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Globe says 5N Plus, others appreciate nicely for Sprott
2008-04-25 08:00 ET - In the News
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TheGlobe and Mail reports in its Friday, April 25, edition the$348.2-million Sprott Growth Fund run by Peter Hodson was one of bestone-year performers among Canadian focused small-mid cap equity funds.The Globe's Shirley Won writes in the Number Cruncher column the fundgained 16.6 per cent for the one-year ended March 31. That comparedwith a 2.7-per-cent loss for the S&P/TSX completion total returnindex. The Sprott fund's average annual return over two years is 19.2per cent. Stocks like 5N Plus, Aurelian Resources, Thompson CreekMetals and FNX Mining are new names in Sprott Growth's holdings. Thesestocks were in the fund at the end of December. They have now emergedamong the biggest investments through share appreciation or additionsto holdings.Absolute Software Corp., Focus Media Holding Ltd., Hanfeng EvergreenInc., Sohu.com Inc. are no longer top picks for Mr. Hodson -- as theywere at the end of December -- but they are still in his fund. Hetrimmed his interest in Focus Media, a Chinese advertising company, andSohu.com Inc., a Chinese Internet portal.