Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 8465W

Canadian General Investments Ld

03 August 2018

 

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

August 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 July 31, 2018 was $35.72, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 9.0% and 24.7%, respectively.  These compare with the 3.1% and 11.7% 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 July 31, 2018 was $25.00, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 7.0% and 22.0%, respectively.

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

Materials	20.2%
Information Technology	18.3%
Consumer Discretionary	18.1%
Industrials	13.9%
Energy	10.7%
Financials	10.5%
Telecommunication Services	3.0%
Health Care	2.8%
Real Estate	1.1%
Utilities	0.7%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	0.5%
Consumer Staples	0.2%

The top ten investments which comprised 37.3% of the investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2018 were as follows:

NVIDIA Corporation	4.8%
Amazon.com, Inc.	4.5%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.	4.1%
Dollarama Inc.	3.8%
Shopify Inc.	3.8%
Canada Goose Holdings Inc.	3.4%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	3.4%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.3%
Bank of Montreal	3.2%
Air Canada	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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