Cymbria

Name

Cymbria

Legal name

Cymbria Corporation

Website

https://cymbria.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Management Fees: Cymbria earns a 1.00% management fee on Class A shares (stock symbol CYB). The fee is calculated on adjusted net asset value but is not charged on the value of EdgePoint Wealth holdings, making the effective rate less than 1%.
2. Investment Returns: Returns generated from the concentrated portfolio of global equities including EdgePoint Wealth Management (16.42% stake), OR Royalties (5.52%), Restaurant Brands International (3.30%), Roche Holding (2.88%), and other holdings.
3. Share Buybacks: Cymbria conducts share buybacks when the market price is significantly below adjusted net asset value, returning capital to remaining shareholders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cymbria is an investment holding company that offers individual investors long-term capital appreciation through publicly traded Class A shares (TSX: CYB), providing participation in a concentrated portfolio of 61 global public and private businesses managed by EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. using a value-oriented approach. The portfolio is anchored by a 16.42% stake in EdgePoint Wealth Management Inc., which has grown from an original $509,585 investment to approximately $339.8 million while generating $222.8 million in cumulative dividends.

Product overview

Cymbria Corporation is an investment holding company structured as a publicly traded corporation on the Toronto Stock Exchange (ticker: CYB). The company operates as a single, unified investment vehicle focused on providing long-term capital appreciation to shareholders through two primary mechanisms: (1) a concentrated global equity portfolio of 61 businesses managed by EdgePoint Investment Group, and (2) a significant ownership stake in EdgePoint Wealth Management Inc. (approximately 16.42%). The company enhances shareholder value through mechanisms including share buybacks when shares trade below net asset value and a Liquidity Realization Opportunity (LRO) that allows shareholders to sell shares near NAV. The investment approach is characterized as 'business owners buying businesses,' seeking to acquire stakes below intrinsic value with a long-term horizon. Total assets were $2.1 billion as of March 31, 2026, with a 1.00% management fee structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cymbria Corporation Class A Shares (TSX: CYB) Publicly traded Class A shares providing investors long-term capital appreciation through a concentrated portfolio of 61 global public and private businesses managed by EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. The shares carry an annual management fee of 1.00% of adjusted net asset value (with effective rate below 1% because the EdgePoint Wealth stake is excluded).
• Liquidity Realization Opportunity (LRO) A discretionary mechanism enabling Cymbria shareholders to sell their Class A shares directly back to the company at a price close to net asset value when defined conditions are met (portfolio growth, shares trading below 97% of NAV on average during the quarter, at manager's discretion). Provides a liquidity alternative to open-market sales on the TSX.

Quantifiable outcome

• Original EdgePoint investment of $509,585 has grown to $339,848,978 as of June 9, 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EdgePoint Investment Group Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdgePoint Investment Group Inc. serves as the manager and investment advisor for Cymbria. The firm manages Cymbria's concentrated global equity portfolio using a long-term value investing approach. EdgePoint is registered as Portfolio Manager in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta, and as Exempt Market Dealer across multiple provinces. The firm is responsible for all investment decisions and portfolio management.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• 3i Group: UK-listed investment company operating as a publicly traded holding structure with PE and quoted portfolio exposure. Closest analogue to Cymbria's TSX-listed closed-end investment corporation format in another major market.
• Constellation Software: Canadian TSX-listed holding company that acquires and permanently holds vertical-market software businesses under a decentralized, long-term-hold model — another Canadian publicly listed vehicle with a high-conviction permanent-capital approach similar to Cymbria.
• Exor N.V. European-listed holding company applying multi-generational capital allocation to a concentrated portfolio of operating businesses. Comparable to Cymbria in listed permanent-capital structure and family/founder-controlled long-term orientation.
• Onex Corporation: Canadian-listed (TSX: ONEX) investment and private equity firm operating as a publicly traded alternative asset manager with permanent-capital exposure. Same Canadian listed-issuer context as Cymbria and similar long-duration capital base.
• Investor AB: Swedish-listed holding company (Stockholm: INVE B) that deploys permanent capital across a concentrated, long-tenured portfolio of global operating businesses — closely mirrors Cymbria's permanent-capital structure and patient long-hold approach.
• Berkshire Hathaway: The prototypical publicly listed, permanent-capital holding company with a concentrated portfolio of operating businesses and securities. Berkshire's long-term value approach and refusal to face redemption pressure is structurally and philosophically analogous to Cymbria's EdgePoint-managed model.
• Markel Group: US-listed diversified financial holding company combining insurance, operating businesses and equity investments under a permanent-capital, long-horizon philosophy that closely parallels Cymbria's value-oriented, founder-driven model.
• Fairfax Financial Holdings: Canadian-listed financial holding company (TSX: FFH) operating a permanent-capital, long-term value-investing model with concentrated stakes in insurance and operating businesses. Most directly comparable to Cymbria in jurisdiction, listed structure, and value-investing philosophy.
• Jardine Matheson Holdings: Hong Kong/SE Asia-listed investment holding company managing a diversified portfolio of operating businesses under a multi-generational ownership philosophy — analogous in structure to Cymbria's permanent-capital listed investment vehicle model.

Broad incumbents

• Brookfield Asset Management: Canadian-listed (TSX/NYSE: BAM) global alternative asset manager with a permanent-capital structure and long-duration focus. Much larger and broader in mandate than Cymbria, but shares the Canadian public-listed vehicle format and long-hold investment orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments5 records

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