Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Aggressive Portfolio DSC

July 31, 2026

A portfolio fund focused on long-term growth with little concern about short-term volatility.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over the longer term.
  • You want to invest solely in equity funds.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

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

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
US Equity 22.5
International Equity 17.8
Canadian Equity 11.3
Cash and Equivalents 0.5
Domestic Bonds 0.3
Other 47.6
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 51.1
Multi-National 23.5
United States 22.7
United Kingdom 0.6
Japan 0.5
Ireland 0.4
France 0.3
Netherlands 0.2
Denmark 0.1
Other 0.6
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 79.0
Technology 2.4
Financial Services 1.9
Healthcare 1.3
Consumer Goods 1.2
Consumer Services 1.0
Industrial Goods 1.0
Industrial Services 0.6
Energy 0.6
Other 11.0

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

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For the period 09/24/1996 through 07/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $52,658

Fund details (as of June 30, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Counsel Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Series S 15.6
U.S. All-Cap Growth 14.0
Counsel Multi-Factor Canadian Equity Series S 11.1
Real Estate 8.9
Canada Life Global Opportunities+ Fund R 8.0
GWL Can Focused Gro 75/75 5.7
GWL Canadian All Cap Value Fund (Mackenzie) 5.7
GWL International Equity (S) 5.0
Mackenzie GQE Emerging Markets Fund Series A 4.9
Mackenzie Global Small-Mid Cap Fund Series A 4.2
Total allocation in top holdings 83.1
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 8.53%
Dividend yield -
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) -

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-1.06 8.40 10.40 17.53
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
13.37 7.97 7.75 5.72

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
11.02 16.20 9.17 -9.40
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
14.51 6.93 14.34 -7.06

Range of returns over five years (October 01, 1996 - July 31, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
12.24% Feb 2014 -4.19% May 2012
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
4.51% 85 255 44
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