TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Feb. 5, 2014) - Canadian World Fund Limited (CWF) (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at January 31, 2014 was $6.58, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of 0.0% and 19.4%, respectively. These compare with the 0.3% and 22.8% 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 January 31, 2014 was $4.16, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns of -1.2% and 15.9%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of January 31, 2014 were as follows:
| United States | 31.1% |
| Europe | 23.3% |
| Canada | 21.6% |
| Asia | 17.1% |
| Latin America | 6.0% |
| Australia | 0.9% |
The top ten investments which comprised 39.1% of the investment portfolio at market as of January 31, 2014 were as follows:
| Cash (Canada) | 5.5% |
| Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited (Hong Kong) | 5.2% |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) | 4.4% |
| Redknee Solutions Inc. (Canada) | 3.8% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) | 3.7% |
| Apple Inc. (United States) | 3.5% |
| The Middleby Corporation (United States) | 3.5% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) | 3.3% |
| Blinkx plc (United Kingdom) | 3.2% |
| Deere & Company (United States) | 3.0% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cwffund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadianworldfund.ca