Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Canadian Stock Balanced NL

July 31, 2026

A blended Canadian large-cap fund that seeks to provide long-term growth.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You’re looking to preserve your investment while still allowing it to grow.
  • You want to invest in fixed-income investments from Canadian governments and corporations plus some equity securities.
  • 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 July 31, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 51.5
Domestic Bonds 22.1
US Equity 18.1
International Equity 5.9
Foreign Bonds 1.6
Cash and Equivalents 0.9
Other -0.1
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 74.5
United States 19.4
United Kingdom 3.7
Germany 1.6
France 0.7
Norway 0.3
Other -0.2
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Fixed Income 23.7
Financial Services 19.5
Consumer Services 12.3
Technology 11.4
Industrial Services 7.3
Basic Materials 7.1
Energy 6.3
Utilities 3.9
Healthcare 3.9
Other 4.6

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 01/23/1996 through 07/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $54,823

Fund details (as of July 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Royal Bank of Canada 4.1
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.0
Intact Financial Corp 3.9
Microsoft Corp 3.6
Alphabet Inc Cl C 3.2
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.1
Suncor Energy Inc 2.9
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 2.8
Waste Connections Inc 2.7
Visa Inc Cl A 2.7
Total allocation in top holdings 33.0
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 7.77%
Dividend yield 1.69%
Yield to maturity 4.07%
Duration (years) 7.86%
Coupon 3.93%
Average credit rating A+
Average market cap (million) $753,280.3

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
0.94 6.39 4.03 9.58
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
10.77 7.17 5.75 5.73

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
11.13 13.52 10.14 -5.36
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
14.79 -1.47 13.19 -6.67

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
11.01% Feb 2001 -1.58% Feb 2009
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
4.74% 92 281 26
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GWL Canadian Stock Balanced NL

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