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Canada Life Global Strategic Income Fund A Series

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(07-29-2025)
$9.57
Change
$0.03 (0.29%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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Canada Life Global Strategic Income Fund A Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 07, 2015): 3.93%

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 1.71% 1.24% 2.73% 2.73% 8.65% 9.59% 9.33% 4.07% 4.91% 3.80% 3.82% 3.87% 4.09% -
Benchmark 2.53% 2.76% 3.35% 3.35% 12.62% 13.35% 12.58% 5.72% 6.67% 6.88% 6.64% 6.83% 7.12% 7.01%
Category Average 1.87% 2.93% 3.65% 3.65% 10.26% 10.24% 9.45% 4.13% 6.33% 5.50% 5.32% 5.21% 5.52% 4.98%
Category Rank 1,130 / 1,785 1,488 / 1,739 1,250 / 1,737 1,250 / 1,737 1,421 / 1,718 1,147 / 1,651 1,012 / 1,591 920 / 1,447 1,118 / 1,321 1,157 / 1,263 1,012 / 1,137 884 / 1,014 808 / 918 -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 2.41% 0.80% 1.29% -0.36% 2.13% -0.59% 2.75% 0.84% -2.07% -2.27% 1.86% 1.71%
Benchmark 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.77% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.38% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - 3.57% 5.44% -1.13% 9.22% 1.33% 6.18% -10.56% 8.84% 12.90%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking - 3 4 1 4 4 4 3 3 3
Category Rank - 601/ 869 742/ 948 207/ 1,087 1,149/ 1,204 1,263/ 1,295 1,223/ 1,381 784/ 1,523 1,061/ 1,630 924/ 1,682

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.90% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.56% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 34.95
Foreign Government Bonds 29.47
International Equity 20.28
Foreign Corporate Bonds 6.19
Cash and Equivalents 4.74
Other 4.37

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 40.05
Technology 13.25
Financial Services 9.34
Consumer Goods 6.07
Healthcare 5.83
Other 25.46

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 65.49
Europe 23.23
Asia 8.39
Latin America 1.70
Other 1.19

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.85
United States Treasury 4.38% 15-May-2034 3.32
Germany Government 2.30% 15-Feb-2033 2.77
United States Treasury 4.63% 15-Feb-2055 2.52
Microsoft Corp 2.48
Apple Inc 2.18
Philip Morris International Inc 2.04
United States Treasury 3.88% 15-Aug-2034 2.02
Germany Government 2.20% 15-Feb-2034 1.96
United States Treasury 3.50% 15-Feb-2033 1.92

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

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Canada Life Global Strategic Income Fund A Series

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.62% 7.73% -
Beta 0.94% 0.90% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.88% -
Sharpe 0.69% 0.34% -
Sortino 1.33% 0.40% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 95.50% 90.70% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.84% 7.62% 7.73% -
Beta 0.83% 0.94% 0.90% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.89% 0.94% 0.88% -
Sharpe 0.88% 0.69% 0.34% -
Sortino 1.53% 1.33% 0.40% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.06% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 96.54% 95.50% 90.70% -

Fund Details

Start Date December 07, 2015
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $183

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAX1237
MAX1337
MAX1437

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide current income with the potential for longterm growth by investing primarily in fixed income and/or incomeoriented equity investments from issuers anywhere in the world. The Fund will pursue this objective by investing in securities directly and/or by investing in mutual fund securities. Any proposed change to the fundamental investment objectives of the Fund must be approved by a majority of the votes cast at meeting of the Fund’s investors called for that purpose.

Investment Strategy

The Fund will pursue a flexible approach to investing in fixed income and/or equity asset classes anywhere in the world. The Fund will generally invest 30% to 70% of its assets in any one asset class but may invest 0% to 100% of its assets in any one asset class. Allocations between asset classes are based on economic conditions and/or the portfolio managers’ assessment of relative valuations.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Distributor

Quadrus Investment Services Limited

IPC Investment Corporation

IPC Securities Corporation

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.32%
Management Fee 1.85%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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