Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 7453O

Canadian General Investments Ld

03 October 2019

 

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

October 3, 2019

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, 2019 was $34.58 resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 21.9% and -4.1%, respectively.  These compare with the 19.1% and 7.1% 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 September 30, 2019 was $24.33, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 21.6% and -1.7%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2019 were as follows:

Information Technology	23.2%
Industrials	18.3%
Consumer Discretionary	14.0%
Materials	13.7%
Financials	10.6%
Energy	8.3%
Health Care	3.3%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	3.3%
Communication Services	3.0%
Real Estate	1.5%
Utilities	0.8%

The top ten investments which comprised 38.3% of the investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2019 were as follows:

Shopify Inc.	6.7%
Air Canada	5.1%
Mastercard Incorporated, class A	4.2%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	3.9%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.8%
Cash	3.3%
Bank of Montreal	3.0%
Amazon.com, Inc.	3.0%
Royal Bank of Canada	2.9%
The Descartes Systems Group Inc.	2.4%

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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