Since then, he said, that holding has gained 35 percent in value.
Oil prices have gained 73 percent in the last year.
For the first two months of the year, it gained just 0.68 percent.
It gained 8.9 percent a year for the last three years.
He came in third place, gaining 15.3 percent of the vote.
But it has still gained more than 10 percent in the last two months.
For the first three months it gained 13.4 percent over all.
Still, the fund gained about 40 percent in each of its best years, 1997 and 1998.
The stock market itself gained 16.4 percent a year, on average, over this period.
After all, it gained nearly 12 percent in the last week alone.