Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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Canada Life Mutual Funds

GWL Canadian Growth NL

July 31, 2026

This segregated fund invests primarily in Canadian stocks with exposure to foreign stocks.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest in medium- to large-cap Canadian stocks with above-average growth potential.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

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

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 96.6
US Equity 1.9
Cash and Equivalents 1.0
Income Trust Units 0.5
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 98.1
United States 1.9
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 34.8
Energy 17.3
Basic Materials 13.0
Industrial Services 8.7
Consumer Services 6.6
Technology 5.7
Utilities 5.1
Industrial Goods 3.5
Real Estate 1.4
Other 3.9

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

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For the period 04/30/1989 through 07/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $126,446

Fund details (as of July 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Royal Bank of Canada 9.9
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7.2
Bank of Montreal 4.1
Shopify Inc Cl A 3.4
Enbridge Inc 3.4
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.3
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.0
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.0
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 2.9
Canadian National Railway Co 2.7
Total allocation in top holdings 42.9
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 9.23%
Dividend yield 1.87%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $129,147.9

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
0.05 8.11 7.28 19.33
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
16.00 10.85 8.86 7.05

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
22.63 15.09 6.38 -2.37
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
21.28 1.98 18.06 -9.12

Range of returns over five years (April 30, 1989 - July 31, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
17.10% Aug 2000 -4.19% May 2012
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
6.60% 90 349 39
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GWL Canadian Growth NL

GWL Canadian Growth NL

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