Van Eck Intl Investors Gold A
99 Park Ave - 8th Floor New York NY 10016 New York NY 10016
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Phone: 800-826-1115
| Category: | Specialty-Precious Metals | | Fund Family: | Van Eck | | Net Assets: | 275.01M | | Year-to-Date Return: | -55.09% | | Yield: | 17.08% | | Morningstar Rating: |  | | Fund Inception Date: | 10-Feb-56 |
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Joseph M. Foster
Lead Manager since
01-Jul-98 | | | Foster is a portfolio manager with Van Eck Associates Corporation. He joined the firm in 1996 as a previous metals mining analyst. |
| Min Initial Investment: | $1,000 | | Min Initial Investment, IRA: | $0 | | Min Initial Investment, AIP: | $0 | | Min Subsequent Investment: | $100 | | Min Subsequent Investment, IRA: | $0 | | Min Subsequent Investment, AIP: | $0 |
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| The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation; current income is a secondary consideration. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in gold-related activities, as well as in instruments that derive their value from gold, and in gold coins and bullion. It may invest up to 12.5% of assets in gold and silver coins as well as gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion. The fund invest up to 20% of total assets in securities issued by other investment companies, including open-end and closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds. It is nondiversified. |
| Last Dividend
(31-Dec-07):
| 1.54 | | Last Cap Gain
(31-Dec-07):
| 1.03 | | Annual Holdings Turnover
| 35.00% | | Average for Category:
| 63.34% |
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| Expense | INIVX | Category
Avg | | Total Expense Ratio: | 1.46%
| 1.47% | | Max 12b1 Fee: | 0.25%
| N/A | | Max Front End Sales Load: | 5.75%
| 5.36% | | Max Deferred Sales Load: | 0.00%
| 2.55% | | 3 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$1,010 | $646 | | 5 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$1,327 | $982 | | 10 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$2,221 | $1,912 |
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