Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL American Growth DSC

July 31, 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 July 31, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
US Equity 94.5
International Equity 2.8
Cash and Equivalents 2.7
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
United States 94.5
United Kingdom 2.8
Canada 0.7
Other 2.0
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Technology 37.0
Healthcare 11.8
Consumer Services 11.1
Financial Services 8.0
Basic Materials 7.7
Industrial Goods 5.2
Real Estate 4.9
Energy 4.7
Consumer Goods 3.7
Other 5.9

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

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For the period 11/25/1997 through 07/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $82,429

Fund details (as of July 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
NVIDIA Corp 8.2
Alphabet Inc Cl A 6.1
Amazon.com Inc 6.1
Microsoft Corp 4.7
Eli Lilly and Co 4.2
Applied Materials Inc 3.7
Howmet Aerospace Inc 3.5
Caterpillar Inc 3.3
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.3
Johnson & Johnson 3.2
Total allocation in top holdings 46.3
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 18.20%
Dividend yield 0.60%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $1,904,264.8

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-10.57 11.81 14.99 16.46
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
22.81 14.89 15.75 7.63

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 2.19

Range of returns over five years (December 01, 1997 - July 31, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
20.60% Jan 2025 -15.48% Mar 2005
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
6.25% 63 180 105
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