Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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July 31, 2026

An all cap fund-of-funds that aims to provide above-average long-term growth.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want exposure to multi-managers in one fund that have access to global markets.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

How is the fund invested? (as of June 30, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
US Equity 36.2
International Equity 30.2
Cash and Equivalents 0.3
Other 33.3
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
United States 36.5
Canada 33.3
Multi-National 23.9
United Kingdom 1.2
Japan 1.2
France 0.7
Ireland 0.7
Netherlands 0.5
Germany 0.4
Other 1.6
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 79.5
Technology 4.3
Financial Services 3.3
Healthcare 2.2
Consumer Goods 2.1
Industrial Goods 1.9
Consumer Services 1.8
Energy 1.0
Industrial Services 1.0
Other 2.9

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 $24,043

Fund details (as of June 30, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Counsel Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Series S 24.8
U.S. All-Cap Growth 22.4
GWL International Equity (S) 10.5
Counsel Multi-Factor International Equity Series S 8.5
Mackenzie Global Small-Mid Cap Fund Series A 7.0
Mackenzie GQE Emerging Markets Fund Series A 6.4
Apple Inc 1.0
Microsoft Corp 0.9
Citigroup Inc 0.6
Amazon.com Inc 0.6
Total allocation in top holdings 82.7
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 10.40%
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
-1.63 10.73 13.93 19.24
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
15.52 9.04 8.20 3.48

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
9.07 20.30 12.48 -12.70
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
15.03 6.55 12.76 -6.31

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
14.31% May 2017 -7.39% Feb 2009
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
4.36% 75 186 62
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