Canadian General Investments: Investment Update-Unaudited

Canadian General Investments: Investment Update-Unaudited
  
 

TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - May 5, 2014) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX:CGI)(TSX:CGI.PR.C)(TSX:CGI.PR.D)(LSE:CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at April 30, 2014 was $27.07, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 6.0% and 23.1%, respectively. These compare with the 8.6% and 21.3% 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 April 30, 2014 was $18.31, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 0.2% and 20.2%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of April 30, 2014 were as follows:

		Energy	23.5	%
		Financials	21.9	%
		Consumer Discretionary	16.5	%
		Industrials	14.1	%
		Materials	11.8	%
		Information Technology	6.0	%
		Telecommunication Services	3.1	%
		Consumer Staples	1.2	%
		Utilities	1.1	%
		Health Care	0.7	%
		Cash & Cash Equivalents	0.1	%

The top ten investments which comprised 28.9% of the investment portfolio at market as of April 30, 2014 were as follows:

		Dollarama Inc.	4.6	%
		Enbridge Inc.	3.7	%
		Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.1	%
		Bank of Montreal	2.9	%
		Element Financial Corporation	2.6	%
		Methanex Corporation	2.6	%
		Royal Bank of Canada	2.5	%
		Brookfield Canada Office Properties	2.3	%
		Stantec Inc.	2.3	%
		Home Capital Group Inc.	2.3	%

Canadian General Investments, LimitedJonathan A. MorganPresident and CEO(416) 366-2931(416) [e-mail]