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TD Health Sciences Fund $15.67

TD HEALTH SCIENCES FUND $15.67 (CWA Rating: Speculative) (TD Asset Management, P.O. Box 7500, Station A, Toronto, Ontario. M5W 1P9. 1-800-463-3863; Web site: www.tdcanadatrust.ca. No load — deal directly with the bank) invests mostly in U.S. companies with a mixture of large-capitalization stocks and earlier-stage biotechnology shares. The managers believe all these firms will profit from an aging population stimulating higher spending on health care, drugs and research.

The fund’s top holdings include WellPoint, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Elan Corp., CVS/Caremark, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, Merck & Co., Aetna, Roche Holdings and Cephalon. Its MER is 2.70%. The $204.2 fund gained 4.3% over the last year.

TD Health Sciences Fund is still a buy.

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