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To: Bart Hoenes who wrote (25161)	10/29/2006 8:03:39 PM
From: blankmind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78735

Bart, - i assume SCD is a closed-end fund - do u know what the exp ratio is? And the prem or disc to book? thanks

To: Bart Hoenes who wrote (25161)	10/29/2006 8:24:06 PM
From: Bridge Player	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78735

Bart, re: SCD How does one compute a meaningful P/E for an ETF whose largest holdings, as of 6/30/2006 are: TRAINS, 7.548% 05/01/16 N/A 1.8 Federal Republic of Brazil 8.000% 01/15/18 N/A 1.5 Russian Federation 5.000% 03/31/30 N/A 1.5 Total SA, Sponsored ADR N/A 1.4 FNMA 6.500% 07/13/36 N/A 1.3 FNMA 5.000% 07/01/36 N/A 1.1 General Electric Co. N/A 1 Ciena Corp 3.750% 02/01/08 N/A 1 Sempra Energy N/A 1 United Mexican States, 8.125% 12/30/19 N/A 1 [Numbers at right are percent of total portfolio] Also of interest is that, according to ETFConnect, the closing price on 10/27/2006 was at a 14.28% discount from their net asset value.