Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 4128G

Canadian General Investments Ld

05 November 2018

 

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

November 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 October 31, 2018 was $32.10, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of -1.6% and 3.1%, respectively.  These compare with the -5.0% and -3.4% 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 October 31, 2018 was $22.70, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -2.1% and 2.2%, respectively.

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

Information Technology	19.5%
Consumer Discretionary	17.5%
Materials	17.3%
Industrials	14.1%
Financials	10.9%
Energy	9.9%
Health Care	4.3%
Communication Services	3.3%
Real Estate	1.3%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	1.2%
Utilities	0.7%

The top ten investments which comprised 37.1% of the investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2018 were as follows:

NVIDIA Corporation	4.6%
Amazon.com, Inc.	4.5%
Shopify Inc.	4.1%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.8%
Canada Goose Holdings Inc.	3.6%
Air Canada	3.5%
MasterCard Incorporated, class A	3.3%
Bank of Montreal	3.3%
Dollarama Inc.	3.2%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	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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