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First Eagle Global Fund |
March 1, 2015 |
Summary Prospectus
Investment Objective
First Eagle Global Fund (Global Fund) seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in a range of asset classes from markets in the United States and throughout the world.
Fees and Expenses of the Global Fund
The following information describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Global Fund.
You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you, together with certain related accounts, invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Global Fund. Information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the How to Purchase Shares and Public Offering Price of Class A Shares sections of the Funds Prospectus on pages 67 and 72, respectively.
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) |
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) on Purchases |
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5.00 |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) |
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1.00 |
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1.00 |
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of |
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Management Fees |
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0.75 |
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0.75 |
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0.75 |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |
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0.25 |
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1.00 |
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Other Expenses** |
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0.11 |
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0.11 |
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0.08 |
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Total Annual Operating Expenses (%) |
1.11 |
1.86 |
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Example
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Global Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. This hypothetical example assumes you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem all shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes the average annual return is 5% and operating expenses remain the same. Please keep in mind your actual costs may be higher or lower.
First Eagle Global Fund
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Share Status |
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10 Years |
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Class A |
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Sold or Held |
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$608 |
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$835 |
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$1,081 |
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$1,784 |
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Class C (shares have a one year contingent deferred sales charge) |
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Sold |
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$289 |
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$585 |
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$1,006 |
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$2,180 |
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$189 |
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$585 |
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$1,006 |
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$2,180 |
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$85 |
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$265 |
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$460 |
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$1,025 |
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Portfolio Turnover Rate
The Global Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when the Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover rate was 15.36% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
To achieve its objective of long-term capital growth, the Global Fund will normally invest its assets primarily in common stocks (and securities convertible into common stocks) of U.S. and foreign companies.
Investment decisions for the Fund are made without regard to the capitalization (size) of the companies in which it invests. The Fund may invest in any size company, including large, medium and smaller companies. The Fund may also invest in fixed-income instruments (without regard to credit rating or time to maturity), short-term debt instruments, gold and other precious metals, and futures contracts related to precious metals. Under normal circumstances, the Fund anticipates it will allocate a substantial amount of its total assets to foreign investments. That generally means that approximately 40% or more of the Funds total assets will be allocated to foreign investments (unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the Fund, in which case the Fund expects to invest at least 30% of its total assets in foreign investments). For purposes of these 40% and 30% of assets allocations, the Fund counts relevant derivative positions on foreign investments, and in doing so, values each position at the price at which it is held on the Funds books.
The investment philosophy and strategy of the Global Fund can be broadly characterized as a value approach, as it seeks a margin of safety in each investment purchase with the goal being to avoid permanent impairment of capital (as opposed to temporary losses in share value relating to shifting investor sentiment or other normal share price volatility). In particular, a discount to intrinsic value is sought even for the best of businesses, with a deeper discount demanded for companies that we view as under business model, balance sheet, management or other stresses. Intrinsic value is based on our judgment of what a prudent and rational business buyer would pay in cash for all of the company in normal markets.
The Fund makes some investments through a special purpose trading subsidiary (the Subsidiary) and may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund, organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company. Generally, the Subsidiary will invest in commodities and related instruments (primarily gold bullion and other precious metals and related contracts).
Principal Investment Risks
As with any mutual fund investment, you may lose money by investing in the Global Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time. An investment in the Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program.
Principal Risks of investing in the Global Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value and total return, are:
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Market Risk The value of the Funds portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies or markets in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political, or social events in the United States or abroad. |
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Foreign Investment Risk The Fund may invest in foreign investments. Foreign investments are susceptible to less politically, economically and socially stable environments, foreign currency and exchange rate changes, and adverse changes to government regulations. |
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Small and Medium-Size Company Risk The Fund may invest in small and medium-size companies, the securities of which can be more volatile in price than those of larger companies. |
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Gold Risk The Fund may invest in both physical gold and the securities of companies in the gold mining sector. Prices of gold-related issues are susceptible to changes to U.S. and foreign taxes, currencies, mining laws, inflation, and various other market conditions. |
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Credit and Interest Rate Risk The value of the Funds portfolio may fluctuate in response to the risk that the issuer of a bond or other instrument will not be able to make |
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payments of interest and principal when due. The Fund may invest in debt instruments that are below investment grade, e.g., junk bonds, which are considered speculative, and carry a higher risk of default. In addition, fluctuations in interest rates can affect the value of debt instruments held by the Fund. An increase in interest rates tends to reduce the market value of debt instruments, while a decline in interest rates tends to increase their values. Longer-duration instruments tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes than those with shorter durations. |
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Derivatives Risk Futures contracts or other derivatives, including hedging strategies, present risks related to their significant price volatility and risk of default by the counterparty to the contract. To date, derivatives have been used mainly under a hedging program intended to reduce the impact of foreign exchange rate changes on the Funds value. |
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Currency Risk Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to that of the U.S. dollar and affect the Funds non-U.S. currencies or securities that trade in and receive revenue in non-U.S. currencies. |
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Subsidiary Risk By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiarys investments. The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as expected and could adversely affect the Fund. |
For more information on the risks of investing in the Global Fund, please see the More Information about the Funds Investments section of the Funds Prospectus.
Investment Results
The following information provides an indication of the risks of investing in the Global Fund by showing changes in the Funds performance from year to year, and by showing how the Funds average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. As with all mutual funds, past performance is not an indication of future performance (before or after taxes).
After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual federal income tax rate for each year, and do not reflect the effect of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors in tax-deferred accounts, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Updated performance information is available at www.feim.com/individual-investors/fund/global-fund or by calling 800.334.2143.
The following bar chart assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect any sales charges. If sales charges were included the returns would be lower.
Calendar Year Total ReturnsClass A
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Third Quarter 2009 |
14.58% |
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Fourth Quarter 2008 |
-10.66% |
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The following table discloses after-tax returns only for Class A shares.
After-tax returns for Class C and Class I shares will vary.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2014
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Return Before Taxes |
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-2.21% |
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8.31% |
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8.21% |
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Return After Taxes on Distributions |
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-3.38% |
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7.54% |
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Return After Taxes on Distributions |
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-0.36% |
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6.60% |
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6.67% |
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Return Before Taxes |
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1.19% |
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8.61% |
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Return Before Taxes |
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3.19% |
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9.70% |
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MSCI World Index |
4.94% |
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Our Management Team
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC serves as the Funds Adviser.
Matthew McLennan and Kimball Brooker, Jr. have served as the Global Funds Portfolio Managers since September 2008 and February 2011, respectively.
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How to Purchase and Redeem Shares
The minimum initial investment amount generally required for each share class of the Global Fund is $2,500 for Classes A and C, and $1 million for Class I. See the About Your InvestmentHow to Purchase Shares section of the Funds Prospectus for more information.
You may purchase Fund shares on any business day at their public offering price next computed after proper receipt of the order. You may redeem or exchange Fund shares on any business day at their net asset value next computed after proper receipt of the order. Transaction orders may be submitted via telephone, through your authorized dealer or FEF Distributors, LLC. Shares held in the dealers street name must be redeemed or exchanged through the dealer. See the Once You Become a Shareholder section of the Funds Prospectus for more information.
Send all requests for information or transactions to:
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Tax Information
It is the Funds policy to make periodic distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any. Unless you elect otherwise, your ordinary income dividends and capital gain distributions will be reinvested in additional shares of the same share class of the Fund at net asset value calculated as of the payment date. The Funds distributions are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Amounts withdrawn from a tax-deferred account may be subject to tax, including a penalty on pre-retirement distributions that are not properly rolled over to other tax-deferred accounts. See the Information on Dividends, Distributions and Taxes section of the Funds Prospectus for more information.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and
Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your individual financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys website for more information. See the About Your InvestmentDistribution and/or Shareholder Services Expenses section of the Funds Prospectus for more information.
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