TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - May 5, 2015) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX:CGI)(TSX:CGI.PR.C)(TSX:CGI.PR.D)(LSE:CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at April 30, 2015 was $28.07, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 4.3% and 6.7%, respectively. These compare with the 5.1% and 6.9% 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 April 30, 2015 was $20.30, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 2.0% and 15.3%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of April 30, 2015 were as follows:
| Financials | 22.7% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 16.8% |
| Energy | 16.4% |
| Industrials | 15.9% |
| Materials | 13.6% |
| Information Technology | 6.9% |
| Telecommunication Services | 2.7% |
| Health Care | 2.3% |
| Consumer Staples | 1.5% |
| Utilities | 1.0% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 0.2% |
The top ten investments which comprised 34.6% of the investment portfolio at market as of
April 30, 2015 were as follows:
| Dollarama Inc. | 6.6% |
| Enbridge Inc. | 4.3% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 4.1% |
| Element Financial Corporation | 3.0% |
| Bank of Montreal | 3.0% |
| West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. | 2.8% |
| Methanex Corporation | 2.7% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 2.7% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 2.7% |
| Air Canada | 2.7% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cgifund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca