TORONTO, Dec. 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian World Fund Limited (CWF) (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its
net asset value per share (NAV) at November 30, 2017 was $9.56, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of 23.2% and
25.0%, respectively. These compare with the 15.0% and 17.3% returns of the benchmark Morgan Stanley Capital International All
Country World Index, in Canadian dollar terms, for the same periods.
The closing price for CWF’s common shares at November 30, 2017 was $6.18, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price
returns of 33.2% and 32.9%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF’s investment portfolio at market as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:
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| United States |
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36.6% |
| Europe |
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30.0% |
| Asia |
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22.1% |
| Canada |
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6.4% |
| South America |
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3.4% |
| Central America & Caribbean |
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1.9% |
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The top ten investments which comprised 35.0% of the investment portfolio at market as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:
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| HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) |
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5.0% |
| AmRest Holdings N.V. (Poland) |
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4.1% |
| Cash (Canada) |
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3.9% |
| Apple Inc. (United States) |
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3.7% |
| Bank of America Corporation (United States) |
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3.5% |
| Lojas Renner S.A. (Brazil) |
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3.4% |
| Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Company Limited (China/Hong Kong) |
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3.0% |
| RATIONAL AG (Germany) |
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2.8% |
| JENOPTIK AG (Germany) |
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2.8% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) |
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2.8% |
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Canadian World Fund Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
Phone: (416) 366-2931
Fax: (416) 366-2729
e-mail: cwffund@mmainvestments.com
website: www.canadianworldfund.ca
