Small-Cap Funds: One Buy, One Sell

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TD CANADIAN SMALL-CAP EQUITY FUND $33.61 (CWA Rating: Aggressive) (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 in small to medium-sized companies located in Canada and other countries, that the managers feel offer either superior earnings growth or appear undervalued. It looks for sound companies that stand to benefit as the business and economic environment continues to improve. TD Canadian Small-Cap Equity Fund’s top ten holdings are ING Canada, 3.3%; Gildan Activewear, 2.6%; Industrial Alliance Insurance, 2.3%; Western Oil Sands, 1.8%; Canadian Western Bank, 1.7%; E-L Financial, 1.7%; CAE, 1.6%; Niko Resources, 1.6%; Q9 Networks, 1.5%; and Pason Systems, 1.5%. The $430 million fund is broken down by economic sector as follows: 19.6% in Energy, 16.7% in Basic materials, 16.5% in Financials, 14.0% in Consumer discretionary, 11.9% in Technology, 11.6% in Industrials, 5.7% in Health care, 2.1% in Consumer staples, and 0.5% in Utilities. The fund’s…