TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Aug. 6, 2015) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (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 July 31, 2015 was $26.94, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 0.6% and -1.9%, respectively. These compare with the 0.6% and -2.9% 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 July 31, 2015 was $19.86, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 0.4% and 4.4%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2015 were as follows:
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|
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| Financials |
22.0 |
% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
19.6 |
% |
| Industrials |
14.6 |
% |
| Energy |
14.4 |
% |
| Materials |
12.1 |
% |
| Information Technology |
6.5 |
% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents |
3.1 |
% |
| Telecommunication Services |
3.0 |
% |
| Consumer Staples |
2.0 |
% |
| Health Care |
1.7 |
% |
| Utilities |
1.0 |
% |
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The top ten investments which comprised 35.9% of the investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2015 were as follows:
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| Dollarama Inc. |
7.7 |
% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
4.0 |
% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
3.9 |
% |
| Element Financial Corporation |
3.5 |
% |
| Canadian Cash |
3.1 |
% |
| Bank of Montreal |
2.8 |
% |
| Air Canada |
2.8 |
% |
| Gildan Activewear Inc. |
2.7 |
% |
| West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. |
2.7 |
% |
| Magna International Inc. |
2.7 |
% |
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