TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Dec. 5, 2016) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (TSX:CGI)
(TSX:CGI.PR.D) (LSE:CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at November 30, 2016 was
$27.99 resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 17.8% and 12.2%,
respectively. These compare with the 19.1% and 15.5% 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 November 30, 2016 was $18.53, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price
returns, with dividends reinvested, of 2.5% and 0.8%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of November 30, 2016 were as follows:
| Energy |
19.7% |
| Materials |
18.7% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
17.0% |
| Financials |
13.7% |
| Industrials |
12.4% |
| Information Technology |
10.0% |
| Telecommunication Services |
3.0% |
| Real Estate |
2.2% |
| Consumer Staples |
2.0% |
| Utilities |
1.0% |
The top ten investments which comprised 33.5% of the investment portfolio at market as of
November 30, 2016 were as follows:
| Dollarama Inc. |
5.6% |
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. |
3.8% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation |
3.3% |
| Bank of Montreal |
3.3% |
| Open Text Corporation |
3.3% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
3.2% |
| CCL Industries Inc. |
3.0% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
2.9% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
2.6% |
| NVIDIA Corporation |
2.5% |