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FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED
TSX: CGI
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI
April 3, 2025
Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited
TORONTO, CANADA - Canadian General Investments, Limited (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
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