TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Aug. 6, 2015) - Canadian World Fund Limited (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at July 31, 2015 was $7.88, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of 17.3% and 21.0%, respectively. These compare with the 15.1% and 20.9% 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 July 31, 2015 was $5.15, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns of 27.2% and 23.5%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2015 were as follows:
| United States | 36.0% |
| Europe | 25.9% |
| Asia | 18.7% |
| Canada | 12.6% |
| Latin America | 5.3% |
| Australia | 0.8% |
The top ten investments which comprised 34.8% of the investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2015 were as follows:
| The Middleby Corporation (United States) | 5.0% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) | 4.8% |
| Apple Inc. (United States) | 4.6% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) | 3.4% |
| Deere & Company (United States) | 3.2% |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) | 2.9% |
| PATRIZIA Immobilien AG (Germany) | 2.9% |
| Bank of America Corporation (United States) | 2.8% |
| Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. (United States) | 2.7% |
| International Business Machines Corporation (United States) | 2.5% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cwffund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadianworldfund.ca