First Eagle Gold I  FEGIX
  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 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.61
  
NAV (2009-11-23)
$ 29.93
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-23)
52.47%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
2,171
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: First Eagle Gold I
(from 2003-05-15 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 2009-11-23
Inception date: 2003-05-15 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-23
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 52.47 97.29 19.01 18.57 --- 18.09
+/- Category 15.52 -9.38 11.31 4.27 --- ---
+/- ML USD LIBOR 3 Mon CM 51.51 95.93 15.37 14.81 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 31.99 33.34 15.12 16.41 --- 18.70
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 29.55 79.27 13.18 15.83 --- 18.09
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 77.84 11.00 14.27 --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 52.70 10.40 13.16 --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 62 funds), (5 yrs : out of 61 funds), (10 yrs : out of 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 2.00%.
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 7.9
Stocks 74.3
Bonds 0.0
Other 17.8
Foreign Stocks 66.6
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 34 Turnover % 9
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 60.26 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2003-05-15
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Rachel Benepe  (2009-03-01)
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.
Abhay Deshpande  (2009-03-01)
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.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-03-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.95
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information

1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York,  NY  10105
United States
Telephone:
800-334-2143
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.