TIDMCGI

RNS Number : 4128G

Canadian General Investments Ld

05 November 2018

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

November 5, 2018

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 October 31, 2018 was $32.10, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of -1.6% and 3.1%, respectively. These compare with the -5.0% and -3.4% 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 October 31, 2018 was $22.70, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -2.1% and 2.2%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2018 were as follows:

 
 Information Technology     19.5% 
 Consumer Discretionary     17.5% 
 Materials                  17.3% 
 Industrials                14.1% 
 Financials                 10.9% 
 Energy                      9.9% 
 Health Care                 4.3% 
 Communication Services      3.3% 
 Real Estate                 1.3% 
 Cash & Cash Equivalents     1.2% 
 Utilities                   0.7%

The top ten investments which comprised 37.1% of the investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2018 were as follows:

 
 NVIDIA Corporation                  4.6% 
 Amazon.com, Inc.                    4.5% 
 Shopify Inc.                        4.1% 
 Canadian Pacific Railway Limited    3.8% 
 Canada Goose Holdings Inc.          3.6% 
 Air Canada                          3.5% 
 MasterCard Incorporated, class 
  A                                  3.3% 
 Bank of Montreal                    3.3% 
 Dollarama Inc.                      3.2% 
 Franco-Nevada Corporation           3.2%

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

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

END

PFUDGBDBRDGBGIU

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 06, 2018 02:00 ET (07:00 GMT)

Canadian General Investm... (LSE:CGI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024 Click Here for more Canadian General Investm... Charts.
Canadian General Investm... (LSE:CGI)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024 Click Here for more Canadian General Investm... Charts.