Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

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GWL Science and Technology NL

January 31, 2026

A small- and mid-cap growth fund seeking above-average long-term growth of capital.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over the longer term.
  • You want to invest in Canadian companies with strong growth prospects in science and technology-related sectors, including health and life sciences, bio technology, telecommunications and computer and e-commerce related industries.
  • 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 January 31, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
US Equity 73.6
Canadian Equity 18.2
International Equity 5.4
Cash and Equivalents 2.9
Other -0.1
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
United States 73.6
Canada 18.2
Netherlands 3.6
Ireland 1.8
Other 2.8
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Technology 89.8
Consumer Services 3.9
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.9
Industrial Goods 1.4
Telecommunications 1.1
Healthcare 1.1
Other -0.2

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 12/12/2000 through 01/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $49,380

Fund details (as of January 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Alphabet Inc Cl A 9.6
Apple Inc 8.0
NVIDIA Corp 8.0
Microsoft Corp 7.0
Shopify Inc Cl A 6.7
Broadcom Inc 6.3
Celestica Inc 4.1
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 4.0
ASML Holding NV - ADR 3.6
Amazon.com Inc 3.2
Total allocation in top holdings 60.5
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 15.52%
Dividend yield 0.46%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $2,288,992.9

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-3.55 -1.45 -3.55 -2.68
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
22.92 10.91 15.98 6.56

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
4.97 34.50 45.96 -29.58
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
19.36 40.81 33.08 5.10

Range of returns over five years (January 01, 2001 - January 31, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
24.56% Jun 2021 -14.74% Jan 2006
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
11.15% 82 198 44
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