Ticker Symbol
EUROX |
Fund Name
Eastern European Fund
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Category
Emerging Markets |
Current NAV
$ 12.59 as of 8/19/2008 |
NAV Change
-0.53 
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Assets
$1.35 b as of 6/30/08 |
| Performance |
Total Annualized Returns as of December 31, 2007
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1-year |
5-year |
10-year |
Gross Expense Ratio |
| Eastern European Fund |
32.86% |
43.57% |
22.26% |
1.98% |
| S&P 500 |
5.49% |
12.82% |
5.91% |
n/a |
Gross expense ratio as stated in the most recent prospectus. Performance data quoted above is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Results reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other earnings. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance does not include the effect of any direct fees described in the fund’s prospectus (e.g., short-term trading fees, if applicable, of 200%) which, if applicable, would lower your total returns. Obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end at www.usfunds.com or 1-800-US-FUNDS, option 5. High double-digit returns are attributable, in part, to unusually favorable market conditions and may not be repeated or consistently achieved in the future.
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the fund during the depicted time frame. Figures include reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, but the performance does not include the effect of any direct fees described in the fund’s prospectus (e.g. short-term trading fees) which, if applicable, would lower your total returns.
The S&P 500 Stock Index is a widely recognized capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stock prices in U.S. companies. |
| Morningstar Rating |
As of 6/30/2008 |
| Overall, 5- and 10-year Rating |
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| Morningstar Overall, 5-year and 10-year Ratings™. Among 102, 102, 90, and 39 Europe Stock funds, the Eastern European Fund earned 5 stars, 4 stars, 5 stars and 5 stars for the overall, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. Ratings are based on risk-adjusted return as of 6/30/08. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted-average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5- and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating. Past performance does not guarantee future results. |
| Average Annual Total Returns |
|
Month End
7/31/2008 |
Quarter End
6/30/2008 |
| 1 Year |
-2.56 % |
9.09 % |
| 3 Years |
23.31 % |
30.12 % |
| 5 Years |
34.64 % |
36.05 % |
| 10 Years |
21.23 % |
22.79 % |
| Since Inception |
18.98 % |
19.83 % |
| Inception Date |
3/31/1997 |
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| Expense Ratio |
1.98 % |
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| Capped Expense Ratio |
n/a |
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Gross expense ratio as stated in the most recent prospectus. Performance data quoted above is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Results reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other earnings. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance does not include the effect of any direct fees described in the fund’s prospectus (e.g., short-term trading fees, if applicable, of 200%) which, if applicable, would lower your total returns. Obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end at www.usfunds.com or 1-800-US-FUNDS, option 5. High double-digit returns are attributable, in part, to unusually favorable market conditions and may not be repeated or consistently achieved in the future.
| Initial Investment Requirements |
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| To Open an Account |
$5,000 |
| To Open an IRA Account |
no minimum |
| To Open a Business Account |
$5,000 |
| To Open a Trust Account |
$5,000 |
| UGMA/UTMA |
$1,000 |
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| ABC Investment Plan |
$100 with regular $50 per month subsequent investments. |
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Disclosure
Please consider carefully the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. For this and other important information, obtain a fund prospectus by visiting www.usfunds.com or by calling 1-800-US-FUNDS (1-800-873-8637). Read it carefully before investing. Distributed by U.S. Global Brokerage, Inc.
Foreign and emerging market investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuation and less public disclosure, as well as economic and political risk. By investing in a specific geographic region, a regional fund’s returns and share price may be more volatile than those of a less concentrated portfolio.
For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating™ based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.)
A program of regular investing doesn’t assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market. You should evaluate your ability to continue in such a program in view of the possibility that you may have to redeem fund shares in periods of declining share prices as well as in periods of rising prices.
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