Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Strategic Income II 75/100 (P)

July 31, 2026

A large-cap balanced fund seeking long-term capital growth and 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 a broad range of asset classes, including Canadian and foreign stocks, real estate, bonds, mortgages and short-term 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 June 30, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 28.9
Foreign Bonds 22.4
Domestic Bonds 18.2
US Equity 17.3
International Equity 7.0
Cash and Equivalents 5.5
Income Trust Units 0.8
Other -0.1
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 52.3
United States 37.1
United Kingdom 1.7
Multi-National 1.6
Japan 1.0
Norway 0.9
France 0.8
Germany 0.7
Taiwan 0.7
Other 3.2
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Fixed Income 40.6
Financial Services 14.4
Technology 9.2
Energy 6.7
Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.5
Basic Materials 5.3
Industrial Services 4.1
Industrial Goods 3.5
Consumer Services 2.9
Other 7.8

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 07/09/2018 through 07/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $16,342

Fund details (as of June 30, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Jun-2035 3.3
OVERNIGHT DEPOSITS 3.1
Royal Bank of Canada 2.9
Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.8
Manulife Financial Corp 1.7
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 1.5
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Dec-2057 1.5
NVIDIA Corp 1.4
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 1.4
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.1
Total allocation in top holdings 19.7
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 6.14%
Dividend yield 1.92%
Yield to maturity 4.95%
Duration (years) 4.97%
Coupon 4.59%
Average credit rating BBB+
Average market cap (million) $823,703.0

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
0.20 5.82 6.71 12.72
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
11.36 6.20 - 6.28

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
11.49 12.21 7.43 -8.84
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
9.58 7.35 12.23 -

Range of returns over five years (August 01, 2018 - July 31, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
7.27% Mar 2025 2.91% Sep 2023
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
5.45% 100 37 0
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GWL Strategic Income II 75/100 (P)

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