TORONTO, CANADA–(Marketwired – Dec. 3, 2015) – Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX:CGI)(TSX:CGI.PR.C)(TSX:CGI.PR.D)(LSE:CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at November 30, 2015 was $25.81, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of -2.6% and -2.5%, respectively. These compare with the -5.4% and -5.8% returns of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same periods.
The closing price for CGI’s common shares at November 30, 2015 was $19.26, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -1.2% and 0.5%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI’s investment portfolio at market as of November 30, 2015 were as follows:
| Financials | 22.3% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 19.7% | |
| Industrials | 14.4% | |
| Materials | 13.1% | |
| Energy | 12.9% | |
| Information Technology | 6.1% | |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 4.1% | |
| Telecommunication Services | 3.2% | |
| Consumer Staples | 2.1% | |
| Health Care | 1.3% | |
| Utilities | 0.9% |
The top ten investments which comprised 35.0% of the investment portfolio at market as of November 30, 2015 were as follows:
| Dollarama Inc. | 6.1% | |
| Cash | 4.1% | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 3.7% | |
| CCL Industries Inc. | 3.4% | |
| Element Financial Corporation | 3.1% | |
| Enbridge Inc. | 3.1% | |
| Bank of Montreal | 3.1% | |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 2.9% | |
| Gildan Activewear Inc. | 2.8% | |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 2.7% |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cgifund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca