Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Canadian Dividend NL

August 31, 2026

A Canadian value fund seeking a steady stream of dividend income while preserving capital.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest in preferred and common shares of Canadian corporations to provide dividend income.
  • 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
Canadian Equity 85.5
US Equity 9.1
Income Trust Units 2.8
International Equity 2.0
Cash and Equivalents 0.7
Other -0.1
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 88.1
United States 9.2
Bermuda 0.8
United Kingdom 0.3
France 0.3
Ireland 0.3
Germany 0.2
Japan 0.2
Singapore 0.1
Other 0.5
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.0
Energy 18.0
Basic Materials 15.6
Industrial Services 9.1
Technology 5.3
Utilities 4.4
Consumer Services 3.6
Industrial Goods 2.9
Healthcare 2.6
Other 6.5

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 12/12/2000 through 08/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $48,004

Fund details (as of August 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Royal Bank of Canada 8.6
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.4
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 5.1
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 4.1
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.7
Manulife Financial Corp 3.6
Enbridge Inc 3.2
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.1
Bank of Montreal 3.0
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 2.5
Total allocation in top holdings 42.3
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 9.36%
Dividend yield 2.18%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $281,495.2

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
1.21 7.01 17.29 25.90
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
18.71 11.73 9.24 6.29

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
19.39 14.37 5.83 -2.58
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
24.75 -4.41 18.95 -8.95

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
13.90% Oct 2025 -6.02% Feb 2009
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
5.15% 86 213 36
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