Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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Canada Life Mutual Funds

GWL Core Balanced Growth Plus 100/100

July 31, 2026

A fund that aims to find balance between long-term growth and consistent income.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over the longer term.
  • You want to invest mainly in Canadian and foreign equity funds of Great-West Life with a smaller portion in its Canadian fixed-income funds.
  • 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 June 30, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 39.9
Domestic Bonds 30.0
US Equity 17.8
International Equity 10.4
Cash and Equivalents 0.8
Income Trust Units 0.8
Foreign Bonds 0.3
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 71.0
United States 18.0
Ireland 1.5
United Kingdom 1.4
Japan 1.4
France 1.0
Netherlands 0.8
Germany 0.7
Switzerland 0.6
Other 3.6
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 30.0
Financial Services 20.5
Technology 10.7
Energy 8.0
Basic Materials 6.6
Consumer Services 4.3
Industrial Services 4.3
Industrial Goods 4.2
Healthcare 3.2
Other 8.2

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 10/05/2009 through 07/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $27,098

Fund details (as of June 30, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Canadian Core Fixed Income 30.0
Royal Bank of Canada 4.1
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.9
Bank of Montreal 1.6
Enbridge Inc 1.6
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 1.5
Manulife Financial Corp 1.5
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1.5
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 1.4
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 1.2
Total allocation in top holdings 47.3
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 7.65%
Dividend yield 1.90%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $585,286.1

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-0.20 6.76 7.87 15.44
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
11.92 6.68 6.16 6.11

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
12.75 11.98 7.53 -9.29
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
13.36 4.13 12.76 -6.29

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
8.53% Oct 2025 0.27% Mar 2020
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
5.33% 100 142 0
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GWL Core Balanced Growth Plus 100/100

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