Fund Research for U.S. Global Investors China Reg Opp (USCOX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Feb 10, 1994
    Category: Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
    Overall Risk: Below Average
    Fund Family: U.S. Global Investors
    Return Since Inception: 0.73%
    YTD Return: 41.32%
    Yield (TTM): 0.00%
    Net Assets: 52.64 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    2 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets in common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities, rights and warrants, and depository receipts of companies located in the China region. It invests in both new and existing enterprises registered and operating in China and the China region. These will include wholly Chinese-owned enterprises, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, and Sino-foreign joint ventures. The fund is nondiversified.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $6,672 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 29.31%
    Large 50.33%
    Medium 16.21%
    Small 2.83%
    Micro 1.32%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/04/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1998 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 41.32% 36.21% 2.70% 10.82% 7.74% 0.73%
    +/- Category -17.81% -24.59% -5.94% -4.17% -2.91% —
    +/- MSCI EAFE NR USD — — — — 2.04% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 37.21% 36.96% 2.46% 10.51% 7.74% 0.73%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 36.31% 10.76% 3.35% 10.41% 7.56% 0.69%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/04/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/04/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 02/10/1994
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 15.77%
    Service 31.28%
    Manufacturing 42.44%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash 0.00% 3.96% 3.96%
    Stocks 0.06% 90.34% 90.29%
    Bonds 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
    Other 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 0.06% 90.34% 90.29%
    Data as of 06/30/2009 Data as of 06/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector Country Net Assets
    + Bbh Other Net Asset — — 4.70%
    + Currency Contract (New Taiwan Dollar) — — 3.72%
    = China Merchants Bank Co.,limited (3968) Financial Services CHN 3.64%
    = China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd. (3818) Consumer Goods CYM 3.35%
    * HONG KONG EXCHANGE Financial Services HKG 3.11%
    + China Shenhua Energy Company Limited (1088) Energy CHN 2.92%
    * Agile Property Holdings Ltd. (3383) Financial Services CYM 2.88%
    * Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Limited (1398) Financial Services CHN 2.79%
    * Tencent Hldgs Limi Telecom — 2.78%
    * China Construction Bank Corporation (939) Financial Services CHN 2.78%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    Data as of 06/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 02/28/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 2.19%
    Taken from annual report dated 12/31/2008

  • Fund Management

    Frank E. Holmes
    Start Date: 02/10/1994
    Mr. Holmes is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. Mr. Holmes had investment banking experience in the international capital markets and the gold mining industry. He was formerly President and Chairman of the Toronto Society of the Investment Dealers Association and a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange's Listing Committee as well as a member seat holder of the stock exchanges in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Alberta.
    Romeo Dator
    Start Date: 02/19/2002
    Dator has served as research analyst of the Adviser since 2002, and an analyst with USAA from 1999 to 2001.