| Most popular stocks - best performing funds 
 Stocks held as of Sept. 30, 1996, by Canadian mutual funds ranked in top performance quartile for
 six-month period ended Sept. 30.
 - Rank - Issuer Issue # funds
 holding security    Total value
 holdings
 $ 000s       Chg in
 value
 $ 000s
 Chg in
 Fairfax Finl Holdings
 common sub vt
 12
 129,398
 +49,801
 +2
 2
 5
 Trimark Financl Corp
 common
 8
 119,354
 +46,621
 +4
 3
 1
 Newcourt Credit Gp
 common
 13
 114,815
 +2,777
 -4
 4
 9
 Mackenzie Financial
 common
 7
 106,497
 +52,703
 +1
 5
 8
 MDS Health Group
 cl.b
 14
 95,843
 +40,520
 +5
 6
 3
 Canwest Global
 sub vtg
 12
 82,278
 -4,320
 +4
 7
 6
 Berkshire Hathaway
 cl.a conv
 2
 81,878
 +22,433
 +0
 8
 2
 Bre-X Minerals
 common
 13
 74,678
 -14,064
 -2
 9
 55
 Berkley Petroleum
 common
 18
 74,507
 +50,729
 +7
 10
 16
 Dundee Bancorp
 cl.a sv
 15
 73,442
 +31,318
 +6
 11
 17
 Aber Resources
 common
 11
 72,115
 +30,098
 -4
 12
 7
 Franco-Nevada Mining
 common
 5
 63,219
 +4,970
 -2
 13
 25
 First Marathon
 cl.a nv
 7
 54,417
 +20,051
 -1
 14
 213
 Bema Gold
 common
 14
 53,820
 +47,424
 +9
 15
 51
 Newbridge Network
 common
 9
 51,230
 +26,322
 +4
 16
 79
 Bank of Nova Scotia
 common
 17
 50,552
 +32,541
 +10
 17
 13
 Bombardier
 cl.b sub vtg
 17
 50,181
 +6,320
 +6
 18
 26
 Greenstone Resources
 common
 18
 48,822
 +16,291
 +2
 19
 20
 Intertape Polymer
 common
 17
 47,548
 +9,283
 +2
 20
 227
 Atco Ltd
 cl.i non voting
 6
 47,064
 +41,190
 +3
 21
 70
 CIBC
 common
 18
 44,994
 +24,882
 +12
 22
 12
 Cinram
 common
 18
 44,686
 -1,425
 +5
 23
 429
 Coca Cola Co
 common
 2
 44,343
 +42,571
 +1
 24
 43
 Canadian Nat Resources
 common
 11
 43,504
 +17,053
 +3
 25
 11
 Western Star Truck
 common
 20
 41,998
 -6,475
 +0
 
 
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