Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited
TORONTO, Canada, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX:CGI) (LSE: CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at July 31, 2025 was $73.48 resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 6.9% and 14.0%, respectively. These compare with the 12.0% and 21.4% returns of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same periods.
The Company employs a leveraging strategy, by way of bank borrowing, with the intent to enhance returns to common shareholders. As at July 31, 2025, the leverage represented 13.0% of CGI’s net assets, down from 13.8% at the end of 2024 and up from 12.8% at July 31, 2024.
The closing price for CGI’s common shares at July 31, 2025 was $40.60, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 1.7% and 3.0%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI’s investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Information Technology | 24.7% |
| Industrials | 21.0% |
| Financials | 14.2% |
| Materials | 12.7% |
| Energy | 12.3% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 9.4% |
| Real Estate | 4.3% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 0.7% |
| Communication Services | 0.7% |
The top ten investments which comprised 38.1% of the investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Celestica Inc. | 5.6% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 5.4% |
| WSP Global Inc. | 3.9% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 3.7% |
| Dollarama Inc. | 3.4% |
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited | 3.4% |
| The Descartes Systems Group Inc. | 3.4% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 3.3% |
| Shopify Inc. | 3.1% |
| Apple Inc. | 2.9% |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President & CEO
Phone: (416) 366-2931
Fax: (416) 366-2729
e-mail: info@canadiangeneralinvestments.ca
website: www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca
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