TORONTO, CANADA -- (Marketwired) -- 10/05/15

Canadian World Fund Limited (CWF) (TSX:CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at September 30, 2015 was $7.17, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of 6.7% and 8.3%, respectively. These compare with the 5.6% and 9.4% 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 September 30, 2015 was $4.80, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns of 18.5% for both periods.

The geographic sector weightings of CWF's investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2015 were as follows:

United States                                                          36.0%
Europe                                                                 26.9%
Asia                                                                   19.1%
Canada                                                                 12.4%
Latin America                                                           4.9%
Australia                                                               0.7%

The top ten investments which comprised 35.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2015 were as follows:

HDFC Bank Ltd. (India)                                                  5.3%
The Middleby Corporation (United States)                                4.8%
Apple Inc. (United States)                                              4.8%
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (India)                                     3.5%
PATRIZIA Immobilien AG (Germany)                                        3.2%
Deere & Company (United States)                                         2.8%
Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. (United States)                               2.8%
Bank of America Corporation (United States)                             2.8%
International Business Machines Corporation (United States)             2.6%
London Stock Exchange Group plc (United Kingdom)                        2.6%

Contacts:
Canadian World Fund Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cwffund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadianworldfund.ca