TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Sep 6, 2017) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) CGICGICGI reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at August 31, 2017 was $29.46, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 7.3% and 17.3%, respectively. These compare with the 1.3% and 7.2% 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 August 31, 2017 was $21.60, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 13.9% and 22.8%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2017 were as follows:

	Materials	21.5%
	Consumer Discretionary	15.1%
	Information Technology	15.0%
	Energy	14.0%
	Financials	13.1%
	Industrials	12.5%
	Telecommunication Services	3.4%
	Consumer Staples	1.9%
	Cash & Cash Equivalents	1.3%
	Real Estate	1.2%
	Utilities	1.0%

The top ten investments which comprised 36.0% of the investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2017 were as follows:

	Dollarama Inc.	5.3%
	Franco-Nevada Corporation	4.2%
	NVIDIA Corporation	4.2%
	First Quantum Minerals Ltd.	3.5%
	Air Canada	3.5%
	Shopify Inc.	3.3%
	Bank of Montreal	3.2%
	Royal Bank of Canada	3.0%
	Open Text Corporation	2.9%
	Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	2.9%