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Overall Morningstar
Rating™ |
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| As of 2009-10-31 |
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Out of
Equity Precious Metals Funds |
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| 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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| Day Change |
| $ -0.08 |
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| NAV (2009-11-10) |
| $ 28.35 |
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| YTD Return % (2009-11-10) |
| 45.76% |
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| Total Assets ($ mil) |
| 2,107 |
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| Growth of $10,000 |
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Fund: |
First Eagle Gold A |
| (from
1999-01-01
to 2009-10-31) |
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Category: |
Equity Precious Metals |
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Index: |
ML USD LIBOR 3 Mon CM |
| Total Annualized Returns % |
1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10 |
| Inception date: 1993-08-31 |
10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31 |
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YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10 |
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YTD |
1 Year |
3 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
Since Inception |
| Fund |
49.05 |
124.39 |
18.77 |
17.55 |
19.86 |
9.95 |
| +/- Category |
12.10 |
17.72 |
11.07 |
3.25 |
2.59 |
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| +/- ML USD LIBOR 3 Mon CM |
48.09 |
123.03 |
15.11 |
13.78 |
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| Standardized Annual Returns % more on standardized returns |
| Quarter-End (as of
2009-09-30) |
25.23 |
26.34 |
12.89 |
14.94 |
18.89 |
9.79 |
| Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) |
22.84 |
69.99 |
10.97 |
14.35 |
19.24 |
9.60 |
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| After Tax Returns % (as of
2009-09-30
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| On Distribution |
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68.62 |
8.88 |
12.85 |
17.92 |
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| On Distribution & Sale of Shares |
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46.62 |
8.52 |
11.87 |
16.78 |
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| Morningstar Rating |
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| # of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 62 funds), (5 yrs : out of 61 funds), (10 yrs : out of 36 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is
5.00%,
the maximum deferred sales fee is
none,
and the maximum redemption sales fee is
2.00%.
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| 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. |
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| Sector Breakdown % |
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| US Government |
0.00 |
| US Treasuries |
0.00 |
| TIPS |
0.00 |
| US Agency |
0.00 |
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| Mortgage |
0.00 |
| Mortgage Pass-Thru |
0.00 |
| Mortgage CMO |
0.00 |
| Mortgage ARM |
0.00 |
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| Credit |
0.00 |
| US Corporate |
0.00 |
| Asset-Backed |
0.00 |
| Convertible |
0.00 |
| Municipal |
0.00 |
| Corporate Inflation-Protected |
0.00 |
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| Foreign |
0.00 |
| Foreign Corp |
0.00 |
| Foreign Govt |
0.00 |
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| Cash |
100.00 |
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| Asset Allocation |
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| % of Net Assets |
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Cash |
7.0 |
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Stocks |
73.8 |
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Bonds |
0.0 |
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Other |
19.1 |
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Foreign Stocks |
66.0 |
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(as a % of Assets) |
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| Data through 2009-08-31 |
Data through 2009-08-31 |
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| Holding Status |
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| Total Number of Stock Holdings |
34 |
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Turnover % |
9 |
| Total Number of Bond Holdings |
0 |
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30 Day SEC Yield % |
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| % of Assets in Top 10 Holdings |
60.26 |
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ending as of
2009-09-30 |
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View Data Definitions |
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Data through 2009-08-31 |
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| Fund Inception: 1993-08-31 |
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Portfolio Manager (Start Date) |
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Rachel Benepe (2009-03-01) |
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Benepe has managed Gold Fund with Messrs. Eveillard and Deshpande since February 2009. She joined the Adviser in April 2008 and in addition to her management of Gold Fund is a member of the First Eagle Global Value analyst team. For the five years prior to that Benepe was a research analyst with other value fund firms. |
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Abhay Deshpande (2009-03-01) |
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Abhay Deshpande joined Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLCin 2000. Mr. Deshpande was a senior member of the research group of the firm’s Global Value Team which manages the firm’s U.S. Mutual Funds. Among other industries, he covered the energy, base metals, retail, media, and technology industries during his tenure with this team. In March of 2005, Mr. Deshpande left the Global Value Team in order to manage a separate account, funded primarily by firm assets, in a style substantially similar to the Global Value accounts. In September 2007, he returned to the Global Value Group as Associate Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Mr. Deshpande spent three years as a research analyst with Harris Associates, advisers to the OakmarkInternational Fund and other international and global products.A graduate of the University of Louisville, Mr. Deshpande holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. |
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Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-03-01) |
| Front: |
5.00 |
| Deferred: |
None |
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| Expense Ratio % |
1.21 |
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
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