TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Nov. 4, 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 October 31, 2015 was $25.69, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of -3.5% and -2.3%, respectively. These compare with the -5.2% and -4.6% 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 October 31, 2015 was $18.60, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -5.3% and -3.2%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2015 were as follows:
Financials | 22.7% | |
Consumer Discretionary | 19.4% | |
Industrials | 14.5% | |
Energy | 13.6% | |
Materials | 11.1% | |
Information Technology | 5.7% | |
Cash & Cash Equivalents | 5.5% | |
Telecommunication Services | 3.3% | |
Consumer Staples | 2.0% | |
Health Care | 1.3% | |
Utilities | 0.9% |
The top ten investments which comprised 37.6% of the investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2015 were as follows:
Dollarama Inc. | 7.1% | |
Cash | 5.5% | |
Enbridge Inc. | 4.1% | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 3.5% | |
Element Financial Corporation | 3.1% | |
Bank of Montreal | 3.1% | |
Franco-Nevada Corporation | 3.1% | |
Magna International Inc. | 2.7% | |
IMAX Corporation | 2.7% | |
Royal Bank of Canada | 2.7% |
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