Morgan Meighen & Associates
Toronto, Canada, October 4, 2006 - Canadian World Fund Limited (CWF)(TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at September 29, 2006 was $6.63, resulting in year-to-date and 12 month NAV returns of 15.3% and 20.1%, respectively. This compares with the 4.5% and 8.1% 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 September 29 was $5.01, resulting in year-to-date and 12 month market returns of 15.2% and 6.8%, respectively.
The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of September 29, 2006 were as follows:
North America 35.9%
United Kingdom 20.9%
Asia 19.8%
Europe (excluding U.K.) 13.2%
Latin America 8.1%
Cash & Cash Equivalents 2.1%
The top ten investments which comprised 25.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of September 29, 2006 were as follows:
Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd. (India) 3.4%
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) 3.0%
Google Inc. (United States) 2.8%
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India) 2.5%
Skye Resources Inc. (Canada) 2.5%
Stanley Gibbons Group Limited (United Kingdom) 2.4%
Oslo Bors Holding ASA (Norway) 2.3%
Cash 2.1%
Chariot Resources Limited (Canada) 2.1%
HDFC Bank Ltd. (India) 2.1%
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