Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Canadian Equity Portfolio DSC

March 31, 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 49.3
US Equity 0.5
Income Trust Units 0.1
Cash and Equivalents 0.1
Other 50.0
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 99.5
United States 0.5
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 75.0
Financial Services 7.5
Basic Materials 5.1
Energy 4.3
Technology 1.8
Consumer Services 1.7
Industrial Services 1.4
Utilities 1.1
Industrial Goods 0.6
Other 1.5

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 $36,938

Fund details (as of March 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Counsel Multi-Factor Canadian Equity Series S 50.0
GWL Canadian All Cap Value Fund (Mackenzie) 25.0
Royal Bank of Canada 2.0
Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.5
Shopify Inc Cl A 1.1
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 0.8
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 0.8
Bank of Montreal 0.8
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 0.8
Brookfield Corp Cl A 0.7
Total allocation in top holdings 83.5
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 9.97%
Dividend yield -
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) -

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-3.92 5.44 2.17 19.73
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
12.37 9.35 8.04 5.30

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 - March 31, 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
5.23% 89 218 26
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GWL Canadian Equity Portfolio DSC

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