First Eagle Funds

High Yield Fund

Investment Objective and Philosophy

First Eagle High Yield Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income. With a bottom-up investment approach and focus on fundamental research, the Fund seeks to maximize risk-adjusted returns by modifying risk exposure throughout the high yield credit cycle.

Average Annual Returns as of March 31, 20131

Share Class 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr Since
Inception
Inception
Date
A w/o sales charge11.07% N/A N/A 13.28% 01/03/12
  w/ sales charge 6.06 N/A N/A 9.18 01/03/12
C  9.24 N/A N/A 12.32 01/03/12
I  11.52 10.76 14.83 13.05 11/19/07

Growth of $10,000 Since Inception as of March 31, 2013

Initial Investment
Investment Date
No values for that date.

This chart illustrates a hypothetical investment in Class I shares without the effect of sales charges and assumes all distributions have been reinvested and if a sales charge was included values would be lower. Had fees not been waived and/or expenses reimbursed, the performance would have been lower. Class I Shares require $1MM minimum investment, and are offered without sales charge. Class A and C Shares have maximum sales charges of 4.50% and 1.00% respectively, and 12b-1 fees, which reduce performance. Date Selected Assumes Purchase at End of Month

Top 10 Holdings as of March 31, 2013

Bi-Lo LLC 9.25% 02/15/19 1.7%
Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. Term Loan B 5.75% 02/13/19 1.5
Tower Automotive Holding GmbH 10.625 09/01/17 1.5
Toys ‘R’ Us Property Co. I LLC 10.75% 07/15/17 1.5
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 6.0% 05/01/15 1.5
HeidelbergCement AG 8.5% 10/31/19 1.4
RDS Ultra Deepwater Ltd. 11.875% 05/15/17 1.3
Kemet Corp. 10.5% 05/01/18 1.3
CCO Holdings LLC 7.375% 06/01/20 1.3
Citgo Petroleum Corp. 11.5% 07/01/17 1.3
Total as % of Net Assets 14.3%

Historical Top Holdings

Allocation by Industry as of March 31, 2013

Allocation by Credit Quality5 as of March 31, 2013

Allocation by Maturity as of March 31, 2013

Characteristics as of March 31, 20136

Average Coupon 7.99%
Effective Duration 3.24
30-day SEC Yield (w/ fee waiver) 5.20%
30-day SEC Yield (w/out fee waiver) 5.04%
Weighted Average Maturity 5.64
Portfolio Turnover 25.02%***

*** Due to a change in the Fund's fiscal year-end, the stated turnover reflects the period April 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012 (not annualized). For the year ended March 31, 2012, the turnover was 45.21%.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Market volatility can dramatically impact the fund's short term performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than figures shown. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance data through the most recent month end is available at firsteaglefunds.com or by calling 800.334.2143.

The Fund invests in high yield, fixed income securities that, at the time of purchase, are non-investment grade. High yield, lower rated securities involve greater price volatility and present greater risks than high rated fixed income securities. High yield securities are rated lower than investment-grade securities because there is a greater possibility that the issuer may be unable to make interest and principal payments on those securities. High yield securities involve greater risk than higher rated securities and portfolios that invest in them may be subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk than portfolios that do not.

The Fund’s investment strategies may result in high turnover rates. This may increase the Fund’s brokerage commission costs, which would reduce performance. Rapid portfolio turnover also exposes shareholders to a higher current realization of short-term gains, which could cause you to pay higher taxes.


Bank loans are often less liquid than other types of debt instruments. There is no assurance that the liquidation of any collateral from a secured bank loan would satisfy the borrower’s obligation, or that such collateral could be liquidated.


There are risks associated with investing in securities of non-U.S. countries such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability and fluctuations in currency exchange rates.


All investments involve the risk of loss.



The Fund commenced operations in its present form on December 30, 2011, and is successor to another mutual fund pursuant to a reorganization December 30, 2011. Information prior to December 30, 2011 is for this predecessor fund. Immediately after the reorganization, changes in net asset value of the Class I shares were partially impacted by differences in how the Fund and the predecessor fund price portfolio securities.




* For purposes of this website, risk is defined as the use of high yield securities rated below the highest rated category of non-investment grade. High yield bonds include those that carry a rating such as Ba1/BB+ or lower by credit rating agencies. All high yield securities are considered "speculative" and are often referred to as "junk bonds".

** 2013 Best High Yield Fund is based on the five-year risk-adjusted performance among 373 eligible high yield bond funds, respectively, for the period ended Dec. 31, 2012. Classification averages are calculated with all eligible share classes for each eligible classification. The calculation periods extend over 36, 60, and 120 months. The highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value within each eligible classification determines the fund classification winner over three, five, or ten years. Although Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Lipper. This is not an offer to buy or sell securities. Additional information is available at www.lipperweb.com. Lipper leader ratings copyright 2013, Reuters, All Rights Reserved Reference to a ranking, a rating or an award does not provide any guarantee of future performance, and is subject to change over time. Lipper, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reuters, is a leading global provider of mutual fund information and analysis to fund companies, financial intermediaries, and media organizations.

2011 Best High Current Yield Fund is based on the three-year risk-adjusted performance among 416 high current yield funds for the period ended Dec. 31, 2010. Classification averages are calculated with all eligible share classes for each eligible classification. The calculation periods extend over 36, 60, and 120 months. The highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value within each eligible classification determines the fund classification winner over three, five, or ten years. Although Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Lipper. This is not an offer to buy or sell securities. Additional information is available at www.lipperweb.com. Lipper leader ratings copyright 2011, Reuters, All Rights Reserved.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell securities. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk. Top 10 Holdings and Allocation by Sector information exclude cash.

1 The average annual returns shown above are historical and reflect changes in share price, reinvested dividends and are net of expenses. Investment results and the principal value of an investment will vary. Class I Shares require $1MM minimum investment, and are offered without sales charge. Performance information is for Class I Shares without the effect of sales charges and assumes all distributions have been reinvested and if a sales charge was included values would be lower. Had fees not been waived and/or expenses reimbursed, the performance would have been lower. Class A and C Shares have maximum sales charges of 4.50% and 1.00% respectively, and 12b-1 fees, which reduce performance.

2 Gross operating expenses are the actual fund operating expenses prior to the application of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. The Adviser has contractually agreed to limit operating expenses of the Fund to an annual rate of 0.80% for I Shares, 1.25% for A Shares, and 2.00% for C Shares, with gross operating expenses of 1.03%, 1.27%, and 2.02% respectively. This limitation excludes certain expenses as described in the Fees and Expenses section of the prospectus. This limitation will continue until December 31, 2013. The expense limitation may be terminated by the Adviser in future years.

3 The Overall Morningstar RatingTM for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Raings are relative to a peer group and do not necessarily mean that the fund had high total returns. For each fund with at least a 3-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar RatingTM based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) First Eagle High Yield Fund Morningstar ratings – I Shares: High Yield Bond Category; Three-year rating: 4 stars/518 funds. Five-year rating: 5 stars/462 funds. Different share classes may have different ratings.

4 Lipper, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reuters, is a leading global provider of mutual fund information and analysis to fund companies, financial intermediaries, and media organizations.

5 Ratings source: Standard & Poor's. A credit rating, as represented by the Credit Quality Breakdown, is an assessment provided by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) of credit worthiness of an issuer with respect to debt obligations, including specific securities, money market instruments, or other bonds. Ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest); ratings are subject to change without notice. Not Rated (NR) indicates that the debtor was not rated and should not be interpreted as indicating low quality. F For more information on the Standard & Poor's rating methodology, please visit standardandpoors.com and select "Understanding Ratings" under Rating Resources.

6Average Coupon: The average of each bond's coupon payment, adjusted for its relative weighting in the portfolio.

Average Credit Quality: The average of each bond's credit rating, adjusted for its relative weighting in the portfolio.

Effective Duration: The average change in the value of a fixed-income security that will result from a 1% change in interest rates, adjusted for bonds with embedded options. Effective duration is stated in years.

SEC Yield: A standard yield calculation developed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that allows for fairer comparisons of bond funds. It is based on the most recent 30-day period covered by the fund's filings with the SEC. The yield figure reflects the dividends and interest earned during the period, after the deduction of the fund's expenses. This is also referred to as the 'standardized yield'. The number is then annualized. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund, and therefore may not be correlated with dividends and distributions paid. Had fees not been waived and or/expenses reimbursed, the SEC Yield would have been lower.

Weighted Average Maturity: The average due date of scheduled principal payments on a loan, weighted by the amount of time such principal payments are outstanding. An amortization schedule that requires more principal payments to be made in later years will have a greater weighted average maturity than one that is front-end loaded.

*** Due to a change in the Fund’s fiscal year-end, the stated turnover reflects the period April 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012 (not annualized). For the year ended March 31, 2012, the turnover was 45.21%. The Fund's investment strategies may result in high turnover rates. This may increase the Fund's brokerage commission costs, which would reduce performance. Rapid portfolio turnover also exposes shareholders to a higher current realization of short-term gains, which could cause you to pay higher taxes.

The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is composed of fixed-rate, publicly issued, non-investment grade debt, is unmanaged, with dividends reinvested, and is not available for purchase. The index includes both corporate and non-corporate sectors. The corporate sectors are Industrial, Utility, and Finance, which include both U.S. and non-U.S. corporations. The index is presented here for comparison purposes only. One cannot invest directly in an index.