Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

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GWL Canadian Small Cap Growth 100/100

December 31, 2025

A Canadian all-cap growth fund seeking strong, long-term increases in value.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest in a wide range of Canadian growth companies, including junior growth companies.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate to high level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate to High

How is the fund invested? (as of December 31, 2025)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 89.3
Cash and Equivalents 5.4
US Equity 4.2
Income Trust Units 1.1
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 91.8
United States 7.1
Bermuda 1.1
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 34.7
Basic Materials 14.7
Energy 10.9
Consumer Goods 6.8
Industrial Services 6.2
Utilities 6.0
Technology 5.7
Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.4
Real Estate 3.7
Other 5.9

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 10/05/2009 through 12/31/2025 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $18,390

Fund details (as of December 31, 2025)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Royal Bank of Canada 10.8
Shopify Inc Cl A 5.0
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 4.5
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 4.2
Manulife Financial Corp 4.2
Suncor Energy Inc 4.1
RB Global Inc 3.8
AltaGas Ltd 3.6
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.5
Premium Brands Holdings Corp 3.1
Total allocation in top holdings 46.8
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 11.18%
Dividend yield 1.89%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $105,738.2

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
1.51 15.61 29.17 29.17
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
16.62 9.68 5.54 3.82

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
29.17 13.64 8.06 -12.03
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
-12.03 13.74 -3.47 15.28

Range of returns over five years (November 01, 2009 - December 31, 2025)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
11.30% Oct 2025 -5.51% Feb 2016
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
1.58% 67 91 44
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GWL Canadian Small Cap Growth 100/100

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