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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings
entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Van Eck Associates Corporation
Address: 99 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016
13F File Number: 28-2763
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Joseph P. DiMaggio
Title: Controller
Phone: (212) 293-2048
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/Joseph DiMaggio New York, NY May 14, 1999
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one):
[XX] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this
reporting manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this
report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting
manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the
holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this
report and a portion are reported by other reporting
manager(s).)
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings
and list entries.]
No.
1. None
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 215
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $348,559
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
None
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SEC FORM 13F REPORTING MANAGER: VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP SEC USE ONLY
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FAIR SHARES OR MANAGERS (SHARES)
MARKET PRINCIPAL (a)SOLE (b)SHARED- (c)SHARED SEE (a)SOLE (b)SHARED-
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP # VALUE AMOUNT As defined OTHER INSTR (c)NONE
OF CLASS $(000) in Instr. V V
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ADC TELECOMMUNICATION Common 000886101 238 5,000 X 5,000
AK STEEL HOLDING Common 001547108 1,205 53,400 X 53,400
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION Common 00163T109 1,214 58,500 X 58,500
A T & T CORP. Common 001957109 1,692 21,200 X 21,200
ASA LTD Common 002050102 2,078 124,500 X 124,500
AGNICO EAGLE MINES Common 008474108 3,513 669,100 X 669,100
ALCOA INC Common 013817101 923 22,400 X 22,400
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE Common 015271109 26 1,000 X 1,000
EQUITIES
ALLIED SIGNAL INC Common 019512102 836 17,000 X 17,000
AMERICAN ONLINE Common 02364J104 234 1,600 X 1,600
AMERICAN EXPRESS Common 025816109 411 3,500 X 3,500
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Common 026874107 844 7,000 X 7,000
GROUP
AMERICAN SKIING CORP Common 029654308 42 10,000 X 10,000
AMERISOURCE HEALTH Class A 03071P102 684 20,000 X 20,000
AMETEK INC Common 031100100 330 18,100 X 18,100
ANADARKO PETROLEUM Common 032511107 1,363 36,100 X 36,100
ANGLO AMERICAN GOLD ADR ORD 034870501 75 16,000 X 16,000
NEW
ANGLOGOLD LIMITED Spon ADR 035128206 11,283 560,649 X 560,649
APACHE CORP. Common 037411105 680 26,100 X 26,100
APARTMENT INVESTMENT Class A 03748R101 36 1,000 X 1,000
ARCHER-DANIELS MIDLAND Common 039483102 2 132 X 132
CORP
ARDEN REALTY GROUP Common 039793104 324 14,550 X 14,550
ASHANTI GOLDFIELD GLOBAL DEP 043743202 7,476 854,400 X 854,400
RECEIPT
ASSOCIATES CORP 5 Class A 046003JS9 494 500,000 X 500,000
BJ SERVICES CO Common 055482103 511 21,800 X 21,800
BJ WHOLESALE Common 05548J106 661 25,000 X 25,000
BMC INDUSTRIES Common 055607105 333 75,000 X 75,000
BP Amoco PLC Spon ADR 055622104 1,358 13,450 X 13,450
BAKER HUGHES INC Common 057224107 1,216 50,000 X 50,000
BANCA DE GALICIA ADR Spon ADR B 059538207 723 45,000 X 45,000
New
BANCTEC, INC. Common 059784108 515 41,800 X 41,800
BANK OF NEW YORK Common 064057102 288 8,000 X 8,000
NEW BANK ONE CORP Common 06423A103 5,730 104,072 X 104,072
BARD (C.R.), INC Common 067383109 706 14,000 X 14,000
BARRICK GOLD CORP Common 067901108 17,201 1,008,100 X 1,008,100
BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD Common 071593107 7,230 2,629,000 X 2,629,000
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL Common 071813109 1,320 20,000 X 20,000
BECKMAN COULTER INC Common 075811109 400 9,100 X 9,100
BECTON DICKINSON Common 075887109 766 20,000 X 20,000
BEDFORD PROPERTY Common 076446301 644 44,000 X 44,000
Par $.02
BELL ATLANTIC CORP Common 077853109 1,034 20,000 X 20,000
BERGEN BRUNSWIG CORP Class A 083739102 460 23,000
BETHLEHEM STEEL Common 087509105 190 137,000 X 137,000
BORG-WARNER AUTO Common 099724106 1,793 37,500 X 37,500
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FAIR SHARES OR MANAGERS (SHARES)
MARKET PRINCIPAL (a)SOLE (b)SHARED- (c)SHARED SEE (a)SOLE (b)SHARED-
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP # VALUE AMOUNT As defined OTHER INSTR (c)NONE
OF CLASS $(000) in Instr. V V
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BOSTON PROPERTIES Common 101121101 32 1,000 X 1,000
BOWATER INC. Common 102183100 2,134 53,850 X 53,850
BRANDYWINE REALTY Sh Ben Int. 105368203 1,485 91,400 X 91,400
New
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL Common 109641100 516 20,000 X 20,000
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB Common 110122108 2,701 42,000 X 42,000
BURLINGTON NORTHERN Common 12189T104 2,032 61,800 X 61,800
BURLINGTON RESOURCE Common 122014103 80 2,000 X 2,000
CCB FINANCIAL CORP Common 124875105 649 12,000 X 12,000
CBS CORP Common 12490K107 205 5,000 X 5,000
CSX CORP Common 126408103 701 18,000 X 18,000
CADILLAC FAIRVIEW Common 126929207 1,819 109,000 X 109,000
CORPORATION
CABOT INDUSTRIAL TRUST Common 127072106 28 1,500 X 1,500
Cambior Inc Common 13201L103 1,067 270,700 X 270,700
CAMECO CORP Common 13321L108 974 44,800 X 44,800
CAPSTAR BROADCAST Class A 14067G105 92 4,000 X 4,000
CARDINAL HEALTH INC Common 14149Y108 198 3,000 X 3,000
CARRAMERICA REALTY Common 144418100 1,291 58,500 X 58,500
CENTRAL FUND CANADA Class A 153501101 1,259 310,000 X 310,000
CENTURY TELEPHONE Common 156686107 703 10,000 X 10,000
CHAMPION ENTERPRISE Common 158496109 800 41,300 X 41,300
CHARTER ONE FINANCE Common 160903100 635 22,000 X 22,000
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP Common 16161A108 1,968 24,200 X 24,200
CHELSEA GCA REALTY Common 163262108 28 1,000 X 1,000
CHEVRON CORP Common 166751107 53 600 X 600
CISCO SYSTEMS Common 17275R102 3,725 34,000 X 34,000
CLEVELAND CLIFFS Common 185896107 671 19,700 X 19,700
COASTAL CORP. Common 190441105 251 7,600 X 7,600
COMMERCE GROUP INC. Common 200641108 781 31,800 X 31,800
CBD (PAO DE AZUCAR) ADR 20440T201 1,035 70,800 X 70,800
COMPAQ COMPUTERS Common 204493100 79 2,500 X 2,500
COOPER CAMERON CORP Common 216640102 2,439 72,000 X 72,000
CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES Common 21922H103 1,755 120,000 X 120,000
CRESCENT Common 225756105 2,602 121,000 X 121,000
CROWN RESOURCES CORP Common 228569109 828 509,700 X 509,700
DAYTON HUDSON CORP Common 239753106 133 2,000 X 2,000
DENALI INCORPORATED Common 248221103 942 106,100 X 106,100
DRIEFONTEIN CONSOLIDATED SPON ADR 262026503 3,843 960,658 X 960,658
DURBAN ROODEPORT SPON ADR 266597301 414 200,663 X 200,663
ECI TELECOMMUNICATIONS Common 268258100 665 19,000 X 19,000
EMC CORP. Common 268648102 128 1,000 X 1,000
ENTE NAZIONALE ID SPON ADR 26874R108 1,231 19,500 X 19,500
ELAN CORP PLC ADR 284131208 188 2,700 X 2,700
ELECTRONIC DATA Common 285661104 1,948 40,000 X 40,000
ENERSIS SA *ADR SPON ADR 29274F104 43 1,600 X 1,600
EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES Common 294741103 25 1,000 X 1,000
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL Sh Ben Int. 29476L107 1,506 36,500 X 36,500
EXCEL LEGACY CORPORATION Common 300665106 170 49,500 X 49,500
EXXON CORP Common 302290101 2,470 35,000 X 35,000
FDX CORPORATION Common 31304N107 2,562 27,600 X 27,600
FEDERAL HOME LOAN Common 313400301 514 9,000 X 9,000
FEDERAL NATIONAL Common 313586109 589 8,500 X 8,500
FEDERATED DEPT. STORES Common 31410H101 128 3,200 X 3,200
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FAIR SHARES OR MANAGERS (SHARES)
MARKET PRINCIPAL (a)SOLE (b)SHARED- (c)SHARED SEE (a)SOLE (b)SHARED-
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP # VALUE AMOUNT As defined OTHER INSTR (c)NONE
OF CLASS $(000) in Instr. V V
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FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICO SPON ADR 344419106 1,305 42,180 X 42,180
FORD MOTOR COMPANY Common 345370100 1,759 31,000 X 31,000
FORT JAMES CORP Common 347471104 127 4,000 X 4,000
FOX ENTERTAINMENT Class A 35138T107 81 3,000 X 3,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO Common 369604103 2,766 25,000 X 25,000
GENERAL MOTORS CO Class h 370442832 757 15,000 X 15,000
GEORGIA-PACIFIC TIMBER Common 373298702 779 34,700 X 34,700
GETCHELL GOLD CORP Common 374265106 22,197 847,600 X 847,600
GLAMIS GOLD LTD Common 376775102 946 688,000 X 688,000
GOLD FIELDS OF SA SPON ADR 380597500 6 4,000 X 4,000
GOLDCORP INC. CLASS A 380956102 3,837 629,400 X 629,400
SUP VTG
GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC Common 390064103 1,014 33,800 X 33,800
TEA CO
Grubb & Ellis Company Common PAR 400095204 33 5,000 X 5,000
$.01
GRUPO TELEVISA SA SPON ADR 40049J206 1,592 50,750 X 50,750
HALLIBURTON CO Common 406216101 1,925 50,000 X 50,000
HANSON PLC SPON ADR 411352404 74 1,687 X 1,687
HARMONY GOLD MINING SPON ADR 413216300 3,161 674,362 X 674,362
HASBRO INC. Common 418056107 2,895 100,050 X 100,050
HEALTHCARE SERVICE Common 421906108 2 192 X 192
HEALTHSOUTH CORP. Common 421924101 1,349 130,000 X 130,000
HEWLETT PACKARD CO Common 428236103 2,238 33,000 X 33,000
HIGHLANDS INSURANCE Common 431032101 32 3,000 X 3,000
HIGHWOODS PROPERTY Common 431284108 42 1,800 X 1,800
HOME DEPOT Common 437076102 498 8,000 X 8,000
HOMESTAKE MINING Common 437614100 21,073 2,443,240 X 2,443,240
HOST MARRIOTT COR Common 441078102 22 2,000 X 2,000
HOST MARRIOTT COR Common 44107P104 1,168 105,000 X 105,000
HUANENG POWER SPON ADR 443304100 576 58,000 X 58,000
ICN PHARMACEUTICAL Common 448924100 630 25,000 X 25,000
INTEL CORP. Common 458140100 2,323 19,500 X 19,500
INTERMET CORP Common 45881K104 836 62,500 X 62,500
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Common 459200101 2,198 12,400 X 12,400
MACHINES
JACOR COMMUNICATIONS CLASS A 469858401 304 4,000 X 4,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON Common 478160104 2,623 28,000 X 28,000
KEANE INC Common 486665102 512 24,000 X 24,000
KEYCORP Common 493267108 2,100 69,276 X 69,276
KILROY REALTY CORP Common 49427F108 1,434 69,950 X 69,950
KINROSS GOLD CORP Common 496902107 315 150,000 X 150,000
KONINKLIJKE PHIL SPON ADR 500472105 2,861 34,700 X 34,700
LAFARGE CORP Common 505862102 1,896 67,700 X 67,700
LILLY (ELI) & CO. Common 532457108 102 1,200 X 1,200
LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE Common 542307103 615 60,000 X 60,000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGY Common 549463107 2,586 24,000 X 24,000
MCI WORLDCOM INC Common 55268B106 3,054 34,487 X 34,487
MACERICH COMPANY Common 554382101 1,025 45,200 X 45,200
MACK CALI REALTY Common 554489104 1,624 55,300 X 55,300
MAGNETEK INC. Common 559424106 461 55,000 X 55,000
MASCO Common 574599106 113 4,000 X 4,000
MELLON BANK CORP. Common 585509102 450 6,400 X 6,400
MERCK & CO. Common 589331107 3,528 44,000 X 44,000
MERIDIAN GOLD INC Common 589975101 19,188 3,328,100 X 3,328,100
MERRILL LYNCH & CO Common 590188108 2,220 25,100 X 25,100
METAMOR WORLDWIDE Common 59133P100 350 25,000 X 25,000
MICROSOFT CORP. Common 594918104 2,976 33,200 X 33,200
MILLENIUM CHEMIC Common 599903101 116 5,821 X 5,821
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FAIR SHARES OR MANAGERS (SHARES)
MARKET PRINCIPAL (a)SOLE (b)SHARED- (c)SHARED SEE (a)SOLE (b)SHARED-
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP # VALUE AMOUNT As defined OTHER INSTR (c)NONE
OF CLASS $(000) in Instr. V V
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MILLER EXPLORATION Common 600533103 311 101,500 X 101,500
COMPANY
MOBIL CORP Common 607059102 642 7,300 X 7,300
MOTOROLA INC. Common 620076109 2,271 31,000 X 31,000
NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY Common 648053106 1,312 68,400 X 68,400
NEWMARK HOMES Common 651578106 33 5,000 X 5,000
NEWMONT MINING Common 651639106 9,688 553,575 X 553,575
OEA INC Common 670826106 536 65,000 X 65,000
OWENS ILLINOIS INC Common 690768403 2,030 81,200 X 81,200
New
PAN PACIFIC PROPERTIES Common 69806L104 795 44,800 X 44,800
PARAMETRIC TECH. Common 699173100 988 50,000 X 50,000
PATRIOT AMERICAN Common 703352203 1,474 287,665 X 287,665
PFIZER INC. Paired CTF 717081103 555 4,000 X 4,000
PHILIPS INTERNATIONAL Common 718333107 894 63,000 X 63,000
REALTY
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM Common 718507106 90 1,900 X 1,900
PLACER DOME Common 725906101 15,283 1,366,100 X 1,366,100
PLUM CREEK TIMBER LP Common 729237107 3,537 124,100 X 124,100
PRENTISS PROPERTY Sh Ben Int 740706106 1,149 61,700 X 61,700
PRIME GROUP REALTY Sh Ben Int 74158J103 20 1,500 X 1,500
PROCTER & GAMBLE Common 742718109 1,665 17,000 X 17,000
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CLASS A 761695105 608 32,000 X 32,000
RICHMONT MINES INC. Common 76547T106 2,066 866,200 X 866,200
ROYAL DUTCH PETRO NY Reg. 780257804 1,430 27,500 X 27,500
ROYAL GOLD INC. Common 780287108 528 132,000 X 132,000
SL GREEN Common 78440X101 19 1,000 X 1,000
ST. HELENA GOLD ADR 789670205 380 160,000 X 160,000
ST. JUDE MEDICAL Common 790849103 731 30,000 X 30,000
SCHLUMBERGER LTD Common 806857108 1,204 20,000 X 20,000
SELECT APPOINTMENT Common 81617E203 133 5,000 X 5,000
SIMON PROPERTY GR. Common 828806109 1,320 48,100 X 48,100
SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER Common 832727101 1,205 62,400 X 62,400
CORP
SONY CORP. ADR ADR 835699307 146 1,600 X 1,600
SPIEKER PROPERTIES Common 848497103 35 1,000 X 1,000
STAPLES INC. Common 855030102 123 3,750 X 3,750
STET HELLAS TELEC ADR 859823106 92 3,100 X 3,100
STILLWATER MINING Common 86074Q102 5,322 201,800 X 201,800
STONE ENERGY CORP Common 861642106 48 1,500 X 1,500
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY Common 862111200 530 19,000 X 19,000
Par $0.10
SUN MICROSYSTEMS Common 866810104 2,374 19,000 X 19,000
SUTTON RESOURCES LTD. Common New 869474403 3,661 476,300 X 476,300
TVX GOLD INC. Common 87308K101 1,403 1,122,700 X 1,122,700
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SPON ADR 874039100 473 20,000 X 20,000
TANDY CORPORATION Common 875382103 638 10,000 X 10,000
TAUBMAN CENTERS Common 876664103 25 2,000 X 2,000
TEKTRONIX INC Common 879131100 1,303 51,600 X 51,600
TELE CENTRO SUL ADR SPON ADR 879239101 1,363 29,500 X 29,500
Pfd
TELENORTELESTE ADR SPON ADR 879246106 625 40,680 X 40,680
TELECOM ARGENTINA SPON ADR 879273209 549 20,000 X 20,000
Pfd
TELESP PARTICIPACOES SA Common 87952K100 1,031 50,000 X 50,000
TEVA PHARMACEUTICS ADR 881624209 547 11,540 X 11,540
TOTAL RENAL CARE Common 89151A107 455 41,400 X 41,400
TRINET CORPORATE REALTY Common 896287109 41 1,600 X 1,600
TRUST, INC.
TRIZECHAHN Sub Vtg 896938107 2,269 123,500 X 123,500
TUPPERWARE CORP Common 899896104 756 42,000 X 42,000
TYCO INTERNATIONAL Common 902124106 215 3,000 X 3,000
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FAIR SHARES OR MANAGERS (SHARES)
MARKET PRINCIPAL (a)SOLE (b)SHARED- (c)SHARED SEE (a)SOLE (b)SHARED-
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP # VALUE AMOUNT As defined OTHER INSTR (c)NONE
OF CLASS $(000) in Instr. V V
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UNITED DOMINION REALTY Common 910197102 62 6,000 X 6,000
UNITED ROAD SERVICE Common 911384105 18 3,500 X 3,500
U.S. FILTER CORP Common New 911843209 37 1,200 X 1,200
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP Common 913017109 2,302 17,000 X 17,000
WAL-MART STORES, Common 931142103 2,858 31,000 X 31,000
WARNER-LAMBERT CO Common 934488107 1,787 27,000 X 27,000
WASHINGTON MUTUAL Common 939322103 1,839 45,000 X 45,000
WOVERINE TUBE Common 978093102 750 35,500 X 35,500
WYMAN-GORDON Common 983085101 463 50,000 X 50,000
YPF ADR SOCIEDAD Spon ADR 984245100 631 20,000 X 20,000
Class D
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