TORONTO, Canada, April 03, 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 March 31, 2025 was $63.60 resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of -7.9% and 2.8%, respectively. These compare with the 1.5% and 15.8% 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 March 31, 2025, the leverage represented 15.1% of CGI’s net assets, up from 13.8% at the end of 2024 and 13.4% at March 31, 2024.
The closing price for CGI’s common shares at March 31, 2025 was $36.30, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -9.7% and -1.1%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI’s investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Information Technology | 21.9 | % |
| Industrials | 21.6 | % |
| Financials | 14.2 | % |
| Materials | 12.7 | % |
| Energy | 12.0 | % |
| Consumer Discretionary | 10.2 | % |
| Real Estate | 4.2 | % |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 2.6 | % |
| Communication Services | 0.6 | % |
The top ten investments which comprised 36.1% of the investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 4.3 | % |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 3.9 | % |
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited | 3.8 | % |
| The Descartes Systems Group Inc. | 3.8 | % |
| WSP Global Inc. | 3.8 | % |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 3.7 | % |
| Apple Inc. | 3.6 | % |
| Dollarama Inc. | 3.1 | % |
| Shopify Inc. | 3.1 | % |
| West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. | 3.0 | % |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President & CEO
Phone: (416) 366-2931
Fax: (416) 366-2729
e-mail: cgifund@mmainvestments.com
website: www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca