TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - June 3, 2015) - Canadian World Fund Limited (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at May 31, 2015 was $7.56, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of 12.5% and 13.0%, respectively. These compare with the 11.9% and 18.2% returns of the benchmark Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index, in Canadian dollar terms, for the same periods.
The closing price for CWF's common shares at May 31, 2015 was $5.00, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns of 23.5% and 17.4%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of May 31, 2015 were as follows:
| United States | 35.3% |
| Europe | 24.5% |
| Asia | 18.7% |
| Canada | 15.6% |
| Latin America | 5.4% |
| Australia | 0.8% |
The top ten investments which comprised 33.5% of the investment portfolio at market as of May 31, 2015 were as follows:
| Apple Inc. (United States) | 5.0% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) | 4.5% |
| The Middleby Corporation (United States) | 4.4% |
| Deere & Company (United States) | 3.1% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) | 3.1% |
| Cash (Canada) | 2.7% |
| Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. (United States) | 2.7% |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) | 2.7% |
| International Business Machines Corporation (United States) | 2.7% |
| Redknee Solutions Inc. (Canada) | 2.6% |
Contact Information:
Vanessa L. Morgan
Chairman
Phone: (416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
e-mail: cwffund@mmainvestments.com
website: www.canadianworldfund.ca