
Canadian World Fund: Investment Update-Unaudited Morgan Meighen & Associates, Inc.
Toronto, Canada -- November 3, 2006 - Canadian World Fund Limited (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at October 31, 2006 was $7.17, resulting in year-to-date and 52 week NAV returns of 24.7% and 36.6%, respectively. This compares with the 9.1% and 14.2% returns of the benchmark Morgan Stanley All-Country World Free Index, in Canadian dollar terms, for the same periods.
The closing price of CWF's common shares at October 31 was $5.60, resulting in year-to-date and 52 week market returns of 28.7% and 24.4%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2006 were as follows:
North America 37.7% Asia 20.1% United Kingdom 17.0% Europe (excluding U.K.) 12.5% Latin America 9.9% Cash & Cash Equivalents 2.8% The top ten investments which comprised 26.5% of the investment portfolio at market as of October 31, 2006 were as follows:
Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd. (India) 3.3% Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) 3.2% Google Inc. (United States) 3.1% Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) 2.8% Skye Resources Inc. (Canada) 2.6% March Networks Corporation (Canada) 2.4% Chariot Resources Limited (Canada) 2.4% Equinox Minerals Limited (Canada) 2.3% HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) 2.2% Oslo Bors Holding ASA (Norway) 2.2%
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