TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Jan. 6, 2016) - Canadian World Fund Limited (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at December 31, 2015 was $7.53, resulting in a one-year NAV return of 12.1%. This compares with the 14.2% return of the benchmark Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index, in Canadian dollar terms, for the same period.
The closing price for CWF's common shares at December 31, 2015 was $4.92, resulting in an annual share price return of 21.5%.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2015 were as follows:
| United States | 32.3% |
| Europe | 28.2% |
| Asia | 19.3% |
| Canada | 14.3% |
| Latin America | 5.2% |
| Australia | 0.6% |
The top ten investments which comprised 38.5% of the investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2015 were as follows:
| Cash (Canada) | 6.6% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) | 5.2% |
| The Middleby Corporation (United States) | 4.9% |
| PATRIZIA Immobilien AG (Germany) | 3.8% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) | 3.4% |
| Apple Inc. (United States) | 3.2% |
| Bank of America Corporation (United States) | 3.0% |
| Deere & Company (United States) | 2.9% |
| London Stock Exchange Group plc (United Kingdom) | 2.8% |
| RATIONAL AG (Germany) | 2.7% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cwffund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadianworldfund.ca