Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

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GWL International Growth 100/100

January 31, 2026

A growth fund seeking long-term increases by investing outside of Canada and the U.S.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest in equities in emerging and established markets outside of Canada and the U.S.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

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

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
International Equity 99.5
Cash and Equivalents 0.5
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Japan 22.1
United Kingdom 19.2
France 14.5
Netherlands 9.1
Germany 5.3
Switzerland 5.3
Denmark 4.8
Singapore 3.8
Hong Kong 3.6
Other 12.3
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Industrial Goods 20.4
Technology 19.8
Financial Services 12.9
Consumer Goods 11.8
Healthcare 8.8
Industrial Services 6.6
Consumer Services 5.9
Basic Materials 4.3
Real Estate 4.3
Other 5.2

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 10/05/2009 through 01/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $28,370

Fund details (as of January 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
ASML Holding NV 5.5
Safran SA 4.0
AstraZeneca PLC 3.8
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 3.0
Hitachi Ltd 3.0
L'Air Liquide SA 2.8
DBS Group Holdings Ltd 2.4
Tokyo Electron Ltd 2.3
Schneider Electric SE 2.3
Cie Financiere Richemont SA 2.2
Total allocation in top holdings 31.3
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 10.11%
Dividend yield 1.56%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $200,599.8

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
3.01 6.22 3.01 6.71
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
9.30 2.26 5.54 6.60

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
9.80 11.28 10.84 -25.35
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
6.77 22.60 22.45 -13.29

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
13.99% May 2017 -1.34% Oct 2022
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
6.75% 99 134 2
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