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GWL Canadian Corporate Bond 75/75

Cdn Corp Fixed Income

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2024, 2023, 2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(04-03-2025)
$11.73
Change
-$0.03 (-0.22%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 08, 2013): 1.41%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 0.70% 1.55% 4.51% 1.65% 8.31% 6.13% 1.86% 0.12% 0.23% 1.31% 1.25% 1.04% 1.30% 0.84%
Benchmark 0.93% 1.91% 5.18% 1.92% 9.64% 7.99% 3.27% 1.92% 1.90% 3.18% 3.17% 2.99% 3.24% 2.80%
Category Average 0.80% 1.60% 4.62% 1.76% 9.03% 7.31% 2.88% 1.23% 1.54% 2.56% - - - -
Category Rank 43 / 65 40 / 65 41 / 65 38 / 65 42 / 65 47 / 61 46 / 61 42 / 55 42 / 55 38 / 51 20 / 32 20 / 32 20 / 27 20 / 27
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 0.46% -1.04% 1.02% 0.92% 2.05% 0.19% 1.91% -0.53% 1.52% -0.10% 0.95% 0.70%
Benchmark 0.60% -1.26% 1.47% 0.98% 1.96% 0.45% 2.04% -0.41% 1.57% -0.01% 0.98% 0.93%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.38% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.83% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.37% 1.68% 1.29% -1.40% 5.82% 6.43% -3.88% -10.97% 6.05% 5.91%
Benchmark 2.74% 3.59% 3.48% 0.96% 8.01% 8.57% -1.32% -10.12% 8.32% 7.09%
Category Average - - - - 7.34% 7.62% -1.82% -10.25% 7.57% 6.68%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3
Category Rank 21/ 27 21/ 27 21/ 32 25/ 32 44/ 51 46/ 55 49/ 55 43/ 61 55/ 61 46/ 65

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.43% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.97% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 85.35
Cash and Equivalents 11.63
Canadian Government Bonds 2.13
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.46
Canadian Equity 0.30
Other 0.13

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 87.98
Cash and Cash Equivalent 11.63
Utilities 0.17
Telecommunications 0.11
Financial Services 0.07
Other 0.04

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.88
Europe 0.06
Latin America 0.06
Asia 0.01
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
TransCanada Trust 4.20% 04-Dec-2030 3.52
ARC Resources Ltd 3.47% 10-Mar-2031 3.00
Bank of Nova Scotia 5.50% 29-Dec-2025 2.97
Enbridge Inc 5.38% 27-Sep-2027 2.83
Altalink LP 3.99% 30-Jun-2042 2.80
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.59
Bell Canada 5.85% 10-Aug-2032 2.36
Videotron Ltd 4.50% 17-Jan-2025 2.28
Royal Bank of Canada 2.09% 30-Jun-2025 1.92
Hydro One Inc 3.10% 15-Mar-2051 1.89

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

GWL Canadian Corporate Bond 75/75

Median

Other - Cdn Corp Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.91% 6.17% 4.78%
Beta 1.01% 0.96% 0.95%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.97% 0.97%
Sharpe -0.30% -0.32% -0.15%
Sortino -0.24% -0.55% -0.56%
Treynor -0.02% -0.02% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.25% 5.91% 6.17% 4.78%
Beta 0.94% 1.01% 0.96% 0.95%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.96% 0.97% 0.97%
Sharpe 1.23% -0.30% -0.32% -0.15%
Sortino 3.27% -0.24% -0.55% -0.56%
Treynor 0.04% -0.02% -0.02% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fund Details

Start Date July 08, 2013
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $39

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CLGM031A
CLGM031B
CLGM031D

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide a high level of interest income by investing primarily in fixed income securities issued by Canadian corporations.

Investment Strategy

The Fund may invest directly in securities or in units of other underlying funds. Currently the Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective by investing in securities. The Fund primarily holds a well-diversified portfolio of fixed income securities issued by Canadian corporations reflecting a wide range of industrial sectors and credit quality. Primary focus is on coupon interest income with a secondary focus on interest rate anticipation.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

The Great West Life Assurance Company

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

GLC Asset Management Group Ltd.

Custodian

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 2.21%
Management Fee 1.80%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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