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Canada Life Global Strategic Income Fund A Series

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(03-13-2026)
$9.35
Change
$0.01 (0.06%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at December 31, 2025

As at February 28, 2026

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Canada Life Global Strategic Income Fund A Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 07, 2015): 4.32%

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 1.47% 0.87% 4.69% 2.30% 5.63% 9.50% 9.75% 5.70% 5.23% 4.79% 4.52% 4.32% 4.23% 4.59%
Benchmark 2.06% 1.81% 7.02% 3.12% 10.88% 13.46% 13.30% 8.68% 7.18% 7.94% 7.96% 7.24% 7.44% 7.70%
Category Average 2.29% 3.03% 7.33% 3.54% 10.83% 11.56% 10.82% 6.77% 6.32% 6.90% 6.64% 6.00% 5.89% 6.41%
Category Rank 1,485 / 1,777 1,498 / 1,761 1,493 / 1,746 1,442 / 1,762 1,528 / 1,712 1,401 / 1,655 1,256 / 1,607 1,272 / 1,537 1,113 / 1,366 1,198 / 1,285 1,184 / 1,234 1,037 / 1,110 855 / 926 802 / 853
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -2.07% -2.27% 1.86% 1.71% 0.89% 0.88% 2.52% 0.71% 0.52% -1.39% 0.81% 1.47%
Benchmark -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22% -1.26% 1.04% 2.06%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.77% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.38% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 3.57% 5.44% -1.13% 9.22% 1.33% 6.18% -10.56% 8.84% 12.90% 6.99%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15% 9.84%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
Category Rank 597/ 845 720/ 923 203/ 1,069 1,127/ 1,182 1,241/ 1,271 1,215/ 1,358 765/ 1,500 1,052/ 1,607 936/ 1,655 1,425/ 1,710

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 34.34
Foreign Government Bonds 28.57
International Equity 20.86
Canadian Government Bonds 5.11
Cash and Equivalents 4.45
Other 6.67

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 40.33
Technology 16.21
Financial Services 8.32
Healthcare 6.35
Consumer Services 5.13
Other 23.66

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 62.84
Europe 22.96
Asia 10.43
Latin America 3.75
Multi-National 0.01
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.91
United States Treasury 4.38% 15-May-2034 3.14
Microsoft Corp 2.86
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe 2.60% 15-Aug-2035 2.75
NVIDIA Corp 2.73
Apple Inc 2.48
United States Treasury 3.50% 15-Feb-2033 2.42
Canada Government 2.50% 01-Aug-2027 2.42
Australia Government 1.00% 21-Dec-2030 2.30
Alphabet Inc Cl A 2.20

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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

Canada Life Global Strategic Income Fund A Series

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.59% 7.33% 6.97%
Beta 0.84% 0.86% 0.88%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.87% 0.84%
Sharpe 1.03% 0.35% 0.41%
Sortino 1.90% 0.46% 0.35%
Treynor 0.07% 0.03% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 94.23% 89.65% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 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 5.39% 5.59% 7.33% 6.97%
Beta 0.80% 0.84% 0.86% 0.88%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.90% 0.87% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.59% 1.03% 0.35% 0.41%
Sortino 0.69% 1.90% 0.46% 0.35%
Treynor 0.04% 0.07% 0.03% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 85.54% 94.23% 89.65% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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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) $187

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

  • Konstantin Boehmer
  • Darren McKiernan

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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