TORONTO, Canada, March 05, 2019 (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 February 28, 2019 was $34.18, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 19.1% and 5.8%, respectively. These compare with the 12.2% and 6.9% 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 February 28, 2019 was $24.15, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 18.7% and 4.8%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI’s investment portfolio at market as of February 28, 2019 were as follows:
| Information Technology | 17.7 | % | |
| Materials | 16.8 | % | |
| Industrials | 14.5 | % | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 14.0 | % | |
| Financials | 10.7 | % | |
| Energy | 9.4 | % | |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 6.1 | % | |
| Health Care | 5.4 | % | |
| Communication Services | 3.3 | % | |
| Real Estate | 1.3 | % | |
| Utilities | 0.8 | % |
The top ten investments which comprised 38.0% of the investment portfolio at market as of February 28, 2019 were as follows:
| Cash | 6.1 | % | |
| Shopify Inc. | 5.0 | % | |
| Air Canada | 4.0 | % | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 3.6 | % | |
| Mastercard Incorporated, class A | 3.6 | % | |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 3.3 | % | |
| Bank of Montreal | 3.3 | % | |
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 3.1 | % | |
| Canopy Growth Corporation | 3.0 | % | |
| Canada Goose Holdings Inc. | 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.com
website: www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca