Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 4697T
Canadian General Investments Ld
03 October 2014
 



NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY MARKETWIRED

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.C, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

 

October 3, 2014

 

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 September 30, 2014 was $27.61, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 9.1% and 23.6%, respectively.  These compare with the 12.2% and 20.4% 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 September 30, 2014 was $19.90, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 10.2% and 24.4%, respectively.

 

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

Financials

23.5%

Energy

21.8%

Industrials

16.1%

Consumer Discretionary

14.4%

Materials

11.5%

Information Technology

5.9%

Telecommunication Services

2.9%

Consumer Staples

1.2%

Utilities

1.0%

Cash & Cash Equivalents

1.0%

Health Care

0.8%

 

The top ten investments which comprised 31.3% of the investment portfolio at market as of

September 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

Dollarama Inc.

4.8%

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited

4.2%

Enbridge Inc.

3.7%

Bank of Montreal

3.1%

Methanex Corporation

2.8%

Royal Bank of Canada

2.7%

Element Financial Corporation

2.7%

Stantec Inc.

2.5%

Home Capital Group Inc.

2.4%

Open Text Corporation

2.4%

 

 



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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

 

 

 

                                                 

                                                                                                                     


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