N-CSRS 1 a42140.htm A&S BLEICHROEDER

 

 

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 811-7762


First Eagle Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105-4300

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert Bruno

First Eagle Funds

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105-4300

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-212-632-2700

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2006

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2006

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 



Item 1.  

Reports to Stockholders.


 

 

 

 

 

 

First Eagle Funds

 

 

 

 

 

Advised by
Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
April 30, 2006

 

 

 

First Eagle
Global Fund

 

 

 

First Eagle
Overseas Fund

 

 

 

First Eagle
U.S. Value Fund

 

 

 

First Eagle
Gold Fund

 

 

 

First Eagle
Fund of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Letter from the President

 

1

 

 

 

Performance Chart

 

2

 

 

 

Letter from the Portfolio Manager

 

5

 

 

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance: First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

 

7

 

 

 

Fund Expenses

 

9

 

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund:

 

 

 

Fund Overview

 

11

 

Schedule of Investments

 

12

 

 

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund:

 

 

 

Fund Overview

 

29

 

Schedule of Investments

 

30

 

 

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund:

 

 

 

Fund Overview

 

45

 

Schedule of Investments

 

46

 

 

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund:

 

 

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

 

51

 

Fund Overview

 

52

 

Schedule of Investments

 

53

 

 

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America:

 

 

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

 

57

 

Fund Overview

 

58

 

Schedule of Investments

 

59

 

 

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

64

 

 

 

Statements of Operations

 

65

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

66

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

68

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

82

 

 

 

Additional Information

 

94

 

 

 

Consideration of Investment Advisory Agreements

 

98

The First Eagle Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on the Form N-Q from the Funds, shareholders can call 1-800-334-2143.


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLOSURE

One of our most important responsibilities as mutual fund managers is to communicate with shareholders in an open and direct manner. Some of our comments in our letters to shareholders are based on current management expectations and are considered “forward-looking statements.” Actual future results, however, may prove to be different from our expectations. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may”, “will”, “believe”, “attempt”, “seem”, “think”, “ought”, “try” and other similar terms. We cannot promise future returns. Our opinions are a reflection of our best judgment at the time this report is compiled, and we disclaim any obligation to update or alter forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder,

Since our last communication, six months ago, we have seen many major world markets continue to rise. This has made our task of uncovering value for our shareholders increasingly difficult. That said, we strongly believe that our time-tested value approach which has been established over decades will continue to serve our investors well.

Our approach continues to focus on capital preservation and a research-driven, disciplined technique to security selection. By focusing first on what can go wrong, we try to protect our shareholders’ investments and hopefully increase them over the long-term. Our investors should understand that our investment goals are long-term and we are not concerned with outperforming indexes or comparing ourselves with benchmarks over a short time period. What makes First Eagle Funds unique is the flexibility our team has in selecting investments (or in husbanding cash resources until such time as we uncover opportunities). At times, our
(PHOTO OF JOHN P. ARNHOLD)
John P. Arnhold

investment decisions may seem unpopular or contrary to market sentiment. It is precisely these decisions which we believe could lead to significant outperformance in the long-run.

At the beginning of May we closed the First Eagle Gold Fund to new investors. This decision is due to the fact that it has become increasingly difficult to manage the fund in the manner we have in the past—which is to provide a more pure level of exposure to the metal as we believe it is a valuable hedge against both inflation and deflation. The investment universe for the fund has narrowed due to gold-linked notes becoming more expensive, rapid consolidations of more established mining companies, and a growing emergence of poly-metallic mines. We believe this course of action is in the best interest of the shareholders.

Many market strategists predict the road ahead could be a bumpy one. We never engage in market forecasts, as doing so is much like consulting a crystal ball. We prefer to stay with our bottom-up analysis which has withstood the test of time through all market environments. Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

 

Sincerely,

 

-s- John P. Arnhold

 

John P. Arnhold
President

 

May 2006




 

PERFORMANCE

 

 

FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

Average Annual Returns1 as of April 30, 2006 (Unaudited)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONE-YEAR

 

 

THREE-YEARS

 

 

FIVE-YEARS

 

 

TEN-YEARS

 

 

SINCE
INCEPTION

 

 

INCEPTION
DATE

 

FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

First Eagle Global Fund - Class A (SGENX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

27.56

%

 

 

25.59

%

 

 

18.83

%

 

 

14.20

%

 

 

15.97

%

 

 

1/1/79

2

 

with sales load

 

 

21.18

%

 

 

23.46

%

 

 

17.62

%

 

 

13.77

%

 

 

15.81

%

 

 

1/1/79

2

 

First Eagle Global Fund - Class I (SGIIX)

 

 

27.91

%

 

 

25.91

%

 

 

19.14

%

 

 

 

 

 

16.32

%

 

 

7/31/98

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund - Class C (FESGX)

 

 

25.40

%

 

 

24.66

%

 

 

17.97

%

 

 

 

 

 

17.80

%

 

 

6/5/00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSCI World Index3

 

 

24.32

%

 

 

21.12

%

 

 

5.51

%

 

 

7.37

%

 

 

11.46

%

 

 

1/1/79

 

 

FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

First Eagle Overseas Fund - Class A (SGOVX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

31.50

%

 

 

29.86

%

 

 

20.91

%

 

 

15.51

%

 

 

15.37

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

with sales load

 

 

24.93

%

 

 

27.66

%

 

 

19.67

%

 

 

15.07

%

 

 

15.02

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund - Class I (SGOIX)

 

 

31.81

%

 

 

30.19

%

 

 

21.20

%

 

 

 

 

 

18.07

%

 

 

7/31/98

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund - Class C (FESOX)

 

 

29.24

%

 

 

28.89

%

 

 

20.05

%

 

 

 

 

 

18.77

%

 

 

6/5/00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Index4

 

 

33.49

%

 

 

29.10

%

 

 

9.18

%

 

 

6.68

%

 

 

7.12

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund - Class A (FEVAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

12.38

%

 

 

17.36

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.80

%

 

 

9/4/01

 

 

with sales load

 

 

6.76

%

 

 

15.37

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.55

%

 

 

9/4/01

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund - Class I (FEVIX)

 

 

12.69

%

 

 

17.65

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.07

%

 

 

9/4/01

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund - Class C (FEVCX)

 

 

10.43

%

 

 

16.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.95

%

 

 

9/4/01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index8

 

 

15.42

%

 

 

14.68

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.95

%

 

 

9/4/01

 

 

Russell 2000 Index6

 

 

33.47

%

 

 

25.67

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.45

%

 

 

9/4/01

 

 

FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

First Eagle Gold Fund - Class A (SGGDX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

79.94

%

 

 

33.09

%

 

 

39.42

%

 

 

10.68

%

 

 

10.56

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

with sales load

 

 

70.95

%

 

 

30.83

%

 

 

38.00

%

 

 

10.26

%

 

 

10.23

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund - Class I (FEGIX)5

 

 

80.36

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.20

%

 

 

5/15/03

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund - Class C (FEGOX)5

 

 

77.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29.93

%

 

 

5/15/03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSCI World Index3

 

 

24.32

%

 

 

21.12

%

 

 

5.51

%

 

 

7.37

%

 

 

8.29

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

FTSE Gold Mines Index7

 

 

84.80

%

 

 

33.79

%

 

 

28.64

%

 

 

1.30

%

 

 

2.74

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

First Eagle Fund of America - Class Y (FEAFX)

 

 

17.04

%

 

 

16.37

%

 

 

9.08

%

 

 

12.73

%

 

 

13.60

%

 

 

4/10/87

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America - Class C (FEAMX)

 

 

15.09

%

 

 

15.54

%

 

 

8.28

%

 

 

 

 

 

8.12

%

 

 

3/2/98

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America - Class A (FEFAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

17.09

%

 

 

16.34

%

 

 

8.98

%

 

 

 

 

 

8.91

%

 

 

11/20/98

 

 

with sales load

 

 

11.41

%

 

 

14.46

%

 

 

7.92

%

 

 

 

 

 

8.16

%

 

 

11/20/98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index8

 

 

15.42

%

 

 

14.68

%

 

 

2.70

%

 

 

8.94

%

 

 

10.73

%

 

 

4/10/87

 

 

Please see the following page for important notes to this table.

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FIRST EAGLE FUNDS PERFORMANCE – (Continued)

 

 

(1)

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Market volatility can dramatically impact the funds’ short term performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than figures shown. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance data through the most recent month end is available at www.firsteaglefunds.com or by calling (800) 334-2143. The average annual returns shown on the prior page are historical and reflect changes in share price, reinvested dividends and are net of expenses. The average annual returns for Class A Shares “with sales load’’ of First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund and First Eagle Gold Fund give effect to the deduction of the maximum sales load of 3.75% for periods prior to March 1, 2000 and of 5.00% thereafter. The average annual returns for Class A Shares “with sales load’’ of First Eagle U.S. Value Fund and First Eagle Fund of America give effect to the deduction of the maximum sales load of 5.00%.

 

 

The average annual returns for Class C Shares reflect the CDSC (Contingent Deferred Sales Charge) of 1.00% which pertains to the first year or less of investment only.

 

 

Class I Shares of First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, and First Eagle Gold Fund require $1mm minimum investment and are offered without load.

 

 

Class Y Shares of First Eagle Fund of America are offered without load.

(2)

Commencement of management by Mr. Jean-Marie Eveillard since January 1, 1979, predecessor to current management.

(3)

The MSCI World Index is a widely followed, unmanaged group of stocks from 23 international markets and is not available for purchase. This index is a trademark of Morgan Stanley Capital International SA in Geneva, Switzerland.

(4)

The MSCI EAFE Index is a total return index, reported in U.S. dollars, based on share prices and reinvested net dividends of approximately 1,100 companies from 21 countries.

(5)

Due to First Eagle Gold Fund’s C and I shares inception date (May 15, 2003), the performance data shown on the previous page is of a very limited time period and should not be misconstrued to reflect future performance.

(6)

The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index and is not available for purchase.

(7)

The FTSE Gold Mines Index is an unmanaged index composed of 32 gold mining companies and is not available for purchase.

(8)

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is a widely recognized unmanaged index including a representative sample of 500 leading companies in leading sectors of the U.S. economy. Although the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with over 80% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also considered a proxy for the total market.

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FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

First Eagle Global Fund • First Eagle Overseas Fund
First Eagle U.S. Value Fund • First Eagle Gold Fund


LETTER FROM THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER

(PHOTO OF CHARLES DE VAULX)
Charles de Vaulx

Dear Shareholder:

The six month period ending April 30, 2006 has been good for all the First Eagle Funds we manage as equity prices have gone up sharply around the world. But some of these gains may have been “borrowed’’ from the future as a severe downturn is taking place in May.

Just a few weeks ago, the Market believed in a Goldilocks world, with synchronized global economic growth and low inflation. Today, the Market appears spooked by the prospect of stagflation, i.e. low economic growth combined with some inflation (particularly in the U.S.), a lethal combination for financial assets. We try to remain agnostic, although our focus on capital preservation forces us to worry about what can go wrong instead of fantasizing about perpetual prosperity.



I would like to make three points:

 

 

1.

After a huge run-up over the past three years, foreign stocks appear as expensive today as U.S. stocks. As a result, we have become net sellers of foreign stocks (in the Global and Overseas Funds), in places such as Europe, Japan and South Korea. Nonetheless, our quest for new investment ideas is ongoing and we have found a few securities to buy overseas including in the retail and telephony sectors. Conversely, we have become net buyers of U.S. stocks, including in the media, technology and food & beverage sectors. Still, we find the U.S. market pricey and the Global Fund has still more in foreign than in U.S. equities while the U.S. Value Fund struggles to put its cash “to work’’.

 

 

2.

Corporate activity (takeovers, going private transactions, shareholder activism) has been vibrant around the world. I would not interpret this as a sign that stocks are under priced in the market place (trading well below their “intrinsic value’’), but rather a sign of over abundant liquidity, the result of years of ultra low interest rates and the corresponding temptation for investors to reach out for yield.

 

 

3.

Until a few weeks ago, every asset class had done well (stocks, emerging markets, commodities, real estate, collectibles, art), including gold. As a result, traditional asset allocation may not yield the diversification benefits that were sought after. Also after its recent run-up, gold may not act—in the short term—as the hedge we look for. In the seventies, gold had a major run (from $35 an

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ounce in 1971 to $850 in January 1980), yet fell almost 50% from late December 1974 to August 1976 (from $195 to almost $103 an ounce) before resuming its advance. Today a plausible scenario would entail an end to the current boom in commodities followed in a few years from now by a renewed surge of gold discounting various governments’ efforts to inflate their way out of an asset price decline: Gold can be a good hedge against inflation, it may be an even better one against deflation.

My team of nine analysts—co-led by the ever-smiling and tireless Charles de Lardemelle (“Chuck’’)—three traders, my assistant and myself appreciate your continued confidence and thank you for your support.

-s- Charles de Vaulx

Charles de Vaulx
Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager

May 24, 2006

Though First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund and First Eagle Gold Fund (effective May 8, 2006) will only accept additional investments from existing shareholders, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund remains open to all investors.

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FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

First Eagle Global Fund • First Eagle Overseas Fund • First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

Global markets rose over the six months ending April 30, 2006 as evidenced by the 16.01% increase in the MSCI World Index. European, Japanese and South Korean stocks did particularly well due to higher corporate earnings, increased signs of economic recovery and vibrant merger activity. U.S. stocks were up as well, particularly smaller stocks. Oil continued to climb over $12 to almost $72 per barrel as of April 30, 2006. The U.S. dollar fell 5% against the euro during the six month period. Gold reached a high of $654 an ounce on April 28th, an increase of $189 during the six month period fueled by still low, if not negative, real interest rates, rising energy prices and concerns about global economic imbalances.

First Eagle Global Fund

The net asset value of the Fund’s Class ‘A’ shares rose 16.71% between November 1, 2005 and April 30, 2006 while the MSCI World Index was up 16.01% over that period.

Precious metals, consumer discretionary and consumer staples companies made the greatest positive contributions to the portfolio for the six-month period with names such as Samsung Electronics Company, Limited (South Korea), Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan), Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland), Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Switzerland) and Sodexho Alliance SA (France).

Corporate activity was high during the period. Benefiting the Fund in particular was the announced takeover of Elior SA (France), the acquisition of Burlington Resources, Inc. by ConocoPhillips Company, the going private transaction with Allen Organ Company (U.S.), shareholder activism directed towards McDonald’s Corporation (U.S.) and HJ Heinz Company (U.S.) as well as the possible takeovers of Longview Fibre Company (U.S.), Associated British Ports Holdings Plc (U.K.) and KT&G Corporation (South Korea).

We reduced our hedge against a possible decline in the Japanese yen to 10% (down from 15% on October 31, 2005) as we believe Asian currencies should ultimately be revalued against the U.S. dollar. We also reduced the hedge against the euro to 10% (down from 30% on October 31, 2005) believing the latter to be undervalued against the U.S. dollar.

First Eagle Overseas Fund

The net asset value of the Fund’s Class ‘A’ shares rose 20.55% between November 1, 2005 and April 30, 2006 while the MSCI EAFE Index was up 22.89% over that period.

Precious metals, consumer staples and holding companies made the greatest positive contributions to the portfolio for the six-month period with names such as Samsung Electronics Company, Limited (South Korea), Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Switzerland), Wendel Investissement (France), Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland) and Sodexho Alliance SA (France).

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Corporate activity was high during the period and benefited the Fund in particular the announced takeover of Elior SCA (France), the acquisition of Burlington Resources, Inc. by ConocoPhillips Company, as well as the possible takeovers of Associated British Ports Holdings Plc (UK) and KT&G Corporation (South Korea).

We reduced our hedge to attempt to protect against a possible decline in the Japanese yen to 10% as of April 30, 2006 (down from 15% on October 31, 2005) as we believe Asian currencies should ultimately be revalued against the U.S. dollar. We also reduced the hedge against the euro to 0% (down from 25% on October 31, 2005) believing the latter to be undervalued against the U.S. dollar.

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

The net asset value of the Fund’s Class ‘A’ shares rose 6.51% between November 1, 2005 and April 30, 2006 while the S&P 500 Index was up 9.64% over that period and the Russell 2000 Index rose 18.91%.

Precious metals, consumer discretionary and energy companies made the greatest positive contributions to the portfolio for the six-month period. Individual stocks that added to returns were Newmont Mining Corporation (precious metals), Costco Wholesale Corporation (consumer discretionary), Waste Management Inc. (industrials) and Manpower Inc. (services).

Corporate activity was high during the period. Benefiting the Fund in particular was the acquisition of Burlington Resources by ConocoPhillips Company, the going private transaction of Allen Organ Company (U.S.), shareholder activism directed towards McDonald’s Corporation (U.S.) and HJ Heinz Company (U.S.) and the possible takeover of Longview Fibre Company (U.S.).

 

-s- Charles de Vaulx 

 

Charles de Vaulx

Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager

 

May 2006

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FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

Fund Expenses
(Unaudited)

Example

As a shareholder of the First Eagle Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and contingent deferred sales charges (loads), and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees; distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees; and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each of the First Eagle Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on November 1, 2005 and held for the six months ended April 30, 2006.

Actual Expenses

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

Based on Actual Total Return (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

Actual Total
Return Without
Sales
Charges(2)

 

Beginning
Account
Value

 

Ending
Account
Value

 

Expenses
Paid
During the
Period(3)

 











First Eagle Global Fund Class A

 

 

16.71

%

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,167.10

 

 

$

6.07

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund Class I

 

 

16.90

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,169.00

 

 

 

4.73

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund Class C

 

 

16.30

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,163.00

 

 

 

10.08

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund Class A

 

 

20.55

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,205.50

 

 

 

6.07

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund Class I

 

 

20.71

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,207.10

 

 

 

4.71

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund Class C

 

 

20.09

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,200.90

 

 

 

10.15

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class A

 

 

6.51

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,065.10

 

 

 

6.55

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class I

 

 

6.71

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,067.10

 

 

 

5.23

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class C

 

 

6.14

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,061.40

 

 

 

10.38

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund Class A

 

 

52.72

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,527.20

 

 

 

7.52

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund Class I

 

 

52.92

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,529.20

 

 

 

5.96

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund Class C

 

 

52.20

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,522.00

 

 

 

12.13

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class Y

 

 

11.59

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,115.90

 

 

 

7.40

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class C

 

 

11.23

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,112.30

 

 

 

11.31

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class A

 

 

11.62

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,116.20

 

 

 

7.45

 

 











(1)

For the six months ended April 30, 2006.

(2)

Assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge. Had the effect of sales charges been reflected, expenses would have been higher and returns lower. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year.

(3)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.13%, 0.88%, 1.88%, 1.11%, 0.86%, 1.86%, 1.28%, 1.02%, 2.03%, 1.20%, 0.95%, 1.94%, 1.41%, 2.16%, and 1.42% for the First Eagle Global Fund Class A, I and C; First Eagle Overseas Fund Class A, I, and C; First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class A, I, and C; First Eagle Gold Fund Class A, I and C; and First Eagle Fund of America Class Y, C, and A, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

9


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

Fund Expenses – (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the First Eagle Fund’s 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 the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the First Eagle Funds and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the First Eagle Funds with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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

Based on Hypothetical Total Return (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

Hypothetical
Annualized
Total Return

 

Beginning
Account
Value

 

Ending
Account
Value

 

Expenses
Paid
During the
Period(2)

 











First Eagle Global Fund Class A

 

 

5.00

%

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,019.19

 

 

$

5.66

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund Class I

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,020.43

 

 

 

4.41

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund Class C

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,015.47

 

 

 

9.39

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund Class A

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,019.29

 

 

 

5.56

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund Class I

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,020.53

 

 

 

4.31

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund Class C

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,015.57

 

 

 

9.30

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class A

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,018.45

 

 

 

6.41

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class I

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,019.74

 

 

 

5.11

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class C

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,014.73

 

 

 

10.14

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund Class A

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,018.84

 

 

 

6.01

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund Class I

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,020.08

 

 

 

4.76

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund Class C

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,015.17

 

 

 

9.69

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class Y

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,017.80

 

 

 

7.05

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class C

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,014.08

 

 

 

10.79

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class A

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,017.75

 

 

 

7.10

 

 


















 

 

(1)

For the six months ended April 30, 2006.

(2)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.13%, 0.88%, 1.88%, 1.11%, 0.86%, 1.86%, 1.28%, 1.02%, 2.03%, 1.20%, 0.95%, 1.94%, 1.41%, 2.16%, and 1.42% for the First Eagle Global Fund Class A, I, and C; First Eagle Overseas Fund Class A, I, and C; First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class A, I, and C; First Eagle Gold Fund Class A, I, and C; and First Eagle Fund of America Class Y, C, and A, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

10



 

  FUND OVERVIEW

 

 

  FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

Data as of April 30, 2006 (Unaudited)   

 

  THE INVESTMENT STYLE

 

The First Eagle Global Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in a wide range of asset classes from markets in the United States and around the world. This truly global fund is managed with a highly disciplined, bottom-up, value oriented style that helps minimize risk.

 

  ASSET ALLOCATION


Commodity-Linked Notes
0.98%

Commodities
2.21%

U.S. Dollar Cash
and Equivalents
16.94%

U.S. Dollar
Bonds and Notes
2.04%

Foreign Currency
Bonds and Notes
2.83%

U.S. Stocks
28.47%

Foreign
Stocks
46.53%


 

  COUNTRIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

33.71

%

   

India

 

 

0.69

%

France

 

 

11.69

%

 

Brazil

 

 

0.36

%

Japan

 

 

9.58

%

 

Denmark

 

 

0.32

%

Switzerland

 

 

6.60

%

 

Belgium

 

 

0.31

%

South Korea

 

 

4.99

%

 

Malaysia

 

 

0.30

%

United Kingdom

 

 

3.74

%

 

China

 

 

0.19

%

Germany

 

 

1.71

%

 

New Zealand

 

 

0.11

%

Netherlands

 

 

1.62

%

 

Sweden

 

 

0.11

%

Spain

 

 

1.24

%

 

Commonwealth

 

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

0.93

%

 

of Independent

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong

 

 

0.93

%

 

States

 

 

0.11

%

Italy

 

 

0.89

%

 

Other

 

 

0.54

%

Singapore

 

 

0.85

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico

 

 

0.78

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa

 

 

0.76

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fund’s portfolio composition (represented as a percentage of net assets) is subject to change at any time.

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONE-YEAR

 

 

FIVE-YEARS

 

 

TEN-YEARS

 

First Eagle Global Fund
(A Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

27.56

%

 

 

18.83

%

 

 

14.20

%

 

with sales load

 

 

21.18

%

 

 

17.62

%

 

 

13.77

%

 

MSCI World Index

 

 

24.32

%

 

 

5.51

%

 

 

7.37

%

 

Consumer Price Index

 

 

3.55

%

 

 

2.64

%

 

 

2.57

%

 

 

 

  GROWTH OF A $10,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT


$36,365

$20,358

$12,900

First Eagle Global Fund (A Shares)

MSCI World Index

Consumer Price Index

$40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

0

4/96

4/97

4/98

4/99

4/00

4/01

4/02

4/03

4/04

4/05

4/06

Performance data quoted herein represents past performance and should not be considered indicative of future results. Performance data quoted herein does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. The average annual returns shown above are historical and reflect changes in share price, reinvested dividends and are net of expenses. The average annual returns for Class A Shares give effect to the deduction of the maximum sales load of 3.75% for periods prior to March 1, 2000 and of 5.00% thereafter. The MSCI World Index is a widely followed, unmanaged group of stocks from 23 international markets and is not available for purchase. It is a trademark of Morgan Stanley Capital International SA in Geneva, Switzerland. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) represents the change in price of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.

 

 

  TOP 10 HOLDINGS

 

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited (CS & Pfd.)

 

(South Korean electronics company)

2.64%

 

Liberty Media Corporation (U.S. media company)

2.60%

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation (U.S. multiline retailer)

2.40%

 

Sodexho Alliance SA (French food management services provider)

2.23%

 

Gold bullion (precious metal)

2.19%

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘A’ (U.S. holding company)

2.15%

 

Nestlé SA (Swiss food manufacturer)

2.10%

 

Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese automobile manufacturer)

2.10%

 

Pargesa Holding AG (Swiss diversified financials company)

1.93%

 

Johnson & Johnson Inc. (U.S. health care products manufacturer)

1.76%



11


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 










 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – U.S. (28.47%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (1.13%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,761,140

 

McDonald’s Corporation

 

$

121,834,244

 

$

164,592,610

 

 

192,250

 

Allen Organ Company, Class ‘B’

 

 

6,030,883

 

 

15,716,438

 

 

391,210

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

 

 

7,822,638

 

 

9,068,248

 

 

390,000

 

Weyco Group, Inc.

 

 

1,285,375

 

 

8,240,700

 

 

185,000

 

St. John Knits International Inc. (a)

 

 

3,180,703

 

 

8,048,425

 

 

500,000

 

A.T. Cross Company, Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

4,150,673

 

 

2,750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

144,304,516

 

 

208,416,421

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (0.71%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,005,018

 

Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.

 

 

86,673,958

 

 

89,383,702

 

 

495,891

 

HJ Heinz Company

 

 

16,881,358

 

 

20,584,435

 

 

250,000

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

 

7,640,522

 

 

18,290,000

 

 

82,570

 

Seneca Foods Corporation 0% Conv. Pfd. due 12/31/2049 (a)(j)

 

 

1,242,679

 

 

1,713,327

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

112,438,517

 

 

129,971,464

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Energy (2.08%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,721,433

 

ConocoPhillips Company

 

 

244,762,591

 

 

315,863,868

 

 

556,404

 

SEACOR Holdings Inc. (a)

 

 

23,217,111

 

 

49,213,934

 

 

355,990

 

Murphy Oil Corporation

 

 

7,188,911

 

 

17,863,578

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

275,168,613

 

 

382,941,380

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Financials (0.01%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,750

 

East Texas Financial Services, Inc. (c)

 

 

862,687

 

 

1,711,496

 

 

8,200

 

Redwood Financial, Inc. (a)(e)

 

 

71,750

 

 

170,150

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

934,437

 

 

1,881,646

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Health Care (2.13%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,545,400

 

Johnson & Johnson Inc.

 

 

337,561,978

 

 

325,015,894

 

 

1,378,730

 

Bausch & Lomb Inc.

 

 

65,283,621

 

 

67,488,833

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

402,845,599

 

 

392,504,727

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Holding Companies (2.23%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,455

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

372,864,079

 

 

396,495,000

 

 

7,432

 

Case Pomeroy & Company, Inc., Class ‘A’

 

 

7,366,948

 

 

12,894,520

 

 

2,485

 

J.G. Boswell Company

 

 

573,840

 

 

1,699,740

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

380,804,867

 

 

411,089,260

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

12


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 










 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – U.S. – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials (3.39%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,640,620

 

Tyco International Limited

 

$

225,550,668

 

$

254,030,337

 

 

2,682,760

 

Waste Management Inc.

 

 

75,434,447

 

 

100,496,190

 

 

6,325,991

 

Blount International Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

86,444,988

 

 

97,989,601

 

 

870,960

 

Manpower Inc.

 

 

34,320,745

 

 

56,743,044

 

 

2,066,590

 

Cendant Corporation

 

 

35,227,872

 

 

36,020,664

 

 

651,227

 

Banta Corporation

 

 

28,938,738

 

 

32,939,062

 

 

805,690

 

UniFirst Corporation (c)

 

 

14,304,733

 

 

24,992,504

 

 

350,960

 

Franklin Electric Company, Inc.

 

 

6,485,330

 

 

20,471,497

 

 

4,805

 

Conbraco Industries, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,568,050

 

 

1,369,425

 

 

365,000

 

Kaiser Ventures LLC (a)(e)(i)(j)

 

 

 

 

1,047,550

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

508,275,571

 

 

626,099,874

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Materials (0.10%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

216,585

 

Vulcan Materials Company

 

 

6,725,390

 

 

18,401,062

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Media (5.31%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,346,247

 

Liberty Media Corporation (a)

 

 

458,188,556

 

 

478,841,162

 

 

4,158,190

 

Clear Channel Communications Inc.

 

 

129,199,522

 

 

118,633,161

 

 

3,067,730

 

Comcast Corporation-Special Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

86,166,451

 

 

94,578,116

 

 

5,326,820

 

News Corporation Class ‘A’

 

 

81,374,022

 

 

91,408,231

 

 

2,636,140

 

CBS Corporation Class ‘B’

 

 

68,991,095

 

 

67,142,486

 

 

1,575,000

 

Valassis Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

45,909,183

 

 

46,100,250

 

 

1,513,105

 

The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

18,282,702

 

 

25,843,833

 

 

1,000,000

 

Liberty Global Inc. (a)

 

 

17,404,043

 

 

20,710,000

 

 

1,000,000

 

Liberty Global Inc. Series ‘C’ (a)

 

 

15,957,746

 

 

19,970,000

 

 

281,791

 

Dow Jones & Company Inc.

 

 

10,444,173

 

 

10,417,813

 

 

126,620

 

Tribune Company

 

 

3,568,114

 

 

3,650,455

 

 

34,924

 

Mills Music Trust (c)

 

 

1,055,337

 

 

1,679,844

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

936,540,944

 

 

978,975,351

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Paper and Forest Products (1.88%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,400,702

 

Rayonier Inc. (c)

 

 

137,292,717

 

 

263,452,894

 

 

2,043,000

 

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.

 

 

60,628,488

 

 

74,160,900

 

 

207,460

 

Longview Fibre Company

 

 

1,210,375

 

 

5,406,408

 

 

74,450

 

Deltic Timber Corporation

 

 

2,818,227

 

 

4,297,254

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

201,949,807

 

 

347,317,456

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

13


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 










 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – U.S. – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precious Metals (1.52%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,103,370

 

Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company

 

$

120,881,115

 

$

221,171,159

 

 

830,850

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Class ‘B’

 

 

26,631,492

 

 

53,656,293

 

 

925,000

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Preferred Series ‘D’ (d)

 

 

9,690,611

 

 

6,197,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

157,203,218

 

 

281,024,952

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Real Estate (0.08%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

Crescent Real Estate Equities Company

 

 

7,671,061

 

 

10,000,000

 

 

258,133

 

Price Legacy Corporation Pfd., Series ‘A’

 

 

2,935,244

 

 

3,807,462

 

 

21,124

 

Security Capital European Realty (a)(e)

 

 

422,475

 

 

340,308

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,028,780

 

 

14,147,770

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Retail (4.30%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,139,500

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation

 

 

338,913,474

 

 

443,032,985

 

 

2,638,450

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

 

 

119,597,289

 

 

118,809,403

 

 

2,171,440

 

Tiffany & Company

 

 

61,804,700

 

 

75,761,542

 

 

1,252,510

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company

 

 

46,850,221

 

 

63,802,859

 

 

881,450

 

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

 

 

12,781,803

 

 

39,735,766

 

 

1,000,000

 

Dillard’s Inc., Class ‘A’

 

 

16,266,643

 

 

26,080,000

 

 

218,050

 

Federated Department Stores Inc.

 

 

3,759,110

 

 

16,975,192

 

 

94,750

 

Autozone Inc. (a)

 

 

8,753,628

 

 

8,869,548

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

608,726,868

 

 

793,067,295

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Technology and Telecommunications (3.24%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,626,480

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

 

273,840,565

 

 

256,629,492

 

 

6,574,140

 

Intel Corporation

 

 

131,949,975

 

 

131,351,317

 

 

3,606,630

 

American Power Conversion Corporation

 

 

64,237,405

 

 

80,211,451

 

 

2,638,952

 

Sprint Nextel Corporation

 

 

67,516,945

 

 

65,446,010

 

 

1,316,760

 

Lexmark International Group Inc. Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

73,268,273

 

 

64,126,212

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

610,813,163

 

 

597,764,482

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Utilities (0.36%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,517,660

 

IDACORP, Inc.

 

 

47,937,719

 

 

51,676,323

 

 

325,000

 

CalEnergy Capital Trust 6½% Conv. Pfd.

 

 

14,327,813

 

 

15,275,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,265,532

 

 

66,951,323

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks – U.S.

 

 

4,420,025,822

 

 

5,250,554,463

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

14


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 










 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – Non U.S. (46.53%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia and New Zealand (0.14%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,650,000

 

News & Media NZ Limited exchangeable preference shares (10)

 

$

17,173,423

 

$

20,111,761

 

 

1,455,468

 

Spotless Group Limited (8)

 

 

2,806,421

 

 

5,471,508

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,979,844

 

 

25,583,269

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Belgium (0.31%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,686,589

 

Deceuninck (c)(1)

 

 

42,104,284

 

 

56,438,162

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Brazil (0.37%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

757,225

 

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR (3)

 

 

26,975,043

 

 

67,309,730

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Canada (0.87%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,025,000

 

Aber Diamond Corporation (9)

 

 

66,056,173

 

 

79,423,111

 

 

908,020

 

EnCana Corporation (3)

 

 

6,449,303

 

 

45,446,401

 

 

3,825,000

 

IAMGOLD Corporation (12)

 

 

28,318,173

 

 

36,207,358

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,823,649

 

 

161,076,870

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Chile (0.05%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

700,000

 

Quinenco SA ADR (8)

 

 

4,366,596

 

 

8,729,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

China (0.19%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

305,179

 

PetroChina Company, Limited ADR (3)

 

 

11,088,107

 

 

34,302,120

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Commonwealth of Independent States (0.11%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

556,624

 

Firebird Fund, L.P. (a)(b)(e)(7)

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

19,869,568

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Denmark (0.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

638,270

 

Carlsberg A/S, ‘B’ (2)

 

 

23,294,465

 

 

42,996,058

 

 

265,000

 

Carlsberg A/S, ‘A’ (2)

 

 

11,736,822

 

 

16,640,291

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,031,287

 

 

59,636,349

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

France (11.09%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,525,605

 

Sodexho Alliance SA (1)

 

 

256,375,588

 

 

410,712,075

 

 

2,113,113

 

Wendel Investissement (7)

 

 

64,260,703

 

 

265,632,804

 

 

7,257,095

 

Vivendi Universal SA (10)

 

 

188,367,961

 

 

265,203,381

 

 

2,385,546

 

L’Oréal SA (2)

 

 

179,076,236

 

 

221,407,769

 

 

3,147,074

 

Rémy Cointreau SA (2)

 

 

111,002,708

 

 

172,072,937

 

 

1,465,000

 

Essilor International SA (6)

 

 

71,835,914

 

 

147,069,452

 

 

1,581,280

 

Carrefour SA (2)

 

 

77,085,555

 

 

91,811,158

 

 

810,000

 

Société BIC SA (8)

 

 

37,045,867

 

 

56,971,537

 

 

1,653,560

 

Télévision Française 1 SA (a)(10)

 

 

43,471,274

 

 

54,915,309

 

 

477,000

 

Neopost SA (8)

 

 

27,488,265

 

 

53,999,084

 

 

52,250

 

Société Sucrière de Pithiviers-le-Vieil (c)(2)

 

 

27,284,263

 

 

52,717,013

 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

15


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 










 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – Non U.S. – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,809,900

 

PagesJaunes Groupe SA (a)(10)

 

$

31,956,885

 

$

52,359,729

 

 

179,900

 

Total SA (3)

 

 

47,146,517

 

 

49,795,424

 

 

488,210

 

Financière Marc de Lacharrière SA (7)

 

 

19,239,651

 

 

46,390,697

 

 

1,230,730

 

Elior SCA (1)

 

 

18,173,347

 

 

20,918,261

 

 

130,493

 

Robertet SA (2)

 

 

16,659,259

 

 

20,317,394

 

 

42,252

 

Robertet SA C.I. (2)

 

 

800,508

 

 

4,559,078

 

 

156,730

 

Guyenne Et Gascogne SA (2)

 

 

16,980,472

 

 

18,306,764

 

 

448,490

 

Safran SA (15)

 

 

8,923,327

 

 

11,524,840

 

 

92,987

 

Gaumont SA (10)

 

 

5,094,361

 

 

7,127,359

 

 

70,000

 

NSC Groupe (c)(8)

 

 

12,400,388

 

 

6,315,649

 

 

385,000

 

Sabeton SA (c)(7)

 

 

4,841,233

 

 

5,688,062

 

 

104,080

 

Cap Gemini SA (a)(15)

 

 

3,576,004

 

 

5,575,139

 

 

17,845

 

Société Foncière Financière et de Participations (7)

 

 

3,933,965

 

 

4,486,478

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,273,020,251

 

 

2,045,877,393

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Germany (1.68%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,721,525

 

Fraport AG (16)

 

 

58,775,040

 

 

130,366,229

 

 

735,000

 

Hornbach Holding AG Pfd. (1)

 

 

46,863,613

 

 

80,096,927

 

 

1,133,937

 

Bertelsmann AG D.R.C. (10)

 

 

26,746,576

 

 

36,405,551

 

 

528,000

 

Vossloh AG (16)

 

 

27,439,158

 

 

27,822,748

 

 

580,856

 

Praktiker Bau-und Heimwerkermaerkte Holding AG (a)(1)

 

 

10,181,301

 

 

17,412,732

 

 

123,750

 

Axel Springer AG (10)

 

 

10,919,089

 

 

16,096,903

 

 

38,035

 

Hornbach Baumarkt AG (1)

 

 

1,581,134

 

 

2,077,243

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

182,505,911

 

 

310,278,333

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Hong Kong (0.62%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,225,000

 

Guoco Group Limited (7)

 

 

52,462,656

 

 

77,356,370

 

 

25,000,000

 

Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited (c)(10)

 

 

25,226,481

 

 

34,178,334

 

 

21,500,000

 

City e-Solutions Limited (c)(1)

 

 

971,287

 

 

2,662,041

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,660,424

 

 

114,196,745

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

India (0.69%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,325,000

 

Tata Motors Limited (1)

 

 

23,275,395

 

 

48,046,374

 

 

7,150,000

 

Hindustan Lever Limited (2)

 

 

19,866,524

 

 

46,288,603

 

 

1,174,999

 

Nestlé India Limited (2)

 

 

14,548,375

 

 

33,710,533

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,690,294

 

 

128,045,510

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

16


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – Non U.S. – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy (0.89%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,832,670

 

Italcementi S.p.A. RNC (9)

 

$

74,198,057

 

$

123,034,722

 

 

331,301

 

Italmobiliare S.p.A. RNC (9)

 

 

17,151,943

 

 

24,829,112

 

 

2,102,593

 

Gewiss S.p.A. (8)

 

 

12,927,323

 

 

17,098,531

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

104,277,323

 

 

164,962,365

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Japan (9.58%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,605,800

 

Toyota Motor Corporation (1)

 

 

247,768,650

 

 

386,833,975

 

 

3,775,100

 

Ono Pharmaceutical Company, Limited (6)

 

 

165,867,433

 

 

187,543,436

 

 

5,675,000

 

Shimano Inc. (c)(1)

 

 

93,079,216

 

 

187,120,812

 

 

24,025,000

 

Aioi Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

89,923,374

 

 

174,066,649

 

 

2,669,200

 

Secom Company, Limited (8)

 

 

97,692,351

 

 

145,746,347

 

 

12,000,000

 

NIPPONKOA Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

54,518,219

 

 

107,306,779

 

 

1,947,440

 

Kose Corporation (2)

 

 

60,431,532

 

 

71,061,954

 

 

3,554,600

 

Toho Company, Limited (10)

 

 

50,737,794

 

 

68,916,671

 

 

1,860,700

 

Olympus Corporation (6)

 

 

38,427,760

 

 

53,335,813

 

 

3,236,000

 

T. Hasegawa Company, Limited (c)(2)

 

 

49,107,821

 

 

52,439,532

 

 

1,250,000

 

Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited (1)

 

 

36,015,119

 

 

42,534,951

 

 

1,379,100

 

Shimachu Company, Limited (1)

 

 

32,950,108

 

 

37,590,873

 

 

819,000

 

Astellas Pharma Inc. (6)

 

 

33,519,260

 

 

34,206,014

 

 

1,429,600

 

Chofu Seisakusho Company, Limited (1)

 

 

27,525,671

 

 

33,687,928

 

 

1,000,000

 

Aderans Company, Limited (2)

 

 

23,155,963

 

 

29,719,511

 

 

372,400

 

Canon Inc. (15)

 

 

19,299,690

 

 

28,520,215

 

 

1,775,900

 

Nissin Healthcare Food Service Company, Limited (2)

 

 

27,700,245

 

 

27,154,578

 

 

1,591,700

 

Wacoal Holdings Corporation (2)

 

 

12,828,488

 

 

21,538,963

 

 

1,362,500

 

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

6,280,901

 

 

18,389,497

 

 

1,508,680

 

Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Limited (16)

 

 

3,309,538

 

 

14,419,548

 

 

410,900

 

Shoei Company, Limited (7)

 

 

1,790,550

 

 

13,765,313

 

 

1,079,900

 

Seikagaku Corporation (6)

 

 

11,099,559

 

 

12,486,314

 

 

310,450

 

Makita Corporation (1)

 

 

1,702,446

 

 

9,226,422

 

 

249,600

 

Mandom Corporation (2)

 

 

6,001,198

 

 

6,243,841

 

 

108,900

 

Nissin Food Products Company, Limited (2)

 

 

3,118,708

 

 

3,475,838

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,193,851,594

 

 

1,767,331,774

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Mexico (0.78%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,725,000

 

Industrias Peñoles, SA de C.V. (12)

 

 

28,034,478

 

 

114,923,240

 

 

6,842,100

 

Embotelladoras Arca SA de C.V. (2)

 

 

12,460,765

 

 

17,897,221

 

 

330,400

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SA de C.V. ADR (a)(16)

 

 

8,104,464

 

 

10,995,712

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,599,707

 

 

143,816,173

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

17


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 










 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – Non U.S. – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands (1.15%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,657,720

 

Heineken Holding NV (2)

 

$

129,500,145

 

$

166,271,152

 

 

767,500

 

Telegraaf Media Groep NV (10)

 

 

14,080,509

 

 

21,321,551

 

 

473,438

 

Koninklijke Grolsch NV (2)

 

 

12,444,932

 

 

17,576,329

 

 

130,222

 

Arcadis NV (8)

 

 

1,782,576

 

 

6,186,156

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

157,808,162

 

 

211,355,188

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Singapore (0.38%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Fraser & Neave Limited (2)

 

 

25,007,469

 

 

55,905,138

 

 

13,467,250

 

ComfortDelgro Corporation Limited (2)

 

 

3,279,184

 

 

13,712,109

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,286,653

 

 

69,617,247

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

South Africa (0.76%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,150,000

 

Mvelaphanda Resources Limited (a)(12)

 

 

23,702,956

 

 

41,587,038

 

 

1,425,000

 

Gold Fields Limited (12)

 

 

18,096,753

 

 

36,209,250

 

 

749,210

 

Gold Fields Limited ADR (12)

 

 

2,173,736

 

 

18,832,656

 

 

1,660,730

 

Harmony Gold Mining Company, Limited ADR (a)(12)

 

 

17,121,672

 

 

27,900,264

 

 

1,000,000

 

Harmony Gold Mining Company, Limited (a)(12)

 

 

4,591,642

 

 

16,452,015

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,686,759

 

 

140,981,223

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

South Korea (4.99%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

732,080

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited Pfd. (15)

 

 

167,790,769

 

 

396,641,976

 

 

133,350

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited (15)

 

 

94,717,338

 

 

91,053,809

 

 

4,600,218

 

SK Telecom Company, Limited ADR (15)

 

 

94,343,082

 

 

122,825,821

 

 

1,665,420

 

KT&G Corporation (2)

 

 

42,897,335

 

 

93,234,561

 

 

46,250

 

Lotte Confectionery Company, Limited (2)

 

 

14,466,853

 

 

62,327,042

 

 

65,500

 

Nam Yang Dairy Products Company, Limited (c)(2)

 

 

14,805,002

 

 

50,349,891

 

 

501,000

 

Kukdong Electric Wire Company, Limited (c)(e)(i)(j)(15)

 

 

10,918,559

 

 

23,903,939

 

 

966,000

 

Kangwon Land Inc. (1)

 

 

14,292,625

 

 

19,870,010

 

 

1,589,160

 

Daeduck GDS Company, Limited (c)(15)

 

 

14,042,994

 

 

17,691,968

 

 

1,869,420

 

Daeduck Electronics Company, Limited (15)

 

 

13,292,480

 

 

17,660,534

 

 

10,360

 

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Company (2)

 

 

5,901,967

 

 

12,522,292

 

 

157,480

 

SK Corporation (3)

 

 

11,029,724

 

 

11,587,883

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

498,498,728

 

 

919,669,726

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Spain (1.24%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

Corporacion Financiera Alba SA (c)(7)

 

 

75,163,515

 

 

195,789,543

 

 

694,670

 

Altadis SA (2)

 

 

20,275,546

 

 

33,000,085

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95,439,061

 

 

228,789,628

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

18


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 










 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – Non U.S. – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland (6.60%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,272,251

 

Nestlé SA (2)

 

$

340,865,527

 

$

387,884,529

 

 

3,505,225

 

Pargesa Holding SA (7)

 

 

211,682,335

 

 

355,989,481

 

 

672,511

 

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (16)

 

 

58,106,835

 

 

243,793,030

 

 

40,509

 

Sika AG (a)(9)

 

 

8,010,260

 

 

47,344,577

 

 

21,200

 

Lindt & Spruengli AG PC (2)

 

 

8,190,224

 

 

43,232,177

 

 

1,100

 

Lindt & Spruengli AG (2)

 

 

9,327,039

 

 

23,132,229

 

 

660,800

 

Schindler Holding PC (8)

 

 

18,666,819

 

 

36,218,434

 

 

56,250

 

Edipresse SA (10)

 

 

18,522,780

 

 

26,251,360

 

 

1,031,490

 

Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG (a)(15)

 

 

36,668,303

 

 

26,106,304

 

 

103,822

 

Affichage Holding (10)

 

 

11,577,439

 

 

15,565,141

 

 

7,164

 

Zehnder Group AG-B (8)

 

 

8,677,237

 

 

12,241,712

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

730,294,798

 

 

1,217,758,974

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Taiwan (0.09%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,527,784

 

Phoenixtec Power Company, Limited (8)

 

 

15,645,050

 

 

16,303,030

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Thailand (0.03%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

577,000

 

The Oriental Hotel Public Company, Limited (1)

 

 

2,636,472

 

 

5,690,032

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (3.47%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,547,580

 

Anglo American Plc (12)

 

 

81,331,630

 

 

150,972,656

 

 

10,000,000

 

Associated British Ports Holdings Plc (16)

 

 

81,638,196

 

 

133,228,332

 

 

17,055,890

 

Tesco Plc (2)

 

 

98,237,907

 

 

99,317,199

 

 

11,910,840

 

Millennium & Copthorne Hotel Plc (1)

 

 

68,001,250

 

 

92,802,083

 

 

1,375,000

 

Amdocs Limited (a)(15)

 

 

29,218,760

 

 

51,150,000

 

 

17,680,400

 

Vodafone Group Plc (15)

 

 

37,546,834

 

 

41,729,297

 

 

12,428,070

 

Enodis Plc (8)

 

 

7,973,679

 

 

33,976,150

 

 

4,394,000

 

easyJet Plc (a)(16)

 

 

18,402,838

 

 

25,386,249

 

 

3,000,000

 

McBride Plc (2)

 

 

7,569,080

 

 

9,144,640

 

 

700,000

 

JZ Equity Partners, Plc (4)

 

 

1,316,267

 

 

2,347,443

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

431,236,441

 

 

640,054,049

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous (0.13%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,375,000

 

Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones SA ADR (4)

 

 

22,535,552

 

 

23,155,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks – Non U.S.

 

 

5,228,041,990

 

 

8,580,827,458

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 












Ounces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

 

Commodities (2.21%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

620,171

 

Gold bullion (a)

 

 

290,321,798

 

 

404,370,030

 

 

297,790

 

Silver bullion (a)

 

 

2,094,453

 

 

4,043,990

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Commodities

 

 

292,416,251

 

 

408,414,020

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

19


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds (5.85%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity-Linked Notes (0.98%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,200,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 5/26/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

$

2,200,000

 

$

3,897,521

 

 

2,600,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/02/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

2,600,000

 

 

4,695,659

 

 

6,000,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

6,000,000

 

 

10,508,160

 

 

1,750,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 7/17/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,750,000

 

 

2,990,126

 

 

5,750,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 7/25/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

5,750,000

 

 

10,207,091

 

 

1,850,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/11/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,850,000

 

 

3,293,112

 

 

1,350,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/18/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,350,000

 

 

2,298,765

 

 

2,550,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/25/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

2,550,000

 

 

4,278,212

 

 

1,300,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/13/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

2,265,521

 

 

1,300,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/31/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

1,997,734

 

 

1,250,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/01/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

1,934,143

 

 

1,200,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/03/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

1,896,677

 

 

1,250,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/15/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

2,002,131

 

 

1,400,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/20/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,400,000

 

 

1,983,278

 

 

2,550,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/21/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

2,550,000

 

 

3,507,161

 

 

2,400,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/22/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

2,400,000

 

 

3,216,615

 

 

1,350,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/28/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,350,000

 

 

1,823,066

 

 

1,400,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/05/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(h)(12)

 

 

1,400,000

 

 

2,277,221

 

 

1,500,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/11/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(h)(12)

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

2,229,321

 

 

1,450,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/12/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(h)(12)

 

 

1,450,000

 

 

2,186,185

 

 

2,450,000

 

UBS Silver-Linked Note 0% due 5/26/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

2,450,000

 

 

5,893,896

 

 

2,700,000

 

UBS Silver-Linked Note 0% due 7/12/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

6,254,829

 

 

2,550,000

 

UBS Silver-Linked Note 0% due 7/18/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

2,550,000

 

 

6,118,512

 

 

2,450,000

 

UBS Silver-Linked Note 0% due 10/04/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

2,450,000

 

 

5,576,348

 

 

5,860,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/28/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

5,860,000

 

 

10,045,798

 

 

1,140,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,140,000

 

 

1,944,156

 

 

1,330,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/30/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,330,000

 

 

2,254,217

 

 

3,930,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 7/17/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

3,930,000

 

 

6,958,065

 

 

6,240,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 7/24/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

6,240,000

 

 

11,251,968

 

 

1,830,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/02/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,830,000

 

 

3,253,191

 

 

1,250,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/07/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

2,184,375

 

 

1,311,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/09/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,311,000

 

 

2,277,076

 

 

1,362,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/11/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,362,000

 

 

2,313,493

 

 

1,332,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/16/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,332,000

 

 

2,297,434

 

 

1,100,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/12/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,100,000

 

 

1,840,960

 

 

1,138,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/13/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,138,000

 

 

1,902,622

 

 

1,177,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/15/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,177,000

 

 

1,943,462

 

 

1,153,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/19/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,153,000

 

 

1,905,217

 

 

1,172,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/03/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,172,000

 

 

1,863,246

 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

20


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity-Linked Notes – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,179,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/04/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

$

1,179,000

 

$

1,861,995

 

 

1,132,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/31/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,132,000

 

 

1,777,014

 

 

1,133,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/01/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,133,000

 

 

1,746,973

 

 

980,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/06/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

980,000

 

 

1,517,726

 

 

1,087,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/08/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,087,000

 

 

1,736,156

 

 

1,928,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/22/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,928,000

 

 

3,005,174

 

 

1,130,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,130,000

 

 

1,646,975

 

 

1,111,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,111,000

 

 

1,642,725

 

 

1,118,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/07/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,118,000

 

 

1,617,411

 

 

1,152,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/11/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,152,000

 

 

1,639,181

 

 

1,141,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/28/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,141,000

 

 

1,684,915

 

 

1,175,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,175,000

 

 

1,681,660

 

 

1,194,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/03/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,194,000

 

 

1,687,003

 

 

1,255,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/05/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,255,000

 

 

1,728,637

 

 

1,208,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/05/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,208,000

 

 

1,673,684

 

 

1,130,000

 

HSBC Silver-Linked Note 0% due 10/05/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,130,000

 

 

2,564,309

 

 

1,136,000

 

HSBC Silver-Linked Note 0% due 10/06/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,136,000

 

 

2,524,533

 

 

1,128,000

 

HSBC Silver-Linked Note 0% due 11/06/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,128,000

 

 

2,342,066

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105,192,000

 

 

181,644,701

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (0.86%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

U.S. Treasury Zero Coupon Strip due 11/15/2007 (a)(5)

 

 

9,133,771

 

 

9,286,290

 

 

37,790,080

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Note 4¼% due 1/15/2010 (k)(5)

 

 

39,253,057

 

 

40,698,178

 

 

99,453,600

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Note 3% due 7/15/2012 (k)(5)

 

 

105,859,245

 

 

103,692,114

 

 

5,000,000

 

U.S. Treasury Note 5% due 2/15/2031 (5)

 

 

4,720,305

 

 

5,076,565

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

158,966,378

 

 

158,753,147

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollar Bonds and Notes (1.09%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,750,000

 

Westpoint Stevens Inc. 7% due 6/15/2005 (e)(f)(j)(1)

 

 

2,504,977

 

 

275

 

 

3,500,000

 

American Standard Companies Inc. 7% due 6/01/2006 (8)

 

 

3,125,901

 

 

4,433,329

 

 

4,910,000

 

American Standard Companies Inc. 8¼% due 6/01/2009 (8)

 

 

5,066,067

 

 

5,235,931

 

 

20,000,000

 

Lucent Technologies Inc. 7¼% due 7/15/2006 (15)

 

 

19,263,350

 

 

20,075,000

 

 

4,384,000

 

Lear Corporation 8% due 4/01/2008 (1)

 

 

5,099,049

 

 

5,701,977

 

 

30,742,000

 

Lear Corporation 8.11% due 5/15/2009 (1)

 

 

29,049,889

 

 

30,204,015

 

 

3,500,000

 

Computer Associates International Inc. 6½% due

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/15/2008 (15)

 

 

3,225,753

 

 

3,555,548

 

 

22,000,000

 

Level 3 Communications, Inc. 9% due 5/01/2008 (15)

 

 

17,175,243

 

 

22,000,000

 

 

2,385,000

 

Longview Fibre Company 10% due 1/15/2009 (11)

 

 

2,433,723

 

 

2,510,212

 

 

4,850,000

 

Crescent Real Estate Equities Company 9¼% due

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/15/2009 (13)

 

 

4,893,471

 

 

5,074,313

 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

21


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 


 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollar Bonds and Notes – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

13,500,000

 

GATX Corporation 8% due 6/01/2009 (4)

 

$

13,034,490

 

$

14,567,836

 

 

1,250,000

 

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 10% due 2/01/2010 (12)

 

 

1,272,250

 

 

1,346,875

 

 

610,000

 

Ethyl Corporation 8% due 5/01/2010 (9)

 

 

637,066

 

 

640,500

 

 

3,728,000

 

Columbus McKinnon Corporation 10% due 8/01/2010 (8)

 

 

3,813,995

 

 

4,119,440

 

 

20,500,000

 

Tyco International Group SA 6¾% due 2/15/2011 (8)

 

 

17,793,505

 

 

21,348,700

 

 

6,900,000

 

Briggs & Stratton Corporation 8% due 3/15/2011 (1)

 

 

7,183,407

 

 

7,624,500

 

 

3,500,000

 

Toys ‘R’ Us, Inc. 7% due 8/01/2011 (14)

 

 

3,427,400

 

 

2,940,000

 

 

5,812,000

 

Blount International Inc. 8% due 8/01/2012 (c)(8)

 

 

5,812,000

 

 

6,073,540

 

 

5,500,000

 

Greif Inc. 8% due 8/01/2012 (9)

 

 

5,490,557

 

 

5,857,500

 

 

646,000

 

Manitowoc Company Inc. 10½% due 8/01/2012 (8)

 

 

646,000

 

 

707,370

 

 

10,492,000

 

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 9% due 08/01/2013 (10)

 

 

10,305,148

 

 

10,308,390

 

 

2,000,000

 

Legrand SA 8½% due 2/15/2025 (8)

 

 

1,955,531

 

 

2,450,000

 

 

4,200,000

 

Bausch & Lomb Inc. 7% due 8/01/2028 (6)

 

 

3,539,938

 

 

4,032,323

 

 

10,000,000

 

Christiania Bank Floating Rate Perpetual Notes (5.46625% @ 4/30/2006) (4)

 

 

6,826,750

 

 

8,911,500

 

 

3,500,000

 

Den Norske Bank Floating Rate Perpetual Notes (5.13% @ 4/30/2006) (4)

 

 

2,610,000

 

 

3,033,800

 

 

3,170,000

 

Den Norske Bank Floating Rate Perpetual Notes (5.0625% @ 4/30/2006) (4)

 

 

2,059,625

 

 

2,838,405

 

 

5,500,000

 

Bergen Bank Floating Rate Perpetual Notes (5.125% @ 4/30/2006) (4)

 

 

3,888,750

 

 

4,633,750

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

182,133,835

 

 

200,225,029

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollar Convertible Bonds (0.09%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. 4% due 3/01/2007 (15)

 

 

1,876,706

 

 

1,970,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

SCI Systems Inc. 3% due 3/15/2007 (15)

 

 

13,368,493

 

 

14,606,250

 

 

2,500,000

 

Medya International Limited 10% due 6/28/2049 (e)(f)(j)(10)

 

 

2,482,264

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,727,463

 

 

16,601,250

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Non U.S. Dollar Notes and Bonds (2.81%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SGD

85,000,000

 

Singapore Government 2% due 10/01/2007 (5)

 

 

50,998,755

 

 

53,511,538

 

SGD

52,947,000

 

Singapore Government 2% due 10/01/2009 (5)

 

 

31,803,779

 

 

32,698,795

 

CAD

8,500,000

 

Shaw Communications Inc. 7.4% due 10/17/2007 (10)

 

 

5,350,442

 

 

7,865,498

 

HKD

205,000,000

 

Hong Kong Government 3.57% due 12/17/2007 (5)

 

 

26,797,754

 

 

26,220,762

 

HKD

199,650,000

 

Hong Kong Government 3.34% due 12/19/2008 (5)

 

 

25,267,112

 

 

25,174,499

 

HKD

44,250,000

 

Hong Kong Government 2.52% due 3/24/2009 (5)

 

 

5,497,195

 

 

5,435,032

 

EUR

2,959,000

 

Koninklijke Ahold NV 5% due 5/09/2008 (14)

 

 

2,750,615

 

 

3,871,928

 

GBP

15,000,000

 

EMI Group Plc 8¼% due 5/20/2008 (10)

 

 

23,883,460

 

 

29,421,409

 

EUR

1,500,000

 

EMI Group Plc 8% due 10/15/2013 (b)(10)

 

 

1,733,805

 

 

2,134,870

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

22


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 


 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non U.S. Dollar Notes and Bonds – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEK

125,000,000

 

Sweden Government I/L 4.526% due 12/01/2008 (5)

 

$

18,551,625

 

$

21,058,249

 

EUR

2,000,000

 

Independent News & Media Plc 8% due 12/15/2008 (10)

 

 

2,417,480

 

 

2,737,139

 

EUR

2,500,000

 

Independent News & Media Plc 5¾% due 5/17/2009 (10)

 

 

2,731,444

 

 

3,255,688

 

MYR

165,000,000

 

Malaysian Government 4.305% due 2/27/2009 (5)

 

 

43,858,408

 

 

45,954,116

 

MYR

37,014,000

 

Malaysian Government 3.756% due 4/28/2011 (5)

 

 

9,924,625

 

 

10,016,162

 

EUR

14,560,130

 

Republic of France O.A.T. I/L 3% due 7/25/2009 (k)(5)

 

 

11,516,226

 

 

19,331,677

 

EUR

3,750,000

 

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG 11¼% due 7/31/2009 (10)

 

 

3,586,841

 

 

5,102,303

 

EUR

14,000,000

 

Waterford Wedgwood Plc 9% due 12/01/2010 (b)(1)

 

 

15,729,190

 

 

15,866,466

 

EUR

4,000,000

 

Riverdeep Group Limited 9¼% due 4/15/2011 (b)(15)

 

 

4,789,933

 

 

5,631,869

 

EUR

8,500,000

 

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. 10% due 5/15/2011 (8)

 

 

8,790,080

 

 

11,431,053

 

GBP

3,000,000

 

Marks & Spencer Group Plc 6% due 11/07/2011 (1)

 

 

5,036,499

 

 

5,670,776

 

GBP

5,875,000

 

Enodis Plc 10% due 4/15/2012 (8)

 

 

9,101,319

 

 

11,755,750

 

EUR

32,950,000

 

UPC Holding BV 8% due 1/15/2014 (b)(10)

 

 

38,444,800

 

 

41,919,703

 

EUR

33,750,000

 

UPC Holding BV 7¾% due 1/15/2014 (b)(10)

 

 

38,137,361

 

 

41,179,494

 

EUR

47,450,000

 

Ray Acquisition SCA 9% due 3/15/2015 (b)(8)

 

 

56,895,486

 

 

65,010,525

 

EUR

12,000,000

 

FINEL 9½% due 6/30/2017 (b)(e)(i)(j)(11)

 

 

14,474,400

 

 

11,364,759

 

EUR

15,000,000

 

FINEL 9½% due 10/15/2017 (b)(e)(i)(j)(11)

 

 

18,067,500

 

 

14,205,949

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

476,136,134

 

 

517,826,009

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Non U.S. Dollar Convertible Bonds (0.02%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

1,000,000

 

Aegis Group Plc 2% due 5/15/2006 (10)

 

 

1,021,794

 

 

1,376,399

 

CAD

1,600,000

 

Noranda Inc. 5% due 4/30/2007 (12)

 

 

1,207,323

 

 

2,278,978

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,229,117

 

 

3,655,377

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds

 

 

942,384,927

 

 

1,078,705,513

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Short Term Investments (16.76%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25,790,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.85% due 5/01/2006

 

 

25,790,000

 

 

25,790,000

 

 

19,064,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.87% due 5/01/2006

 

 

19,064,000

 

 

19,064,000

 

 

30,000,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.86% due 5/02/2006

 

 

29,995,967

 

 

29,995,967

 

 

20,000,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.88% due 5/05/2006

 

 

19,989,156

 

 

19,989,156

 

 

9,500,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.80% due 5/08/2006

 

 

9,490,986

 

 

9,490,986

 

 

20,000,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.95% due 5/12/2006

 

 

19,969,750

 

 

19,969,750

 

 

18,000,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.88% due 5/15/2006

 

 

17,965,840

 

 

17,965,840

 

 

25,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.72% due 5/01/2006

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

20,730,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.74% due 5/01/2006

 

 

20,730,000

 

 

20,730,000

 

 

8,700,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.72% due 5/01/2006

 

 

8,700,000

 

 

8,700,000

 

 

23,537,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.64% due 5/08/2006

 

 

23,515,764

 

 

23,515,764

 

 

20,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.79% due 5/22/2006

 

 

19,944,117

 

 

19,944,117

 

 

9,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.78% due 5/22/2006

 

 

8,974,905

 

 

8,974,905

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

23


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 


 

 

 

Short Term Investments – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

24,510,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.78% due 5/23/2006

 

$

24,438,404

 

$

24,438,404

 

 

3,759,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.86% due 6/12/2006

 

 

3,737,686

 

 

3,737,686

 

 

25,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.85% due 6/16/2006

 

 

24,845,069

 

 

24,845,069

 

 

15,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 4.82% due 5/01/2006

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

32,937,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 4.85% due 5/03/2006

 

 

32,928,125

 

 

32,928,125

 

 

29,396,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 4.86% due 5/03/2006

 

 

29,388,063

 

 

29,388,063

 

 

25,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 4.92% due 5/09/2006

 

 

24,972,667

 

 

24,972,667

 

 

13,012,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.82% due 5/01/2006

 

 

13,012,000

 

 

13,012,000

 

 

16,700,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.82% due 5/05/2006

 

 

16,691,056

 

 

16,691,056

 

 

10,000,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.86% due 5/09/2006

 

 

9,989,200

 

 

9,989,200

 

 

35,600,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.89% due 5/17/2006

 

 

35,522,629

 

 

35,522,629

 

 

15,000,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.96% due 5/24/2006

 

 

14,952,467

 

 

14,952,467

 

 

30,000,000

 

Atlantic Asset Security 4.72% due 5/02/2006

 

 

29,996,066

 

 

29,996,066

 

 

25,862,000

 

Atlantic Asset Security 4.71% due 5/03/2006

 

 

25,855,232

 

 

25,855,232

 

 

6,232,000

 

Atlantic Asset Security 4.77% due 5/04/2006

 

 

6,229,522

 

 

6,229,522

 

 

26,200,000

 

Atlantic Asset Security 4.72% due 5/08/2006

 

 

26,175,953

 

 

26,175,953

 

 

26,666,000

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 4.70% due 5/02/2006

 

 

26,662,518

 

 

26,662,518

 

 

30,000,000

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 4.70% due 5/09/2006

 

 

29,968,666

 

 

29,968,666

 

 

6,732,000

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 4.79% due 5/23/2006

 

 

6,712,293

 

 

6,712,293

 

 

22,000,000

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 4.75% due 5/31/2006

 

 

21,912,916

 

 

21,912,916

 

 

25,711,000

 

Hitachi Limited 4.82% due 5/02/2006

 

 

25,707,558

 

 

25,707,558

 

 

17,000,000

 

Hitachi Limited 4.75% due 5/05/2006

 

 

16,991,028

 

 

16,991,028

 

 

25,000,000

 

Hitachi Limited 4.88% due 5/11/2006

 

 

24,966,111

 

 

24,966,111

 

 

25,000,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.68% due 5/02/2006

 

 

24,996,750

 

 

24,996,750

 

 

19,296,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.68% due 5/02/2006

 

 

19,293,492

 

 

19,293,492

 

 

38,100,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.68% due 5/08/2006

 

 

38,065,329

 

 

38,065,329

 

 

28,347,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.68% due 5/08/2006

 

 

28,321,204

 

 

28,321,204

 

 

20,000,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.68% due 5/08/2006

 

 

19,981,800

 

 

19,981,800

 

 

25,000,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.70% due 5/10/2006

 

 

24,970,625

 

 

24,970,625

 

 

22,125,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.72% due 5/11/2006

 

 

22,095,992

 

 

22,095,992

 

 

18,500,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.84% due 5/23/2006

 

 

18,445,281

 

 

18,445,281

 

 

25,000,000

 

Siemens AG 4.70% due 5/02/2006

 

 

24,996,736

 

 

24,996,736

 

 

22,812,000

 

Siemens AG 4.72% due 5/08/2006

 

 

22,791,064

 

 

22,791,064

 

 

26,197,000

 

Siemens AG 4.84% due 6/02/2006

 

 

26,084,295

 

 

26,084,295

 

 

20,000,000

 

Siemens AG 4.82% due 6/02/2006

 

 

19,914,311

 

 

19,914,311

 

 

17,850,000

 

Siemens AG 4.85% due 6/08/2006

 

 

17,758,618

 

 

17,758,618

 

 

14,540,000

 

Siemens AG 4.86% due 6/09/2006

 

 

14,463,447

 

 

14,463,447

 

 

15,000,000

 

Siemens AG 4.86% due 6/16/2006

 

 

14,906,850

 

 

14,906,850

 

 

25,000,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.75% due 5/02/2006

 

 

24,996,701

 

 

24,996,701

 

 

8,721,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.75% due 5/02/2006

 

 

8,719,849

 

 

8,719,849

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

24


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 


 

 

 

Short Term Investments – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,000,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.82% due 5/04/2006

 

$

14,993,975

 

$

14,993,975

 

 

25,000,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.77% due 5/08/2006

 

 

24,976,813

 

 

24,976,813

 

 

17,500,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.77% due 5/09/2006

 

 

17,481,450

 

 

17,481,450

 

 

16,500,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.78% due 5/09/2006

 

 

16,482,473

 

 

16,482,473

 

 

20,204,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.75% due 5/12/2006

 

 

20,174,676

 

 

20,174,676

 

 

20,064,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.91% due 6/02/2006

 

 

19,976,432

 

 

19,976,432

 

 

25,000,000

 

Federated Department Stores Inc 4.81% due 5/02/2006

 

 

24,996,660

 

 

24,996,660

 

 

21,762,000

 

France Telecom SA 4.85% due 5/02/2006

 

 

21,759,068

 

 

21,759,068

 

 

25,000,000

 

France Telecom SA 4.83% due 5/08/2006

 

 

24,976,521

 

 

24,976,521

 

 

25,000,000

 

France Telecom SA 5.02% due 5/19/2006

 

 

24,937,250

 

 

24,937,250

 

 

29,631,000

 

France Telecom SA 5.04% due 6/06/2006

 

 

29,481,660

 

 

29,481,660

 

 

19,100,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.74% due 5/03/2006

 

 

19,094,970

 

 

19,094,970

 

 

27,250,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.75% due 5/05/2006

 

 

27,235,618

 

 

27,235,618

 

 

35,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.76% due 5/12/2006

 

 

34,949,094

 

 

34,949,094

 

 

20,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.78% due 5/15/2006

 

 

19,962,822

 

 

19,962,822

 

 

28,987,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.79% due 5/16/2006

 

 

28,929,147

 

 

28,929,147

 

 

25,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.83% due 5/22/2006

 

 

24,929,563

 

 

24,929,563

 

 

17,000,000

 

Henkel Corporation 4.81% due 5/03/2006

 

 

16,995,457

 

 

16,995,457

 

 

22,000,000

 

Henkel Corporation 4.80% due 5/05/2006

 

 

21,988,267

 

 

21,988,267

 

 

31,000,000

 

Henkel Corporation 4.78% due 5/08/2006

 

 

30,971,187

 

 

30,971,187

 

 

14,600,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.71% due 5/03/2006

 

 

14,596,180

 

 

14,596,180

 

 

15,546,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.69% due 5/08/2006

 

 

15,531,823

 

 

15,531,823

 

 

15,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.70% due 5/09/2006

 

 

14,984,333

 

 

14,984,333

 

 

10,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.70% due 5/10/2006

 

 

9,988,250

 

 

9,988,250

 

 

17,500,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.76% due 5/15/2006

 

 

17,467,606

 

 

17,467,606

 

 

15,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.75% due 5/19/2006

 

 

14,964,375

 

 

14,964,375

 

 

6,506,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.86% due 5/30/2006

 

 

6,480,529

 

 

6,480,529

 

 

12,772,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.81% due 5/03/2006

 

 

12,768,587

 

 

12,768,587

 

 

11,057,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.82% due 5/03/2006

 

 

11,054,039

 

 

11,054,039

 

 

19,100,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.87% due 5/04/2006

 

 

19,092,249

 

 

19,092,249

 

 

32,000,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.81% due 5/08/2006

 

 

31,970,071

 

 

31,970,071

 

 

13,255,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.81% due 5/12/2006

 

 

13,235,519

 

 

13,235,519

 

 

12,076,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.94% due 5/26/2006

 

 

12,034,573

 

 

12,034,573

 

 

20,000,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.87% due 5/30/2006

 

 

19,921,539

 

 

19,921,539

 

 

25,793,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.73% due 5/04/2006

 

 

25,782,833

 

 

25,782,833

 

 

35,000,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.70% due 5/05/2006

 

 

34,981,722

 

 

34,981,722

 

 

30,000,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.73% due 5/15/2006

 

 

29,944,817

 

 

29,944,817

 

 

35,000,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.80% due 5/16/2006

 

 

34,930,000

 

 

34,930,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.73% due 5/16/2006

 

 

19,960,583

 

 

19,960,583

 

 

34,000,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.78% due 5/23/2006

 

 

33,900,682

 

 

33,900,682

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

25


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 


 

 

 

Short Term Investments – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

525,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.80% due 5/23/2006

 

$

523,460

 

$

523,460

 

 

27,000,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.78% due 5/24/2006

 

 

26,917,545

 

 

26,917,545

 

 

24,290,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.80% due 6/01/2006

 

 

24,189,601

 

 

24,189,601

 

 

35,361,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.82% due 6/02/2006

 

 

35,209,498

 

 

35,209,498

 

 

13,463,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 4.7% due 5/04/2006

 

 

13,457,727

 

 

13,457,727

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 4.68% due 5/05/2006

 

 

24,987,000

 

 

24,987,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 4.71% due 5/10/2006

 

 

14,982,338

 

 

14,982,338

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 4.71% due 5/19/2006

 

 

24,941,125

 

 

24,941,125

 

 

20,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.6% due 5/05/2006

 

 

19,989,778

 

 

19,989,778

 

 

25,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.73% due 5/09/2006

 

 

24,973,722

 

 

24,973,722

 

 

30,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.83% due 5/16/2006

 

 

29,939,625

 

 

29,939,625

 

 

8,414,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.765% due 5/17/2006

 

 

8,396,181

 

 

8,396,181

 

 

23,492,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.89% due 5/30/2006

 

 

23,399,461

 

 

23,399,461

 

 

20,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.795% due 6/16/2006

 

 

19,877,461

 

 

19,877,461

 

 

2,700,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 4.73% due 5/05/2006

 

 

2,698,581

 

 

2,698,581

 

 

17,351,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 4.77% due 5/09/2006

 

 

17,332,608

 

 

17,332,608

 

 

13,500,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 4.77% due 5/17/2006

 

 

13,471,380

 

 

13,471,380

 

 

25,000,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 4.70% due 5/08/2006

 

 

24,977,153

 

 

24,977,153

 

 

25,000,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 4.71% due 5/10/2006

 

 

24,970,563

 

 

24,970,563

 

 

18,236,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 4.71% due 5/10/2006

 

 

18,214,527

 

 

18,214,527

 

 

10,000,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 4.72% due 5/10/2006

 

 

9,988,200

 

 

9,988,200

 

 

15,565,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 4.73% due 5/12/2006

 

 

15,542,504

 

 

15,542,504

 

 

32,049,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 4.84% due 6/08/2006

 

 

31,885,265

 

 

31,885,265

 

 

16,352,000

 

Dover Corporation 4.68% due 5/08/2006

 

 

16,337,120

 

 

16,337,120

 

 

25,000,000

 

The Coca-Cola Company 4.61% due 5/09/2006

 

 

24,974,389

 

 

24,974,389

 

 

25,000,000

 

The Coca-Cola Company 4.62% due 5/15/2006

 

 

24,955,083

 

 

24,955,083

 

 

20,000,000

 

The Coca-Cola Company 4.70% due 5/15/2006

 

 

19,963,444

 

 

19,963,444

 

 

13,500,000

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation 4.72% due 5/09/2006

 

 

13,485,840

 

 

13,485,840

 

 

34,000,000

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation 4.80% due 5/22/2006

 

 

33,904,800

 

 

33,904,800

 

 

11,500,000

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company 4.84% due 5/09/2006

 

 

11,487,631

 

 

11,487,631

 

 

25,000,000

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company 4.84% due 5/16/2006

 

 

24,949,583

 

 

24,949,583

 

 

15,000,000

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company 4.84% due 5/16/2006

 

 

14,969,750

 

 

14,969,750

 

 

4,200,000

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company 4.95% due 5/23/2006

 

 

4,187,295

 

 

4,187,295

 

 

26,941,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 4.735% due 5/11/2006

 

 

26,905,565

 

 

26,905,565

 

 

24,098,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 4.735% due 5/15/2006

 

 

24,053,626

 

 

24,053,626

 

 

30,000,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 4.875% due 5/26/2006

 

 

29,898,438

 

 

29,898,438

 

 

25,000,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 4.91% due 6/01/2006

 

 

24,894,299

 

 

24,894,299

 

 

30,000,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 4.89% due 6/23/2006

 

 

29,784,025

 

 

29,784,025

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 4.75% due 5/11/2006

 

 

24,967,014

 

 

24,967,014

 

 

31,887,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 4.78% due 5/12/2006

 

 

31,840,427

 

 

31,840,427

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

26


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 


 

 

 

Short Term Investments – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

30,513,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 4.84% due 5/22/2006

 

$

30,426,852

 

$

30,426,852

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 4.89% due 6/23/2006

 

 

24,820,021

 

 

24,820,021

 

 

20,295,000

 

DuPont Ei Nemour 4.73% due 5/11/2006

 

 

20,268,335

 

 

20,268,335

 

 

10,500,000

 

Clorox Company 4.86% due 5/17/2006

 

 

10,477,320

 

 

10,477,320

 

 

30,100,000

 

Pearson Plc 4.92% due 5/19/2006

 

 

30,025,954

 

 

30,025,954

 

 

5,605,000

 

Pearson Plc 4.97% due 5/24/2006

 

 

5,587,203

 

 

5,587,203

 

 

20,000,000

 

Pearson Plc 4.94% due 5/25/2006

 

 

19,934,133

 

 

19,934,133

 

 

30,000,000

 

Monsanto Company 4.83% due 5/22/2006

 

 

29,915,475

 

 

29,915,475

 

 

28,000,000

 

Monsanto Company 5.01% due 5/31/2006

 

 

27,883,100

 

 

27,883,100

 

 

28,000,000

 

Monsanto Company 4.97% due 6/19/2006

 

 

27,810,588

 

 

27,810,588

 

 

17,760,000

 

AT&T Corporation 4.92% due 6/05/2006

 

 

17,675,048

 

 

17,675,048

 

 

25,000,000

 

AT&T Corporation 4.91% due 6/08/2006

 

 

24,870,431

 

 

24,870,431

 

 

24,245,000

 

AT&T Corporation 4.93% due 6/19/2006

 

 

24,082,309

 

 

24,082,309

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

3,091,671,872

 

 

3,091,671,872

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Investments (99.82%)

 

$

13,974,540,862

*

 

18,410,173,326

**

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets in excess of liabilities (0.18%)

 

 

 

 

 

33,454,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

$

18,443,461,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 


  *

At April 30, 2006 cost is substantially identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.

**

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities at April 30, 2006 were $4,531,780,457 and $96,147,993 respectively (net appreciation was $4,435,632,464).


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currencies

 

 

Sector/Industry Classifications

 

 

 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

CAD — Canadian dollar

 

(1)

Consumer Discretionary

 

(9)

 

Materials

EUR — euro

 

(2)

Consumer Staples

 

(10)

 

Media

GBP — pound sterling

 

(3)

Energy

 

(11)

 

Paper and Forest Products

HKD — Hong Kong dollar

 

(4)

Financials

 

(12)

 

Precious Metals

MYR — Malaysian ringgit

 

(5)

Government Issues

 

(13)

 

Real Estate

SEK — Swedish krona

 

(6)

Health Care

 

(14)

 

Retail

SGD — Singapore dollar

 

(7)

Holding Companies

 

(15)

 

Technology and Telecommunications

 

 

(8)

Industrials

 

(16)

 

Transportation


 

 


(a)

Non-income producing security/commodity.

(b)

All or a portion of the security is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Rule 144A securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

(c)

Affiliate as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940. An affiliate is defined as a company in which the Fund directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds power to vote 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. Following is a summary of transactions with each such affiliate for the six-months ended April 30, 2006.



See Notes to Financial Statements.

27


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Dividend
Income

 

Affiliate

 

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

 


 

Blount International, Inc.

 

 

549,450

 

$

8,409,912

 

 

 

City e-Solutions Limited

 

 

 

 

 

$

83,128

 

Corporacion Financiera Alba SA

 

 

 

 

 

 

209,416

 

Daeduck GDS Company, Limited

 

 

804,210

 

 

9,012,512

 

 

226,581

 

Deceuninck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Texas Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,475

 

Kukdong Electric Wire Company, Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

264,244

 

Mills Music Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,819

 

Nam Yang Dairy Products Company Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,319

 

NSC Groupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rayonier Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,016,660

 

Sabeton SA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

193,510

 

Shimano Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

703,670

 

Société Sucrière de Pithiviers-le-Vieil

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,618,769

 

T. Hasegawa Company, Limited

 

 

466,000

 

 

7,477,348

 

 

 

UniFirst Corporation

 

 

105,690

 

 

3,560,813

 

 

56,463

 


 

 

 

(d)

Commodity-linked security whereby the coupon, dividend and/or redemption amount is linked to the price of an underlying commodity.

(e)

Security for which there is less than three market makers.

(f)

In default as to principal and/or interest.

(g)

Leveraged 1½ to 1 to the price of bullion.

(h)

Leveraged 2 to 1 to the price of bullion.

(i)

Represents interest in a restricted security which has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. Information concerning each restricted security holding on April 30, 2006 is shown below.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

Acquisition

 

 

 

 

Value Per

 

Security

 

 

Date

 

Cost

 

Share/Principal

 


 

Kaiser Ventures LLC

 

 

6/24/1993

 

 

 

$

2.87

 

FINEL 9½% due 6/30/2017

 

 

6/22/2005

 

$

14,474,400

 

 

0.95

 

FINEL 9½% due 10/15/2017

 

 

10/11/2005

 

 

18,067,500

 

 

0.95

 

Kukdong Electric Wire Company, Limited

 

 

6/18/2004

 

 

10,918,559

 

 

47.71

 


 

 

 

(j)

Securities valued in accordance with fair value procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.

(k)

Inflation protected security.



See Notes to Financial Statements.

28


 

  FUND OVERVIEW

 

 

  FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

Data as of April 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

  THE INVESTMENT STYLE

 

The First Eagle Overseas Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equities issued by non-U.S. corporations. Management’s research-driven process seeks to minimize risk by focusing on undervalued securities.

 

  ASSET ALLOCATION


U.S. Dollar Cash and
Equivalents
23.11%

Commodities
2.76%

U.S. Dollar
Bonds
0.03%

Foreign Currency
Bonds 5.02%

U.S. Stocks
2.16%

Commodity-Linked
Notes 1.05%

Foreign
Stocks
65.87%

 

  COUNTRIES

 

 

 

 

 

France

17.81%

     

Brazil

0.36%

Japan

13.80%

 

Ireland

0.34%

Switzerland

7.86%

 

Australia

0.30%

United States

6.09%

 

Norway

0.28%

South Korea

6.05%

 

Chile

0.27%

United Kingdom

5.01%

 

Malaysia

0.27%

Germany

2.68%

 

China

0.19%

Netherlands

2.50%

 

Commonwealth

 

Singapore

2.05%

 

of Independent

 

Italy

1.96%

 

States

0.16%

Hong Kong

1.71%

 

New Zealand

0.12%

Canada

1.52%

 

Taiwan

0.09%

Spain

1.46%

 

Sweden

0.08%

Mexico

1.09%

 

Other

0.23%

South Africa

1.05%

 

 

 

Belgium

0.60%

 

 

 

India

0.59%

 

 

 

Denmark

0.37%

 

 

 

The Fund’s portfolio composition (represented as a percentage of net assets) is subject to change at any time.

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ONE-YEAR

 

 FIVE-YEARS

 

 TEN-YEARS

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund (A Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

 

31.50

%

 

 

 

20.91

%

 

 

 

15.51

%

 

with sales load

 

 

 

24.93

%

 

 

 

19.67

%

 

 

 

15.07

%

 

MSCI EAFE Index

 

 

 

33.49

%

 

 

 

9.18

%

 

 

 

6.68

%

 

Consumer Price Index

 

 

 

3.55

%

 

 

 

2.64

%

 

 

 

2.57

%

 


 

  GROWTH OF A $10,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT


$45,000

40,000

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

4/96

4/97

4/98

4/99

4/00

4/01

4/02

4/03

4/04

4/05

4/06

$40,703

$19,090

$12,900

First Eagle Overseas Fund (A Shares)

MSCI EAFE Index

Consumer Price Index

Performance data quoted herein represents past performance and should not be considered indicative of future results. Performance data quoted herein does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. The average annual returns shown above are historical and reflect changes in share price, reinvested dividends and are net of expenses. The average annual returns for Class A Shares give effect to the deduction of the maximum sales load of 3.75% for periods prior to March 1, 2000 and of 5.00% thereafter. The MSCI EAFE Index is a total return index, reported in U.S. Dollars, based on share price and reinvested net dividends of approximately 1,100 companies from 21 countries. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) represents the change in price of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.

 

 

  TOP 10 HOLDINGS

 

 

Gold bullion (precious metal)

2.73%

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited (CS & Pfd.)

2.51%

(South Korean electronics company)

 

 

Sodexho Alliance SA (French food management services provider)

2.43%

 

Nestlé SA (Swiss food manufacturer)

2.40%

 

Wendel Investissement (French holding company)

2.30%

 

Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese automobile manufacturer)

2.12%

 

Pargesa Holding AG (Swiss diversified financials company)

2.04%

 

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Swiss transportation company)

1.86%

 

Vivendi Universal SA (French multimedia company)

1.59%

 

Shimano Inc. (Japanese manufacturer of bicycle parts)

1.52%



29


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 











 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks (68.03%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia and New Zealand (0.42%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,547,991

 

Spotless Group Limited (8)

 

$

23,537,364

 

$

32,134,270

 

 

3,804,345

 

News and Media NZ Limited exchangeable preference shares (10)

 

 

9,769,634

 

 

11,505,576

 

 

5,750,000

 

Tasman Farms (a)(c)(2)

 

 

1,054,354

 

 

1,665,766

 

 

1,100,000

 

Evergreen Forests Limited (a)(11)

 

 

288,223

 

 

224,118

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,649,575

 

 

45,529,730

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Belgium (0.60%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,945,309

 

Deceuninck (c)(1)

 

 

44,793,371

 

 

65,095,683

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Brazil (0.36%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

443,546

 

Petroleo Brasiliero SA ADR (3)

 

 

15,475,619

 

 

39,426,804

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Canada (1.38%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,068,190

 

EnCana Corporation (3)

 

 

12,610,943

 

 

53,462,910

 

 

1,291,300

 

Aber Diamond Corporation (9)

 

 

33,227,521

 

 

50,646,451

 

 

1,529,000

 

Yellow Pages Income Fund (a)(10)

 

 

17,036,741

 

 

22,461,198

 

 

1,500,000

 

IAMGOLD Corporation (12)

 

 

4,433,304

 

 

14,198,964

 

 

3,000,000

 

Catalyst Paper Corporation (a)(11)

 

 

10,065,599

 

 

8,653,331

 

 

50,000

 

Metallica Resources Inc. (a)(12)

 

 

59,469

 

 

173,692

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

77,433,577

 

 

149,596,546

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Chile (0.27%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,375,300

 

Quinenco SA ADR (8)

 

 

15,508,046

 

 

29,619,991

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

China (0.19%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

179,150

 

PetroChina Company, Limited ADR (3)

 

 

4,143,368

 

 

20,136,460

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Commonwealth of Independent States (0.16%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

352,296

 

Firebird Fund, L.P. (a)(b)(e)(7)

 

 

353,178

 

 

12,192,624

 

 

4,919

 

Firebird Republic Fund, Limited Class ‘A’ (a)(b)(e)(7)

 

 

719,082

 

 

4,139,878

 

 

100,000

 

First NIS Regional Fund SICAV (b)(7)

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

725,000

 

 

9,000

 

Baltic Republic Fund (e)(7)

 

 

185,750

 

 

33,750

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,258,010

 

 

17,091,252

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Denmark (0.37%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

380,050

 

Carlsberg A/S, ‘B’ (2)

 

 

13,042,854

 

 

25,601,473

 

 

225,000

 

Carlsberg A/S, ‘A’ (2)

 

 

9,948,430

 

 

14,128,549

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,991,284

 

 

39,730,022

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

30


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France (15.69%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,448,804

 

Sodexho Alliance SA (1)

 

$

164,464,859

 

$

262,490,415

 

 

1,982,115

 

Wendel Investissement (7)

 

 

45,681,476

 

 

249,165,457

 

 

4,693,490

 

Vivendi Universal SA (a)(10)

 

 

110,838,834

 

 

171,518,964

 

 

1,438,263

 

L’Oréal SA (2)

 

 

107,286,274

 

 

133,488,351

 

 

1,265,000

 

Essilor International SA (6)

 

 

55,902,323

 

 

126,991,711

 

 

1,875,000

 

Rémy Cointreau SA (2)

 

 

56,931,230

 

 

102,519,597

 

 

1,537,070

 

Carrefour SA (2)

 

 

74,974,131

 

 

89,244,269

 

 

617,100

 

Neopost SA (8)

 

 

23,484,142

 

 

69,859,193

 

 

3,775,000

 

Elior SCA (1)

 

 

29,459,811

 

 

64,162,272

 

 

700,000

 

Société BIC SA (8)

 

 

27,529,842

 

 

49,234,661

 

 

615,917

 

Laurent-Perrier (c)(2)

 

 

21,745,843

 

 

46,003,901

 

 

172,220

 

Société Foncière Financière et de Participations (7)

 

 

22,591,007

 

 

43,298,472

 

 

38,750

 

Société Sucrière de Pithiviers-le-Vieil (c)(2)

 

 

15,309,438

 

 

39,096,349

 

 

1,051,060

 

Télévision Française 1 SA (a)(10)

 

 

27,663,943

 

 

34,906,072

 

 

326,670

 

Financière Marc de Lacharrière SA (7)

 

 

10,643,051

 

 

31,040,841

 

 

1,054,410

 

PagesJaunes Groupe SA (a)(10)

 

 

18,958,091

 

 

30,503,686

 

 

195,000

 

Robertet SA (c)(2)

 

 

14,252,005

 

 

30,360,954

 

 

51,500

 

Robertet SA C.I. (2)

 

 

2,151,628

 

 

5,556,957

 

 

106,280

 

Total SA (3)

 

 

27,859,045

 

 

29,417,775

 

 

275,000

 

Gaumont SA (10)

 

 

13,978,318

 

 

21,078,471

 

 

311,140

 

Cap Gemini SA (a)(15)

 

 

10,795,596

 

 

16,666,493

 

 

208,690

 

Accor SA (1)

 

 

9,763,953

 

 

13,147,188

 

 

3,593,581

 

FINEL (b)(e)(i)(j)(11)

 

 

9,152,131

 

 

9,574,754

 

 

149,479

 

Carbone Lorraine SA (a)(8)

 

 

3,297,163

 

 

8,633,643

 

 

264,120

 

Safran SA (15)

 

 

5,299,937

 

 

6,787,087

 

 

300,000

 

Frégate SAS 2% Conv. Pfd. due 3/31/2013 (a)(e)(i)(j)(7)

 

 

3,620,400

 

 

5,194,229

 

 

26,499

 

NSC Groupe (8)

 

 

4,385,060

 

 

2,390,834

 

 

1,000

 

Société Vermandoise de Sucreries (2)

 

 

854,846

 

 

1,838,565

 

 

20,000

 

Didot-Bottin SA (7)

 

 

1,934,129

 

 

1,616,321

 

 

100,000

 

Sabeton SA (7)

 

 

1,463,142

 

 

1,477,419

 

 

3,270

 

Guyenne et Gascogne SA (2)

 

 

363,375

 

 

381,951

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

922,635,023

 

 

1,697,646,852

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

31


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 











 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany (2.62%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

917,125

 

Fraport AG (a)(16)

 

$

35,695,044

 

$

69,451,288

 

 

750,000

 

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (c)(8)

 

 

25,104,199

 

 

52,562,010

 

 

475,000

 

Hornbach Holding AG Pfd. (14)

 

 

26,548,192

 

 

51,763,320

 

 

1,405,000

 

Bertelsmann AG D.R.C. (10)

 

 

31,678,271

 

 

45,108,149

 

 

255,000

 

Axel Springer AG (10)

 

 

13,458,494

 

 

33,169,375

 

 

405,000

 

Vossloh AG (16)

 

 

8,157,152

 

 

21,341,313

 

 

340,086

 

Praktiker Bau-und Heimwerkermaerkte Holding AG (a)(1)

 

 

5,961,070

 

 

10,194,999

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

146,602,422

 

 

283,590,454

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Hong Kong (1.40%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,085,000

 

Guoco Group Limited (7)

 

 

51,929,828

 

 

88,043,355

 

 

20,749,500

 

Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited (c)(10)

 

 

20,005,022

 

 

28,367,333

 

 

7,000,000

 

Hopewell Holdings Limited (13)

 

 

7,763,618

 

 

20,403,820

 

 

10,000,000

 

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited (15)

 

 

11,260,665

 

 

11,220,811

 

 

12,000,000

 

China-Hong Kong Photo Products Holdings Limited (1)

 

 

949,952

 

 

1,408,405

 

 

11,250,000

 

City e-Solutions Limited (1)

 

 

336,425

 

 

1,392,928

 

 

10,000,000

 

Lerado Group Holding Company Limited (1)

 

 

1,533,725

 

 

670,669

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,779,235

 

 

151,507,321

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

India (0.59%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,250,000

 

Hindustan Lever Limited (2)

 

 

11,835,191

 

 

27,514,205

 

 

1,150,000

 

Tata Motors Limited (1)

 

 

11,635,888

 

 

23,764,873

 

 

425,001

 

Nestlé India Limited (2)

 

 

5,290,300

 

 

12,193,211

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,761,379

 

 

63,472,289

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Indonesia (0.03%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,500,000

 

PT Bat Indonesia Tbk (a)(c)(2)

 

 

4,735,462

 

 

3,534,031

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Italy (1.96%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,858,626

 

Italcementi S.p.A. RNC (9)

 

 

41,848,298

 

 

87,488,449

 

 

865,000

 

Italmobiliare S.p.A. RNC (9)

 

 

20,885,294

 

 

64,826,795

 

 

7,325,000

 

Gewiss S.p.A. (c)(8)

 

 

29,406,314

 

 

59,567,753

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,139,906

 

 

211,882,997

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

32


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 











 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan (13.80%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,919,100

 

Toyota Motor Corporation (1)

 

$

147,074,582

 

$

229,501,504

 

 

5,000,000

 

Shimano Inc. (1)

 

 

83,968,600

 

 

164,864,152

 

 

15,450,000

 

Aioi Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

51,428,099

 

 

111,938,802

 

 

2,247,000

 

Ono Pharmaceutical Company, Limited (6)

 

 

90,875,008

 

 

111,628,858

 

 

10,000,000

 

NIPPONKOA Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

43,234,195

 

 

89,422,316

 

 

1,555,600

 

Secom Company, Limited (8)

 

 

51,821,159

 

 

84,940,438

 

 

2,210,950

 

Nitto Kohki Company, Limited (c)(8)

 

 

37,130,091

 

 

57,932,217

 

 

2,924,991

 

T. Hasegawa Company, Limited (c)(2)

 

 

38,402,243

 

 

47,399,617

 

 

3,189,600

 

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

15,084,508

 

 

43,049,644

 

 

1,142,570

 

Kose Corporation (2)

 

 

32,460,720

 

 

41,692,302

 

 

2,078,600

 

Toho Company, Limited (10)

 

 

20,987,632

 

 

40,299,947

 

 

1,359,000

 

Olympus Corporation (6)

 

 

29,387,816

 

 

38,954,893

 

 

259,000

 

Nintendo Company, Limited (15)

 

 

18,797,614

 

 

38,714,499

 

 

1,514,990

 

Mandom Corporation (c)(2)

 

 

30,105,086

 

 

37,898,062

 

 

1,000,000

 

Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited (1)

 

 

29,054,325

 

 

34,027,961

 

 

200,000

 

Nippon Television Network Corporation (10)

 

 

28,448,858

 

 

30,247,076

 

 

1,000,000

 

Chofu Seisakusho Company, Limited (1)

 

 

14,518,405

 

 

23,564,583

 

 

300,000

 

Canon Inc. (15)

 

 

15,750,090

 

 

22,975,468

 

 

807,000

 

Shimachu Company, Limited (14)

 

 

16,965,249

 

 

21,996,835

 

 

1,395,600

 

Nissin Healthcare Food Service Company, Limited (2)

 

 

25,241,430

 

 

21,339,562

 

 

480,520

 

Astellas Pharma Inc. (6)

 

 

19,668,779

 

 

20,069,199

 

 

1,431,300

 

Wacoal Holdings Corporation (2)

 

 

11,312,794

 

 

19,368,423

 

 

860,600

 

Maezawa Kasei Industries Company, Limited (c)(8)

 

 

15,225,469

 

 

17,366,368

 

 

1,397,200

 

Seikagaku Corporation (6)

 

 

8,770,523

 

 

16,155,087

 

 

500,000

 

Aderans Company, Limited (2)

 

 

9,598,197

 

 

14,859,756

 

 

475,000

 

Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Company, Limited (9)

 

 

11,518,365

 

 

14,534,424

 

 

427,500

 

SK Kaken Company, Limited (8)

 

 

7,390,751

 

 

13,757,584

 

 

100,000

 

ASAHI Broadcasting Corporation (10)

 

 

6,141,481

 

 

12,705,531

 

 

385,770

 

Makita Corporation (1)

 

 

2,322,144

 

 

11,464,896

 

 

1,000,000

 

Sansei Yusoki Company, Limited (c)(8)

 

 

8,885,636

 

 

9,249,978

 

 

259,800

 

Icom Inc. (15)

 

 

5,425,280

 

 

8,954,682

 

 

258,550

 

Shoei Company, Limited (7)

 

 

1,376,597

 

 

8,661,527

 

 

885,600

 

Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Limited (16)

 

 

1,738,980

 

 

8,464,321

 

 

493,100

 

Yomeishu Seizo Company, Limited (2)

 

 

3,118,626

 

 

5,978,940

 

 

730,000

 

Shingakukai Company, Limited (1)

 

 

6,128,280

 

 

5,712,653

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

33


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Number

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Value

 

of Shares

 

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

 

(Note 1)

 











 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,900

 

Tachihi Enterprise Company, Limited (13)

 

$

3,337,895

 

$

4,525,903

 

 

325,000

 

Sonton Food Industry Company, Limited (2)

 

 

3,298,777

 

 

3,543,480

 

 

111,300

 

Nagaileben Company, Limited (6)

 

 

2,158,074

 

 

3,063,123

 

 

64,000

 

Nissin Food Products Company, Limited (2)

 

 

1,832,850

 

 

2,042,733

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

949,985,208

 

 

1,492,867,344

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Mexico (1.09%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,366,290

 

Industrias Peñoles, SA de C.V. (12)

 

 

12,892,467

 

 

84,589,736

 

 

7,019,220

 

Grupo Modelo SA de C.V. (2)

 

 

25,966,941

 

 

26,760,429

 

 

193,600

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SA de C.V. ADR (a)(16)

 

 

4,748,863

 

 

6,443,008

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,608,271

 

 

117,793,173

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Netherlands (1.94%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,707,439

 

Heineken Holding NV (2)

 

 

69,529,334

 

 

96,650,078

 

 

564,948

 

Hal Trust NV (7)

 

 

16,178,190

 

 

43,552,377

 

 

1,000,000

 

Koninklijke Grolsch NV (c)(2)

 

 

23,826,083

 

 

37,124,879

 

 

825,000

 

Telegraaf Media Groep NV (10)

 

 

14,452,839

 

 

22,918,931

 

 

299,620

 

Wegener NV (10)

 

 

2,070,144

 

 

5,675,182

 

 

75,957

 

Arcadis NV (8)

 

 

807,896

 

 

3,608,314

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,864,486

 

 

209,529,761

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Norway (0.28%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,993,710

 

Tandberg ASA (15)

 

 

18,463,830

 

 

30,478,673

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Singapore (1.58%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,104,850

 

Haw Par Corporation Limited (c)(8)

 

 

38,068,723

 

 

59,225,341

 

 

3,369,500

 

Fraser & Neave Limited (2)

 

 

20,643,694

 

 

47,093,091

 

 

16,750,000

 

Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (16)

 

 

20,204,311

 

 

27,117,787

 

 

10,000,000

 

United Overseas Land Limited (7)

 

 

12,162,423

 

 

19,351,779

 

 

17,549,625

 

ComfortDelgro Corporation Limited (16)

 

 

6,946,456

 

 

17,868,709

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,025,607

 

 

170,656,707

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

South Africa (1.04%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,918,300

 

Gold Fields Limited ADR (12)

 

 

22,768,174

 

 

48,744,003

 

 

5,650,000

 

Mvelaphanda Resources Limited (a)(12)

 

 

19,564,905

 

 

32,862,484

 

 

1,875,570

 

Harmony Gold Mining Company, Limited ADR (a)(12)

 

 

21,859,688

 

 

31,509,576

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,192,767

 

 

113,116,063

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

34


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Number

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Value

 

of Shares

 

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

 

(Note 1)

 











 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Korea (6.05%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

437,510

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited Pfd. (15)

 

$

80,372,730

 

$

237,043,535

 

 

49,780

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited (15)

 

 

35,358,395

 

 

33,990,691

 

 

54,664

 

Lotte Confectionery Company, Limited (2)

 

 

24,560,972

 

 

73,665,847

 

 

2,683,248

 

SK Telecom Company, Limited ADR (15)

 

 

54,875,497

 

 

71,642,722

 

 

2,004,805

 

Samsung Corporation (15)

 

 

16,389,749

 

 

62,494,054

 

 

977,545

 

KT&G Corporation (2)

 

 

24,613,147

 

 

54,725,522

 

 

741,500

 

Fursys Inc. (c)(8)

 

 

5,637,805

 

 

24,686,529

 

 

22,950

 

Nam Yang Dairy Products Company, Limited (2)

 

 

4,912,653

 

 

17,641,679

 

 

28,850

 

Nam Yang Dairy Products Company, Limited Pfd. (2)

 

 

479,094

 

 

9,635,530

 

 

591,500

 

Kangwon Land Inc. (1)

 

 

8,751,592

 

 

12,166,782

 

 

225,000

 

Kukdong Electric Wire Company, Limited (c)(e)(i)(j)(15)

 

 

3,821,270

 

 

10,735,302

 

 

949,450

 

Daeduck GDS Company, Limited (15)

 

 

7,317,887

 

 

10,570,137

 

 

1,087,440

 

Daeduck Electronics Company, Limited (15)

 

 

7,707,302

 

 

10,273,117

 

 

1,111,890

 

Dong Ah Tire & Rubber Company, Limited (a)(1)

 

 

4,731,509

 

 

7,120,623

 

 

91,460

 

SK Corporation (3)

 

 

6,405,648

 

 

6,729,920

 

 

2,515,000

 

Nexans Korea Limited (c)(e)(i)(j)(8)

 

 

2,949,159

 

 

5,333,192

 

 

110,810

 

Hankuk Paper Manufacturing Company, Limited (11)

 

 

5,119,456

 

 

3,994,635

 

 

28,920

 

Daekyo Company, Limited Pfd. (1)

 

 

1,159,606

 

 

1,257,191

 

 

96,700

 

Sam-A Pharmaceutical Company, Limited (6)

 

 

813,291

 

 

782,294

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

295,976,762

 

 

654,489,302

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Spain (1.46%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,469,224

 

Corporacion Financiera Alba SA (7)

 

 

52,112,750

 

 

138,128,068

 

 

407,790

 

Altadis SA (2)

 

 

11,538,297

 

 

19,371,939

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,651,047

 

 

157,500,007

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Switzerland (7.85%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

849,900

 

Nestlé SA (2)

 

 

224,406,473

 

 

259,117,942

 

 

2,170,226

 

Pargesa Holding SA (7)

 

 

112,955,090

 

 

220,407,428

 

 

555,000

 

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (16)

 

 

36,902,113

 

 

201,193,931

 

 

1,782

 

Lindt & Spruengli AG (2)

 

 

11,801,214

 

 

37,474,211

 

 

23,500

 

Sika AG (a)(9)

 

 

4,526,595

 

 

27,465,442

 

 

385,300

 

Schindler Holding PC (8)

 

 

7,460,045

 

 

21,118,285

 

 

4,715

 

Metall Zug PC AG (1)

 

 

4,971,624

 

 

18,131,838

 

 

35,000

 

Edipresse SA (10)

 

 

11,616,314

 

 

16,334,180

 

 

616,270

 

Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG (a)(15)

 

 

24,008,811

 

 

15,597,371

 

 

78,857

 

Affichage Holding (10)

 

 

8,596,169

 

 

11,822,353

 

 

4,459

 

Zehnder Group AG – B (8)

 

 

4,577,161

 

 

7,619,458

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

35


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Number

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Value

 

of Shares

 

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

 

(Note 1)

 











 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

Hilti AG (a)(e)(i)(j)(8)

 

$

4,485,845

 

$

5,077,983

 

 

159

 

Metall Zug AG (1)

 

 

1,931,462

 

 

4,998,186

 

 

10,000

 

PubliGroupe SA (10)

 

 

1,436,389

 

 

3,222,101

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

459,675,305

 

 

849,580,709

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Taiwan (0.09%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,034,040

 

Phoenixtec Power Company, Limited (8)

 

 

9,113,369

 

 

9,485,077

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Thailand (0.02%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

The Oriental Hotel Public Company, Limited (1)

 

 

1,152,073

 

 

2,465,352

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (4.46%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,633,080

 

Tesco Plc (2)

 

 

102,097,658

 

 

102,678,202

 

 

2,286,240

 

Anglo American Plc (12)

 

 

50,337,463

 

 

97,294,416

 

 

8,347,390

 

Millennium & Copthorne Hotel Plc (1)

 

 

36,779,430

 

 

65,037,829

 

 

3,705,780

 

Spirax-Sarco Engineering Plc (8)

 

 

27,715,395

 

 

62,980,730

 

 

4,175,000

 

Associated British Ports Holdings Plc (16)

 

 

34,536,884

 

 

55,622,829

 

 

10,382,370

 

Vodafone Group Plc (15)

 

 

22,040,361

 

 

24,504,480

 

 

7,387,970

 

Enodis Plc (8)

 

 

4,499,307

 

 

20,197,406

 

 

2,655,000

 

easyJet Plc (a)(16)

 

 

11,119,493

 

 

15,339,210

 

 

5,000,000

 

McBride Plc (2)

 

 

6,379,400

 

 

15,241,066

 

 

300,000

 

Amdocs Limited (a)(15)

 

 

6,197,557

 

 

11,160,000

 

 

3,146,000

 

JZ Equity Partners, Plc (4)

 

 

5,873,374

 

 

10,550,080

 

 

775,000

 

Trans-Siberian Gold Limited (a)(12)

 

 

1,123,590

 

 

1,737,345

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

308,699,912

 

 

482,343,593

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

United States (2.16%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,332,285

 

News Corporation, Class ‘A’ (10)

 

 

80,617,364

 

 

91,502,011

 

 

1,500,000

 

Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company (12)

 

 

42,258,067

 

 

87,540,000

 

 

484,595

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Class ‘B’ (12)

 

 

6,060,390

 

 

31,295,145

 

 

400,000

 

Liberty Global Inc. (a)(10)

 

 

6,921,203

 

 

8,284,000

 

 

400,000

 

Liberty Global Inc. Series ‘C’ (a)(10)

 

 

6,346,043

 

 

7,988,000

 

 

34,500

 

Third Avenue Global Value Fund, L.P. (a)(b)(e)(7)

 

 

3,450,000

 

 

6,545,261

 

 

14,083

 

Security Capital European Realty (a)(e)(13)

 

 

281,660

 

 

226,877

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

145,934,727

 

 

233,381,294

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous (0.17%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,094,523

 

Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones SA ADR (4)

 

 

13,960,676

 

 

18,431,767

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks

 

 

4,105,210,317

 

 

7,359,979,254

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

36


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Ounces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

 

 

Commodities (2.76%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

453,634

 

Gold bullion (a)

 

$

217,298,247

 

$

295,783,000

 

 

189,161

 

Silver bullion (a)

 

 

1,329,803

 

 

2,568,808

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Commodities

 

 

218,628,050

 

 

298,351,808

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 











 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










 

 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds (6.10%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity-Linked Notes (1.05%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,100,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 5/26/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,100,000

 

 

1,948,760

 

 

1,300,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/02/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

2,347,830

 

 

6,000,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

6,000,000

 

 

10,508,160

 

 

5,250,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 7/25/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

5,250,000

 

 

9,319,518

 

 

1,250,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/11/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

2,225,076

 

 

1,350,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/18/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,350,000

 

 

2,298,765

 

 

1,250,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/24/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

2,186,851

 

 

1,250,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/25/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

2,097,163

 

 

1,600,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/13/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,600,000

 

 

2,788,334

 

 

1,300,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/31/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

1,997,734

 

 

1,250,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/01/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

1,934,143

 

 

1,200,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/03/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

1,896,677

 

 

1,600,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/15/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,600,000

 

 

2,562,728

 

 

2,150,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/20/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

2,150,000

 

 

3,045,747

 

 

1,350,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/21/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,350,000

 

 

1,856,732

 

 

1,350,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/28/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,350,000

 

 

1,823,066

 

 

1,400,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/05/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(h)(12)

 

 

1,400,000

 

 

2,277,221

 

 

1,500,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/11/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(h)(12)

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

2,229,321

 

 

2,900,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/12/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(h)(12)

 

 

2,900,000

 

 

4,372,370

 

 

1,200,000

 

UBS Silver-Linked Note 0% due 5/26/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

2,886,806

 

 

1,350,000

 

UBS Silver-Linked Note 0% due 7/12/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,350,000

 

 

3,127,415

 

 

1,250,000

 

UBS Silver-Linked Note 0% due 7/18/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

2,999,270

 

 

4,530,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/28/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

4,530,000

 

 

7,765,779

 

 

1,140,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,140,000

 

 

1,944,156

 

 

5,230,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 7/17/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

5,230,000

 

 

9,259,715

 

 

2,550,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 7/24/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

2,550,000

 

 

4,598,160

 

 

1,310,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/09/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,310,000

 

 

2,275,339

 

 

1,363,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/11/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,363,000

 

 

2,315,192

 

 

1,332,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/16/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,332,000

 

 

2,297,434

 

 

600,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/07/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

600,000

 

 

1,035,000

 

 

637,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/14/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

637,000

 

 

1,062,325

 

 

310,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/20/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

310,000

 

 

516,460

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

37


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity-Linked Notes – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,308,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/09/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

$

1,308,000

 

$

2,013,012

 

 

692,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/13/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

692,000

 

 

1,070,316

 

 

979,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/06/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

979,000

 

 

1,516,177

 

 

1,950,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/13/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

1,950,000

 

 

3,106,545

 

 

2,023,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

2,023,000

 

 

2,948,522

 

 

673,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)(12)

 

 

673,000

 

 

995,098

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,777,000

 

 

113,448,917

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollar Notes and Bonds (0.03%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

YPF Sociedad Anonima SA 9% due 2/24/2009 (3)

 

 

844,379

 

 

1,057,500

 

 

2,000,000

 

Legrand SA 8½% due 2/15/2025 (8)

 

 

2,064,994

 

 

2,450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,909,373

 

 

3,507,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollar Convertible Bonds (0.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Medya International Limited 10% due 6/28/2049 (e)(f)(j)(10)

 

 

1,987,057

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Non U.S. Dollar Notes and Bonds (4.89%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

17,541,659

 

Vivendi Universal SA 6.70% due 6/21/2006 (10)

 

 

18,035,980

 

 

22,246,971

 

EUR

3,500,000

 

ALSTOM 5% due 7/26/2006 (8)

 

 

3,982,875

 

 

4,437,992

 

SGD

24,900,000

 

Singapore Government 2% due 10/01/2007 (5)

 

 

15,053,726

 

 

15,675,733

 

SGD

56,842,000

 

Singapore Government 2% due 10/01/2009 (5)

 

 

34,125,429

 

 

35,104,253

 

CAD

16,500,000

 

Shaw Communications Inc. 7.4% due 10/17/2007 (10)

 

 

10,417,180

 

 

15,268,320

 

HKD

67,500,000

 

Hong Kong Government 3.57% due 12/17/2007 (5)

 

 

8,852,210

 

 

8,633,666

 

HKD

164,250,000

 

Hong Kong Government 3.34% due 12/19/2008 (5)

 

 

20,787,012

 

 

20,710,801

 

HKD

37,100,000

 

Hong Kong Government 2.52% due 3/24/2009 (5)

 

 

4,608,908

 

 

4,556,829

 

EUR

9,766,000

 

Koninklijke Ahold NV 5% due 5/09/2008 (14)

 

 

9,275,835

 

 

12,779,062

 

GBP

11,000,000

 

EMI Group Plc 8¼% due 5/20/2008 (10)

 

 

17,076,861

 

 

21,575,700

 

EUR

7,500,000

 

EMI Group Plc 8% due 10/15/2013 (10)

 

 

8,729,328

 

 

10,674,350

 

EUR

2,500,000

 

EMI Group Plc 8% due 10/15/2013 (b)(10)

 

 

2,938,227

 

 

3,558,117

 

SEK

55,000,000

 

Sweden Government I/L 4.526% due 12/01/2008 (5)

 

 

7,943,835

 

 

9,265,630

 

EUR

3,000,000

 

Independent News & Media Plc 8% due 12/15/2008 (10)

 

 

3,626,220

 

 

4,105,709

 

EUR

5,500,000

 

Independent News & Media Plc 5¾% due 5/17/2009 (10)

 

 

5,899,011

 

 

7,162,513

 

MYR

50,260,000

 

Malaysian Government 4.305% due 2/27/2009 (5)

 

 

13,348,665

 

 

13,997,902

 

MYR

56,664,000

 

Malaysian Government 3.756% due 4/28/2011 (5)

 

 

15,193,409

 

 

15,333,544

 

EUR

48,776,436

 

Republic of France O.A.T. I/L 3% due 7/25/2009 (k)(5)

 

 

55,122,154

 

 

64,761,118

 

EUR

51,993,398

 

Republic of France O.A.T. I/L 3% due 7/25/2012 (k)(5)

 

 

69,594,766

 

 

71,262,613

 

EUR

5,500,000

 

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG 11¼% due 7/31/2009 (10)

 

 

5,536,948

 

 

7,483,378

 

EUR

1,250,000

 

Rémy Cointreau SA 6½% due 7/01/2010 (b)(2)

 

 

1,425,429

 

 

1,673,145

 

EUR

22,300,000

 

Waterford Wedgwood Plc 9% due 12/01/2010 (b)(1)

 

 

27,293,010

 

 

25,273,014

 

EUR

7,500,000

 

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. 10% due 5/15/2011 (8)

 

 

8,141,560

 

 

10,086,224

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

38


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non U.S. Dollar Notes and Bonds – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GBP

1,000,000

 

Marks & Spencer Group Plc 6% due 11/07/2011 (1)

 

$

1,672,439

 

$

1,890,259

 

GBP

8,425,000

 

Enodis Plc 10% due 4/15/2012 (8)

 

 

13,033,380

 

 

16,858,246

 

EUR

18,850,000

 

UPC Holding BV 8% due 1/15/2014 (b)(10)

 

 

21,995,641

 

 

23,981,378

 

EUR

19,650,000

 

UPC Holding BV 7¾% due 1/15/2014 (b)(10)

 

 

22,197,596

 

 

23,975,616

 

EUR

28,800,000

 

Ray Acquisition SCA 9% due 3/15/2015 (b)(8)

 

 

34,536,499

 

 

39,458,443

 

EUR

8,000,000

 

FINEL 9½% due 6/30/2017 (b)(e)(i)(j)(11)

 

 

9,649,600

 

 

7,576,506

 

EUR

10,000,000

 

FINEL 9½% due 10/15/2017 (b)(e)(i)(j)(11)

 

 

12,045,000

 

 

9,470,633

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

482,138,733

 

 

528,837,665

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Non U.S. Dollar Convertible Bonds (0.13%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

3,750,000

 

Aegis Group Plc 2% due 5/15/2006 (10)

 

 

4,006,283

 

 

5,161,495

 

EUR

71,339

 

Club Mediterranee SA 3% due 11/01/2008 (1)

 

 

3,934,742

 

 

5,981,537

 

EUR

243,500

 

Havas SA 4% due 1/01/2009 (10)

 

 

1,986,854

 

 

3,309,652

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,927,879

 

 

14,452,684

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds

 

 

563,740,042

 

 

660,266,766

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments (23.14%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25,000,000

 

Monsanto Company 4.80% due 5/01/2006

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

Monsanto Company 4.85% due 5/30/2006

 

 

19,921,861

 

 

19,921,861

 

 

25,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.72% due 5/01/2006

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.74% due 5/01/2006

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

26,463,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.64% due 5/08/2006

 

 

26,439,124

 

 

26,439,124

 

 

8,591,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.64% due 5/10/2006

 

 

8,581,034

 

 

8,581,034

 

 

30,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.78% due 5/22/2006

 

 

29,916,350

 

 

29,916,350

 

 

20,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.79% due 5/22/2006

 

 

19,944,117

 

 

19,944,117

 

 

2,025,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.86% due 6/12/2006

 

 

2,013,518

 

 

2,013,518

 

 

20,000,000

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe 4.85% due 5/01/2006

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.82% due 5/01/2006

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

16,700,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.82% due 5/05/2006

 

 

16,691,056

 

 

16,691,056

 

 

6,000,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.86% due 5/09/2006

 

 

5,993,520

 

 

5,993,520

 

 

32,000,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.90% due 5/17/2006

 

 

31,930,311

 

 

31,930,311

 

 

30,100,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.92% due 5/19/2006

 

 

30,025,954

 

 

30,025,954

 

 

10,000,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.96% due 5/24/2006

 

 

9,968,311

 

 

9,968,311

 

 

3,800,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.97% due 5/24/2006

 

 

3,787,934

 

 

3,787,934

 

 

13,150,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 4.94% due 5/25/2006

 

 

13,106,693

 

 

13,106,693

 

 

19,065,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.87% due 5/01/2006

 

 

19,065,000

 

 

19,065,000

 

 

6,754,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.84% due 5/02/2006

 

 

6,753,092

 

 

6,753,092

 

 

20,000,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.88% due 5/05/2006

 

 

19,989,156

 

 

19,989,156

 

 

20,500,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.88% due 5/08/2006

 

 

20,480,548

 

 

20,480,548

 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

39


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

20,000,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.98% due 5/12/2006

 

$

19,969,750

 

$

19,969,750

 

 

15,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 4.82% due 5/01/2006

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

29,396,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 4.86% due 5/03/2006

 

 

29,388,063

 

 

29,388,063

 

 

25,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 4.92% due 5/09/2006

 

 

24,972,667

 

 

24,972,667

 

 

15,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.68% due 5/01/2006

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.69% due 5/04/2006

 

 

19,992,183

 

 

19,992,183

 

 

15,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.70% due 5/08/2006

 

 

14,986,292

 

 

14,986,292

 

 

9,454,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.69% due 5/08/2006

 

 

9,445,378

 

 

9,445,378

 

 

17,500,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.76% due 5/15/2006

 

 

17,467,606

 

 

17,467,606

 

 

10,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.75% due 5/19/2006

 

 

9,976,250

 

 

9,976,250

 

 

6,506,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.86% due 5/30/2006

 

 

6,480,529

 

 

6,480,529

 

 

28,229,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.68% due 5/02/2006

 

 

28,225,330

 

 

28,225,330

 

 

25,000,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.68% due 5/02/2006

 

 

24,996,750

 

 

24,996,750

 

 

38,100,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.68% due 5/08/2006

 

 

38,065,329

 

 

38,065,329

 

 

34,693,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.68% due 5/08/2006

 

 

34,661,429

 

 

34,661,429

 

 

16,960,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.68% due 5/08/2006

 

 

16,944,566

 

 

16,944,566

 

 

25,000,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.70% due 5/10/2006

 

 

24,970,625

 

 

24,970,625

 

 

2,875,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.72% due 5/11/2006

 

 

2,871,231

 

 

2,871,231

 

 

18,500,000

 

Republic of Austria 4.84% due 5/23/2006

 

 

18,445,281

 

 

18,445,281

 

 

26,666,000

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 4.70% due 5/02/2006

 

 

26,662,519

 

 

26,662,519

 

 

33,700,000

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 4.71% due 5/09/2006

 

 

33,664,727

 

 

33,664,727

 

 

30,000,000

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 4.70% due 5/09/2006

 

 

29,968,667

 

 

29,968,667

 

 

25,710,000

 

Hitachi Limited 4.82% due 5/02/2006

 

 

25,706,558

 

 

25,706,558

 

 

17,000,000

 

Hitachi Limited 4.75% due 5/05/2006

 

 

16,991,028

 

 

16,991,028

 

 

25,000,000

 

Hitachi Limited 4.88% due 5/11/2006

 

 

24,966,111

 

 

24,966,111

 

 

25,000,000

 

Siemens AG 4.70% due 5/02/2006

 

 

24,996,736

 

 

24,996,736

 

 

22,813,000

 

Siemens AG 4.72% due 5/08/2006

 

 

22,792,063

 

 

22,792,063

 

 

26,197,000

 

Siemens AG 4.84% due 6/02/2006

 

 

26,084,295

 

 

26,084,295

 

 

20,000,000

 

Siemens AG 4.85% due 6/08/2006

 

 

19,897,611

 

 

19,897,611

 

 

14,539,000

 

Siemens AG 4.86% due 6/09/2006

 

 

14,462,452

 

 

14,462,452

 

 

20,000,000

 

Siemens AG 4.86% due 6/16/2006

 

 

19,875,800

 

 

19,875,800

 

 

25,000,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.75% due 5/02/2006

 

 

24,996,701

 

 

24,996,701

 

 

20,000,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.75% due 5/04/2006

 

 

19,992,083

 

 

19,992,083

 

 

25,000,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.75% due 5/08/2006

 

 

24,976,910

 

 

24,976,910

 

 

25,000,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.77% due 5/08/2006

 

 

24,976,813

 

 

24,976,813

 

 

20,000,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.78% due 5/09/2006

 

 

19,978,755

 

 

19,978,755

 

 

17,500,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.77% due 5/09/2006

 

 

17,481,450

 

 

17,481,450

 

 

20,000,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.75% due 5/12/2006

 

 

19,970,972

 

 

19,970,972

 

 

20,855,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.92% due 6/02/2006

 

 

20,763,794

 

 

20,763,794

 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

40


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,936,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.91% due 6/02/2006

 

$

19,848,990

 

$

19,848,990

 

 

12,645,000

 

BellSouth Corporation 4.90% due 6/02/2006

 

 

12,589,924

 

 

12,589,924

 

 

25,000,000

 

Federated Department Stores Inc. 4.81% due 5/02/2006

 

 

24,996,660

 

 

24,996,660

 

 

21,762,000

 

France Telecom SA 4.85% due 5/02/2006

 

 

21,759,068

 

 

21,759,068

 

 

25,000,000

 

France Telecom SA 4.83% due 5/08/2006

 

 

24,976,521

 

 

24,976,521

 

 

25,000,000

 

France Telecom SA 5.02% due 5/19/2006

 

 

24,937,250

 

 

24,937,250

 

 

21,956,000

 

France Telecom SA 5.04% due 6/06/2006

 

 

21,845,342

 

 

21,845,342

 

 

25,863,000

 

Atlantic Asset Security 4.71% due 5/03/2006

 

 

25,856,233

 

 

25,856,233

 

 

11,850,000

 

Atlantic Asset Security 4.73% due 5/03/2006

 

 

11,846,886

 

 

11,846,886

 

 

11,630,000

 

Atlantic Asset Security 4.72% due 5/03/2006

 

 

11,626,950

 

 

11,626,950

 

 

25,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.72% due 5/03/2006

 

 

24,993,444

 

 

24,993,444

 

 

20,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.60% due 5/05/2006

 

 

19,989,778

 

 

19,989,778

 

 

9,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.71% due 5/08/2006

 

 

8,991,757

 

 

8,991,757

 

 

25,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.73% due 5/09/2006

 

 

24,973,722

 

 

24,973,722

 

 

30,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.83% due 5/16/2006

 

 

29,939,625

 

 

29,939,625

 

 

20,194,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.725% due 5/22/2006

 

 

20,138,340

 

 

20,138,340

 

 

14,869,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 4.795% due 6/16/2006

 

 

14,777,898

 

 

14,777,898

 

 

16,600,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 4.75% due 5/03/2006

 

 

16,595,619

 

 

16,595,619

 

 

15,000,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 4.73% due 5/05/2006

 

 

14,992,117

 

 

14,992,117

 

 

17,300,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 4.83% due 5/10/2006

 

 

17,279,110

 

 

17,279,110

 

 

1,228,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.81% due 5/03/2006

 

 

1,227,672

 

 

1,227,672

 

 

24,050,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.90% due 5/09/2006

 

 

24,023,812

 

 

24,023,812

 

 

10,000,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.91% due 5/11/2006

 

 

9,986,361

 

 

9,986,361

 

 

13,254,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.81% due 5/12/2006

 

 

13,234,520

 

 

13,234,520

 

 

20,000,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.87% due 5/30/2006

 

 

19,921,539

 

 

19,921,539

 

 

1,794,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.73% due 5/04/2006

 

 

1,793,293

 

 

1,793,293

 

 

30,000,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.73% due 5/15/2006

 

 

29,944,817

 

 

29,944,817

 

 

20,000,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.73% due 5/16/2006

 

 

19,960,583

 

 

19,960,583

 

 

34,000,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.78% due 5/23/2006

 

 

33,900,682

 

 

33,900,682

 

 

27,000,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.78% due 5/24/2006

 

 

26,917,545

 

 

26,917,545

 

 

27,562,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.80% due 6/01/2006

 

 

27,448,077

 

 

27,448,077

 

 

34,569,000

 

American Express Credit Corporation 4.82% due 6/02/2006

 

 

34,420,891

 

 

34,420,891

 

 

27,250,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.75% due 5/05/2006

 

 

27,235,618

 

 

27,235,618

 

 

20,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.78% due 5/15/2006

 

 

19,962,822

 

 

19,962,822

 

 

25,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.83% due 5/22/2006

 

 

24,929,563

 

 

24,929,563

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 4.68% due 5/05/2006

 

 

24,987,000

 

 

24,987,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 4.71% due 5/10/2006

 

 

14,982,337

 

 

14,982,337

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 4.71% due 5/19/2006

 

 

24,941,125

 

 

24,941,125

 

 

32,000,000

 

Henkel Corporation 4.75% due 5/08/2006

 

 

31,970,444

 

 

31,970,444

 

 

12,000,000

 

Henkel Corporation 4.81% due 5/11/2006

 

 

11,983,967

 

 

11,983,967

 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

41


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25,000,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 4.70% due 5/08/2006

 

$

24,977,153

 

$

24,977,153

 

 

25,000,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 4.71% due 5/10/2006

 

 

24,970,562

 

 

24,970,562

 

 

7,624,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 4.72% due 5/10/2006

 

 

7,615,004

 

 

7,615,004

 

 

9,435,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 4.73% due 5/12/2006

 

 

9,421,364

 

 

9,421,364

 

 

23,648,000

 

Dover Corporation 4.68% due 5/08/2006

 

 

23,626,480

 

 

23,626,480

 

 

13,500,000

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation 4.72% due 5/09/2006

 

 

13,485,840

 

 

13,485,840

 

 

34,000,000

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation 4.80% due 5/22/2006

 

 

33,904,800

 

 

33,904,800

 

 

5,200,000

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company 4.81% due 5/09/2006

 

 

5,194,442

 

 

5,194,442

 

 

10,000,000

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company 4.84% due 5/16/2006

 

 

9,979,833

 

 

9,979,833

 

 

25,571,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 4.735% due 5/11/2006

 

 

25,537,367

 

 

25,537,367

 

 

25,902,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 4.735% due 5/15/2006

 

 

25,854,304

 

 

25,854,304

 

 

30,000,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 4.875% due 5/26/2006

 

 

29,898,438

 

 

29,898,438

 

 

25,000,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 4.91% due 6/01/2006

 

 

24,894,299

 

 

24,894,299

 

 

30,000,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 4.89% due 6/23/2006

 

 

29,784,025

 

 

29,784,025

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 4.75% due 5/11/2006

 

 

24,967,014

 

 

24,967,014

 

 

31,887,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 4.78% due 5/12/2006

 

 

31,840,427

 

 

31,840,427

 

 

30,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 4.84% due 5/22/2006

 

 

29,915,300

 

 

29,915,300

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 4.89% due 6/23/2006

 

 

24,820,021

 

 

24,820,021

 

 

11,365,000

 

The Coca-Cola Company 4.70% due 5/15/2006

 

 

11,344,227

 

 

11,344,227

 

 

25,000,000

 

AT&T Corporation 4.91% due 6/08/2006

 

 

24,870,431

 

 

24,870,431

 

 

24,245,000

 

AT&T Corporation 4.93% due 6/19/2006

 

 

24,082,309

 

 

24,082,309

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

2,503,384,425

 

 

2,503,384,425

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Investments (100.03%)

 

$

7,390,962,834

*

 

10,821,982,253

**

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets (-0.03%)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,590,118

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

$

10,818,392,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 

 


  *

 

At April 30, 2006 cost is substantially identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.

 

 

 

**

 

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments at April 30, 2006 were $3,461,627,754 and $30,608,335, respectively (net appreciation was $3,431,019,419).

 

 

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

42


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currencies

Sector/Industry Classifications

 

 



 

 

CAD  —  Canadian dollar

(1)

Consumer Discretionary

(9)

Materials

EUR  —  euro

(2)

Consumer Staples

(10)

Media

GBP  —  pound sterling

(3)

Energy

(11)

Paper and Forest Products

HKD  —  Hong Kong dollar

(4)

Financials

(12)

Precious Metals

MYR  —  Malaysian ringgit

(5)

Government Issues

(13)

Real Estate

SEK   —  Swedish krona

(6)

Health Care

(14)

Retail

SGD   —  Singapore dollar

(7)

Holding Companies

(15)

Technology and Telecommunications

 

(8)

Industrials

(16)

Transportation


 

 


(a)

Non-income producing security/commodity.

(b)

All or a portion of this security is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Rule 144A securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers under the Securities Act of 1933.

(c)

Affiliate as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940. An affiliate is defined as a company in which the Fund directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds power to vote 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. Following is a summary of transactions with each such affiliate for the six-months ended April 30, 2006.

 

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

43


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










 

 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Realized
gain

 

Dividend
Income

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

 

 














 

Deceuninck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fursys Inc.

 

 

91,500

 

$

2,999,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

214,430

 

Gewiss S.p.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haw Par Corporation Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Koninklijke Grolsche NV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

587,790

 

Kukdong Electric Wire Company, Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111,339

 

Laurent-Perrier

 

 

4,333

 

 

221,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maezawa Kasei Industries Company, Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

113,195

 

Mandom Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

362,304

 

Nexans Korea Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,968

 

Nitto Kohki Company, Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,100

 

$

1,422,457

 

$

541,846

 

 

352,494

 

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PT Bat Indonesia TBK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robertet SA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sansei Yusoki Company, Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,801

 

Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

160,609

 

Société Sucrière de Pithiviers-le Vieil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,059,285

 

T. Hasegawa Company, Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tasman Farms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




















 

 

 

(d)

Commodity-linked security whereby the coupon, dividend and/or redemption amount is linked to the price of an underlying commodity.

(e)

Security for which there is less than three market makers.

(f)

In default as to principal and interest.

(g)

Leveraged 1½ to 1 to the price of bullion.

(h)

Leveraged 2 to 1 to the price of bullion.

(i)

Represents interest in a restricted security which has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. Information concerning each restricted security holding on April 30, 2006 is shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Security

 

Acquisition Date

 

Cost

 

 

Carrying Value
Per Share/Principal

 








 

FINEL

 

7/14/1999

 

 

$

2,407,421

 

$

 

2.66

 

FINEL 9½% due 6/30/2017

 

6/22/2005

 

 

 

9,649,600

 

 

 

0.95

 

FINEL 9½% due 10/15/2017

 

10/11/2005

 

 

 

12,045,000

 

 

 

0.95

 

Frégate SAS 2% Conv. Pfd. due 3/31/2013

 

4/30/2004

 

 

 

3,620,400

 

 

 

17.31

 

Hilti AG

 

11/30/2001

 

 

 

4,485,845

 

 

 

725.43

 

Kukdong Electric Wire Company, Limited

 

2/20/2004

 

 

 

3,821,270

 

 

 

47.71

 

Nexans Korea Limited

 

9/19/2003

 

 

 

5,439,879

 

 

 

2.12

 













 

(j)

Securities valued in accordance with fair value procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.

(k)

Inflation protected security.


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

44



 

  FUND OVERVIEW

 

 

  FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

Data as of April 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

  THE INVESTMENT STYLE

 

The First Eagle U.S. Value Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equities issued by U.S. corporations. Management utilizes a highly disciplined, bottom-up, value approach in achieving its investment objective.

 

  ASSET ALLOCATION


Foreign Stocks
0.39%

U.S. Dollar Cash
and Equivalents
40.56%

U.S. Dollar Bonds
2.83%

Gold Linked Notes
1.36%

U.S. Stocks
51.91%

Gold Commodity
2.95%

 

  SECTOR/INDUSTRY

 

 

Industrials

9.03%

Media

8.04%

Retail

6.36%

Precious Metals

6.28%

Technology

5.55%

Health Care

4.24%

Holding Companies

3.77%

Consumer Discretionary

3.11%

Paper & Forest Products

2.86%

Consumer Staples

2.86%

Energy

2.80%

Utilities

2.66%

Financials

0.94%

Materials

0.86%

Real Estate

0.08%

The Fund’s portfolio composition (represented as a percentage of net assets) is subject to change at any time.

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


ONE-YEAR

 


THREE-YEARS

 

SINCE
INCEPTION

(9-04-01)

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund (A Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

 

12.38

%

 

 

 

17.36

%

 

 

 

13.80

%

 

with sales load

 

 

 

6.76

%

 

 

 

15.37

%

 

 

 

12.55

%

 

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index

 

 

 

15.42

%

 

 

 

14.68

%

 

 

 

4.95

%

 

Russell 2000 Index

 

 

 

33.47

%

 

 

 

25.67

%

 

 

 

12.45

%

 

Consumer Price Index

 

 

 

3.55

%

 

 

 

3.11

%

 

 

 

2.76

%

 

 

  GROWTH OF A $10,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT


$20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

9/01

4/02

4/03

4/04

4/05

4/06

$17,354

$17,293

$12,537

$11,320

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund (A Shares)

Consumer Price Index

Russell 2000 Index

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index

Performance data quoted herein represents past performance and should not be considered indicative of future results. Performance data quoted herein does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. The average annual returns shown above are historical and reflect changes in share price, reinvested dividends and are net of expenses. The average annual returns for Class A Shares with a sales load gives effect to the deduction of the maximum sales load of 5.00%. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index and is not available for purchase. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is a widely recognized unmanaged index including a representative sample of 500 leading companies in leading sectors of the U.S. economy. Although the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with over 80% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also considered a proxy for the total market. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) represents the change in price of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.

 

 

  TOP 10 HOLDINGS

 

 

Liberty Media Corporation (media company)

3.43%

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘A’ (holding company)

3.38%

 

Gold bullion (precious metal)

2.95%

 

Johnson & Johnson Inc. (health care products manufacturer)

2.76%

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation (multiline retailer)

2.47%

 

Tyco International Limited (industrial conglomerate)

2.25%

 

ConocoPhillips Company (integrated energy company)

1.91%

 

Microsoft Corporation (software developer)

1.79%

 

Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company

 

(precious metals and mining company)

1.67%

 

UniFirst Corporation (commercial services and supplies provider)

1.64%



45


FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Number

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

of Shares

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – U.S. (51.91%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (2.64%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,000

 

McDonald’s Corporation

 

$

3,851,228

 

$

5,185,500

 

 

119,600

 

Weyco Group, Inc.

 

 

2,043,013

 

 

2,527,148

 

 

70,000

 

Hampshire Group, Limited (a)

 

 

1,171,963

 

 

1,418,347

 

 

53,880

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

 

 

1,194,350

 

 

1,248,938

 

 

8,000

 

Allen Organ Company, Class ‘B’

 

 

307,040

 

 

654,000

 

 

600

 

St. John Knits International Inc. (a)

 

 

18,600

 

 

26,103

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,586,194

 

 

11,060,036

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (2.79%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

218,915

 

Seneca Foods Corporation 0% Conv. Pfd. due 12/31/2049 (a)(f)

 

 

3,294,671

 

 

4,542,487

 

 

98,364

 

Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.

 

 

4,291,380

 

 

4,385,067

 

 

44,997

 

HJ Heinz Company

 

 

1,532,845

 

 

1,867,825

 

 

12,000

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

 

480,416

 

 

877,920

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,599,312

 

 

11,673,299

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Energy (2.80%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,928

 

ConocoPhillips Company

 

 

4,247,616

 

 

8,023,183

 

 

50,000

 

CNX Gas Corporation (a)

 

 

800,000

 

 

1,425,000

 

 

24,310

 

Murphy Oil Corporation

 

 

1,239,579

 

 

1,219,876

 

 

12,241

 

SEACOR Holdings Inc. (a)

 

 

631,754

 

 

1,082,716

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,918,949

 

 

11,750,775

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Financials (0.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,000

 

Interpool Inc.

 

 

1,083,544

 

 

1,209,000

 

 

10,000

 

First Internet Bancorp (a)

 

 

170,300

 

 

168,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,253,844

 

 

1,377,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Health Care (4.10%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

197,500

 

Johnson & Johnson Inc.

 

 

12,069,840

 

 

11,575,475

 

 

90,180

 

Bausch & Lomb Inc.

 

 

4,272,068

 

 

4,414,311

 

 

20,000

 

Dentsply International Inc.

 

 

580,150

 

 

1,193,400

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,922,058

 

 

17,183,186

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Holding Companies (3.77%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

159

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

13,134,544

 

 

14,151,000

 

 

557

 

Case Pomeroy & Company, Inc., Class ‘A’

 

 

538,848

 

 

966,395

 

 

6,610

 

Loews Corporation

 

 

555,488

 

 

701,651

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,228,880

 

 

15,819,046

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Industrials (8.65%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

357,340

 

Tyco International Limited

 

 

8,842,987

 

 

9,415,909

 

 

221,370

 

UniFirst Corporation

 

 

5,765,952

 

 

6,866,897

 

 

173,960

 

Waste Management Inc.

 

 

4,961,709

 

 

6,516,542

 

 

73,475

 

Banta Corporation

 

 

2,921,328

 

 

3,716,365

 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

46


FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Number

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

of Shares

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – U.S. – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,980

 

Manpower Inc.

 

$

2,059,795

 

$

3,191,047

 

 

153,760

 

Cendant Corporation

 

 

2,633,062

 

 

2,680,037

 

 

161,273

 

Blount International Inc. (a)

 

 

2,322,241

 

 

2,498,119

 

 

22,480

 

Franklin Electric Company, Inc.

 

 

406,203

 

 

1,311,258

 

 

5,000

 

Hardinge Inc.

 

 

54,150

 

 

80,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,967,427

 

 

36,276,674

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Materials (0.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,355

 

Vulcan Materials Company

 

 

341,434

 

 

624,881

 

 

25,000

 

Tronox Inc. Class ‘A’

 

 

377,812

 

 

435,000

 

 

426

 

Central Steel & Wire Company

 

 

167,885

 

 

294,366

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

887,131

 

 

1,354,247

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Media (8.04%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,721,493

 

Liberty Media Corporation (a)

 

 

13,608,790

 

 

14,374,466

 

 

104,900

 

Comcast Corporation-Special Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

2,946,791

 

 

3,234,067

 

 

182,295

 

News Corporation Class ‘A’

 

 

2,889,189

 

 

3,128,182

 

 

107,835

 

Clear Channel Communications Inc.

 

 

3,393,174

 

 

3,076,533

 

 

111,170

 

CBS Corporation Class ‘B’

 

 

2,881,361

 

 

2,831,500

 

 

70,000

 

Valassis Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

2,022,112

 

 

2,048,900

 

 

50,000

 

Dow Jones & Company Inc.

 

 

1,831,509

 

 

1,848,500

 

 

60,275

 

The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

808,954

 

 

1,029,497

 

 

36,000

 

Liberty Global Inc. (a)

 

 

625,061

 

 

745,560

 

 

36,000

 

Liberty Global Inc. Series ‘C’ (a)

 

 

573,118

 

 

718,920

 

 

50,000

 

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a)

 

 

777,610

 

 

479,000

 

 

7,200

 

Tribune Company

 

 

202,894

 

 

207,576

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,560,563

 

 

33,722,701

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Paper and Forest Products (2.48%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

162,660

 

Rayonier Inc.

 

 

3,800,973

 

 

6,695,086

 

 

77,835

 

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.

 

 

2,277,954

 

 

2,825,410

 

 

9,090

 

Deltic Timber Corporation

 

 

209,712

 

 

524,675

 

 

12,680

 

Longview Fibre Company

 

 

115,438

 

 

330,441

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,404,077

 

 

10,375,612

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Precious Metals (1.97%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120,230

 

Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company

 

 

4,419,901

 

 

7,016,623

 

 

19,000

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Class ‘B’

 

 

213,034

 

 

1,227,020

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,632,935

 

 

8,243,643

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Real Estate (0.02%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,595

 

Prologis Trust 8.54% Pfd. Series ‘C’

 

 

82,039

 

 

88,473

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

47


FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Number

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

of Shares

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – U.S. – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail (6.36%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

190,220

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation

 

$

7,212,927

 

$

10,353,675

 

 

123,770

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

 

 

5,638,774

 

 

5,573,363

 

 

103,190

 

Tiffany & Company

 

 

3,166,658

 

 

3,600,299

 

 

55,970

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company

 

 

1,866,582

 

 

2,851,112

 

 

40,480

 

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

 

 

1,267,423

 

 

1,824,838

 

 

55,000

 

Dillard’s Inc., Class ‘A’

 

 

798,967

 

 

1,434,400

 

 

8,380

 

Autozone Inc. (a)

 

 

774,199

 

 

784,452

 

 

3,115

 

Federated Department Stores Inc.

 

 

115,998

 

 

242,503

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,841,528

 

 

26,664,642

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Technology and Telecommunications (4.98%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

310,025

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

 

8,007,216

 

 

7,487,105

 

 

256,520

 

Intel Corporation

 

 

5,131,006

 

 

5,125,269

 

 

150,000

 

American Power Conversion Corporation

 

 

2,325,204

 

 

3,336,000

 

 

111,160

 

Sprint Nextel Corporation

 

 

2,850,877

 

 

2,756,768

 

 

45,030

 

Lexmark International Inc. Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

2,523,365

 

 

2,192,961

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,837,668

 

 

20,898,103

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Utilities (2.66%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

174,200

 

IDACORP, Inc.

 

 

5,077,328

 

 

5,931,510

 

 

88,100

 

CalEnergy Capital Trust 6½% Conv. Pfd.

 

 

3,778,988

 

 

4,140,700

 

 

40,000

 

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

 

 

845,477

 

 

1,074,800

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,701,793

 

 

11,147,010

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks – U.S.

 

 

183,424,398

 

 

217,634,947

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Common Stocks – Non U.S. (0.39%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (0.39%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

378,920

 

JZ Equity Partners, Plc (3)

 

 

756,972

 

 

1,270,704

 

 

10,000

 

Amdocs Limited (a)(11)

 

 

184,186

 

 

372,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks – Non U.S.

 

 

941,158

 

 

1,642,704

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Ounces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

 

 

Commodity (2.95%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,970

 

Gold bullion (a)

 

 

9,041,734

 

 

12,369,138

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

 

 

Notes and Bonds and Convertible Bonds (4.19%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity-Linked Notes (1.36%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,300,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/02/2006 (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(8)

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

2,347,829

 

 

1,300,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/28/2006 (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(8)

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

2,228,591

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

48


FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Notes and Bonds and Convertible Bonds – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity-Linked Notes – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

644,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/09/2006 (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(8)

 

$

644,000

 

$

1,118,564

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,244,000

 

 

5,694,984

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollar Bonds and Notes (2.77%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Level 3 Communications, Inc. 9% due 5/01/2008 (11)

 

 

814,704

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

525,000

 

Longview Fibre Company 10% due 1/15/2009 (7)

 

 

547,538

 

 

552,563

 

 

250,000

 

Crescent Real Estate Equities Company 9¼% due 4/15/2009 (9)

 

 

250,000

 

 

261,563

 

 

521,000

 

Lear Corporation 8.11% due 5/15/2009 (1)

 

 

491,926

 

 

511,883

 

 

1,075,000

 

GATX Corporation 8% due 6/01/2009 (3)

 

 

1,034,585

 

 

1,160,031

 

 

500,000

 

American Standard Companies Inc. 8¼% due 6/01/2009 (5)

 

 

514,460

 

 

533,190

 

 

650,000

 

Columbus McKinnon Corporation 10% due 8/01/2010 (5)

 

 

658,932

 

 

718,250

 

 

1,000,000

 

Briggs & Stratton Corporation 8% due 3/15/2011 (1)

 

 

1,038,562

 

 

1,105,000

 

 

179,000

 

Domino’s Inc. 8¼% due 7/01/2011 (1)

 

 

178,073

 

 

186,160

 

 

1,000,000

 

Greif Inc. 8% due 7/01/2012 (7)

 

 

1,064,191

 

 

1,065,000

 

 

300,000

 

Blount International Inc. 8% due 8/01/2012 (5)

 

 

300,000

 

 

313,500

 

 

1,180,000

 

Tronox Worldwide 9½% due 12/01/2012 (b)(6)

 

 

1,242,483

 

 

1,244,900

 

 

125,000

 

R.H. Donnelley Finance Corporation 10% due 12/15/2012 (b)(3)

 

 

125,000

 

 

139,375

 

 

1,000,000

 

Texas Industries, Inc. 7¼% due 7/15/2013 (6)

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

1,030,000

 

 

592,000

 

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 9% due 8/01/2013 (11)

 

 

581,463

 

 

581,640

 

 

250,000

 

Jostens, Inc. 10¼% due 12/01/2013 (a)(1)

 

 

171,113

 

 

194,375

 

 

250,000

 

Elizabeth Arden Inc. 7¾% due 1/15/2014 (2)

 

 

250,000

 

 

255,625

 

 

600,000

 

Bausch & Lomb Inc. 7% due 8/01/2028 (4)

 

 

507,862

 

 

576,046

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,770,892

 

 

11,629,101

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollar Convertible Bond (0.06%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

SCI Systems Inc. 3% due 3/15/2007 (11)

 

 

222,952

 

 

243,437

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds

 

 

14,237,844

 

 

17,567,522

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments (40.61%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.87% due 5/01/2006

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

10,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.75% due 5/01/2006

 

 

10,000,000

 

 

10,000,000

 

 

10,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.79% due 5/16/2006

 

 

9,980,042

 

 

9,980,042

 

 

1,234,000

 

Federated Department Stores Inc. 4.88% due 5/01/2006

 

 

1,234,000

 

 

1,234,000

 

 

6,476,000

 

France Telecom SA 4.85% due 5/02/2006

 

 

6,475,128

 

 

6,475,128

 

 

5,970,000

 

France Telecom SA 4.83% due 5/05/2006

 

 

5,966,796

 

 

5,966,796

 

 

15,499,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 4.70% due 5/04/2006

 

 

15,492,929

 

 

15,492,929

 

 

6,000,000

 

Hitachi Limited 4.75% due 5/05/2006

 

 

5,996,833

 

 

5,996,833

 

 

1,609,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 4.77% due 5/09/2006

 

 

1,607,294

 

 

1,607,294

 

 

11,226,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company 4.78% due 5/12/2006

 

 

11,209,604

 

 

11,209,604

 

 

4,179,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.81% due 5/12/2006

 

 

4,172,858

 

 

4,172,858

 

 

10,000,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation 4.94% due 5/26/2006

 

 

9,965,694

 

 

9,965,694

 

 

10,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 4.75% due 5/15/2006

 

 

9,981,528

 

 

9,981,528

 

 

18,268,000

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 4.79% due 5/23/2006

 

 

18,214,526

 

 

18,214,526

 

 

15,000,000

 

BMW U.S. Capital LLC 4.78% due 5/23/2006

 

 

14,956,183

 

 

14,956,183

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

49


FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,000,000

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company 4.96% due 6/05/2006

 

$

13,932,489

 

$

13,932,489

 

 

7,240,000

 

AT&T Inc. 4.92% due 6/05/2006

 

 

7,205,369

 

 

7,205,369

 

 

3,921,000

 

Siemens AG 4.86% due 6/09/2006

 

 

3,900,356

 

 

3,900,356

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

170,291,629

 

 

170,291,629

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Investments (100.05%)

 

$

377,936,763

*

 

419,505,940

**

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets (-0.05%)

 

 

 

 

 

(225,415

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

$

419,280,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 


  *

At April 30, 2006 cost is substantially identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.

 

 

**

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments at April 30, 2006 were $43,765,930 and $2,196,753 respectively (net appreciation was $41,569,177).


 

 

 

Sector/Industry Classifications


(1)

 

Consumer Discretionary

(2)

 

Consumer Staples

(3)

 

Financials

(4)

 

Health Care

(5)

 

Industrials

(6)

 

Materials

(7)

 

Paper and Forest Products

(8)

 

Precious Metals

(9)

 

Real Estate

(10)

 

Retail

(11)

 

Technology and Telecommunications


(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of this security is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Rule 144A securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

(c)

Commodity-linked security whereby the coupon, dividend and/or redemption amount is linked to the price of an underlying commodity.

(d)

Security for which there is less than three market makers.

(e)

Leveraged 1½ to 1 to the price of bullion.

(f)

Securities valued in accordance with fair value procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.



See Notes to Financial Statements.

50


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

First Eagle Gold Fund

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

 

(PHOTO OF CHARLES DE VAULX)
Charles de Vaulx

The net asset value of the Fund’s Class ‘A’ shares rose 52.72% between November 1, 2005 and April 30, 2006. Over the same period, the FTSE Gold Mines Index increased by 47.45%, while the gold price increased by 42%, from $459 per ounce to $654 per ounce.

 

The rise in the gold price can be attributed to a combination of factors including: increased investment demand for gold as exchange traded funds (“ETF’s”) gained broader appeal, concerns over global trading imbalances and their potential impact on the US dollar, further unwinding of producer hedge books, and rising tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear program. These factors overcame a more recent weakening in gold jewelry demand. Silver performed even better than gold, rising 81% over the period, due to the introduction of the first silver ETF.

 

The Fund’s performance was satisfactory, both in absolute terms and compared to the index. However, it continued to lag many of its peers due to our aversion to a drift towards high base metals exposure (many base metals have seen stronger price appreciation than gold). The dearth of quality, un-hedged, reasonably priced companies engaged purely in the mining of gold and/or silver was a key factor in our decision to close the fund to new investors (effective May 8, 2006).

 

 

(PHOTO OF SIMON FENWICK)
Simon Fenwick

The leverage of most gold shares was modest compared to the change in the gold price over the period, as the industry continued to face cost inflation, share dilution and more recently rising political risks in some mining countries (e.g. Bolivia). The news is not all bad. The recent strong run in the gold price should allow the gold mining industry to overcome rising replacement costs and finally generate meaningful free cash flow. However, it remains to be seen how industry management will allocate this new found capital.

 

All portfolio securities registered gains over the period. The best performers for the fund were junior mining companies (i.e. those seeking to develop new gold projects) including: Miramar Mining Corporation, Cumberland Resources Limited and Metallica Resources Inc. We were also helped by announced corporate activity in another junior, Wesdome Gold Mines Inc. Poor performers included: Barrick Gold Corporation, Newcrest Mining Limited and Richmont Mines, Inc.

 

 


 

 

Charles de Vaulx

SIMON FENWICK

 

 

Charles de Vaulx

Simon Fenwick

Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager

Associate Portfolio Manager

 

May 2006

 

51



 

  FUND OVERVIEW

 

 

  FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

Data as of April 30, 2006 (Unaudited)   

 

  THE INVESTMENT STYLE

 

The First Eagle Gold Fund is a non-diversified fund whose investment objective is to provide exposure to the investment characteristics of gold and, to a limited extent, other precious metals. In seeking to achieve its objective, the Fund invests primarily in securities of companies engaged in mining, processing, dealing in or holding gold or other precious metals such as silver, platinum and palladium, both in the United States and in foreign countries.

 

  ASSET ALLOCATION


U.S. Stocks
       14.24%

Foreign Stocks
            46.34%

Commodities
        22.87%

Commodity-
        Linked
        Notes
       12.21%

   U.S. Dollar
    Cash and
Equivalents
         4.34%

 

  COUNTRIES

 

 

 

United States

 

49.32%

Canada

 

21.56%

South Africa

 

12.57%

Australia

 

6.32%

Mexico

 

4.06%

United Kingdom

 

0.17%

Other

 

1.66%

The Fund’s portfolio composition (represented as a percentage of net assets) is subject to change at any time.

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONE-YEAR

 

FIVE-YEARS

 

TEN-YEARS

 

First Eagle Gold Fund (A Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

79.94%

 

39.42%

 

10.68%

 

with sales load

 

70.95%

 

38.00%

 

10.26%

 

FTSE Gold Mines Index

 

84.80%

 

28.64%

 

 1.30%

 

MSCI World Index

 

24.32%

 

 5.51%

 

 7.37%

 

Consumer Price Index

 

 3.55%

 

 2.64%

 

 2.57%

 


 

  GROWTH OF A $10,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT


First Eagle Gold Fund (A Shares)

FTSE Gold Mines Index

MSCI World Index

Consumer Price Index

$30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

4/96

4/97

4/98

4/99

4/00

4/01

4/02

4/03

4/04

4/05

4/06

$26,508

$20,358

$12,900

$11,377

Performance data quoted herein represents past performance and should not be considered indicative of future results. Performance data quoted herein does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. The average annual returns shown above are historical and reflect changes in share price, reinvested dividends and are net of expenses. The average annual returns for Class A Shares with a sales load give effect to the deduction of the maximum sales load of 3.75% for periods prior to March 1, 2000 and of 5.00%, thereafter. The MSCI World Index is a widely followed, unmanaged group of stocks from 23 international markets and is not available for purchase. It is a trademark of Morgan Stanley Capital International SA in Geneva, Switzerland. The FTSE Gold Mines Index is an unmanaged index composed of 32 gold mining companies and is only available without dividends reinvested and is not available for purchase. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) represents the change in price of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.

 

 

  TOP 10 HOLDINGS

 

 

 

Gold bullion (United States)

 

20.73%

 

Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company (United States)

 

11.75%

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Notes (United States)

 

7.32%

 

Barrick Gold Corporation (Canada)

 

5.27%

 

Kinross Gold Corporation (Canada)

 

4.81%

 

Gold Fields Limited ADR (South Africa)

 

4.47%

 

Industrias Peñoles, SA de C.V. (Mexico)

 

4.06%

 

Harmony Gold Mining Company, Limited (South Africa)

 

3.67%

 

Lihir Gold Limited (Australia)

 

3.48%

 

UBS Gold-Linked Notes (United States)

 

3.37%



52


FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Number

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

of Shares

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks and Warrants (60.58%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (6.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,938,745

 

Lihir Gold Limited (a)

 

$

23,365,903

 

$

45,594,205

 

 

1,674,810

 

Newcrest Mining Limited

 

 

20,005,111

 

 

29,000,106

 

 

1,834,264

 

Kingsgate Consolidated Limited

 

 

7,158,169

 

 

8,135,306

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,529,183

 

 

82,729,617

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Canada (21.56%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,260,768

 

Barrick Gold Corporation

 

 

66,438,154

 

 

68,908,209

 

 

5,137,920

 

Kinross Gold Corporation (a)

 

 

40,345,395

 

 

62,939,520

 

 

4,291,210

 

IAMGOLD Corporation

 

 

23,430,819

 

 

40,620,491

 

 

4,281,010

 

Cambior Inc. (a)

 

 

14,490,080

 

 

17,127,098

 

 

1,000,000

 

Dundee Precious Metals, Inc., Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

3,742,602

 

 

12,591,534

 

 

5,052,930

 

Aurizon Mines Limited (a)(c)

 

 

7,597,274

 

 

12,454,087

 

 

3,250,940

 

Miramar Mining Corporation (a)

 

 

2,761,310

 

 

12,135,139

 

 

1,220,070

 

Minefinders Corporation (a)

 

 

9,763,853

 

 

11,214,070

 

 

2,819,290

 

Metallica Resources Inc. (a)

 

 

3,861,514

 

 

9,793,747

 

 

2,506,010

 

Cumberland Resources (a)

 

 

6,187,547

 

 

9,421,595

 

 

230,000

 

Aber Diamond Corporation

 

 

5,584,278

 

 

9,020,897

 

 

259,158

 

Pan American Silver Corporation (a)

 

 

1,668,272

 

 

6,410,677

 

 

1,212,360

 

Richmont Mines, Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

4,078,894

 

 

5,413,288

 

 

750,000

 

Golden Star Resources Limited (a)(b)

 

 

970,106

 

 

2,565,000

 

 

765,600

 

Wesdome Gold Mines Inc. (a)(b)

 

 

662,515

 

 

1,572,495

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

191,582,613

 

 

282,187,847

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Mexico (4.06%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,880,590

 

Industrias Peñoles, SA de C.V.

 

 

12,799,674

 

 

53,109,348

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

South Africa (12.57%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,302,120

 

Gold Fields Limited ADR

 

 

26,938,632

 

 

58,496,869

 

 

2,860,980

 

Harmony Gold Mining Company, Limited (a)

 

 

31,289,259

 

 

48,064,464

 

 

650,000

 

AngloGold Ashanti Limited ADR

 

 

23,724,841

 

 

35,542,000

 

 

3,850,000

 

Mvelaphanda Resources Limited (a)

 

 

12,648,482

 

 

22,393,020

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94,601,214

 

 

164,496,353

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (0.17%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Trans-Siberian Gold Limited (a)

 

 

2,303,773

 

 

2,241,735

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

United States (14.24%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,956,595

 

Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company

 

 

106,891,948

 

 

153,813,041

 

 

600,000

 

Royal Gold, Inc.

 

 

8,163,406

 

 

20,562,000

 

 

111,540

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Class ‘B’

 

 

1,842,523

 

 

7,203,253

 

 

215,500

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Preferred Series ‘D’ (d)

 

 

1,760,012

 

 

1,443,850

 

 

3,282,800

 

Canyon Resources Corporation (a)(c)

 

 

4,261,003

 

 

3,282,800

 

 

200,000

 

Canyon Resources Corporation warrants exp 12/01/2006 (a)(h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

400,000

 

Canyon Resources Corporation warrants exp 12/01/2008 (a)(h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122,918,892

 

 

186,304,944

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

53


FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Number

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

of Shares

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks and Warrants – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous (1.66%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

892,330

 

Randgold Resources Limited ADR (a)

 

$

14,789,831

 

$

21,719,312

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks and Warrants

 

 

489,525,180

 

 

792,789,156

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Ounces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

 

Commodities (22.87%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

416,071

 

Gold bullion (a)

 

 

190,757,566

 

 

271,290,938

 

 

2,055,806

 

Silver bullion (a)

 

 

12,486,344

 

 

27,917,840

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Commodities

 

 

203,243,910

 

 

299,208,778

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










 

 

 

 

Commodity-Linked Notes (12.21%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,570,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/28/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

3,570,000

 

 

6,120,051

 

 

570,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

570,000

 

 

972,078

 

 

1,830,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/02/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,830,000

 

 

3,253,191

 

 

1,250,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/07/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

2,184,375

 

 

2,621,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/09/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

2,621,000

 

 

4,552,415

 

 

1,363,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/11/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,363,000

 

 

2,315,192

 

 

666,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/16/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

666,000

 

 

1,148,717

 

 

1,340,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/21/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,340,000

 

 

2,218,504

 

 

1,970,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/22/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,970,000

 

 

3,296,992

 

 

1,290,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/23/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,290,000

 

 

2,161,395

 

 

1,300,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/25/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

2,198,820

 

 

1,300,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/30/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

2,201,160

 

 

1,294,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/31/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,294,000

 

 

2,186,989

 

 

600,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/07/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

600,000

 

 

1,035,000

 

 

1,098,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/08/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,098,000

 

 

1,858,475

 

 

1,100,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/12/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,100,000

 

 

1,840,960

 

 

1,138,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/13/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,138,000

 

 

1,902,622

 

 

637,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/14/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

637,000

 

 

1,062,325

 

 

1,177,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/15/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,177,000

 

 

1,943,462

 

 

1,153,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/19/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,153,000

 

 

1,905,217

 

 

930,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/20/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

930,000

 

 

1,549,380

 

 

1,172,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/03/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,172,000

 

 

1,863,246

 

 

1,179,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/04/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,179,000

 

 

1,861,995

 

 

1,962,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/09/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,962,000

 

 

3,019,518

 

 

692,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/13/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

692,000

 

 

1,070,316

 

 

566,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/31/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

566,000

 

 

888,507

 

 

1,133,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/01/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,133,000

 

 

1,746,973

 

 

653,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/06/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

653,000

 

 

1,011,301

 

 

544,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/08/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

544,000

 

 

868,877

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

54


FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Commodity-Linked Notes – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

650,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/13/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

$

650,000

 

$

1,035,515

 

 

1,927,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/22/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,927,000

 

 

3,003,615

 

 

1,802,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,802,000

 

 

2,626,415

 

 

1,111,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,111,000

 

 

1,642,725

 

 

673,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

673,000

 

 

995,098

 

 

1,118,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/07/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,118,000

 

 

1,617,411

 

 

1,152,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/11/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,152,000

 

 

1,639,181

 

 

2,177,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/13/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

2,177,000

 

 

3,353,669

 

 

4,768,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/19/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)

 

 

4,768,000

 

 

6,627,520

 

 

1,141,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/28/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,141,000

 

 

1,684,915

 

 

1,175,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,175,000

 

 

1,681,660

 

 

1,194,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/03/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,194,000

 

 

1,687,003

 

 

1,255,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/05/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,255,000

 

 

1,728,637

 

 

1,208,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/05/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,208,000

 

 

1,673,684

 

 

1,590,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 2/07/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)

 

 

1,590,000

 

 

2,040,606

 

 

1,988,000

 

HSBC Gold-Linked Note 0% due 2/09/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,988,000

 

 

2,493,946

 

 

1,130,000

 

HSBC Silver-Linked Note 0% due 10/05/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,130,000

 

 

2,564,309

 

 

1,136,000

 

HSBC Silver-Linked Note 0% due 10/06/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,136,000

 

 

2,524,533

 

 

2,188,000

 

HSBC Silver-Linked Note 0% due 12/08/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

2,188,000

 

 

4,065,742

 

 

2,760,000

 

HSBC Silver-Linked Note 0% due 12/18/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

2,760,000

 

 

4,719,876

 

 

3,600,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 6/29/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

3,600,000

 

 

6,304,896

 

 

1,950,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 7/25/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,950,000

 

 

3,461,535

 

 

600,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/11/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

600,000

 

 

1,068,036

 

 

500,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/18/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

500,000

 

 

851,395

 

 

2,650,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 8/24/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

2,650,000

 

 

4,636,123

 

 

950,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 9/13/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

950,000

 

 

1,655,573

 

 

1,300,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 10/31/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

1,997,734

 

 

1,250,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/01/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

1,934,143

 

 

1,200,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/03/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

1,896,677

 

 

900,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 11/15/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

900,000

 

 

1,441,534

 

 

700,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/20/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

700,000

 

 

991,639

 

 

2,550,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/21/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

2,550,000

 

 

3,507,161

 

 

1,200,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/22/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

1,608,308

 

 

1,350,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 12/28/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,350,000

 

 

1,823,066

 

 

1,400,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/05/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)

 

 

1,400,000

 

 

2,277,221

 

 

1,500,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 1/11/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

2,229,321

 

 

5,000,000

 

UBS Gold-Linked Note 0% due 2/08/2007 (a)(b)(d)(e)(g)

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

6,411,781

 

 

1,200,000

 

UBS Silver-Linked Note 0% due 10/04/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

2,731,272

 

 

1,720,000

 

UBS Silver-Linked Note 0% due 12/13/2006 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

1,720,000

 

 

3,288,714

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Commodity-Linked Notes

 

 

99,761,000

 

 

159,760,242

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments (4.49%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 4.87% due 5/01/2006

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

2,819,000

 

L’Oréal SA 4.75% due 5/01/2006

 

 

2,819,000

 

 

2,819,000

 

 

11,819,000

 

Hitachi Limited 4.82% due 5/02/2006

 

 

11,817,418

 

 

11,817,418

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

55


FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Principal

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,095,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 4.73% due 5/03/2006

 

$

5,093,661

 

$

5,093,661

 

 

2,781,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 4.84% due 5/03/2006

 

 

2,780,252

 

 

2,780,252

 

 

7,140,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 4.77% due 5/09/2006

 

 

7,132,432

 

 

7,132,432

 

 

9,170,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 4.78% due 5/23/2006

 

 

9,143,213

 

 

9,143,213

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

58,785,976

 

 

58,785,976

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Investments (100.15%)

 

$

851,316,066

*

 

1,310,544,152

**

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets (-0.15%)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,020,573

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

$

1,308,523,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

  *

At April 30, 2006 cost is substantially identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.

 

 

**

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments at April 30, 2006 were $460,584,488 and $1,356,402 respectively (net appreciation was $459,228,086).

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security/commodity.

(b)

All or a portion of this security is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Rule 144A securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

(c)

Affiliate as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940. An affiliate is defined as a company in which the Fund directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds power to vote 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. Following is a summary of transactions with each such affiliate for the six-months ended April 30, 2006.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

Purchases

 

 

 


 

Affiliate

 

Shares

 

Cost

 






 

Aurizon Mines Limited

 

 

1,729,030

 

$

3,902,193

 

Canyon Resources Corporation

 

 

1,194,200

 

 

954,098

 

Richmont Mines, Inc.

 

 

412,360

 

 

1,488,320

 








 


 

 

(d)

Commodity-linked security whereby the coupon, dividend and/or redemption amount is linked to the price of an underlying commodity.

(e)

Security for which there is less than three market makers.  

(f)

Leveraged 1½ to 1 to the price of bullion.

(g)

Leveraged 2 to 1 to the price of bullion.

(h)

Securities valued in accordance with fair value procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.



See Notes to Financial Statements.

56


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

First Eagle Fund of America

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

 

 

(PHOTO OF HAROLD LEVY)

Harold Levy

 

For the six-month period ending April 30, 2006, First Eagle Fund of America appreciated 11.6% vs. 9.6% for the Standard & Poor’s 500.

Our outlook continues unchanged from our letter in December 2005 where we noted some degree of surprise at the relatively positive performance of equity markets in the context of rapidly rising short-term interest rates. However, in contrast to 2005 when long-term rates were relatively unaffected by the increase in short rates, long-term rates have now increased. This is not good for equity prices. Nevertheless, we know there will come a time when the Fed will no longer be raising interest rates and that hopefully that time is getting closer. We have stayed relatively highly invested since we believe that equity valuations in general have already incorporated higher interest rates and the securities we own seem even more favorably priced. Thus, our near term goal is to be patient with modest returns absent significant portfolio events and await much more positive results when the rate cycle comes to an end.

 

The major contributors to performance for the first six months were Shire Plc ADR, Autoliv Inc., Flowserve Corporation and Manor Care Inc., which appreciated unrelated to each other and without any external event, and Andrx Corporation which agreed to be purchased by Watson Pharmaceuticals. Securities which detracted from performance very slightly include Sepracor Inc., Toll Brothers Inc. and Boston Scientific Corporation.

We appreciate your continued confidence and support.

Sincerely,

-s- Harold Levy

Harold Levy
Portfolio Manager

June 2006

First Eagle Fund of America Class Y will only accept additional investments from existing shareholders. However, Class A and Class C remain open to all investors.

57


 

  FUND OVERVIEW

 

 

  FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

Data as of April 30, 2006 (Unaudited)   

 

  THE INVESTMENT STYLE

 

The First Eagle Fund of America is a non-diversified U.S. equity fund with a unique event-driven bias. The Fund focuses on identifying companies poised to benefit from change that the market has not yet recognized. It seeks capital appreciation with above-average long term returns.

 

  ASSET ALLOCATION


Foreign Stock
5.80%

U.S. Dollar
Cash and Equivalents
5.11%

U.S. Stocks
and Options
89.09%

 

  SECTOR/INDUSTRY*

 

 

Industrials

15.77%

Energy

13.58%

Health Care

10.55%

Pharmaceuticals

10.48%

Consumer Discretionary

9.52%

Materials

8.47%

Biotechnology

7.57%

Telecommunication Services

7.09%

Information Technology

6.43%

Consumer Staples

3.90%

Utilities

2.86%

*percentages exclude option positions

The Fund’s portfolio composition (represented as a percentage of net assets) is subject to change at any time.

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONE-YEAR

 

 

FIVE-YEARS

 

 

TEN-YEARS

 

First Eagle Fund of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Y Shares)

 

 

17.04%

 

 

9.08%

 

 

12.73%

 

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index

 

 

15.42%

 

 

2.70%

 

 

  8.94%

 


 

  GROWTH OF A $10,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT


$40,000

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

4/96

4/97

4/98

4/99

4/00

4/01

4/02

4/03

4/04

4/05

4/06

$23,506

$33,147

First Eagle Fund of America (Y Shares)

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index

Performance data quoted herein represents past performance and should not be considered indicative of future results. Performance data quoted herein does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. The Fund’s average annual returns shown above are historical and reflect changes in share price, reinvested dividends and is net of expenses. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is a widely recognized unmanaged index including a representative sample of 500 leading companies in leading sectors of the U.S. economy. Although the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with over 80% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also considered a proxy for the total market.

 

 

  TOP 10 HOLDINGS

 

 

General Dynamics Corporation (aerospace and defense manufacturer)

4.14%

 

Shire Plc ADR (prescription medicines manufacturer)

3.66%

 

Dean Foods Company (dairy foods distributor)

3.52%

 

DST Systems Inc. (data processing services provider)

3.33%

 

Autoliv Inc. (automobile components supplier)

3.25%

 

Teekay Shipping Corporation (marine transportation)

3.23%

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. (electronic equipment provider)

3.10%

 

Tyco International Limited (industrial conglomerate)

2.97%

 

Constellation Energy Group Inc. (electricity supplier)

2.86%

 

Ball Corporation (packaging and aerospace manufacturer)

2.67%



58


FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 








 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – U.S. (90.42%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (7.57%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

421,100

 

Biogen Idec Inc. (a)(c)

 

$

16,125,782

 

$

18,886,335

 

 

1,070,200

 

Celera Genomics Group-Applera Corporation (a)

 

 

13,003,148

 

 

12,831,698

 

 

373,900

 

Medimmune Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

9,498,983

 

 

11,766,633

 

 

132,500

 

Cephalon Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

6,732,927

 

 

8,699,950

 

 

415,300

 

InterMune Inc. (a)

 

 

7,062,372

 

 

6,640,647

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,423,212

 

 

58,825,263

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (9.52%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

456,600

 

Autoliv Inc. (c)

 

 

19,673,091

 

 

25,249,980

 

 

184,800

 

The Black & Decker Corporation (c)

 

 

15,758,800

 

 

17,299,128

 

 

164,000

 

Lennar Corporation, Class ‘A’ (c)

 

 

8,397,385

 

 

9,008,520

 

 

159,200

 

The Stanley Works

 

 

7,083,307

 

 

8,318,200

 

 

98,500

 

Fortune Brands Inc.

 

 

8,393,884

 

 

7,909,550

 

 

181,800

 

GTECH Holdings Corporation

 

 

4,648,947

 

 

6,210,288

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,955,414

 

 

73,995,666

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (3.90%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

691,650

 

Dean Foods Company (a)

 

 

15,082,436

 

 

27,396,257

 

 

110,650

 

Treehouse Foods Inc. (a)

 

 

2,105,254

 

 

2,899,030

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,187,690

 

 

30,295,287

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Energy (13.58%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

653,300

 

Teekay Shipping Corporation

 

 

28,002,219

 

 

25,132,451

 

 

554,400

 

Pride International Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

16,827,194

 

 

19,343,016

 

 

314,300

 

Devon Energy Corporation (c)

 

 

14,025,014

 

 

18,892,573

 

 

240,200

 

EOG Resources Inc. (c)

 

 

17,503,582

 

 

16,869,246

 

 

146,400

 

Transocean Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

10,638,891

 

 

11,868,648

 

 

202,500

 

Grant Prideco Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

8,836,406

 

 

10,368,000

 

 

99,400

 

Teekay LNG Partners LP

 

 

2,287,928

 

 

3,081,400

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,121,234

 

 

105,555,334

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Health Care Services (10.55%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

410,700

 

Manor Care Inc. (c)

 

 

8,713,256

 

 

18,009,195

 

 

766,400

 

Andrx Corporation (a)

 

 

14,976,258

 

 

17,864,784

 

 

314,600

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (a)(c)

 

 

12,203,313

 

 

13,980,824

 

 

287,300

 

Baxter International Inc. (c)

 

 

9,326,898

 

 

10,831,210

 

 

298,700

 

Community Health Systems Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

5,998,397

 

 

10,824,888

 

 

1,251,500

 

HealthSouth Corporation (a)

 

 

6,624,613

 

 

5,731,870

 

 

5,726,281

 

Regen Biologics Inc. (a)

 

 

4,867,339

 

 

4,065,660

 

 

26,057

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. F (a)(b)(d)(e)

 

 

342,000

 

 

342,000

 

 

67,777

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. E-1 (a)(b)(d)(e)

 

 

883,921

 

 

220,980

 

 

51,966

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. E-2 (a)(b)(d)(e)

 

 

500,000

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,435,995

 

 

81,996,411

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Industrials (15.77%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

490,000

 

General Dynamics Corporation (c)

 

 

24,668,661

 

 

32,153,800

 

 

875,400

 

Tyco International Limited

 

 

14,005,529

 

 

23,066,790

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

59


FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks – U.S. – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

431,600

 

American Standard Companies Inc. (c)

 

$

11,808,795

 

$

18,787,548

 

 

808,300

 

UAP Holding Corporation

 

 

13,050,878

 

 

16,699,478

 

 

253,300

 

Flowserve Corporation (a)

 

 

8,839,734

 

 

14,569,816

 

 

141,100

 

Precision Castparts Corporation (c)

 

 

5,346,089

 

 

8,886,478

 

 

103,200

 

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (c)

 

 

4,500,967

 

 

8,431,440

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,220,653

 

 

122,595,350

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Information Technology (6.43%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

420,400

 

DST Systems Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

21,079,495

 

 

25,863,008

 

 

627,800

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

19,645,209

 

 

24,120,076

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,724,704

 

 

49,983,084

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Materials (6.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

519,400

 

Ball Corporation (c)

 

 

13,133,112

 

 

20,765,612

 

 

167,500

 

Weyerhaeuser Company (c)

 

 

11,388,909

 

 

11,803,725

 

 

586,000

 

Crown Holdings Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

10,565,773

 

 

9,393,580

 

 

322,100

 

Packaging Corporation of America

 

 

6,065,907

 

 

7,240,808

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,153,701

 

 

49,203,725

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (6.82%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

994,600

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

 

 

19,514,850

 

 

17,803,340

 

 

508,700

 

Theravance Inc. (a)

 

 

11,134,244

 

 

14,274,122

 

 

1,547,400

 

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

15,404,423

 

 

14,050,392

 

 

155,000

 

Sepracor Inc. (a)

 

 

8,167,415

 

 

6,919,200

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,220,932

 

 

53,047,054

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services (7.09%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

243,800

 

Alltel Corporation (c)

 

 

14,236,468

 

 

15,693,405

 

 

254,100

 

Leap Wireless International Inc. (a)

 

 

7,887,809

 

 

11,675,895

 

 

1,177,182

 

Dobson Communications Corporation (a)(c)

 

 

5,296,476

 

 

10,594,638

 

 

417,200

 

Rural Cellular Corporation Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

5,110,634

 

 

6,737,780

 

 

5,567

 

Rural Cellular Corporation 12¼% due 5/15/2011 Conv. Pfd. (a)

 

 

5,130,316

 

 

6,123,700

 

 

3,724

 

Rural Cellular Corporation 11% due 5/15/2010 Conv. Pfd.

 

 

4,187,396

 

 

4,291,910

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,849,099

 

 

55,117,328

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Utilities (2.86%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

405,300

 

Constellation Energy Group Inc. (c)

 

 

18,319,534

 

 

22,259,076

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks – U.S.

 

 

574,612,168

 

 

702,873,578

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Common Stocks – Non U.S. (5.80%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada (2.14%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

241,800

 

Teck Cominco Limited Class ‘B’ (a)(2)

 

 

16,015,378

 

 

16,669,692

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (3.66%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

600,800

 

Shire Plc ADR (c)(3)

 

 

14,555,595

 

 

28,453,888

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks – Non U.S.

 

 

30,570,973

 

 

45,123,580

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

60


FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

 

Warrants – U.S. (0.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,873

 

Assistive Technology Inc. (a)(b)(d)(e)(1)

 

$

382

 

$

382

 

 

37,234

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. E-1 (a)(b)(d)(e)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,470,588

 

Regen Biologics Inc. (a)(d)(e)(f)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Warrants – U.S.

 

 

382

 

 

382

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investment (4.39%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,250,000

 

United States Treasury Bill 4.54% due 5/25/2006

 

 

34,149,762

 

 

34,149,762

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 











 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

 

 

Call Option Purchased (0.08%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

839

 

Tyco International Limited @ $27.5 exp. Jan 2007

 

 

390,727

 

 

146,825

 

 

4,968

 

Tyco International Limited @ $30 exp. Jan 2007

 

 

1,377,144

 

 

434,700

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,767,871

 

 

581,525

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Investment Portfolio Excluding Options Written

 

 

641,101,156

 

 

782,728,827

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Covered Call Options Written (-1.41%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. @ $32.5 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(55,200

)

 

1,385

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. @ $35 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(505,525

)

 

2,197

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. @ $37.5 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(373,490

)

 

314

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. @ $40 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(14,130

)

 

628

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. @ $40 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(51,810

)

 

726

 

Alltel Corporation @ $65 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(65,340

)

 

244

 

Alltel Corporation @ $65 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(36,600

)

 

432

 

American Standard Companies Inc. @ $45 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(18,360

)

 

525

 

American Standard Companies Inc. @ $45 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(73,500

)

 

457

 

Autoliv Inc. @ $55 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(82,260

)

 

1,086

 

Ball Corporation @ $45 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(16,290

)

 

664

 

Baxter International Inc. @ $37.5 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(56,440

)

 

634

 

Baxter International Inc. @ $40 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(9,510

)

 

1,094

 

Biogen Idec Inc. @ $45 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(114,870

)

 

211

 

Biogen Idec Inc. @ $45 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(47,475

)

 

872

 

The Black & Decker Corporation @ $90 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(401,120

)

 

46

 

The Black & Decker Corporation @ $95 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(5,290

)

 

368

 

Cephalon Inc. @ $60 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(235,520

)

 

192

 

Cephalon Inc. @ $70 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(14,400

)

 

66

 

Cephalon Inc. @ $70 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(11,880

)

 

179

 

Community Health Systems Inc. @ $35 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(36,695

)

 

477

 

Community Health Systems Inc. @ $40 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(8,347

)

 

203

 

Constellation Energy Group Inc. @ $55 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(30,450

)

 

405

 

Constellation Energy Group Inc. @ $55 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(78,975

)

 

893

 

Crown Holdings Inc @ $17.5 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(8,930

)

 

1,114

 

Crown Holdings Inc @ $17.5 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(55,700

)

 

2,092

 

Crown Holdings Inc @ $20 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(52,300

)

 

416

 

DST Systems Inc. @ $60 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(95,680

)

 

396

 

Devon Energy Corporation @ $60 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(87,120

)

 

552

 

Devon Energy Corporation @ $65 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(27,600

)



See Notes to Financial Statements.

61


FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

 

Covered Call Options Written – (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

152

 

Devon Energy Corporation @ $65 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

$

(21,280

)

 

3,533

 

Dobson Communications Corporation @ $7.5 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(538,782

)

 

2,202

 

Dobson Communications Corporation @ $7.5 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(368,835

)

 

676

 

EOG Resources Inc @ $70 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(209,560

)

 

1,552

 

EOG Resources Inc @ $75 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(256,080

)

 

174

 

EOG Resources Inc @ $70 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(103,530

)

 

181

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation @ $45 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(10,860

)

 

544

 

General Dynamics Corporation @ $60 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(337,280

)

 

544

 

General Dynamics Corporation @ $62.5 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(190,400

)

 

1,279

 

General Dynamics Corporation @ $65 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(198,245

)

 

272

 

General Dynamics Corporation @ $67.5 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(12,240

)

 

245

 

General Dynamics Corporation @ $70 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(8,575

)

 

1,738

 

Grant Prideco Inc. @ $50 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(869,000

)

 

142

 

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. @ $85 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(14,910

)

 

890

 

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. @ $85 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(164,650

)

 

984

 

Lennar Corporation, Class ‘A’ @ $60 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(24,600

)

 

410

 

Lennar Corporation, Class ‘A’ @ $65 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(4,100

)

 

1,344

 

Manor Care Inc. @ $40 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(530,880

)

 

1,175

 

Manor Care Inc. @ $45 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(44,064

)

 

1,108

 

Medimmune Inc. @ $35 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(55,400

)

 

2,760

 

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc @ $10 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(27,600

)

 

599

 

Precision Castparts Corporation @ $60 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(221,630

)

 

406

 

Precision Castparts Corporation @ $50 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(533,890

)

 

406

 

Precision Castparts Corporation @ $55 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(351,190

)

 

1,112

 

Pride International Inc. @ $35 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(122,320

)

 

554

 

Pride International Inc. @ $35 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(96,950

)

 

1,359

 

Pride International Inc. @ $30 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(781,425

)

 

1,360

 

Pride International Inc. @ $35 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(333,200

)

 

1,808

 

Shire Plc ADR @ $47.5 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(180,800

)

 

600

 

Shire Plc ADR @ $47.5 exp. June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(126,000

)

 

1,154

 

Shire Plc ADR @ $45 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(519,300

)

 

906

 

Shire Plc ADR @ $50 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(167,610

)

 

415

 

Weyerhaeuser Company @ $75 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(6,225

)

 

630

 

Weyerhaeuser Company @ $70 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(190,575

)

 

630

 

Weyerhaeuser Company @ $75 exp. July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(61,425

)

 

508

 

Transocean Inc. @ $75 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(368,300

)

 

410

 

Transocean Inc. @ $80 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(151,700

)

 

546

 

Transocean Inc. @ $85 exp. May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(87,360

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Total Covered Call Options Written (premium $12,952,649)

 

 

 

 

 

(10,961,578

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Total Investment Portfolio (99.28%)

 

$

628,148,507

*

 

771,767,249

**

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets in excess of liabilities (0.72%)

 

 

 

 

 

5,634,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

$

777,401,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 


  *

At April 30, 2006 cost is substantially identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.

 

 

**

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and options at April 30, 2006 were $159,628,508 and $16,009,766 respectively (net appreciation was $143,618,742).



See Notes to Financial Statements.

62


FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Sector/Industry Classification

 


 

  (1)  Health Care Services

 

  (2)  Materials

 

  (3)  Pharmaceuticals


 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Represents ownership interest in a security which has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. Information concerning each restricted security holding on April 30, 2006 is shown below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








Security

 

Acquisition Date

 

Cost

 

Carrying Value
Per Share/Warrant








Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. E-1

 

10/31/1995

 

$

883,921

 

 

$

3.26

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. E-2

 

12/19/1996

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

2.41

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. F

 

12/07/2001

 

 

342,000

 

 

 

13.13

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Warrants

 

10/21/1998

 

 

382

 

 

 

0.04

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. E-1 Warrants

 

10/21/1998

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

(c)

At April 30, 2006, all or a portion of this security was segregated to cover collateral requirement for options.

(d)

Security for which there is less than three market makers.

(e)

Securities valued in accordance with fair value procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.

(f)

All or a portion of the security is exempt from registration under the Securites Act of 1933.



See Notes to Financial Statements.

63


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

First Eagle
Global Fund

 

First Eagle
Overseas Fund

 

First Eagle
U.S. Value
Fund

 

First Eagle
Gold Fund

 

First Eagle
Fund of
America

 


 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at value (cost: $13,974,540,862, $7,390,962,834, $377,936,763, $851,316,066, $641,101,156, respectively) (Note 1)

 

$

18,410,173,326

 

$

10,821,982,253

 

$

419,505,940

 

$

1,310,544,152

 

$

782,728,827

 

Cash

 

 

564,379

 

 

1,139,672

 

 

254

 

 

 

 

1,990,201

 

Foreign cash

 

 

123,798

 

 

173,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable for forward currency contracts held, at value (Notes 1 and 7)

 

 

232,214

 

 

15,839

 

 

 

 

4,477

 

 

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

 

 

86,310,403

 

 

17,494,801

 

 

28,891

 

 

4,832,269

 

 

3,935,601

 

Receivable for premiums for written options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

287,163

 

Receivable for Fund shares sold

 

 

24,326,637

 

 

4,596,059

 

 

1,418,867

 

 

6,000,190

 

 

439,067

 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

 

 

45,102,564

 

 

33,030,722

 

 

378,216

 

 

1,204,686

 

 

421,390

 

Other assets

 

 

385,533

 

 

225,247

 

 

8,599

 

 

22,843

 

 

49,058

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Assets

 

 

18,567,218,854

 

 

10,878,657,936

 

 

421,340,767

 

 

1,322,608,617

 

 

789,851,307

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written, at value (premiums received $12,952,649) (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,961,578

 

Payable to custodian bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,362

 

 

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

 

 

9,128,092

 

 

3,801,178

 

 

162,587

 

 

1,452,599

 

 

55,792

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

 

 

65,603,886

 

 

34,474,458

 

 

1,367,319

 

 

11,194,024

 

 

372,873

 

Payable for forward currency contracts held, at value (Notes 1 and 7)

 

 

25,878,675

 

 

9,828,312

 

 

 

 

335

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees payable (Note 2)

 

 

11,151,971

 

 

6,497,224

 

 

256,280

 

 

754,014

 

 

644,515

 

Administrative costs payable (Note 2)

 

 

195,243

 

 

121,282

 

 

4,784

 

 

14,075

 

 

9,023

 

Distribution fees payable (Note 4)

 

 

5,123,787

 

 

1,879,237

 

 

117,043

 

 

298,535

 

 

180,052

 

Services fees payable (Note 4)

 

 

946,050

 

 

235,441

 

 

26,111

 

 

38,868

 

 

9,462

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities (Note 1)

 

 

5,729,972

 

 

3,428,669

 

 

126,118

 

 

331,226

 

 

216,444

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Liabilities

 

 

123,757,676

 

 

60,265,801

 

 

2,060,242

 

 

14,085,038

 

 

12,449,739

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital stock (par value, $0.001 per share)

 

 

395,064

 

 

410,237

 

 

27,213

 

 

50,382

 

 

28,922

 

Capital surplus

 

 

13,323,029,477

 

 

7,033,129,952

 

 

367,145,885

 

 

782,482,127

 

 

574,593,264

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

4,435,632,464

 

 

3,431,019,419

 

 

41,569,177

 

 

459,228,086

 

 

141,627,671

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

(25,646,461

)

 

(9,812,473

)

 

 

 

4,142

 

 

 

Foreign currency related transactions

 

 

(334,901

)

 

(352,222

)

 

 

 

1,840

 

 

 

Written Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,991,071

 

Undistributed net realized gains on investments

 

 

834,512,904

 

 

563,118,785

 

 

10,701,534

 

 

97,705,188

 

 

60,696,072

 

Undistributed net investment loss

 

 

(124,127,369

)

 

(199,121,563

)

 

(163,284

)

 

(30,948,186

)

 

(1,535,432

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net Assets (Note 1)

 

$

18,443,461,178

 

$

10,818,392,135

 

$

419,280,525

 

$

1,308,523,579

 

$

777,401,568

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Class Y share capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

691,101,742

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Class Y) (Note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,574,374

 

Net asset value per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

27.02

 

Class A share capital

 

$

11,332,268,712

 

$

5,860,332,536

 

$

189,568,189

 

$

945,997,129

 

$

39,995,671

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Class A) (Note 6)

 

 

242,378,956

 

 

222,585,932

 

 

12,316,002

 

 

36,392,022

 

 

1,499,059

 

Net asset value per share

 

$

46.75

 

$

26.33

 

$

15.39

 

$

25.99

 

$

26.68

 

Maximum offering price per share

 

$

49.21

 

$

27.72

 

$

16.20

 

$

27.36

 

$

28.08

 

Class I share capital

 

$

2,418,368,539

 

$

3,785,019,558

 

$

101,250,310

 

$

159,504,693

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Class I) (Note 6)

 

 

51,579,172

 

 

142,636,723

 

 

6,525,334

 

 

6,105,646

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

 

$

46.89

 

$

26.54

 

$

15.52

 

$

26.12

 

 

 

Class C share capital

 

$

4,692,823,927

 

$

1,173,040,041

 

$

128,462,026

 

$

203,021,757

 

$

46,304,155

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Class C) (Note 6)

 

 

101,105,704

 

 

45,014,702

 

 

8,371,963

 

 

7,884,571

 

 

1,848,086

 

Net asset value per share

 

$

46.41

 

$

26.06

 

$

15.34

 

$

25.75

 

$

25.06

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

64


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

First Eagle
Global Fund

 

First Eagle
Overseas Fund

 

First Eagle
U.S. Value Fund

 

First Eagle
Gold Fund

 

First Eagle
Fund of America

 


 

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

78,636,757

 

$

58,276,518

 

$

4,270,977

 

$

2,725,517

 

$

32,552

 

Dividends (net of $7,122,321, $5,567,154, $0, $69,547, $0, foreign taxes withheld, respectively)

 

 

102,961,269

 

 

50,314,573

 

 

1,352,798

 

 

948,142

 

 

4,055,434

 

Other Income

 

 

136,554

 

 

20,131

 

 

5,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total income

 

 

181,734,580

 

 

108,611,222

 

 

5,629,134

 

 

3,673,659

 

 

4,087,986

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

 

 

62,062,161

 

 

36,242,454

 

 

1,393,194

 

 

3,777,391

 

 

3,864,436

 

Administrative costs (Note 2)

 

 

1,127,401

 

 

676,526

 

 

26,006

 

 

70,512

 

 

54,102

 

Distribution fees (Note 4)

 

 

28,670,940

 

 

10,570,210

 

 

643,624

 

 

1,498,555

 

 

1,070,278

 

Service fees (Note 4)

 

 

5,266,572

 

 

1,332,712

 

 

142,460

 

 

193,441

 

 

52,085

 

Shareholder servicing agent fees

 

 

6,508,409

 

 

2,486,720

 

 

348,450

 

 

600,101

 

 

416,359

 

Custodian fees

 

 

1,306,206

 

 

1,081,749

 

 

17,465

 

 

172,040

 

 

62,198

 

Printing fees

 

 

870,697

 

 

446,403

 

 

37,360

 

 

54,621

 

 

32,403

 

Accounting fees

 

 

452,996

 

 

191,193

 

 

8,575

 

 

19,348

 

 

14,064

 

Trustees’ fees

 

 

238,927

 

 

124,358

 

 

8,985

 

 

8,604

 

 

4,545

 

Registration and filing fees

 

 

231,065

 

 

153,930

 

 

51,116

 

 

56,692

 

 

45,480

 

Legal fees

 

 

204,485

 

 

101,761

 

 

1,023

 

 

6,260

 

 

5,096

 

Insurance fees

 

 

142,754

 

 

96,437

 

 

2,198

 

 

8,903

 

 

8,683

 

Professional fees

 

 

111,239

 

 

68,710

 

 

26,833

 

 

42,476

 

 

30,604

 

Miscellaneous fees

 

 

7,737

 

 

4,095

 

 

198

 

 

791

 

 

6,196

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total expenses

 

 

107,201,589

 

 

53,577,258

 

 

2,707,487

 

 

6,509,735

 

 

5,666,529

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Expense reductions due to earnings credits (Note 1)

 

 

(269,038

)

 

(123,563

)

 

(10,869

)

 

(29,385

)

 

(43,111

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net expenses

 

 

106,932,551

 

 

53,453,695

 

 

2,696,618

 

 

6,480,350

 

 

5,623,418

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net investment income (loss) (Note 1)

 

 

74,802,029

 

 

55,157,527

 

 

2,932,516

 

 

(2,806,691

)

 

(1,535,432

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments, Foreign Currency Related Transactions and Written Options (Notes 1 and 7):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment transactions

 

 

890,843,963

 

 

554,147,339

 

 

10,772,323

 

 

101,622,709

 

 

63,036,770

 

Foreign currency related transactions

 

 

73,690,910

 

 

62,435,545

 

 

640

 

 

713

 

 

 

Written Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,016,706

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

964,534,873

 

 

616,582,884

 

 

10,772,963

 

 

101,623,422

 

 

68,053,476

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

1,625,206,981

 

 

1,225,197,366

 

 

9,325,043

 

 

326,393,507

 

 

18,789,183

 

Foreign currency related transactions

 

 

(90,561,388

)

 

(62,375,145

)

 

 

 

5,982

 

 

 

Written Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(397,369

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

1,534,645,593

 

 

1,162,822,221

 

 

9,325,043

 

 

326,399,489

 

 

18,391,814

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net gains on investments, foreign currency related transactions and written options

 

 

2,499,180,466

 

 

1,779,405,105

 

 

20,098,006

 

 

428,022,911

 

 

86,445,290

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

2,573,982,495

 

$

1,834,562,632

 

$

23,030,522

 

$

425,216,220

 

$

84,909,858

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

65


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

First Eagle
Global Fund

 

First Eagle
Overseas Fund

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2005

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2005

 


 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

74,802,029

 

$

135,731,821

 

$

55,157,527

 

$

97,681,313

 

Net realized gain from investments, foreign currency related transactions and written options

 

 

964,534,873

 

 

535,592,896

 

 

616,582,884

 

 

617,989,675

 

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, foreign currency related transactions and written options

 

 

1,534,645,593

 

 

1,290,194,235

 

 

1,162,822,221

 

 

784,330,112

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

2,573,982,495

 

 

1,961,518,952

 

 

1,834,562,632

 

 

1,500,001,100

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid from net investment income

 

 

(283,481,302

)

 

(103,165,953

)

 

(301,669,893

)

 

(75,280,621

)

Distributions paid from net realized gains from investment transactions

 

 

(605,613,957

)

 

(46,896,198

)

 

(585,400,849

)

 

(37,702,044

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions

 

 

(889,095,259

)

 

(150,062,151

)

 

(887,070,742

)

 

(112,982,665

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Fund Share Transactions (Note 6):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares sold

 

 

1,803,143,343

 

 

5,582,099,144

 

 

868,579,739

 

 

1,539,370,654

 

Net asset value of shares issued for reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

737,750,018

 

 

126,290,595

 

 

741,975,762

 

 

94,759,204

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

(888,220,826

)

 

(1,013,239,026

)

 

(628,296,930

)

 

(935,423,939

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

 

 

1,652,672,535

 

 

4,695,150,713

 

 

982,258,571

 

 

698,705,919

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

3,337,559,770

 

 

6,506,607,514

 

 

1,929,750,461

 

 

2,085,724,354

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net Assets (Note 1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

15,105,901,408

 

 

8,599,293,894

 

 

8,888,641,674

 

 

6,802,917,320

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

End of period (including undistributed net investment (loss) income of $(124,127,369), $84,551,902, $(199,121,563), $47,390,803, $(163,284), $2,108,422, $(30,948,186), $(6,638,974) and $(1,535,432), $0 respectively

 

$

18,443,461,178

 

$

15,105,901,408

 

$

10,818,392,135

 

$

8,888,641,674

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

66


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

First Eagle
U.S. Value Fund

 

First Eagle
Gold Fund

 

First Eagle
Fund of America

 


 


 


 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2005

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2005

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2005

 


 

 

$

2,932,516

 

$

2,714,728

 

$

(2,806,691

)

$

(2,182,209

)

$

(1,535,432

)

$

(2,353,897

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,772,963

 

 

7,414,334

 

 

101,623,422

 

 

27,422,486

 

 

68,053,476

 

 

76,905,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,325,043

 

 

9,607,166

 

 

326,399,489

 

 

(2,497,094

)

 

18,391,814

 

 

(15,378,696

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,030,522

 

 

19,736,228

 

 

425,216,220

 

 

22,743,183

 

 

84,909,858

 

 

59,172,572

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,204,224

)

 

(2,121,675

)

 

(21,502,523

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,046,034

)

 

(3,830,393

)

 

 

 

 

 

(65,878,290

)

 

(42,151,511

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,250,258

)

 

(5,952,068

)

 

(21,502,523

)

 

 

 

(65,878,290

)

 

(42,151,511

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

121,812,303

 

 

175,176,864

 

 

226,864,400

 

 

266,464,758

 

 

39,817,102

 

 

184,549,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,022,369

 

 

3,956,475

 

 

17,043,394

 

 

 

 

58,571,211

 

 

37,345,789

 

 

(37,724,824

)

 

(22,536,673

)

 

(108,073,417

)

 

(203,313,116

)

 

(88,541,737

)

 

(123,151,013

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,109,848

 

 

156,596,666

 

 

135,834,377

 

 

63,151,642

 

 

9,846,576

 

 

98,744,589

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

103,890,112

 

 

170,380,826

 

 

539,548,074

 

 

85,894,825

 

 

28,878,144

 

 

115,765,650

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

315,390,413

 

 

145,009,587

 

 

768,975,505

 

 

683,080,680

 

 

748,523,424

 

 

632,757,774

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

419,280,525

 

$

315,390,413

 

$

1,308,523,579

 

$

768,975,505

 

$

777,401,568

 

$

748,523,424

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

67


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies

First Eagle Funds (the “Trust”), is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Trust consists of five separate portfolios, First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund and First Eagle Fund of America (each individually a “Fund” or collectively the “Funds”). All the Funds are diversified mutual funds except for First Eagle Gold Fund and First Eagle Fund of America, which are non-diversified. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust and was until April 23, 2004 a Maryland corporation operating under the name First Eagle Funds, Inc. (First Eagle SoGen Funds, Inc. prior to December 31, 2002). First Eagle Fund of America, previously a portfolio of a separate Delaware statutory trust, was reorganized as a portfolio of the Trust effective December 31, 2002. Additionally, effective May 23, 2000, the Funds’ fiscal year end changed from March 31 to October 31 of each year.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies adhered to by the Funds and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

a) Investment valuation—Each Fund computes its net asset value once daily as of the close of trading on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. The net asset value per share is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of a Fund, less its liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding at the time of such computation.

A portfolio investment (including an option), other than a bond, which is traded on a U.S. national securities exchange or a securities exchange abroad is normally valued at the price of the last sale on the exchange as of the close of business on the date on which assets are valued. If there are no sales on such date, such portfolio investment will be valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices (and if there is only a bid or only an asked price on such date, valuation will be at such bid or asked price). Securities, other than bonds, traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices prior to the time of valuation (and if there is only a bid or only an asked price on such date, valuation will be at such bid or asked price), except if such unlisted security traded on the NASDAQ in which case it is valued at its last sale price (or, if available in the case of NASDAQ securities, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (‘NOCP’)). All bonds, whether listed on an exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market (and except for short-term investments as described in the next sentence), for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices received from dealers in the over-the-counter market in the United States or abroad, except that when no asked price is available, bonds are valued at the last bid price alone. Short-term investments maturing in sixty days or less are valued at cost plus interest earned (or discount amortized, as the case may be), which is deemed to approximate value.

68


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

London closing exchange rates typically are used to convert foreign security prices into U.S. dollars, while Commodities (such as physical metals) normally are valued at the price of the last sale on the COMEX exchange as of the close of business on the date on which the assets are valued. Any security that is listed or traded on more than one exchange (or traded in multiple markets) is valued at the relevant quotation on the exchange or market deemed to be the primary trading venue for that security. In the absence of such a quotation, a quotation from the exchange or market deemed by the Adviser to be the secondary trading venue for the particular security shall be used. The Funds use pricing services to identify the market prices of publicly trade securities in their portfolios. When market prices are determined to be “stale” as a result of limited market activity for a particular holding, or in other circumstances when market prices are unavailable, such as for private placements, or determined to be unreliable for a particular holding, such holdings may be “fair valued” in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (“Board”). Additionally, with respect to foreign holdings, specifically in circumstances leading the Adviser to believe that significant events occurring after the close of a foreign market have materially affected the value of a Fund’s holdings in that market, such holdings may be fair valued to reflect the events in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. The determination of whether a particular foreign investment should be fair valued will be based on review of a number of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and security-specific events. The values assigned to a Fund’s holdings therefore may differ on occasion from reported market values.

b) Investment transactions and income—Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. The specific identification method is used in determining realized gains and losses from investment transactions. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis. In computing investment income, each Fund accretes discounts and premiums on debt obligations. Investment income is allocated to each Fund’s share class in proportion to its relative net assets.

c) Expenses—Expenses arising in connection with a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Expenses common to all Funds are allocated to each Fund in proportion to its relative net assets. Certain expenses are shared with the First Eagle Variable Funds, an affiliated fund group. Such costs are generally allocated using the ratio of the Funds’ average daily net assets relative to the total average daily net assets of the First Eagle Variable Funds. Earnings credits reduce custody fees by the amount of interest earned on balances with such service provider.

d) Foreign currency translation—The market values of securities which are not traded in U.S. currency are recorded in the financial statements after translation to U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the end of the period. The costs of such securities are translated at exchange rates prevailing when acquired. Related dividends, interest and withholding taxes are accrued at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

69


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

The net assets of each of the Funds are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period. The Funds do not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the equity securities. However, for federal income tax purposes each Fund does isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the changes in market prices for realized gains and losses on debt obligations.

e) Forward currency contracts—In connection with portfolio purchases and sales of securities denominated in foreign currencies, the Funds may enter into forward currency contracts. Additionally, each Fund may enter into such contracts to hedge certain other foreign currency denominated investments. These contracts are valued at the current cost of covering or offsetting such contracts, and the related realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses are included in the statement of operations. In the event that counterparties fail to settle these currency contracts or the related foreign security trades, a Fund could be exposed to foreign currency fluctuations.

f) Options—In order to produce incremental earnings or protect against changes in the value of portfolio securities, the First Eagle Fund of America may buy and sell put and call options, write covered call options on portfolio securities and write cash-secured put options.

First Eagle Fund of America generally purchases put options or writes covered call options to hedge against adverse movements in the value of portfolio holdings. First Eagle Fund of America may also use options for speculative purposes, although it does not employ options for this purpose at the present time. First Eagle Fund of America will segregate assets to cover its obligations under option contracts.

Options contracts are valued daily based upon the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the option is traded and unrealized appreciation/depreciation is recorded. If there is no sale on such day, the mean between the last bid and asked prices is used. First Eagle Fund of America will realize a gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on the sale of a written call option, the purchase cost of a written put option, or the cost of the security for a purchased put or call option is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. When a written option expires, First Eagle Fund of America will realize a gain equal to the amount of the premium received. When First Eagle Fund of America enters into a closing purchase transaction, First Eagle Fund of America will realize a gain (or loss, if the cost of the closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security and the liability related to such option is eliminated.

The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that First Eagle Fund of America may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. First Eagle Fund of America also has the additional risk of not being able to enter into a

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closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist. The Fund may also write over-the-counter options where the completion of the obligation is dependent upon the credit standing of the counterparty.

g) Short Sales—The First Eagle Fund of America may seek to realize additional gains through short sale transactions in securities listed on one or more national security exchanges, or in unlisted securities. At the time a short sale is effected, the Fund incurs an obligation to replace the security borrowed at whatever its price may be at the time the Fund purchases it for delivery to the lender. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay the lender amounts equal to any dividend or interest that accrues during the period of the loan. To borrow the security, the Fund may also be required to pay a premium. The proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet margin requirements, until the short position is closed. There were no open short sales at April 30, 2006.

h) United States income taxes—No provision has been made for U.S. federal income taxes since it is the intention of each Fund to distribute to shareholders all taxable net investment income and net realized gains on investments, if any, within the allowable time limit, and to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code for a regulated investment company. First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund and First Eagle Fund of America declare and pay such income, dividends and capital gains distributions on an annual basis.

i) Distributions to shareholders—Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

j) Class Accounting—Investment income, common expenses and realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.

k) Use of estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of 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.

Note 2 – Investment Advisory Agreements and Transactions with Related Persons

Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc. (“ASB Holdings”), manages the Funds. For its services, the Adviser receives, pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Funds and the Adviser (the “Advisory Agreement”), an annual advisory fee as follows: First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund and First Eagle Gold Fund at 0.75% of each Fund’s average daily

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net assets and First Eagle Fund of America at 1% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. Prior to March 1, 2004, First Eagle Global Fund’s annual advisory fee was at a rate of 1% of the first $25,000,000 and 0.75% in excess of $25,000,000.

The Adviser also performs certain administrative and accounting services on behalf of the Funds, and, in accordance with its agreement with them, the Funds reimburse the Adviser for costs (including personnel, overhead and other costs) related to those services. For the six months ended April 30, 2006, First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund and First Eagle Fund of America reimbursed the Adviser $1,127,401, $676,526, $26,006, $70,512 and $54,102, respectively.

Prior to December 31, 2002, the Adviser had agreed to reimburse the First Eagle U.S. Value Fund to the extent that the aggregate annualized expenses exceeded 1.50% for Class A, 1.25% for Class I and 2.25% for Class C of average daily net assets. If necessary, the Adviser agreed to reimburse the First Eagle Gold Fund to the extent that the aggregate annualized expenses exceeded 2% for Class I and 3% for Class C of average daily net assets until February 29, 2004. For the period from November 1, 2003 to February 29, 2004, the Adviser did not need to reimburse or waive any of First Eagle Gold Fund’s fees.

Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement, dated December 10, 2002 (“Subadvisory Agreement”) with the Adviser/Iridian Asset Management LLC (“Iridian” or the “Subadviser”) manages the investments of the First Eagle Fund of America. Iridian, a registered investment adviser whose primary office is at 276 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06880, is a majority-owned subsidiary of BIAM (US), Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of The Governor and Company of The Bank of Ireland. The fees paid to Iridian by the Adviser under the Subadvisory Agreement are based on a reference amount equal to 50% of the combined (i) fees received by the Adviser for advisory services on behalf of the Fund and (ii) the fees received by the Fund’s distributor for its shareholder liaison services on behalf of the Fund. These amounts are reduced by certain direct marketing costs borne by the Adviser in connection with the Fund and are further reduced by the amount paid by the Adviser for certain administrative expenses incurred in providing services to the Fund.

On December 6, 2002, First Eagle Funds Distributors, a division of ASB Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASB Holdings, assumed the duties of the Funds’ principal underwriter. Previously, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Inc. (“ASB”) acted as the Fund’s principal underwriter. For the six months ended April 30, 2006, First Eagle Funds Distributors realized $758,157, $102,858, $56,594, $160,418 and $13,215, pertaining to the sales of shares of First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund and First Eagle Fund of America, respectively.

Included in the accrued expenses, on the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund and First

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

Eagle Fund of America are fees that are payable to trustees in the amounts of $35,178, $19,343, $731, $1,922 and $1,572, respectively.

Note 3 – Options

For the six months ended April 30, 2006, First Eagle Fund of America had the following written options transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Contracts

 

Premium

 

 

 


 


 

Options outstanding at October 31, 2005

 

50,096

 

 

$

13,509,543

 

Options written

 

159,743

 

 

 

37,662,695

 

Options assigned

 

(23,121

)

 

 

(5,033,269

)

Options expired/closed

 

(132,450

)

 

 

(33,186,320

)

 

 


 

 



 

Options outstanding at April 30, 2006

 

54,268

 

 

$

12,952,649

 

 

 


 

 



 

As of April 30, 2006, portfolio securities valued at $232,726,524 were segregated to cover collateral requirements for written options.

Additionally, First Eagle Fund of America had the following long options transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Contracts

 

Premium

 

 

 


 


 

Options outstanding at October 31, 2005

 

461

 

 

$

118,938

 

Options opened

 

7,304

 

 

 

2,580,395

 

Options expired/closed

 

(1,958

)

 

 

(931,462

)

 

 


 

 



 

Options outstanding at April 30, 2006

 

5,807

 

 

$

1,767,871

 

 

 


 

 



 

Note 4 – Plans of Distribution

Under the terms of the Distribution Plans and Agreements (“the Plans”) with First Eagle Funds Distributors, a division of ASB Securities LLC (“the Distributor”), pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund and First Eagle Gold Fund pay the Distributor quarterly, a distribution fee with respect to Class A and Class C shares at an annual rate of up to 0.25% and 0.75%, respectively, of each Fund’s average daily net assets. In the case of First Eagle Fund of America, it pays the Distributor quarterly, a distribution fee with respect to Class Y, Class C and Class A shares at an annual rate of up to 0.25%, 0.75% and 0.25%, respectively of average daily net assets. Prior to March 1, 2005, First Eagle Fund of America’s distribution fee for its Class A shares was at an annual rate of 0.50% of average daily net assets. Under the Plan, the Distributor is obligated to use the amounts received under the Plans for payments to qualifying dealers for their assistance in the distribution of a Fund’s shares and the provision of shareholder services and for other expenses such as advertising costs and the payment for the printing and distribution of prospectuses to prospective investors.

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FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

The Distributor bears distribution costs of a Fund to the extent they exceed payments received under the Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2006, the distribution fees incurred by First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund and First Eagle Fund of America were $28,670,940, $10,570,210, $643,624, $1,498,555 and $1,070,278, respectively.

The Distributor receives an annual service fee with respect to Class C at the annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets, payable quarterly to cover expenses incurred by the Distributor for providing shareholder liaison services, including assistance with subscriptions, redemptions and other shareholder questions. For the six months ended April 30, 2006, the services fees incurred by First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund and First Eagle Fund of America were $5,266,572, $1,332,712, $142,460, $193,441 and $52,085, respectively.

Note 5 – Purchases and Sales of Securities

During the six months ended April 30, 2006, the aggregate cost of purchases of investments, excluding short-term securities, totaled $2,747,198,241, $871,257,149, $93,128,651, $241,165,727 and $191,190,330 for First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund and First Eagle Fund of America, respectively. Proceeds from sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, totaled $1,605,815,309, $1,099,984,106, $21,479,271, $147,930,214 and $280,159,430 for First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund and First Eagle Fund of America, respectively.

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FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

Note 6 – Capital Stock

At April 30, 2006, the Funds have an unlimited number of shares authorized for issuance. The Funds have the ability to issue multiple classes of shares.

Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2006

 

 

 


 

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 




















 

Shares sold

 

 

20,230,932

 

 

11,264,579

 

 

9,862,091

 

 

17,876,398

 

 

14,867,139

 

 

3,090,389

 

 

3,359,245

 

 

2,403,533

 

 

2,322,628

 

Shares issued for reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

12,214,232

 

 

1,781,748

 

 

3,641,882

 

 

19,245,274

 

 

10,302,236

 

 

2,877,882

 

 

324,121

 

 

50,463

 

 

166,361

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(14,388,244

)

 

(2,573,668

)

 

(3,393,956

)

 

(16,171,817

)

 

(6,983,644

)

 

(2,662,388

)

 

(1,432,815

)

 

(421,051

)

 

(643,808

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net increase (decrease)

 

 

18,056,920

 

 

10,472,659

 

 

10,110,017

 

 

20,949,855

 

 

18,185,731

 

 

3,305,883

 

 

2,250,551

 

 

2,032,945

 

 

1,845,181

 





























 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Year Ended October 31, 2005

 

 

 


 

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 




















 

Shares sold

 

 

77,035,287

 

 

25,502,060

 

 

40,236,271

 

 

35,964,259

 

 

27,601,806

 

 

5,237,972

 

 

6,180,409

 

 

902,518

 

 

4,898,084

 

Shares issued for reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

2,564,220

 

 

267,110

 

 

532,241

 

 

2,924,712

 

 

1,397,775

 

 

224,286

 

 

163,568

 

 

56,986

 

 

59,910

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(18,751,598

)

 

(2,156,959

)

 

(4,486,921

)

 

(27,195,821

)

 

(10,223,751

)

 

(4,026,844

)

 

(747,631

)

 

(320,527

)

 

(479,622

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net increase

 

 

60,847,909

 

 

23,612,211

 

 

36,281,591

 

 

11,693,150

 

 

18,775,830

 

 

1,435,414

 

 

5,596,346

 

 

638,977

 

 

4,478,372

 





























 

Transactions in dollars of capital stock were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2006

 

 

 


 

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 




















 

Shares sold

 

$

885,309,271

 

$

491,049,921

 

$

426,784,151

 

$

434,753,223

 

$

360,921,159

 

$

72,905,356

 

$

50,564,426

 

$

36,355,399

 

$

34,892,478

 

Shares issued for reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

511,287,732

 

 

74,705,038

 

 

151,757,248

 

 

439,754,509

 

 

236,950,898

 

 

65,270,355

 

 

4,803,478

 

 

753,419

 

 

2,465,472

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(627,375,394

)

 

(112,698,733

)

 

(148,146,699

)

 

(392,961,294

)

 

(171,011,302

)

 

(64,324,333

)

 

(21,615,124

)

 

(6,402,790

)

 

(9,706,910

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net increase (decrease)

 

$

769,221,609

 

$

453,056,226

 

$

430,394,700

 

$

481,546,438

 

$

426,860,755

 

$

73,851,378

 

$

33,752,780

 

$

30,706,028

 

$

27,651,040

 





























 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Year Ended October 31, 2005

 

 

 


 

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 




















 

Shares sold

 

$

3,018,790,542

 

$

995,740,619

 

$

1,567,567,983

 

$

805,514,053

 

$

618,277,687

 

$

115,578,914

 

$

90,254,563

 

$

13,298,106

 

$

71,624,195

 

Shares issued for reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

96,312,120

 

 

10,046,015

 

 

19,932,460

 

 

60,863,298

 

 

29,255,433

 

 

4,640,473

 

 

2,303,039

 

 

806,910

 

 

846,526

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(748,574,593

)

 

(86,427,833

)

 

(178,236,600

)

 

(612,140,239

)

 

(234,099,989

)

 

(89,183,711

)

 

(10,857,928

)

 

(4,694,531

)

 

(6,984,214

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net increase

 

$

2,366,528,069

 

$

919,358,801

 

$

1,409,263,843

 

$

254,237,112

 

$

413,433,131

 

$

31,035,676

 

$

81,699,674

 

$

9,410,485

 

$

65,486,507

 





























 

76



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2006

 


 

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

First Eagle Fund of America

 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class Y

 

Class A

 

Class C

 












 

 

7,145,362

 

 

1,376,217

 

 

1,909,179

 

 

722,835

 

 

391,162

 

 

419,166

 

 

 

676,086

 

 

106,997

 

 

94,725

 

 

2,071,253

 

 

101,510

 

 

118,604

 

 

(4,078,209

)

 

(164,716

)

 

(801,956

)

 

(3,096,130

)

 

(118,101

)

 

(126,256

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

3,743,239

 

 

1,318,498

 

 

1,201,948

 

 

(302,042

)

 

374,571

 

 

411,514

 


















 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended October 31, 2005

 


 

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

First Eagle Fund of America

 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class Y

 

Class A

 

Class C

 












 

 

12,119,307

 

 

1,543,430

 

 

2,633,080

 

 

5,548,125

 

 

716,136

 

 

835,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,395,920

 

 

35,706

 

 

43,934

 

 

(10,135,627

)

 

(1,232,265

)

 

(1,417,375

)

 

(4,376,746

)

 

(191,756

)

 

(132,177

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

1,983,680

 

 

311,165

 

 

1,215,705

 

 

2,567,299

 

 

560,086

 

 

747,131

 


















 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2006

 


 

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

First Eagle Fund of America

 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class Y

 

Class A

 

Class C

 












 

$

156,055,554

 

$

29,684,998

 

$

41,123,848

 

$

19,218,268

 

$

10,269,970

 

$

10,328,864

 

 

 

13,129,705

 

 

2,086,440

 

 

1,827,249

 

 

53,169,070

 

 

2,572,259

 

 

2,829,882

 

 

(87,257,331

)

 

(3,706,104

)

 

(17,109,982

)

 

(82,336,800

)

 

(3,096,129

)

 

(3,108,808

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

$

81,927,928

 

$

28,065,334

 

$

25,841,115

 

$

(9,949,462

)

$

9,746,100

 

$

10,049,938

 


















 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Year Ended October 31, 2005

 


 

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

First Eagle Fund of America

 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class Y

 

Class A

 

Class C

 












 

$

198,660,680

 

$

24,773,070

 

$

43,031,008

 

$

145,195,280

 

$

18,665,506

 

$

20,689,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,400,625

 

 

895,143

 

 

1,050,021

 

 

(161,184,427

)

 

(19,421,382

)

 

(22,707,307

)

 

(114,883,208

)

 

(5,002,996

)

 

(3,264,809

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

$

37,476,253

 

$

5,351,688

 

$

20,323,701

 

$

65,712,697

 

$

14,557,653

 

$

18,474,239

 


















 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

Note 7 – Commitments

As of April 30, 2006, First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund and First Eagle Gold Fund had entered into forward currency contracts, as summarized on the following pages, resulting in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of ($25,646,461), and ($9,812,473) and $4,142, respectively.

FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

Transaction Hedges:
Foreign Currency Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Settlement
  Dates
Through

 

Foreign Currency
To Be Received

 

U.S. $ Value at
April 30, 2006

 

U.S. $ To Be
Delivered

 

Unrealized
Appreciation at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Depreciation at
April 30, 2006

 













5/02/06

 

 

27,769,428

 

Japanese yen

 

$

244,170

 

$

243,527

 

$

643

 

 

 

5/02/06

 

 

193,167

 

euro

 

 

243,321

 

 

241,960

 

 

1,361

 

 

 

5/04/06

 

 

28,474,664

 

Swiss franc

 

 

22,951,408

 

 

22,941,238

 

 

10,170

 

 

 

5/08/06

 

 

47,620,251

 

Japanese yen

 

 

418,713

 

 

416,764

 

 

1,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,857,612

 

 

23,843,489

 

 

14,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


Foreign Currency Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Settlement
  Dates
Through

 

Foreign Currency
To Be Delivered

 

U.S. $ To Be
Recevied

 

U.S. $ Value at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Appreciation at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Depreciation at
April 30, 2006

 













5/02/06

 

 

1,012,182,795

 

Japanese yen

 

 

8,876,461

 

 

8,899,875

 

 

 

$

(23,414

)

5/03/06

 

 

5,349,020

 

euro

 

 

6,700,182

 

 

6,754,480

 

 

 

 

(54,298

)

5/04/06

 

 

3,711,463

 

Swiss franc

 

 

2,990,222

 

 

2,991,547

 

 

 

 

(1,325

)

5/04/06

 

 

1,051,693

 

euro

 

 

1,318,099

 

 

1,328,026

 

 

 

 

(9,927

)

5/08/06

 

 

3,127,947,934

 

Japanese yen

 

 

27,385,921

 

 

27,503,279

 

 

 

 

(117,358

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,270,885

 

 

47,477,207

 

 

 

 

(206,322

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


Portfolio Hedges:
Foreign Currency Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Settlement
  Dates
Through

 

Foreign Currency
To Be Delivered

 

U.S. $ Value at
April 30, 2006

 

U.S. $ To Be
Delivered

 

Unrealized
Appreciation at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Depreciation at
April 30, 2006

 













5/17/06

 

 

725,407,000

 

Japanese yen

 

 

6,389,225

 

 

6,171,134

 

 

218,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


Foreign Currency Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Settlement
  Dates
Through

 

Foreign Currency
To Be Delivered

 

U.S. $ To Be
Received

 

U.S. $ Value at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Appreciation at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Depreciation at
April 30, 2006

 













8/09/06

 

 

232,251,000

 

euro

 

 

271,870,059

 

 

293,109,848

 

 

 

 

(21,239,789

)

8/09/06

 

 

11,866,000

 

euro

 

 

14,404,969

 

 

15,004,608

 

 

 

 

(599,639

)

8/16/06

 

 

4,977,287,000

 

Japanese yen

 

 

43,253,090

 

 

43,839,262

 

 

 

 

(586,172

)

8/16/06

 

 

14,526,435,000

 

Japanese yen

 

 

126,321,793

 

 

129,568,546

 

 

 

 

(3,246,753

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

455,849,911

 

 

481,522,264

 

 

 

 

(25,672,353

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

533,367,633

 

$

559,014,094

 

$

232,214

 

$

(25,878,675

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

78


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

Transaction Hedges:
Foreign Currency Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Settlement
  Dates
Through

 

Foreign Currency
To Be Received

 

U.S. $ Value at
April 30, 2006

 

U.S. $ To Be
Delivered

 

Unrealized
Appreciation at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Depreciation at
April 30, 2006

 













5/02/06

 

 

23,510,094

 

Japanese yen

 

$

206,719

 

$

206,175

 

$

544

 

 

 

5/02/06

 

 

7,506,920

 

Mexican peso

 

 

678,515

 

 

675,204

 

 

3,311

 

 

 

5/03/06

 

 

11,424,801

 

Mexican peso

 

 

1,032,634

 

 

1,033,451

 

 

 

$

(817

)

5/04/06

 

 

30,045,182

 

Swiss franc

 

 

24,217,291

 

 

24,206,560

 

 

10,731

 

 

 

5/04/06

 

 

4,363,402

 

pound sterling

 

 

7,952,514

 

 

8,025,605

 

 

 

 

(73,091

)

5/08/06

 

 

36,247,735

 

Japanese yen

 

 

318,717

 

 

317,521

 

 

1,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,406,390

 

 

34,464,516

 

 

15,782

 

 

(73,908

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


Foreign Currency Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Settlement
  Dates
Through

 

Foreign Currency
To Be Delivered

 

U.S. $ To Be
Received

 

U.S. $ Value at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Appreciation at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Depreciation at
April 30, 2006

 













5/02/06

 

 

55,810,135

 

Japanese yen

 

 

489,434

 

 

490,725

 

 

 

 

(1,291

)

5/02/06

 

 

575,820

 

Hong Kong dollar

 

 

74,253

 

 

74,266

 

 

 

 

(13

)

5/03/06

 

 

1,639,010

 

euro

 

 

2,053,024

 

 

2,069,662

 

 

 

 

(16,638

)

5/03/06

 

 

960,576

 

Hong Kong dollar

 

 

123,886

 

 

123,890

 

 

 

 

(4

)

5/03/06

 

 

799,811

 

Mexican peso

 

 

72,348

 

 

72,291

 

 

57

 

 

 

5/04/06

 

 

5,248,955

 

euro

 

 

6,552,463

 

 

6,628,122

 

 

 

 

(75,659

)

5/04/06

 

 

2,756,715

 

Swiss franc

 

 

2,221,008

 

 

2,221,992

 

 

 

 

(984

)

5/08/06

 

 

610,189,869

 

Japanese yen

 

 

5,311,135

 

 

5,365,250

 

 

 

 

(54,115

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,897,551

 

 

17,046,198

 

 

57

 

 

(148,704

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


Portfolio Hedges:
Foreign Currency Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Settlement
  Dates
Through

 

Foreign Currency
To Be Received

 

U.S. $ Value at
April 30, 2006

 

U.S. $ To Be
Delivered

 

Unrealized
Appreciation at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Depreciation at
April 30, 2006

 













8/09/06

 

 

3,252,000

 

euro

 

 

4,081,032

 

 

10,381,879

 

 

 

 

(6,300,847

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


Foreign Currency Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Settlement
  Dates
Through

 

Foreign Currency
To Be Delivered

 

U.S. $ To Be
Received

 

U.S. $ Value at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Appreciation at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Depreciation at
April 30, 2006

 













8/09/06

 

 

3,252,000

 

euro

 

 

3,993,206

 

 

4,113,986

 

 

 

 

(120,780

)

8/16/06

 

 

13,072,747,000

 

Japanese yen

 

 

113,703,635

 

 

116,621,489

 

 

 

 

(2,917,854

)

8/16/06

 

 

3,053,654,000

 

Japanese yen

 

 

26,630,259

 

 

26,896,478

 

 

 

 

(266,219

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

144,327,100

 

 

147,631,953

 

 

 

 

(3,304,853

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

199,712,073

 

$

209,524,546

 

$

15,839

 

$

(9,828,312

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

79


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

Transaction Hedges:
Foreign Currency Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Settlement
  Dates
Through

 

 

Foreign Currency
To Be Received

 

U.S. $ Value at
April 30, 2006

 

U.S. $ To Be
Delivered

 

Unrealized
Appreciation at
April 30, 2006

 

Unrealized
Depreciation at
April 30, 2006

 


















5/02/06

 

 

1,696,151

 

Australian dollar

 

$

1,288,142

 

$

1,284,835

 

$

3,307

 

 

 

5/02/06

 

 

474,336

 

Canadian dollar

 

 

423,590

 

 

422,420

 

 

1,170

 

 

 

5/03/06

 

 

3,432,412

 

Canadian dollar

 

 

3,065,201

 

 

3,065,536

 

 

 

$

(335

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,776,933

 

$

4,772,791

 

$

4,477

 

$

(335

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

80


MESSAGE


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 


 

First Eagle Global Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Per Share Data*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

42.47

 

$

42.62

 

$

42.06

 

$

36.53

 

$

36.64

 

$

36.30

 

$

32.37

 

$

32.41

 

$

32.15

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.23

 

 

0.29

 

 

0.07

 

 

0.48

 

 

0.60

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.50

 

 

0.56

 

 

0.23

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

6.57

 

 

6.60

 

 

6.53

 

 

6.07

 

 

6.06

 

 

6.01

 

 

5.18

 

 

5.22

 

 

5.18

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total from investment operations

 

 

6.80

 

 

6.89

 

 

6.60

 

 

6.55

 

 

6.66

 

 

6.20

 

 

5.68

 

 

5.78

 

 

5.41

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Less distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.84

)

 

(0.94

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.50

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.67

)

 

(0.70

)

 

(0.41

)

Distributions from capital gains

 

 

(1.68

)

 

(1.68

)

 

(1.68

)

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.85

)

 

(0.85

)

 

(0.85

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total distributions

 

 

(2.52

)

 

(2.62

)

 

(2.25

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.68

)

 

(0.44

)

 

(1.52

)

 

(1.55

)

 

(1.26

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

46.75

 

$

46.89

 

$

46.41

 

$

42.47

 

$

42.62

 

$

42.06

 

$

36.53

 

$

36.64

 

$

36.30

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Returnc

 

 

16.71

%b

 

16.90

%b

 

16.30

%b

 

18.15

%

 

18.42

%

 

17.23

%

 

18.18

%

 

18.47

%

 

17.31

%

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (millions)

 

$

11,332

 

$

2,418

 

$

4,693

 

$

9,526

 

$

1,752

 

$

3,828

 

$

5,972

 

$

641

 

$

1,986

 

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assetsf

 

 

1.13

%a

 

0.88

%a

 

1.88

%a

 

1.20

%

 

0.95

%

 

1.95

%

 

1.24

%

 

0.99

%

 

1.99

%

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets g

 

 

1.06

%a

 

1.33

%a

 

0.31

%a

 

1.21

%

 

1.48

%

 

0.47

%

 

1.46

%

 

1.67

%

 

0.66

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

11.73

%b

 

11.73

%b

 

11.73

%b

 

12.29

%

 

12.29

%

 

12.29

%

 

4.94

%

 

4.94

%

 

4.94

%


 

 


*

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.


 


See Notes to Financial Highlights.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

82


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 


 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

24.34

 

$

24.36

 

$

24.15

 

$

22.87

 

$

22.89

 

$

22.68

 

$

25.47

 

$

25.53

 

$

25.44

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.53

 

 

0.59

 

 

0.30

 

 

0.53

 

 

0.27

 

 

0.72

 

 

0.53

 

 

0.58

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.39

 

 

8.41

 

 

8.38

 

 

1.66

 

 

1.98

 

 

1.29

 

 

1.45

 

 

1.44

 

 

1.53

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.92

 

 

9.00

 

 

8.68

 

 

2.19

 

 

2.25

 

 

2.01

 

 

1.98

 

 

2.02

 

 

1.79

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.55

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.63

)

 

(0.69

)

 

(0.45

)

 

(1.39

)

 

(1.47

)

 

(1.36

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(3.19

)

 

(3.19

)

 

(3.19

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

(0.89

)

 

(0.95

)

 

(0.68

)

 

(0.72

)

 

(0.78

)

 

(0.54

)

 

(4.58

)

 

(4.66

)

 

(4.55

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

32.37

 

$

32.41

 

$

32.15

 

$

24.34

 

$

24.36

 

$

24.15

 

$

22.87

 

$

22.89

 

$

22.68

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

37.75

%

 

38.14

%

 

36.77

%

 

9.76

%

 

10.03

%

 

8.98

%

 

8.96

%

 

9.15

%

 

8.10

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,255

 

$

242

 

$

617

 

$

1,785

 

$

85

 

$

104

 

$

1,512

 

$

35

 

$

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.32

%

 

1.06

%

 

2.07

%

 

1.34

%

 

1.09

%

 

2.10

%

 

1.38

%

 

1.14

%

 

2.14

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.91

%

 

2.11

%

 

1.07

%

 

2.14

%

 

2.37

%

 

1.31

%

 

2.24

%

 

2.47

%

 

1.12

%

 

7.20

%

 

7.20

%

 

7.20

%

 

19.75

%

 

19.75

%

 

19.75

%

 

28.98

%

 

28.98

%

 

28.98

%

83


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 


 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 


 

First Eagle Overseas Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Per Share Data*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

24.13

 

$

24.33

 

$

23.83

 

$

20.25

 

$

20.37

 

$

19.97

 

$

17.50

 

$

17.57

 

$

17.28

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (losses)

 

 

0.14

 

 

0.17

 

 

0.05

 

 

0.27

 

 

0.33

 

 

0.10

 

 

0.17

 

 

0.22

 

 

0.03

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

4.45

 

 

4.49

 

 

4.41

 

 

3.96

 

 

3.99

 

 

3.93

 

 

3.20

 

 

3.22

 

 

3.17

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total from investment operations

 

 

4.59

 

 

4.66

 

 

4.46

 

 

4.23

 

 

4.32

 

 

4.03

 

 

3.37

 

 

3.44

 

 

3.20

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Less distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.81

)

 

(0.87

)

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.36

)

Distributions from capital gains

 

 

(1.58

)

 

(1.58

)

 

(1.58

)

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.15

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total distributions

 

 

(2.39

)

 

(2.45

)

 

(2.23

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.62

)

 

(0.64

)

 

(0.51

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

26.33

 

$

26.54

 

$

26.06

 

$

24.13

 

$

24.33

 

$

23.83

 

$

20.25

 

$

20.37

 

$

19.97

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Returnc

 

 

20.55

% b

 

20.71

% b

 

20.09

%b

 

21.16

%

 

21.47

%

 

20.28

%

 

19.77

%

 

20.09

%

 

18.89

%

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (millions)

 

$

5,860

 

$

3,785

 

$

1,173

 

$

4,866

 

$

3,028

 

$

994

 

$

3,846

 

$

2,152

 

$

804

 

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assetsf

 

 

1.11

% a

 

0.86

% a

 

1.86

% a

 

1.18

%

 

0.93

%

 

1.93

%

 

1.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

2.00

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assetsg

 

 

1.13

%a

 

1.39

% a

 

0.38

% a

 

1.21

%

 

1.46

%

 

0.46

%

 

0.90

%

 

1.17

%

 

0.17

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

16.37

%b

 

16.37

% b

 

16.37

% b

 

19.40

%

 

19.40

%

 

19.40

%

 

5.88

%

 

5.88

%

 

5.88

%


 

 


*

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.


 


See Notes to Financial Highlights.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

84


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 


 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 


 

 

 

$

12.45

 

$

12.48

 

$

12.30

 

$

11.21

 

$

11.21

 

$

11.15

 

$

14.31

 

$

14.34

 

$

14.31

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.18

 

 

0.22

 

 

0.07

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.15

 

 

0.02

 

 

0.11

 

 

0.13

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.09

 

 

5.10

 

 

5.04

 

 

1.12

 

 

1.12

 

 

1.13

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.21

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.27

 

 

5.32

 

 

5.11

 

 

1.24

 

 

1.27

 

 

1.15

 

 

0.30

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.20

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.76

)

 

(0.81

)

 

(0.72

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2.64

)

 

(2.64

)

 

(2.64

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.23

)

 

(0.13

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3.40

)

 

(3.45

)

 

(3.36

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

$

17.50

 

$

17.57

 

$

17.28

 

$

12.45

 

$

12.48

 

$

12.30

 

$

11.21

 

$

11.21

 

$

11.15

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

42.96

%

 

43.29

%

 

41.91

%

 

11.06

%

 

11.33

%

 

10.31

%

 

2.01

%

 

2.19

%

 

1.19

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,345

 

$

1,084

 

$

390

 

$

766

 

$

209

 

$

66

 

$

409

 

$

61

 

$

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.31

%

 

1.05

%

 

2.05

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.15

%

 

2.15

%

 

1.53

%

 

1.28

%

 

2.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.23

%

 

1.48

%

 

0.45

%

 

0.96

%

 

1.17

%

 

0.19

%

 

0.91

%

 

1.10

%

 

(0.08

%)

 

3.46

%

 

3.46

%

 

3.46

%

 

10.52

%

 

10.52

%

 

10.52

%

 

17.27

%

 

17.27

%

 

17.27

%

85


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 




















 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Per Share Data*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.95

 

$

15.07

 

$

14.90

 

$

13.95

 

$

14.05

 

$

13.92

 

$

12.71

 

$

12.76

 

$

12.61

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.15

 

 

0.07

 

 

0.20

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.10

 

 

0.22

 

 

0.27

 

 

0.13

 

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

 

 

0.82

 

 

0.84

 

 

0.83

 

 

1.35

 

 

1.36

 

 

1.35

 

 

1.66

 

 

1.65

 

 

1.64

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.95

 

 

0.99

 

 

0.90

 

 

1.55

 

 

1.60

 

 

1.45

 

 

1.88

 

 

1.92

 

 

1.77

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Less distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.19

)

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.23

)

 

(0.12

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.14

)

Distributions from capital gains

 

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.32

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total distributions

 

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.54

)

 

(0.46

)

 

(0.55

)

 

(0.58

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.64

)

 

(0.63

)

 

(0.46

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

15.39

 

$

15.52

 

$

15.34

 

$

14.95

 

$

15.07

 

$

14.90

 

$

13.95

 

$

14.05

 

$

13.92

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Returnc

 

 

6.51

%b

 

6.71

%b

 

6.14

%b

 

11.35

%

 

11.65

%

 

10.56

%

 

15.38

%

 

15.58

%

 

14.43

%

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (millions)

 

$

190

 

$

101

 

$

128

 

$

150

 

$

68

 

$

97

 

$

62

 

$

54

 

$

29

 

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assetsf

 

 

1.28

%a

 

1.02

%a

 

2.03

%a

 

1.28

%

 

1.04

%

 

2.02

%

 

1.38

%

 

1.13

%

 

2.13

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assetsg

 

 

1.75

%a

 

2.00

%a

 

1.00

%a

 

1.40

%

 

1.63

%

 

0.67

%

 

1.66

%

 

2.00

%

 

0.95

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

10.79

%b

 

10.79

%b

 

10.79

%b

 

17.22

%

 

17.22

%

 

17.22

%

 

23.47

%

 

23.47

%

 

23.47

%



*          Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.


See Notes to Financial Highlights.
See Notes to Financial Statements.

86



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Period from September 4, 2001d
to October 31, 2001

 

2003

 

2002

 

 


 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 


















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

10.56

 

$

10.59

 

$

10.48

 

$

10.16

 

$

10.16

 

$

10.14

 

$

10.00

 

$

10.00

 

$

10.00

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.23

 

 

0.11

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.14

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.46

 

 

2.45

 

 

2.43

 

 

0.29

 

 

0.31

 

 

0.23

 

 

0.16

 

 

0.16

 

 

0.16

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

2.65

 

 

2.68

 

 

2.54

 

 

0.42

 

 

0.45

 

 

0.36

 

 

0.16

 

 

0.16

 

 

0.14

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.16

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.07

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

(0.50

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.41

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12.71

 

$

12.76

 

$

12.61

 

$

10.56

 

$

10.59

 

$

10.48

 

$

10.16

 

$

10.16

 

$

10.14

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

26.10

%

 

26.34

%

 

25.03

%

 

4.12

%

 

4.41

%

 

3.53

%

 

1.60

%b

 

1.60

%b

 

1.40

%b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

41

 

$

49

 

$

20

 

$

22

 

$

31

 

$

10

 

$

7

 

$

17

 

$

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.51

%

 

1.26

%

 

2.26

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.25

%

 

2.25

%

 

1.50

%a

 

1.25

%a

 

2.25

%a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.72

%

 

1.99

%

 

0.97

%

 

1.65

%

 

1.85

%

 

0.93

%

 

(0.21

%)a

 

0.10

%a

 

(1.02

%)a

 

33.45

%

 

33.45

%

 

33.45

%

 

22.66

%

 

22.66

%

 

22.66

%

 

2.57

%

 

2.57

%

 

2.57

%

87


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




















 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 


 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 














 

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Per Share Data*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

17.45

 

$

17.55

 

$

17.25

 

$

16.82

 

$

16.88

 

$

16.76

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment (loss) income

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.04

)

 

0.00

**

 

(0.16

)

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

 

 

9.08

 

 

9.13

 

 

9.01

 

 

0.67

 

 

0.67

 

 

0.65

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total from investment operations

 

 

9.03

 

 

9.11

 

 

8.88

 

 

0.63

 

 

0.67

 

 

0.49

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Less distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.54

)

 

(0.38

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total distributions

 

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.54

)

 

(0.38

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

25.99

 

$

26.12

 

$

25.75

 

$

17.45

 

$

17.55

 

$

17.25

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Returnc

 

 

52.72

%b

 

52.92

%b

 

52.20

%b

 

3.75

%

 

3.97

%

 

2.92

%

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (millions)

 

$

946

 

$

160

 

$

203

 

$

570

 

$

84

 

$

115

 

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assetsf

 

 

1.20

%a

 

0.95

%a

 

1.94

%a

 

1.29

%

 

1.04

%

 

2.04

%

Ratio of net investment (loss) income to average net assetsg

 

 

(0.47

%)a

 

(0.21

%)a

 

(1.22

%)a

 

(0.24

%)

 

0.02

%

 

(0.98

%)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

17.42

%b

 

17.42

%b

 

17.42

%b

 

21.73

%

 

21.73

%

 

21.73

%


 

 


  *

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

**

Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.



See Notes to Financial Highlights.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

88


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 


 


 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Ie

 

Class Ce

 

Class A

 

Class A

 
















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

15.99

 

$

16.03

 

$

15.96

 

$

10.41

 

$

12.41

 

$

12.41

 

$

6.17

 

$

4.44

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.10

)

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.09

)

 

0.01

 

 

0.02

 

 

1.49

 

 

1.48

 

 

1.47

 

 

5.72

 

 

3.64

 

 

3.64

 

 

4.30

 

 

1.92

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

1.39

 

 

1.43

 

 

1.26

 

 

5.66

 

 

3.62

 

 

3.55

 

 

4.31

 

 

1.94

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.56

)

 

(0.58

)

 

(0.46

)

 

(0.08

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.21

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

(0.56

)

 

(0.58

)

 

(0.46

)

 

(0.08

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.21

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

$

16.82

 

$

16.88

 

$

16.76

 

$

15.99

 

$

16.03

 

$

15.96

 

$

10.41

 

$

6.17

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

8.59

%

 

8.82

%

 

7.79

%

 

54.64

%

 

29.17

%b

 

28.61

%b

 

70.70

%

 

45.19

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

516

 

$

75

 

$

92

 

$

374

 

$

30

 

$

32

 

$

90

 

$

13

 

 

1.39

%

 

1.14

%

 

2.14

%

 

1.49

%

 

1.23

%a

 

2.19

%a

 

1.66

%

 

2.65

%

 

(0.62

%)

 

(0.35

%)

 

(1.34

%)

 

(0.43

%)

 

(0.24

%)a

 

(1.26

%)a

 

0.09

%

 

0.36

%

 

3.61

%

 

3.61

%

 

3.61

%

 

0.98

%

 

0.98

%

 

0.98

%

 

4.27

%

 

29.16

%

89


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2005

 

2004

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 




















 

First Eagle Fund of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Per Share Data*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

26.42

 

$

24.74

 

$

26.11

 

$

25.81

 

$

24.44

 

$

25.54

 

$

23.03

 

$

21.99

 

$

22.80

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.14

)

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.16

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.22

)

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

 

 

2.99

 

 

2.80

 

 

2.96

 

 

2.38

 

 

2.26

 

 

2.36

 

 

3.41

 

 

3.25

 

 

3.43

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total from investment operations

 

 

2.94

 

 

2.66

 

 

2.91

 

 

2.31

 

 

2.00

 

 

2.27

 

 

3.25

 

 

2.92

 

 

3.21

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Less distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from capital gains

 

 

(2.34

)

 

(2.34

)

 

(2.34

)

 

(1.70

)

 

(1.70

)

 

(1.70

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.47

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total distributions

 

 

(2.34

)

 

(2.34

)

 

(2.34

)

 

(1.70

)

 

(1.70

)

 

(1.70

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.47

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

27.02

 

$

25.06

 

$

26.68

 

$

26.42

 

$

24.74

 

$

26.11

 

$

25.81

 

$

24.44

 

$

25.54

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Returnc

 

 

11.59

%b

 

11.23

%b

 

11.62

%b

 

9.23

%

 

8.43

%

 

9.16

%

 

14.30

%

 

13.46

%

 

14.27

%

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (millions)

 

$

691

 

$

46

 

$

40

 

$

684

 

$

36

 

$

29

 

$

601

 

$

14

 

$

17

 

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assetsf

 

 

1.41

%a

 

2.16

%a

 

1.42

%a

 

1.43

%

 

2.17

%

 

1.49

%

 

1.46

%

 

2.21

%

 

1.72

%

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assetsg

 

 

(0.35

%)a

 

(1.11

%)a

 

(0.36

%)a

 

(0.27

%)

 

(1.03

%)

 

(0.34

%)

 

(0.63

%)

 

(1.39

%)

 

(0.91

%)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

24.61

%b

 

24.61

%b

 

24.61

%b

 

54.54

%

 

54.54

%

 

54.54

%

 

44.68

%

 

44.68

%

 

44.68

%


 

 


*

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.



See Notes to Financial Highlights.
See Notes to Financial Statements.

90


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 


 


 


 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19.47

 

$

18.73

 

$

19.29

 

$

20.87

 

$

20.24

 

$

20.72

 

$

20.07

 

$

19.62

 

$

19.98

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.11

)

 

 

 

3.73

 

 

3.57

 

 

3.73

 

 

(0.66

)

 

(0.62

)

 

(0.64

)

 

1.01

 

 

0.98

 

 

1.00

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.56

 

 

3.26

 

 

3.51

 

 

(0.83

)

 

(0.94

)

 

(0.86

)

 

0.95

 

 

0.77

 

 

0.89

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.15

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.15

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23.03

 

$

21.99

 

$

22.80

 

$

19.47

 

$

18.73

 

$

19.29

 

$

20.87

 

$

20.24

 

$

20.72

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

18.28

%

 

17.41

%

 

18.20

%

 

(4.21

%)

 

(4.90

%)

 

(4.39

%)

 

4.8

%

 

4.0

%

 

4.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

554

 

$

11

 

$

6

 

$

473

 

$

6

 

$

2

 

$

393

 

$

6

 

$

1

 

 

 

1.50

%

 

2.25

%

 

1.75

%

 

1.51

%

 

2.26

%

 

1.76

%

 

1.4

%

 

2.2

%

 

1.7

%

 

 

(0.79

%)

 

(1.55

%)

 

(1.07

%)

 

(0.82

%)

 

(1.57

%)

 

(1.07

%)

 

(0.3

%)

 

(1.0

%)

 

(0.5

%)

 

47.88

%

 

47.88

%

 

47.88

%

 

51.25

%

 

51.25

%

 

51.25

%

 

83

%

 

83

%

 

83

%

91


NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

a

Annualized.

 

 

b

Not annualized.

 

 

c

Does not give effect to the deduction of the CDSC (Contingent Deferred Sales Charge) of 1.00%.

 

 

d

September 4, 2001 inception date.

 

 

e

May 15, 2003 inception date.

 

 

f

The ratio of operating expenses to average net assets without the effect of earnings credits and in the case of the First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, without the effect of earnings credits and expense reimbursements are as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 


























 

First Eagle Global Fund

 

 

1.13

%a

 

0.88

%a

 

1.88

%a

 

1.20

%

 

0.95

%

 

1.95

%

 

1.24

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.99

%

 

1.32

%

 

1.07

%

 

2.07

%

First Eagle Overseas Fund

 

 

1.11

%a

 

0.86

%a

 

1.86

%a

 

1.18

%

 

0.93

%

 

1.93

%

 

1.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

2.00

%

 

1.31

%

 

1.06

%

 

2.05

%

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

 

 

1.28

%a

 

1.03

%a

 

2.03

%a

 

1.28

%

 

1.04

%

 

2.02

%

 

1.38

%

 

1.13

%

 

2.13

%

 

1.51

%

 

1.26

%

 

2.26

%

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

 

1.20

%a

 

0.95

%a

 

1.95

%a

 

1.30

%

 

1.05

%

 

2.05

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.14

%

 

2.14

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.23

%ae

 

2.19

%ae


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

 

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 


























 

First Eagle Fund of America

 

 

1.43

%a

 

2.17

%a

 

1.43

%a

 

1.43

%

 

2.17

%

 

1.49

%

 

1.46

%

 

2.21

%

 

1.72

%

 

1.50

%

 

2.25

%

 

1.75

%


 

 

g

The ratio of net investment income to average net assets without the effect of earnings credits and in the case of the First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, without the effect of earnings credits and expense reimbursements are as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 


























 

First Eagle Global Fund

 

 

1.06

%a

 

1.33

%a

 

0.31

%a

 

1.20

%

 

1.48

%

 

0.47

%

 

1.46

%

 

1.67

%

 

0.66

%

 

1.91

%

 

2.10

%

 

1.07

%

First Eagle Overseas Fund

 

 

1.13

%a

 

1.39

%a

 

0.38

%a

 

1.21

%

 

1.46

%

 

0.46

%

 

0.90

%

 

1.17

%

 

0.17

%

 

1.23

%

 

1.48

%

 

0.45

%

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

 

 

1.75

%a

 

2.00

%a

 

1.00

%a

 

1.40

%

 

1.63

%

 

0.66

%

 

1.66

%

 

2.00

%

 

0.95

%

 

1.72

%

 

1.99

%

 

0.97

%

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

 

(0.48

%)a

 

(0.22

)%a

 

(1.22

%)a

 

(0.24

%)

 

(0.01

%)

 

(0.98

%)

 

(0.62

%)

 

(0.35

%)

 

(1.34

%)

 

(0.43

%)

 

(0.25

%)ae

 

(1.26

%)ae


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

 

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 


























 

First Eagle Fund of America

 

 

(0.36

%)a

 

(1.12

%)a

 

(0.37

%)a

 

(0.27

%)

 

(1.04

%)

 

(0.34

%)

 

(0.57

%)

 

(1.32

%)

 

(0.84

%)

 

(0.79

%)

 

(1.55

%)

 

(1.07

%)

92



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2002

 

2001

 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 












 

1.34

%

 

1.10

%

 

2.10

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.14

%

 

2.14

%

1.40

%

 

1.15

%

 

2.15

%

 

1.53

%

 

1.28

%

 

2.26

%

1.92

%

 

1.69

%

 

2.67

%

 

3.33

%ad

 

3.16

%ad

 

4.05

%ad

1.67

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.66

%

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2002

 

2001

 


 


 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 












 

 

1.51

%

 

2.26

%

 

1.76

%

 

1.4

%

 

2.2

%

 

1.7

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2002

 

2001

 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 












 

2.14

%

 

2.37

%

 

1.31

%

 

2.24

%

 

2.47

%

 

1.12

%

0.96

%

 

1.17

%

 

0.19

%

 

0.91

%

 

1.10

%

 

(0.08

%)

2.08

%

 

2.29

%

 

1.35

%

 

1.62

%ad

 

2.02

%ad

 

0.80

%ad

0.08

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.35

%

 

 

 

 

93


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST

          The business of the Trust is managed by its Board of Trustees, which elects officers responsible for the day to day operations of the Funds and for the execution of the policies formulated by the Board of Trustees.

          Pertinent information regarding the members of the Board of Trustees and principal officers of the Trust is set forth below. Some of the Trustees and officers are employees of the Adviser and its affiliates. At least a majority of the Trust’s Board of Trustees are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act.

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Age and Address

 

Position(s)
Held with
the Trust

 

Term of
Office(2)
and Length
of Time
Served

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios
in the Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee

 

Other
Directorships/
Trusteeships
Held by Trustee


 


 


 


 


 


Lisa Anderson
1345 Avenue of the
Americas
New York, New York
10105
(born October 1950)

 

Trustee

 

December
2005 to
present

 

James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations and Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

 

6

 

Chair, Social Science Research Council; Member, American Political Science Association; Member, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs; Member Emerita, Human Rights Watch; Trustee, First Eagle Variable Funds (1 portfolio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candace K. Beinecke
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, New York
10004
(born December 1946)

 

Trustee
(Chair)

 

December
1999 to
present(3)

 

Chair, Hughes Hubbard & Reed

 

6

 

Director, ALSTOM; Director, Partnership for New York City; Director, Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc.; Director, Rockefeller Financial Services, Inc.; Director, Rockefeller & Company, Inc.; Trustee, First Eagle Variable Funds (Chair) (1 portfolio)


 

 

(1)

Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act.

(2)

The term of office of each Trustee expires on his/her 70th birthday.

(3)

Ms. Beinecke also served as a trustee of a predecessor fund to First Eagle Fund of America since 1996.

94


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Age and Address

 

Position(s)
Held with
the Trust

 

Term of
Office(1)
and Length
of Time
Served

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios
in the Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee

 

Other
Directorships/
Trusteeships
Held by Trustee


 


 


 


 


 


Jean D. Hamilton
1345 Avenue of the
Americas
New York, New York
10105
(born January 1947)

 

Trustee

 

March 2003
to present

 

Private Investor/ Independent Consultant; Member, Brock Capital Group LLC; prior to November 2002, Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Institutional, and Executive Vice President, Prudential Financial, Inc.; prior to November 1998, various executive positions within the Prudential organization

 

6

 

Director, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd; Member, The University of Chicago Council on the Graduate School of Business; Director, Four Nations; Trustee, First Eagle Variable Funds (1 portfolio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William M. Kelly
500 Fifth Avenue,
50th Floor
New York, New York
10110
(born February1944)

 

Trustee

 

December
1999 to
present(2)

 

President, Lingold Associates

 

6

 

Treasurer and Trustee, Black Rock Forest Consortium; Trustee, St. Anselm College; Trustee, First Eagle Variable Funds (1 portfolio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul J. Lawler
One Michigan Avenue
East Battle Creek,
Michigan 49017
(born May 1948)

 

Trustee

 

March 2002
to present

 

Vice President– Investments and Chief Investment Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation; prior to June 1997, Vice President for Finance, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

 

6

 

Director, Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan; Finance Committee Member, Battle Creek Community Foundation; Custody Advisory Committee Member, The Bank of New York; Trustee, First Eagle Variable Funds (1 portfolio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominique M. Raillard,
15 Boulevard Delessert
75016 Paris France
(born June 1938)

 

Trustee

 

April
1987 to
present

 

Independent Consultant/ Private Investor; prior to December 2001, Managing Director of Act 2 International (Consulting)

 

6

 

Trustee, First Eagle Variable Funds (1 portfolio)


 

 

(1)

The term of office of each Trustee expires on his/her 70th birthday.

(2)

Mr. Kelly also served as a trustee of a predecessor fund to First Eagle Fund of America since 1998.

95


INTERESTED TRUSTEES(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Age and Address

 

Position(s)
Held with
the Trust

 

Term of
Office(2)
and
Length
of Time
Served

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios
in the Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee

 

Other
Directorships/
Trusteeships
Held by Trustee


 


 


 


 


 


John P. Arnhold(3)
1345 Avenue of the
Americas
New York, New York
10105
(born December 1953)

 

President
and Trustee

 

December
1999 to
present

 

Co-President, Co-CEO and Director, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc.; Chairman, CEO and Director, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC and ASB Securities LLC; prior to March 2005, President and Director, Natexis Bleichroeder, Inc. and Natexis Bleichroeder, UK

 

6

 

Director, Arnhold Ceramics; Director, The Arnhold Foundation; Director, The Mulago Foundation; Director, Hanseatic Asset Management LBG; Trustee, Trinity Episcopal Schools Corp.; Trustee, Vassar College; Trustee, Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation; Trustee, Jazz at Lincoln Center; President and Trustee, First Eagle Variable Funds (1 portfolio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James E. Jordan(4)
1345 Avenue of the
Americas
New York, New York
10105
(born April 1944)

 

Trustee

 

December
1999 to
present

 

Private Investor and Independent Consultant; prior to July 2005, Managing Director, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC and Director, ASB Securities LLC and ASB Advisers UK, Limited; prior to July 2002, private investor and consultant to The Jordan Company (private investment banking firm) since June 1997

 

6

 

Director, Leucadia National Corporation; Director, Empire Insurance Company; Director JZ Equity Partners, Plc. (U.K. investment trust company); Director, Florida East Coast Industries; Director, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs; Chairman’s Council, Conservation International; Trustee, First Eagle Variable Funds (1 portfolio)


 

 

(1)

Trustees who are “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act.

(2)

The term of office of each Trustee expires on his/her 70th birthday.

(3)

Mr. Arnhold is an Interested Trustee because he is an officer and director of the Trust’s investment adviser and principal underwriter.

(4)

The Trust has determined to consider Mr. Jordan as an Interested Trustee because of his prior affiliation with the Trust’s investment adviser and principal underwriter. (He is not, however, an “interested person’’ of the Trust within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.)

96


OFFICERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Age and Address

 

Position(s)
Held with
the Trust

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(1)

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five (5) Years


 


 


 


John P. Arnhold
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(born December 1953)

 

President and
Trustee

 

December 1999
to present

 

See table on preceding page related to Interested Trustees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles de Vaulx
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(born October 1961)

 

Senior Vice
President
(portfolio
manager)

 

December 1999
to present (with
portfolio
management
responsibility
since December
1996)

 

Senior Vice President, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC; Senior Vice President, First Eagle Variable Funds; Chief Investment Officer, Global Value Group (a department of Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC) since January 2005; Senior Vice President, Société Générale Asset Management Corp. since 1998, Associate Portfolio Manager from December 1996, Securities Analyst, prior to December 1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Bruno
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(born June 1964)

 

Chief Operations
and Financial
Officer

 

December 1999
to present

 

Senior Vice President, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC; Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, ASB Securities LLC; Chief Operations and Financial Officer, First Eagle Variable Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark D. Goldstein
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(born October 1964)

 

Chief
Compliance
Officer

 

February 2005
to present

 

General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC; General Counsel and Secretary of Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc., and Chief Compliance Officer, First Eagle Variable Funds from February 2005; Senior Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, MacKay Shields LLC from April 2004; Senior Associate General Counsel, UBS Financial Services, Inc. from May 1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suzan J. Afifi
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(born October 1952)

 

Vice President
and Secretary

 

December 1999
to present

 

Vice President, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC; Vice President, ASB Securities LLC; Vice President and Secretary, First Eagle Variable Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stefanie Spritzler
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(born July 1973)

 

Vice President
and Treasurer

 

May 2000 to
present

 

Vice President, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC; Vice President, ASB Securities LLC; Vice President and Treasurer, First Eagle Variable Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edwin S. Olsen
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(born September 1939)

 

Vice President

 

November 2000 to present

 

Vice President, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC; Vice President, First Eagle Variable Funds; Vice President, SG Cowen Securities Corp. from prior to 1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Luzzatto
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(born April 1977)

 

Assistant Vice
President

 

December 2004
to present

 

Vice President, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC; Vice President, ASB Securities LLC; Assistant Vice President, First Eagle Variable Funds from December 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winnie Chin
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(born July 1974)

 

Assistant
Treasurer

 

March 2001 to
present

 

Assistant Vice President, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC; Assistant Treasurer, First Eagle Variable Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philip Santopadre.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(born August 1977)

 

Assistant
Treasurer

 

September 2005
to present

 

Assistant Vice President, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC; Assistant Treasurer, First Eagle Variable Funds; Senior Accountant, Bank of New York from prior to July 2001



 

 

(1)

The term of office of each officer is indefinite. Length of time served represents time served as an officer of the Trust (or its predecessor entities), although various positions may have been held during the period.

97


CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) was previously the independent registered public accountant for the Funds. On January 30, 2006, that firm’s appointment as independent registered public accountant was terminated and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was engaged as independent registered public accountants. The decision to change accountants was approved by the Board of Trustees. In connection with the audits of the two fiscal years ended October 31, 2005, and the subsequent interim period through January 30, 2006, there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference in connection with their opinion to the subject matter of the disagreement. The audit reports of KPMG on the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the years ended October 31, 2005 and 2004 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Board of Trustees approved the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers LLC most recently on December 8, 2005. In doing so, the Trustees considered the desirability of continuing the Funds’ historic relationship with the Adviser in light of the total compensation to be received by the Adviser, the expenses incurred by the Adviser in performing services under the Advisory Agreements and the total cost to the Funds of using the Adviser’s services, taking into account any expenses that the Adviser may pass to the Funds. The Trustees determined that the compensation to be received by the Adviser and the expenses both incurred by the Adviser and passed to the Funds are reasonable and appropriate in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. The Trustees also considered the effects of indirect compensation to the Adviser, such as soft dollar and other service benefits, and the effect of the advisory fee on the ratio of total expenses to total assets (including the allocation of the benefits of economies of scale among the parties as the Funds grow), which the Trustees determined are reasonable and appropriate.

The Trustees compared competitive prices for comparable services and advisory fees charged to institutional clients of the Adviser and evaluated the Adviser’s past performance and reliability as well as its profitability, capabilities and financial condition. Among other things, the Trustees determined that the Adviser’s fees were competitive to those charged by investment advisers to similar funds (i.e. each Fund’s net management fee was approximately the same as or lower than its renewed peer group average, except in the case of First Eagle Fund of America, whose net management fee was higher than that average) and, given differences in the legal and practical requirements of such clients, to institutional clients of the Adviser, total compensation was reasonable, and the Fund’s expense ratios were reasonable both on an absolute basis and when compared to those of similar funds.

The Trustees also determined that the Adviser’s past performance and reliability on behalf of the Funds were excellent (i.e., generally higher and more consistent on a medium- and long-term basis than the reviewed peer group average) when compared with investment advisers to similar funds and the Adviser’s profitability and financial condition were satisfactory. The Trustees also noted their confidence in the capability and integrity of the senior management and staff of the Adviser. Accordingly, they concluded that the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser serves the interests of the Funds and their shareholders.

At the same time as the Board of Trustees considered the Investment Advisory Agreement, they also considered and approved the Subadvisory Agreement between the Adviser and Iridian Asset Management LLC (“Iridian’’) in respect of the First Eagle Fund of America. In doing so, the Trustees considered the desirability of continuing that Fund’s historic relationship with Messrs. Harold J. Levy and David L. Cohen (previously employees of the Adviser and now minority owners of Iridian) and the Adviser’s commitment to supervise their provision of portfolio management services under the Agreement. They also noted that the fees paid to Iridian are paid by the Adviser and do not increase the advisory fees borne directly by Fund shareholders. In this regard, they noted positively the quality of the services (measured in terms of investment performance, which generally was higher and more consistent on a long-term basis than that of its reviewed peer group average) delivered by Iridian. They also considered the costs incurred by Iridian relative to these services and to the fees paid under the Subadvisory Agreement. In doing so, they considered the effects of other benefits to Iridian resulting from its relationship to the Fund, including soft dollar and other service benefits. The Trustees concluded that the Subadvisory Agreement serves the interest of the First Eagle Fund of America and its shareholders. (A number of the factors evaluated by the Trustees in considering the Investment Advisory Agreement were found not to be additionally relevant in respect of the Subadvisory Agreement, principally because the payments in question had been separately evaluated in respect of the Investment Advisory Agreement.)

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First Eagle Funds
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
www.firsteaglefunds.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Trustees
Lisa Anderson
John P. Arnhold
Candace K. Beinecke (Chair)
Jean D. Hamilton
James E. Jordan
William M. Kelly
Paul J. Lawler
Dominique Raillard


Officers
John P. Arnhold
President

Charles de Vaulx
Senior Vice President

Robert Bruno
Chief Operations &
Financial Officer

Mark D. Goldstein
Chief Compliance Officer

Suzan J. Afifi
Vice President &
Secretary


Stefanie Spritzler
Vice President &
Treasurer


Edwin S. Olsen
Vice President

Michael Luzzatto
Assistant Vice President

Winnie Chin
Assistant Treasurer

Philip Santopadre
Assistant Treasurer

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER
Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder
   Advisers, LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105


LEGAL COUNSEL
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022


CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company
801 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 64105


SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT
DST Systems, Inc.
330 West 9th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
(800) 334-2143


UNDERWRITER
First Eagle Funds Distributors,
   a division of ASB Securities LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105


INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
300 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The financial information included herein is taken from records of the Funds without examination by the Funds’ independent auditors, who do not express an opinion thereon.

 

(FIRST EAGLE FUNDS LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a currently effective prospectus of First Eagle Funds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Item 2.  

Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer and principal financial officer. Copies of the code of ethics may be requested free of charge by calling 1-800-334-2143 (toll free).

Item 3.  

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

Item 4.       

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

Item 5.       

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable at this time.

Item 6.  

Schedule of Investments.

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7.  

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

Not applicable at this time.

Item 8.  

Purchases of Equity Securities by Close-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable at this time.

Item 9.  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable at this time.

Item 10.  

Controls and Procedures.

(a) In the opinion of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, based on their evaluation, the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure (i) that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and (ii) that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that

 



 

have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 11.  

Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)): Attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)): Attached hereto.

 




 

 


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)   First Eagle Funds  
       
By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ John P. Arnhold  
   
 
    John P. Arnhold, President  
Date: July 6, 2006      
       
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/ John P. Arnhold  
   
 
    John P. Arnhold, Principal Executive Officer  
Date: July 6, 2006      
       

By (Signature and Title)*
  /s/ Robert Bruno  
   
 
    Robert Bruno, Principal Financial Officer  
Date: July 6, 2006      

 

 

*  

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