Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Canadian Premier Balanced 100/100 (PP)

January 31, 2026

A value-based fund that seeks to balance long-term growth with 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 high-quality govenment bonds and common and preferred stocks from market-leading companies.
  • 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 January 31, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 37.1
Domestic Bonds 30.4
US Equity 20.7
International Equity 8.5
Cash and Equivalents 3.3
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 70.8
United States 20.7
Ireland 3.6
United Kingdom 3.1
Sweden 1.8
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Fixed Income 30.5
Financial Services 25.3
Technology 7.7
Industrial Services 6.6
Consumer Services 6.1
Industrial Goods 4.9
Consumer Goods 3.9
Energy 3.5
Healthcare 3.4
Other 8.1

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 07/09/2018 through 01/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $18,341

Fund details (as of January 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Royal Bank of Canada 6.4
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.1
Brookfield Corp Cl A 4.2
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.1
Manulife Financial Corp 3.1
Richelieu Hardware Ltd 2.1
Telus Corp 2.0
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 1.9
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 1.9
Assa Abloy AB Cl B 1.8
Total allocation in top holdings 31.6
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 8.06%
Dividend yield 2.04%
Yield to maturity 3.61%
Duration (years) 5.75%
Coupon 4.22%
Average credit rating A
Average market cap (million) $421,286.5

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
0.45 9.34 0.45 8.54
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
11.24 10.49 - 8.35

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
11.91 13.55 14.87 -8.61
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
22.76 5.60 13.40 -

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
12.78% Mar 2025 5.85% Sep 2023
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
9.44% 100 31 0
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GWL Canadian Premier Balanced 100/100 (PP)

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