TORONTO, Dec. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX:CGI)
(TSX:CGI.PR.D) (LSE:CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at November 30, 2018 was $32.20,
resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of -0.7% and 1.8%, respectively. These compare
with the -3.7% and -2.5% 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, 2018 was $22.11, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price
returns, with dividends reinvested, of -3.8% and -4.0%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI’s investment portfolio at market as of November 30, 2018 were as follows:
| Consumer Discretionary |
19.0% |
|
| Information Technology |
18.5% |
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| Materials |
17.7% |
|
| Industrials |
14.6% |
|
| Financials |
10.9% |
|
| Energy |
9.2% |
|
| Health Care |
3.6% |
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| Communication Services |
3.4% |
|
| Real Estate |
1.2% |
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| Cash & Cash Equivalents |
1.2% |
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| Utilities |
0.7% |
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The top ten investments which comprised 38.5% of the investment portfolio at market as of November 30, 2018 were as follows:
| Amazon.com, Inc. |
4.8% |
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| Shopify Inc. |
4.5% |
|
| Canada Goose Holdings Inc. |
4.4% |
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| Air Canada |
4.0% |
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| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
3.9% |
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| NVIDIA Corporation |
3.6% |
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| Franco-Nevada Corporation |
3.5% |
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| MasterCard Incorporated, class A |
3.4% |
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| Bank of Montreal |
3.3% |
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| Dollarama Inc. |
3.1% |
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Canadian General Investments, Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
Phone: (416) 366-2931
Fax: (416) 366-2729
e-mail: cgifund@mmainvestments.com
website: www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca
