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Scotia Canadian Growth Fund $44.12

SCOTIA CANADIAN GROWTH FUND $44.12 (CWA Rating: Conservative) (Scotia Securities, 40 King Street West, 6th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 1H1. 1-800-268-9 269; Website: www.scotiabank.com. No load — deal directly with the company.) uses fundamental analysis to identify what the managers see as investments that have the potential for above-average growth.

The $460.9 million Scotia Canadian Growth Fund’s largest stock holdings include Manulife Financial, Royal Bank, TD Bank, Research in Motion, Potash Corp., Canadian Natural Resources, Suncor Energy, Bank of Nova Scotia and EnCana Corp.

Scotia Canadian Growth currently holds 39.9% of its portfolio in the Resources sector. Its next-largest holding is Financial services at 29.4%.

Over the last 10 years, Scotia Canadian Growth posted a 7.0% annual rate of return. That’s less than the S&P/TSX’s return of 9.7%. The fund lost 18.1% over the past year, compared to a loss of 14.4% for the S&P/TSX. Its MER is 2.10%.

Scotia Canadian Growth Fund is a buy.

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