Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 2687B

Canadian General Investments Ld

05 June 2019

 

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

June 5, 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 May 31, 2019 was $34.44 resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 20.7% and 0.1%, respectively.  These compare with the 13.4% and 3.0% 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, 2019 was $24.11, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 19.5% and 3.1%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of May 31, 2019 were as follows:

Information Technology	23.0%
Industrials	17.3%
Materials	14.4%
Consumer Discretionary	13.6%
Financials	10.3%
Energy	9.1%
Health Care	4.7%
Communication Services	3.3%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	2.2%
Real Estate	1.3%
Utilities	0.8%

The top ten investments which comprised 38.1% of the investment portfolio at market as of May 31, 2019 were as follows:

Shopify Inc.	7.5%
Air Canada	4.8%
Mastercard Incorporated, class A	4.1%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.9%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	3.5%
Amazon.com, Inc.	3.2%
Bank of Montreal	3.1%
Royal Bank of Canada	2.9%
Canopy Growth Corporation	2.6%
The Descartes Systems Group Inc.	2.5%

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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