TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Sept. 6, 2017) - 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 August 31, 2017 was $29.46, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 7.3% and 17.3%, respectively. These compare with the 1.3% and 7.2% 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 August 31, 2017 was $21.60, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 13.9% and 22.8%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2017 were as follows:
Materials | 21.5% | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 15.1% | ||
Information Technology | 15.0% | ||
Energy | 14.0% | ||
Financials | 13.1% | ||
Industrials | 12.5% | ||
Telecommunication Services | 3.4% | ||
Consumer Staples | 1.9% | ||
Cash & Cash Equivalents | 1.3% | ||
Real Estate | 1.2% | ||
Utilities | 1.0% |
The top ten investments which comprised 36.0% of the investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2017 were as follows:
Dollarama Inc. | 5.3% | ||
Franco-Nevada Corporation | 4.2% | ||
NVIDIA Corporation | 4.2% | ||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 3.5% | ||
Air Canada | 3.5% | ||
Shopify Inc. | 3.3% | ||
Bank of Montreal | 3.2% | ||
Royal Bank of Canada | 3.0% | ||
Open Text Corporation | 2.9% | ||
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 2.9% |
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