TORONTO, CANADA–(Marketwired – Aug. 6, 2015) – Canadian General Investments, Limited (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 July 31, 2015 was $26.94, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 0.6% and -1.9%, respectively. These compare with the 0.6% and -2.9% 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 July 31, 2015 was $19.86, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 0.4% and 4.4%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI’s investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2015 were as follows:
| Financials | 22.0 | % |
| Consumer Discretionary | 19.6 | % |
| Industrials | 14.6 | % |
| Energy | 14.4 | % |
| Materials | 12.1 | % |
| Information Technology | 6.5 | % |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 3.1 | % |
| Telecommunication Services | 3.0 | % |
| Consumer Staples | 2.0 | % |
| Health Care | 1.7 | % |
| Utilities | 1.0 | % |
The top ten investments which comprised 35.9% of the investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2015 were as follows:
| Dollarama Inc. | 7.7 | % |
| Enbridge Inc. | 4.0 | % |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 3.9 | % |
| Element Financial Corporation | 3.5 | % |
| Canadian Cash | 3.1 | % |
| Bank of Montreal | 2.8 | % |
| Air Canada | 2.8 | % |
| Gildan Activewear Inc. | 2.7 | % |
| West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. | 2.7 | % |
| Magna International Inc. | 2.7 | % |
Contact Information:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cgifund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca