Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 0453P

Canadian General Investments Ld

04 February 2019

 

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

February 4, 2019

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 January 31, 2019 was $32.92, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 14.0% and -0.9%, respectively.  These compare with the 8.7% and 0.5% 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 January 31, 2019 was $22.50, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 9.7% and -3.0%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of January 31, 2019 were as follows:

Materials	17.5%
Information Technology	16.8%
Consumer Discretionary	14.0%
Industrials	13.7%
Financials	10.8%
Energy	9.4%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	7.6%
Health Care	4.8%
Communication Services	3.3%
Real Estate	1.3%
Utilities	0.8%

The top ten investments which comprised 39.4% of the investment portfolio at market as of January 31, 2019 were as follows:

Cash	7.6%
Shopify Inc.	4.6%
Air Canada	3.7%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.7%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	3.5%
Mastercard Incorporated, class A	3.5%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.	3.3%
Canopy Growth Corporation	3.2%
Bank of Montreal	3.2%
Amazon.com, Inc.	3.1%

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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