Topic: How To Invest

Pat: I would appreciate your opinion on the iShares S&P Capped Energy Index Fund. Thanks.

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iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index Fund, $21.11, symbol XEG on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 50.5 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; ca.ishares.com) aims to mirror the performance of the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index, which is made up of the largest-capitalization energy stocks on the Toronto exchange. The weight of any one company is capped at 25% of the index’s market capitalization. The fund’s MER is 0.55%. It yields 1.4%. iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index Fund’s top 10 holdings are Suncor Energy, 18.5%; Canadian Natural Resources, 13.5%; Cenovus Energy, 7.5%; Encana Corp., 6.8%; Talisman Energy, 6.4%; Canadian Oil Sands Trust, 4.4%; Nexen, 3.7%; Imperial Oil, 3.5%; Crescent Point Energy, 3.4%; and Penn West Energy Trust, 3.3%. We continue to think most investors are better off investing in individual companies as part of a well-balanced and diversified portfolio, rather than in funds that focus on narrow market sectors. As well, indexes that cap their holdings at a certain level – 25% in the case of the…