FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED
TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI
April 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 March 31, 2018 was $32.83, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of -0.4% and 16.6%, respectively. These compare with the -4.5% and 1.7% 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 March 31, 2018 was $23.40, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -0.6% and 16.5%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:
Materials |
20.9% |
Consumer Discretionary |
17.1% |
Information Technology |
14.0% |
Industrials |
13.8% |
Financials |
13.6% |
Energy |
11.6% |
Telecommunication Services |
2.9% |
Health Care |
2.7% |
Real Estate |
1.2% |
Utilities |
0.8% |
Consumer Staples |
0.8% |
Cash & Cash Equivalents |
0.6% |
The top ten investments which comprised 36.9% of the investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:
NVIDIA Corporation |
4.8% |
Dollarama Inc. |
4.5% |
Amazon.com, Inc. |
3.9% |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. |
3.9% |
Air Canada |
3.7% |
Shopify Inc. |
3.6% |
Franco-Nevada Corporation |
3.3% |
Bank of Montreal |
3.2% |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
3.1% |
Royal Bank of Canada |
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