Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Canadian Value Balanced 100/100

August 31, 2026

A value-based, equity balanced fund that seeks to maximize returns through capital appreciation and investment income.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You’re looking to preserve your investment while still allowing it to grow.
  • You want to invest in a mix of Canadian and U.S. stocks, Canadian bonds and short-term securities.
  • You're comfortable with a low to moderate level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Low to Moderate

How is the fund invested? (as of August 31, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 38.5
Domestic Bonds 31.1
US Equity 24.2
Cash and Equivalents 2.8
International Equity 2.3
Income Trust Units 0.9
Foreign Bonds 0.2
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 73.4
United States 24.2
Ireland 1.2
Switzerland 1.1
France 0.2
Other -0.1
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Fixed Income 31.3
Financial Services 19.2
Consumer Services 7.7
Industrial Services 5.6
Healthcare 5.2
Basic Materials 5.0
Technology 5.0
Energy 4.6
Consumer Goods 4.0
Other 12.4

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 10/05/2009 through 08/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $26,235

Fund details (as of August 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.2
Bank of Montreal 2.0
Royal Bank of Canada 1.8
Franco-Nevada Corp 1.7
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 1.6
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 1.6
Intact Financial Corp 1.6
Restaurant Brands International Inc 1.5
Suncor Energy Inc 1.5
Brookfield Corp Cl A 1.4
Total allocation in top holdings 17.9
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 7.92%
Dividend yield 2.10%
Yield to maturity 4.11%
Duration (years) 7.71%
Coupon 4.10%
Average credit rating AA-
Average market cap (million) $110,262.9

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-0.70 3.34 6.63 9.42
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
8.40 4.44 5.08 5.87

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
4.45 9.70 5.50 -4.45
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
9.96 4.15 10.93 -4.01

Range of returns over five years (November 01, 2009 - August 31, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
9.12% May 2017 0.86% Mar 2020
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
5.60% 100 143 0
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GWL Canadian Value Balanced 100/100

GWL Canadian Value Balanced 100/100

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