Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

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GWL Canadian Focused Value NL

January 31, 2026

A Canadian value-based fund that aims to provide long-term growth.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest primarily in medium-to-larger Canadian and U.S. companies that demonstrate superior growth potential but which may be currently undervalued.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

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

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 67.6
US Equity 24.9
International Equity 3.0
Cash and Equivalents 2.8
Income Trust Units 1.7
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 72.0
United States 24.9
Switzerland 1.5
Ireland 1.5
Other 0.1
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 26.6
Consumer Services 12.9
Industrial Services 10.2
Technology 9.0
Energy 7.3
Basic Materials 7.0
Healthcare 5.6
Telecommunications 5.4
Consumer Goods 4.4
Other 11.6

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 01/23/1996 through 01/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $71,269

Fund details (as of January 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.7
Bank of Montreal 4.5
Royal Bank of Canada 4.0
Manulife Financial Corp 2.8
Nutrien Ltd 2.8
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 2.7
Rogers Communications Inc Cl B 2.6
Restaurant Brands International Inc 2.5
CGI Inc Cl A 2.4
TC Energy Corp 2.4
Total allocation in top holdings 31.4
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 9.84%
Dividend yield 2.34%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $89,940.5

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
0.44 6.82 0.44 6.46
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
7.38 9.47 7.87 6.76

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
8.36 12.95 6.41 -0.77
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
19.39 0.78 12.71 -5.35

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
15.10% Feb 2014 -3.10% Mar 2003
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
6.09% 92 277 24
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