13F-HR 1 c22265_13f-.txt QUARTERLY REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2001 Check here if Amendment: [_]; Amendment Number: ____ 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 Form 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: Alex Bogaenko Title: Controller Phone: (212) 293-2052 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Alex Bogaenko New York, NY November 12, 2001 [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one): [X] 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 Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 147 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $200,735 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 298 8,000 X 8,000 GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTY INC. COMMON 370021107 209 6,000 X 6,000 GENZYME CORP. COMMON GENL DIV 372917104 218 4,800 X 4,800 GLAMIS GOLD LTD COMMON 376775102 5,468 1,424,000 X 1,424,000 Glimcher Realty Trust SH BEN INT 379302102 49 3,000 X 3,000 GLOBAL MARINE INC. COMMON 379352404 960 68,550 X 68,550 GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 12,363 2,784,390 X 2,784,390 Golden Cycle Gold Corp. COMMON 380894105 265 50,000 X 50,000 GOLDCORP INC NEW COMMON 380956409 9,452 814,800 X 814,800 GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV SP ADR REP ORD 40049J206 431 15,000 X 15,000 GRUPO ELEKTRA SA DE CV GLOBL DEP RCPT 40050A102 470 100,000 X 100,000 H & CB SPON ADR 1/2SH 404008203 28 2,700 X 2,700 HRPT Property Trust COMMON SH BEN INT 40426W101 102 12,500 X 12,500 Harmony Gold Mining LTD WT EXP 6/29/03 ADDED 3216110 152 80,000 X 80,000 HARMONY GOLD MINING LTD SPONSORED ADR 413216300 6,700 1,261,703 X 1,261,703 HECLA MINING CO. COMMON 422704106 126 100,000 X 100,000 HIGHLANDS INSURANCE GROUP INC. COMMON 431032101 7 3,000 X 3,000 HILTON HOTELS CORP. COMMON 432848109 54 6,900 X 6,900 HOME DEPOT INC. COMMON 437076102 288 7,500 X 7,500 HOMESTAKE MINING CO. COMMON 437614100 26,307 2,828,740 X 2,828,740 HOST MARRIOTT CORP NEW COMMON 44107P104 601 85,200 X 85,200 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMON 459200101 92 1,000 X 1,000 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCE COMMON 459506101 91 3,300 X 3,300 INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. COMMON 460146103 1,810 52,000 X 52,000 LTC Properties Inc. COMMON 502175102 103 20,000 X 20,000 LA QUINTA PROPERTY INC. PAIRED CTF 50419Q409 132 30,000 X 30,000 LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST SH BEN INT 531172104 287 10,000 X 10,000 LILLY (ELI) & CO. COMMON 532457108 242 3,000 X 3,000 MACERICH COMPANY COMMON 554382101 177 8,000 X 8,000 MACK CALI REALTY CORP. COMMON 554489104 217 7,000 X 7,000 MAGYAR TAVKOZLESI TRUST SPONSORED ADR 559776109 14 1,000 X 1,000 MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC. COMMON 571748102 377 3,900 X 3,900 Massey Energy Corp. COMMON 576206106 369 25,200 X 25,200 MEDTRONIC INC. COMMON 585055106 348 8,000 X 8,000 MERCK & CO. INC. COMMON 589331107 533 8,000 X 8,000 MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORP. COMMON 589405109 95 5,000 X 5,000 Mission West Propertyies Inc. COMMON 605203108 36 3,000 X 3,000 Murphy OIl Corp. COMMON 626717102 1,447 20,000 X 20,000 NABORS INDUSTRIES INC. COMMON 629568106 1,822 86,900 X 86,900 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY COMMON 651290108 1,197 41,000 X 41,000 NEWHALL LAND & FARMING CO. DEPOSITORY REC 651426108 65 2,300 X 2,300 NEWMONT MINING CORP. COMMON 651639106 10,070 426,698 X 426,698 NOBLE DRILLING CORP. COMMON 655042109 1,658 69,100 X 69,100 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP. COMMON 674599105 1,249 51,300 X 51,300 OCEAN ENERGY INC. COMMON 67481E106 2,265 138,950 X 138,950 VIMPEL COMMUNICAT SPONSORED ADR 68370R109 8 500 X 500 ORACLE SYSTEMS CORP. COMMON 68389X105 126 10,000 X 10,000 Petrobras Brasileiro SA SPONSORED ADR 71654V101 576 30,000 X 30,000 PFIZER INC. COMMON 717081103 401 10,000 X 10,000 PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO. COMMON 718507106 1,079 20,000 X 20,000 PLACER DOME INC. COMMON 725906101 19,849 1,551,925 X 1,551,925 PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO. INC. COMMON 729251108 294 11,000 X 11,000 POTASH CORP SASK INC. COMMON 73755L107 278 5,000 X 5,000 PRENTISS PROPERTIES TRUST SH BEN INT 740706106 1,150 41,825 X 41,825 PUBLIC STORAGE INC. COMMON 74460D109 301 9,000 X 9,000 Redwood Trust Inc. COMMON 758075402 145 6,000 X 6,000 ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO. NY REG GLD 1.25 780257804 75 1,500 X 1,500 ROYAL GOLD INC. COMMON 780287108 405 70,000 X 70,000 SL GREEN REALTY CORP. COMMON 78440X101 236 7,500 X 7,500 ST PAUL COS INC. COMMON 792860108 326 7,900 X 7,900

SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP. COMMON 806605101 148 4,000 X 4,000 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COMMON 806857108 1,723 37,700 X 37,700 SEALED AIR CORP. COMMON 81211K100 584 16,000 X 16,000 SECURITY CAPITAL GROUP INC. CL B 81413P204 337 18,000 X 18,000 Shurgard Storage Centers Inc COMMON 82567D104 151 5,000 X 5,000 Siliconware Precision Industries Inc. SPONSORED ADR SP L 827084864 1,304 540,521 X 540,521 SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC. COMMON 828806109 402 14,930 X 14,930 Charle E Smith Residential Realty COMMON 832197107 52 1,000 X 1,000 SOVRAN SELF STORAGE INC. COMMON 84610H108 83 3,000 X 3,000 STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS PAIRED CTF 85590A203 132 6,000 X 6,000 STILLWATER MINING CO. COMMON 86074Q102 1,059 52,650 X 52,650 STORAGE USA INC. COMMON 861907103 139 3,500 X 3,500 SUNCOR ENERGY INC. COMMON 867229106 1,472 52,800 X 52,800 SYSCO CORP. COMMON 871829107 89 3,500 X 3,500 TVX GOLD INC. COMMON 87308K200 1,342 2,733,000 X 2,733,000 TAUBMAN CENTERS INC. COMMON 876664103 163 13,000 X 13,000 TELENORTELESTE SPONSORED ADR PFD 879246106 458 50,600 X 50,600 TELEFONOS DE MEXICO SPONSORED ADR ORD 879403780 2,260 70,000 X 70,000 TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD ADR 881624209 605 10,000 X 10,000 TOTAL FINA ELF SPONSORED ADR 89151E109 500 7,400 X 7,400 TRIZEC HAHN CORP. SUB VTG 896938107 360 20,000 X 20,000 TV AZTECA S A DE C V SPONSORED ADR 901145102 270 70,000 X 70,000 TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON 902124106 355 7,800 X 7,800 US Restaurant Property Inc. COMMON 902971100 97 7,000 X 7,000 USX US STEEL GROUP COMMON 90337T101 1,104 79,000 X 79,000 UNITED DOMINION REALTY TR INC. COMMON 910197102 171 12,000 X 12,000 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. COMMON 913017109 233 5,000 X 5,000 VERIZONE COMMUNICATIONS COMMON 92343V104 124 2,300 X 2,300 VIACOM INC. CL B 925524308 221 6,400 X 6,400 VORNADO REALTY TRUST SH BEN INT 929042109 476 12,000 X 12,000 WEYERHAEUSER CO. COMMON 962166104 526 10,800 X 10,800 WILLIAMS COS INC. COMMON 969457100 1,092 40,000 X 40,000 WYNDHAM INTERNATIONAL INC. CL A 983101106 20 30,000 X 30,000 SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL CORP. ORD G7805C108 1,068 50,250 X 50,250 TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX INC. ORD G90078109 1,284 48,644 X 48,644 FLEXTRONICS INTL. LTD ORD Y2573F102 116 7,000 X 7,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 200,735 20,934,187 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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