Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Canadian Focused Growth NL

March 31, 2026

A blended-style fund that focuses on long-term growth from Canada.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest in mix of Canadian equities, bonds and other fixed-income securities.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

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

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 58.3
US Equity 33.2
International Equity 6.0
Cash and Equivalents 2.5
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 60.8
United States 33.3
United Kingdom 4.1
Ireland 1.1
Italy 0.6
Germany 0.2
Other -0.1
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.1
Technology 18.1
Consumer Services 15.0
Industrial Services 11.7
Basic Materials 9.0
Healthcare 6.9
Real Estate 5.5
Industrial Goods 3.8
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.5
Other 3.4

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 12/12/2000 through 03/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $30,602

Fund details (as of March 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Royal Bank of Canada 6.2
Franco-Nevada Corp 6.1
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.3
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.1
Stantec Inc 3.0
NVIDIA Corp 2.9
Shopify Inc Cl A 2.9
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd Cl A 2.8
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.7
TMX Group Ltd 2.6
Total allocation in top holdings 37.6
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 9.28%
Dividend yield 1.26%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $779,166.3

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-5.45 -9.18 -6.89 -4.60
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
3.46 4.23 6.48 4.52

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
3.08 12.31 9.48 -10.21
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
22.23 9.96 21.89 -9.85

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
14.50% Oct 2007 -4.70% May 2012
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
5.61% 89 217 27
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