FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED
TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI
January 4, 2018
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, 2017 was $33.14, resulting in a one-year NAV return, with dividends reinvested, of 21.5%. This compares with the 9.1% 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, 2017 was $23.73, resulting in an annual share price return, with dividends reinvested, of 26.3%.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2017 were as follows:
Materials |
21.1% |
Consumer Discretionary |
16.3% |
Industrials |
13.7% |
Financials |
13.3% |
Energy |
13.1% |
Information Technology |
12.9% |
Telecommunication Services |
3.2% |
Health Care |
2.8% |
Real Estate |
1.2% |
Consumer Staples |
0.9% |
Utilities |
0.8% |
Cash & Cash Equivalents |
0.7% |
The top ten investments which comprised 34.7% of the investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2017 were as follows:
Dollarama Inc. |
4.5% |
NVIDIA Corporation |
3.9% |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. |
3.8% |
Franco-Nevada Corporation |
3.8% |
Air Canada |
3.5% |
Bank of Montreal |
3.3% |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
3.1% |
Amazon.com, Inc. |
3.0% |
Royal Bank of Canada |
3.0% |
Shopify Inc. |
2.8% |
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