TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Jan. 6, 2016) - 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 December 31, 2015 was $24.37, resulting in a one-year NAV return, with dividends reinvested, of -7.3%. This compares with the -8.3% return of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same period.
The closing price for CGI's common shares at December 31, 2015 was $18.75, resulting in an annual share price return, with dividends reinvested, of -2.7%.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2015 were as follows:
| Financials | 22.4% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 19.6% |
| Industrials | 14.2% |
| Materials | 13.4% |
| Energy | 12.4% |
| Information Technology | 6.7% |
| Telecommunication Services | 3.1% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 2.6% |
| Health Care | 2.4% |
| Consumer Staples | 2.2% |
| Utilities | 1.0% |
The top ten investments which comprised 33.0% of the investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2015 were as follows:
| Dollarama Inc. | 5.4% |
| CCL Industries Inc. | 3.6% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 3.5% |
| Bank of Montreal | 3.3% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 3.0% |
| Element Financial Corporation | 3.0% |
| Open Text Corporation | 2.8% |
| Enbridge Inc. | 2.8% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 2.8% |
| Gildan Activewear Inc. | 2.8% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cgifund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca