TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Aug. 4, 2016) - Canadian World Fund Limited (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at July 31, 2016 was $7.51, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of -0.3% and -4.7%, respectively. These compare with the -1.8% and -2.5% 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, 2016 was $4.64, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns of -5.7% and -9.9%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2016 were as follows:
| United States | 33.6% |
| Europe | 27.3% |
| Asia | 18.9% |
| Canada | 15.9% |
| South America | 3.3% |
| Central America & Caribbean | 2.3% |
The top ten investments which comprised 41.8% of the investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2016 were as follows:
| Cash (Canada) | 9.2% |
| The Middleby Corporation (United States) | 5.1% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) | 4.8% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) | 3.7% |
| YES BANK Limited (India) | 3.5% |
| AmRest Holdings N.V. (Netherlands) | 3.3% |
| Lojas Renner S.A. (Brazil) | 3.3% |
| PATRIZIA Immobilien AG (Germany) | 3.1% |
| Apple Inc. (United States) | 3.0% |
| Deere & Company (United States) | 2.8% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cwffund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadianworldfund.ca