Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 4907T
Canadian General Investments Ld
05 January 2017
 

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

 

January 5, 2017

 

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 December 31, 2016 was $27.98 resulting in a one-year NAV return, with dividends reinvested, of 18.2%.  This compares with the 21.1% return of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same period.

 

The closing price for CGI's common shares at December 31, 2016 was $19.45, resulting in an annual share price return, with dividends reinvested, of 8.2%.

 

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Energy

20.7%

Materials

18.3%

Consumer Discretionary

15.0%

Financials

13.3%

Industrials

12.2%

Information Technology

10.4%

Telecommunication Services

3.1%

Real Estate

2.2%

Consumer Staples

2.0%

Cash & Cash Equivalents

1.9%

Utilities

0.9%

 

The top ten investments which comprised 32.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of

December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Dollarama Inc.

4.4%

Bank of Montreal

3.6%

Franco-Nevada Corporation

3.5%

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

3.3%

Open Text Corporation

3.2%

Royal Bank of Canada

3.0%

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited

3.0%

NVIDIA Corporation

2.9%

CCL Industries Inc.

2.7%

Enbridge Inc.

2.6%

 

 

 

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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