TORONTO, CANADA, Oct. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at September 30, 2018 was $36.89, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 13.1% and 23.6%, respectively.  These compare with the 1.4% and 5.9% 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 September 30, 2018 was $25.60, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 10.4% and 21.1%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI’s investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2018 were as follows:

	Information Technology	20.4	%
	Consumer Discretionary	18.1	%
	Materials	17.6	%
	Industrials	13.9	%
	Financials	10.3	%
	Energy	9.8	%
	Health Care	4.7	%
	Communication Services	2.9	%
	Real Estate	1.2	%
	Utilities	0.7	%
	Cash & Cash Equivalents	0.4	%

The top ten investments which comprised 38.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2018 were as follows:

	NVIDIA Corporation	5.3	%
	Amazon.com, Inc.	4.9	%
	Shopify Inc.	4.3	%
	Canada Goose Holdings Inc.	3.7	%
	Air Canada	3.5	%
	Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.4	%
	Canopy Growth Corporation	3.4	%
	MasterCard Incorporated, class A	3.3	%
	Bank of Montreal	3.2	%
	Dollarama Inc.	3.2	%

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