Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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Canada Life Mutual Funds

GWL Global Balanced 100/100

July 31, 2026

A blended balanced fund that emphasizes long-term growth while also providing 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 foreign equity securities and foreign fixed-income 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 May 31, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
US Equity 52.5
International Equity 21.9
Foreign Bonds 17.9
Domestic Bonds 3.9
Canadian Equity 2.6
Cash and Equivalents 1.2
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
United States 62.3
United Kingdom 8.5
Canada 7.7
France 3.7
Taiwan 2.7
Germany 2.3
Japan 1.5
Ireland 1.5
Europe 1.4
Other 8.4
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Technology 23.0
Fixed Income 21.8
Financial Services 11.2
Consumer Services 10.2
Industrial Goods 10.1
Healthcare 7.9
Consumer Goods 5.8
Industrial Services 5.5
Basic Materials 1.8
Other 2.7

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 $27,437

Fund details (as of May 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Alphabet Inc Cl A 4.4
Microsoft Corp 4.1
Amazon.com Inc 4.1
Apple Inc 3.7
Texas Instruments Inc 3.3
Halma PLC 3.1
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 2.7
Amphenol Corp Cl A 2.6
Brookfield Corp Cl A 2.6
Union Pacific Corp 2.5
Total allocation in top holdings 33.1
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 7.98%
Dividend yield 1.52%
Yield to maturity 4.95%
Duration (years) 5.82%
Coupon 3.68%
Average credit rating AA-
Average market cap (million) $1,410,788.4

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
1.75 5.47 5.51 9.30
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
9.85 5.04 5.01 6.18

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
5.70 16.66 8.34 -10.98
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
5.62 8.96 9.27 -1.02

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
10.80% May 2017 0.91% Jun 2022
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
5.91% 100 142 0
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GWL Global Balanced 100/100

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