Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 2232A
Canadian General Investments Ld
03 June 2016
 

NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY MARKETWIRED

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

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

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

 

June 3, 2016

 

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, 2016 was $25.00, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 3.9% and -7.5%, respectively.  These compare with the 9.5% and -3.3% 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, 2016 was $17.66, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -4.0% and -10.6%, respectively.

 

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of May 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Financials

20.2%

Consumer Discretionary

19.7%

Materials

18.3%

Energy

16.7%

Industrials

12.0%

Information Technology

5.9%

Telecommunication Services

3.2%

Consumer Staples

2.1%

Utilities

1.1%

Cash & Cash Equivalents

0.8%

Health Care

0.0%

 

The top ten investments which comprised 33.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of May 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Dollarama Inc.

5.5%

Franco-Nevada Corporation

3.9%

Bank of Montreal

3.4%

CCL Industries Inc.

3.3%

Open Text Corporation

3.2%

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited

2.9%

Royal Bank of Canada

2.9%

Raging River Exploration Inc.

2.7%

Gildan Activewear Inc.

2.7%

Brookfield Canada Office Properties

2.7%

 

  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Canadian General Investments, Limited

Jonathan A. Morgan

President and CEO

Phone: (416) 366-2931

Fax: (416) 366-2729

e-mail: cgifund@mmainvestments.com

website: www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca

    

                                                                                                                     


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