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Tuesday’s question: Which stock is the most widely held among U.S. diversified mutual funds?

And the answer is: Intel Corp., which could be found in 836 fund portfolios as of Friday, according to data tracker Morningstar Inc. Microsoft Corp., meanwhile, makes up the biggest percentage of total mutual fund assets, at 1.47%. The accompanying chart lists the top 10 stocks in both categories:

Most Widely Held Stocks

The 10 most widely held stocks among U.S. diversified mutual funds:

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No. of funds Rank Stock holding it 1 Intel 836 2 General Electric 776 3 Microsoft 775 4 Cisco Systems 770 5 Philip Morris 753 6 IBM 746 7 Merck 723 8 Bristol-Myers Squibb 714 9 Fannie Mae 711 10 MCI WorldCom 693

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Biggest Share of Assets

The leading stocks in terms of percentage share of total mutual fund assets:

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Percentage Rank Stock of fund assets 1 Microsoft 1.47% 2 General Electric 1.33 3 Philip Morris 1.08 4 IBM 0.95 5 Intel 0.91 6 MCI WorldCom 0.91 7 Cisco Systems 0.90 8 Fannie Mae 0.88 9 Bristol-Myers Squibb 0.85 10 Merck 0.84

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Today’s question: What was America’s top-selling mutual fund in January? Answer appears Thursday.

Source: Morningstar Inc.