Two Large-cap Fund Buys from Fidelity Investments

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FIDELITY GROWTH AMERICA FUND $18.32 (CWA Rating: Conservative) (Fidelity Investments Canada, 483 Bay St., Suite 200, Toronto, Ont. M5G 2N7. 1-800-263-4077; Web site: www.fidelity.ca. Load fund — available from brokers) uses a broad “bottom-up” approach to identify undervalued companies using fundamentals such as earnings, dividend yield, book value, cash flow and low debt. The $262.1-million Fidelity Growth America Fund’s top holdings include Exxon Mobil, Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Medco Health Solutions, Agco, National OilWell Varco, Travelers Companies, CF Industries Holdings, Lockheed Martin and ENSCO. Fidelity Growth America Fund is broken down by economic segment as follows: 15.7% in financials, 15.6% in information technologies, 13.4% in health care, 12.9% in energy, 11.9% in industrials, 10.1% in consumer staples, 9.5% in consumer discretionary, 3.9% in materials, 3.4% in utilities and 2.9% in telecommunication services. The fund’s one-year loss in Canadian dollars is 21.4%, compared to a loss of 14.4% for the S&P 500 in Canadian funds over the same period. The fund’s MER is 2.59%. Fidelity Investments…