NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY MARKETWIRED
FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED
TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.C, CGI.PR.D
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI
September 3, 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 August 31, 2015 was $25.20, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of -5.4% and -11.0%, respectively. These compare with the -3.5% and -8.7% 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 August 31, 2015 was $18.80, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -4.2% and -4.4%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2015 were as follows:
Financials |
22.4% |
Consumer Discretionary |
19.7% |
Energy |
14.6% |
Industrials |
14.4% |
Materials |
11.6% |
Information Technology |
6.5% |
Telecommunication Services |
3.1% |
Cash & Cash Equivalents |
2.9% |
Consumer Staples |
2.0% |
Health Care |
1.8% |
Utilities |
1.0% |
The top ten investments which comprised 35.8% of the investment portfolio at market as of
August 31, 2015 were as follows:
Dollarama Inc. |
7.8% |
Enbridge Inc. |
4.0% |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
3.7% |
Element Financial Corporation |
3.5% |
Cash |
2.9% |
Bank of Montreal |
2.9% |
Air Canada |
2.8% |
Gildan Activewear Inc. |
2.8% |
Royal Bank of Canada |
2.7% |
Franco-Nevada Corporation |
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