FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED
TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI
July 6, 2017
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, 2017 was $28.94, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 4.7% and 20.9%, respectively. These compare with the 0.7% and 11.0% 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, 2017 was $21.10, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 10.4% and 22.0%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:
|
Materials |
18.9% |
|
Consumer Discretionary |
16.3% |
|
Energy |
15.5% |
|
Information Technology |
14.0% |
|
Industrials |
13.5% |
|
Financials |
13.4% |
|
Cash & Cash Equivalents |
3.7% |
|
Telecommunication Services |
3.3% |
|
Consumer Staples |
2.0% |
|
Utilities |
1.1% |
The top ten investments which comprised 35.9% of the investment portfolio at market as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:
|
Dollarama Inc. |
5.4% |
|
Franco-Nevada Corporation |
3.9% |
|
NVIDIA Corporation |
3.8% |
|
Cash |
3.7% |
|
Bank of Montreal |
3.5% |
|
CCL Industries Inc. |
3.3% |
|
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
3.2% |
|
Royal Bank of Canada |
3.1% |
|
Open Text Corporation |
3.1% |
|
Amazon.com, Inc. |
2.9% |
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