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4 Oct 2019 07:00
FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED
TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI
October 3, 2019
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 September 30, 2019 was $34.58 resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 21.9% and -4.1%, respectively. These compare with the 19.1% and 7.1% 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 September 30, 2019 was $24.33, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 21.6% and -1.7%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2019 were as follows:
Information Technology | 23.2% |
Industrials | 18.3% |
Consumer Discretionary | 14.0% |
Materials | 13.7% |
Financials | 10.6% |
Energy | 8.3% |
Health Care | 3.3% |
Cash & Cash Equivalents | 3.3% |
Communication Services | 3.0% |
Real Estate | 1.5% |
Utilities | 0.8% |
The top ten investments which comprised 38.3% of the investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2019 were as follows:
Shopify Inc. | 6.7% |
Air Canada | 5.1% |
Mastercard Incorporated, class A | 4.2% |
Franco-Nevada Corporation | 3.9% |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 3.8% |
Cash | 3.3% |
Bank of Montreal | 3.0% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.0% |
Royal Bank of Canada | 2.9% |
The Descartes Systems Group Inc. | 2.4% |
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