Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Canadian Core Bond DSC

December 31, 2025

A Canadian fixed-income fund seeking to provide interest income and long-term growth.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want to protect your money from inflation while also protecting it from large swings in the market.
  • You want to invest primarily in federal and provincial government bonds as well as medium-to-high quality corporate debt securities.
  • You're comfortable with a low level of risk.

RISK RATING

Risk Rating: Low

How is the fund invested? (as of December 31, 2025)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Domestic Bonds 94.0
Cash and Equivalents 4.9
Foreign Bonds 1.1
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 98.9
United States 1.0
France 0.1
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Fixed Income 95.0
Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.9
Financial Services 0.1

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 01/23/1996 through 12/31/2025 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $24,055

Fund details (as of December 31, 2025)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Jun-2035 12.5
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2034 3.7
Ontario Province 3.60% 02-Jun-2035 3.3
Quebec Province 4.40% 01-Dec-2055 2.8
CPPIB Capital Inc 4.30% 02-Jun-2034 2.7
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 2.5
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Sep-2030 2.3
Ontario Province 3.95% 02-Dec-2035 2.3
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0
Quebec Province 4.20% 01-Dec-2057 1.9
Total allocation in top holdings 36.0
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 5.26%
Dividend yield -
Yield to maturity 3.73%
Duration (years) 7.39%
Coupon 3.96%
Average credit rating AA-
Average market cap (million) -

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-1.38 0.64 1.03 1.03
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
2.99 -1.67 0.24 2.98

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
1.03 3.25 4.72 -12.15
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
-12.15 -4.22 6.60 4.92

Range of returns over five years (February 01, 1996 - December 31, 2025)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
6.79% Feb 2001 -2.13% Jul 2025
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
2.76% 85 254 46
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