Canadian General Investments: Investment Update – Unaudited
04-Sep-2025 10:29:09 EDT
Canadian General Investments: Investment Update – Unaudited
GlobeNewswire September 04, 2025
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:
