Topic: How To Invest

Pat: I would appreciate your recommendation on the BMO Junior Gold Index ETF. Thanks.

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BMO Junior Gold Index ETF, $8.50, symbol ZJG on Toronto (Units outstanding: 6.2 million; Market cap: $52.7 million; www.etfs.bmo.com), aims to mirror the performance of the Dow Jones North America Select Junior Gold Index. This index is made up of 30 junior gold stocks from Canada (84.8% of assets) and the U.S. (15.2%). The fund’s MER is 0.55%. The BMO Junior Gold Index ETF began trading on January 19, 2010. The fund’s top 10 holdings are Alamos Gold at 11.1%; B2Gold Corp., 9.6%; Coeur Mines, 8.1%; AuRico Gold, 7.8%; Detour Gold Corp., 7.0%; Argonaut Gold, 5.8%; Torex Gold Resources, 5.2%; Alacer Gold Corp., 3.7%; Centerra Gold, 3.7%; and Allied Nevada Gold, 3.7%. Gold is down 26%, from $1,800 U.S. an ounce in September 2012 to $1,335 today. That’s hurting the prices of most gold stocks—including those held in the BMO Junior Gold Index ETF. The long-term outlook for gold stocks is positive, although they will remain volatile. The ETF’s focus on junior…