[IBD WORLD GOLD AD]
U.S. WORLD
GOLD FUND
(LINEAR GRAPH PLOTTED FROM DATA IN TABLE BELOW)
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U.S. WORLD GOLD VS. GOLD BULLION
U.S. WORLD GOLD
GOLD BULLION
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<S> <C> <C>
12/31/90 ........... 10.10 378.16
1/31/91 ........... 8.71 383.64
2/28/91 ........... 9.20 363.83
3/28/91 ........... 9.14 363.30
4/30/91 ........... 8.95 358.38
5/31/91 ........... 9.35 356.82
6/28/91 ........... 10.04 366.72
7/31/91 ........... 10.07 367.50
8/30/91 ........... 9.07 356.23
9/30/91 ........... 9.21 348.78
10/31/91 ........... 10.14 358.69
11/29/91 ........... 10.20 359.53
12/31/91 ........... 9.76 361.06
1/31/92 ........... 10.00 354.45
2/28/92 ........... 9.86 353.89
3/31/92 ........... 9.17 344.35
4/30/92 ........... 8.30 338.50
5/29/92 ........... 8.95 337.23
6/30/92 ........... 9.50 340.80
7/31/92 ........... 10.04 353.05
8/31/92 ........... 9.80 342.96
9/30/92 ........... 9.80 345.55
10/30/92 ........... 9.40 344.38
11/30/92 ........... 8.66 335.08
12/31/92 ........... 9.30 334.58
1/29/93 ........... 8.86 329.02
2/26/93 ........... 9.58 329.46
3/31/93 ........... 10.69 330.05
4/30/93 ........... 12.25 341.91
5/28/93 ........... 13.90 366.72
6/30/93 ........... 14.59 371.89
7/30/93 ........... 17.35 392.48
8/31/93 ........... 15.97 378.45
9/30/93 ........... 13.97 354.86
10/29/93 ........... 16.27 364.13
11/30/93 ........... 15.97 373.43
12/31/93 ........... 17.65 383.70
1/31/94 ........... 18.26 387.08
2/28/94 ........... 17.31 382.01
3/31/94 ........... 17.34 384.17
4/29/94 ........... 15.95 378.18
5/31/94 ........... 16.71 381.21
6/30/94 ........... 15.63 385.64
7/29/94 ........... 15.65 385.27
8/31/94 ........... 16.37 380.43
9/30/94 ........... 17.35 391.66
10/31/94 ........... 16.63 389.53
11/30/94 ........... 14.33 384.37
12/30/94 ........... 14.63 379.61
1/31/95 ........... 13.09 378.55
2/28/95 ........... 13.37 376.51
3/31/95 ........... 14.91 392.00
4/28/95 ........... 15.32 389.75
5/31/95 ........... 15.29 385.50
6/30/95 ........... 15.81 387.05
7/31/95 ........... 16.50 383.35
8/31/95 ........... 16.95 382.35
9/29/95 ........... 16.94 384.00
10/31/95 ........... 15.20 382.65
11/30/95 ........... 16.50 387.80
12/29/95 ........... 16.96 386.95
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15.92% 10.97% 7.63%
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/29/95
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