TORONTO, Canada, April 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX: CGI) (TSX: CGI.PR.D) (LSE: CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at March 31, 2019 was $34.97 resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 21.8% and 8.9%, respectively.  These compare with the 13.3% and 8.1% 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 March 31, 2019 was $24.30, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 19.5% and 7.2%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI’s investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2019 were as follows:

Information Technology 19.8 %
Materials 17.0 %
Industrials 14.4 %
Consumer Discretionary 14.0 %
Financials 10.2 %
Energy 9.3 %
Health Care 5.4 %
Cash & Cash Equivalents 4.6 %
Communication Services 3.3 %
Real Estate 1.2 %
Utilities 0.8 %

The top ten investments which comprised 36.8% of the investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2019 were as follows:

Shopify Inc. 5.5 %
Cash 4.6 %
Air Canada 3.9 %
Mastercard Incorporated, class A 3.8 %
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited 3.6 %
Franco-Nevada Corporation 3.3 %
Bank of Montreal 3.1 %
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.1 %
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 3.1 %
Royal Bank of Canada 2.8 %

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