Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 0590A

Canadian General Investments Ld

06 September 2018

 

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

September 6, 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 August 31, 2018 was $37.20, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 14.1% and 29.2%, respectively.  These compare with the 2.3% and 10.1% 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, 2018 was $26.06, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 12.4% and 24.6%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2018 were as follows:

Information Technology	19.8%
Consumer Discretionary	18.6%
Materials	17.9%
Industrials	14.0%
Financials	10.3%
Energy	9.5%
Health Care	4.5%
Telecommunication Services	3.0%
Real Estate	1.1%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	0.7%
Utilities	0.6%

The top ten investments which comprised 37.7% of the investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2018 were as follows:

NVIDIA Corporation	5.3%
Amazon.com, Inc.	5.0%
Dollarama Inc.	3.8%
Shopify Inc.	3.8%
Canada Goose Holdings Inc.	3.5%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.4%
Air Canada	3.3%
Canopy Growth Corporation	3.2%
MasterCard Incorporated, class A	3.2%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.	3.2%

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Canadian General Investments, Limited

Jonathan A. Morgan

President and CEO

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

e-mail: [e-mail]

website: www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca

 

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