TORONTO, Canada, Sept. 04, 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 August 31, 2025 was $76.67 resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 11.9% and 22.3%, respectively. These compare with the 17.6% and 25.9% 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 August 31, 2025, the leverage represented 12.5% of CGI's net assets, down from 13.8% at the end of 2024 and 13.2% at August 31, 2024.
The closing price for CGI's common shares at August 31, 2025 was $42.35, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 6.8% and 14.3%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Information Technology | 23.8 | % |
| Industrials | 21.1 | % |
| Financials | 14.5 | % |
| Materials | 13.7 | % |
| Energy | 12.3 | % |
| Consumer Discretionary | 9.2 | % |
| Real Estate | 4.2 | % |
| Communication Services | 0.7 | % |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 0.5 | % |
The top ten investments which comprised 37.3% of the investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Celestica Inc. | 5.2 | % |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 5.0 | % |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 4.2 | % |
| WSP Global Inc. | 3.6 | % |
| Shopify Inc. | 3.4 | % |
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited | 3.3 | % |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 3.3 | % |
| Dollarama Inc. | 3.2 | % |
| MDA Ltd. | 3.1 | % |
| The Descartes Systems Group Inc. | 3.0 | % |
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
