Canada Life segregated funds policy originally with Great-West Life

Fund overview & performance

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GWL Canadian Focused Value DSC

March 31, 2026

A Canadian value-based fund that aims to provide long-term growth.

Is this fund right for you?

  • You want your money to grow over a longer term.
  • You want to invest primarily in medium-to-larger Canadian and U.S. companies that demonstrate superior growth potential but which may be currently undervalued.
  • 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 67.2
US Equity 24.1
Cash and Equivalents 4.2
International Equity 2.6
Income Trust Units 1.9
Geographic allocation (%)
Name Percent
Canada 73.2
United States 24.2
Ireland 1.3
Switzerland 1.3
Sector allocation (%)
Name Percent
Financial Services 26.0
Consumer Services 13.5
Industrial Services 9.9
Technology 8.3
Energy 7.0
Basic Materials 6.4
Telecommunications 5.8
Healthcare 5.2
Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.2
Other 13.7

Growth of $10,000 (since inception)

Period:

For the period 01/23/1996 through 03/31/2026 tr.with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $74,635

Fund details (as of March 31, 2026)

Top holdings (%)
Top holdings Percent (%)
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.8
Royal Bank of Canada 4.0
Bank of Montreal 3.1
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 3.0
Restaurant Brands International Inc 2.8
Rogers Communications Inc Cl B 2.7
Manulife Financial Corp 2.6
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.5
Government of Canada 06-03-2026 2.3
GFL Environmental Inc 2.2
Total allocation in top holdings 30.0
Portfolio characteristics
Portfolio characteristics Value
Standard deviation 10.16%
Dividend yield 2.35%
Yield to maturity -
Duration (years) -
Coupon -
Average credit rating Not rated
Average market cap (million) $91,061.1

Understanding returns

Annual compound returns (%)

Short term
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR
-3.72 1.79 0.13 9.79
Long term
3 YR 5 YR 10 YR INCEPTION
8.21 7.25 7.46 6.89

Calendar year returns (%)

2025 - 2022
2025 2024 2023 2022
8.36 12.95 6.41 -0.77
2021 - 2018
2021 2020 2019 2018
19.39 0.78 12.71 -5.41

Range of returns over five years (February 01, 1996 - March 31, 2026)

Best return / Worst return
Best return Best period end date Worst return
Worst period end date
15.37% Feb 2014 -2.87% Mar 2003
Summary
Average return % of periods with positive returns Number of positive periods Number of negative periods
6.29% 93 281 22
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