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Canada Life Canadian Fundamental Equity Fund A

Canadian Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(07-24-2025)
$16.48
Change
-$0.02 (-0.14%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Canada Life Canadian Fundamental Equity Fund A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 22, 2018): 8.38%

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 2.92% 8.90% 7.83% 7.83% 21.79% 14.36% 10.49% 6.72% 12.85% 8.59% - - - -
Benchmark 2.91% 8.53% 10.17% 10.17% 26.37% 19.03% 16.09% 10.74% 15.02% 11.96% 10.77% 10.72% 10.76% 9.61%
Category Average 2.57% 8.38% 9.10% 9.10% 21.89% 15.99% 13.69% 9.49% 13.72% 10.29% 9.01% 8.80% 8.93% 7.96%
Category Rank 181 / 750 232 / 745 582 / 740 582 / 740 460 / 725 593 / 702 660 / 681 572 / 602 431 / 571 485 / 540 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 4 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 4.50% 0.56% 2.64% 0.89% 6.73% -2.74% 2.61% -1.10% -2.43% 0.79% 4.98% 2.92%
Benchmark 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.27% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.73% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 23.99% 5.91% 15.93% -5.73% 3.36% 20.35%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 1 2 4 3 4 2
Category Rank - - - - 58/ 522 148/ 548 574/ 583 391/ 651 672/ 688 246/ 715

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.99% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-5.73% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 97.39
Income Trust Units 1.61
Cash and Equivalents 1.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 31.97
Basic Materials 13.63
Energy 13.21
Technology 10.47
Industrial Services 9.89
Other 20.83

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.81
Latin America 0.19

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 6.69
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.95
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.35
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.19
Constellation Software Inc 3.89
Enbridge Inc 3.37
TC Energy Corp 3.33
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.68
Manulife Financial Corp 2.60
Waste Connections Inc 2.58

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Canada Life Canadian Fundamental Equity Fund A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.08% 11.48% -
Beta 0.85% 0.83% -
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.91% 0.86% -
Sharpe 0.60% 0.90% -
Sortino 1.10% 1.50% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.12% -
Tax Efficiency 97.78% 98.25% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.15% 11.08% 11.48% -
Beta 0.93% 0.85% 0.83% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.95% 0.91% 0.86% -
Sharpe 1.67% 0.60% 0.90% -
Sortino 4.09% 1.10% 1.50% -
Treynor 0.18% 0.08% 0.12% -
Tax Efficiency 99.88% 97.78% 98.25% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A44.844.841.441.40%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

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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 October 22, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $153

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAX1263

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investment primarily in Canadian equity securities. Any proposed change to the fundamental investment objectives of the Fund must be approved by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the Fund’s investors called for that purpose.

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to measure intrinsic value of investable stocks and transact when market prices offer opportunities. The investment process seeks to identify and value future earnings power and balance sheet structure using reasonable expectations about future economic conditions and high discount rates. The Fund holds a concentrated all cap and industry diverse stock selection. Generally, the Fund will not invest its assets outside of Canada.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.

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 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.43%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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