Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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June 30, 2026

A portfolio fund focused on long-term growth with little concern about short-term volatility.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over the longer term.
  • You want to invest solely in equity funds.
  • 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
US Equity 36.6
Canadian Equity 22.1
International Equity 21.3
Cash and Equivalents 10.3
Domestic Bonds 0.3
Income Trust Units 0.3
Foreign Bonds -0.2
Other 9.3
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 41.7
United States 36.6
Multi-National 11.0
United Kingdom 1.8
Japan 1.4
Ireland 1.1
Taiwan 0.7
France 0.6
China 0.6
Other 4.5
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 19.1
Technology 12.5
Cash and Cash Equivalent 10.3
Financial Services 9.6
Consumer Services 7.2
Basic Materials 6.1
Healthcare 4.9
Industrial Goods 4.8
Energy 4.6
Other 20.9

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 09/24/1996 through 06/30/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $53,222

Fund details (as of March 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Cash and Cash Equivalents 9.6
Real Estate 8.9
GWL Canadian All Cap Value Fund (Mackenzie) 5.6
GWL International Equity (S) 5.2
GWL Emerging Markets (Putnam) 3.2
Mackenzie GQE US Mid Cap Equity Fund Series A 2.6
Mackenzie Asian Small-Mid Cap Fund Series R 1.2
Apple Inc 1.2
Mackenzie European Small-Mid Cap Fund Series R 0.9
NVIDIA Corp 0.8
Total allocation in top holdings 39.2
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 8.44%
Dividend yield 1.76%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $692,118.4

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
2.40 11.59 11.59 20.16
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
14.33 8.37 8.25 5.78

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
11.02 16.20 9.17 -9.40
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
14.51 6.93 14.34 -7.06

Range of returns over five years (October 01, 1996 - June 30, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
12.24% Feb 2014 -4.19% May 2012
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
4.50% 85 254 44
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