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Canada Life Canadian Focused Value Fund A

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Canadian Focused Equity

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NAVPS
(11-03-2025) 		$15.79
Change
-$0.06 (-0.36%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
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Canada Life Canadian Focused Value Fund A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 25, 2020): 11.86%

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 2.03% 5.14% 7.49% 6.08% 7.61% 13.89% 11.49% 7.55% 11.53% - - - - -
Benchmark 5.11% 11.42% 19.69% 20.08% 25.13% 26.31% 21.36% 12.85% 15.21% 13.08% 11.89% 11.37% 11.19% 11.30%
Category Average 3.24% 7.32% 14.34% 13.66% 17.29% 20.58% 17.65% 10.35% 13.21% 11.32% 9.89% 9.38% 9.29% 9.25%
Category Rank 475 / 602 491 / 598 519 / 574 569 / 574 562 / 574 533 / 568 558 / 561 456 / 550 420 / 537 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -0.68% 5.15% -2.86% 2.26% -1.03% -2.49% -3.02% 3.90% 1.46% 0.48% 2.56% 2.03%
Benchmark 0.77% 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11% 2.07% 3.86% 5.11%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.66% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.05% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 19.41% -0.37% 6.62% 13.36%
Benchmark -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75%
Category Average -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 4 1 4 4
Category Rank - - - - - - 470/ 537 64/ 550 514/ 561 513/ 568

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.41% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-0.37% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 63.92
US Equity 29.30
International Equity 3.20
Cash and Equivalents 2.43
Income Trust Units 1.15

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 29.77
Consumer Services 11.74
Industrial Services 9.43
Technology 9.30
Basic Materials 6.34
Other 33.42

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.80
Europe 3.21

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.94
Royal Bank of Canada 4.73
Bank of Montreal 3.75
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 2.70
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.43
Canadian National Railway Co 2.26
Restaurant Brands International Inc 2.20
Nutrien Ltd 2.14
RB Global Inc 2.10
Fortis Inc 2.06

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 Focused Value Fund A

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.45% 12.26% -
Beta 0.97% 0.93% -
Alpha -0.08% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.89% 0.85% -
Sharpe 0.66% 0.74% -
Sortino 1.31% 1.29% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.10% -
Tax Efficiency 93.65% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 9.33% 11.45% 12.26% -
Beta 0.87% 0.97% 0.93% -
Alpha -0.12% -0.08% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.93% 0.89% 0.85% -
Sharpe 0.52% 0.66% 0.74% -
Sortino 0.86% 1.31% 1.29% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.08% 0.10% -
Tax Efficiency 83.70% 93.65% - -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A76.6​76.644.5​44.50%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A79.4​79.442.0​42.00%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 May 25, 2020
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $171

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAX1225
MAX1325
MAX1425

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide above-average long-term capital growth primarily by investing in publicly traded common stocks in long-term growth sectors/industries of the market. Investments in Canadian companies will constitute the majority of the Fund’s invested portfolio. The Fund may obtain this exposure by investing directly in securities, by investing in securities of other investment funds, or by a combination of these means. Any proposed change to

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor seeks to meet the Fund’s objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of mainly Canadian equity securities that are undervalued in relation to the business value of the issuer and exhibit the potential for long-term capital appreciation. Investments for the portfolio are selected using “bottom-up” analysis on a stock-by-stock basis. The focus is on the strengths of individual companies, rather than sector or country trends.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Sub-Advisor

Beutel Goodman & Company Ltd.

  • Stephen Arpin
  • James W. Black
  • William Otton
  • Colin Ramkissoon
  • Vim Thasan

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar

Mackenzie Investments
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 2.60%
Management Fee 2.10%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
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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