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[ARTICLE] 6
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 012
   [NAME] FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA CLASS C
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               APR-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      264,649,689
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     344,959,324
[RECEIVABLES]                                8,282,448
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 807,745
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             354,049,517
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     7,195,912
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    1,038,698
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          8,234,610
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                       565,452
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                           26,837
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                                0
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    (813,845)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     32,050,456
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    80,309,635
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[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
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[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (818,249)
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[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   32,099,254
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       63,284,579
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                            0
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[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                  0
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[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
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</TABLE>

[ARTICLE] 6
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 011
   [NAME] FIRST EAGLE FUND OF AMERICA CL Y
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               APR-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      264,649,689
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      344959,324
[RECEIVABLES]                                8,282,448
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 807,745
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
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[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          8,234,610
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
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[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       15,369,678
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       12,356,370
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    (813,845)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
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[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    80,309,635
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[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
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[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (817,545)
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[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       63,285,283
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[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  (829,773)
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[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                   32,207,528
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[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                       (2.60)
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[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              22.46
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</TABLE>

[ARTICLE] 6
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 021
   [NAME] FIRST EAGLE INTERNAITONAL FUND CLASS Y
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               APR-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       35,091,566
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      46,196,873
[RECEIVABLES]                               38,108,570
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 335,421
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                            26,960
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              84,667,824
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    36,548,413
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0   
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      108,434
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         36,656,847
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    33,355,996
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        2,535,669
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        2,246,039
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    (216,729)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      3,969,438
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    10,649,225
[NET-ASSETS]                                48,010,977
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              122,658
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              128,834
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 468,018
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (216,526)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     3,252,203
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    5,806,105
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        8,841,782
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                            0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     2,203,680
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        610,106
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  (437,636)
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            117,160
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      11,690,767
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    2,929,902
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          262,737
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                506,252
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        40,466,808
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            16.17
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  (.09)
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           3.72
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        (.97)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              18.83
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   2.50
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
</TABLE>

[ARTICLE] 6
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 022
   [NAME] FIRST EAGLE INTERNATIONAL FUND CLASS C
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               APR-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       35,091,566
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      46,196,873
[RECEIVABLES]                               38,108,570
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 335,421
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                            26,960
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              84,667,824
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    36,548,413
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      108,434
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         36,656,847
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                       253,047
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                           14,444
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                                0
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    (216,729)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      3,969,438
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    10,649,225
[NET-ASSETS]                                48,010,977
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              122,658
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              128,834
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 468,221
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (216,729)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     3,252,203
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    5,805,105
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        8,841,579
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                            0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                         14,444
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                          0
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                  0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      11,690,767
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    2,929,902
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          262,737
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                506,455
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                           172,040
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            16.90
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                    .17
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           1.73
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              18.80
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   2.60
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
</TABLE>


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