Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited

Thursday, August 6, 2015
 
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FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED
TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.C, CGI.PR.D
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI
 
Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited
 
TORONTO, CANADA – Canadian General Investments, Limited (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:

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%

The top ten investments which comprised 35.9% of the investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2015 were as follows:

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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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Canadian General Investments, Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
Phone: (416) 366-2931
Fax: (416) 366-2729