TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwire - Feb. 5, 2013) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (TSX:CGI)(TSX:CGI.PR.B)(TSX:CGI.PR.C)(LSE:CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at January 31, 2013 was $22.56, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 3.2% and 7.0%, respectively. These compare with the 2.3% and 5.0% 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 January 31, 2013 was $16.00, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns, with dividends reinvested, of 1.6% and 2.1%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of January 31, 2013 were as follows:
| Financials |
|
21.6 |
% |
| Energy |
|
21.1 |
% |
| Materials |
|
20.1 |
% |
| Industrials |
|
9.9 |
% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
|
9.6 |
% |
| Health Care |
|
4.5 |
% |
| Information Technology |
|
4.5 |
% |
| Telecommunication Services |
|
3.9 |
% |
| Utilities |
|
3.1 |
% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents |
|
1.3 |
% |
| Consumer Staples |
|
0.7 |
% |
The top ten investments which comprised 33.6% of the investment portfolio at market as of January 31, 2013 were as follows:
| Catamaran Corporation |
|
4.5 |
% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation |
|
3.9 |
% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
|
3.8 |
% |
| Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation |
|
3.7 |
% |
| Brookfield Canada Office Properties |
|
3.7 |
% |
| Dollarama Inc. |
|
3.6 |
% |
| Bank of Montreal |
|
2.8 |
% |
| Rogers Communications Inc. |
|
2.7 |
% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
|
2.5 |
% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
|
2.4 |
% |
Contact Information:
Canadian General Investments, Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cgifund@mmainvestments.com
www.mmainvestments.com
