Van Eck Global Hard Assets A  GHAAX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Natural Resources Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Large
   Growth
  
  
As of 2009-06-30
Day Change
$ -0.04
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 40.61
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
51.30%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
1,928
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Van Eck Global Hard Assets A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Natural Resources
Index: S&P 500 TR
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1994-11-02 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 47.62 91.59 6.22 16.46 14.78 12.47
+/- Category 17.09 71.73 7.88 7.94 3.56 ---
+/- S&P 500 TR 24.10 42.79 12.12 15.78 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 35.48 -5.11 6.05 16.01 13.95 12.35
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 31.02 21.38 1.99 14.81 14.11 12.02
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 21.38 0.70 13.94 13.67 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 13.90 1.40 12.83 12.68 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 109 funds), (5 yrs : out of 79 funds), (10 yrs : out of 48 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 5.75%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 1.02
Software 0.00
Hardware 1.02
Media 0.00
Telecommunications 0.00
Service 0.00
Healthcare 0.00
Consumer Services 0.00
Business Services 0.00
Financial Services 0.00
Manufacturing 98.98
Consumer Goods 0.00
Industrial Materials 38.08
Energy 58.40
Utilities 2.51
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 4.3
Stocks 90.3
Bonds 0.0
Other 5.4
Foreign Stocks 37.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-06-30 Data through 2009-06-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 53 Turnover % 73
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 35.56 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %		 % of Net
Assets
Noble Energy, Inc. 6.49 33.06 4.12
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 5.64 59.69 3.95
XTO Energy, Inc. 9.91 17.62 3.82
Randgold Resources, Ltd. ADR 81.30 89.87 3.73
Hess Corporation 7.41 10.25 3.50
Schlumberger, Ltd. 9.58 51.12 3.49
Transocean, Inc. 3.61 77.35 3.34
Weatherford International, Inc. 5.52 56.47 3.32
Occidental Petroleum Corporation 7.20 34.97 3.23
Quanta Services, Inc. 22.52 -0.96 3.06
Data through 2009-06-30
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1994-11-02
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Derek S. van Eck  (1994-11-07)
Van Eck joined Van Eck Associates Corporation in 1989. He is the chief investment officer of the Van Eck Associates Corporation and has overseen the investment and research operations since 1998. Van Eck oversees a team of investment professionals that includes specialists in hard asset sectors and in the emerging markets. He has over 15 years of investment management experience.
Joseph M. Foster  (2002-05-01)
Foster is a portfolio manager with Van Eck Associates Corporation. He joined the firm in 1996 as a previous metals mining analyst.
Samuel L Halpert  (2002-05-01)
Halpert joined Van Eck in 2000 as a research analyst. Prior to joining Van Eck, he was an analyst and trader at Goldman Sachs & Co.
Charles T. Cameron  (2005-05-01)
Cameron is a co-portfolio manager of the Fund and is the director of trading. He has over 12 years' experience in the international and financial markets. Prior to joining Van Eck in May of 1985, Cameron was a trader in both the Eurobond and Emerging Markets for Standard Charter.
Gregory F Krenzer  (2005-05-01)
Krenzer joined Van Eck in 1994 as a trader and a member of investment teams of several funds advised by the Adviser. He has over ten years of investment management experience.
Charl P. DE M Malan  (2005-05-01)
Malan joined Van Eck in 2003 as a precious metals and base metals mining analyst. Prior to joining Van Eck, he was an equity research sales analyst at JPMorgan Chase. From 1997-2000, he was an equity research analyst and a junior portfolio manager at Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank in South Africa.
Shawn Reynolds  (2005-05-01)
Reynolds joined Van Eck in 2005 as a senior energy analyst. Prior to joining Van Eck, he was an analyst covering U.S. oil and gas exploration and production companies at Petrie Parkman & Co. He has also served as an analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston, Goldman Sachs, and Lehman Brothers.
Geoffrey R. King  (2007-05-01)
King King joined Van Eck in 2007 as research associate specializing in exploration and production, refining, drilling and alternative energy markets. Prior to joining Van Eck, he was a member of energy investment banking group at Merrill Lynch.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-07-01)
Front: 5.75
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.46
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Correspondence Information
99 Park Ave
8th FL
New York,  NY  10016
Telephone:
800-826-1115
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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