NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY MARKETWIRED
FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED
TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.C, CGI.PR.D
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI
August 6, 2015
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, 2015 was $26.94, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 0.6% and -1.9%, respectively. These compare with the 0.6% and -2.9% 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 July 31, 2015 was $19.86, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 0.4% and 4.4%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2015 were as follows:
|
Financials |
22.0% |
|
Consumer Discretionary |
19.6% |
|
Industrials |
14.6% |
|
Energy |
14.4% |
|
Materials |
12.1% |
|
Information Technology |
6.5% |
|
Cash & Cash Equivalents |
3.1% |
|
Telecommunication Services |
3.0% |
|
Consumer Staples |
2.0% |
|
Health Care |
1.7% |
|
Utilities |
1.0% |
The top ten investments which comprised 35.9% of the investment portfolio at market as of
July 31, 2015 were as follows:
|
Dollarama Inc. |
7.7% |
|
Enbridge Inc. |
4.0% |
|
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
3.9% |
|
Element Financial Corporation |
3.5% |
|
Canadian Cash |
3.1% |
|
Bank of Montreal |
2.8% |
|
Air Canada |
2.8% |
|
Gildan Activewear Inc. |
2.7% |
|
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. |
2.7% |
|
Magna International Inc. |
2.7% |
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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