Fund Research for Dreyfus S&P Stars Opp A (DPOAX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: May 03, 2004
    Category: Mid-Cap Growth
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: Dreyfus
    Return Since Inception: 3.98%
    YTD Return: 18.43%
    Yield (TTM): 0.00%
    Net Assets: 123.85 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    3 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets in securities that have been ranked at the time of purchase by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) analysts according to the Standard & Poor’s Stock Appreciation Ranking System. It may generally invest up to 25% of total assets in U.S. common stocks and ADRs without regard to STARS ranking at the time of purchase. The fund is nondiversified.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $5,479 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 2.89%
    Large 16.68%
    Medium 76.71%
    Small 3.59%
    Micro 0.12%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/24/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 05/31/2004 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 18.43% 31.90% -6.43% 2.97% — 3.98%
    +/- Category -14.28% -14.23% -1.43% 1.38% — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR -6.77% -9.94% -0.83% 2.13% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 6.85% 1.51% -8.57% 2.21% — 2.87%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 10.82% -14.07% -6.03% 3.35% — 3.61%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/24/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/24/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 05/03/2004
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 16.07%
    Service 57.82%
    Manufacturing 26.11%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 0.00% 0.00%
    Stocks — 100.00% 100.00%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 6.33% 6.33%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    = C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC (CHRW) Business Services 26.49 3.09% 3.46%
    = FLOWSERVE CORP (FLS) Industrial Materials 13.43 94.29% 3.43%
    = F M C CORP (FMC) Industrial Materials 17.83 17.23% 3.31%
    = LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP (LIFE) Healthcare — 106.35% 3.11%
    = VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC (VRTX) Healthcare — 21.49% 3.01%
    - AEROPOSTALE (ARO) Consumer Services 11.86 137.58% 2.99%
    = NOBLE CORPORATION BAAR (NE) Energy 6.67 91.28% 2.90%
    = PEOPLES UNITED FINANCIAL INC (PBCT) Financial Services 49.94 -7.92% 2.84%
    = GILEAD SCIENCES INC (GILD) Healthcare 18.14 -14.35% 2.71%
    = CELGENE CORP (CELG) Healthcare 67.17 -8.29% 2.58%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/25/2009
    All other data as of 08/31/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial 5.75%
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 08/01/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.34%
    Taken from annual report dated 03/31/2009

  • Fund Management

    Fred A Kuehndorf
    Start Date: 10/01/2001
    Kuehndorf has been employed by Founders since January 2009. He is a senior vice president and a portfolio manager at The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC，an affiliate of Founders, where he has been employed since September 2005. Prior to joining The Boston Company, Mr. Kuehndorf was a senior vice president and senior portfolio manager with Lighthouse Dreyfus Growth Advisors, an affiliate of Founders, since November 2002.