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SGIIX - First Eagle Global I

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First Eagle Global I (SGIIX)
Expense Ratio: 0.88%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $26,533.40


The First Eagle Global I fund (SGIIX) is a World Allocation fund started on 07/31/1998 and has $33.00 billion in assets under management. The current manager has been running First Eagle Global I since 10/3/2008. The fund is rated by Morningstar. This fund does not charge 12b-1 fees.

MarketRiders Prefers The Following ETF

Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF (VT)
Expense Ratio: 0.22%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $7,107.65


The Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF (VT) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the World Allocation investment strategy and is an alternative to a World Allocation mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like First Eagle Global I because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following World Allocation Funds Have Lower Fees Than First Eagle Global I (SGIIX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
AllianceBernstein Real Asset Strategy Fund Advisor Class AMTYX 120.0% 354 0.75%
American Funds Capital Inc Bldr A CAIBX 47.0% 73,800 0.61%
American Funds Capital Inc Bldr F-1 CIBFX 47.0% 73,800 0.65%
American Funds Capital Inc Bldr F-2 CAIFX 47.0% 73,800 0.41%
American Funds Capital Inc Bldr R4 RIREX 47.0% 73,800 0.66%
American Funds Capital Inc Bldr R5 RIRFX 47.0% 73,800 0.37%
American Funds Capital Inc Bldr R6 RIRGX 47.0% 73,800 0.32%
DWS Global Income Builder S KTRSX 137.0% 984 0.76%
Ivy Asset Strategy I IVAEX 47.0% 24,400 0.77%
MassMutual Select BlackRock Glbl Allc S MGSSX 43.0% 522 0.87%
Morgan Stanley Global Strategist I SRTDX 123.0% 444 0.73%
Thornburg Investment Income Builder I TIBIX 30.3% 10,700 0.87%
Waddell & Reed Asset Strategy Y WYASX 72.0% 2,800 0.84%



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Turnover
Turnover represents how much of a mutual fund's holdings are changed over the course of a year through buying and selling. Active mutual funds have an average turnover rate of about 85%, meaning that funds are turning over nearly all of their holdings every year. A high turnover means you could make lower returns because: 1) buying and selling stocks costs money through commissions and spreads and 2) the fund will distribute yearly capital gains which increases your taxes. Look for funds with turnover rates below 50%. For comparison, ETF turnover rates average around 10% or lower.

Assets
Generally, smaller funds do better than larger ones. The more assets in a mutual fund, the lower the chance that it will beat its index. Managers outperform an index by choosing stocks that are undervalued. In order to find these undervalued stocks, the manager has to know more than his competitors to develop an "edge." There are only a finite number of stocks a mutual fund manager can reasonably analyze and actively track to gain such a competitive edge. When the fund has more assets, the manager must analyze large companies because he needs to take larger positions. Large companies are more efficiently priced in the market and it becomes increasingly difficult to get an edge.