BMO Equity Fund $33.37

BMO EQUITY FUND $33.37 (BMO Mutual Funds, 77 King Street West, Suite 4200, Royal Trust Tower, Toronto, Ont., M5K 1J5, 1-800-665-7700; Web site: www.bmo.com. No load — deal directly with the bank) (CWA Rating: Conservative) generally invests mostly in ‘blue-chip” Canadian companies. These stocks are selected based on the manager’s outlook for the industry they operate in, the earnings record of each company, the strength of management and the potential for growth. BMO Equity Fund’s 10 largest holdings are Manulife Financial, Suncor Energy, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank, EnCana Corporation, Canadian Natural Resources, Rogers Communications, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, CIBC and Bank of Nova Scotia. The $2.3 billion fund currently holds 41.9% of its portfolio in the Resources sector. Its next-largest holding is Financial services at 28.4%. Over the last 10 years, BMO Equity posted a 10.1% annual rate of return. That’s better than the S&P/TSX’s return of 9.8%. The fund gained 19.4% over the past year, compared to a gain of 21.4% for the S&P/TSX. BMO Equity’s MER is 2.30%. BMO Equity Fund is a buy.