NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY MARKETWIRED
FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED
TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.C, CGI.PR.D
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI
May 5, 2015
Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited
TORONTO, CANADA - Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at April 30, 2015 was $28.07, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 4.3% and 6.7%, respectively. These compare with the 5.1% and 6.9% returns of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same periods.
The closing price for CGI's common shares at April 30, 2015 was $20.30, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 2.0% and 15.3%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of April 30, 2015 were as follows:
Financials |
22.7% |
Consumer Discretionary |
16.8% |
Energy |
16.4% |
Industrials |
15.9% |
Materials |
13.6% |
Information Technology |
6.9% |
Telecommunication Services |
2.7% |
Health Care |
2.3% |
Consumer Staples |
1.5% |
Utilities |
1.0% |
Cash & Cash Equivalents |
0.2% |
The top ten investments which comprised 34.6% of the investment portfolio at market as of
April 30, 2015 were as follows:
Dollarama Inc. |
6.6% |
Enbridge Inc. |
4.3% |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
4.1% |
Element Financial Corporation |
3.0% |
Bank of Montreal |
3.0% |
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. |
2.8% |
Methanex Corporation |
2.7% |
Franco-Nevada Corporation |
2.7% |
Royal Bank of Canada |
2.7% |
Air Canada |
2.7% |
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Canadian General Investments, Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
Phone: (416) 366-2931
Fax: (416) 366-2729
e-mail: cgifund@mmainvestments.com
website: www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca