ALLOCATION DISCLOSURE:  Cash 31.6% of gross assets (4.1% Euro, -6.5% USD, 7% AUD, 3.3% CHF, 9.1% HKD, 12.2% CAN, 1.2% Japanese Yen, 1.0% ZAR)      Physical/paper Precious metals 11.6%     Bonds 20.5% (19.74% USD, 0.78% Euro, valued at lower of cost and market)      Rental Real Estate 22.2% (valued at cost)     Equity 14%: approximately comprised of,     Argentina 0.57% - Cresud (CRESY) and IRSA (IRS);     Australia 2.93% - Lumacom (LUM.AX), BHP Billiton (BHP.AX), Rio Tinto (RIO.AX);     Canada 0.83% - AgnicoEagle Mines (AEM), Enerplus Trust (ERF), NCE Petrofund (NCN), Pan Am Siler (PAAS), Primewest Energy (PWI)     China/Hong Kong 2.07% - China Mobile (CHL), China National Offshore Oil Co, China Shipping, Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp, CK Life, Hutchison Whampoa, Li & Fung, LuJiaZui Development, Petro China, Phoenix TV, Shanghai Industrial, Shangri-la Hotels, Sinopec, and Tom.com;      Europe 0.74% - BP and RD, and Vestas Wind Systems finance.yahoo.com        Indonesia 0.50% - Freeport McMoran FCX  quote.bloomberg.com and pcquote.com      Japan 0.63% - NTT Docomo (9437), Mitsubishi Estate (8802), Mitsubishi Tokyo Finance (8306);     Pakistan 0.42% - Hub Power (HUPOF) finance.yahoo.com   ;      Russia 0.07% - Luk Oil (LUKOY);      South Africa 2.18% (information via sharenet.co.za  ) - AAPTY/AMS, AU, DROOY/DUR, GFI, HGMCY/HAR, IMPUY/IMP and SASOY/SOL ;      USA 3.06% - AIG, AMGN, AOL, CMCSK, EPEX, HGT (finite life), HOFF, INTC, IPG, MRK, MSFT, NEM, PFE, QCOM (0.49%), SJT (finite life), SWC, USU, WMT, XOM and a sliver of this biotech starter set (<0.05% of NAV) - a private equity approach to public listed ventures - recommended by LLCF (DAK):  siliconinvestor.com    I have these not altogether internally consistent option positions:  Short HGMCY May Put 12.5 @ 1.36  Short AEM May Put 12.5 @ 1.70  Short AEM May Call 12.5 @ 1.21     Short NEM June Put 30 @ 3.83 Short NEM June Put 25 @ 1.90    Short QCOM July Call 37.5 covered @ 4.62  Short QCOM July Put 35 @ 3.83  Short AOL July Call 10 covered @ 1.56  Short AOL July Put 10 @ 1.12  Short OIH July Put 50 @2.25 @ 1.95     Short FCX Aug Call 20 covered @ 1.86  Short FCX Aug Put 17.5 @ 1.56  Short FCX Aug Call 17.5 covered @ 1.86  Short FCX Aug Put 15 @ 1.21  Short AEM Aug Call 12.5 covered @1.20  Short AEM Aug Put 12.5 @ 1.95  Short HMY Aug Call 12.5 covered @ 1.65  Short HMY Aug Put 12.5 @ 2.25     Short NEM Sept Put 30 @ 3.92  Short NEM Sept Put 25 @ 2.75    Short NLY Oct 17.5 Put @ 1.85-1.95  Short IPG Oct 10 Call covered @ 1.35     Long LEN 2005 Jan Put 30 @ 3.36  Long CFC 2005 Jan Put 40 @ 5.18  Long PHM 2005 Jan Put 25 @ 2.60 
  I have a Japanese Yen loan amounting to less than 4% of gross asset, with about 50% of loan already converted to USD denominated assets and 50% remaining in Yen currency and Japanese shares.     2003 NAV YTD appreciation is now @0.07% (valuing the bonds and real estate at lower of cost and market).    Chugs, Jay |