TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - July 6, 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 June 30, 2015 was $27.72, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 3.5% and 1.9%, respectively. These compare with the 0.9% and -1.2% 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, 2015 was $21.00, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 6.2% and 13.7%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of June 30, 2015 were as follows:
| Financials | 22.3% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 18.4% |
| Energy | 15.2% |
| Industrials | 15.1% |
| Materials | 14.1% |
| Information Technology | 6.0% |
| Health Care | 2.9% |
| Telecommunication Services | 2.8% |
| Consumer Staples | 1.8% |
| Utilities | 0.9% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 0.5% |
The top ten investments which comprised 35.3% of the investment portfolio at market as of June 30, 2015 were as follows:
| Dollarama Inc. | 7.3% |
| Enbridge Inc. | 4.0% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 3.6% |
| Element Financial Corporation | 3.5% |
| West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. | 3.2% |
| Air Canada | 3.1% |
| Bank of Montreal | 2.8% |
| Methanex Corporation | 2.6% |
| Gildan Activewear Inc. | 2.6% |
| Magna International Inc. | 2.6% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cgifund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca