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Canadian General Investments: Investment Update-Unaudited
Tuesday November 03, 2009 12:16:30 EST
Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX: CGI)(TSX: CGI.PR.B)(TSX: CGI.PR.C)(LSE: CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at October 31, 2009 was $17.32, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 25.9% and 14.8%, respectively. These compare with the 24.8% and 15.7% 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, 2009 was $14.20, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns, with dividends reinvested, of 58.2% and 26.9%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2009 were as follows:
Materials 27.0% Energy 24.4% Financials 16.9% Industrials 7.0% Information Technology 5.9% Consumer Discretionary 5.6% Cash & Cash Equivalents 4.3% Consumer Staples 3.5% Telecommunication Services 2.2% Utilities 1.9%
The top ten investments which comprised 26.0% of the investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2009 were as follows:
Royal Bank of Canada 3.0% Canadian Treasury Bill 2.9% Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund 2.9% BMTC Group Inc. 2.8% Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd. 2.5% Bank of Montreal 2.5% Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. 2.5% BPO Properties Ltd. 2.4% Franco-Nevada Corporation 2.3% Rogers Communications Inc. 2.2%
Contacts: Canadian General Investments, Limited Jonathan A. Morgan President and CEO (416) 366-2931 (416) 366-2729 (FAX) cgifund@mmainvestments.com www.mmainvestments.com
SOURCE: Canadian General Investments, Limited
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