Canadian World Fund: Investment Update-Unaudited

March 3, 2016 1:12 PM EST

TORONTO, CANADA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/03/16 -- Canadian World Fund Limited (TSX: CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at February 29, 2016 was $6.84, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of -9.2% and -8.3%, respectively. These compare with the -9.1% and -7.1% 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 February 29, 2016 was $4.61, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns of -6.3% and 2.0%, respectively.

The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:


     United States                                               32.6%
     Europe                                                      28.0%
     Asia                                                        17.3%
     Canada                                                      16.6%
     Latin America                                                5.5%

The top ten investments which comprised 40.8% of the investment portfolio at market as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:


     Cash (Canada)                                                9.6%
     The Middleby Corporation (United States)                     4.6%
     HDFC Bank Ltd. (India)                                       4.2%
     Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India)                          3.5%
     PATRIZIA Immobilien AG (Germany)                             3.4%
     Deere & Company (United States)                              3.3%
     RATIONAL AG (Germany)                                        3.3%
     Apple Inc. (United States)                                   3.2%
     Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. (United States)                    2.9%
     London Stock Exchange Group plc (United Kingdom)             2.8%

Contacts:
Canadian World Fund Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
[email protected]
www.canadianworldfund.ca

Source: Canadian World Fund Limited



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