TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Feb. 3, 2016) - Canadian World Fund Limited (CWF) (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at January 31, 2016 was $7.13, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of -5.3% and -1.4%, respectively. These compare with the -4.5% and 1.2% 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 January 31, 2016 was $4.79, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns of -2.6% and 10.4%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of January 31, 2016 were as follows:
| United States | 32.3 | % |
| Europe | 27.6 | % |
| Asia | 18.9 | % |
| Canada | 15.7 | % |
| Latin America | 5.5 | % |
The top ten investments which comprised 39.6% of the investment portfolio at market as of January 31, 2016 were as follows:
| Cash (Canada) | 7.9 | % |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) | 5.6 | % |
| The Middleby Corporation (United States) | 4.4 | % |
| PATRIZIA Immobilien AG (Germany) | 3.6 | % |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) | 3.5 | % |
| Apple Inc. (United States) | 3.2 | % |
| Deere & Company (United States) | 3.1 | % |
| RATIONAL AG (Germany) | 2.9 | % |
| AmRest Holdings N.V. (Netherlands) | 2.7 | % |
| Bank of America Corporation (United States) | 2.7 | % |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cwffund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadianworldfund.ca