Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

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GWL Global Balanced 100/100 (PS1)

January 31, 2026

A blended 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 foreign equity securities and foreign fixed-income securities.
  • 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 November 30, 2025)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
US Equity 52.7
International Equity 20.8
Foreign Bonds 16.9
Cash and Equivalents 5.2
Canadian Equity 2.6
Domestic Bonds 1.7
Other 0.1
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
United States 62.9
Canada 9.4
United Kingdom 8.1
France 3.1
Germany 3.1
Ireland 2.0
Taiwan 1.8
Spain 1.4
Multi-National 1.3
Other 6.9
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Technology 21.8
Fixed Income 18.6
Financial Services 12.3
Consumer Services 10.5
Healthcare 10.0
Industrial Goods 7.8
Consumer Goods 6.2
Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.2
Industrial Services 5.1
Other 2.5

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 05/14/2012 through 01/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $24,844

Fund details (as of November 30, 2025)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.1
Alphabet Inc Cl A 4.3
Microsoft Corp 3.9
Amazon.com Inc 3.6
Amphenol Corp Cl A 3.6
Apple Inc 3.2
Halma PLC 2.6
Brookfield Corp Cl A 2.6
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 2.6
Danaher Corp 2.5
Total allocation in top holdings 34.0
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 7.39%
Dividend yield 1.48%
Yield to maturity 4.74%
Duration (years) 7.36%
Coupon 4.13%
Average credit rating AA-
Average market cap (million) $1,233,952.8

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
0.05 3.75 0.05 2.07
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
9.27 5.27 5.18 6.86

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
5.94 16.93 8.59 -10.77
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
5.86 9.24 9.56 -0.76

Range of returns over five years (June 01, 2012 - January 31, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
11.07% May 2017 1.16% Jun 2022
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
5.25% 100 105 0
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GWL Global Balanced 100/100 (PS1)

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ID Effective date Price ($) Income Capital gain Total distribution