N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm THE TOCQUEVILLE TRUST MUTUAL FUNDS The Tocqueville Trust Mutual Funds

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-4840

 

The Tocqueville Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

The Tocqueville Trust

40 W. 57th Street, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Robert W. Kleinschmidt, President

The Tocqueville Trust

40 W. 57th Street, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

212-698-0800

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2010

 

 

 


Item 1. Report to Stockholders.


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

April 30, 2010

 

The Tocqueville Trust

Mutual Funds

 

The Tocqueville Fund

 

The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund

 

The Tocqueville International Value Fund

 

The Tocqueville Gold Fund

 

The Delafield Fund

 

The Select Fund

 

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This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a currently effective prospectus of The Tocqueville Trust. Please call 1-800-697-FUND (3863) for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before you invest.

 

You are invited to visit our website @ www.tocquevillefunds.com


 

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

 

The global economic recovery has long struggled against deeply entrenched skepticism and still now, occasional aftershocks of the financial crisis periodically put it in question altogether. Nevertheless, it is our view that the post-crisis phase of the current cycle is unfolding more or less as could be expected.

 

As documented in Carmen Reinhart’s and Kenneth Rogoff’s recently published opus—This Time Is Different—Eight Centuries of Financial Folly—periods following major financial crises have generally been ones of consolidation, when declines in asset valuations, from real estate to stocks to metals and major natural resources, continue to weigh on the economies for several years

 

During that time, economies and financial systems slowly get mended but the healing process often is interrupted by aftershocks that seem to threaten new crises. Meanwhile, with entire economic sectors seriously damaged, overall growth tends to remain subdued, tax revenues remain close to recession levels, fiscal deficits prove sticky and governments’ indebtedness continues to grow for several years, even as the economies recover. And, finally, these are times propitious to currency upheavals and defaults on sovereign (nations’) credits, as Europe is currently finding out.

 

From a stock market perspective, the aftermaths of major crises also tend to be characterized by long periods of base-building, when stocks typically trade within a broad range but with little net gain over time, and without reaching new highs for several years. As all this unfolds, investors’ patience wears thin: each failed attempt to reach a new high weakens their faith in the stock market as a wealth-building tool for the long-term. The ultimate step in this discouragement is what market strategists call “capitulation”—paradoxically but not surprisingly, usually the precursor to a new, long advance in stock prices.

 

In a way, therefore, it does not really matter if the economy experiences a double dip or simply struggles along, periodically interrupted by deflationary or inflationary scares. What we need above all is for time to elapse while fundamental problems get brought down to size and asset valuations become more compelling, so as to provide a good base from which to launch a major bull market.

 

The good news is that corrections of the types that have recently been suffered by the world’s major stock markets (or worse, at times) really are part of the healing process and that, during that process, worthwhile values begin to emerge, which provide profitable opportunities for the patient investor even before the ultimate stock market lows. Bull markets do not start amid certainty or comfort and while the investment environment promises to remain challenging going forward, this is no time to give up on stock markets as wealth-building tools.

 

Faithfully yours,

 

LOGO

 

François Sicart

Chairman

 

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The Tocqueville Fund

 

 

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

 

The six months ended April 30, 2010 was a good period for global equities, particularly in the U.S., where a continuation of the rally that began in March of 2009 drove the price of most stocks higher. The S&P 500, the index against which we are most commonly measured, rose 15.66% over this period, while the Tocqueville Fund gained 18.16%. Not surprisingly, the markets have weakened considerably since the end of our fiscal first half in response to a number of issues, some very real and some more cosmetic. Nonetheless, in any event, the markets were due for a correction of some sort, after the torrid gains of the past year when perceptions about the world economic outlook went from Armageddon to just another recession, albeit a sharp one.

 

Of course, some of the issues pressuring the market currently are quite real, indeed, even if many of them have been visible through-out the thirteen month rally that ended just in line with the first half of our fiscal year. Shaky sovereign debt, unaffordable entitlement programs, inability of the political class to tackle obvious and worsening problems, increased regulations, the prospect of radically increased taxes, the politicization of central banks, the socialization of losses, moral hazard, lack of liquidity, reluctance of banks to lend, risk aversion on the part of consumers and business owners, high unemployment, continued weakness in residential real estate, growing weakness of commercial real estate, have all combined to form a formidable wall of worry. More recent issues, like the environmental problems in the Gulf of Mexico and the resultant impact on the energy business, new tensions in the Middle East and on the Korean Peninsula, ongoing terrorist efforts of radical Islamic groups to cause havoc on our shores all add to the concern investors have about the sustainability and strength of the global economic recovery.

 

In times such as these, following as they do, so closely the financial panic of the very recent past, keeping a cool head is essential to successful investing. As worrisome as many of these issues may be, they do carry with them the benefit of lower stock prices and cheaper valuations. Judiciously taking advantage of these opportunities is an essential part of the contrarian and value investing process. That has been our approach since the meltdown that began in May, leading to the worst performance for that month since May of 1940, and which, as of this writing, continues.

 

Markets ignored or discounted much of these concerns through the end of April, however, and your Fund posted strong gains. Cliffs Natural Resources, an iron ore producer which benefited for the strong demand from the global steel industry led our results in the period, followed closely by Newmont Mining, one of the world’s largest gold mining concerns, and General Electric. East West Bancorp, a particularly well situated regional bank, and DuPont de Nemours round out the top five names in terms of performance contribution in the six month period. Combined, these stocks accounted for 25% of the performance in the first half of the fiscal year. The varying capitalization of these names is a good illustration of our multicap approach to investing. As importantly, the period benefited from a very tiny percentage of shares that contributed negatively to results. Only eleven stocks, out of the more than eighty names we held at one point or another during the period, generated negative results, and combined their negative impact was less than 50 basis points. Periods of strong investment results are typically characterized by the absence of significant losers, even more than by the presence of significant winners. That was the case in the most recent six month period.

 

Our outlook for the near term future is guarded. Many of the issues mentioned above will take some time to resolve. Equity valuations, while not out of line with historical averages, are clearly not as cheap as they were twelve to fifteen months ago. But we remain stock pickers, not market timers, and our portfolio will reflect the specific investment opportunities we unearth rather than our perception of overall market direction. Moreover, 2010 is an election year, and elections have consequences. We would expect the markets to begin to focus on possible election scenarios in the coming months. Some of those scenarios could well lead to the amelioration of some of the most vexing macroeconomic issues. It would be a mistake, in my view, to ignore that possibility.

 

Finally, as the manager as well as a significant shareholder in the Fund, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest and your loyalty to the Tocqueville Fund.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Robert W. Kleinshmidt

Portfolio Manager

 

2    April 30, 2010


 

The Tocqueville Fund

 

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This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on 10/31/99. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (S&P 500) is a capital-weighted index, representing the aggregate market value of the common equity of 500 stocks primarily traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends.

 

Effective February 1, 2000, the Fund eliminated its sales load. As such, it is reflected in the graph above but not the table below.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF RETURN (%)

FOR PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2010

 

      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    10 Year

Tocqueville Fund—Net Asset Value

   41.45%    -3.05%    5.18%    5.87%

Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index

   38.84%    -5.05%    2.63%    -0.19%

 

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The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund

 

 

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

 

The first six months of our fiscal year ending on April 30, 2010 was a better time for small cap stocks with the Russell 2000 Index returning 28.17%. The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund was up 19.41% over the same period. Financial stocks rebounded sharply from depressed levels attained during the banking crisis. While our very low weighting in this sector helped us during the slide, it represented the reason for most of our underperformance to the Russell 2000 Index in the current period. Similarly, our defensive posture within the Consumer sector contributed to our lagging returns as this group rebounded sharply once economic activity turned around. Healthcare and Energy were strong sectors for the Fund but were unable to offset the relative impact of Financials and Consumers.

 

While the U.S. economy is recovering, future growth may be restrained by conservative consumer spending patterns. Businesses, however, have strong finances and need to invest more to fund growth and enhance profitability. As a result, a dynamic capital investment cycle may emerge despite the lackluster economic climate, stimulating the acquisition of smaller companies that fit corporate expansion plans. Demographics, the emergence of millions of new insured people plus a new product cycle should boost opportunity in Healthcare while persistent global growth should accelerate energy demand while supply is constrained by depleting production. We remain overweighed in Healthcare, Energy and the sectors relating to business spending.

 

Finding profitable investment opportunities in small companies is not dependent on rapid economic growth. Rather it is a function of identifying niche companies that can accelerate business momentum despite challenging overall conditions. Volatility will persist but should enhance choices for our long-term, opportunistic stock picking approach. We remain very optimistic about the Fund’s future potential.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO    LOGO    LOGO

Drew P. Rankin

Portfolio Manager

  

Allen Huang

Portfolio Manager

  

Douglas Adams

Portfolio Manager

 

4    April 30, 2010


 

The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund

 

LOGO

 

This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on 10/31/99. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. Returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends.

 

Effective February 1, 2000, the Fund eliminated its sales load. As such, it is reflected in the graph above but not the table below.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF RETURN (%)

FOR PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2010

 

      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    10 Year

Tocqueville Small Cap Fund—Net Asset Value

   36.81%    -4.84%    2.89%    3.49%

Russell 2000 Index

   48.95%    -2.79%    5.74%    4.91%

 

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The Tocqueville International Value Fund

 

 

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2010, global equity markets generally advanced as key economic indicators in most regions continued to improve, interest rates remained low and liquidity remained abundant. Markets experienced a brief setback in February when sovereign credit issues in Europe became more widely recognized, and then resumed an upward trajectory as strong corporate earnings trumped expectations. The Tocqueville International Value Fund’s total U.S. dollar return for the period was a gain of 7.50%. In the same period, the Morgan Stanley EAFE Index, the benchmark against which we are most often compared, had a total U.S. dollar return of 2.68%.

 

During the six months, the European BE 500 Index increased by 11.50% in local currency terms, the Japanese Nikkei 225 increased by 10.19% in local currency terms, and the MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan increased by 5.77%. The CRB Index of commodity prices increased by 3%, with oil rising by 11% on the back of improving economic data, and gold increasing 13% as central banks continued to print money. Most equity markets increased in local currency terms during the period, with frontier markets in Africa and Asia, such as Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mongolia, leading the pack. Greece declined on the back of its well publicized fiscal problems, and markets in emerging and southern Europe generally had losses as perceived macroeconomic risks increased. In terms of sectors, industrial products, travel and leisure, technology hardware, real estate and health care technology led advances, while banks, insurance and energy led declines. Investment returns measured in U.S. dollars were damped by a decline in the value of the Euro and Yen of roughly 10% and 4%, respectively.

 

Most of our positions produced positive returns during the period, and we had positive results in Europe, notwithstanding the fact that the overall market was flat in U.S. dollar terms. Our best results came from our Japanese shares, in particular industrial automation concern Omron, pneumatic equipment maker SMC and robotic equipment maker Fanuc. Elsewhere, we had substantial contributions from Swiss technology firm Kudelski, French outdoor advertising concern JC Decaux, and gold producer Newmont Mining. We had losses in oil producers Petrobras and Total, Italian hydraulic equipment maker Interpump and French telecom provider Vivendi. Overall our strong relative performance was driven by stock selection and our limited exposure to financials.

 

During the six months, we sold our positions in copper producer Freeport McMoran and in JC Decaux when they reached our valuation objectives. We sold our position in Cadbury following a takeover offer from Kraft Foods. With credit spreads having tightened substantially, we exited our positions in the convertible bonds of NII Holdings and Kloeckner, which no longer offered acceptable returns relative to risk. And we sold positions in British Petroleum and Toyota because in each case unanticipated safety related issues undermined our investment theses. During the period, we took positions in Vodafone, a UK telecom operator with significant emerging markets exposure and an undervalued asset in Verizon Wireless, and in Japanese conglomerate Hitachi, which trades at a substantial discount to the value of its parts and where a new management team has undertaken shareholder friendly restructuring initiatives and a program of improving the returns of underperforming business units. We also initiated positions in UK private equity concern 3i, which trades at a steep discount to net asset value, in Hong Kong Electric, a highly cash generative utility that stands to benefit from growth in demand and price inflation, and in the common equity of Kloeckner, which remains a well-capitalized leader in a consolidating steel distribution industry.

 

In general, we view investor sentiment as becoming more complacent and equity markets as discounting economic recovery. Strong corporate earnings and low current interest rates have been supportive of valuation levels in general. Having said that, we are mindful of a number of risks including potential rising interest rates, weak sovereign credits, fiscal tightening in China, tapering off of government stimulus and inventory restocking effects globally, inter alia. The recent turmoil in Europe relating to Greece has caused sentiment to turn negative toward the Europe region and, in our view, is creating buying opportunities in individual equities.

 

We continue to employ our investment discipline, seeking to discover fundamentally attractive companies that are out of favor and undervalued, and to provide our shareholders with above average returns with below average risk over the course of an economic cycle.

 

Respectfully,

 

LOGO    LOGO

James Hunt

Portfolio Manager

  

François Sicart

Portfolio Manager

 

6    April 30, 2010


 

The Tocqueville International Value Fund

 

LOGO

 

This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on 10/31/99. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

The Morgan Stanley EAFE Index is an unmanaged market-capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of 20 Developed Market Countries in Europe, Australia, Asia and the Far East. Returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends.

 

Effective February 1, 2000, the Fund eliminated its sales load. As such, it is reflected in the graph above but not the table below.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF RETURN (%)

FOR PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2010

 

      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    10 Year

Tocqueville International Value Fund—Net Asset Value

   40.30%    -3.87%    5.49%    7.09%

Morgan Stanley EAFE Index

   35.02%    -8.45%    4.34%    2.05%

 

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The Tocqueville Gold Fund

 

 

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

 

During the first six months of the 2010 fiscal year, the Tocqueville Gold Fund appreciated 32.58% vs. 14.70% for the XAU (Philadelphia Stock Exchange Gold/Silver Index ) and 15.66% for the S&P 500. The price of gold rose 12.8% during the period and this provided a strong underpinning for gold shares. The Fund’s position in physical gold is 8.3% of the Tocqueville Gold Fund’s net assets and the balance is in shares of precious metal mining companies whose principal business is the production of gold and other precious metals.

 

Gold has broken out to all time highs in every imaginable currency. The implosion of the euro as a safe haven and the furor over the Greek fiscal crisis constitute the energy for gold’s recent lift off. The real message of these events is that the financial markets are beginning to rebel against what they regard as the capricious issuance of sovereign debt. We believe that the viability of the economic model of the modern democratic state is in serious jeopardy if there are finite limits imposed by markets on deficit finance. What is the alternative to tax and spend? We expect that disoriented politicians will soon gather under the banner of austerity. Of course anyone with a memory will not take such calls seriously. However, the bandwagon for belt tightening is likely to further damage the consumer psyche and strengthen the forces of deflation. This all leads, in our opinion, to the end of the dollar based reserve system for international trade and commerce. It could be only a matter of time before the dollar is sacrificed to the exigencies of domestic political pressure. This sacrifice would set the stage for a period of powerful inflation and further discredit for political leadership, financial institutions, and even social conventions. It is not too late to position gold, in our opinion. We continue to believe that gold mining shares, which make up 87.0% of the Tocqueville Gold Fund, represent the highest potential return opportunity to benefit from this mess.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

John C. Hathaway

Portfolio Manager

 

8    April 30, 2010


 

The Tocqueville Gold Fund

 

LOGO

 

This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on 10/31/99. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

In 2003, 2006 and 2009, the performance of The Tocqueville Gold Fund was achieved during a period of unusually favorable market conditions. Such performance may not be sustainable.

 

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Gold and Silver Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index which includes the leading companies involved in the mining of gold and silver. Returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (S&P 500) is a capital-weighted index, representing the aggregate market value of the common equity of 500 stocks primarily traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Returns include the reinvestment of all dividends.

 

Effective February 1, 2000, the Fund eliminated its sales load. As such, it is reflected in the graph above but not the table below.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF RETURN (%)

FOR PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2010

 

      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    10 Year

Tocqueville Gold Fund—Net Asset Value

   92.10%    14.69%    25.89%    25.78%

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Gold and Silver Index

   50.13%    10.19%    17.59%    14.01%

Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index

   38.84%    -5.05%    2.63%    -0.19%

 

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The Delafield Fund

 

 

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the Fund’s net asset value increased 25.94% versus an increase of 28.17% for the Russell 2000 Index (“Russell 2000”) and, 15.66% for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”), each on a total return basis. The Fund’s net asset value as of April 30, 2010 was $26.86 per share. The net asset value amounted to $882,152,989 of which 81.1% was invested in equities, 1.6% in fixed income, and the balance held in reserve.

 

Broadly speaking, the world’s economies continued their recovery during the first half of our fiscal year. Worldwide employment began to rise, government stimulus programs were in full swing and inventory destocking appeared to virtually cease. Here in the United States, consumer expenditures began to increase which benefited retail sales, and auto sales continued to improve. Moreover, consumer net worth continued to increase through the fourth calendar quarter of 2009 and is anticipated to have increased in the first quarter of calendar 2010.

 

While all of this is very encouraging, our outlook remains cautious. The recent sovereign debt crisis in Europe is a reminder that the global economic system remains stressed and vulnerable. It seems likely that it will take some time for unemployment to meaningfully decrease. Residential housing and non-residential construction remain in a depressed state and we expect these segments to remain depressed for the foreseeable future. The government stimulus program should begin to taper off as the year progresses and eventually interest rates could begin to rise. As a result it may well be that the economy’s improvement will begin to plateau in the latter half of 2010.

 

Virtually all of our holdings experienced positive returns during the six month period. The largest contributors to our six month performance were Checkpoint Systems, Inc., Ferro Corp., Albany International Corporation, Vishay Intertechnology and Flextronics International Ltd., which together represented nearly 650 basis points of performance. In contrast, Intermec Inc. was the largest detractor at 15 basis points. We exited and initiated several positions during the six month period and also took advantage of market volatility to add to existing positions throughout the six months.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO    LOGO

J. Dennis Delafield

Portfolio Manager

  

Vincent Sellecchia

Portfolio Manager

 

10    April 30, 2010


 

The Delafield Fund

 

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This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on 10/31/99. Since the Delafield Fund did not commence operations until 9/28/09, returns prior to that date are those of the Predecessor Fund. The Delafield Fund assumed the net asset value and performance history of the Predecessor Fund (See Footnote 1 to the Financial Statements). Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (S&P 500) is a capital-weighted index, representing the aggregate market value of the common equity of 500 stocks primarily traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends.

 

The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. Returns include the reinvestment of all dividends.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF RETURN (%)

FOR PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2010

 

      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    10 Year

The Delafield Fund—Net Asset Value

   60.30%    2.41%    9.76%    13.31%

Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index

   38.84%    -5.05%    2.63%    -0.19%

Russell 2000 Index

   48.95%    -2.79%    5.74%    4.91%

 

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The Select Fund

 

 

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the Fund’s net asset value increased 34.42% versus an increase of 27.58% for the Russell 2500 Index (“Russell 2500”) and 28.17% for the Russell 2000 Index (“Russell 2000”), each on a total return basis. The Fund’s net asset value as of April 30, 2010 was $11.36 per share. The net asset value amounted to $34,952,571 of which 85.4% was invested in equities with the balance held in reserve.

 

Broadly speaking, the world’s economies continued their recovery during the first half of our fiscal year. Worldwide employment began to rise, government stimulus programs were in full swing and inventory destocking appeared to virtually cease. Here in the United States, consumer expenditures began to increase which benefited retail sales, and auto sales continued to improve. Moreover, consumer net worth continued to increase through the fourth calendar quarter of 2009 and is anticipated to have increased in the first quarter of calendar 2010.

 

While all of this is very encouraging, our outlook remains cautious. The recent sovereign debt crisis in Europe is a reminder that the global economic system remains stressed and vulnerable. It seems likely that it will take some time for unemployment to meaningfully decrease. Residential housing and non-residential construction remain in a depressed state and we expect these segments to remain depressed for the foreseeable future. The government stimulus program should begin to taper off as the year progresses and eventually interest rates could begin to rise. As a result it may well be that the economy’s improvement will begin to plateau in the latter half of 2010.

 

The largest contributors to our six month performance were TriMas Corporation, Albany International Corporation, Checkpoint Systems, Inc., Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. and Vishay Intertechnology, which together represented nearly 1,300 basis points of performance. Two of our holdings posted negative returns, Charles River Laboratories International at about 30 basis points and KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation by a nominal 5 basis points. We added four new positions during the six month period, including top performers TriMas Corporation and Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., while exiting three positions.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO    LOGO    LOGO

J. Dennis Delafield

Portfolio Manager

  

Vincent Sellecchia

Portfolio Manager

  

Donald Wang

Portfolio Manager

 

12    April 30, 2010


 

The Select Fund

 

LOGO

 

This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on 10/31/99. Since The Select Fund did not commence operations until 9/28/09, returns from the period from September 29, 2008 to September 27, 2009 are those of the Class Y Shares of the Predecessor Fund (See Footnote 1 to the Financial Statements). Prior to that period, returns shown are those of a limited partnership managed by the adviser. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

The Russel 2500 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. Returns include the reinvestment of all dividends.

 

The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. Returns include the reinvestment of all dividends.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF RETURN (%)

FOR PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2010

 

      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    10 Year

The Select Fund—Net Asset Value

   71.59%    4.39%    11.05%    14.28%

Russell 2500 Index

   50.39%    -2.48%    5.99%    5.90%

Russell 2000 Index

   48.95%    -2.79%    5.74%    4.91%

 

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Expense Example—April 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of The Tocqueville Trust (the “Funds”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held the entire period (November 1, 2009-April 30, 2010).

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

14    April 30, 2010


 

Expense Example Tables (Unaudited)

 

The Tocqueville Fund

 

     Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2009
   Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2010
   Expenses  Paid
During Period*
November 1, 2009 -
April 30, 2010

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,181.60    $ 6.76

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.60      6.26

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.25%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund

 

     Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2009
   Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2010
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
November 1, 2009 -
April 30, 2010

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,194.10    $ 7.34

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.10      6.76

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.35%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

The Tocqueville International Value Fund

 

     Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2009
   Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2010
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
November 1, 2009 -
April 30, 2010

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,075.00    $ 8.03

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.06      7.80

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.56%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

The Tocqueville Gold Fund

 

     Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2009
   Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2010
   Expenses Paid
During  Period*

November 1, 2009 -
April 30, 2010

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,325.80    $ 7.79

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.10      6.76

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.35%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

The Delafield Fund

 

     Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2009
   Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2010
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
November 1, 2009 -
April 30, 2010

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,259.40    $ 7.00

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.60      6.26

 

* Expense are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.25%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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The Select Fund

 

     Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2009
   Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2010
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
November 1, 2009 -
April 30, 2010

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,344.20    $ 7.65

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.10      6.76

 

* Expense are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.35%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

16    April 30, 2010


The Tocqueville Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Per share operating
performance (For a share
outstanding throughout the
period)

   Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2010
    Years Ended October 31,  
     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
     (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 18.47      $ 16.39      $ 28.93      $ 24.25      $ 22.17      $ 20.43   
                                                

Operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.10        0.28        0.24        0.18        0.14        0.15   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.23        2.09        (10.56     4.53        4.33        2.53   
                                                

Total from investment operations (1)

     3.33        2.37        (10.32     4.71        4.47        2.68   
                                                

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

            

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.23     (0.29     (0.19     (0.03     (0.22     (0.12

Distributions from net realized gains

     —          —          (2.03     —          (2.17     (0.82
                                                

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.23     (0.29     (2.22     (0.03     (2.39     (0.94
                                                

Change in net asset value for the period

     3.10        2.08        (12.54     4.68        2.08        1.74   
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 21.57      $ 18.47      $ 16.39      $ 28.93      $ 24.25      $ 22.17   
                                                

Total return

     18.2 %(2)      14.8     (38.5 )%      19.4     20.5     13.4

Ratios/supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 481,337      $ 383,470      $ 328,609      $ 523,878      $ 392,495      $ 175,791   

Ratio to average net assets:

            

Expenses

     1.25 %(3)(4)      1.25 %(2)      1.25 %(2)      1.25 %(2)      1.30     1.34

Net investment income

     1.04 %(3)(4)      1.68 %(2)      0.94 %(2)      0.69 %(2)      0.68     0.68

Portfolio turnover rate

     13 %(2)      32     51     39     32     45

 

(1) Total from investment operations per share includes redemption fees of less than $0.001 for the six months ended April 30, 2010, $0.004, $0.009, $ 0.002, $0.002 and $0.003 per share for the five years ended October 31, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
(2) Not annualized.
(3) Annualized.
(4) Net of fees waived amounting to 0.01%, 0.08%, 0.04%, and 0.01% of average net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2010 and the three years ended October 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

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The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Per share operating performance
(For a share outstanding throughout the
period)

   Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2010
    Years Ended October 31,  
     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
     (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.78      $ 9.77      $ 17.24      $ 18.04      $ 16.58      $ 16.11   
                                                

Operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.06     (0.11     0.02        0.11        (0.07     (0.13

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.14        1.23        (5.67     1.26        1.53        1.26   
                                                

Total from investment operations (1)

     2.08        1.12        (5.65     1.37        1.46        1.13   
                                                

Distributions to shareholders:

            

Dividends from net investment income

     —          (0.01     (0.12     —          —          —     

Distributions from net realized gains

     —          (0.10     (1.70     (2.17     —          (0.66
                                                

Total distributions

     —          (0.11     (1.82     (2.17     —          (0.66
                                                

Change in net asset value for the period

     2.08        1.01        (7.47     (0.80     1.46        0.47   
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 12.86      $ 10.78      $ 9.77      $ 17.24      $ 18.04      $ 16.58   
                                                

Total return

     19.4 %(2)      11.7     (36.2 )%      8.4     8.8     6.8

Ratios/supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 30,725      $ 30,498      $ 36,429      $ 49,543      $ 52,701      $ 57,576   

Ratio to average net assets:

            

Expenses

     1.35 %(3)      1.41     1.35     1.32     1.34     1.39

Net investment income (loss)

     (1.01 )%(3)      (0.97 )%      0.12     0.63     (0.38 )%      (0.67 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     25 %(2)      62     169     90     45     30

 

(1) Total from investment operations per share includes redemption fees of less than $0.001 for the six months ended April 30, 2010, $0.001, $0.005, $ 0.001, $0.015 and $0.006 per share for the five years ended October 31, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
(2) Not annualized.
(3) Annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

18    April 30, 2010


The Tocqueville International Value Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Per share operating performance (For
a share outstanding throughout the
period)

   Six Months
Ended
April 30,

2010
    Years Ended October 31,  
     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
     (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.48      $ 8.49      $ 16.48      $ 16.72      $ 16.06      $ 13.10   
                                                

Operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.02        0.10        0.13        0.08        0.27        0.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.76        2.59        (6.09     2.25        2.30        3.00   
                                                

Total from investment operations (1)

     0.78        2.69        (5.96     2.33        2.57        3.04   
                                                

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

            

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.12     (0.20     (0.10     (0.27     (0.05     (0.08

Distributions from net realized gains

     —          (0.50     (1.93     (2.30     (1.86     —     
                                                

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.12     (0.70     (2.03     (2.57     (1.91     (0.08
                                                

Change in net asset value for the period

     0.66        1.99        (7.99     (0.24     0.66        2.96   
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.14      $ 10.48      $ 8.49      $ 16.48      $ 16.72      $ 16.06   
                                                

Total return

     7.5 %(2)      34.0     (40.8 )%      15.3     17.4     23.3

Ratios/supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 133,655      $ 131,613      $ 118,189      $ 219,220      $ 225,234      $ 215,711   

Ratio to average net assets:

            

Expenses

     1.56 %(3)      1.62     1.56     1.59     1.61     1.66

Net investment income

     0.35 %(3)      0.96     1.07     0.49     1.49     0.29

Portfolio turnover rate

     13 %(2)      27     63     49     39     35

 

(1) Total from investment operations per share includes redemption fees of $0.001 for the six months ended April 30, 2010, $0.001, $0.001, $0.002, $0.011 and $0.003 per share for the five years ended October 31, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
(2) Not annualized.
(3) Annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

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The Tocqueville Gold Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Per share operating performance
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)

   Six Months
Ended
April 30,

2010
    Years Ended October 31,  
     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
     (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 49.71      $ 21.77      $ 64.36      $ 51.41      $ 35.51      $ 34.84   
                                                

Operations:

            

Net investment loss

     (0.29     (0.45     (0.57     (0.30     (0.22     (0.33

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     16.47        29.28        (33.24     18.52        18.21        2.36   
                                                

Total from investment operations (1)

     16.18        28.83        (33.81     18.22        17.99        2.03   
                                                

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

            

Dividends from net investment income

     —          —          (0.46     (0.22     —          —     

Dividends from net realized gains

     (0.09     (0.89     (8.32     (5.05     (2.09     (1.36
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.09     (0.89     (8.78     (5.27     (2.09     (1.36
                                                

Change in net asset value for the period

     16.09        27.94        (42.59     12.95        15.90        0.67   
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 65.80      $ 49.71      $ 21.77      $ 64.36      $ 51.41      $ 35.51   
                                                

Total return

     32.6 %(2)      135.2     (60.0 )%      38.4     52.5     6.2

Ratios/supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 1,399,354      $ 937,492      $ 410,857      $ 1,231,475      $ 833,254      $ 538,492   

Ratios to average net assets:

            

Expenses

     1.35 %(3)      1.50     1.43     1.42     1.50     1.59

Net investment loss

     (1.08 )%(3)      (1.25 )%      (1.07 )%      (0.81 )%      (0.51 )%      (0.97 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     5 %(2)      9     28     26     30     27

 

(1) Total from investment operations per share includes redemption fees of $0.032 for the six months ended April 30, 2010, $0.025, $0.027, $0.028, $0.060 and $0.020 per share for the five years ended October 31, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
(2) Not annualized.
(3) Annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

20    April 30, 2010


The Delafield Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Per share operating performance
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)

   Six Months
Ended
April 30,

2010
    January 1,
2009
through
October  31,

2009
    Years Ended December 31,  
       2008     2007     2006     2005  
     (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 21.35      $ 15.10      $ 24.33      $ 25.64      $ 23.63      $ 25.21   
                                                

Operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.01        0.03        0.07        0.17        0.19        0.03   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5.52        6.25        (9.23     1.10        4.64        1.49   
                                                

Total from investment operations (1)

     5.53        6.28        (9.16     1.27        4.83        1.52   
                                                

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

            

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.02     (0.03     (0.07     (0.16     (0.19     (0.03

Dividends from net realized gains

     —          —          (0.00 )(2)      (2.42     (2.63     (3.07
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.02     (0.03     (0.07     (2.58     (2.82     (3.10
                                                

Change in net asset value for the period

     5.51        6.25        (9.23     (1.31     2.01        (1.58
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 26.86      $ 21.35      $ 15.10      $ 24.33      $ 25.64      $ 23.63   
                                                

Total return

     25.9 %(3)      41.6 %(3)      (37.6 )%      4.9     20.4     6.0

Ratios/supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 882,153      $ 636,548      $ 404,860      $ 656,999      $ 532,108      $ 372,467   

Ratios to average net assets:

            

Expenses

     1.25 %(4)      1.38 %(4)      1.34     1.28     1.32     1.33

Net investment income (loss)

     0.09 %(4)      0.21 %(4)      0.35     0.57     0.82     0.11

Portfolio turnover rate

     12 %(3)      40 %(3)      81     61     72     71

 

(1) Total from investment operations per share includes redemption fees of $0.002 per share for the six months ended April, 30 2010, $0.008 per share for the period ended October 31, 2009, $0.01 per share for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and less than $0.01 per share for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, 2006 and 2005.
(2) Represents less than $0.01.
(3) Not Annualized.
(4) Annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

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The Select Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Per share operating performance
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2010
    Period Ended
October 31,
2009
    Period from
September 29,
2008 (2)
through
December 31,
2008
 
       (unaudited)              

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 8.46      $ 5.77      $ 8.74   
                          

Operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)

       (0.01     (0.00 )(3)      0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       2.92        2.70        (2.97
                          

Total from investment operations (1)

       2.91        2.70        (2.96
                          

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

        

Dividends from net investment income

       (0.01     (0.01     (0.01

Dividends from net realized gains

       —          —          —     
                          

Total distributions

       (0.01     (0.01     (0.01
                          

Change in net asset value for the period

       2.90        2.69        (2.97
                          

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 11.36      $ 8.46      $ 5.77   
                          

Total return

       34.4 %(4)      46.7 %(4)      (33.9 )%(4) 

Ratios/supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000)

     $ 34,953      $ 24,681      $ 9,226   

Ratios to average net assets:

        

Expenses

       1.35 %(5)      1.38 %(5)(6)      1.15 %(5)(6) 

Net investment income (loss)

       (0.19 )%(5)      0.21 %(5)(6)      0.29 %(5)(6) 

Portfolio turnover rate

       15 %(4)      24 %(4)      29 %(4) 

 

(1) Total from investment operations per share includes redemption fees of $0.001 per share for the six months ended April 30, 2010.
(2) Inception of Fund.
(3) Represents less than $0.01 per share.
(4) Not Annualized.
(5) Annualized.
(6) Net of fees waived amounting to 0.77% and 2.32% for the periods ended October 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

22    April 30, 2010


The Tocqueville Fund

 

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

Common Stocks—98.7%    Shares    Value

Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing—1.7%

  

The Coca-Cola Co.

   150,000    $ 8,017,500

Building Material, Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers—1.5%

  

Home Depot, Inc.

   200,000      7,050,000

Chemical Manufacturing—13.0%

     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   300,000      7,587,000

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   100,000      8,410,000

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   300,000      11,952,000

Genzyme Corp.(a)

   150,000      7,986,000

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

   300,000      3,225,000

Johnson & Johnson

   150,000      9,645,000

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

   150,000      1,470,000

Pfizer, Inc.

   750,000      12,540,000
            62,815,000

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing—9.1%

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)

   450,000      12,114,000

Hitachi Ltd.—ADR(a)

   50,000      2,193,500

Intel Corp.

   500,000      11,415,000

LSI Corp.(a)

   400,000      2,408,000

Nokia OYJ—ADR

   300,000      3,648,000

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   50,000      1,937,000

St. Jude Medical, Inc.(a)

   125,000      5,102,500

Tyco International Ltd.(b)

   125,000      4,848,750
            43,666,750

Couriers and Messengers—2.2%

     

United Parcel Service, Inc.

   150,000      10,371,000

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities—6.4%

  

American Express Co.

   150,000      6,918,000

Banco Santander SA—ADR

   300,000      3,702,000

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   300,000      9,339,000

East West Bancorp, Inc.

   250,000      4,897,500

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.—ADR

   1,175,500      6,077,335
            30,933,835

Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services—1.4%

  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   150,000      6,504,000

Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component Manufacturing—1.8%

  

Corning, Inc.

   450,000      8,662,500

Food Manufacturing—4.7%

     

Campbell Soup Co.

   225,000      8,068,500

Kraft Foods, Inc.

   300,000      8,880,000
Common Stocks (continued)    Shares    Value

Unilever NV—ADR

   100,000    $ 3,026,000

Zhongpin, Inc.(a)(b)

   200,000      2,536,000
            22,510,500

Food Services and Drinking Places—0.9%

  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   100,000      4,242,000

Forestry and Logging—1.0%

     

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   100,000      4,952,000

Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing—2.7%

  

Masco Corp.

   300,000      4,869,000

Steelcase, Inc.

   1,000,000      8,210,000
            13,079,000

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities—2.9%

  

Aflac, Inc.

   75,000      3,822,000

The Allstate Corp.

   125,000      4,083,750

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

   400,000      6,072,000
            13,977,750

Machinery Manufacturing—7.4%

     

Applied Materials, Inc.

   750,000      10,335,000

Canon, Inc.—ADR

   60,000      2,740,800

General Electric Co.

   800,000      15,088,000

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   150,000      7,665,000
            35,828,800

Mining (except Oil and Gas)—6.6%

  

BHP Billiton Ltd.—ADR

   75,000      5,459,250

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

   150,000      9,379,500

Newmont Mining Corp.

   300,000      16,824,000
            31,662,750

Miscellaneous Manufacturing—3.7%

  

3M Co.

   100,000      8,867,000

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   75,000      4,554,000

W.R. Grace & Co.(a)

   150,000      4,333,500
            17,754,500

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing—0.7%

  

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(a)

   92,000      3,260,480

Oil and Gas Extraction—0.7%

     

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   150,000      3,570,000

Other Information Services—1.6%

  

Google, Inc.(a)

   15,000      7,881,600

Paper Manufacturing—3.3%

     

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   150,000      9,189,000

Sonoco Products Co.

   200,000      6,626,000
            15,815,000

The Accompanying Footnotes are an Integral Part of these Schedule of Investments

 

Semi-Annual Report    23


The Tocqueville Fund

 

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (continued)    Shares    Value

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing—4.6%

  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   150,000    $ 10,177,500

Murphy Oil Corp.

   200,000      12,030,000
            22,207,500

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services—1.0%

  

Total Systems Services, Inc.

   300,000      4,803,000

Publishing Industries (except Internet)—6.2%

  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(a)

   150,000      5,038,500

Bio-key International, Inc.(a)(c)(d)(e)

   47,090      —  

Microsoft Corp.

   475,000      14,506,500

Symantec Corp.(a)

   300,000      5,031,000

The Washington Post Co.

   10,000      5,071,600
            29,647,600

Real Estate—0.7%

     

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.(a)

   200,000      3,464,000

Support Activities for Mining—3.2%

  

Schlumberger Ltd.

   150,000      10,713,000

Weatherford International Ltd.(a)

   250,000      4,527,500
            15,240,500

Telecommunications—2.7%

     

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.(f)

   600,000      5,136,000

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   200,000      5,778,000

Vodafone Group PLC—ADR

   100,000      2,220,000
            13,134,000

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing—3.8%

  

Autoliv, Inc.(a)(b)

   100,000      5,475,000

The Boeing Co.

   100,000      7,243,000

Toyota Motor Corp.—ADR

   75,000      5,781,750
            18,499,750

Utilities—3.2%

     

FPL Group, Inc.

   300,000      15,615,000

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $437,441,604)

          475,166,315
Warrants—0.0%    Shares    Value  

Emcore Corp.
Expires: 02/19/13, Exercise
Price: $15.06(a)(d)

     39,375    $ —     

Raytheon Corp.
Expires: 06/06/11, Exercise
Price: $37.50(a)

     1,581      33,343   

Total Warrants
(Cost $0)

            33,343   
Short-Term Investments—1.5%     
 
Principal
Amount
  

Repurchase Agreement—1.5%

     

Repurchase Agreement with U.S. Bank, N.A., 0.01% dated 04/30/2010, due 05/03/2010, collateralized by: Fannie Mae Conventional Level Pay 15 Year Fixed (Pool #555745) valued at $7,284,965. Repurchase proceeds of $7,142,006.

   $ 7,142,000      7,142,000   

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $7,142,000)

     7,142,000   

Total Investments
(Cost $444,583,604)—100.2%

     482,341,658   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.2)%

     (1,005,158

Total Net Assets—100.0%

      $ 481,336,500   
           

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depository Receipt

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration was as follows: Australia 1.1%; Britain 0.5%; China 0.5%; Finland 0.8%; Japan 3.5%; Netherlands 0.6%; Spain 0.8%; Sweden 1.1%; Switzerland 1.9%
(c) Denotes a security is either fully or partially restricted to resale. The aggregate value of restricted securities at April 30, 2010 was $0 which represented 0.0% of net assets.
(d) Fair valued security. The aggregate value of fair valued securities as of April 30, 2010 was $0 which represented 0.0% of net assets.
(e) Security is considered illiquid and may be difficult to sell.
(f) Affiliated company. See Footnote 9.

The Accompanying Footnotes are an Integral Part of these Schedule of Investments

 

24    April 30, 2010


The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund

 

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks—98.5%    Shares    Value

Administrative and Support Services—3.3%

  

Websense, Inc.(a)

   43,800    $ 997,326

Ambulatory Health Care Services—0.9%

  

Air Methods Corp.(a)

   8,600      284,488

Amusement, Gambling and Recreation Industries—1.9%

  

Global Payments, Inc.

   13,600      582,216

Apparel Manufacturing—2.0%

     

Columbia Sportswear Co.

   10,900      605,386

Chemical Manufacturing—15.9%

     

Alkermes, Inc.(a)

   81,700      1,070,270

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

   94,800      649,380

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

   54,300      583,725

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

   32,300      316,540

Landec Corp.(a)(b)

   39,500      242,135

Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)

   23,100      554,631

Tetra Technologies, Inc.(a)

   68,600      843,094

WD-40 Co.

   17,700      623,571
            4,883,346

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing—14.4%

  

Brush Engineered Materials, Inc.(a)

   29,800      885,954

Silicon Image, Inc.(a)(b)

   224,500      835,140

Thoratec Corp.(a)

   33,400      1,489,306

Ultratech, Inc.(a)(b)

   83,100      1,220,739
            4,431,139

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities—3.4%

  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.(a)

   17,800      271,984

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

   51,500      769,410
            1,041,394

Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component Manufacturing—2.4%

  

Greatbatch, Inc.(a)

   33,400      746,156

Food Manufacturing—3.3%

     

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.(a)

   51,500      1,018,670

General Merchandise Stores—2.6%

     

Tractor Supply Co.

   11,600      779,172

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction—1.4%

  

The St. Joe Co.(a)

   12,500      413,000

Miscellaneous Manufacturing—2.9%

     

Wright Medical Group, Inc.(a)

   47,600      893,928

Miscellaneous Store Retailers—0.8%

     

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc.(a)(b)

   90,200      257,972
Common Stocks (continued)    Shares    Value

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries—2.2%

  

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.(a)

   16,600    $ 658,854

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing—2.0%

  

Ceradyne, Inc.(a)

   28,300      628,260

Oil and Gas Extraction—9.1%

     

Bill Barrett Corp.(a)

   29,200      995,136

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   14,000      807,800

Unit Corp.(a)

   21,000      1,003,170
            2,806,106

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services—11.9%

  

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(a)

   48,700      982,279

Fair Isaac Corp.

   39,800      838,188

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

   24,900      684,750

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.(a)

   34,800      575,940

ValueClick, Inc.(a)

   56,800      583,904
            3,665,061

Publishing Industries (except Internet)—9.3%

  

Openwave Systems, Inc.(a)

   109,400      243,962

Parametric Technology Corp.(a)

   39,500      734,305

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.(a)

   112,700      778,757

TIBCO Software, Inc.(a)

   96,300      1,097,820
            2,854,844

Support Activities for Mining—2.1%

  

Oceaneering International, Inc.(a)

   10,000      655,000

Truck Transportation—2.0%

     

Arkansas Best Corp.

   20,600      627,476

Waste Management and Remediation Services—4.7%

  

Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)

   4,900      310,807

EnergySolutions, Inc.

   154,200      1,117,950
            1,428,757

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $26,703,159)

     30,258,551

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

Semi-Annual Report    25


The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund

 

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

Short-Term Investments—2.1%    Principal
Amount
   Value  

Repurchase Agreement—2.1%

     

Repurchase Agreement with U.S. Bank, N.A., 0.01% dated 04/30/2010, due 05/03/2010, collateralized by: Freddie Mac Conventional Level Pay 15 Year Fixed (Pool #E99143) valued at $660,122. Repurchase proceeds of $647,001.

   $ 647,000    $ 647,000   

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $647,000)

            647,000   

Total Investments
(Cost $27,350,159)—100.6%

        30,905,551   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.6)%

     (180,432

Total Net Assets—100.0%

      $ 30,725,119   
           

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Affiliated company. See Footnote 9.

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

26    April 30, 2010


The Tocqueville International Value Fund

 

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

Common Stocks—93.4%    Shares    Value

Australia—1.1%

     

BHP Billiton Ltd.—ADR

   20,000    $ 1,455,800

Belgium—4.9%

     

Bekaert SA

   15,000      2,681,903

Solvay SA

   18,500      1,766,667

Umicore

   56,000      2,047,669
            6,496,239

Brazil—4.2%

     

Petroleo Brasileiro SA—ADR

   60,000      2,545,800

Vale SA—ADR

   100,000      3,063,000
            5,608,800

Finland—1.6%

     

Nokia OYJ—ADR

   170,000      2,067,200

France—13.2%

     

Bollore

   8,000      1,396,457

Cie de St-Gobain

   50,000      2,468,275

Haulotte Group SA

   33,965      399,894

Metropole Television SA

   120,000      3,102,640

Sanofi-Aventis SA(a)

   40,000      2,728,745

Total SA—ADR

   51,200      2,784,256

Veolia Environnement—ADR

   55,000      1,715,450

Vivendi SA

   120,000      3,147,896
            17,743,613

Germany—4.2%

     

Kloeckner & Co. SE(a)

   26,500      700,482

Siemens AG—ADR

   22,800      2,226,192

Wacker Neuson SE

   210,000      2,752,215
            5,678,889

Hong Kong—4.0%

     

Clear Media Ltd.(a)

   1,500,000      994,940

Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd.

   250,000      1,475,185

PYI Corp. Ltd.(a)

   25,370,000      1,125,963

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

   347,750      1,677,077
            5,273,165

Indonesia—1.5%

     

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT—ADR

   58,000      2,013,760

Ireland—5.2%

     

DCC PLC

   138,105      3,689,243

Experian PLC

   354,413      3,276,502
            6,965,745

Italy—5.3%

     

CIR—Compagnie Industriali Riunite SpA(a)

   1,385,000      2,934,837

Interpump Group SpA(a)

   492,068      2,471,254

Sogefi SpA(a)

   565,000      1,646,125
            7,052,216
Common Stocks (continued)    Shares    Value

Japan—24.0%

     

Amada Co. Ltd.

   170,000    $ 1,395,722

Bridgestone Corp.

   130,000      2,166,583

Canon, Inc.—ADR

   70,000      3,197,600

Capcom Co. Ltd.

   60,000      1,210,522

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

   1,100      1,879,491

Fanuc Ltd.

   10,000      1,180,859

Hitachi Ltd.(a)

   525,000      2,307,441

Kyoto Kimono Yuzen Co. Ltd.

   343,500      3,179,755

MISUMI Group, Inc.

   92,500      1,843,629

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.—ADR

   351,100      1,815,187

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

   500,500      2,358,012

Omron Corp.

   162,000      3,766,336

SMC Corp.

   24,000      3,439,935

Takata Corp.

   100,000      2,507,540
            32,248,612

Mexico—2.1%

     

Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.—ADR

   60,000      2,839,800

Netherlands—4.4%

     

Nutreco Holding NV

   30,931      1,935,255

Unilever NV—ADR

   131,500      3,979,190
            5,914,445

South Africa—0.5%

     

Gold Fields Ltd.—ADR

   50,000      672,000

Spain—1.5%

     

Sol Melia SA

   245,000      2,036,878

Switzerland—4.6%

     

Kudelski SA

   75,000      2,168,739

Nestle SA

   80,000      3,914,473
            6,083,212

Thailand—1.3%

     

BEC World PCL

   2,365,100      1,685,533

United Kingdom—4.7%

     

3i Group PLC

   150,000      618,788

Invensys PLC

   600,000      3,090,024

Vodafone Group PLC—ADR

   115,000      2,553,000
            6,261,812

United States—5.1%

     

Newmont Mining Corp.

   70,000      3,925,600

Schlumberger Ltd.

   40,000      2,856,800
            6,782,400

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $114,375,886)

          124,880,119

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

Semi-Annual Report    27


The Tocqueville International Value Fund

 

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

Warrants—0.0%    Shares    Value

Italy—0.0%

     

Interpump Group SpA

     

Expires: October, 2011, Exercise Price: EUR 4.80(a)

     105,240    $ 37,693

Total Warrants
(cost $0)

            37,693
Short-Term Investments—4.8%     
 
Principal
Amount
  

Repurchase Agreement—4.8%

     

Repurchase Agreement with U.S. Bank, N.A., 0.01% dated 4/30/2010, due 5/03/2010, collateralized by: Fannie Mae Conventional Level Pay 15 Year Fixed (Pool #254919) valued at $6,477,357. Repurchase proceeds of $6,350,005. (Cost $6,350,000)

   $ 6,350,000      6,350,000

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $6,350,000)

            6,350,000

Total Investments
(Cost $120,725,886)—98.2%

     131,267,812

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—1.8%

     2,387,186

Total Net Assets—100.0%

      $ 133,654,998
         

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depository Receipt

(a) Non-income producing security.

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

28    April 30, 2010


The Tocqueville Gold Fund

 

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

Common Stocks—85.8%    Shares    Value

Gold & Gold Related—77.8%

     

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.(a)

   452,000    $ 28,548,320

Alamos Gold, Inc.(a)

   2,615,100      38,848,060

Allied Gold Ltd.(a)(b)

   23,860,000      8,455,995

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.(b)

   1,129,848      20,653,621

Andean Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

   15,271,500      45,218,325

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.—ADR

   200,000      8,372,000

Banro Corp.(a)(b)(c)

   4,631,400      10,395,345

Barrick Gold Corp.(a)

   666,200      29,013,010

Centamin Egypt Ltd.(a)(b)

   9,830,000      20,479,314

Comaplex Minerals Corp.(a)(b)(c)

   1,337,800      13,802,071

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA—ADR

   853,600      28,074,904

Detour Gold Corp.(a)(b)

   280,000      5,838,157

Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)(b)

   3,571,585      54,725,519

Electrum Ltd.(a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

   2,095,552      11,735,091

European Goldfields Ltd.(a)(b)

   4,035,500      29,517,390

Franco-Nevada Corp.(a)

   1,435,900      41,389,203

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

   150,000      11,329,500

Gold Fields Ltd.(a)

   166,249      2,221,005

Gold Fields Ltd.—ADR

   1,211,500      16,282,560

Gold Resource Corp.(b)(c)

   2,300,797      26,896,317

Goldcorp, Inc.—ADR

   1,118,050      48,333,301

I-Pulse, Inc.(b)(d)(e)(f)

   37,266      52,545

IAMGOLD Corp.(a)

   3,916,796      70,099,775

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.(a)(b)(c)(e)

   1,666,666      11,384,126

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

   2,493,136      17,475,023

Ivanhoe Australia Ltd.(a)(b)

   5,964,000      20,970,270

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.(a)(b)

   4,467,000      71,107,885

Minefinders Corp.(a)(b)

   1,041,000      10,442,794

Nevsun Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

   1,441,400      4,256,940

Newmont Mining Corp.

   964,800      54,105,984

Novagold Resources, Inc.(a)(b)

   500,000      4,425,084

Orezone Gold Corp.(a)(b)(c)

   2,145,463      1,753,036

Osisko Mining Corp.(a)(b)

   7,834,500      82,910,883

Randgold Resources Ltd.—ADR

   833,200      70,188,768

Red Back Mining, Inc.(a)(b)

   1,745,000      45,832,447

Romarco Minerals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

   15,387,800      32,417,693

Royal Gold, Inc.

   741,765      37,963,533

SEMAFO, Inc.(a)(b)

   4,900,000      31,258,122

Scorpio Mining Corp.(a)(b)(c)

   16,699,542      13,809,419

Torex Gold Resources, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

   5,000,000      5,906,675

Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

   335,000      2,947,946
            1,089,437,956
Common Stocks (continued)    Shares    Value

Precious Metals & Related—8.0%

  

East Asia Mineral Corp.(a)(b)

   1,681,000    $ 12,692,725

GoviEx Uranium, Inc.(a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

   1,750,000      4,812,500

Ivanhoe Nickel & Platinum Ltd.(a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

   978,333      8,804,997

PAN American Silver Corp.(a)(b)

   1,201,303      31,814,831

Panoramic Resources Ltd.(a)

   153,660      356,867

Silver Wheaton Corp.(a)(b)

   2,714,875      53,346,038
            111,827,958

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $604,210,285)

          1,201,265,914

Closed-End Mutual Fund—0.8%

  

Gold & Gold Related—0.8%

     

Sprott Physical Gold Trust(a)(b)

   1,000,000      11,160,000

Total Closed-End Mutual Fund
(Cost $10,000,000)

          11,160,000
Gold Bullion—8.3%    Ounces   

Gold Bullion(b)

   98,032      115,598,988

Total Gold Bullion
(Cost $44,609,241)

          115,598,988
Warrants—0.2%    Shares   

Financial Services—0.1%

     

Endeavour Financial Corp.
Expires: 01/30/14, Exercise
Price: CAD $2.50(a)(b)

   1,000,000      846,623

Gold & Gold Related—0.1%

     

I-Pulse, Inc.
Expires: 06/25/10, Exercise
Price: $2.10(b)(e)

   37,266      —  

Kinross Gold Corp.
Expires: 09/03/13, Exercise Price: CAD $32.00(a)(b)

   108,032      354,151

Minefinders Corp.
Expires: 12/31/11, Exercise
Price: CAD $5.00(a)(b)

   125,000      662,040

Torex Gold Resources, Inc.
Expires: 11/12/11, Exercise
Price: CAD $1.30(a)(b)(c)

   1,250,000      449,153

U.S. Gold Corp.
Expires: 02/22/11, Exercise
Price: $10.00(b)

   111,500      23,051

Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. Expires: 5/30/12, Exercise Price: CAD $3.00(a)(b)

   4,175,000    $ 267,154
            1,755,549

The Accompanying Footnotes are an Integral Part of these Schedule of Investments

 

Semi-Annual Report    29


The Tocqueville Gold Fund

 

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

Warrants (continued)    Shares    Value

Precious Metals & Related—0.0%

  

Ivanhoe Nickel & Platinum IPO Warrants, 12/31/2010 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

     97,500      —  

Pan American Silver Corp.
Expires: 01/04/15, Exercise
Price: CAD $35.00(a)(b)(e)

     133,333      —  

Total Warrants
(Cost $1,314,862)

            2,602,172
Purchased Call Options—0.0%      Contracts   

Gold & Gold Related—0.0%

     

Los Gatos Ltd.
Expires: 10/02/2019, Exercise
Price: $0.36(b)(d)(e)(f)

     2,369,755      —  

Total Purchased Call Options
(Cost $0)

            —  
Rights—0.0%      Shares   
Precious Metals & Related—0.0%   

Ivanhoe Nickel & Platinum (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

     195,000      —  

Total Rights (Cost $0)

            —  
Short Term Investments—4.7%      

Money Market Fund—0.1%

     

AIM STIT—Treasury Portfolio 0.05%(g)

     1,950,373      1,950,373

Total Money Market Fund
(Cost $1,950,373)

            1,950,373
Repurchase Agreement—4.6%     
 
Principal
Amount
  

Repurchase Agreement with U.S. Bank, N.A., 0.01% dated 04/30/10, due 05/01/10, collateralized by: Fannie Mae Conventional Leval Pay 15 Year Fixed (Pool #254919) valued at $37,727,253. Repurchase proceeds of $36,989,814.

     

Fannie Mae Conventional Leval Pay 15 Year Fixed (Pool #555745) valued at $28,064,758. Repurchase proceeds of $27,514,239. (Cost $64,504,000)

   $ 64,504,000      64,504,000

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $66,454,373)

            66,454,373

Total Investments
(Cost $726,588,761)—99.8%

     1,397,081,447

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.2%

     2,272,620

Total Net Assets—100.0%

      $ 1,399,354,067
         

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depository Receipt

(a) Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration was as follows: Australia 6.8%; Canada 58.0%; Peru 2.0%; South Africa 2.1%; United Kingdom 5.0%
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Affiliated company. See Footnote 9.
(d) Denotes a security is either fully or partially restricted to resale. The aggregate value of restricted securities at April 30, 2010 was $25,405,133 which represented 1.8% of net assets.
(e) Fair valued security. The aggregate value of fair valued securities as of April 30, 2010 was $36,789,259 which represented 2.6% of net assets.
(f) Security is considered illiquid and may be difficult to sell.
(g) Variable rate security. The rate listed is as of April 30, 2010.

The Accompanying Footnotes are an Integral Part of these Schedule of Investments

 

30    April 30, 2010


The Delafield Fund

 

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

Common Stocks—81.1%    Shares    Value

Aerospace & Defense—4.9%

     

Ceradyne, Inc.(a)

   200,000    $ 4,440,000

Esterline Technologies Corp.(a)

   350,000      19,523,000

Honeywell International, Inc.

   400,000      18,988,000
            42,951,000

Building Products—2.1%

     

Griffon Corp.(a)

   706,000      9,954,600

Trex Co., Inc.(a)

   355,000      8,693,950
            18,648,550

Chemicals—13.1%

     

Ashland, Inc.

   150,000      8,934,000

Cytec Industries, Inc.

   375,000      18,022,500

Eastman Chemical Co.

   235,000      15,726,200

Ferro Corp.(a)

   1,925,000      21,021,000

FMC Corp.

   280,000      17,819,200

Lubrizol Corp.

   90,000      8,130,600

PolyOne Corp.(a)

   650,000      7,351,500

A Schulman, Inc.

   350,000      9,103,500

Spartech Corp.(a)

   686,900      9,781,456
            115,889,956

Commercial Services & Supplies—1.7%

  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

   675,000      14,505,750

Communications Equipment—1.2%

  

Harris Corp.

   200,000      10,296,000

Computers & Peripherals—1.4%

Diebold, Inc.

   150,000      4,702,500

Intermec, Inc.(a)

   650,000      7,455,500
            12,158,000

Construction & Engineering—1.1%

  

Insituform Technologies, Inc.(a)

   400,000      9,588,000

Containers & Packaging—1.3%

     

Sonoco Products Co.

   360,000      11,926,800

Electrical Equipment—6.1%

     

Acuity Brands, Inc.

   400,000      18,084,000

AMETEK, Inc.

   190,000      8,217,500

Belden, Inc.

   200,000      5,492,000

Brady Corp.

   400,000      13,744,000

Hubbell, Inc.

   180,000      8,364,600
            53,902,100

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—9.4%

  

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.(a)

   1,275,000      28,802,250

Flextronics International Ltd.(a)(b)

   5,000,000      38,750,000

LeCroy Corp.(a)

   450,000      2,632,500

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.(a)

   1,200,000      12,492,000
            82,676,750
Common Stocks (continued)    Shares    Value

Food & Staples Retailing—0.8%

     

SUPERVALU, Inc.

   500,000    $ 7,450,000

Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing—1.8%

  

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(a)

   450,000      15,948,000

Household Durables—2.9%

     

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

   325,000      6,565,000

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   300,000      18,645,000
            25,210,000

Industrial Conglomerates—2.9%

     

Carlisle Companies, Inc.

   250,000      9,432,500

Standex International Corp.

   70,000      1,670,900

Tyco International Ltd.(b)

   375,000      14,546,250
            25,649,650

Life Sciences Tools & Services—2.5%

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)

   400,000      22,112,000

Machinery—13.3%

     

Albany International Corp.(c)

   850,000      21,649,500

Barnes Group, Inc.

   925,000      19,240,000

Crane Co.

   350,000      12,579,000

Dover Corp.

   235,000      12,271,700

Harsco Corp.

   300,000      9,288,000

IDEX Corp.

   150,000      5,040,000

Ingersoll-Rand PLC(b)

   200,000      7,396,000

Kennametal, Inc.

   534,500      17,563,670

Lydall, Inc.(a)

   482,871      3,891,940

SPX Corp.

   120,000      8,385,600
            117,305,410

Metals & Mining—0.8%

     

Commercial Metals Co.

   150,000      2,232,000

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

   115,000      4,621,850
            6,853,850

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.6%

El Paso Corp.

   700,000      8,470,000

Southern Union Co.

   570,000      14,894,100
            23,364,100

Professional Services—2.2%

     

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

   150,000      11,545,500

School Specialty, Inc.(a)

   350,000      8,211,000
            19,756,500

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—2.3%

  

Fairchild Semiconductor International(a)

   625,000      7,012,500

Teradyne, Inc.(a)

   825,000      10,089,750

Verigy Ltd.(a)(b)

   250,000      2,985,000
            20,087,250

The Accompanying Footnotes are an Integral Part of these Schedule of Investments

 

Semi-Annual Report    31


The Delafield Fund

 

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (continued)    Shares    Value

Specialty Retail—4.0%

     

Collective Brands, Inc.(a)

     725,000    $ 17,001,250

Foot Locker, Inc.

     625,000      9,593,750

GameStop Corp.(a)

     350,000      8,508,500
              35,103,500

Support Activities for Mining—0.6%

Weatherford International Ltd.(a)(b)

     300,000      5,433,000

Trading Companies & Distributors—2.1%

Rush Enterprises, Inc.(a)

     635,000      10,299,700

WESCO International, Inc.(a)

     200,000      8,124,000
              18,423,700

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $561,163,503)

            715,239,866
Corporate Bonds—1.6%     
 
Principal
Amount
  

Aerospace & Defense—0.1%

     

Honeywell International, Inc.
3.875%, 02/15/2014

   $ 1,000,000      1,057,042

Chemicals—0.5%

     

The Dow Chemical Co.
7.600%, 05/15/2014

     2,500,000      2,905,893

The Dow Chemical Co.
5.900%, 02/15/2015

     1,000,000      1,097,998
              4,003,891

Diversified Financial Services—0.1%

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
4.650%, 06/01/2014

     1,000,000      1,065,716

Electric Utilities—0.1%

     

Duke Energy Corp.
3.950%, 09/15/2014

     1,000,000      1,039,948

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.1%

  

St. Jude Medical, Inc.
3.750%, 07/15/2014

     1,000,000      1,036,717

Management of Companies and Enterprises—0.1%

  

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc.(d)
4.950%, 06/01/2014

     500,000      527,962

Natural Gas Distribution—0.1%

Sonat, Inc.
7.625%, 07/15/2011

     655,000      685,276

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.1%

El Paso Corp.
7.875%, 06/15/2012

     1,000,000      1,064,374

Software—0.1%

     

Oracle Corp.
3.750%, 07/08/2014

     1,000,000      1,050,658
Corporate Bonds (continued)    Shares    Value  

Telecommunications—0.3%

     

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV(b)
4.875%, 07/08/2014

   $ 3,000,000    $ 3,180,819   

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $13,650,703)

            14,712,403   
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.1%      Shares   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     600,000      9,354,000   

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $5,497,969)

     9,354,000   
U.S. Treasury Obligations—1.1%     
 
Principal
Amount
  

United States Treasury Notes—1.1%

  

1.000%, 07/31/2011

   $ 10,000,000      10,055,470   

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $9,963,280)

            10,055,470   
Warrants—0.0%      Shares   

Air Freight & Logistics—0.0%

  

Clark Holdings, Inc.
Expires: 02/15/2011, Exercise
Price: $6.00 (a)

     410,000      4,920   

Total Warrants
(Cost $465,970)

            4,920   

Short Term Investments—15.7%

  

Money Market Funds—15.7%

  

Daily Income Fund—U.S. Treasury Portfolio 0.01%(d)

     50,000,568      50,000,568   

AIM STIT—Treasury Portfolio 0.05%(d)

     88,039,922      88,039,922   
              138,040,490   

Total Short Term Investments
(Cost $138,040,090)

            138,040,490   

Total Investments
(Cost $728,781,915)—100.6%

     887,407,149   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.6)%

     (5,254,160

Total Net Assets—100.0%

      $ 882,152,989   
           

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration was as follows: Ireland 0.8%; Netherlands 0.4% Singapore 4.7%; Switzerland 2.3%
(c) Affiliated company. See Footnote 9.
(d) Variable rate security. The rate listed is as of April 30, 2010.

The Accompanying Footnotes are an Integral Part of these Schedule of Investments

 

32    April 30, 2010


The Select Fund

 

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

Common Stocks—85.4%    Shares    Value

Aerospace & Defense—3.8%

     

Esterline Technologies Corp.(a)

   24,000    $ 1,338,720

Chemicals—5.8%

     

Ashland, Inc.

   15,200      905,312

Cytec Industries, Inc.

   23,500      1,129,410
            2,034,722

Containers & Packaging—2.8%

     

Sonoco Products Co.

   30,000      993,900

Electrical Equipment—2.9%

     

Acuity Brands, Inc.

   22,500      1,017,225

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—11.5%

  

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.(a)

   72,000      1,626,480

Flextronics International Ltd.(a)(b)

   178,000      1,379,500

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.(a)

   98,000      1,020,180
            4,026,160

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—3.0%

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.(a)

   95,000      1,063,050

Household Durables—3.3%

     

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

   56,500      1,141,300

Industrial Conglomerates—2.3%

     

Carlisle Companies, Inc.

   21,000      792,330

Internet Software & Services—3.5%

j2 Global Communications, Inc.(a)

   50,500      1,216,040

IT Services—5.7%

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.(a)

   14,300      731,874

Genpact Ltd.(a)(b)

   30,000      506,400

Tier Technologies, Inc.(a)

   90,000      753,300
            1,991,574

Life Sciences Tools & Services—5.6%

Charles River Labs International, Inc.(a)

   27,300      914,004

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)

   19,000      1,050,320
            1,964,324

Machinery—20.3%

Albany International Corp.(c)

   59,000      1,502,730

Barnes Group, Inc.

   61,000      1,268,800

Crane Co.

   31,500      1,132,110

Kennametal, Inc.

   46,000      1,511,560

Trimas Corp.(a)

   165,000      1,678,050
            7,093,250

Professional Services—2.4%

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

   11,000      846,670
Common Stocks (continued)    Shares    Value

Specialty Retail—7.0%

     

Collective Brands, Inc.(a)

   56,000    $ 1,313,200

Foot Locker, Inc.

   73,000      1,120,550
            2,433,750

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—2.6%

Maidenform Brands, Inc.(a)

   39,300      896,826

Trading Companies & Distributors—2.9%

WESCO International, Inc.(a)

   24,500      995,190

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $18,466,976)

     29,845,031

Short Term Investments—13.4%

Money Market Funds—13.4%

AIM STIT-Treasury Portfolio 0.05%(d)

   4,691,382      4,691,382

Total Short Term Investments
(Cost $4,691,382)

     4,691,382

Total Investments
(Cost $23,158,358)—98.8%

     34,536,413

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—1.2%

     416,158

Total Net Assets—100.0%

      $ 34,952,571
         

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration was as follows: Bermuda 1.5%; Singapore 4.0%.
(c) Affiliated company. See Footnote 9.
(d) Variable rate security. The rate shown is as of April 30, 2010.

The Accompanying Footnotes are an Integral Part of these Schedule of Investments

 

Semi-Annual Report    33


 

Percent of Total Investments

 

The Tocqueville Fund

Allocation of Portfolio Holdings

April 30, 2010

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund

Allocation of Portfolio Holdings

April 30, 2010

(Unaudited)

 

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34    April 30, 2010


 

Percent of Total Investments

 

The Tocqueville International Value Fund

Allocation of Portfolio Holdings

April 30, 2010

(Unaudited)

 

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The Tocqueville Gold Fund

Allocation of Portfolio Holdings

April 30, 2010

(Unaudited)

 

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Percent of Total Investments

 

The Delafield Fund

Allocation of Portfolio Holdings

April 30, 2010

(Unaudited)

 

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The Select Fund

Allocation of Portfolio Holdings

April 30, 2010

(Unaudited)

 

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36    April 30, 2010


The Tocqueville Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

April 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

    The
Tocqueville
Fund
    Small Cap
Fund
    International
Value

Fund
    Gold
Fund
    Delafield
Fund
    Select
Fund
 

Assets

           

Investments, at value (1)

           

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 477,205,658      $ 28,349,565      $ 131,267,812      $ 1,262,792,589      $ 865,757,649      $ 33,033,683   

Affiliated issuers

    5,136,000        2,555,986        —          134,288,858        21,649,500        1,502,730   

Foreign currencies (2)

    —          —          —          5        —          —     

Cash

    241        480        816        66,685        —          —     

Receivable for investments sold

    —          55,805        2,789,000        —          1,338,499        357,756   

Receivable for fund shares sold

    884,197        50,882        58,256        10,518,503        4,384,392        79,883   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

    515,178        2        479,487        268,258        599,096        3,034   

Prepaid assets

    26,110        9,907        17,701        76,885        54,855        17,691   
                                               

Total Assets

    483,767,384        31,022,627        134,613,072        1,408,011,783        893,783,991        34,994,777   
                                               

Liabilities

           

Payable for investments purchased

    1,163,955        159,762        624,351        5,442,949        10,390,660        —     

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    744,818        92,943        125,196        1,898,242        387,612        —     

Payable to Adviser

    289,284        19,077        112,059        879,443        520,686        22,465   

Accrued distribution fee

    27,524        4,647        22,428        34,244        43,137        3,193   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    205,303        21,079        74,040        402,838        288,907        16,548   
                                               

Total Liabilities

    2,430,884        297,508        958,074        8,657,716        11,631,002        42,206   
                                               

Net Assets

  $ 481,336,500      $ 30,725,119      $ 133,654,998      $ 1,399,354,067      $ 882,152,989      $ 34,952,571   
                                               

Net assets consist of:

           

Paid in capital

    494,807,835        35,326,488        134,257,314        727,521,802        752,767,485        23,926,378   

Accumulated net investment income (loss)

    1,172,702        (151,064     (136,433     (6,638,608     (407,774     (64,121

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (52,404,135     (8,005,697     (10,999,709     7,978,187        (28,831,956     (287,741

Net unrealized appreciation on:

           

Investments and foreign currency related items

    37,760,098        3,555,392        10,533,826        670,492,686        158,625,234        11,378,055   
                                               

Net assets

  $ 481,336,500      $ 30,725,119      $ 133,654,998      $ 1,399,354,067      $ 882,152,989      $ 34,952,571   
                                               

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited shares of $0.01 par value authorized)

    22,317,753        2,389,137        11,994,243        21,266,877        32,844,720        3,076,655   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 21.57      $ 12.86      $ 11.14      $ 65.80      $ 26.86      $ 11.36   
                                               

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 21.57      $ 12.86      $ 11.14      $ 65.80      $ 26.86      $ 11.36   
                                               

(1) Cost of Investments

           

Unafilliated issuers

  $ 437,466,855      $ 24,355,240      $ 120,725,886      $ 651,580,606      $ 707,419,025      $ 22,345,803   

Affiliated issuers

  $ 7,116,749      $ 2,994,919      $ —        $ 75,008,155      $ 21,362,890      $ 812,555   

(2) Cost of Foreign Currencies

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 5      $ —        $ —     

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

Semi-Annual Report    37


The Tocqueville Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

    The
Tocqueville
Fund
    Small Cap
Fund
    International
Value

Fund
    Gold
Fund
    The
Delafield
Fund
  The Select
Fund
 

Investment Income:

           

Dividends*

           

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 4,465,711      $ 51,327      $ 1,033,499      $ 1,530,910      $ 4,157,464   $ 144,348   

Affiliated issuers

    258,000        —          —          —          240,000     19,200   

Interest

    209,554        31        245,163        3,242        426,136     485   
                                             
    4,933,265        51,358        1,278,662        1,534,152        4,823,600     164,033   
                                             

Expenses:

           

Investment Adviser’s fee (See Note 5)

    1,617,730        112,218        667,834        4,857,129        2,711,374     113,721   

Distribution fees (See Note 5)

    539,243        37,406        166,959        1,439,182        901,934     35,538   

Administration fee (See Note 5)

    323,546        22,444        100,175        863,509        541,160     21,323   

Transfer agent and shareholder services fees

    80,289        5,395        20,309        217,991        121,336     6,115   

Professional fees

    47,823        3,949        16,582        106,637        69,892     2,715   

Fund accounting fees

    21,434        2,464        17,452        53,706        30,739     1,629   

Custody fees

    21,138        4,714        28,692        69,159        35,409     2,939   

Registration fees

    12,670        9,194        9,593        24,164        6,593     2,775   

Printing and mailing expense

    27,516        2,174        7,075        67,476        59,878     3,359   

Trustee fees and expenses

    12,234        654        3,875        33,025        19,818     905   

Insurance expense

    12,417        1,086        3,620        25,883        —       —     

Other expenses

    10,726        724        2,752        21,086        14,081     724   
                                             

Total expenses before waiver

    2,726,766        202,422        1,044,918        7,778,947        4,512,214     191,743   

Less: Fees waived (See Note 5)

    (30,549     —          —          —          —       —     
                                             

Net expenses

    2,696,217        202,422        1,044,918        7,778,947        4,512,214     191,743   
                                             

Net Investment Income (Loss)

    2,237,048        (151,064     233,744        (6,244,795     311,386     (27,710
                                             

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

           

Net realized gain (loss) on:

           

Investments

           

Unaffiliated issuers

    12,123,300        1,716,259        2,473,454        3,147,974        14,356,174     654,187   

Affiliated issuers

    —          (144,456     —          5,241,447        —       (177,289

Foreign currency translation

    —          —          (139,034     (411,150     —       —     
                                             
    12,123,300        1,571,803        2,334,420        7,978,271        14,356,174     476,898   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

           

Investments

    57,577,515        3,980,241        12,587,642        298,773,115        153,100,225     8,098,594   

Foreign currency translation

    —          —          (5,366,171     19,158,018        —       —     
                                             
    57,577,515        3,980,241        7,221,471        317,931,133        153,100,225     8,098,594   

Net gain on investments and foreign currency

    69,700,815        5,552,044        9,555,891        325,909,404        167,456,399     8,575,492   
                                             

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 71,937,863      $ 5,400,980      $ 9,789,635      $ 319,664,609      $ 167,767,785   $ 8,547,782   
                                             

* Net of foreign taxes withheld

  $ 26,411      $ —        $ 111,180      $ 137,108      $ —     $ —     
                                             

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

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The Tocqueville Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     The Tocqueville Fund     Small Cap Fund  
     For the
Six-Months
Ended
April 30,
2010
    For the
Year Ended
October 31,
2009
    For the
Six-Months
Ended
April 30,
2010
    For the
Year Ended
October 31,
2009
 
     (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)        

Operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,237,048      $ 5,337,457      $ (151,064   $ (299,908

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     12,123,300        (56,329,824     1,571,803        (9,248,318

Net change in unrealized appreciation

     57,577,515        96,418,009        3,980,241        12,719,087   
                                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     71,937,863        45,425,642        5,400,980        3,170,861   

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

        

Net investment income

     (4,954,961     (5,443,841     —          (38,161

Net realized gains

     —          —          —          (387,146
                                

Total dividends and distributions

     (4,954,961     (5,443,841     —          (425,307

Fund share transactions:

        

Net increase (decrease)

     30,883,868        14,878,679        (5,173,509     (8,677,015
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     97,866,770        54,860,480        227,471        (5,931,461

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of period

     383,469,730        328,609,250        30,497,648        36,429,109   
                                

End of period**

     481,336,500        383,469,730        30,725,119        30,497,648   
                                

  * Net of redemption fees of:

   $ 7,929      $ 77,031      $ 309      $ 4,390   
                                

** Including undistributed net investment income (loss) of:

   $ 1,172,702      $ 3,890,615      $ (151,064   $ —     
                                

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

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The Tocqueville Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

International Value Fund     Gold Fund     Delafield Fund(1)     Select Fund(1)  
For the
Six-Months
Ended
April 30,
2010
    For the
Year Ended
October 31,
2009
    For the
Six-Months
Ended
April 30,
2010
    For the
Year Ended
October 31,
2009
    For the
Six-Months
Ended
April 30,
2010
    For the
Period Ended
October 31,
2009
    For the
Six-Months
Ended
April 30,
2010
    For the
Period Ended
October 31,
2009
 
(Unaudited)           (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)        
             
$ 233,744      $ 1,084,024      $ (6,244,795   $ (8,542,294   $ 311,386      $ 855,406      $ (27,710   $ (23,941
  2,334,420        (13,054,503     7,978,271        1,638,714        14,356,174        (40,983,734     476,898        (536,620
  7,221,471        45,858,158        317,931,133        523,468,128        153,100,225        210,086,644        8,098,594        7,477,312   
                                                             
  9,789,635        33,887,679        319,664,609        516,564,548        167,767,785        169,958,316        8,547,782        6,916,751   
             
  (1,534,647     (2,581,608     —          —          (719,160     (991,318     (27,614     (10,819
  —          (6,588,457     (1,803,165     (15,721,021     —          —          —          —     
                                                             
  (1,534,647     (9,170,065     (1,803,165     (15,721,021     (719,160     (991,318     (27,614     (10,819
             
  (6,213,355     (11,292,902     144,000,363        25,792,039        78,556,736        62,720,729        1,751,360        6,916,294   
                                                             
  2,041,633        13,424,712        461,861,807        526,635,566        245,605,361        231,687,727        10,271,528        13,822,226   
             
  131,613,365        118,188,653        937,492,260        410,856,694        636,547,628        404,859,901        24,681,043        10,858,817   
                                                             
  133,654,998        131,613,365        1,399,354,067        937,492,260        882,152,989        636,547,628        34,952,571        24,681,043   
                                                             
$ 9,975      $ 18,461      $ 634,963      $ 463,326      $ 46,476      $ 227,715      $ 2,406      $ —     
                                                             
$ (136,433   $ 1,164,470      $ (6,638,608   $ (393,813   $ (407,774   $ —        $ (64,121   $ (8,797
                                                             

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements.

 

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The Tocqueville Trust

 

The Tocqueville Fund

The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund

The Tocqueville International Value Fund

The Tocqueville Gold Fund

The Delafield Fund

The Select Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited)

 

1.    ORGANIZATION

 

The Tocqueville Trust (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust organized on September 17, 1986, currently consisting of six separate funds (each, a “Fund” or, collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund is an open-end management investment company with a different investment objective. The Tocqueville Fund, The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund (the “Small Cap Fund”), The Tocqueville International Value Fund (the “International Fund”), and The Delafield Fund are classified as diversified investment companies. The Tocqueville Gold Fund (the “Gold Fund”) and The Select Fund are classified as non-diversified investment companies. The Tocqueville Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation which it seeks to achieve by investing primarily in securities of United States issuers. The Small Cap Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation which it seeks to achieve by investing primarily in securities of small-capitalization issuers located in the United States. The International Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation consistent with preservation of capital which it seeks to achieve by investing primarily in securities of non-U.S. issuers. The Gold Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation which it seeks to achieve by investing in gold, securities of companies located throughout the world that are engaged in mining or processing gold (“gold related securities”), other precious metals and securities of companies located throughout the world that are engaged in mining or processing such other precious metals (“other precious metal securities”). The Delafield Fund’s investment objectives are to seek long-term preservation of capital (sufficient growth to outpace inflation over an extended period of time) and growth of capital which it seeks to achieve by investing primarily in the equity securities of domestic companies. The Select Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a focused group of common stocks issued primarily by small and mid-sized U.S. companies. Current income is a secondary objective for The Select Fund.

 

On June 22, 2009, the Board of Directors of Delafield Fund, Inc. approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for, among other things, the transfer of the assets and liabilities of Delafield Fund, Inc. into The Delafield Fund, a series of The Tocqueville Trust. On September 24, 2009, the shareholders of Delafield Fund, Inc. approved the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. On July 9, 2009, the Board of Trustees of Delafield Select Fund, a series of Natixis Funds Trust II, approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for, among other things, the transfer of the assets and liabilities of Delafield Select Fund into the sole share class of The Select Fund, a series of The Tocqueville Trust. On September 24, 2009, the shareholders of Delafield Select Fund approved the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. The effective date of both reorganizations was September 28, 2009. Transfers into The Delafield Fund and The Select Fund from their predecessor funds amounted to $649,892,191 and $25,888,388, respectively.

 

The Delafield Fund, a series of the Trust, commenced operations on September 28, 2009 as successor to Delafield Fund, Inc. The predecessor Delafield Fund, Inc. commenced operations on November 19, 1993.

 

The Select Fund, a series of the Trust, commenced operations on September 28, 2009 as successor to the Delafield Select Fund, a series of Natixis Funds Trust II. The predecessor Delafield Select Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2008 for Class A and Class C shares and on September 26, 2008 for Class Y shares. Prior to September 29, 2008, the predecessor Delafield Select Fund operated as a Delaware limited partnership using substantially the same investment objectives and investment policies as the predecessor fund. The limited partnership was incepted in July 1998.

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting principles followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

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2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

a)  Security valuation

 

Investments in securities, including foreign securities, traded on an exchange or quoted on the over-the-counter market are valued at the last sale price or, if no sale occurred during the day, at the mean between closing bid and asked prices, as last reported by a pricing service approved by the Trustees. Securities that are principally traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation National Market (“NASDAQ”) are generally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Investments in gold and silver are valued on the basis of the respective closing spot prices of the New York Commodity Exchange. Investments in other precious metals are valued at their respective market values determined on the basis of the mean between the last current bid and asked prices based on dealer or exchange quotations. When market quotations are not readily available, or when restricted securities or other assets are being valued, such assets are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under procedures approved by the Trustees. Short-term securities maturing within 60 days are valued on an amortized cost basis. Fixed income securities with maturities greater than 60 days are valued at market price.

 

Trading in securities on European and Far Eastern securities exchanges normally is completed before the calculation of the Funds’ net asset value. Trading on these foreign exchanges may not take place on all days on which there is regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), or may take place on days on which there is no regular trading on the NYSE. Similarly, the Funds may hold securities traded in domestic markets where the market may close early on a given day prior to calculation of the Funds’ net asset value. Events affecting the value of such securities held by the Funds that occur between the close of trading in the security and the close of trading on the NYSE normally will not be reflected in the Funds’ calculation of the net asset value. Significant events will be closely monitored, and where it is determined that an adjustment should be made to the security’s value because significant interim events may materially affect the value of the security, the security will be priced at its fair value in accordance with the procedures approved by the Trustees.

 

Investment and shareholder transactions are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.

 

 

b)  Restricted and illiquid securities

 

The Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or are illiquid. A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market or if its valuation has not changed for a certain period of time. Disposal of these securities may involve time consuming negotiations and expense, and a prompt sale at the current valuation may be difficult.

 

 

c)  Accounting pronouncements

 

There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the tax return for the fiscal year-end October 31, 2009, or for any other tax years which are open for exam. As of October 31, 2009, open tax years include the tax years ended October 31, 2006 through 2009. The Trust is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next six months. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

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The Trust has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
  Level 2 - Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

Equity investments, including common stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange-traded funds, closed end mutual funds and real estate investments trusts, which are traded on an exchange are valued at the last sale price reported by the exchange on which the securities are primarily traded on the day of valuation. If there are no sales on a given day for securities traded on an exchange, the latest bid quotation will be used. If there is no Nasdaq Official Closing Price for a Nasdaq-listed security or sale price available for an over-the-counter security, the mean of the latest bid and asked quotations from Nasdaq will be used. When using the market quotations or closing price provided by the pricing service and when the market is considered active, the security will be classified as a Level 1 security.

 

Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are generally priced at the ending net asset value (NAV) provided by the service agent of the Funds and will be classified as Level 1 securities.

 

Debt securities, such as corporate bonds, convertible bonds and U.S. government agency issues for which market quotations are not readily available may be valued based on information supplied by independent pricing services using matrix pricing formulas and/or independent broker bid quotations. Debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued on an amortized cost basis, which involves valuing an instrument at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating rates on the fair value of the instrument. On days when the closing price of the S&P 500 moves more than 1% from its previous close, common stocks of the International Value Fund which are traded on non-North American exchanges may be valued using matrix pricing formulas provided by an independent pricing service. These securities will generally be classified as Level 2 securities.

 

Any securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor pursuant to procedures established under the general supervision and responsibility of the Funds’ Board of Trustees and will be classified as Level 3 securities.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of April 30, 2010, involving the Funds’ assets carried at value. The inputs of methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Description    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total
The Tocqueville Fund            

Common Stocks*

   $ 475,166,315    $ —      $ —      $ 475,166,315

Warrants*

     —        33,343      —        33,343

Repurchase Agreement

     —        7,142,000      —        7,142,000
                           

Total Fund

   $ 475,166,315    $ 7,175,343    $ —      $ 482,341,658
                           
The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Common Stocks*

   $ 30,258,551    $ —      $ —      $ 30,258,551

Repurchase Agreement

     —        647,000      —        647,000
                           

Total Fund

   $ 30,258,551    $ 647,000    $ —      $ 30,905,551
                           
The Tocqueville International Value Fund    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $ 1,455,800    $ —      $ —      $ 1,455,800

Belgium

     —        6,496,239      —        6,496,239

Brazil

     5,608,800      —        —        5,608,800

Finland

     2,067,200      —        —        2,067,200

France

     4,499,706      13,243,907      —        17,743,613

Germany

     2,226,192      3,452,697      —        5,678,889

Hong Kong

     —        5,273,165      —        5,273,165

Indonesia

     2,013,760      —        —        2,013,760

Ireland

     —        6,965,745      —        6,965,745

Italy

     —        7,052,216      —        7,052,216

Japan

     5,012,787      27,235,825      —        32,248,612

Mexico

     2,839,800      —        —        2,839,800

Netherlands

     3,979,190      1,935,255      —        5,914,445

South Africa

     672,000      —        —        672,000

Spain

     —        2,036,878      —        2,036,878

Switzerland

     —        6,083,212      —        6,083,212

Thailand

     —        1,685,533      —        1,685,533

United Kingdom

     2,553,000      3,708,812      —        6,261,812

United States

     6,782,400      —        —        6,782,400
                           

Total Common Stocks

     39,710,635      85,169,484      —        124,880,119

Warrants*

     —        37,693      —        37,693

Repurchase Agreement

     —        6,350,000      —        6,350,000
                           

Total Fund

   $ 39,710,635    $ 91,557,177    $ —      $ 131,267,812
                           

 

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The Tocqueville Gold Fund    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Common Stocks

           

Gold

   $ 859,167,077    $ 218,483,243    $ 11,787,636    $ 1,089,437,956

Other Precious Metals

     30,537,886      67,672,575      13,617,497      111,827,958
                           

Total Common Stocks

     889,704,963      286,155,818      25,405,133      1,201,265,914

Closed End Mutual Funds

     11,160,000      —        —        11,160,000

Warrants*

     —        2,602,172      —        2,602,172

Purchased Call Options

     —        —        —        —  

Rights

     —        —        —        —  

Gold Bullion

     —        115,598,988      —        115,598,988

Money Market Fund

     1,950,373      —        —        1,950,373

Repurchase Agreement

     —        64,504,000      —        64,504,000
                           

Total Fund

   $ 902,815,336    $ 468,860,978    $ 25,405,133    $ 1,397,081,447
                           
The Delafield Fund    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Common Stocks*

   $ 715,239,866    $ —      $ —      $ 715,239,866

Corporate Bonds*

     —        14,712,403      —        14,712,403

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     9,354,000      —        —        9,354,000

Total Warrants*

     —        4,920      —        4,920

U.S. Treasury Notes

     —        10,055,470      —        10,055,470

Money Market Funds

     138,040,490         —        138,040,490
                           

Total Fund

   $ 862,634,356    $ 24,772,793    $ —      $ 887,407,149
                           
The Select Fund    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Common Stocks*

   $ 29,845,031    $ —      $ —      $ 29,845,031

Money Market Funds

     4,691,382      —        —        4,691,382
                           

Total Fund

   $ 34,536,413    $ —      $ —      $ 34,536,413
                           

 

* For further information regarding portfolio characteristics, please see the accompanying Schedules of Investments.

 

Below is a reconciliation that details the activity of securities in Level 3 during the current fiscal period:

 

     The
Tocqueville
Fund
   The
Tocqueville
Small Cap
Fund
   The
Tocqueville
International
Value Fund
   The
Tocqueville
Gold Fund
   The
Delafield
Fund
   The
Select
Fund

Beginning Balance—November 1, 2009

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 18,168,423    $ —      $ —  

Purchases

     —        —        —        3,255,000      —        —  

Sales

     —        —        —        —        —        —  

Realized gains

     —        —        —        —        —        —  

Realized losses

     —        —        —        —        —        —  

Change in unrealized appreciation

     —        —        —        3,981,710      —        —  

Transfers in/(out) of level 3

     —        —        —        —        —        —  
                                         

Ending Balance—April 30, 2010

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 25,405,133    $ —      $ —  
                                         

 

46    April 30, 2010


 

 

Derivative instruments and hedging activities

 

The Trust has adopted derivative instruments disclosure standards in order to enable the investor to understand how and why an entity used derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2010, the Tocqueville Gold Fund held call option contracts. Purchased call options on an equity are typically used to hedge against an equity position in the portfolio. The purchased call options held in the portfolio came attached to the equity position, at no additional cost, when it was purchased. The options were acquired in the normal course of pursuing the Fund’s investment objectives, not necessarily to hedge against a particular position.

 

Balance sheet—value of derivative instruments at April 30, 2010

 

The purchased options held in the Tocqueville Gold Fund are valued at $0 and have a cost of $0. As such, they have no impact on the Fund’s balance sheet.

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the period ended April 30, 2010

 

The purchased options held in the Tocqueville Gold Fund are valued at $0 and have a cost of $0. As such, they have no impact on the Fund’s statement of operations.

 

 

Subsequent Events Evaluation—In preparing these financial statements, the Trust has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure resulting from subsequent events through the date financial statements were available to be issued. The evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosure and/or adjustments.

 

 

d)  Foreign currency translation

 

Investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange, in accordance with the Trust’s Portfolio Securities Valuation and Foreign Exchange Contracts Procedures. The Tocqueville Fund, The Tocqueville International Value Fund, The Tocqueville Gold Fund and The Delafield Fund are engaged in transactions in securities denominated in foreign currencies and, as a result, enter into foreign exchange contracts. These Funds are exposed to additional market risk as a result of changes in the value of the underlying currency in relation to the U.S. dollar. Risks include potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The value of foreign currency contracts are marked-to-market on a daily basis, which reflects the changes in the market value of the contract at the close of each day’s trading, resulting in daily unrealized gains and/or losses. When the contracts are closed, the Funds recognize a realized gain or loss.

 

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the differences between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in the exchange rates.

 

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e)  Written option accounting

 

The Tocqueville International Value Fund, The Select Fund and The Tocqueville Gold Fund may write (sell) covered call options to hedge portfolio investments. When the Funds write (sell) an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Funds is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. By writing an option, the Funds may become obligated during the term of the option to deliver or purchase the securities underlying the option at the exercise price if the option is exercised. Option contracts are valued at the last sales price reported on the date of obligation. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited.

 

 

f)  Dividends and distributions to Shareholders

 

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid annually by the Funds. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, will be declared and paid at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Permanent differences between financial and tax reporting may result in reclassification to capital stock.

 

 

g)  Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

3.    FEDERAL INCOME TAX

 

Provision for federal income taxes or excise taxes has not been made since the Funds have elected to be taxed as Regulated Investment Companies and intend to distribute substantially all taxable income to shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to Regulated Investment Companies. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains which are included as ordinary income to shareholders for tax purposes. Additionally, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the period ended October 31, 2009, the following table shows the reclassifications made:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income/(Loss)
   Accumulated Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Paid In Capital  

The Tocqueville Fund

   $ 75,136    $ (75,136   $ —     

Small Cap Fund

     299,908      (292     (299,616

International Value Fund

     259,893      (259,892     (1

Gold Fund

     8,218,950      164,647        (8,383,597

Delafield Fund

     156,847      7,715        (164,562

Select Fund

     27,826      (3,780     (24,046

 

48    April 30, 2010


 

The permanent differences primarily relate to net operating losses and foreign currency reclasses.

 

As of October 31, 2009, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

    The Tocqueville
Fund
    Small Cap
Fund
    International
Value
Fund
    Gold Fund     The
Delafield
Fund
    The Select
Fund
 

Tax cost of investments

  $ 402,616,897      $ 30,414,352      $ 126,345,244      $ 580,924,888      $ 627,928,737      $ 21,923,800   
                                               

Unrealized appreciation

    40,175,659        4,151,451        18,300,389        382,197,617        71,888,900        4,768,845   

Unrealized depreciation

    (60,109,144     (4,808,851     (14,988,035     (30,029,877     (67,888,338     (1,702,130
                                               

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (19,933,485     (657,400     3,312,354        352,167,740        4,000,562        3,066,715   
                                               

Undistributed operating income

    3,890,615        —          1,164,470        —          —          —     

Undistributed long-term gains

    —          —          —          1,803,081        —          —     
                                               

Distributable earnings

    3,890,615        —          1,164,470        1,803,081        —          —     
                                               

Other accumulated loss

    (64,411,367     (9,344,950     (13,334,129     —          (41,663,683     (560,690
                                               

Total accumulated gain/(loss)

  $ (80,454,237   $ (10,002,350   $ (8,857,305   $ 353,970,821      $ (37,663,121   $ 2,506,025   
                                               

 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to capital loss carry overs.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended October 31, 2009 and 2008 (October 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 for The Delafield Fund and the Select Fund) was as follows:

 

     October 31, 2009
     Ordinary
Income
   Long Term
Capital
Gain
   Return of
Capital
   Total

The Tocqueville Fund

   $ 5,443,841    $ —      $ —      $ 5,443,841

Small Cap Fund

     38,161      387,146      —        425,307

International Value Fund

     2,581,611      6,588,454      —        9,170,065

Gold Fund

     —        15,721,021      —        15,721,021

The Delafield Fund

     826,756      —        164,562      991,318

The Select Fund

     5,068      —        5,751      10,819

 

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     October 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2008
     Ordinary
Income
   Long Term
Capital
Gain
   Return of
Capital
   Total

The Tocqueville Fund

   $ 7,473,581    $ 32,490,682    $ —      $ 39,964,263

Small Cap Fund

     371,265      4,673,761      —        5,045,026

International Value Fund

     1,371,852      25,545,236      —        26,917,088

Gold Fund

     12,357,089      154,455,781      —        166,812,870

The Delafield Fund

     1,927,916      —        13,739      1,941,655

The Select Fund

     15,741      —        —        15,741

 

The Fund designated as long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Cose Section 852(b)(3), the amount necessary to reduce the earnings and profits of the Funds related to net capital gain to zero for the tax years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008 (October 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 for The Delafield Fund and The Select Fund.

 

At October 31, 2009, certain Funds had tax basis capital losses which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains as shown below.

 

    The
Tocqueville
Fund
    Small Cap
Fund
    International
Value Fund
    The
Delafield
Fund
    The
Select
Fund
 
Capital losses expiring on:          

10/31/2010

  $ (8,083,915   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

12/31/2016

    —          —          —          (2,065,749     —     

10/31/2017

    (56,324,311     (9,344,950     (13,334,129     (39,597,934     (551,893

 

 

4.    FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Funds may trade financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of investing activities and to assist in managing exposure to market risks such as interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. The financial instruments include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts. The contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Funds have in particular classes of financial instruments and the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. At April 30, 2010, the Funds did not hold any financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk.

 

50    April 30, 2010


 

5.    INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

 

Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. (“Tocqueville”) is the investment adviser (the “Adviser”) to the Trust under Investment Advisory Agreements approved by shareholders. For its services, Tocqueville receives fees from The Tocqueville Fund, calculated daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75% on the first $1 billion of the average daily net assets of the Fund, and 0.65% of the average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. Tocqueville receives fees from The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund, calculated daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75% on the first $500 million of the average daily net assets of the Fund, and 0.65% of the average daily net assets in excess of $500 million. Tocqueville receives fees from the Tocqueville International Value Fund, calculated daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 1.00% on the first $1 billion of the average daily net assets of the Fund, and 0.75% of the average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. Tocqueville receives fees from The Tocqueville Gold Fund, calculated daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 1.00% on the first $500 million of the average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.75% of the average daily net assets in excess of $500 million but not exceeding $1 billion, and 0.65% of the average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. Tocqueville receives fees from The Delafield Fund, calculated daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.80% on the first $250 million of net assets of the Fund; 0.75% on the next $250 million of net assets of the Fund; 0.70% on the next $500 million of net assets of the Fund; and 0.65% on all net assets of the Fund over $1 billion. Tocqueville receives fees from The Select Fund, calculated daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.80% on all net assets of the Fund.

 

With respect to The Tocqueville Fund, effective October 31, 2009, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to ensure that The Tocqueville Fund’s total annual operating expenses do not exceed 1.25% of its average daily net assets. The Expense Limitation Agreement will remain in effect until March 1, 2011.

 

Pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement, each Fund pays to the Adviser a fee computed and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the six-months ended April 30, 2010, the Adviser has made payments of $59,045, $4,097, $18,291, $157,553, $98,708 and $3,889 to U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC for services provided under a Sub-Administration Agreement for The Tocqueville Fund, The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund, The Tocqueville International Value Fund, The Tocqueville Gold Fund, The Delafield Fund and The Select Fund, respectively.

 

Tocqueville Securities, L.P. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Tocqueville, acts as distributor for shares of the Trust. Each Fund adopted a distribution and service plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the plans, each Fund pays to the Distributor distribution and service fees of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets.

 

Commissions earned by the Distributor for services rendered as a registered broker-dealer in securities transactions for The Tocqueville Fund, The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund, The Tocqueville International Value Fund, The Tocqueville Gold Fund, The Delafield Fund and The Select Fund for the six-months ended April 30, 2010, were $104,913, $261, $8,730, $26,681, $53,079 and $5,616, respectively.

 

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6.    CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS.

 

Transactions in capital shares for each Fund were as follows:

 

     For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    For the Year
Ended
October 31, 2009
 
The Tocqueville Fund    Shares     Dollar
Amount
    Shares      Dollar
Amount
 

Shares sold

   4,439,456      $ 90,296,380      6,836,665       $ 110,323,953   

Shares issue to holders in reinvestment of dividends

   203,892        4,041,138      286,662         4,443,262   

Shares redeemed

   (3,088,697     (63,453,650   (6,403,983      (99,888,536
                             

Net increase

   1,554,651      $ 30,883,868      719,344       $ 14,878,679   
     For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    For the Year
Ended
October 31, 2009
 
The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund    Shares     Dollar
Amount
    Shares      Dollar
Amount
 

Shares sold

   70,207      $ 836,436      414,365       $ 3,491,896   

Shares issue to holders in reinvestment of dividends

   —          —        36,504         317,949   

Shares redeemed

   (511,438     (6,009,945   (1,347,737      (12,486,860
                             

Net increase (decrease)

   (441,231   $ (5,173,509   (896,868    $ (8,677,015
     For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    For the Year
Ended
October 31, 2009
 
The Tocqueville International Value Fund    Shares     Dollar
Amount
    Shares      Dollar
Amount
 

Shares sold

   566,082      $ 6,241,702      1,023,107       $ 9,171,246   

Shares issue to holders in reinvestment of dividends

   102,342        1,121,673      996,807         8,163,847   

Shares redeemed

   (1,230,160     (13,576,730   (3,387,189      (28,627,995
                             

Net decrease

   (561,736   $ (6,213,355   (1,367,275    $ (11,292,902

 

52    April 30, 2010


 

     For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    For the Year
Ended
October 31, 2009
 
The Tocqueville Gold Fund    Shares     Dollar
Amount
    Shares      Dollar
Amount
 

Shares sold

   5,397,417      $ 315,857,922      5,107,647       $ 207,301,579   

Shares issue to holders in reinvestment of dividends

   30,182        1,723,993      510,898         15,061,134   

Shares redeemed

   (3,020,417     (173,581,552   (5,632,933      (196,570,674
                             

Net increase (decrease)

   2,407,182      $ 144,000,363      (14,388    $ 25,792,039   
     For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    For the Ten-Month
Period Ended
October 31, 2009
 
The Delafield Fund (See Footnote 1)    Shares     Dollar
Amount
    Shares      Dollar
Amount
 

Shares Sold

   6,456,884      $ 160,040,002      9,655,036       $ 167,437,687   

Shares issue to holders in reinvestment of dividends

   29,759        682,368      43,997         944,184   

Shares redeemed

   (3,462,781     (82,165,634   (6,690,659      (105,661,142
                             

Net increase

   3,023,862      $ 78,556,736      3,008,374       $ 62,720,729   
     For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    For the Ten-Month
Period Ended
October 31, 2009
 
The Select Fund (See Footnote 1)    Shares     Dollar
Amount
    Shares      Dollar
Amount
 

Shares sold

   501,337      $ 5,031,545      30,634       $ 270,523   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

   3,045        27,466      —           —     

Shares redeemed

   (345,276     (3,307,651   (42,404      (337,493

Transfers in from Class A and Class C

         

From The Delafield Select Fund—Class A

   —          —        1,272,151         11,242,428   

From The Delafield Select Fund—Class C

   —          —        20,352         179,855   

From The Delafield Select Fund—Class Y

   —          —        1,636,816         14,466,105   
                             

Total transfers in

   —          —        2,929,319         25,888,388   
                             

Net increase

   159,106      $ 1,751,360      2,917,549       $ 25,821,418   

 

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     For the Ten-Month
Period Ended
October 31, 2009
 
The Delafield Select Fund—Class A (See Footnote 1)    Shares     Dollar
Amount
 

Shares sold

   1,237,383      $ 7,946,654   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

   262        1,538   

Shares redeemed

   (245,960     (1,231,673

Transfers out to the Select Fund

   (1,273,744     (11,242,428
              

Net decrease

   (282,059   $ (4,525,909
     For the Ten-Month
Period Ended
October 31, 2009
 
The Delafield Select Fund—Class C (See Footnote 1)    Shares     Dollar
Amount
 

Shares sold

   23,853      $ 174,583   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

   1        4   

Shares redeemed

   (4,461     (28,330

Transfers out to the Select Fund

   (20,571     (179,855
              

Net decrease

   (1,178   $ (33,598
     For the Ten-Month
Period Ended
October 31, 2009
 
The Delafield Select Fund—Class Y (See Footnote 1)    Shares     Dollar
Amount
 

Shares sold

   208,399      $ 1,561,596   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

   1,236        9,277   

Shares issued in connections with the acquisition of assets

   —          —     

Shares redeemed

   (173,969     (1,450,385

Transfers out to the Select Fund

   (1,635,003     (14,466,105
              

Net decrease

   (1,599,337   $ (14,345,617

 

 

7.    FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

The Funds currently offer only one class of shares of beneficial interest. A redemption fee of 2.00% is imposed on redemptions of shares held 120 days or fewer. This fee is retained by each Fund and is credited to paid in capital. Redemptions to which the fee applies include redemptions of shares resulting from an exchange made pursuant to the Exchange Privilege, as defined in the Trust’s Prospectus dated March 1, 2010. For a more detailed description of when the redemption fee does not apply, please see the Trust’s Prospectus. The Trust may waive the redemption fee when the Adviser determines that the imposition of the redemption fee is not necessary to protect a Fund from the effects of redemptions by investors who use the Fund as a short-term trading vehicle.

 

54    April 30, 2010


 

8.    INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS (Unaudited)

 

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term instruments) for the period ended April 30, 2010 are summarized below.

 

     The
Tocqueville
Fund
   Small Cap
Fund
   International
Value Fund
   Gold
Fund
   Delafield
Fund
   The
Select
Fund

Purchases:

   $ 89,636,645    $ 7,362,995    $ 17,102,146    $ 152,204,057    $ 164,487,510    $ 3,905,253
                                         
                 

Sales:

   $ 55,753,725    $ 12,069,441    $ 25,114,025    $ 56,339,154    $ 73,602,616    $ 3,817,545
                                         
                 

 

 

9.    TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (Unaudited)

 

The following issuers are affiliated with the Funds; that is, the Adviser had control of 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities during the period from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010. As defined in Section (2)(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; such issues are:

 

The Tocqueville Fund           

Issuer Name

  Share Balance
At Nov. 1, 2009
  Additions   Reductions     Share Balance
At Apr. 30, 2010
  Dividend
Income
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Value
At Apr. 30, 2010

Alaska Communication Systems Group, Inc.

  600,000   —     —        600,000   $ 258,000   $ —        $ 5,136,000
                           
          $ 258,000   $ —        $ 5,136,000

The Tocqueville Small Cap Fund

         

Issuer Name

  Share Balance
At Nov. 1, 2009
  Additions   Reductions     Share Balance
At Apr. 30, 2010
  Dividend
Income
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Value
At Apr. 30, 2010

1-800 Flowers.com, Inc.

  102,500   —     (12,300   90,200   $ —     $ (77,400   $ 257,972

Landec Corp.

  44,700   —     (5,200   39,500     —       (8,664     242,135

Silicon Image, Inc.

  255,500   —     (31,000   224,500     —       (60,060     835,140

Ultratech, Inc.

  94,500   —     (11,400   83,100     —       1,668        1,220,739
                           
          $ —     $ (144,456   $ 2,555,986

 

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The Tocqueville Gold Fund

Issuer Name

  Share  Balance
At Nov. 1, 2009
  Additions   Reductions     Share  Balance
At Apr. 30, 2010
  Dividend
Income
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Value
At Apr. 30, 2010

Banro Corp.

  4,631,400   —     —        4,631,400   $ —     $ —        $ 10,395,345

Comaplex Minerals Corp. (a)

  2,839,000   —     (1,501,200   1,337,800     —       5,241,447        13,802,071

Gold Resource Corp.

  2,300,797   —     —        2,300,797     —       —          26,896,317

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.

  1,993,100   500,036   —        2,493,136     —       —          17,475,023

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.

  —     1,666,666   —        1,666,666     —       —          11,384,126

Orezone Gold Corp. (a)

  2,145,463   —     —        2,145,463       —          1,753,036

Romarco Minerals

  15,387,800   —     —        15,387,800     —       —          32,417,693

Scorpio Mining Corp.

  —     16,699,542   —        16,699,542     —       —          13,809,419

Torex Gold Resources, Inc.

  —     5,000,000   —        5,000,000     —       —          5,906,675

Torex Gold Resources, Inc. Warrants

  —     1,250,000   —        1,250,000     —       —          449,153
                           
          $ —     $ 5,241,447      $ 134,288,858

The Delafield Fund

             

Issuer Name

  Share Balance
At Nov. 1, 2009
  Additions   Reductions     Share Balance
At Apr. 30, 2010
  Dividend
Income
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Value
At Apr. 30, 2010

Albany International Corp.

  850,000   —     —        850,000   $ 240,000   $ —        $ 21,649,500
                           
          $ 240,000   $ —        $ 21,649,500

The Select Fund

             

Issuer Name

  Share  Balance
At Nov. 1, 2009
  Additions   Reductions     Share  Balance
At Apr. 30, 2010
  Dividend
Income
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Value
At Apr. 30, 2010

Albany International Corp.

  80,000   —     (21,000   59,000   $ 19,200   $ (177,289   $ 1,502,730
                           
          $ 19,200   $ (177,289   $ 1,502,730

 

(a) Security is no longer an affiliated company at April 30, 2010.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

1.    ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE REGARDING FUND TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

 

Independent Trustees

 

Name, Age and Address

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served (1)

 

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

  # of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
By Trustee
 

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

Guy A. Main (73)

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

  Trustee   Indefinite Term, Since 2000   Retired. Formerly, Executive Vice President, Amwest Insurance Group, Inc. from April 1996 to January 2001; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Condor Services Inc. from April 1989 to April 1996.   6   Director, Amwest Insurance Group, Inc. from April 1996 to January 2001; Chairman, Association of California Insurance Companies from January 1996 to January 1998; Director, Condor Services Inc. from April 1989 to April 1996.

Charles W. Caulkins (53)

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

  Trustee   Indefinite Term, Since 2003   Marketing Manager, L.R. Global Partners from January 2008 to present; President, Arbor Marketing, Inc. from October 1994 to December 2007.   6   Director, Phoenix House from January 2001 to 2007; Director, Bridges to Community from July 2002 to 2006.

James W. Gerard (49)

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

  Trustee   Indefinite Term, Since 2001   Managing Director, North Sea Partners, January 2010 to present. Principal, Juniper Capital Group, LLC (formerly known as Argus Advisors International, LLC), from August 2003 to December 2009; Managing Director, The Chart Group from January 2001 to present; Managing Principal, Ironbound Partners from October 1998 to December 2000.   6   Director, American Overseas Memorial Day Association, 1988 to present; Trustee, Salisbury School, 2005 to present; Director and Treasurer ASPCA, 1988 to 2008;

 

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Independent Trustees

 

Name, Age and Address

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served (1)

 

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

  # of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
By Trustee
 

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

William F. Indoe (66)

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

  Trustee   Indefinite Term, Since 2006   Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (attorneys-at-law).   6   Director, Rho Capital Partners, Inc.

William J. Nolan III (62)

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

  Trustee   Indefinite Term, Since 2006   Retired, Executive Vice President & Treasurer PaineWebber Inc. 1997-2001.   6   Trustee, Adirondock Museum, Blue Mt. Lake, NY 1996 to present (Treasurer, 2000 to present).

 

Interested Trustees (and Officers)*

 

Name, Age and Address

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served (1)

 

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

  # of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
By Trustee
 

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

Francois D. Sicart (66)

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

  Chairman and Trustee   Indefinite Term, Since 1987   Chairman, Tocqueville Management Corporation, the General Partner of Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. and Tocqueville Securities, L.P. from January 1990 to present; Chairman and Founder, Tocqueville Asset Management Corp. from December 1985 to January 1990; Vice Chairman of Tucker Anthony Management Corporation from 1981 to October 1986; Vice President (formerly general partner) among other positions with Tucker Anthony, Inc. from 1969 to January 1990.   6   Chairman and Director, Tocqueville Management Corporation, the General Partner of Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. and Tocqueville Securities, L.P. from January 1990 to present.
    
    
    
    
    

 

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Interested Trustees (and Officers)*

 

Name, Age and Address

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served (1)

 

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

  # of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
By Trustee
 

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

Robert W. Kleinschmidt (60)

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

 

President

and

Trustee

  Indefinite Term, Since 1991   President, Chief Investment Officer and Director, Tocqueville Management Corporation, the General Partner of Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. and Tocqueville Securities, L.P. from January 1994 to present; and Managing Director from July 1991 to January 1994; Partner, David J. Greene & Co. from May 1978 to July 1991.   6   President and Director, Tocqueville Management Corporation, the General Partner of Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. and Tocqueville Securities, L.P.
    
    

Cleo Kotis (34)

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

  Secretary  

Indefinite Term,

Since 2010

  Director of Operations, the Delafield Group of Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., 2009 to present; Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, the Delafield Fund, Inc. from 2005-2009; Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Delafield Asset Management from 2005-2009; Vice President, Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC from 2002-2009.   N/A   N/A

John Cassidy (67)

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

  Treasurer   Indefinite Term, Since 2010   Treasurer, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., from May 2002 to present.   N/A   N/A

Elizabeth Bosco (61)

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor
New York, NY 10019

  Anti- Money Laundering Compliance Officer
    
    
    
  Indefinite Term, Since 2009   Chief Compliance Officer (January 2009-present), Tocqueville Securities L.P.; Compliance Officer (January 1997-January 2009), Tocqueville Securities L.P. and Tocqueville Asset Management, L.P.   N/A   N/A
    
    
    
    
    
     
    

 

* “Interested person” of the Trust is defined in the 1940 Act. Mr. Sicart and Mr. Kleinschmidt are considered “interested persons” because of their affiliation with the Adviser.

 

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Interested Trustees (and Officers)*

 

Name, Age and Address

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served (1)

 

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

  # of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
By Trustee
 

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

Thomas Pandick (63)

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019
    
    
    
    

 

Chief

Compliance

Officer

 

Indefinite Term,

Since 2004

  Chief Compliance Officer (October 2004-present), Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.; General Counsel (January-October 2004), Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.; Vice President, Kirkbride Asset Management, Inc. (2000-2004)   N/A   N/A
    
    
    
    
    
     
    
    

 

1 Each Trustee will hold office for an indefinite term until the earliest of (i) the next meeting of shareholders, if any, called for the purpose of considering the election or re-election of such Trustee and until the election and qualification of his or her successor, if any, elected at such meeting, or (ii) the date a Trustee resigns or retires, or a Trustee is removed by the Board of Trustees or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s By-Laws, as amended, and Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended. Each officer will hold office for an indefinite term until the date he or she resigns or retires or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

 

 

2.    PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

A description of the policies and procedures that The Tocqueville Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling 1-800-355-7307. Information regarding how The Tocqueville Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by calling 1-800-355-7307 and it is also available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

3.    SHAREHOLDER REPORTS AND QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE

 

The Tocqueville Trust is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Form N-Q will be available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) and may be available by calling 1-800-697-3863. You can also obtain copies of Form N-Q by (i) visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090); (ii) sending your request and a duplicating fee to the SEC’s Public Reference Room, Washington, DC 20549-1520; or (iii) sending your request electronically to publicinfosec.gov. Quarterly portfolio holdings are also available on the website of The Tocqueville Funds, www.tocquevillefunds.com.

 

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4.    SHAREHOLDER NOTIFICATION OF FEDERAL TAX STATUS

 

For the fiscal period ended October 31, 2009, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:

 

Tocqueville Fund

   100.00

Small Cap Fund

   100.00

International Value Fund

   100.00

Gold Fund

   0.00

The Delafield Fund

   100.00

The Select Fund

   100.00

 

For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2009 was as follows:

 

Tocqueville Fund

   100.00

Small Cap Fund

   100.00

International Value Fund

   1.43

Gold Fund

   0.00

The Delafield Fund

   100.00

The Select Fund

   100.00

 

For the period ended October 31, 2009, the funds designate the following percent of ordinary distributions paid as interest-related dividends under the Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k)(1)(c):

 

Tocqueville Fund

   5.43

Small Cap Fund

   0.00

International Value Fund

   3.40

Gold Fund

   0.00

The Delafield Fund

   15.54

The Select Fund

   0.00

 

The Percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(C) for each Fund were as follows.

 

Tocqueville Fund

   0.00

Small Cap Fund

   0.00

International Value Fund

   0.00

Gold Fund

   0.00

The Delafield Fund

   0.00

The Select Fund

   100.00

 

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5.    FOREIGN TAX CREDIT

 

For the year ended October 31, 2009, the Tocqueville International Value Fund earned foreign source income and paid foreign taxes which they intend to pass through to their shareholders pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code as follows:

 

Country

   Gross Dividend
Per Share
   Taxes Withheld
Per Share

Australia

   $ 0.0039    $ 0.0000

Belgium

     0.0147      0.0022

Brazil

     0.0088      0.0011

Finland

     0.0070      0.0011

France

     0.0786      0.0113

Germany

     0.0059      0.0016

Indonesia

     -0.0020      -0.0003

Ireland

     0.0098      0.0000

Japan

     0.0438      0.0032

Jersey

     0.0056      0.0000

Korea

     0.0011      0.0000

Luxembourg

     0.0031      0.0005

Mexico

     0.0022      0.0000

Netherlands

     0.0039      0.0006

Netherlands Antilles

     0.0031      0.0000

Singapore

     0.0048      0.0000

Spain

     0.0017      0.0001

Switzerland

     0.0114      0.0014

Taiwan

     -0.0004      -0.0001

Thailand

     0.0068      0.0007

United Kingdom

     0.0147      0.0000
             
   $ 0.2284    $ 0.0235
             

 

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Investment Adviser

 

Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

(212) 698-0800

www.tocqueville.com

 

Distributor

 

Tocqueville Securities, L.P.

40 W. 57th St., 19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

(212) 698-0800

 

Shareholders’ Servicing and Transfer Agent

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

(800) 697-3863

 

Custodian

 

U.S. Bank, N.A.

Custody Operations

1555 River Center Drive, Suite 302

Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Board of Trustees

 

François D. Sicart—Chairman

Charles W. Caulkins

James W. Gerard

William F. Indoe

Robert W. Kleinschmidt

Guy A. Main

William J. Nolan III

 

 


 

LOGO

 

Tocqueville Funds

c/o US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

 

www.tocquevillefunds.com

 

 

 

TQRPSEMI    10


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees that were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A), or this Item 10.


Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have evaluated the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. 1) Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

(3) Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

(b) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350. Filed herewith.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) The Tocqueville Trust
By (Signature and Title)*     /s/    ROBERT W. KLEINSCHMIDT         
  Robert W. Kleinschmidt, President

Date 6/30/2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*     /s/    ROBERT W. KLEINSCHMIDT         
  Robert W. Kleinschmidt, President

Date 6/30/2010

 

By (Signature and Title)*     /s/    JOHN CASSIDY        
  John Cassidy, Treasurer

Date 6/30/2010

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.