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% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 0.7% |
| Communication Services | 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