TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwire - Jan. 4, 2013) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (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 December 31, 2012 was $21.87, resulting in a one-year NAV return, with dividends reinvested, of 10.8%. This compares with the 7.2% return of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same period.
The closing price for CGI's common shares at December 31, 2012 was $15.75, resulting in an annual market return, with dividends reinvested, of 3.4%.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2012 were as follows:
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Materials |
22.3% |
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Financials |
21.3% |
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Energy |
21.1% |
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Consumer Discretionary |
9.0% |
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Industrials |
8.7% |
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Information Technology |
4.8% |
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Health Care |
4.2% |
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Telecommunication Services |
3.9% |
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Utilities |
3.1% |
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Cash & Cash Equivalents |
0.9% |
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Consumer Staples |
0.7% |
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| The top ten investments which comprised 33.8% of the investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2012 were as follows: |
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Franco-Nevada Corporation |
4.3% |
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Catamaran Corporation |
4.2% |
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Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation |
3.8% |
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Enbridge Inc. |
3.8% |
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Brookfield Canada Office Properties |
3.7% |
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Dollarama Inc. |
3.6% |
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Bank of Montreal |
2.8% |
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Rogers Communications Inc. |
2.7% |
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Apple Inc. |
2.5% |
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Royal Bank of Canada |
2.4% |