TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - June 3, 2016) - 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 May
31, 2016 was $25.00, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 3.9% and -7.5%,
respectively. These compare with the 9.5% and -3.3% 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 May 31, 2016 was $17.66, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price
returns, with dividends reinvested, of -4.0% and -10.6%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of May 31, 2016 were as follows:
| Financials |
20.2% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
19.7% |
| Materials |
18.3% |
| Energy |
16.7% |
| Industrials |
12.0% |
| Information Technology |
5.9% |
| Telecommunication Services |
3.2% |
| Consumer Staples |
2.1% |
| Utilities |
1.1% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents |
0.8% |
| Health Care |
0.0% |
The top ten investments which comprised 33.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of
May 31, 2016 were as follows:
| Dollarama Inc. |
5.5% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation |
3.9% |
| Bank of Montreal |
3.4% |
| CCL Industries Inc. |
3.3% |
| Open Text Corporation |
3.2% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
2.9% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
2.9% |
| Raging River Exploration Inc. |
2.7% |
| Gildan Activewear Inc. |
2.7% |
| Brookfield Canada Office Properties |
2.7% |