U.S. Glb Inv Gold and Precious Metals
7900 Callaghan Road P.o. Box 781234 San Antonio TX 78229
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Phone: 800-873-8637
| Category: | Specialty-Precious Metals | | Fund Family: | U.S. Global Investors | | Net Assets: | 258.71M | | Year-to-Date Return: | -4.40% | | Yield: | 10.08% | | Morningstar Rating: |  | | Fund Inception Date: | 01-Jul-74 |
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Frank E. Holmes
Lead Manager since
04-Jun-99 | | | Mr. Holmes is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. Mr. Holmes had investment banking experience in the international capital markets and the gold mining industry. He was formerly President and Chairman of the Toronto Society of the Investment Dealers Association and a member of the Toronto Stock Exchanges Listing Committee as well as a member seat holder of the stock exchanges in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Alberta. |
| Min Initial Investment: | $5,000 | | Min Initial Investment, IRA: | $0 | | Min Initial Investment, AIP: | $100 | | Min Subsequent Investment: | $50 | | Min Subsequent Investment, IRA: | $0 | | Min Subsequent Investment, AIP: | $30 |
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| The investment seeks long-term growth of capital plus protection against inflation and monetary instability; current income is secondary. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies predominately involved in the mining fabrication, processing, marketing, or distribution of metals including gold, silver, platinum group, palladium and diamonds. It focuses on selecting companies with established producing mines. The fund is nondiversified. |
| Last Dividend
(20-Dec-07):
| 1.63 | | Last Cap Gain
(20-Dec-07):
| 0.80 | | Annual Holdings Turnover
| 72.00% | | Average for Category:
| 62.78% |
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| Expense | USERX | Category
Avg | | Total Expense Ratio: | 1.28%
| 1.49% | | Max 12b1 Fee: | 0.00%
| N/A | | Max Front End Sales Load: | 0.00%
| 5.36% | | Max Deferred Sales Load: | 0.00%
| 2.55% | | 3 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$431 | $650 | | 5 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$739 | $984 | | 10 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$1,611 | $1,907 |
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