March 20, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
To Whom It May Concern:
RE: |
U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS FUNDS |
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FILE NUMBERS 02-35439 AND 811-1800 |
Pursuant to Rule 497(e) of the Securities Act of 1933, we are submitting, in connection with amendments that were filed with respect to the statutory prospectuses for U.S. Global Investors Funds Investor Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares, an exhibit containing interactive data format risk/return summary information using the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). The amendment to the Investor Class Shares prospectus reflects a change in the name of the Eastern European Fund to the Emerging Europe Fund as well as reductions to the redemption fees and related holding periods for U.S. Globals nine equity funds. The amendment to the Institutional Class Shares prospectus reflects a change in the minimum initial investment from $5 million to $1 million as well as reductions to the redemption fees and related holding periods for each fund.
Sincerely,
/s/ James L. Love |
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James L. Love | |
Chief Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel | |
U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS, INC. |
Label | Element | Value |
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Global Resources Fund | Global Resources Fund
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Supplement [Text Block] | ck0000101507_SupplementTextBlock | U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS FUNDS MegaTrends Fund World Precious Minerals Fund Global Resources Fund Institutional Class Shares SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 19, 2013 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2012 |
Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Global Resources Fund |
Expense Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock | The minimum initial investment in each fund has been reduced from $5 million to $1 million. The Board of Trustees of the U.S. Global Investors Funds (the “Trust”) approved a reduction in each fund’s redemption fee to 0.05% (as a percentage of amount redeemed, as applicable, on fund shares held 7 days or less). In connection with this change, the Board also approved an amendment to the Trust’s valuation polices to increase the frequency with which the Trust utilizes a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value foreign securities. |
Label | Element | Value |
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Gold and Precious Metals Fund | Gold and Precious Metals Fund
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Supplement [Text Block] | ck0000101507_SupplementTextBlock | U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS FUNDS All American Equity Fund Holmes Growth Fund MegaTrends Fund Gold and Precious Metals Fund World Precious Minerals Fund Global Resources Fund Emerging Europe Fund (formerly known as the Eastern European Fund) Global Emerging Markets Fund China Region Fund Investor Class Shares SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 19, 2013 TO THE PROSPECTUS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES DATED MAY 1, 2012 ALL AMERICAN EQUITY FUND, HOLMES GROWTH FUND, MEGATRENDS FUND, GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS FUND, WORLD PRECIOUS MINERALS FUND, GLOBAL RESOURCES FUND, EMERGING EUROPE FUND, GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND, AND CHINA REGION FUND: |
Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Gold and Precious Metals Fund |
Expense Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock | The Board of Trustees of the U.S. Global Investors Funds approved a reduction in each fund’s redemption fee to 0.05% (as a percentage of amount redeemed, as applicable, on fund shares held 7 days or less). |