Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Canadian Focused Stock NL

March 31, 2026

A blended Canadian all-cap fund seeking strong long-term growth.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest in growth-oriented Canadian 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 March 31, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 70.5
US Equity 22.4
International Equity 6.7
Cash and Equivalents 0.4
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 70.9
United States 22.4
United Kingdom 4.8
France 1.0
Germany 0.9
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.1
Consumer Services 15.8
Technology 14.1
Industrial Services 10.2
Energy 9.3
Basic Materials 6.7
Utilities 6.5
Healthcare 5.4
Consumer Goods 5.3
Other 2.6

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 01/23/1996 through 03/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $55,050

Fund details (as of March 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Intact Financial Corp 5.2
Brookfield Corp Cl A 4.6
Suncor Energy Inc 4.4
Microsoft Corp 4.1
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.1
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 4.0
Royal Bank of Canada 4.0
Waste Connections Inc 3.7
Alphabet Inc Cl C 3.7
Franco-Nevada Corp 3.6
Total allocation in top holdings 41.4
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 9.32%
Dividend yield 2.04%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $474,244.3

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-4.66 -1.04 -3.66 8.03
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
10.83 9.33 6.39 5.81

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
13.96 16.64 11.78 -3.16
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
20.31 -4.37 13.87 -8.57

Range of returns over five years (February 01, 1996 - March 31, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
12.85% Oct 2025 -3.02% Feb 2009
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
4.85% 84 256 47
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