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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 |
| $ 0.05 |
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| NAV (2009-11-10) |
| $ 20.04 |
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| YTD Return % (2009-11-10) |
| 67.28% |
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| Total Assets ($ mil) |
| 940 |
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| Growth of $10,000 |
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Fund: |
Van Eck Intl Investors 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: 1956-02-10 |
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 |
76.96 |
159.31 |
19.01 |
23.61 |
19.30 |
9.07 |
| +/- Category |
40.01 |
52.64 |
11.31 |
9.31 |
2.03 |
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| +/- ML USD LIBOR 3 Mon CM |
76.00 |
157.95 |
15.37 |
19.85 |
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| Standardized Annual Returns % more on standardized returns |
| Quarter-End (as of
2009-09-30) |
38.62 |
33.01 |
13.37 |
19.70 |
17.30 |
9.01 |
| Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) |
35.63 |
114.67 |
10.18 |
18.63 |
18.60 |
8.95 |
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| After Tax Returns % (as of
2009-09-30
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| On Distribution |
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111.90 |
7.57 |
16.24 |
16.69 |
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| On Distribution & Sale of Shares |
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74.59 |
7.48 |
15.19 |
15.79 |
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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
5.75%,
the maximum deferred sales fee is
none,
and the maximum redemption sales fee is
none. |
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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 |
5.7 |
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Stocks |
89.7 |
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Bonds |
0.0 |
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Other |
4.6 |
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Foreign Stocks |
85.5 |
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(as a % of Assets) |
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| Data through 2009-06-30 |
Data through 2009-06-30 |
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| Holding Status |
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| Total Number of Stock Holdings |
65 |
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Turnover % |
30 |
| Total Number of Bond Holdings |
0 |
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30 Day SEC Yield % |
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| % of Assets in Top 10 Holdings |
53.87 |
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ending as of
2009-09-30 |
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View Data Definitions |
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Data through 2009-06-30 |
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| Fund Inception: 1956-02-10 |
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Portfolio Manager (Start Date) |
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Joseph M. Foster (1998-07-01) |
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Foster is a portfolio manager with Van Eck Associates Corporation. He joined the firm in 1996 as a previous metals mining analyst. |
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Charl P. DE M Malan (2005-05-01) |
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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. |
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Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-07-01) |
| Front: |
5.75 |
| Deferred: |
None |
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| Expense Ratio % |
1.45 |
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
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| Correspondence Information |
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