Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Canadian Equity Portfolio DSC

June 30, 2026

An asset allocation fund that invests in a variety of Canadian equity segregated funds for growth.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest using a multi-manager approach that focuses on Canadian equities.
  • 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 98.0
Income Trust Units 1.3
US Equity 0.5
Cash and Equivalents 0.2
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 99.5
United States 0.5
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 25.0
Financial Services 17.9
Basic Materials 15.6
Consumer Services 10.5
Energy 9.3
Utilities 4.6
Technology 4.2
Industrial Services 3.1
Real Estate 3.0
Other 6.8

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 12/12/2000 through 06/30/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $38,542

Fund details (as of March 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
GWL Canadian All Cap Value Fund (Mackenzie) 25.0
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.2
Kinross Gold Corp 3.0
Loblaw Cos Ltd 2.9
Shopify Inc Cl A 2.4
Royal Bank of Canada 2.3
Whitecap Resources Inc 2.1
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 2.0
Franco-Nevada Corp 2.0
George Weston Ltd 1.6
Total allocation in top holdings 46.5
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 9.25%
Dividend yield 1.87%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $70,628.5

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
0.02 6.60 6.60 17.81
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
13.88 8.84 8.27 5.42

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
17.22 14.00 6.37 -4.64
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
21.52 1.52 17.28 -10.02

Range of returns over five years (January 01, 2001 - June 30, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
13.35% Feb 2014 -4.03% Feb 2009
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
5.28% 89 221 26
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