TORONTO, CANADA, Nov. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian World Fund Limited (CWF) (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at October 31, 2017 was $9.26, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of 19.3% and 21.0%, respectively. These compare with the 12.9% and 16.1% 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 October 31, 2017 was $5.81, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns of 25.2% and 28.8%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF’s investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2017 were as follows:
| United States | 36.6 | % |
| Europe | 29.8 | % |
| Asia | 22.1 | % |
| Canada | 6.0 | % |
| South America | 3.5 | % |
| Central America & Caribbean | 2.0 | % |
The top ten investments which comprised 34.6% of the investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2017 were as follows:
| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) | 5.0 | % |
| AmRest Holdings N.V. (Poland) | 4.0 | % |
| Apple Inc. (United States) | 3.8 | % |
| Bank of America Corporation (United States) | 3.6 | % |
| Lojas Renner S.A. (Brazil) | 3.5 | % |
| Cash (Canada) | 3.4 | % |
| JENOPTIK AG (Germany) | 3.0 | % |
| RATIONAL AG (Germany) | 2.9 | % |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) | 2.7 | % |
| Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Company Limited (China/Hong Kong) | 2.7 | % |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Canadian World Fund Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
Phone: (416) 366-2931
Fax: (416) 366-2729
e-mail: cwffund@mmainvestments.com
website: www.canadianworldfund.ca