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GWL Far East Equity 100/100 (PS1)

August 31, 2026

A blended-style equity fund seeking long-term growth by investing in Asian companies.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest in companies located in Asia or the Pacific Basin whose shares are mainly traded on Asian stock exchanges.
  • You're comfortable with a high level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate to High

How is the fund invested? (as of August 31, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
International Equity 99.1
Income Trust Units 0.7
Cash and Equivalents 0.2
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Taiwan 25.8
Korea, Republic Of 19.5
China 17.4
India 12.9
Australia 12.0
Singapore 4.4
Hong Kong 3.6
Asia 3.3
Bermuda 0.7
Other 0.4
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Technology 37.5
Financial Services 18.8
Exchange Traded Fund 12.5
Basic Materials 5.7
Industrial Goods 5.4
Industrial Services 3.7
Consumer Goods 3.4
Consumer Services 2.9
Real Estate 2.8
Other 7.3

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

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For the period 05/14/2012 through 08/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $27,085

Fund details (as of August 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 8.6
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 8.5
SK Hynix Inc 5.9
Lyxor MSCI India UCITS ETF - Acc (EUR) (INR) 4.4
Xtrackers MSCI India Swap UCITS ETF 1C (XCX5) 4.4
Lyxor MSCI AC Asia Pacific Ex Japn UCITS ETF (AEJ) 3.0
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.3
BHP Group Ltd 2.3
MediaTek Inc 2.0
Delta Electronics Inc 1.9
Total allocation in top holdings 43.3
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 15.74%
Dividend yield 2.06%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $535,573.7

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
2.64 11.64 25.66 38.22
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
19.87 6.92 7.32 7.22

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
19.00 14.49 -0.33 -13.08
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
-6.67 18.16 11.62 -10.73

Range of returns over five years (June 01, 2012 - August 31, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
10.95% Feb 2021 -3.83% Oct 2022
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
4.19% 87 97 15
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GWL Far East Equity 100/100 (PS1)

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