Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited
June 05 2024 - 11:34AM
Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX:CGI) (LSE:
CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value
per share (NAV) at May 31, 2024 was $61.97, resulting in
year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested,
of 12.3% and 20.7%, respectively. These compare with the 7.6% and
17.6% 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 May 31, 2024, the leverage represented 13.5% of
CGI’s net assets, down from 15.1% at the end of 2023 and 16.1% at
May 31, 2023.
The closing price for CGI’s common shares at May
31, 2024 was $37.25, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share
price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 8.7% and 15.1%,
respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI’s investment
portfolio at market as of May 31, 2024 were as follows:
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Industrials |
22.1% |
|
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Information
Technology |
21.7% |
|
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Energy |
15.1% |
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Financials |
13.2% |
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Materials |
11.2% |
|
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Consumer
Discretionary |
9.7% |
|
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Real
Estate |
3.8% |
|
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Communication Services |
1.6% |
|
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Cash &
Cash Equivalents |
1.6% |
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The top ten investments which comprised 38.9% of the investment
portfolio at market as of May 31, 2024 were as follows:
|
NVIDIA Corporation |
8.2% |
|
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TFI
International Inc. |
4.3% |
|
|
Canadian
Pacific Kansas City Limited |
4.2% |
|
|
Apple
Inc. |
3.4% |
|
|
The
Descartes Systems Group Inc. |
3.4% |
|
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Franco-Nevada Corporation |
3.3% |
|
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WSP Global
Inc. |
3.3% |
|
|
West Fraser
Timber Co. Ltd. |
3.1% |
|
|
Mastercard
Incorporated |
3.0% |
|
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Dollarama
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.comwebsite:
www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca
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