TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2011) - Canadian World Fund Limited (CWF) (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at August 31, 2011 was $5.85, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of -3.1% and 9.8%, respectively. These compare with the -7.6% and 2.4% returns of the benchmark Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index, in Canadian dollar terms, for the same periods.
The closing price for CWF's common shares at August 31, 2011 was $3.80, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns of -8.2% and 12.4%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:
| Canada | 30.5% |
| United States | 21.8% |
| Asia | 20.9% |
| Europe | 17.9% |
| Latin America | 7.6% |
| Australia | 1.3% |
The top ten investments which comprised 39.3% of the investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:
| Baidu, Inc. (China) | 6.1% |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) | 4.7% |
| Lojas Renner S.A. (Brazil) | 4.6% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) | 3.9% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) | 3.7% |
| Apple Inc. (United States) | 3.6% |
| Kaminak Gold Corporation (Canada) | 3.4% |
| Cash (Canada) | 3.2% |
| Petrofac Limited (United Kingdom) | 3.1% |
| Blinkx plc (United Kingdom) | 3.0% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cwffund@mmainvestments.com
www.mmainvestments.com