Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited

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 Technology23.8%Industrials21.1%Financials14.5%Materials13.7%Energy12.3%Consumer Discretionary9.2%Real Estate4.2%Communication Services0.7%Cash & Cash Equivalents0.5%

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 Corporation5.0%Franco-Nevada Corporation4.2%WSP Global Inc.3.6%Shopify Inc.3.4%Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited3.3%Mastercard Incorporated3.3%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: [email protected]
website: www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca