Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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Canada Life Mutual Funds

GWL Equity Index NL

December 31, 2025

A large-cap fund seeking to provide returns consistent with the S&P/TSX Composite in the long term.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest primarily in stocks listed on the S&P/TSX Composite.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

How is the fund invested? (as of December 31, 2025)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 97.4
Income Trust Units 1.9
Cash and Equivalents 0.3
International Equity 0.2
US Equity 0.2
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 98.8
Bermuda 0.7
Australia 0.2
United States 0.2
Other 0.1
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 33.4
Basic Materials 19.4
Energy 13.2
Technology 9.6
Industrial Services 7.4
Consumer Services 5.5
Real Estate 3.0
Utilities 2.9
Telecommunications 1.9
Other 3.7

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 02/28/1983 through 12/31/2025 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $177,547

Fund details (as of December 31, 2025)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Royal Bank of Canada 7.2
Shopify Inc Cl A 5.9
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.8
Enbridge Inc 3.2
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.0
Bank of Montreal 2.8
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.8
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 2.6
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 2.5
Barrick Mining Corp 2.2
Total allocation in top holdings 37.0
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 11.14%
Dividend yield 2.16%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $103,767.8

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
1.07 17.96 28.37 28.37
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
18.48 13.50 10.03 6.95

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
28.37 18.67 9.17 -7.41
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
-7.41 22.35 3.10 19.96

Range of returns over five years (February 28, 1983 - December 31, 2025)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
18.96% Aug 2000 -4.33% Mar 2003
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
6.01% 88 402 53
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