Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL American Growth NL

September 30, 2026

A growth-oriented large-cap equity fund seeking strong returns and growth from the U.S.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest in large U.S. Companies.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

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

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
US Equity 93.7
Cash and Equivalents 6.3
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
United States 93.9
Canada 0.2
Other 5.9
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Technology 46.9
Healthcare 13.0
Consumer Services 7.2
Cash and Cash Equivalent 6.3
Energy 5.6
Industrial Goods 4.9
Real Estate 3.8
Consumer Goods 3.7
Financial Services 3.5
Other 5.1

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

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For the period 11/25/1997 through 09/30/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $82,625

Fund details

As of September 30, 2026
Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
NVIDIA Corp 8.8
OVERNIGHT DEPOSITS 5.9
Alphabet Inc Cl A 5.8
Amazon.com Inc 5.5
Microsoft Corp 5.1
Eli Lilly and Co 4.1
Valero Energy Corp 3.5
Johnson & Johnson 3.3
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.2
GE Vernova Inc 2.9
Total allocation in top holdings 48.1
As of September 30, 2026
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 17.86%
Dividend yield 0.46%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $2,173,654.5

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
4.68 23.46 20.55 15.94
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
26.38 16.12 16.26 7.60

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
9.52 40.00 15.05 -10.12
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
20.28 43.05 11.70 2.26

Range of returns over five years (December 01, 1997 - September 30, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
20.60% Jan 2025 -15.67% Mar 2005
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
6.14% 63 181 106
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