Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited

Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited
  
 

TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Jun 4, 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 May 31, 2014 was $27.00, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 6.2% and 25.0%, respectively. These compare with the 8.5% and 19.0% 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 May 31, 2014 was $18.35, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 1.1% and 20.8%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of May 31, 2014 were as follows:

Energy	22.9	%
Financials	22.3	%
Consumer Discretionary	16.6	%
Industrials	14.6	%
Materials	11.4	%
Information Technology	5.9	%
Telecommunication Services	3.1	%
Consumer Staples	1.2	%
Utilities	1.0	%
Health Care	0.8	%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	0.2	%

The top ten investments which comprised 29.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of May 31, 2014 were as follows:

Dollarama Inc.	4.6	%
Enbridge Inc.	3.6	%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.3	%
Bank of Montreal	2.9	%
Element Financial Corporation	2.7	%
Royal Bank of Canada	2.5	%
Air Canada	2.5	%
Home Capital Group Inc.	2.4	%
Methanex Corporation	2.4	%
Raging River Exploration Inc.	2.3	%

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