Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Equity/Bond DSC

June 30, 2026

A large-cap, equity growth fund seeking long-term capital growth and income.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You’re looking to preserve your investment while still allowing it to grow.
  • You want to invest primarily in Canadian federal and provincial debt obligations and medium-to-high quality corporate debt securities. This fund emphasizes high-quality securities and bonds, which have a credit rating of A or higher.
  • 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 June 30, 2026)

Asset allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 36.5
Domestic Bonds 31.8
US Equity 21.3
International Equity 5.9
Cash and Equivalents 2.6
Foreign Bonds 2.0
Other -0.1
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 69.2
United States 22.7
United Kingdom 2.3
Netherlands 1.4
Ireland 1.1
Taiwan 0.5
Germany 0.4
Norway 0.4
Japan 0.2
Other 1.8
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Fixed Income 33.8
Technology 16.1
Financial Services 16.1
Basic Materials 8.2
Consumer Services 5.9
Industrial Services 4.5
Energy 3.6
Healthcare 3.5
Industrial Goods 3.4
Other 4.9

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 01/31/1994 through 06/30/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $44,826

Fund details (as of June 30, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Royal Bank of Canada 4.6
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.5
Franco-Nevada Corp 2.5
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.2
Alphabet Inc Cl A 1.9
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1.8
Shopify Inc Cl A 1.7
Apple Inc 1.7
OVERNIGHT DEPOSITS 1.7
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 1.4
Total allocation in top holdings 23.0
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 7.15%
Dividend yield 1.14%
Yield to maturity 3.94%
Duration (years) 7.03%
Coupon 4.04%
Average credit rating A+
Average market cap (million) $974,332.7

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
0.41 -0.77 -0.77 -1.46
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
4.37 4.02 4.90 4.74

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
2.73 9.45 8.19 -6.65
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
14.26 4.75 13.27 -5.57

Range of returns over five years (January 31, 1994 - June 30, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
13.84% Feb 2000 -3.35% Feb 2009
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
4.82% 89 295 35
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