Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL American Growth 100/100

August 31, 2026

A growth-oriented large-cap equity fund seeking strong returns and growth from the U.S.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest in large U.S. Companies.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

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

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
US Equity 94.7
International Equity 3.1
Cash and Equivalents 2.2
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
United States 94.8
United Kingdom 1.6
Netherlands 1.5
Canada 0.3
Other 1.8
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Technology 40.7
Healthcare 13.9
Consumer Services 10.5
Basic Materials 6.9
Financial Services 6.7
Energy 5.2
Consumer Goods 3.9
Real Estate 3.8
Industrial Goods 3.7
Other 4.7

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

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For the period 10/05/2009 through 08/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $99,809

Fund details (as of August 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
NVIDIA Corp 8.6
Amazon.com Inc 5.8
Alphabet Inc Cl A 5.8
Microsoft Corp 5.1
Eli Lilly and Co 4.2
Johnson & Johnson 3.3
Valero Energy Corp 3.3
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 3.0
Broadcom Inc 3.0
Howmet Aerospace Inc 2.9
Total allocation in top holdings 45.0
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 18.21%
Dividend yield 0.54%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $1,934,931.7

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
0.09 11.81 14.68 16.95
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
21.69 13.46 15.09 14.58

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
8.82 39.11 14.33 -10.69
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
19.52 42.14 11.00 1.58

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
19.84% Jan 2025 6.36% Mar 2020
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
14.38% 100 143 0
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