Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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Canada Life Mutual Funds

GWL Strategic Income DSC

July 31, 2026

An equity 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 a combination of Canadian common shares, bonds and debentures.
  • 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
Canadian Equity 29.2
Foreign Bonds 22.8
Domestic Bonds 18.3
US Equity 17.3
International Equity 7.1
Cash and Equivalents 4.2
Income Trust Units 0.8
Other 0.3
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 51.4
United States 38.3
United Kingdom 1.8
Japan 1.1
Norway 0.9
France 0.9
Taiwan 0.8
Germany 0.8
Spain 0.5
Other 3.5
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Fixed Income 41.1
Financial Services 13.8
Technology 9.7
Energy 7.0
Basic Materials 6.1
Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.2
Industrial Services 4.0
Industrial Goods 3.3
Consumer Services 2.9
Other 7.9

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 12/12/2000 through 07/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $28,609

Fund details (as of May 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Jun-2035 3.3
Royal Bank of Canada 2.6
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 2.2
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 1.7
Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.7
OVERNIGHT DEPOSITS 1.6
Manulife Financial Corp 1.6
NVIDIA Corp 1.4
Apple Inc 1.4
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 1.4
Total allocation in top holdings 18.9
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 6.26%
Dividend yield 1.93%
Yield to maturity 4.99%
Duration (years) 5.01%
Coupon 4.60%
Average credit rating BBB+
Average market cap (million) $904,743.5

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
0.12 5.32 6.12 11.65
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
10.36 5.97 5.16 4.19

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
10.43 11.36 6.66 -8.36
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
13.83 9.22 9.85 -9.87

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
9.91% Sep 2007 -2.21% Mar 2020
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
4.22% 94 232 16
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ID Effective date Price ($) Income Capital gain Total distribution