Global Fund
Investment Objective
First Eagle Global Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in a range of asset classes from markets in the United States and around the world. This truly global fund is managed with a highly disciplined, bottom-up, value-oriented style that may help to minimize risk.
Average Annual Returns as of December 31, 20091
| Share Class |
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception |
Inception Date |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | w/o sales charge | 22.9% | 2.2% | 8.1% | 12.4% | 14.5% | 01/01/79* |
| w/ sales charge | 16.8 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 11.9 | 14.3 | 01/01/79* | |
| C | 21.0 | 1.4 | 7.3 | N/A | 12.0 | 06/05/00 | |
| I | 23.2 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 07/31/98 |
Growth of $10,000 Since Inception* as of December 31, 2009
This chart illustrates a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares without the effect of sales charges and assumes all distributions have been reinvested.
Top 10 Holdings as of December 31, 2009†
| Gold Bullion | 6.8% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | US | 2.3% |
| Fanuc Ltd. | JPN | 2.3% |
| Secom Co. Ltd. | JPN | 2.3% |
| SMC Corp. | JPN | 2.2% |
| Sanofi-Aventis S.A. | FRA | 1.9% |
| American Express Co. | US | 1.8% |
| Astellas Pharma Inc. | JPN | 1.7% |
| Sodexo S.A. | FRA | 1.7% |
| Microsoft Corp. | US | 1.7% |
| Total as % of Net Assets | 24.7% |
Allocation by Sector as of December 31, 2009†
| Industrials | 16.4% |
| Gold Related Investments | 11.5% |
| Technology | 8.6% |
| Consumer Staples | 7.5% |
| Health Care | 6.5% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 6.4% |
| Financials | 6.0% |
| Holding Companies | 5.4% |
| Energy | 4.5% |
| Materials | 3.4% |
| Media | 3.4% |
| Government Bonds | 3.3% |
| Other | 6.3% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 10.8% |
Allocation by Region as of December 31, 2009†
| United States | 28.6% |
| Europe | 21.1% |
| Japan | 20.2% |
| Gold Related Investments | 11.5% |
| Asia ex-Japan | 6.2% |
| Latin America | 1.5% |
| Other | 0.1% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 10.8% |
Characteristics as of December 31, 2009
| Companies in Portfolio | 144 |
| Median Market Cap ($Mil) | $3,268 |
| Price/Earnings Ratio | 20.57 |
| Price/Book Ratio | 1.90 |
| Beta6 vs MSCI World Index7 | 0.66 |
The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Market volatility can dramatically impact the fund's short term performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than figures shown. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance data through the most recent month end is available at www.firsteaglefunds.com or by calling 800.334.2143.
There are risks associated with investing in funds that invest in securities of foreign countries, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability and fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Investment in gold and gold related investments present certain risks, and returns on gold related investments have traditionally been more volatile than investments in broader equity or debt markets.
*Commencement of management by Jean-Marie Eveillard. Mr. Eveillard transitioned to senior adviser on March 26, 2009, a position he also held from January 2005 to March 2007, and continues to be a member of First Eagle Funds' Board of Trustees and a Senior Vice President of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC. The Fund commenced operation April 28, 1970.
**2009 Best Global Flexible Fund is for the ten-year risk adjusted performance among 21 eligible global flexible funds for the period ended Dec. 31, 2008. Classification averages are calculated with all eligible share classes for each eligible classification. The calculation periods extend over 36, 60, and 120 months. The highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value within each eligible classification determines the fund classification winner over three, five, or ten years. Although Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Lipper. This is not an offer to buy or sell securities. Additional information is available at www.lipperweb.com. Lipper leader ratings copyright 2010, Reuters, All Rights Reserved.
† Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell securities. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.
1 The average annual returns shown above are historical and reflect changes in share price, reinvested dividends and are net of expenses. Investment results and the principal value of an investment will vary. The average annual returns for Class A Shares “with sales charge” performance gives effect to the deduction of the maximum sales charge of 3.75% for periods prior to March 1, 2000 and of 5.00% thereafter. The average annual returns for Class C Shares reflect a CDSC (contingent deferred sales charge) of 1.00% in the year-to-date and first year only. Class I Shares require $1MM minimum investment, and are offered without sales charge.
2 Class A Shares as of March 1, 2010 (Class C, 1.94%, Class I, 0.94%).
3 2010 Morningstar, Inc.© All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Ratings are relative to a peer group and do not necessarily mean that the fund had high total returns. For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates Morningstar RatingTM based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) First Eagle Global Fund was rated against the following numbers of U.S.-domiciled world allocation funds over the following time periods: 137 funds in the last three years, 90 over the past five years and 50 funds over the past ten years. With respect to these world allocation funds as of time period referenced above, First Eagle Global Fund received a Morningstar Rating of four stars overall and for the 5-year period, three stars for the 3-year period and five stars for the 10- year period. The Morningstar Rating is for the A share class only; other classes may have different performance characteristics.
4 The Morningstar Style Box tm reveals a fund's investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend or growth). All of these numbers are drawn from the fund's portfolio holding figures most recently entered into the Morningstar database and the corresponding market conditions. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
5 Lipper, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reuters, is a leading global provider of mutual fund information and analysis to fund companies, financial intermediaries, and media organizations.
6 Beta is a measurement of the fund's market risk. The higher the Beta, the more the fund's price is expected to change in response to a given change in price.
7 The MSCI World Index is a widely followed, unmanaged group of stocks from 23 international markets and is not available for purchase. The index provides total returns in U.S. dollars with net dividends reinvested.
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