20 Gold Funds

The following links connect to gold fund information:

• ‘Yahoo’…(Y1-Y20) Yahoo Finance. Fund Profile
• ‘Forbes’…(F1-F20) Forbes Personal Finance
• ‘Data’…(M1-M20) Morningstar
• ‘MktW’…(W1-W20) MarketWatch

#	Symbol	Fund	Yahoo	Forbes	Data	MktW
1	ASA	ASA Limited	Y1	F1	M1	W1
2	FGLDX	Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Inv	Y2	F2	M2	W2
	IGDAX	Invesco Gold & Precious Metals A	Y	F	M	W
	IGDBX	Invesco Gold & Precious Metals B	Y	F	M	W
	IGDCX	Invesco Gold & Precious Metals C	Y	F	M	W
3	BGEIX	American Century Global Gold	Y3	F3	M3	W3
	ACGGX	American Century QE Advisors Gold	Y	F	M	W
4	SGDAX	DWS-Scudder Gold & Precious Metals – A	Y4	F4	M4	W4
	SGDBX	DWS-Scudder Gold & Precious Metals – B	Y	F	M	W
	SGDCX	DWS-Scudder Gold & Precious Metals – C	Y	F	M	W
	SCGDX	DWS-Scudder Gold & Precious Metals – S	Y	F	M	W
	SGLDX	DWS-Scudder Gold & Precious Metals – AARP	Y	F	M	W
5	EKWBX	Wells Fargo Advantage Precious Metals B	Y5	F5	M5	W5
	EKWAX	Wells Fargo Advantage Precious Metals A	Y	F	M	W
	EKWCX	Wells Fargo Advantage Precious Metals C	Y	F	M	W
	EKWYX	Wells Fargo Advantage Precious Metals Y	Y	F	M	W
6	FSAGX	Fidelity Select Gold	Y6	F6	M6	W6
7	SGGDX	First Eagle Gold A	Y7	F7	M7	W7
	FEGOX	First Eagle Gold C	Y	F	M	W
	FEGIX	First Eagle Gold I	Y	F	M	W
8	FKRCX	Franklin Gold and Precious Metals A	Y8	F8	M8	W8
	FAGPX	Franklin Gold and Precious Metals B	Y	F	M	W
	FRGOX	Franklin Gold and Precious Metals C	Y	F	M	W
	FGADX	Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Advisors	Y	F	M	W
9	GOLDX	GAMCO Gold AAA	Y9	F9	M9	W9
	GLDAX	GAMCO Gold AAA A	Y	–	M	W
	GLDBX	GAMCO Gold AAA B	Y	–	M	W
	GLDCX	GAMCO Gold AAA C	Y	–	M	W
10	MIDSX	Midas Fund	Y10	F10	M10	W10
11	OCMGX	OCM Gold	Y11	F11	M11	W11
12	OPGSX	Oppenheimer Gold & Spec Minerals A	Y12	F12	M12	W12
	OGMBX	Oppenheimer Gold & Spec Minerals B	Y	F	M	W
	OGMCX	Oppenheimer Gold & Spec Minerals C	Y	F	M	W
	OGMNX	Oppenheimer Gold & Spec Minerals N	Y	F	M	W
13	PMPIX	ProFunds Precious Metals Ultra Inv	Y13	F13	M13	W13
	PMPSX	ProFunds Precious Metals Ultra Svc	Y	F	M	W
14	RYPMX	Rydex Precious Metals	Y14	F14	M15	W14
	RYZCX	Rydex Precious Metals C	Y	F	M	W
	RYMPX	Rydex Precious Metals C	Y	F	M	W
15	TGLDX	Tocqueville Gold	Y15	F15	M15	W15
16	USERX	US Global Investors Gold Shares	Y16	F16	M16	W16
17	UNWPX	US Global Investors World Precious Minerals	Y17	F17	M17	W17
18	USAGX	USAA Precious Metals	Y18	F18	M18	W18
19	INIVX	Van Eck International Investors Gold	Y19	F19	M19	W19
	IIGCX	Van Eck International Investors Gold C	Y	F	M	W
20	VGPMX	Vanguard Precious Metals	Y20	F20	M20	W20

• ‘Yahoo’…(Y1-Y20) Yahoo Finance. Fund Profile
• ‘Forbes’…(F1-F20) Forbes Personal Finance
• ‘Data’…(M1-M20) Morningstar
• ‘MktW’…(W1-W20) MarketWatch

Other U.S. gold funds which we don’t evaluate anymore:

• AIM Precious Metals (FGLDX) - renamed to Invesco Precious Metals(FGLDX), April 2010
• AXP Precious Metals (INPMX) - changed to RiverSource Precious Metals(INPMX), September, 2005
• Bull & Bear Gold Investors (BBGIX) - (became Midas Investors (MIDIX) June, 1999) and merged with Midas Fund [MIDSX] November, 2001
• Cappiello-Rushmore Gold (CRGDX)
• Central Fund of Canada (CEF)
• Evergreen Precious Metals (EKWBX) - renamed to Wells Fargo Advantage Fund(EKWBX), 2010
• Fidelity Select Precious Metals (FDPMX) - merged into Fidelity Select Gold Fund (FSAGX), February, 2000
• ING Precious Metals (LEXMX) became ING Natural Resources and no longer a gold fund, 2007
• Keystone PM B (KSPMX) (became Evergreen PM (EKWBX) January, 1998)
• Lexington Strategic Silver [STIVX] merged into Lexington Gold Fund(LEXMX) June, 1999, which became Pilgrim Precious Metals [LEXMX] in 2000
• Lexington Strategic Silver [STSLS] became Pilgrim Silver and terminated in April, 2001
• Lindner Bulwark (LDNBX)
• Monterey OCM Gold changed its symbol (from MNTGX to OCMGX) in May, 2003
• Monterey OCM Gold became PIA OCM Fund in 2004, then OCM Fund
• Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Precious Metals family (METBAX, METBX, METCX) all merged with MSDW natural resources funds, January 2000
• Morgan Stanley Institutional Gold (MSGPX) (terminated February 1998)
• Pilgrim Precious Metals (LEXMX) became ING Precious Metals in 2002
• PIMCO Advisors Precious Metals, (PPMAX, PPMBX, PPMCX) - merged into another family fund, February, 2000
• Pioneer Gold Shares A (PIGDX), B (PBGDX), C (PCGDX) terminated October, 1999
• Riversource Precious Metals (INPMX) merged into a resource fund managed by Columbia Management
• Smith Barney Natural Resources B
• Smith Barney Natural Resources C
• United Gold and Governent (UNGGX) - (terminated June, 1999)
• Van Eck Gold Opportunity A (GOFAX) (merged with GRFRX October 1997)
• Van Eck Gold Resources (GRFRX) (merged with Van Eck Hard Assets Fund, June 2001)