Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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September 30, 2026

A growth management style U.S. equity fund seeking long-term growth.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest in medium- to large-cap 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 91.5
International Equity 5.9
Canadian Equity 1.9
Cash and Equivalents 0.7
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
United States 92.0
United Kingdom 3.9
Canada 2.1
Ireland 2.0
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Technology 45.9
Healthcare 15.4
Consumer Services 11.3
Financial Services 10.4
Industrial Goods 7.1
Basic Materials 3.9
Consumer Goods 3.0
Industrial Services 2.1
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.7
Other 0.2

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 11/08/1994 through 09/30/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $55,635

Fund details

As of September 30, 2026
Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Microsoft Corp 6.3
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 6.3
NVIDIA Corp 5.7
Apple Inc 5.3
Eli Lilly and Co 5.2
Alphabet Inc Cl A 4.6
Johnson & Johnson 3.5
Visa Inc Cl A 3.2
Lam Research Corp 3.1
Linde PLC 3.0
Total allocation in top holdings 46.2
As of September 30, 2026
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 10.95%
Dividend yield 0.80%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $2,066,782.7

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
2.91 15.61 11.08 6.87
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
10.58 5.38 9.04 5.53

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
-3.54 18.46 12.65 -17.81
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
28.06 11.39 18.62 -1.30

Range of returns over five years (December 01, 1994 - September 30, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
19.87% Dec 1999 -10.93% Feb 2009
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
4.48% 60 195 128
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