Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

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GWL Science and Technology 100/100

September 30, 2026

A small- and mid-cap growth fund seeking above-average long-term growth of capital.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over the longer term.
  • You want to invest in Canadian companies with strong growth prospects in science and technology-related sectors, including health and life sciences, bio technology, telecommunications and computer and e-commerce related industries.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate to high level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate to High

How is the fund invested? (as of September 30, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
US Equity 78.6
Canadian Equity 18.1
International Equity 2.6
Cash and Equivalents 0.7
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
United States 79.4
Canada 18.0
Netherlands 1.1
Japan 0.8
Ireland 0.8
Other -0.1
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Technology 94.3
Industrial Goods 2.3
Consumer Services 2.0
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.7
Telecommunications 0.6
Consumer Goods 0.2
Other -0.1

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 10/05/2009 through 09/30/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $140,948

Fund details

As of September 30, 2026
Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Microsoft Corp 7.7
NVIDIA Corp 7.0
Apple Inc 6.9
Alphabet Inc Cl A 6.8
Shopify Inc Cl A 6.1
Broadcom Inc 5.2
Celestica Inc 5.0
Micron Technology Inc 4.9
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 4.7
Constellation Software Inc 3.9
Total allocation in top holdings 58.2
As of September 30, 2026
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 18.38%
Dividend yield 0.33%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $2,477,330.2

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
6.64 37.87 23.65 21.47
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
24.45 12.81 17.19 16.86

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
4.20 33.50 44.89 -30.10
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
18.49 39.78 32.11 4.25

Range of returns over five years (November 01, 2009 - September 30, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
23.71% Jun 2021 8.32% Mar 2026
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
16.68% 100 144 0
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