Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment in
Dreyfus Premier Value Fund Class A Shares and
the Russell 1000 Value Index
EXHIBIT A:
DREYFUS
PREMIER
RUSSELL VALUE
1000 FUND RUSSELL
PERIOD VALUE (CLASS A INVESTMENT 1000 VALUE
INDEX* SHARES) INDEX*
10/16/86 10,000 9,428 10,000.00
10/31/86 10,000 9,457 10/31/86 10,000.00 0.0000
10/31/87 10,087 11,937 10/31/87 10,000.00 0.0087
10/31/88 12,224 12,281 10/31/88 10,087.00 0.2119
10/31/89 14,800 15,793 10/31/89 12,224.44 0.2107
10/31/90 12,826 15,744 10/31/90 14,800.13 -0.1334
10/31/91 17,044 21,491 10/31/91 12,825.79 0.3289
10/31/92 18,863 21,051 10/31/92 17,044.19 0.1067
10/31/93 23,609 25,200 10/31/93 18,862.81 0.2516
10/31/94 23,790 23,455 10/31/94 23,608.69 0.0077
10/31/95 29,662 26,371 10/31/95 23,790.48 0.2468
10/31/96 36,704 30,578 10/31/96 29,661.97 0.2374
10/31/97 48,886 38,967 10/31/97 36,703.72 0.3319
10/31/98 56,135 39,564 10/31/98 48,885.68 0.1483
10/31/99 65,405 44,800 10/31/99 56,135.43 0.1652
10/31/00 69,013 48,831 10/31/00 65,409.00 0.0552
* Source: Lipper Inc.
