TORONTO, Canada, April 03, 2024 (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 March 31, 2024 was $62.80, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 13.4% and 22.2%, respectively. These compare with the 6.6% and 14.0% 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 March 31, 2024, the leverage represented 13.4% of CGI's net assets, down from 15.1% at the end of 2023 and 16.0% at March 31, 2023.
The closing price for CGI's common shares at March 31, 2024 was $37.69, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 9.3% and 17.3%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2024 were as follows:
| Industrials | 24.7 | % |
| Information Technology | 21.0 | % |
| Energy | 13.5 | % |
| Financials | 13.0 | % |
| Materials | 10.6 | % |
| Consumer Discretionary | 9.6 | % |
| Real Estate | 4.2 | % |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 1.8 | % |
| Communication Services | 1.6 | % |
The top ten investments which comprised 39.0% of the investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2024 were as follows:
| NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) | 7.1 | % |
| TFI International (NYSE:TFII) Inc. | 5.1 | % |
| Canadian Pacific (NYSE:CP) Kansas City Limited | 4.6 | % |
| WSP Global Inc. | 3.6 | % |
| The Descartes (NASDAQ:DSGX) Systems Group Inc. | 3.3 | % |
| West Fraser Timber Co (NYSE:WFG). Ltd. | 3.3 | % |
| Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) | 3.2 | % |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 3.1 | % |
| Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL). | 3.0 | % |
| Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Inc. | 2.7 | % |
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