TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Jan. 6, 2014) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (TSX:CGI)(TSX:CGI.PR.C)(TSX:CGI.PR.D)(LSE:CGI) (CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at December 31, 2013 was $25.64, resulting in a one-year NAV return, with dividends reinvested, of 20.9%. This compares with the 13.0% return of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same period.
The closing price for CGI's common shares at December 31, 2013 was $18.40, resulting in an annual share price return, with dividends reinvested, of 22.0%.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2013 were as follows:
| Financials |
21.9% |
| Energy |
19.1% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
15.1% |
| Industrials |
13.7% |
| Materials |
12.2% |
| Information Technology |
6.4% |
| Telecommunication Services |
3.7% |
| Health Care |
3.2% |
| Utilities |
1.8% |
| Consumer Staples |
1.6% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents |
1.3% |
The top ten investments which comprised 30.1% of the investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2013 were as follows:
| Dollarama Inc. |
4.7% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
3.4% |
| Catamaran Corporation |
3.2% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
3.1% |
| Element Financial Corporation |
2.9% |
| Bank of Montreal |
2.8% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
2.6% |
| Rogers Communications Inc. |
2.5% |
| Methanex Corporation |
2.5% |
| Stantec Inc. |
2.4% |