No Canadian stocks made Standard & Poor’s list of the top 30 global stocks to own for the coming year.

The firm has released two model investment portfolios for 2005. The S&P Global Picks 2005 holds 30 global stocks. The S&P PowerPicks 2005 contains 40 U.S. stocks.

S&P’s team of analysts considers these stocks to be those best positioned for superior appreciation during 2005.

The global portfolio is designed to exceed the total return of the S&P Global 1200 index, and the sector representations within the portfolio are broadly representative of those within the S&P Global 1200.

The most significant weightings in the Global Picks portfolio are in the Financials, Consumer Discretionary, Health Care and Industrials sectors, which collectively account for approximately 57% of the portfolio.

The portfolio includes the U.K.’s Burberry, Canon Inc. of Japan, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Mobile, the Devon Energy of the U.S., Goldman Sachs Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and WellPoint Inc.

The U.S. model portfolio is chosen from among the 1,500 U.S. stocks covered by Standard & Poor’s team of 65 U.S. equity analysts. Its objective is to exceed the total return of the S&P 500.

The sector representations within the portfolio are closely aligned with the sector representation weightings of the S&P 500. In addition, 25 of the portfolio’s stocks are considered to be large-cap issues (with market capitalizations greater than US$6 billion), eight are considered mid-cap issues (with market capitalizations of US$2 billion to US$5.99 billion), and seven are considered small-cap issues (with market capitalizations less then US$2 billion).

The most significant weightings in the U.S. portfolio are in the Information Technology, Health Care, Financials and Consumer Discretionary sectors, which collectively account for approximately 63% of the portfolio.