FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS,
LIMITED
TSX: CGI
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI
March 5, 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 February 28, 2025 was $67.92
resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends
reinvested, of -1.6% and 15.1%, respectively. These compare with
the 3.1% and 22.5% 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 February 28, 2025, the leverage represented
14.1% of CGI's net assets, up from 13.8% at the end of 2024 and
14.0% at February 29, 2024.
The closing price for CGI's common shares at February
28, 2025 was $38.10, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share
price returns, with dividends reinvested, of -5.2% and 6.0%,
respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio
at market as of February 28, 2025 were as follows:
|
Information Technology
|
23.9%
|
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Industrials
|
22.3%
|
|
Financials
|
14.3%
|
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Materials
|
11.5%
|
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Energy
|
11.3%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
10.0%
|
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Real Estate
|
4.2%
|
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Cash & Cash
Equivalents
|
1.9%
|
|
Communication Services
|
0.6%
|
The top ten investments which comprised 36.7%
of the investment portfolio at market as of February 28, 2025 were
as follows:
|
NVIDIA Corporation
|
4.2%
|
|
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Limited
|
4.0%
|
|
The Descartes Systems Group
Inc.
|
4.0%
|
|
WSP Global Inc.
|
3.7%
|
|
Apple Inc.
|
3.7%
|
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
|
3.7%
|
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Mastercard Incorporated
|
3.7%
|
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Shopify Inc.
|
3.4%
|
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Celestica Inc.
|
3.3%
|
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West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
|
3.0%
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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
