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

March 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 March 31, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 97.1
US Equity 2.1
Income Trust Units 0.5
Cash and Equivalents 0.3
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 98.0
United States 2.1
Other -0.1
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 29.9
Basic Materials 20.5
Energy 17.1
Technology 7.0
Consumer Services 6.8
Industrial Services 5.4
Utilities 4.6
Industrial Goods 2.5
Real Estate 2.2
Other 4.0

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

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For the period 04/30/1989 through 03/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $119,803

Fund details (as of March 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Royal Bank of Canada 7.9
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.9
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.3
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.4
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.4
Bank of Montreal 3.2
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.1
Brookfield Corp Cl A 2.7
Suncor Energy Inc 2.6
National Bank of Canada 2.6
Total allocation in top holdings 39.1
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 10.20%
Dividend yield 1.98%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $103,146.4

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-3.95 5.38 1.64 22.81
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
14.34 11.55 8.76 6.96

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 - March 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
6.55% 90 345 39
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GWL Canadian Growth NL

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