TORONTO, July 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX:CGI) (TSX:CGI.PR.D) (LSE:CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at June 30, 2018 was $35.73, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 9.0% and 26.6%, respectively. These compare with the 1.9% and 10.4% 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 June 30, 2018 was $24.95, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 6.8% and 22.3%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI’s investment portfolio at market as of June 30, 2018 were as follows:
| Materials | 19.9% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 18.5% |
| Information Technology | 14.9% |
| Industrials | 13.7% |
| Financials | 13.3% |
| Energy | 10.9% |
| Health Care | 3.0% |
| Telecommunication Services | 2.9% |
| Real Estate | 1.1% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 1.0% |
| Utilities | 0.7% |
| Consumer Staples | 0.2% |
The top ten investments which comprised 37.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of June 30, 2018 were as follows:
| NVIDIA Corporation | 4.7% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.4% |
| Dollarama Inc. | 4.1% |
| Shopify Inc. | 4.0% |
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 3.9% |
| Canada Goose Holdings Inc. | 3.5% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 3.4% |
| Bank of Montreal | 3.1% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 3.1% |
| MasterCard Incorporated, class A | 3.0% |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Canadian General Investments, Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
Phone: (416) 366-2931
Fax: (416) 366-2729
e-mail: cgifund@mmainvestments.comwebsite: www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca