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Liam O'Byrne

Liam O'Byrne

Associate analyst at Edison Group covering investment companies and host of the Uncovering Trusts podcast.

Jun 16, 2026

0:34
Um, what is CGI, and why is it distinctive in the investment company universe?
0:40
Yeah.
0:40
So CGI is one of North America's oldest closed-end funds.
0:45
It was established in 1930, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1962, and then on the London Stock Exchange in 1995.
0:52
It's managed by Morgan, Mahan and so- or and Associates or MMA, which has managed the portfolio since 1956 and has around 3.2 billion Canadian dollars in assets under management for private and institutional clients.
1:05
Greg Eckel has been CGI's lead portfolio manager since 2009, and, uh, Victor Chung joined in 2024 as assistant portfolio manager.
1:14
I'd say the proposition is best described as a one-stop shop for Canadian equities.

8 MINS LATER

8:57
Now, let's turn to dividends because CGI also has an interesting income story, I believe.

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