Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

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GWL International Equity II 75/100 (PS2)

August 31, 2026

This segregated fund invests primarily in companies outside of North America currently through the Canada Life International Equity mutual fund. On or about May 8, 2026, this fund's name changed to International Equity II from International Stock, the underlying fund changed to Canada Life International Equity Fund from Mackenzie Ivy International Fund and JP Morgan Asset Management (Canada) Inc. assumed portfolio management responsibilities from Mackenzie Investments. The performance prior to the above dates were achieved under previous manager and/or investment strategy.

Is this fund right for you?

  • A person who is investing for the longer term, seeking the growth potential of foreign stocks and is comfortable with moderate risk.
  • Since the fund invests in stocks its value is affected by stock prices, which can rise and fall in a short period of time.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

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

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
International Equity 99.3
Cash and Equivalents 0.8
Other -0.1
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Japan 23.7
United Kingdom 16.6
Germany 10.0
France 9.6
Switzerland 8.3
Netherlands 5.9
Spain 4.5
Sweden 3.0
Australia 2.4
Other 16.0
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 23.4
Industrial Goods 16.3
Consumer Goods 12.9
Technology 12.1
Healthcare 8.3
Consumer Services 5.1
Utilities 4.6
Basic Materials 4.3
Energy 4.2
Other 8.8

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 05/14/2012 through 08/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $35,722

Fund details (as of June 30, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
ASML Holding NV 4.5
Tokyo Electron Ltd 2.8
Safran SA 2.7
Siemens AG Cl N 2.6
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 2.6
AstraZeneca PLC 2.3
Banco Santander SA 2.2
Volvo AB Cl B 1.9
Shell PLC 1.9
Legrand SA 1.9
Total allocation in top holdings 25.4
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 10.57%
Dividend yield 2.39%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $246,761.6

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
0.71 2.77 7.10 9.02
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
13.40 5.78 7.47 9.31

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
11.97 16.53 12.60 -13.05
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
7.43 15.47 10.36 -1.76

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
14.92% Oct 2017 1.25% Oct 2022
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
6.73% 100 112 0
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GWL International Equity II 75/100 (PS2)

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