13F-HR 1 c27061_13fhr.txt FORM 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2002 If amended report check here: [_] Amendment Number: ____ This Amendment (Check only one): [_] is a restatement. [_] adds new holding entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Van Eck Associates Corporation 99 Park Avenue, 8th Floor New York, NY 10016 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, 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 February 12, 2003 [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: 167 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $321,966 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None

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