TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - March 5, 2014) - 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 February 28, 2014 was $26.54, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 3.9% and 21.1%, respectively. These compare with the 4.8% and 14.3% 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 February 28, 2014 was $17.88, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -2.2% and 17.4%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of February 28, 2014 were as follows:
| Financials |
21.4% |
| Energy |
19.7% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
16.6% |
| Materials |
13.6% |
| Industrials |
13.0% |
| Information Technology |
6.1% |
| Telecommunication Services |
3.4% |
| Health Care |
2.9% |
| Consumer Staples |
1.5% |
| Utilities |
1.3% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents |
0.9% |
The top ten investments which comprised 29.7% of the investment portfolio at market as of February 28, 2014 were as follows:
| Dollarama Inc. |
4.4% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
3.3% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
3.2% |
| Methanex Corporation |
3.0% |
| Element Financial Corporation |
2.9% |
| Catamaran Corporation |
2.9% |
| Bank of Montreal |
2.8% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
2.5% |
| Stantec Inc. |
2.4% |
| Brookfield Canada Office Properties |
2.3% |