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Canada Life Global Core Plus Bond Fund A

Global Core Plus Fixd Inc

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(05-06-2025)
$8.83
Change
$0.00 (-0.01%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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Canada Life Global Core Plus Bond Fund A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 22, 2018): 0.46%

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 -0.77% 0.91% -1.25% 0.91% 2.59% 1.86% -0.01% -0.32% -0.51% 0.01% - - - -
Benchmark 0.53% 3.00% 3.80% 3.00% 9.54% 4.81% 2.94% 0.19% -1.64% 0.46% 0.89% 1.16% 1.17% 1.71%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 266 / 357 270 / 356 326 / 353 270 / 356 332 / 347 302 / 317 251 / 284 147 / 257 159 / 218 162 / 205 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.07% 1.02% 1.04% 1.80% 0.93% 1.15% -1.57% 0.86% -1.43% 0.37% 1.31% -0.77%
Benchmark -1.24% 0.00% 1.16% 3.88% -0.22% 1.89% -0.37% 0.95% 0.21% 1.24% 1.20% 0.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

3.23% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.67% (September 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 2.81% 5.08% -2.10% -9.31% 4.36% 1.26%
Benchmark 16.63% -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72% 6.80%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - 3 4 3 2 3 4
Category Rank - - - - 147/ 203 182/ 215 158/ 257 82/ 283 236/ 317 315/ 343

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.08% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.31% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Government Bonds 54.95
Canadian Corporate Bonds 15.33
Foreign Corporate Bonds 15.13
Cash and Equivalents 9.85
Canadian Government Bonds 2.72
Other 2.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 89.54
Cash and Cash Equivalent 9.84
Telecommunications 0.20
Financial Services 0.19
Energy 0.09
Other 0.14

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 77.54
Europe 14.83
Asia 4.49
Latin America 1.51
Africa and Middle East 1.29
Other 0.34

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 9.89
United States Treasury 3.88% 15-Aug-2034 5.81
United States Treasury 4.25% 30-Jun-2029 5.45
United States Treasury 0.13% 15-Jan-2032 4.54
Mackenzie Global Corporate Fixed Income Fund A 4.25
United States Treasury 3.50% 15-Feb-2033 3.82
United States Treasury 3.88% 15-Aug-2033 3.45
Belgium Government 2.85% 22-Oct-2034 2.92
United Kingdom Government 0.88% 31-Jul-2033 2.75
United States Treasury 1.25% 15-May-2050 2.62

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Canada Life Global Core Plus Bond Fund A

Median

Other - Global Core Plus Fixd Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.95% 5.01% -
Beta 0.73% 0.51% -
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.54% 0.43% -
Sharpe -0.62% -0.55% -
Sortino -0.62% -0.83% -
Treynor -0.05% -0.05% -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 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 4.55% 5.95% 5.01% -
Beta 0.71% 0.73% 0.51% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.51% 0.54% 0.43% -
Sharpe -0.27% -0.62% -0.55% -
Sortino -0.10% -0.62% -0.83% -
Treynor -0.02% -0.05% -0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 53.06% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date October 22, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Partially Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $23

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAX1261

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims to generate income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities issued by companies or governments of any size, anywhere in the world. The Fund also seeks to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in fixed income securities and other investments. The Fund will employ a flexible approach, allocating assets across credit quality, structures, sectors, currencies and countries. Any proposed change to

Investment Strategy

The investment approach follows a value investment style maximizing the relative value for risk around the world. The Fund has the flexibility to invest across all fixed-income credit qualities and can invest in a wide variety of assets from anywhere in the world including government bonds, high yield bonds and loans. The Fund can allocate to assets across structures, sectors, currencies and countries. The Fund may invest up to 100% of its net assets in any one sector.

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

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

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 No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.75%
Management Fee 1.10%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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