Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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Canada Life Mutual Funds

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March 31, 2026

A large-cap fund seeking to provide returns consistent with the S&P/TSX Composite in the long term.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest primarily in stocks listed on the S&P/TSX Composite.
  • 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
Canadian Equity 97.5
Income Trust Units 1.8
US Equity 0.3
Cash and Equivalents 0.2
International Equity 0.2
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 98.8
Bermuda 0.7
United States 0.3
Australia 0.2
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 31.4
Basic Materials 20.9
Energy 16.5
Technology 7.2
Industrial Services 7.1
Consumer Services 5.3
Utilities 3.1
Real Estate 2.7
Telecommunications 2.0
Other 3.8

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

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For the period 01/31/1994 through 03/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $76,499

Fund details (as of March 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Royal Bank of Canada 6.7
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.7
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.3
Enbridge Inc 3.5
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.0
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.0
Bank of Montreal 2.9
Brookfield Corp Cl A 2.7
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 2.6
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.5
Total allocation in top holdings 35.9
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 11.45%
Dividend yield 2.18%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $98,822.1

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-4.52 9.04 3.31 31.46
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
18.25 12.54 10.00 6.53

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
28.37 18.67 9.17 -7.41
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
22.35 3.10 19.96 -11.01

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

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
19.25% Aug 2000 -4.10% Mar 2003
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
5.76% 87 283 44
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