Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 7915T

Canadian General Investments Ld

05 July 2018

 

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

July 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 June 30, 2018 was $35.73, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 9.0% and 26.6%, respectively.  These compare with the 1.9% and 10.4% 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 June 30, 2018 was $24.95, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 6.8% and 22.3%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of June 30, 2018 were as follows:

Materials	19.9%
Consumer Discretionary	18.5%
Information Technology	14.9%
Industrials	13.7%
Financials	13.3%
Energy	10.9%
Health Care	3.0%
Telecommunication Services	2.9%
Real Estate	1.1%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	1.0%
Utilities	0.7%
Consumer Staples	0.2%

The top ten investments which comprised 37.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of June 30, 2018 were as follows:

NVIDIA Corporation	4.7%
Amazon.com, Inc.	4.4%
Dollarama Inc.	4.1%
Shopify Inc.	4.0%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.	3.9%
Canada Goose Holdings Inc.	3.5%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	3.4%
Bank of Montreal	3.1%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.1%
MasterCard Incorporated, class A	3.0%

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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