/EINPresswire.com/ -- TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 06/03/16 -- 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, 2016 was $25.00, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 3.9% and -7.5%, respectively. These compare with the 9.5% and -3.3% 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 May 31, 2016 was $17.66, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -4.0% and -10.6%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of May 31, 2016 were as follows:

Financials                                                             20.2%
Consumer Discretionary                                                 19.7%
Materials                                                              18.3%
Energy                                                                 16.7%
Industrials                                                            12.0%
Information Technology                                                  5.9%
Telecommunication Services                                              3.2%
Consumer Staples                                                        2.1%
Utilities                                                               1.1%
Cash & Cash Equivalents                                                 0.8%
Health Care                                                             0.0%

The top ten investments which comprised 33.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of

May 31, 2016 were as follows:

Dollarama Inc.                                                          5.5%
Franco-Nevada Corporation                                               3.9%
Bank of Montreal                                                        3.4%
CCL Industries Inc.                                                     3.3%
Open Text Corporation                                                   3.2%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited                                        2.9%
Royal Bank of Canada                                                    2.9%
Raging River Exploration Inc.                                           2.7%
Gildan Activewear Inc.                                                  2.7%
Brookfield Canada Office Properties                                     2.7%

Contacts:
Canadian General Investments, Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cgifund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca

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