| To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests in investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated fixed, variable, and floating rate debt or cash equivalents, including the following: Corporate securities, Asset-backed securities, Repurchase agreements, High quality money market instruments, such as commercial paper, certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers acceptances, U.S. Treasury securities, Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, or government-sponsored enterprises (U.S. government securities),Obligations issued or guaranteed by one or more foreign governments or any of their political subdivisions or agencies, Securities issued by foreign corporations or a U.S. affiliate of a foreign corporation, Securities subject to purchase and sale restrictions that are offered pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The funds portfolio managers seek to achieve what they believe provides the optimal portfolio for the fund in terms of preservation of principal, liquidity and producing high current income. To do so, the portfolio managers use a top-down and bottom-up investment process and leverage the breadth and depth of Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies research resources. The portfolio managers focus on preservation of principal and downside protection by proactively monitoring issuer and counterparty risk and ensure appropriate portfolio liquidity through a combination of overnight investments and short-term, highly liquid securities. |