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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)

 

 

 

 

 

John Pak, 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:

12/31/14

 

             

 

 


 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.                         Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

Dreyfus 
Stock Index Fund, Inc. 

 

ANNUAL REPORT December 31, 2014



 

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 President

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

26     

Statement of Financial Futures

27     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

28     

Statement of Operations

29     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

31     

Financial Highlights

33     

Notes to Financial Statements

46     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

47     

Important Tax Information

48     

Board Members Information

50     

Officers of the Fund

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover


 

Dreyfus
Stock Index Fund, Inc.

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus Stock Index Fund Inc., covering the 12-month period from January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. 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.

While U.S. equities’ 2014 gains fell short of their impressive 2013 performance, some broad measures of stock market performance posted their sixth consecutive year of positive results. Investor sentiment remained strong in an environment of sustained economic growth, rising corporate profits, muted inflation, and historically low interest rates. It also is noteworthy that stocks advanced despite persistent headwinds stemming from a sluggish global economy, which was characterized by economic weakness in Europe, Japan and China; intensifying geopolitical conflicts; and plummeting commodity prices.

Many economists appear to be optimistic about the prospects for 2015. Our own analysts agree and, in light of the ongoing benefits of low interest rates and depressed energy prices, see the potential for a somewhat faster pace of global growth in 2015 than in 2014. U.S. economic growth also seems poised to accelerate, largely due to the fading of drags from tight fiscal policies adopted in the wake of the Great Recession. Of course, a number of risks to U.S. and global economic growth remain, and changing conditions in 2015 are likely to benefit some industry groups more than others. That’s why we urge you to talk regularly with your financial advisor about the potential impact of macroeconomic developments on your investments.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
January 15, 2015

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, CFA, Karen Q.Wong, CFA, and Richard A. Brown, CFA, Portfolio Managers

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2014, Dreyfus Stock Index Fund’s Initial shares produced a total return of 13.42%, and its Service shares produced a total return of 13.10%.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 13.66% for the same period.2,3

Sustained improvement in U.S. economic conditions generally helped support stock market gains during 2014.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.

Stocks Climbed despite Global Headwinds

U.S. stocks began 2014 in the midst of a rally fueled by a falling unemployment rate and intensifying manufacturing activity. Nonetheless, stocks gave up some of their previous gains in January when concerns arose regarding economic and political instability in the emerging markets. In addition, U.S. GDP contracted at a surprising annualized 2.1% rate over the first quarter of 2014 due to the dampening economic effects of severe winter weather.

Nonetheless, U.S. stocks began to rebound strongly in February, with the S&P 500 Index climbing to a series of new highs through the end of June as investors

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

responded positively to expectations that muted inflation would allow the Federal Reserve Board to keep short-term interest rates low. In fact, various economic indicators improved steadily in warmer weather, and the U.S. economy rebounded at a robust 4.6% annualized rate during the second quarter of the year.

The market encountered renewed volatility in July and September when disappointing economic growth in Europe, China, and Japan sparked concerns that a weak global economy might derail the U.S. expansion. In addition, oil and commodity prices plummeted amid sluggish demand for a relatively heavy supply of crude oil, metals, and agricultural products. Despite these global developments, the U.S. market’s decline proved short lived, as strong corporate earnings and solid domestic economic data —including an estimated 5.0% annualized GDP growth rate for the third quarter of 2014 — enabled the S&P 500 Index to end the year near record highs. In this environment, large-cap stocks substantially outperformed their small-cap counterparts.

Technology and Health Care Stocks Led Market’s Advance

Nine of the 10 economic segments represented in the S&P 500 Index posted positive absolute returns over the reporting period; only the energy sector lost value. Results were especially robust in the information technology sector, which benefited during the year from sustained secular trends as businesses and consumers adopted new, transformative technologies such as cloud computing and mobile devices.Very large industry leaders fared especially well, particularly those with rising dividends and share repurchase programs. Lower commodity costs also helped boost earnings for many technology companies.

In the health care sector, large pharmaceutical developers and biotechnology companies reported strong sales growth in the emerging markets. The health care sector also benefited from aging populations throughout the world. For example, U.S. demographic changes have driven Medicare spending higher. Among financial companies, a number of banks advanced when their management teams found new ways to earn revenues by expanding their markets and launching new products. Real estate investment trusts gained value amid greater demand from income-oriented investors seeking competitive dividend yields in a low-interest-rate environment.

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On the other hand, the energy sector was hurt by falling oil prices over the second half of the year, which weighed especially heavily on offshore drillers and other service providers. The telecommunications services sector lagged market averages due to intensifying competition from alternative providers of telephone and cable television services. Finally, the materials sector was hurt by declining iron ore and coal prices due to slowing demand from China and competitive pressures from Australian materials producers.

Replicating the Performance of the S&P 500 Index

Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that the U.S. economic recovery appears to remain on track.As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.

January 15, 2015

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.The investment objective and policies of Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. made available through insurance products may be similar to other funds managed by Dreyfus. However, the investment results of the fund may be higher or lower than, and may not be comparable to, those of any other Dreyfus fund.

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 (“Standard & Poor’s”) and have been licensed for use by the fund to reflect the fund’s 
benchmark.The fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, and Standard & Poor’s 
does not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund. 

 

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FUND PERFORMANCE


Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/14             
  1 Year  5 Years   10 Years  
Initial shares  13.42 %  15.19 %  7.44 % 
Service shares  13.10 %  14.90 %  7.17 % 
Standard & Poor’s 500             
Composite Stock Price Index  13.66 %  15.44 %  7.67 % 

 

† 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 12/31/04 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 for Initial and Service shares (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, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 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, 2014

    Initial Shares    Service Shares 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $1.40  $2.70 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,060.10  $1,058.70 

 

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, 2014

    Initial Shares    Service Shares 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $1.38  $2.65 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,023.84  $1,022.58 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .27% for Initial shares and .52% 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, 2014 

 

Common Stocks—99.0%  Shares  Value ($) 
Automobiles & Components—1.0%     
BorgWarner  26,373  1,449,196 
Delphi Automotive  35,361  2,571,452 
Ford Motor  458,622  7,108,641 
General Motors  159,236  5,558,929 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber  32,553  930,039 
Harley-Davidson  25,646  1,690,328 
Johnson Controls  78,671  3,802,956 
    23,111,541 
Banks—6.0%     
Bank of America  1,249,551  22,354,467 
BB&T  85,568  3,327,740 
Citigroup  358,937  19,422,081 
Comerica  20,999  983,593 
Fifth Third Bancorp  98,692  2,010,850 
Hudson City Bancorp  54,637  552,926 
Huntington Bancshares  98,898  1,040,407 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  444,649  27,826,134 
KeyCorp  102,408  1,423,471 
M&T Bank  15,265  1,917,589 
People’s United Financial  36,681  556,818 
PNC Financial Services Group  63,102  5,756,795 
Regions Financial  167,465  1,768,430 
SunTrust Banks  63,375  2,655,413 
U.S. Bancorp  213,643  9,603,253 
Wells Fargo & Co.  561,630  30,788,557 
Zions Bancorporation  21,832  622,430 
    132,610,954 
Capital Goods—7.5%     
3M  76,537  12,576,560 
Allegion  10,801  599,023 
AMETEK  29,607  1,558,216 
Boeing  78,824  10,245,544 
Caterpillar  72,073  6,596,842 
Cummins  20,351  2,934,004 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Capital Goods (continued)       
Danaher  72,629   6,225,032 
Deere & Co.  42,395   3,750,686 
Dover  20,434   1,465,526 
Eaton  55,527   3,773,615 
Emerson Electric  83,089   5,129,084 
Fastenal  32,374 a  1,539,707 
Flowserve  16,349   978,161 
Fluor  18,464   1,119,472 
General Dynamics  37,561   5,169,145 
General Electric  1,193,197   30,152,088 
Honeywell International  93,008   9,293,359 
Illinois Tool Works  43,157   4,086,968 
Ingersoll-Rand  31,615   2,004,075 
Jacobs Engineering Group  15,244 b  681,254 
Joy Global  11,265   524,048 
L-3 Communications Holdings  9,834   1,241,149 
Lockheed Martin  31,911   6,145,101 
Masco  42,866   1,080,223 
Northrop Grumman  24,044   3,543,845 
PACCAR  41,941   2,852,407 
Pall  12,951   1,310,771 
Parker Hannifin  17,564   2,264,878 
Pentair  22,311   1,481,897 
Precision Castparts  17,006   4,096,405 
Quanta Services  25,057 b  711,368 
Raytheon  36,689   3,968,649 
Rockwell Automation  16,116   1,792,099 
Rockwell Collins  15,630   1,320,422 
Roper Industries  11,862   1,854,624 
Snap-on  7,235   989,314 
Stanley Black & Decker  18,753   1,801,788 
Textron  32,583   1,372,070 
United Rentals  11,852 b  1,209,023 
United Technologies  100,537   11,561,755 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Capital Goods (continued)       
W.W. Grainger  7,256   1,849,482 
Xylem  22,125   842,299 
      163,691,978 
Commercial & Professional Services—.6%       
ADT  20,783 a  752,968 
Cintas  12,172   954,772 
Dun & Bradstreet  4,810   581,818 
Equifax  14,075   1,138,245 
Nielsen  38,462   1,720,405 
Pitney Bowes  23,223   565,945 
Republic Services  31,044   1,249,521 
Robert Half International  16,547   966,014 
Stericycle  10,210 b  1,338,327 
Tyco International  49,919   2,189,447 
Waste Management  51,663   2,651,345 
      14,108,807 
Consumer Durables & Apparel—1.4%       
Coach  32,907   1,235,987 
D.R. Horton  39,115   989,218 
Fossil Group  5,573 b  617,154 
Garmin  14,345 a  757,846 
Harman International Industries  7,974   850,906 
Hasbro  14,387   791,141 
Leggett & Platt  16,421   699,699 
Lennar, Cl. A  19,766   885,714 
Mattel  40,884   1,265,155 
Michael Kors Holdings  24,135 b  1,812,538 
Mohawk Industries  7,293 b  1,133,040 
Newell Rubbermaid  32,349   1,232,173 
NIKE, Cl. B  83,226   8,002,180 
PulteGroup  39,332   844,065 
PVH  9,394   1,204,029 
Ralph Lauren  7,218   1,336,485 
Under Armour, Cl. A  19,017 b  1,291,254 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Consumer Durables & Apparel (continued)       
VF  41,774   3,128,873 
Whirlpool  9,062   1,755,672 
      29,833,129 
Consumer Services—1.7%       
Carnival  52,374   2,374,113 
Chipotle Mexican Grill  3,696 b  2,529,949 
Darden Restaurants  14,864   871,476 
H&R Block  31,557   1,062,840 
Marriott International, Cl. A  25,330   1,976,500 
McDonald’s  115,723   10,843,245 
Royal Caribbean Cruises  19,705   1,624,283 
Starbucks  89,330   7,329,527 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide  21,297 c  1,726,548 
Wyndham Worldwide  14,815   1,270,534 
Wynn Resorts  9,402   1,398,642 
Yum! Brands  52,706   3,839,632 
      36,847,289 
Diversified Financials—5.3%       
Affiliated Managers Group  6,526 b  1,385,078 
American Express  105,834   9,846,795 
Ameriprise Financial  22,182   2,933,570 
Bank of New York Mellon  134,460   5,455,042 
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B  216,673 b  32,533,451 
BlackRock  15,134   5,411,313 
Capital One Financial  66,383   5,479,917 
Charles Schwab  137,907   4,163,412 
CME Group  37,519   3,326,059 
Discover Financial Services  54,866   3,593,174 
E*TRADE Financial  33,871 b  821,541 
Franklin Resources  47,636   2,637,605 
Goldman Sachs Group  48,448   9,390,676 
Intercontinental Exchange  13,681   3,000,106 
Invesco  51,464   2,033,857 
Legg Mason  12,729   679,347 
Leucadia National  38,352   859,852 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Diversified Financials (continued)       
McGraw-Hill Financial  31,902   2,838,640 
Moody’s  21,965   2,104,467 
Morgan Stanley  180,712   7,011,626 
NASDAQ OMX Group  13,750   659,450 
Navient  50,684   1,095,281 
Northern Trust  26,304   1,772,890 
State Street  50,302   3,948,707 
T. Rowe Price Group  30,751   2,640,281 
      115,622,137 
Energy—8.3%       
Anadarko Petroleum  59,644   4,920,630 
Apache  45,228   2,834,439 
Baker Hughes  51,001   2,859,626 
Cabot Oil & Gas  50,741   1,502,441 
Cameron International  24,247 b  1,211,138 
Chesapeake Energy  59,535   1,165,100 
Chevron  224,949   25,234,779 
Cimarex Energy  10,075   1,067,950 
ConocoPhillips  146,253   10,100,232 
CONSOL Energy  27,392   926,124 
Denbury Resources  42,254 a  343,525 
Devon Energy  44,768   2,740,249 
Diamond Offshore Drilling  8,660 a  317,909 
Ensco, Cl. A  27,022   809,309 
EOG Resources  64,571   5,945,052 
EQT  17,492   1,324,144 
Exxon Mobil  503,245   46,525,000 
FMC Technologies  27,452 b  1,285,852 
Halliburton  100,571   3,955,457 
Helmerich & Payne  12,355   832,974 
Hess  30,273   2,234,753 
Kinder Morgan  200,427   8,480,066 
Marathon Oil  81,326   2,300,713 
Marathon Petroleum  33,356   3,010,713 
Murphy Oil  20,500   1,035,660 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Energy (continued)       
Nabors Industries  34,137   443,098 
National Oilwell Varco  50,934   3,337,705 
Newfield Exploration  15,006 b  406,963 
Noble  30,092   498,624 
Noble Energy  42,639   2,022,368 
Occidental Petroleum  92,176   7,430,307 
ONEOK  24,607   1,225,183 
Phillips 66  66,083   4,738,151 
Pioneer Natural Resources  17,684   2,632,263 
QEP Resources  20,796   420,495 
Range Resources  19,911   1,064,243 
Schlumberger  153,487   13,109,325 
Southwestern Energy  40,871 b  1,115,370 
Spectra Energy  79,465   2,884,580 
Tesoro  15,147   1,126,179 
Transocean  39,286 a  720,112 
Valero Energy  62,108   3,074,346 
Williams  79,656   3,579,741 
      182,792,888 
Food & Staples Retailing—2.5%       
Costco Wholesale  51,951   7,364,054 
CVS Health  136,930   13,187,728 
Kroger  57,863   3,715,383 
Safeway  26,208   920,425 
Sysco  68,528   2,719,876 
Wal-Mart Stores  187,660   16,116,241 
Walgreens Boots Alliance  103,283   7,870,165 
Whole Foods Market  44,131   2,225,085 
      54,118,957 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco—5.1%       
Altria Group  233,666   11,512,724 
Archer-Daniels-Midland  76,341   3,969,732 
Brown-Forman, Cl. B  18,940   1,663,690 
Campbell Soup  20,702   910,888 
Coca-Cola  468,405   19,776,059 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco (continued)       
Coca-Cola Enterprises  27,908   1,234,092 
ConAgra Foods  50,514   1,832,648 
Constellation Brands, Cl. A  19,297 b  1,894,386 
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group  23,191   1,662,331 
General Mills  72,920   3,888,824 
Hershey  17,560   1,825,011 
Hormel Foods  16,227   845,427 
J.M. Smucker  12,123   1,224,181 
Kellogg  30,010   1,963,854 
Keurig Green Mountain  14,411   1,907,944 
Kraft Foods Group  70,881   4,441,403 
Lorillard  43,334   2,727,442 
McCormick & Co.  15,009   1,115,169 
Mead Johnson Nutrition  23,727   2,385,513 
Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B  18,665   1,390,916 
Mondelez International, Cl. A  199,303   7,239,681 
Monster Beverage  16,967 b  1,838,374 
PepsiCo  177,900   16,822,224 
Philip Morris International  184,679   15,042,105 
Reynolds American  36,392   2,338,914 
Tyson Foods, Cl. A  34,559   1,385,470 
      112,839,002 
Health Care Equipment & Services—4.6%       
Abbott Laboratories  177,773   8,003,340 
Aetna  42,267   3,754,578 
AmerisourceBergen  25,232   2,274,917 
Anthem  32,439   4,076,609 
Baxter International  63,536   4,656,553 
Becton Dickinson & Co.  23,003   3,201,097 
Boston Scientific  157,661 b  2,089,008 
C.R. Bard  9,127   1,520,741 
Cardinal Health  39,409   3,181,489 
CareFusion  25,375 b  1,505,753 
Cerner  35,848 b  2,317,932 
Cigna  31,210   3,211,821 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Health Care Equipment & Services (continued)       
Covidien  53,791   5,501,743 
DaVita HealthCare Partners  21,273 b  1,611,217 
DENTSPLY International  17,483   931,319 
Edwards Lifesciences  12,257 b  1,561,297 
Express Scripts Holding  87,277 b  7,389,744 
Humana  17,862   2,565,519 
Intuitive Surgical  4,256 b  2,251,169 
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings  10,170 b  1,097,343 
McKesson  27,549   5,718,621 
Medtronic  116,952   8,443,934 
Patterson  9,507   457,287 
Quest Diagnostics  16,648   1,116,415 
St. Jude Medical  33,963   2,208,614 
Stryker  35,503   3,348,998 
Tenet Healthcare  11,190 b  566,997 
UnitedHealth Group  114,107   11,535,077 
Universal Health Services, Cl. B  10,567   1,175,684 
Varian Medical Systems  11,943 b  1,033,189 
Zimmer Holdings  19,872   2,253,882 
      100,561,887 
Household & Personal Products—2.1%       
Avon Products  50,416   473,406 
Clorox  15,164   1,580,240 
Colgate-Palmolive  101,512   7,023,615 
Estee Lauder, Cl. A  26,666   2,031,949 
Kimberly-Clark  44,361   5,125,470 
Procter & Gamble  321,071   29,246,357 
      45,481,037 
Insurance—2.8%       
ACE  39,300   4,514,784 
Aflac  53,134   3,245,956 
Allstate  49,950   3,508,987 
American International Group  166,513   9,326,393 
Aon  34,352   3,257,600 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Insurance (continued)       
Assurant  8,162   558,526 
Chubb  28,568   2,955,931 
Cincinnati Financial  17,615   912,985 
Genworth Financial, Cl. A  58,498 b  497,233 
Hartford Financial Services Group  51,894   2,163,461 
Lincoln National  31,574   1,820,873 
Loews  36,064   1,515,409 
Marsh & McLennan  65,171   3,730,388 
MetLife  134,970   7,300,527 
Principal Financial Group  33,011   1,714,591 
Progressive  65,119   1,757,562 
Prudential Financial  54,221   4,904,832 
Torchmark  15,724   851,769 
Travelers  39,429   4,173,560 
Unum Group  31,656   1,104,161 
XL Group  31,537   1,083,927 
      60,899,455 
Materials—3.1%       
Air Products & Chemicals  22,701   3,274,165 
Airgas  8,186   942,863 
Alcoa  138,296   2,183,694 
Allegheny Technologies  13,606   473,081 
Avery Dennison  11,598   601,704 
Ball  17,104   1,165,980 
CF Industries Holdings  5,882   1,603,080 
Dow Chemical  132,898   6,061,478 
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co  107,723   7,965,039 
Eastman Chemical  17,828   1,352,432 
Ecolab  31,683   3,311,507 
FMC  15,496   883,737 
Freeport-McMoRan  122,983   2,872,883 
International Flavors & Fragrances  9,317   944,371 
International Paper  50,512   2,706,433 
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl. A  50,246   3,989,030 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Materials (continued)       
Martin Marietta Materials  7,330   808,646 
MeadWestvaco  20,433   907,021 
Monsanto  57,257   6,840,494 
Mosaic  38,357   1,750,997 
Newmont Mining  57,535   1,087,412 
Nucor  37,363   1,832,655 
Owens-Illinois  19,062 b  514,483 
PPG Industries  16,141   3,730,992 
Praxair  34,882   4,519,312 
Sealed Air  25,014   1,061,344 
Sherwin-Williams  9,722   2,557,275 
Sigma-Aldrich  14,348   1,969,550 
Vulcan Materials  15,563   1,022,956 
      68,934,614 
Media—3.5%       
Cablevision Systems (NY Group), Cl. A  26,358   544,029 
CBS, Cl. B  57,935   3,206,123 
Comcast, Cl. A  306,021   17,752,278 
DIRECTV  59,300 b  5,141,310 
Discovery Communications, Cl. A  17,665 b  608,559 
Discovery Communications, Cl. C  32,180 b  1,085,110 
Gannett  25,933   828,041 
Interpublic Group of Companies  48,207   1,001,259 
News Corp., Cl. A  57,179 b  897,139 
Omnicom Group  29,710   2,301,634 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Cl. A  12,278   924,165 
Time Warner  99,738   8,519,620 
Time Warner Cable  32,915   5,005,055 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Cl. A  220,503   8,468,418 
Viacom, Cl. B  43,977   3,309,269 
Walt Disney  185,472   17,469,608 
      77,061,617 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech &       
  Life Sciences—9.5%       
AbbVie  189,308   12,388,316 
Actavis  31,261 b  8,046,894 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech &       
Life Sciences (continued)       
Agilent Technologies  39,140   1,602,392 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals  23,276 b  4,306,758 
Allergan  35,394   7,524,410 
Amgen  90,382   14,396,949 
Biogen Idec  27,931 b  9,481,178 
Bristol-Myers Squibb  197,094   11,634,459 
Celgene  94,744 b  10,598,064 
Eli Lilly & Co.  116,326   8,025,331 
Gilead Sciences  178,741 b  16,848,127 
Hospira  19,069 b  1,167,976 
Johnson & Johnson  332,663   34,786,570 
Mallinckrodt  13,365 b  1,323,536 
Merck & Co.  338,921   19,247,324 
Mylan  44,094 b  2,485,579 
PerkinElmer  12,780   558,869 
Perrigo Company  16,715   2,794,079 
Pfizer  749,596   23,349,915 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals  8,733 b  3,582,713 
Thermo Fisher Scientific  47,131   5,905,043 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals  28,123 b  3,341,012 
Waters  10,090 b  1,137,345 
Zoetis  59,045   2,540,706 
      207,073,545 
Real Estate—2.4%       
American Tower  46,450 c  4,591,582 
Apartment Investment & Management, Cl. A  16,408 c  609,557 
AvalonBay Communities  15,484 c  2,529,931 
Boston Properties  17,770 c  2,286,821 
CBRE Group, Cl. A  32,473 b  1,112,200 
Crown Castle International  39,213   3,086,063 
Equity Residential  42,692 c  3,066,993 
Essex Property Trust  7,595 c  1,569,127 
General Growth Properties  73,952 c  2,080,270 
HCP  53,355 c  2,349,221 
Health Care  38,258 c  2,894,983 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Real Estate (continued)       
Host Hotels & Resorts  87,739 c  2,085,556 
Iron Mountain  22,010   850,907 
Kimco Realty  49,616 c  1,247,346 
Macerich  16,251 c  1,355,496 
Plum Creek Timber  20,445 c  874,842 
Prologis  58,997 c  2,538,641 
Public Storage  17,133 c  3,167,035 
Simon Property Group  37,122 c  6,760,287 
Ventas  34,401 c  2,466,552 
Vornado Realty Trust  20,670 c  2,433,066 
Weyerhaeuser  63,048 c  2,262,793 
      52,219,269 
Retailing—4.4%       
Amazon.com  45,111 b  14,000,199 
AutoNation  7,846 b  473,977 
AutoZone  3,818 b  2,363,762 
Bed Bath & Beyond  22,143 b  1,686,632 
Best Buy  34,569   1,347,500 
CarMax  26,189 b  1,743,664 
Dollar General  35,811 b  2,531,838 
Dollar Tree  24,934 b  1,754,855 
Expedia  11,929   1,018,259 
Family Dollar Stores  11,473   908,776 
GameStop, Cl. A  13,708 a  463,330 
Gap  32,023   1,348,489 
Genuine Parts  17,949   1,912,825 
Home Depot  156,772   16,456,357 
Kohl’s  24,337   1,485,530 
L Brands  29,160   2,523,798 
Lowe’s  115,684   7,959,059 
Macy’s  41,779   2,746,969 
Netflix  6,974 b  2,382,388 
Nordstrom  16,415   1,303,187 
O’Reilly Automotive  12,083 b  2,327,427 
PetSmart  11,822   961,069 
Priceline Group  6,220 b  7,092,106 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Retailing (continued)       
Ross Stores  24,839   2,341,324 
Staples  77,405   1,402,579 
Target  74,887   5,684,672 
The TJX Companies  81,937   5,619,239 
Tiffany & Co  13,366   1,428,291 
Tractor Supply  16,639   1,311,486 
TripAdvisor  12,783 b  954,379 
Urban Outfitters  13,517 b  474,852 
      96,008,818 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—2.4%       
Altera  36,429   1,345,687 
Analog Devices  36,704   2,037,806 
Applied Materials  144,748   3,607,120 
Avago Technologies  29,506   2,968,009 
Broadcom, Cl. A  65,100   2,820,783 
First Solar  8,381 b  373,751 
Intel  575,281   20,876,947 
KLA-Tencor  19,736   1,387,836 
Lam Research  19,499   1,547,051 
Linear Technology  27,726   1,264,306 
Microchip Technology  23,408 a  1,055,935 
Micron Technology  126,449 b  4,426,979 
NVIDIA  60,979   1,222,629 
Texas Instruments  125,611   6,715,792 
Xilinx  31,815   1,377,271 
      53,027,902 
Software & Services—10.3%       
Accenture, Cl. A  75,077   6,705,127 
Adobe Systems  56,287 b  4,092,065 
Akamai Technologies  20,863 b  1,313,534 
Alliance Data Systems  7,586 b  2,169,975 
Autodesk  27,022 b  1,622,941 
Automatic Data Processing  57,035   4,755,008 
CA  38,102   1,160,206 
Citrix Systems  19,520 b  1,245,376 
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A  71,913 b  3,786,939 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Software & Services (continued)       
Computer Sciences  17,778   1,120,903 
eBay  134,933 b  7,572,440 
Electronic Arts  35,857 b  1,685,817 
Facebook, Cl. A  248,430 b  19,382,509 
Fidelity National Information Services  34,363   2,137,379 
Fiserv  29,457 b  2,090,563 
Google, Cl. A  33,867 b  17,971,862 
Google, Cl. C  33,836 b  17,811,270 
International Business Machines  109,724   17,604,119 
Intuit  33,921   3,127,177 
MasterCard, Cl. A  116,411   10,029,972 
Microsoft  979,400   45,493,130 
Oracle  384,851   17,306,749 
Paychex  37,655   1,738,531 
Red Hat  22,091 b  1,527,372 
salesforce.com  69,714 b  4,134,737 
Symantec  80,734   2,071,231 
Teradata  19,455 b  849,794 
Total System Services  19,743   670,472 
VeriSign  13,346 a,b  760,722 
Visa, Cl. A  58,214   15,263,711 
Western Union  64,566   1,156,377 
Xerox  128,514   1,781,204 
Yahoo!  105,093 b  5,308,247 
      225,447,459 
Technology Hardware & Equipment—6.8%       
Amphenol, Cl. A  37,302   2,007,221 
Apple  697,670   77,008,815 
Cisco Systems  607,601   16,900,422 
Corning  153,932   3,529,661 
EMC  241,839   7,192,292 
F5 Networks  8,922 b  1,164,009 
FLIR Systems  15,986   516,508 
Harris  12,593   904,429 
Hewlett-Packard  222,034   8,910,224 
Juniper Networks  47,605   1,062,544 
Motorola Solutions  25,280   1,695,782 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Technology Hardware & Equipment (continued)       
NetApp  38,068   1,577,919 
QUALCOMM  198,139   14,727,672 
SanDisk  26,280   2,574,914 
Seagate Technology  38,946   2,589,909 
TE Connectivity  48,400   3,061,300 
Western Digital  25,971   2,874,990 
      148,298,611 
Telecommunication Services—2.3%       
AT&T  616,308   20,701,786 
CenturyLink  67,121   2,656,649 
Frontier Communications  114,672 a  764,862 
Level 3 Communications  32,850 b  1,622,133 
Verizon Communications  493,060   23,065,347 
Windstream Holdings  70,008 a  576,866 
      49,387,643 
Transportation—2.2%       
C.H. Robinson Worldwide  16,942   1,268,786 
CSX  119,881   4,343,289 
Delta Air Lines  99,566   4,897,652 
Expeditors International of Washington  23,052   1,028,350 
FedEx  31,406   5,453,966 
Kansas City Southern  12,890   1,572,967 
Norfolk Southern  36,707   4,023,454 
Ryder System  6,760   627,666 
Southwest Airlines  82,015   3,470,875 
Union Pacific  105,725   12,595,019 
United Parcel Service, Cl. B  83,296   9,260,016 
      48,542,040 
Utilities—3.2%       
AES  75,011   1,032,901 
AGL Resources  13,986   762,377 
Ameren  28,746   1,326,053 
American Electric Power  57,787   3,508,827 
CenterPoint Energy  52,052   1,219,578 
CMS Energy  31,790   1,104,703 
Consolidated Edison  34,369   2,268,698 
Dominion Resources  69,370   5,334,553 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares   Value ($) 
Utilities (continued)       
DTE Energy  21,027   1,816,102 
Duke Energy  83,742   6,995,807 
Edison International  38,205   2,501,663 
Entergy  21,437   1,875,309 
Exelon  101,645   3,768,997 
FirstEnergy  48,617   1,895,577 
Integrys Energy Group  9,716   756,391 
NextEra Energy  51,857   5,511,881 
NiSource  37,822   1,604,409 
Northeast Utilities  36,521   1,954,604 
NRG Energy  39,241   1,057,545 
Pepco Holdings  31,010   835,099 
PG&E  55,680   2,964,403 
Pinnacle West Capital  13,127   896,705 
PPL  78,453   2,850,197 
Public Service Enterprise Group  59,371   2,458,553 
SCANA  16,024 a  967,850 
Sempra Energy  27,458   3,057,723 
Southern  106,897   5,249,712 
TECO Energy  26,631   545,669 
Wisconsin Energy  26,474   1,396,239 
Xcel Energy  58,627   2,105,882 
      69,624,007 
Total Common Stocks       
(cost $945,627,553)      2,168,144,586 
  Principal    
Short-Term Investments—.1%  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
U.S. Treasury Bills;       
0.08%, 6/4/15       
(cost $964,668)  965,000 d  964,734 
 
Other Investment—.9%  Shares   Value ($) 
Registered Investment Company;       
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred       
Plus Money Market Fund       
(cost $19,877,173)  19,877,173 e  19,877,173 

 

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Investment of Cash Collateral         
for Securities Loaned—.2%  Shares   Value ($)  
Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund         
(cost $5,130,668)  5,130,668 e  5,130,668  
Total Investments (cost $971,600,062)  100.2 %  2,194,117,161  
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables  (.2 %)  (4,250,182 ) 
Net Assets  100.0 %  2,189,866,979  

 

a Security, or portion thereof, on loan.At December 31, 2014, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was 
$8,498,334 and the value of the collateral held by the fund was $8,779,472, consisting of cash collateral of 
$5,130,668 and U.S. Government and Agency securities valued at $3,648,804. 
b Non-income producing security. 
c Investment in real estate investment trust. 
d Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open financial futures contracts. 
e Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)     
 
  Value (%)    Value (%) 
Software & Services  10.3  Food & Staples Retailing  2.5 
Pharmaceuticals,    Real Estate  2.4 
Biotech & Life Sciences  9.5  Semiconductors &   
Energy  8.3  Semiconductor Equipment  2.4 
Capital Goods  7.5  Telecommunication Services  2.3 
Technology Hardware & Equipment  6.8  Transportation  2.2 
Banks  6.0  Household & Personal Products  2.1 
Diversified Financials  5.3  Consumer Services  1.7 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco  5.1  Consumer Durables & Apparel  1.4 
Health Care Equipment & Services  4.6  Short-Term/   
Retailing  4.4  Money Market Investments  1.2 
Media  3.5  Automobiles & Components  1.0 
Utilities  3.2  Commercial & Professional Services  .6 
Materials  3.1     
Insurance  2.8    100.2 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES 
December 31, 2014 

 

    Market Value    Unrealized  
    Covered by    Appreciation  
  Contracts  Contracts ($)  Expiration  at 12/31/2014 ($) 
Financial Futures Long           
Standard & Poor’s 500 E-mini  222  22,781,640  March 2015  100,850  
 
See notes to financial statements.           

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
December 31, 2014 

 

  Cost  Value 
Assets ($):     
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments (including     
securities on loan, valued at $8,498,334)—Note 1(b):     
Unaffiliated issuers  946,592,221  2,169,109,320 
Affiliated issuers  25,007,841  25,007,841 
Cash    3,642,833 
Dividends and securities lending income receivable    2,901,938 
Prepaid expenses    10,546 
    2,200,672,478 
Liabilities ($):     
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)    508,573 
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b)    5,130,668 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    4,736,714 
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4    268,842 
Accrued expenses    160,702 
    10,805,499 
Net Assets ($)    2,189,866,979 
Composition of Net Assets ($):     
Paid-in capital    948,780,437 
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net    42,071 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    18,426,522 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     
on investments (including $100,850 net unrealized     
appreciation on financial futures)    1,222,617,949 
Net Assets ($)    2,189,866,979 
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share     
  Initial Shares  Service Shares 
Net Assets ($)  1,955,324,583  234,542,396 
Shares Outstanding  43,464,887  5,208,265 
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  44.99  45.03 
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 
Year Ended December 31, 2014 

 

Investment Income ($):     
Income:     
Cash dividends (net of $8,771 foreign taxes withheld at source):     
Unaffiliated issuers  42,084,620  
Affiliated issuers  19,332  
Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)  90,954  
Interest  459  
Total Income  42,195,365  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  5,102,204  
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)  586,339  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  189,619  
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)  119,619  
Professional fees  94,811  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  21,799  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)  4,200  
Registration fees  593  
Miscellaneous  111,527  
Total Expenses  6,230,711  
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)  (6 ) 
Net Expenses  6,230,705  
Investment Income—Net  35,964,660  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  57,712,941  
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures  2,864,724  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  60,577,665  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  166,227,112  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures  (167,685 ) 
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  166,059,427  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  226,637,092  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  262,601,752  
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2014   2013  
Operations ($):         
Investment income—net  35,964,660   33,748,993  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  60,577,665   39,130,528  
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments  166,059,427   452,015,601  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations  262,601,752   524,895,122  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net:         
Initial Shares  (32,486,811 )  (30,524,057 ) 
Service Shares  (3,496,374 )  (3,471,345 ) 
Net realized gain on investments:         
Initial Shares  (21,174,073 )  (18,648,547 ) 
Service Shares  (2,747,658 )  (2,287,662 ) 
Total Dividends  (59,904,916 )  (54,931,611 ) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold:         
Initial Shares  178,069,463   158,642,208  
Service Shares  15,253,576   28,775,193  
Dividends reinvested:         
Initial Shares  53,660,884   49,172,604  
Service Shares  6,244,032   5,759,007  
Cost of shares redeemed:         
Initial Shares  (255,053,283 )  (367,864,031 ) 
Service Shares  (49,284,189 )  (32,872,847 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
  from Capital Stock Transactions  (51,109,517 )  (158,387,866 ) 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  151,587,319   311,575,645  
Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period  2,038,279,660   1,726,704,015  
End of Period  2,189,866,979   2,038,279,660  
Undistributed investment income—net  42,071   8,737  

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2014   2013  
Capital Share Transactions:         
Initial Shares         
Shares sold  4,171,268   4,363,041  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  1,273,338   1,363,714  
Shares redeemed  (6,014,440 )  (10,077,013 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (569,834 )  (4,350,258 ) 
Service Shares         
Shares sold  357,107   803,289  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  148,424   159,629  
Shares redeemed  (1,160,923 )  (903,281 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (655,392 )  59,637  
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  2014   2013   2012   2011   2010  
Per Share Data ($):                     
Net asset value,                     
beginning of period  40.84   31.86   29.48   29.67   26.31  
Investment Operations:                     
Investment income—neta  .74   .66   .63   .54   .48  
Net realized and unrealized                     
gain (loss) on investments  4.65   9.39   3.95   .02   3.37  
Total from Investment Operations  5.39   10.05   4.58   .56   3.85  
Distributions:                     
Dividends from                     
investment income—net  (.75 )  (.68 )  (.64 )  (.55 )  (.49 ) 
Dividends from net realized                     
gain on investments  (.49 )  (.39 )  (1.56 )  (.20 )   
Total Distributions  (1.24 )  (1.07 )  (2.20 )  (.75 )  (.49 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  44.99   40.84   31.86   29.48   29.67  
Total Return (%)  13.42   32.02   15.74   1.88   14.84  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                     
to average net assets  .27   .29   .28   .27   .27  
Ratio of net expenses                     
to average net assets  .27   .29   .28   .27   .27  
Ratio of net investment income                     
to average net assets  1.76   1.82   2.02   1.81   1.78  
Portfolio Turnover Rate  1.59   3.76   3.13   3.27   4.46  
Net Assets, end of period                     
($ x 1,000)  1,955,325   1,798,538   1,541,577   1,487,417   1,635,095  
 
a Based on average shares outstanding.                     
See notes to financial statements.                     

 

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      Year Ended December 31,      
Service Shares  2014   2013   2012   2011   2010  
Per Share Data ($):                     
Net asset value, beginning of period  40.89   31.90   29.51   29.70   26.34  
Investment Operations:                     
Investment income—neta  .64   .57   .56   .47   .41  
Net realized and unrealized                     
gain (loss) on investments  4.63   9.40   3.96   .02   3.38  
Total from Investment Operations  5.27   9.97   4.52   .49   3.79  
Distributions:                     
Dividends from investment income—net  (.64 )  (.59 )  (.57 )  (.48 )  (.43 ) 
Dividends from net realized                     
gain on investments  (.49 )  (.39 )  (1.56 )  (.20 )   
Total Distributions  (1.13 )  (.98 )  (2.13 )  (.68 )  (.43 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  45.03   40.89   31.90   29.51   29.70  
Total Return (%)  13.10   31.71   15.47   1.62   14.54  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                     
to average net assets  .52   .54   .53   .52   .52  
Ratio of net expenses                     
to average net assets  .52   .54   .53   .52   .52  
Ratio of net investment income                     
to average net assets  1.50   1.57   1.78   1.56   1.53  
Portfolio Turnover Rate  1.59   3.76   3.13   3.27   4.46  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  234,542   239,742   185,127   168,177   168,782  
 
a Based on average shares outstanding.                     
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 & 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 Plan fee and Service shares are subject to a Distribution Plan fee. Each class of shares has identical rights and privileges, except with respect to the Distribution Plan, Shareholder Services Plan, and 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”)

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under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for 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. For open short positions, asked prices are 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 of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

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. 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 fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).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.

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 financial futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the 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. 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 within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are generally 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 and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2014 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         
Common         
Stocks  2,162,554,730      2,162,554,730 

 

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    Level 2—Other  Level 3—   
  Level 1—  Significant  Significant   
Unadjusted  Observable Unobservable 
  Quoted Prices  Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Assets ($) (continued)         
Investments in Securities       
(continued):         
Equity Securities—         
Foreign         
Common Stocks  5,589,856      5,589,856 
Mutual Funds  25,007,841      25,007,841 
U.S. Treasury    964,734    964,734 
Other Financial         
Instruments:         
Financial Futures††  100,850      100,850 

 

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

 

At December 31, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

(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 or U.S. Government and

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Agency securities.The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. During the period ended December 31, 2014,The Bank of New York Mellon earned $20,870 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” under the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies during the period ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

Affiliated       
Investment  Value    Value  Net 
    Company  12/31/2013 ($)  Purchases ($)  Sales ($)  12/31/2014 ($)   Assets (%)
Dreyfus         
Institutional         
Preferred         
Plus Money         
Market         
Fund  16,746,890  170,941,547 167,811,264 19,877,173  .9 
Dreyfus         
Institutional         
Cash         
Advantage         
Fund  6,133,305  93,037,473 94,040,110 5,130,668  .2 
Total  22,880,195  263,979,020 261,851,374 25,007,841  1.1 

 

(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 capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such

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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, 2014, 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 ended December 31, 2014, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the four-year period ended December 31, 2014 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At December 31, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $1,727,818, undistributed capital gains $58,163,403 and unrealized appreciation $1,181,153,250.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows: ordinary income $39,882,668 and $37,754,271, and long-term capital gains $20,022,248 and $17,177,340, respectively.

During the period ended December 31, 2014, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for dividend reclassification, the fund increased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $51,859 and decreased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by the same amount. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $430 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. Prior to October 8, 2014, the unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A. was $265 million. 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. During the period ended December 31, 2014, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

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

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (the “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. Pursuant to the Agreement, the fund’s custody fee is included in the management fee.

Pursuant to an index management agreement (the “Index Agreement”), Dreyfus has agreed to pay Mellon Capital a monthly index-management fee at the annual rate of .095% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to the Index Agreement, the fund’s custody fee is included in the index-management fee.

(b) Under the Distribution 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 Distribution 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

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variable insurance products. The fees payable under the Distribution Plan are payable without regard to actual expenses incurred. During the period ended December 31, 2014, Service shares were charged $586,339 pursuant to the Distribution 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 its 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, 2014, Initial shares were charged $2,587 pursuant to the Shareholders Services Plan.

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

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency and cash management services for the fund. The majority of transfer agency fees are comprised of amounts paid on a per account basis, while cash management fees are related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended December 31, 2014, the fund was charged $1,367 for transfer agency services and $100 for cash management services.These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. Cash management fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $6.

During the period ended December 31, 2014, the fund was charged $7,771 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $455,552, Distribution Plan fees $49,928, Shareholder Services Plan

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

fees $1,000, Chief Compliance Officer fees $1,851 and transfer agency fees $242.

(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, 2014, amounted to $61,117,543 and $135,331,026, respectively.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended December 31, 2014 is discussed below.

Financial Futures: 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 in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A financial 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 counterparty, 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.When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations.There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with financial futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the financial futures against default. Financial futures open at December 31, 2014 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

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The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended December 31, 2014:

  Average Market Value ($) 
Equity financial futures  26,474,435 

 

At December 31, 2014, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,012,963,911; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $1,181,153,250, consisting of $1,252,446,146 gross unrealized appreciation and $71,292,896 gross unrealized depreciation.

NOTE 5—Pending Legal Matters:

The fund and many other entities have been named as defendants in numerous pending litigations as a result of their participation in the leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”) of the Tribune Company (“Tribune”). The cases allege that Tribune took on billions of dollars of debt in the LBO to purchase its own stock from shareholders at $34 per share. The LBO was closed in a two-step transaction with shares being repurchased by Tribune in a tender offer in June 2007 and in a go-private merger in December 2007. In 2008, approximately one year after the LBO was concluded, Tribune filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11.Thereafter, in approximately June 2011, certain Tribune creditors filed dozens of complaints in various courts throughout the country alleging that the payments made to shareholders in the LBO were “fraudulent conveyances” under state and/or federal law, 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 coordinated pre-trial proceedings in a multi-district litigation in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York titled In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation (S.D.N.Y. Nos. 11-md-2296 and 12-mc-2296 (RJS) (“Tribune MDL”)). On March 27, 2013, the Tribune MDL was reassigned from Judge William H. Pauley to Judge Richard J. Sullivan. No explanation was given for the reassignment.

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In addition, there was a case pending in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware brought by the Unsecured Creditors Committee of the Tribune Company that has since been transferred to the Tribune MDL (formerly The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Co. v. FitzSimons, et al., Bankr. D. Del. Adv. Pro. No. 10-54010 (KJC)) (“FitzSimons case”).The case was originally filed on November 1, 2010. In a Fourth Amended Complaint filed in November 2012, among other claims, the Creditors Committee sought recovery under the Bankruptcy Code for alleged “fraudulent conveyances” from more than 5,000 Tribune shareholders (“Shareholder Defendants”), including the fund, and a defendants’ class of all shareholders who tendered their Tribune stock in the LBO and received cash in exchange. There were 35 other counts in the Fourth Amended Complaint that did not relate to claims against Shareholder Defendants, but instead were brought against parties directly involved in approval or execution of the leveraged buyout. On January 10, 2013, pursuant to the Tribune bankruptcy plan, Mark S. Kirchner, as Litigation Trustee for the Tribune Litigation Trust, became the successor plaintiff to the Creditors Committee in this case. The case is now proceeding as: Mark S. Kirchner, as LitigationTrustee for the Tribune Litigation Trust v. FitzSimons, et al., S.D.N.Y. No. 12-cv-2652 (RJS). On August 1, 2013, the plaintiff filed a Fifth Amended Complaint with the Court.The Fifth Amended Complaint contains more detailed allegations regarding the steps Tribune took in consideration and execution of the LBO, but does not change the legal basis for the claim previously alleged against the Shareholder Defendants.

On November 6, 2012, a motion to dismiss was filed in the Tribune MDL. Oral argument on the motion to dismiss was held on May 23, 2013. On September 23, 2013 Judge Sullivan granted the motion to dismiss on standing grounds, after rejecting defendants’ preemption arguments. By granting the motion, Judge Sullivan dismissed nearly 50 cases in the Tribune MDL, including all cases with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas or William A. Niese as the lead plaintiff.The fund was a defendant in at least one of the dismissed cases.The motion had no effect on the FitzSimons case, which had been stayed.

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On September 30, 2013, plaintiffs appealed the motion to dismiss decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On October 28, 2013, certain defendants cross-appealed from Judge Sullivan’s decision, seeking review of the arguments that Judge Sullivan rejected in his decision. Briefing on the appeal and cross appeal was completed in April 2014. Oral argument before the Second Circuit took place on November 5, 2014.

On November 11, 2013, Judge Sullivan entered Master Case Order No. 4 in the Tribune MDL. Master Case Order No. 4 addressed numerous procedural and administrative tasks for the cases that remain in the Tribune MDL, including the FitzSimons case. Pursuant to Master Case Order No. 4, the parties – through their executive committees and liaison counsel – attempted to negotiate a protocol for motions to dismiss and other procedural issues, and submitted rival proposals to the Court. On April 24, 2014, the Court entered an order setting a schedule for the first motions to dismiss in the FitzSimons case. Pursuant to that schedule, a “global” motion to dismiss the fraudulent transfer claim asserted against the Shareholder Defendants, which applies equally to all Shareholder Defendants including the fund, was filed on May 23, 2014. Plaintiffs’ response brief was filed on June 23, 2014, and the reply brief was filed on July 3, 2014. No date for oral argument has been scheduled. The Court also preserved Shareholder Defendants’ rights to file nineteen motions to dismiss enumerated in their proposal and motions pursuant to Rules 12(b)(2)-(5) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If these various motions are necessary after the Court decides the global motion to dismiss, the Court will set further guidelines and briefing schedules.

As of November 30, 2014, no answers to the Fifth Amended Complaint in the FitzSimons case may be filed.

At this 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 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, 2014, 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 the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended.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, 2014 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, 2014, 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 five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
February 11, 2015

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

For federal tax purposes, the fund hereby reports 100% of the ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction. Shareholders will receive notification in early 2015 of the percentage applicable to the preparation of their 2014 income tax returns.Also, the fund hereby reports $.0795 per share as a short-term capital gain distribution and $.4082 per share as a long-term capital gain distribution paid on March 31, 2014.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) 
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS 

 

Joseph S. DiMartino (71) 
Chairman of the Board (1995) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-present) 
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) 
• The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard 
mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010) 
• Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of certain outdoor-related services to homes and 
businesses, Director (2005-2009) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 146 
——————— 
Peggy C. Davis (71) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 52 
——————— 
David P. Feldman (75) 
Board Member (1996) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Corporate Director and Trustee (1985-present) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• BBH Mutual Funds Group (5 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-present) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 38 
——————— 
Ehud Houminer (74) 
Board Member (1993) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present) 
Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5Years: 
• Avnet, Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 62 

 

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Lynn Martin (75) 
Board Member (2012) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• President, of The Martin Hall Group LLC, a human resources consulting firm (2005-2012) 
Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5Years: 
• AT&T, Inc., a telecommunications company, Director (1999-2012) 
• Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain and transportation management company, Director (1993-2012) 
• The Proctor & Gamble Co., a consumer products company, Director (1994-2009) 
• Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Director (2003-2009) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 38 
 
——————— 
Robin A. Melvin (51) 
Board Member (2012) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Board Member, Illinois Mentoring Partnership, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing 
the quantity and quality of mentoring services in Illinois (2013-present) 
• Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving orga- 
nizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 114 
 
——————— 
Dr. Martin Peretz (75) 
Board Member (2006) 
Principal Occupation During Past 5Years: 
• Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2010-2011) (previously, 
Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2010) 
• Director of TheStreet.com, a financial information service on the web (1996-2010) 
No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 38 
 
——————— 
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 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 
Rosalind G. Jacobs, Emeritus Board Member 
Dr. Paul A. Marks, Emeritus Board Member 
Philip L.Toia, 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, Chairman of Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., an affiliate of the Manager and the transfer agent of the funds, since May 2011 and Executive Vice President of the Distributor since June 2007. 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 69 investment companies (comprised of 146 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

JOHN PAK, Chief Legal Officer since March 2013.

Deputy General Counsel, Investment Management, of BNY Mellon since August 2014; Chief Legal Officer of the Manager since August 2012; from March 2005 to July 2012, Managing Director of Deutsche Bank, Deputy Global Head of Deutsche Asset Management Legal and Regional Head of Deutsche Asset Management Americas Legal. He is an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since August 2012.

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

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 52 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 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 41 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

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

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

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

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 59 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

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

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

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

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

SARAH S. KELLEHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since April 2014.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager; from August 2005 to March 2013, Associate General Counsel of Third Avenue Management. She is 39 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since March 2013.

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

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 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 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 56 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 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 55 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 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 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 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 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 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 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 70 investment companies (comprised of 171 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 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 (70 investment companies, comprised of 171 portfolios). He is 57 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.

MATTHEW D. CONNOLLY, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since April 2012.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Distributor since October 2011; from March 2010 to September 2011, Global Head, KYC Reviews and Director of UBS Investment Bank; until March 2010, AML Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Citi Global Wealth Management. He is an officer of 65 investment companies (comprised of 166 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 42 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 2011.

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NOTES


 


 

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 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").   David P. 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 $31,594 in 2013 and $32,226 in 2014.

 

(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 $ 9,508 in 2013 and $14,458 in 2014. 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 2013 and $-0- in 2014.

 

(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 $3,841 in 2013 and $2,957 in 2014. 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 2013 and $-0- in 2014. 

 

 


 

 

(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 $9 in 2013 and $1,179 in 2014.  These services included 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 2013 and $-0- in 2014. 

 

(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 $50,384,343 in 2013 and $23,307,177 in 2014. 

 

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. 

Item 6.             Investments.

(a)                    Not applicable.

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

                        Not applicable. 

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

Not applicable. 

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

                        Not applicable. 

 


 

 

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 10, 2015

 

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 10, 2015

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels,

            Treasurer

 

Date:    February 10, 2015

 

 

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)