Portfolio Update - CORRECTION

RNS Number : 9713N
Canadian General Investments Ld
04 October 2012
 



NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY MARKETWIRE

 

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

 

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.B, CGI.PR.C

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

 

October 4, 2012

 

CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited

 

TORONTO, CANADA - The following corrects and replaces the press release issued at 11:12 ET on October 3, 2012 which reported incorrect year-to-date and 12-month net asset value returns for Canadian General Investments, Limited.

 

Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at September 30, 2012 was $22.07, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 8.9% and 18.2%, respectively.  These compare with the 5.4% and 9.2% 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, 2012 was $15.47, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns, with dividends reinvested, of -2.2% and 5.8%, respectively.

 

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:

 

Energy

22.0%

Materials

21.3%

Financials

20.1%

Consumer Discretionary

9.6%

Industrials

8.4%

Information Technology

6.0%

Health Care

4.7%

Telecommunication Services

3.5%

Utilities

2.9%

Cash & Cash Equivalents

0.9%

Consumer Staples

0.6%

 

The top ten investments which comprised 34.7% of the investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:

 

Catamaran Corporation

4.7%

Franco-Nevada Corporation

4.3%

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation

3.8%

Apple Inc.

3.8%

Dollarama Inc.

3.8%

Brookfield Canada Office Properties

3.6%

Enbridge Inc.

3.4%

Bank of Montreal

2.6%

BMTC Group Inc.

2.4%

Rogers Communications Inc.

2.3%

 

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Canadian General Investments, Limited

Vanessa L. Morgan

Chairman

Phone: (416) 366-2931

Fax: (416) 366-2729

e-mail: cgifund@mmainvestments.com

website: www.mmainvestments.com

 

 

 

                                                                                                                     


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