FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED
TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI
October 4, 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 September 30, 2017 was $30.55, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 11.2% and 17.6%, respectively. These compare with the 4.4% and 9.2% 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, 2017 was $21.83, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 15.1% and 24.3%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2017 were as follows:
Materials |
20.5% |
Consumer Discretionary |
15.8% |
Information Technology |
15.0% |
Energy |
14.8% |
Financials |
13.4% |
Industrials |
13.1% |
Telecommunication Services |
3.3% |
Consumer Staples |
1.7% |
Real Estate |
1.1% |
Utilities |
0.9% |
Cash & Cash Equivalents |
0.4% |
The top ten investments which comprised 36.6% of the investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2017 were as follows:
Dollarama Inc. |
5.7% |
NVIDIA Corporation |
4.3% |
Franco-Nevada Corporation |
3.9% |
Air Canada |
3.8% |
Shopify Inc. |
3.4% |
Bank of Montreal |
3.3% |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. |
3.2% |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
3.1% |
Royal Bank of Canada |
3.0% |
CCL Industries Inc. |
2.9% |
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