Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 8925C

Canadian General Investments Ld

03 October 2018

 

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FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

October 3, 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 September 30, 2018 was $36.89, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 13.1% and 23.6%, respectively.  These compare with the 1.4% and 5.9% 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, 2018 was $25.60, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 10.4% and 21.1%, respectively.

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

Information Technology	20.4%
Consumer Discretionary	18.1%
Materials	17.6%
Industrials	13.9%
Financials	10.3%
Energy	9.8%
Health Care	4.7%
Communication Services	2.9%
Real Estate	1.2%
Utilities	0.7%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	0.4%

The top ten investments which comprised 38.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2018 were as follows:

NVIDIA Corporation	5.3%
Amazon.com, Inc.	4.9%
Shopify Inc.	4.3%
Canada Goose Holdings Inc.	3.7%
Air Canada	3.5%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.4%
Canopy Growth Corporation	3.4%
MasterCard Incorporated, class A	3.3%
Bank of Montreal	3.2%
Dollarama Inc.	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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