TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Oct. 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 September 30, 2015 was $24.95, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of -6.3% and -6.9%, respectively. These compare with the -7.0% and -8.4% 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 September 30, 2015 was $18.19, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -7.3% and -4.8%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2015 were as follows:
| Financials | 22.7% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 21.1% | |
| Industrials | 14.5% | |
| Energy | 13.0% | |
| Materials | 10.3% | |
| Information Technology | 6.0% | |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 3.4% | |
| Telecommunication Services | 3.1% | |
| Consumer Staples | 2.2% | |
| Health Care | 1.8% | |
| Utilities | 1.0% |
The top ten investments which comprised 37.1% of the investment portfolio at market as of
September 30, 2015 were as follows:
| Dollarama Inc. | 8.8% | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 3.7% | |
| Enbridge Inc. | 3.7% | |
| Element Financial Corporation | 3.5% | |
| Cash | 3.4% | |
| Bank of Montreal | 3.0% | |
| Gildan Activewear Inc. | 2.8% | |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 2.8% | |
| Air Canada | 2.7% | |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 2.7% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cgifund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca