Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 4172Q

Canadian General Investments Ld

05 June 2018

 

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

June 5, 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 May 31, 2018 was $35.20, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 7.4% and 21.8%, respectively.  These compare with the 0.2% and 7.7% 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 May 31, 2018 was $24.15, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 3.4% and 11.5%, respectively.

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

Materials	20.7%
Consumer Discretionary	17.3%
Information Technology	14.6%
Industrials	13.3%
Financials	13.1%
Energy	12.5%
Telecommunication Services	2.8%
Health Care	2.7%
Real Estate	1.0%
Utilities	0.7%
Consumer Staples	0.7%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	0.6%

The top ten investments which comprised 36.7% of the investment portfolio at market as of May 31, 2018 were as follows:

NVIDIA Corporation	5.0%
Amazon.com, Inc.	4.2%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.	4.1%
Dollarama Inc.	4.0%
Shopify Inc.	4.0%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	3.2%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.2%
Bank of Montreal	3.1%
Air Canada	3.0%
MasterCard Incorporated, class A	2.9%

 

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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