TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Nov. 5, 2014) - Canadian World Fund Limited (CWF) (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at October 31, 2014 was $6.71, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of 2.0% and 7.4%, respectively. These compare with the 8.8% and 14.2% 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 October 31, 2014 was $4.15, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns of -1.4% and 2.2%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2014 were as follows:
| United States | 34.3% | |||
| Europe | 22.7% | |||
| Asia | 19.3% | |||
| Canada | 16.7% | |||
| Latin America | 6.0% | |||
| Australia | 1.0% |
The top ten investments which comprised 39.3% of the investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2014 were as follows:
| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) | 6.1% | |||
| Cash (Canada) | 5.5% | |||
| Apple Inc. (United States) | 5.3% | |||
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) | 4.9% | |||
| The Middleby Corporation (United States) | 3.7% | |||
| Deere & Company (United States) | 3.0% | |||
| Bank of America Corporation (United States) | 2.8% | |||
| Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico) | 2.7% | |||
| International Business Machines Corporation (United States) | 2.7% | |||
| Redknee Solutions Inc. (Canada) | 2.6% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cwffund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadianworldfund.ca