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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

811-05719

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

Bennett A. MacDougall, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York  10166

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 

(212) 922-6400

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

12/31

 

Date of reporting period:

12/31/17

 

 

 

 

             

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.                         Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.

     

 

ANNUAL REPORT
December 31, 2017

   
 

 

 

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) 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

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

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Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.

 

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF DREYFUS

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc., covering the 12-month period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. 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.

Stocks set a series of new record highs and bonds produced modestly positive results during 2017. Financial markets early in the year were dominated by the inauguration of a new U.S. president, as equities and corporate-backed bonds surged higher in anticipation of more business-friendly regulatory, tax, and fiscal policies. U.S. and international stocks continued to rally in the spring as corporate earnings grew and global economic conditions improved. Later in the year, the passage of tax reform legislation fueled additional stock market gains.

Despite three short-term interest rate hikes and concerns early in the year that inflation might accelerate in a growing economy, bonds generally produced positive total returns in 2017. Corporate-backed securities and municipal bonds fared particularly well.

The markets’ strong performance last year was supported by solid underlying fundamentals, including sustained economic growth, a robust labor market, and low inflation. We currently expect these favorable conditions to persist in 2018, but we remain watchful for economic and political developments that could negatively impact the markets. As always, we encourage you to discuss the risks and opportunities of today’s investment environment with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

Sincerely,

Renee Laroche-Morris
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
January 16, 2018

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, as provided by portfolio managers Thomas J. Durante, CFA, Karen Q. Wong, CFA, and Richard A. Brown, CFA, of Mellon Capital Management Corporation, Sub-Investment Adviser

Market and Fund Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.’s Initial Shares produced a total return of 21.53%, and its Service Shares produced a total return of 21.22%.1 In comparison, the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, produced a total return of 21.82% for the same period.2,3

Large-cap stocks gained ground amid better-than-expected corporate earnings, improving global economic prospects, and expectations of more stimulative U.S. government policies. The difference in returns between the fund and the Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the Index’s results.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to match the total return of the Index. To pursue its goal, the fund generally is fully invested in stocks included in the Index and in futures whose performance is tied to the Index. The fund generally invests in all 500 stocks in the Index in proportion to their weighting in the Index.

Rising Corporate Earnings Drove Markets Higher

Equity markets rallied at the start of 2017 in anticipation of lower corporate taxes, reduced regulatory constraints on business, and increased infrastructure spending from a new U.S. presidential administration. In the ensuing months, better-than-expected corporate earnings and synchronized global economic growth drove the Index to a series of new highs. The market rally paused in the spring due to political concerns, but strengthening labor markets and further corporate earnings growth soon sparked additional market gains. Late in the year, the market continued to rise as investors looked forward to the passage of federal tax-reform legislation.

The market’s advance was supported throughout the reporting period by measured, well-telegraphed shifts in monetary policy from the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”). Although rising interest rates historically have tended to undermine investor sentiment toward stocks, the Fed’s gradual approach to withdrawing economic stimulus was received calmly by investors, who focused more on improving business conditions. Moreover, a weakening U.S. dollar against most major currencies helped bolster results for U.S. exporters.

Technology Stocks Led the Market’s Advance

The Index’s robust results over the reporting period were largely driven by impressive earnings growth in the information technology sector. Ongoing trends in favor of cloud computing, e-commerce, digital advertising, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and mobile communications helped support revenues and earnings for a variety of large technology companies, most notably industry leaders such as Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Alphabet (the parent of Google). Some of these industry giants moved into new lines of business, disrupting other areas, such as retail sales. Technological innovations also generated robust demand for semiconductor companies, which benefited from renewed pricing power in a consolidating industry.

The health care sector posted strong gains during 2017, as Congress’s inability to repeal Obamacare helped support the outlook for a number of hospital operators and insurers. Moreover, concerns waned regarding government intervention to control drug costs, removing an impediment to gains among large biotechnology firms and pharmaceutical developers. Finally, the industry obtained regulatory approval of a record number of new drugs during the year, further bolstering their prospects

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

in the eyes of investors. Very large drug companies with diversified revenue sources fared especially well.

The financials sector also produced impressive results. Higher short-term interest rates helped banks and capital markets firms expand their lending margins, revenues from currency trading, and deposits in interest-bearing accounts. Deregulation of the financials sector and corporate tax reform helped boost profits further, and the previous cost-cutting efforts positioned many financial institutions well for the 2017 upturn. In the materials sector, mining stocks fared well amid rising demand for the industrial metals used in electronic vehicle batteries.

Only the telecommunication services and energy sectors posted negative absolute returns during 2017. Comprised of just four companies, the Index’s telecommunication services components confronted challenges presented by “cord cutting” when more customers disconnected landlines and replaced cable television with Internet-based entertainment services. In addition, a proposed acquisition by a major telecommunications company was blocked by regulators. The energy sector was hurt by low oil prices early in the reporting period, reduced production volumes, heavy debt burdens, and concerns that large oil companies might not be able to sustain their current dividends.

Replicating the Performance of the Index

Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that, in our view, the U.S. and global economic recoveries show no signs of slowing, and corporate earnings have continued to exceed many analysts’ expectations. However, the market’s currently constructive conditions could be undermined by unexpected political and economic developments. As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.

January 16, 2018

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. — The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

3 “Standard & Poor’sÒ,” “S&PÒ,” “Standard & Poor’s 500Ô,”and “S&P 500Ò” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“Standard & Poor’s”) and have been licensed for use by the fund. The fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, and Standard & Poor’s does not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund.

Equities 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 made available through insurance products may be similar to those of 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.

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FUND PERFORMANCE

Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment in Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. Initial shares and Service shares and the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”)

 Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

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 12/31/07 to a $10,000 investment made in the Index on that date.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account all applicable fees and expenses. The Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The Index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. 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.

       

Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/17

 

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

Initial shares

21.53%

15.50%

8.26%

Service shares

21.22%

15.21%

7.98%

S&P 500® Index

21.82%

15.78%

8.49%

The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate and an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than original cost upon redemption. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Go to Dreyfus.com for the fund’s most recent month-end returns.

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 graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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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, 2017 to December 31, 2017. 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, 2017

         

Initial Shares

Service Shares

Expenses paid per $1,000

       

 

$1.44

$2.77

Ending value (after expenses)

       

 

$1,112.90

$1,111.40

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

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

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

                 

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment

assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended December 31, 2017

         

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, 2017

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.5%

         

Automobiles & Components - .7%

         

Aptiv

     

29,929

 

2,538,877

 

BorgWarner

     

22,363

 

1,142,526

 

Ford Motor

     

427,091

 

5,334,367

 

General Motors

     

141,290

 

5,791,477

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber

     

28,219

 

911,756

 

Harley-Davidson

     

19,697

a

1,002,183

 
       

16,721,186

 

Banks - 6.5%

         

Bank of America

     

1,070,331

 

31,596,171

 

BB&T

     

87,295

 

4,340,307

 

Citigroup

     

292,278

 

21,748,406

 

Citizens Financial Group

     

54,827

 

2,301,637

 

Comerica

     

19,575

 

1,699,306

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

     

78,405

 

2,378,808

 

Huntington Bancshares

     

119,284

 

1,736,775

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

382,935

 

40,951,069

 

KeyCorp

     

119,015

 

2,400,533

 

M&T Bank

     

16,716

 

2,858,269

 

People's United Financial

     

38,166

 

713,704

 

PNC Financial Services Group

     

52,918

 

7,635,538

 

Regions Financial

     

128,545

 

2,221,258

 

SunTrust Banks

     

52,602

 

3,397,563

 

U.S. Bancorp

     

173,395

 

9,290,504

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

488,810

 

29,656,103

 

Zions Bancorporation

     

22,529

 

1,145,149

 
       

166,071,100

 

Capital Goods - 7.3%

         

3M

     

65,474

 

15,410,615

 

A.O. Smith

     

16,392

 

1,004,502

 

Acuity Brands

     

4,798

a

844,448

 

Allegion

     

10,025

 

797,589

 

AMETEK

     

24,852

 

1,801,024

 

Arconic

     

46,382

 

1,263,909

 

Boeing

     

61,666

 

18,185,920

 

Caterpillar

     

65,091

 

10,257,040

 

Cummins

     

16,801

 

2,967,729

 

Deere & Co.

     

34,795

 

5,445,765

 

Dover

     

17,738

 

1,791,361

 

Eaton

     

48,745

 

3,851,342

 

Emerson Electric

     

71,583

 

4,988,619

 

Fastenal

     

31,540

 

1,724,923

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Capital Goods - 7.3% (continued)

         

Flowserve

     

15,282

 

643,831

 

Fluor

     

16,243

 

838,951

 

Fortive

     

32,720

 

2,367,292

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security

     

16,896

 

1,156,362

 

General Dynamics

     

31,007

 

6,308,374

 

General Electric

     

955,657

 

16,676,215

 

Honeywell International

     

83,498

 

12,805,253

 

Illinois Tool Works

     

33,943

 

5,663,390

 

Ingersoll-Rand

     

28,215

 

2,516,496

 

Jacobs Engineering Group

     

14,249

 

939,864

 

Johnson Controls International

     

103,086

 

3,928,607

 

L3 Technologies

     

8,573

 

1,696,168

 

Lockheed Martin

     

27,480

 

8,822,454

 

Masco

     

34,424

 

1,512,591

 

Northrop Grumman

     

19,068

 

5,852,160

 

PACCAR

     

38,762

 

2,755,203

 

Parker-Hannifin

     

14,460

 

2,885,927

 

Pentair

     

17,992

 

1,270,595

 

Quanta Services

     

17,734

b

693,577

 

Raytheon

     

31,814

 

5,976,260

 

Rockwell Automation

     

14,384

 

2,824,298

 

Rockwell Collins

     

18,024

 

2,444,415

 

Roper Technologies

     

11,346

 

2,938,614

 

Snap-on

     

6,105

a

1,064,101

 

Stanley Black & Decker

     

16,704

 

2,834,502

 

Textron

     

30,381

 

1,719,261

 

TransDigm Group

     

5,548

 

1,523,592

 

United Rentals

     

9,401

b

1,616,126

 

United Technologies

     

81,570

 

10,405,885

 

W.W. Grainger

     

6,100

 

1,441,125

 

Xylem

     

19,315

 

1,317,283

 
       

185,773,558

 

Commercial & Professional Services - .6%

         

Cintas

     

9,477

 

1,476,801

 

Equifax

     

13,108

 

1,545,695

 

IHS Markit

     

39,241

b

1,771,731

 

Nielsen Holdings

     

37,242

a

1,355,609

 

Republic Services

     

25,765

 

1,741,972

 

Robert Half International

     

14,047

 

780,170

 

Stericycle

     

8,923

b

606,675

 

Verisk Analytics

     

16,784

b

1,611,264

 

Waste Management

     

45,050

 

3,887,815

 
       

14,777,732

 

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Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Consumer Durables & Apparel - 1.2%

         

D.R. Horton

     

36,408

 

1,859,357

 

Garmin

     

13,395

 

797,940

 

Hanesbrands

     

38,936

a

814,152

 

Hasbro

     

12,386

 

1,125,764

 

Leggett & Platt

     

15,324

 

731,415

 

Lennar, Cl. A

     

21,645

 

1,368,830

 

Mattel

     

38,123

 

586,332

 

Michael Kors Holdings

     

17,597

b

1,107,731

 

Mohawk Industries

     

6,782

b

1,871,154

 

Newell Brands

     

53,082

 

1,640,234

 

NIKE, Cl. B

     

145,004

 

9,070,000

 

PulteGroup

     

32,331

 

1,075,006

 

PVH

     

8,737

 

1,198,804

 

Ralph Lauren

     

5,763

a

597,565

 

Tapestry

     

30,649

 

1,355,605

 

Under Armour, Cl. A

     

19,428

a,b

280,346

 

Under Armour, Cl. C

     

19,567

a,b

260,632

 

VF

     

35,833

 

2,651,642

 

Whirlpool

     

7,974

 

1,344,735

 
       

29,737,244

 

Consumer Services - 1.8%

         

Carnival

     

44,906

 

2,980,411

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill

     

2,767

b

799,746

 

Darden Restaurants

     

13,862

 

1,331,029

 

H&R Block

     

23,352

 

612,289

 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings

     

22,812

 

1,821,766

 

Marriott International, Cl. A

     

33,853

 

4,594,868

 

McDonald's

     

88,027

 

15,151,207

 

MGM Resorts International

     

56,427

 

1,884,098

 

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

     

19,542

b

1,040,611

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises

     

18,344

 

2,188,072

 

Starbucks

     

157,019

 

9,017,601

 

Wyndham Worldwide

     

11,792

 

1,366,339

 

Wynn Resorts

     

8,744

 

1,474,151

 

Yum! Brands

     

37,604

 

3,068,862

 
       

47,331,050

 

Diversified Financials - 5.5%

         

Affiliated Managers Group

     

6,085

 

1,248,946

 

American Express

     

79,549

 

7,900,011

 

Ameriprise Financial

     

16,549

 

2,804,559

 

Bank of New York Mellon

     

113,659

 

6,121,674

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B

     

212,055

b

42,033,542

 

BlackRock

     

13,564

 

6,967,962

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Diversified Financials - 5.5% (continued)

         

Capital One Financial

     

53,653

 

5,342,766

 

CBOE Global Markets

     

12,045

 

1,500,687

 

Charles Schwab

     

131,145

 

6,736,919

 

CME Group

     

37,097

 

5,418,017

 

Discover Financial Services

     

40,995

 

3,153,335

 

E*TRADE Financial

     

30,999

b

1,536,620

 

Franklin Resources

     

36,987

 

1,602,647

 

Goldman Sachs Group

     

38,761

 

9,874,752

 

Intercontinental Exchange

     

64,603

 

4,558,388

 

Invesco

     

46,009

 

1,681,169

 

Leucadia National

     

35,715

 

946,090

 

Moody's

     

18,077

 

2,668,346

 

Morgan Stanley

     

153,700

 

8,064,639

 

Nasdaq

     

12,808

 

984,039

 

Navient

     

32,964

 

439,080

 

Northern Trust

     

23,482

 

2,345,617

 

Raymond James Financial

     

14,233

 

1,271,007

 

S&P Global

     

28,134

 

4,765,900

 

State Street

     

40,720

 

3,974,679

 

Synchrony Financial

     

81,361

 

3,141,348

 

T. Rowe Price Group

     

26,177

 

2,746,753

 
       

139,829,492

 

Energy - 6.0%

         

Anadarko Petroleum

     

61,766

 

3,313,128

 

Andeavor

     

15,869

 

1,814,461

 

Apache

     

41,830

 

1,766,063

 

Baker Hughes

     

47,474

 

1,502,077

 

Cabot Oil & Gas

     

52,605

 

1,504,503

 

Chesapeake Energy

     

81,812

a,b

323,976

 

Chevron

     

209,261

 

26,197,385

 

Cimarex Energy

     

10,074

 

1,229,129

 

Concho Resources

     

16,142

b

2,424,851

 

ConocoPhillips

     

132,142

 

7,253,274

 

Devon Energy

     

57,596

 

2,384,474

 

EOG Resources

     

63,647

 

6,868,148

 

EQT

     

26,339

 

1,499,216

 

Exxon Mobil

     

466,945

 

39,055,280

 

Halliburton

     

95,629

 

4,673,389

 

Helmerich & Payne

     

11,479

a

742,003

 

Hess

     

28,894

 

1,371,598

 

Kinder Morgan

     

211,334

 

3,818,805

 

Marathon Oil

     

91,368

 

1,546,860

 

Marathon Petroleum

     

54,106

 

3,569,914

 

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Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Energy - 6.0% (continued)

         

National Oilwell Varco

     

42,029

a

1,513,885

 

Newfield Exploration

     

21,473

b

677,044

 

Noble Energy

     

53,396

 

1,555,959

 

Occidental Petroleum

     

84,571

 

6,229,500

 

ONEOK

     

42,291

 

2,260,454

 

Phillips 66

     

47,858

 

4,840,837

 

Pioneer Natural Resources

     

18,680

 

3,228,838

 

Range Resources

     

20,610

a

351,607

 

Schlumberger

     

152,137

 

10,252,512

 

TechnipFMC

     

48,278

 

1,511,584

 

Valero Energy

     

48,598

 

4,466,642

 

Williams Cos.

     

91,425

 

2,787,548

 
       

152,534,944

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.8%

         

Costco Wholesale

     

47,987

 

8,931,340

 

CVS Health

     

111,515

 

8,084,837

 

Kroger

     

99,052

 

2,718,977

 

Sysco

     

53,575

 

3,253,610

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance

     

95,395

 

6,927,585

 

Wal-Mart Stores

     

160,846

 

15,883,542

 
       

45,799,891

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 4.5%

         

Altria Group

     

210,494

 

15,031,377

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland

     

61,920

 

2,481,754

 

Brown-Forman, Cl. B

     

21,484

 

1,475,306

 

Campbell Soup

     

21,360

a

1,027,630

 

Coca-Cola

     

421,571

 

19,341,677

 

Conagra Brands

     

43,604

 

1,642,563

 

Constellation Brands, Cl. A

     

18,693

 

4,272,659

 

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group

     

20,658

 

2,005,065

 

General Mills

     

62,767

 

3,721,455

 

Hershey

     

15,518

 

1,761,448

 

Hormel Foods

     

30,264

a

1,101,307

 

J.M. Smucker

     

12,963

 

1,610,523

 

Kellogg

     

27,970

a

1,901,401

 

Kraft Heinz

     

66,193

 

5,147,168

 

McCormick & Co.

     

12,587

a

1,282,741

 

Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B

     

20,434

 

1,677,018

 

Mondelez International, Cl. A

     

165,941

 

7,102,275

 

Monster Beverage

     

44,859

b

2,839,126

 

PepsiCo

     

156,595

 

18,778,872

 

Philip Morris International

     

171,148

 

18,081,786

 

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Description

     

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Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 4.5% (continued)

         

Tyson Foods, Cl. A

     

32,172

 

2,608,184

 
       

114,891,335

 

Health Care Equipment & Services - 5.5%

         

Abbott Laboratories

     

191,738

 

10,942,488

 

Aetna

     

36,251

 

6,539,318

 

Align Technology

     

7,929

b

1,761,744

 

AmerisourceBergen

     

18,669

 

1,714,188

 

Anthem

     

28,363

 

6,381,959

 

Baxter International

     

54,380

 

3,515,123

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     

29,125

 

6,234,560

 

Boston Scientific

     

152,316

b

3,775,914

 

Cardinal Health

     

34,296

 

2,101,316

 

Centene

     

18,625

b

1,878,890

 

Cerner

     

34,219

b

2,306,018

 

Cigna

     

27,231

 

5,530,344

 

Cooper

     

5,368

 

1,169,580

 

Danaher

     

67,711

 

6,284,935

 

DaVita

     

16,644

b

1,202,529

 

DENTSPLY SIRONA

     

24,709

 

1,626,593

 

Edwards Lifesciences

     

23,492

b

2,647,783

 

Envision Healthcare

     

12,906

b

446,031

 

Express Scripts Holding

     

62,670

b

4,677,689

 

HCA Healthcare

     

31,087

b

2,730,682

 

Henry Schein

     

18,015

b

1,258,888

 

Hologic

     

30,448

b

1,301,652

 

Humana

     

15,742

 

3,905,118

 

IDEXX Laboratories

     

9,925

b

1,552,071

 

Intuitive Surgical

     

12,328

b

4,498,980

 

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

     

11,379

b

1,815,064

 

McKesson

     

23,482

 

3,662,018

 

Medtronic

     

148,863

 

12,020,687

 

Patterson

     

8,827

a

318,919

 

Quest Diagnostics

     

15,502

 

1,526,792

 

ResMed

     

15,817

 

1,339,542

 

Stryker

     

35,179

 

5,447,116

 

UnitedHealth Group

     

106,776

 

23,539,837

 

Universal Health Services, Cl. B

     

9,837

 

1,115,024

 

Varian Medical Systems

     

10,326

b

1,147,735

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings

     

22,039

 

2,659,446

 
       

140,576,573

 

Household & Personal Products - 1.8%

         

Church & Dwight

     

26,853

 

1,347,215

 

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Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Household & Personal Products - 1.8% (continued)

         

Clorox

     

14,112

 

2,099,019

 

Colgate-Palmolive

     

96,607

 

7,288,998

 

Coty, Cl. A

     

52,084

 

1,035,951

 

Estee Lauder, Cl. A

     

24,638

 

3,134,939

 

Kimberly-Clark

     

38,755

 

4,676,178

 

Procter & Gamble

     

280,496

 

25,771,972

 
       

45,354,272

 

Insurance - 2.6%

         

Aflac

     

43,252

 

3,796,661

 

Allstate

     

39,722

 

4,159,291

 

American International Group

     

98,794

 

5,886,146

 

Aon

     

27,977

 

3,748,918

 

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     

19,351

 

1,224,531

 

Assurant

     

5,732

 

578,015

 

Brighthouse Financial

     

10,989

 

644,395

 

Chubb

     

51,072

 

7,463,151

 

Cincinnati Financial

     

16,411

 

1,230,333

 

Everest Re Group

     

4,573

 

1,011,822

 

Hartford Financial Services Group

     

39,845

 

2,242,477

 

Lincoln National

     

24,240

 

1,863,329

 

Loews

     

29,459

 

1,473,834

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos.

     

56,985

 

4,638,009

 

MetLife

     

116,216

 

5,875,881

 

Principal Financial Group

     

29,189

 

2,059,576

 

Progressive

     

63,327

 

3,566,577

 

Prudential Financial

     

46,842

 

5,385,893

 

Torchmark

     

12,317

 

1,117,275

 

Travelers

     

30,454

 

4,130,781

 

Unum Group

     

24,516

 

1,345,683

 

Willis Towers Watson

     

14,289

 

2,153,209

 

XL Group

     

28,033

 

985,640

 
       

66,581,427

 

Materials - 2.9%

         

Air Products & Chemicals

     

24,219

 

3,973,854

 

Albemarle

     

12,351

 

1,579,569

 

Avery Dennison

     

9,321

 

1,070,610

 

Ball

     

38,369

 

1,452,267

 

CF Industries Holdings

     

26,348

 

1,120,844

 

DowDuPont

     

257,792

 

18,359,946

 

Eastman Chemical

     

15,643

 

1,449,168

 

Ecolab

     

28,785

 

3,862,371

 

FMC

     

14,412

 

1,364,240

 

Freeport-McMoRan

     

146,998

b

2,787,082

 

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Description

     

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Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Materials - 2.9% (continued)

         

International Flavors & Fragrances

     

8,669

 

1,322,976

 

International Paper

     

45,571

 

2,640,384

 

LyondellBasell Industries, Cl. A

     

35,978

 

3,969,093

 

Martin Marietta Materials

     

6,753

 

1,492,683

 

Monsanto

     

47,952

 

5,599,835

 

Mosaic

     

38,528

 

988,628

 

Newmont Mining

     

58,902

 

2,210,003

 

Nucor

     

34,778

 

2,211,185

 

Packaging Corporation of America

     

10,502

 

1,266,016

 

PPG Industries

     

28,641

 

3,345,842

 

Praxair

     

31,464

 

4,866,852

 

Sealed Air

     

21,601

 

1,064,929

 

Sherwin-Williams

     

9,054

 

3,712,502

 

Vulcan Materials

     

14,486

 

1,859,568

 

WestRock

     

28,483

 

1,800,380

 
       

75,370,827

 

Media - 2.7%

         

CBS, Cl. B

     

39,951

 

2,357,109

 

Charter Communications, Cl. A

     

21,455

b

7,208,022

 

Comcast, Cl. A

     

514,472

 

20,604,604

 

Discovery Communications, Cl. A

     

16,443

a,b

367,994

 

Discovery Communications, Cl. C

     

21,895

b

463,517

 

DISH Network, Cl. A

     

25,077

b

1,197,427

 

Interpublic Group of Companies

     

44,934

 

905,869

 

News Corp., Cl. A

     

41,502

 

672,747

 

News Corp., Cl. B

     

11,398

 

189,207

 

Omnicom Group

     

25,194

 

1,834,879

 

Scripps Networks Interactive, Cl. A

     

10,693

 

912,968

 

Time Warner

     

85,759

 

7,844,376

 

Twenty-First Century Fox, Cl. A

     

114,557

 

3,955,653

 

Twenty-First Century Fox, Cl. B

     

48,556

 

1,656,731

 

Viacom, Cl. B

     

38,705

 

1,192,501

 

Walt Disney

     

166,731

 

17,925,250

 
       

69,288,854

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 8.0%

         

AbbVie

     

175,629

 

16,985,081

 

Agilent Technologies

     

34,983

 

2,342,811

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

     

24,909

b

2,978,867

 

Allergan

     

36,757

 

6,012,710

 

Amgen

     

80,180

 

13,943,302

 

Biogen

     

23,371

b

7,445,299

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb

     

180,427

 

11,056,567

 

Celgene

     

86,695

b

9,047,490

 

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Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 8.0% (continued)

         

Eli Lilly & Co.

     

106,271

 

8,975,649

 

Gilead Sciences

     

143,139

 

10,254,478

 

Illumina

     

16,086

b

3,514,630

 

Incyte

     

18,468

b

1,749,104

 

IQVIA Holdings

     

16,454

b

1,610,847

 

Johnson & Johnson

     

296,066

 

41,366,341

 

Merck & Co.

     

301,399

 

16,959,722

 

Mettler-Toledo International

     

2,793

b

1,730,319

 

Mylan

     

57,734

b

2,442,726

 

PerkinElmer

     

11,882

 

868,812

 

Perrigo

     

14,592

a

1,271,839

 

Pfizer

     

656,906

 

23,793,135

 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

     

8,476

b

3,186,637

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific

     

43,799

 

8,316,554

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

     

27,538

b

4,126,845

 

Waters

     

8,814

b

1,702,777

 

Zoetis

     

54,422

 

3,920,561

 
       

205,603,103

 

Real Estate - 2.8%

         

Alexandria Real Estate Equities

     

10,489

c

1,369,758

 

American Tower

     

47,049

c

6,712,481

 

Apartment Investment & Management, Cl. A

     

16,786

c

733,716

 

AvalonBay Communities

     

15,230

c

2,717,184

 

Boston Properties

     

17,051

c

2,217,142

 

CBRE Group, Cl. A

     

32,835

b

1,422,084

 

Crown Castle International

     

44,721

c

4,964,478

 

Digital Realty Trust

     

22,579

c

2,571,748

 

Duke Realty

     

39,592

c

1,077,298

 

Equinix

     

8,630

c

3,911,289

 

Equity Residential

     

40,708

c

2,595,949

 

Essex Property Trust

     

7,293

c

1,760,311

 

Extra Space Storage

     

13,442

c

1,175,503

 

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     

8,023

c

1,065,535

 

GGP

     

68,028

c

1,591,175

 

HCP

     

51,348

c

1,339,156

 

Host Hotels & Resorts

     

81,659

c

1,620,931

 

Iron Mountain

     

28,620

c

1,079,833

 

Kimco Realty

     

46,220

c

838,893

 

Macerich

     

12,041

c

790,853

 

Mid-America Apartment Communities

     

12,512

c

1,258,207

 

Prologis

     

58,455

c

3,770,932

 

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Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Real Estate - 2.8% (continued)

         

Public Storage

     

16,500

c

3,448,500

 

Realty Income

     

29,999

c

1,710,543

 

Regency Centers

     

16,163

c

1,118,156

 

SBA Communications

     

13,011

b,c

2,125,477

 

Simon Property Group

     

34,110

c

5,858,051

 

SL Green Realty

     

10,769

c

1,086,915

 

UDR

     

28,506

c

1,098,051

 

Ventas

     

38,685

c

2,321,487

 

Vornado Realty Trust

     

19,247

c

1,504,730

 

Welltower

     

40,073

c

2,555,455

 

Weyerhaeuser

     

82,470

c

2,907,892

 
       

72,319,713

 

Retailing - 5.7%

         

Advance Auto Parts

     

7,908

 

788,349

 

Amazon.com

     

44,065

b

51,532,696

 

AutoZone

     

3,043

b

2,164,699

 

Best Buy

     

28,662

 

1,962,487

 

CarMax

     

19,963

b

1,280,227

 

Dollar General

     

28,438

 

2,645,018

 

Dollar Tree

     

25,671

b

2,754,755

 

Expedia

     

13,270

 

1,589,348

 

Foot Locker

     

15,058

 

705,919

 

Gap

     

25,884

 

881,609

 

Genuine Parts

     

16,734

 

1,589,897

 

Home Depot

     

128,821

 

24,415,444

 

Kohl's

     

19,721

a

1,069,470

 

L Brands

     

26,581

a

1,600,708

 

LKQ

     

33,545

b

1,364,275

 

Lowe's

     

92,800

 

8,624,832

 

Macy's

     

34,119

a

859,458

 

Netflix

     

47,663

b

9,149,389

 

Nordstrom

     

12,959

a

613,997

 

O'Reilly Automotive

     

9,703

b

2,333,960

 

Priceline Group

     

5,384

b

9,355,992

 

Ross Stores

     

42,600

 

3,418,650

 

Signet Jewelers

     

7,792

a

440,638

 

Target

     

60,122

 

3,922,960

 

The TJX Companies

     

70,268

 

5,372,691

 

Tiffany & Co.

     

11,495

 

1,194,905

 

Tractor Supply

     

14,530

 

1,086,117

 

TripAdvisor

     

11,867

a,b

408,937

 

Ulta Beauty

     

6,504

b

1,454,685

 
       

144,582,112

 

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Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.8%

         

Advanced Micro Devices

     

86,021

a,b

884,296

 

Analog Devices

     

40,173

 

3,576,602

 

Applied Materials

     

117,400

 

6,001,488

 

Broadcom

     

44,563

 

11,448,235

 

Intel

     

516,213

 

23,828,392

 

KLA-Tencor

     

17,057

 

1,792,179

 

Lam Research

     

17,979

 

3,309,395

 

Microchip Technology

     

25,476

a

2,238,831

 

Micron Technology

     

126,655

b

5,208,054

 

NVIDIA

     

66,726

 

12,911,481

 

Qorvo

     

14,255

a,b

949,383

 

QUALCOMM

     

161,675

 

10,350,433

 

Skyworks Solutions

     

20,775

 

1,972,586

 

Texas Instruments

     

109,065

 

11,390,749

 

Xilinx

     

27,833

 

1,876,501

 
       

97,738,605

 

Software & Services - 14.0%

         

Accenture, Cl. A

     

67,874

 

10,390,831

 

Activision Blizzard

     

83,250

 

5,271,390

 

Adobe Systems

     

54,142

b

9,487,844

 

Akamai Technologies

     

19,438

b

1,264,248

 

Alliance Data Systems

     

5,341

 

1,353,837

 

Alphabet, Cl. A

     

32,840

b

34,593,656

 

Alphabet, Cl. C

     

33,264

b

34,807,450

 

ANSYS

     

9,519

b

1,404,909

 

Autodesk

     

23,748

b

2,489,503

 

Automatic Data Processing

     

48,877

 

5,727,896

 

CA

     

34,589

 

1,151,122

 

Cadence Design Systems

     

30,780

b

1,287,220

 

Citrix Systems

     

15,852

b

1,394,976

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A

     

64,293

 

4,566,089

 

CSRA

     

17,455

 

522,254

 

DXC Technology

     

31,414

 

2,981,189

 

eBay

     

107,365

b

4,051,955

 

Electronic Arts

     

34,184

b

3,591,371

 

Facebook, Cl. A

     

262,693

b

46,354,807

 

Fidelity National Information Services

     

36,765

 

3,459,219

 

Fiserv

     

23,106

b

3,029,890

 

Gartner

     

9,995

b

1,230,884

 

Global Payments

     

16,885

 

1,692,552

 

International Business Machines

     

94,986

 

14,572,752

 

Intuit

     

27,119

 

4,278,836

 

Mastercard, Cl. A

     

102,779

 

15,556,629

 

17

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Software & Services - 14.0% (continued)

         

Microsoft

     

850,132

 

72,720,291

 

Oracle

     

335,511

 

15,862,960

 

Paychex

     

35,038

 

2,385,387

 

PayPal Holdings

     

123,879

b

9,119,972

 

Red Hat

     

19,572

b

2,350,597

 

salesforce.com

     

75,574

b

7,725,930

 

Symantec

     

67,838

 

1,903,534

 

Synopsys

     

16,622

b

1,416,859

 

Total System Services

     

18,390

 

1,454,465

 

VeriSign

     

9,924

a,b

1,135,703

 

Visa, Cl. A

     

200,033

a

22,807,763

 

Western Union

     

50,367

 

957,477

 
       

356,354,247

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment - 5.7%

         

Amphenol, Cl. A

     

34,110

 

2,994,858

 

Apple

     

566,130

 

95,806,180

 

Cisco Systems

     

545,308

 

20,885,296

 

Corning

     

96,240

 

3,078,718

 

F5 Networks

     

6,884

b

903,318

 

FLIR Systems

     

14,867

 

693,100

 

Harris

     

13,158

 

1,863,831

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

     

176,573

 

2,535,588

 

HP

     

183,469

 

3,854,684

 

Juniper Networks

     

42,074

 

1,199,109

 

Motorola Solutions

     

18,353

 

1,658,010

 

NetApp

     

30,918

 

1,710,384

 

Seagate Technology

     

32,787

a

1,371,808

 

TE Connectivity

     

39,400

 

3,744,576

 

Western Digital

     

32,384

 

2,575,500

 

Xerox

     

23,627

 

688,727

 
       

145,563,687

 

Telecommunication Services - 2.0%

         

AT&T

     

676,680

 

26,309,318

 

CenturyLink

     

105,823

 

1,765,128

 

Verizon Communications

     

449,527

 

23,793,464

 
       

51,867,910

 

Transportation - 2.2%

         

Alaska Air Group

     

13,466

 

989,886

 

American Airlines Group

     

47,966

 

2,495,671

 

CH Robinson Worldwide

     

15,780

a

1,405,840

 

CSX

     

98,752

 

5,432,347

 

Delta Air Lines

     

73,662

 

4,125,072

 

Expeditors International of Washington

     

20,041

 

1,296,452

 

18

 

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.5% (continued)

         

Transportation - 2.2% (continued)

         

FedEx

     

26,883

 

6,708,384

 

J.B. Hunt Transport Services

     

9,968

 

1,146,121

 

Kansas City Southern

     

12,012

 

1,263,903

 

Norfolk Southern

     

31,601

 

4,578,985

 

Southwest Airlines

     

60,815

 

3,980,342

 

Union Pacific

     

86,942

 

11,658,922

 

United Continental Holdings

     

28,592

b

1,927,101

 

United Parcel Service, Cl. B

     

75,385

 

8,982,123

 
       

55,991,149

 

Utilities - 2.9%

         

AES

     

69,607

 

753,844

 

Alliant Energy

     

24,975

 

1,064,185

 

Ameren

     

26,777

 

1,579,575

 

American Electric Power

     

54,700

 

4,024,279

 

American Water Works

     

19,569

 

1,790,368

 

CenterPoint Energy

     

48,559

 

1,377,133

 

CMS Energy

     

30,993

 

1,465,969

 

Consolidated Edison

     

33,426

 

2,839,539

 

Dominion Resources

     

70,320

 

5,700,139

 

DTE Energy

     

19,573

 

2,142,461

 

Duke Energy

     

76,537

 

6,437,527

 

Edison International

     

35,563

 

2,249,004

 

Entergy

     

19,984

 

1,626,498

 

Eversource Energy

     

35,120

 

2,218,882

 

Exelon

     

104,941

 

4,135,725

 

FirstEnergy

     

48,902

 

1,497,379

 

NextEra Energy

     

51,807

 

8,091,735

 

NiSource

     

35,898

 

921,502

 

NRG Energy

     

33,148

 

944,055

 

PG&E

     

56,805

 

2,546,568

 

Pinnacle West Capital

     

12,226

 

1,041,411

 

PPL

     

75,138

 

2,325,521

 

Public Service Enterprise Group

     

55,264

 

2,846,096

 

SCANA

     

15,778

 

627,649

 

Sempra Energy

     

27,505

 

2,940,835

 

Southern

     

109,924

 

5,286,245

 

WEC Energy Group

     

35,216

a

2,339,399

 

Xcel Energy

     

56,160

 

2,701,858

 
       

73,515,381

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $883,233,102)

     

2,514,175,392

 

19

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

     

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Short-Term Investments - .1%

         

U.S. Treasury Bills

         

1.28%, 3/8/18
(cost $1,705,987)

     

1,710,000

d

1,706,021

 
       

Shares

     

Other Investment - 1.5%

         

Registered Investment Company;

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund
(cost $39,341,583)

     

39,341,583

e

39,341,583

 
               

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - .3%

         

Registered Investment Company;

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares
(cost $7,574,859)

     

7,574,859

e

7,574,859

 

Total Investments (cost $931,855,531)

 

100.4%

 

2,562,797,855

 

Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables

 

(.4%)

 

(9,092,645)

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

2,553,705,210

 


a
Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At December 31, 2017, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $49,680,783 and the value of the collateral held by the fund was $50,997,504, consisting of cash collateral of $7,574,859 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $43,422,645.

bNon-income producing security.

cInvestment in real estate investment trust.

dHeld by a counterparty for open futures contracts.

eInvestment in affiliated money market mutual fund.

20

 

   

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

Value (%)

Software & Services

14.0

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

8.0

Capital Goods

7.3

Banks

6.5

Energy

6.0

Technology Hardware & Equipment

5.7

Retailing

5.7

Health Care Equipment & Services

5.5

Diversified Financials

5.5

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

4.5

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

3.8

Materials

2.9

Utilities

2.9

Real Estate

2.8

Media

2.7

Insurance

2.6

Transportation

2.2

Telecommunication Services

2.0

Short-Term/Money Market Investments

1.9

Consumer Services

1.8

Food & Staples Retailing

1.8

Household & Personal Products

1.8

Consumer Durables & Apparel

1.2

Automobiles & Components

.7

Commercial & Professional Services

.6

 

100.4

 Based on net assets.

See notes to financial statements.

21

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS

             

Registered Investment Company

Value
12/31/16($)

Purchases($)

Sales($)

Value
12/31/17($)

Net
Assets(%)

Dividends/
Distributions($)

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund

25,283,384

276,326,690

262,268,491

39,341,583

1.5

265,857

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares

9,945,073

174,306,784

176,676,998

7,574,859

.3

-

Total

35,228,457

450,633,474

438,945,489

46,916,442

1.8

265,857

See notes to financial statements.

22

 

STATEMENT OF FUTURES
December 31, 2017

             

Description

Number of
Contracts

Expiration

Notional
Value ($)

Value ($)

Unrealized Appreciation ($)

 

Futures Long

   

Standard & Poor's 500 E-mini

324

3/2018

43,027,601

43,351,200

323,599

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

 

323,599

 

See notes to financial statements.

23

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2017

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments
(including securities on loan, valued at $49,680,783)—Note 1(b):

 

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

884,939,089

 

2,515,881,413

 

Affiliated issuers

 

46,916,442

 

46,916,442

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

1,946,396

 

Dividends and securities lending income receivable

 

2,591,942

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

 

 

6,764

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,567,342,957

 

Liabilities ($):

 

 

 

 

Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)

 

 

 

 

585,282

 

Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b)

 

7,574,859

 

Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed

 

5,103,921

 

Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4

 

156,538

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

 

 

217,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,637,747

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

2,553,705,210

 

Composition of Net Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

900,361,070

 

Accumulated undistributed investment income—net

 

703,875

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

 

 

21,374,342

 

Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments (including $323,599 net unrealized
appreciation on futures)

 

 

 

1,631,265,923

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

2,553,705,210

 

 

       

Net Asset Value Per Share

Initial Shares

Service Shares

 

Net Assets ($)

2,344,943,657

208,761,553

 

Shares Outstanding

43,849,294

3,898,962

 

Net Asset Value Per Share ($)

53.48

53.54

 

       

See notes to financial statements.

     

24

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2017

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income ($):

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

 

46,741,737

 

Affiliated issuers

 

 

265,857

 

Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)

 

 

97,169

 

Interest

 

 

13,345

 

Total Income

 

 

47,118,108

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Management fee—Note 3(a)

 

 

5,818,856

 

Distribution fees—Note 3(b)

 

 

508,736

 

Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)

 

 

174,908

 

Prospectus and shareholders’ reports

 

 

123,588

 

Professional fees

 

 

79,133

 

Loan commitment fees—Note 2

 

 

49,252

 

Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)

 

 

7,964

 

Registration fees

 

 

2,703

 

Interest expense—Note 2

 

 

514

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

150,726

 

Total Expenses

 

 

6,916,380

 

Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)

 

 

(140)

 

Net Expenses

 

 

6,916,240

 

Investment Income—Net

 

 

40,201,868

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

51,525,359

 

Net realized gain (loss) on futures

6,793,815

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

58,319,174

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

363,610,257

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures

 

 

566,578

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

364,176,835

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

422,496,009

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

462,697,877

 

             

See notes to financial statements.

         

25

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

                   

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Operations ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income—net

 

 

40,201,868

 

 

 

39,504,813

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

58,319,174

 

 

 

58,654,548

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments

 

364,176,835

 

 

 

136,407,444

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations

462,697,877

 

 

 

234,566,805

 

Distributions to Shareholders from ($):

 

Investment income—net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Shares

 

 

(37,288,688)

 

 

 

(38,523,757)

 

Service Shares

 

 

(2,942,855)

 

 

 

(3,459,777)

 

Net realized gain on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Shares

 

 

(50,253,942)

 

 

 

(66,770,473)

 

Service Shares

 

 

(4,870,215)

 

 

 

(6,995,648)

 

Total Distributions

 

 

(95,355,700)

 

 

 

(115,749,655)

 

Capital Stock Transactions ($):

 

Net proceeds from shares sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Shares

 

 

330,265,209

 

 

 

175,074,006

 

Service Shares

 

 

5,490,066

 

 

 

14,779,629

 

Distributions reinvested:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Shares

 

 

87,542,630

 

 

 

105,294,230

 

Service Shares

 

 

7,813,070

 

 

 

10,455,425

 

Cost of shares redeemed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Shares

 

 

(410,263,974)

 

 

 

(267,602,472)

 

Service Shares

 

 

(36,621,638)

 

 

 

(38,417,929)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
from Capital Stock Transactions

(15,774,637)

 

 

 

(417,111)

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

351,567,540

 

 

 

118,400,039

 

Net Assets ($):

 

Beginning of Period

 

 

2,202,137,670

 

 

 

2,083,737,631

 

End of Period

 

 

2,553,705,210

 

 

 

2,202,137,670

 

Undistributed investment income—net

703,875

 

 

 

733,550

 

Capital Share Transactions (Shares):

 

Initial Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

6,720,657

 

 

 

4,042,774

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

1,811,821

 

 

 

2,462,148

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(8,326,728)

 

 

 

(6,171,082)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

205,750

 

 

 

333,840

 

Service Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

111,594

 

 

 

347,728

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

162,007

 

 

 

244,569

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(745,122)

 

 

 

(892,184)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(471,521)

 

 

 

(299,887)

 

                   

See notes to financial statements.

               

26

 

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

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

45.86

43.42

44.99

40.84

31.86

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

 

.85

.83

.80

.74

.66

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

 

8.79

4.04

(.32)

4.65

9.39

Total from
Investment Operations

 

9.64

4.87

.48

5.39

10.05

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

 

(.85)

(.88)

(.81)

(.75)

(.68)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

 

(1.17)

(1.55)

(1.24)

(.49)

(.39)

Total Distributions

 

(2.02)

(2.43)

(2.05)

(1.24)

(1.07)

Net asset value, end of period

 

53.48

45.86

43.42

44.99

40.84

Total Return (%)

 

21.53

11.71

1.11

13.42

32.02

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

 

.27

.27

.27

.27

.29

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

 

.27

.27

.27

.27

.29

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

 

1.71

1.91

1.81

1.76

1.82

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

2.90

3.87

3.74

1.59

3.76

Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)

 

2,344,944

2,001,468

1,880,694

1,955,325

1,798,538

a Based on average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

27

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

             
     
 

Year Ended December 31,

Service Shares

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

45.91

43.47

45.03

40.89

31.90

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

 

.72

.72

.69

.64

.57

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

 

8.81

4.04

(.31)

4.63

9.40

Total from
Investment Operations

 

9.53

4.76

.38

5.27

9.97

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

 

(.73)

(.77)

(.70)

(.64)

(.59)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

 

(1.17)

(1.55)

(1.24)

(.49)

(.39)

Total Distributions

 

(1.90)

(2.32)

(1.94)

(1.13)

(.98)

Net asset value, end of period

 

53.54

45.91

43.47

45.03

40.89

Total Return (%)

 

21.22

11.44

.86

13.10

31.71

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

 

.52

.52

.52

.52

.54

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

 

.52

.52

.52

.52

.54

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

 

1.46

1.66

1.56

1.50

1.57

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

2.90

3.87

3.74

1.59

3.76

Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)

 

208,762

200,670

203,044

234,542

239,742

a Based on average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

28

 

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. The fund is only offered to separate accounts established by insurance companies to fund variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the total return of the S&P 500® 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 is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for 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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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).

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

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

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined to not accurately reflect 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.

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, 2017 in valuing the fund’s investments:

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

         

 

Level 1 -
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices

Level 2 – Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs

Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Total

Assets ($)

       

Investment in Securities:

Equity Securities-
Domestic
Common Stocks

2,493,203,387

-

-

2,493,203,387

Equity Securities-
Foreign
Common Stocks

20,972,005

-

-

20,972,005

Registered Investment Companies

46,916,442

-

-

46,916,442

U.S. Treasury

-

1,706,021

-

1,706,021

Other Financial Instruments:

Futures††

323,599

-

-

323,599


 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

†† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation at period end.

At December 31, 2017, there were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. It is the fund’s policy to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period.

(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 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

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unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended December 31, 2017, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $17,980 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.

(d) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are normally declared and paid quarterly. 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 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, 2017, 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, 2017, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the four-year period ended December 31, 2017 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At December 31, 2017, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $4,193,595, undistributed capital gains $54,118,619 and unrealized appreciation $1,594,892,882.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

follows: ordinary income $42,151,900 and $42,944,377, and long-term capital gains $53,203,800 and $72,805,278, respectively.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in an $830 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 4, 2017, the unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A. was $810 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.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended December 31, 2017 was approximately $24,400 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 2.11%.

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 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, Mellon Capital pays the Custodian for its services to the fund.

(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 variable insurance products. The fees payable under the Distribution Plan are payable without regard to actual expenses incurred. During the period ended December 31, 2017, Service shares were charged $508,736 pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Initial shares reimburse the Distributor at an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value

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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, 2017, Initial shares were charged $6,129 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody 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, 2017, the fund was charged $1,463 for transfer agency services and $140 for cash management services. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. Cash management fees were offset by earnings credits of $140.

During the period ended December 31, 2017, the fund was charged $11,202 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 $531,259, Distribution Plan fees $44,350, Shareholder Services Plan fees $903, Chief Compliance Officer fees $8,406 and transfer agency fees $364.

(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 futures, during the period ended December 31, 2017, amounted to $67,793,361 and $142,821,838, 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, 2017 is discussed below.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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 futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a 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 futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the futures against default. Futures open at December 31, 2017 are set forth in the Statement of Futures.

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended December 31, 2017:

     

 

 

Average Market Value ($)

Equity futures

 

37,136,593

     

At December 31, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $967,904,973; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $1,594,892,882, consisting of $1,656,353,590 gross unrealized appreciation and $61,460,708 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 executed in a two-step transaction: shares were repurchased by Tribune in a tender offer in June 2007 and then 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

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“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 were 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”)).

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 Litigation Trustee 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 did 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 that applied to most, but not all, of the cases in the Tribune MDL. 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. 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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. On March 29, 2016, the Second Circuit issued its decision on the appeal and cross-appeal. A panel of three judges unanimously affirmed the dismissal on the ground that the plaintiffs’ claims were preempted by section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code. On April 12, 2016, the plaintiffs/appellants filed a petition with the Second Circuit requesting rehearing of the appeal by the same panel of judges and/or rehearing en banc by all judges on the Second Circuit. On July 22, 2016, the Second Circuit denied both requests for rehearing. On September 9, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court. A brief in opposition to the petition was filed on behalf of defendants on October 24, 2016. Plaintiffs filed a reply brief on November 4, 2016. As of January 22, 2018, the Supreme Court had not ruled on the petition.

In the FitzSimons case, 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 and briefing was completed in July 2014. On January 9, 2017, Judge Sullivan entered an order granting the “global” motion and dismissing the claim against all the Shareholder Defendants. On February 2, 2017, the plaintiff filed a request to seek leave to appeal with the court. On February 23, 2017, the Court entered an order stating that it would permit the Plaintiff to make an interlocutory appeal of the dismissal of the claim, but only after the Court decided other pending motions to dismiss that do not involve the Shareholder Defendants. As of January 22, 2018, the Court had not decided those other motions.

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

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

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), including the statements of investments, investments in affiliated issuers and futures, as of December 31, 2017, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. at December 31, 2017, 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 its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, 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.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2017, by correspondence with the custodian and others or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more Dreyfus investment companies since at least 1957, but we are unable to determine the specific year.

New York, New York
February 09, 2018

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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, 2017 as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction. Shareholders will receive notification in early 2018 of the percentage applicable to the preparation of their 2017 income tax returns. Also, the fund hereby reports $.0407 per share as a short-term capital gain distribution and $1.1276 per share as a long-term capital gain distribution paid on March 31, 2017.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Joseph S. DiMartino (74)

Chairman of the Board (1995)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small and medium size companies, Director (1997-present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 127

———————

Peggy C. Davis (74)

Board Member (2006)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Shad Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1983-present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 46

———————

David P. Feldman (78)

Board Member (1996)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Corporate Director and Trustee (1985-present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· BBH Mutual Funds Group (5 registered mutual funds), Director (1992-2014)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 32

———————

Joan Gulley (70)

Board Member (2017)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.(1993-2014), Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Committee Member (2008-2014)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 54

———————

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS (continued)

Ehud Houminer (77)

Board Member (1993)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Board of Overseers at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present)

· Trustee, Ben Gurion University

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· Avnet, Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 54

———————

Lynn Martin (78)

Board Member (2012)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· President of The Martin Hall Group LLC, a human resources consulting firm (2005-2012)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· AT&T, Inc., a telecommunications company, Director (1999-2012)

· Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain and transportation management company, Director (1993-2012)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 32

———————

Robin A. Melvin (54)

Board Member (2012)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Co-chairman, Illinois Mentoring Partnership, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the quantity and quality of mentoring services in Illinois; (2014-present; board member since 2013)

· Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving organizations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 101

———————

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Dr. Martin Peretz (78)

Board Member (2006)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The New Republic Magazine (2011-2012) (previously,

Editor-in-Chief, 1974-2011)

· Lecturer at Harvard University (1969-2012)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 32

———————

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, New York, New York 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
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 Chief Executive Officer of MBSC Securities Corporation since August 2016. He is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 127 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 59 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

BENNETT A. MACDOUGALL, Chief Legal Officer since October 2015.

Chief Legal Officer of the Manager and Associate General Counsel and Managing Director of BNY Mellon since June 2015; from June 2005 to June 2015, he served in various capacities with Deutsche Bank – Asset & Wealth Management Division, including as Director and Associate General Counsel, and Chief Legal Officer of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. from June 2012 to May 2015. He is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2015.

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

Associate General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

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

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

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

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

MAUREEN E. KANE, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since April 2015.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since July 2014; from October 2004 until July 2014, General Counsel, and from May 2009 until July 2014, Chief Compliance Officer of Century Capital Management. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 2014.

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

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon since March 2013, from August 2005 to March 2013, Associate General Counsel of Third Avenue Management. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 42 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since March 2013.

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

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

NATALYA ZELENSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2017.

Counsel and Vice President of BNY Mellon since May 2016; Attorney at Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund/Wildermuth Advisory, LLC from November 2015 until May 2016; Assistant General Counsel at RCS Advisory Services from July 2014 until November 2015; Associate at Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan from January 2013 until January 2014; Associate at K&L Gates from October 2011 until January 2013. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by Dreyfus. She is 32 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 2016.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since September 2003.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 59 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

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RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 58 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 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Dreyfus Financial Reporting of the Manager, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 53 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 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since September 2003.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income and Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 152 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 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 (64 investment companies, comprised of 152 portfolios). He is 60 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.

CARIDAD M. CAROSELLA, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since January 2016.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Dreyfus Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust since January 2016; from May 2015 to December 2015, Interim Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Dreyfus Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust and the Distributor; from January 2012 to May 2015, AML Surveillance Officer of the Distributor and from 2007 to December 2011, Financial Processing Manager of the Distributor. She is an officer of 58 investment companies (comprised of 146 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since 1997.

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For More Information

Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.

200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

Manager

The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

Index Fund Manager

Mellon Capital Management Corporation
500 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15258

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon
225 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10286

Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent

Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

Distributor

MBSC Securities Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166


Telephone 1-800-258-4260 or 1-800-258-4261

Mail The Dreyfus Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144 Attn: Institutional Services Department

E-mail Send your request to info@dreyfus.com

Internet Information can be viewed online or downloaded at www.dreyfus.com

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, D.C. 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.

   

© 2018 MBSC Securities Corporation
0763AR1217

 


 

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").   Mr. Feldman is "independent" as defined by the SEC for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations.

Item 4.             Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)  Audit Fees.  The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the "Reporting Periods") for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant (the "Auditor") for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $33,856 in 2016 and $34,702 in 2017.

 

(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 $9,507 in 2016 and $11,104 in 2017. 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 2016 and $0 in 2017.

 

(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 $3,766 in 2016 and $3,503 in 2017. 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 2016 and $0 in 2017. 

 


 

(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 $21 in 2016 and $24 in 2017. These services consisted of a review of the Registrant's anti-money laundering program.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Non-Audit Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, other than the services reported in paragraphs (b) through (c) of this Item, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee, were $0 in 2016 and $0 in 2017. 

 

(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 $17,871,092 in 2016 and $31,379,272 in 2017. 

 

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 9, 2018

 

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 9, 2018

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels

            Treasurer

 

Date:    February 9, 2018

 

 

 


 

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)