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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, 2007

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2007

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Item 1.        Reports to Stockholders.

 

(FRONT COVER)

First Eagle Funds

Semi-Annual Report

April 30, 2007

First Eagle Global Fund

First Eagle Overseas Fund

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

First Eagle Gold Fund

First Eagle Fund of America

ADVISED BY ARNHOLD AND S. BLEICHROEDER ADVISERS, LLC



 

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

10

 

First Eagle Global Fund:

 

Fund Overview

12

Schedule of Investments

13

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund:

 

Fund Overview

28

Schedule of Investments

29

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund:

 

Fund Overview

41

Schedule of Investments

42

 

First Eagle Gold Fund:

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

47

Fund Overview

49

Schedule of Investments

50

 

First Eagle Fund of America:

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

53

Fund Overview

54

Schedule of Investments

55

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

60

 

Statements of Operations

61

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

62

 

Notes to Financial Statements

64

 

Financial Highlights

76

 

Additional Information

88

 

Consideration of Investment Advisory Agreements

92

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

(PHOTO OF JOHN P. ARNHOLD)
John P. Arnhold

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

Since my last letter to you six months ago, we announced that Jean-Marie Eveillard would again assume portfolio management responsibilities for the First Eagle Global, Overseas, Gold and U.S. Value funds. We are pleased that Jean-Marie has returned to full-time duty and that he will lead our team as we plan for the future.

I understand that in many instances, change in investment personnel can cause concern for shareholders. However, here at First Eagle, the investment philosophy, approach and discipline which Jean-Marie created and we have maintained are firmly in place. Our global investment style which has served our shareholders so well for many years continues as it always has and we now have eleven investment professionals in research roles. Our team continues to evaluate companies one by one, seeking to uncover quality businesses trading at discounts to our estimation of their intrinsic values. In order to do this successfully, we are


diligent and thorough with our research, and are always mindful of attempting to minimize undue risk to our shareholders by requiring a measurable margin of safety from each investment.

Jean-Marie has agreed to a five year commitment with us, during which he will be actively involved in the portfolio management of the funds for the first two years, and for the next three remain on in a senior advisory role. In addition to his portfolio management duties, Jean-Marie will help us increase the depth of our team, and further develop our already significant research capabilities, which are the core of our investment activity. You should be aware that Jean-Marie is supported by a team of ten exceptional investment analysts. In May we promoted two of our analysts to portfolio management roles—Charles “Chuck” de Lardemelle was named Associate Portfolio Manager of the First Eagle Global, Overseas and U.S. Value funds and Simon Fenwick was elevated to Co-Portfolio Manager of the First Eagle Gold Fund. Prior to this promotion, Chuck served as our Director of Research, and was instrumental in the training and development of our analyst team. He has been an analyst for the funds, working with Jean-Marie since 1996. Most recently, Simon has served as Associate Manager of the First Eagle Gold Fund as well as having research responsibilities for the other portfolios, and has worked with us since 2003. These two individuals and the team have been steeped in Jean-Marie’s wisdom and are worthy stewards of shareholder assets.

I am also very pleased to note that our First Eagle Fund of America celebrated its 20 Year Anniversary in April. This fund, managed by Harold Levy and David Cohen, has an exceptional long-term record and employs a unique value investment style. It has served its shareholders well over the long-term and we believe it is a “hidden gem” in the mutual fund world. There are few other mutual funds with the long-term performance record, risk profile and the same management team since inception available for investment today.

I will close by thanking you for the continued confidence you place in us through entrusting your hard-earned assets with our firm.

 

Sincerely,

 

-s- John P. Arnhold

 

John P. Arnhold

President

 

June 2007




 

 

PERFORMANCE

 

 

FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

Average Annual Returns1 as of April 30, 2007 (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

 

 

14.24

%

 

 

19.09

%

 

 

18.70

%

 

 

14.84

%

 

 

15.91

%

 

 

1/01/79

2

 

with sales load

 

 

8.52

%

 

 

17.07

%

 

 

17.49

%

 

 

14.41

%

 

 

15.75

%

 

 

1/01/79

2

 

First Eagle Global Fund - Class I (SGIIX)

 

 

14.50

%

 

 

19.39

%

 

 

19.01

%

 

 

 

 

 

16.11

%

 

 

7/31/98

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund - Class C (FESGX)

 

 

12.24

%

 

 

18.21

%

 

 

17.83

%

 

 

 

 

 

17.15

%

 

 

6/05/00

 

 

MSCI World Index3

 

 

16.98

%

 

 

17.10

%

 

 

12.17

%

 

 

8.00

%

 

 

11.65

%

 

 

1/01/79

 

 

FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

First Eagle Overseas Fund - Class A (SGOVX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

14.86

%

 

 

21.74

%

 

 

21.37

%

 

 

16.13

%

 

 

15.33

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

with sales load

 

 

9.12

%

 

 

19.68

%

 

 

20.13

%

 

 

15.69

%

 

 

15.01

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund - Class I (SGOIX)

 

 

15.14

%

 

 

22.06

%

 

 

21.68

%

 

 

 

 

 

17.73

%

 

 

7/31/98

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund - Class C (FESOX)

 

 

12.92

%

 

 

20.84

%

 

 

20.49

%

 

 

 

 

 

18.07

%

 

 

6/05/00

 

 

MSCI EAFE Index4

 

 

19.81

%

 

 

22.51

%

 

 

16.64

%

 

 

8.72

%

 

 

8.00

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

11.61

%

 

 

12.33

%

 

 

10.91

%

 

 

 

 

 

13.41

%

 

 

9/04/01

 

 

with sales load

 

 

6.03

%

 

 

10.42

%

 

 

9.78

%

 

 

 

 

 

12.39

%

 

 

9/04/01

 

 

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

 

 

11.87

%

 

 

12.59

%

 

 

11.17

%

 

 

 

 

 

13.68

%

 

 

9/04/01

 

 

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

 

 

9.75

%

 

 

11.50

%

 

 

10.07

%

 

 

 

 

 

12.57

%

 

 

9/04/01

 

 

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index7

 

 

15.24

%

 

 

12.25

%

 

 

8.54

%

 

 

 

 

 

6.70

%

 

 

9/04/01

 

 

Russell 2000 Index5

 

 

7.83

%

 

 

14.65

%

 

 

11.14

%

 

 

 

 

 

11.62

%

 

 

9/04/01

 

 

FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

First Eagle Gold Fund - Class A (SGGDX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

(2.68

%)

 

 

22.66

%

 

 

21.56

%

 

 

12.47

%

 

 

9.54

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

with sales load

 

 

(7.55

%)

 

 

20.58

%

 

 

20.32

%

 

 

12.04

%

 

 

9.23

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund - Class I (FEGIX)

 

 

(2.41

%)

 

 

22.95

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.75

%

 

 

5/15/03

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund - Class C (FEGOX)

 

 

(4.34

%)

 

 

21.74

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.57

%

 

 

5/15/03

 

 

MSCI World Index3

 

 

16.98

%

 

 

17.10

%

 

 

12.17

%

 

 

8.00

%

 

 

8.90

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

FTSE Gold Mines Index6

 

 

(12.70

%)

 

 

18.75

%

 

 

13.27

%

 

 

4.64

%

 

 

1.52

%

 

 

8/31/93

 

 

FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

First Eagle Fund of America - Class Y (FEAFX)

 

 

19.09

%

 

 

14.73

%

 

 

11.52

%

 

 

12.76

%

 

 

13.87

%

 

 

4/10/87

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America - Class C (FEAMX)

 

 

17.03

%

 

 

13.89

%

 

 

10.70

%

 

 

 

 

 

9.17

%

 

 

3/02/98

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America - Class A (FEFAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

19.12

%

 

 

14.69

%

 

 

11.46

%

 

 

 

 

 

10.07

%

 

 

11/20/98

 

 

with sales load

 

 

13.02

%

 

 

12.77

%

 

 

10.32

%

 

 

 

 

 

9.40

%

 

 

11/20/98

 

 

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index7

 

 

15.24

%

 

 

12.25

%

 

 

8.54

%

 

 

8.05

%

 

 

10.95

%

 

 

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%.

 

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund and First Eagle Fund of America Class Y shares are currently closed to new investors.

 

 

 

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.

(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 and is not available for purchase.

(5)

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.

(6)

The FTSE Gold Mines Index is an unmanaged index composed of approximately 19 mining companies and is only available without dividends reinvested and is not available for purchase.

(7)

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 and is not available for purchase. Although the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also considered a proxy for the total market.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense Ratios As Stated In The Most Recent Prospectus
Total Annual Gross Operating Expense Ratios8

 

 

Class A

 

 

Class I

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class Y

 














First Eagle Global Fund

 

1.15

%

 

 

0.90

%

 

 

1.90

%

 

 

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund

 

1.14

%

 

 

0.89

%

 

 

1.89

%

 

 

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

 

1.25

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

2.00

%

 

 

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

1.22

%

 

 

0.97

%

 

 

1.97

%

 

 

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America

 

1.41

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.16

%

 

 

1.41

%

 


 

 

(8)

These expense ratios are presented as of October 31, 2006 and may differ from corresponding ratios shown elsewhere in this report because of differing time periods (and/or, if applicable, because these expense ratios do not include expense credits or waivers).

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(FIRST EAGLE FUNDS LOGO)


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 JEAN-MARIE EVEILLARD)

Jean-Marie Eveillard


Dear Shareholder:

First, a reminder: for more than twenty-five years, we have been in the business of establishing “intrinsic” values for securities which catch—on a preliminary basis—our attention. In a nutshell, we try to figure out what a somewhat knowledgeable buyer (“somewhat”, because we’re on the outside, looking in), expecting a reasonable long-term return, would be willing to pay —in cash—for the entire business. That number is the intrinsic value. If the market price of the security is at some discount to the intrinsic value, then we might be interested. The appropriate size of the discount is a function of how well we think we understand the business and of how much we like the business. The better we understand and like it, the smaller the required discount. As for the sale of securities, it takes place whenever we realize that our intrinsic value was overstated, in other words, when our analysis was flawed. We also sell when the price of the security moves up to the intrinsic value, though we make exceptions—not without trepidation—when we believe the odds are good that the business will continue to create value over the years.



This investment approach—the value approach—is not a recipe, a formula, a black box. But I believe it is a sound approach. As Seth Klarman, a successful value investor, has said, a long-term orientation is the biggest edge a value investor can have. Or, as Benjamin Graham put it, short-term the market is a voting machine, long-term it’s a weighing machine. In other words, we’re not interested in the psychology of the market. We’re interested in the realities of a business. We play bridge, not poker, the difference being that there is much less luck associated with bridge than there is with poker.

Now, for an overview of the markets, keeping in mind that we don’t buy markets, we buy specific securities, and that we are long-term investors (typically, five years or more). That said, most equity markets have been going up over the past four years. They’re not alone: bonds have moved up too (at least until recently), as well as real estate, gold, commodities (energy, base metals, agricultural products), fine art, you name it. True, corporate profits also have gone up. However, the business cycle has not been abolished, and profit margins are historically high.

The bull market in equities has been helped—if not propelled—by a major credit boom. Money has been cheap and widely available. Excesses such as subprime housing in the U.S. have cropped up. Leverage in the financial system—some of it hidden—has increased. Monetary authorities are aware of the associated potential fragility. Still, I believe the world is a dangerous place. Happy days may go on for quite awhile for all I know, however caution is in order, I think. But then, it always is…

So, with valuations often full and the possibility of financial accidents, the funds’ assets include some cash and gold. Cash as a residual: we’re not coming up with enough investment opportunities (maybe we’re not looking in the right places…). Anyway, we are not about to compromise our standards. As for gold, it’s insurance against extreme outcomes.

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Apropos opportunities, when we look around, we find most of them in Japan, and to a lesser extent, in South Korea. After the collapse of the stock market-cum-real estate bubble in the late 1980’s, Tokyo suffered a twelve-year bear market, and we believe the recovery in the past few years has still left some Japanese securities unduly depressed.

We (“we” are the eight-strong team of in-house analysts, Chuck de Lardemelle, Simon Fenwick and myself ) have a sound investment approach. We work diligently, we have some skills, and the funds have done well over time (the Global fund for twenty-eight years). But we cannot promise future returns, of course.

As our long-term shareholders know, we do not pay attention to short-term market developments, so every now and then (as in the recent past) we lag our benchmarks and our peers. That comes with the territory. We are patient long-term investors and we hope that the funds’ shareholders will be as well.

-s- Jean-Marie Eveillard

Jean-Marie Eveillard
Portfolio Manager

June 2007

Though First Eagle Global Fund, First Eagle Overseas Fund and First Eagle Gold Fund 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

(PHOTO OF JEAN-MARIE EVEILLARD)
Jean-Marie Eveillard

(PHOTO OF CHUCK DE LARDEMELLE)
Chuck de Lardemelle

For the six months ending April 30, 2007, global markets continued their upward trend despite a severe—but quickly forgotten—correction in the last week of February and the first two weeks of March, when the MSCI World Index lost roughly 6%.

The euro appreciated strongly in the period from USD $1.275 to $1.365 per euro while the Japanese yen weakened slightly from JPY ¥117 to ¥119.50 per USD over the six month period.

From October 31, 2006 to April 30, 2007, the MSCI World Index was up 11.9%, the MSCI EAFE Index was up 15.4% and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P”) was up 8.6%. Excess liquidity, low corporate bond yields and a large number of “private equity” transactions (a new name for leveraged buy outs) provided fuel to the fire.

First Eagle Global Fund

The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund’s Class A shares increased 10.4% for the six month period while the MSCI World Index moved up 11.9%. The Fund’s cash position remained in the 15% to 19% range throughout the period, and was 16% on April 30, 2007.

A number of our holdings benefited from the high mergers and acquisitions activity: Banta Corporation (U.S.), Case Pomeroy & Company Inc (U.S.), Elior SCA (France), Kukdong Electric Wire Company, Limited (South Korea), Longview Fibre Company (U.S.), PagesJaunes Groupe SA (France) and Realogy Corporation (U.S.) were all subject to offers that we viewed as adequate.

The five largest contributors to the performance of First Eagle Global Fund over the period were Sodexho Alliance SA (corporate services, France), Nestlé SA (consumer staples, Switzerland), Wendel Investissement (holding company, France), Kuehne & Nagel International AG (transportation, Switzerland) and Liberty Capital (holding company—media, U.S.) collectively accounting for 2.6% of this period’s performance.



The five largest detractors were Secom Company, Limited (security services, Japan), Johnson & Johnson (healthcare, U.S.), Cintas Corporation (uniform rental, U.S.), Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company (gold mining, U.S.) and Phoenixtec Power Company, Limited (electric power supply management devices, Taiwan). Their combined negative performance over the six month period subtracted 0.2% points from the Fund’s performance.

In most of these instances, we believe that the negative performance is nothing more than a temporary (rather than permanent) impairment of capital. In some cases, the Fund seized this opportunity to add to the positions at prices we deemed attractive.

As of April 30, 2007, the euro and yen positions remained unhedged against the USD.

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First Eagle Overseas Fund

The NAV of the Fund’s Class A shares increased 13.3% for the six month period while the MSCI EAFE Index moved up 15.5%. The Fund’s cash position decreased from 25% at the beginning of the period to 17% on April 30, 2007.

A few of our holdings benefited from the high mergers and acquisitions activity: Elior SCA (France), Kukdong Electric Wire Company, Limited (South Korea), Nexans Korea Limited (South Korea) and PagesJaunes Groupe SA (France) were all subject to offers that we viewed as adequate.

The five largest contributors to the performance of First Eagle Overseas Fund over the period were Sodexho Alliance SA (corporate services, France), Wendel Investissement (holding company, France), Nestlé SA (consumer staples, Switzerland), Kuehne & Nagel International AG (transportation, Switzerland) and Tesco Plc (retail, U.K.) collectively accounting for 3.4% of this period’s performance.

The five largest detractors were Secom Company, Limited (security services, Japan), Fuji Seal International, Inc. (packaging, Japan), Takefuji Corporation (consumer finance, Japan), Kose Corporation (cosmetics, Japan) and Phoenixtec Power Company, Limited (electric power supply management devices, Taiwan). Their combined negative performance over the six month period subtracted 0.3% from the Fund’s performance.

Again, we believe in most cases that the negative performance is nothing more than a temporary (rather than permanent) impairment of capital. In some cases, the Fund seized the opportunity to add to the positions at prices we deemed attractive. In particular, four of the five detractors were Japanese securities. We believe that the Japanese market currently offers attractive investment opportunities.

As of April 30, 2007, the euro and yen positions remained unhedged against the USD.

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

The NAV of the Fund’s Class A shares increased 6.1% for the six month period while the S&P 500 Index moved up 8.6% and the Russell 2000 Index rose 6.9%. The Fund’s cash position decreased slightly from 34% at the beginning of the period to 32% on April 30, 2007. Finding suitable investment opportunities in the U.S. markets remains a challenge for us.

A few of our holdings benefited from the high mergers and acquisitions activity: Banta Corporation, Case Pomeroy & Company Inc., Longview Fibre Company and Realogy Corporation were all subject to offers that we accepted.

The five largest contributors to the performance of First Eagle U.S. Value Fund over the period were Blount International Inc. (a manufacturer of saw chains), Liberty Interactive (a media holding company), Getty Images, Inc. (media), gold bullion and McDonald’s Corporation (restaurants), collectively accounting for 1.9% of this period’s performance.

The five largest detractors were Cintas Corporation (uniform rental), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (natural gas), Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company (gold mining), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (retail) and International Speedway Corporation (racetracks). Their combined negative performance over the six month period subtracted 0.3% from the Fund’s performance.

8


In all of these instances, we believe that the negative performance is nothing more than a temporary (rather than permanent) impairment of capital. In some cases, the Fund seized the opportunity to add to the positions at prices we deemed attractive.

Our focus has always been, and remains, on preservation of capital. To the First Eagle team, downside matters more than the upside. Together with our group of analysts, we continue to search the globe for mispriced securities. The discounts to intrinsic values (intrinsic value defined as the amount that a knowledgeable buyer would pay in cash for the whole business) remain narrower than we would like, especially in the U.S. and in Europe. We are, however, finding what we believe are decent investment opportunities in Asia, most notably in Japan and South Korea.

As always, we appreciate your confidence and thank you for your support.

 

 

-s- Jean-Marie Eveillard

-s- Chuck de Lardemelle

 

 

Jean-Marie Eveillard
Portfolio Manager


June 2007

Chuck de Lardemelle
Associate Portfolio Manager

9


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, 2006 and held for the six months ended April 30, 2007.

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

 

 

10.43

%

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,104.30

 

 

$

5.84

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund Class I

 

 

10.57

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,105.70

 

 

 

4.54

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund Class C

 

 

10.01

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,100.10

 

 

 

9.74

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund Class A

 

 

13.27

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,132.70

 

 

 

5.87

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund Class I

 

 

13.43

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,134.30

 

 

 

4.55

 

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund Class C

 

 

12.85

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,128.50

 

 

 

9.82

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class A

 

 

6.09

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,060.90

 

 

 

6.18

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class I

 

 

6.26

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,062.60

 

 

 

4.91

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class C

 

 

5.73

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,057.30

 

 

 

10.00

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund Class A

 

 

7.77

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,077.70

 

 

 

6.18

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund Class I

 

 

7.92

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,079.20

 

 

 

4.90

 

 

First Eagle Gold Fund Class C

 

 

7.37

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,073.70

 

 

 

10.03

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class Y

 

 

13.79

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,137.90

 

 

 

7.42

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class C

 

 

13.40

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,134.00

 

 

 

11.38

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class A

 

 

13.83

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,138.30

 

 

 

7.42

 

 


 

 

(1)

For the six months ended April 30, 2007.

(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 1.12%, 0.87%, 1.87%, 1.11%, 0.86%, 1.86%, 1.21%, 0.96%, 1.96%, 1.20%, 0.95%, 1.95%, 1.40%, 2.15%, and 1.40% 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).

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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 any of the First Eagle Funds’ actual returns. 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 contingent deferred 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

 

$

1,019.24

 

 

$

5.61

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund Class I

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,020.48

 

 

 

4.36

 

 

First Eagle Global Fund Class C

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,015.52

 

 

 

9.35

 

 

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

 

 

1,018.79

 

 

 

6.06

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class I

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,020.03

 

 

 

4.81

 

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund Class C

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,015.08

 

 

 

9.79

 

 

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

 

 

1,015.12

 

 

 

9.74

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class Y

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,017.85

 

 

 

7.00

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class C

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,014.13

 

 

 

10.74

 

 

First Eagle Fund of America Class A

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,017.85

 

 

 

7.00

 

 


 

 

(1)

For the six months ended April 30, 2007.

(2)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.12%, 0.87%, 1.87%, 1.11%, 0.86%, 1.86%, 1.21%, 0.96%, 1.96%, 1.20%, 0.95%, 1.95%, 1.40%, 2.15%, and 1.40% 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).

11



 

FUND OVERVIEW

 

 

FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

Data as of April 30, 2007 (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

(PIE CHART)

 

COUNTRIES

 

 

 

 

United States

39.27%

India

0.31%

France

12.07%

Belgium

0.28%

Japan

  9.17%

Malaysia

0.28%

Switzerland

  5.66%

Brazil

0.26%

South Korea

  5.08%

Thailand

0.24%

United Kingdom

  2.04%

Canada

0.22%

Germany

  1.54%

Taiwan

0.17%

Netherlands

  1.49%

New Zealand

0.13%

Italy

  1.35%

Sweden

0.10%

Hong Kong

  0.99%

Other

0.33%

Singapore

  0.98%

 

 

South Africa

  0.70%

 

 

Mexico

  0.69%

 

 

Spain

  0.69%

 

 

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

14.24

%

18.70

%

14.84

%

with sales load

8.52

%

17.49

%

14.41

%

MSCI World Index

16.98

%

12.17

%

8.00

%

Consumer Price Index

2.57

%

2.82

%

2.58

%


 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT

(LINE GRAPH)

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. This index 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

 

 

Gold bullion (precious metal)

3.06%

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

2.48%

Costco Wholesale Corporation (U.S. multiline retailer)

2.10%

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited (CS & Pfd.)

2.08%

(South Korean electronics company)

 

Pargesa Holding SA (Swiss diversified financials company)

2.07%

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

1.88%

Nestlé SA (Swiss food manufacturer)

1.87%

Sodexho Alliance SA (French food management services provider)

1.84%

Liberty Interactive (U.S. media company)

1.81%

Microsoft Corporation (U.S. software developer)

1.80%



12


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—U.S. (33.94%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (2.21%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,643,070

 

McDonald’s Corporation

 

$

184,142,058

 

$

320,727,420

 

 

1,421,370

 

Apollo Group, Inc. Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

59,865,768

 

 

67,230,801

 

 

1,267,720

 

International Speedway Corporation, Class ‘A’

 

 

62,580,992

 

 

62,625,368

 

 

413,318

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (a)

 

 

15,740,866

 

 

14,300,803

 

 

390,000

 

Weyco Group, Inc.

 

 

1,285,375

 

 

9,508,200

 

 

185,000

 

St. John Knits International Inc. (a)

 

 

3,180,703

 

 

5,573,125

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

326,795,762

 

 

479,965,717

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (0.57%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,235,148

 

Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.

 

 

97,185,155

 

 

109,946,930

 

 

115,270

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

 

1,873,724

 

 

7,944,408

 

 

79,769

 

Kraft Foods Inc.

 

 

623,708

 

 

2,669,868

 

 

82,570

 

Seneca Foods Corporation, Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

1,242,679

 

 

2,356,961

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,925,266

 

 

122,918,167

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Energy (3.53%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,721,433

 

ConocoPhillips Company

 

 

244,762,591

 

 

327,431,379

 

 

3,154,041

 

Apache Corporation

 

 

210,743,103

 

 

228,667,972

 

 

1,107,340

 

Murphy Oil Corporation

 

 

45,709,775

 

 

61,390,930

 

 

1,883,846

 

BJ Services Company

 

 

51,505,506

 

 

53,991,026

 

 

556,404

 

SEACOR Holdings Inc. (a)

 

 

23,217,111

 

 

53,014,173

 

 

1,042,780

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

 

 

30,576,616

 

 

33,671,366

 

 

206,590

 

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

 

 

7,928,014

 

 

6,635,671

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

614,442,716

 

 

764,802,517

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Financials (0.01%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,750

 

East Texas Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

862,688

 

 

2,036,812

 

 

8,200

 

Redwood Financial, Inc. (a)(d)

 

 

71,750

 

 

143,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

934,438

 

 

2,180,312

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Health Care (3.01%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,353,670

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

389,898,689

 

 

408,032,687

 

 

1,833,170

 

Wellpoint Inc. (a)

 

 

139,849,923

 

 

144,765,435

 

 

1,684,130

 

Bausch & Lomb Inc.

 

 

78,995,549

 

 

99,077,368

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

608,744,161

 

 

651,875,490

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Holding Companies (2.49%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,915

 

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

 

 

414,943,985

 

 

536,718,000

 

 

2,485

 

J.G. Boswell Company

 

 

573,840

 

 

1,907,237

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

415,517,825

 

 

538,625,237

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

13


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Industrials (3.61%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,245,440

 

Tyco International Limited

 

$

214,213,981

 

$

301,678,707

 

 

5,533,957

 

Cintas Corporation

 

 

207,559,147

 

 

207,357,369

 

 

8,811,151

 

Blount International Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

116,304,729

 

 

120,095,988

 

 

870,960

 

Manpower Inc.

 

 

34,320,745

 

 

69,894,540

 

 

1,576,258

 

UniFirst Corporation

 

 

37,181,601

 

 

66,328,937

 

 

530,019

 

Avis Budget Group Inc.

 

 

12,270,077

 

 

14,909,434

 

 

4,805

 

Conbraco Industries, Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

1,568,050

 

 

1,801,875

 

 

365,000

 

Kaiser Ventures LLC (a)(d)(f)(g)

 

 

 

 

1,047,550

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

623,418,330

 

 

783,114,400

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Materials (0.03%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

428,510

 

Tronox Inc. Class ‘A’

 

 

5,392,614

 

 

6,054,846

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Media (7.40%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,637,264

 

Liberty Interactive (a)

 

 

286,313,957

 

 

391,400,718

 

 

2,867,312

 

Liberty Capital (a)

 

 

193,471,880

 

 

323,920,237

 

 

3,919,730

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

 

 

121,427,739

 

 

138,876,034

 

 

1,142,883

 

OmniCom Group

 

 

104,030,867

 

 

119,671,279

 

 

4,346,295

 

Comcast Corporation-Special Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

82,167,954

 

 

114,742,188

 

 

4,809,260

 

News Corporation, Class ‘A’

 

 

73,140,045

 

 

107,679,331

 

 

2,068,320

 

Getty Images, Inc. (a)

 

 

87,922,857

 

 

107,552,640

 

 

2,634,600

 

CBS Corporation, Class ‘B’

 

 

68,949,440

 

 

83,701,242

 

 

1,280,241

 

Dow Jones & Company Inc.

 

 

46,441,906

 

 

46,511,156

 

 

745,590

 

Meredith Corporation

 

 

38,682,827

 

 

43,184,573

 

 

1,696,720

 

New York Times Company, Class ‘A’

 

 

40,660,980

 

 

39,703,248

 

 

1,806,620

 

Valassis Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

52,366,140

 

 

34,614,839

 

 

920,998

 

Liberty Global Inc. Series ‘C’ (a)

 

 

14,395,506

 

 

30,770,543

 

 

445,740

 

Viacom Inc. (a)

 

 

15,234,457

 

 

18,386,775

 

 

34,924

 

Mills Music Trust (c)

 

 

1,055,337

 

 

1,846,606

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,226,261,892

 

 

1,602,561,409

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Paper and Forest Products (1.99%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,662,482

 

Rayonier Inc. (c)

 

 

121,299,553

 

 

245,581,844

 

 

4,069,600

 

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.

 

 

131,114,009

 

 

161,563,120

 

 

482,700

 

Deltic Timber Corporation

 

 

23,561,858

 

 

24,110,865

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

275,975,420

 

 

431,255,829

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Precious Metals (0.51%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,965,190

 

Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company

 

 

86,341,437

 

 

111,265,288

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

14


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate (0.07%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

Crescent Real Estate Equities Company

 

$

7,671,061

 

$

10,255,000

 

 

258,133

 

Price Legacy Corporation Pfd., Series ‘A’

 

 

2,935,244

 

 

3,808,752

 

 

192,250

 

LandCo LLC (a)(d)(f)(g)

 

 

669,030

 

 

669,030

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,275,335

 

 

14,732,782

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Retail (3.94%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,499,950

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation

 

 

358,375,211

 

 

455,342,321

 

 

3,434,880

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

 

154,589,597

 

 

164,599,450

 

 

1,528,010

 

Tiffany & Company

 

 

42,153,738

 

 

72,870,797

 

 

1,411,090

 

The Home Depot Inc.

 

 

50,996,939

 

 

53,437,978

 

 

1,347,150

 

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

 

 

30,166,364

 

 

53,252,839

 

 

1,000,000

 

Dillard’s Inc., Class ‘A’

 

 

16,266,643

 

 

34,630,000

 

 

436,100

 

Federated Department Stores Inc.

 

 

3,759,110

 

 

19,153,512

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

656,307,602

 

 

853,286,897

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Technology and Telecommunications (4.38%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,058,220

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

 

314,460,404

 

 

390,963,107

 

 

14,027,230

 

Intel Corporation

 

 

268,524,791

 

 

301,585,445

 

 

2,534,490

 

Linear Technology Corporation

 

 

82,493,960

 

 

94,840,616

 

 

2,266,890

 

Dell Inc. (a)

 

 

51,344,404

 

 

57,148,297

 

 

2,724,162

 

Sprint Nextel Corporation

 

 

54,721,801

 

 

54,564,965

 

 

1,548,550

 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

 

 

49,554,416

 

 

49,120,006

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

821,099,776

 

 

948,222,436

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Utilities (0.19%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

727,930

 

IDACORP, Inc.

 

 

22,261,208

 

 

25,077,188

 

 

325,000

 

CalEnergy Capital Trust 6½% Conv. Pfd.

 

 

14,327,813

 

 

15,600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,589,021

 

 

40,677,188

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks—U.S.

 

 

5,810,021,595

 

 

7,351,538,515

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—Non-U.S. (41.86%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia and New Zealand (0.19%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,135,560

 

News & Media NZ Limited exchangeable preference shares (10)

 

 

15,685,521

 

 

27,455,790

 

 

3,184,178

 

Spotless Group Limited (8)

 

 

8,887,624

 

 

13,344,928

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,573,145

 

 

40,800,718

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Belgium (0.28%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,934,375

 

Deceuninck (c)(1)

 

 

48,605,944

 

 

61,692,243

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

15


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—Non-U.S.—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil (0.26%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

621,045

 

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR (3)

 

$

35,187,758

 

$

55,409,635

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Canada (0.18%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,222,250

 

IAMGOLD Corporation (12)

 

 

16,750,353

 

 

18,043,439

 

 

928,764

 

Yellow Pages Income Fund (10)

 

 

10,280,156

 

 

11,780,795

 

 

267,580

 

Aber Diamond Corporation (9)

 

 

7,505,476

 

 

9,682,560

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,535,985

 

 

39,506,794

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Chile (0.05%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,000,000

 

Quinenco SA (8)

 

 

4,366,596

 

 

11,654,457

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

France (11.19%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,982,292

 

Sodexho Alliance SA (1)

 

 

138,146,328

 

 

398,164,267

 

 

1,936,669

 

Wendel Investissement (7)

 

 

45,948,706

 

 

334,353,198

 

 

7,993,465

 

Vivendi Universal SA (10)

 

 

218,330,383

 

 

331,685,017

 

 

3,048,520

 

Sanofi-Aventis (6)

 

 

263,775,874

 

 

280,974,644

 

 

2,096,866

 

L’Oréal SA (2)

 

 

156,316,374

 

 

252,376,070

 

 

2,659,340

 

Rémy Cointreau SA (2)

 

 

90,306,235

 

 

195,233,950

 

 

1,191,660

 

Essilor International SA (6)

 

 

53,179,627

 

 

144,207,913

 

 

477,000

 

Neopost SA (8)

 

 

27,488,265

 

 

69,587,831

 

 

1,845,270

 

Télévision Française 1 SA (10)

 

 

49,822,551

 

 

63,765,159

 

 

812,780

 

Société BIC SA (8)

 

 

37,250,187

 

 

59,614,280

 

 

753,240

 

Total SA (3)

 

 

50,116,182

 

 

56,029,148

 

 

52,143

 

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

 

 

27,198,161

 

 

48,500,491

 

 

288,260

 

Financière Marc de Lacharrière SA (7)

 

 

11,115,914

 

 

31,103,874

 

 

157,620

 

Guyenne et Gascogne SA (2)

 

 

17,078,217

 

 

26,592,037

 

 

443,640

 

Trigano SA (1)

 

 

20,272,620

 

 

25,298,233

 

 

326,070

 

Zodiac SA (8)

 

 

17,708,998

 

 

25,158,539

 

 

133,493

 

Robertet SA (2)

 

 

17,101,230

 

 

24,075,040

 

 

42,252

 

Robertet SA C.I. (2)

 

 

800,508

 

 

5,511,295

 

 

297,640

 

Carrefour SA (2)

 

 

13,716,176

 

 

23,021,884

 

 

92,987

 

Gaumont SA (10)

 

 

5,094,361

 

 

8,649,129

 

 

70,000

 

NSC Groupe (c)(8)

 

 

12,400,388

 

 

8,174,612

 

 

385,000

 

Sabeton SA (c)(7)

 

 

4,841,233

 

 

6,415,397

 

 

17,845

 

Société Foncière Financière et de Participations (7)

 

 

3,933,965

 

 

5,488,933

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,281,942,483

 

 

2,423,980,941

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Germany (1.54%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,795,985

 

Fraport AG (16)

 

 

63,995,064

 

 

131,213,437

 

 

735,000

 

Hornbach Holding AG Pfd. (14)

 

 

46,863,613

 

 

100,339,780

 

 

1,339,022

 

Bertelsmann AG D.R.C. (10)

 

 

33,453,689

 

 

45,676,857

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

16


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—Non-U.S.—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122,017

 

Axel Springer AG (10)

 

$

10,752,483

 

$

23,115,315

 

 

168,299

 

Hornbach Baumarkt AG (14)

 

 

8,109,997

 

 

12,504,993

 

 

588,770

 

Deutsche Telekom AG (15)

 

 

9,348,129

 

 

10,759,815

 

 

89,094

 

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (8)

 

 

5,649,179

 

 

9,217,945

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

178,172,154

 

 

332,828,142

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Hong Kong (0.72%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,424,650

 

Guoco Group Limited (7)

 

 

67,965,963

 

 

107,637,326

 

 

23,438,970

 

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

 

 

22,914,297

 

 

46,385,617

 

 

21,500,000

 

City e-Solutions Limited (c)(1)

 

 

971,287

 

 

2,886,035

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,851,547

 

 

156,908,978

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

India (0.31%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,325,000

 

Tata Motors Limited (1)

 

 

23,275,395

 

 

42,582,988

 

 

1,001,999

 

Nestlé India Limited (2)

 

 

12,190,035

 

 

24,598,959

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,465,430

 

 

67,181,947

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Italy (1.35%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,359,358

 

Italcementi S.p.A. RNC (9)

 

 

116,123,429

 

 

196,737,744

 

 

749,761

 

Italmobiliare S.p.A. RNC (9)

 

 

49,758,438

 

 

76,077,926

 

 

2,102,593

 

Gewiss S.p.A. (8)

 

 

12,927,323

 

 

18,666,873

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

178,809,190

 

 

291,482,543

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Japan (9.17%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,398,720

 

Toyota Motor Corporation (1)

 

 

186,574,988

 

 

269,602,532

 

 

105,778

 

NTT DoCoMo Inc. (15)

 

 

167,978,936

 

 

181,566,524

 

 

2,834,500

 

Ono Pharmaceutical Company, Limited (6)

 

 

117,113,840

 

 

157,590,890

 

 

4,730,670

 

Shimano Inc. (1)

 

 

76,202,367

 

 

156,064,974

 

 

3,256,800

 

Secom Company, Limited (8)

 

 

124,614,050

 

 

147,800,854

 

 

18,858,500

 

Aioi Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

64,447,332

 

 

128,376,124

 

 

2,424,800

 

Astellas Pharma Inc. (6)

 

 

102,687,996

 

 

106,591,309

 

 

12,000,000

 

NIPPONKOA Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

54,518,219

 

 

100,577,744

 

 

820,600

 

Hirose Electric Company, Limited (15)

 

 

98,740,813

 

 

100,384,878

 

 

2,658,300

 

Kose Corporation (2)

 

 

82,826,744

 

 

74,342,477

 

 

3,468,480

 

Toho Company, Limited (10)

 

 

49,442,993

 

 

68,393,790

 

 

3,023,950

 

Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Limited (1)

 

 

61,378,156

 

 

58,868,657

 

 

3,360,500

 

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

 

 

51,177,359

 

 

54,643,649

 

 

1,174,000

 

Meitec Corporation (8)

 

 

37,658,299

 

 

38,435,401

 

 

1,379,100

 

Shimachu Company, Limited (14)

 

 

32,950,108

 

 

37,644,361

 

 

1,030,560

 

Takefuji Corporation (4)

 

 

40,886,650

 

 

34,688,531

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

17


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—Non-U.S.—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,429,600

 

Chofu Seisakusho Company, Limited (1)

 

$

27,525,671

 

$

31,900,561

 

 

558,600

 

Canon Inc. (15)

 

 

19,299,690

 

 

31,571,213

 

 

2,325,292

 

Nissin Healthcare Food Service Company, Limited (2)

 

 

34,422,414

 

 

29,808,441

 

 

407,830

 

Mabuchi Motor Company, Limited (15)

 

 

24,369,065

 

 

25,474,435

 

 

1,416,550

 

Cosel Company Limited (8)

 

 

24,249,887

 

 

24,492,805

 

 

1,051,300

 

Aderans Company, Limited (2)

 

 

24,356,774

 

 

23,591,091

 

 

1,680,500

 

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

13,640,866

 

 

21,008,009

 

 

1,203,640

 

MISUMI Group Inc. (8)

 

 

21,293,047

 

 

20,861,884

 

 

88,400

 

Keyence Corporation (15)

 

 

20,921,045

 

 

19,777,677

 

 

1,461,800

 

Seikagaku Corporation (6)

 

 

15,027,976

 

 

15,972,947

 

 

865,600

 

Circle K Sunkus Company, Limited (2)

 

 

15,698,101

 

 

14,930,386

 

 

201,700

 

Olympus Corporation (6)

 

 

3,965,040

 

 

7,093,193

 

 

171,600

 

Shoei Company, Limited (7)

 

 

491,308

 

 

4,798,995

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,594,459,734

 

 

1,986,854,332

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Mexico (0.69%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,693,250

 

Industrias Peñoles, SA de C.V. (12)

 

 

22,816,662

 

 

132,649,947

 

 

4,998,530

 

Embotelladoras Arca SA de C.V. (2)

 

 

9,033,938

 

 

17,842,414

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,850,600

 

 

150,492,361

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Netherlands (0.85%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,140,243

 

Heineken Holding NV (2)

 

 

87,042,407

 

 

146,387,014

 

 

473,438

 

Koninklijke Grolsch NV (2)

 

 

12,444,932

 

 

20,983,640

 

 

459,660

 

Telegraaf Media Groep NV (10)

 

 

5,946,528

 

 

15,739,613

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105,433,867

 

 

183,110,267

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Singapore (0.56%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,352,000

 

Fraser & Neave Limited (2)

 

 

17,188,748

 

 

54,559,742

 

 

3,238,180

 

United Overseas Bank Limited (4)

 

 

41,783,813

 

 

45,606,668

 

 

13,467,250

 

ComfortDelgro Corporation Limited (16)

 

 

3,279,184

 

 

20,296,820

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,251,745

 

 

120,463,230

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

South Africa (0.70%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,876,557

 

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

 

 

35,612,421

 

 

45,679,725

 

 

1,000,000

 

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

 

 

4,591,642

 

 

16,083,657

 

 

2,493,580

 

Gold Fields Limited ADR (12)

 

 

39,590,611

 

 

44,809,633

 

 

749,210

 

Gold Fields Limited (12)

 

 

2,173,737

 

 

13,654,291

 

 

2,196,621

 

Mvelaphanda Resources Limited (a)(12)

 

 

5,960,771

 

 

18,076,096

 

 

297,200

 

Anglogold Ashanti Limited ADR (12)

 

 

10,868,897

 

 

13,246,204

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,798,079

 

 

151,549,606

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

18


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—Non-U.S.—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Korea (5.08%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

684,330

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited Pfd. (15)

 

$

151,360,619

 

$

323,823,574

 

 

205,920

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited (15)

 

 

140,981,608

 

 

126,971,834

 

 

11,397,986

 

SK Telecom Company, Limited ADR (15)

 

 

255,553,930

 

 

283,011,992

 

 

1,219,582

 

KT&G Corporation (2)

 

 

42,375,311

 

 

87,908,424

 

 

51,900

 

Lotte Confectionery Company, Limited (2)

 

 

21,157,499

 

 

64,840,155

 

 

65,500

 

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

 

 

14,805,002

 

 

63,325,814

 

 

428,220

 

SK Corporation (3)

 

 

26,156,629

 

 

46,920,657

 

 

1,933,810

 

Kangwon Land Inc. (1)

 

 

33,686,564

 

 

40,092,956

 

 

424,880

 

GS Holdings Corporation (7)

 

 

13,654,172

 

 

19,374,966

 

 

1,589,160

 

Daeduck GDS Company, Limited (c)(15)

 

 

14,042,994

 

 

15,756,737

 

 

1,869,420

 

Daeduck Electronics Company, Limited (15)

 

 

13,292,480

 

 

15,322,456

 

 

10,360

 

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Company, Limited (2)

 

 

5,901,967

 

 

13,410,463

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

732,968,775

 

 

1,100,760,028

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Spain (0.69%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,588,510

 

Corporacion Financiera Alba SA (7)

 

 

32,338,648

 

 

122,369,184

 

 

404,740

 

Altadis SA (2)

 

 

11,620,281

 

 

26,673,282

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,958,929

 

 

149,042,466

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Switzerland (5.66%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,106,230

 

Pargesa Holding SA (7)

 

 

267,037,696

 

 

447,550,141

 

 

1,019,173

 

Nestlé SA (2)

 

 

285,931,385

 

 

405,261,705

 

 

2,880,055

 

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (16)

 

 

42,884,767

 

 

264,731,123

 

 

21,200

 

Lindt & Spruengli AG PC (c)(2)

 

 

8,190,224

 

 

58,864,484

 

 

310

 

Lindt & Spruengli AG (2)

 

 

2,394,516

 

 

9,326,979

 

 

39,740

 

Edipresse SA (10)

 

 

10,811,874

 

 

20,586,407

 

 

695,710

 

Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG (a)(15)

 

 

23,558,965

 

 

14,444,704

 

 

92,907

 

Schindler Holding PC (8)

 

 

2,572,400

 

 

5,979,468

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

643,381,827

 

 

1,226,745,011

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Taiwan (0.17%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,793,844

 

Phoenixtec Power Company, Limited (c)(8)

 

 

41,374,405

 

 

36,132,244

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Thailand (0.24%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,202,650

 

Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (4)

 

 

42,654,544

 

 

41,762,516

 

 

448,850

 

Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited NVDR (4)

 

 

1,038,187

 

 

1,458,520

 

 

577,000

 

The Oriental Hotel Public Company, Limited (1)

 

 

2,636,472

 

 

8,362,559

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,329,203

 

 

51,583,595

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

19


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—Non-U.S.—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (1.86%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,293,298

 

Tesco Plc (2)

 

$

123,750,340

 

$

196,977,582

 

 

1,768,290

 

Anglo American Plc (12)

 

 

37,846,453

 

 

94,398,305

 

 

19,810,953

 

Vodafone Group Plc (15)

 

 

41,381,864

 

 

56,861,643

 

 

1,375,000

 

Amdocs Limited (a)(15)

 

 

29,218,760

 

 

50,531,250

 

 

302,399

 

Millennium & Copthorne Hotel Plc (1)

 

 

1,561,886

 

 

4,391,158

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

233,759,303

 

 

403,159,938

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous (0.12%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,375,000

 

Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones SA ADR (4)

 

 

22,535,552

 

 

26,936,250

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks—Non U.S.

 

 

5,570,612,251

 

 

9,068,275,726

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

Ounces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

 

 

Commodities (3.06%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

979,231

 

Gold bullion (a)

 

 

512,910,720

 

 

663,478,020

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds (5.18%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (1.50%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

10,000,000

 

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

 

 

9,686,751

 

 

9,750,190

 

 

38,698,240

 

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

 

 

39,567,685

 

 

41,103,297

 

 

266,593,000

 

U.S. Treasury Note 51/8% due 6/30/2011 (5)

 

 

266,956,096

 

 

272,831,010

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

316,210,532

 

 

323,684,497

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollar Bonds and Notes (0.77%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,750,000

 

Westpoint Stevens Inc. 77/8% due 6/15/2005 (a)(d)(e)(g)(1)

 

 

2,504,977

 

 

275

 

 

3,500,000

 

Computer Associates International Inc. 6½% due 4/15/2008 (15)

 

 

3,358,507

 

 

3,543,572

 

 

4,850,000

 

Crescent Real Estate Equities Company 9¼% due 4/15/2009 (13)

 

 

4,877,004

 

 

4,965,188

 

 

13,500,000

 

GATX Corporation 87/8% due 6/01/2009 (4)

 

 

13,169,698

 

 

14,447,876

 

 

4,910,000

 

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

 

 

5,019,142

 

 

5,179,466

 

 

3,728,000

 

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

 

 

3,774,191

 

 

3,974,980

 

 

20,500,000

 

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

 

 

18,253,187

 

 

21,827,560

 

 

6,900,000

 

Briggs & Stratton Corporation 87/8% due 3/15/2011 (1)

 

 

7,133,595

 

 

7,457,016

 

 

3,500,000

 

Toys ‘R’ Us, Inc. 75/8% due 8/01/2011 (14)

 

 

3,438,832

 

 

3,412,500

 

 

28,930,000

 

Blount International Inc. 87/8% due 8/01/2012 (c)(8)

 

 

28,969,645

 

 

30,521,150

 

 

646,000

 

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

 

 

646,000

 

 

689,605

 

 

15,145,000

 

Tronox Worldwide LLC 9½% due 12/01/2012 (9)

 

 

15,596,817

 

 

16,280,875

 

 

12,522,000

 

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 95/8% due 8/01/2013 (10)

 

 

12,228,985

 

 

12,584,610

 

 

1,550,655

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC 75/8% due 5/15/2014 (b)(8)

 

 

1,518,705

 

 

1,589,421

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

20


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

11,681,000

 

Valassis Communications, Inc 8¼% due 3/01/2015 (b)(10)

 

$

11,565,298

 

$

11,534,987

 

 

2,469,000

 

Lear Corporation 8¾% due 12/01/2016 (1)

 

 

2,426,979

 

 

2,416,534

 

 

2,000,000

 

Legrand SA 8½% due 2/15/2025 (8)

 

 

1,956,357

 

 

2,360,000

 

 

4,200,000

 

Bausch & Lomb Inc. 71/8% due 8/01/2028 (6)

 

 

3,550,387

 

 

4,268,632

 

 

10,000,000

 

Christiania Bank Floating Rate Perpetual Notes
(55/8% @ 4/30/2007) (4)

 

 

6,972,590

 

 

8,934,590

 

 

3,500,000

 

Den Norske Bank Floating Rate Perpetual Notes
(5.5875% @ 4/30/2007) (4)

 

 

2,622,359

 

 

2,990,985

 

 

3,170,000

 

Den Norske Bank Floating Rate Perpetual Notes
(55/8% @ 4/30/2007) (4)

 

 

2,109,210

 

 

2,744,500

 

 

5,500,000

 

Bergen Bank Floating Rate Perpetual Notes
(5½% @ 4/30/2007) (4)

 

 

3,926,297

 

 

4,702,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,618,762

 

 

166,426,822

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Non U.S. Dollar Notes and Bonds (2.91%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SGD

85,000,000

 

Singapore Government 25/8% due 10/01/2007 (5)

 

 

50,490,395

 

 

56,029,291

 

SGD

52,947,000

 

Singapore Government 23/8% due 10/01/2009 (5)

 

 

32,009,463

 

 

34,867,452

 

CAD

8,500,000

 

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

 

 

5,433,975

 

 

7,772,272

 

HKD

205,000,000

 

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

 

 

26,501,773

 

 

26,158,384

 

HKD

199,650,000

 

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

 

 

25,436,186

 

 

25,287,962

 

HKD

44,250,000

 

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

 

 

5,566,257

 

 

5,511,588

 

EUR

2,959,000

 

Koninklijke Ahold NV 57/8% due 5/09/2008 (14)

 

 

3,030,760

 

 

4,100,153

 

GBP

15,000,000

 

EMI Group Plc 8¼% due 5/20/2008 (10)

 

 

24,143,376

 

 

31,052,298

 

EUR

1,500,000

 

EMI Group Plc 85/8% due 10/15/2013 (b)(10)

 

 

1,733,805

 

 

2,230,604

 

SEK

125,000,000

 

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

 

 

17,965,613

 

 

22,689,960

 

MYR

165,000,000

 

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

 

 

43,706,111

 

 

48,950,370

 

MYR

37,014,000

 

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

 

 

9,920,141

 

 

10,944,538

 

EUR

2,500,000

 

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

 

 

2,785,481

 

 

3,457,308

 

EUR

14,716,780

 

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

 

 

13,046,693

 

 

20,527,636

 

EUR

105,636,156

 

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

 

 

143,008,178

 

 

152,292,301

 

EUR

13,719,000

 

Waterford Wedgwood Plc 97/8% due 12/01/2010 (b)(1)

 

 

15,712,731

 

 

18,457,025

 

GBP

3,000,000

 

Marks & Spencer Group Plc 63/8% due 11/07/2011 (14)

 

 

5,108,918

 

 

6,064,943

 

EUR

37,300,000

 

UPC Holding BV 85/8% due 1/15/2014 (b)(10)

 

 

44,038,327

 

 

54,703,488

 

EUR

57,200,000

 

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

 

 

66,441,563

 

 

81,251,685

 

EUR

12,000,000

 

FINEL 9½% due 6/30/2017 (b)(d)(f )(g)(11)

 

 

14,474,400

 

 

8,195,100

 

EUR

15,000,000

 

FINEL 9½% due 10/15/2017 (b)(d)(f )(g)(11)

 

 

18,067,500

 

 

10,243,875

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

568,621,646

 

 

630,788,233

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds

 

 

1,040,450,940

 

 

1,120,899,552

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

21


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Short Term Investments (16.06%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25,000,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.24% due 5/01/2007

 

$

25,000,000

 

$

25,000,000

 

 

14,437,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.22% due 5/02/2007

 

 

14,434,907

 

 

14,434,907

 

 

21,000,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.23% due 5/03/2007

 

 

20,993,898

 

 

20,993,898

 

 

30,000,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.22% due 5/04/2007

 

 

29,986,950

 

 

29,986,950

 

 

11,150,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.25% due 5/09/2007

 

 

11,136,992

 

 

11,136,992

 

 

20,000,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.23% due 5/10/2007

 

 

19,973,850

 

 

19,973,850

 

 

24,200,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.22% due 5/11/2007

 

 

24,164,910

 

 

24,164,910

 

 

12,000,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.24% due 5/14/2007

 

 

11,977,293

 

 

11,977,293

 

 

22,000,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.23% due 5/16/2007

 

 

21,952,058

 

 

21,952,058

 

 

23,000,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.23% due 5/30/2007

 

 

22,903,100

 

 

22,903,100

 

 

21,800,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.21% due 6/25/2007

 

 

21,626,478

 

 

21,626,478

 

 

25,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 5.33% due 5/01/2007

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

23,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 5.32% due 5/01/2007

 

 

23,000,000

 

 

23,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 5.32% due 5/02/2007

 

 

24,996,306

 

 

24,996,306

 

 

24,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 5.32% due 5/07/2007

 

 

23,978,720

 

 

23,978,720

 

 

20,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 5.32% due 5/11/2007

 

 

19,970,444

 

 

19,970,444

 

 

20,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 5.31% due 5/16/2007

 

 

19,955,750

 

 

19,955,750

 

 

20,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 5.32% due 5/31/2007

 

 

19,911,333

 

 

19,911,333

 

 

25,000,000

 

Kraft Foods Inc. 5.25% due 5/01/2007

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

30,000,000

 

Kraft Foods Inc. 5.29% due 5/11/2007

 

 

29,955,917

 

 

29,955,917

 

 

23,418,000

 

Kraft Foods Inc. 5.29% due 5/23/2007

 

 

23,342,295

 

 

23,342,295

 

 

25,000,000

 

Kraft Foods Inc. 5.25% due 5/31/2007

 

 

24,890,625

 

 

24,890,625

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.21% due 5/01/2007

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.20% due 5/11/2007

 

 

24,963,889

 

 

24,963,889

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.23% due 5/15/2007

 

 

24,949,153

 

 

24,949,153

 

 

16,978,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.23% due 5/16/2007

 

 

16,941,002

 

 

16,941,002

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.24% due 5/18/2007

 

 

24,938,139

 

 

24,938,139

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.20% due 5/21/2007

 

 

24,927,778

 

 

24,927,778

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.24% due 5/21/2007

 

 

24,927,222

 

 

24,927,222

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.20% due 6/08/2007

 

 

24,862,778

 

 

24,862,778

 

 

23,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.20% due 6/11/2007

 

 

22,863,789

 

 

22,863,789

 

 

20,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.20% due 6/22/2007

 

 

19,849,778

 

 

19,849,778

 

 

20,000,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 5.31% due 5/01/2007

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

499,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 5.35% due 5/01/2007

 

 

499,000

 

 

499,000

 

 

15,342,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 5.32% due 5/02/2007

 

 

15,339,733

 

 

15,339,733

 

 

28,091,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 5.30% due 5/03/2007

 

 

28,082,729

 

 

28,082,729

 

 

20,000,000

 

Dow Jones and Company 5.32% due 5/01/2007

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

8,628,000

 

Dow Jones and Company 5.31% due 5/14/2007

 

 

8,611,456

 

 

8,611,456

 

 

4,478,000

 

Dow Jones and Company 5.32% due 5/14/2007

 

 

4,469,397

 

 

4,469,397

 

 

12,000,000

 

Dow Jones and Company 5.30% due 5/25/2007

 

 

11,957,600

 

 

11,957,600

 

 

14,411,000

 

Dow Jones and Company 5.29% due 6/18/2007

 

 

14,309,354

 

 

14,309,354

 

 

17,500,000

 

Hitachi Limited 5.32% due 5/01/2007

 

 

17,500,000

 

 

17,500,000

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

22


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Short Term Investments—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

30,000,000

 

Hitachi Limited 5.28% due 5/29/2007

 

$

29,876,800

 

$

29,876,800

 

 

20,000,000

 

Hitachi Limited 5.30% due 5/29/2007

 

 

19,917,556

 

 

19,917,556

 

 

15,834,000

 

Estée Lauder Inc. 5.25% due 5/01/2007

 

 

15,834,000

 

 

15,834,000

 

 

24,251,000

 

Estée Lauder Inc. 5.24% due 5/02/2007

 

 

24,247,470

 

 

24,247,470

 

 

18,000,000

 

Estée Lauder Inc. 5.25% due 5/03/2007

 

 

17,994,750

 

 

17,994,750

 

 

20,000,000

 

Estée Lauder Inc. 5.25% due 5/04/2007

 

 

19,991,250

 

 

19,991,250

 

 

19,000,000

 

Estée Lauder Inc. 5.25% due 5/07/2007

 

 

18,983,375

 

 

18,983,375

 

 

18,000,000

 

Estée Lauder Inc. 5.24% due 5/08/2007

 

 

17,981,660

 

 

17,981,660

 

 

14,400,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.24% due 5/01/2007

 

 

14,400,000

 

 

14,400,000

 

 

28,672,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.22% due 5/03/2007

 

 

28,663,685

 

 

28,663,685

 

 

20,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.25% due 5/04/2007

 

 

19,991,250

 

 

19,991,250

 

 

28,450,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.23% due 5/10/2007

 

 

28,412,802

 

 

28,412,802

 

 

12,500,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.23% due 5/11/2007

 

 

12,481,840

 

 

12,481,840

 

 

25,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.24% due 5/16/2007

 

 

24,945,417

 

 

24,945,417

 

 

9,500,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.23% due 5/21/2007

 

 

9,472,397

 

 

9,472,397

 

 

20,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.24% due 5/24/2007

 

 

19,933,172

 

 

19,933,172

 

 

12,696,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.35% due 5/01/2007

 

 

12,696,000

 

 

12,696,000

 

 

14,140,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.31% due 5/03/2007

 

 

14,135,829

 

 

14,135,829

 

 

25,000,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.30% due 5/04/2007

 

 

24,988,958

 

 

24,988,958

 

 

25,000,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.30% due 5/08/2007

 

 

24,974,236

 

 

24,974,236

 

 

25,000,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.31% due 5/16/2007

 

 

24,944,687

 

 

24,944,687

 

 

30,038,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.31% due 6/12/2007

 

 

29,851,915

 

 

29,851,915

 

 

9,981,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.30% due 6/12/2007

 

 

9,919,284

 

 

9,919,284

 

 

20,000,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.29% due 6/22/2007

 

 

19,847,178

 

 

19,847,178

 

 

42,700,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.22% due 5/02/2007

 

 

42,693,809

 

 

42,693,809

 

 

30,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.23% due 5/02/2007

 

 

29,995,642

 

 

29,995,642

 

 

13,390,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.22% due 5/03/2007

 

 

13,386,117

 

 

13,386,117

 

 

25,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.23% due 5/07/2007

 

 

24,978,208

 

 

24,978,208

 

 

18,590,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.23% due 5/11/2007

 

 

18,562,993

 

 

18,562,993

 

 

27,302,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.22% due 5/16/2007

 

 

27,242,618

 

 

27,242,618

 

 

24,198,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.22% due 5/18/2007

 

 

24,138,352

 

 

24,138,352

 

 

20,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.23% due 5/18/2007

 

 

19,950,606

 

 

19,950,606

 

 

20,317,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.22% due 5/24/2007

 

 

20,249,243

 

 

20,249,243

 

 

25,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.21% due 5/02/2007

 

 

24,996,382

 

 

24,996,382

 

 

20,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.22% due 5/02/2007

 

 

19,997,100

 

 

19,997,100

 

 

25,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.21% due 5/07/2007

 

 

24,978,292

 

 

24,978,292

 

 

25,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/21/2007

 

 

24,927,778

 

 

24,927,778

 

 

23,700,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.20% due 6/01/2007

 

 

23,593,877

 

 

23,593,877

 

 

32,642,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.20% due 6/04/2007

 

 

32,481,692

 

 

32,481,692

 

 

16,634,000

 

NYSE Euronext, Inc. 5.24% due 5/02/2007

 

 

16,631,579

 

 

16,631,579

 

 

15,000,000

 

NYSE Euronext, Inc. 5.25% due 5/04/2007

 

 

14,993,438

 

 

14,993,438

 

 

20,000,000

 

NYSE Euronext, Inc. 5.23% due 5/09/2007

 

 

19,976,756

 

 

19,976,756

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

23


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Short Term Investments—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

34,707,000

 

NYSE Euronext, Inc. 5.24% due 6/21/2007

 

$

34,449,358

 

$

34,449,358

 

 

25,000,000

 

NYSE Euronext, Inc. 5.225% due 6/22/2007

 

 

24,811,319

 

 

24,811,319

 

 

4,977,000

 

Honeywell International Inc. 5.21% due 5/02/2007

 

 

4,976,280

 

 

4,976,280

 

 

23,475,000

 

Honeywell International Inc. 5.21% due 5/03/2007

 

 

23,468,205

 

 

23,468,205

 

 

23,003,000

 

Honeywell International Inc. 5.23% due 5/04/2007

 

 

22,992,975

 

 

22,992,975

 

 

29,000,000

 

The Coca-Cola Company 5.22% due 5/03/2007

 

 

28,991,590

 

 

28,991,590

 

 

7,069,000

 

The Coca-Cola Company 5.20% due 5/11/2007

 

 

7,058,789

 

 

7,058,789

 

 

12,000,000

 

The Coca-Cola Company 5.20% due 5/24/2007

 

 

11,960,133

 

 

11,960,133

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/03/2007

 

 

24,992,778

 

 

24,992,778

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/08/2007

 

 

24,974,722

 

 

24,974,722

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/15/2007

 

 

24,949,444

 

 

24,949,444

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/24/2007

 

 

24,916,944

 

 

24,916,944

 

 

50,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/29/2007

 

 

49,797,778

 

 

49,797,778

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 5.20% due 6/08/2007

 

 

24,862,778

 

 

24,862,778

 

 

24,441,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 5.21% due 5/03/2007

 

 

24,433,926

 

 

24,433,926

 

 

12,100,000

 

Emerson Electric Company 5.23% due 5/03/2007

 

 

12,096,484

 

 

12,096,484

 

 

32,150,000

 

Cintas Corporation 5.24% due 5/04/2007

 

 

32,135,961

 

 

32,135,961

 

 

24,368,000

 

Dover Corporation 5.25% due 5/07/2007

 

 

24,346,678

 

 

24,346,678

 

 

30,000,000

 

Dover Corporation 5.24% due 5/29/2007

 

 

29,877,733

 

 

29,877,733

 

 

18,600,000

 

Clorox Company 5.30% due 5/07/2007

 

 

18,583,570

 

 

18,583,570

 

 

18,000,000

 

AT&T Corporation 5.24% due 5/07/2007

 

 

17,984,280

 

 

17,984,280

 

 

12,250,000

 

AT&T Corporation 5.23% due 5/08/2007

 

 

12,237,542

 

 

12,237,542

 

 

11,551,000

 

Pitney Bowes Inc. 5.21% due 5/08/2007

 

 

11,539,298

 

 

11,539,298

 

 

23,528,000

 

Pitney Bowes Inc. 5.21% due 5/10/2007

 

 

23,497,355

 

 

23,497,355

 

 

25,000,000

 

Pitney Bowes Inc. 5.21% due 5/11/2007

 

 

24,963,819

 

 

24,963,819

 

 

25,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.23% due 5/09/2007

 

 

24,970,944

 

 

24,970,944

 

 

30,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.25% due 5/23/2007

 

 

29,903,750

 

 

29,903,750

 

 

25,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.23% due 5/23/2007

 

 

24,920,097

 

 

24,920,097

 

 

25,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.22% due 5/30/2007

 

 

24,894,875

 

 

24,894,875

 

 

25,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.23% due 5/31/2007

 

 

24,891,042

 

 

24,891,042

 

 

25,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.22% due 6/05/2007

 

 

24,873,125

 

 

24,873,125

 

 

25,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.23% due 6/07/2007

 

 

24,865,618

 

 

24,865,618

 

 

24,661,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.22% due 6/18/2007

 

 

24,489,359

 

 

24,489,359

 

 

21,384,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.23% due 6/22/2007

 

 

21,222,456

 

 

21,222,456

 

 

25,000,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 5.31% due 5/09/2007

 

 

24,970,500

 

 

24,970,500

 

 

30,000,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 5.31% due 5/14/2007

 

 

29,942,475

 

 

29,942,475

 

 

14,665,000

 

Siemens AG 5.23% due 5/09/2007

 

 

14,647,956

 

 

14,647,956

 

 

50,000,000

 

Siemens AG 5.25% due 5/10/2007

 

 

49,934,375

 

 

49,934,375

 

 

29,380,000

 

Siemens AG 5.23% due 5/29/2007

 

 

29,260,489

 

 

29,260,489

 

 

25,000,000

 

Siemens AG 5.24% due 6/01/2007

 

 

24,887,194

 

 

24,887,194

 

 

27,312,000

 

Siemens AG 5.24% due 6/11/2007

 

 

27,149,008

 

 

27,149,008

 

 

29,201,000

 

Siemens AG 5.24% due 6/12/2007

 

 

29,022,485

 

 

29,022,485

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

24


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Short Term Investments—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

13,000,000

 

Siemens AG 5.22% due 6/19/2007

 

$

12,907,635

 

$

12,907,635

 

 

59,241,000

 

Hewlett Packard Company 5.25% due 5/10/2007

 

 

59,163,246

 

 

59,163,246

 

 

26,200,000

 

Hewlett Packard Company 5.25% due 5/14/2007

 

 

26,150,329

 

 

26,150,329

 

 

25,000,000

 

Hewlett Packard Company 5.23% due 5/14/2007

 

 

24,952,785

 

 

24,952,785

 

 

25,000,000

 

Hewlett Packard Company 5.25% due 5/15/2007

 

 

24,948,958

 

 

24,948,958

 

 

25,000,000

 

Hewlett Packard Company 5.25% due 5/18/2007

 

 

24,938,139

 

 

24,938,139

 

 

23,500,000

 

PepsiCo, Inc. 5.20% due 5/10/2007

 

 

23,469,450

 

 

23,469,450

 

 

25,000,000

 

European Investment Bank 5.20% due 5/11/2007

 

 

24,963,889

 

 

24,963,889

 

 

17,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 5.21% due 5/11/2007

 

 

16,975,397

 

 

16,975,397

 

 

20,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/14/2007

 

 

19,962,444

 

 

19,962,444

 

 

20,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/15/2007

 

 

19,959,556

 

 

19,959,556

 

 

12,146,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/25/2007

 

 

12,103,894

 

 

12,103,894

 

 

13,000,000

 

Henkel Corporation 5.27% due 5/16/2007

 

 

12,971,454

 

 

12,971,454

 

 

10,023,000

 

Starbucks Corporation 5.30% due 5/16/2007

 

 

10,000,866

 

 

10,000,866

 

 

20,000,000

 

Starbucks Corporation 5.30% due 6/01/2007

 

 

19,908,722

 

 

19,908,722

 

 

25,000,000

 

Starbucks Corporation 5.30% due 6/04/2007

 

 

24,874,861

 

 

24,874,861

 

 

25,000,000

 

Starbucks Corporation 5.30% due 6/05/2007

 

 

24,871,181

 

 

24,871,181

 

 

25,000,000

 

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. 5.23% due 5/18/2007

 

 

24,938,257

 

 

24,938,257

 

 

30,000,000

 

The Sherwin Williams Company 5.32% due 5/23/2007

 

 

29,902,467

 

 

29,902,467

 

 

27,670,000

 

The Sherwin Williams Company 5.32% due 5/30/2007

 

 

27,551,419

 

 

27,551,419

 

 

25,000,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 5.23% due 5/23/2007

 

 

24,920,097

 

 

24,920,097

 

 

25,000,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 5.26% due 5/25/2007

 

 

24,912,333

 

 

24,912,333

 

 

25,000,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 5.24% due 6/05/2007

 

 

24,872,639

 

 

24,872,639

 

 

25,000,000

 

Time Warner 5.33% due 5/24/2007

 

 

24,914,868

 

 

24,914,868

 

 

25,000,000

 

Time Warner 5.34% due 5/30/2007

 

 

24,892,458

 

 

24,892,458

 

 

20,000,000

 

Time Warner 5.32% due 6/01/2007

 

 

19,908,378

 

 

19,908,378

 

 

7,764,000

 

Time Warner 5.33% due 6/13/2007

 

 

7,714,571

 

 

7,714,571

 

 

20,000,000

 

Johnson & Johnson 5.20% due 5/25/2007

 

 

19,930,667

 

 

19,930,667

 

 

20,000,000

 

Johnson & Johnson 5.18% due 6/06/2007

 

 

19,896,400

 

 

19,896,400

 

 

20,000,000

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation 5.20% due 6/05/2007

 

 

19,898,889

 

 

19,898,889

 

 

15,000,000

 

Export Development Corporation 5.18% due 6/15/2007

 

 

14,902,875

 

 

14,902,875

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

3,479,429,227

 

 

3,479,429,227

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Investments (100.10%)

 

$

16,413,424,733

*

 

21,683,621,040

**

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets (–0.10%)

 

 

 

 

 

(22,373,253

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

$

21,661,247,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 

  *

At April 30, 2007 cost is substantially identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.

**

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities at April 30, 2007 were $5,368,919,092 and $98,722,785 respectively (net appreciation was $5,270,196,307).



See Notes to Financial Statements.

25


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currencies

 

Sector/Industry Classifications

 

Percent of Net Assets


 


 


CAD — Canadian dollar

 

(1)

Consumer Discretionary

 

7.42

%

EUR — euro

 

(2)

Consumer Staples

 

9.63

%

GBP — pound sterling

 

(3)

Energy

 

4.26

%

HKD — Hong Kong dollar

 

(4)

Financials

 

2.01

%

MYR —Malaysian ringgit

 

(5)

Government Issues

 

3.36

%

SEK — Swedish krona

 

(6)

Health Care

 

6.32

%

SGD — Singapore dollar

 

(7)

Holding Companies

 

7.47

%

 

 

(8)

Industrials

 

6.18

%

 

 

(9)

Materials

 

1.41

%

 

 

(10)

Media

 

11.40

%

 

 

(11)

Paper and Forest Products

 

2.08

%

 

 

(12)

Precious Metals

 

5.41

%

 

 

(13)

Real Estate

 

0.09

%

 

 

(14)

Retail

 

4.70

%

 

 

(15)

Technology and Telecommunications

 

10.19

%

 

 

(16)

Transportation

 

1.92

%

 

 

(17)

Utilities

 

0.19

%


 

 

(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, 2007.



See Notes to Financial Statements.

26


FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Realized
Gain/Loss

 

Dividend
Income

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

 

 















Blount International, Inc.

 

 

505,180

 

$

5,831,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City e-Solutions Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

165,100

 

Conbraco Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daeduck GDS Company, Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

428,117

 

Deceuninck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lindt & Spruengli AG PC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mills Music Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,252

 

Nam Yang Dairy Products Company Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,878

 

NSC Groupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenixtec Power Company, Limited

 

 

8,131,340

 

 

8,617,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rayonier Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

251,850

 

$

6,433,928

 

$

3,400,514

 

 

5,322,733

 

Sabeton SA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

864,400

 

 

1,247,052

 

 

320,125

 

 

150,289

 

Société Sucrière de Pithiviers-le-Vieil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T. Hasegawa Company, Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

264,954

 





















 

 

(d)

Security for which there is less than three market makers.

(e)

In default as to principal and/or interest.

(f)

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, 2007 is shown below.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Security

 

Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

CarryingValue
Per Share/Principal

 









Kaiser Ventures LLC

 

 

6/24/1993

 

 

 

 

$ 2.87  

 

FINEL 9½% due 6/30/2017

 

 

6/22/2005

 

$

14,474,400

 

 

0.68

 

FINEL 9½% due 10/15/2017

 

 

10/11/2005

 

 

18,067,500

 

 

0.68

 

LandCo LLC

 

 

9/06/2006

 

 

669,030

 

 

3.48

 












 

 

(g)

Securities valued in accordance with fair value procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, representing 0.09% of net assets.

(h)

Inflation protected security.



See Notes to Financial Statements.

27



 

  FUND OVERVIEW

 

 

  FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

Data as of April 30, 2007 (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

(PIE CHART)

 

  COUNTRIES

 

 

 

 

 

France

20.01%

   

Thailand

0.55%

Japan

17.43%

 

Belgium

0.54%

Switzerland

7.76%

 

Brazil

0.54%

South Korea

7.37%

 

Australia

0.35%

United Kingdom

4.89%

 

Chile

0.33%

United States

4.27%

 

India

0.27%

Germany

3.25%

 

Malaysia

0.26%

Netherlands

2.90%

 

Taiwan

0.26%

Singapore

2.79%

 

Ireland

0.25%

Italy

2.32%

 

New Zealand 

0.16%

Hong Kong

1.77%

 

Other

0.36%

Spain

1.57%

 

 

 

Canada

1.32%

 

 

 

Mexico

1.17%

 

 

 

South Africa

0.68%

 

 

 

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

 

14.86

%

 

 

21.37

%

 

 

16.13

%

 

with sales load

 

9.12

%

 

 

20.13

%

 

 

15.69

%

 

MSCI EAFE Index

 

19.81

%

 

 

16.64

%

 

 

8.72

%

 

Consumer Price Index

 

2.57

%

 

 

2.82

%

 

 

2.58

%

 


 

  GROWTH OF A $10,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT

(LINE GRAPH)

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 prices and reinvested net dividends of approximately 1,100 companies from 21 countries 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 (precious metal)

3.29%

Sodexho Alliance SA (French food management services provider)

2.64%

Wendel Investissement (French holding company)

2.63%

Nestlé SA (Swiss food manufacturer)

2.62%

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited (CS & Pfd.)

2.34%

(South Korean electronics company)

 

Pargesa Holding SA (Swiss diversified financials company)

2.31%

Tesco PLC (U.K. food retailer)

1.93%

Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese automobile manufacturer)

1.81%

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Swiss transportation company)

1.79%

Vivendi Universal SA (French multimedia company)

1.77%



28


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks (75.23%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia and New Zealand (0.51%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,159,750

 

Spotless Group Limited (8)

 

$

29,526,239

 

$

42,579,634

 

 

3,510,035

 

News & Media NZ Limited exchangeable preference shares (10)

 

 

8,930,367

 

 

15,706,926

 

 

5,750,000

 

Tasman Farms (a)(c)(2)

 

 

1,054,354

 

 

3,242,977

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,510,960

 

 

61,529,537

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Belgium (0.54%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,027,619

 

Deceuninck (c)(1)

 

 

47,275,994

 

 

64,666,037

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Brazil (0.54%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

718,436

 

Petroleo Brasiliero SA ADR (3)

 

 

33,865,845

 

 

64,098,860

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Canada (1.19%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

905,890

 

EnCana Corporation (3)

 

 

18,012,558

 

 

47,513,930

 

 

1,958,530

 

Yellow Pages Income Fund (10)

 

 

21,732,860

 

 

24,842,737

 

 

525,720

 

Aber Diamond Corporation (9)

 

 

10,955,057

 

 

19,023,528

 

 

2,289,690

 

IAMGOLD Corporation (12)

 

 

12,693,787

 

 

18,591,014

 

 

4,320,120

 

Catalyst Paper Corporation (a)(11)

 

 

12,912,434

 

 

13,485,151

 

 

488,940

 

Goldcorp Inc. (12)

 

 

10,453,513

 

 

11,900,800

 

 

368,832

 

Calfrac Well Services Limited (3)

 

 

5,929,246

 

 

7,040,900

 

 

50,000

 

Metallica Resources Inc. (a)(12)

 

 

59,469

 

 

252,605

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,748,924

 

 

142,650,665

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Chile (0.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,753,000

 

Quinenco SA (8)

 

 

15,508,046

 

 

39,546,903

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Commonwealth of Independent States (0.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

First NIS Regional Fund SICAV (b)(7)

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

125,000

 

 

9,000

 

Baltic Republic Fund (d)(7)

 

 

185,750

 

 

6,750

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,185,750

 

 

131,750

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Denmark (0.03%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,970

 

Carlsberg A/S, ‘A’ (2)

 

 

1,486,796

 

 

3,679,770

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

France (17.82%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,951,834

 

Sodexho Alliance SA (1)

 

 

114,669,819

 

 

315,814,305

 

 

1,824,045

 

Wendel Investissement (7)

 

 

41,402,496

 

 

314,909,403

 

 

5,106,860

 

Vivendi Universal SA (10)

 

 

126,916,602

 

 

211,906,720

 

 

1,693,010

 

Sanofi-Aventis (6)

 

 

147,071,165

 

 

156,040,597

 

 

1,265,000

 

Essilor International SA (6)

 

 

55,902,323

 

 

153,083,102

 

 

1,211,453

 

L’Oréal SA (2)

 

 

90,179,023

 

 

145,808,911

 

 

1,746,274

 

Rémy Cointreau SA (2)

 

 

52,879,790

 

 

128,201,723

 

 

617,100

 

Neopost SA (8)

 

 

23,484,142

 

 

90,026,521

 

 

926,440

 

Total SA (3)

 

 

62,614,554

 

 

68,912,490

 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

29


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

545,757

 

Laurent-Perrier (c)(2)

 

$

18,064,140

 

$

65,448,069

 

 

1,725,950

 

Télévision Française 1 SA (10)

 

 

50,143,894

 

 

59,641,937

 

 

172,220

 

Société Foncière Financière et de Participations (7)

 

 

22,591,007

 

 

52,973,050

 

 

709,620

 

Société BIC SA (8)

 

 

28,236,877

 

 

52,047,891

 

 

600,100

 

Carrefour SA (2)

 

 

27,697,271

 

 

46,416,586

 

 

540,680

 

Zodiac SA (8)

 

 

29,937,796

 

 

41,717,175

 

 

227,140

 

Robertet SA (c)(2)

 

 

19,306,879

 

 

40,963,980

 

 

51,500

 

Robertet SA C.I. (2)

 

 

2,151,628

 

 

6,717,592

 

 

38,750

 

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

 

 

15,309,438

 

 

36,043,074

 

 

619,193

 

Trigano SA (1)

 

 

29,362,325

 

 

35,309,009

 

 

297,038

 

Financière Marc de Lacharrière SA (7)

 

 

9,573,875

 

 

32,051,039

 

 

275,200

 

Gaumont SA (10)

 

 

13,994,449

 

 

25,597,559

 

 

232,825

 

Carbone Lorraine SA (8)

 

 

10,155,943

 

 

15,388,215

 

 

62,760

 

Spir Communication (10)

 

 

9,458,826

 

 

9,497,859

 

 

53,042

 

Guyenne et Gascogne SA (2)

 

 

8,687,115

 

 

8,948,705

 

 

300,000

 

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

 

 

3,620,400

 

 

6,945,675

 

 

3,593,581

 

FINEL (b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(h)(11)

 

 

9,152,131

 

 

3,975,717

 

 

26,499

 

NSC Groupe (8)

 

 

4,385,060

 

 

3,094,558

 

 

1,000

 

Société Vermandoise de Sucreries (2)

 

 

854,846

 

 

1,802,922

 

 

100,000

 

Sabeton SA (7)

 

 

1,463,142

 

 

1,666,337

 

 

20,000

 

Didot-Bottin SA (7)

 

 

1,934,129

 

 

1,559,801

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,031,201,085

 

 

2,132,510,522

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Germany (3.25%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

797,702

 

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (c)(8)

 

 

28,120,856

 

 

82,532,752

 

 

538,342

 

Hornbach Holding AG Pfd. (14)

 

 

34,066,537

 

 

73,492,677

 

 

917,125

 

Fraport AG (16)

 

 

35,695,044

 

 

67,004,526

 

 

255,000

 

Axel Springer AG (10)

 

 

13,458,494

 

 

48,308,066

 

 

1,360,272

 

Bertelsmann AG D.R.C. (10)

 

 

30,636,684

 

 

46,401,740

 

 

1,644,040

 

Singulus Technologies (a)(8)

 

 

20,586,775

 

 

25,441,651

 

 

1,300,860

 

Deutsche Telekom AG (15)

 

 

20,756,276

 

 

23,773,311

 

 

297,830

 

Grenkeleasing AG (4)

 

 

13,084,379

 

 

15,051,271

 

 

61,840

 

Vossloh AG (16)

 

 

3,206,923

 

 

6,419,276

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

199,611,968

 

 

388,425,270

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Hong Kong (1.49%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,776,030

 

Guoco Group Limited (7)

 

 

49,652,331

 

 

98,234,092

 

 

17,482,440

 

Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited (10)

 

 

15,754,118

 

 

34,597,671

 

 

7,000,000

 

Hopewell Holdings Limited (13)

 

 

7,763,618

 

 

30,918,609

 

 

10,000,000

 

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited (15)

 

 

11,260,665

 

 

11,518,572

 

 

11,250,000

 

City e-Solutions Limited (1)

 

 

336,425

 

 

1,510,135

 

 

9,751,500

 

China-Hong Kong Photo Products Holdings Limited (1)

 

 

713,751

 

 

1,084,587

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,480,908

 

 

177,863,666

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

30


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India (0.27%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,150,000

 

Tata Motors Limited (1)

 

$

11,635,888

 

$

21,062,553

 

 

482,001

 

Nestlé India Limited (2)

 

 

6,511,864

 

 

11,833,069

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,147,752

 

 

32,895,622

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Indonesia (0.02%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,500,000

 

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

 

 

4,735,462

 

 

2,401,518

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Italy (2.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,980,696

 

Italcementi S.p.A. RNC (9)

 

 

61,829,953

 

 

125,716,811

 

 

993,471

 

Italmobiliare S.p.A. RNC (9)

 

 

31,391,056

 

 

100,522,925

 

 

5,724,685

 

Gewiss S.p.A. (8)

 

 

21,171,273

 

 

50,823,897

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,392,282

 

 

277,063,633

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Japan (17.43%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,526,770

 

Toyota Motor Corporation (1)

 

 

151,785,228

 

 

216,159,729

 

 

5,398,500

 

Shimano Inc. (c)(1)

 

 

95,184,798

 

 

178,096,709

 

 

88,168

 

NTT DoCoMo Inc. (15)

 

 

139,871,932

 

 

151,339,195

 

 

2,163,300

 

Ono Pharmaceutical Company, Limited (6)

 

 

86,404,967

 

 

120,273,901

 

 

941,180

 

Hirose Electric Company, Limited (15)

 

 

112,433,956

 

 

115,135,559

 

 

16,125,200

 

Aioi Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

55,958,202

 

 

109,769,636

 

 

11,956,430

 

NIPPONKOA Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

58,951,532

 

 

100,212,563

 

 

1,881,600

 

Secom Company, Limited (8)

 

 

74,592,577

 

 

85,391,208

 

 

1,845,120

 

Astellas Pharma Inc. (6)

 

 

78,129,931

 

 

81,109,269

 

 

2,737,900

 

Kose Corporation (2)

 

 

81,592,622

 

 

76,568,584

 

 

3,345,110

 

Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Limited (1)

 

 

67,898,029

 

 

65,120,830

 

 

2,271,850

 

Nitto Kohki Company, Limited (c)(8)

 

 

38,484,456

 

 

49,553,456

 

 

2,924,991

 

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

 

 

38,402,243

 

 

47,562,024

 

 

1,344,220

 

Meitec Corporation (8)

 

 

42,926,006

 

 

44,008,207

 

 

2,029,810

 

Toho Company, Limited (10)

 

 

20,431,118

 

 

40,025,141

 

 

3,189,600

 

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (4)

 

 

15,084,508

 

 

39,873,338

 

 

1,141,400

 

Takefuji Corporation (4)

 

 

45,646,468

 

 

38,419,392

 

 

2,104,520

 

Cosel Company Limited (c)(8)

 

 

35,161,923

 

 

36,388,125

 

 

1,760,700

 

Ariake Japan Company, Limited (c)(2)

 

 

38,204,234

 

 

36,340,329

 

 

1,529,900

 

Fuji Seal International, Inc. (c)(9)

 

 

37,631,180

 

 

31,192,385

 

 

1,656,100

 

MISUMI Group Inc. (8)

 

 

29,188,227

 

 

28,704,069

 

 

168,500

 

Nippon Television Network Corporation (10)

 

 

23,265,276

 

 

27,878,757

 

 

1,221,200

 

Chofu Seisakusho Company, Limited (1)

 

 

19,259,102

 

 

27,250,255

 

 

450,000

 

Canon Inc. (15)

 

 

15,750,090

 

 

25,433,308

 

 

936,347

 

Mandom Corporation (2)

 

 

15,567,941

 

 

23,990,805

 

 

1,776,856

 

Nissin Healthcare Food Service Company, Limited (2)

 

 

30,445,371

 

 

22,777,916

 

 

807,000

 

Shimachu Company, Limited (14)

 

 

16,965,249

 

 

22,028,134

 

 

578,480

 

Olympus Corporation (6)

 

 

13,889,794

 

 

20,343,431

 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

31


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

303,200

 

Mabuchi Motor Company, Limited (15)

 

$

18,025,224

 

$

18,938,893

 

 

1,510,300

 

Seikagaku Corporation (6)

 

 

9,933,945

 

 

16,502,901

 

 

69,800

 

Keyence Corporation (15)

 

 

16,499,217

 

 

15,616,311

 

 

798,380

 

Chudenko Corporation (8)

 

 

12,166,734

 

 

14,873,947

 

 

100,000

 

ASAHI Broadcasting Corporation (10)

 

 

6,141,481

 

 

14,401,742

 

 

427,500

 

SK Kaken Company, Limited (8)

 

 

7,390,751

 

 

13,423,135

 

 

594,300

 

Aderans Company, Limited (2)

 

 

11,805,545

 

 

13,336,046

 

 

458,160

 

Icom Inc. (15)

 

 

11,770,563

 

 

12,966,431

 

 

746,370

 

Circle K Sunkus Company, Limited (2)

 

 

13,694,782

 

 

12,873,836

 

 

883,430

 

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

 

 

15,542,353

 

 

12,493,622

 

 

491,690

 

Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Company, Limited (9)

 

 

11,925,588

 

 

11,733,371

 

 

1,021,590

 

Sansei Yusoki Company, Limited (c)(8)

 

 

9,065,229

 

 

9,409,269

 

 

284,350

 

Shoei Company, Limited (7)

 

 

1,376,325

 

 

7,952,181

 

 

1,057,700

 

The Tokushima Bank, Limited (4)

 

 

7,136,044

 

 

7,102,700

 

 

1,142,300

 

Okumura Corporation (8)

 

 

5,834,050

 

 

6,408,281

 

 

505,900

 

Yomeishu Seizo Company, Limited (2)

 

 

3,245,209

 

 

4,994,190

 

 

175,600

 

As One Corporation (6)

 

 

4,732,542

 

 

4,881,454

 

 

740,600

 

Shingakukai Company, Limited (1)

 

 

6,189,623

 

 

4,371,791

 

 

211,364

 

Nagaileben Company, Limited (6)

 

 

4,361,527

 

 

4,282,851

 

 

423,700

 

Tachi-S Company, Limited (1)

 

 

3,263,755

 

 

4,079,838

 

 

122,100

 

Milbon Company, Limited (2)

 

 

3,584,409

 

 

3,782,718

 

 

325,000

 

Sonton Food Industry Company, Limited (2)

 

 

3,298,777

 

 

3,181,152

 

 

296,400

 

Daiichikosho Company, Limited (10)

 

 

3,018,335

 

 

3,035,227

 

 

120,600

 

Doshisha Corporation, Limited (1)

 

 

2,390,102

 

 

2,216,503

 

 

37,100

 

Tachihi Enterprise Company, Limited (13)

 

 

1,374,762

 

 

1,693,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,672,873,832

 

 

2,085,497,645

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Mexico (1.17%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,510,750

 

Industrias Peñoles, SA de C.V. (12)

 

 

6,770,859

 

 

80,765,964

 

 

10,734,970

 

Grupo Modelo SA de C.V. (2)

 

 

39,834,954

 

 

55,478,262

 

 

76,300

 

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

 

 

1,602,300

 

 

3,450,286

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,208,113

 

 

139,694,512

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Netherlands (2.11%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,668,019

 

Heineken Holding NV (2)

 

 

68,378,321

 

 

124,373,602

 

 

564,948

 

Hal Trust NV (7)

 

 

16,178,190

 

 

58,644,201

 

 

1,000,000

 

Koninklijke Grolsch NV (c)(2)

 

 

23,826,083

 

 

44,321,832

 

 

749,740

 

Telegraaf Media Groep NV (10)

 

 

12,970,532

 

 

25,672,492

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

121,353,126

 

 

253,012,127

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

32


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore (2.34%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,074,650

 

Haw Par Corporation Limited (c)(8)

 

$

42,645,819

 

$

82,518,194

 

 

16,894,470

 

Fraser & Neave Limited (2)

 

 

20,786,880

 

 

60,041,553

 

 

3,132,020

 

United Overseas Land Limited (7)

 

 

40,462,665

 

 

44,111,506

 

 

16,750,000

 

Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (16)

 

 

20,204,311

 

 

35,275,922

 

 

10,000,000

 

United Overseas Bank Limited (4)

 

 

12,162,423

 

 

31,985,258

 

 

17,549,625

 

ComfortDelgro Corporation Limited (16)

 

 

6,946,456

 

 

26,449,466

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

143,208,554

 

 

280,381,899

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

South Africa (0.68%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,828,980

 

Gold Fields Limited ADR (12)

 

 

22,367,834

 

 

32,866,771

 

 

1,591,010

 

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

 

 

17,567,971

 

 

25,265,239

 

 

1,924,577

 

Mvelaphanda Resources Limited (a)(12)

 

 

5,831,676

 

 

15,837,434

 

 

170,510

 

AngloGold Ashanti Limited ADR (12)

 

 

6,235,721

 

 

7,599,631

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,003,202

 

 

81,569,075

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

South Korea (7.37%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

437,510

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited Pfd. (15)

 

 

80,372,730

 

 

207,028,848

 

 

118,970

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Limited (15)

 

 

76,836,183

 

 

73,357,804

 

 

7,131,884

 

SK Telecom Company, Limited ADR (15)

 

 

160,266,675

 

 

177,084,680

 

 

57,630

 

Lotte Confectionery Company, Limited (2)

 

 

28,238,266

 

 

71,998,808

 

 

732,319

 

KT&G Corporation (2)

 

 

23,134,038

 

 

52,786,126

 

 

549,500

 

Honam Petrochemical Corporation (9)

 

 

30,240,083

 

 

45,747,395

 

 

895,720

 

Samsung Corporation (15)

 

 

26,823,097

 

 

38,007,240

 

 

245,440

 

SK Corporation (3)

 

 

15,023,130

 

 

26,893,200

 

 

89,380

 

Nong Shim Company, Limited (2)

 

 

24,404,186

 

 

23,955,645

 

 

15,926

 

Nong Shim Holding Company, Limited (2)

 

 

1,435,855

 

 

1,437,087

 

 

1,117,395

 

Kangwon Land Inc. (1)

 

 

19,289,979

 

 

23,166,531

 

 

22,950

 

Nam Yang Dairy Products Company, Limited (2)

 

 

4,912,653

 

 

22,188,205

 

 

28,850

 

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

 

 

479,094

 

 

12,396,605

 

 

117,880

 

Pacific Corporation (2)

 

 

18,010,606

 

 

22,160,275

 

 

776,420

 

Fursys Inc. (c)(8)

 

 

6,499,979

 

 

20,434,300

 

 

393,450

 

GS Holdings Corporation (7)

 

 

12,801,868

 

 

17,941,726

 

 

454,170

 

Hankuk Paper Manufacturing Company, Limited (c)(11)

 

 

15,708,435

 

 

15,417,093

 

 

1,042,250

 

Daeduck GDS Company, Limited (c)(15)

 

 

8,149,986

 

 

10,334,050

 

 

1,087,440

 

Daeduck Electronics Company, Limited (15)

 

 

7,707,302

 

 

8,913,060

 

 

1,169,510

 

Dong Ah Tire & Rubber Company, Limited (1)

 

 

5,080,926

 

 

7,412,299

 

 

219,485

 

Sam-A Pharmaceutical Company, Limited (6)

 

 

1,688,533

 

 

2,084,270

 

 

28,920

 

Daekyo Company, Limited Pfd. (1)

 

 

1,159,606

 

 

1,270,628

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

568,263,210

 

 

882,015,875

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

33


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain (1.57%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,083,169

 

Corporacion Financiera Alba SA (7)

 

$

42,594,333

 

$

160,474,716

 

 

407,790

 

Altadis SA (2)

 

 

11,538,297

 

 

26,874,284

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,132,630

 

 

187,349,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Switzerland (7.76%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

788,135

 

Nestlé SA (2)

 

 

214,796,334

 

 

313,392,264

 

 

2,538,418

 

Pargesa Holding SA (7)

 

 

149,901,492

 

 

276,669,679

 

 

2,335,422

 

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (16)

 

 

23,898,742

 

 

214,669,125

 

 

1,332

 

Lindt & Spruengli AG (2)

 

 

8,731,131

 

 

40,075,922

 

 

385,300

 

Schindler Holding PC (8)

 

 

7,460,045

 

 

24,797,799

 

 

9,660

 

Sika AG (9)

 

 

1,638,265

 

 

18,943,688

 

 

35,000

 

Edipresse SA (10)

 

 

11,616,314

 

 

18,130,957

 

 

616,270

 

Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG (a)(15)

 

 

23,527,827

 

 

12,795,328

 

 

7,000

 

Hilti AG (d)(e)(f)(8)

 

 

4,485,845

 

 

5,221,716

 

 

10,000

 

PubliGroupe SA (10)

 

 

1,375,950

 

 

3,634,480

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

447,431,945

 

 

928,330,958

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Taiwan (0.26%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,442,660

 

Phoenixtec Power Company, Limited (8)

 

 

23,313,554

 

 

20,377,616

 

 

5,087,040

 

Taiwan Secom Company, Limited (8)

 

 

8,277,786

 

 

8,779,841

 

 

1,968,000

 

Taiwan-Sogo Shinkong Security Company, Limited (8)

 

 

1,869,091

 

 

1,831,220

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,460,431

 

 

30,988,677

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Thailand (0.55%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

202,397,470

 

Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (2)

 

 

34,920,967

 

 

35,965,196

 

 

7,862,209

 

Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited NVDR (4)

 

 

25,097,186

 

 

24,869,676

 

 

496,220

 

Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (4)

 

 

1,613,300

 

 

1,612,447

 

 

250,000

 

The Oriental Hotel Public Company, Limited (1)

 

 

1,152,072

 

 

3,623,293

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,783,525

 

 

66,070,612

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (4.56%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,005,775

 

Tesco Plc (2)

 

 

146,927,572

 

 

231,320,535

 

 

5,874,410

 

WPP Group PLC (10)

 

 

73,182,382

 

 

87,652,683

 

 

3,705,780

 

Spirax-Sarco Engineering Plc (8)

 

 

27,715,395

 

 

75,603,506

 

 

21,531,418

 

Vodafone Group Plc (15)

 

 

45,172,874

 

 

61,799,742

 

 

980,460

 

Anglo American Plc (12)

 

 

20,007,157

 

 

52,340,828

 

 

300,000

 

Amdocs Limited (a)(15)

 

 

6,197,556

 

 

11,025,000

 

 

3,146,000

 

JZ Equity Partners, Plc (4)

 

 

5,873,374

 

 

10,917,428

 

 

3,041,549

 

Chrysalis Group Plc (10)

 

 

6,876,392

 

 

8,015,075

 

 

380,960

 

Millennium & Copthorne Hotel Plc (1)

 

 

2,857,553

 

 

5,531,949

 

 

775,000

 

Trans-Siberian Gold Limited (a)(12)

 

 

1,123,590

 

 

767,307

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

335,933,845

 

 

544,974,053

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

34


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (0.94%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,667,315

 

News Corporation, Class ‘A’ (10)

 

$

39,160,653

 

$

59,721,183

 

 

926,070

 

Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company (12)

 

 

22,265,089

 

 

38,617,119

 

 

34,500

 

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

 

 

3,450,000

 

 

7,515,825

 

 

213,257

 

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

 

 

3,113,500

 

 

7,124,916

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,989,242

 

 

112,979,043

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous (0.18%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,094,523

 

Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones SA ADR (4)

 

 

13,960,677

 

 

21,441,706

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks

 

 

5,306,754,104

 

 

9,001,768,935

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Ounces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

 

Commodities (3.29%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

581,874

 

Gold bullion (a)

 

 

295,692,050

 

 

394,248,629

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 












 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds (4.85%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,000,000

 

YPF Sociedad Anonima SA 91/8% due 2/24/2009 (3)

 

 

891,950

 

 

1,057,500

 

 

2,000,000

 

Legrand SA 8½% due 2/15/2025 (8)

 

 

2,063,435

 

 

2,360,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,955,385

 

 

3,417,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Non U.S. Dollar Notes and Bonds (4.79%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SGD

24,900,000

 

Singapore Government 25/8% due 10/01/2007 (5)

 

 

14,879,569

 

 

16,413,286

 

SGD

56,842,000

 

Singapore Government 23/8% due 10/01/2009 (5)

 

 

34,347,465

 

 

37,432,446

 

CAD

16,500,000

 

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

 

 

10,637,986

 

 

15,087,352

 

HKD

67,500,000

 

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

 

 

8,741,436

 

 

8,613,127

 

HKD

164,250,000

 

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

 

 

20,926,099

 

 

20,804,146

 

HKD

37,100,000

 

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

 

 

4,666,822

 

 

4,621,015

 

EUR

9,766,000

 

Koninklijke Ahold NV 57/8% due 5/09/2008 (14)

 

 

10,085,863

 

 

13,532,305

 

GBP

11,000,000

 

EMI Group Plc 8¼% due 5/20/2008 (10)

 

 

17,356,703

 

 

22,771,685

 

EUR

10,000,000

 

EMI Group Plc 85/8% due 10/15/2013 (b)(10)

 

 

11,661,983

 

 

14,870,692

 

SEK

55,000,000

 

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

 

 

7,735,716

 

 

9,983,582

 

MYR

50,260,000

 

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

 

 

13,306,253

 

 

14,910,579

 

MYR

56,664,000

 

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

 

 

15,186,544

 

 

16,754,777

 

EUR

5,500,000

 

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

 

 

6,052,709

 

 

7,606,077

 

EUR

49,301,213

 

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

 

 

57,872,176

 

 

68,767,581

 

EUR

122,009,694

 

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

 

 

163,861,925

 

 

175,897,512

 

EUR

1,250,000

 

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

 

 

1,424,992

 

 

1,771,337

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

35


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

22,300,000

 

Waterford Wedgwood Plc 97/8% due 12/01/2010 (b)(1)

 

$

27,414,739

 

$

30,001,578

 

GBP

1,000,000

 

Marks & Spencer Group Plc 63/8% due 11/07/2011 (14)

 

 

1,697,489

 

 

2,021,648

 

EUR

33,100,000

 

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

 

 

38,433,813

 

 

47,018,020

 

EUR

21,600,000

 

UPC Holding BV 85/8% due 1/15/2014 (b)(10)

 

 

25,525,871

 

 

31,678,159

 

EUR

10,000,000

 

FINEL 9 ½% due 10/15/2017 (b)(d)(e)(f)(11)

 

 

12,045,000

 

 

6,829,250

 

EUR

8,000,000

 

FINEL 9½% due 6/30/2017 (b)(d)(e)(f)(11)

 

 

9,649,600

 

 

5,463,400

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

513,510,753

 

 

572,849,554

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Non U.S. Dollar Convertible Bonds (0.03%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

243,500

 

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

 

 

1,986,854

 

 

3,596,502

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds

 

 

518,452,992

 

 

579,863,556

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments (16.31%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 5.33% due 5/01/2007

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 5.32% due 5/01/2007

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 5.31% due 5/16/2007

 

 

19,955,750

 

 

19,955,750

 

 

15,000,000

 

HJ Heinz Company 5.32% due 5/31/2007

 

 

14,933,500

 

 

14,933,500

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.21% due 5/01/2007

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.20% due 5/11/2007

 

 

24,963,889

 

 

24,963,889

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.23% due 5/15/2007

 

 

24,949,153

 

 

24,949,153

 

 

33,022,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.23% due 5/16/2007

 

 

32,950,040

 

 

32,950,040

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.20% due 5/21/2007

 

 

24,927,778

 

 

24,927,778

 

 

19,809,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.24% due 5/21/2007

 

 

19,751,334

 

 

19,751,334

 

 

25,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.20% due 6/08/2007

 

 

24,862,777

 

 

24,862,777

 

 

20,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.20% due 6/11/2007

 

 

19,881,556

 

 

19,881,556

 

 

20,000,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.20% due 6/22/2007

 

 

19,849,778

 

 

19,849,778

 

 

20,000,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 5.31% due 5/01/2007

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

17,500,000

 

Hitachi Limited 5.32% due 5/01/2007

 

 

17,500,000

 

 

17,500,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

Hitachi Limited 5.30% due 5/29/2007

 

 

19,917,556

 

 

19,917,556

 

 

30,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.23% due 5/02/2007

 

 

29,995,642

 

 

29,995,642

 

 

25,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.22% due 5/04/2007

 

 

24,989,125

 

 

24,989,125

 

 

25,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.23% due 5/07/2007

 

 

24,978,208

 

 

24,978,208

 

 

26,540,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.23% due 5/11/2007

 

 

26,501,443

 

 

26,501,443

 

 

34,343,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.22% due 5/16/2007

 

 

34,268,304

 

 

34,268,304

 

 

20,618,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.22% due 5/18/2007

 

 

20,567,177

 

 

20,567,177

 

 

20,000,000

 

BMW US Capital LLC 5.23% due 5/18/2007

 

 

19,950,606

 

 

19,950,606

 

 

25,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.21% due 5/02/2007

 

 

24,996,382

 

 

24,996,382

 

 

22,401,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.22% due 5/02/2007

 

 

22,397,752

 

 

22,397,752

 

 

25,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.21% due 5/07/2007

 

 

24,978,292

 

 

24,978,292

 

 

15,000,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/21/2007

 

 

14,956,667

 

 

14,956,667

 

 

42,358,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.20% due 6/04/2007

 

 

42,149,975

 

 

42,149,975

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

36


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Short-Term Investments—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,163,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.22% due 5/02/2007

 

$

12,161,236

 

$

12,161,236

 

 

20,000,000

 

7-Eleven Inc. 5.23% due 5/07/2007

 

 

19,982,567

 

 

19,982,567

 

 

29,000,000

 

The Coca-Cola Company 5.22% due 5/03/2007

 

 

28,991,590

 

 

28,991,590

 

 

28,672,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.22% due 5/03/2007

 

 

28,663,685

 

 

28,663,685

 

 

20,727,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.25% due 5/04/2007

 

 

20,717,932

 

 

20,717,932

 

 

14,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.23% due 5/15/2007

 

 

13,971,526

 

 

13,971,526

 

 

25,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.24% due 5/16/2007

 

 

24,945,417

 

 

24,945,417

 

 

10,000,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.23% due 5/24/2007

 

 

9,966,586

 

 

9,966,586

 

 

25,000,000

 

Emerson Electric Company 5.23% due 5/03/2007

 

 

24,992,736

 

 

24,992,736

 

 

24,442,000

 

Shell Finance UK Plc 5.21% due 5/03/2007

 

 

24,434,925

 

 

24,434,925

 

 

33,101,000

 

Honeywell International Inc. 5.23% due 5/04/2007

 

 

33,086,573

 

 

33,086,573

 

 

13,331,000

 

NYSE Euronext, Inc. 5.25% due 5/04/2007

 

 

13,325,168

 

 

13,325,168

 

 

17,070,000

 

NYSE Euronext, Inc. 5.23% due 5/09/2007

 

 

17,050,161

 

 

17,050,161

 

 

25,000,000

 

NYSE Euronext, Inc. 5.23% due 6/22/2007

 

 

24,811,319

 

 

24,811,319

 

 

19,000,000

 

Estée Lauder Inc. 5.25% due 5/07/2007

 

 

18,983,375

 

 

18,983,375

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/08/2007

 

 

24,974,722

 

 

24,974,722

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/15/2007

 

 

24,949,444

 

 

24,949,444

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/24/2007

 

 

24,916,944

 

 

24,916,944

 

 

50,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/29/2007

 

 

49,797,778

 

 

49,797,778

 

 

25,000,000

 

General Electric Capital Corporation 5.20% due 6/08/2007

 

 

24,862,778

 

 

24,862,778

 

 

25,000,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.30% due 5/08/2007

 

 

24,974,236

 

 

24,974,236

 

 

25,000,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.31% due 5/16/2007

 

 

24,944,687

 

 

24,944,687

 

 

9,981,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.30% due 6/12/2007

 

 

9,919,284

 

 

9,919,284

 

 

20,000,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.29% due 6/22/2007

 

 

19,847,178

 

 

19,847,178

 

 

25,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.23% due 5/09/2007

 

 

24,970,944

 

 

24,970,944

 

 

25,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.23% due 5/23/2007

 

 

24,920,097

 

 

24,920,097

 

 

25,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.23% due 5/31/2007

 

 

24,891,042

 

 

24,891,042

 

 

25,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.22% due 6/05/2007

 

 

24,873,125

 

 

24,873,125

 

 

25,000,000

 

Procter and Gamble Company 5.23% due 6/07/2007

 

 

24,865,618

 

 

24,865,618

 

 

7,500,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 5.31% due 5/09/2007

 

 

7,491,150

 

 

7,491,150

 

 

30,000,000

 

Pearson Holdings Inc. 5.31% due 5/14/2007

 

 

29,942,475

 

 

29,942,475

 

 

50,000,000

 

Siemens AG 5.25% due 5/10/2007

 

 

49,934,375

 

 

49,934,375

 

 

20,620,000

 

Siemens AG 5.23% due 5/29/2007

 

 

20,536,122

 

 

20,536,122

 

 

25,000,000

 

Siemens AG 5.24% due 6/01/2007

 

 

24,887,194

 

 

24,887,194

 

 

22,688,000

 

Siemens AG 5.24% due 6/11/2007

 

 

22,552,603

 

 

22,552,603

 

 

25,000,000

 

Caterpillar Fianancial Services Corporation 5.20% due 5/10/2007

 

 

24,967,500

 

 

24,967,500

 

 

20,000,000

 

Caterpillar Fianancial Services Corporation 5.20% due 6/05/2007

 

 

19,898,889

 

 

19,898,889

 

 

25,000,000

 

Hewlett Packard Company 5.25% due 5/10/2007

 

 

24,967,187

 

 

24,967,187

 

 

25,000,000

 

Hewlett Packard Company 5.24% due 5/18/2007

 

 

24,938,139

 

 

24,938,139

 

 

23,500,000

 

PepsiCo, Inc. 5.20% due 5/10/2007

 

 

23,469,450

 

 

23,469,450

 

 

30,000,000

 

Kraft Foods Inc. 5.29% due 5/11/2007

 

 

29,955,917

 

 

29,955,917

 

 

26,582,000

 

Kraft Foods Inc. 5.29% due 5/23/2007

 

 

26,496,066

 

 

26,496,066

 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

37


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Short-Term Investments—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25,000,000

 

Pitney Bowes Inc. 5.21% due 5/11/2007

 

$

24,963,820

 

$

24,963,820

 

 

20,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/14/2007

 

 

19,962,444

 

 

19,962,444

 

 

20,000,000

 

Unilever Capital Corporation 5.20% due 5/15/2007

 

 

19,959,556

 

 

19,959,556

 

 

25,000,000

 

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. 5.23% due 5/18/2007

 

 

24,938,257

 

 

24,938,257

 

 

25,000,000

 

RaboBank USA Finance Corporation 5.23% due 5/23/2007

 

 

24,920,097

 

 

24,920,097

 

 

16,812,000

 

Johnson & Johnson 5.20% due 5/25/2007

 

 

16,753,718

 

 

16,753,718

 

 

20,000,000

 

Johnson & Johnson 5.18% due 6/06/2007

 

 

19,896,400

 

 

19,896,400

 

 

30,000,000

 

Dover Corporation 5.24% due 5/29/2007

 

 

29,877,733

 

 

29,877,733

 

 

18,830,000

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company 5.32% due 5/30/2007

 

 

18,749,303

 

 

18,749,303

 

 

10,000,000

 

Time Warner 5.32% due 6/01/2007

 

 

9,954,189

 

 

9,954,189

 

 

22,236,000

 

Time Warner 5.33% due 6/13/2007

 

 

22,094,437

 

 

22,094,437

 

 

25,000,000

 

Starbucks Corporation 5.30% due 6/04/2007

 

 

24,874,861

 

 

24,874,861

 

 

25,000,000

 

Starbucks Corporation 5.30% due 6/05/2007

 

 

24,871,181

 

 

24,871,181

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

1,951,818,420

 

 

1,951,818,420

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Investments (99.68%)

 

$

8,072,717,566

*

 

11,927,699,540

**

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets in excess of liabilities (0.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

37,729,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

$

11,965,428,817

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

*

At April 30, 2007 cost is substantially identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.

**

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments at April 30, 2007 were $3,932,066,899 and $77,084,925, respectively (net appreciation was $3,854,981,974).



See Notes to Financial Statements.

38


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currencies

 

Sector/Industry Classifications

 

Percent of Net Assets


 


 


CAD — Canadian dollar

 

(1)

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

8.44%

 

EUR — euro

 

(2)

 

Consumer Staples

 

15.77%

 

GBP — pound sterling

 

(3)

 

Energy

 

1.80%

 

HKD — Hong Kong dollar

 

(4)

 

Financials

 

3.35%

 

MYR — Malaysian ringgit

 

(5)

 

Government Issues

 

3.13%

 

SEK — Swedish krona

 

(6)

 

Health Care

 

4.67%

 

SGD — Singapore dollar

 

(7)

 

Holding Companies

 

9.04%

 

 

 

(8)

 

Industrials

 

8.24%

 

 

 

(9)

 

Materials

 

2.95%

 

 

 

(10)

 

Media

 

7.64%

 

 

 

(11)

 

Paper and Forest Products

 

0.38%

 

 

 

(12)

 

Precious Metals

 

5.68%

 

 

 

(13)

 

Real Estate

 

0.27%

 

 

 

(14)

 

Retail

 

0.91%

 

 

 

(15)

 

Technology and Telecommunications

 

8.15%

 

 

 

(16)

 

Transportation

 

2.95%

 



 

 

(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, 2007.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Realized
Gain/Loss

 

Dividend
Income

 

 

 


 


 

Affiliate

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Shares

 

Cost

 















Ariake Japan Company, Limited

 

 

1,032,900

 

$

22,045,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

208,230

 

Cosel Company Limited

 

 

1,814,900

 

 

30,080,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,919

 

Daeduck GDS Company, Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

280,780

 

Deceuninck

 

 

82,310

 

 

2,482,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuji Seal International, Inc.

 

 

768,900

 

 

17,478,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

168,363

 

Fursys Inc.

 

 

34,920

 

 

862,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

332,931

 

Hankuk Paper Manufacturing Company, Limited

 

 

226,980

 

 

7,235,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

135,166

 

Haw Par Corporation Limited

 

 

969,800

 

 

4,577,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Koninklijke Grolsch NV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laurent-Perrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,160

 

$

3,681,703

 

$

3,553,644

 

 

 

 

Maezawa Kasei Industries Company, Limited

 

 

22,830

 

 

316,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111,957

 

Nitto Kohki Company, Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

358,242

 

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

 

 

1,092

 

 

107,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PT Bat Indonesia Tbk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robertet SA

 

 

7,140

 

 

1,124,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sansei Yusoki Company, Limited

 

 

10,700

 

 

96,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,382

 

Shimano Inc.

 

 

232,300

 

 

6,545,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

739,194

 

Société Sucrière de Pithiviers-le Vieil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T. Hasegawa Company, Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

230,617

 

Tasman Farms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















 

 

(d)

Security for which there is less than three market makers.

(e)

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, 2007 is shown below.

 

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

39


FIRST EAGLE OVERSEAS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Security

 

Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Carrying
Value Per
Share/Principal

 









FINEL

 

 

7/14/1999

 

$

9,152,131

 

 

$

1.11

 

 

FINEL 9½% due 6/30/2017

 

 

6/22/2005

 

 

9,649,600

 

 

 

0.85

 

 

FINEL 9½% due 10/15/2017

 

 

10/11/2005

 

 

12,045,000

 

 

 

0.55

 

 

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

 

 

4/30/2004

 

 

3,620,400

 

 

 

23.15

 

 

Hilti AG

 

 

11/30/2001

 

 

4,485,845

 

 

 

745.96

 

 














 

 

(f)

Securities valued in accordance with fair value procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, representing 0.24% of net assets.

(g)

Inflation protected security.

(h)

Held through Financiere Bleue, LLC.


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

40


 

FUND OVERVIEW

 

 

FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

Data as of April 30, 2007 (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

(PIE CHART)

 

 

 

SECTOR/INDUSTRY

Media

 

11.87%

Industrials

 

9.90%

Energy

 

6.95%

Technology

 

6.48%

Retail

 

5.95%

Health Care

 

5.35%

Consumer Discretionary

 

5.23%

Precious Metals

 

3.92%

Holding Companies

 

2.88%

Paper & Forest Products

 

2.72%

Consumer Staples

 

2.05%

Government Issues

 

1.70%

Materials

 

1.23%

Utilities

 

0.99%

Financials

 

0.63%

Real Estate

 

0.06%

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 

 

 SINCE INCEPTION
(9-04-01)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without sales load

 

 

 

11.61

%

 

 

 

10.91

%

 

 

 

13.41

%

 

with sales load

 

 

 

6.03

%

 

 

 

9.78

%

 

 

 

12.39

%

 

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index

 

 

 

15.24

%

 

 

 

8.54

%

 

 

 

6.70

%

 

Russell 2000 Index

 

 

 

7.83

%

 

 

 

11.14

%

 

 

 

11.62

%

 

Consumer Price Index

 

 

 

2.57

%

 

 

 

2.82

%

 

 

 

2.72

%

 

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT

(LINE GRAPH)

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 approximately 75% 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

 

Gold bullion (precious metal)

3.33%

Johnson & Johnson (health care products manufacturer)

2.97%

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

2.88%

Costco Wholesale Corporation (multiline retailer)

2.60%

Blount International Inc. (outdoor industrial equipment manufacturer)

2.52%

Intel Corporation (semiconductor manufacturer)

2.14%

Apache Corporation (energy company)

2.12%

Microsoft Corporation (software developer)

2.07%

Liberty Interactive (U.S. media company)

2.06%

Cintas Corporation (uniform designer and manufacturer)

1.97%



41


FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 


 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks—U.S. (58.61%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (4.24%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

234,680

 

McDonald’s Corporation

 

$

6,736,169

 

$

11,330,350

 

 

142,660

 

Apollo Group, Inc. Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

6,003,395

 

 

6,747,818

 

 

98,320

 

International Speedway Corporation, Class ‘A’

 

 

4,656,307

 

 

4,857,008

 

 

129,710

 

Weyco Group, Inc.

 

 

2,262,417

 

 

3,162,330

 

 

70,000

 

Hampshire Group, Limited (a)

 

 

1,171,963

 

 

1,207,500

 

 

30,752

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (a)

 

 

1,176,531

 

 

1,064,019

 

 

600

 

St. John Knits International Inc. (a)

 

 

18,600

 

 

18,075

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,025,382

 

 

28,387,100

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (2.01%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

116,664

 

Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.

 

 

5,143,798

 

 

5,738,702

 

 

168,915

 

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

 

 

2,542,171

 

 

4,822,523

 

 

50,000

 

Seneca Foods Corporation, Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

752,500

 

 

1,427,250

 

 

20,397

 

HJ Heinz Company

 

 

694,551

 

 

960,903

 

 

5,710

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

 

171,508

 

 

393,533

 

 

3,951

 

Kraft Foods Inc.

 

 

57,084

 

 

132,240

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,361,612

 

 

13,475,151

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Energy (6.95%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

196,340

 

Apache Corporation

 

 

13,222,585

 

 

14,234,650

 

 

119,928

 

ConocoPhillips Company

 

 

4,247,616

 

 

8,317,007

 

 

126,970

 

Murphy Oil Corporation

 

 

6,509,946

 

 

7,039,217

 

 

199,362

 

BJ Services Company

 

 

5,443,336

 

 

5,713,715

 

 

161,760

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

 

 

4,793,133

 

 

5,223,230

 

 

107,670

 

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

 

 

3,989,231

 

 

3,458,360

 

 

27,131

 

SEACOR Holdings Inc. (a)

 

 

2,047,306

 

 

2,585,042

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,253,153

 

 

46,571,221

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Financials (0.34%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,000

 

Interpool Inc.

 

 

1,083,544

 

 

1,602,600

 

 

48,900

 

First Internet Bancorp (a)

 

 

802,923

 

 

711,495

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,886,467

 

 

2,314,095

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Health Care (5.26%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

309,560

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

19,206,584

 

 

19,879,943

 

 

95,040

 

Wellpoint Inc. (a)

 

 

7,288,416

 

 

7,505,309

 

 

111,270

 

Bausch & Lomb Inc.

 

 

5,230,272

 

 

6,546,014

 

 

40,000

 

Dentsply Intnernational Inc.

 

 

580,150

 

 

1,336,400

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,305,422

 

 

35,267,666

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

42


FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 


 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holding Companies (2.88%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

177

 

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

 

$

14,783,882

 

$

19,328,400

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Industrials (8.66%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,239,695

 

Blount International Inc. (a)

 

 

13,695,961

 

 

16,897,043

 

 

352,372

 

Cintas Corporation

 

 

13,340,111

 

 

13,203,379

 

 

357,340

 

Tyco International Limited

 

 

8,842,987

 

 

11,660,004

 

 

247,940

 

UniFirst Corporation

 

 

6,584,788

 

 

10,433,315

 

 

48,980

 

Manpower Inc.

 

 

2,059,795

 

 

3,930,645

 

 

62,936

 

Avis Budget Group Inc.

 

 

1,431,303

 

 

1,770,390

 

 

5,000

 

Hardinge Inc.

 

 

54,150

 

 

139,050

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,009,095

 

 

58,033,826

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Materials (0.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

135,560

 

Tronox Inc. Class ‘A’

 

 

1,930,463

 

 

1,915,463

 

 

426

 

Central Steel & Wire Company

 

 

167,885

 

 

266,250

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,098,348

 

 

2,181,713

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Media (11.25%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

551,343

 

Liberty Interactive (a)

 

 

9,879,191

 

 

13,800,115

 

 

228,870

 

Getty Images, Inc. (a)

 

 

9,688,542

 

 

11,901,240

 

 

86,074

 

Liberty Capital (a)

 

 

5,746,317

 

 

9,723,780

 

 

62,361

 

OmniCom Group

 

 

5,631,059

 

 

6,529,820

 

 

239,865

 

Comcast Corporation-Special Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

5,127,387

 

 

6,332,436

 

 

169,880

 

CBS Corporation, Class ‘B’

 

 

4,719,143

 

 

5,397,088

 

 

182,295

 

News Corporation, Class ‘A’

 

 

2,889,189

 

 

4,081,585

 

 

107,835

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

 

 

3,393,174

 

 

3,820,594

 

 

158,710

 

New York Times Company, Class ‘A’

 

 

3,807,247

 

 

3,713,814

 

 

60,620

 

Meredith Corporation

 

 

3,145,030

 

 

3,511,110

 

 

83,360

 

Dow Jones & Company Inc.

 

 

3,043,421

 

 

3,028,469

 

 

33,410

 

Viacom Inc. (a)

 

 

1,141,884

 

 

1,378,163

 

 

33,156

 

Liberty Global Inc. Series ‘C’ (a)

 

 

514,716

 

 

1,107,742

 

 

55,410

 

Valassis Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,579,860

 

 

1,061,656

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,306,160

 

 

75,387,612

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Paper and Forest Products (2.72%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

222,045

 

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.

 

 

7,295,639

 

 

8,815,187

 

 

161,620

 

Rayonier Inc.

 

 

5,272,320

 

 

7,009,459

 

 

48,020

 

Deltic Timber Corporation

 

 

2,307,309

 

 

2,398,599

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,875,268

 

 

18,223,245

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

43


FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 


 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precious Metals (0.59%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94,570

 

Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company

 

$

4,182,032

 

$

3,943,569

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Real Estate (0.02%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,595

 

Prologis Trust 8.54% Pfd. Series ‘C’

 

 

82,039

 

 

96,547

 

 

8,000

 

LandCo LLC (a)(c)(d)(e)

 

 

27,840

 

 

27,840

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

109,879

 

 

124,387

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Retail (5.95%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

325,800

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation

 

 

14,359,097

 

 

17,453,106

 

 

205,430

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

 

9,368,445

 

 

9,844,206

 

 

113,560

 

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

 

 

4,002,218

 

 

4,489,027

 

 

89,370

 

Tiffany & Company

 

 

2,760,620

 

 

4,262,055

 

 

55,000

 

Dillard’s Inc., Class ‘A’

 

 

798,967

 

 

1,904,650

 

 

43,780

 

The Home Depot Inc.

 

 

1,570,941

 

 

1,657,949

 

 

6,230

 

Federated Department Stores Inc.

 

 

115,998

 

 

273,622

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,976,286

 

 

39,884,615

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Technology and Telecommunications (6.42%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

668,120

 

Intel Corporation

 

 

12,777,739

 

 

14,364,580

 

 

464,505

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

 

10,967,508

 

 

13,907,280

 

 

149,870

 

Linear Technology Corporation

 

 

4,906,570

 

 

5,608,135

 

 

172,720

 

Dell Inc. (a)

 

 

3,895,345

 

 

4,354,271

 

 

82,550

 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

 

 

2,678,963

 

 

2,618,486

 

 

109,210

 

Sprint Nextel Corporation

 

 

2,177,711

 

 

2,187,476

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,403,836

 

 

43,040,228

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Utilities (0.99%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,100

 

CalEnergy Capital Trust 6½% Conv. Pfd.

 

 

3,778,988

 

 

4,228,800

 

 

39,550

 

IDACORP, Inc.

 

 

1,147,155

 

 

1,362,498

 

 

40,000

 

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

 

 

845,477

 

 

1,052,800

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,771,620

 

 

6,644,098

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks—U.S.

 

 

324,348,442

 

 

392,806,926

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—Non U.S. (0.15%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (0.15%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

187,540

 

JZ Equity Partners, Plc (3)

 

 

374,212

 

 

650,812

 

 

10,000

 

Amdocs Limited (a)(10)

 

 

184,186

 

 

367,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks—Non U.S.

 

 

558,398

 

 

1,018,312

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

44


FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Ounces

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 


 

 

 

Commodity (3.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,981

 

Gold bullion (a)

 

$

18,578,071

 

$

22,346,279

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Notes and Bonds and Convertible Bonds (5.82%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (1.70%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

11,136,000

 

U.S. Treasury Note 51/8% due 6/30/2011 (4)

 

 

11,151,481

 

 

11,396,571

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollar Bonds and Notes (4.12%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

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

 

 

250,000

 

 

255,937

 

 

1,075,000

 

GATX Corporation 87/8% due 6/01/2009 (3)

 

 

1,046,325

 

 

1,150,478

 

 

500,000

 

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

 

 

510,118

 

 

527,441

 

 

650,000

 

Columbus McKinnon Corporation 10% due 8/01/2010 (6)

 

 

654,323

 

 

693,063

 

 

1,000,000

 

Briggs & Stratton Corporation 87/8% due 3/15/2011 (1)

 

 

1,031,791

 

 

1,080,727

 

 

6,300,000

 

Blount International Inc. 87/8% due 8/01/2012 (6)

 

 

6,332,718

 

 

6,646,500

 

 

4,679,000

 

Tronox Worldwide LLC 9½% due 12/01/2012 (b)(7)

 

 

4,850,840

 

 

5,029,925

 

 

125,000

 

R.H. Donnelley Finance Corporation 107/8% due 12/15/2012 (b)(3)

 

 

125,000

 

 

135,938

 

 

1,000,000

 

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

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

1,041,250

 

 

786,000

 

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 95/8% due 8/01/2013 (8)

 

 

764,590

 

 

789,930

 

 

250,000

 

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

 

 

179,880

 

 

233,750

 

 

250,000

 

Elizabeth Arden Inc. 73/4% due 1/15/2014 (2)

 

 

250,000

 

 

257,500

 

 

449,345

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC 75/8% due 5/15/2014 (b)(6)

 

 

440,087

 

 

460,579

 

 

3,424,000

 

Yankee Acquisition Corporation 8½% due 2/15/2015 (b)(1)

 

 

3,497,328

 

 

3,531,000

 

 

1,547,000

 

Yankee Acquisition Corporation 9¾% due 2/15/2017 (b)(1)

 

 

1,579,892

 

 

1,601,145

 

 

3,434,000

 

Valassis Communications, Inc 8¼% due 3/01/2015 (b)(8)

 

 

3,411,882

 

 

3,391,075

 

 

207,000

 

Lear Corporation 8¾% due 12/01/2016 (1)

 

 

200,656

 

 

202,601

 

 

600,000

 

Bausch & Lomb Inc. 71/8% due 8/01/2028 (5)

 

 

509,328

 

 

609,805

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,634,758

 

 

27,638,644

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Notes, Bonds and Convertible Bonds

 

 

37,786,239

 

 

39,035,215

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments (32.20%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,553,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 5.33% due 5/01/2007

 

 

33,553,000

 

 

33,553,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 5.30% due 5/01/2007

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

5,239,000

 

ConocoPhillips Company 5.30% due 5/03/2007

 

 

5,237,457

 

 

5,237,457

 

 

7,448,000

 

Honeywell International Inc. 5.22% due 5/01/2007

 

 

7,448,000

 

 

7,448,000

 

 

7,846,000

 

Honeywell International Inc. 5.23% due 5/04/2007

 

 

7,842,580

 

 

7,842,580

 

 

17,560,000

 

Nestlé Capital Corporation 5.22% due 5/02/2007

 

 

17,557,454

 

 

17,557,454

 

 

9,749,000

 

Estée Lauder Inc. 5.20% due 5/02/2007

 

 

9,747,581

 

 

9,747,581

 

 

7,340,000

 

Estée Lauder Inc. 5.25% due 5/04/2007

 

 

7,338,932

 

 

7,338,932

 

 

10,860,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.31% due 5/03/2007

 

 

10,856,796

 

 

10,856,796

 

 

15,000,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.30% due 5/04/2007

 

 

14,993,375

 

 

14,993,375

 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

45


FIRST EAGLE U.S. VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 


 

 

 

Short-Term Investments—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,399,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.22% due 5/03/2007

 

$

2,398,304

 

$

2,398,304

 

 

19,273,000

 

L’Oréal SA 5.25% due 5/04/2007

 

 

19,264,568

 

 

19,264,568

 

 

15,000,000

 

NYSE Euronext, Inc. 5.25% due 5/04/2007

 

 

14,993,438

 

 

14,993,438

 

 

20,000,000

 

Emerson Electric Company 5.20% due 5/07/2007

 

 

19,982,600

 

 

19,982,600

 

 

4,335,000

 

Siemens AG 5.23% due 5/09/2007

 

 

4,329,962

 

 

4,329,962

 

 

10,118,000

 

Pitney Bowes Inc. 5.21% due 5/10/2007

 

 

10,104,821

 

 

10,104,821

 

 

10,000,000

 

BMW U.S. Capital LLC 5.23% due 5/18/2007

 

 

9,975,303

 

 

9,975,303

 

 

5,191,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. 5.24% due 5/21/2007

 

 

5,175,888

 

 

5,175,888

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

215,800,059

 

 

215,800,059

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Investments (100.11%)

 

$

597,071,209

*

 

671,006,791

**

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets (–0.11%)

 

 

 

 

 

(712,048)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

$

670,294,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 


*

At April 30, 2007 cost is substantially identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.

**

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments at April 30, 2007 were $75,771,545 and $1,835,963, respectively (net appreciation was $73,935,582).


 

 

 

Sector/Industry Classifications


(1)

 

Consumer Discretionary

(2)

 

Consumer Staples

(3)

 

Financials

(4)

 

Government Issues

(5)

 

Health Care

(6)

 

Industrials

(7)

 

Materials

(8)

 

Media

(9)

 

Real Estate

(10)

 

Technology and Telecommunications


 

 


(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of this seecurity 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)

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, 2007 is shown below.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Security

 

Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Carrying
Value Per
Share/Principal


LandCo LLC

 

9/06/2006

 

$27,840

 

$3.48


 

 

(d)

Securities valued in accordance with fair value procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, representing 0.72% of net assets.

(e)

Security for which there is less than three market makers.

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

46


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

First Eagle Gold Fund

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

(PHOTO OF JEAN-MARIE EVEILLARD)
Jean-Marie Eveillard

(PHOTO OF SIMON FENWICK)

Simon Fenwick

The net asset value of the Fund’s Class ‘A’ shares rose 7.77% between November 1, 2006 and April 30, 2007. Over the same period, the FTSE Gold Mines Index declined by 0.76%, while the gold price increased by 12%, from $606 per ounce to $678 per ounce. The Fund’s performance was helped by its holdings in bullion and in junior companies, e.g., Cumberland Resources Limited, which was acquired by Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited during the period. The performance of senior gold companies, e.g., Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Mining Corporation, continued to disappoint due to mining cost inflation, share dilution and sluggish reserve growth.

As value investors we ply our trade as stock pickers, not as macro-economists. We therefore do not have a “view” on the short term direction of the economy. We do, however, worry about financial imbalances, to the extent that when they unravel they result in distressed financial markets which may impair the value of securities held in our general funds. We classify “distressed” as sharp market falls, such as those experienced during the Great Depression and the 1970’s (not the market being down a few percent).

As stated before, for us gold is a hedge against distressed financial markets. It is therefore important for us to periodically reexamine gold’s insurance credentials. In late February 2007, stock markets exhibited high volatility associated with unwinding of the carry trade (whereby speculators borrow in low yielding currencies to invest in higher yielding assets). Over the following weeks, the gold price moved down in tandem with global financial assets. That is, one of gold’s key attractions—its historical lack of correlation to financial assets—did not hold over this short period. So, has gold lost its safe haven status? Clues to this puzzle could lie in nature of the marginal gold buyer or seller.



Gold’s audience has widened over recent years. New investors include speculators (including hedge funds), pension fund consultants (who have “discovered” a role for commodities) and private investors (via successful ETF launches). Not all of these groups view gold the way we do. It seems plausible then to assume that some new gold investors, if pressured by sharply declining financial markets, could prioritize gold ownership below other concerns (e.g. margin calls, mortgage payments). Hence, any future financial market glitch may initially drag gold down with it (as occurred in February).

However, should the market glitch deteriorate into a collapse, we believe gold will reassert itself, for two reasons. First, gold is no one else’s liability (in contrast to the web of counterparty claims that underpin derivatives markets). Second, despite a newly enlarged audience, gold is still not widely held - our analysis marks the recent value of all above ground gold at less than 1% of the value of global real estate plus financial assets.

47


How long would it take for gold to reassert itself after a stock market crash? The performance of publicly traded gold miners during the Great Depression, like Homestake Mining, may provide a perspective. Homestake shares initially fell with the broader market in the months after the 1929 crash but within a year though Homestake began to outperform the Dow Jones Industrial Average. However, the bulk of its outperformance (i.e. the insurance ‘payout’) occurred in the subsequent five years up to 1935 (a devastating period for global stock markets). In summary, gold may not provide a quick fix in the early innings of an asset deflation, but gold’s unique attributes have historically allowed it to prevail.

 

 

 

-s- Jean-Marie Eveillard

 

-s- Simon Fenwick

 

 

 

Jean-Marie Eveillard

 

Simon Fenwick

Portfolio Manager

 

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

June 2007

 

 

48


 

FUND OVERVIEW

 

 

 

FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

 

Data as of April 30, 2007 (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

(PIE CHART)

 

COUNTRIES

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

37.31

%

Canada

 

 

26.76

%

South Africa

 

 

19.49

%

Australia

 

 

10.17

%

Mexico

 

 

2.71

%

United Kingdom

 

 

0.07

%

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

 

 

(2.68

)%

 

21.56

%

 

12.47

%

with sales load

 

 

(7.55

)%

 

20.32

%

 

12.04

%

FTSE Gold Mines Index

 

 

(12.70

)%

 

13.27

%

 

4.64

%

MSCI World Index

 

 

16.98

%

 

12.17

%

 

8.00

%

Consumer Price Index

 

 

2.57

%

 

2.82

%

 

2.58

%


 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT

(LINE GRAPH)

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. This index is a trademark of Morgan Stanley Capital International SA in Geneva, Switzerland. The FTSE Gold Mines Index is an unmanaged index composed of approximately 19mining 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)

 

 

25.68

%

Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company (United States)

 

 

9.11

%

Barrick Gold Corporation (Canada)

 

 

8.17

%

IAMGOLD Corporation (Canada)

 

 

5.21

%

Gold Fields Limited ADR (South Africa)

 

 

4.83

%

Kinross Gold Corporation (Canada)

 

 

4.77

%

Lihir Gold Limited (Australia)

 

 

4.59

%

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited ADR (South Africa)

 

 

4.37

%

Newcrest Mining Limited (Australia)

 

 

4.16

%

AngloGold Ashanti Limited ADR (South Africa)

 

 

4.04

%



49


FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks, Rights and Warrants (70.83%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (10.17%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,006,755

 

Lihir Gold Limited (a)

 

$

25,639,904

 

$

49,577,119

 

 

6,668,918

 

Lihir Gold Rights (a)

 

 

 

 

3,770,966

 

 

2,324,070

 

Newcrest Mining Limited

 

 

30,323,787

 

 

44,951,820

 

 

2,492,824

 

Kingsgate Consolidated Limited

 

 

8,912,435

 

 

11,525,367

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,876,126

 

 

109,825,272

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Canada (26.76%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,136,748

 

Barrick Gold Corporation

 

 

91,369,740

 

 

88,173,986

 

 

6,921,681

 

IAMGOLD Corporation

 

 

41,612,546

 

 

56,200,216

 

 

3,865,610

 

Kinross Gold Corporation (a)

 

 

30,341,705

 

 

51,528,581

 

 

4,907,950

 

Aurizon Mines Limited (a)

 

 

7,481,013

 

 

16,825,486

 

 

1,459,140

 

Minefinders Corporation (a)

 

 

11,517,170

 

 

16,388,915

 

 

2,819,290

 

Metallica Resources Inc. (a)

 

 

3,861,514

 

 

14,243,334

 

 

2,850,940

 

Miramar Mining Corporation (a)

 

 

2,526,866

 

 

12,268,469

 

 

1,149,700

 

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

 

 

7,250,738

 

 

11,627,170

 

 

1,636,805

 

Cumberland Resources Limited (a)

 

 

4,356,609

 

 

10,572,894

 

 

1,448,560

 

Richmont Mines Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

4,806,659

 

 

4,312,552

 

 

750,000

 

Golden Star Resources Limited (a)(b)

 

 

970,106

 

 

3,292,500

 

 

99,320

 

Goldcorp Inc.

 

 

2,122,737

 

 

2,417,449

 

 

765,600

 

Wesdome Gold Mines Inc. (a)(b)

 

 

662,515

 

 

1,063,669

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

208,879,918

 

 

288,915,221

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Mexico (2.71%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,354,540

 

Industrias Peñoles, SA de C.V.

 

 

7,198,691

 

 

29,208,109

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

South Africa (19.49%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,903,110

 

Gold Fields Limited ADR

 

 

41,651,824

 

 

52,168,887

 

 

2,969,030

 

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited ADR (a)

 

 

32,571,495

 

 

47,148,196

 

 

977,700

 

AngloGold Ashanti Limited ADR

 

 

37,807,231

 

 

43,576,089

 

 

1,662,230

 

Randgold Resources Limited ADR (a)

 

 

29,011,217

 

 

39,810,409

 

 

3,363,456

 

Mvelaphanda Resources Limited (a)

 

 

11,452,380

 

 

27,678,036

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

152,494,147

 

 

210,381,617

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (0.07%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

740,000

 

Trans-Siberian Gold Limited (a)

 

 

1,579,311

 

 

732,654

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

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FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks, Rights and Warrants—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (11.63%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,925,145

 

Newmont Mining Corporation Holding Company

 

$

106,078,297

 

$

98,344,938

 

 

926,520

 

Royal Gold, Inc.

 

 

17,391,578

 

 

27,174,832

 

 

400,000

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

123,469,875

 

 

125,519,770

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks, Rights and Warrants

 

 

558,498,068

 

 

764,582,643

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 












 

Ounces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

 

Commodity (25.68%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

409,175

 

Gold bullion (a)

 

 

191,488,134

 

 

277,236,357

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 












 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

 

Short-Term Investments (3.93%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

21,451,000

 

Diageo Capital Plc 5.35% due 5/01/2007

 

 

21,451,000

 

 

21,451,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

ConocoPhilips 5.30% due 5/01/2007

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

2,723,000

 

Honeywell International Inc. 5.22% due 5/01/2007

 

 

2,723,000

 

 

2,723,000

 

 

3,354,000

 

Pitney Bowes Inc. 5.21% due 5/10/2007

 

 

3,349,631

 

 

3,349,631

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

42,523,631

 

 

42,523,631

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Investments (100.44%)

 

$

792,509,833

*

 

1,084,342,631

**

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets (–0.44%)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,776,430

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

$

1,079,566,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 

 


*

At April 30, 2007 cost is substantially identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.

**

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments at April 30, 2007 were $308,293,199 and $16,460,401, respectively (net appreciation was $291,832,798).

 

 

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

51


FIRST EAGLE GOLD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

(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, 2007.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

Purchases

 

 

 


 

Affiliate

 

Shares

 

Cost

 






 

Richmont Mines

 

 

195,000

 

$

537,354

 








 

 

 

 

(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, representing 0% of net assets.

 

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

52


(ANNIVERSARY LOGO)

FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

First Eagle Fund of America

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

(PHOTO OF HAROLD LEVY)
Harold Levy

The first six months of fiscal 2007 was a very good period for investors in First Eagle Fund of America. The total returns were 13.79% vs. 8.60% for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

We often go through periods of time where there is little corporate activity of the kind that causes the value of our holdings to increase in value. Then there are periods like the present when activity is active and widespread. Among the significant events of the period were:

 

 

The sale of Medimmune Inc. at $57.29 at about 3 times where the fund began buying its stake in 2003.

 

 

The announced split up of American Standard Companies Inc. into the HVAC business and truck parts supplies.

 

 

The recapitalization of Dean Foods Company and Domino’s Pizza Inc. where each paid out about 1/3 of their market value in cash, in effect a mini-public leveraged buyout.



Subsequent to the six month end, Alltel Corporation, one of our top positions, announced its sale to a group of private equity buyers. The only real negative events were modest earnings disappointments at HealthSouth Corporation and LSI Corporation and both are positions we have added to.

We have no idea how long the “good times” relative to corporate activity will last, but we continue to find interesting investments which fit our criteria where we see substantial capital appreciation potential with what we consider to be acceptable levels of risk.

During this quarter we passed the milestone of 20 years in operation. For better or worse we are doing what we have always done—trying to grow the value of your investment dollars over the long term by investing in favorable risk/reward opportunities. While there are significant differences between 1987 and 2007 the basic characteristics of what we do remains unchanged.

We thank you for your confidence.

Sincerely,

 

-s- Harold Levy

Harold Levy

Portfolio Manager

June 2007

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.

53


 

FUND OVERVIEW

 

 

FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

Data as of April 30, 2007 (Unaudited)   

 

THE INVESTMENT STYLE


 

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

 

ASSET ALLOCATION

(PIE CHART)

 

SECTOR/INDUSTRY*

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials

 

 

16.74

%

Energy

 

 

13.43

%

Telecommunication Services

 

 

10.78

%

Information Technology

 

 

10.32

%

Materials

 

 

10.28

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

9.94

%

Health Care Services

 

 

8.89

%

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

7.85

%

Biotechnology

 

 

2.90

%

Consumer Staples

 

 

2.81

%

*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)

 

 

19.09%

 

 

11.52%

 

 

12.76%

 

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index

 

 

15.24%

 

 

 8.54%

 

 

 8.05%

 


 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT

(LINE GRAPH)

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 and is not available for purchase. Although the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also considered a proxy for the total market.

 

TOP 10 HOLDINGS

 

 

 

 

 

Teekay Shipping Corporation (marine transportation)

 

 

5.14

%

American Standard Companies Inc. (building products manufacturer)

 

 

4.47

%

Alltel Corporation (telecommunications services provider)

 

 

4.37

%

DST Systems Inc. (data processing services provider)

 

 

4.00

%

Agilent Technologies Inc. (electronic equipment provider)

 

 

3.81

%

Baxter International Inc. (diversified medical products and services)

 

 

3.78

%

Shire Plc ADR (perscription medicines manufacturer)

 

 

3.75

%

Ball Corporation (packaging and aerospace manufacturer)

 

 

2.88

%

Autoliv Inc. (automobile components supplier)

 

 

2.86

%

General Dynamics Corporation (aerospace and defense manufacturer)

 

 

2.85

%



54


FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 










 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stocks — U.S. (87.17%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (2.90%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

221,400

 

Medimmune Inc. (a)(c)

 

$

5,930,158

 

 

$ 12,548,952

 

 

298,700

 

InterMune Inc. (a)

 

 

4,888,338

 

 

8,635,417

 

 

645,800

 

Isolagen Inc. (a)

 

 

2,335,919

 

 

2,583,200

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,154,415

 

 

23,767,569

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (9.94%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

402,600

 

Autoliv Inc. (c)

 

 

17,456,288

 

 

23,411,190

 

 

219,300

 

The Stanley Works (c)

 

 

10,033,758

 

 

12,780,804

 

 

133,000

 

The Black & Decker Corporation (c)

 

 

10,118,490

 

 

12,065,760

 

 

431,400

 

Virgin Media Inc. (c)

 

 

11,681,505

 

 

10,884,222

 

 

159,200

 

WESCO International Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

10,212,444

 

 

10,056,664

 

 

100,600

 

Fortune Brands Inc.

 

 

8,517,486

 

 

8,058,060

 

 

131,700

 

Domino’s Pizza Inc. (c)

 

 

3,795,594

 

 

4,247,325

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,815,565

 

 

81,504,025

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (2.81%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

517,390

 

Dean Foods Company

 

 

11,794,114

 

 

18,848,518

 

 

138,350

 

Treehouse Foods Inc. (a)

 

 

2,750,555

 

 

4,169,869

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,544,669

 

 

23,018,387

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Energy (13.43%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

705,600

 

Teekay Shipping Corporation (c)

 

 

29,944,634

 

 

42,089,040

 

 

412,800

 

Grant Prideco Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

17,895,982

 

 

21,275,712

 

 

290,250

 

Devon Energy Corporation (c)

 

 

17,387,549

 

 

21,150,517

 

 

387,600

 

Halliburton Company (c)

 

 

12,409,738

 

 

12,314,052

 

 

138,740

 

Atlas America Inc.

 

 

7,716,955

 

 

8,281,391

 

 

66,100

 

GlobalSantaFe Corporation (c)

 

 

3,966,387

 

 

4,225,773

 

 

22,300

 

Teekay Offshore Partners LP

 

 

468,300

 

 

691,300

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,789,545

 

 

110,027,785

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Health Care Services (8.39%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

547,000

 

Baxter International Inc. (c)

 

 

20,278,890

 

 

30,976,610

 

 

395,400

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (a)(c)

 

 

16,363,221

 

 

19,374,600

 

 

754,900

 

HealthSouth Corporation (a)

 

 

18,768,677

 

 

15,852,900

 

 

5,125,781

 

Regen Biologics Inc. (a)

 

 

4,356,914

 

 

2,562,891

 

 

67,777

 

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

 

 

883,921

 

 

 

 

51,966

 

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

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

26,057

 

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

 

 

342,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,493,623

 

 

68,767,001

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

55


FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 












 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials (16.74%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

665,500

 

American Standard Companies Inc. (c)

 

$

24,501,471

 

$

36,642,430

 

 

298,000

 

General Dynamics Corporation (c)

 

 

15,559,577

 

 

23,393,000

 

 

699,570

 

Tyco International Limited

 

 

11,172,515

 

 

22,826,969

 

 

629,880

 

UAP Holding Corporation

 

 

10,620,690

 

 

17,428,780

 

 

120,000

 

Precision Castparts Corporation (c)

 

 

5,493,635

 

 

12,493,200

 

 

796,000

 

DynCorp International Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

10,058,972

 

 

11,940,000

 

 

135,900

 

Flowserve Corporation (c)

 

 

4,818,425

 

 

8,291,259

 

 

82,600

 

Joy Global Inc. (c)

 

 

3,891,000

 

 

4,182,038

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,116,285

 

 

137,197,676

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Information Technology (9.30%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

420,200

 

DST Systems Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

21,713,923

 

 

32,796,610

 

 

908,800

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

27,123,255

 

 

31,235,456

 

 

1,436,808

 

LSI Corporation (a)(c)

 

 

13,781,049

 

 

12,212,868

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,618,227

 

 

76,244,934

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Materials (8.78%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

465,390

 

Ball Corporation

 

 

13,305,979

 

 

23,590,619

 

 

817,900

 

Crown Holdings Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

14,420,262

 

 

19,768,643

 

 

306,300

 

Eagle Materials Inc. (c)

 

 

13,726,166

 

 

13,664,043

 

 

162,500

 

Eastman Chemical Company (c)

 

 

9,698,930

 

 

11,001,250

 

 

59,000

 

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

 

 

4,142,580

 

 

3,962,440

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,293,917

 

 

71,986,995

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (4.10%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

402,673

 

Theravance Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

8,672,586

 

 

13,340,556

 

 

840,800

 

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

8,461,615

 

 

9,316,064

 

 

388,410

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

 

 

9,687,277

 

 

6,999,148

 

 

465,800

 

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

 

4,032,747

 

 

3,949,984

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,854,225

 

 

33,605,752

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services (10.78%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

570,900

 

Alltel Corporation (c)

 

 

29,729,518

 

 

35,789,721

 

 

189,600

 

Leap Wireless International Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

5,983,215

 

 

14,472,168

 

 

1,177,182

 

Dobson Communications Corporation (a)(c)

 

 

5,296,476

 

 

10,724,128

 

 

138,200

 

U.S. Cellular Corporation (a)(c)

 

 

9,869,826

 

 

10,019,500

 

 

329,559

 

Rural Cellular Corporation, Class ‘A’ (a)

 

 

3,988,106

 

 

8,149,994

 

 

5,567

 

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

 

 

5,130,317

 

 

7,195,347

 

 

68,800

 

Global Crossing Limited (a)(c)

 

 

2,011,059

 

 

1,984,192

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,008,517

 

 

88,335,050

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common and Preferred Stocks — U.S.

 

 

547,688,988

 

 

714,455,174

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



See Notes to Financial Statements.

56


FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 










 

 

 

Common Stocks—Non U.S. (6.77%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada (2.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

162,100

 

Teck Cominco Limited, Class ‘B’ (3)(c)

 

$

11,788,739

 

$

12,324,463

 

 

214,900

 

MDS Inc. (1)

 

 

3,896,934

 

 

4,080,951

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,685,673

 

 

16,405,414

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Singapore (1.02%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

331,500

 

Verigy Limited (2)(a)(c)

 

 

5,725,567

 

 

8,377,005

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (3.75%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

439,400

 

Shire Plc ADR (4)(c)

 

 

10,883,659

 

 

30,709,666

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Common Stock—Non U.S.

 

 

32,294,899

 

 

55,492,085

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Warrants—U.S. (0.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,873

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement (8.61%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,525,837

 

State Steet Bank and Trust 4¼%, dated 4/30/2007, due 5/01/2007, repurchase value $70,534,163 (collateralized by mortgage-backed securities)(d)

 

 

70,525,837

 

 

70,525,837

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total Investment Portfolio Excluding Options Written

 

 

650,510,106

 

 

840,473,096

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

 

Covered Call Options Written (–2.20%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

439

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. @ $32.50 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(94,605

)

 

975

 

Alltel Corporation @ $60 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(409,500

)

 

1,561

 

American Standard Companies Inc. @ $55 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(390,250

)

 

2,013

 

Autoliv Inc. @ $60 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(171,105

)

 

1,228

 

Baxter International Inc. @ $52.50 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(528,040

)

 

2,932

 

Baxter International Inc. @ $50 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(1,993,760

)

 

287

 

The Black & Decker Corporation @ $90 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(70,315

)

 

1,043

 

The Black & Decker Corporation @ $85 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(662,305

)

 

214

 

Crown Holdings Inc @ $22.50 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(37,985

)

 

107

 

Crown Holdings Inc @ $25 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(11,235

)

 

106

 

Crown Holdings Inc @ $22.50 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(24,115

)

 

182

 

Devon Energy Corporation @ $70 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(83,720

)

 

237

 

Devon Energy Corporation @ $65 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(190,785

)

 

1,049

 

Devon Energy Corporation @ $75 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(356,660

)

 

118

 

Devon Energy Corporation @ $70 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(64,900

)

 

695

 

Dobson Communications Corporation @ $7.50 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(121,625

)

 

943

 

Domino’s Pizza Inc. @ $16.50 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(278,185

)

 

237

 

DST Systems Inc. @ $75 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(90,060

)

 

461

 

DST Systems Inc. @ $70 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(382,630

)

 

2,313

 

DynCorp International Inc. @ $17.50 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(34,695

)



See Notes to Financial Statements.

57


FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Contracts

 

 

 

Cost
(Note 1)

 

Value
(Note 1)

 









 

 

 

Covered Call Options Written—(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

864

 

DynCorp International Inc. @ $15 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

$

(75,600

)

 

243

 

Eagle Materials Inc. @ $50 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(10,935

)

 

686

 

Eagle Materials Inc. @ $45 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(111,475

)

 

1,625

 

Eastman Chemical Company @ $60 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(1,365,000

)

 

545

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation @ $50 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(62,675

)

 

179

 

Flowserve Corporation @ $60 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(65,335

)

 

295

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Class ‘B’ @ $75 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(28,025

)

 

295

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Class ‘B’ @ $70 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(56,050

)

 

2,847

 

General Dynamics Corporation @ $80 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(213,525

)

 

133

 

General Dynamics Corporation @ $75 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(53,200

)

 

688

 

Global Crossing Limited @ $30 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(73,960

)

 

342

 

GlobalSantaFe Corporation @ $62.50 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(95,760

)

 

319

 

GlobalSantaFe Corporation @ $60 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(143,550

)

 

413

 

Grant Prideco Inc. @ $50 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(206,500

)

 

2,582

 

Halliburton Company @ $32.50 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(219,470

)

 

1,294

 

Halliburton Company @ $32.50 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(168,220

)

 

330

 

Joy Global Inc. @ $45 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(191,400

)

 

228

 

Leap Wireless International Inc. @ $80 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(30,780

)

 

227

 

Leap Wireless International Inc. @ $75 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(81,720

)

 

455

 

Leap Wireless International Inc. @ $75 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(254,800

)

 

4,244

 

LSI Corporation @ $22.50 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(63,660

)

 

91

 

LSI Corporation @ $20 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(5,915

)

 

239

 

Medimmune Inc. @ $45 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(282,020

)

 

555

 

Medimmune Inc. @ $37.50 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(1,071,150

)

 

237

 

Medimmune Inc. @ $35 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(517,845

)

 

118

 

Medimmune Inc. @ $42.50 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(171,100

)

 

532

 

Medimmune Inc. @ $40 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(901,740

)

 

533

 

Medimmune Inc. @ $37.50 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(1,036,685

)

 

2,883

 

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. @ $10 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(331,545

)

 

1,200

 

Precision Castparts Corporation @ $100 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(852,000

)

 

1,014

 

Shire Plc ADR @ $65 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(537,420

)

 

1,375

 

Shire Plc ADR @ $65 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(955,625

)

 

1,136

 

The Stanley Works @ $57.50 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(397,600

)

 

392

 

Teck Cominco Limited, Class ‘B’ @ $75 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(145,040

)

 

686

 

Teekay Shipping Corporation @ $55 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(339,570

)

 

174

 

Theravance Inc. @ $30 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(73,080

)

 

855

 

U.S. Cellular Corporation @ $75 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(40,612

)

 

725

 

Verigy Limited @ $17.50 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(565,500

)

 

972

 

Virgin Media @ $27.50 exp. Jun 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(38,880

)

 

1,261

 

WESCO International Inc. @ $65 exp. May 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(126,100

)

 

331

 

WESCO International Inc. @ $65 exp. Jul 2007

 

 

 

 

 

(115,850

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Total Covered Call Options Written (premium $12,185,179)

 

 

 

 

 

(18,073,392

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Total Investment Portfolio (100.35%)

 

$

638,324,927

*

 

822,399,704

**

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets (–0.35%)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,829,729

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

$

819,569,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 


*

At April 30, 2007 cost is substantially identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.

**

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments at April 30, 2007 were $205,405,877 and $21,331,100, respectively (net appreciation was $184,074,777).



See Notes to Financial Statements.

58


FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

Sector/Industry Classification


(1)          Health Care Services

(2)          Information Technology

(3)          Materials

(4)          Pharmaceuticals

 

 


(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Restricted security priced at fair value by the Valuation Committee of the Board of Trustees. 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, 2007 is shown below:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Security

 

Acquisition Date

 

Cost

 

Carrying Value Per
Share/Principal

 









Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. E-1

 

10/31/1995

 

 

$

883,921

 

 

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. E-2

 

12/19/1996

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. F Pfd.

 

12/07/2001

 

 

 

342,000

 

 

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Warrants

 

10/21/1998

 

 

 

382

 

 

 

Assistive Technology Inc. Ser. E-1 Warrants

 

10/21/1998

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

(c)

At April 30, 2007, 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 the fair value procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, representing 0% of net assets.

(f)

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



See Notes to Financial Statements.

59


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2007
(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: $16,413,424,733, $8,072,717,566, $597,071,209, $792,509,833, $650,510,106, respectively) (Note 1)

 

$

21,683,621,040

 

$

11,927,699,540

 

$

671,006,791

 

$

1,084,342,631

 

$

840,473,096

 

Cash

 

 

3,561,093

 

 

1,944,913

 

 

977

 

 

145

 

 

688,878

 

Foreign cash (cost: $4,882,166)

 

 

 

 

4,869,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

 

 

23,599,123

 

 

26,071,526

 

 

97,680

 

 

1,563,734

 

 

11,352,895

 

Receivable for premiums for written options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

362,264

 

Receivable for Fund shares sold

 

 

15,503,534

 

 

4,130,103

 

 

1,634,726

 

 

706,959

 

 

438,314

 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

 

 

49,130,622

 

 

52,328,872

 

 

971,967

 

 

 

 

816,480

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation plan (Note 2)

 

 

131,376

 

 

152,045

 

 

36,153

 

 

9,483

 

 

93,216

 

Other assets

 

 

388,146

 

 

217,805

 

 

10,980

 

 

21,124

 

 

34,100

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Assets

 

 

21,775,934,934

 

 

12,017,414,193

 

 

673,759,274

 

 

1,086,644,076

 

 

854,259,243

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written, at value (premiums received $12,185,179) (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,073,392

 

Payable to custodian bank (cost: $1,389,734, $0, $0, $572,492 and $0, respectively)

 

 

1,376,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

566,062

 

 

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

 

 

18,960,997

 

 

6,301,953

 

 

1,173,336

 

 

3,404,022

 

 

140,507

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

 

 

67,761,560

 

 

32,444,690

 

 

1,409,608

 

 

1,662,382

 

 

15,280,245

 

Investment advisory fees payable (Note 3)

 

 

13,278,594

 

 

7,346,213

 

 

412,482

 

 

684,827

 

 

665,985

 

Administrative costs payable (Note 3)

 

 

283,277

 

 

156,719

 

 

8,799

 

 

14,610

 

 

10,656

 

Distribution fees payable (Note 4)

 

 

6,038,427

 

 

2,043,431

 

 

198,475

 

 

265,270

 

 

189,482

 

Services fees payable (Note 4)

 

 

1,118,403

 

 

253,463

 

 

43,406

 

 

34,734

 

 

11,493

 

Trustee deferred compensation plan (Note 2)

 

 

131,376

 

 

152,045

 

 

36,153

 

 

9,483

 

 

93,216

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

5,737,669

 

 

3,286,862

 

 

182,272

 

 

436,485

 

 

224,292

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Liabilities

 

 

114,687,147

 

 

51,985,376

 

 

3,464,531

 

 

7,077,875

 

 

34,689,268

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital stock (par value, $0.001 per share)

 

 

449,621

 

 

443,578

 

 

41,391

 

 

50,559

 

 

29,127

 

Capital surplus

 

 

15,869,725,350

 

 

7,905,245,091

 

 

591,032,423

 

 

793,048,024

 

 

581,311,696

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

5,270,196,307

 

 

3,854,981,974

 

 

73,935,582

 

 

291,832,798

 

 

189,962,990

 

Foreign currency related transactions

 

 

98,308

 

 

267,785

 

 

 

 

13,482

 

 

 

Written Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,888,213

)

Undistributed net realized gains on investments

 

 

757,491,767

 

 

445,026,731

 

 

2,559,582

 

 

30,517,829

 

 

46,361,461

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

 

 

(236,713,566

)

 

(240,536,342

)

 

2,725,765

 

 

(35,896,491

)

 

7,792,914

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net Assets

 

$

21,661,247,787

 

$

11,965,428,817

 

$

670,294,743

 

$

1,079,566,201

 

$

819,569,975

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Class A share capital

 

$

13,128,832,253

 

$

6,266,489,142

 

$

333,620,600

 

$

763,672,803

 

$

58,997,925

 

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

 

 

272,044,657

 

 

232,792,003

 

 

20,603,918

 

 

35,731,225

 

 

2,110,178

 

Net asset value per share

 

$

48.26

 

$

26.92

 

$

16.19

 

$

21.37

 

$

27.96

 

Maximum offering price per share

 

$

50.80

 

$

28.34

 

$

17.04

 

$

22.49

 

$

29.43

 

Class I share capital

 

$

3,060,646,451

 

$

4,462,067,072

 

$

123,107,237

 

$

151,408,444

 

 

 

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

 

 

63,211,504

 

 

164,297,454

 

 

7,535,138

 

 

7,041,774

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

 

$

48.42

 

$

27.16

 

$

16.34

 

$

21.50

 

 

 

Class C share capital

 

$

5,471,769,083

 

$

1,236,872,603

 

$

213,566,906

 

$

164,484,954

 

$

56,833,916

 

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

 

 

114,365,271

 

 

46,488,647

 

 

13,251,748

 

 

7,786,407

 

 

2,202,292

 

Net asset value per share

 

$

47.84

 

$

26.61

 

$

16.12

 

$

21.12

 

$

25.81

 

Class Y share capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

703,738,134

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,814,608

 

Net asset value per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

28.36

 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

60


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2007
(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

 

$

123,683,964

 

$

77,600,174

 

$

6,798,480

 

$

1,100,403

 

$

1,540,825

 

Dividends (net of $10,161,727, $9,408,172, $0, $110,337, $20,724, foreign taxes withheld, respectively)

 

 

135,157,215

 

 

81,460,144

 

 

3,291,372

 

 

2,066,340

 

 

11,766,695

 

Other Income

 

 

324,169

 

 

 

 

37,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total income

 

 

259,165,348

 

 

159,060,318

 

 

10,127,027

 

 

3,166,743

 

 

13,307,520

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 3)

 

 

76,625,505

 

 

42,688,129

 

 

2,265,919

 

 

4,046,491

 

 

3,859,652

 

Administrative costs (Note 3)

 

 

1,634,677

 

 

910,680

 

 

48,339

 

 

86,325

 

 

61,754

 

Distribution fees (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

15,521,534

 

 

7,483,416

 

 

367,919

 

 

958,172

 

 

64,702

 

Class C

 

 

19,412,284

 

 

4,440,184

 

 

699,177

 

 

609,221

 

 

193,087

 

Class Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

835,848

 

Service fees—Class C (Note 4)

 

 

6,470,761

 

 

1,480,061

 

 

233,059

 

 

203,074

 

 

64,362

 

Shareholder servicing agent fees

 

 

7,161,360

 

 

3,253,496

 

 

425,422

 

 

615,686

 

 

384,173

 

Custodian fees

 

 

1,398,496

 

 

1,213,402

 

 

17,279

 

 

181,430

 

 

13,799

 

Printing fees

 

 

792,002

 

 

392,279

 

 

38,890

 

 

62,397

 

 

31,669

 

Accounting fees

 

 

486,649

 

 

268,714

 

 

15,672

 

 

25,697

 

 

16,051

 

Professional fees

 

 

370,143

 

 

69,940

 

 

29,029

 

 

48,101

 

 

40,286

 

Registration and filing fees

 

 

309,077

 

 

150,314

 

 

59,708

 

 

46,437

 

 

48,668

 

Legal fees

 

 

256,262

 

 

149,044

 

 

6,527

 

 

13,308

 

 

8,850

 

Trustees’ fees

 

 

254,691

 

 

141,872

 

 

7,468

 

 

13,383

 

 

10,492

 

Insurance fees

 

 

153,181

 

 

89,229

 

 

3,491

 

 

9,049

 

 

12,881

 

Miscellaneous fees

 

 

4,507

 

 

2,266

 

 

182

 

 

236

 

 

225

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total expenses

 

 

130,851,129

 

 

62,733,026

 

 

4,218,081

 

 

6,919,007

 

 

5,646,499

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Expense reductions due to earnings credits (Note 1)

 

 

(718,876

)

 

(303,453

)

 

(18,270

)

 

(44,597

)

 

(31,678

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net expenses

 

 

130,132,253

 

 

62,429,573

 

 

4,199,811

 

 

6,874,410

 

 

5,614,821

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net investment income (loss) (Note 1)

 

 

129,033,095

 

 

96,630,745

 

 

5,927,216

 

 

(3,707,667

)

 

7,692,699

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains (losses) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment transactions

 

 

755,505,176

 

 

441,723,655

 

 

2,481,774

 

 

30,881,800

 

 

58,417,894

 

Foreign currency related transactions

 

 

11,957,552

 

 

8,518,099

 

 

(253

)

 

(16,877

)

 

 

Written Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,894,345

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

767,462,728

 

 

450,241,754

 

 

2,481,521

 

 

30,864,923

 

 

48,523,549

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

1,128,111,403

 

 

886,191,977

 

 

26,577,478

 

 

54,305,665

 

 

50,282,264

 

Foreign currency related transactions

 

 

(2,475,819

)

 

6,772

 

 

 

 

13,482

 

 

 

Written Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,801,515

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

1,125,635,584

 

 

886,198,749

 

 

26,577,478

 

 

54,319,147

 

 

44,480,749

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

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

 

 

1,893,098,312

 

 

1,336,440,503

 

 

29,058,999

 

 

85,184,070

 

 

93,004,298

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

2,022,131,407

 

$

1,433,071,248

 

$

34,986,215

 

$

81,476,403

 

$

100,696,997

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

61


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

First Eagle
Global Fund

 

First Eagle
Overseas Fund

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2006

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2006

 


 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

129,033,095

 

$

202,086,191

 

$

96,630,745

 

$

160,352,124

 

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

 

 

767,462,728

 

 

1,729,022,968

 

 

450,241,754

 

 

1,110,693,744

 

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

 

 

1,125,635,584

 

 

1,269,653,522

 

 

886,198,749

 

 

711,018,507

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

2,022,131,407

 

 

3,200,762,681

 

 

1,433,071,248

 

 

1,982,064,375

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid from net investment income

 

 

(466,827,023

)

 

(283,481,518

)

 

(357,741,423

)

 

(301,669,892

)

Distributions paid from net realized gains from investment transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

(890,383,733

)

 

(380,311,467

)

 

(474,701,910

)

 

(320,085,336

)

Class I

 

 

(199,381,200

)

 

(70,203,372

)

 

(329,439,371

)

 

(199,381,304

)

Class C

 

 

(374,703,576

)

 

(155,099,118

)

 

(95,188,701

)

 

(65,934,209

)

Class Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions

 

 

(1,931,295,532

)

 

(889,095,475

)

 

(1,257,071,405

)

 

(887,070,741

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Fund Share Transactions (Note 6):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares sold

 

 

1,634,716,512

 

 

3,058,013,044

 

 

721,084,667

 

 

1,611,386,621

 

Net asset value of shares issued for reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

1,592,691,429

 

 

737,750,171

 

 

1,061,174,199

 

 

741,975,762

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

(1,079,792,716

)

 

(1,790,535,142

)

 

(953,400,099

)

 

(1,376,427,484

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

 

 

2,147,615,225

 

 

2,005,228,073

 

 

828,858,767

 

 

976,934,899

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net increase in net assets

 

 

2,238,451,100

 

 

4,316,895,279

 

 

1,004,858,610

 

 

2,071,928,533

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

19,422,796,687

 

 

15,105,901,408

 

 

10,960,570,207

 

 

8,888,641,674

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

End of period (including undistributed net investment (loss) income of $(236,713,566), $101,080,362, $(240,536,342), $20,593,575, $2,725,765, $6,110,042, $(35,896,491), $969,257 and $7,792,914, $100,216, respectively

 

$

21,661,247,787

 

$

19,422,796,687

 

$

11,965,428,817

 

$

10,960,570,207

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

62



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

First Eagle
U.S. Value Fund

 

First Eagle
Gold Fund

 

First Eagle
Fund of America

 


 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2006

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2006

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2006

 


 

 

$

5,927,216

 

$

7,140,779

 

$

(3,707,667

)

$

(7,303,097

)

$

7,692,699

 

$

(2,638,843

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,481,521

 

 

25,876,243

 

 

30,864,923

 

 

197,637,626

 

 

48,523,549

 

 

106,682,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,577,478

 

 

15,113,970

 

 

54,319,147

 

 

104,692,554

 

 

44,480,749

 

 

14,367,100

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

34,986,215

 

 

48,130,992

 

 

81,476,403

 

 

295,027,083

 

 

100,696,997

 

 

118,410,592

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

(9,311,493

)

 

(5,204,225

)

 

(33,158,082

)

 

(21,502,525

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10,814,242

)

 

(2,885,328

)

 

(100,864,904

)

 

 

 

(5,917,839

)

 

(2,779,103

)

 

(4,725,972

)

 

(1,280,821

)

 

(19,372,844

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,912,351

)

 

(1,879,885

)

 

(21,208,209

)

 

 

 

(6,484,100

)

 

(3,556,274

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(81,196,048

)

 

(59,542,911

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31,764,058

)

 

(11,250,259

)

 

(174,604,039

)

 

(21,502,525

)

 

(93,597,987

)

 

(65,878,288

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

169,478,927

 

 

243,977,278

 

 

76,565,896

 

 

339,700,156

 

 

52,398,667

 

 

67,272,045

 

 

 

22,893,688

 

 

8,022,368

 

 

141,010,688

 

 

17,043,395

 

 

78,266,917

 

 

58,571,211

 

 

(54,756,511

)

 

(74,814,310

)

 

(123,780,442

)

 

(320,345,919

)

 

(83,758,665

)

 

(161,334,938

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

137,616,104

 

 

177,185,336

 

 

93,796,142

 

 

36,397,632

 

 

46,906,919

 

 

(35,491,682

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

140,838,261

 

 

214,066,069

 

 

668,506

 

 

309,922,190

 

 

54,005,929

 

 

17,040,622

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

529,456,482

 

 

315,390,413

 

 

1,078,897,695

 

 

768,975,505

 

 

765,564,046

 

 

748,523,424

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

670,294,743

 

$

529,456,482

 

$

1,079,566,201

 

$

1,078,897,695

 

$

819,569,975

 

$

765,564,046

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

63


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. 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. The First Eagle Overseas Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equities issued by non-U.S. corporations. The First Eagle U.S. Value Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equities issued by U.S. corporations. The First Eagle Gold Fund’s investment objective is to provide exposure to the investment characteristics of gold and, to a limited extent, other precious metals. The First Eagle Fund of America is a U.S. equity fund with a unique event-driven bias that seeks capital appreciation.

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 security (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 for long or short positions, respectively). 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 for long or short positions, respectively), 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”)).

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Commodities (such as physical metals) are valued at the spot price at the time trading on the New York Stock Exchange closes (normally 4:00 p.m. E.S.T.). Forward currency contracts are valued at the current cost of covering or offsetting such contracts.

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.

London closing exchange rates typically are used to convert foreign security prices into U.S. dollars. 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 by the Adviser 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 traded 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. 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 amortizes 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 Fund’s average daily net assets relative to the total average daily net

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FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

assets of the First Eagle Variable Funds. Earnings credits reduce custody fees, shareholder servicing agent fees and accounting fees by the amount of interest earned on balances with such service providers.

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.

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 until these contracts are closed out, at which time the Funds realize a gain or loss. 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) Structured notes—In order to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the source of its income, the diversification of its assets and the distribution of its income. One of these requirements is that the Fund derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies or net income derived from interests in certain publicly traded partnerships (“Qualifying Income”). There currently is some uncertainty as to the status of income from commodity-linked structured notes in which certain of the First Eagle Funds have invested, and these Funds have treated such income as Qualifying Income. If any Fund fails to qualify as a RIC, the Fund will be subject to federal, state and local income tax on its net income and capital gains at regular corporate rates (without reduction for distributions to shareholders). When distributed, that income would also be taxable to shareholders as an ordinary dividend to the extent attributable to each Fund’s earnings and profits.

g) Repurchase agreements—The First Eagle Fund of America may enter into repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that meet the advisor’s credit guidelines. Each repurchase agreement is

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valued at amortized cost. The Fund requires that the collateral received in a repurchase agreement transaction be transferred to a custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to obtain collateral in the event of a counterparty default. If the counterparty defaults and the fair value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

h) 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 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.

i) 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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

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, 2007.

j) 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.

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

l) 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.

m) 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.

n) Recently issued accounting pronouncements—In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 – Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes that require the tax effects of certain tax positions to be recognized. These tax positions must meet a “more likely than not” standard that based on their technical merits, have a more than 50 percent likelihood of being sustained upon examination. FASB Interpretation No. 48 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2006. At adoption, the financial statements must be adjusted to reflect only those tax positions that are more likely than not of being sustained. Management of the Trust is currently evaluating the impact that FASB Interpretation No. 48 will have on the Trust’s financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies to reporting periods beginning after November 15, 2007. The adoption of SFAS is not expected to have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

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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 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, accounting, operations, compliance and other services on behalf of the Funds, and in accordance with its agreement with them, the Funds reimburse the Adviser for costs (including personnel, related overhead and other costs) related to those services. For the six months ended April 30, 2007, the Funds reimbursed the Adviser amounts as disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

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, 2007, First Eagle Funds Distributors realized $585,689, $74,377, $78,354, $28,362 and $14,558, 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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

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 Eagle Fund of America are fees that are payable to trustees in the amounts of $47,400, $26,444, $1,387, $2,515 and $1,792, respectively. The Trust adopted a Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan which allows the independent Trustees to defer the receipt of all or a portion of compensation related to performance of their duties as a Trustee. The deferred fees are invested in various First Eagle Funds until distribution in accordance with the Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan.

Note 3 — Options

For the six months ended April 30, 2007, First Eagle Fund of America had the following written options transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

Number of Contracts

 

Premium

 







Options outstanding at October 31, 2006

 

 

 

54,352

 

 

$

13,742,018

 

Options written

 

 

 

139,557

 

 

 

37,124,993

 

Options assigned

 

 

 

(17,764

)

 

 

(5,595,814

)

Options expired/closed

 

 

 

(124,862

)

 

 

(33,086,018

)

 

 

 



 

 



 

Options outstanding at April 30, 2007

 

 

 

51,283

 

 

$

12,185,179

 

 

 

 



 

 



 











As of April 30, 2007, portfolio securities valued at $246,491,600 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, 2006

 

 

 

839

 

 

$

390,727

 

Options expired/closed

 

 

 

(839

)

 

 

(390,727

)

 

 

 



 

 



 

Options outstanding at April 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 



 

 



 











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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 the 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 Plans, the Distributor is obligated to use the amounts received 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.

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, 2007 the distribution fees incurred by the Funds were as disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

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, 2007 the services fees incurred by the Funds were as disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

Note 5 — Purchases and Sales of Securities

During the six months ended April 30, 2007 the aggregate cost of purchases of investments, excluding short-term securities, totaled $2,522,872,527, $1,382,280,970, $107,963,744, $25,805,239 and $191,828,906 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 $2,056,513,572, $892,575,549, $23,113,845, $58,134,576 and $214,386,318 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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Note 6—Capital Stock

At April 30, 2007, 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, 2007

 

 

 


 

 

 

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

 

 

17,851,063

 

 

8,488,379

 

 

8,663,899

 

 

14,610,392

 

 

11,134,403

 

 

2,262,589

 

 

5,584,413

 

 

1,451,714

 

 

3,608,874

 

Shares issued for reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

23,202,772

 

 

4,328,547

 

 

7,497,567

 

 

24,146,635

 

 

14,846,977

 

 

3,553,059

 

 

870,048

 

 

157,705

 

 

435,662

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(14,130,506

)

 

(3,990,398

)

 

(4,828,067

)

 

(22,652,134

)

 

(11,303,573

)

 

(2,803,113

)

 

(1,516,591

)

 

(1,106,538

)

 

(801,492

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net increase

 

 

26,923,329

 

 

8,826,528

 

 

11,333,399

 

 

16,104,893

 

 

14,677,807

 

 

3,012,535

 

 

4,937,870

 

 

502,881

 

 

3,243,044

 































 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

Year Ended October 31, 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

 

 

35,583,874

 

 

16,936,625

 

 

15,968,391

 

 

31,491,864

 

 

28,485,440

 

 

4,335,354

 

 

7,931,207

 

 

3,378,844

 

 

4,664,020

 

Shares issued for reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

12,214,236

 

 

1,781,748

 

 

3,641,882

 

 

19,245,274

 

 

10,302,236

 

 

2,877,882

 

 

324,121

 

 

50,463

 

 

166,361

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(26,998,818

)

 

(5,439,910

)

 

(7,574,088

)

 

(35,686,105

)

 

(13,619,021

)

 

(5,445,943

)

 

(2,654,731

)

 

(889,439

)

 

(1,348,459

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net increase (decrease)

 

 

20,799,292

 

 

13,278,463

 

 

12,036,185

 

 

15,051,033

 

 

25,168,655

 

 

1,767,293

 

 

5,600,597

 

 

2,539,868

 

 

3,481,922

 





























 

72



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2007

 


 

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

First Eagle Fund of America

 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class Y

 

Class A

 

Class C

 












 

2,158,687

 

 

698,563

 

 

706,865

 

 

1,215,489

 

 

443,260

 

 

311,993

 

 

4,971,320

 

 

934,960

 

 

928,750

 

 

2,621,034

 

 

219,398

 

 

213,865

 

(4,359,508

)

 

(829,030

)

 

(656,843

)

 

(2,763,404

)

 

(201,470

)

 

(163,027

)


 



 



 



 



 



 

2,770,499

 

 

804,493

 

 

978,772

 

 

1,073,119

 

 

461,188

 

 

362,831

 

















 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Year Ended October 31, 2006

 


 

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

First Eagle Fund of America

 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class Y

 

Class A

 

Class C

 












 

10,404,322

 

 

1,884,960

 

 

2,710,203

 

 

1,258,857

 

 

690,423

 

 

623,809

 

 

676,086

 

 

106,997

 

 

94,725

 

 

2,071,253

 

 

101,510

 

 

118,604

 

(10,768,465

)

 

(541,824

)

 

(2,679,916

)

 

(5,465,037

)

 

(267,431

)

 

(339,524

)


 



 



 



 



 



 

311,943

 

 

1,450,133

 

 

125,012

 

 

(2,134,927

)

 

524,502

 

 

402,889

 

















 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

Transactions in dollars of capital stock were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2007

 

 

 


 

 

 

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

 

$

836,462,486

 

$

397,630,309

 

$

400,623,716

 

$

376,705,872

 

$

287,613,183

 

$

56,765,612

 

$

88,960,863

 

$

23,233,275

 

$

57,284,790

 

Shares issued for reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

1,055,958,184

 

 

197,468,312

 

 

339,264,933

 

 

601,009,578

 

 

372,510,660

 

 

87,653,961

 

 

13,607,553

 

 

2,485,438

 

 

6,800,696

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(665,226,387

)

 

(188,809,276

)

 

(225,757,052

)

 

(586,653,668

)

 

(294,709,669

)

 

(72,036,762

)

 

(24,240,307

)

 

(17,762,955

)

 

(12,753,249

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net increase

 

$

1,227,194,283

 

$

406,289,345

 

$

514,131,597

 

$

391,061,782

 

$

365,414,174

 

$

72,382,811

 

$

78,328,109

 

$

7,955,758

 

$

51,332,237

 





























 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

Year Ended October 31, 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

 

$

1,596,531,159

 

$

754,220,639

 

$

707,261,246

 

$

787,524,279

 

$

719,043,046

 

$

104,819,296

 

$

121,442,539

 

$

51,563,403

 

$

70,971,336

 

Shares issued for reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

511,287,885

 

 

74,705,038

 

 

151,757,248

 

 

439,754,509

 

 

236,950,899

 

 

65,270,354

 

 

4,803,478

 

 

753,419

 

 

2,465,472

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(1,207,582,500

)

 

(243,958,680

)

 

(338,993,962

)

 

(897,093,982

)

 

(344,196,140

)

 

(135,137,362

)

 

(40,509,067

)

 

(13,759,193

)

 

(20,546,051

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net increase (decrease)

 

$

900,236,544

 

$

584,966,997

 

$

520,024,532

 

$

330,184,806

 

$

611,797,805

 

$

34,952,288

 

$

85,736,950

 

$

38,557,629

 

$

52,890,757

 





























 

Note 7—Indemnification and Foreign Investment Risk

In the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against each Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

The Funds may have elements of risk not typically associated with investments in the United States of America due to their investments in foreign countries or regions. Such foreign investments may subject the Funds to additional risks resulting from political or economic conditions in such countries or regions and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and their prices to be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. securities.

74



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2007

 


 

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

First Eagle Fund of America

 


 


 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class Y

 

Class A

 

Class C

 













 

$

46,178,419

 

$

15,164,398

 

$

15,223,079

 

$

32,773,742

 

$

11,930,022

 

$

7,694,871

 

 

102,608,042

 

 

19,400,427

 

 

19,002,220

 

 

67,648,890

 

 

5,581,501

 

 

5,036,526

 

 

(91,952,759

)

 

(18,018,057

)

 

(13,809,627

)

 

(74,343,058

)

 

(5,405,750

)

 

(4,009,856

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

$

56,833,702

 

$

16,546,768

 

$

20,415,672

 

$

26,079,574

 

$

12,105,773

 

$

8,721,541

 


















 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

Year Ended October 31, 2006

 


 

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

First Eagle Fund of America

 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class Y

 

Class A

 

Class C

 












 

$

236,601,779

 

$

42,023,295

 

$

61,075,082

 

$

33,619,294

 

$

18,235,645

 

$

15,417,073

 

 

 

13,129,705

 

 

2,086,441

 

 

1,827,249

 

 

53,169,070

 

 

2,572,259

 

 

2,829,882

 

 

(247,252,691

)

 

(13,257,098

)

 

(59,836,130

)

 

(145,954,594

)

 

(7,020,402

)

 

(8,359,942

)



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

$

2,478,793

 

$

30,852,638

 

$

3,066,201

 

$

(59,166,230

)

$

13,787,502

 

$

9,887,013

 



















75


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

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

 

$

48.36

 

$

48.56

 

$

47.83

 

$

42.47

 

$

42.62

 

$

42.06

 

$

36.53

 

$

36.64

 

$

36.30

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.67

 

 

0.79

 

 

0.31

 

 

0.59

 

 

0.71

 

 

0.25

 

 

0.48

 

 

0.60

 

 

0.19

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

4.09

 

 

4.04

 

 

4.22

 

 

7.82

 

 

7.85

 

 

7.77

 

 

6.07

 

 

6.06

 

 

6.01

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total from investment operations

 

 

4.76

 

 

4.83

 

 

4.53

 

 

8.41

 

 

8.56

 

 

8.02

 

 

6.55

 

 

6.66

 

 

6.20

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Less distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(1.23

)

 

(1.34

)

 

(0.89

)

 

(0.84

)

 

(0.94

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.50

)

 

(0.26

)

Distributions from capital gains

 

 

(3.63

)

 

(3.63

)

 

(3.63

)

 

(1.68

)

 

(1.68

)

 

(1.68

)

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.18

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total distributions

 

 

(4.86

)

 

(4.97

)

 

(4.52

)

 

(2.52

)

 

(2.62

)

 

(2.25

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.68

)

 

(0.44

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

48.26

 

$

48.42

 

$

47.84

 

$

48.36

 

$

48.56

 

$

47.83

 

$

42.47

 

$

42.62

 

$

42.06

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Returnc

 

 

10.43

%b

 

10.57

%b

 

10.01

%b

 

20.73

%

 

21.06

%

 

19.86

%

 

18.15

%

 

18.42

%

 

17.23

%

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (millions)

 

$

13,129

 

$

3,061

 

$

5,472

 

$

11,854

 

$

2,641

 

$

4,928

 

$

9,526

 

$

1,752

 

$

3,828

 

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assetse

 

 

1.12

%a

 

0.87

%a

 

1.87

%a

 

1.13

%

 

0.88

%

 

1.88

%

 

1.20

%

 

0.95

%

 

1.95

%

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsf

 

 

1.42

%a

 

1.67

%a

 

0.67

%a

 

1.31

%

 

1.57

%

 

0.56

%

 

1.21

%

 

1.48

%

 

0.47

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

11.94

%b

 

11.94

%b

 

11.94

%b

 

28.59

%

 

28.59

%

 

28.59

%

 

12.29

%

 

12.29

%

 

12.29

%



 

 

*

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



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

76



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 


 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 



























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

32.37

 

$

32.41

 

$

32.15

 

$

24.34

 

$

24.36

 

$

24.15

 

$

22.87

 

$

22.89

 

$

22.68

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.50

 

 

0.56

 

 

0.23

 

 

0.53

 

 

0.59

 

 

0.30

 

 

0.53

 

 

0.27

 

 

0.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.18

 

 

5.22

 

 

5.18

 

 

8.39

 

 

8.41

 

 

8.38

 

 

1.66

 

 

1.98

 

 

1.29

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

5.68

 

 

5.78

 

 

5.41

 

 

8.92

 

 

9.00

 

 

8.68

 

 

2.19

 

 

2.25

 

 

2.01

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.67

)

 

(0.70

)

 

(0.41

)

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.55

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.63

)

 

(0.69

)

 

(0.45

)

 

 

 

(0.85

)

 

(0.85

)

 

(0.85

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.09

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

(1.52

)

 

(1.55

)

 

(1.26

)

 

(0.89

)

 

(0.95

)

 

(0.68

)

 

(0.72

)

 

(0.78

)

 

(0.54

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

$

36.53

 

$

36.64

 

$

36.30

 

$

32.37

 

$

32.41

 

$

32.15

 

$

24.34

 

$

24.36

 

$

24.15

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

18.18

%

 

18.47

%

 

17.31

%

 

37.75

%

 

38.14

%

 

36.77

%

 

9.76

%

 

10.03

%

 

8.98

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,972

 

$

641

 

$

1,986

 

$

3,255

 

$

242

 

$

617

 

$

1,785

 

$

85

 

$

104

 

 

 

1.24

%

 

0.99

%

 

1.99

%

 

1.32

%

 

1.06

%

 

2.07

%

 

1.34

%

 

1.09

%

 

2.10

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.46

%

 

1.67

%

 

0.66

%

 

1.91

%

 

2.11

%

 

1.07

%

 

2.14

%

 

2.37

%

 

1.31

%

 

4.94

%

 

4.94

%

 

4.94

%

 

7.20

%

 

7.20

%

 

7.20

%

 

19.75

%

 

19.75

%

 

19.75

%

77


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS—(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





























 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

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

 

$

26.70

 

$

26.94

 

$

26.33

 

$

24.13

 

$

24.33

 

$

23.83

 

$

20.25

 

$

20.37

 

$

19.97

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (losses)

 

 

0.44

 

 

0.51

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.39

 

 

0.46

 

 

0.20

 

 

0.27

 

 

0.33

 

 

0.10

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

2.85

 

 

2.85

 

 

2.92

 

 

4.57

 

 

4.60

 

 

4.53

 

 

3.96

 

 

3.99

 

 

3.93

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total from investment operations

 

 

3.29

 

 

3.36

 

 

3.16

 

 

4.96

 

 

5.06

 

 

4.73

 

 

4.23

 

 

4.32

 

 

4.03

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Less distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.87

)

 

(0.94

)

 

(0.68

)

 

(0.81

)

 

(0.87

)

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.06

)

Distributions from capital gains

 

 

(2.20

)

 

(2.20

)

 

(2.20

)

 

(1.58

)

 

(1.58

)

 

(1.58

)

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.11

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total distributions

 

 

(3.07

)

 

(3.14

)

 

(2.88

)

 

(2.39

)

 

(2.45

)

 

(2.23

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.17

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

26.92

 

$

27.16

 

$

26.61

 

$

26.70

 

$

26.94

 

$

26.33

 

$

24.13

 

$

24.33

 

$

23.83

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Returnc

 

 

13.27

%b

 

13.43

%b

 

12.85

%b

 

22.24

%

 

22.53

%

 

21.33

%

 

21.16

%

 

21.47

%

 

20.28

%

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (millions)

 

$

6,266

 

$

4,462

 

$

1,237

 

$

5,785

 

$

4,031

 

$

1,145

 

$

4,866

 

$

3,028

 

$

994

 

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assetse

 

 

1.11

%a

 

0.86

%a

 

1.86

%a

 

1.12

%

 

0.87

%

 

1.87

%

 

1.18

%

 

0.93

%

 

1.93

%

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

 

 

1.68

%a

 

1.94

%a

 

0.93

%a

 

1.57

%

 

1.82

%

 

0.81

%

 

1.21

%

 

1.46

%

 

0.46

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

9.77

%b

 

9.77

%b

 

9.77

%b

 

27.98

%

 

27.98

%

 

27.98

%

 

19.40

%

 

19.40

%

 

19.40

%



 

 

*

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



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

78



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 


 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 



























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

17.50

 

$

17.57

 

$

17.28

 

$

12.45

 

$

12.48

 

$

12.30

 

$

11.21

 

$

11.21

 

$

11.15

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.17

 

 

0.22

 

 

0.03

 

 

0.18

 

 

0.22

 

 

0.07

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.15

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.20

 

 

3.22

 

 

3.17

 

 

5.09

 

 

5.10

 

 

5.04

 

 

1.12

 

 

1.12

 

 

1.13

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

3.37

 

 

3.44

 

 

3.20

 

 

5.27

 

 

5.32

 

 

5.11

 

 

1.24

 

 

1.27

 

 

1.15

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

(0.62

)

 

(0.64

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.23

)

 

(0.13

)

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

$

20.25

 

$

20.37

 

$

19.97

 

$

17.50

 

$

17.57

 

$

17.28

 

$

12.45

 

$

12.48

 

$

12.30

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

19.77

%

 

20.09

%

 

18.89

%

 

42.96

%

 

43.29

%

 

41.91

%

 

11.06

%

 

11.33

%

 

10.31

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,846

 

$

2,152

 

$

804

 

$

2,345

 

$

1,084

 

$

390

 

$

766

 

$

209

 

$

66

 

 

 

1.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

2.00

%

 

1.31

%

 

1.05

%

 

2.05

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.15

%

 

2.15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.90

%

 

1.17

%

 

0.17

%

 

1.23

%

 

1.48

%

 

0.45

%

 

0.96

%

 

1.17

%

 

0.19

%

 

5.88

%

 

5.88

%

 

5.88

%

 

3.46

%

 

3.46

%

 

3.46

%

 

10.52

%

 

10.52

%

 

10.52

%

79


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

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

 

$

16.19

 

$

16.34

 

$

16.08

 

$

14.95

 

$

15.07

 

$

14.90

 

$

13.95

 

$

14.05

 

$

13.92

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

0.34

 

 

0.39

 

 

0.22

 

 

0.29

 

 

0.33

 

 

0.17

 

 

0.20

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.10

 

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

 

 

0.62

 

 

0.60

 

 

0.68

 

 

1.46

 

 

1.48

 

 

1.47

 

 

1.35

 

 

1.36

 

 

1.35

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.96

 

 

0.99

 

 

0.90

 

 

1.75

 

 

1.81

 

 

1.64

 

 

1.55

 

 

1.60

 

 

1.45

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Less distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.19

)

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.23

)

 

(0.12

)

Distributions from capital gains

 

 

(0.66

)

 

(0.66

)

 

(0.66

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.35

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total distributions

 

 

(0.96

)

 

(0.99

)

 

(0.86

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.54

)

 

(0.46

)

 

(0.55

)

 

(0.58

)

 

(0.47

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

16.19

 

$

16.34

 

$

16.12

 

$

16.19

 

$

16.34

 

$

16.08

 

$

14.95

 

$

15.07

 

$

14.90

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Returnc

 

 

6.09

%b

 

6.26

%b 

 

5.73

%b 

 

12.05

%

 

12.35

%

 

11.26

%

 

11.35

%

 

11.65

%

 

10.56

%

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (millions)

 

$

334

 

$

123

 

$

214

 

$

254

 

$

115

 

$

161

 

$

150

 

$

68

 

$

97

 

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assetse

 

 

1.21

%a

 

0.96

%a

 

1.96

%a

 

1.25

%

 

0.99

%

 

1.99

%

 

1.28

%

 

1.04

%

 

2.02

%

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

 

 

2.13

%a

 

2.42

%a

 

1.38

%a

 

1.87

%

 

2.13

%

 

1.13

%

 

1.40

%

 

1.63

%

 

0.67

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

5.81

%b

 

5.81

%b

 

5.81

%b

 

31.76

%

 

31.76

%

 

31.76

%

 

17.22

%

 

17.22

%

 

17.22

%


 

 


*

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

 

 


See Notes to Financial Highlights.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

80



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 


 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12.71

 

$

12.76

 

$

12.61

 

$

10.56

 

$

10.59

 

$

10.48

 

$

10.16

 

$

10.16

 

$

10.14

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

0.22

 

 

0.27

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.23

 

 

0.11

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.14

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.66

 

 

1.65

 

 

1.64

 

 

2.46

 

 

2.45

 

 

2.43

 

 

0.29

 

 

0.31

 

 

0.23

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.88

 

 

1.92

 

 

1.77

 

 

2.65

 

 

2.68

 

 

2.54

 

 

0.42

 

 

0.45

 

 

0.36

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.14

)

 

(0.16

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.07

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

(0.64

)

 

(0.63

)

 

(0.46

)

 

(0.50

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.41

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

13.95

 

$

14.05

 

$

13.92

 

$

12.71

 

$

12.76

 

$

12.61

 

$

10.56

 

$

10.59

 

$

10.48

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

15.38

%

 

15.58

%

 

14.43

%

 

26.10

%

 

26.34

%

 

25.03

%

 

4.12

%

 

4.41

%

 

3.53

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

62

 

$

54

 

$

29

 

$

41

 

$

49

 

$

20

 

$

22

 

$

31

 

$

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.38

%

 

1.13

%

 

2.13

%

 

1.51

%

 

1.26

%

 

2.26

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.25

%

 

2.25

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.66

%

 

2.00

%

 

0.95

%

 

1.72

%

 

1.99

%

 

0.97

%

 

1.65

%

 

1.85

%

 

0.93

%

 

23.47

%

 

23.47

%

 

23.47

%

 

33.45

%

 

33.45

%

 

33.45

%

 

22.66

%

 

22.66

%

 

22.66

%

81


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS—(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

2006

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

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

 

$

23.48

 

$

23.62

 

$

23.17

 

$

17.45

 

$

17.55

 

$

17.25

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment (loss) income

 

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.30

)

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

 

 

1.82

 

 

1.81

 

 

1.88

 

 

6.65

 

 

6.69

 

 

6.60

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total from investment operations

 

 

1.69

 

 

1.73

 

 

1.59

 

 

6.52

 

 

6.61

 

 

6.30

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Less distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.74

)

 

(0.79

)

 

(0.58

)

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.54

)

 

(0.38

)

Distributions from capital gains

 

 

(3.06

)

 

(3.06

)

 

(3.06

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total distributions

 

 

(3.80

)

 

(3.85

)

 

(3.64

)

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.54

)

 

(0.38

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

21.37

 

$

21.50

 

$

21.12

 

$

23.48

 

$

23.62

 

$

23.17

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Returnc

 

 

7.77

%b 

 

7.92

%b 

 

7.37

% b 

 

37.97

%

 

38.29

%

 

36.95

%

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (millions)

 

$

764

 

$

151

 

$

164

 

$

774

 

$

147

 

$

158

 

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assetse

 

 

1.20

%a 

 

0.95

%a 

 

1.95

%a 

 

1.21

%

 

0.96

%

 

1.96

%

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

 

 

(0.61

%) a

 

(0.36

%) a

 

(1.36

%) a

 

(0.59

%)

 

(0.34

%)

 

(1.33

%)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

2.49

%b

 

2.49

%b

 

2.49

%b

 

32.26

%

 

32.26

%

 

32.26

%


 

 


*

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.

82



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 


 


 


 


 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Id

 

Class Cd

 

Class A

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

16.82

 

$

16.88

 

$

16.76

 

$

15.99

 

$

16.03

 

$

15.96

 

$

10.41

 

$

12.41

 

$

12.41

 

$

6.17

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

0.00**

 

 

(0.16

)

 

(0.10

)

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.09

)

 

0.01

 

 

0.67

 

 

0.67

 

 

0.65

 

 

1.49

 

 

1.48

 

 

1.47

 

 

5.72

 

 

3.64

 

 

3.64

 

 

4.30

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

0.63

 

 

0.67

 

 

0.49

 

 

1.39

 

 

1.43

 

 

1.26

 

 

5.66

 

 

3.62

 

 

3.55

 

 

4.31

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.56

)

 

(0.58

)

 

(0.46

)

 

(0.08

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.56

)

 

(0.58

)

 

(0.46

)

 

(0.08

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.07

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

$

17.45

 

$

17.55

 

$

17.25

 

$

16.82

 

$

16.88

 

$

16.76

 

$

15.99

 

$

16.03

 

$

15.96

 

$

10.41

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

3.75

%

 

3.97

%

 

2.92

%

 

8.59

%

 

8.82

%

 

7.79

%

 

54.64

%

 

29.17

%b 

 

28.61

%b 

 

70.70

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

570

 

$

84

 

$

115

 

$

516

 

$

75

 

$

92

 

$

374

 

$

30

 

$

32

 

$

90

 

 

1.29

%

 

1.04

%

 

2.04

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.14

%

 

2.14

%

 

1.49

%

 

1.23

%a 

 

2.19

%a 

 

1.66

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.24

%)

 

0.02

%

 

(0.98

%)

 

(0.62

%)

 

(0.35

%)

 

(1.34

%)

 

(0.43

%)

 

(0.24

%) a

 

(1.26

%) a

 

0.09

%

 

21.73

%

 

21.73

%

 

21.73

%

 

3.61

%

 

3.61

%

 

3.61

%

 

0.98

%

 

0.98

%

 

0.98

%

 

4.27

%

83


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS—(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

 


 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

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

 

$

28.28

 

$

26.12

 

$

27.92

 

$

26.42

 

$

24.74

 

$

26.11

 

$

25.81

 

$

24.44

 

$

25.54

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

0.56

 

 

0.34

 

 

0.57

 

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.09

)

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

 

 

3.00

 

 

2.83

 

 

2.95

 

 

4.28

 

 

3.98

 

 

4.23

 

 

2.38

 

 

2.26

 

 

2.36

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total from investment operations

 

 

3.56

 

 

3.17

 

 

3.52

 

 

4.20

 

 

3.72

 

 

4.15

 

 

2.31

 

 

2.00

 

 

2.27

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Distributions from capital gains

 

 

(3.48

)

 

(3.48

)

 

(3.48

)

 

(2.34

)

 

(2.34

)

 

(2.34

)

 

(1.70

)

 

(1.70

)

 

(1.70

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total distributions

 

 

(3.48

)

 

(3.48

)

 

(3.48

)

 

(2.34

)

 

(2.34

)

 

(2.34

)

 

(1.70

)

 

(1.70

)

 

(1.70

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

28.36

 

$

25.81

 

$

27.96

 

$

28.28

 

$

26.12

 

$

27.92

 

$

26.42

 

$

24.74

 

$

26.11

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Returnc

 

 

13.79

%b

 

13.40

%b

 

13.83

%b

 

16.80

%

 

15.93

%

 

16.81

%

 

9.23

%

 

8.43

%

 

9.16

%

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (millions)

 

$

704

 

$

57

 

$

59

 

$

671

 

$

48

 

$

46

 

$

684

 

$

36

 

$

29

 

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assetse

 

 

1.40

%a

 

2.15

%a

 

1.40

%a

 

1.41

%

 

2.16

%

 

1.41

%

 

1.43

%

 

2.17

%

 

1.49

%

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

 

 

2.03

%a

 

1.35

%a

 

2.12

%a

 

(0.30

%)

 

(1.05

%)

 

(0.30

%)

 

(0.27

%)

 

(1.03

%)

 

(0.34

%)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

26.43

%b

 

26.43

%b

 

26.43

%b

 

40.38

%

 

40.38

%

 

40.38

%

 

54.54

%

 

54.54

%

 

54.54

%


 

 


*

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,

 


 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 


 


 


 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 


















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23.03

 

$

21.99

 

$

22.80

 

$

19.47

 

$

18.73

 

$

19.29

 

$

20.87

 

$

20.24

 

$

20.72

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.16

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.41

 

 

3.25

 

 

3.43

 

 

3.73

 

 

3.57

 

 

3.73

 

 

(0.66

)

 

(0.62

)

 

(0.64

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.25

 

 

2.92

 

 

3.21

 

 

3.56

 

 

3.26

 

 

3.51

 

 

(0.83

)

 

(0.94

)

 

(0.86

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.47

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.57

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.47

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.57

)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25.81

 

$

24.44

 

$

25.54

 

$

23.03

 

$

21.99

 

$

22.80

 

$

19.47

 

$

18.73

 

$

19.29

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

14.30

%

 

13.46

%

 

14.27

%

 

18.28

%

 

17.41

%

 

18.20

%

 

(4.21

%)

 

(4.90

%)

 

(4.39

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

601

 

$

14

 

$

17

 

$

554

 

$

11

 

$

6

 

$

473

 

$

6

 

$

2

 

 

1.46

%

 

2.21

%

 

1.72

%

 

1.50

%

 

2.25

%

 

1.75

%

 

1.51

%

 

2.26

%

 

1.76

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.63

%)

 

(1.39

%)

 

(0.91

%)

 

(0.79

%)

 

(1.55

%)

 

(1.07

%)

 

(0.82

%)

 

(1.57

%)

 

(1.07

%)

 

44.68

%

 

44.68

%

 

44.68

%

 

47.88

%

 

47.88

%

 

47.88

%

 

51.25

%

 

51.25

%

 

51.25

%

85


FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

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

May 15, 2003 inception date

e

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, 2007a
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 


 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C


First Eagle Global Fund

 

 

1.12

%

 

0.88

%

 

1.87

%

 

1.14

%

 

0.89

%

 

1.89

%

 

1.20

%

 

0.95

%

 

1.95

%

First Eagle Overseas Fund

 

 

1.12

%

 

0.87

%

 

1.87

%

 

1.12

%

 

0.87

%

 

1.87

%

 

1.18

%

 

0.93

%

 

1.93

%

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

 

 

1.21

%

 

0.96

%

 

1.96

%

 

1.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

2.00

%

 

1.28

%

 

1.04

%

 

2.02

%

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

 

1.20

%

 

0.95

%

 

1.95

%

 

1.22

%

 

0.97

%

 

1.97

%

 

1.30

%

 

1.05

%

 

2.05

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2007a
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 


 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A


First Eagle Fund of America

 

 

1.41

%

 

2.16

%

 

1.41

%

 

1.41

%

 

2.16

%

 

1.41

%

 

1.43

%

 

2.17

%

 

1.49

%


 

 

f

The ratio of net investment income/(loss) 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, 2007a
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 


 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

Class C


First Eagle Global Fund

 

 

1.41

%

 

1.66

%

 

0.66

%

 

1.30

%

 

1.57

%

 

0.56

%

 

1.20

%

 

1.48

%

 

0.47

%

First Eagle Overseas Fund

 

 

1.67

%

 

1.93

%

 

0.92

%

 

1.56

%

 

1.82

%

 

0.81

%

 

1.21

%

 

1.46

%

 

0.46

%

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

 

 

2.13

%

 

2.41

%

 

1.38

%

 

1.87

%

 

2.12

%

 

1.12

%

 

1.40

%

 

1.63

%

 

0.66

%

First Eagle Gold Fund

 

 

(0.62

%)

 

(0.37

%)

 

(1.37

%)

 

(0.59

%)

 

(0.34

%)

 

(1.34

%)

 

(0.24

%)

 

(0.01

%)

 

(0.98

%)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2007a
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 


 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A

 

Class Y

 

Class C

 

Class A


First Eagle Fund of America

 

 

2.03

%

 

1.35

%

 

2.12

%

 

(0.30

%)

 

(1.05

%)

 

(0.30

%)

 

(0.27

%)

 

(1.04

%)

 

(0.34

%)


 

86



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 


 


 


 

Class A

Class I     

Class C

 

Class A

Class I

Class C

 

Class A

Class I

Class C

 


 

1.24

%

 

0.99

%

 

1.99%

 

1.32

%

 

1.07

%

 

2.07%

 

 

1.34

%

 

1.10

%

 

2.10%

 

1.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

2.00%

 

 

1.31

%

 

1.06

%

 

2.05%

 

 

1.40

%

 

1.15

%

 

2.15%

 

1.38

%

 

1.13

%

 

2.13%

 

 

1.51

%

 

1.26

%

 

2.26%

 

 

1.92

%

 

1.69

%

 

2.67%

 

1.39

%

 

1.14

%

 

2.14%

 

 

1.50

%

 

1.23

%ad

 

   2.19%ad

 

 

1.67

%

 

 

 

—  

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 


 


 


 

Class Y

Class C     

Class A

 

Class Y

Class C

Class A

 

Class Y

Class C

Class A

 


 

1.46

%

 

2.21

%

 

1.72%

 

 

1.50

%

 

2.25

%

 

1.75%

 

 

1.51

%

 

2.26

%

 

1.76%

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 


 


 


 

Class A

Class I     

Class C

 

Class A

Class I

Class C

 

Class A

Class I

Class C

 


 

1.46

%

 

1.67

%

 

0.66%

 

 

1.91

%

 

2.10

%

 

1.07% 

 

 

2.14

%

 

2.37

%

 

1.31%

 

0.90

%

 

1.17

%

 

0.17%

 

 

1.23

%

 

1.48

%

 

0.45% 

 

 

0.96

%

 

1.17

%

 

0.19%

 

1.66

%

 

2.00

%

 

0.95%

 

 

1.72

%

 

1.99

%

 

0.97% 

 

 

2.08

%

 

2.29

%

 

1.35%

 

(0.62

%)

 

(0.35

%)

 

(1.34%)

 

 

(0.43

%)

 

(0.25

%)ad

 

(1.26%)ad

 

 

0.08

%

 

 

 

—  

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 


 

2004

 

2003

 


 


 

  Class Y

Class C     

Class A

 

Class Y

Class C

Class A

 


 

(0.57

%)

 

(1.32

%)

 

(0.84%)

 

(0.79

%)

 

(1.55

%)

 

(1.07%)

 

















 

87


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; President, Middle East Studies Association

 

6

 

Chair, Social Science Research Council; 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 LLP

 

6

 

Director, ALSTOM; Director, Partnership for New York City; Director, Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc.; Director, Rockefeller Financial Services, Inc.; Director, Rockefeller & Company, Inc.; Board of Advisors, Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law; 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.

88



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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; Executive Vice President, Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

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 February 1944)

 

Trustee

 

December 1999 to present(2)

 

President, Lingold Associates

 

6

 

Treasurer and Trustee, Black Rock Forest Preservation and 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

 

6

 

Finance and Investment Committee Member, Battle Creek Community Foundation; Custody Advisory Committee Member, The Bank of New York; Advisory Committee, Common Fund Capital; Advisory Committee, TA Realty Advisors; Trustee, First Eagle Variable Funds (1 portfolio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Trustee

 

April 1987 to present

 

Private Investor and Independent Consultant

 

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.

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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; Director, Quantum Endowment Fund; Director, Educational Broadcasting Corporation; 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.)

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 and Senior Vice President, 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; Chief Compliance Officer, Good Hope Advisers, LLC from January 2006; 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 Hempstead
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(born July 1973)

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

May 2000 to present

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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


 

 


(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.

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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 6, 2006. 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

 

Investment Adviser

 

New York, NY 10105

 

Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder

 

www.firsteaglefunds.com

 

Advisers, LLC

 

 

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas

 

Trustees and Officers

 

New York, NY 10105

 

Lisa Anderson

 

 

 

John P. Arnhold

 

Legal Counsel

 

Candace K. Beinecke (Chair)

 

Shearman & Sterling LLP

 

Jean D. Hamilton

 

599 Lexington Avenue

 

James E. Jordan

 

New York, NY 10022

 

William M. Kelly

 

 

Paul J. Lawler

 

Custodian

 

Dominique M. Raillard

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

 

801 Pennsylvania

 

Officers

 

Kansas City, MO 64105

 

John P. Arnhold

 

 

 

President

 

Shareholder Servicing Agent

 

 

 

DST Systems, Inc.

 

Robert Bruno

 

330 West 9th Street

 

Chief Operations & Financial Officer

 

Kansas City, MO 64105

 

 

 

(800) 334-2143

 

Mark D. Goldstein

 

 

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Underwriter

 

 

 

First Eagle Funds Distributors,

 

Suzan J. Afifi
Vice President & Secretary

 

   a division of ASB Securities LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas

 

 

 

New York, NY 10105

 

Stefanie Hempstead

 

 

 

Vice President & Treasurer

 

Independent Registered

 

 

 

Public Accounting Firm

 

Michael Luzzatto

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

Assistant Vice President

 

300 Madison Avenue

 

 

New York, NY 10017

 

Winnie Chin

 

 

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philip Santopadre

 

 

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

 





 

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.

 

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 9, 2007   

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 9, 2007   
 
 
By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Robert Bruno 
  Robert Bruno, Principal Financial Officer 
Date: July 9, 2007   

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