Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

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GWL International Equity II 75/75 (PP)

July 31, 2026

This segregated fund invests primarily in companies outside of North America currently through the Canada Life International Equity mutual fund. On or about May 8, 2026, this fund's name changed to International Equity II from International Stock, the underlying fund changed to Canada Life International Equity Fund from Mackenzie Ivy International Fund and JP Morgan Asset Management (Canada) Inc. assumed portfolio management responsibilities from Mackenzie Investments. The performance prior to the above dates were achieved under previous manager and/or investment strategy.

Is this fund right for you?

  • A person who is investing for the longer term, seeking the growth potential of foreign stocks and is comfortable with moderate risk.
  • Since the fund invests in stocks its value is affected by stock prices, which can rise and fall in a short period of time.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

How is the fund invested? (as of May 31, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
International Equity 99.4
Cash and Equivalents 0.6
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Japan 22.6
United Kingdom 17.2
Germany 10.7
France 9.8
Switzerland 8.4
Netherlands 5.4
Spain 4.1
Sweden 3.1
Australia 2.8
Other 15.9
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 23.6
Industrial Goods 15.7
Consumer Goods 14.9
Technology 10.0
Healthcare 8.4
Energy 4.8
Basic Materials 4.5
Utilities 4.4
Consumer Services 4.2
Other 9.5

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 $16,401

Fund details (as of May 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
ASML Holding NV 3.7
Siemens AG Cl N 2.6
Safran SA 2.4
AstraZeneca PLC 2.3
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 2.3
Infineon Technologies AG Cl N 2.2
Shell PLC 2.1
DBS Group Holdings Ltd 2.1
Volvo AB Cl B 2.0
Banco Santander SA 2.0
Total allocation in top holdings 23.7
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 10.63%
Dividend yield 2.57%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $221,426.8

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-0.85 7.11 5.47 8.07
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
11.17 4.77 - 6.33

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
10.39 14.87 11.04 -14.26
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
5.93 13.91 8.87 -

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
8.67% Mar 2025 1.84% Sep 2023
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
5.35% 100 37 0
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GWL International Equity II 75/75 (PP)

GWL International Equity II 75/75 (PP)

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