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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

811-06325

 

 

 

Dreyfus Midcap 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:

 

10/31

 

Date of reporting period:

4/30/16

 

             

 

 

 

 


 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.       Reports to Stockholders.


 

Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund, Inc.

     

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

April 30, 2016

   
 

 

 

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

 

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

 

Contents

T H E    F U N D

F O R    M O R E    I N F O R M AT I O N

 

Back Cover

 

       
 


Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund, Inc.

 

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund, Inc., covering the six-month period from November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016. 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.

A choppy U.S. economic recovery remained intact over the reporting period. Steady job growth, declining unemployment claims, improved consumer confidence, and higher housing prices supported an economic expansion that so far has lasted nearly seven years. These factors, along with low inflation, prompted the Federal Reserve Board in December 2015 to raise short-term interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade.

On the other hand, the global economy continued to stagnate despite historically aggressive monetary policies, including negative short-term interest rates in Europe and Japan. Global growth has been hampered by weak demand, volatile commodity prices, the lingering effects of various financial crises, unfavorable demographic trends, and low productivity growth. These developments proved especially challenging for financial markets in early 2016, but stocks and riskier sectors of the bond market later rallied strongly to post positive total returns, on average, for the reporting period overall.

While we are encouraged by the recent resilience of the financial markets, we expect volatility to persist over the foreseeable future until global economic uncertainty abates. In addition, wide differences in underlying fundamental and technical influences across various asset classes, economic sectors, and regional markets suggest that selectivity may be an important determinant of investment success over the months ahead. We encourage you to discuss the implications of our observations with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

Sincerely,

J. Charles Cardona

President

The Dreyfus Corporation

May 16, 2016

2

 

DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of November 1, 2015, through April 30, 2016, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, CFA, Karen Q. Wong, CFA, and Richard A. Brown, CFA, Portfolio Managers

Market and Fund Performance Overview

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2016, Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund produced a total return of 1.82%.1 In comparison, the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400® Index (“S&P 400 Index”), the fund’s benchmark, produced a total return of 2.04% for the same period.2,3

Midcap stocks posted mildly positive total returns, on average, over the reporting period, masking heightened market volatility stemming from various global and domestic economic developments. The difference in returns between the fund and the S&P 400 Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the S&P 400 Index’s results.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to match the total return of the S&P 400 Index by generally investing in all 400 stocks in the S&P 400 Index, in proportion to their respective weightings. The fund may also use stock index futures as a substitute for the sale or purchase of stocks. The S&P 400 Index is composed of 400 stocks of midsized domestic companies across 10 economic sectors. Each stock is weighted by its market capitalization; that is, larger companies have greater representation in the S&P 400 Index than smaller ones.

The fund employed futures contracts during the reporting period in its efforts to replicate the returns of the S&P 400 Index.

Mildly Positive Returns Masked Heightened Volatility

Midcap stock prices generally proved volatile over the last two months of 2015, losing a degree of value when investor sentiment vacillated between concerns about the global economy and optimism regarding job growth and other positive developments in the United States. In January 2016, disappointing economic data from China sparked renewed weakness in commodity prices, and investors again grew concerned about the potential impact of China’s economic troubles on the United States. Moreover, U.S. investors worried that a December 2015 increase in short-term interest rates from the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) might weigh on the domestic economic recovery, and Japan surprised investors by adopting negative short-term interest rates for the first time. Consequently, U.S. stocks declined particularly sharply in January.

The market’s slide continued into February, but strong U.S. economic data and better-than-expected corporate earnings helped trigger a rebound later in the month. The rally continued through March and, to a lesser extent, April after the Fed indicated that it would proceed cautiously in implementing additional 2016 rate hikes, commodity prices began to rebound, and central banks in China and Europe adopted additional monetary easing programs. Investors responded to these developments with renewed confidence, enabling the S&P 400 Index to end the reporting period with a modestly positive total return.

3

 

DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Divergent Returns across Market Sectors

The various sectors that comprise the S&P 400 Index produced disparate returns over the reporting period. The materials sector fared best, experiencing a sharp rebound from earlier weakness when fears of a more severe economic slowdown in China moderated and commodity prices began to recover. In particular, U.S. steelmakers benefited from higher prices, and chemicals producers advanced on the strength of a growing domestic housing market and greater mergers-and-acquisitions activity.

The utilities sector benefited during the reporting period’s low interest-rate environment from investors’ preferences for traditionally defensive companies with competitive dividend yields, stable earnings, and strong cash flows. The industrials sector also outperformed market averages due to the impact of intensifying mergers-and-acquisitions activity. In addition, rising demand for homecare products, such as landscaping equipment, benefited certain companies with little exposure to troubled overseas markets. Providers of commercial services and supplies also boosted returns in the industrials sector.

Detractors from the S&P 400 Index’s results over the reporting period were led by the information technology sector, where slowing demand from cable television companies undermined revenues for communications equipment providers as more consumers switched to Internet-based entertainment and information providers. Moreover, a number of software developers and semiconductor manufacturers saw their stocks decline when investors favored more defensive market segments. In the energy sector, low oil-and-gas prices resulted in falling demand for small-cap energy services providers, such as independently owned offshore drillers, and demand had not yet returned to previous levels when commodity prices later began to rebound.

Replicating the Performance of the S&P 400 Index

Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that the U.S. economic recovery appears to remain on track, commodity prices have stabilized, and aggressively accommodative monetary policies remain at work in international markets. As always, we have continued to monitor the factors considered by the fund’s investment model in light of current market conditions.

May 16, 2016

Equity funds are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.

Stocks of midcap companies often experience sharper price fluctuations than stocks of large-cap companies.

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.

²  SOURCE: Lipper Inc. – Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, capital gain distributions. The Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index is a widely accepted, unmanaged total return index measuring the performance of the midsized company segment of the U.S. market. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

3  “Standard & Poor’s®,” “S&P®,” and “S&P MidCap 400®” are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and have been licensed for use on behalf of the fund. The fund is not sponsored, endorsed, managed, advised, sold, or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates and Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund.

4

 

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) and redemption fees, 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 Midcap Index Fund, Inc. from November 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016. 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 April 30, 2016

   
                 

Expenses paid per $1,000

   

$2.51

     

Ending value (after expenses)

   

$1,018.20

     

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 April 30, 2016

                 

Expenses paid per $1,000

   

 

$2.51

     

Ending value (after expenses)

   

 

$1,022.38

     

 Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

5

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5%

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Automobiles & Components - .6%

         

Dana Holding

 

309,547

 

4,002,443

 

Gentex

 

595,742

a

9,555,702

 

Thor Industries

 

94,910

 

6,076,138

 
       

19,634,283

 

Banks - 6.4%

         

Associated Banc-Corp

 

311,273

 

5,677,620

 

BancorpSouth

 

176,992

 

4,157,542

 

Bank of Hawaii

 

90,510

a

6,191,789

 

Bank of the Ozarks

 

169,475

a

6,999,317

 

Cathay General Bancorp

 

152,294

 

4,648,013

 

Commerce Bancshares

 

171,848

 

8,045,923

 

Cullen/Frost Bankers

 

112,579

a

7,203,930

 

East West Bancorp

 

298,327

 

11,184,279

 

F.N.B.

 

435,478

 

5,757,019

 

First Horizon National

 

491,273

 

6,917,124

 

First Niagara Financial Group

 

743,429

 

7,850,610

 

FirstMerit

 

347,305

 

7,696,279

 

Fulton Financial

 

354,843

 

4,964,254

 

Hancock Holding

 

163,667

 

4,250,432

 

International Bancshares

 

114,523

 

2,999,357

 

New York Community Bancorp

 

1,006,741

 

15,131,317

 

PacWest Bancorp

 

237,305

 

9,487,454

 

PrivateBancorp

 

164,886

 

6,860,906

 

Prosperity Bancshares

 

136,475

 

7,201,786

 

Signature Bank

 

110,278

b

15,199,617

 

SVB Financial Group

 

106,964

b

11,154,206

 

Synovus Financial

 

264,572

 

8,244,064

 

TCF Financial

 

349,041

 

4,760,919

 

Trustmark

 

139,820

 

3,426,988

 

Umpqua Holdings

 

461,628

 

7,307,571

 

Valley National Bancorp

 

465,870

 

4,407,130

 

Washington Federal

 

188,238

 

4,572,301

 

Webster Financial

 

188,105

 

6,892,167

 
       

199,189,914

 

Capital Goods - 10.9%

         

A.O. Smith

 

154,714

 

11,947,015

 

Acuity Brands

 

91,189

a

22,240,085

 

6

 

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5% (continued)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Capital Goods - 10.9% (continued)

         

AECOM

 

316,388

b

10,279,446

 

AGCO

 

145,626

a

7,786,622

 

B/E Aerospace

 

213,459

 

10,380,511

 

Carlisle

 

133,981

 

13,652,664

 

CLARCOR

 

100,811

 

5,924,662

 

Crane

 

102,937

 

5,720,209

 

Curtiss-Wright

 

93,362

 

7,149,662

 

Donaldson

 

255,933

a

8,363,890

 

Esterline Technologies

 

61,790

b

4,242,501

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security

 

326,111

 

18,069,811

 

GATX

 

87,358

 

4,013,227

 

Graco

 

115,262

 

9,035,388

 

Granite Construction

 

81,275

 

3,624,052

 

Hubbell

 

110,504

 

11,686,903

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries

 

96,949

 

14,035,307

 

IDEX

 

157,254

 

12,879,103

 

ITT

 

187,637

 

7,199,632

 

Joy Global

 

204,703

a

4,360,174

 

KBR

 

291,524

 

4,536,113

 

Kennametal

 

163,316

 

3,818,328

 

KLX

 

109,150

a

3,680,538

 

Lennox International

 

83,102

 

11,214,615

 

Lincoln Electric Holdings

 

133,867

 

8,389,445

 

MSC Industrial Direct, Cl. A

 

99,223

 

7,689,782

 

Nordson

 

112,124

 

8,603,275

 

NOW

 

221,016

a,b

3,991,549

 

Orbital ATK

 

121,929

 

10,607,823

 

Oshkosh

 

153,068

a

7,477,372

 

Regal Beloit

 

92,861

 

5,982,106

 

Teledyne Technologies

 

72,006

b

6,692,958

 

Terex

 

225,784

 

5,393,980

 

Timken

 

143,050

 

5,096,872

 

Toro

 

113,843

 

9,841,727

 

Trinity Industries

 

314,147

 

6,129,008

 

Triumph Group

 

104,359

 

3,775,709

 

Valmont Industries

 

47,199

 

6,625,796

 

Wabtec

 

191,753

a

15,902,076

 

Watsco, Cl. A

 

53,984

 

7,259,228

 

7

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5% (continued)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Capital Goods - 10.9% (continued)

         

Woodward

 

115,701

 

6,272,151

 
       

341,571,315

 

Commercial & Professional Services - 2.6%

         

CEB

 

67,573

 

4,168,578

 

Clean Harbors

 

107,696

b

5,320,182

 

Copart

 

213,265

b

9,136,273

 

Deluxe

 

101,746

 

6,387,614

 

FTI Consulting

 

85,501

b

3,445,690

 

Herman Miller

 

126,445

 

3,814,846

 

HNI

 

92,214

 

4,031,596

 

Manpowergroup

 

149,559

 

11,520,530

 

MSA Safety

 

65,671

 

3,158,118

 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons

 

437,552

a

7,613,405

 

Rollins

 

195,725

 

5,259,131

 

Waste Connections

 

253,336

 

17,044,446

 
       

80,900,409

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel - 3.5%

         

Brunswick

 

188,788

 

9,067,488

 

CalAtlantic Group

 

158,996

b

5,146,700

 

Carter's

 

108,119

 

11,533,054

 

Deckers Outdoor

 

66,814

a,b

3,862,517

 

Fossil Group

 

85,821

a,b

3,475,751

 

Kate Spade & Company

 

268,819

b

6,916,713

 

KB Home

 

182,398

a

2,475,141

 

M.D.C. Holdings

 

82,569

a

2,032,023

 

NVR

 

7,614

b

12,649,062

 

Polaris Industries

 

126,162

a

12,348,737

 

Skechers USA, Cl. A

 

273,763

b

9,047,867

 

Tempur Sealy International

 

129,552

a,b

7,859,920

 

Toll Brothers

 

324,243

b

8,851,834

 

TRI Pointe Group

 

304,306

b

3,529,950

 

Tupperware Brands

 

105,988

a

6,154,723

 

Vista Outdoor

 

126,741

b

6,081,033

 
       

111,032,513

 

Consumer Services - 2.8%

         

Brinker International

 

117,368

 

5,436,486

 

Buffalo Wild Wings

 

38,706

a,b

5,173,444

 

Cheesecake Factory

 

93,952

 

4,792,492

 

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

 

50,165

a

7,344,658

 

8

 

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5% (continued)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Consumer Services - 2.8% (continued)

         

DeVry Education Group

 

114,525

a

1,987,009

 

Domino's Pizza

 

103,171

 

12,471,310

 

Dunkin' Brands Group

 

191,781

a

8,917,816

 

Graham Holdings, Cl. B

 

9,078

 

4,326,030

 

International Speedway, Cl. A

 

55,501

 

1,858,728

 

Jack in the Box

 

72,234

 

4,879,407

 

Panera Bread, Cl. A

 

48,083

b

10,313,323

 

Service Corporation International

 

407,384

 

10,864,931

 

Sotheby's

 

113,788

a

3,099,585

 

Wendy's

 

455,416

 

4,945,818

 
       

86,411,037

 

Diversified Financials - 3.5%

         

CBOE Holdings

 

170,916

a

10,589,955

 

Eaton Vance

 

240,135

 

8,291,862

 

FactSet Research Systems

 

85,310

 

12,860,482

 

Federated Investors, Cl. B

 

196,510

 

6,209,716

 

Janus Capital Group

 

306,044

 

4,468,242

 

MarketAxess Holdings

 

77,801

a

9,550,851

 

MSCI

 

185,544

 

14,090,211

 

Raymond James Financial

 

265,197

 

13,835,327

 

SEI Investments

 

284,776

 

13,692,030

 

SLM

 

895,379

b

6,061,716

 

Stifel Financial

 

144,873

b

4,767,770

 

Waddell & Reed Financial, Cl. A

 

167,762

 

3,412,279

 

WisdomTree Investments

 

237,454

a

2,585,874

 
       

110,416,315

 

Energy - 3.7%

         

CONSOL Energy

 

476,521

a

7,171,641

 

Denbury Resources

 

708,850

a

2,736,161

 

Dril-Quip

 

77,578

b

5,028,606

 

Energen

 

203,275

 

8,637,155

 

Ensco, Cl. A

 

592,600

 

7,087,496

 

Gulfport Energy

 

255,451

b

7,995,616

 

HollyFrontier

 

365,572

 

13,014,363

 

Nabors Industries

 

583,791

 

5,721,152

 

Noble

 

497,333

a

5,585,050

 

Oceaneering International

 

200,964

 

7,365,331

 

Oil States International

 

104,430

b

3,617,455

 

Patterson-UTI Energy

 

306,201

 

6,047,470

 

9

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5% (continued)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Energy - 3.7% (continued)

         

QEP Resources

 

397,077

 

7,119,591

 

Rowan Cos

 

263,452

 

4,955,532

 

SM Energy

 

142,742

a

4,447,841

 

Superior Energy Services

 

315,667

 

5,322,146

 

Western Refining

 

140,074

a

3,748,380

 

World Fuel Services

 

148,410

 

6,935,199

 

WPX Energy

 

489,631

b

4,729,835

 
       

117,266,020

 

Food & Staples Retailing - .8%

         

Casey's General Stores

 

80,994

 

9,071,328

 

Sprouts Farmers Markets

 

292,806

a,b

8,219,064

 

SUPERVALU

 

539,623

b

2,714,304

 

United Natural Foods

 

103,530

b

3,692,915

 
       

23,697,611

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 2.7%

         

Boston Beer, Cl. A

 

19,357

a,b

3,021,241

 

Dean Foods

 

188,339

a

3,245,081

 

Flowers Foods

 

391,638

 

7,503,784

 

Hain Celestial Group

 

213,852

b

8,951,845

 

Ingredion

 

148,802

 

17,125,622

 

Lancaster Colony

 

40,039

 

4,664,544

 

Post Holdings

 

132,913

b

9,548,470

 

Snyder's-Lance

 

164,499

 

5,259,033

 

Tootsie Roll Industries

 

37,127

a

1,323,206

 

TreeHouse Foods

 

116,907

a,b

10,334,579

 

WhiteWave Foods, Cl. A

 

365,110

b

14,681,073

 
       

85,658,478

 

Health Care Equipment & Services - 6.0%

         

ABIOMED

 

80,756

b

7,844,638

 

Align Technology

 

150,171

b

10,840,844

 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions

 

398,172

b

5,335,505

 

AmSurg

 

111,137

a,b

8,999,874

 

Community Health Systems

 

238,201

b

4,544,875

 

Cooper

 

100,179

 

15,335,401

 

Halyard Health

 

97,648

b

2,749,768

 

Hill-Rom Holdings

 

118,134

 

5,711,779

 

IDEXX Laboratories

 

187,000

b

15,773,450

 

LifePoint Health

 

89,396

b

6,039,594

 

LivaNova

 

87,327

b

4,604,753

 

10

 

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5% (continued)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Health Care Equipment & Services - 6.0% (continued)

         

MEDNAX

 

194,282

b

13,850,364

 

Molina Healthcare

 

85,324

a,b

4,416,370

 

Owens & Minor

 

130,430

a

4,746,348

 

ResMed

 

289,856

a

16,173,965

 

STERIS

 

177,881

a

12,570,850

 

Teleflex

 

86,193

 

13,427,146

 

Tenet Healthcare

 

204,566

a,b

6,482,697

 

VCA

 

167,461

b

10,545,019

 

WellCare Health Plans

 

92,369

b

8,312,286

 

West Pharmaceutical Services

 

149,943

 

10,675,942

 
       

188,981,468

 

Household & Personal Products - .6%

         

Avon Products

 

898,406

 

4,231,492

 

Edgewell Personal Care

 

122,937

 

10,089,440

 

Energizer Holdings

 

128,458

 

5,586,638

 
       

19,907,570

 

Insurance - 5.3%

         

Alleghany

 

32,210

b

16,790,429

 

American Financial Group

 

148,439

 

10,258,619

 

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

 

366,417

 

16,869,839

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings

 

128,075

 

5,936,276

 

Brown & Brown

 

240,834

 

8,455,682

 

CNO Financial Group

 

368,799

 

6,774,838

 

Endurance Specialty Holdings

 

127,724

 

8,171,782

 

Everest Re Group

 

89,006

 

16,457,209

 

First American Financial

 

228,403

 

8,227,076

 

Genworth Financial, Cl. A

 

1,042,391

b

3,575,401

 

Kemper

 

99,495

 

3,080,365

 

Mercury General

 

75,036

a

3,969,404

 

Old Republic International

 

505,358

 

9,344,069

 

Primerica

 

99,615

a

4,936,919

 

Reinsurance Group of America

 

135,057

 

12,860,128

 

RenaissanceRe Holdings

 

89,472

 

9,923,340

 

The Hanover Insurance Group

 

88,677

 

7,604,940

 

W.R. Berkley

 

204,872

 

11,472,832

 
       

164,709,148

 

Materials - 7.3%

         

Albemarle

 

232,406

 

15,375,981

 

Allegheny Technologies

 

225,505

a

3,684,752

 

11

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5% (continued)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Materials - 7.3% (continued)

         

AptarGroup

 

130,257

 

9,899,532

 

Ashland

 

130,910

 

14,609,556

 

Bemis

 

195,971

 

9,833,825

 

Cabot

 

130,912

 

6,387,196

 

Carpenter Technology

 

96,419

a

3,414,197

 

Commercial Metals

 

245,224

a

4,394,414

 

Compass Minerals International

 

70,210

a

5,262,942

 

Domtar

 

130,414

 

5,039,197

 

Eagle Materials

 

102,724

 

7,613,903

 

Greif, Cl. A

 

52,184

 

1,810,785

 

Louisiana-Pacific

 

298,090

b

5,067,530

 

Minerals Technologies

 

71,657

 

4,292,254

 

NewMarket

 

20,839

 

8,461,884

 

Olin

 

343,285

 

7,480,180

 

Packaging Corporation of America

 

196,840

 

12,770,979

 

PolyOne

 

179,305

 

6,451,394

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum

 

148,955

 

11,018,201

 

Royal Gold

 

135,538

a

8,487,390

 

RPM International

 

275,112

 

13,901,409

 

Scotts Miracle-Gro, Cl. A

 

93,420

 

6,612,268

 

Sensient Technologies

 

94,413

 

6,349,274

 

Silgan Holdings

 

84,286

 

4,276,672

 

Sonoco Products

 

209,276

 

9,812,952

 

Steel Dynamics

 

503,883

 

12,702,890

 

United States Steel

 

304,553

a

5,820,008

 

Valspar

 

150,447

 

16,051,190

 

Worthington Industries

 

95,600

 

3,608,900

 
       

230,491,655

 

Media - 1.5%

         

AMC Networks, Cl. A

 

126,373

a,b

8,243,311

 

Cable One

 

9,167

 

4,207,286

 

Cinemark Holdings

 

221,005

 

7,657,823

 

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Cl. A

 

149,114

a,b

5,952,631

 

John Wiley & Sons, Cl. A

 

101,010

 

5,009,086

 

Live Nation Entertainment

 

304,378

b

6,538,039

 

Meredith

 

77,822

 

3,993,047

 

New York Times, Cl. A

 

248,352

a

3,183,873

 

Time

 

215,729

 

3,171,216

 
       

47,956,312

 

12

 

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5% (continued)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 2.4%

         

Akorn

 

167,072

a,b

4,251,982

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cl. A

 

43,329

b

6,146,219

 

Bio-Techne

 

77,971

 

7,265,338

 

Catalent

 

202,270

b

5,973,033

 

Charles River Laboratories International

 

97,860

b

7,757,362

 

Mettler-Toledo International

 

55,825

b

19,982,559

 

PAREXEL International

 

112,514

a,b

6,874,605

 

Prestige Brands Holdings

 

108,911

a,b

6,183,967

 

United Therapeutics

 

94,005

b

9,889,326

 
       

74,324,391

 

Real Estate - 10.1%

         

Alexander & Baldwin

 

94,151

 

3,600,334

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities

 

151,945

c

14,123,288

 

American Campus Communities

 

269,901

c

12,078,070

 

Camden Property Trust

 

179,969

c

14,528,897

 

Care Capital Properties

 

176,603

c

4,710,002

 

Communications Sales & Leasing

 

250,424

c

5,817,350

 

Corporate Office Properties Trust

 

194,416

c

4,992,603

 

Corrections Corporation of America

 

245,612

c

7,471,517

 

DCT Industrial Trust

 

182,062

 

7,349,843

 

Douglas Emmett

 

290,333

c

9,421,306

 

Duke Realty

 

716,005

c

15,659,029

 

EPR Properties

 

132,489

c

8,728,375

 

Equity One

 

185,397

c

5,246,735

 

First Industrial Realty Trust

 

244,627

c

5,611,743

 

Healthcare Realty Trust

 

214,481

c

6,494,485

 

Highwoods Properties

 

199,284

c

9,312,541

 

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

317,212

c

8,117,455

 

Jones Lang LaSalle

 

93,431

 

10,760,448

 

Kilroy Realty

 

191,028

c

12,380,525

 

Lamar Advertising, Cl. A

 

170,144

 

10,555,734

 

LaSalle Hotel Properties

 

231,880

c

5,541,932

 

Liberty Property Trust

 

301,774

c

10,531,913

 

Mack-Cali Realty

 

183,984

c

4,702,631

 

Mid-America Apartment Communities

 

156,145

c

14,944,638

 

National Retail Properties

 

292,083

c

12,781,552

 

Omega Healthcare Investors

 

342,979

a,c

11,582,401

 

Post Properties

 

109,946

c

6,306,503

 

Potlatch

 

86,505

c

3,046,706

 

13

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5% (continued)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Real Estate - 10.1% (continued)

         

Rayonier

 

255,054

c

6,294,733

 

Regency Centers

 

202,065

a,c

14,892,190

 

Senior Housing Properties Trust

 

496,916

c

8,735,783

 

Sovran Self Storage

 

81,691

c

8,677,218

 

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

 

198,700

c

6,970,396

 

Taubman Centers

 

124,938

c

8,676,944

 

Urban Edge Properties

 

189,800

c

4,923,412

 

Weingarten Realty Investors

 

236,514

c

8,732,097

 

WP GLIMCHER

 

382,534

 

4,012,782

 
       

318,314,111

 

Retailing - 3.7%

         

Aaron's

 

135,025

 

3,539,005

 

Abercrombie & Fitch, Cl. A

 

141,970

a

3,794,858

 

American Eagle Outfitters

 

342,736

a

4,904,552

 

Ascena Retail Group

 

356,066

b

3,136,941

 

Big Lots

 

102,099

 

4,682,260

 

Cabela's

 

99,527

b

5,190,333

 

Chico's FAS

 

279,564

 

3,525,302

 

CST Brands

 

157,151

 

5,935,593

 

Dick's Sporting Goods

 

186,828

 

8,657,610

 

GameStop, Cl. A

 

218,301

a

7,160,273

 

Guess?

 

131,763

a

2,417,851

 

HSN

 

65,072

 

3,450,768

 

J.C. Penney

 

628,350

a,b

5,831,088

 

LKQ

 

633,530

b

20,304,636

 

Murphy USA

 

81,524

b

4,681,108

 

Office Depot

 

1,025,439

b

6,029,581

 

Pool

 

88,052

 

7,696,625

 

Restoration Hardware Holdings

 

77,208

a

3,340,790

 

Williams-Sonoma

 

170,531

a

10,023,812

 
       

114,302,986

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.7%

         

Advanced Micro Devices

 

1,359,196

a,b

4,825,146

 

Cree

 

211,449

a,b

5,182,615

 

Cypress Semiconductor

 

646,928

a

5,841,760

 

Fairchild Semiconductor International

 

232,898

b

4,657,960

 

Integrated Device Technology

 

281,483

b

5,426,992

 

Intersil, Cl. A

 

271,371

 

3,172,327

 

Microsemi

 

233,083

b

7,875,875

 

14

 

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5% (continued)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.7% (continued)

         

Silicon Laboratories

 

81,740

b

3,825,432

 

Synaptics

 

76,923

a,b

5,503,841

 

Teradyne

 

423,768

 

8,013,453

 
       

54,325,401

 

Software & Services - 8.1%

         

ACI Worldwide

 

243,490

b

4,867,365

 

Acxiom

 

160,827

b

3,533,369

 

ANSYS

 

183,941

b

16,696,325

 

Broadridge Financial Solutions

 

246,046

 

14,723,393

 

Cadence Design Systems

 

632,207

b

14,660,880

 

CDK Global

 

321,469

 

15,292,280

 

CommVault Systems

 

87,045

b

3,809,960

 

Computer Sciences

 

288,748

 

9,566,221

 

comScore

 

94,911

b

2,906,175

 

Convergys

 

198,696

 

5,265,444

 

CoreLogic

 

185,251

b

6,572,705

 

DST Systems

 

65,994

 

7,964,156

 

Fair Isaac

 

65,177

 

6,955,038

 

Fortinet

 

305,213

b

9,922,475

 

Gartner

 

171,772

b

14,973,365

 

j2 Global

 

97,113

 

6,168,618

 

Jack Henry & Associates

 

164,596

 

13,337,214

 

Leidos Holdings

 

131,762

 

6,536,713

 

Manhattan Associates

 

151,465

b

9,169,691

 

MAXIMUS

 

136,111

 

7,200,272

 

Mentor Graphics

 

212,058

 

4,232,678

 

NeuStar, Cl. A

 

109,927

a,b

2,582,185

 

PTC

 

239,915

b

8,747,301

 

Rackspace Hosting

 

230,925

b

5,281,255

 

Science Applications International

 

87,213

 

4,630,138

 

Synopsys

 

313,696

b

14,906,834

 

Tyler Technologies

 

68,848

b

10,080,036

 

Ultimate Software Group

 

59,777

b

11,751,560

 

WebMD Health

 

77,373

a,b

4,854,382

 

WEX

 

79,372

b

7,499,860

 
       

254,687,888

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment - 5.4%

         

3D Systems

 

220,560

a,b

3,901,706

 

ARRIS International

 

372,490

b

8,481,597

 

15

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5% (continued)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment - 5.4% (continued)

         

Arrow Electronics

 

189,917

b

11,793,846

 

Avnet

 

271,928

 

11,181,679

 

Belden

 

87,368

 

5,516,416

 

Ciena

 

264,149

b

4,445,628

 

Cognex

 

176,306

 

6,264,152

 

Diebold

 

134,231

a

3,526,248

 

FEI

 

85,625

 

7,622,337

 

Ingram Micro, Cl. A

 

309,990

 

10,834,150

 

InterDigital

 

73,012

 

4,160,224

 

IPG Photonics

 

75,760

b

6,566,119

 

Jabil Circuit

 

399,473

 

6,934,851

 

Keysight Technologies

 

355,157

b

9,262,495

 

Knowles

 

178,791

a,b

2,390,436

 

Lexmark International, Cl. A

 

127,372

 

4,916,559

 

National Instruments

 

212,041

 

5,845,970

 

NCR

 

259,276

b

7,542,339

 

NetScout Systems

 

205,316

b

4,570,334

 

Plantronics

 

70,344

 

2,704,727

 

Polycom

 

280,106

b

3,347,267

 

SYNNEX

 

59,342

 

4,899,869

 

Tech Data

 

72,930

b

5,009,562

 

Trimble Navigation

 

519,663

b

12,445,929

 

VeriFone Systems

 

226,425

b

6,444,056

 

Vishay Intertechnology

 

279,725

 

3,401,456

 

Zebra Technologies, Cl. A

 

108,255

b

6,772,433

 
       

170,782,385

 

Telecommunication Services - .2%

         

Telephone & Data Systems

 

196,541

 

5,811,717

 

Transportation - 2.0%

         

Alaska Air Group

 

259,854

a

18,301,517

 

Genesee & Wyoming, Cl. A

 

119,316

a,b

7,768,665

 

JetBlue Airways

 

664,845

b

13,157,283

 

Kirby

 

110,838

b

7,073,681

 

Landstar System

 

87,231

 

5,717,992

 

Old Dominion Freight Line

 

141,818

a,b

9,367,079

 

Werner Enterprises

 

90,571

 

2,295,069

 
       

63,681,286

 

Utilities - 5.7%

         

Alliant Energy

 

234,822

 

16,559,647

 

16

 

           
 

Common Stocks - 97.5% (continued)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Utilities - 5.7% (continued)

         

Aqua America

 

366,793

 

11,612,666

 

Atmos Energy

 

211,254

 

15,326,478

 

Black Hills

 

106,371

a

6,445,019

 

Great Plains Energy

 

319,497

 

9,977,891

 

Hawaiian Electric Industries

 

225,610

 

7,375,191

 

IDACORP

 

105,376

 

7,663,996

 

MDU Resources Group

 

408,965

 

8,203,838

 

National Fuel Gas

 

175,847

a

9,759,508

 

New Jersey Resources

 

178,496

 

6,368,737

 

OGE Energy

 

413,735

 

12,242,419

 

ONE Gas

 

109,731

 

6,415,972

 

PNM Resources

 

163,737

 

5,187,188

 

Questar

 

362,930

 

9,098,655

 

Talen Energy

 

130,469

b

1,521,269

 

UGI

 

355,952

 

14,323,508

 

Vectren

 

173,257

 

8,463,604

 

Westar Energy

 

293,234

 

15,133,807

 

WGL Holdings

 

104,505

 

7,094,844

 
       

178,774,237

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $2,166,945,784)

     

3,062,828,450

 

Short-Term Investments - .1%

 

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

         

0.24%, 6/23/16
(cost $4,013,560)

 

4,015,000

d

4,014,201

 

Other Investment - 2.3%

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Registered Investment Company;

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Plus Money Market Fund
(cost $72,982,374)

 

72,982,374

e

72,982,374

 

17

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

           
 

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - 5.8%

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Registered Investment Company;

         

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund
(cost $182,928,874)

 

182,928,874

e

182,928,874

 

Total Investments (cost $2,426,870,592)

 

105.7%

 

3,322,753,899

 

Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables

 

(5.7%)

 

(179,365,754)

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

3,143,388,145

 

a Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At April 30, 2016, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $326,107,280 and the value of the collateral held by the fund was $337,466,121, consisting of cash collateral of $182,928,874 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $154,537,247.

b Non-income producing security.

c Investment in real estate investment trust.

d Held by or on behalf of a counterparty for open financial futures contracts.

e Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.

   

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

Value (%)

Capital Goods

10.9

Real Estate

10.1

Short-Term/Money Market Investments

8.2

Software & Services

8.1

Materials

7.3

Banks

6.4

Health Care Equipment & Services

6.0

Utilities

5.7

Technology Hardware & Equipment

5.4

Insurance

5.3

Energy

3.7

Retailing

3.7

Consumer Durables & Apparel

3.5

Diversified Financials

3.5

Consumer Services

2.8

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

2.7

Commercial & Professional Services

2.6

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

2.4

Transportation

2.0

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

1.7

Media

1.5

Food & Staples Retailing

.8

Automobiles & Components

.6

Household & Personal Products

.6

Telecommunication Services

.2

 

105.7

 Based on net assets.

See notes to financial statements.

18

 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL FUTURES

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

           
 

Contracts

Market Value Covered by Contracts ($)

Expiration

Unrealized Appreciation at 04/30/2016 ($)

 
           

Financial Futures Long

         

E-mini Standard & Poor's Midcap

552

80,498,160

June 2016

1,915,402

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

     

1,915,402

 

See notes to financial statements.

19

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments
(including securities on loan, valued at $326,107,280)—Note 1(b):

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

2,170,959,344

 

3,066,842,651

 

Affiliated issuers

 

255,911,248

 

255,911,248

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

5,020,194

 

Dividends, interest and securities lending income receivable

 

 

 

 

1,725,796

 

Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed

 

 

 

 

1,035,218

 

Other assets

 

 

 

 

35,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,330,570,347

 

Liabilities ($):

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

1,264,981

 

Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b)

 

 

 

 

182,928,874

 

Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed

 

 

 

 

2,505,483

 

Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4

 

 

 

 

478,734

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

 

 

4,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

187,182,202

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

3,143,388,145

 

Composition of Net Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

2,100,712,213

 

Accumulated undistributed investment income—net

 

 

 

 

9,836,904

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

 

 

135,040,319

 

Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments (including $1,915,402 net unrealized
appreciation on financial futures)

 

 

 

 

897,798,709

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

3,143,388,145

 

Shares Outstanding

 

 

(200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)

 

92,861,636

 

Net Asset Value Per Share ($)

 

33.85

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income ($):

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends:

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

 

27,570,575

 

Affiliated issuers

 

 

43,596

 

Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)

 

 

650,338

 

Interest

 

 

2,226

 

Total Income

 

 

28,266,735

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Management fee—Note 3(a)

 

 

3,754,550

 

Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b)

 

 

3,754,550

 

Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c)

 

 

119,148

 

Loan commitment fees—Note 2

 

 

16,504

 

Interest expense—Note 2

 

 

5,020

 

Total Expenses

 

 

7,649,772

 

Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by Dreyfus—Note 3(a)

 

 

(119,148)

 

Net Expenses

 

 

7,530,624

 

Investment Income—Net

 

 

20,736,111

 

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

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

164,470,523

 

Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures

 

 

(285,788)

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

164,184,735

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

(133,098,079)

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures

 

 

711,054

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

(132,387,025)

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

31,797,710

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

52,533,821

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

                   
                   
                   

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2015

 

Operations ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income—net

 

 

20,736,111

 

 

 

35,425,173

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

164,184,735

 

 

 

331,676,274

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments

 

(132,387,025)

 

 

 

(254,862,217)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations

52,533,821

 

 

 

112,239,230

 

Dividends to Shareholders from ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income—net

 

 

(36,004,235)

 

 

 

(34,999,103)

 

Net realized gain on investments

 

 

(329,464,989)

 

 

 

(194,304,335)

 

Total Dividends

 

 

(365,469,224)

 

 

 

(229,303,438)

 

Capital Stock Transactions ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares sold

 

 

417,932,587

 

 

 

830,100,003

 

Dividends reinvested

 

 

317,581,363

 

 

 

203,641,906

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

(582,606,274)

 

 

 

(1,185,679,890)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
from Capital Stock Transactions

152,907,676

 

 

 

(151,937,981)

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

(160,027,727)

 

 

 

(269,002,189)

 

Net Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

 

 

3,303,415,872

 

 

 

3,572,418,061

 

End of Period

 

 

3,143,388,145

 

 

 

3,303,415,872

 

Undistributed investment income—net

9,836,904

 

 

 

25,105,028

 

Capital Share Transactions (Shares):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

12,791,475

 

 

 

21,585,359

 

Shares issued for dividends reinvested

 

 

9,652,279

 

 

 

5,334,154

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(17,217,041)

 

 

 

(30,572,506)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

5,226,713

 

 

 

(3,652,993)

 

                   

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. 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. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

                 
         

Six Month Ended

 

April 30, 2016

Year Ended October 31,

(Unaudited)

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Per Share Data ($):

       

Net asset value,
beginning of period

37.70

39.13

36.81

29.10

27.46

25.98

Investment Operations:

       

Investment income—neta

.23

.39

.37

.35

.26

.18

Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)
on investments

.32

.81

3.64

8.80

2.72

1.91

Total from
Investment Operations

.55

1.20

4.01

9.15

2.98

2.09

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment
income—net

(.43)

(.40)

(.32)

(.34)

(.20)

(.22)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

(3.97)

(2.23)

(1.37)

(1.10)

(1.14)

(.39)

Total Distributions

(4.40)

(2.63)

(1.69)

(1.44)

(1.34)

(.61)

Net asset value,
end of period

33.85

37.70

39.13

36.81

29.10

27.46

Total Return (%)

1.82b

2.98

11.21

32.84

11.51

8.00

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

       

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

.51c

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

.50c

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

Ratio of net investment
income to average
net assets

1.38c

1.00

.98

1.07

.92

.64

Portfolio Turnover Rate

11.16b

19.45

16.22

10.41

12.76

19.40

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

3,143,388

3,303,416

3,572,418

3,406,208

2,494,980

2,302,143

a Based on average shares outstanding.

b Not annualized.

c Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Midcap 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’s investment objective is to seek to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s® MidCap 400 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. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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

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

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

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

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

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Depository Receipts and financial 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 not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2016 in valuing the fund’s investments:

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Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

Assets ($)

       

Investments in Securities:

   

Equity Securities—Domestic Common
Stocks

3,050,155,904

3,050,155,904

Equity Securities—Foreign Common Stocks

12,672,546

12,672,546

Mutual Funds

255,911,248

255,911,248

U.S. Treasury

4,014,201

4,014,201

Other Financial Instruments:

   

Financial Futures††

1,915,402

1,915,402

 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

†† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation at period end.

At April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy.

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

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by Dreyfus, or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended April 30, 2016, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $178,955 from lending portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.

(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” under the Act. Investments in affiliated investment companies during the period ended April 30, 2016 were as follows:

           

Affiliated Investment Company

Value 10/31/2015 ($)

Purchases ($)

Sales ($)

Value 4/30/2016 ($)

Net Assets (%)

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Plus Money Market Fund

38,685,785

358,952,354

324,655,765

72,982,374

2.3

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund

95,707,092

440,282,017

353,060,235

182,928,874

5.8

Total

134,392,877

799,234,371

677,716,000

255,911,248

8.1

(d) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and 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 April 30, 2016, 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 April 30, 2016, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

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Each tax year in the three-year period ended October 31, 2015 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 was as follows: ordinary income $41,972,772 and long-term capital gains $187,330,666. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $555 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 January 11, 2016, the unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A. was $480 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 April 30, 2016 was approximately $755,500 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.34%.

NOTE 3—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 .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, Dreyfus has agreed to pay all of the fund’s direct expenses, except management fees, Shareholder Services Plan fees, brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest expense, commitment fees on borrowings, fees and expenses of non-interested Board members, fees and expenses of independent counsel to the fund and extraordinary expenses. Dreyfus has also agreed to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of the accrued fees and expenses of the non-interested Board members and fees and expenses of independent counsel to the fund and to non-interested Board members. During the period ended April 30, 2016, fees reimbursed by Dreyfus amounted to $119,148.

(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund pays the Distributor for the provision of certain services, at an annual rate of .25% of the value of

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

the fund’s average daily net assets. The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (securities dealers, financial institutions or other industry professionals) with respect to these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended April 30, 2016, the fund was charged $3,754,550 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $641,763 and Shareholder Services Plan fees $641,763, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $18,545.

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

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and financial futures, during the period ended April 30, 2016, amounted to $336,987,560 and $560,159,004, 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 April 30, 2016 is discussed below.

Financial Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk, as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in financial futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A financial futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations. There is

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minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with financial futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the financial futures against default. Financial futures open at April 30, 2016 are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended April 30, 2016:

     

 

 

Average Market Value ($)

Equity financial futures

 

49,126,136

     

At April 30, 2016, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $895,883,307, consisting of $1,051,839,047 gross unrealized appreciation and $155,955,740 gross unrealized depreciation.

At April 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

NOTE 5—Pending Legal Matters:

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

In addition, there was a case pending in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware brought by the Unsecured Creditors

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

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 does not change the legal basis for the claim previously alleged against the Shareholder Defendants.

On November 6, 2012, a motion to dismiss was filed in the Tribune MDL. Oral argument on the motion to dismiss was held on May 23, 2013. On September 23, 2013 Judge Sullivan granted the motion to dismiss on standing grounds, after rejecting defendants’ preemption arguments. By granting the motion, Judge Sullivan dismissed nearly 50 cases in the Tribune MDL. 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.

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

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Circuit. As of May 20, 2016, the Second Circuit has not ruled on either request.

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

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.

NOTE 6—Subsequent Event:

On May 17, 2016, the Board approved, effective on or about August 31, 2016, a proposal to commence offering Class I shares as a new class of shares of the fund, and the redesignation of existing shares as Investor shares.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on February 17-18, 2016, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Management Agreement pursuant to which Dreyfus provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”). The Board members, none of whom are “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from Dreyfus representatives. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.

Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to them at the meeting and in previous presentations from Dreyfus representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the Dreyfus fund complex. Dreyfus provided the number of open accounts in the fund, the fund’s asset size and the allocation of fund assets among distribution channels. Dreyfus also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the Dreyfus fund complex (such as retail direct or intermediary, in which intermediaries typically are paid by the fund and/or Dreyfus) and Dreyfus’ corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each intermediary or distribution channel, as applicable to the fund.

The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that Dreyfus also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered Dreyfus’ extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructures. The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.

Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data, which included information comparing (1) the fund’s performance with the performance of a group of comparable funds (the “Performance Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Performance Universe”), all for

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various periods ended December 31, 2015, and (2) the fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses with those of a group of comparable funds (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Expense Universe”), the information for which was derived in part from fund financial statements available to Lipper as of the date of its analysis. Dreyfus previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Lipper used to select the Performance Group and Performance Universe and the Expense Group and Expense Universe.

Dreyfus representatives stated that the usefulness of performance comparisons may be affected by a number of factors, including different investment limitations that may be applicable to the fund and comparison funds. The Board discussed the results of the comparisons and noted that the fund’s total return performance was within three basis points of the Performance Group median for all periods and above the Performance Universe median for all periods. Dreyfus also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index.

The Board also reviewed the range of actual and contractual management fees and total expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe funds and discussed the results of the comparisons. Taking into account the fund’s “unitary” fee structure, the Board noted that the fund’s contractual management fee was above the Expense Group median, the fund’s actual management fee was above the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians and that the fund’s total expenses were below the Expense Group median and above the Expense Universe median.

Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Lipper category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Dreyfus-affiliated primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio manager(s) for advising any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios that are considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients. They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors noting the fund’s “unitary” fee structure. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fee.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus representatives reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and its affiliates and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)

and the aggregate profitability percentage to Dreyfus and its affiliates for managing the funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and the method used to determine the expenses and profit. The Board concluded that the profitability results were not unreasonable, given the services rendered and service levels provided by Dreyfus. The Board also had been provided with information prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding Dreyfus’ approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire Dreyfus fund complex. The consulting firm also had analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of a fund.

The Board considered, on the advice of its counsel, the profitability analysis (1) as part of its evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreement bear a reasonable relationship to the mix of services provided by Dreyfus, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, and (2) in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. Dreyfus representatives noted that a discussion of economies of scale is predicated on a fund having achieved a substantial size with increasing assets and that, if a fund’s assets had been stable or decreasing, the possibility that Dreyfus may have realized any economies of scale would be less. Dreyfus representatives also noted that, as a result of shared and allocated costs among funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, the extent of economies of scale could depend substantially on the level of assets in the complex as a whole, so that increases and decreases in complex-wide assets can affect potential economies of scale in a manner that is disproportionate to, or even in the opposite direction from, changes in the fund’s asset level. The Board also considered potential benefits to Dreyfus from acting as investment adviser and noted the soft dollar arrangements in effect for trading the fund’s investments.

At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to the renewal of the Agreement. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.

· The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Dreyfus are adequate and appropriate.

· The Board was satisfied with the fund’s relative performance.

· The Board concluded that the fee paid to Dreyfus was reasonable in light of the considerations described above.

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· The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to Dreyfus and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by Dreyfus in connection with the fee rate charged to the fund pursuant to the Agreement and that, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.

In evaluating the Agreement, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its previous knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with Dreyfus and its affiliates, of the fund and the services provided to the fund by Dreyfus. The Board also relied on information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year relating to the operations of the fund and the investment management and other services provided under the Agreement, including information on the investment performance of the fund in comparison to similar mutual funds and benchmark performance indices; general market outlook as applicable to the fund; and compliance reports. In addition, the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for this fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of prior or similar agreements during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and Dreyfus representatives. Certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of the same or similar arrangements in prior years. The Board determined to renew the Agreement.

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For More Information

Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund, Inc.

200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

Manager

The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

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

   

Ticker Symbol:

PESPX

Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144

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 www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (phone 1-800-SEC-0330 for information).

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 www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.

   

© 2016 MBSC Securities Corporation
0113SA0416

 


 

Item 2.       Code of Ethics.

                  Not applicable.

Item 3.       Audit Committee Financial Expert.

                  Not applicable.

Item 4.       Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

                  Not applicable.

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)   Not applicable.

(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 Midcap Index Fund, Inc.

By:       /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

            Bradley J. Skapyak

            President

 

Date:    June 22, 2016

 

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:    June 22, 2016

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels

            Treasurer

 

Date:    June 22, 2016

 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(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)

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[EX-99.CERT]—Exhibit (a)(2)

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

 

I, Bradley J. Skapyak, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund, Inc.;

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

3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By:       /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

            Bradley J. Skapyak

            President

Date:    June 22, 2016


 

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, James Windels, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund, Inc.;

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

3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels

            Treasurer

Date:    June 22, 2016

 

EX-99.906CERT 3 cert906113.htm CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 906 cert906113.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

[EX-99.906CERT]

Exhibit (b)

 

 

SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS

            In connection with this report on Form N-CSR for the Registrant as furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

            (1)        the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and

 

            (2)        the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

By:       /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

            Bradley J. Skapyak

            President

 

Date:    June 22, 2016

 

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels

            Treasurer

 

Date:    June 22, 2016

 

 

This certificate is furnished pursuant to the requirements of Form N-CSR and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

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