Topic: How To Invest

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

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BMO Junior Gold Index ETF, $16.65, symbol ZJG on Toronto York (Units outstanding: 6.7 million; Market cap: $111.6 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 33 junior gold stocks from Canada (76.1% of assets) and the U.S. (23.9%). The fund’s MER is 0.55%. BMO Junior Gold Index ETF began trading on January 19, 2010. The fund’s top 10 holdings are Allied Nevada Gold Corp. at 12.1%; Coeur d’Alene Mines, 9.8%; Alamos Gold, 8.5%; AuRico Gold, 7.5%; B2Gold Corp., 5.5%; NovaGold Resources, 4.8%; McEwen Mining, 4.2%; Argonaut Gold, 3.6%; Banro Corp., 3.6%; and Dundee Precious Metals, 3.5%. The ETF’s focus on junior gold stocks adds risk, especially when its top two holdings make up a high 21.9% of its total assets. Still, the longer-term outlook for gold stocks is positive, although they will remain volatile. BMO Junior Gold Index ETF is okay for highly aggressive investors to hold. If…