TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Sept. 3, 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 August 31, 2015 was $25.20, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of -5.4% and -11.0%, respectively. These compare with the -3.5% and -8.7% 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 August 31, 2015 was $18.80, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -4.2% and -4.4%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2015 were as follows:
| Financials | 22.4% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 19.7% |
| Energy | 14.6% |
| Industrials | 14.4% |
| Materials | 11.6% |
| Information Technology | 6.5% |
| Telecommunication Services | 3.1% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 2.9% |
| Consumer Staples | 2.0% |
| Health Care | 1.8% |
| Utilities | 1.0% |
The top ten investments which comprised 35.8% of the investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2015 were as follows:
| Dollarama Inc. | 7.8% |
| Enbridge Inc. | 4.0% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 3.7% |
| Element Financial Corporation | 3.5% |
| Cash | 2.9% |
| Bank of Montreal | 2.9% |
| Air Canada | 2.8% |
| Gildan Activewear Inc. | 2.8% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 2.7% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 2.7% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cgifund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca