Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

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GWL Emerging Markets Equity 100/100

March 31, 2026

An equity fund seeking long-term growth by investing in emerging markets.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest in equity securities of the developing countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
  • You're comfortable with a high level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate to High

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

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
International Equity 96.1
Cash and Equivalents 3.8
US Equity 0.2
Other -0.1
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
China 22.0
Taiwan 20.2
Korea, Republic Of 15.9
India 13.7
Canada 3.8
Hong Kong 3.6
Mexico 3.6
Brazil 3.1
South Africa 2.2
Other 11.9
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Technology 34.8
Financial Services 19.7
Basic Materials 7.9
Consumer Goods 7.3
Industrial Goods 4.2
Industrial Services 4.0
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.8
Healthcare 3.8
Telecommunications 3.7
Other 10.8

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 10/05/2009 through 03/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $22,506

Fund details (as of January 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.8
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.9
Tencent Holdings Ltd 4.0
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.8
SK Hynix Inc 3.4
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 1.6
Delta Electronics Inc 1.3
Bharti Airtel Ltd 1.2
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Cl B 1.1
China Life Insurance Co Ltd Cl H 1.1
Total allocation in top holdings 32.2
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 12.30%
Dividend yield 2.36%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $353,496.7

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-8.96 7.34 5.13 30.55
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
18.42 7.05 7.81 5.04

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
27.05 16.03 13.21 -16.28
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
2.48 15.74 8.54 -17.03

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
10.76% Oct 2025 -3.75% Oct 2022
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
3.77% 82 113 25
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GWL Emerging Markets Equity 100/100

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