TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Dec. 5, 2016) - Canadian World Fund Limited (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at November 30, 2016 was $7.65, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of 1.6% and 3.0%, respectively. These compare with the 0.4% and 2.2% 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 November 30, 2016 was $4.65, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns of -5.5% and -6.4%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of November 30, 2016 were as follows:
| United States | 39.3% | ||
| Europe | 26.7% | ||
| Asia | 17.9% | ||
| Canada | 11.4% | ||
| South America | 2.6% | ||
| Central America & Caribbean | 2.1% |
The top ten investments which comprised 38.5% of the investment portfolio at market as of November 30, 2016 were as follows:
| Cash (Canada) | 6.4% | ||
| The Middleby Corporation (United States) | 5.9% | ||
| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) | 4.5% | ||
| Bank of America Corporation (United States) | 3.5% | ||
| YES BANK Limited (India) | 3.4% | ||
| AmRest Holdings N.V. (Netherlands) | 3.3% | ||
| Apple Inc. (United States) | 3.2% | ||
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) | 2.9% | ||
| CME Group Inc. (United States) | 2.7% | ||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. (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