TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - April 6, 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 March 31, 2015 was $28.09, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 4.4% and 8.5%, respectively. These compare with the 2.6% and 6.9% 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 March 31, 2015 was $20.71, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 4.0% and 19.7%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2015 were as follows:
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| Financials |
21.4% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
17.5% |
| Industrials |
16.1% |
| Energy |
15.9% |
| Materials |
13.5% |
| Information Technology |
7.1% |
| Telecommunication Services |
3.1% |
| Health Care |
2.1% |
| Consumer Staples |
1.6% |
| Utilities |
1.0% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents |
0.8% |
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The top ten investments which comprised 34.7% of the investment portfolio at market as of
March 31, 2015 were as follows:
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| Dollarama Inc. |
7.0% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
4.2% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
4.1% |
| Element Financial Corporation |
3.0% |
| West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. |
3.0% |
| Air Canada |
2.9% |
| Bank of Montreal |
2.8% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation |
2.6% |
| Open Text Corporation |
2.6% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
2.5% |
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