,239,061 
Cerner  20,844a   1,276,695 
Cigna  40,294      1,692,348 
Coventry Health Care  20,567a    624,620 
Covidien  68,148      3,067,341 
DaVita  13,296a   1,007,970 
DENTSPLY International  20,049b    701,515 
Edwards Lifesciences  15,814a   1,118,050 
Eli Lilly & Co.  143,721      5,973,045 
Express Scripts  69,124a   3,089,152 
Forest Laboratories  37,889a   1,146,521 
Gilead Sciences  106,097a   4,342,550 
Hospira  23,851a   724,355 
Humana  23,098      2,023,616 
Intuitive Surgical  5,512a    2,552,111 
Johnson & Johnson  385,652      25,291,058 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings  13,843a    1,190,083 
Life Technologies  25,698a   999,909 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Health Care (continued)         
McKesson  34,290      2,671,534 
Medco Health Solutions  54,580a    3,051,022 
Medtronic  147,562      5,644,246 
Merck & Co.  431,590      16,270,943 
Mylan  58,782a   1,261,462 
Patterson  13,667      403,450 
PerkinElmer  15,304      306,080 
Perrigo  13,029      1,267,722 
Pfizer  1,085,678      23,494,072 
Quest Diagnostics  21,778      1,264,431 
St. Jude Medical  46,150      1,582,945 
Stryker  46,901      2,331,449 
Tenet Healthcare  70,628a    362,322 
Thermo Fisher Scientific  53,572a    2,409,133 
UnitedHealth Group  150,564      7,630,584 
Varian Medical Systems  15,906a    1,067,770 
Waters  13,002a   962,798 
Watson Pharmaceuticals  18,025a    1,087,628 
WellPoint  49,139      3,255,459 
Zimmer Holdings  25,320      1,352,594 
        190,574,356 
Industrial—10.4%         
3M  99,283      8,114,400 
Avery Dennison  15,913      456,385 
Boeing  104,239      7,645,931 
C.H. Robinson Worldwide  22,614      1,578,005 
Caterpillar  91,041      8,248,315 
Cintas  15,079b   524,900 
Cooper Industries  23,147      1,253,410 
CSX  148,351      3,124,272 
Cummins  27,402      2,411,924 
Danaher  80,296      3,777,124 
Deere & Co.  57,798      4,470,675 
Dover  26,108      1,515,569 
Dun & Bradstreet  6,767      506,375 
Eaton  48,260      2,100,758 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Industrial (continued)         
Emerson Electric  104,024      4,846,478 
Equifax  17,262      668,730 
Expeditors International of Washington  29,389      1,203,773 
Fastenal  40,803      1,779,419 
FedEx  44,794      3,740,747 
Flowserve  8,096      804,095 
Fluor  24,792      1,245,798 
General Dynamics  50,301      3,340,489 
General Electric  1,490,920      26,702,377 
Goodrich  17,357      2,147,061 
Honeywell International  109,250      5,937,737 
Illinois Tool Works  68,252      3,188,051 
Ingersoll-Rand  44,100      1,343,727 
Iron Mountain  26,243      808,284 
Jacobs Engineering Group  18,344a    744,400 
Joy Global  14,964      1,121,851 
L-3 Communications Holdings  14,920      994,866 
Lockheed Martin  37,486b   3,032,617 
Masco  48,961      513,111 
Norfolk Southern  47,477      3,459,174 
Northrop Grumman  36,925      2,159,374 
PACCAR  51,306      1,922,436 
Pall  16,998      971,436 
Parker Hannifin  21,985      1,676,356 
Pitney Bowes  28,142b   521,753 
Precision Castparts  20,392      3,360,398 
Quanta Services  28,941a   623,389 
R.R. Donnelley & Sons  26,196b    378,008 
Raytheon  49,627      2,400,954 
Republic Services  45,141      1,243,635 
Robert Half International  19,382      551,612 
Rockwell Automation  20,556      1,508,194 
Rockwell Collins  21,874      1,211,163 
Roper Industries  13,111      1,138,953 
Ryder System  7,044      374,318 
Snap-on  8,602      435,433 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Industrial (continued)         
Southwest Airlines  110,011      941,694 
Stanley Black & Decker  23,306      1,575,486 
Stericycle  12,203a   950,858 
Textron  40,113      741,689 
Tyco International  65,500      3,059,505 
Union Pacific  68,236      7,228,922 
United Parcel Service, Cl. B  136,291      9,975,138 
United Technologies  127,221      9,298,583 
W.W. Grainger  8,577      1,605,529 
Waste Management  66,603b   2,178,584 
Xylem  25,989      667,657 
        172,051,885 
Information Technology—18.5%         
Accenture, Cl. A  90,036      4,792,616 
Adobe Systems  68,492a   1,936,269 
Advanced Micro Devices  83,796a,b    452,498 
Akamai Technologies  27,211a    878,371 
Altera  45,136      1,674,546 
Amphenol, Cl. A  23,373      1,060,900 
Analog Devices  42,167      1,508,735 
Apple  131,245a   53,154,225 
Applied Materials  185,121      1,982,646 
Autodesk  32,159a   975,382 
Automatic Data Processing  68,296      3,688,667 
BMC Software  25,190a   825,728 
Broadcom, Cl. A  67,021a    1,967,737 
CA  54,565      1,103,031 
Cisco Systems  759,323      13,728,560 
Citrix Systems  26,452a   1,606,165 
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A  43,117a    2,772,854 
Computer Sciences  22,054      522,680 
Comverse Technology  502a   3,444 
Corning  222,675      2,890,321 
Dell  215,697a   3,155,647 
eBay  162,238a   4,920,679 
Electronic Arts  47,692a   982,455 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Information Technology (continued)     
EMC  288,120a  6,206,105 
F5 Networks  11,230a  1,191,728 
Fidelity National Information Services  35,183  935,516 
First Solar  7,797a,b  263,227 
Fiserv  20,148a  1,183,494 
FLIR Systems  22,902b  574,153 
Google, Cl. A  35,674a  23,041,837 
Harris  17,568  633,151 
Hewlett-Packard  280,707  7,231,012 
Intel  719,288  17,442,734 
International Business Machines  166,461  30,608,849 
Intuit  42,802  2,250,957 
Jabil Circuit  27,389  538,468 
JDS Uniphase  31,965a  333,715 
Juniper Networks  76,396a  1,559,242 
KLA-Tencor  23,319  1,125,142 
Lexmark International, Cl. A  10,159b  335,958 
Linear Technology  31,219  937,507 
LSI  77,130a  458,923 
MasterCard, Cl. A  15,023  5,600,875 
Microchip Technology  26,564b  973,039 
Micron Technology  141,210a  888,211 
Microsoft  1,057,216  27,445,327 
Molex  19,411b  463,146 
Motorola Mobility Holdings  37,184a  1,442,739 
Motorola Solutions  40,482  1,873,912 
NetApp  52,057a  1,888,107 
Novellus Systems  9,956a  411,083 
NVIDIA  84,396a  1,169,729 
Oracle  555,673  14,253,012 
Paychex  44,509  1,340,166 
QUALCOMM  237,369  12,984,084 
Red Hat  27,192a  1,122,758 
SAIC  38,343a  471,235 
Salesforce.com  19,071a  1,934,944 
SanDisk  33,716a  1,659,164 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Information Technology (continued)     
Symantec  105,945a  1,658,039 
TE Connectivity  60,800  1,873,248 
Teradata  23,716a  1,150,463 
Teradyne  25,086a,b  341,922 
Texas Instruments  162,777  4,738,438 
Total System Services  24,153  472,433 
VeriSign  22,649  809,022 
Visa, Cl. A  71,548  7,264,268 
Western Digital  32,560a  1,007,732 
Western Union  90,012b  1,643,619 
Xerox  197,828  1,574,711 
Xilinx  37,556  1,204,045 
Yahoo!  175,198a  2,825,944 
    305,921,289 
Materials—3.4%     
Air Products & Chemicals  29,782  2,537,129 
Airgas  9,826  767,214 
Alcoa  150,372  1,300,718 
Allegheny Technologies  14,193  678,425 
Ball  23,308  832,329 
Bemis  14,682  441,635 
CF Industries Holdings  9,242  1,339,905 
Cliffs Natural Resources  20,699  1,290,583 
Dow Chemical  165,865  4,770,277 
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co  130,378  5,968,705 
Eastman Chemical  19,746  771,279 
Ecolab  42,099  2,433,743 
FMC  10,448  898,946 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold  133,757  4,920,920 
International Flavors & Fragrances  11,820  619,604 
International Paper  60,560  1,792,576 
MeadWestvaco  23,370  699,931 
Monsanto  74,718  5,235,490 
Mosaic  41,772  2,106,562 
Newmont Mining  69,037  4,142,910 
Nucor  44,257  1,751,249 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares      Value ($) 
Materials (continued)         
Owens-Illinois  22,658a    439,112 
PPG Industries  21,985      1,835,528 
Praxair  42,187      4,509,790 
Sealed Air  23,771      409,099 
Sherwin-Williams  12,266      1,094,986 
Sigma-Aldrich  16,809      1,049,890 
Titanium Metals  12,805      191,819 
United States Steel  20,018b   529,676 
Vulcan Materials  18,150b   714,202 
        56,074,232 
Telecommunication Services—3.1%         
American Tower, Cl. A  55,156c   3,309,912 
AT&T  836,843      25,306,132 
CenturyLink  87,090      3,239,748 
Frontier Communications  138,368b    712,595 
MetroPCS Communications  37,950a    329,406 
Sprint Nextel  426,677a   998,424 
Verizon Communications  399,790      16,039,575 
Windstream  82,215      965,204 
        50,900,996 
Utilities—3.7%         
AES  92,024a   1,089,564 
Ameren  33,940      1,124,432 
American Electric Power  67,239      2,777,643 
CenterPoint Energy  58,586      1,176,993 
CMS Energy  33,616      742,241 
Consolidated Edison  41,062      2,547,076 
Constellation Energy Group  27,737      1,100,327 
Dominion Resources  79,459      4,217,684 
DTE Energy  23,356      1,271,734 
Duke Energy  185,834      4,088,348 
Edison International  45,636      1,889,330 
Entergy  24,498      1,789,579 
Exelon  92,515      4,012,376 
FirstEnergy  58,236      2,579,855 

 

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  Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
  Utilities (continued)     
  Integrys Energy Group  11,511  623,666 
  NextEra Energy  59,819  3,641,781 
  NiSource  38,186  909,209 
  Northeast Utilities  24,178  872,100 
  NRG Energy  33,991a  615,917 
  ONEOK  14,228  1,233,425 
  Pepco Holdings  32,311  655,913 
  PG&E  56,607  2,333,341 
  Pinnacle West Capital  15,000  722,700 
  PPL  81,986  2,412,028 
  Progress Energy  40,984  2,295,924 
  Public Service Enterprise Group  71,503  2,360,314 
  SCANA  15,800b  711,948 
  Sempra Energy  33,254  1,828,970 
  Southern  121,707  5,633,817 
  TECO Energy  32,015  612,767 
  Wisconsin Energy  32,727  1,144,136 
  Xcel Energy  67,768  1,873,109 
      60,888,247 
  Total Common Stocks     
  (cost $1,204,793,785)    1,607,343,908 
    Principal   
Short-Term Investments—.2%  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
  U.S. Treasury Bills:     
  0.01%, 5/24/12  2,755,000d  2,754,620 
  0.03%, 2/23/12  205,000d  204,996 
  0.03%, 3/22/12  520,000d  519,983 
  Total Short-Term Investments     
  (cost $3,479,878)    3,479,599 
 
  Other Investment—2.6%  Shares  Value ($) 
  Registered Investment Company;     
  Dreyfus Institutional Preferred     
  Plus Money Market Fund     
  (cost $43,932,285)  43,932,285e  43,932,285 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investment of Cash Collateral     
for Securities Loaned—1.1%  Shares  Value ($) 
Registered Investment Company;     
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund     
(cost $17,596,811)  17,596,811e  17,596,811 
Total Investments (cost $1,269,802,759)  101.0%  1,672,352,603 
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (1.0%)  (16,758,878) 
Net Assets  100.0%  1,655,593,725 

 

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

a Non-income producing security. 
b Security, or portion thereof, on loan.At December 31, 2011, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was 
$17,087,292 and the value of the collateral held by the fund was $17,596,811. 
c Investment in real estate investment trust. 
d Held by a broker as collateral for open financial futures positions. 
e Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)     
 
  Value (%)    Value (%) 
Information Technology  18.5  Short-Term/   
Financial  13.0  Money Market Investments  3.9 
Energy  11.9  Utilities  3.7 
Health Care  11.5  Materials  3.4 
Consumer Staples  11.2  Telecommunication Services  3.1 
Consumer Discretionary  10.4     
Industrial  10.4    101.0 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES 
December 31, 2011 

 

    Market Value    Unrealized  
    Covered by    Appreciation  
  Contracts  Contracts ($)  Expiration  at 12/31/2011 ($) 
Financial Futures Long           
Standard & Poor’s 500 E-mini  801  50,166,630  March 2012  950,496  
 
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
December 31, 2011 

 

  Cost  Value 
Assets ($):     
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments (including     
securities on loan, valued at $17,087,292)—Note 1(b):     
Unaffiliated issuers  1,208,273,663  1,610,823,507 
Affiliated issuers  61,529,096  61,529,096 
Cash    470,087 
Dividends and securities lending income receivable    2,429,181 
Receivable for investment securities sold    281,693 
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed    176,340 
Prepaid expenses    71,744 
    1,675,781,648 
Liabilities ($):     
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)    378,542 
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b)    17,596,811 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    1,877,792 
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4    193,683 
Accrued expenses    141,095 
    20,187,923 
Net Assets ($)    1,655,593,725 
Composition of Net Assets ($):     
Paid-in capital    1,219,108,871 
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net    489,672 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    32,494,842 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     
on investments (including $950,496 net unrealized     
appreciation on financial futures)    403,500,340 
Net Assets ($)    1,655,593,725 
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share     
  Initial Shares  Service Shares 
Net Assets ($)  1,487,417,218  168,176,507 
Shares Outstanding  50,458,635  5,698,998 
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  29.48  29.51 
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 
Year Ended December 31, 2011 

 

Investment Income ($):   
Income:   
Dividends;   
Unaffiliated issuers  35,611,477 
Affiliated issuers  19,865 
Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)  130,445 
Interest  1,059 
Total Income  35,762,846 
Expenses:   
Management fee—Note 3(a)  4,214,159 
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)  419,468 
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)  101,886 
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  98,434 
Professional fees  86,889 
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)  34,746 
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  15,506 
Interest expense—Note 2  2,140 
Miscellaneous  134,457 
Total Expenses  5,107,685 
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)  (6) 
Net Expenses  5,107,679 
Investment Income—Net  30,655,167 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):   
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  84,613,501 
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures  2,660,795 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  87,274,296 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  (84,839,762) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures  672,587 
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  (84,167,175) 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  3,107,121 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  33,762,288 
 
See notes to financial statements.   

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2011  2010 
Operations ($):     
Investment income—net  30,655,167  29,904,478 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  87,274,296  79,645,981 
Net unrealized appreciation     
(depreciation) on investments  (84,167,175)  127,503,542 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Resulting from Operations  33,762,288  237,054,001 
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):     
Investment income—net:     
Initial Shares  (28,344,208)  (28,030,229) 
Service Shares  (2,688,460)  (2,405,412) 
Net realized gain on investments:     
Initial Shares  (10,509,094)   
Service Shares  (1,112,437)   
Total Dividends  (42,654,199)  (30,435,641) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):     
Net proceeds from shares sold:     
Initial Shares  171,025,336  117,708,374 
Service Shares  28,394,145  21,604,639 
Dividends reinvested:     
Initial Shares  38,853,302  28,030,229 
Service Shares  3,800,897  2,405,412 
Cost of shares redeemed:     
Initial Shares  (349,530,185)  (291,019,364) 
Service Shares  (31,935,289)  (25,004,310) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
from Capital Stock Transactions  (139,391,794)  (146,275,020) 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  (148,283,705)  60,343,340 
Net Assets ($):     
Beginning of Period  1,803,877,430  1,743,534,090 
End of Period  1,655,593,725  1,803,877,430 
Undistributed investment income—net  489,672  870,701 

 

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  Year Ended December 31, 
  2011  2010 
Capital Share Transactions:     
Initial Shares     
Shares sold  5,767,892  4,297,365 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  1,300,359  1,032,652 
Shares redeemed  (11,714,021)  (10,780,561) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (4,645,770)  (5,450,544) 
Service Shares     
Shares sold  963,854  809,525 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  127,057  88,328 
Shares redeemed  (1,074,192)  (925,125) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  16,719  (27,272) 
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated.All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions. The fund’s total returns do not reflect expenses associated with variable annuity or insurance contracts.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

    Year Ended December 31,   
Initial Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value,           
beginning of period  29.67  26.31  22.98  37.40  36.15 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—neta  .54  .48  .48  .64  .64 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  .02  3.37  4.85  (14.40)  1.26 
Total from Investment Operations  .56  3.85  5.33  (13.76)  1.90 
Distributions:           
Dividends from           
investment income—net  (.55)  (.49)  (.48)  (.66)  (.65) 
Dividends from net realized           
gain on investments  (.20)    (1.52)     
Total Distributions  (.75)  (.49)  (2.00)  (.66)  (.65) 
Net asset value, end of period  29.48  29.67  26.31  22.98  37.40 
Total Return (%)  1.88  14.84  26.33  (37.14)  5.26 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  .27  .27  .29  .28  .27 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  .27  .27  .29  .28  .27 
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  1.81  1.78  2.12  2.04  1.70 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  3.27  4.46  5.42  4.69  4.54 
Net Assets, end of period           
($ x 1,000)  1,487,417  1,635,095  1,593,165  1,464,344  2,702,209 
 
a Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.       
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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    Year Ended December 31,   
Service Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  29.70  26.34  23.00  37.41  36.16 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—neta  .47  .41  .43  .57  .55 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  .02  3.38  4.85  (14.42)  1.26 
Total from Investment Operations  .49  3.79  5.28  (13.85)  1.81 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.48)  (.43)  (.42)  (.56)  (.56) 
Dividends from net realized           
gain on investments  (.20)    (1.52)     
Total Distributions  (.68)  (.43)  (1.94)  (.56)  (.56) 
Net asset value, end of period  29.51  29.70  26.34  23.00  37.41 
Total Return (%)  1.62  14.54  26.05  (37.32)  4.99 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  .52  .52  .54  .53  .52 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  .52  .52  .54  .53  .52 
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  1.56  1.53  1.86  1.72  1.45 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  3.27  4.46  5.42  4.69  4.54 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  168,177  168,782  150,369  124,614  532,711 
 
a Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.         
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a non-diversified open-end management investment company, that is intended to be a funding vehicle for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies to be offered by the separate accounts of life insurance companies.The fund’s investment objective is to match the total return of the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. Mellon Capital Management Corporation (“Mellon Capital”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon, serves as the fund’s index manager.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold without a sales charge.The fund is authorized to issue 400 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Initial shares (250 million shares authorized) and Service shares (150 million shares authorized). Initial shares are subject to a shareholder services fee and Service shares are subject to a distribution fee. Each class of shares has identical rights and privileges, except with respect to the distribution plan, shareholder services plan, the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is 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

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SEC registrants. 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 enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e. the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

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—unadjusted 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 the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

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. All preceding securities are categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board of Directors.These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board of Directors.

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 American Depository Receipts and futures contracts. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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

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close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Directors. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments 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. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Financial futures, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day.These securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2—Other  Level 3—   
  Level 1—  Significant  Significant   
  Unadjusted  Observable  Unobservable   
  Quoted Prices  Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Assets ($)         
Investments in Securities:       
Equity Securities—         
Domestic  1,607,343,908      1,607,343,908 
Mutual Funds  61,529,096      61,529,096 
U.S. Treasury    3,479,599    3,479,599 
Other Financial         
Instruments:         
Futures††  950,496      950,496 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 
††  Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation at period end. 

 

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In May 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common FairValue Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements.The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’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 Dreyfus, U.S. Government and

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Agency securities or letters of credit.The fund 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 fund 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. During the period ended December 31, 2011, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $55,905 from lending portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.

(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” in the Act.

The fund may invest in shares of certain affiliated investment companies also advised or managed by Dreyfus. Investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

Affiliated           
Investment  Value     Value  Net 
Company  12/31/2010 ($)  Purchases($)  Sales ($)  12/31/2011 ($)  Assets  (%) 
Dreyfus           
Institutional           
Preferred           
Plus Money           
Market           
Fund  39,713,000 232,526,597                                     228,307,312  43,932,285  2.6 
Dreyfus           
Institutional           
Cash           
Advantage           
Fund+  25,092,075 740,942,785   748,438,049  17,596,811  1.1 
Total  64,805,075 973,469,382   976,745,361  61,529,096  3.7     

 

  On June 7, 2011, Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Plus Fund was acquired by Dreyfus 
  Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, resulting in a transfer of shares. 

 

(d) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are declared and paid on a quarterly basis. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by

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capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended December 31, 2011, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four-year period ended December 31, 2011 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $2,321,340, undistributed capital gains $83,902,872 and unrealized appreciation $350,251,684.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows: ordinary income $31,032,668 and $30,435,641 and long-term capital gains $11,621,531 and $0, respectively.

During the period ended December 31, 2011, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for return of capital distributions, the fund decreased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $3,528 and increased paid-in capital by the same amount. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

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NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $225 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended December 31, 2011, was approximately $154,800 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.38%.

NOTE 3—Management Fee, Index Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with Dreyfus, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .245% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

Dreyfus has agreed to pay Mellon Capital a monthly index-management fee at the annual rate of .07% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Service shares pay the Distributor for distributing its shares, for servicing and/or maintaining Service shares’ shareholder accounts and for advertising and marketing for Service shares.The Plan provides for payments to be made at an annual rate of .25% of the value of the Service shares’ average daily net assets.The Distributor may make payments to Participating Insurance Companies and to brokers and dealers acting as principal underwriter for their variable insurance products.The fees payable under the Plan are payable without regard to

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

actual expenses incurred. During the period ended December 31, 2011, Service shares were charged $419,468 pursuant to the Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Initial shares reimburse the Distributor an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of the Initial shares’ average daily net assets for certain allocated expenses with respect to servicing and/or maintaining Initial shares’ shareholder accounts. During the period ended December 31, 2011, Initial shares were charged $19,545 pursuant to the Shareholders Services Plan.

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended December 31, 2011, the fund was charged $1,197 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund has arrangements with the custodian and cash management bank whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody and cash management fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under cash management agreements for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended December 31, 2011, the fund was charged $191 pursuant to the cash management agreements, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $6.

Dreyfus has agreed to bear the cost of custody fees.

During the period ended December 31, 2011, the fund was charged $6,402 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.

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The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $336,881, Rule 12b-1 distribution plan fees $35,156, shareholder services plan fees $1,000, chief compliance officer fees $5,295 and transfer agency per account fees $210.

(d) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and financial futures, during the period ended December 31, 2011, amounted to $56,045,241 and $205,906,155, respectively.

Futures Contracts: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests 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 last sales 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 counter-

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

party credit risk to the fund with futures since futures are exchange traded, and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees the futures against default. Contracts open at December 31, 2011 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended December 31, 2011:

  Average Market Value ($) 
Equity futures contracts  25,202,675 

 

At December 31, 2011, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,322,100,919; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $350,251,684, consisting of $625,356,886 gross unrealized appreciation and $275,105,202 gross unrealized depreciation.

NOTE 5—Pending Legal Matters:

The fund and more than two hundred other entities have been named as defendants in two pending litigations (Deutsche Bank Trust Co., Americas et al. v.Adaly Opportunity Fund TD Secs. Inc. et al., No. 11-cv-04784, filed July 12, 2011 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and Niese et al. v. Alliance Bernstein L.P. et al., No. 11-cv-04538, filed July 1, 2011 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York) against shareholders of the Tribune Company who received payment for their shares in June or December 2007, as part of a leveraged buyout of the company (the “LBO”). Approximately one year after the LBO was concluded, the Tribune Company filed for bankruptcy. Thereafter, in approximately June 2011, certain Tribune Company creditors filed dozens of complaints in various courts throughout the country, including complaints in the two actions referred to above, alleging that the

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payments made to shareholders in the LBO were “fraudulent conveyances,” and that the shareholders must return the payments they received for their shares to satisfy the plaintiffs’ unpaid claims. These cases have been consolidated for pre-trial proceedings in a multi-district litigation in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.No. 11-MD-2296(RJH)).

In addition, there is a case pending in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware brought by the Unsecured Creditors Committee of the Tribune Company (The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Co. v. Fitzsimons et al., Bankr. D. Del. Adv. Pro. No. 10-54010 (KJC), filed Nov. 1, 2010). In this case, the Creditors Committee seeks recovery for alleged “fraudulent conveyances” from more than 32,000 Tribune shareholders, including the fund, in a Third Amended Complaint filed in January 2012.

At this early stage in the proceedings, it is not possible to assess with any reasonable certainty the probable outcomes of the pending litigations. Consequently, at this time, management is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED 
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

 

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc., including the statements of investments and financial futures, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein.These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and others. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc., at December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the indicated years, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
February 10, 2012

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

For federal tax purposes, the fund hereby designates 100% of the ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction. Shareholders will receive notification in early 2012 of the percentage applicable to the preparation of their 2011 income tax returns.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Joseph S. DiMartino (68) 
Chairman of the Board (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small 
and medium size companies, Director (1997-present) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 164 
——————— 
Peggy C. Davis (68) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law 
• Writer and teacher in the fields of evidence, constitutional theory, family law, social sciences 
and the law, legal process and professional methodology and training 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 53 
——————— 
David P. Feldman (72) 
Board Member (1996) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• BBH Mutual Funds Group (4 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-present) 
• QMed, Inc. a healthcare company, Director (1999-2007) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 49 

 

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Ehud Houminer (71) 
Board Member (1993) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• Avnet Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 63 
——————— 
Dr. Martin Peretz (72) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2010-present) (previously, 
Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2010) 
• Director of TheStreet.com, a financial information service on the web (1996-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 35 
——————— 

 

Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The address of the Board Members and Officers is in c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS.

James F. Henry, Emeritus Board Member
Dr. Paul A. Marks, Emeritus Board Member
Gloria Messinger, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009. From April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 75 investment companies (comprised of 163 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Secretary since December 2011.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 38 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

KATHLEEN DENICHOLAS, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 37 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 2001.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

M. CRISTINA MEISER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 41 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since August 2001.

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 59 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

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JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since September 2003.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since September 2003.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 43 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since September 2003.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (76 investment companies, comprised of 189 portfolios). From November 2001 through March 2004, Mr. Connolly was first Vice-President, Mutual Fund Servicing for Mellon Global Securities Services. In that capacity, Mr. Connolly was responsible for managing Mellon’s Custody, Fund Accounting and Fund Administration services to third-party mutual fund clients. He is 54 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

STEPHEN J. STOREN, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since May 2011.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Distributor, and the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of 72 investment companies (comprised of 185 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 57 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 1999.

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For More Information


Telephone 1-800-554-4611 or 1-516-338-3300 
Mail  The Dreyfus Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144 
  Attn: Investments Division 

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at http://www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The description of the policies and procedures is also available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.


 

 

Item 2.                        Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.  There have been no amendments to, or waivers in connection with, the Code of Ethics during the period covered by this Report.

Item 3.                        Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant's Board has determined that Mr. David P. Feldman, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").  Mr. Feldman is "independent" as defined by the SEC for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations.

Item 4.                        Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)  Audit Fees.  The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the "Reporting Periods") for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant (the "Auditor") for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $49,528 in 2010 and $30,312 in 2011.

 

(b)  Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4 were $9,075 in 2010 and $15,693 in 2011.  These services consisted of one or more of the following: (i) agreed upon procedures related to compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 817(h), (ii) security counts required by Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (iii) advisory services as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of Registrant transactions or events and (iv) advisory services to the accounting or disclosure treatment of the actual or potential impact to the Registrant of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for non-audit assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-investment adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant ("Service Affiliates"), that were reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit of the Service Affiliate, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2010 and $0 in 2011.

 

(c)  Tax Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning ("Tax Services") were $3,181 in 2010 and $3,508 in 2011.  These services consisted of: (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments; (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held, and (iv) determination of Passive Foreign Investment Companies. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Tax Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2010 and $0 in 2011.

 

 


 

 

(d)  All Other Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, were $604 in 2010 and $593 in 2011.  [These services consisted of a review of the Registrant's anti-money laundering program].

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Non-Audit Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, other than the services reported in paragraphs (b) through (c) of this Item, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee, were $0 in 2010 and $0 in 2011. 

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Registrant's Audit Committee has established policies and procedures (the "Policy") for pre-approval (within specified fee limits) of the Auditor's engagements for non-audit services to the Registrant and Service Affiliates without specific case-by-case consideration. The pre-approved services in the Policy can include pre-approved audit services, pre-approved audit-related services, pre-approved tax services and pre-approved all other services.  Pre-approval considerations include whether the proposed services are compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.  Pre-approvals pursuant to the Policy are considered annually.

(e)(2) Note: None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4 were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) None of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal account's full-time, permanent employees.

Non-Audit Fees. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the Reporting Periods were $39,552,052 in 2010 and $20,226,638 in 2011.

 

Auditor Independence. The Registrant's Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.

 

Item 5.                        Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 6.                        Investments.

(a)                    Not applicable.

Item 7.            Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 8.                        Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY, beginning with reports for periods ended on and after December 31, 2005]

 


 

 

Item 9.                        Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 10.          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.

Item 11.          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-CSR 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-CSR 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 

Item 12.          Exhibits.

(a)(1)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

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

(a)(3)   Not applicable.

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

 


 

 

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 Stock Index Fund, Inc.

By: /s/Bradley J. Skapyak

Bradley J. Skapyak,

President

 

Date:

February 13, 2012

 

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/Bradley J. Skapyak

Bradley J. Skapyak,

President

 

Date:

February 13, 2012

 

By: /s/James Windels

James Windels,

Treasurer

 

Date:

February 13, 2012

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(1)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(a)(2)   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)

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.906CERT)