U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
ANNUAL NOTICE OF SECURITIES SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2
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1. Name and address of issuer:
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust, 99 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Worldwide Balanced Fund, Worldwide Bond Fund, Worldwide Emerging Markets
Fund, Worldwide Hard Assets Fund and Gold & Natural Resources Fund.
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-5083
Securities Act File Number: 33-13019
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1996
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5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities sold after
the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2
declaration
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
applicable (see instruction A.6):
N/A
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7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, other than pursuant to rule
24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of
the fiscal year:
None
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
None
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
14,294,478 shares $211,771,686
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
14,294,478 shares $211,771,686
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11. Number and aggregrate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal
year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
Instruction B.7):
488,960 shares $6,417,001
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12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities
sold during the fiscal year in reliance
on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): $ 211,771,686
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in
connection with dividend reinvestment
plans (from Item 11, if applicable): + 6,417,001
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed
or repurchased during
the fiscal year (if applicable): - 209,271,973
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(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed
or repurchased and previously applied
as a reduction to filing fees pursuant
to rule 24e-2 (if applicable): + -0-
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(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold
and issued during the fiscal
year in reliance on rule 24f-2 [line (i),
plus line (ii), less line
(iii), plus line (iv)] (if applicable): 8,916,714
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(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b)
of the Securities Act of 1933 or other
applicable law or regulation
(see Instruction C.6): x 1/33 of 1%
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied
by line (vi)]: 2,702.03
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Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only if
the form is being filed within 60 days after the close of the
issuer's fiscal year. See Instruction C.3.
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13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository
as described in section 3a of the Commission's Rules of Informal and Other
Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).
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Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
depository:
February 18, 1997 $2,702.03
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Bruce Smith
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Vice President & Treasurer
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Date February 18, 1997
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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February 18, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549
Re: VAN ECK WORLDWIDE INSURANCE TRUST
Worldwide Balanced Fund
Worldwide Bond Fund
Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund
Worldwide Hard Assets Fund
Gold & Natural Resources Fund
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have been requested to render an opinion in connection with the filing by Van
Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust (the "Trust") of a Rule 24f-2 Notice with respect
to the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.
Reference is made to such Notice, wherein the Trust reports the number of shares
sold during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 (the "Shares") in reliance
upon Rule 24f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
I have examined the Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement of the Trust as
amended, the By-laws of the Trust, the minutes of meetings of the Board of
Trustees of the Trust, the form of the Rule 24f-2 Notice and the Trust's current
Registration Statement, and such other documents as deemed necessary for
purposes of this opinion.
Based upon the foregoing, and assuming that all of such Shares were sold, issued
and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Trust's Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information contained in the Registration Statement on
Form N-1A in effect at the time of sale, it is my opinion that the
above-mentioned shares were legally issued and are fully paid and non-assessable
by the Trust.
Sincerely,
/s/ Thaddeus Leszczynski
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Thaddeus Leszczynski, Esq.
