TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Feb. 4, 2015) - Canadian World Fund Limited (CWF) (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at January 31, 2015 was $7.23, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of 7.6% and 9.9%, respectively. These compare with the 7.8% and 19.7% 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, 2015 was $4.34, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns of 7.2% and 4.3%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of January 31, 2015 were as follows:
| United States | 36.8% |
| Europe | 22.3% |
| Asia | 19.8% |
| Canada | 13.7% |
| Latin America | 5.1% |
| Australia | 0.7% |
The top ten investments which comprised 34.7% of the investment portfolio at market as of January 31, 2015 were as follows:
| Apple Inc. (United States) | 5.9% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) | 5.3% |
| The Middleby Corporation (United States) | 4.1% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) | 3.5% |
| Deere & Company (United States) | 3.1% |
| YES BANK Limited (India) | 2.7% |
| International Business Machines Corporation (United States) | 2.6% |
| Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. (United States) | 2.6% |
| Bank of America Corporation (United States) | 2.5% |
| London Stock Exchange Group plc (United Kingdom) | 2.4% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cwffund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadianworldfund.ca