[ARTICLE] 6
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 1
[NAME] FIRST EAGLE SOGEN GLOBAL FUND CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE] 12-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] MAR-31-2000
[PERIOD-END] MAR-31-2000
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[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 1781533105
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[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 3462866
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 159704084
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[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
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[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 4914159
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
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[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 108051769
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[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 43731641
[INTEREST-INCOME] 33155180
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 25380288
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 51506533
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 212352942
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 129940211
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 393799686
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (75711375)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (122354661)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
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[SHARES-REINVESTED] 187409473
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] (268759061)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 17144763
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 70915205
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 14567013
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
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[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 22.90
[PER-SHARE-NII] .66
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[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] (1.07)
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