Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

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GWL Global Small-Mid Cap Growth NL

July 31, 2026

A blended-style equity fund investing in smaller companies across North America for long-term growth.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over the longer term.
  • You want to invest in North American small- and mid-sized companies.
  • You're comfortable with a moderate to high level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Moderate

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

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
US Equity 61.9
Canadian Equity 22.0
International Equity 13.8
Cash and Equivalents 1.5
Income Trust Units 0.8
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
United States 62.6
Canada 23.6
Bermuda 3.4
United Kingdom 2.3
Switzerland 1.6
Cayman Islands 1.3
Israel 1.1
Netherlands 0.8
Puerto Rico 0.8
Other 2.5
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Technology 16.9
Financial Services 12.2
Healthcare 11.3
Real Estate 10.1
Basic Materials 9.0
Consumer Goods 8.0
Energy 7.9
Industrial Services 7.7
Industrial Goods 7.3
Other 9.6

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 $63,328

Fund details (as of July 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
iA Financial Corp Inc 1.0
Savaria Corp 0.9
PBF Energy Inc Cl A 0.8
Jamieson Wellness Inc 0.8
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 0.8
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.8
Chartwell Retirement Residences - Units 0.8
Stifel Financial Corp 0.8
Popular Inc 0.8
Everest RE Group Ltd 0.8
Total allocation in top holdings 8.3
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 14.32%
Dividend yield 1.07%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $7,953.4

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-4.06 0.76 0.80 4.63
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
5.11 1.12 6.34 6.23

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
2.40 13.63 4.30 -16.39
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
15.52 12.55 20.43 4.98

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
19.05% Feb 2014 -4.05% Feb 2009
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
6.40% 91 278 29
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