Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Canadian Focused Value DSC

July 31, 2026

A Canadian value-based fund that aims to provide long-term growth.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest primarily in medium-to-larger Canadian and U.S. companies that demonstrate superior growth potential but which may be currently undervalued.
  • 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
Canadian Equity 68.8
US Equity 25.1
International Equity 2.4
Cash and Equivalents 2.1
Income Trust Units 1.7
Other -0.1
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 72.6
United States 25.1
Switzerland 1.2
Ireland 1.1
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 30.1
Consumer Services 13.1
Industrial Services 9.4
Energy 8.0
Basic Materials 7.3
Technology 6.4
Healthcare 5.4
Consumer Goods 5.2
Telecommunications 4.3
Other 10.8

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 01/23/1996 through 07/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $82,986

Fund details (as of July 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.7
Bank of Montreal 3.8
Royal Bank of Canada 3.2
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 3.1
Intact Financial Corp 2.9
Suncor Energy Inc 2.7
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 2.7
Restaurant Brands International Inc 2.6
Franco-Nevada Corp 2.5
Brookfield Corp Cl A 2.2
Total allocation in top holdings 31.4
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 9.63%
Dividend yield 2.12%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $106,558.1

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
2.50 10.85 11.33 18.41
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
11.51 8.31 8.04 7.18

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
8.36 12.95 6.41 -0.77
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
19.39 0.78 12.71 -5.41

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
15.37% Feb 2014 -2.87% Mar 2003
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
6.31% 93 285 22
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