Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited
May 03 2024 - 9:08AM
Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX: CGI) (LSE:
CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value
per share (NAV) at April 30, 2024 was $60.73, resulting in
year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested,
of 9.6% and 15.4%, respectively. These compare with the 4.7% and
8.7% 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 April 30, 2024, the leverage represented 13.8%
of CGI’s net assets, down from 15.1% at the end of 2023 and 15.7%
at April 30, 2023.
The closing price for CGI’s common shares at April
30, 2024 was $37.10, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share
price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 7.6% and 13.8%,
respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI’s investment
portfolio at market as of April 30, 2024 were as follows:
Industrials |
23.2% |
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Information Technology |
21.0% |
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Energy |
14.3% |
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Financials |
13.2% |
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Materials |
11.1% |
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Consumer Discretionary |
9.9% |
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Real Estate |
3.9% |
|
Cash & Cash Equivalents |
1.8% |
|
Communication Services |
1.6% |
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The top ten investments which comprised 37.8% of the investment
portfolio at market as of April 30, 2024 were as follows:
NVIDIA Corporation |
7.1% |
|
TFI International Inc. |
4.3% |
|
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited |
4.3% |
|
The Descartes Systems Group Inc. |
3.5% |
|
WSP Global Inc. |
3.4% |
|
Franco-Nevada Corporation |
3.3% |
|
Apple Inc. |
3.1% |
|
Mastercard Incorporated |
3.1% |
|
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. |
3.0% |
|
Amazon.com, Inc. |
2.7% |
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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
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