Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc. (LEO) Releases Fund Statistics

The following information for Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc. (NYSE: LEO) is as of September 30, 2009 (except as otherwise noted), and is subject to change at any time. All percentages are based on total net assets (except as otherwise noted).

Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc.

Symbol : “LEO”

    
      
        
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Portfolio Overview

Sector Distribution (Top Five)

        
        
        
      
      
        
          Subject to AMT
        
        
          18%
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Health Care
        
        
          12%
        
      
      
        
          Number of Issues
        
        
          165
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Electric Revenue
        
        
          11%
        
      
      
        
          Average maturity
        
        
          18yrs
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Housing
        
        
          8%
        
      
      
        
          Effective maturity
        
        
          8yrs
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Transportation
        
        
          8%
        
      
      
        
          Duration
        
        
          5.22
        
        
        
        
        
        
          General Obligation
        
        
          5%
        
      
      
        
          Average rating*
        
        
          A+
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Average coupon
        
        
          6.068%
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

State Distribution (Top Five)

        
        
        
      
      
        
          Average dollar price
        
        
          $103.095
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Texas
        
        
          11%
        
      
      
        
          Pre-refunded securities
        
        
          25%
        
        
        
        
        
        
          California
        
        
          11%
        
      
      
        
          Leverage
        
        
          36%
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Illinois
        
        
          6%
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Michigan
        
        
          6%
        
      
      
        
          

Market Summary

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Wisconsin
        
        
          5%
        
      
      
        
          Market price range (52 weeks)
        
        
          $8.06-$4.67
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          NAV range (52 weeks)
        
        
          $8.47-$6.43
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

Call Schedule (Through 2013)

        
        
        
      
      
        
          Market price
        
        
          $7.91
        
        
        
        
        
        
          2009
        
        
          1%
        
      
      
        
          NAV
        
        
          $8.47
        
        
        
        
        
        
          2010
        
        
          9%
        
      
      
        
          Premium/(discount)
        
        
          (-6.612)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          2011
        
        
          4%
        
      
      
        
          Average daily volume (52 weeks)
        
        
          99,030
        
        
        
        
        
        
          2012
        
        
          1%
        
      
      
        
          Shares outstanding
        
        
          60.77MM
        
        
        
        
        
        
          2013
        
        
          4%
        
      
      
        
          Net assets
        
        
          $799,791,162
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

Market Yield and Dividend Rate**

Portfolio Quality*

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Current market yield
        
        
          6.37%
        
      
      
        
          AAA
        
        
          39%
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Current dividend rate
        
        
          $0.042
        
      
      
        
          AA
        
        
          11%
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          A
        
        
          20%
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          BBB
        
        
          17%
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Below investment grade
        
        
          13%
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          * The percentages of these ratings are calculated based on the 
          higher of Standard & Poor's or Moody's for individual issues and on 
          a Dreyfus rating for non-rated issues.
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          **The market yield is calculated by multiplying the current market 
          distribution by 12 and dividing by the market price per share of 
          $7.91 as of September 30, 2009. Past Performance is no guarantee of 
          future performance and price and yield will vary.