USAA Precious Metals and Minerals  USAGX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
What is this?
As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Equity Precious Metals 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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What is this?
As of 2009-08-31
Day Change
$ -0.01
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 34.70
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
63.14%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
1,530
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: USAA Precious Metals and Minerals
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Equity Precious Metals
Index: ML USD LIBOR 3 Mon CM
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1984-08-15 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 67.09 213.33 20.81 24.34 22.57 6.95
+/- Category 30.14 106.66 13.11 10.04 5.30 ---
+/- ML USD LIBOR 3 Mon CM 66.13 211.97 17.15 20.57 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 47.01 40.58 18.58 23.14 21.94 7.12
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 41.94 129.04 14.31 21.73 22.57 6.95
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 124.33 12.15 20.28 21.41 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 85.87 11.14 18.48 20.03 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# 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 none, 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 %
US Government 0.00
US Treasuries 0.00
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 0.00
Mortgage 0.00
Mortgage Pass-Thru 0.00
Mortgage CMO 0.00
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 0.00
US Corporate 0.00
Asset-Backed 0.00
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 0.00
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 0.00
Foreign Corp 0.00
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 100.00
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 5.0
Stocks 92.5
Bonds 0.0
Other 2.5
Foreign Stocks 83.9
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-08-31 Data through 2009-08-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 46 Turnover % 28
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 43.72 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Data through 2009-08-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1984-08-15
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Mark W. Johnson  (1994-01-01)
Johnson is executive director of equity investments with USAA Investment Management Company. He joined the company as a senior securities analyst in 1988. Previously, he spent 14 years with the trust investment departments of Old Kent Bank & Trust Company, where he was vice president, and with the National Bank of Detroit. Johnson holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Dan Denbow  (2008-10-01)
Denbow is a assistant vice president and portfolio manager. He has 16 years of investment management experience and has worked for IMCO for 10 years. Denbow holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-10-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.31
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-05-31)
Correspondence Information
9800 Fredericksburg Road

San Antonio,  TX  78288-0227
United States
Telephone:
800-531-8181
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.