TORONTO, CANADA — (Marketwire) — 09/02/11 — Canadian World Fund Limited (CWF) (TSX: CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at August 31, 2011 was $5.85, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of -3.1% and 9.8%, respectively. These compare with the -7.6% and 2.4% returns of the benchmark Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index, in Canadian dollar terms, for the same periods.
The closing price for CWF-s common shares at August 31, 2011 was $3.80, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns of -8.2% and 12.4%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF-s investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:
The top ten investments which comprised 39.3% of the investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:
Contacts:
Canadian World Fund Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)